I'm not just human!

Xia Fa steadied himself and learned from this lesson.

But you can't blame him for that, after all, he was just a low-level employee in his previous life, and this was his first time taking action.

If someone were truly that skilled, knowing not only to sprinkle live iron powder after killing someone but also to burn the body, that would be abnormal.

Fortunately, neither Pompeii, the demigod, nor the young man who was suspected of being the ruler were able to find out his identity.

However, at least this time he learned from his mistakes and made progress. Xia Fa decided that in the future, he would try his best to leave no trace when he made a move.

If you want to apply this principle to other situations, you can even deliberately leave some misleading clues to make people investigate in the completely opposite direction.

"By the way, if it's a being of the Dominator rank divining and prying into secrets, even the interference of the living iron powder wouldn't work? Would it really need to interfere with the flow of space and time at the crime scene?"

Xia Fa's gaze sharpened slightly as he pondered.

It must be said that he learned a lot from this divination, even though it came from his enemy.

It seems that next, we'll need to find a secret treasure or even a sealing artifact that can interfere with the flow of time or space.

However, Xia Fa also speculated that it didn't need a high-ranking secret treasure. It should be enough to slightly affect time and space, plus the living iron powder, to interfere with the divination of the ruler level.

"Speaking of which, the fact that the Overlord suddenly invaded the Fog Carnival and made such a grand show of force was actually aimed at Princess Victoria..."

Xia Fa felt a mix of emotions, even a touch of immoral relief.

Looking back now, if the leader of the Mist People, who was also the ruler, hadn't intervened in time, Princess Victoria's ruby ​​alone probably wouldn't have been enough to stop anything.

The nostrils that seemed to occupy the entire sky, and the dense purplish-black tentacles inside them, still leave a very deep impression on Xia Fa.

"Well... in any case, at least I'm safe for now, provided that the Overlord or Pompeii don't find out about me through some other means..."

Xia Fa's gaze narrowed slightly. If he had known beforehand that there was a ruler behind Pompeii, he would not have chosen to act yesterday, but would have instead turned to guard against Bald and his son.

He had previously thought that the second instance of the snow demon going out of control was at most caused by Pompeii, a demigod.

"Dick Tudor probably doesn't know about this either, right? I need to find some time to visit him again. But killing a demigod is a world of difference in difficulty compared to killing a demigod with a ruler behind him. Hmm... I'll have to pay more!"

Seeing that the divination was over, Xia Fa stood up.

Until the turmoil caused by that ruler ends, it's not advisable to go out and freeload meals today, since the Mist People or even the Church might come knocking on his door at any time to question or investigate him.

Having just faced a ruler, he felt an excessive burning sensation in his body, and since his strength hadn't recovered, it wasn't a good time to exercise immediately.

Therefore, Xia Fa decided... to lie down for a while!

That's right, there's been so much going on these past few days. I was supposed to relax at the Fog Carnival, but I ended up getting involved in the battle for the Land of Gods and almost got sucked into my nostrils by a Sovereign.

It would be a real shame not to take this opportunity to lie down and rest for a while.

Immediately, Xia Fa lay down on the bed, put his hands behind his head, stared blankly at the ceiling.

I have to say, it's really comfortable to lie down like this; it feels like my body and mind are completely relaxed.

Gradually, Xia Fa felt herself falling asleep.

Suddenly, his spiritual intuition stirred slightly, as if he had sensed something.

Xia Fa slowly opened his eyes and, seeing that there was no movement in the room, couldn't help but feel puzzled.

However, he remained vigilant and did not choose to go back to sleep. Instead, he got out of bed, walked to the mahogany table, thought for a moment, and then simply flipped his hand over and took out a book.

The book is titled "A Record of Mystical Explorations of the Fog People," which he bought this morning at the Fog Carnival. Since he had just rested for a while and was full of energy, he could take a look now.

Unexpectedly, after he had only turned two pages, a huge eyeball suddenly appeared beside him.

The eyeballs were as big as water tanks, the whites of the eyes were covered with blood vessels, and a thin line was split where the pupils should have been, making it look quite eerie.

But that's not the key point. The key point is that the moment the eyeball appeared, Xia Fa clearly sensed that this eyeball actually possessed the status of a demigod!

"A demigod-level spirit?"

Xia Fa immediately thought of the eyeball he had seen in the Celestial Spirit Realm during the last divination. Without a doubt, this eyeball was indeed a type of ghost spirit.

However, because it was a ghostly spirit, rather than an evil spirit that would kill humans, Xia Fa wasn't too afraid.

Another reason he wasn't afraid was that the moment he saw the eyeball, he was reminded of Tyrene, the cold-faced but kind-hearted cardinal.

"Xia Fa, not bad. After going through such a big thing, you still have the mood to read a book."

Suddenly, the eyeball opened and emitted a muffled sound.

This tone was remarkably similar to Tyrene's, which surprised Shafa considerably.

"Lord Tyrion?"

The eyeballs smiled as they said:

"No, I am Tyrean's spirit, entrusted by him to come and tell you some things."

It paused slightly, then emphasized its tone:

“...some very important things.”

Chapter 118 A Huge Reward!

Xia Fa looked at the demigod-level ghost spirit in front of him without saying a word, waiting for its next sentence.

However, he was quite surprised.

No wonder, he had previously felt that among the three demigods, Tyrene, Axo, and Bedivere, Tyrene seemed to be the strongest, and perhaps the leader among them.

Now he finally understood that Tyrean was a demigod, and that he had also subdued a wraith of demigod rank!

How could it not be strong?

"It seems that the secret agreement in the direction of spirit control has far greater potential than I imagined..."

Although he had seen Protoss beings as large as planets in the Protoss Realm before, and knew that they must be of very high status, he had even seen traces of extremely powerful Wraiths and Mystic Spirits.

However, in Xia Fa's mind, he always subconsciously felt that, for example, if he wanted to subdue a demigod-level spirit, he would probably need an angel or even a ruler.

But now, demigods can subdue demigod spirits, so the potential of the secret alliance in the direction of spirit control is enormous.

Thinking of the Spirit Servant Contract in his hand, and the "Star Spirit Master" contract that Dick Tudor had mentioned, the only overlord-level contract that could subdue Star Spirits, Xia Fa couldn't help but feel quite tempted.

After signing the "Lord of the Stars" contract, a supreme-level pact, my spiritual intuition guides me to the next contract, which is in the direction of spirit control. That's not bad at all...

At this moment, the bloodshot eyeball, the size of a water vat, opened its mouth, speaking in a rather serious tone.

"First of all, remember this: unless it is the Mist People or our Silver Church who come to investigate and question you, you can only talk about what you encountered in that desert little world. Otherwise, don't say anything no matter who asks you."

"Secondly, you must remember not to dwell on what happened today, because this could very well lead to you being targeted by that being."

"Also, you shouldn't concern yourself with Princess Victoria's affairs, no matter what happened to her. This is something Terrean specifically asked me to remind you of, because according to Lieutenant General Bedivet, you seem to get along quite well with Princess Victoria."

Regarding the explanation for the blood-red eyeball, Xia Fa had already planned to do the first two things.

As for the third thing... well, aren't Lieutenant General Bedivet and Terrence a little too close? They seem to talk about everything!

He even told Tyrene about his brief conversation with Princess Victoria...

Of course, despite his complaints, Xia Fa felt a sense of being cared for, especially since he had been an orphan before, and his elders wouldn't make such a big deal out of every conversation he had with any girl.

Moreover, Shafa knew that if it were any other clergyman, Tyrean might not even bother to care.

He had overheard Ethan and Fensne whispering about how serious and cold the cardinal usually was.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, and please thank Lord Tyrene for me as well."

Xia Fa spoke earnestly, his tone quite sincere.

A faint, obvious smile appeared in the pupil of that enormous, blood-red eyeball, and it said:

"It's nothing, it's nothing. Oh, by the way, here you go."

Its thin line across its pupils suddenly split open, revealing a gaping maw full of sharp teeth. With a gentle spit, it expelled a shadowy object that landed on the mahogany table beside it.

Xia Fa asked in confusion:

"This is……?"

The blood-red eyeball replied without hesitation:

"You're lucky. Originally, Tyrene asked me to find extraordinary materials like petals of the Mind Flower and crystals of the Fountain of Illusion to concoct an extraordinary potion to help you repair your damaged soul. I never expected that I would actually catch a Dream Wraith in the Protoss Realm."

"Dream Ghost?"

"That's right, this is a very rare kind of spirit that likes to infiltrate the dreams of humans or demi-humans to play pranks and thus strengthen itself. The one I caught is already at the whale level. Perfect, its ghostly core can help you recover your soul damage to the greatest extent, and there might even be some left over."

After hearing this, Xia Fa picked up the shadowy figure with some curiosity.

It feels cool to the touch, like holding a lump of glue, yet it also feels light and empty.

"Alright, I've told you everything I need to. You'd better watch yourself."

As the blood-red eyeball spoke, its form began to fade.

However, just before disappearing, it seemed to remember something and added an extra sentence:

"By the way, the outside world is safe now. There are still a few days left in the Fog Carnival, so you can go and participate to your heart's content without being too afraid."

The voice drifted away with its form, and then vanished completely.

Only Xia Fa remained, still somewhat dazed, clutching the sticky, ghostly figure.

"Could it be that... Lord Tyrene and the others misunderstood my performance in the desert mini-world as me overdrawing my soul to use elemental expansion?"

Realizing this, Xia Fa chuckled, but it was fine this way; he was too lazy to explain.

His original reason was that, in order to participate in this Fog Carnival and represent humanity in the battle, he had secretly gone to the church these past two days to touch Baal's Blade and absorbed a portion of its power, storing it in his body.

This way, the secret of the burning sensation within one's body can be perfectly concealed.

But now that he has obtained the Ghost Core of the Dream Ghost, after he finishes eating it, his soul will appear normal regardless of whether it was damaged before, so he is too lazy to bother explaining it.

Since the blood-red eyeball said the outside world was safe, but there was always the possibility that people from the Mist Clan or clergy from the Silver Church might come to investigate him, he still couldn't just randomly freeload off someone.

Therefore, Xia Fa decided... to go out for another stroll!

The Fog Carnival is held once every five years and lasts only seven days each time.

If we miss this opportunity, won't we have to wait another five years?

Moreover, the next Fog Carnival may not even be held in the Kingdom of Augu. I heard that it will be held on all inhabited planets in the entire Wright Starfield, and the probability is random.

If the event were to be held on a particularly remote planet in the Wright Starfield next time, it would probably take ten days to half a month just to get there, and we would miss it entirely.