Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 288 The Mysterious Person Was Actually Chestnut?
In the deep and spacious underground cave, the figures of Xiafa and the Guardian Lord stood beside the cave left after the destruction of the ancient pillars of the gods.

The expressions on their faces were completely different.

The Guardian seemed somewhat stunned, never expecting that the one who could so easily absorb and annihilate the bronze pillar of light emitted by the bronze armored cavalry would be... such a young girl.

Inside the cave, the tranquil moonlight transformed into countless specks of light, spreading outwards.

Within the points of light was a moon-shaped sphere, and the girl hugged her knees, as if she were asleep within the sphere.

She had a pair of fluffy, round ears, black on the outside and white on the inside, and wore a pure white robe. Her delicate and slender body was wrapped up in a ball, making her appear so petite.

Her expression was incredibly serene, like that of a sleeping baby, her eyelashes fluttering slightly as if she were dreaming.

This is clearly... a rat girl; the Guardian Lord can recognize that.

However, what puzzled Him was that, despite His extraordinary power as a great lord, He could not discern the true rank of this rat girl.

He was not a god, nor an external god, and he didn't even have the aura of a god on him.

But right beside her, within a tiny, moon-like particle, was a bronze pillar of light, compressed and imprisoned to the extreme, being gradually eroded by the moonlight emanating from her.

Clearly, even for this mysterious girl, this bronze pillar of light was an extremely troublesome problem. She hadn't even been able to annihilate it just now, and could only slowly wear it down.

This kind of method is already at the level of a god... which is obviously not something that I, as a transcendent lord, can do alone.

Thinking this, the Guardian Lord couldn't help but take two steps back, his face filled with utter awe as he faced the peacefully sleeping rat girl.

He had once followed Lord Kongsu, and therefore understood more clearly than others just how incredible and supreme power the gods... even just gods, possessed.

But at that moment, to the Guardian Lord's surprise, Xia Fa, standing beside him, took a few steps forward with obvious astonishment.

He even squatted down beside the burrow, his eyes, as black as charcoal, observing the rat girl sleeping in the moon.

At this moment, Xia Fa was utterly astonished, as if a huge, turbulent wave had surged within him, and he could not calm down for a long time.

Because, inside this cave, within this moon-like sphere of light, the sleeping rat girl... was none other than Chestnut!
She was even wearing that pristine white archbishop's robe!
After confirming up close that it was indeed a chestnut and that he hadn't made a mistake, Xia Fa felt his mind was completely blank.

The power just now... that power that could absorb and annihilate the bronze pillar of light, and is still eroding it now, must be far beyond that of a god, and even close to that of an outer god.

But why does the chestnut possess such power?
If it were someone I didn't know in this cave, then it wouldn't matter.

But it happens to be a chestnut.

The one who always secretly added beef and butter to his tomato and chickpea stew when he first arrived in this extraordinary world and was entangled with the snow demon.

Chestnut, who always smiled gently at him and waited for him for an entire afternoon at the Mist God Hunting Grounds just to make sure he was safe.

Well... actually, his girlfriend's identity has already been confirmed; she's Chestnut, and they've already gone on dates.

Chestnut is the gentlest memory hidden deep in his heart, and also the girl he most wants to marry.

To be honest, I haven't even been at sea for a month yet, and I haven't been separated from Chestnut for too long.

However, so much has happened that now, he has not only signed the fourth hegemon-level secret contract and gained strength comparable to a veteran extraordinary monarch, but he has also gained a deeper understanding of this extraordinary world.

Especially after knowing about and confronting these cleaners...

Xia Fa was overwhelmed with mixed feelings and was considering how to deal with the current situation.

Suddenly, within the holy, round sphere of light, Chestnut's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she opened her eyes.

In that instant, the Lord of Guardians staggered back several steps, and tried to pull Shafa back as well, even preparing to summon the Rainbow Bridge.

