I'm not just human!

He still held the easel in his left hand, but his right hand had already picked up a paintbrush dipped in oil paint, aimed it at the laughing clown on the metal ring, and began to paint.

"【Master of Art】! This is the 【Oil Self-Portrait】from the 【Master of Art】's high-level secret contract!"

"Unexpectedly, not only was the Clown of Laughter feigning a standoff while actually sending out a clone for a stealthy sneak attack, but the Painter had also already replaced himself with an [Oil Self-Portrait] so that he could infiltrate the air and launch a real offensive!"

"That was amazing! Absolutely amazing! These two top-tier angel-level overlords are far superior to their peers in both strength and tactics!"

The commentator was clearly very excited. The painter was facing off against the laughing clown. As soon as they started fighting, they perfectly coordinated some of their secret abilities and tactics. It can be said that they used both their strength and wisdom to the extreme!

With the commentator speaking so enthusiastically, the audience naturally became completely engrossed in the story.

However, outside the golden barrier, in the Homo sapiens spectator area, the middle-aged Homo sapiens from before was in a very awkward situation.

After all that, it turns out that the painter and the clown were not having a "clash of masters' auras" or a "battle of wills" at all. Instead, one was preparing to ambush the other, while the other hid high in the sky to launch a full-scale offensive.

The middle-aged Homo sapiens was almost blushing with shame, but fortunately his son didn't care and was watching the game intently.

However, in the giants' viewing area next to the Homo sapiens' viewing area, many of the seemingly foolish giants turned their heads and grinned at the middle-aged Homo sapiens, clearly amused by his misfortune.

This little incident didn't have any major impact.

Because now, whether it's Homo sapiens, giants, or even blade people, mist people, demon people... and so on, all the spectators who have come here from the entire universe have completely devoted themselves to this battle between top-tier angel-level overlords that can be described as a once-in-a-decades event!

Rumble!

Above the metal arena, the air suddenly vibrated violently, and countless grains of yellow sand fell down.

Amidst the astonished gazes of countless onlookers, a colossal castle rose up, instantly enveloping the painter within it.

The outer walls of the castle were covered with all sorts of exquisite oil paintings, including world-famous works such as "Mona Lisa", "The Last Supper" and "Sunflowers".

At that very moment, a giant clown's head appeared behind the castle.

The clown's head grinned eerily, then suddenly opened its mouth and tried to swallow the castle whole.

blah blah blah!

blah blah blah!

But just then, the sound of warhorses' hooves rang out in the void.

The next moment, two full squads of toy cavalry appeared.

Wielding amber-colored lances carved from candy, and riding warhorses that resembled paper cutouts, they charged simultaneously from both sides at the giant clown's head!

Charge in a cross formation!

The two toy cavalry units passed each other in an instant, like two swift bolts of lightning.

A cross-shaped crack appeared on the giant clown's head, and then—

boom!!!!!

The clown's head, which was ten thousand meters long, exploded like a balloon, leaving only a chilling laugh echoing in the air.

"Hehehe, hahaha! Hehehe, hahaha! Hehehe, hahaha!"

Seeing that the giant clown's head had failed to devour the sand castle, the castle had become completely solidified in just a short while.

The painter stood on the balcony of the fifth floor of the castle, like a prince inspecting his territory.

At this moment, He was still holding the easel, aiming it at the laughing clown on the metal ring, and began to draw stroke by stroke, his expression extremely serious, as if he had devoted himself to his art.

The clown seemed somewhat surprised that the painter had so easily destroyed the gigantic clown head he had summoned, which was ten thousand meters long. He stood there for a moment, stunned.

Or perhaps, that enormous clown head was activated by Him at a certain cost, and after it was destroyed, He suffered a backlash, became mentally confused, and needed time to recover.

But, of course, the painter wouldn't give him time.

Suddenly, everything around the clown with the startled laughter became vividly colored, radiating the unique texture of oil paint.

The waves, the air, the metal arena… even the clown's brightly colored costume seemed to become extremely vivid, as if…

It's going to become a real oil painting!

