I'm not just human!

But for me, it's still too slow...

If it weren't for the fact that it's not easy to find beings of divine rank to fight, I would have already fully understood the [Miracle Fantasy]. In fact, all I need to do is fight one more battle.

That's right. When I tried to understand the [Mysterious Singularity] before, it was only effective when I fought against quasi-god-level beings like the Great Lords. But now, in order to understand the [Miracle Fantasy], I have to face a god.

In a sense, the journey to the Old Forge was a way of "cheating" myself, which boosted my understanding of [Miracle Fantasy], allowing me to defeat the Bronze Cleanser who had a divine rank, without actually facing the Bronze Cleanser's full power.

However, such a good opportunity may be hard to find again in the future.

Thinking this, Xia Fa still raised his head and showed a sincere smile:

"So that's how it can be done... Thank you, ancestors!"

Gilgamesh also wore a relieved smile; this was the first time he, who appeared so young, had such an old-fashioned expression.

"Well, to be honest, you really surprised me this time. Not only have you signed four overlord-level secret contracts, but you're even able to sign a fifth one. It seems like you're about to walk the second path to becoming a true god recorded in the [Golden Beacon Scroll]. That's truly earth-shattering and awe-inspiring... After all, no one has ever walked it before."

After a pause, as if realizing something, Gilgamesh added:

"But don't worry, the reason I was able to see through your secret at a glance is because you are my bloodline descendant, and also because I still retain some authority over the [Eternal Secret]. It is the combination of these two factors that allowed me to perceive this great secret within you."

"Others probably wouldn't be able to see through it."

"Of course, the nine righteous gods are an exception. Each of them is a supreme being, so it would be normal if they saw through your secret."

Hearing this, Xia Fa felt a little relieved, but was also quite surprised.

The ancestor Gilgamesh, as an Outer God, possessed one of the two eternal credentials, which turned out to be the Secret of Eternity?

It sounds incredibly powerful and mysterious; I wonder where it has ended up now...

If our ancestors could absorb and embrace eternal evidence, surely we can too?

"Alright, now I'll give you the three precious treasures I specially saved. My remnant soul is almost at its limit."

Gilgamesh suddenly spoke, interrupting Xia Fa's ethereal thoughts. The handsome young man sat back down on the wooden chair and casually waved his hand.

The lion head relief in the center of His golden armor suddenly opened its mouth with golden teeth and spewed out three orbs of light.

These three orbs of light were all extremely mysterious. The first one was pitch black light, as if it could absorb all the light in the world. The second one was a nearly transparent shell of light, but you couldn't see clearly inside.

As for the third one, it was also dark, but it appeared more profound and gave Xia Fa a vague sense of familiarity.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

The three beams of light landed and revealed their true forms one by one.

Within the first wisp of dark light was a sheepskin scroll, but it was made of ominous black sheepskin, as if it contained some terrible taboo.

"This first treasure is the cultivation method for being on the verge of second and third loss of control."

"I don't know if you have ever obtained the complete cultivation method for critical loss of control, but that doesn't matter. In a sense, what I have recorded here is a method for quick success."

"Moreover, not only can it be done quickly, but it also has no side effects. It is much more convenient than you having to go through the process of going from the first critical point of loss of control to the second and third critical points of loss of control yourself."

Gilgamesh patiently explained, after all, he was facing his own bloodline, and no amount of patience was excessive. He then added at the end:

"This was actually passed down to me by the Paradox Clown. He researched it himself, but warned me not to pass it on unless I encountered a potential talent like the Holy Spirit of Destiny. Because if you don't have enough talent, you're likely to lose control if you learn it."

A quick way to master critical secondary and critical tertiary runaway?

Xia Fa was suddenly jolted, and a surge of joy almost leaped out of his chest.

In this era where the Cleaners could appear at any moment and pose an extinction threat to the extraordinary beings, the quick method to achieve second and third loss of control is practically priceless!

