I'm not just human!

Chapter 479 Exploring the Time Fog: The True Forbidden Zone of the Extraordinary?

The city where gold pounds converge, the Square of Gods.

The gods lined up one by one, receiving their coveted certificates of eternity according to the list read out by Xia Fa.

Every deity is deeply grateful to Shafa, and this gratitude comes from the bottom of their hearts. Some deities, upon receiving their desired eternity certificates, even immediately transform into Shafa's most devout followers.

After all, everyone knows that this Eternity Certificate was brought out by Xia Fa himself, who ventured alone into the Primordial Eternal Sea.

The "Faulty Rules" and the "Paradox Joker" had already informed the people of the City of Gold Pounds of this.

"Next up, [Eternal Seasoning], hmm—the Gourmet?"

When Xia Fa read out the name on the list, he suddenly paused, looked down, and saw the tall, elegant gourmet emerging from not far in front of him.

Although he didn't queue, the gods didn't blame him at all.

One reason is that we know that all physical entities are like this, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, and without "unfreezing," we cannot even control certain behaviors of ourselves.

Secondly, the Gourmet is considered one of the more powerful beings in the physical realm. When he unleashes his full power, he can have the combat strength of a quasi-Celestial Venerable, so naturally few people dare to provoke him.

As for the third point, it's because the leader of the "Entity Redemption Society," the legendary First Entity, has returned. This has caused the Entity Redemption Society to become the most powerful force under the nine major churches, so no one would dare to cause trouble for the Gourmet under these circumstances.

However, while the gods dared not touch the gourmets, the gourmets themselves were experiencing extremely complex emotions.

Although he had long heard of Xia Fa's extraordinary achievements worthy of being recorded in the annals of history, the gourmet still felt a sense of awe upon seeing Xia Fa personally issuing the certificate of eternity amidst the reverence of thousands, with even the celestial beings showing him utmost respect.

After all, just a month and a half ago, Xia Fa was just an ordinary human in Rum City, Augu Kingdom, on the planet Calige in the Wright Star Region.

At that time, I had met Xia Fa in the underground cave realm and witnessed him answering the questions of the story's questioner, which left a certain impression on me.

Who could have imagined that in less than a month and a half, Xia Fa had already grown to become the number one person below the level of "absolute defense"?

Even he himself had to ask him for a kind of eternal proof.

"It just goes to show that there are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding."

The gourmet sighed inwardly, but on the surface he dared not be negligent in the slightest, bowing deeply to Xia Fa and performing a very respectful salute.

"【Absolute Attack】Sir, it is indeed I. It seems you have heard of my name. I apologize for the embarrassment."

Looking at the gourmet's appearance, Xia Fa couldn't help but feel a little helpless. It seemed that there was a very thick barrier between him and the gourmet, even though they had fought side by side before—oh no, the person the gourmet knew was "Gluttony," not himself. He almost got it wrong.

Thinking this, Xia Fa smiled rather gently.

"No need for such formalities. Here, take it. I hope you can use this to break through to the Quasi-Celestial Venerable level."

The gourmet raised his hands above his head, but carefully lowered his head as if receiving a sacred object, and received the "Eternal Seasoning," which looked like a glass jar containing pepper powder, from Xia Fa's hands.

"Thank you for your grace, Lord [Absolute Attack]!"

Upon receiving the "Eternal Seasoning," the gourmet couldn't suppress the excitement on his usually elegant face, and his voice trembled.

Holding the "Eternal Seasoning," he retreated into the realm of the gods, and then, with a flicker, disappeared.

Xia Fa stared at the spot where he had disappeared, a wave of emotion washing over him, before picking up the list again and reading aloud, "Next, [Eternal Revenge], [The Devourer of Vengeance] — Hmm?"

Looking at the familiar yet somewhat vague name, Xia Fa paused for a moment, but immediately, the related memories came back to him.

That was during the raid on the Prometheus family's secret vault, when everyone was competing to see who could inflict more damage on the goblin spirits of the outer gods. The first one to appear was this [Avenger].

At that time, this [Avenger] could not only summon an evil spirit that looked exactly like itself, but also caused considerable damage to the goblin evil spirit of the Outer God level, which left a deep impression on Xia Fa.

Of course, what truly made him remember was that extremely strange appearance, and—it seemed like it recognized him.

