I'm not just human!

The black figure and the colorful fireworks vanished together, and a vast amount of knowledge and information flowed into his mind.

[Arcane Singularity - Fourth Arcane - Probability Critical Strike]

[After setting this secret, your next Intent ability will have a certain chance to critically strike, greatly enhancing it in all aspects.]

The introduction was very simple, but it surprised Xia Fa greatly.

A critical hit with a probability... Compared to the previous three secrets, this fourth secret can directly and significantly boost one's combat power!

After all, those three secrets could only be used when one had a good understanding of the enemy's secret abilities or when one was seriously injured and on the verge of death.

And this fourth secret, once a critical hit is successfully triggered...

The thought of an ice arrow the size of an ordinary feathered arrow, yet capable of striking a towering tree with its devastating force... filled Xia Fa with exhilaration.

Moreover, it seems that it can be combined with the "Silver Oath" of his original secret technique, the Blazing Oath Spear, for a double enhancement, and its power...

"Could it be that the critical strike probability of this fourth secret increases as I continue to absorb Dreamy Deep-Diving Shadow Gold?"

Xia Fa felt it was very likely, but unfortunately he couldn't see the specific probability, since this was the real world, not a game.

Having suddenly acquired such a useful secret ability, he felt increasingly cheerful and more confident about the 24-hour survival challenge of the Dream Come True sea train after midnight.

Seeing that it was only noon and there were still about ten hours until dawn, Xia Fa thought for a moment and took out Benedict's training notes.

I wonder just how far this doll-like girl has progressed in her training...

Turning to the previous page, Xia Fa indeed saw a whole new record in ink, and it looked like there were several more pages to go.

"Could it be..."

He felt a strange mix of excitement and tension. He was excited because the doll girl might have completed her training in a short time, but he was also nervous because he didn't know if she had faced the pure white silver giant, and if she had, whether she had won or might have been injured.

With that in mind, Xia Fa immediately began to read it.

But soon, he saw a situation that was quite unexpected.

Chapter 268 The Secret of the Doll Girl, the Hidden Secret of the Ball Joint Beyond the God of Dolls?

"I didn't expect Miss Bennett to have grown so quickly; she's already far surpassed the average doll girl, hasn't she?"

Inside a huge doghouse made of straw, the old chieftain of the dog-people looked at the circular plaza ahead, his face filled with emotion.

[Grandma Meow stood beside it. At this moment, the old catgirl looked at Benes, who was fighting a giant monster in the circular square, with only deep respect and a hint of awe in her eyes.]

Perhaps because they were born and raised in the giant egg-shaped microcosm, they had no other way of learning about the outside world except through their clan's ancient texts.

Even so, simply comparing the accounts and deeds of our ancestors recorded in those ancient texts is enough to confirm that the doll-like girl before us is no ordinary person!

[During this time, Beneath has progressed rapidly, starting from only being able to deal with the Eagle-level Undying Leopard Serpent, and now she can even fight the Demigod-level Stiff Puppets to a standstill!]

Originally, when Beneath ventured to challenge the Stiff Puppet, the old patriarch of the dog-man tribe and Granny Meow were always by her side, fearing that something might happen to her, who had just broken through to the Whale level, when facing the demigod-level Stiff Puppet.

[But neither of them expected that Miss Benedict... not only could she fight the stiff puppet to a draw several times, but she had also begun to gain the upper hand!]

Having just finished reading the first paragraph, Xia Fa was genuinely delighted.

All I can say is that this doll girl truly lives up to her reputation of possessing the "ball joints of the doll god." Once she undergoes full-scale special training, her growth rate is something that many human and demi-human geniuses can only dream of.

That's good. Before, Benedict was too weak. Now, she finally has some ability to protect herself.

Don't be fooled by his frequent outings to kill extraordinary monarchs. On the Baron Ocean, under normal circumstances, a demigod is more than capable of protecting himself, and even angels can roam freely.

Whether they are rulers or extraordinary monarchs, they are ultimately only a minority.

Now, if the doll girl comes back, he can feel much more at ease.

Of course, one must also be constantly aware of the hidden threats posed by the Crimson Agents.

However, if all else fails, it's the same to let Benedict stay in the small world.

I just don't know how far she's grown up now.

With that in mind, Xia Fa continued reading.

"Hey!"

[In the circular plaza, also paved with straw, a delicate shout suddenly rang out.]

[It was the tall and slender Benedictine, who nimbly dodged the powerful punch that came crashing down from the stiffened puppet. She then stepped onto the giant monster's arm, ran a few steps along it, leaped into the air, and suddenly thrust out her sword.]

The sword she conjured was no longer the golden, radiant greatsword of the Puppet Princess's swordsmanship, but a giant sword wreathed in seven colors, seemingly crafted from crystal.

Even though she was a full 1.68 meters tall, she appeared quite petite next to the crystal giant sword.

[Whoosh!]

[Benise thrust her sword forward, and the crystal greatsword suddenly shone brightly, with invisible, distorted waves spreading out. Although this move was clearly from a distance, the stiff puppet shuddered, and its eyes immediately went glazed over.]

"Hey ha!"

[Benise screamed again, this time transforming into a blur of light as she charged toward the stiffened puppet's head, thrusting her sword down with lightning speed.]

As the sword was thrust out, an extremely sharp and fierce aura spread out, reaching an extreme level of murderous intent.

[First, crisscrossing blood lines appeared on the head of the stiff puppet, and then, gelatinous, transparent blood oozed from them.]

