I'm not just human!

As Xia Fa spoke, he did not stop Tefaro from scattering shadow gold dust and distorting space and time.

After all, such cautious behavior is very much to his liking.

"First of all, let me reintroduce myself. My real name is not Caesar, but Shafa. I used to hide my identity for some reasons, but I don't need to do that now."

Xia Fa looked at the three of them and spoke with a smile.

Tefaro chuckled:

"I understand. To be honest, your current appearance is actually more to my liking. Of course, I mean it fits my aesthetic standards. My orientation is normal."

The clown and Alexander gave Him a strange look, as if the more He explained, the stranger it seemed...

Immediately afterwards, Alexander turned around first and laughed:

"Big brother, no need to say anything, I believe you! No matter what you look like or what your name is, I will always be your little brother!"

The clown gave Xia Fa an innocent smile, after all, he and Xia Fa had just gotten to know each other again.

Xia Fa smiled faintly:

"I'm glad you don't mind, so what's next..."

He first looked at Alexander, and his tone became serious.

"Alexander, you must have a very strong impression of Rusconsin's performance against the one-act actor."

Alexander nodded quickly and said eagerly:

"Yes, brother, what's wrong?"

Tefalo and the Laughing Clown suddenly realized what Shafa was about to say, and their expressions both turned serious.

Xia Fa said, word by word:

Do you know what the secret technique Ruscond used is?

Alexander shook his head very bluntly:

"I don't know, it should be... some kind of divine battle technique, right?"

Xia Fa shook his head slightly in denial, his tone becoming even more solemn:

"No, that secret technique... is called Critical Loss of Control! It's a forbidden technique that the nine great gods have jointly prohibited!"

Alexander shuddered, his pupils dilated, and he exclaimed:

"This...then, brother, you still..."

He glanced at Tefal and the Laughing Clown, then looked at Shafa, as if asking Shafa whether these two were trustworthy.

Unexpectedly, Tefal spoke first with a smile, his tone laced with cynicism:

"Don't worry, Alexander. I've already mastered the complete technology for critical runaway. In other words, once you learn it, we'll be in the same boat."

The clown, however, said seriously:

"Although I can only barely lose control halfway, I have still learned this forbidden secret technique. If I am discovered, I will not escape the judgment of our Church of Paradox and the Inquisition."

Alexander suddenly breathed a sigh of relief:

"You should have said so earlier. No wonder my brother kept you two here for a private talk."

Tefalo and the Laughing Clown looked at Xiafa with curiosity, their eyes questioning.

It seems to be asking how Xia Fa learned to be on the verge of losing control.

After all, judging from Xia Fa's tone just now, he should have already mastered this forbidden secret technique.

Xia Fa understood what they meant and smiled slightly:

“Then I won’t hide it from you anymore. I learned the Critical Loss Technique from the Golden Beacon Scroll. Hermes, I’ll teach you the complete method now. Alexander, you can learn it too. As for Terfalo, you can listen in as well, just to fill in any gaps in your knowledge.”

Tefal shrugged, giving a "whatever you want" look, while the Clown of Surprise and Alexander simultaneously became excited, their eyes shining as they looked at Shafa, waiting for him to speak.

Immediately, Xia Fa began to share his understanding with the three angel-level overlords about the key techniques and methods for overcoming the critical loss of control.

Of course, the main topic is how to learn and master the critical loss of control, how to advance through cultivation, and how to perceive the risks accumulated after using this forbidden secret technique.

Tefaro wasn't initially paying much attention, since he had already fully grasped the information, but as he listened, he gradually frowned, seemingly lost in thought.

Then, He actually started listening very attentively.

As for the Laughing Clown and Alexander, needless to say, they listened more attentively than anyone else.

Xia Fa's lecture lasted for several hours.

"...That's actually how it is. In my understanding, the 'Secret Contract Inscription on the Body' that every being who has reached the angelic rank can use is a technique similar to critical loss of control, but far less powerful."

"After all, just like being on the verge of losing control, this is also about putting yourself in a state of impending loss of control in order to forcibly increase your strength. However, the risk of losing control or the significant increase in combat power from imprinting secrets on the body is nothing compared to being on the verge of losing control."

"By the way, Tefaro, Hermes, after you mastered the critical loss of control, have you never used the form of the Secret Inscription on your body again?"

Tefaro laughed:

“That’s right. Just as you said, the risks and benefits of being on the verge of going out of control far outweigh those of having the Secret Code engraved on the body, so I naturally don’t need it.”

The Clown of Laughter agreed:

"Even though I had only mastered the critical half-loss of control before, it was still much, much better than the Secret Inscription on the body. After that, I focused on practicing only the critical loss of control."

