I'm not just human!

"You all need to constantly expel pollutants to stabilize your mental state. Do you really want to compete with me for this crown-bearing star?"

The tree-man glanced at him silently, then turned his head away, completely ignoring him.

The stunningly beautiful woman, covered in barnacles, covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

"What you're saying is exactly why I need this crown-born star even more. You can barely maintain your own condition, so don't try to take it from us."

The bandaged man leisurely lay back on the golden coffin lid, which was covered with ukiyo-e prints, with his hands behind his head. Immediately, a sand beach chair appeared behind him.

"Let's just wait it out like this. Anyway, when the Silver Cleaner arrives, it will definitely not hunt me down first, but the two of us who can't even control their own supernatural powers."

As he spoke, He glanced, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, at the blood dripping from the giant tree-man's flowers, which would sprout smiling faces, and at the maggots that had fallen from the barnacles covering the woman's body.

The stunningly beautiful woman, covered in barnacles, was equally assertive, yet her tone was all smiles:

"What if you accidentally attract the Golden Cleaners? Will you still be able to escape?"

The tree-man then spoke up:

“You two are Outer Gods, and I am a Bound Disciple of the Outer God rank. The three of us gathering in the same area is almost certain to attract Silver Cleaners, and the probability of attracting Gold Cleaners is not small either.”

These words clearly did nothing to frighten the bandaged man, who seemed even more relaxed, lying on the sand-made beach chair as if he were about to fall asleep.

"In that case, let's just keep dragging this out."

The three beings of Outer God rank all turned their gaze once again to the fluctuating birth crown star.

The Celestial Realm is a combination of various symbols of the real world, information, time, space, dreams, subconsciousness, and so on.

At the same time, it is also responsible for the cyclical exchange of matter with the real world.

In this scenario, if a star dies in the real world, a new star will be born in the Protoss Realm.

In the unlikely event of a very small coincidence, if more than one hundred stars in the real world die, go out, or collapse after an explosion within a year, it is possible for such a crown-bearing star to be formed in the Protoss realm.

The birth of the Crown Star is a gathering of the power of a hundred nascent stars, containing the most abundant ley line energy and an incredibly rich life force.

For the Outer Gods who are on the verge of losing control, this is an invaluable treasure. After absorbing it, not only can they stabilize their own state, but they can also have the opportunity to sign five more secret contracts, or one hegemon-level secret contract.

For the Outer Gods who haven't lost control, absorbing a Star of Birth Crown can make their spirits more stable and almost guarantee that they can sign five more secret contracts, or one more overlord-level secret contract.

Of course, this is assuming there are enough anchor points.

However, for the bandaged man, the reason he absolutely needed this crowning star was to use it to refine some kind of Outer God potion to save his life.

To survive when surrounded by Silver Cleaners or hunted by Gold Cleaners.

Now, throughout the Protoss realm, because of the appearance of the Cleansers, all beings of godhood and outer godhood are living in fear.

Some beings from the divine and outer divine ranks chose to side with the Cleansers, but that was tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst.

The Cleaners... are there to cleanse the entire universe of any living being associated with supernatural powers. Surrendering to them is merely a way to gain temporary safety.

In the future... it is destined to be eliminated!

As for what the cleaners said about "purifying" the supernatural power of those who had come to their aid, thus guaranteeing their lives after the cleanup was complete... well, the bandaged man himself didn't believe it.

Without a doubt, neither the tree man nor the woman covered in barnacles would believe it.

Therefore, the three Outer Gods are vying for this star that gives birth to the crown.

After waiting a few more minutes, the bandaged man seemed to be getting impatient. He had been the most relaxed one before, and finally spoke:

"I'm saying, why don't we just split it up already? The effect is a bit weak, but it's still there, isn't it? If it really attracts the Golden Cleanser, let's see how you run away—"

Before the bandaged man could finish speaking, the treant and the woman's eyes showed interest. But at that moment, the extremely rare birth crown star... disappeared right before their eyes!

Faced with two Outer Gods and one unknown being of Outer God rank, who would snatch food from the tiger's mouth?

Who would dare to be so bold?

The stunningly beautiful woman, covered in barnacles, sharpened her gaze, and countless kingdom cavalrymen immediately appeared around her.

As soon as these cavalrymen appeared, they immediately transformed into the form of Starlight Bodies, their bodies flashing with starlight. In an instant, they scattered in all directions, covering almost billions of miles of starry sky, and began searching for the enemy.

Although the bandaged man didn't speak, his eyes were terrifyingly sinister.

He pressed his palms onto the golden coffin beneath him, which was inlaid with jewels and painted with colorful designs. The terrifying aura of death immediately spread out, affecting a distance of hundreds of millions of miles in an instant.

The tree-man was about to make his move, wanting to find the audacious fool who dared to snatch food from their mouths and play tricks on the three of them.

Suddenly, the unknown entity fell into an eerie silence, then its form shrank inward, the branches and leaves layered upon each other, instantly transforming into a crystal-clear almond-shaped seed, which disappeared from the spot with a "pop".

The bandaged man and the woman covered in barnacles were about to be surprised when they suddenly realized something, and their expressions changed abruptly.

"Wait, is that 'great being' making a move? Isn't He said to have already reached the rank of Celestial Venerable? Why would He want to create a Crown Star?"

