I'm not just human!

Only in this way can he have as much self-protection as possible if he is truly targeted by the mysterious ruler behind Pompeii.

Back in the land of the gods in the desert, the enormous nostrils that occupied the entire sky, and the experience of being sucked away without any resistance, have always filled Xia Fa with a sense of crisis.

That mysterious ruler almost crushed him like an ant.

Adding to the Snow Demon incident and the suffering of the refugees, it would be impossible for Xia Fa not to want to kill this ruler.

Besides, we've already made a deep grudge anyway.

After calming himself down, Xia Fa put aside these thoughts and immediately decided to become stronger by fusing [Rhine Silver Mercury] and [Starlight Body], while simultaneously advancing his understanding of the Gate of Stars!

He stood up straight, his muscles relaxed.

Whoosh—!

A massive amount of scalding hot Rhine silver mercury, accompanied by rising mercury vapor, gushed out from the openings in his mouth, nose, ears, wrists, and ankles.

Like silvery magma, it instantly covered his entire body.

The unimaginable heat scorched every inch of his skin, but the Rhine silver mercury seemed to be merging with his skin and muscles, becoming a new part of his body.

No matter how many times, Xia Fa still finds this feeling wonderful.

But this time, it was different from the previous times.

Xia Fa's body trembled slightly, and countless small meteors with trailing tails suddenly appeared in the air.

These meteors seemed to come from the depths of the cosmos, or perhaps from the mysterious and vast Star Spirit Realm. Hundreds upon hundreds of brilliantly colored meteors approached Xia Fa's body, and suddenly—

boom! ! !

All the meteors exploded at the same moment, like a dazzling and grand fireworks display. All the meteors disintegrated into specks of starlight, which all flowed into Xia Fa's body.

His body suddenly turned into a translucent deep purple, as if a human form had been cut from the cosmos.

Within the human form, countless stars twinkled, and endless galaxies rotated.

This scene was absolutely beautiful and breathtaking. His body seemed to contain the entire universe, making people want to worship him.

"So this is the Starry Body...?"

Xia Fa himself was quite amazed, looking down at his deep purple, semi-transparent, cosmic star-like body that was about to be covered by Rhine Silver Mercury.

Although he plans to combine the two secret abilities, Rhine Silver Mercury and Starshine Body, it doesn't mean he won't be able to use them separately in the future.

Therefore, there's no rush to experience the wonders of the Starshine Body now; there will be plenty of time later.

With that thought in mind, Xia Fa immediately focused his mind and tried his best to integrate the Rhine Silver Mercury flowing all over his body into Xinghui's body.

I originally thought we would encounter great obstacles, after all, these are the core abilities of two different overlord-level secret contracts.

The two superpowers are not to be trifled with, and it is impossible for them to join forces.

In fact, Xia Fa did encounter tremendous obstacles.

The feeling was like trying to break through a thick wall of steel with a mortal body, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move even an inch.

thump!

thump!

thump!

But at that moment, Xia Fa clearly felt his heart... begin to beat powerfully!

At the heart meridian, the burning sensation surged forth on its own, instantly spreading throughout the entire body.

My body felt like it was burning, but this burning instantly melted away the obstacles, melting away that "wall of steel".

Without hesitation, the Rhine Silver Mercury collided with the Starshine Body, probing and fusing—

Wow!!!

The silvery-blue mercury vapor was emitted, completely different from the previous white mercury vapor.

Amidst the steam, Xia Fa's figure suddenly grew taller, reaching a full three and a half meters in an instant, half a meter taller than before!

The 3.5-meter-tall metal humanoid figure, with a silver-white base, has a serene starlight emanating from its head, shoulders, elbows, thighs, and calves.

The starlight seemed to wrap around these parts of his body. Xia Fa tried to move forward a step, and the starlight moved with him, scattering fine starlight.

In addition, the spikes on his shoulders, elbows, and knees turned into a deep purple color like the starry sky, with starlight emanating from them.

Originally a ferocious and majestic appearance, it now possesses an added layer of mystery and sublimity, making it even more intimidating and inspiring no thought of desecration.

Immediately afterwards, Xia Fa clearly felt new knowledge and information emerging in his spiritual intuition!

This time, however, this knowledge and information did not come from the Protoss Realm, but from... various parts of his own body!

That is... a new fusion contract ability obtained after combining the core contract abilities of the Silver Throne and the Gate of Stars!

Star Silver Rush has been upgraded to... Star Silver Flash!

The Mithril Seal has been upgraded to... the Star Seal!

The Red Silver Imperial has been upgraded to... the Red Silver Star Shell!

The Silver of Destruction has been upgraded to... the Silver of Star Destruction!

