I'm not just human!

The Divine Battle Strategy of "Temporary Reality" [Anti-Reality]

The first two were easy to understand, but the third one piqued Xia Fa's curiosity. He really wanted to know what the effects of the divine combat technique called "Anti-Reality" were.

Unfortunately, Alexander was unaware that this was truly top-secret information, and his teacher was unwilling to elaborate, only saying that he should encounter and explore it on his own.

I wonder if continuing to train my body and advance the transformation of my eyes will allow me to obtain one of these divine battle techniques...

If I could actually get it, that would be amazing!

Xia Fa had personally experienced firsthand just how effective the Pillar of Mindstorm, a divine battle technique from [First History], was, and it left a deep impression on him.

The other divine battle techniques, just hearing their names fills one with longing...

"As for the Laughing Clown, it is rumored that He came from the earthly kingdom of the true god [Paradox Clown], and arrived on our planet Caligi five days in advance. So when the two true gods [Silver Universe] and [Nature Monarch] created the planetary barrier, He was already on this planet."

After Alexander finished introducing the information about Tefalo and the others, he also emphasized the existence of this person called the Laughing Clown. However, he did not know the specifics of the Overlord-level secret contract that the Laughing Clown had signed, or whether he had mastered the Divine Battle Technique.

However, just from the fact that the Joker of Laughter came from the earthly kingdom of the righteous god [Paradox Joker], who is comparable to [Absolute Defense], one can imagine just how powerful and troublesome the Joker of Laughter is.

Xia Fa's expression turned serious. It seemed that obtaining the Golden Dao Beacon Scroll this time would be quite difficult.

However, another flickering fire slowly began to burn within his chest.

That was the will to fight, the excitement of finally finding an evenly matched opponent with whom he could fully unleash his potential.

And, I also want to see the young overlords of this era.

"By the way, big brother, there's a training ground outside my machine workshop with lots of incredibly tough mechanical dummies. You can go and have some fun if you'd like."

Alexander's sudden mention of this reminded Shafa of something.

Perfect timing! Now I'll absorb that soybean-sized "pure white light-chasing silver crystal" and see how much it will enhance my Silver Throne's various secret abilities!

By the way, let's further advance our understanding of the secrets of the "Gate of Stars"!

……

While Xia Fa was cultivating.

At the same time.

Above the planet Kaligi, under the azure sky.

Three figures emerged, each exuding an aura that shook the void and an imposing presence that commanded the world.

They were Osius, the patriarch of the Silver Church; Heracles, the pope of the Absolute Church; and... another rather aged but imposing old man.

The old man actually looked somewhat like Xia Fa.

Or rather, Xia Fa looks somewhat like Him.

"Shalatu, you owe me a huge favor this time. Lord [Silver Universe] gave me a divine decree saying that I could only bring two people in this time, so I brought the two of you."

Patriarch Osius turned to look at the imposing old man, who, despite his usual aloofness and unsmiling demeanor when facing Dictator and Pope Hercules, was quite different.

However, when facing Sharatul, Patriarch Osius's tone was surprisingly warm, even somewhat ingratiating.

Shalatu de Gilgamesh, the Holy Emperor of the "Church of Paradox" of the Paradox Clown!

The Holy Emperor of the Paradoxical Church is the same as the popes and patriarchs of other churches; he is second only to God and above all others.

However, it is slightly different.

Because the Holy Emperor of the Church of Paradox...is said to have fought his way out of the earthly divine kingdom of the "Paradox Clown" purely through strength.

This identity alone is enough to intimidate anyone, anywhere in the universe.

With his hands behind his back, the square-faced old man with a thick, stern beard, though now snow-white, only added to his air of authority.

"Alright, I know. You just want me to take you to explore those high-risk, god-level ghost realms, right? Don't worry."

Emperor Sharatul spoke calmly, his tone cold and firm, yet Patriarch Osius's face lit up with joy:

"That's a deal!"

Pope Hercules rubbed his hands together. This ten-meter-tall giant in golden armor was now blushing like a little girl in front of Emperor Sharatul:

"I...can I come along? You guys won't miss me anyway."

Emperor Sharatul glanced at him, then turned his head back:

"Ah."

Pope Hercules was also overjoyed:

"Haha, that's great! Next time you come to our church's territory, I'll definitely give you a warm welcome!"

Emperor Sharatul did not respond further, but Pope Hercules did not care, as if he was already used to His attitude.

Patriarch Osius suddenly thought of something:

"By the way, Sharatul, isn't there some of your bloodline descendants on Caligel? Don't you want to go and take a look?"

Emperor Shalatu said calmly:

"More than ten years ago, I did a divination once. Humph, they actually changed our family name to something like Augustus. Well, I don't care anymore. Anyway, I have many sons and daughters, many grandchildren, and even more great-grandchildren. This is just one branch of the family."

Patriarch Osius seemed to be deep in thought:

"Oh...I see."

Emperor Shalatu continued:

"Also, you should know that it was precisely because this branch of people were born unable to sign secret contracts that I sent them to this planet Caligel so that they could live their lives as ordinary people."

Patriarch Osius nodded; He remembered that more than sixty years ago, when Sharatul had asked Him to do this.

At that time, Sharatus held an infant and handed it directly to him, saying that this was one of His sons, and asked him to do everything he could to arrange for them to live the life of ordinary town residents, so that they could live a peaceful and uneventful life.

