I'm not just human!

Because... he actually had an extra parachute on him!

The descent slowed instantly. Xia Fa grabbed the parachute ropes with both hands and flew away from the gaping maw of the unknown monster.

As he flew, he felt the white light about to dissipate, and beneath his feet seemed to be a patch of yellow sand.

Immediately afterwards, Xia Fa landed successfully, and the white light disappeared completely. Looking up, he found himself in a desert.

The yellow sand stretched endlessly, and the sun overhead was scorching. Xia Fa suddenly felt thirsty and wanted to drink a glass of water.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the thought crossed his mind, a thick glass appeared right in front of him, filled with clear, sky-blue water!

Xia Fa's eyes lit up, and he immediately reached out and grabbed the glass. He gulped down the water, instantly feeling his thirst relieved, and let out a comfortable sigh of relief.

Immediately, he realized something, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

As I, now a mortal, was about to fall into the gaping maw of that unknown monster, a parachute suddenly appeared behind me—a "miracle."

I... came to the desert, was thirsty and wanted to drink water, and suddenly a cup of water appeared out of thin air in front of me—this is "daydreaming."

Miracle Fantasy... Miracle Fantasy... Could this be the secret ability of this overlord-level secret contract?

Is it divided into "miracle" and "fantasy"?

At that moment, Xia Fa suddenly understood why one had to sign the supreme-level secret contract of Miracle Fantasy to become a true god.

【Nature's Throne】The ability to create forests and rivers out of thin air on a desolate and lifeless planet, and the various miracles of creation by other gods in the first and second millennia of the universe... isn't that the power of "miracle" and "fantasy" from the overlord-level secret contract of "miracle fantasy"?

Needless to say, as one's strength, rank, or status increases, the ability to combine "miracles" and "fantasies" will also grow!

As an Elephant-level transcendent being, I can conjure a cup of water out of thin air using the power of "imagination." What about a demigod? An angel? A ruler?

In particular, if one could truly become a god, what level of things could one conjure out of thin air?

And then there's this "miraculous" power—a parachute appears behind you when you fall. That's a minor miracle. So, what kind of miracles will you be able to create when you become a god?

Xia Fa felt increasingly curious and expectant as he thought about it.

Especially now that the most difficult-to-obtain "Miracle Fantasy" has been signed, if a fifth overlord-level secret contract is signed within these ten days, it seems... not impossible to directly compete with Dionysius, the Emperor of Mysteries, for the [Eternal Certificate].

[Eternal Proof]...This is the true key to becoming one with God!

Just then, a strong feeling of falling came again, and the darkness beneath my feet seemed to melt into an abyss.

Xia Fa's figure descended again, and he immediately realized that he was about to enter that mysterious dark space once more.

Perfect timing! This time, when I see that young miner without facial features, I'll ask him all those questions.

In particular, why did the young miner contradict himself several times, sometimes telling himself to find the "absolute defense," and other times saying that he was the one who had lost the power of the "absolute defense"?

The feeling of solid ground came over me, and everything in front of me was pitch black, so dark that I couldn't see my own hand in front of my face.

I have returned to this mysterious, dark space once again.

This time, Xia Fa was much more familiar with the place. He glanced around and sure enough, he spotted a warm campfire.

And, the young miner sitting by the campfire!

"You've arrived."

The young miner seemed to sense something, turned his head, and looked at him.

Chapter 284: Another conversation with the young miner, [Absolute Defense]'s identity confirmed?

The young miner's face clearly lacked facial features; it looked like an egg wearing a miner's hat.

But at this moment, Xia Fa could clearly feel that he was indeed "looking" at him.

Perhaps because he had already signed the fourth Overlord-level secret contract and his strength had greatly increased, Xia Fa could finally vaguely feel the pressure brought by this gaze.

That was something he had never seen before, except for those two Golden Cleaners.

Yet, this oppressive aura gave him a strange sense of emptiness, as if there was nothing inside him except for this oppressive aura.

Xia Fa's mind raced, and he was about to speak.

Suddenly, the young miner who had just glanced over seemed to doubt his own eyes and reached out to rub the spot where his eyes were, even though there was clearly nothing there.

Immediately afterward, the young miner checked again to make sure he wasn't mistaken, and then he was completely stunned.

Xia Fa could even sense the tremor in his voice, as if he had witnessed the most unbelievable thing in the world.

"Xia Fa? How...how is it you?"

"Wait, you've already successfully found and signed [Miracle Fantasy]?"

"My God, it's only been less than five days!"

Xia Fa was taken aback upon hearing this.

Just now, when the young miner turned around by the campfire and looked at him, he casually said, "You've come." He thought the young miner had already expected everything.

Unexpectedly, he was so surprised...

Wait, something's not right!

If he mistook someone for someone else, then...

"Besides me, who else could get into this place?"

