Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 297 The Truth Is Actually Like This? The Eternal Proof Has Emerged on the Baron Ocean! (Part 2)

"Xia Fa, are you willing to wait?"

The mysterious woman, resembling Bedell, spoke, her voice soft, like a gentle breeze across a lake.

Xia Fa did not rush to answer, but first looked at the bards and other entities.

However, it was clear that whether it was the strongest bard present, the gourmet, or the fanatical tomb raider, they all looked secretly anxious, waiting for a new entity to break through the chaotic void.

In other words, even a being this powerful could not see this "Bedel"?
Xia Fa felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that the woman in front of him, Ms. Bedell, was no ordinary person.

It's understandable that the gourmet and the fanatical tomb raider couldn't see Lady Bedell, since these two entities should only be slightly stronger than Outer Gods.

Yet, even the bard, whose strength was nearly on par with the nine great gods, couldn't see Lady Bedell...

"You can communicate with me directly, don't worry. From the moment I appeared, these entities could no longer perceive any of your behavior. They will only think that you are spacing out just like them."

Bedell chuckled softly again, her eyes and brows softening to the extreme.

Faced with such a powerful and mysterious being, what could Xia Fan do? He could only tentatively ask:
"Then... what did you make me wait for?"

The mysterious woman, resembling Bedell, smiled gently:
"Have you ever thought that if even the physical beings can find this place, how could the nine great gods not? But why has this third Primordial Mithril Gate never been blasted open?"

Xia Fa had indeed considered this issue. After all, each of the nine righteous gods could be considered the most supreme being in this universe, possessing boundless power, and could easily destroy most of the universe.

Putting aside everything else, you can tell just by looking at the enormous silver-white metal hand of [Absolute Defense], which is comparable to the size of a star field. Moreover, this is under the premise that the larger the signatories of the "Silver Throne" are, the stronger they are.

Not to mention, according to the information obtained from the overlord-level secret contract [Miracle Fantasy], upon reaching the level of a true god, it seems that one can even directly create life, which is simply the realm of a true "god".

Even Xia Fa himself wouldn't believe that these nine beings hadn't discovered where the Ancient Mithril Gate was.

With the authority of the "First History" alone, it would be easy to discover.

But, as Bedell is saying now, since the nine great gods almost tacitly know where the Ancient Mithril Gate is, why has this third Ancient Mithril Gate never been blasted open?

Despite having thought about so much in that instant, Xia Fa could only ask the most classic question.

"why?"

A gentle smile flickered in Bedell's eyes:

"The reason is quite simple. The nine righteous gods only need the three kinds of [Eternal Certificates] that they have each absorbed and contained in the past. Of course, there is another reason as well."

Before Xia Fa could ask why, Bedell continued:
"The biggest reason is that once the nine righteous gods dare to blast open the third Primordial Mithril Gate and get close to the 'Primordial Eternal Sea,' they will immediately awaken all the Golden Cleaners... Tsk tsk, even if the nine of them join forces, they won't be able to deal with it."

Xia Fa suddenly realized:

"I see……"

But Bedell changed the subject:
"However, if it's just the two of us going in, picking out the 'Eternal Certificates' we each need, and leaving, the risk is much smaller, and it won't awaken the Gold Cleaners."

Before Xia Fa could agree or refuse, she immediately added:
"Moreover, this time, the entities of the Entity Redemption Society have failed once again. Apart from you, these three are the only ones who can pass through the Chaos Void."

Xia Fa asked in surprise:
"In other words, we're going to keep waiting..."

Bedell nodded gently:
"Yes, and no other entities will appear."

Xia Fa asked, puzzled:
"How are the two of us supposed to break in?"

Bedell smiled gently:
"That's why I asked you if you'd be willing to wait. I need to make some preparations, which could take a month or two, or at most a year. Once I'm ready, I'll come find you, and then we can work together to break open this third Ancient Mithril Gate."

