I'm not just human!

"Alright, that concludes today's testing. You can all go do what you like now. I'm sure you all understand that today's testing is for that very important exploration a month from now."

He paused slightly, took a deep breath, and said, word by word:

"An exploration in the rising stars and the abyss of stars that is of utmost importance to our entire doll girl race."

[The gaze of the Doll Queen Lumir fell upon Benedict and Anna:]

"In this situation, if possible, Benedictine and Anna, you may invite your masters to our Endless Realm."

His gaze swept over the other older doll girls and even the doll ladies in the stands.

"Similarly, those of you who have masters may also invite your masters to come."

The recording ends here.

Xia Fa let out a long breath, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.

Although Beneath herself doesn't seem to care much about the injustice she suffered, if Shafa goes to the Endless Realm a month later, she will definitely have to get revenge.

Shafa remembered both the names: the siren Lugana and the doll girl Erserina.

"Stars rise into the Star Abyss... What could be inside that even the Puppet Queen Lumir is so concerned about?"

Xia Fa became somewhat curious.

A month later, I wonder how many top-level secret contracts I will be able to sign.

If by then I can possess the strength to fight against the ruler, it seems... I could still venture into the Star Abyss where stars rise.

Bang bang bang.

Just as he was thinking this, a knock on the door suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

The knocking was extremely restrained, and very rhythmic and melodious, conveying a sense of unhurried politeness.

"Who?"

Xia Fa was a little puzzled. He walked to the door and opened it.

Glenn and Axel were standing in the doorway, smiling at him.

Glenn knocked on the door, but after knocking, he immediately retreated behind his uncle, Axel.

The demigod Axo, however, spoke with a broad smile:

"Xia Fa, congratulations! I never expected you to become a viscount. I just found out."

Xia Fa also smiled in response:

"It's nothing. By the way, Lord Axo, what brings you here?"

Although he guessed that Axel's personal visit was most likely to invite him to the Augustus family's dinner party, where he would formally invite him to join the Augustus family.

However, this was ultimately obtained through divination, and as an Eagle-level transcendent being, the fact that he could casually divine matters concerning demigods involved the secret of the strange electric current at his tailbone.

Therefore, Xia Fa could not reveal his identity and could only pretend not to know.

With a single gesture, Axel beckoned Glenn, who immediately presented him with an invitation card bearing a gold-embossed cover.

Axel chuckled as he spoke. This elder of the Augustus family, a cardinal of the Church of Nature, and a demigod, was surprisingly unpretentious.

“Nephew, I won’t hide it from you. Tomorrow night, our Augustus family will be holding our monthly family banquet, and the head of the family will be there. I would like to invite you to attend.”

He paused for a moment, then said meaningfully:

"If you are willing to acknowledge your surname, Augustus."

Xia Fa accepted it without hesitation, and then gave a slight bow:

"Thank you, I will definitely attend the banquet tomorrow night."

Previously, he was unclear about the situation of the nobles of the Kingdom of Augustus, specifically whether the Augustus family and the Selene royal family were engaged in fierce struggle or had always lived in peace.

After his conversation with Prince Justinian this afternoon, Shafa understood very well.

After all, according to Prince Justinian, the head of the Augustus family, who was also the ruler, Marshal Gaius, seemed to have been personally raising Prince Justinian from childhood!

Under these circumstances, Xiafa would never believe that the Augustus family and the Selene royal family had any major conflict.

As for why Prince Areman and Cardan were at odds, Shafa wasn't quite sure.

Seeing that Xia Fa accepted the invitation without any hesitation, Axel and Glenn exchanged a glance and smiled sincerely.

"Hahaha, good! Then I'll be waiting for you outside the palace of our Augustus family tomorrow night!"

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with the two, Xia Fa personally escorted them to the intersection of Daniel Street before returning to his own house.

He closed the door, toying with the tiger-tooth folding knife in his hand, his gaze deep and thoughtful.

"Pompeii..."

Chapter 157 Physical Training, Further Improvement!

As soon as Xia Fagang sat back down on the sofa, he felt his body getting hot.

It was a restless heat, a feeling of being unable to absorb nourishment, as if my body was filled with a frenzied, supernatural power that was about to burst my blood vessels.

