I'm not just human!

For example, if the secret of the location of the Primordial Mithril Gate is something that cannot be revealed in the eyes of the entities...

However, Xia Fa could guess that the entities must have failed to break through at that time.

Therefore, when the story teller reappeared in the Mist God Hunting Grounds, he had many very obvious scars on his face.

I'm afraid this was caused by the ancient immortal guardians.

Thinking of this, Xia Fa's gaze sharpened, and he listened even more attentively to the bard's explanation.

“Each of those ancient immortal guardians possesses strength comparable to an outer god. When they unite and form a battle formation, they are even capable of defeating beings who are close to the level of true gods.”

"Our first attempt to break in resulted in a major defeat, and several entities died."

"Even those of us who escaped were seriously injured and it took us a long time to recover."

It actually had a physical form... and died at the hands of the Primordial Undead Guardians?

Xia Fa was quite surprised, but then he thought about it. Last time in the underground cave, there were more than a dozen entities behind the story teller, but now there were only nine left.

So it seems the other entities are indeed dead.

"This is probably a bit dangerous... no, extremely dangerous. It's capable of defeating an ancient, immortal guardian who is close to the level of a true god..."

Xia Fa pondered to himself. Fortunately, from the discussions he had overheard from the entities, it seemed that they had already found a way to deal with the Primordial Undead Guardians.

But what exactly is the method that can deal with the ancient immortal guardians who, once they form a battle formation, can fight against beings that are close to the level of true gods?

Furthermore, what exactly is inside this Ancient Mithril Gate that is not enough for one Outer God-level [God of Devouring] to guard the gate, and why are these incredibly powerful Ancient Undying Guardians also needed?

Xia Fa grew increasingly curious and listened quietly as the bard continued.

"Fortunately, the appearance of the 'sightseeing boat from which we cannot escape'—that is, the group of college students—gave us a solution."

At this point, the bard couldn't help but show a look of emotion:

“By using the ‘inescapable sightseeing boat’ rule of ‘lowering intelligence’ and the ‘story’ puzzles of the ‘story answerer’, we tried several times and finally succeeded in restraining these ancient immortal guardians.”

This……

Xia Fa was stunned. Could it really be done like that?

It's important to understand that the riddles hidden within the stories by the story answerers are extremely difficult to solve.

As for the inescapable rules of the sightseeing boat that reduce one's intelligence, I have personally experienced them. They can reduce a person's intelligence to the point where they can't even calculate what one plus one equals.

With these two rules combined... Xia Fa suspected that even the most intelligent being in the entire universe would be unable to withstand them.

"Hmm... it should also be related to the fact that the story questioner's own strength is close to that of a true god. In other words, only the story questioner can use their own rules to interrogate the ancient immortal guardians, and only then can the brainwashing rules of the sightseeing ship, which cannot be escaped from, take effect..."

Xia Fa nodded slightly, understanding.

The bard then continued:

"However, this means that the storyteller and the sightseeing boat that cannot escape will have to remain behind the first Ancient Mithril Gate, and we will have to break through the chaotic void behind the second Ancient Mithril Gate."

"As for this chaotic void, although it won't seriously injure or kill you, it is precisely the most difficult to break through."

"However, we need at least five entities to successfully break through the Chaos Void before we can open the third Ancient Mithril Gate and try to blast it open together."

Xia Fa's eyes flashed upon hearing this:

"So, as long as we blast open the third Ancient Mithril Gate, we can truly enter inside?"

The bard nodded, but then uttered a shocking statement that Xia Fa could never have imagined.

"That's right! Once we break through the third Ancient Mithril Gate, we can reach the Ancient Eternal Sea, and then... we can choose any of the Eternal Tokens inside!"

Chapter 293 The most important secret of the extraordinary world behind the gate of ancient mithril?

Behind the Gate of Ancient Mithril lies... the Ancient Eternal Sea?

In that instant, Xia Fa felt as if ten thousand bolts of lightning were thundering in his heart, and he was almost petrified, even doubting whether he had misheard.

As the young miner who called himself "Absolute Defense" said, and as the bard just said, there are many, many proofs of eternity in the ancient and eternal sea!

Xia Fa didn't know the exact number, but recalling the shimmering and floating points of light he saw in the ancient and eternal sea every time he went to that mysterious dark space... there must have been hundreds of them.

But as the young miner said before, even the nine great gods couldn't find the location of the Primordial Eternal Sea back then.

Surprisingly, the physical entities actually found it!

“That makes sense… According to what the entities said earlier, it was precisely because they failed to break through the Ancient Mithril Gate the first two times that their strength did not increase, which is why they were having a hard time dealing with the Cleaners… I should have guessed that back then.”

Now that he thinks about it, Xia Fa realizes that besides the "Eternal Proof," what else could possibly allow these entities, whose strength is generally higher than that of the Outer Gods, and even two of them who are close to true gods, to increase their strength?

I should have guessed it was the "Eternal Proof" long ago!

"Break through the Ancient Mithril Gate, and you can freely choose any of the [Eternal Certificates] inside..."

Xia Fa's heart burned with increasing fervor as he thought about it. He knew that in the past ten thousand years, not only had the nine great gods ceased to show themselves easily, but they had also stopped responding to prayers and sacrifices.

Even the appearance of the "Eternal Proof" has become extremely rare.

Including the birth of the "Eternal Proof" in the Ocean of Barron nine days later, it seems that there have only been three recorded births of the "Eternal Proof" in the entire universe in the past ten thousand years.

