I'm not just human!

The reason the righteous gods haven't taken action is probably because they're worried that it might awaken the sleeping Golden Cleansers prematurely.

If that were the case, all the extraordinary beings in the universe... or any living being associated with extraordinary power, would face annihilation in an instant.

Almost immediately, the members of the Starry Sky Dragon Clan noticed Norton Dragon's distraught state, as if he had lost all his energy and spirit, and they were all taken aback.

Constantine looked around in surprise and said:

"Where is the patriarch? Where did the patriarch go?"

In the Star Dragon family, only Norton Dragon is qualified to address Nidhogg as "Uncle." Even though Constantine Dragon is Norton Dragon's younger brother, he must still address Nidhogg as "Head of the Family."

At this moment, tears of pain welled up in Norton's eyes again, which startled the members of the Starry Sky Dragon Clan.

Because, from childhood to adulthood, this was the first time they had ever seen Norton cry.

Back then, when Norton Dragon had just become an angel, he dared to chase after a Skyfire Star Dragon on his own. As a result, he was burned to the point that only half of his head remained, and his body was burned to ashes. When he fled back to his family in a sorry state, he did not cry.

Instead of crying, He was even laughing, as if he regarded the injury as a testament to His glory and courage.

But now, Norton Dragon... actually cried like never before, crying so sadly, like a child.

"Uncle, uncle is dead, I...I..."

Perhaps it was because he saw his relatives and kin that Norton Dragon seemed to suddenly release the floodgates of his heart. He clenched his fists and slammed them hard on his head. In an instant, his face was filled with extreme guilt and remorse, and tears streamed down his face.

“I’m so useless! I’m a damn good-for-nothing! I could only watch my uncle sacrifice himself, but… I couldn’t do anything about it.”

Rumble!

Norton Dragon's words, and his genuine expression, struck the hearts of every member of the Starry Sky Dragon Clan present like a bolt from the blue.

After a brief silence, everyone looked terrified and completely panicked.

"No, this is impossible, Master... how could Master be dead?"

"The patriarch is the Emperor of Secrets, the Emperor of Secrets who has signed twenty-five secret contracts! As long as he doesn't go to the Star Spirit Realm, who in the real world can do anything to him?!"

"Master... Waaah... Master..."

Even if they were unwilling to accept it, and even if they questioned it, the members of the Starry Sky Dragon family still had to accept this fact.

Some knelt on the ground in anguish, some collapsed with their legs giving way, some wept uncontrollably, some wailed incessantly, some remained silent with their heads bowed, and others frowned deeply, pondering the unknown fate of their families.

As Xia Fa watched this scene, he couldn't help but recall Nidhogg's majestic and resolute face, his domineering expression, and the warm gaze and sincere words he always gave when inviting him to join the Star Dragon Clan.

For the first time since coming into this world, he felt the pain of losing someone he wanted to protect...

No, actually, he hadn't even grown to the point where he could protect Nidhogg. On the contrary, it was Nidhogg who chose to sacrifice himself to protect him, choosing to perish together with the Silver Cleanser.

As the possessor of Nidhogg's [Eternal Chaos], He could certainly have escaped if He wanted to.

However, in that situation, Nidhogg would have had to abandon the other people in the old blacksmith's workshop.

But He did not choose that option; instead, He chose to sacrifice Himself to protect everyone.

"The Cleaners..."

An uncontrollable rage reignited in Xia Fa's heart, a rage that seemed to engulf his entire body.

Having gone through this ordeal, he would not allow any more people he wanted to protect to die, and first and foremost, he had to become powerful by any means necessary!

So powerful... that it can deal with any level of Cleaner!

No matter the cost, no matter the means!

"I can attest to the fact that I heard it with my own ears: that the dying wish of Pope Nidhogg was for the Norton brothers to become the heads of your Star Dragon family."

