I'm not just human!

But now, seeing that Holy Emperor Sharatul had actually intervened to stop Patriarch Osius from further recruiting Sharfa, He couldn't help but follow suit:

"Yes, wait!"

Patriarch Osius was taken aback and looked at his two old friends with surprise:

"Wait for what?"

His expression immediately became alert, and he instantly shielded Xiafa behind him:

"What are you two old geezers trying to do? In broad daylight, are you trying to rob me?"

Emperor Shalatu remained silent, ignoring Pope Hercules who had inexplicably repeated his words. Instead, he stepped forward and reached out to Shafa.

In that instant, Patriarch Osius's vigilance reached its peak.

Seemingly fearing that Holy Emperor Shalatu would snatch Shafa away, Patriarch Osius's face was immediately covered with dense runes, each rune bearing a star-like luster, as if thousands of stars were flowing within them.

An astonishing aura rose up, and He was about to activate a certain secret ability.

But it was no use. Emperor Shalatu's hand had somehow bypassed Him and grabbed Shafa's wrist.

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback, but fortunately he did not sense any killing intent from Saint Emperor Xia Latu. On the contrary, he felt a bit of intimacy.

He certainly knew what Emperor Sharatul was doing; he was confirming their blood relationship.

Originally, Xia Fa planned to wait until his cousin, the clown Jingxiao, arrived before making a statement, so as not to appear to be deliberately trying to establish a kinship.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Sharattu recognized him himself!

The next moment, Xia Fa felt a slight stinging pain in his wrist, as if a drop of his blood had been taken from him.

Fortunately, neither the burning sensation in my heart nor the strange electric current in my spine elicited any reaction.

This shows that Emperor Sharatul simply took a drop of his own blood, rather than using it to secretly plant any seeds of evil.

Almost immediately, the Holy Emperor Sharatu, who had been looking serious and resolute, was stunned for a moment, and then an unbelievable look of surprise gradually appeared on his face.

"Hahahahaha-"

Emperor Sharatul suddenly burst into laughter, his expression and posture even more exhilarating than Patriarch Osius's earlier laughter.

Patriarch Osius felt a sudden tightness in his chest and asked nervously:

"What...what are you laughing at?"

Emperor Shalatu's smile suddenly vanished, his gaze became incredibly firm, and his expression showed extreme surprise and pride, along with a sense of contentment in his old age.

"What am I laughing at? Hahahaha! Let me tell you the truth, Shafa... is a member of our Gilgamesh family. He is the son of my grandson, which means... my great-grandson!"

Emperor Sharatu originally thought that these words would immediately intimidate Patriarch Osius and make him give up any thoughts of competing with him for the Shafa.

Unexpectedly, Patriarch Osius scoffed:

"Could there really be such a coincidence in the world? After thousands of years, a future mysterious emperor has finally appeared, and he just happens to be your great-grandson? I might as well say that Xia Fa is my great-grandson!"

Pope Hercules was taken aback at first, then realized what was happening, and suddenly rushed over, knocking aside Patriarch Osius and embracing Shaphat.

Just before embracing Xiafa, He deliberately shrunk His height to a mere two meters, His expression as intimate as could be:

“I remember now! I remember now! Xia Fa, you are actually my third brother’s long-lost bloodline! I am your eldest uncle! Come on, come home with me, let’s catch up.”

Patriarch Osius: ...

Emperor Shalatu: ...

Xiafa: ...

To be honest, until today, Xia Fa had never imagined that the Pope of the Absolute Church, an existence that commanded the entire universe, would be so abstract...

Just by looking at my appearance and height, I can't possibly be a relative of Pope Hercules or anything like that!

"Cough cough."

Emperor Shalatu coughed lightly and gestured to Pope Hercules with his eyes, signaling Him to release Shaphat, who was already feeling uncomfortable from His embrace.

After all, Pope Hercules followed the purest path of carnal supplication, signing thirty supplications in a row, all of which were in the carnal direction.

Titan's might, ancient demon blood, immortal sentinels... even the overlord-level secret pact He signed was the primordial stomach, which devoured and absorbed all those bizarre and supernatural creatures with extremely powerful bodies and extremely resilient spirits.

In this situation, even if He deliberately held back, Xiafa might not be able to withstand it.

Pope Hercules had no choice but to release Shaphat, but he still held onto Shaphat's wrist:

"Whether you two believe it or not, he really is my own nephew!"

Emperor Shalatu shook his head wearily, sighed softly, and then stretched out a hand, opening his palm in front of the three.

In His palm was a drop of blood that He had just taken from Xia Fa.

But at that moment, a drop of bright red blood seeped from his own wrist.

With a burst of light, the two drops of blood spread out simultaneously, transforming into a circular miniature ritual array.

The cryptic texts and lines within the two ritual arrays flowed, appearing quite mystical, and a warm aura permeated the air.

Immediately afterwards, both ritual arrays trembled slightly and began to move closer to each other.

At that very moment, Patriarch Osius and Pope Hercules both held their breath, their eyes fixed intently on the two ritual arrays.

The two blood-red circular ritual arrays drew closer and closer.

The next moment, they actually... overlapped!

