I'm not just human!

"You...you didn't just sign the Silver Throne? That move just now, that move was the 'Starlight' of the Gate of Stars combined with 'Universal Star Attraction', right? You're a secret emperor like my uncle?"

Nidhogg then coughed twice and emphasized:

"The future Emperor of Mystery, after all, this kid hasn't reached the level of a ruler yet."

The people present were all quite knowledgeable and experienced, and even those who were initially confused understood what had just happened.

In short, although Norton Dragon regarded Shafa as a Silver Throne signatory of the Whale rank and was very confident in having a fair duel with Shafa, Shafa's strength was clearly far beyond the Whale rank...

The Emperor of Mystery, or rather, the one who has signed two overlord-level secret contracts, possesses combat power that cannot be reflected in ordinary ranks or status.

Just like Nidhogg, as the Emperor of Mysteries, he only signed twenty-five secret contracts, yet those extraordinary lords who signed thirty secret contracts could only be suppressed by him.

"Kid, you're lucky this time. Once we get into the Old Forge, neither I nor my nephew will show you any mercy."

Nidhogg then gave Shafa a meaningful look and continued:

"Of course, since you are essentially the lineage abandoned by the Gilgamesh family, if you are willing to abandon the darkness and join our Star Dragon family, then I will make the decision. Once my nephew becomes the head of the family, I will guarantee that you will become the deputy head of the family."

The old man with the butterfly in the background listened, somewhat speechless, and said:

“Nidhogg, how can someone without the talent of [Supernatural Body] join your Star Dragon Clan? Aren’t you afraid of breaking the rules set by your ancestors?”

Nidhogg smiled nonchalantly:

"Even if our ancestors came, they would probably think the same way I do. Who wouldn't want their family to have another Mysterious Emperor?"

The old man with the butterfly nodded thoughtfully, looked at Xia Fa, and his expression suddenly became extremely kind:

"Child, why don't you come to our Secret Eyes family? I think you're about the same age as Airo Tong..."

"grandmother!"

Ai Luotong gave a coquettish remark. Although her expression remained aloof, a hint of curiosity appeared in her lonely eyes as she sized up Xia Fa a few more times.

"Have you no shame?! Shafa is a member of the Gilgamesh family, our blood relative!"

At this moment, Sol Loki shouted righteously, and then in a flash, he was already next to Shafa, and warmly embraced him.

"Xia Fa, judging from your age, you should be a generation younger than me, right? But it's okay. If I suffer a loss in the future, you can call me brother. Putting everything else aside, once you reach the position of Sovereign and become the Emperor of Mysteries, you will sit in the position of Young Master!"

Xiafa: ...

No, is our young master really this magnanimous?

He actually stated directly that he would give up the position of young master to me, as long as I become the Emperor of the Secret Realm.

Xia Fa had originally thought that after he returned to the family, there would be a fierce struggle and intrigue over the position of young master...

Amphion, his face flushed with joy, smiled contentedly and said:

"Good, good! After all these years, our Gilgamesh family has finally produced another future Mystic Emperor! Now let's see who dares to question the nobility and sanctity of our family's bloodline!"

Nidhogg was displeased and snorted coldly:

"Is that so? It's not like I'm just a Heavenly Saint or a Mysterious Emperor. Don't forget, I am also a Mysterious Emperor."

Norton Dragon, however, seemed completely unconcerned about the argument, instead looking at Shafa with great interest:

"Xia Fa, I lost this time. I lost because of my arrogance. Let's have a real fight when you've signed twenty-five secret contracts. Oh no, by then I'll definitely be a transcendent monarch. We'll have to wait until you've signed thirty secret contracts and become the Emperor of Secrets."

Nidhogg frowned. Judging from his expression, his nephew didn't seem willing to fight when he encountered Shafa in the old blacksmith's shop.

However, He also knew his nephew's character well; once he made up his mind, nothing could change it, so He didn't dare to try to persuade him.

Xia Fa really wanted to say that the two of them could fight right now, but that would expose too many of his secrets. For example, he actually had far more than two overlord-level secret contracts; he had four overlord-level secret contracts in total...

At the same time, he also sensed that Norton Dragon's [Eternal Fury], like [Eternal Plunder], was not suitable for him.

Just now, when he was fighting Norton Dragon, he felt that feeling of intense disgust and repulsion again, but it didn't come from Norton Dragon himself, but from somewhere inside Norton Dragon's body.

Based on this alone, Xia Fa understood that he probably couldn't absorb or contain such an eternal proof as [Eternal Fury].

Otherwise, he might have actually managed to destroy Norton Dragon, steal [Eternal Fury], and run away.

Suddenly, with a loud "boom," a wave of intense heat swept out.

Everyone was startled and immediately turned to look.

The old blacksmith shop had fully emerged and was now standing tall in the cosmos.

This old forge looks exactly like the workshop where the treasure craftsmen forged their treasures, with its iron-gray metal roof and square walls, only it's exceptionally large, about the size of a small inhabited planet.

Following closely behind, the black iron keys, also known as the "Rhine Keys," on the bodies of ten people present—Shafa, Chestnut, Nidhogg, Norton Dragon, Airo Tong, Rusconsin, Sol Loki, Amphion, and others—lit up.

This means that the old blacksmith shop... is now open to visitors.

Although he had anticipated that the Rhine Key could be traded or transferred, Shafa still felt a headache coming on when he saw that Nidhogg also possessed a Rhine Silver.

How can I compete with a mysterious emperor who has signed twenty-five secret contracts for the Rhine Blade?

How do we fight this?

