I'm not just human!

The Crimson Agent... did indeed spot him, and was even watching his back.

But in that instant, the gaze He cast upon him seemed to be scrutinizing an ant.

Beneath the scarlet surrogate's sorrowful old fisherman's appearance, a pair of emerald green eyes were filled with undisguised contempt, as if he didn't care about him at all.

Xia Fa even sensed a strange meaning in those eyes.

The Crimson Agent seemed to be saying that He had more important things to do, so even after discovering Shaphat, who had killed two of His men and stolen His Orb of Plunder, He was too lazy to take action.

Xia Fa had sensed this complete indifference and contempt from the Crimson Agent more than once.

Whether it was the initial second snow demon out of control,

At the Fog Carnival, He tried to kidnap Princess Victoria and almost killed Himself in the process.

And on the Greenbeard, when He was preparing to wipe out all the pirates on board, He almost lost His life to a single Soul-Destroying Bullet.

And now, it's like this again...

Of course, this time, Xia Fa no longer felt the anger of being completely ignored and looked down upon as before. On the contrary, he felt a sense of absurdity.

Clearly, the Crimson Agent may have a new plan, or perhaps contacting the Mysterious Emperor Dionysius was already part of His plan, causing Him to be unable to attend to Himself.

Perhaps, in the Scarlet Agent's mind, once His scheme succeeds, destroying Himself will be a piece of cake, unlike the troublesome situation He is in now.

But coincidentally, Xia Fa thought the same thing.

If I can sign the fifth Overlord-level Secret Pact and then seize the [Eternal Critical Strike], I can become a god...

At that time, what will a mere Crimson Proxy be?

The next moment, the Crimson Agent shifted his gaze from Xia Fa and instead looked at the two young masters of the divinely favored families, Ai Luo Tong and Norton Long, seemingly plotting something.

It seems that in His eyes, these two young masters are far more important than Xiafa.

Just then, below Dionysius and the Scarlet Agent, Patriarch Osius and Pope Carrot opened their eyes and regained consciousness.

The uncontrolled effects of the reality contamination caused by the Outer God's finger on the two people have been almost completely eliminated, and their complexions have returned to normal, no longer pale.

Dionysius crossed his arms and spoke in a cold tone:

"Osius, you should leave here too."

Patriarch Osius seemed to have gotten used to Dionysius's attitude, giving a faint "hmm" before turning to fly away.

Dionysius turned to look at Pope Carrot. Perhaps because Pope Carrot was not a member of the Silver Church but of the Natural Church, and was also the Pope, his tone was slightly more polite, but equally unquestionable.

“Pope Carlotta, please come in. This matter is of utmost importance, and I do not want any changes or mishaps.”

Pope Carrot, beaming, immediately responded:

"No problem, no problem, I understand."

Immediately afterwards, He also flew away from the City of a Thousand Stars, along with Patriarch Osius.

Throughout the entire ordeal, neither of them even asked who the old fisherman beside Dionysius was, whether out of fear of Dionysius or simply because they didn't want to ask.

Seeing this, Xia Fa subtly withdrew his gaze, turned around, and flew away towards the direction outside the Worm Islands without looking back.

……

An hour later.

About a hundred nautical miles overseas, in the pale, suffocating ocean.

Halibut Island.

Because of its proximity to the Pale, Suffocating Sea, this is an uninhabited, desolate island. The island is barren, without even half a coconut tree or a single crab.

But at this moment, Locke, the former vice-captain of the Wanxing Pirate Crew and a powerful superhuman with the rank of angel, actually came from a very far distance and descended upon this island.

Upon arrival, He immediately dived into the seawater near the shore, then swam nearly a hundred meters down to a patch of fine white sand on the seabed.

Just as it was about to crash into the seabed, its agile, cheetah-like body didn't stop for a moment. As if diving into a hot spring, it directly burrowed into the fine white sand.

After a strange fluctuation, as if the white sand on the seabed were the dividing line, the azure ocean with a hint of paleness transformed into a luxurious and magnificent emperor's suite.

Standing in the living room of the Emperor's Suite were Xia Fa, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars, Te Farrow, the Laughing Clown, the Shark Princess, and the Six Chestnuts.

Seeing Locke arrive safely, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the Father of All Stars even waved his hand:

"Alright, now that everyone's here, we can discuss the specific plans."

Although the discussion was initiated by Him, everyone immediately turned to look at Xia Fa.

This subspace beneath the sea of ​​Flounder Island was naturally built by the Father of All Stars and Locke beforehand. As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and they certainly didn't just have the Fishermen's District of the City of All Stars as a hiding place.

Just now, when the Mysterious Emperor Dionysius drove everyone away, they all agreed by spiritual intuition to meet here. Locke, because he only has the rank of an angel and has never signed a sovereign-level secret covenant, was the last to arrive.

Fortunately, everyone was safe and sound, and Xia Fa then delivered the explanation he had prepared for the flight in a very sincere manner.

"Everyone."

Xia Fa spoke, his tone more serious than ever before:

“I know what you’re thinking, and that’s precisely why I don’t want you to take any risks for this matter.”

He was about to continue speaking

Tefaro, holding the scimitar "Sen Yama," said in a deep voice:

"Can't even I help?"

Although Tefalo's words were somewhat disregard for others' feelings, when discussing such crucial and urgent matters, no one really cared about such trivial matters.

Xia Fa took a deep breath, his tone becoming even more serious:

"What I mean is... if there's anything I need your help with nine days from now, I won't hesitate to ask."

Then, he changed the subject, his voice becoming somewhat heavy:

"However, if the danger is too great, I hope you will listen to me and stay in an absolutely safe place, okay?"

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars hesitated and said:

"But……"

Xia Fa interrupted Him:

"In the struggle for the [Eternal Critical Strike], we will be facing a mysterious emperor like Dionysius, and perhaps other powerful beings lurking in the shadows, each of whom is at least comparable to a transcendent monarch. I... do not want to drag you into this."

Seeing that Xia Fa had already gone this far, everyone naturally couldn't say anything more and nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Locke played a role in easing the tension, smiling and saying:

"I say, now that you've all successfully returned from the 24-hour survival challenge of the Dream Come True Sea Train, you must have all gained quite a bit of benefits, right? Can you tell me about them?"

The moment this topic was brought up, everyone immediately became interested.

Since they're all people who can trust each other, there's nothing wrong with talking about this, said the Father of Ten Thousand Stars with a smile.

"I originally wished for a mysterious treasure, but the ticket seller on the Dream Come True Sea Train told me it was unlikely, so I changed it to an Old Fruit. After eating it, I mastered the second primal secret technique of the Gate of Stars."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt envious, especially Tefaro, who, as a fellow signatory of the Gate of Stars, knew all too well how powerful and useful the Gate of Stars' original secret techniques were.

The clown then took out the pair of eerie green daggers from his waist:

"At first, I wished for a Mystic Treasure, but I was told that it was impossible. So, I wished to make my pair of 'Vicious Poison and Deception Blades' even more powerful. Now, these daggers have reached the pinnacle of the Sovereign-level Mystic Treasures and are not far from becoming a complete Mystic Treasure."

Upon closer inspection, everyone noticed that the eerie green dagger had indeed become even more vibrant than before, with a faint trace of poisonous gas emanating from its blade and condensing into tiny runes in the air, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary weapon.

In fact, everyone vaguely sensed a sense of danger.

Princess Shark crossed her arms, a hint of joy on her delicate face—a rare sight given her usual icy demeanor.

"I wished for the egg of a supernatural creature, that after it hatches, it can be nurtured to adulthood and have the strength of a ruler. But the ticket seller only gave me an egg, and I don't know what will hatch yet. I'll let everyone know when the time comes."

As she spoke, she raised her fair and delicate hand, and after a flash of white light, a strange egg the size of a regular egg appeared in her small palm.

The egg was pure black, with large and small white spots, and was surrounded by lightning and flames, making it clearly extraordinary.

Do you know what kind of supernatural creature laid these eggs?

Princess Shark spoke in a clear, melodious voice, asking curiously.

An egg from the Dream Come True sea train must be extraordinary, so she wanted to know the result as soon as possible.

She had even tried divination before, but to no avail. This egg was born with the ability to reverse divination and peek into secrets.

After observing carefully for a while, everyone shook their heads in unison.

Princess Shark seemed to have known this outcome all along, so she didn't say much.

Tefaro then smiled and said:

"I wished for a fist-sized piece of absolutely cut copper, but in the end I only got one the size of a lychee and had to pay an extra ten million gold pounds. But I must say, it did fulfill part of my wish."

Locke asked curiously:

"What do you need that sacred metal for?"

Absolutely cut copper is either used for absorption by those who have signed the "Primal Stomach" agreement, or for forging mobile armor by those who have signed the "Forge of All Things" agreement. It is very rare to see that those who have signed the "Gate of Stars" agreement need it.

Of course, adding absolute cutting copper when crafting a secret treasure can greatly enhance its lethality and destructive power, but that can only be done by a master craftsman.

That's why Locke asked this question.

Tefaro gave a mysterious smile:

"Of course, I'll use it to integrate into my Sen Yama. Although it won't completely repair it, it can at least increase its power by one or two tenths out of thin air."

It would have been better if Tefal hadn't mentioned it, because once he did, everyone immediately realized that the scimitar He was holding seemed to be quite different from the one he used to have.

"You got a new knife? Where did you get it?"

The amused clown asked a question out of curiosity, showing considerable interest.

In fact, perhaps because they were of the same generation and had similar strengths, and both broke through to become extraordinary monarchs at roughly the same time, the Clown of Surprise had always secretly wanted to compare himself with Tefaro.

Instead of answering directly, Tefaro subtly activated Senyanluo with a thought.

boom--!

The aura emanating from the mysterious treasure emanated outwards, almost causing everyone except Xia Fa to pop their eyes out in astonishment.

The father of all stars was utterly dumbfounded, his jaw nearly dislocating:

"An... mysterious treasure from beyond the heavens? My Lord, where did you find this?"