I'm not just human!

Chapter 363 From Human...to Godhood! (Part 1)

The stellar bubbles expand and contract unpredictably, as if they might burst at any moment, yet they somehow manage to remain unchanged.

Xiafa and Tefaro were trapped inside their own star bubble, unable to move or escape.

Fortunately, two days before the release of [Eternal Critical Strike], Xia Fa had made thorough plans. For example, now, Tefaro is not the perpetually sleepy-looking man in a bearskin hat, but a bald ascetic with a face full of scars.

This is no simple disguise; it is a highly secure disguise that Xia Fa created for Tefaro by borrowing his cousin Wanxing's father's heirloom, "The Face That Is Carved with Knife and Axe," and by adding 30% of his own authority of "Eternal Secret."

Just as his disguise was so imperceptible even to the Outer Gods, so too was Tefaro.

Moreover, Tefaro appeared along with the lifting of "Time Concealment," and immediately entered his own star bubble upon appearing. Combined with Tefaro's star bubble, it was equivalent to being in a state of anti-occupation and anti-peeping throughout the entire process.

There's no need to worry about anyone tracking down Tefalo because of the Star Bubble technique, since there are quite a few in the Protoss world who have signed the "Gate of the Stars" and mastered the "Star Bubble."

On the contrary, Tefaro, who only possessed the strength of a transcendent monarch with nine secret contracts, seemed to have no intention of participating in such a major event that even beings beyond gods were vying for.

"Xia Fa, what should we do? I'm not afraid of death, but you just got [Eternal Critical Strike], and I'm still waiting for you to become one of the gods' chosen ones. It would be such a pity if you didn't."

Tefal remained remarkably calm and began communicating with Shafa using his spiritual intuition.

Xia Fa also said quite calmly, "The situation seems a bit off. An old friend of mine has arrived, and—"

"And what?" Tefaro asked curiously.

Xia Fa said meaningfully, "That Suochuwu Kongjian seems to be—"

At this very moment, outside the pitch-black star bubble.

"【Dick Tudor】? Aren't you completely incompatible with 【Eternal Critical Strike】? What are you doing here?"

Surprisingly, someone present recognized [Dick Tudor], and it was none other than the ever-cheerful chef-looking Suo Chuwu Kongjian.

Upon hearing this voice, [Dick Tudor] was startled. Turning his head, he saw Sochuwu Kongjian's face and immediately bowed deeply, saying, "Lord Sochuwu Kongjian, I never expected this matter to arouse your interest."

Suochuwu Kongjian waved his hand, a kind smile on his face that would make anyone feel good: "This old body of mine needs to go out for a walk every now and then, besides—"

He seemed to suddenly remember something and deliberately stopped talking.

Just then, the skinned lizard-like Web-Weaving Crawler seemed to have finally confirmed something. The hostility in its scarlet vertical pupils vanished instantly, and it turned to Suochuwu Kongjian.

"【Eternal Timing】—clearly a lower-level proof within my 【Eternal Probability】, but you—"

Suochuwu Kongjian smiled without saying a word, not even showing any extra expression, simply gazing at Him indifferently.

But at that moment, the figure of the Web-Weaving Crawler suddenly began to shrink, as if it had transformed from a skinned lizard into a dried-up skinned lizard carcass. In an instant, its size shrank from more than ten meters to only a few tenths of a meter, as if it had been dried out.

Seeing this, Suochuwu Kongjian's expression remained unchanged, but [Diketuiduo] was startled.

"This—Lord Suochuwu Kongjian, how did this son of an Outer God, who is merely a disguise, escape?"

Suochuwu Kongjian laughed and said, "Why do you ask? You know the answer already. Besides, he had already run away when I made my move. The one who was pretending to be hesitant just now was his disguised offspring. The real body probably fled back to the base of his disguised offspring at that time."

[Dick Tudor] said thoughtfully, "No wonder. I could tell that He was already at his limit, but he was just pretending to be unharmed."

Suochuwu Kongjian sighed, "Yes, otherwise how could it have stood by and watched that Bronze Cleaner and that other kid fight over [Eternal Critical Strike] one after the other? Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, get on with your business."

Upon hearing this, Dick Tudor's expression suddenly turned serious: "Very well, as a follower of the gods, I can only truly succeed once. I hope I can succeed this time—"

As he spoke, he walked up to the body of the [Immortal Mummy] and placed one hand on Xiu's waist and abdomen.

