Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 41 This cryptic text looks somewhat familiar.

Hearing Xia Fa's question, Chestnut sighed softly:
"That's the troublesome part. According to that superhuman, that strange creature... escaped into the depths of the cave."

Xia Fa pondered for a moment. When he accidentally fell into the cave earlier, he had a feeling that the cave was like an underground world, almost boundless.

In this situation, things are indeed getting a bit complicated.

Chestnut continued:

"The cave is an Eagle-level mysterious domain, and there are considerable dangers deep inside, even for a Wolf-level superhuman like me... But if we ignore that strange thing, I'm afraid it might come out at any time and kill the people."

Xia Fa hesitated and said:
"Then... how about I take Baal's Blade with me?"

Anyway, he wasn't some extraordinary descendant of the Baal behemoth, so there was no need to worry about the violence remaining in his body from the Baal Blade causing him to lose control.

That kind of violence was completely eradicated the moment he unleashed that final strike.

Therefore, although everyone generally agrees that he can only use Baal's Blade about six more times, Xiafa actually understands that he can use it an unlimited number of times.

To be honest, he actually wanted to use Baal's Blade as his weapon, but he knew it was impossible.

After all, it was a sacred relic-level sealed artifact personally crafted by the god of the Silver Universe, and there are only twelve of them in all the churches of the Silver Church in the entire universe.

Upon hearing his suggestion, Chestnut shook his head vigorously and immediately rejected it:

“That won’t do! You just used the Baal Blade yesterday. Even though you are a superhuman descendant of the Baal behemoth and, according to the divine decree of the gods, you can use the Baal Blade without applying to the church’s higher-ups, as long as you report it in advance, you still have to think about your health.”

Xia Fa could only say:
"so what should I do now?"

Chestnut's tone became serious again:

"To be honest, Xia Fa, the advanced secret contract of the Ether Source that you signed is extremely comprehensive because it simultaneously covers the secret contract abilities of the seven common secret contracts of earth, water, wind, fire, thunder, ice, and metal. If you join this operation to hunt down the strange creatures, the success rate will increase significantly."

At this point, she changed the subject:
“However, you are currently only a fungus-level superhuman. Even though you have signed a high-level secret contract and your true strength is comparable to an insect-level superhuman, you are still somewhat weak. Going to the eagle-level ghost realm will still be somewhat dangerous, especially if you explore it in depth. Therefore, you need to think carefully about whether you want to go or not.”

Xia Fa pondered for a moment. Fungus, insect, eagle, wolf, elephant, whale... He was currently at the insect-level superhuman strength level. Going to an eagle-level ghost realm shouldn't be a problem, right?

Moreover, the burning sensation in his heart meridian has already reached the thickness of a chopstick, and once it is released, it will probably become even stronger.

But the key issue is...

Xia Fa raised his head and asked in a confirming tone:

"If I go and actually hunt down that strange creature, can I buy the Star Spirit Compass with money?"

Xia Fa understood the strange nature of the hunt, where everyone was hunting together, and the spoils certainly wouldn't go directly to one person.

He didn't care about the other spoils of war; he didn't care who got them.

However, this Star Spirit Compass contains crucial clues to the Silver Throne, a supreme-level secret contract he is about to sign. Even if it costs a fortune, he must acquire it.

Unexpectedly, Chestnut just smiled:
"Xia Fa, are you stupid? You don't need to spend money to buy it. As long as you can hunt down that weirdo this time, the Star Spirit Compass can be yours directly! Otherwise, why would I come to you?"

Xia Fa was somewhat surprised:

"This...why?"

Chestnut smiled and explained:
"Remember that contaminated transcendent essence you submitted last time? You exchanged the contribution points earned from it for a high-level secret contract of the Etheric Source in the Church's treasury. But besides that contribution, you also have another contribution!"

After a moment's thought, Xia Fa made a guess:

"Could it be because of those two times the snow demon went out of control?"

Chestnut nodded vigorously:
"Yes! That's it! You slew the Snow Demon, which is equivalent to saving many extraordinary beings from our Silver Church and the Church of Nature, as well as the people of several city blocks. It's a tremendous contribution. Therefore, if we obtain the Celestial Spirit Compass in this operation, it can be yours directly!" Xia Fa breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he was prepared to spend 10,000 gold pounds to buy the Celestial Spirit Compass if he could hunt down that unseen monster and obtain it.

After all, the Celestial Compass can guide extraordinary individuals to directly find a high-level secret contract, and its price will never be less than 10,000 gold pounds. In fact, if someone urgently needs it, the price can be even higher.

"Okay, I agree. When do we leave?"

Xia Fa spoke, his tone firm and powerful, like a knight about to go into battle.

Chestnut gathered a mischievous strand of black hair that had sprung up beside her ear and said with a smile:
"The entrance to the cave is closed now and won't open until around 10 a.m. tomorrow. Just come to the church to meet up then. Get a good rest tonight and recharge your energy."

Xia Fa nodded to indicate that he understood:
"no problem."

Next, Chestnut patiently told him some precautions for exploring the cave before leaving.

Watching Chestnut's petite figure disappear into the bustling crowd on the street, Xia Fa silently pondered for a while before closing the door.

"Luckily, we don't leave until tomorrow morning..."

To be honest, it's not impossible to explore a cave with muscles that ache all over, but it would be quite a torment.

Especially after going downstairs and standing at the door for a while, he felt as if every muscle in his body had been pulled out and run tens of thousands of meters, then returned to his body panting and sweating profusely.

Fortunately, despite the soreness, he could only stop exercising; he could still manage other tasks.

"Right, I should try to understand the contents of the Etheric Source Pact..."

With the prospect of venturing deep into the cave at 10 a.m. the next morning, and potentially facing a life-or-death battle, Xia Fa made a tough decision: he would not rest.

He gritted his teeth, which left a sharp, knife-like mark on his cheek, and struggled up the wooden staircase, holding onto the handrail.

Then, his gaze hardened like iron, as if unshakable... and he stepped onto the cold, hard wooden bed in the bedroom once more.

Of course, this time he didn't empty his mind like before, but instead closed his eyes slightly and entered a meditative state.

This was a method he mastered almost instinctively after signing the Ether Source Pact.

Try to understand the contents of the Etheric Source Mystery through meditation.

As soon as he closed his eyes, he felt his body, along with his soul and mind, transform into a white sphere of light.

The sphere of light rose higher and higher in the vast, gray darkness.

Soon, like the sun rising from the sea, it broke through the darkness.

What he perceived transformed into an endless, vast, and magnificent cosmic sky, with countless stars shining and many blurry, illusory figures appearing and disappearing. The desolate and lonely starry sky seemed to have no end.

Between that gray expanse and the cosmic starry sky, at what seems like the dividing line between the sea and the sky, lies an illusory secret contract, covered with countless cryptic texts.

It is... the Secret Source of Ether.

Previously, Xia Fa felt dizzy just from looking at the secret text on the Ether Source Contract, but now he found that he could see the text very clearly.

These cryptic texts are shaped like tadpoles, children's simple drawings, and totems.

Suddenly, Xia Fa's gaze focused on several of the secret runes, and a strange expression appeared on his face, both surprised and delighted.

The reason was that these secret inscriptions looked incredibly familiar; they were actually...

(End of this chapter)