The best option for someone who has awakened from such an unknown being, comparable to an Outer God, is to get away from this place first; otherwise, no one knows what might happen.

However, the Guardian Lord was extremely surprised to find that Xia Fa not only did not retreat, but instead took another step forward.

"Shafa, you're insane! We have to run—"

The Lord of Protection had only spoken halfway when something completely unexpected happened.

The unknown being, resembling a rat-girl, had a moment of confusion in its large, clear black and white eyes before its gaze suddenly turned towards Xia Fa.

"Huh? Xia... Xiafa? What are you doing here? Hmm... Where is this place?"

Boom! ! !
At that moment, it was as if ten thousand bolts of lightning had struck down, hitting the heart of the Guardian Lord and nearly petrifying this extraordinary ruler on the spot.

Although he knew many of Xia Fa's secrets, otherwise he would not have been able to sign the third hegemon-level secret contract and become the future Holy Spirit of Destiny, nor would he have been able to unleash that colorless, transparent flame-like divine power on his deathbed and kill the bronze armored cavalryman who was frantically fighting back in his dying moments.

However, beneath Arcane City, where the ancient pillars of the gods once stood, this unknown being, clearly sealed by the power of the ancient pillars of the gods, resembling a rat girl, actually... knew Xia Fa.

In an instant, the Lord of Guardians felt his scalp tingle to the extreme, and looked at Xia Fa's tall and agile back with an extremely incredulous gaze.

He already had a premonition that Xia Fa's secrets... were probably far more numerous and deeper than those of Lord Kong Su, whom he had once followed!

Fortunately, Xia Fa and I were already friends who had gone through life and death together...

The Guardian Lord, thinking this, suddenly chuckled:

"Well, Xia Fa, and this young lady, you two chat. I'll go back and check on Tefal's injuries, and while I'm at it, I'll take over Arcane City and imprison all the mages in the Extraordinary Dungeon."

Xia Fa was taken aback at first, then suddenly understood why the Guardian Lord reacted this way.

To be honest, if he didn't recognize Chestnut and thought it was an unknown entity even stronger than the Bronze-clad Cavalry, he would also be intimidated.

"Okay, thank you for your trouble, senior."

Xia Fa didn't say much, turned around, and replied with a slight smile.

The Guardian gave him a look that said "Be careful in everything," then stepped on the rainbow bridge, which appeared, and he immediately stood on it and teleported away.

In the vast and tranquil underground cave, only Xia Fa and Ban Li remained.

Just as Xia Fa was about to say something, she heard a soft "pop" sound. The moon-like, holy sphere of light surrounding the chestnut shattered, and the surrounding light returned to her body. She slowly floated up, flew out of the cave, and landed beside Xia Fa.

"Xia Fa, are you... are you alright?"

As soon as they landed, Chestnut asked with great concern, her little face full of worry.

Xia Fa smiled slightly:
"It's nothing, why are you suddenly asking this?"

Chestnut hesitated and said:
“I…I just had a dream. I dreamt that you were being chased by bad guys and almost died. I really wanted to help you, but I was trapped in the dream and couldn’t wake up no matter how hard I struggled. Luckily, you managed to kill the bad guys on your own, but before he died, he tried to send a message to attract more and more powerful bad guys to hunt you down…”

Her voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, and finally she suddenly raised her large, clear eyes, like those of a lake, and secretly glanced at Xia Fa:
"Thank goodness, you're alright."

Although it was just her dream, Xia Fa keenly realized something.

In other words, just now, Chestnut dreamed that he was in danger, so in the end, she was able to help him absorb and dissipate the bronze pillar of light.

"Yeah, don't worry, I'm really fine. But you, how did you end up here? Do you even know where this is?"

Xia Fa asked curiously, noticing that Ban Li seemed to know nothing, so he wanted to use her experience to help her make a guess.