At the same time, the voice of [Dick Tudor] rang out decisively in Xia Fa's spiritual intuition.

"Xia Fa, I'm going to create a huge commotion that will attract everyone's attention. Now's your chance to use the Star Bubble to teleport away! Don't worry, I'll have Lord Sochu Wu Kongjian help you clean up any traces of occupation and spying here. It won't affect your friends."

Just as Xia Fa heard those words, suddenly, a dark black tornado gathered in the clear blue sky.

In an instant, the turbulent currents of time surged wildly, and the space was riddled with cracks that creaked and groaned, emanating a black aura that instantly transformed into a scene resembling the apocalypse.

Xiafa and Tefaro exchanged a glance and, without hesitation, immediately chose to teleport away.

boom! ! !

The two overlapping star bubbles shattered violently and disappeared over the City of Ten Thousand Stars.

The next moment, the tornado burrowed into Dick's back.

Immediately, the sky above the City of Ten Thousand Stars seemed to transform into a starry sky. Deep within the starry sky, countless beings opened their eyes of various shapes and colors, gazing at Dick Tudor.

These beings, at the very least, are all of the Outer God rank, and there are even Quasi-Celestial Venerables and Celestial Venerables.

"This kid is going to—"

"As expected of a follower god who possesses one of the strongest dozens of proofs of eternity, the [Eternal Plunder], you are truly audacious."

"Interesting. If it weren't for the impending awakening of the Gold Cleaners, I would have been quite optimistic about this guy's future development."

The low murmurs echoed around, threatening to affect Dick Tudor, but with a glance from Sochuu Kongrun, the murmurs vanished instantly.

Immediately, the starry sky disappeared, and the sun shone brightly again.

"It's done!"

[Dick Tudor] stood up at this moment, his face full of joy, and a bandage emitting a black aura was swirling in his hand.

Sochuwu Kongjian laughed and said, "Not bad, not bad, congratulations, [Dick Tudor]."

[Dick Tudor] immediately said modestly, "If it weren't for Lord Sochuwu Kongjian here to keep things in order, I wouldn't dare to play like this. It's all thanks to you."

Sochuwu Kongjian waved his hand: "Hey kid, don't flatter me. By the way, do you know that little guy who stole [Eternal Critical Strike]? I heard his name is something like 'Woshi Zhendelu'?"

[Dick Tudor] immediately shook his head firmly, and in that instant, he even used the authority of [Eternal Plunder] to briefly plunder all the memories of Xiafa in his mind to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Immediately, he looked bewildered: "I don't know him. What's wrong? Lord Suochuwu Kongjian?"

Suochuwu Kongjian shook his head slightly: "It's nothing, it's just—"

The chef-like figure suddenly dropped his smiling expression, his gaze fixed on the spot where "Woshi Zhende" had last disappeared, and murmured to himself.

"Five supreme-level secret contracts, on the verge of a second loss of control... Xia Fa, could you be that person from 30,000 years ago—"

Natural star field.

Garlic City.

Outside the city lies a vast, boundless desert, where the sun shines scorchingly during the day and offers a cool respite at night, but the temperature drops to an unbearable level late at night.

At this moment, in an ancient temple somewhere beneath the desert.

The temple was clearly buried by quicksand a very long time ago. Its outer walls were broken and rotten, and its statues were incomplete and collapsed. Yet, it still managed to carve out a space underground, with a nest of rattlesnake eggs in one corner.

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The Protoss rift cracked open with a "crack," and Shafa and Tefaro stumbled out.

Tefalo accidentally stepped on and crushed the rattlesnake eggs.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

A rattlesnake with yellow and brown stripes angrily rushed out from the dark corner and bit Tefal's calf. But immediately, the snake's body swelled up like a balloon and eventually burst open.

Tefal didn't even glance at the rattlesnake, but turned to Shafa, his face beaming with joy: "Finally escaped! I don't care, Shafa, once you become a god, I'll definitely be your first follower, hahaha!"

Xia Fa put his arm around His shoulder and pulled Him close, laughing and scolding, "Don't even mention being the First Favorite. You've done me such a big favor this time, you'll be the Chief Sheriff from now on."

Tefal exclaimed, "When I first met you more than half a month ago, you could only fight to a draw with the rest of us. I never imagined that in just half a month, you would be almost a god. You truly deserve to be called a Holy Spirit of Destiny. It's so enviable."