Sol Loki suddenly spoke up, continuing:

“Pope Nidhogg died protecting us. When I return, I will discuss with the acting head of the family that from now on, all the star dragons in the universe will belong to you. Our Gilgamesh family will no longer interfere. If needed, we will purchase them from you.”

As the young lord of the Gilgamesh family, His words carried considerable weight.

Hearing these words, the members of the Starry Sky Dragon Clan felt even more grief-stricken.

Even the young master of the Gilgamesh family, who has always been their sworn enemy, has changed his attitude to this extent, which shows how tragically the patriarch sacrificed himself back then.

At this moment, Ai Luotong spoke in an ethereal voice:

“I heard that too. Before Uncle Nidhogg died… he did say that Norton Dragon should succeed him.”

Although she remained taciturn throughout, her words were perfectly timed. As the young master of the Secret Eye family, she confirmed the truth of Thor Loki's words and helped Norton Dragon.

Odin Dragon stepped forward again. He was Nidhogg's uncle and, besides Nidhogg, the strongest member of the Star Dragon Clan, carrying considerable weight within the family.

"We need to know the truth about how the patriarch died. As for the promise you made on behalf of the Gilgamesh family, we cannot take advantage of the patriarch's death to benefit your Gilgamesh family. However, we can discuss it in detail later."

He paused, then continued:

"Since the patriarch has left a will, from today onwards, we will acknowledge Norton Dragon as the patriarch of the Starry Sky Dragon Clan!"

He turned around respectfully and led his family members, who were still grieving, to pay a very solemn respect to Norton Dragon.

Unexpectedly, perhaps because of what he had just vented, Norton had regained his composure. However, his face still bore the mark of grief, extreme grief, but he no longer shed tears.

"Fellow clansmen, there's no need for formalities. Let's go back now and hold our uncle's funeral. Shafa, Solloki, regarding the long-standing feud between our two divinely favored families, I will come to you in a while to discuss how to reconcile in person."

Norton's expression not only returned to calm, but his thoughts also became clear in an instant, and he immediately issued orders in his capacity as the head of the family.

However, almost everyone present, including the Butterfly Elder, felt a chill run down their spines from His incredibly calm gaze.

It seems that... from the moment Nidhogg died, this passionate, impulsive Norton dragon, who even lowered himself to befriend the extraordinary monarchs of Caligi, had already transformed into a vengeful demon.

From then on, His life was probably only about eliminating all the Cleaners in the universe.

"I will obey the orders of the patriarch!"

Odin and the other family members responded with a word of grief, and then, together with Norton, who had turned around, flew into the depths of the cosmos.

Seeing this, the old butterfly also said rather anxiously:

"Everyone, we have to go back now. This matter must be reported to Lord [Brief Reality]. Ai Luo Tong, come with me and tell me everything that happened in the old blacksmith shop."

When the pastor of the short-lived church spoke, no one dared to disagree, and they all bid farewell to the Butterfly Elder and Airo Tong.

Seeing the two figures, one old and one young, disappear into the depths of the cosmos, only Xia Fa and the other two, along with Rusconzo, remained on the scene.

"Well... I have to go too. I need to find somewhere to hide for a while. Xia Fa, I'll treat you to a drink next time we meet!"

Ruscond hurriedly said something and immediately flew away. It seemed that he was terrified by the Cleaners and would probably not come out until the end of time.

Seeing this, Xia Fa had no objections; on the contrary, he was quite understanding.

After all, Rusconsin was just an angelic overlord, while the Cleaners' affairs... at least involved divine beings, which were not something He could touch.

“Xia Fa, perfect timing. Let’s go back to our families first, and then we can discuss this further.”

Seeing this, Solrock tried to make a suggestion, but his expression betrayed his apprehension.

After all, while everyone else was hiding in the old forge, Shafa single-handedly took down a Bronze Cleanser, even faster than Nidhogg.

Although Shafa relied on the [Old Treasure: Rhine Blade of Calamity] during the battle and caught the Bronze Cleaner off guard, he still won.