Chestnut thought for a moment, quite puzzled, and then hesitated before saying:
“I… it seems like less than a month ago, one day, I noticed you weren’t commuting to St. Vivian’s Cathedral, so I went to your place, but no one answered the door no matter how long I knocked.”

"Then the next day, Glenn came on behalf of the Augustus family and said that you had joined the Augustus family and were now representing the Augustus family to negotiate a business deal at sea, but it wouldn't last long and you would be back in a few months at the latest."

“I thought to myself, this business must be very urgent. You just joined the Augustus family and need to contribute to the family, so you were in a hurry to go to sea. But I couldn’t help missing you after not seeing you for several days.”

At this point, she lowered her head slightly, a blush rising on her fair, milky face, realizing that she had been too blunt.

Perhaps it was because he was too excited to suddenly see Xia Fa.

Xia Fa then smiled gently:
"I actually miss you a lot too. I've been wanting to find some time to go back to Rum City and ask you out again."

Hearing Xia Fa's frank words, Ban Li's shyness dissipated almost entirely, and she raised her head again, her big eyes shining brightly.

"Really? Phew, then I wouldn't call it unrequited love. Anyway, about five days after you went to sea, I suddenly made up my mind to go find you at sea. I even bought the tickets, but the night before, I had just fallen asleep when..."

Xia Fa asked in surprise:
"You woke up and found yourself here?"

Chestnut nodded:
"Uh-huh!"

Her innocent and lovely face was also full of doubt, and her fluffy round ears twitched:
"So, what exactly happened? Why are we here?"

She had been completely focused on Xia Fa, but suddenly she raised her head and scanned the area.

Then, Chestnut realized that this was actually a deep, dark underground cave, with a strange, faint smell of blood and decay. She was immediately frightened, shrank her neck, and leaned against Xiafa.

She leaned against Xia Fa naturally, and Xia Fa reached out an arm to put his arm around her, gently patting her shoulder and comforting her:

"Don't be afraid. This is the Land of Time Stagnation. This place... is the underground of Arcane City in the Land of Time Stagnation. Originally, there was an ancient pillar of gods here, but we destroyed it. We just didn't expect that you would be sealed under the ancient pillar of gods."

Chestnut listened, stunned, her little face full of confusion:

"A place where time stands still... What is that? The Pillars of the Ancient Gods... Hmm, I've never heard of that before."

Xia Fa smiled and explained it to her in detail.

Chestnut listened attentively, and a look of admiration suddenly appeared on her fair face:
"Xia Fa, you've become so amazing! You know so much forbidden occult knowledge and you can even venture into places like this to explore."

Xia Fa laughed:
"Don't talk about me. It's you who should take a closer look. If I'm not mistaken, you should have mastered some kind of very powerful force."

Although Chestnut seemed oblivious, it was true that she had just absorbed and dissipated the bronze pillar of light.

Xia Fa didn't plan to tell her much about the bronze armored cavalry for the time being, so as not to worry her. He would just let her treat it as a dream.

However, it is very important to help Chestnut figure out her secrets.

Only by figuring things out as much as possible can we minimize the danger, especially in this world where all sorts of extraterrestrial beings and unknown entities roam the Protoss realm.

Moreover, now there are also the most troublesome and dangerous cleaners, and no one knows whether the cleaners will target chestnuts because of this.

Chestnut listened obediently to Xia Fa's words, closed her eyes, and carefully contemplated them for a while. Then, she opened her big eyes and said quite happily:
"It really is, Shafa, I think I've really mastered an unknown power... Hmm, let me try!"

As she spoke, she waved her fair little hand in the air.

Specks of moonlight spread out, instantly illuminating the entire underground cave.

But at that very moment, Xia Fa and Ban Li were both involuntarily startled.

In this underground cave, at the very edge, human bones were scattered everywhere.

Moreover, Xia Fa immediately and keenly realized that these human remains belonged to extraordinary individuals.

Chestnut's face turned deathly pale with fright:

"What, what are all these?!"