Xia Fa laughed and said, "Speaking of which, if I become a god one day, then you will surely become a transcendent lord one day. By the way, what about that Suo Chu Wu Kong Jian just now—"

Tefal asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? To be honest, I really don't see anything special about Him. I don't understand why He could scare away such a terrifying Outer God as the Web-Weaver Crawler."

Xia Fa then adopted a mysterious and inscrutable expression, cleared his throat, and said, "Ahem, you used to teach me about mysticism, now it's my turn to teach you. This involves the proof of eternity, so, do you want to hear it?"

Tefal immediately became serious: "Brother Xiafa, please speak, I'm all ears!"

Xia Fa replied without hesitation, "First of all, as a follower of the gods, Suo Chu Wu Kong Jian possesses the eternal proof of the [Eternal Fire]."

"I know it's weird, but don't laugh. Sometimes, this [Eternal Timing] is really useful. It almost saved us both just now."

"However, there is a problem here."

Tefalo wasn't about to let Shafa's words fall flat: "What's the problem?"

Xia Fa nodded in satisfaction at Tefal's eagerness to learn and continued, "The [Eternal Flame] is not only a subordinate certificate of the [Eternal Fire], but also a subordinate certificate of the [Eternal Probability]."

"This is easy to understand. Originally, the concept of 'heat control' came from chefs stir-frying dishes, and it was closely related to flames."

"Later, when the concept of 'timing' was extended to other fields—such as the timing of doing things, the timing of crafting a secret treasure, the timing of falling in love—it became related to 'probability.'"

"In this case, the 'eternal temperature' naturally becomes the subordinate evidence for both the 'eternal flame' and the 'eternal probability'."

"But precisely because of this, Suochuwu Kongjian's behavior is very strange."

Upon hearing this, Tefal understood immediately: "Hiss—so you're saying—"

Xia Fa nodded slightly: "That's right. Originally, with Suo Chu Wu Kong Jian's subordinate god status, he would have been powerless to resist his superior status certificate [the probability of eternity]."

"Firstly, the [Probability of Eternity] is one of the dozens of strongest proofs of eternity. Secondly, the possessor of the [Probability of Eternity], namely the [Web-Weaving Crawler], is an Outer God."

"But surprisingly, Suo Chuwu Kongjian was able to use [Eternal Fire] to negate the probability effect of [Web Crawler] on us, and not only that, he almost helped us escape successfully."

Tefaro's expression hardened: "You mean, this Lord Sochuu Kongjian—!!"

Xia Yu said with considerable certainty, "That's right, at least a quasi-Celestial Venerable, and possibly even a Celestial Venerable!"

As he spoke, Xia Fa chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I was foolish before. The 'Black Bag' used throughout the entire universe was invented by Him. With such immense power of faith, how could He be merely a subordinate god?"

Even though Tefaro was an extraordinary monarch, he was still so frightened by the title "Celestial Venerable" that his legs almost went weak.

After all, that is a supreme being second only to the true gods!

"A celestial being—a heavenly being? Why would He—He—He help you?"

Xia Fa shook his head: "I don't know, but as long as they are friends and not enemies, there's not much to worry about."

Tefaro was speechless for a long time, as if calming the turbulent waves in his heart. Finally, he suddenly thought of something and said, "But don't let your guard down. That is a Celestial Venerable. If He really wants to use you or something, you won't even be able to detect it."

Faced with his friend's sincere advice, Xia Fa also showed a sincere smile: "Yes, I know."

More than half an hour later.

After sending Tefalo back to the Earthly God Kingdom in the Silver Universe, Shafa stood alone in the cosmic starry sky.

He was still in the real world, but he was in the natural star field, which was the star field where Gilgamesh and the Star Dragon Star were located.

Of course, he is now far away from both Gilgamesh and Star Dragon Star, countless billions of light-years away.

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He was in a mysterious forbidden zone that everyone in the natural star field feared and avoided.

Legend has it that this mysterious forbidden zone was created when a "fanatical tomb raider" and a "puppet master" from the physical world got into a fight.

A Place Where Puppetry and Funeral Goods Are Displaced

In the starry sky not far ahead, one can see a huge tomb palace, with gray bricks and tiles, and patterns of feathered lizards carved on the bricks and tiles.

The royal palace in the tomb was mostly destroyed, with countless burial objects and ritual artifacts floating inside. Among them were all sorts of wooden dolls with outstretched arms and open mouths, which looked indescribably eerie.

