I'm not just human!

"Oh, it's you, sir! I think I've seen you in a book before."

As Beneath spoke, she blinked her large eyes and looked the soul that had sprung from the obsidian ring up and down.

The more she looked, the more convinced she became that it was indeed exactly like the portrait of the previous Doll Queen in the book.

"Lady Heatherpuria, you...you're not dead? How come you're living inside the ring?"

[Benise asked curiously, no longer afraid at all.]

Heather Pelia sighed.

"I've been through some things, sigh... Anyway, meeting me is a blessing destined for you. If you agree to do something for me, I'll help you become stronger."

[Benise's big, golden-red eyes immediately lit up:]

"Really? How strong can I become?"

Heather Perria said casually:

"With my help, you can become as strong as you want."

[Benise was even more excited:]

"Can I become as strong as the nine great gods?"

Heather Perria's expression froze again.

"This...this definitely won't work."

Benedict's enthusiasm was not dampened in the slightest.

"What if I became as powerful as those Outer Gods who roam the Protoss Realm?"

Heather Perria almost thought she had misheard.

"Child, I am merely the Queen of Puppetry, not the God of Puppetry..."

[Benise had no choice but to earnestly ask:]

"So... how strong can you help me become?"

Heather Perria's expression turned serious, and she said, word by word:

"If you're willing to endure the arduous training and dangerous adventures, and you have enough talent and luck, becoming the next Puppet Queen isn't out of the question."

Benedict's face immediately lit up:

"Okay! It's decided then, I agree!"

Now it was Heatherpuria's turn to be surprised.

"You didn't even ask what I need help with? And why are you so desperate to become stronger?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Benedict blurted out:

"Because I want to go on adventures with Shafa! Especially if he's in danger, I want to fight alongside him!"

Seeing this, Xia Fa, who was enjoying his bear paw, paused slightly, feeling a warm current flow through his heart and slowly spreading out.

Fortunately, I've gradually become stronger, and I'm now able to kill demigods and even spar with angels.

Both Beneath and Chestnut now have the basic ability to protect them.

Of course, that's not enough.

We need to keep getting stronger!

A determined glint flashed in Xia Fa's eyes as he continued reading.

Heather Perria asked curiously:

Who is Xia Fa?

Benedict giggled, a smug look on her face.

"He is my master."

Unexpectedly, Heather Pearl's expression brightened upon hearing this.

"You already have an owner? Not bad, very good."

Benedict immediately became alert:

"Will the thing you asked me to do involve Xia Fa?"

Heather Polija smiled and said:

"Don't worry, it won't. It's just that with a master, your growth rate will be faster, which means you'll be able to meet the requirements for helping me with that matter sooner."

Benedict breathed a sigh of relief, then asked curiously:

"So, what exactly is this matter?"

[Hesseparia's tone turned serious:]

"Right now, you're far from meeting the minimum requirements to do that job, so you need to become stronger under my training first, understand?"

[Benise was startled by His sudden seriousness and obediently nodded her little head:]

"I...I understand."

Heather Pearl's smile returned.

"Alright, now I will teach you... the swordsmanship passed down from the God of Puppets!"

[Benise was suddenly startled:]

"The God of Puppetry?"

Heather Perria nodded.

"Yes, it's the god who created the first doll girls, guided their development, allowed them to multiply, and ultimately enabled the establishment of our vast doll girl civilization."

Before Beneath could speak, He continued:

"What you're learning now is the 'Sword of the Puppet Queen' taught to you, right?"

[Benise nodded her head sweetly:]

"Yes, that's right! I'm really good at it!"

Heather chuckled.

"You're just a mere insect-level being, how powerful can you be? The Puppet Princess's Sword is a common sword technique that all puppet girls can learn and master. But do you know that the Puppet Queen... is completely different from what you've learned?"

Xia Fa, upon seeing this, also became genuinely curious.

Now that he understands this extraordinary world better and has acquired more and more knowledge of mysticism, Xia Fa understands that whether human or demi-human, everyone must sign a secret pact in order to master extraordinary power and become stronger.

Furthermore, based on the various secrets he came into contact with, it seems that even the nine righteous gods have signed a secret pact!

Those extremely mysterious entities also seem to have signed secret agreements.

Only three types of existence are accidental; without signing a secret pact, one can still become stronger.

That is, humanoid supernatural beings, non-humanoid supernatural beings, and the bizarre.

Non-human supernatural beings are understandable, after all, they are like creatures born and raised in the extraordinary world, able to absorb extraordinary power to cultivate from birth, and awaken all kinds of talents.

As for the bizarre... since its origin remains a mystery, and it is only known that some bizarre phenomena are caused by superhumans losing control, it cannot be studied for the time being.

Therefore, Xia Fa has always been curious about the way humanoid supernatural beings, who are similar to humans and demi-humans but can become stronger without signing a secret contract, become stronger.

In fact, this has been a popular occult topic for scholars and academics in various churches for a long time.

And now, it seems that I can get a glimpse of the ways the doll girls can become stronger besides training in the embers.

He pondered for a moment, then continued reading with great interest, not forgetting to take a bite of bear paw meat.

[Benise said thoughtfully:]

"It seems so. The older sisters all learned the Sword of the Puppet Princess, but Her Majesty the Puppet Queen seems to have mastered something different from what we have."

Heather Perriat gently persuaded:

"That's right, so what I'm going to teach you today is the Twelve Divine Swords of the End, which only the Doll Queens of all time were qualified to wield!"

Upon hearing this, Benedict immediately became excited:

"The Twelve Divine Swords of the End? Sounds incredibly powerful!"

Heather's expression grew increasingly kind.

"You can only learn the first two sword techniques now. Once you reach the Eagle level, you'll be able to learn the third, and so on. Come, let me teach you the first one. This sword technique is called—the Divine Sword of Law Breaking."

[Hatherpuria extended her elegant, translucent hand, touched her brow, and a long beam of light shot out.]

The light was extremely condensed, almost like crystal. He stretched out his finger and pointed it at Benedict.

Before Benedict could react, the seven-colored crystalline light instantly merged into the space between her eyebrows.

Heather immediately shouted, waving her hands repeatedly. Droplets of healing water immediately appeared around Benedict, converging towards her forehead.

But the next moment, Heatherpuria froze:

"You...why aren't you reacting at all?"

[Benise said blankly:]

"Reaction? What reaction?"

Heather was even more surprised:

"Didn't you feel that extreme pain, like your head was about to explode, and your mind was caught in a mental storm?"

Benedict shook her head.

"Um...no."

Heather Perria is simply unbelievable!

"This shouldn't be happening. Whether it was when I was taught the Twelve Divine Swords of the End by the previous Puppet Queen, or when I taught the Twelve Divine Swords of the End to Ruri, even with our talents, we were in so much pain that we almost couldn't bear it. Our minds and bodies were on the verge of collapse..."

Beneath, however, stared wide-eyed:

"Rumir? Isn't that the current Puppet Queen...? You also taught her the Twelve Divine Swords of the End?"

Heather Perria, still reeling from the shock, burst into laughter upon hearing this.