Since the entities had already failed, Xia Fa realized that he seemed to have no other choice.

In particular, each time they pass through the first two Ancient Mithril Gates, those two Ancient Mithril Gates seem to evolve on their own, and even if the entities of the Entity Redemption Society join forces again next time, it is uncertain whether they will be able to succeed.

Moreover, this chaotic void... failed to gather five entities to break through even after three consecutive attempts, and it will likely be even more difficult to gather enough in the future.

Thinking of this, Xia Fa had no choice but to agree:

"Okay, can you do it as soon as possible?"

He didn't know how he dared to ask such a question in front of such a mysterious being comparable to the nine great gods, but instinct drove him to ask anyway.

As soon as he asked the question, Xia Fa suddenly realized... perhaps because the threat posed by the Cleaners was too great and almost impossible to deal with, all the superhumans in the universe were facing annihilation in a year, including himself and the people he wanted to protect the most.

Therefore, seeing the opportunity to rapidly increase his strength by obtaining the [Eternal Certificate] right before his eyes, he asked the question with some anxiety.

Bedell, however, showed no anger, revealing a gentleness entirely different from her status, which was far higher than that of a bard:

"Okay, I'll try my best. I'll come find you as soon as I'm ready."

Xia Fa hesitated for a moment:
"Can I ask why me of all people?"

His meaning was simple: within the Entity Redemption Society, bards and storytellers alone would be excellent collaborators, yet he was the one who was chosen.

It's important to know that this Bedell didn't see herself as the disguised entity "Glutton," but instead called out his real name right away.

Unexpectedly, Bedell covered her mouth and smiled:
"Of course it's because of your special nature. Even the nine great gods can't see it clearly. I only managed to see some of it by chance due to some very coincidental reasons."

For some reason, even after just a few words with Bedell, Xia Fa already felt a sense of relaxation, so he asked with a bit of hope:

"Can you tell me about it? I'd like to know too."

Bedell refused in a gentle tone:

"No, that won't work... At least wait until you become an Outer God, or better yet, a True God. Knowing too early will cause problems with your self-awareness."

This……

Her words, spoken in a gentle tone, startled Xia Fa.

Could it be that I'm not human?

Otherwise, why would knowing one's own uniqueness cause problems with one's perception?
In that instant, Xia Fa felt a genuine itch in his heart, as if countless ants were crawling on him.

Since arriving in this world, aside from the authenticity of the nine righteous gods and the origin of the Cleaners, what he is most curious about is what exactly he is.

Especially after repeatedly witnessing their own uniqueness—such as the burning sensation, the strange electric current, the random free meals, and the incredibly difficult but also extremely beneficial "physical training"—not to mention the signing of one hegemonic secret agreement after another…

So, what exactly am I?
"Outer Gods...can one know this by becoming an Outer God...?"

In any case, becoming a god is already within reach. As long as I advance my understanding of the "Miracle Fantasy" master-level secret contract to 100% and sign the "Conditions for Eternity," even the Great Emperor of Mysteries, Dionysius, will definitely not be my match.

At that time, we will be able to seize the "Eternal Certificate" that is about to be born in the Ocean of Baron and attempt to ascend from human to god.

Once one becomes a follower of God, it seems that one is not far from becoming an Outer God.

Just then, everything went blurry before my eyes.

Xia Fa was shocked to discover that the incredibly beautiful and extremely gentle "Bedeille" had simply disappeared.

From beginning to end, the bards didn't notice a single clue, let alone the gourmets and the avid tomb raiders.

The three of them were still waiting for a physical entity to break through the chaotic void, and their expressions were becoming increasingly anxious, which was now showing on their faces.

“Bedeil…”

Xia Fa narrowed his eyes slightly, pondering in his heart.

Who exactly is this gentle, beautiful, and mysterious woman?
One of the Nine Great Gods? That's unlikely. You can tell from her references to the Nine Great Gods that she doesn't include herself among them.

