I'm not just human!

This time it didn't spew out the poisonous gas inscription, but Xia Fa understood that it was trying to send him back, so he could only smile and pat the carapace on its head to show his agreement.

Soon, the Venomous Tree Centipede transported him to a spot not far from the Mist God Hunting Grounds. Xia Fa signaled that he could stop and then, riding the azure air currents, slowly landed.

The Venomous Tree Centipede watched his retreating figure until it saw him standing firmly on the ground and turn around. Only then did it stand upright in the air, waving its carapace-like forelimbs as if to say goodbye.

It learned this from secretly observing the movements of the fog people when it was in the forest.

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback, not expecting the Venomous Tree Centipede to have this trick up its sleeve, so he waved goodbye to it.

The Venomous Tree Centipede reluctantly turned away, its carapace glowing, and finally disappeared into the distance.

However, Xia Fa failed to notice that the ring with the secret runes engraved between its brows was faintly glowing, and was beginning to show signs of merging with it...

……

"After all that fuss, it's already noon..."

Xia Fa touched his empty stomach, a wave of hunger washing over him.

He began to consider whether to roast and eat the bear paw of the Mountain Dragon Bear, or to go and randomly freeload a meal.

He had brought the Venomous Tree Centipede back before, but he didn't want it to stop in crowded places, so he hadn't had time to buy the Nightmare Octopus yet.

Perfect timing! After dinner, I'll take a walk to the Coast Market to digest my food.

Seeing that the exit of the Mist God Hunting Grounds was just a few steps away, Xia Fa had an idea: why not go and check out the exit of the Mist God Hunting Grounds?

If there's another barbecue feast, it's worth going for a meal.

In terms of effect alone, it's pretty much the same as randomly getting a meal—provided it's a meal at the home of an ordinary nobleman like Little Ridley.

Even the grand luncheons hosted by nobles and church elites couldn't compare to the lavish barbecue feasts organized by noble students and church elites.

The place where the Venomous Tree Centipede landed was not far from the exit, located on the edge of the Mist God Hunting Grounds, where few people approached.

Xia Fa first infiltrated the Mist God Hunting Grounds, reverted to his usual attire, and even changed into a set of clothes he had specially bought that were the same as when he entered. Only then did he leave the Mist God Hunting Grounds and head towards the exit.

With a hunting license for the Mist God Hunting Grounds, neither he nor anyone else can freely enter or leave any boundary of the Mist God Hunting Grounds.

Even before getting close, Xia Fa could smell the aroma of barbecue, which seemed to be even larger than the one last night.

It seems that even noble students and church elites need to replenish their diet with extraordinary ingredients three times a day, otherwise they would not be able to withstand such high-intensity hunting.

If a superhuman's supernatural power is completely depleted, there is a possibility of them losing control.

The aroma of the roasted meat made Xia Fa's mouth water, and he quickly walked to the exit.

But he immediately realized something was wrong.

At the exit of the Mist God Hunting Grounds, a large group of people had gathered, all of them noble students and church elites. After last night, Xia Fa had even gotten to know most of them.

But now, everyone is standing frozen in place, trembling with fear, and completely silent.

Xia Fa could see clearly that even whale-level powerhouses like Poincaré, Daponz, and Ianse didn't dare to move, their eyes filled with fear as they looked at the huge campfire ahead.

Even the usually carefree Auf had fear on her young face, her gaze fixed on the huge campfire that was supposed to be used for roasting meat.

Only Levimir, this 2.5-meter-tall human, remained silent, his eyes lowered in thought, but he too did not move an inch.

Since everyone was at the exit, facing the campfire, Xia Fa was facing their side and couldn't see what was next to the huge campfire.

So he quickly walked over and came to the edge of the crowd.

With just one glance at the huge campfire, Xia Fa's face revealed an extremely strange expression.

"So it was him..."

Chapter 146 Story Quiz: A Battle of Wits!

The campfire roared, and waves of heat swept over us.

Above the campfire, gutted and disemboweled prey such as cattle, sheep, and pigs floated, all supernatural creatures, and their ranks seemed quite high, mostly reaching the wolf level or even the elephant level, and there were even whale-level creatures.

The prey's skin was roasted to a golden brown, sprinkled with sesame seeds and chili powder, and the oil bubbled on top.

But now, no one, including Xia Fa, is paying attention to the prey that is about to be roasted.

Just because, beside the huge campfire,

At this very moment, an old miner is sitting here.

He had a face that looked like it had traveled all over the country and weathered many storms. His aged eyes seemed to contain a wealth of wisdom from his long life experiences. He wore a flannel shirt and denim overalls, paired with old, shed suede Martin boots.

He held a pair of tongs in his hand, poking at the firewood in the campfire, his face showing a desolate and forlorn expression.

It was... the entity that Xia Fa had seen in the cave, the story answerer!

Moreover, this meeting was completely different from the last one.