But just then, Alexander, his face full of frustration, let out a long sigh:

"Big brother, I... I failed again, what should I do?"

Alexander had been trying it out since Shafa had explained how to control the critical loss of control in the first hour.

As an angel-level overlord, it wouldn't take long to initially master this forbidden secret technique; the difficulty lies in how to refine it.

Back then, it only took Tefalo less than ten minutes.

As for the Laughing Clown, he unintentionally mastered it through his great-grandfather's blood.

However, now more than five hours have passed, and Alexander has tried at least a hundred times, but he still can't figure it out at all.

Moreover, this was all under the circumstances that Alexander, as an angel specializing in mechanical contracts, had signed the "Forge of All Things," a domineering-level contract that inherently required extremely high talent and intelligence.

Although Alexander may seem a bit simple-minded, his intelligence is certainly no less than that of Avalon.

"It seems the rumors were true..."

Seeing this, Tefaro suddenly thought of something, sighed softly, and shook his head.

Xia Fa quickly asked:

"What rumor?"

Tefaro's expression became quite solemn; the group rarely saw Him show such an expression.

"That was said by my teacher who taught me this forbidden secret technique. I'm sorry, but I can't tell you who my teacher is yet. He said that the reason why the forbidden secret technique of 'critical loss of control' hasn't spread widely until now, besides the fact that the nine great gods have joined forces to prohibit it, is also due to another very important factor..."

Tefal took a deep breath and said, word by word, with utmost seriousness:

"...It cannot be mastered by anyone but those with exceptional talent."

Xia Fa and the Laughing Clown were both stunned for a moment.

Alexander, however, let out a long sigh as if resigned to his fate.

"I see, well... there's nothing we can do about it then."

Talent, even in the extraordinary world, is something that is completely inexplicable and mysterious.

For example, highly gifted individuals are far faster and better at understanding the secret texts on the secret contracts and thus advancing their understanding of them, as well as developing their abilities through the contracts, than ordinary people.

Some extraordinary individuals may never fully understand the first secret contract they sign in their lifetime, even if it is just an ordinary one.

However, those with exceptional talent can understand and sign one secret contract after another. Not only do they progress very quickly in their understanding, but they also often master the original secret techniques corresponding to each contract.

Tefal is widely recognized for his high talent, and the Clown of Laughter, as a top-tier angel-level overlord, naturally possesses considerable talent as well.

But Xia Fa and the other two did not expect that Alexander... as an angel-level overlord, who was already a genius among geniuses, still could not reach the talent threshold of mastering the critical loss of control!

"It's alright, no need to comfort me. Putting everything else aside, you two, Tefaro and the Laughing Clown, each possess a divine combat technique, don't you? But I don't, and you could have seen that from that point onward."

"And big brother, don't be sad for me. No matter what, I feel your kindness. Following you was definitely the right decision!"

After a brief moment of disappointment, Alexander comforted Shaphat, appearing utterly carefree and easygoing.

Xia Fa could only sigh softly:

"Alright, then we'll just have to go to the whale watching festival. I'll dissect some corroded, wriggling rust iron and absolute-cut copper for you later."

Alexander immediately grinned:

"Alright! We'll see what you do then, big brother!"

But then Tefal suddenly remembered something:

"By the way, speaking of the whale watching festival, we'd better hurry over there. It starts the day after tomorrow morning, and it's already afternoon. Do you know what the prize is for this whale watching festival?"

The whale watching event is organized by the "Gold Miners" Chamber of Commerce, a global chain.

The Gold Miners' Guild and the Secret Traders' Guild are almost identical behemoths, and are said to have powerful backers.

At the annual whale watching festival, the Gold Miners' Guild offers a very generous reward to anyone who can extract the most valuable treasure from the belly of a traveling whale.

However, the exact prize is only revealed a few days before the whale watching event begins.

Therefore, when Tefalo brought it up, both Shafa and the other two immediately became interested.

"What is it?"

"Tefaro, tell me quickly!"

Tefaro gave a mysterious smile:

"This time, the Gold Miners' Guild... has offered a Privileged Eternal Overlord-level Secret Contract, as well as a Dream Deep-Diving Shadow Gold the size of a lychee, as the prize for this year's Whale Watching Festival!"

Conditions are eternal?

A dreamlike deep-sea goldfish the size of a lychee?

Xia Fa's heart suddenly stirred, and he almost wished he could go there immediately tomorrow and attend the whale watching event!

After all, having already decided to collect all the unsigned overlord-level secret contracts, he naturally wanted the "Eternal Conditions" overlord-level secret contract that had appeared!

In this day and age, any of these top-tier secret contracts are extremely rare and highly sought after.