This was a last resort. Sharatul was one of the strongest beings among the transcendental monarchs, just like Osius himself and Hercules, and even stronger than them.

In this situation, Osius could particularly empathize with Sharatul's feelings.

Whether they are His own descendants or the descendants of Chalatu, if they cannot sign a secret covenant, living an ordinary life is the best option, especially living in a small town or even the countryside.

Because if you attract even the slightest attention and your identity is discovered, it can easily lead to disaster... especially for secretive organizations and unknown entities that want to get close to the real world.

Some unknown entities may even try to influence popes, patriarchs, and holy emperors—whose status and position are of great importance—through the bloodlines of their descendants, thereby opening the door to the real world.

At that point, it could easily become a catastrophic event on the scale of star field extinction. Sometimes, even the nine righteous gods wouldn't be able to act in time, unless they sensed it beforehand.

Patriarch Osius sighed softly, seemingly also thinking of his descendants who, unable to sign the secret covenant, had lived ordinary lives:

"Let them change their surnames. Wouldn't that make it easier for other malicious individuals to find them and influence us? After all, you know how serious the consequences can be if we are influenced."

Emperor Shalatu's tone grew increasingly indifferent:

"Yes, you're right. So, I don't want to pay attention to that branch of the family anymore. Let them fend for themselves. Anyway, it seems like there's only one great-grandson left now."

Just then, Pope Hercules asked in surprise:

"But three years ago, your grandson and granddaughter-in-law on Planet Kaligi were attacked by the Sleeping Monster. You sensed it with your bloodline and immediately saved them... It's just a pity that you were in another star field at the time, and your action across star fields was a bit too late, which resulted in them being severely corrupted by the Sleeping Monster. They should still be in a coma and haven't woken up yet, right?"

Sharatul was taken aback at first, then said with some surprise:

"You're spying on me?"

Pope Hercules quickly raised his hands and waved them in front of him:

"No, no, I was just asking you to go hunting down a crippled god with me, so I did a divination and happened to see this..."

After His mention of it, Patriarch Osius suddenly realized:

"No wonder you're always collecting this sacred metal, Corrupted Creeping Rust Iron. Is it to draw out the corruption of the sleeping monster from your grandson and granddaughter-in-law to sustain their lives?"

He hadn't thought much of it before, assuming that Sharatul was trying to create some kind of secret treasure, but now everything suddenly made sense.

Emperor Sharatul sighed softly:

"You have to keep this a secret for me."

In fact, Sharatu also felt quite emotional about his descendants on the planet Caligia.

Because not only His grandson and granddaughter-in-law were attacked by the strange Sleeping Demon, His great-grandson, who seemed to be named Xiafa, was also entangled by the strange Snow Demon.

However, His connection to His descendants, especially those beyond three generations, only occurs when they face a life-threatening crisis.

The great-grandson named Xia Fa did indeed encounter a life-threatening crisis for a moment. He originally wanted to intervene, but immediately sensed that Xia Fa was safe, so he didn't interfere further.

Because before that great-grandson named Xiafa becomes completely powerful, at least until he possesses angelic-level strength, any rash contact with Him would only bring trouble upon him.

On the other hand, Shafa and his father, and even his grandfather—the branch of the family that Shalatu placed on Caligi—were unable to sign a secret pact.

Therefore, it is impossible for Shafa to possess angelic-level strength, and thus it is even less likely for Shalatu to rashly make contact with him.

Patriarch Osius and Pope Hercules both noticed Sharatus's exhaustion.

Those corrupted by the Sleeping Monster, especially ordinary people who haven't signed a secret pact, can only survive by relying on the Corrupted Creeping Rust Iron to periodically draw out the contamination. Moreover, once the Corrupted Creeping Rust Iron is used up, it will also become contaminated and must be discarded.

But corrosive, rusty iron is a sacred metal! Even the nine great gods once searched far and wide for it!

One can imagine how much effort Sharatul had put into keeping his grandson and granddaughter-in-law alive on Caligi.

Even so, after the contamination is periodically extracted using corrosive, wriggling rusty iron, they still fall into a deep, slumbering coma, and it is difficult for them to wake up.

Unless, one prays to one of the nine righteous gods and asks them to intervene.

In fact, Emperor Sharatul did pray to the "Paradox Clown," hoping He would intervene and heal his two descendants, but strangely, he received no response.

So he had no other choice but to do his best to keep his grandson and granddaughter-in-law alive.

Even though He has dozens of grandchildren, He still cherishes each and every one of them.

Patriarch Osius and Pope Hercules exchanged glances and nodded to each other, both deciding to keep Tishalatu a secret.

Patriarch Osius was about to say a few words of comfort when suddenly, as if sensing something, he let out a soft "Eh."

He simply reached out with one hand and grabbed at the sea below.

Beneath the feet of these three figures lay a golden sea, with wisps of golden lava floating on its surface.

This is the sea area where the solar volcano is located!

In fact, this is precisely why Emperor Sharatul came to Caligia.

The angelic overlord nicknamed "Scaring Clown" is His most beloved great-grandson. He came to protect Scaring Clown and take care of some other things as well.

The Frightened Clown, whose real name is Hermes de Gilgamesh, is the only angelic overlord among the geniuses of this generation in the earthly realm of the Paradox Clown who has mastered the divine combat techniques of the Paradox Clown.