The clown, who had been somewhat dazed, suddenly snapped back to his senses as if he had been stimulated or frightened.

His body moved slightly, but only slightly. His face, covered in paint, clearly showed a struggle, but he could no longer make any further attempts to escape.

"What a pity, the Clown of Laughter is going to lose."

Alexander then spoke up; the young master of the Myriad Machines School seemed to have suddenly become intelligent and had discovered something.

With a faint smile on his lips, Tefaro also spoke:

"Not necessarily, but once you're inside the painter's 'anti-reality,' unless the clown of laughter has some incredibly clever way to escape, it's indeed very difficult to get out."

Xia Fa asked curiously:

"[Anti-realistic]?"

He had long recognized that the authoritative secret agreement the painter had signed was within the "fairytale world" he was quite familiar with.

However, in the hands of the painter, this supreme secret contract of the fairy tale world takes on a slightly different form.

For example, the painter's "Guardian Castle" has its outer walls covered with world-famous paintings, each seemingly having its own function and purpose, though these haven't been revealed yet.

And, the painter's "Kingdom Legion" has lances made of candy, and their warhorses are also paper cutouts, with incredibly slender figures.

This is quite different from Prince Justinian's "Guardian Castle," which resembles a real ancient castle, and his "Kingdom Legion," which looks like it has been on the battlefield.

As for the eerie "Guardian Castle" of the incredibly powerful and extraordinary monarch Dickedi, it is completely different.

"The Painter's Guardian Castle... it must be a combination of the abilities of other high-level secret contracts, unlike Dick Tudor, whose abilities seem to be influenced by his own past experiences..."

Because Xia Fa had signed two overlord-level secret contracts in succession, he focused his energy on how to integrate the various secret contract abilities of the two overlord-level secret contracts, [Silver Throne] and [Gate of Stars], and neglected the advanced secret contract, [Ether Source].

But unlike him, both the painter and the clown will only become extraordinary monarchs in the future, not secret emperors. In other words, they have only signed a supreme-level secret contract.

Therefore, what they focus on, besides developing their own overlord-level secret abilities,

The key is how to integrate the abilities of the hegemon-level secret agreement that has been signed with other high-level or even ordinary secret agreements.

It now seems that the reason why the two secret abilities used by the painter are different from those of Prince Justinian is probably because they are the result of merging with other high-level secret abilities, such as those of the "Master of Art".

"By the way, where are Prince Justinian and Avalon? Such a momentous event as the appearance of the Golden Beacon Scroll, why didn't they come?"

Xia Fa suddenly remembered this and was startled.

The main reason was that when he first prepared to head to the Sun Volcano, he almost subconsciously assumed that Prince Justinian and Avalon would definitely appear, and he even considered whether they should join forces.

However, as the competition for the Golden Beacon Scroll took place in the extremely special form of the Super Fighting Grand Prix, and various situations arose one after another, Xia Fa temporarily forgot about the two of them.

Only now, after seeing the painter use all the secret abilities from the [Fairy Tale World], did Shafa suddenly think of Prince Justinian, and then naturally thought of Avalon.

"What a pity. If Avalon had come, and he had fought Alexander in that colossal, ten-thousand-meter-tall mobile armor, it would have been a truly spectacular sight..."

Xia Fa shook his head, deciding to wait until the battle for the Golden Beacon Scroll was over before he could properly investigate the whereabouts of Prince Justinian and Avalon.

Oh, right, and Captain Hook... that was originally his target for this trip.

I don't know if it's because Captain Hook wasn't strong enough, or because he was too old, but he wasn't selected by the Golden Beacon Scroll for the initial list of thirty-two people, even though he had tried to enter the Sun Volcano several days earlier...

Suddenly, Tefaro's lazy yet amused voice rang out, pulling Xia Fa back to reality.

"Since the painter has already used his skills, I might as well tell you. Maybe you can use this to defeat the painter in the next round and get rid of a powerful and troublesome opponent for me."