Yes, back in that inverted pyramid, the [Avenger] gave him an extremely friendly smile, as if he had known him for a long time, but Xia Fa didn't understand why.

Thinking this, Xia Fa couldn't help but look at the [Eater of the Enemy] who had emerged from among the gods, observing His features, which seemed to have melted and then solidified like wax, His withered limbs and huge hands and feet, and His primitive-looking fur-lined sleeveless leather coat.

But at that moment, he suddenly shuddered, as if he had been electrocuted, and his pupils contracted sharply.

"No—you are—"

This [Eater of the Vengeance] was surprisingly similar to [Dick Tudor], its soul aura felt quite familiar to him, only the physical aura was different!

And the soul aura of the [Eater of Vengeance]—it was none other than Norton Dragon, the current head of the Starry Sky Dragon Clan!

Norton Dragon, who watched helplessly as his great-uncle Nidhogg sacrificed himself to save everyone in the old blacksmith's shop, vowed from that moment on to kill every Cleanser in the world!

"[Absolute Attack] Master, it seems you recognize me."

[The Eater of Enemies] then revealed an ugly yet warm smile, looking up at Xia Fa.

Xia Fa asked in astonishment, "You—how did you become like this? And even a god?"

He remembered that Norton was a transcendent monarch who had signed twenty secret contracts, and by all accounts, he should never have been able to become a god.

Furthermore, because his past involvement in signing four top-tier secret agreements was about to be exposed, [Paradox Joker] had to maintain secrecy.

He also placed Norton Dragon and Airo Tong into two rather hidden little worlds, just to prevent the Golden Cleaners and the False Gods from tracking him down through them.

Later, after he became a god and barely had the power to protect himself, and after the matter was exposed, his second brother, the Paradox Clown, released all the people involved at the time.

However, Xia Fa never expected that Norton Dragon would turn out like this!

"Just over half a month ago, while I was exploring a strange realm, I encountered its collapse and was swept into a small world by a spatial turbulence. Then, in that small world, I discovered the corpse of a god—"

The voice of the "Avenger," or rather Norton Dragon, came through in a spiritually intuitive way.

With just that one sentence, Xia Fa had already grasped the general idea.

It seems that [The Devourer] used the same method as Dick Tudor, abandoning his physical body and using the Eternal Certificate as the core, along with his soul and the signed secret contract, to merge with the corpse of a god.

This extremely dangerous method, with a very low probability of success, and even if successful, it could easily spiral out of control and become a bizarre or unknown entity, was actually used successfully twice by two people in a short period of time, and both of them were people he knew—this left Xia Fa somewhat bewildered.

Of course, if we have to say something, Norton Dragons are actually safer using this method than Dick Tudor, since Norton Dragons are born with the "Eternal Fury" token of eternity, which means they can be considered both human and eternal beings.

The so-called eternal beings are extraordinary beings that become self-aware after the birth of the proof of eternity. They are extremely rare and special among extraordinary beings.

Eternal beings—who can become gods by possessing the bodies of gods—this method is even recorded in the Golden Beacon Scroll.

However, Xia Fa did not expect that Norton Dragon would go to such lengths to avenge Nidhogg, risking everything by using this method.

However, he could understand, because in addition to protecting those he wanted to protect, avenging Nidhogg and others who had sacrificed themselves at the hands of the Cleaners was also Shafa's own goal.

"【Eternal Vengeance】—The deeper the hostility towards the target, the greater the increase in combat power. Combined with Norton Dragon's 【Eternal Fury】, no wonder the 【Error Rule】 assigned this token of eternity to Him."

Xiafa sighed inwardly, while also expressing his expectations for Norton Dragon's strength. He then gave Norton Dragon a dagger-like weapon called "Eternal Revenge," which was stained with blood.

At the same time, a genuine smile appeared on his face, the kind of expression one has when seeing an old friend: "I'll treat you to drinks in a few days."

Even on the ugly face of the [Eater of Revenge], a rare warm smile appeared: "Okay, don't stand me up."

Seeing that [Eater of Vengeance] could actually exchange pleasantries with Lord [Absolute Attack], the gods couldn't help but show a look of awe once again, and at the same time, a strong sense of envy rose in their hearts for the second time.

One is [Dick Tudor], and the other is [The Devourer]—these are both friends of [Absolute Attack], so they must not be provoked.