Moreover, this is no ordinary Mystic Emperor. Nidhogg also possesses the extremely powerful extraordinary talent of [Supernatural Body], and a terrifying star dragon dwells within his body!

Not to mention, Nidhogg himself is the pope of the erroneous church!

Whether it's divine battle tactics or near-control loss, He likely possesses both, and has developed them to an extremely high degree.

In a sense, this is an extremely powerful opponent, almost invincible.

However, the Rhine Horse-Slaying Blade was extremely important to him. Once he obtained it, he could combine it with the Calamity Horse-Slaying Blade to form a complete ancient treasure.

A complete ancient treasure is comparable to a divine treasure, and can definitely become a major trump card and weapon, especially when dealing with Dionysius nine days later, and when dealing with the Cleaners that may be encountered in the future.

However, since he was already here, Xia Fa had no choice but to take it one step at a time, but he would never give up.

Nidhogg stopped talking, but turned around and gave a cold look to the Gilgamesh family members, including Shafa.

Immediately, He flashed and rushed towards the old forge.

The old blacksmith's door was arched and had a bronze luster. As soon as Nidhogg flew over, the Rhine Key on his body flashed and he "fused" into the door.

Seeing this, everyone no longer hesitated and flew towards the bronze gate.

"No matter what happens later, just follow me and do whatever I say, understand?"

Xia Fa flew side by side with Ban Li, and then solemnly gave a word of advice.

Seeing her boyfriend being so domineering, Chestnut felt a sweet warmth in her heart and obediently hummed in agreement.

Immediately afterward, Xia Fa and Ban Li flew into the bronze gate together.

In fact, Xia Fa was quite curious about how this old blacksmith shop came to be and how to obtain the Rhine Horse-Slaying Blade.

In particular, since [Rhine Calamity] was clearly already dead, crushed to death by [Absolute Defense] with a single palm strike, it's understandable that one of its two swords flew into the nested, eerie domain of the underground cave.

But why is this second horse-slaying sword in this old forge? Who built the old forge?

A blinding light swept in, and all these doubts were answered in an instant.

Because, in the old blacksmith's shop, Xia Fa saw someone who was someone no one expected.

Chapter 305 Facing the Ancient Rulers [Rhine Catastrophe]! The greatest danger in history?

Welcome, everyone.

"Arriving at the original, the old, the old..."

"...the old blacksmith's shop"

A sound like a mechanical jamming occurred, followed by a bright, intense light and the pungent smell of charcoal and iron filings.

It felt like being on a battlefield, with smoke and fire everywhere.

Xia Fa lowered his hand from his eyes and looked around.

The space before me was empty, like an endless square. A blurry, indistinct figure swayed in the middle of the square, like wisps of smoke that could dissipate at any moment.

However, upon seeing this illusory figure, Xia Fa was extremely surprised.

This phantom had twelve arms, a slender body, and was entirely black—it was none other than… the Ancient Ruler, the Rhine Calamity!

In that instant, Xia Fa almost instinctively wanted to conjure a seat beneath him and then use his ability to randomly freeload a meal to escape.

Just kidding, these are the Great Old Ones. Before the Cleaners appeared, the Great Old Ones were the common enemy of all mankind and demi-humans!

And now, the [Rhine Calamity] has appeared in the square in front of them. Even if only a fragmented soul remains, it is by no means something that these ten people can withstand. To exaggerate a bit, even an Outer God in person would not be able to stop it!

The Great Old Ones are beings of the same rank as true gods. They can annihilate an Outer God with a single thought, let alone a remnant soul that remains.

Suddenly, the entire enormous old blacksmith shop trembled violently.

In that instant, a terrifying, unknown power descended, incredibly powerful. Xia Fa was shocked to find that he couldn't move his entire body, not even blink.

Not only him, but all the other nine people around him, whether it was Nidhogg, Norton Dragon, or Airo Tong... were all as if they were imprisoned, frozen in ice, unable to move at all.

"Everyone, please listen to me first, let me introduce the rules."

The elusive phantom once again emitted intermittent sounds, still like a robot stuck in a rut.

Seeing this, everyone else relaxed their guard, but Xia Fa remained on high alert.

He further discovered that among everyone present, it seemed that only he recognized the true identity of this phantom, knowing that it was the Great Old One [Rhine Calamity].

The others simply stared at the phantom with either bewilderment or indifference, awaiting its next move.

Although Xia Fa couldn't move, his spiritual intuition allowed him to clearly perceive the gazes of the others, and he immediately understood what was happening.

It is estimated that some of the other nine Rhine Treasure Maps were assembled a very long time ago, while others were only assembled now, but the collectors may not be able to withstand the information contained in the black light that bursts out of the Rhine Treasure Map when it is successfully assembled.

In other words, the only one present who could personally assemble the Rhine Treasure Map, receive and clearly read the information within the black light, and know the identity of the [Rhine Calamity] Ancient Ruler, was probably himself.

At this moment, Xia Fa could only sigh in his heart: sometimes, ignorance is truly a blessing.

He also understood why the second Rhine sword was hidden in the so-called "old blacksmith's shop".

Perhaps this is because the remaining fragment of the soul of the [Rhine Calamity] was unwilling to accept its fate, and thus created such a place?

Suddenly, the square began to shake violently.

Ten treasure-crafting platforms rose from the ground.

Anvil, sledgehammer, scissors, boiler, iron... all sorts of tools needed to forge the secret treasure were present, and they all appeared with a burst of black light.

Magma surged and rolled beneath the treasure-forging platform, with flames leaping out and licking the heated metal section of the lower half of the platform.