In a sense, Shafa... is the strongest member of the Gilgamesh family right now, even stronger than the acting head of the family, Flnir.

Xia Fazheng had this intention; he had long wanted to visit his parents and great-grandfather, Xia Latu.

“Alright, I was just thinking of going to visit our family's life-bearing planet. By the way, who is the acting family head you mentioned earlier…”

Solrock said:

"The acting head of the family, Folnir, is my great-grandfather's cousin. When he was young, he was originally the young master of our Gilgamesh family. However, my great-grandfather rose to prominence and not only replaced him as the young master, but later became the head of the family."

Amphion also exclaimed:

"Yes, after Folnir's defeat, he angrily left his family and only returned in the last hundred years. Moreover, while traveling throughout the universe, he has been establishing secondary faiths on various inhabited planets and collecting anchor points. He is almost becoming a transcendental monarch."

Xia Fa pondered and said:

"So, after our great-grandfather was seriously injured and fell into a coma, this Folnir became the acting head of the family? Why didn't he step in when you were being bullied before?"

Sol Loki said helplessly:

"He wasn't there at the time. He must have gone to a life-bearing planet in a remote corner of the universe to continue building secondary faiths and collecting anchor points. Three days have passed. I don't know if He has returned."

As they talked, they flew towards Gilgamesh.

Although they are a million kilometers apart, the weakest among them are veteran extraordinary monarchs, or Xia Fa, whose rank seems a bit off, but whose strength far surpasses that of veteran extraordinary monarchs.

Therefore, a distance of a million kilometers can actually be covered in just a few minutes.

During the high-speed flight, communication quickly became inconvenient, so Xia Fa had no choice but to try to communicate with the spirit of the secret treasure within the Rhine Blade of Calamity.

As for the fact that his possession of ancient treasures had been exposed in the old blacksmith's shop, Xia Fa wasn't too worried.

Firstly, among those in the know, three are from the Gilgamesh family, and these three certainly wouldn't reveal it casually.

Secondly, Norton and Airotong are also unlikely to tell, after all, they have been through thick and thin together.

The only remaining Rusconsin will likely remain hidden in a corner of some remote, inhabited planet in the universe, and will certainly not reveal this news.

Moreover, unless He is stupid, He should realize that once He speaks out, it is equivalent to provoking a being comparable to a veteran extraordinary monarch.

On the other hand, since acquiring the [Old Treasure: Rhine Blade of Calamity], his strength has increased significantly, and he is no longer so afraid of being exposed.

Or rather, in the real world, I'm not really afraid.

Now, Shafa felt confident that he could even fight Dionysius!

Moreover, there's no need to change his appearance with a "sharply cleaved face" anymore; he can handle the Crimson Agent just the same.

As for whether the news will attract the attention of those beings of god or outer god status when it reaches the Celestial Spirit Realm... as long as I'm careful normally and sleep inside the Red Silver Star Shell, I shouldn't have to worry.

Just as he was thinking this, his spiritual intuition suddenly rang out the voice of the spirit of the secret treasure, though it sounded rather weak.

"Master, you...you escaped? That's...that's wonderful."

Xia Fa immediately said:

"Do you know those Cleaners? Were you the one who used the ancient divine power in the Old Forge to suppress them before?"

The Spiritual Path of Secret Treasures:

“I don’t know them, but… but I’ve heard the great [Rhine Calamity] mention them before. He once sat on his throne, gazing into the distance, and said that even if he defeated the nine great gods this time, he might face even more terrifying beings tens of thousands of years later. I guess he was referring to these Cleansers.”

Xia Fa nodded thoughtfully, and was about to ask about other things when he heard the spirit of the secret treasure's voice become even weaker:

“Master, I need to sleep for a while. I put the Rhine Secret Forging Method in the second secret rune from the left on the Rhine Blade. If you need it, go and get it yourself. I...I'm going to sleep...I'm going to sleep…”