With a crash, its head was broken into pieces like building blocks, falling to the ground with a sound almost identical to that of building blocks.

Immediately afterwards, the headless body of the stiffened puppet, a hundred meters in size, crashed to the ground.

In that instant, both the dog-man clan's elder chieftain and Granny Meow were stunned, as if they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

[Clearly, Miss Benedict had only gained a slight advantage, but this stiff puppet made a mistake, revealing an opening, which Miss Benedict found and killed?]

Most importantly, what was that final sword strike?

[You know, the Stiff Puppet is a demigod-level monster! It's especially known for its incredibly hard body, yet it was caught off guard and had its head sliced ​​into pieces by Miss Beneath?]

Just then, Benedict landed lightly, her delicate body trembling slightly, and a grand and majestic aura slowly rose from her body.

She too had entered a state of absentmindedness, but it was different from when she used the "Sword of Destruction" to pierce the 'Stiff Core' inside the Stiff Puppet's head, rendering it helpless.

[It seems that...Benise is about to break through to demigod status because she successfully used the seventh sword of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End, the 'Sword of Body Break'!]

[That's right, the sword strike that easily sliced ​​the head of that demigod-like monster into small cubes was the seventh sword of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End, the Sword of Body Break!, which allows doll girls to break through from whale-level to demigod level!]

The Body-Piercing Sword, as the name suggests, is specifically designed to destroy and sever an opponent's body. When the strength is roughly equal, no matter how resilient or how high the opponent's defense, it can be easily destroyed!

The God of Puppetry is, in legend, a being far surpassing outer gods and approaching the rank of true gods.

The Twelve Divine Swords of the End, created personally by the God of Puppetry, are just that unreasonable.

"Miss Benedict... what's wrong?"

Seeing Beneath standing motionless in the circular plaza made of straw, yet her aura growing stronger and more chaotic, Granny Meow couldn't help but feel worried.

After a few seconds of contemplation, the old patriarch of the dog-men suddenly seemed to understand something, and a genuine joy spread across his face:

"According to the history recorded by our ancestors, whenever a doll-like girl enters our giant egg-shaped world for training, if she can easily slice those incredibly tough monsters into pieces, it means... she is about to become a demigod!"

[Grandma Meow was taken aback:]

【"Why?"】

The old patriarch of the dog-man tribe laughed:

"Because this means that the doll girls have mastered the seventh of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End, and once they master the seventh sword, it will be the moment they transform into demigods, which is similar to signing the seventh secret pact with humans and demi-humans."

[Grandma Meow's gaze sharpened slightly, and she nodded thoughtfully:]

"Oh, that's wonderful. Miss Benedict truly lives up to her reputation as the puppet girl who wields the Twelve Divine Swords of the End..."

At that moment, a strange thing happened.

[Standing frozen in place, Beneath her tall, slender figure, on her fair and delicate left shoulder, suddenly began to sprout pure white threads.]

[Immediately afterwards, countless threads emerged from the middle of her smooth, white back, quickly intertwining with the threads that had appeared on her left shoulder.]

These threads, resembling silkworm silk, spider silk, and even lotus root silk, quickly intertwined and coiled around Benedict, forming a...cocoon.

[Following this, on the surface of the enormous three-meter-long cocoon, the silk threads were found to be fused together.]

In an instant, all the silk threads on the giant cocoon grew and merged together, making the giant cocoon resemble a huge, white egg.

With a loud crash, before the dog-man patriarch and Granny Meow could react, the giant white egg fell to the ground, creating a large crater in the straw plaza, demonstrating its immense weight.

This left even the old patriarch of the dog-man tribe completely dumbfounded.

"What...what's going on?"

[Grandma Meow asked curiously:]

"Chief Biggs, didn't you just say that Miss Benes was breaking through from Whale-level to Demigod?"

The old patriarch of the dog-man tribe shook his head and pondered:

"This is different from the records of our ancestors. Historically, several doll-like girls who wielded the Twelve Divine Swords of the End entered our giant egg-shaped world."

"But regardless of which one it is, they all directly broke through to demigod status, at most temporarily draining the extraordinary power within the giant egg's small world."

"But none of them, like Miss Benedict, have gone from cocoon to egg..."

Xia Fa narrowed his eyes upon seeing this, his curiosity piqued.

Although he could guess that this might be because Beneath was about to become a demigod, and was therefore regrowing the spherical joints of the Doll God.

However, he always had a vague feeling that his doll-like girl was hiding some other secret...

Because the threads emerging from Beneath's body were not only from her left shoulder, which lacked the ball joint of the Doll God, but also... from the middle of her back.

"Could it be that, besides lacking the ball joint of the Puppet God on her left shoulder, Beneath is also missing a section of the Puppet God's spine in her vest?"

As soon as the speculation came to mind, Xia Fa immediately denied it.

The reason is simple: Heather, as the former Queen of the Dolls, possessed the status of a ruler. At first, she didn't notice the missing ball joint of the God of Dolls on Beneath's body, but after discovering this, she paid extra attention to Beneath, almost treating her as her successor.

In other words, Heather's spiritual intuition must have already checked for Benedict's condition and couldn't have missed such an obvious problem.

"So, besides missing the ball joint of the Puppet God in her left shoulder, Beneath also hides a secret in her vest? And this secret is no less significant than the ball joint of the Puppet God?"

"Perhaps...it's even more important than the ball joints of the Puppet God?"

After all, even Heather Perria hadn't noticed anything wrong with Benedict's vest.

This suggests that the secret hidden under Benedict's vest is likely far from simple.