I'm not just human!

The praise from everyone made Emperor Sharatu even happier, even though he knew it was just empty flattery.

Xia Fa remained expressionless. Since signing five overlord-level secret contracts, plus the initial high-level secret contract, he should be at the whale-level on the surface, but it seems that's not how it's calculated.

Specifically, he could feel that the aura around him had changed from not even being a demigod before to being like an abyss. Not only could others not detect it, but even he himself could not judge anything from the aura around him.

Of course, this is also a good thing. When no one can see a person's true strength, people will definitely respect him more than they will despise him.

Seeing everyone in the hall praising him, even the important figures Xia Fa knew, such as the Mist King of the Mist Clan and the old chieftain of the Giant Clan, joined in, practically carrying him in a lavish sedan chair to elevate him to the heavens.

Just then, the greeter's voice suddenly rang out from the lobby entrance, tinged with excitement.

"The Absolute Church, Pope Hercules, has come to offer his congratulations! He presents fifty million gold pounds, one egg of the Bountiful Serpent, and a fragmented piece of mysterious treasure..."

Almost everyone in the hall fell silent instantly, their expressions varied.

Pope Hercules... he's a figure of unparalleled importance in the entire universe! The Pope of the Absolute Church, serving the strongest righteous god, Absolute Defense!

Although everyone knew that Pope Hercules would come, because it was rumored that Pope Hercules and Emperor Sharatul had always had a good relationship.

However, when Pope Hercules actually came, the feeling was different.

"Hahahaha, just in time, just in time, nephew Xiafa, we were only a little bit off, you shouldn't mind, right?"

Pope Hercules, clad in golden armor and sporting a large, reddish-brown beard, burst into hearty laughter as soon as he entered. With a single step, he instantly traversed tens of thousands of meters and arrived on the stone platform.

The Pope of the Church of Absolute Defense immediately put his arm around Xiafa's shoulder, appearing extremely intimate, and his expression seemed genuine, as if he had known Xiafa for a long time.

Xia Fa also raised his head and said with a smile:

“How could that be, Pope Hercules? I would be overjoyed if you could come.”

Upon seeing this, the rulers and extraordinary monarchs in the hall all felt a chill run down their spines.

You see, when Pope Hercules came and went, drinking was one thing, but if he stood on this platform, the situation would be completely different.

This is a signal, a signal that couldn't be clearer.

This means that Pope Hercules... is willing to support Shaphat!

It should be noted that when Solrock became the young lord, he held a grand banquet for him. Although Pope Hercules also attended, he did not go to such lengths; he simply ate a meal and left.

This means that Pope Hercules wasn't just doing this because of Emperor Sharatu's influence, but because he genuinely had a good relationship with this young man named Shafa!

Why is that?

Upon seeing this, Sharatul narrowed his eyes and immediately understood what Hercules was planning.

It seems that Hercules still cherishes the identity of the signatory to the Silver Throne of Shafa and his potential as the Emperor of Mystery, and is still trying to win him over and recruit him into the Church of Absolute Defense.

But Shafa has already become the head of their Gilgamesh family, so what is Hercules still trying to do?

However, despite these thoughts, Sharatul understood that Heracles's actions for Sharphat, whatever the reason, were worthy of gratitude.

"Patriarch Osius has come to offer his congratulations! He presents sixty million gold pounds, three Dragon Blood Scales of the Starry Sky Dragon, one Needle of Time, and one Overlord-level Secret Pact: Gate to the Stars..."

Patriarch Osius has also arrived?

Wasn't He on Caligi before? Logically, He shouldn't have received the invitation or been able to leave, right?

Xia Fa was taken aback. Although he had some questions, he was genuinely pleasantly surprised.

Patriarch Osius was arguably the kindest person to him among his elders, aside from his great-grandfather Emperor Sharatul, Marshal Gaius, Bishop Tyrene, and Uncle Axor.

Today, as I become the head of the Gilgamesh family, the presence of Patriarch Osius somewhat makes up for the regret that other friends and acquaintances on Calegine couldn't attend.

“Oh…right, what I was thinking about is that Patriarch Osius can pray to the Silver Universe at any time. It shouldn’t be difficult for him to get out of Caligi, just like I did last time…”

Just as Xia Fa understood this, he saw starlight gather beside him, and Patriarch Osius appeared.

He actually chose to support Shaphat, just like Pope Hercules!

"Shafa, it's been a while, and you've actually become the head of the Gilgamesh family. Very good, very good."

Patriarch Osius spoke with a pleased smile, his expression full of admiration for Shaphat.

Less than a month ago, Shafa was just a newly recruited clergyman at the St. Vivian Church in Rum City, Augu Kingdom, on the planet Karigi, as a descendant of the Baal behemoth.

Unexpectedly, he has now become the head of one of the three great divinely favored families in the universe!

Patriarch Osius remembered that when he first met Shaphat, he had asked him to help find that great being.

Xia Fa smiled rather modestly:

"Just lucky."

This caused even more genuine surprise among the rulers and extraordinary monarchs who had come from all over the universe to gather in the hall.

Patriarch Osius of the Silver Church... actually came to support Shaphat?

It's worth noting that the last time the Gilgamesh family held a grand banquet for Thorloki, Patriarch Osius didn't even show up, let alone attend!

Instantly, many of the important figures present began to feel extremely curious about Xia Fa.

What extraordinary qualities does this young man possess that have earned him the favor of Pope Hercules and Patriarch Osius, two beings of immense prestige and power in the real world?

Just as everyone was exchanging ideas and speculating with their spiritual intuition, the greeter's voice rang out again, this time with even greater excitement.

