Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 43 Crystal Dragon Grouper!
This happened just yesterday afternoon, so Xia Fa remembers it very clearly, especially the shapes of the three cryptic symbols.

The first cryptic inscription was tadpole-shaped, and he now understood that it meant:

"Mental stability: extremely stable."

The second cryptic inscription, also tadpole-shaped, means:
"Body stability: extremely stable, but rather thin."

The third cryptic message, at first glance, resembles a running horse drawn by a child with crayons in art class, but its meaning is:
"The overall risk of spiraling out of control is extremely low."

After understanding the meaning of the three cryptic inscriptions through the images in his memory, Xia Fa found it extremely interesting.

It's like having a difficult problem you've seen before that you couldn't solve, but then suddenly you can solve it in the blink of an eye.

No wonder Archbishop Glenn and the other extraordinary individuals trusted him immediately after only glancing at the three cryptic texts; the detection was so clear and thorough.

"Each cryptic message represents at least one sentence of information..."

"Moreover, even with the same cryptic inscription, as long as there are slight changes, such as the direction in which the tadpole-like characters' tails point—whether to the three o'clock or ten o'clock position—the information conveyed will be completely different..."

"If it had been pointing to the ten o'clock position instead of the three o'clock position, it would have meant that my mental stability was extremely low and I was about to lose control. It's truly profound..."

Xia Fa was preparing to press on and try to understand the second line of the secret text on the Etheric Source Code.

Suddenly, a sharp, throbbing pain shot through the back of my head, as if a sharp knife had pierced it.

The sphere of light formed from his consciousness and soul sank rapidly, breaking through the darkness in an instant and returning to his body.

Xia Fa opened his eyes and found himself still lying on the cold, hard wooden bed, his eyes staring at the cracked white ceiling.

The bright sunlight outside the window illuminated the quiet and bright room.

My nose felt hot, as if I was about to have a nosebleed.

But when he reached under his nose, he couldn't find any blood.

"It seems that I've reached my limit in terms of comprehension progress for today..."

Xia Fa smiled and shook his head, but there was no rush. It was only the first day, and he had already understood 21% of it. There was no need to rush at all.

As for the extra one percent, it was the progress he made by understanding the first line of the cryptic text.

"I can't continue to understand and memorize the secrets, my body aches and I can't exercise, and I feel like I'm even full after eating..."

Xia Fa felt somewhat helpless; was this forcing him to rest...?

Just as he was thinking this, a wave of fatigue surged up from deep within his lower abdomen, and he felt as if his eyelids were filled with lead, constantly drooping.

Before long, he fell into a deep sleep.

……

"Xia Fa, Xia Fa, wake up and eat!"

As the aroma of roasted grouse mingled with the invigorating scents of spices filled Xia Fa's nostrils, and Benedict's pleasant voice rang in his ears, he groggily opened his eyes.

The sun was rising as usual on the horizon; it was eight o'clock in the morning.

He was somewhat surprised that he had slept from yesterday afternoon until this morning.

I slept for a full ten hours.

However, this also made him feel extra energetic, and all the soreness in his body was swept away.

It even gave Xia Fa a sense of exhilaration, making him want to stand up and jump around a few times.

"Wait a minute, something's not right..."

The first thing he did upon waking was instinctively to sense the burning sensation in his heart meridian.

Today he was going to venture into the cave to hunt down the strange creatures, and this was practically his biggest trump card.

But immediately, he was surprised to find that the burning sensation, about the thickness of a chopstick, that he had finally managed to develop yesterday, had completely disappeared!

Xia Fa was so shocked that she almost immediately got out of bed.
But in an instant, a strange sensation surged from every muscle, every bone, every organ, and even every cell in my body.

It was a slight burning sensation, which continued, like a flame burning endlessly.

"Could it be..." Xia Fa had a strange intuition, as if the burning sensation the size of a chopstick in his heart meridian, which he had developed through physical exercise yesterday, was...
As he fell asleep... everything merged into his body!

From this moment on, these burning sensations will never dissipate with the release of emotions.

Instead, it immediately generates new energy from every part of his body after each use-up.

The experience it gave him felt like it allowed him to break through... something inherent in human beings...

No, that's not right!

It's a limitation that all living things in this world possess!
That's right, that feeling of breaking through limitations!

Although the combined burning sensation throughout his body was still only as thick as a chopstick, his strength was already incomparable to what it used to be.

"Hmm... I'll just have to try it out in the cave. Anyway, if they ask, I'll just say it's my awakened talent as a descendant of the Baal behemoth."

Xia Fa nodded slightly, deciding to continue using the identity of the extraordinary descendant of the Baal behemoth for a while longer, until he became completely powerful.

Once you become powerful, such as a demigod, you won't have so many worries.

Anyway, he's human, or at least on the side of humanity. He's not some kind of monster or physical entity. So who would dare to investigate the secrets of a demigod?

"Xia Fa, come down here quickly, come and try my cooking~"

The doll-like girl's delicate yet excited voice carried up from downstairs through the wooden floor.

Xia Fa smiled and shook his head, stood up, quickly washed up in the washroom, and then went downstairs.

As soon as I went downstairs, the aroma of the spiced roasted grouse became even stronger, along with the enticing scent of barbecue and smoke.

Xia Ding looked closely and saw two large dishes on the table: roasted grouse and roasted smoked pork knuckle!

Moreover, he could vaguely sense that both of these main dishes contained extraordinary power.

"You...you bought supernatural creatures as food?"

Xia Fa was somewhat surprised, looking at the doll girl beside the table who was looking forward to him eating and giving his evaluation.

Benedict nodded and chuckled:
"That's right! Don't worry, it's not expensive. This is a pork knuckle made from sandy grouse and rock mountain pig, and it only costs about 100 pounds in total."

Actually, she only had 105 pounds on her, and she had almost spent it all, with only 2 pounds left. But it was for Xia Fa to eat, so she felt it was worth it.

Xia Fa smelled the slightly charred yet oily aroma of roasted grouse and smoked pork knuckle, accompanied by the spiciness of spices, and his mouth watered instantly.

However, he didn't rush to eat. Instead, he walked to the convex window and opened a locked cabinet on the lower right side of the desk.

This hidden cabinet is concealed inside the table; only those who have lived in this two-story attic for many years would know about it.

When the drawer was pulled open, it was stuffed full of banknotes, all in denominations of one hundred and fifty pounds.

In addition, there was an oiled paper package, the paper surface slightly soaked with oil, showing a translucent texture and emitting the spicy aroma of chili peppers.

Xia Fa smiled and said:
"Come here, look at what this is."

The doll-like girl, with her large, golden-red eyes, walked over curiously, wanting to know what Xia Fa was up to.

But immediately, she glanced at the dark cabinet, sniffed with her delicate nose, and her eyes lit up!

"This is... dried grouper made from crystal grouper? And it's seasoned with Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers? Wow!"

Xia Fa was stunned for a moment, then felt a bit amused and exasperated.

He had originally intended to show Benedict Cumberbatch the more than 10,000 gold pounds he had earned, but Benedict Cumberbatch was completely focused on the dried fish.

"Crystal Dragon Grouper?"

"Mmm! This is a supernatural creature that has a very small chance of mutating when the eggs of a giant grouper hatch. It is of much higher quality than the golden threadfin cod. The dried fish made from it is chewy and fragrant, and it is delicious!"

The doll-like girl became very talkative and professional when she started talking about dried fish.

After speaking, she became a little embarrassed, shrank her neck, rubbed her hands together, and looked up at Xia Fa with pleading eyes:
"Can I have one? Just one!"

(End of this chapter)