Patriarch Osius trembled, his face turned pale, and he staggered a few steps, his face full of disbelief.

Pope Hercules stared wide-eyed at Shafa and then at Holy Emperor Shalatu in disbelief.

"Bloodline tracing" is a ritual array best suited for verifying the blood relationship between two people.

At such close range, the two extraordinary monarchs naturally realized that Emperor Sharatul was not faking it.

That is to say-

Shafa...is he really Sharatul's great-grandson?!

"Why? Why are you so lucky, you old codger? This promising young man, the future Emperor of Mystery, is from your Gilgamesh family, and he's your great-grandson?"

Pope Hercules cried out. Of course, he had just deliberately stirred up trouble, trying to gain some advantage even if there was no chance. Shaphat could not possibly be any of his nephews.

However, Pope Hercules did this because he thought that Emperor Sharatul had gone so far as to shamelessly claim blood ties in order to recruit Sharphas, so he followed suit.

However, Pope Hercules never expected that...

Xia Fa... he really is the great-grandson of Emperor Shalatu!

Patriarch Osius's eyes glazed over, looking utterly dejected, as if a cooked duck had flown away.

"Impossible, impossible, how...how could you be so lucky?"

Emperor Sharatul looked at his two old friends with a smug expression, as if he had won a great victory:

"Well? You two, do you have anything else to say?"

Pope Hercules shook his head and sighed with great regret:

"I have nothing more to say, oh wait, there's one more thing."

He suddenly raised his head, his golden eyes filled with solemnity and seriousness, and looked directly into Xiafa's eyes.

"Xia Fa, as you know, you are the signatory of the Silver Throne, the righteous god we worship in the Absolute Church, and the strongest among the nine righteous gods, Lord [Absolute Defense], who has also signed the Silver Throne, a hegemon-level secret contract."

"If you are willing to join our Absolute Church, Lord [Absolute Defense] will definitely take the time to personally teach you how to develop the Silver Throne."

"Are you willing?"

Emperor Sharatul and Patriarch Osius never expected that, even after things had come to this, Pope Hercules would still not give up and would try to deliver a fatal blow in order to turn the tide.

After all, believers are believers, and great-grandchildren are great-grandchildren. If Xia Fazhen is determined to change his faith and actively join the Absolute Church, it's difficult for the two of them to stop him.

Patriarch Osius immediately interjected:

"Xia Fa, since you're already a member of our Silver White Church, I'll take you into Lord Silver White Universe's earthly divine kingdom tomorrow. Didn't you also sign the Star Gate agreement? Lord Silver White Universe signed it too, so he can personally teach you as well!"

Emperor Shalatu even squatted down, looking at Shafa with extreme kindness, like a grandfather coaxing his grandson:

“Xia Fa, believe in your great-grandfather. Once you join our Paradox Church, Lord Paradox Clown will personally summon you to an audience and teach you tactics and strategies from the perspective of the true god.”

"Similarly, Master Paradox Clown can also teach you how to develop your secret abilities. You've already read the Golden Beacon Scroll, so you should understand why."

"Moreover, you are my great-grandson. With this relationship, the future Holy Emperor of the Church of Paradox will definitely be yours!"

Xia Fa was momentarily stunned.

This……

To be honest, if it weren't for the commentator's words and the young miner who claimed to be "Absolute Defense,"

Then, he would really have to struggle with whether to train and learn from [Absolute Defense], the strongest among the nine righteous gods, or from [Paradox Joker], who could fight [Absolute Defense] to a draw.

But now, there's no need to worry about it anymore.

Given that all nine righteous gods may be fake and there are conflicting accounts from various parties, the best option is to not go to any of their earthly divine kingdoms!

Of course, it doesn't mean never going at all.

If news suddenly broke of the emergence of the supreme-level secret contract [Miracle Fantasy] in some earthly divine kingdom, or if some mysterious treasure emerged from within a mysterious treasure, he could still go and join in the fun.

However, Xia Fa really didn't dare to take the risk of staying in the earthly kingdom of a true god for a long time, or even personally going to pay homage to a true god who might be a fake.

The nine righteous gods all possess unparalleled power and have each signed one hundred secret contracts, including at least six overlord-level contracts.

And, both absorbed and contained the three eternal credentials.

Even if the nine true gods are all fake, they are not necessarily weaker than the real true gods. They would still possess the same strength as those who have signed a hundred secret contracts and three kinds of eternal certificates.

After all, according to the young miner who called himself "Absolute Defense," among the current nine righteous gods, the so-called false "Absolute Defense" and "Paradox Clown" joined forces to cause Him to lose His power and imprison Him in that mysterious dark space.

This means that the fake gods are in no way weaker than the strongest of the real gods!

Therefore, Xia Fa had no doubt that as long as he got slightly closer to the Nine Great Gods, they would be able to sense his thoughts.

Then, the nine righteous gods will find out that he already knows that the nine righteous gods may all be fake... It's terrifying to think about.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a moment, Xia Fa decided to refuse.

But just as he was about to say those words, he suddenly realized something.

Just like if one were to suddenly leave the "Fate Carnival" organization, it might alert the "wise ones".