"Patriarch Heimdall has come to offer his congratulations! He presents one hundred million gold pounds, a Blood Duke, and three Eternal Vortex silicon-aluminum grains..."

Patriarch Heimdall?

Upon hearing the name, Xia Fa paused for a moment, then immediately remembered who it was.

It is none other than the Supreme Law, the Patriarch of the Supreme Church under the command of the true God!

Moreover, he is a mysterious emperor!

Rumors suggest that the Gold Miners' Guild is backed by the Supreme Church. After all, the Supreme Laws govern commerce and contracts, so it would be perfectly normal for them to establish a Gold Miners' Guild.

However, I had never heard my great-grandfather mention this patriarch before, and it seemed that they were not very familiar with each other. Why would Patriarch Heimdall come? And why bring such a generous gift?

Suddenly, Xia Fa keenly noticed that his great-grandfather, Holy Emperor Sharatul, Pope Hercules, and Patriarch Osius all showed extremely strange expressions when they heard the title "Patriarch Heimdall".

Moreover, there was no joy in this extremely strange expression; instead, it carried a faint sense of resistance.

This made Xia Fa's heart skip a beat. Could it be that Patriarch Heimdall was here to cause trouble?

Such things had happened before. In the few hours between morning and the start of the family head banquet, Xia Fa listened to his great-grandfather explain the procedures and rules of various family head banquets, and he also heard about similar things that had happened at previous family head banquets.

For example, more than 6,000 years ago, when he was still his great-grandfather's father, he was preparing to take over as the head of the Gilgamesh family.

At that time, the Star Dragon Clan had caused trouble at the family head's banquet, because just a few days before, the Gilgamesh Clan had intercepted a nuclear-type Star Dragon that they had captured.

The person causing trouble was Nidhogg's great-grandfather, but fortunately he was stopped.

Xia Fa hadn't expected that, now that the Starry Sky Dragon Clan wouldn't cause trouble, Patriarch Heimdall would appear instead.

Just then, Patriarch Heimdall entered. Despite being a patriarch, He was dressed like a wealthy merchant, wearing a silk top hat and a tailcoat, carrying an exquisite silver-inlaid cane, and with a beaming smile on his face.

However, just a few steps into the hall, He suddenly slammed his cane on the ground.

With a thud, accompanied by a strange, dark circle of light, it emerged from beneath His feet and rose all the way to the top of His head.

His tailcoat instantly transformed into jet-black armor, with a ferocious demon head etched in the center and spikes everywhere, clearly indicating its extraordinary nature.

Patriarch Heimdall himself seemed to transform from a smiling merchant into a general on the battlefield.

Upon seeing this, the greeter immediately realized something was wrong and that she had gotten excited too soon.

Previously, three patriarchs, popes, and other holy figures had come to offer their congratulations. As a member of the Gilgamesh family, the greeter thought that the Gilgamesh family was about to regain its former glory.

But now it seems that things are not like that...

As for Thorloki and Folnir, they exchanged a glance and both shook their heads.

At this moment, Patriarch Heimdall, with a peculiar expression on his face, like that of a returning avenger, spoke in a deep voice:

“Very good, very good, Sharatu, I have waited for thousands of years, and finally I have seen you go from being young and vigorous to old and frail, and I have seen you relinquish your position as head of the family.”

Xia Fa's heart skipped a beat when he saw this.

Upon hearing this, he immediately guessed a very bold and unbelievable possibility.

Patriarch Heimdall... could he also be a member of their Gilgamesh family?

Otherwise, why would you say that?

As expected, Patriarch Heimdall continued:

"I've heard that every head of the Gilgamesh family should be the strongest, right? Sharatul, I was defeated by you once, but today I will take back everything that is rightfully mine!"

Oh no, it really is...

Xia Fa inwardly grumbled, "Why did I have to run into such a ridiculous thing?"

Although he was not intimidated by Patriarch Heimdall at all and was confident that he could easily win.

But first it was Folnir, then Patriarch Heimdall... just how many members of the Gilgamesh family have defected?

And yet, one by one they all became big shots...

At this moment, on the stone platform, Emperor Sharatul, Patriarch Osius, and Pope Hercules exchanged a helpless glance.

Finally, it was Pope Hercules who stepped forward, his expression solemn, and said:

"Heimdall, you say you are a member of the Gilgamesh family, does that mean you are? What proof do you have? If not, does that mean everyone in the world can challenge for the position of head of the Gilgamesh family?"

Patriarch Heimdall sneered a few times upon hearing this and stepped forward:

"Of course there is! My father and Sharatul's father were brothers. Originally, my father should have been the head of the family, but unexpectedly, Sharatul's father... my uncle, took it away. And now—"

Suddenly, He reached out and pulled at His lower lip, and instantly, a dazzling light burst forth.

"I'm going to get it back for my father!"

As you can clearly see, there are five large characters, “吉”, “尔”, “伽”, “美”, and “什”, carved inside Heimdall’s lower lip!

They're using Phutong language, not cipher!

Watching this scene, Xia Fa suddenly felt a strong urge to complain, as if he had seen this plot somewhere before...

Emperor Shalatu finally couldn't hold back any longer. He wiped his sweat, looking utterly speechless, and said:

“Heimdall, do you know that to impersonate a member of our Gilgamesh family, what's needed is to prove the effects of the extraordinary talent of [Bloodline Healing], not something like carving words on your lips…”

Seeing that his great-grandfather wasn't angry, but rather looked somewhat amused and exasperated, Xia Fa suddenly realized that something seemed off, and that it wasn't what he had imagined.

Because there was no atmosphere of killing intent or hatred in the hall, but rather a strange feeling of helplessness, as if one had no choice but to play along with this guy's act.