An unknown entity wandering in the Protoss Realm?
That's impossible. After all, physical entities are the strongest among the unknown beings. What unknown being could shield a bard from the perception of such a physical entity?
After much guessing, Xia Fa realized that he really couldn't guess it.

However, it doesn't matter, as long as we can break through the third Ancient Mithril Gate together and obtain the [Eternal Certificate], that's all that matters.

"There's less than a minute left, what should I do..."

The fanatical tomb raider suddenly spoke, and this usually shrewd and cunning individual was now visibly anxious, making no attempt to hide it.

The bard sighed:

"Wait another fifty-nine seconds. In the last second, I will lead you all out."

As he spoke, he looked toward where Xia Fa was:
"What do you think, Your Excellency Glutton?"

Xia Fa nodded slightly:

"Ah."

Seeing that Lord Gluttony had only replied with a single word, and in such an attitude toward the bard, the gourmet and the fanatical tomb raider began to feel uneasy, fearing that Lord Gluttony might become angry because of the lack of support from the other entities in the entity redemption.

The bard could understand the glutton's feelings, and could only smile apologetically:

"There's nothing I can do, Lord Gluttony, this Chaos Void... is just too difficult to traverse."

Seeing that the three entities looked strange, Xia Fa realized that he might have gone a bit too far in pretending to be serious.

"Damn, do they think I'm about to lose my temper?"

Thinking of this, Xia Fa immediately softened his attitude:

"It's alright, man proposes, God disposes."

He translated an ancient saying from his hometown into the Putong language and spoke it calmly.

For a moment, whether it was a bard, a gourmet, or a fervent tomb raider, they all paused, seemingly momentarily stunned by the profound and lofty philosophical implications contained in those words.

The bard pondered the words repeatedly, his eyes growing brighter and brighter, as if his heart had been invigorated once again.

He turned his head, his face full of sincerity and admiration: "Man proposes, God disposes... Your Excellency Glutton, based on this statement alone, I, a bard, am somewhat ashamed before you."

The avid tomb raider scratched the back of his head:
"As expected of Lord Gluttony, one sentence from you has really perked me up. Yes, as long as we keep trying, maybe one day we'll successfully pass through this third Ancient Mithril Gate?"

The gourmet glanced admiringly in Xia Fa's direction, seemingly thinking that his decision to yield when he encountered the Glutton was the right one.

In fact, back in the Bronze Bag Palace, when faced with Lord Glutton's unreasonable demand for "stir-fried eggs with sheep intestines," he could have easily imposed rules and removed Lord Glutton's appendix.

However, the food critic chose to back down and simply made a simple dish of stir-fried lamb intestines with eggs.

In retrospect, this decision was absolutely correct. Otherwise, if I had ended up fighting with Lord Gluttony because of this, the Entity Redemption Society would never have been able to welcome such a powerful and wise entity.

"Less than ten seconds left, Lord Glutton, and the two of you, get ready."

The bard seemed to have an extremely precise sense of time. At this moment, he spoke, picked up the organ with his left hand, and placed his right hand on the strings.

when--

As he plucked the strings with his long, slender, and fair fingers, unexpectedly, no melodious music rang out; instead, a tone filled with vicissitudes and remoteness emerged.

The next moment, Xia Fa was shocked to find that his body had transformed into a musical note. Not only him, but the bard, the gourmet, and the fanatical tomb raider had all turned into different musical notes.

In just a moment, he felt as if he had "whooshed" through layers of space and time, and then he seemed to appear in a beige and very rough world.

As for his body, it was firmly pressed to the floor of this rough, off-white world, unable to move an inch.

"This……"

Just as Xia Fa was about to react, he suddenly discovered that the musical note he had transformed into had "stood up" in this rough, off-white world.

Then, zoom in rapidly.

In an instant, he had transformed back into his original human form.

Looking down, I saw a sheet of music at my feet, placed in front of the second Ancient Mithril Door that was about to close.