Xia Fa had indeed learned about how to cultivate from the first time to the second time when on the verge of losing control, and then on to the next stage of cultivation, from the ancient scroll of the Golden Dao Beacon.

However, that cultivation method was too difficult and time-consuming, so Xia Fa did not consider it for the time being.

For example, to progress from the first instance of being on the verge of losing control to the second instance of being on the verge of losing control, one must first experience the first instance of losing control a thousand times, and then place oneself on the verge of losing control and maintain this state for ten years.

After completing all this, it is necessary to find a mysterious restricted area, stay in the most severely polluted and out-of-control zone within it, and only then can one begin to attempt to control the critical secondary runaway.

The forbidden secret technique of critical secondary loss of control is itself a series of hieroglyphic texts composed of secret writings, which cannot be understood at all before the conditions for mastering it are met.

As for the cultivation methods and secret techniques that lead to the third near-loss of control, they can only be understood after reaching the second near-loss of control.

Before this, even though he had read the Golden Beacon Scroll, the knowledge and information related to the three near-loss of control were just a jumbled mess of secret texts, like a ball of yarn, impossible to unravel, and there was a risk of mental breakdown if he looked at it for too long.

It was precisely because of these reasons that I did not attempt to break through the critical first loss of control into a critical second loss of control.

And now, a ready-made quick fix is ​​right in front of him, and it was even developed by the Paradox Joker?

Xia Fa was overjoyed and couldn't wait to go back to cultivate.

Just then, the second semi-transparent light dissipated, revealing a very strange fruit inside.

This fruit looks very modern, very abstract, and even has a touch of artistic beauty.

If I had to describe it, it would look like a durian covered with scraps of newspaper, glass, tiles, knives, forks, chopsticks, and other common everyday objects. To the untrained eye, it might look like a Fauvist artwork by an artist.

"This was born from the blood spilled on the body of Lord [Brief Reality] during his battle against the Ancient Ruler [Hidden Night Calamity], and was absorbed by an extraordinary fruit, named [Reality Twist Fruit]."

"If you eat this Divine Blood Fruit, it can allow anyone to return to any 'real' time point within the last month. Of course, it can only be used once."

"For example, if you were full of energy half a month ago, but now you're almost killed by an unknown being in the Protoss Realm, you can immediately return to the state of reality you were in half a month ago by eating this [Reality Reversal Fruit]."

Xia Fa nodded thoughtfully.

It seems this is the Blood Fruit that Thor and Fournir were talking about, the one that could heal their great-grandfather.

It's only been a few days since my great-grandfather was severely injured by the Bronze Cleanser. Using the [Reality Twist Fruit] to reverse the timeline is more than enough.

"Finally, this is my masterpiece, the complete outer mystic treasure [Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor]."

Rhine?

Xia Fa's eyes flashed, and he keenly caught the word.

No wonder I felt a sense of familiarity when I saw that third dark light.

However, what is the relationship between this [Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor] and [Rhine Calamity]?

Xia Fa didn't have much doubt, because Gilgamesh immediately told him.

"You're probably living 30,000 years away from our time, right? You shouldn't know that."

"Back then, Lord Absolute Defense was hunting down one of the strongest of the Great Old Ones, Rhine Calamity, and killed him with a single slap, shattering his form."

"His flesh, bones, organs...etc., flew directly into the entire universe at that time. I was hiding in another star field and managed to find one of His ribs."

"It took me hundreds of years to completely remove the old contamination, and then, combined with the [Primal Explosion Secret Uranium] I collected at the time, about half a basin's worth, I created this [Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor]."

This……

Xia Fa listened in a daze. In fact, his ancestor thought he was completely unaware of the [Absolute Defense] hunting down [Rhine Calamity], but he actually did know.

However, Xia Fa did not expect that back then, his ancestor was actually hiding in another star system, waiting to pick up the scraps...

Poor Rhine Calamity! Not only were the three Eternal Tokens stolen and the ancient treasures scattered, but even its flesh and bones will be snatched up by other beings...