The bandaged man murmured, his dark eyes, visible through his bandaged face, filled with disbelief.

If it were that "great being," the only "god" besides the nine righteous gods who could operate in the real world, then He truly wouldn't dare to provoke Him.

Because, according to rumors, that "great being" seems to have reached a status comparable to a true god, that is, a celestial being.

A rank comparable to a true god is generally called a Celestial Venerable. Although a Celestial Venerable is not a true god, crushing him is as easy as crushing a small insect.

Thinking this, the bandaged man, along with the golden coffin beneath him, disintegrated into yellow sand and immediately disappeared on the spot.

The stunningly beautiful woman, covered in barnacles, shook her head, sensing the strange yet incredibly powerful aura emanating from the place where the crown star had vanished. Finally, she sighed softly.

Unlike the bandaged man, who was used to freedom, he did not pledge allegiance to any of the nine righteous gods or other celestial beings.

But she herself is truly a favorite of the [Nature Monarch], one of the nine great gods.

Although, since the beginning of the third ten thousand years of the universe, for more than ten thousand years, the Lord of Nature has never summoned her or his other followers, but has only issued commands from afar in the Kingdom of God on earth, telling them to do their work.

For example, a few days ago, the [Nature Monarch] asked her to take action in the real world to help activate the [True Mystic Treasure - Skull of the World Tree], seemingly to quell the effects caused by the overflow of some eternal token authority.

Even earlier, she had sensed the Nature Monarch's caution towards that "Great Being" from the tone of his words when he gave her the task of finding it.

A being who commands even the righteous gods to be cautious, must at least be a Celestial Venerable!

He holds the same Celestial Venerable rank as His Excellency the Wise One, the number one among the physical beings, and certain extremely powerful unknown beings!

Upon realizing this, the stunningly beautiful woman, covered in barnacles, felt a genuine sense of fear. A flash of starlight appeared on her body, and she immediately left the place.

Having signed the Gate of Stars, as an Outer God, she can instantly traverse hundreds of star systems when using the "Teleport" ability within her "Starry Body".

……

at the same time.

In a small part of the real world.

"Eighty, eighty, eighty..."

Eighty-one!

"Eighty-two! Eighty-three! Eighty-four!"

"eighty……"

"……five!"

After struggling to do one more pull-up, Xia Fa finally lost strength in his hands and fell onto the soft sand.

His goal for himself was exactly the same: he increased his pull-ups from seventy to eighty-five!

However, precisely because of this, after completing the eighty-fifth pull-up, I couldn't muster any more strength.

"Huh... what's this?"

Having barely caught his breath while lying on the ground, Xia Fa suddenly discovered to his astonishment that inside his chest and abdomen—below his heart and above his stomach—was...

An extra pure white star has appeared, its size fluctuating!

The celestial body shone with a holy light like an angel's feather, and possessed an incredibly vigorous vitality, so vigorous it was unbelievable, and it resided right there in his chest and abdomen.

He hadn't even realized when this pure white star had appeared inside his body.

Of course, it's also possible that when I was doing the last three pull-ups, my mind and will were focused on the incredibly sore muscles that felt like they were on fire, which caused me to overlook the appearance of this pure white star.

Without a doubt, this is a huge benefit brought about by breaking the 85-pull mark in this physical exercise.

But what exactly is this for? What is its purpose?

Just as Xia Fa was thinking this, something completely unexpected happened!

Suddenly, the pure white star began to change shape, seemingly... about to become a strange organ that had never existed before within his body!

Chapter 328 The Glutton faces two entities at once: the House of Imagination and the Wall of Flesh?

The sunlight was clear and bright, reflecting off the sea and making it appear a deep blue, a truly refreshing sight.

On the beach, Xia Fa's feet were firmly planted in the sand, as if his whole body was frozen.

He never expected that this physical exercise, which resulted in him breaking the 85-pull barrier, would bring about such a change!

A new organ is about to grow inside my body?

As the ever-expanding, pure white star grew increasingly strange in shape, stretching out one moment and shrinking into a round ball the next, Xia Fa began to feel uneasy.

I hope it doesn't grow into any particularly strange organs...

Suddenly, the pure white star shrank abruptly, and then transformed into the shape of a peach, but much larger than an ordinary peach.

Immediately afterwards, pure white, shiny blood vessels extended out from it, instantly connecting with other blood vessels and extending towards... the heart and stomach!

Almost instantly, before Xia Fa could react, these pure white, shiny blood vessels connected to the heart and stomach, respectively, to the right atrium of the heart and the cardia of the stomach.

"The right atrium of the heart...that's where the veins deliver blood, right? And then the blood goes to the right ventricle."

"As for the cardia of the stomach, that is where food enters through the esophagus."

"This……"

Xia Fa was somewhat confused about what this organ did and why it had to grow blood vessels connecting to his right atrium and cardia.

But immediately, a bright white light suddenly appeared on the organ and blood vessels, and then the light disappeared without a trace.

The truth about organs has finally been revealed.

It was a heart, but it was much larger than a normal heart, and it was beating strongly.

Oxygen-rich blood gathers from various veins and enters this "second heart," from which it is then transported to the right atrium.

In just a few seconds, after this second heart beat a few times, Xia Fa suddenly felt his energy surge, as if he had inexhaustible strength!