She instinctively shielded her face with her hand, but perhaps because of this action, a large amount of moonlight burst forth from her palm and flew towards the skeletons.

The next moment, countless rocks and soil rose up from beneath the skeletons, instantly burying all the remains.

Xia Fa was shocked to see this.

Chestnut was even more surprised than him, looking incredulously at her small hands, then at the buried bones, and said:
"This... I just did all of this? How... how did I do that?"

Seeing her blank expression, Xia Fa couldn't help but chuckle:

"It seems that the unknown power you possess still needs further research and development."

Chestnut nodded thoughtfully.

"It seems so, Xia Fa. Wait a minute, I've got an idea. Let me try it."

After silently contemplating for a while, she suddenly waved her delicate hand.

The holy, moon-like particles of light reappeared, this time directly enveloping her and Xiafa.

The next moment, the two figures blurred and appeared directly in the city of Michi.

Moreover, it was right there in the residence of the Guardian Lord.

The Guardian Lord had just returned from Arcane City and imprisoned the mages in the extraordinary dungeon of Mych City. He was just about to check on Tefaro's injuries.

However, Xia Fa and the unknown being resembling a rat girl suddenly appeared in front of Him, giving Him a complete fright.

In particular, after seeing the moonlight-like spots of light around the two of them gradually dissipate.

"You... you..."

The Guardian suppressed the urge to bow to the unknown being who resembled a rat girl and quickly gave Xiafa a look.

After receiving a reassuring look from Xia Fa, the Guardian Lord secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his face immediately broke into a broad smile:
"Brother Xia Fa, we haven't introduced you yet. And who is this?"

Xia Fa smiled:
"This is my girlfriend, Chestnut."

Upon hearing the word "girlfriend," especially Xia Fa's unabashed and thoughtless introduction, Chestnut's face flushed slightly, and even his fluffy round ears turned pink, yet he felt a sweet warmth in his heart.

"Hello, senior."

Upon hearing this unknown being, who resembled a rat girl, call him "senior," the Guardian Lord nearly trembled with fear, terrified that he wouldn't be able to bear such overstepping his bounds and would lose control on the spot.

After a slight pause, realizing the meaning of Xia Fa's explanation, He couldn't help but shout wildly in his heart.

This unknown being, resembling a rat-girl... is actually Xia Fa's girlfriend?

This is... absolutely amazing!

Even the great Kong Su back then wouldn't dare to have such an unknown being as his girlfriend!

All I can say is, he truly deserves to be called the future Holy Spirit of Destiny...

No matter what thoughts were churning within him, the Guardian Lord, having weathered many storms and followed the gods, maintained an unusually calm demeanor, displaying what he considered a very polite and courteous smile:

"No need to call me senior, Miss Chestnut. Since you are a friend of Brother Xiafa, we can treat each other as equals."

"Oh, okay, okay."

Chestnut nodded blankly. She had already recognized that the aura emanating from this "Guardian Lord" was in no way inferior to that of Patriarch Osius, whom she had met before.

In other words, this is an extraordinary monarch!
But she never expected that her boyfriend, Xiafa, would become friends with a transcendent lord!
Thinking this, she couldn't help but steal a glance at her boyfriend's sharply defined profile with an admiring look.

"Perfect timing, since we've run into each other here, let's go check on Tefalo together."

The Lord of Guardians spoke, extending an invitation to the two.

Chestnut asked in surprise:
"Tefaro? Is that the Tefaro I've heard of?"

Xia Fa laughed:

"What, you know Him?"

Chestnut shook its head:
"I don't know him, but anyone who is an elite or above in the Silver White Church should have heard of this top genius from the Earthly God Kingdom."

Just then, a door creaked open not far ahead.

Tefal, his body wrapped in bandages, lazily yawned as he emerged from inside.