Immediately afterwards, three more notes in the musical score "stood up," quickly enlarging and transforming back into the appearance of a bard, a gourmet, and a fanatical tomb raider.

Xia Fa could only marvel at how these entities' methods were truly more bizarre and difficult to defend against than the last.

Fortunately, he's now on the same side as the entities.

Then, strange smells came to my nose. Some smelled sweet like honey but contained a bloody odor, some smelled like flowers with a hint of blood, and some smelled like popcorn with a rusty, bloody odor.

Xia Fa looked around and saw the severely injured Patriarch of Ten Thousand Poisons, the Rose Gardener, the Explainer, and other entities.

Clearly, after being sucked into the chaotic void, they faced combat-related trials, and they lost all of them.

The worst off was the rose gardener, whose entire body was missing halfway, and his wound was covered with tiny roses, but not a single piece of flesh was visible. Just looking at him would drive anyone mad.

Seeing that Lord Xiafa, or rather the Glutton, emerged unharmed from the Chaos Void, and that the bard, the Poison Patriarch, and other entities also appeared with deep remorse on their faces.

“Your Excellency the Glutton, the Bard, we apologize, we…”

The bard then raised a hand, stopping the other entities from apologizing, his voice gentle:
"It's alright. Man proposes, God disposes. You've already done your best."

Xia Fa: ? ? ?
How can someone steal their own famous quotes on the spot?
Okay, it seems this isn't even one of my own famous quotes...

Fortunately, the bard seemed to be very principled, and continued in a reassuring tone:
"These words were not mine, but those of Lord Gluttony. Well, many entities of our Entity Redemption Society have suffered very serious injuries this time. Let's rest for a few months and try again next time."

The story teller is still responsible for trapping those terrifying ancient undead guards, and Lord Gluttony doesn't like to talk. Under these circumstances, only the bard can serve as the leader of the Entity Redemption Society.

With his words, the guilty expressions on the faces of those entities that failed to pass through the chaotic void lessened considerably. After a short rest, they immediately headed to the opposite side of the mine, where the first Primordial Mithril Gate was located.

The storyteller remained seated by the campfire, telling stories and drinking water, seemingly until his mouth was dry. Meanwhile, the university students on the sightseeing boat, unable to escape, appeared engrossed in the storyteller's tales, constantly taking out various snacks to eat.

As for the Primordial Undead Guardians, who had been struggling violently after the entities successfully opened the second Primordial Mithril Gate, they now fell silent and looked at the entities passing by outside the transparent domain of the story teller with disdain.

It seems that the Primordial Undead Guardians have also realized that these entities... have once again failed in their attempt to steal the "Proof of Eternity" from the Primordial Eternal Sea.

The storyteller glanced at the entities and understood what had happened. He calmly nodded to them, signaling them to leave.

Once you exit through the first Ancient Mithril Gate, things seem much simpler. A bard steps forward, points with a single finger, and the magnificent gate immediately opens.

The entities darted out in a flash, and then the bard turned to close the Ancient Mithril Gate.

Xia Fa was about to say that the storyteller and the group of college students in physical form hadn't appeared yet, but suddenly realized something and chose to remain silent.

Sure enough, just as the Ancient Mithril Gate was about to close, the storyteller and the group of college students in physical form suddenly emerged.

Immediately following, a strange knight's longsword composed entirely of runes was about to pierce through the ancient mithril gate and strike the storyteller's back.

boom! ! !
But at this moment, the Ancient Mithril Gate finally closed completely.

Only the mocking laughter of the ancient undead guards faintly drifted from inside the door, seemingly laughing at the physical beings' repeated failures.

Xia Fa frowned slightly, because these ancient undead guardians gave him the feeling that they were of the same origin as the Cleaners. In other words, they were probably also the mortal enemies of the superhumans.

However, the Primordial Undead Guardians were responsible for guarding the second Primordial Mithril Gate, which is probably why they didn't come out to clean up the superhumans throughout the universe.

