I'm not just human!

But just then, Patriarch Osius suddenly turned around and glanced at them from afar.

Immediately, he casually waved his sleeve.

Everyone present, including Tefalo, the Laughing Clown, and the painter, was instantly deprived of their senses.

They knew perfectly well that not far ahead were three extraordinary rulers, as well as Caesar, who had revealed his true form.

But then, they could no longer be seen, and naturally, they could no longer hear what they said or did.

This almost divine method inevitably startled the young overlords, making them genuinely realize the vast gap between themselves and the extraordinary rulers.

That's normal, after all, they are twenty-two fewer than the extraordinary monarchs in terms of the number of secret contracts they have signed!

Tefal and the others exchanged glances. Seeing that they hadn't been driven away, nor had they been teleported to other parts of the planet by Patriarch Osius with a wave of his hand, they decided to continue waiting.

They... each had many things they wanted to talk to Caesar about.

……

"These little brats are really bold."

Patriarch Osius then turned around, shook his sleeves, and chuckled and cursed.

While the three extraordinary rulers were conducting their business, Terfalo and his companions dared to peek.

If these young overlords weren't, to some extent, the juniors of the three of them or their friends, Patriarch Osius might have had to take action and teach these young men a lesson in manners.

Without a second thought, Patriarch Osius turned and looked at "Caesar".

The young man, whom the three extraordinary rulers had been thinking about for a full day and night, was quite handsome and sunny. He was tall and dashing, with black hair and black eyes, but his eyes were very bright, as bright as charcoal about to burn.

At this moment, the young man was also sizing up the three of them, showing no fear whatsoever.

"Young man, may I ask your real name first?"

Patriarch Osius spoke first, forcing out what he thought was a kind smile on his deeply lined old face.

Unfortunately, as the patriarch of the Silver Church, He needs to maintain his dignity at all times. Over time, it's as if He's wearing a mask. Now, when He wants to show his approachable side, He's actually quite unskilled.

Emperor Sharatul remained silent. The moment Caesar revealed his true form, he seemed to be deep in thought, only glancing at Caesar from time to time, as if confirming something.

Moreover, the matter He wanted to confirm seemed too important, so much so that He, who was both the Holy Emperor of the Church of Paradox and the head of the Gilgamesh family, dared not make a conclusion for the time being.

As for Pope Hercules, he was rubbing his hands together, showing none of the dignity befitting the Pope of the Absolute Church, and staring at Caesar with a warm smile on his face.

Xia Fa was actually quite unsettled. Of these three, he might not recognize the other two, but Patriarch Osius... he had seen him with his own eyes!

Shortly after the Snow Fairy descended outside St. Vivian's Church, Patriarch Osius suddenly appeared, instructing Tyrene, Chestnut, and himself to search for that "great being."

Speaking of that "great being," Xia Fa had actually been paying attention to him from time to time these days, but he still couldn't find the slightest clue.

Now, the two men beside Patriarch Osius, whether it was the giant in the form of a golden giant or the old man in a seven-colored robe holding a black and gold scepter, both looked to be of similar status and position to Patriarch Osius.

In other words... there were a total of three extraordinary monarchs!

What do these three extraordinary rulers want from him?

Could it be, as the physical "narrators" claim, that they've come to win them over?

Despite his inner turmoil, Xia Fa maintained a calm and polite demeanor, smiling slightly at Patriarch Osius and saying:

"Patriarch Osius, you must have a bad memory. Have you forgotten me?"

Shaphat's original plan was to use this seemingly familiar tone to first build a closer relationship with Patriarch Osius.

In order to prevent these three extraordinary rulers from coming to win him over for some other reason, he could at least keep them from becoming too distant from him.

However, Xia Fa did not expect that his words would cause both Pope Hercules and Emperor Sharatul to feel a jolt in their hearts.

Both of them turned their heads and swept their gazes across Patriarch Osius with eyes that could practically devour a person.

The meaning was quite clear: Patriarch Osius was hiding his identity very well. He had known this future Mysterious Emperor for a long time, but pretended not to know him and led them around to search for him!

They have ulterior motives; they really have ulterior motives!

Patriarch Osius was also taken aback for a moment, then pretended not to see the gazes of his two old friends, and his mind started working at lightning speed.

As a transcendent monarch who had signed thirty secret contracts, His memory was naturally far beyond that of ordinary people, and He immediately remembered something.

That was... about half a month ago, after witnessing the miracles created by that "great being" twice in a row, I reported it to Lord [Silver Universe]. Then, Lord [Silver Universe] issued a divine decree, ordering Him to come to the Kingdom of Augu to search for Him.

It just so happened that, in the city of Rum in the Kingdom of Augu, outside the Church of St. Vivian, He encountered Terrean, a student of His student.

At that time, this young man... was standing next to Tyrean, and seemed to be quite familiar with Tyrean's rat-clan granddaughter.

His name is—

Patriarch Osius's mind became clearer and clearer, and a name emerged from the depths of his heart.

"Xiafa?"