In this situation, compared to randomly selecting the "Eternal Token" within the Ancient Mithril Gate...

More importantly, only one type of "Eternal Certificate" will appear in the Baron Ocean this time. Considering that each "Eternal Certificate" is unique, this means that only one "Eternal Certificate" will be born.

And I am not even a god yet. To become a god, then an outer god, and finally the tenth true god that no one in the universe has ever achieved in the past 30,000 years... Although this is just wishful thinking, if I want to be prepared, I need at least... three kinds of [Eternal Certificates]!

In other words, if one could truly break through the gate of the Primordial Mithril and freely choose from inside, one could pre-select three types of "Eternal Tokens," and then choose others, and even filter and combine them... Just thinking about that scene is wonderful.

Unlike this time, or in the past when "Eternal Certificates" appeared, people had no choice but to scramble for them whenever they appeared.

"Hmm... I think I understand."

Xia Fa spoke as the disguised entity "Glutton," trying to sound calm so as not to reveal anything.

Seeing that this person, whose rumored strength was no less than his own, was so calm, the bard couldn't help but feel a little uneasy and asked as if to confirm:

"So, Your Excellency the Glutton, you mean..."

Xia Fa spoke in a hoarse, chaotic voice, as if electrified:

"Hmm, we can give it a try."

Seeing that Lord Gluttony had agreed, the entities present all breathed a sigh of relief.

A subtle smile also appeared on the face of the person answering the question.

Just then, the cabin suddenly shook, as if the tin-roofed sightseeing boat had fallen from the sky and crashed hard into the ground.

Tables and chairs overturned, wine glasses shattered, and wine spilled all over the floor... but the objects remained unmoved, displaying remarkable composure.

On the contrary, the college students who had gone back to sleep after boarding in the other cabins that were being used as guest rooms seemed to have been awakened. Some were complaining, some were cursing, and some seemed quite excited.

Then, one by one, these entities that looked like college students emerged from their respective cabins.

However, upon seeing Lord Gluttony, they were still somewhat intimidated and hid behind the storyteller.

The storyteller suddenly transformed into a protective mother hen, followed by a large group of college students, making this weathered man chuckle.

"Don't be afraid. Lord Gluttony has joined our Entity Redemption Society. He's one of us now and won't harm you."

He spoke in a reassuring tone, comforting the college students who were trembling with fear in the face of the gluttons.

Seeing this, Xia Fa felt a bit amused and exasperated. Not long ago, it was he and the crew of the Red Porcupine who were trembling with fear when facing these college students in real form, but now the roles were reversed.

Although, this was not due to his true strength, but rather to his disguise.

He realized that even the physical university students on this "inescapable sightseeing boat" combined possessed strength comparable to that of an Outer God.

From conversations with other entities, he learned that these entities resembling college students, along with this metal sightseeing boat, were indeed newly established.

This is similar to the information I received before I first set sail.

Even so, their combined strength actually reached that of an Outer God...

Xia Fa, who had always been curious about the origins of the entities, became genuinely curious once again and decided to find an opportunity to subtly inquire about it when the entities in the Entity Redemption Society gathered again in the future.

"Alright, we've arrived, let's get started."

The bard then spoke, his gentle smile vanishing, replaced by a rare solemnity.

As one of the college students glanced towards the cabin door, the metal sightseeing boat's cabin immediately opened.

The smell of ash and dust immediately rushed in from the hatch, accompanied by the smell of burning and a few black raindrops.

"This is the place..."

Xia Fa murmured to himself, feeling a deep sense of familiarity, as scenes from the past involuntarily surfaced before his eyes.

At that time, he had only signed a high-level secret contract called "Etheric Source," and was merely a low-level fungus-level superhuman. Even with his full strength, he could only fight whale-level beings who were not even demigods.

But somehow, I ended up in this nested, eerie realm, hiding behind a broken wall on the hillside, and watched helplessly as the Golden Cleanser, wielding a golden halberd, destroyed the civilization built by the Giant Jaw Beast.

And, they beheaded the [God of Devouring].

Moreover, if the Golden Axe Cleaner hadn't arrived at the last minute, the Golden Cleaner wielding the Golden Halberd might have cleaned himself up as well.

After all, at the last moment, he had discovered himself.

"So, the Golden Axe Cleaner has been helping me for a long time. The Celestial Compass and the two Kens Fruits were deliberately left behind by it..."

Xia Fa realized this and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

In particular, he felt that the two Kens Fruits were useless at the time, since they were specifically for superhumans who practiced swordsmanship.

Not long after, he obtained the horse-slaying sword. Although it was a sword, it could actually provide some enhancement if he consumed the Kenshi Fruit.

Xiafa didn't know exactly when the Golden Axe Cleaner discovered him and then chose to help him.

However, it should have been after I first started exercising.

After all, both the "burning sensation" in the heart meridian and the "strange electric current" in the spine and tailbone only begin to appear after exercising.

It is estimated that the Golden Giant Axe Cleaner also began to help him because he realized his own special abilities.

After calming himself down and without much thought, Xia Fa was the second to step out of the cabin, after the storyteller had already stepped out first and the bard had politely declined.

As before, with just a thought, "Electric Teleportation" was automatically activated, and his entire body was enveloped in a gray-black, semi-transparent current, instantly appearing in the ruins of the Giant Jaw Beast City.

Under the heavens and earth, black raindrops fell in a pattering sound, as if they would continue to fall for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

The slightly fishy-sweet black raindrops made Xia Fa feel as if he had returned to that time.