The Silver of Heavenly Punishment has been upgraded to... Heavenly Star Silver Fall!

And, most importantly—

Rhine Silver Mercury has been upgraded to... Starlight Silver Mercury!

Xia Fa was incredibly excited as he sensed his newly acquired Fusion Bond ability.

Moreover, while these secret abilities are integrated, they do not affect their individual use.

In other words, he can still enter the "Silver Throne" state of the normal "Rhine Silver Mercury" state.

At the same time, one can also enter the "Silver Throne" state of "Starlight Silver Mercury".

Once the Silver Throne enters the Starshine Silver Mercury state, it can use these Fusion Contract abilities.

At the same time, one can also enter the Starshine Body state independently.

It has to be said that this made things much easier in the future.

Of course, among the Starshine Body, Rhine Silver Mercury, and Starshine Silver Mercury, the strongest is definitely the Silver Throne state of Starshine Silver Mercury!

Xia Fa even felt that he could challenge Pompeii, the demigod, right now in his Silver Throne form of Starshine Mercury!

Of course, the prerequisite is to find him first.

Seeing that it was completely dark, Xia Fa thought for a moment and deactivated the Silver Throne state of Starshine Silver Mercury.

With a flick of his wrist, he took out a new set of clothes from his black pouch, which he had bought on a whim when he went to the Extraordinary Market.

After all, right now, I'm only wearing the Shark Suit, which could easily expose something.

He wasn't really afraid of being exposed; he was mainly afraid that Pompeii would be on guard, and even more afraid that the mysterious ruler behind Pompeii would become alert.

Once we've slaughtered Pompeii, we won't have to worry about all that anymore.

With that in mind, Xia Fa changed into new clothes: a beige linen shirt, fitted suit trousers, and calfskin boots.

After a period of physical exercise, he is no longer so thin and bony, and his cheeks have become fuller. Wearing this new outfit, he actually looks quite energetic.

Xia Fa parted the leaves of this naturally formed plant house and stepped out.

As soon as he stepped out, he immediately sensed that in the darkness around him, pairs of eyes glowing green or red were staring at him with predatory hunger.

It seems that many wild beasts, especially supernatural creatures, are preparing to hunt him under the cover of darkness.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Fa simply took out the fiery red bead that the Venomous Tree Centipede had given him from his pouch.

The moment the fiery red bead was taken out, the aura of the Venomous Tree Centipede's demigod status and top predator spread out, causing the eyes in the darkness to immediately retreat.

Xiafa even heard the sounds of many wild animals frantically breaking branches and running away.

He smiled, shook his head, and after roughly determining the direction, immediately headed towards the exit of the Mist God Hunting Grounds.

Before long, Xia Fa noticed that the surrounding shrubs were gradually thinning out, and the originally intricate plant maze had turned into a wide and flat woodland.

Judging from this, it should be about ten kilometers or so more before we arrive.

The moon and stars were bright, and the soft moonlight shone down, illuminating the tranquil woodland.

With the view opening up and the wild beasts almost gone, Xia Fa put away the fiery red bead that the Venomous Tree Centipede had given him.

Seeing that nothing was happening while they were traveling, Xia Fa inexplicably recalled his experience of trying to merge Rhine Silver Mercury and Starshine Body.

Originally, according to Dickinson, this should have been a very difficult and enormous goal.

But I... did it in one go.

Moreover, while the key lies in his unparalleled talent (99% of the reason), the sudden burning sensation in his heart meridian also played a crucial role (1% of the reason).

And so, the question that had once deeply troubled him involuntarily resurfaced in his mind.

That is, what exactly is oneself?

Why am I qualified to sign three overlord-level secret contracts in a row? And why do I understand them without any difficulty, and gain original secret techniques each time?

And why is it that a burning sensation surges from my heart meridian, and that strange electric current flows from my spine?

And where does the ability to randomly freeload meals come from?

And most importantly, why can I quickly become stronger and even gain some incredible new abilities through physical exercise?

Xia Fa became more and more curious as he thought about it. If he didn't know that divination was difficult to obtain answers, he would have wanted to try it on the spot.

"Xiafa?"

A clear and sweet voice rang out, as melodious as the tinkling of a spring. Xia Fa was slightly taken aback and turned around.

The first thing he saw was Chestnut, this lovely and pure rat girl, whose bright eyes were also looking at him with surprise.

"You've come to the Mist God Hunting Grounds too?"

Chestnut happily trotted over, its fluffy ears twitching with joy. As soon as it reached Xiafa's side, it immediately asked:

"How was it? Did you catch any prey? If not, I'll share some with you. I caught so many!"

Under the moonlight, her profile was as white and tender as milk, and Xia Fa could even see the fine downy hairs on her face.

He smiled and said: