I'm not just human!

“Those are our farms and ranches, which are planted and maintained by extraordinary individuals who have signed the Water Pact and the Earth Pact, etc., to provide food for the entire city. Occasionally, when there is a surplus, it will be given to the small villages and towns that have submitted to our Pact City.”

Tefaro nodded thoughtfully, and Shafa also understood.

It seems that the productivity of the extraordinary individuals is being utilized in these dozens of towering round towers that reach straight into the sky.

Having settled down, Xia Fa then waved one hand on the table and took out a large quantity of jerky from a Dominator-level supernatural creature.

These jerky pieces come in long, thin strips as well as thick slices, and are mixed with meatballs and meat chunks. The color is mostly dark red or black.

But no matter what kind of jerky it was, as soon as it appeared, it immediately exuded an extremely rich and enormous supernatural power, which even moved the soldiers guarding the area, and their eyes immediately turned to the jerky.

The Guardian Lord was slightly taken aback, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes:

"This is... jerky made from a Dominator-level supernatural being?"

Xia Fa smiled and said:

"Indeed, if you don't mind, senior, please take them as a side dish with your drinks."

The Guardian paused for a moment, then reached out and, with a slight tremor, picked up a thin slice of dried meat. With a solemn air, he slowly put it into his mouth.

As He chewed, He closed His eyes slightly, a look of extreme satisfaction on His face. He slowly exhaled through His nostrils, savoring the moment.

After a long while, the Guardian Lord opened his eyes, his face filled with emotion:

"This is the taste, this is the taste, it's been like this for 20,000 years..."

As He spoke, He looked at Xiafa, his expression clearly showing a greater sense of closeness:

"Young man, thank you for your hospitality. By the way, I haven't asked your names yet. Would you mind if I told you?"

Xia Fa smiled slightly:

"Xiafa".

Tefaro smiled faintly:

"Tefaro".

Although this Guardian Lord is extremely kind and approachable, he is still an extraordinary monarch, equivalent to the patriarchs, popes, or emperors of the major churches in the real world.

Therefore, neither Shaphat nor Tepharo dared to be disrespectful in His presence.

Especially after personally confronting the Supreme Grand Mage Wizrui, who was on par with the Extraordinary Grand Monarch, the two felt the gap between themselves and such a powerful figure.

Despite their best efforts, they couldn't even slightly counteract the forbidden technique "burning away the yang of all things," which speaks volumes.

The Guardian smiled kindly:

“You two young heroes are outstanding. If you don’t mind, I will call myself your elder brother. You don’t need to call me senior. It sounds a bit too formal.”

After a slight pause, He changed the subject:

"Now that you two have arrived, I have a plan."

As they spoke, the "Guardian Castle" formed from yellow sand quietly appeared around the three of them, but then became transparent.

The guards seemed unfazed by this, as if they were used to their leader doing so.

"Alright, now we don't have to worry about that beast Wizreel spying on our conversation with his crystal ball."

The Guardian Lord smiled slyly and continued:

"If I'm not mistaken, you two should have to leave this place and return to the real world through the time-breathing duct at most a day and a night later, right?"

Xia Fa nodded:

"That's right. But during these twenty-odd hours, we will do whatever it takes to help our seniors, no matter the cost."

Although the Guardian Lord told them not to address each other as "senior," Xia Fa and Te Faro both understood that if they did, it would be impolite.

The Lord of Guardians pondered:

"Just like the guest who came five hundred years ago. But don't worry, when it's time to leave, no matter how far away you are, I will personally use the Rainbow Bridge to send you to the exit of the Time Breathing Tube."

Upon hearing this, Tefal was the first to speak:

"It seems that you know about the Time Breathing Tube, so why are you yourself..."

The Guardian waved his hand with a smile:

“I know what you mean, but I can’t get out. Or rather, everyone in our Time-Stilled Land can’t leave this place anymore. Otherwise, once they leave and go to the real world, they will be forced to correct a time difference of 20,000 years.”

Upon hearing this, both Xia Fa and Te Faro felt a chill run down their spines.

A time difference of 20,000 years... Even a god would probably not be able to withstand it, and would immediately turn into a monster due to the accumulated madness and loss of control.

Even gods couldn't withstand it, let alone extraordinary beings and mortals who haven't yet become gods.

The Guardian Lord continued:

"Actually, when you leave and return to the real world, you will be corrected to a time difference of about twenty hours, but that's nothing."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa and Te Faro were completely relieved.

Being trapped in this place would be worse than killing them both; exploring, on the other hand, would be fine.

"Alright, then I'll explain my plan. If you two young men are willing, we'll execute it immediately without further ado."

Shafa and Tefaro naturally had no objections. Shafa wanted the unknown Overlord-level secret contract, while Tefaro also wanted to see if there were any good treasures beneath Arcane City.

On the other hand, it would be even better if we could kill Vizreel.

Seeing that the two had dispelled their concerns, the Guardian Lord immediately began to explain.

