I'm not just human!

Tears streamed down the face of this unruly young master of the divinely favored family, falling and shattering on the ground.

"Uncle, Uncle..."

He was sobbing uncontrollably.

At this point, the others present also recovered. Not only did they regain their mobility, but Nidhogg even managed to "disrupt" the signs of loss of control in their bodies to other places.

The crowd gathered around, awaiting Xia Fa's orders, clearly indicating that Xia Fa was now in charge.

In that instant, the place where the Silver Cleaner was located, space, time, and even the flow of elements all "collapsed".

Everything was in a state of "chaos".

As time flows back and forth, that space simultaneously presents two states: before and after the collapse.

Space itself twisted like a vortex, with fragments transforming into hurricanes that roamed and moved erratically in a completely irregular manner.

Within the vortex, the Silver Cleaners, the skeleton of Nidhogg, the remaining skin of the Core Gold Star Dragon, and the vast Moon Spirit that had become dim and transparent... everything was in chaos, as if trying to merge into one, yet each was clearly distinct from the others.

Suddenly, a dazzling cross-shaped beam of light flashed from within, and the vortex vanished along with everything else.

The cross-shaped star seemed to contain all the chaos in the world, from which countless low murmurs emanated. Around it, the reality of Nidhogg and the Silver Cleaners' past battle even briefly appeared, along with a completely distorted space.

Immediately, the cross-shaped star flashed again and disappeared into thin air.

"【Eternal Chaos】returns to the authority of 'chaos' in the universe itself, or rather, transforms into the concept of 'chaos'."

The eldest member of the Gilgamesh family sighed and continued:

"When the owner of the Eternal Certificate fully activates it at the cost of sacrificing their life, the Eternal Certificate will return to the origin of the universe, transforming into an authority and concept that cannot be controlled by humans, until it is reborn after decades, centuries, or even thousands or tens of thousands of years."

Xia Fa immediately understood, and a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes.

Undoubtedly, the Silver Cleanser was also dragged down by the Eternal Chaos, becoming part of the concept of "chaos," and in a sense, it is dead.

Nidhogg was right after all; the Silver Cleanser couldn't kill Him.

However, no one expected that Nidhogg would achieve this at the cost of his life.

It also saved everyone present.

"Let's get out of here quickly, otherwise other cleaners might come."

Thor Loki spoke with lingering fear. He managed to remain calm and thoughtful, but his face also showed a somber expression of sympathy for the fallen.

No one objected. Xia Fa, holding the white cocoon of light formed from chestnuts, flew out through the old blacksmith's door.

The moment he stepped out of the old blacksmith's shop, the words the Silver Cleaner uttered before his death involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

"Especially you, Xia Fa, especially you, and also [Absolute Defense] and [Paradox Clown], you... the three of you are the most likely to attract the attention of your superhuman masters!!!"

Is he roughly on par with the strongest of the nine righteous gods, namely [Absolute Defense] and [Paradox Joker]?

Could this be the secret of my true identity?

Xia Fa's eyes flashed, and he made up his mind.

Once you become a god, seek out [Absolute Defense] and [Paradox Clown] to find out exactly what you are!

We also need to find out exactly where these damn cleaners came from!

Furthermore, who exactly is the master of these extraordinary individuals?!

Chapter 317 Shafa's Journey Through the Gilgamesh Family: The Mysterious Emperor? The Divine Spirit! (Part 1)

The universe, ancient and eternal, desolate and lonely, boundless and limitless.

Natural star field, outside Gilgamesh.

As the planet of the Gilgamesh family, one of the divinely favored families, this place is always bustling with activity.

Various cosmic merchants, interstellar ships, bounty hunters, adventurers, explorers, super hunters, and so on, frequently travel to this planet to trade with members of the Gilgamesh family.

At this moment, a million kilometers away from Gilgamesh, somewhere in the dark and deep cosmic sky.

A strange fluctuation occurred, and several figures stumbled out from within. Behind them, in a place that had previously been empty, the phantom of an extremely large building flashed briefly before collapsing inward and disappearing.

The group of people looked extremely disheveled, with tattered clothes, bloodstains on their faces, and wounds all over their bodies.

The leader was a tall and strong young man. His handsome face, like that of an ancient Greek sculpture, was full of determination, but deep in his eyes, there was a hint of grief and indignation.

The young man carried a huge white cocoon of light on his shoulder. The white cocoon looked extremely strange, and its surface was covered with counter-clockwise rotating dials, which appeared and disappeared, yet inexplicably gave off a sense of holiness.

This person was Xia Fa.

"We finally escaped. By the way, where's Old Man Butterfly?"

Thor Loki wiped the blood from his forehead, ignoring the residual mutations caused by his loss of control, and immediately began to search his surroundings.

Nidhogg is dead, and Sharatul is seriously injured and unconscious. Now, the only thing to do is to tell everything to the Butterfly Elder, the head of the Secret Eyes family, hoping that this patriarch of the Temporary Church can contact the true god she believes in, [Temporary Reality], and take timely action.

Xia Fa also used his spiritual intuition, but found that the area outside the old forge was completely empty, except for the occasional meteorite that whistled past.

Before everyone entered the old forge, there were many members of the Starry Sky Dragon Clan guarding it, and the Butterfly Elder was also waiting for her granddaughter to come out.