"Laugh, laugh, let's see if you'll still be laughing after Ms. Bedell comes to me ready..."

Xia Fa sneered inwardly.

"this time……"

Just then, the bard stepped forward, seemingly wanting to explain to the storyteller the situation of the failed mission.

The storyteller waved his hand:

"It's alright. Man proposes, God disposes. Anyway, we still have a year, enough time for us to try a few more times."

Xiafa: ...

Why do these physical entities seem to really like this phrase?

Sure enough, the storyteller immediately continued:
"What Lord Glutton said is very good. Everyone, please remember not to be discouraged. Those who need to heal their injuries should heal, and those who need to prepare should prepare. In three months, our Entity Redemption will take action again."

The entities all nodded vigorously in agreement, and the gloom on their faces from the failure of this operation almost completely disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, everyone boarded the metal sightseeing boat.

This time, the ship was relatively silent, with only the occasional voices of the beings exchanging information about the trials they had encountered.

"What I encountered was the [brief reality] when I first became an Outer God. It was too difficult to fight. No matter what abilities I used, He would change the reality and make it favorable to Him."

"Sigh, I ran into two Silver Cleaners. If I hadn't escaped quickly..."

"Hmm? No one encountered the Paradox Joker or Absolute Defense before they became true gods? Could it be that I'm the only entity who encountered them?"

This last sentence was said by the rose gardener.

But, precisely because of these words, everyone looked over in utter astonishment, all turning to look at Him.

The food critic asked almost immediately:

"Which one did you encounter? [Absolute Defense] or [Paradox Joker]?"

The rose gardener, his face still showing signs of fear, said:
"【Paradox Joker】..."

The bard was surprised:
"You encountered the Paradox Joker before he became a true god? You... how come you didn't die?"

Although the Rose Gardener ranks sixth among all the entities, his strength far surpasses that of ordinary Outer Gods, placing him somewhere between Outer Gods and True Gods.

However, when they saw him encounter the Paradoxical Clown before he became a true god, everyone was genuinely surprised that he was still alive, as if it would have been perfectly reasonable for the Rose Gardener to have died.

Xia Fa was stunned. No wonder the Rose Gardener's body was mostly gone; it turned out he had encountered the Paradoxical Clown before he became a true god.

So, in that chaotic void... it's possible to summon projections of the nine great gods, or even projections of certain points in time throughout the universe, and use them as combat or puzzle-solving challenges?
No wonder they couldn't defeat so many physical entities...

At this moment, the rose gardener said something that surprised everyone:
"What I encountered... was actually just the Paradox Joker in his early stages as a god..."

Upon hearing this, the entities immediately understood.

No wonder, it turns out he just became God's "Paradox Clown," which makes sense now, it makes sense now.

Xia Fa, however, became even more surprised.

How could the Paradox Clown, from the time of Gods, possibly injure the Rose Gardener, who is far superior to ordinary Outer Gods and ranked sixth among the physical beings? And even severely injure the Rose Gardener?
He used to think he was a genius, but now it seems there are always people more talented than him...

However, seeing that this incredibly powerful being was one of the two strongest among the nine righteous gods, the Paradox Joker, Xia Fa understood.

He wasn't so arrogant as to think he could compare to the [Paradox Joker] or [Absolute Defense] during their godhood, unless he became that strong after becoming a god himself.

"By the way, Lord Glutton, as a newly born entity, do you have any juniors in the real world?"

The storyteller suddenly spoke up, seemingly wanting to interrupt the entities' further discussion of the god "Paradox Joker" and avoid being noticed by the god.

Xia Fa initially wanted to say no, but then changed his mind and said:
"what happened?"

Unexpectedly, the next sentence from the storyteller surprised him greatly.

"Now that you are a member of our Entity Redemption Society, you can use that Redemption Spark Crystal to help your juniors when they are in danger and you are unable to act directly."

(End of this chapter)