"Actually, I'm sure you two have noticed that in this place where time has stopped, it's very difficult for supernatural beings with the status of rulers or angels to be born. The status of demigods is already the limit, and even then, they are quite rare."

As he spoke, he picked up another piece of dried meat and said with considerable emotion:

"So, I haven't eaten the flesh of a Dominator-level supernatural creature in 20,000 years."

"On the other hand, because the supernatural creatures in this place where time has stopped are scarce and of low rank, it is difficult for either our Michi City or Arcane City to produce angels or higher-ranking beings."

Upon hearing this, both Xia Fa and Te Faro's eyes flashed, and they understood the Guardian Lord's plan.

However, to confirm, I patiently listened to Him continue.

“Originally, our city of Mychal and Arcane City were barely evenly matched. My strength and that of Wizreel were comparable. Each of us had a confidant of the Sovereign rank and a powerful general of the Angel rank. Below that, there were only a few demigods.”

"Therefore, no one can do anything to anyone else. Even if our own villages and towns need the help of superhumans or mages, we can only send the weaker ones."

"Because even if they are subordinates of a demigod, they will be ruthlessly intercepted and killed by Wizrui if they dare to leave the city. Of course, I will do the same."

Hearing this, Xia Fa and Te Faro finally understood why Wizreel had used the most ruthless killing move against them right from the start.

This is because they fear that the arrival of the two of them will disrupt the balance between the City of Mystery and the City of Arcane!

Sure enough, the Guardian Lord continued:

"But now, with the arrival of the two younger brothers, whether Wizreel likes it or not, this balance has indeed been broken."

"And if I'm not mistaken, Brother Tefaro, you're already a transcendent monarch, right? And you've even mastered the critical one-time loss of control technique, so I estimate you've at least comprehended a divine combat technique."

"As for Brother Xiafa, I admit that even I can't quite see through you, but after close contact and seeing you in action before, my spiritual intuition tells me that your strength... is probably even stronger than that of Tefaro."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa didn't seem to think anything of it, but Tefaro was quite surprised.

He never expected that even after breaking through to the level of a transcendent monarch, he would still be weaker than Xia Fa.

At that moment, Tefaro felt a mix of emotions, including disappointment, admiration, and confusion.

However, now is certainly not the time to dwell on this.

At this moment, the Guardian Lord also revealed the full outline of the plan:

“Since both of you possess strength comparable to veteran transcendent monarchs, then things become simple.”

"I will launch a preemptive attack on Arcane City later to lure out Wizri and hold him back. My trusted men and subordinates will also hold back the strongmen of Arcane City."

"I need the two of you to infiltrate Arcane City directly, destroy the sealing array beneath Arcane City, and destroy one of its most crucial components."

"Any treasures found inside will belong to the two of you, even that unknown overlord-level secret contract."

"Of course, how to divide it is up to you two to discuss, but given your relationship, it shouldn't be a problem."

"As for what that crucial thing is..."

As the Lord of Guardians finished speaking, he waved his hand across the table, and a phantom image of something immediately materialized beneath the rainbow-like light.

Even though it was just a phantom, the moment its outline appeared, an aura of pure and vast divinity rippled out, completely different from that of the nine great gods.

Xiafa and Tefaro looked closely and saw that it was a totem-shaped pillar, with various gods they had never seen before carved on it in relief.

Or rather, the ancient gods.

"This thing... is called the Pillar of the Ancient Gods, and it is the greatest source of power for those magicians."

The Guardian Lord also stared at the totem phantom, his tone filled with emotion:

"In fact, since arriving in this place where time has stood still, this has been the biggest mystery that has troubled me and the god I once followed."

Xia Fa's heart stirred:

"Senior, do you mean... you don't know how these magicians came to be, and why we've never heard of these ancient gods in the real world?"

Tefal was clearly very interested in the mystery, even sitting up straight in his chair and leaning forward, obviously ready to listen attentively.

The Guardian nodded slightly.

"That's right. Not only do I not know, but even that deity doesn't know. However, according to that deity's divination and espionage... all the ancient gods perished or disappeared 30,000 years ago."

His gaze then fell upon the illusory image of the totem pillar, and he said decisively:

"However, because this is a place where time stands still, and there are time breathing tubes here, the power left over from the past by the ancient gods can be communicated through these ancient god pillars."

"This is also why these magicians can still cast various spells by chanting."

"Once these ancient pillars of the gods are destroyed, the mages will no longer have their greatest source of power, and they won't even be able to use forbidden spells anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa fell into deep thought.

Thirty thousand years ago... and then another thirty thousand years ago.

What happened 30,000 years ago that led to the fall of the ancient gods?

Moreover, it seems that the nine great gods all appeared out of nowhere 30,000 years ago, right?

Furthermore, if the ancient gods once ruled this universe and even the Protoss realm, why did they turn a blind eye to the Great Old Ones, and why did they never even have any conflicts with them?