I'm not just human!

He walked to the street corner where the Lushurui Hotel was located, bought a plate of fried oysters, and ate them as he walked towards the city gate of the City of Ten Thousand Stars.

Among the crowd on the street, a nobleman arm in arm with his wife, an old man pushing a cart selling chamomile wine, and several vendors carrying bamboo baskets peddling fake and inferior jewelry all exchanged glances and quietly passed on the message in their own ways.

As Xia Fagang walked to the next street, the owner of a tailor shop, the owner of a fish stall, and the thugs squatting at the end of the street throwing dice all glanced at him subtly from one in front and one behind.

Then, new messages were secretly passed out.

And so, Xia Fa walked all the way to the city gate of the City of Ten Thousand Stars, passing through more than a dozen streets, and actually felt hundreds of eyes watching and tracking him.

Among them, there are two rulers, more than a dozen angels, and countless demigods.

Moreover, these people were surprisingly clever not to "follow" him, but to "monitor" his movements on every street by gradually passing on messages.

"This must be quite a large organization. In terms of ruler alone, it's comparable to our Augu Kingdom..."

Xia Fa pondered inwardly, but did not feel heavy-hearted at all.

Because, at present, he has only sensed the watchful eye of the ruler, and has not yet encountered a transcendent monarch.

However, because of this, he was basically certain of one thing.

Or perhaps this is the work of that old bastard Nervana, who mobilized the vast network of the ancient whale-hunting family.

Or perhaps it's some sizable force in this "lawless land" that has its eyes on him for reasons he doesn't know.

Perfect, I'll test these guys out tonight.

Since signing the third overlord-level secret contract, also known as the "Mystic Singularity," Xia Fa has only speculated about his own strength and has never actually fought one.

In other words, he believed that he could confront a transcendent monarch head-on while in a state of near-out-of-control, but whether he could actually win was another matter.

Moreover, this was under the circumstances that the extraordinary monarchs encountered had signed fewer than fifteen secret contracts, and that they had not mastered any divine battle techniques, nor the forbidden secret technique of critical loss of control, which was prohibited by the nine great gods.

However, Xia Fa also understood that neither the Divine Battle Technique nor the critical loss of control was easy to master, so he basically didn't consider it much.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Tefal and the Laughing Clown have mastered the critical loss of control, or that several angel-level overlords, such as the Painter and the One-Act Performer, have mastered divine combat techniques at the Super Fighting Grand Prix.

But you should know that Tefaro, the Laughing Clown, the Painter, the One-Act Actor, Casimir... these are all top geniuses from the earthly kingdom of gods!

This also means that they are the Silver Church, the Natural Church, the Paradox Church, the Destiny Church... these churches were selected and chosen from the entire universe through countless layers of selection!

Among the young geniuses selected from across the entire universe, only a handful from each church can master the divine battle techniques, which demonstrates the probability and difficulty involved.

As for the possibility of being on the verge of losing control, that's out of the question.

Tefalo's origins are mysterious, the Laughing Clown is a direct descendant of the Gilgamesh family, and Ruskondro gained control by devouring the Snow Demon that went out of control twice... Almost all of them gained control by sheer luck and by chance, not to mention the others.

Therefore, Xia Fa speculates that there are very, very few extraordinary monarchs on Caligari alone who can master divine combat techniques and are on the verge of losing control.

Of course, there was one exception.

That was his mortal enemy, the Crimson Agent who nearly killed him three times, intentionally or unintentionally.

The Crimson Agent... at least had mastered the concept of critical loss of control, which is why it was able to induce the Snow Demon to lose control a second time through some extremely taboo and mysterious means.

As for whether this madman who would shoot himself in the temple had mastered divine combat techniques, Xia Fa had no idea.

As he pondered, Xia Fa felt more at ease and walked directly out of the gates of the City of Ten Thousand Stars.

As soon as he stepped out of the massive, arched gate, he immediately felt even more prying eyes appearing from all directions and focusing on him.

Among them were pirates, fishermen, boatmen, pearl divers, sailors, and even adventurers, hunters, and bounty hunters...

Of course, there are also many whale hunters who only appear at the annual whale watching festival.

Xia Fa remained calm and composed, walking straight towards his pirate ship.

He had no doubt that since so many people were watching him, his pirate ship must have been identified, and it would only be a matter of giving the crew a few dozen pounds as a tip.

Fortunately, there's no one on the pirate ship right now. Whether it's the Laughing Clown or Tefal, they're all in the City of Ten Thousand Stars, probably wandering around the night market, looking for some good stuff.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, his spiritual intuition jolted, and this time, a warning of danger finally filled his mind, directly entering Xia Fa's mind.

Xia Fa immediately sensed that beneath his pirate ship, underwater... there was a transcendent monarch lurking, waiting for him!

"Damn it, they're trying to wipe me out..."

A transcendent monarch, two rulers, dozens of angels… Xia Fa’s temples throbbed, and the killing intent in his heart suddenly intensified.

He first walked to the pirate ship with a normal expression, pretending that he hadn't noticed anything.

Immediately, he looked around warily, and at the same time, he furtively put his left hand to protect his waist.

At first glance, it looked as if he wanted to take advantage of the night to secretly sail the pirate ship away from the City of Ten Thousand Stars with many treasures.

That's why she pretended to stroll around the whole time, but when she got close to the pirate ship, she couldn't help but reveal herself for a moment because of nervousness.

Suddenly, Xia Fa stopped in front of the pirate ship, as if he was still afraid that the treasure he had obtained would be stolen, and decided to leave the City of Ten Thousand Stars and even the Worm Islands in a different way.

He took out an envelope, pulled out a letter, glanced at it briefly, and then turned and flew directly to a small island on the edge of the Worm Islands.

At this moment, many people in the bay of Sandworm Island changed their expressions. After waiting for a while, and when Xia Fa was really far away, they finally stopped pretending and turned around to look in the direction Xia Fa had left.

They each took out an envelope and, with their spiritual intuition, inscribed secret messages on it.

All the coded messages represent the same meaning.

"The target has headed to Sea Urchin Island. Move out immediately!"

……

Sea urchin Island.

This is a rather remote little island in the Worm Islands, named for its resemblance to a sea urchin.

Because the sea urchin island is so small, less than a thousand square meters in total, there isn't even a decent house on it, only a few coconut trees and a few lonely rocks.

However, anyone who spends a lot of time at sea or is familiar with the Worm Islands knows that there is an ultra-long-distance teleportation array in this place.

If you're willing to pay, in the most extreme cases, you can even be teleported directly to inhabited planets around Caligia!

These include the planet Dark, home to the Giants; the planet Iron, home to the Blademen; the planet Ranch, home to the Centaurs; and the planet Ared, home to the Earth God Kingdom with its Absolute Defense; and the planet Panridas, home to the Earth God Kingdom with its Paradox Joker, among more than a dozen other inhabited planets.

The method to enter is also very simple. After landing on the sea urchin island, tap the leftmost rock six times (three long taps and three short taps), wait three seconds, and then tap it six more times. The rock will open, revealing a tunnel that extends deep underground into the island.

The passageway will lead directly to an underground teleportation array for long-distance rituals, and there will be dedicated personnel to assist with the teleportation process.

It is said that this ultra-long-distance ritual teleportation array originally belonged to a captain of the Myriad Stars Pirate Crew who held the rank of an angel. Therefore, the Father of Myriad Stars turned a blind eye to it.

But now, even though the Wanxing Pirate Crew has been replaced by the Scarlet Pirate Crew, the business still exists.

It's unclear whether the owner of the property has changed, or whether the angel captain has submitted to the Crimson Agent.

call out--

At that moment, a figure came rapidly from the horizon and landed suddenly on the sea urchin island, instantly stirring up countless grains of sand.

This should have been extremely strange behavior, because people who come to Urchin Island to teleport away usually do so secretly, and it's rare to see someone being so blatant, even at night.

The figure was nearly 1.9 meters tall, with a broad back and a narrow waist, tall and strong, with black hair and black eyes, a straight nose, and a determined look. He exuded a strong masculine aura.

It is... Xia Fa!

As soon as Xia Fa landed, she turned around amidst the dust she stirred up and looked at a certain point on the sea surface outside the sea urchin island.

"Come out."

He spoke softly, his tone calm, his gaze serene.

The sea was still for a few seconds, then suddenly, the seawater began to boil violently.

Whoosh!Whoosh!

Two figures instantly broke through the sea surface, creating countless splashes, and their figures came to a steady stop in the air.

The man on the left was a bald old man wearing a sea-blue robe sewn from whale skin. His eyes were sinister, and he was smiling ominously as he looked down at Xia Fa from his high position.

The person on the right was a mysterious figure completely wrapped in black bandages. Apart from holding a round blade in each hand, there was nothing else about him that seemed special.

Xia Fa's gaze suddenly sharpened as he understood the situation.

Because that bald old man... was none other than Nerva!

And beside Him stood a transcendent monarch!

Fortunately, due to his exceptionally active spiritual intuition, Xia Fan could vaguely sense that this extraordinary monarch was similar to the Roaring Emperor.

In other words, it seems that nine secret agreements were just signed.

"You little bastard, you're quite perceptive. I was planning to kill you when you were about to enter the underground tunnels of Urchin Island."

Nerva smiled sinisterly, his face full of smugness, not at all like a whale-hunting master from an ancient whale-hunting family, but rather like a jealous villain.

The extraordinary monarch, whose entire body was bound with black bandages, remained silent, for his mouth was also bound with black bandages, making it inconvenient for him to speak.

However, He gripped the round blades in both hands, his gaze turning cold and sharp as he looked at Xia Fa, making his stance clear.

Xiafa raised his head, looking directly at Nerva in the air, his expression showing no fear:

"Oh? You old bastard, you actually dared to ambush me here? Aren't you really afraid the Gold Miners' Guild will come after you?"

Nerva gave a cold laugh:

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid, but if I join forces with Him to kill you right now and erase any trace of the scene, tell me, who would find out?"

After a slight pause, He let out a feigned sigh:

"Your talent in whale hunting is almost the highest I've ever seen. Unfortunately, you're not a member of our ancient whale-hunting family, so you must die. Of course, if you die, the prize for this whale-watching competition will naturally go to me. Admittedly, that is indeed one of the reasons for killing you."

Xia Fa shook his head slightly. He knew that Nerva was shameless, but he didn't expect him to be so shameless as to admit it so brazenly!

Or perhaps He felt confident in his ability to control him, which is why He dared to speak so frankly?

"You're not only shameless, but you're also not smart enough to use such a low-level tactic."

As soon as Xia Fa finished speaking, two sharp, round blades gleaming with cold light suddenly slashed across his head and back from behind.

But it was no use. There were two soft "clangs" as the two round blades seemed to have struck an invisible wall of air, and could not advance even an inch further.

Whoosh—!

Almost instantly, a massive amount of mercury vapor erupted from Xia Fa's body, instantly engulfing the entire island.

Xia Fa's voice rang out from among them.

"Originally, I was worried about how to deal with this extraordinary monarch you invited."