I'm not just human!

Axel's voice continued to drift on:

"Elemental Surge, as the name suggests, allows the Baal behemoth, or its extraordinary descendants, to violently expand their elemental power when using elemental-related secret abilities, unleashing a strike far exceeding their own strength!"

“Like my nephew Xia Fa, he only signed a secret contract and is a fungus-level superhuman, but because of the high-level secret contract of the Ether Source, his strength is no less than that of an ordinary insect-level superhuman.”

"Then, combined with this extraordinary talent of elemental surge, he can unleash a strike that surpasses the Eagle level and approaches the Wolf level!"

"This is practically equivalent to signing another high-level secret agreement!"

"To be honest, the talent of Elemental Expansion is a perfect match for the Ether Source Pact. It's a good thing that Xia Fa didn't sign a high-level pact like Weapon Emperor or Swarm Master, otherwise he would have been buried."

"Of course, only the Baal behemoth can use Elemental Inflation without limit. Its extraordinary descendants can only use it once a day, and at the cost of draining their spirit, which will be reduced to the point where they can only maintain the minimum level of rationality."

"As for why Xiafa's attack was able to kill the whale-level Jaw Beast King, I guess, besides his ingenious battle design... it was because the power of the Baal Blade that remained in his body yesterday hadn't completely dissipated and was used up by him this time. Tyrene, don't you think so?"

A cold "hmm" came from the eyeball floating in the air.

There was nothing he could do; when Axo mentioned Shafa earlier, he casually referred to him as his nephew, and Tyrene couldn't very well interrupt him.

Because Tyrene also wanted to know information about the elemental inflation, and he was afraid that if he interrupted, the old man would be unhappy and stop talking.

Everyone nodded slightly, their eyes showing a thoughtful expression.

Xia Fa appeared to be the same on the surface, but inwardly he was stunned.

He had originally fabricated a supernatural talent related to the Baal behemoth, which was also an effect similar to elemental expansion, but it wasn't called that.

But unexpectedly, there really are similar extraordinary talents in this world?

Now that he had a demigod from the Augustan family as a witness, he was even less afraid of his secret being exposed.

"Still too weak... If I were a demigod, I wouldn't even bother explaining."

Xia Fa murmured to himself, his desire to become a demigod—a powerful being who transcends the human level of life—grown even stronger.

I wonder how long it will take—three years, five years? Or even ten years?

Anyway, since he can get stronger through physical exercise, he'll exercise for three months first and see how it goes.

"Wait, didn't the demigod Axo just mention that my mental energy would be drained?"

Xia Fa suddenly thought of this and began to ponder how to fake having his mental energy drained...

Covering his head and then looking like he's in great pain?

As he was pondering this, suddenly, an immense sense of crisis descended upon him, enveloping him.

His spine began to tremble violently, and currents surged out like electricity from high-voltage wires, rushing towards his brain.

That wasn't about helping him regain his senses, but about... risking everything to protect him!

This sudden turn of events surprised Xia Fa, but when he looked around, neither his teammates nor the three treasures representing the demigods floating in the air noticed anything amiss.

It seems that only he can feel this unprecedented sense of crisis.

But this sense of crisis was so clear and so intense that it even triggered an unprecedentedly violent reaction from the mysterious current in his body!

"What exactly happened—"

He was halfway through his sentence when a chilling scene unfolded!

Chapter 54 What exactly is it?

This is an indescribable, immense terror.

Xia Fa clearly sensed that in the far, far distance of the wasteland, a colossal figure as majestic as a mountain suddenly flashed for a fleeting moment, like a screen displaying erratic electrical currents.

In that instant, perhaps due to the strange electrical currents covering his brain, he was able to see everything clearly.

It is... that unknown being who looks like a heavily armored knight from the era of cold weapons!

That being who caused a sudden change in the Ghost Realm and rose two ranks simply because Brar drew its portrait!

At this moment, its size was not at all like the mere five meters described by Glenn and the others, but rather... nearly a thousand meters tall!

It is as majestic as a mountain that has stood for eternity, or like a giant god about to destroy the world.

It was wielding a heavy halberd, and its full-body armor, covered with vine-patterned designs, was covered with severed limbs and remains.

Blood and flesh flowed along the patterns on the armor, and in some places, they even congealed due to their excessive viscosity.

At that very moment, this unknown being turned and glanced at Xia Fa!

It was a gaze as indifferent as a god looking down upon humanity, yet it also carried the playful amusement of a giant examining insects.

This gaze contained no hostility, no scrutiny, and wasn't even intended for observation. It seemed that it was merely attracted by the noise of the fireball explosion and glanced at it casually.

However, the moment that gaze swept over him, Xia Fa felt as if his soul was about to freeze.

His blood boiled rapidly, his muscles trembled wildly, and his bones creaked. He could hardly contain the signs that his body was about to explode, just like Brar's.

Time seemed to slow down suddenly, and a burning sensation surged through my heart like a volcanic eruption, as vast as the ocean.

At the spine and coccyx, the strange electric currents almost formed a continuous stream, pouring out in all directions.

At this moment, all the mysterious forces within him, of unknown origin, went berserk and converged on his brain.