It could be said that these were the thoughts that arose simultaneously in the minds of all the gods in the Divine Plaza at this moment.

In fact, this was exactly what Shafa wanted to do. No matter what, he had to take care of Nidhogg's descendants, especially since they were his friends.

Where there are people, there will often be conflicts and disputes, especially in the city of gold where extraordinary beings from all over the universe gather. Xia Fa deeply understands this principle.

Although I haven't encountered any bad people along the way, that's due to my talent and strength. In fact, everyone has selfish motives, and under normal circumstances, they will first pay attention to their own interests, so conflicts and disputes are inevitable.

Therefore, he deliberately said he would invite Norton to drink, so that Norton would not be disturbed.

After issuing dozens of different types of perpetual certificates, all of the more than three hundred types of perpetual certificates were about to be issued.

However, there were still a few left, those who couldn't come this time. Some were on the front lines of the Star Spirit Natural Starfield, while others were recuperating from injuries. Xia Fa planned to have them sent over.

"Dick Tudor left early again, that guy—"

Seeing that he couldn't find Dick Tudor in the crowd, Xia Fa could only shake his head and smile helplessly. However, he was somewhat used to Dick Tudor's mysteriousness.

Seeing that the matter was over, and with the gods kneeling in reverence to see him off, Xia Fa left the Divine Plaza, but instead of returning to his own divine abode, he went straight to his second brother's [Paradox Clown] divine abode.

The abode of the Paradox Joker looks like a huge amusement park, but it's rather empty because there aren't any visitors.

As soon as Xia Fa stepped into this abode of the gods, he saw his second brother sitting on a carousel waiting for him, but the carousel was not turning.

"Third brother, you've arrived."

The Paradoxical Joker flipped himself off the carousel before asking, "Ready?"

Xia Fa smiled slightly: "Yes, I'm ready."

Because [Silver Universe] and [Error Rules] need to constantly seal off the aura leaked during the fusion of [Absolute Defense]'s body and cannot leave for a long time, [Paradox Clown] and the Moon Mother Goddess will accompany them on this mission to save [Nature Monarch].

This was agreed upon before the issuance of the eternal certificates. As for the extremely mysterious Ninth God worshipped by the Church of Destiny, he was responsible for staying in the city where the gold coins converged and overseeing the overall situation.

"Alright, the Moon Mother Goddess is already waiting for us. Let's go now. However, before we go, I must tell you a few ironclad rules, which we, the nine righteous gods, have discovered after countless times of venturing into the gray fog of time over more than 30,000 years."

The Paradox Joker said with a smile, but his expression turned serious halfway through his sentence.

Xia Fa nodded sincerely: "Okay, Second Brother, please tell me, I will definitely remember it."

[Paradox Joker] nodded slightly, then spoke in an extremely serious tone.

"First and foremost, and most importantly, we can only stay in the Time Fog for a maximum of half an hour this time."

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"Even if the [Nature Monarch] is right in front of you in half an hour, or if you discover the other two of the five primordial-level eternal certificates and can obtain them in just one second, you must leave immediately."

"Otherwise, one will be completely 'melted' into the gray fog of time, becoming a part of time itself."

"In fact, half an hour is for you, because your rank is only that of an outer god. Of course, I can only stay for half an hour at most. If you were the Moon Mother Goddess, you could stay a little longer, but you still couldn't stay for more than an hour."

Half an hour later—Xia Fa carefully memorized this ironclad rule, and nodded to [Paradox Clown] to indicate that he would definitely abide by it.

[Paradox Clown] nodded in agreement and continued, "The second rule is: do not venture into certain Promised Lands without authorization. There are 102 in total. I will give you the coordinates and shapes of all those Promised Lands later. You must remember them well."

"These promised lands are either already known to be extremely dangerous, and even if gods enter, they are likely to perish; or they have been determined to be extremely risky through divination by gods using either the 'First History' or the 'Error Rules'."

"Then, there is the third ironclad rule. Although we must abide by every single one, this third rule is an exception and must be followed. Otherwise, even we ordinary gods will be in mortal danger!"

As he spoke, [Paradox Joker] took a deep breath and said, word by word, "This third ironclad rule is that if you encounter someone exactly like yourself in the Time Fog and they're giving you orders, no matter what they say or where they promise to take you, you absolutely must not listen. Just run, run out of the Time Fog!"

"otherwise----"