At first glance, He saw Xiafa, and His eyes lit up immediately:
"Big brother, you're back! I was just saying I was going to look for you. Did you guys find anything—"

As Tefaro was speaking, he suddenly noticed the graceful rat girl standing beside Shafa and was momentarily stunned:
"Brother, who is this...?"

The Lord of Guardians then spoke with a smile:

"Tefaro, perfect timing. Let me introduce you. This is Xiafa's girlfriend, her name is Chestnut."

Tefal was startled. Shafa's girlfriend?

How did Xia Fa's girlfriend end up in this place where time has stopped?
Even if He were incredibly intelligent, He could never have guessed in such a short time that after Xia Fa and the Lord of the Guardians went to the underground of Arcane City, they actually found chestnuts.

Seeing that he couldn't explain it clearly in a short time, Xia Fa could only smile and say:
"Tefaro, it's good that you're healed. I was really afraid you would remain unconscious, which would make it difficult for us to get out of the Time Breathing Tube."

Tefaro nodded somewhat blankly, realizing this wasn't the time to ask further questions, and could only reply:

"I'm almost fully recovered. In another ten hours or so, I'll be completely healed."

Unexpectedly, Chestnut, who was standing to the side, was completely stunned.

She never expected that Tefaro, one of the most outstanding geniuses of this generation in the Silver Church's earthly divine kingdom, would actually... become Xia Fa's underling?

At that moment, Chestnut became more curious about her boyfriend's sea voyage than about the mysterious events she had encountered.

Not only did he befriend a transcendent lord, but he also took on a top genius like Tefal as his follower...

Moreover, Tefaro clearly looks like a transcendent monarch!

How did Xia Fa manage to do that?
"Hmm... I definitely have to listen to Xia Fa tell his story tonight, it's sure to be very interesting!"

Chestnut clenched her little fist secretly. She used to love going to the theater to watch all kinds of plays, reading novels, and listening to people tell stories.

Now, seeing her boyfriend personally recount his sea voyage experience, she couldn't be happier.

The Lord of Guardians then laughed:

“That’s perfect. I’ll have my men prepare a banquet, and we can have a celebration banquet too.”

Despite the attack by such a mysterious and terrifying being as the Bronze Armored Cavalry, they ultimately survived the ordeal and even killed the Bronze Armored Cavalry.

In this way, the entire land where time stands still will undoubtedly be under the control of the city of Mykih.

In particular, with the mages of Arcane City either dead or imprisoned, the residents of Arcane City will gradually come under the jurisdiction of the superhumans.

The Guardian Lord could practically imagine a peaceful and happy life ahead.

There are no more mages launching attacks on Myki City at the drop of a hat, and the small villages and towns no longer go to war from time to time because of their respective beliefs.

Most importantly, He no longer needs to guard the city of Mychi every day, fearing that the beast Archmage Wizrell might use a forbidden spell to destroy the city while He is away.

In this way, He can also help the people in those small villages and towns, helping them with production and construction.

There was no reason for anyone to disagree with the Lord of Guardians' proposal.

Everyone immediately went to the terrace on the second floor of the mansion, where servants were preparing a sumptuous feast.

However, as soon as Xia Fa stood on the terrace, he saw the devastation of the city of Michi, especially the residents who were struggling to build temporary shelters in the ruins.

Although after the big battle, the group did need to have a good meal and drinks to relax.

But the scene before my eyes...

Immediately, Xia Fa, Te Faro, and Ban Li all felt heavy-hearted.

The Guardian Lord was even more extreme, seemingly losing all interest in drinking:

"It's my fault. It's not time to eat yet. Here's what I'll do: I'll go to the city first and help the residents repair their destroyed houses—"

But just then, Chestnut stepped forward, looking hesitant:
"I...I think I can give it a try. Can I do it?"

The Guardian Lord certainly dared not refuse, but Xia Fa became curious and wanted to know what Chestnut was up to.

But then, something completely unexpected happened!

(End of this chapter)