First, Xia Fa thought of the fact that the young miner without facial features, who was also the younger brother of the entity that called himself the Story Answerer, had also signed the Silver Throne, a supreme-level secret contract.

It even seems that I could ask him for advice on how to develop the Silver Throne.

However, because the entities were so bizarre and powerful, Xia Fa dared not risk trying.

Moreover, whether the young miner's words are credible is still debatable.

Comparatively, Xia Fa still prefers to find [Absolute Defense], the strongest among the nine righteous gods, to learn how to develop the Silver Throne.

No matter what, the nine righteous gods have protected all living beings in the universe for more than 30,000 years, and their followers and believers are spread throughout the universe. Even if there are some doubts, they are still more credible than physical beings.

On the other hand, Xia Fa's experiences during this period also made him realize that the story answerer... is not an ordinary entity!

It's not just a physical entity, it's one of the top three!

Excluding the "Glutton" who is disguised as himself, the top three entities are the bard, the storyteller, and the most mysterious entity, whose name is unknown.

Of course, the noble students and church elites present should also know about this, otherwise they wouldn't be so frightened that they wouldn't dare to move when the storyteller appeared.

But Xia Fa also knew a piece of information that none of them knew, information with a level of secrecy as high as that of a ruler.

That is, the storyteller... seems to have quite a connection with the Nine Great Gods, and even has the qualifications to visit them!

I have to say that now that I know more about physical entities, I feel that they are even more mysterious and full of secrets, as if they are shrouded in endless mysteries.

"Oh? It's you."

The storyteller suddenly spoke, stopping his fiddling with the firewood and looking at Xia Fa at the edge of the crowd.

In that instant, Poincaré, Of, Ianse, and the others were all shocked and turned their heads in disbelief to look at Shafa.

The other noble students were even more shocked.

what's the situation?

The story's questioner, a being of unparalleled power even in physical form, actually... knows Xia Fa?

Just because of a simple question from the storyteller, Xia Fa suddenly became mysterious in everyone's eyes.

Only Chestnut and Glenn knew that this was because Xia Fa had answered the storyteller's extremely tricky and strange question earlier.

Moreover, he explained in detail how he came up with the idea, which is equivalent to gaining the approval of the storyteller.

That's why the storyteller recognized Xia Fa immediately.

Xia Fa had no choice but to smile helplessly and reply:

"Hello, Storyteller, it's been a long time."

The storyteller sat on his little stool and shook his head:

"No, things haven't been going well lately."

He hadn't noticed until Xia Fa pointed it out, but now he noticed that the storyteller's face... had several new scars!

Although the scar was almost healed, Xia Fa remembered clearly that the person who asked the question last time did not have a scar on their face.

Who can harm this entity that is so powerful it seems to have no limits?

He couldn't help but recall the scene in that mysterious underground cave, where a group of entities, led by the storyteller, had gathered.

What were they doing at that time?

The main issue is that Xia Fa didn't see any trace of the physical entities in that city of giant jaw beasts.

But now, the person who asked the question, who was qualified to visit the nine righteous gods, is injured, though the injury doesn't seem serious...

Xia Fa's curiosity was practically bursting, but he couldn't ask, so he could only smile apologetically and say:

"I have offended you, Storyteller."

The storyteller waved his hand:

"It's nothing, it has nothing to do with you. But since you're here, that's perfect, we can begin the story now."

As soon as he said this, Xia Fa heard it clearly, and the breathing around him paused for a moment.

After all, the reputation of the story answerer is known throughout the entire universe.

If you can answer the questions in the story told by this entity, that's fine; but if you can't answer them, it could really be fatal.

But the questions in his stories are extremely tricky and bizarre, and even the greatest scholars from churches across the universe sometimes cannot answer them.

The main issue is that there's a time limit; it can be as short as one minute or as long as five minutes.

On the contrary, Chestnut and Glenn had a lot of confidence in Xiafa, because they had witnessed it firsthand. Xiafa answered the extremely difficult and tricky question from the storyteller in just one minute.

Of everyone present, only the two of them weren't too afraid.

No one dared to speak, no one even dared to breathe loudly.

The noble students and church elites, as if awaiting their execution, waited with trepidation for the storyteller to speak.

Only Levermier, the young man as silent as a lion, stared intently at the storyteller, lost in thought.

The storyteller, who looked like an old miner, spoke calmly, his tone surprisingly mechanical to Xia Fa.

"If you answer incorrectly, this will happen."

He casually picked up the pickaxe at his feet and tapped it lightly.

At the exit of the Mist God Hunting Ground, beneath the towering trees, a chilling "crunching" sound rang out from the soil, as bones were being ground away inch by inch, accompanied by piercing screams.

"It's... a demigod-level supernatural creature? Judging from its cry, it sounds like a black bone worm!"

Daponz was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and in his panic, he couldn't control his mouth.