I'm not just human!

I've vaguely heard of the Secret Bond technique, but I don't know its specific capabilities or market price.

As for the Secret Plot of the Dark Eyes, it is a high-level secret contract corresponding to the Secret Plot of the Seeker.

However, because the Secret Seeker's Pact often allows superhumans to see things they shouldn't see and hear whispers from unknown beings, like the Tentacle Pact and the Extrasensory Pact, not many people dare to sign it.

Therefore, the market price for the Secret of the Black Eyes is just over ten thousand gold pounds.

Speaking of which, it seems that Chestnut has signed the Secret Seekers' Pact, but I don't know if she has signed the Secret Seekers' Pact.

As for the remaining two secret contracts, they were the ones Xia Fa had seen before: the Weapon Emperor Secret Contract and the Gale Shadow Secret Contract, with market prices of a little over 10,000 gold pounds and around 15,000 gold pounds respectively.

Xia Fa did a quick calculation: if he sold all seven high-level secret contracts—especially since the fat owner of the secret trading shop would definitely be very willing to buy them—he could succeed.

So I've made a direct profit this time... around 100,000 gold pounds!

This doesn't even take into account the high-temperature propulsion of this advanced secret contract!

Adding to that the six spirit-eating tree frogs, and the extraordinary materials and supernatural essence from the disguised giant lizard, he was only about 30,000 gold pounds away from 500,000 gold pounds!

And soon, he could go hunting that demigod-level six-armed giant bear with the Venomous Tree Centipede.

In other words, we will soon have enough gold pounds, and we might even have tens of thousands more!

Xia Fa was overjoyed and put all seven high-level secret contracts into his pouch.

He understood perfectly well that this must have been obtained by the venomous tree centipede from its prey during its hunting activities.

Although it most likely didn't know what it was, its instincts as a supernatural being led it to collect it and store it in its body.

Moreover, it was even carefully wrapped and protected with corrosion-resistant animal hair.

Xia Fa felt a little embarrassed to accept such a generous gift as the Venomous Tree Centipede. After thinking for a moment, he extended his silvery-white claws and carved another secret inscription into the rock at the bottom of the clear water.

The meaning of the cryptic message was simple: Have you ever eaten a human or a fog person?

The Venomous Tree Centipede shook its head and responded by carving secret text on the ground with its colorful tentacles.

The inscription on it means: No, this is the first time I have seen a mist person who looks like you. I have seen mist people before, but they are all very powerful and I dare not approach them.

Xia Fa nodded slightly, guessing that when this ten million-acre divine land was fully formed, a powerful member of the Mist Clan had come in to inspect it.

As for himself... to be described as a completely different Mistman by it, Xia Fa once again felt its naivety.

Having lived in the Misty Realm all this time, it probably had never even seen a human. Before entering the Silver Throne state, it was likely the first human it had ever seen.

In addition, Xia Fa also understood that he did not look very human at the moment, after all, he was still in the state of the Silver Throne, which was a three-meter-tall silver-white metal shape.

Since they haven't eaten humans or mist people before, that makes things easier. Xia Fa immediately wrote down the secret instructions again:

Then you shouldn't attack humans or the Fog People without authorization, otherwise you'll be surrounded and annihilated. Why did you kill that six-armed giant bear?

The venomous tree centipede immediately responded by carving words on its antennae:

The centipedes that hatched in the same place as me were all eaten by it. I wanted to kill it so that it wouldn't eat me too.

Xia Fa took a moment to understand what it meant.

Judging from this, it seems that all of its brothers and sisters were preyed upon by that six-armed giant bear?

However, the Venomous Tree Centipede does not have the concept of brothers and sisters; it only knows that they are other Venomous Tree Centipedes that hatched with it.

Before he could ask any more questions, the Venomous Tree Centipede carved another secret inscription:

I recently sensed that many mist people who look just like you before you grew taller have entered this place. Because of this, that powerful being is about to awaken from underground. I want to kill that bear and leave this place, otherwise we will all be preyed upon by that powerful being.

Xia Fa was startled. In the mind of the Venomous Tree Centipede, a supernatural creature with the status of a demigod, it was considered a powerful being.

Then, it can only be that angel-level supernatural creature sleeping in the Mist God Hunting Grounds.

Xia Fa was alarmed and decided to report it to the church as soon as he returned.

Otherwise, if angelic supernatural beings wreak havoc, they could destroy most of Augustus's capital, although His Majesty the Emperor and Marshal Gaius will most likely be on guard.

Now that the venomous tree centipede was leaving, Xia Fa felt much more at ease, knowing that it could live safely.

As long as you take it to the deep mountains or the sea, there won't be any problems.

Especially the Balen Sea of ​​the Augu Kingdom, which is the sea outside Rum City, has a wide variety of supernatural creatures, making it much better than the Mist God Hunting Grounds that are about to become dangerous!

As for whether it is suitable to live in the sea... it is already at the level of a demigod, let alone the sea, it can easily survive even in magma.

So, Xia Fa inscribed another secret text:

Alright, after we kill that six-armed giant bear, I'll take you out to a good place. Would you like to live in the ocean?

Upon seeing the cryptic inscription, the Venomous Tree Centipede tilted its head again, seemingly trying to understand it. After a while, it used its antennae to carve another simple cryptic inscription:

What is the ocean?

Xia Fa chuckled inwardly, realizing he had made another mistake.

Having lived in the Mist God's Hunting Grounds since it was a child, how could it possibly know what the ocean is?

So, after careful consideration, he inscribed three secret characters:

It's a place where there's water everywhere, and there are many prey for you to hunt. As long as you don't provoke humans or demi-humans, and you purify the water after each time you use your venomous prey, and you're careful, you can live there forever.

The Venomous Tree Centipede read it carefully, and a look of anticipation suddenly welled up in its dark, shiny eyes. It didn't even have time to carve the secret text; it nodded its huge head vigorously, as if to say that it was very willing.

Xia Fa smiled slightly and inscribed another secret rune:

When do we set off to kill that giant bear?

The Venomous Tree Centipede thought for a moment and responded in cryptic language:

Tomorrow at noon, when the sun is at its highest point in the sky, that's when it's at its weakest. At that time, we'll launch a surprise attack together and wipe it out completely!

Tomorrow at noon...

Xia Fa nodded slightly.

He suddenly stood up, his three-meter-tall body looking up at the Venomous Tree Centipede.

This time, he did not choose to carve the words on the ground, because he suddenly thought of a better way: he drew a single finger in the air and formed a secret text with flowing red mercury.

The venomous tree centipede's eyes lit up, as if it hadn't expected this. It followed suit, spewing out wisps of venomous gas, which condensed into another secret rune in the air as a response.

After reading the cryptic inscription, Xia Fa suddenly smiled.

Whoosh—!

A large amount of star-silver steam suddenly spewed out from the exhaust vents on his back, and his body accelerated instantly, attacking the Venomous Tree Centipede with a net-like network of silver-white claws!

The Venomous Tree Centipede didn't spew out any poison gas. Its python-like body suddenly swayed, instantly dodging all of Xia Fa's claws. Then, with a light and skillful bump, it knocked Xia Fa's three-meter-tall metal body away.

Its force was perfectly controlled, just enough to knock Xia Fa away without injuring him.

"This speed..."

After staggering a few times, Xia Fa regained his footing, his eyes suddenly blazing with fighting spirit. He once again spewed out a large amount of star silver steam from his back and attacked the Venomous Tree Centipede.

"Again!"

……

As the sun gradually sank in the west, the sunlight filtering through the broad leaves turned orange, dyeing the clear water on the ground a golden color.

This forest area is now filled with traces of battle—all sorts of claw marks, small craters everywhere, and trees crushed by the massive body.

"Whoosh—, whoosh—"

Xia Fa was panting heavily, his hands supporting him on his knees, and he almost couldn't maintain his position on the Silver Throne.

The Venomous Tree Centipede shook its head and swayed, its dark eyes filled with joy, as if it had just enjoyed a pleasant game.

It had seen wolf cubs or cheetah cubs playing like this before, but it had never had a companion to play with. Now it could finally do it too.

For a full half-day, after Xia Fa asked it to spar with him for practice, it readily agreed and then sparred with Xia Fa for nearly six hours.

They played from noon until evening.

Xia Fa sighed inwardly, thinking that this Venomous Tree Centipede truly lived up to its reputation as a supernatural creature of demigod rank; after fighting for so long, it hadn't lost much of its stamina.

Of course, it's probably because it doesn't use various poisonous fogs or venoms, nor does it create a hundred-meter-wide area of ​​potent poison; it's just using its physical strength and speed to train against itself.

Xia Fa reaped considerable rewards, and even had a faint feeling that his understanding of the Silver Throne Secret Contract was about to be fully achieved.

Suddenly, his three-meter-tall silver-white metallic body seemed to "melt," and the silver metal all over his body turned into Rhine silver mercury, which drilled into the holes in his mouth, nose, wrists, and other places.

Xia Fa completely removed the Silver Throne from its current state.

The venomous tree centipede was startled again, looking at him with surprise. Suddenly, it exhaled venomous gas, which condensed into a secret rune in the air:

Why have you changed back? You look even more like a Fog Person now! But their skin is transparent, while yours is the color of an orange.

Xia Fa chuckled, but since he couldn't condense the runes with red mercury now, he responded by condensing the childlike scribbles-like runes with azure energy:

I look like a human now, but I'm one of the more handsome ones. When you go to the ocean and see humans who look similar to me, don't attack them unless they try to harm you first.

Just after responding, he suddenly thought of something and condensed another secret text:

Oh, and please protect me, I have something very important to do.

The Venomous Tree Centipede stared intently at Xia Fa for several moments, as if trying to memorize the "human's" appearance, before finally nodding.

It lowered its two-story-high body, and thousands of its segments moved together, forming a circle around Xiafa.

It seems that this is how Xiafa is protected.

Looking at the body of the venomous tree centipede, which resembled a fortress wall around him, Xia Fa felt a sense of peace for no apparent reason. He simply sat down on the spot, in the shallow water, and leaned against its back.

Surprisingly, the venomous tree centipede's shell was cool to the touch, which helped him cool down. After fighting it all afternoon, he was covered in sweat.

Xia Fa closed his eyes, entered a meditative state, and began to imagine himself as a glowing sphere.

He quickly arrived at the hazy mental body, rising steadily until he floated before the Silver Throne, a supreme-level secret contract.

Then, Xia Fa began to understand again.

This time, he felt that he understood it much more smoothly than he had at noon. He could even completely understand many of the secret texts after just a glance.

His comprehension progress also began to advance significantly.

Sixty percent...

Eighty percent...

Ninety-nine percent...