Legend has it that this is the tomb of a quasi-celestial being, originally wandering in the Star Spirit Realm, and no one could ever find it.

However, a "fanatical tomb raider" was born, and he was actually found.

Then, a fanatical tomb raider who had not yet joined the Physical Redemption Society and a puppet master who had also not joined the Physical Redemption Society fought fiercely over the tomb of the Quasi-Celestial Being.

That battle caused a violent upheaval in the Protoss Realm, destroying several planets in the surrounding starry sky. Fortunately, they were not inhabited planets, and this was only because the two entities deliberately controlled the aftershocks of their battle to prevent them from spreading.

Otherwise, most of the natural star fields would be destroyed.

No one knows how the two entities finally stopped fighting. Since it happened more than 10,000 years ago, it is possible that one of the nine great gods intervened to mediate.

Of course, it's also possible that one of the entities won, and the battle ended there.

The ultimate result was the creation of this mysterious forbidden zone, renowned throughout the universe, and the "Land of Wandering Puppets and Burial Goods," on par with the "Pale Sea of ​​Breath."

The saying goes, "Fortune favors the bold," so Xia Fa decided to risk everything and delve into the depths to break through and achieve a true ascension to godhood, beyond the human body!

Although he was only the lowest-ranking of the gods, becoming a first-class god meant that he could at least escape when facing the Silver Cleaners, unlike in the Old Forge and the Critical Strike Labyrinth where he was completely defenseless.

Oh right, and there's also the [Web-Weaving Crawler]. We can start thinking about how to deal with it then. On one hand, I have a mortal feud with it; on the other hand, what Xia Fa really craves is the [probability of eternity].

This is also one of the strongest dozens of eternal certificates, granting the owner the probability of controlling all things in the world!

Although you can only control the probability of being of the same rank or lower, it is still very tempting!

Although killing the Web Crawler does not guarantee the probability of obtaining eternity, because if the owner dies after fully absorbing and containing the certificate of eternity, the certificate of eternity will most likely return to the origin of the universe.

But since we have to kill these Web Crawlers anyway, what if we accidentally trigger the "Probability of Eternity"?

The mere thought of possessing the "probability of eternity" filled Xia Fa with immense excitement.

Composing himself and trying to calm his mind, he swayed and rushed into the [Land of Wandering Puppets and Burial Goods].

The reason he didn't choose to absorb and contain the [Eternal Strike] in the small world was because he was afraid of attracting all sorts of beings from the Protoss Realm, as well as the Cleaners, in the process.

That would expose the coordinates of your own little world, greatly reducing your security.

Moreover, the boundary of the small world itself is not thick and its defensive capabilities are not high. Until now, its only advantage is that as a newly born small world, its coordinates are unknown to anyone.

Therefore, instead of trying to break through in a small world, why not choose this [place of wandering puppets and burial goods]!

Even gods might not dare to come to this place. Even external gods would face considerable danger if they did. Moreover, it is also a zone with extremely strong anti-divination and anti-peeping capabilities.

As soon as they rushed into the tomb palace, several wooden dolls came to life. Some were brown-haired, freckled youths, and others were princesses dressed in princess dresses. Although they were only a few dozen centimeters tall, they were extremely imposing and attacked Xia Fa with screams.

At the same time, countless ghostly figures of tomb raiders appeared, seemingly conversing with each other, completely oblivious to Xia Fa, yet subtly approaching him.

Two days ago, Xia Fa came to scout out the location and secretly accessed various investigation reports from the Gilgamesh family regarding the "Land of the Displaced Puppet and Burial Goods".

Therefore, without hesitation, he dashed into the stone house next door, lifted a golden statue of a harpy, and jumped inside.

Clang!

The moment the golden statue of the harpy was closed, both the puppet dolls and the ghostly figures of the tomb raiders seemed to lose their target instantly.

The wooden dolls returned to their wooden, stiff state and floated in the palace, while the ghostly figures of the tomb raiders vanished instantly.

"Phew, that was close—thankfully it was just the outer area. If we had gone deeper, I wouldn't have been able to handle just these puppet dolls."

After taking a few deep breaths to calm his turbulent emotions, Xia Fa flipped his hand and took out a gold coin as smooth as a mirror.

It is indeed — [Eternal Critical Strike]!

Without hesitation, he swallowed it whole.

Glug—!