Could it be...?

Thinking of the three bronze cleaners sneaking into the old forge, Xia Fa felt a sudden tightness in his heart and had a very bad premonition.

Ai Luotong seemed to have considered this possibility as well, and her originally cold and indifferent face suddenly lost all color.

She clasped her hands together anxiously, and golden flame patterns immediately appeared on her palms. Although they were just patterns, they gave the impression of a raging fire.

Immediately, golden flame patterns gathered at the tip of her index finger, and Ai Luotong slapped them onto her pupils, causing the golden flames in her eyes to intensify.

boom--!

Not far ahead, the void seemed to be ignited, with intense golden flames burning fiercely. Even though there was nothing there, not even air, in the blink of an eye, a large hole was burned into the void.

Feeling the terrifying power emanating from it, Xia Fa was secretly alarmed.

In fact, if the Bronze Cleaner hadn't been so powerful, any other opponent would probably have been completely unable to withstand Ai Luo Tong's golden flames.

This isn't just a simple matter of temperature; this golden flame... gives Xia Fa the feeling that it can ignite everything.

If Ai Luo Tong is a god, then even a bronze cleaner would be severely injured by this golden flame.

Almost instantly, from the large hole formed by the melting golden flames, the figure of a kind old woman, leaning on a cane, slowly emerged.

Ai Luotong immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said in an almost coquettish tone:

"grandmother……"

The old man with the butterfly-shaped hairpin looked at the crowd with surprise from the large hole in the golden flames, and said in confusion:

"Where's Nidhogg? Granddaughter, are you alright?"

As she spoke, she stepped out from inside.

Norton Dragon, who had been in a dazed and disoriented state, raised his head upon hearing this. His once sharp and piercing eyes were now devoid of light, as if all his strength had been drained away, and he said:

"My uncle...is dead."

"died?"

The old man with the hunched back shuddered violently, his cane nearly slipping from his grasp, and he immediately said:

"Are you kidding me? How did you die?!"

It should be noted that Nidhogg is not only the Secret Emperor who signed twenty-five secret contracts, but also the Pope of the Church of Errors!

He is the trusted confidant of the "Error Rule," one of the nine righteous gods, who personally serves the "Error Rule" and handles various matters for the "Error Rule" in the real world!

If the Pope of the erroneous church is truly dead, it won't be a simple death. The wrath of the true god, [Erroneous Rules], might sweep across the entire universe.

Solrock then said with a sorrowful tone:

"Pope Nidhogg... died to save us; He perished together with the Silver Cleansers at the last moment."

Solrock had never shown any respect to Nidhogg before, always addressing him by his full name, but now he added the title "Pope," and he meant it sincerely.

The Butterfly Elder also noticed this subtle difference, and since it was the young master of the Gilgamesh family who spoke in person, she immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

"What are we going to do? What are we going to do? Nidhogg is dead... By the way, what is that Silver Cleanser?"

Ai Luotong asked, puzzled:

"Grandma, haven't you heard the adults in [Brief Reality] mention this?"

The old man with the butterfly sighed:

"No, but I was originally planning to wait outside the old forge for you to come out. I've been waiting for three days already, but just now I suddenly received a divine decree from Lord [Brief Reality], asking me to return to the Earthly God Kingdom to do something, so I left."

Upon hearing this, everyone tensed up, their faces revealing expressions of deep ambiguity or thoughtful contemplation.

It's impossible that things happened so coincidentally, just as the three Bronze Cleaners approached the Old Forge, the Butterfly Elder, this extraordinary lord, was summoned away by [Brief Reality]?

The only possibility is... [Brief Reality] knew about the appearance of the Bronze Cleaners, so they found an excuse to transfer the Butterfly Elder away, which was equivalent to saving her life.

Otherwise, if the Bronze Cleaners, even in their suppressed state within the old forge, were this powerful, imagine what would happen if they encountered the Butterfly Elder in the real world…

It can only be said that the Butterfly Elder will probably not even have a chance to escape.

"Little Lord!"

"Young Master, we've arrived."

"Big brother, are you alright?"

Suddenly, shouts rang out, coming from members of the Starry Sky Dragon Clan.

Xia Fa immediately recognized them as the same people who had been holding potion bottles and trying to surround the old forge to prevent anyone from entering when the Starry Sky Dragon Clan and the Gilgamesh Clan had their conflict.

"Young Master, are you alright? We were just about to wait outside the old forge for you and the head of the family to come out, but we were suddenly called away by the saints of the church. They said that Lord [Error Rule] had given orders to do something important."

One of the middle-aged men, who had dragon horns on his head, stepped forward. He looked quite shrewd and capable, and indeed explained the whole story in a single sentence.

Xia Fa listened, his doubts growing even stronger.

Moreover, not only Shafa, but also Amphion, Solrocki, and even Rusconsin, whose eyes had grown back, frowned and sensed something strange.

Just as the three Bronze Cleaners appeared, the Butterfly Elder and the members of the Starry Sky Dragon Clan, who were guarding outside the old forge, were transferred away by their respective church's righteous gods for various reasons...

The gods clearly knew the Bronze Cleansers would appear, so why didn't they intervene? Instead, they simply diverted the believers who might be killed by the Bronze Cleansers.

Of all the people, only Xia Fa could vaguely guess the reason.