"The paw of the Mountain Dragon Bear is really that effective?"

He was somewhat surprised. He had been so engrossed in reading Benedict's training records that he hadn't even noticed the bear paw in his stomach.

But now, with a slight sweep of his spiritual intuition, Xia Fa felt that the bear paw meat in his stomach was like burning embers, radiating a vast and violent supernatural power that surged throughout his body.

Xia Fa suddenly realized that this was the flesh of a demigod-level supernatural creature!

Under normal circumstances, someone as low as the Eagle level shouldn't even eat a small piece of meat like that; his body simply couldn't handle it!

After all, they're not even on the same level of existence anymore!

The first time I ate the flesh of a demigod-level supernatural creature, it was a deer leg that was bound by chains.

But at that moment, as soon as he finished eating, he immediately went to advance his understanding of the Silver Throne, and he made more than 50% progress in one go, and also comprehended the original secret technique in the process.

In this situation, even if the deer leg contained immense extraordinary power, it would be almost entirely absorbed by itself.

Therefore, at that time, I didn't even feel anything unusual in my body.

Today, I ate the bear paw of the Mountain Dragon Bear as a snack, and before I knew it, I had eaten a large piece the size of a watermelon. I immediately realized just how delicious the meat of a demigod-level supernatural creature really was.

Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever tasted ingredients of demigod or supernatural level in all the random meals I've had before. Eating deer leg was a first for me, and this is the second time.

Ingredients of demigod-level supernatural beings would seem to be luxuries that even ordinary nobles couldn't afford in the extraordinary world...

"Looks like next time I'm randomly trying to get a meal, I'll have to scout out the location beforehand... Hmm... I'll specifically target the high-ranking nobles!"

Xia Fa didn't think much of it and immediately started exercising on the spot.

First, it's the familiar push-up.

"One, two, three, four, five..."

Xia Fa quickly completed one hundred push-ups, and her movements and posture were both very standard.

As soon as he finished, he clearly felt that half of the extraordinary power that was almost overflowing from his body had dissipated and been absorbed by all the cells in his body.

My body feels much better now, and I feel much more comfortable.

Wiping the sweat from his brow, Xia Fa pressed on, reaching the kitchen doorway. With a light leap, he grabbed the doorframe and began doing pull-ups.

Although he was exhausted from fighting the demigod-level Mountain Dragon Bear with the Venomous Tree Centipede at noon and then slaying the angel-level Black Abyss Worm in the evening, Xia Fa still wanted to persevere and see if he could make a small breakthrough.

Standing at the kitchen doorway, he gripped the door frame tightly with both hands, strained his back muscles, and pulled upwards sharply.

"one!"

After reaching the highest point, relax your back muscles and slowly lower your body with your arms.

Then, with renewed vigor, he pulled upwards again.

"two!"

And so, Xia Fa gritted his teeth and began today's training.

"three!"

"Four!"

"five!"

"..."

"Twenty-seven!"

"Twenty-eight!"

"Twenty-nine!"

"thirty!"

After doing his thirtieth pull-up, Xia Fa immediately felt a wave of weakness wash over him, especially in his arms, which ached terribly and felt like every muscle was burning.

I remember last time I could only do 30 pull-ups before I couldn't do any more.

His fingers were about to slip from the door frame, and his body was about to fall.

A determined look flashed in Xia Fa's eyes. He gritted his teeth and, despite the exhaustion in his body, did several more.

Thirty-one!

Thirty-two!

Thirty...three!

After doing these three pull-ups, I was completely exhausted, especially my arm and back muscles. They felt like they didn't belong to me at all, and I felt like I could lose all strength at any moment.

But Xiafa was unwilling to give up, and taking advantage of the muscles' inattention, she pulled up another one.

Thirty-four!

After completing this step, when her body reached its highest point and began to fall, Xia Fa could barely control her downward trajectory. Seeing her arms being dragged along by her body, she was about to completely let go of the door frame.

But Xia Fa had a sudden inspiration and, taking advantage of his body's inattention and gravity, pulled upwards again.

"Thirty-five!!!"

This time, after reaching the highest point, Xia Fa voluntarily let go of his hands and landed steadily.