He seemed to be joking, yet also quite serious, as he continued:

"【Anti-Reality】is a divine combat technique developed by the righteous god 【Temporary Reality】. Of course, unless one has mastered this divine combat technique, it is difficult for others to understand its specific abilities and effects. But there is only one thing."

Tefal pointed to the metal arena with the hilt of the scimitar he was holding.

On the metal arena, not only was the area around the Laughing Clown transformed into an oil painting, but the Laughing Clown himself was also about to become an oil painting.

What's even more chilling is that the clown's figure actually becomes thinner as a result, as if it has fallen from three dimensions to two dimensions and is about to become a human figure in a painting!

“Turning ‘reality’ into an ‘oil painting’—isn’t that equivalent to ‘anti-reality’? That’s right, this is one of the methods of the divine tactic of ‘anti-reality’.”

With a simple sentence, Tefaro made Xiafa grasp the essence of this divine battle technique, as well as its terrifying and powerful nature.

Alexander listened very attentively, even though he was the young master of the School of All Machines, his teacher had never introduced these things to him.

At that moment, Alexander exclaimed in disbelief:

"Holy crap, that's insane, how are the others supposed to fight?"

Tefal's lips curled slightly, revealing a smile that suggested he had everything under control.

"It's very simple. Using this divine combat technique requires time to prepare and cannot be disturbed. So, once you're really facing the painter, just launch a full-scale attack."

Xia Fa showed a slight look of realization. No wonder the painter and the laughing clown chose to confront each other at the beginning.

The clown, who had been trying to use his clone to become invisible and ambush the painter, had already replaced his original self with an oil painting self-portrait, while his true self quietly slipped into the sky.

At that time, He might have already been preparing the divine battle strategy of "anti-reality".

By the time His [Oil Self-Portrait] was destroyed and His true form in the sky was discovered, the painter was probably almost finished preparing before hiding in the [Guardian Castle], ready to launch the attack.

"We still lack information. Didn't the Clown of Laughter investigate any potential rivals who might compete with Him for the Golden Beacon Scroll?"

Xia Fa learned from the lessons of the clown and summarized them.

But it makes sense, considering that it's rumored that there's a feud between the two righteous gods, [Silver Universe] and [Paradox Clown], to the point that the believers of the Church of Paradox dare not enter the Silver Universe Church's chapel.

The Crimson Agent initially allowed Pompeii to exploit this point, which led the Bald family to worship the steward of the true god, the "Paradox Clown," thus luring him out of the Church of St. Vivian and allowing the Snow Fairy to successfully descend.

Now, the fact that the righteous god [Silver Universe] is willing to allow the most outstanding young man of this generation from the Earth God Kingdom, [Paradox Clown], namely the Laughing Clown, to come to Caligi to compete for the Golden Beacon Scroll is already quite remarkable.

In this situation, even the clown wouldn't dare to push his luck and try to find out anything about Tefalo and the painter, even if the painter believed in the "Nature Monarch" rather than the "Silver Universe."

On the other hand, it's estimated that the Laughing Clown probably has no idea which opponents He will encounter, so naturally He has no way to gather intelligence.

Now, the negative consequences are already becoming apparent.

Because he was unaware of the painter's information, especially that the painter possessed the divine combat technique of "Anti-Reality," which, once activated, was almost impossible to resist, the Clown of Laughter... was about to be defeated.

At this moment, above the metal arena.

The painter's expression clearly became much more composed, truly displaying the elegance of an artist.

This top-tier angel-level overlord, although his performance in the second round of the small world was somewhat poor, or rather, too emotional and too romantic.

However, in the third round, when He truly unleashed His full power and clashed head-on with other top-tier angel-level overlords, He still revealed His unparalleled strength.

The painter carefully painted, stroke by stroke, on his canvas.

On the metal arena, around the Laughing Clown, pumpkin carriages carrying bombs, forest elves wielding bows and arrows, and thunderclouds with big, watery eyes all appeared.