Of course, Xia Fa only thought about it this way. His attitude towards the Old Ones has always been very clear: they are enemies.

"Wait a minute, now I have both the [Old Treasure - Rhine Calamity Blade] and the Outer Treasure [Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor]. So, it seems I have quite a connection with this Old One, [Rhine Calamity]..."

If he hadn't witnessed that history firsthand, seeing the Rhine Cataclysm utterly destroyed by the colossal, silver-white hand of Absolute Defense—a force comparable in size to a star field—and even having its three Eternal Tokens exposed, Xia Fa would have seriously suspected that this was some kind of conspiracy by the Rhine Cataclysm to resurrect itself and return...

Of course, because it was [Absolute Defense] who personally took action, Xia Fa was not afraid. Just kidding, that was the strongest being among the nine great gods. [Rhine Calamity] would definitely die under His hands, with no possibility of resurrection whatsoever.

Therefore, all of this can only be explained as fate.

Or, to put it more appropriately, the mutual attraction among the signatories of the Silver Throne.

"Because I have incorporated a rib of the Rhine Calamity into this Outer Mystic Treasure, it retains the possibility of further quality improvement. For example, if you can find a complete skeleton of the Rhine Calamity and integrate it, you might be able to upgrade it into an Ancient Treasure."

Gilgamesh chuckled to himself as he explained in detail to Shafa, then continued:

"Of course, if you want to upgrade it to an ancient treasure, you yourself must become a true god. After all, whether it is a true god treasure or an ancient treasure, you need to be a true god to create it."

As for ancient treasures, Xia Fa doesn't dare to hope for them now, but in any case, the fact that the [Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor] has the potential to be further improved is still very good.

Just as Xia Fa was preparing to sincerely thank his ancestor and then ask other questions, he saw Gilgamesh's figure suddenly begin to fade.

"Oh no, we're about to collapse! Descendants, hang in there! Your ancestor will always be watching over you!"

Gilgamesh only had time to leave behind this one sentence before his figure vanished with a "bang".

Only that wooden chair remained, standing alone on the tenth floating rock.

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback, and suddenly felt a void in his heart.

In any case, this ancestor treated him very well, and the three things he left behind are all supreme treasures.

He had originally planned to have a good chat with his ancestors.

Suddenly, the tenth floating rock beneath their feet plummeted downwards. At the same time, the endless black abyss below, where skeletons floated and sank, rapidly dissipated, transforming into a barren wasteland with cracked earth and overgrown weeds.

In the blink of an eye, Xia Fa had just put away the three treasures when the tenth floating rock fell to the ground. Immediately, the floating rock also disappeared with a bang. Sunlight shone down, and the faint chirping of insects could be heard. A small lizard crawled past his feet.

He... returned to the real world, back to Gilgamesh.

Two figures flew swiftly from the horizon and landed beside him in an instant.

"Master, how is it?"

"Xia Fa, did you succeed?"

Seeing the expectant expressions on Fernir and Thorloki's faces, Shafa smiled and nodded.

"Um"

……

More than an hour later.

Gilgamesh, the city of Shalatu.

The City of Shalatu, as the name suggests, is the city founded and inhabited by Shalatu, the former head of the Gilgamesh family.

At this very moment, in the patriarch's manor, Xia Fa was standing with Folnir and Thorloki in a house entirely carved from ice.

Ahead lay an ice bed, where his great-grandfather, the Holy Emperor Sharatu, lay. His abdomen was riddled with a massive, circular, penetrating wound, the skin torn open, the flesh raw and bloody—a horrifying sight.

The Holy Emperor Sharatu had his eyes closed, his face almost ashen like a zombie's, and he no longer possessed the vigorous life force of a transcendent monarch. Instead, he appeared to be on his deathbed, his life nearing its end.

"It really was the Bronze Cleaner who did it..."

Xia Fa carefully examined the wound and truly felt the killing intent of the Bronze Cleanser from the piercing wound, thus identifying the true culprit.