Instead of answering the young miner's question directly, Xia Fa boldly spoke up.

After signing the [Miracle Fantasy] agreement, he had a vague feeling that he could escape this mysterious dark space and return to the real world at any time if he wanted to.

So he wasn't afraid of anything anymore. Unlike the first few times when he didn't dare to say a word, now he could just open his mouth and ask whatever he wanted.

Of course, he had to get there before those unknown beings arrived, drawn by the scent. Although he could escape this mysterious place, he was still no match for those unknown beings with the power of gods or even outer gods.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Seeing Xia Fa's keen insight in immediately deciphering the inadvertently revealed information in his previous statement, the young miner coughed lightly twice and continued:

"Those who came are the young masters of those divinely favored families. Don't worry, you can already easily match them. If you sign another hegemon-level secret contract, even they will be no match for you."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa seemed to be deep in thought and said:

"Could it be that anyone who signs a top-tier secret agreement can come here?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he seemed to sense something abruptly, turning his head sharply to look at a distant place in the darkness.

In that place, there is an ocean of colorful lights, which are constantly rising and falling.

Moreover, this time, the colorful ocean did not disappear in a flash like before, but simply appeared in that place, as if the universe originated from there.

"You noticed it? No wonder you're the one with the best chance of becoming a true god after the nine of us. That place is the Primordial Eternal Sea. The fact that you can see it means..."

The young miner paused, then his tone suddenly became serious:

"You are now ready to try to absorb and contain the credentials of eternity."

Xia Fa really wanted to say that he could actually see it when he first signed the Silver Throne and came to this dark space.

However, considering the many mysterious aspects of himself, he refrained from saying anything.

“I see. So, in this ancient and eternal sea…” Xia Fa said thoughtfully.

“That’s right, they are all eternal proofs, each point of light represents one,” the young miner said, making a startling statement.

These words were like a boulder thrown into a lake, immediately stirring up a storm in Xia Fa's heart. He asked in astonishment:

"This...so much?"

It should be noted that the Crimson Agent only slightly used some of the authority of the Eternal Certificate of Plunder, and quickly went from being a transcendental monarch who had only signed nine secret contracts to being a transcendental monarch who had signed a full twenty-five secret contracts.

Moreover, it seems that becoming a transcendent monarch is not far off.

But now, the young miner tells him that in this "Primordial Eternal Sea," every single point of light represents a kind of eternal proof.

Unexpectedly, the young miner sighed the next moment:

"Although there are many, to this day, no one has ever found the entrance to the Primordial Eternal Sea, not even when our nine great gods were at their peak, otherwise..."

At this point, he immediately stopped talking and changed the subject:

"As for you, do you have any clues about the Eternal Certificate? You've already signed four Overlord-level secret contracts. As long as you sign a few more high-level or ordinary secret contracts, and absorb and contain an Eternal Certificate, you can become a god. At that time, I can tell you many things, especially..."

"...the truth of the world."

Xia Fa narrowed his eyes. From this perspective, once he became a god, he would not only be able to obtain a lot of crucial information from the Golden Axe Cleaner, but also get it from the young miner again.

That's quite good, because by comparing the two, one can confirm the truth or falsehood of certain things.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke:

"I'll try my best, but there's something I'd like to ask you."

The young miner smiled and said:

Ask away, I'll answer to the best of my knowledge.

Xia Fa hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"You previously claimed to be the [Absolute Defense] that had lost its power, but when I initially signed the two overlord-level secret contracts, the Silver Throne and the Gate of Stars, after arriving at this place, you twice told me to find the [Absolute Defense] or the Story Answerer to learn the development technology of the Silver Throne..."

He stopped there, knowing that continuing would be tantamount to interrogation.

Some things are best left unsaid.

After all, if it were later confirmed that this young miner was indeed the legendary "Absolute Defense"... Shafa couldn't help but think of the colossal silver claw capable of covering an entire star field, and the ancient ruler "Rhine Calamity" who was utterly powerless against it.

Unexpectedly, the young miner gave a wry smile upon hearing this.

His face clearly lacked features, yet Xia Fa could clearly sense that he was forcing a bitter smile.

The next moment, the young miner spoke with a tone of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex mix of emotions, including regret and melancholy):

"If I told you that I never expected you to be able to sign a third Overlord-level secret contract, especially one of the [Mystic Singularity], would you believe me?"

Xia Fa gave a slight, cold laugh: "Oh, really? Go on."

Just kidding, he wouldn't dare be so arrogant. He looked thoughtful and said hesitantly:

"what do you mean……"

A young miner exclaimed:

"In fact, even the Emperor of Mystery, who has signed two hegemonic-level secret contracts, is completely unqualified to interfere in the struggle between the nine of us and those fake nine great gods. The Great Emperor of Mystery is more like it, but he is only just qualified to know about this matter."