It seems... that they wanted to help him withstand the effects of that gaze, preventing his soul from collapsing and his body from shattering!

Boom-!

Like the sound of a giant bronze bell being struck, a booming sound resounded in his mind, as if the power within his body had collided violently with the influence of that gaze.

Xia Fa immediately felt that both the burning sensation and the strange electric current were rapidly diminishing as they countered the effects of that gaze.

Soon, the burning sensation subsided, the strange electric current vanished, and then it was... his mental energy's turn!

As expected, his mental strength also decreased rapidly, just like the water in the glass.

Finally, just when his mental strength was reduced to a sliver, like the last drop of water in a glass, and he was about to lose control completely, the effect of that gaze was completely negated.

"call--!"

"call--!"

"call--!"

Xia Fa gasped for breath, sweat pouring down his forehead, his eyes glazed over, and he looked like he was about to collapse.

His mental energy was drained, causing his brain to feel as if it were being gripped tightly by a giant hand, twisting and pulling desperately. The extreme pain was like a red-hot awl piercing every part of his mind.

His entire body was covered in small bumps that quickly swelled up and then disappeared, as if countless rats were scurrying about under his skin.

His legs suddenly gave way, and he was about to fall to the ground. Xia Fa gritted his teeth and used the last bit of willpower in his body to force himself to stand up straight.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. The unknown being, who resembled a heavily armored knight from the era of cold weapons, had already withdrawn its gaze and even disappeared.

It seems that it really only glanced at Xiafa casually.

However, that one glance almost cost Xia Fa his life.

The teammates immediately noticed that something was wrong with Xiafa. Without Banli's instruction, Fensni reacted quickly, forming an "O" shape with her hands and aiming it at Xiafa.

Suddenly, a beautiful song came from her throat, and her slightly curly white hair fluttered up, shimmering with a faint pink light.

Wisps of steam rose from her throat, passing through the "O" shape of her hands, and were also covered with a layer of pink light.

Immediately, all the moisture enveloped Xiafa's head.

A refreshing coolness seeped into his brain through his scalp, and Xia Fa immediately felt the sensation of his mental energy being pulled and distorted subside.

As if in response, weak, tingling electric currents forcefully emerged from his spine and began to soothe his nearly depleted spirit.

Feeling the faint electric current, Xia Fa still felt a lingering fear.

Without a doubt, that unknown being, who resembled a heavily armored knight from the era of cold weapons, exhausted all the reserves of this strange current within him with just a casual glance!

Therefore, only a tiny, weak electrical current can now be generated in his coccyx to help him recover.

Fortunately, the effect of this strange electric current was extremely powerful. After all, it had helped him easily withstand and hear the babbling of the Outer Gods. Therefore, with the help of both Fensny and the strange electric current, Shafa's mind quickly recovered.

His breathing gradually calmed down, and the sweat on his forehead stopped. He was finally able to stand up straight.

“Xiafa…”

Chestnut suddenly called out to him, her large, clear eyes filled with heartache.

Glenn, Ethan, and Fensny also looked at Shafa with admiration.

Clearly, they all misunderstood, thinking that Xia Fa had to desperately drain his energy to unleash Elemental Expansion in order to kill the King of the Giant Jaw Beasts and save everyone, which led to his almost out-of-control state just now.

Seeing everyone's gazes, Xia Fa finally realized what was happening.

He had been thinking about how to fake having his mental energy drained, but unexpectedly, because of the gaze of that unknown entity, his mental energy was indeed drained, leaving only a negligible little bit.

Therefore, his teammates and even the demigods are probably even more convinced that he is an extraordinary descendant of Baal and possesses the talent of elemental expansion...

"It's alright. As you all know, I am an extraordinary descendant of the Baal Beast. Not only is my mental strength naturally extremely stable, but I also recover very quickly. Don't worry about me."

Xia Fa forced a smile to comfort his teammates.

However, he couldn't stop thinking about that gaze from just now.

You should know that the mysterious electric current in his spine and tailbone only needs to be a single pulse to make him ignore the oppressive feeling of a demigod.

In fact, just one word would be enough for him to easily withstand the insane ravings of the Outer Gods who cannot get close to the real world when signing the secret contract.

It even allows him to hear those delirious ramblings.

However, just now, hundreds and thousands of strange electric currents covered his brain, yet... he couldn't even withstand a single glance from that unknown being in the form of a heavily armored knight.

Moreover, it wasn't a hostile or scrutinizing gaze; it was just a very casual glance at him.

Xia Fa felt even more terrified than when he sensed that gaze about to descend upon him.

This unknown entity that looks like a heavily armored knight... what exactly is it?

Its status is clearly higher than that of the Outer Gods, even much higher!

However, it is impossible to say that it is a god above the outer gods.

First of all, there are only nine gods, the nine great gods of this world. Apart from them, there is no one else who can be compared to the gods.

Moreover, it's impossible to say that it's actually a god hidden deep in the universe or the Star Spirit Realm, a god unknown to the world, comparable to the nine great gods.

Because, in the realm of the extraordinary, or rather, in the entire world, there has always been an ironclad rule—