Xia Fa smiled, appearing neither humble nor arrogant.

"I didn't expect you to remember my name."

Upon receiving confirmation, Patriarch Osius was overjoyed and an overwhelming sense of happiness welled up within him.

"Hahahahaha-"

He suddenly threw his head back and burst into laughter, a laugh that, in the eyes of his two old friends, Holy Emperor Sharatul and Pope Hercules, seemed almost arrogant.

No, they were extremely arrogant!

"What are you laughing at? I'm asking you, what are you laughing at?"

Pope Hercules became inexplicably nervous and asked a series of questions.

Patriarch Osius smiled and shook his head, then suddenly spoke in a somewhat sarcastic tone:

"I laugh at you two old geezers for being so clever and calculating, yet you were just one step behind! Hahahaha!"

Emperor Shalatu's gaze sharpened:

"Osius, stop beating around the bush, what are you so happy about?"

Seeing that Holy Emperor Sharatul had spoken, Patriarch Osius dared not keep the two in suspense any longer. However, he did not speak directly, but instead looked at Shafa with an expression that was as kind as could be, as if he were Shafa's own grandfather.

“Shafa, I remember you joined our Silver Church a long time ago, right?”

Upon hearing this, both Pope Hercules and Emperor Sharatul felt a sudden chill, realizing that things were not going well.

Xia Fa… this future Emperor of Mystery actually… joined the Silver Church long ago??

When did this happen?

In that instant, both Grand Princes suddenly understood what Patriarch Osius was so happy about. One was seething with hatred, while the other's eyes flickered, as if he had made up his mind.

Xia Fa asked rather strangely:

“Yes, Patriarch Osius, we first met outside the Church of St. Vivian. Have you forgotten?”

Patriarch Osius waved his hands repeatedly and laughed:

"I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten, I'm just confirming."

He turned his head to look at Pope Hercules and Emperor Sharatul, his old face full of smugness:

"Well, did you hear that? Still dare to try and take it from me? Hmm?"

Pope Hercules gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. This hot-tempered man suddenly felt an urge to fight Patriarch Osius, who had such a smirk.

Emperor Sharatu suddenly sighed and shook his head.

Initially, the reason why the three extraordinary princes argued over who should recruit Chaphat was because they implicitly acknowledged that Chaphat had not joined any of the nine churches.

After all, such an outstanding young man, a future emperor of mystery, if he were truly from their respective churches, they couldn't possibly not know him.

It is true that Xia Fa was hiding his identity and strength, even within the church, especially the fact that he had signed two overlord-level secret contracts.

However, all three of them tacitly avoided mentioning it.

Because they were genuinely afraid that this future mysterious emperor might actually join the church of one of the three of them ahead of time.

In that case, it would be difficult to poach people from other churches; if things got serious, it would invite divine retribution.

But now, both Pope Hercules and Emperor Sharatul have encountered what they feared most.

That is, Xia Fa... was actually a member of the Silver Church all along!

In contrast, Patriarch Osius seemed to have encountered the greatest joy, his face practically beaming with happiness.

"Hahaha, good, good! Shafa, tell me, who recruited you into our Silver Church? I'll reward you handsomely!"

Xia Fa was somewhat surprised, but judging from the attitudes of the three extraordinary monarchs, he had already guessed that he would be alright, so he quickly replied without hesitation:

"It was the Archbishop of St. Vivian Church, Chestnut Silver Iris Orchid, and also our church's Cardinal Terrean, who gave me a lot of help and care."

Patriarch Osius smiled very kindly:

"Chestnut is that rat girl, right? You two are quite a good match. As for Tyrene, he's my student's student... Hmm, he's been performing really well these past few years. It's time to promote him to cardinal archbishop or saint."

It should be understood that below the supreme earthly leaders of the nine major churches—Patriarchs, Popes, Holy Emperors—are the saints.

Saints are also known as "gods' agents," and they often receive divine pronouncements, acting openly or secretly on behalf of the gods they serve.

The cardinal archbishop is on par with a saint.

Generally speaking, a habitable planet has only one cardinal archbishop, and all cardinals on that planet are under the command of that cardinal archbishop.

Cardinals and archbishops often teach geniuses in the earthly kingdom of God, acting as their teachers.

Then comes the cardinal, whose status and position are equivalent to that of a senior deacon in the church.

Next came the archbishops, bishops, clergy, and members of the superhuman squad…

At this moment, seeing that Patriarch Osius was about to promote Tyrene to Cardinal Archbishop or Saint, Shafa couldn't help but feel genuinely happy.

In this way, he could consider it as repaying part of the kindness that Bishop Terrean had shown him.

As Patriarch Osius spoke, he reached out to pull Shaphat's arm.

It's like a grandfather affectionately treating his grandson, wanting to start a casual chat with Xia Fala and build a relationship.

At this moment, Emperor Sharatul finally couldn't hold back any longer and said in a deep voice:

"and many more."

Pope Hercules had already given up hope, knowing that it was indeed difficult to compete with Patriarch Osius.