I'm not just human!

But at that moment, as a figure dressed in a purple-black robe appeared at the entrance of the hall, Patriarch Heimdall, Pope Hercules, and Patriarch Osius all instantly withdrew their overt and covert attacks.

Patriarch Heimdall, in particular, who seemed fearless on the surface, surprisingly sat back down.

Xia Fa took in everything and became even more curious about the identity of the newcomer.

The person who arrived was bald, but his face was covered with veins and moles, as if he had been burned. The collar of his purplish-black robe was turned up high and covered with all sorts of strange and evil spirits.

He gave the impression of being the leader of some kind of corrupt, secretive organization.

Most importantly, the aura emanating from this person... gave Xia Fa the same powerful feeling as when Pope Nidhogg unleashed all his trump cards!

In other words, this is a...

"The Mysterious Emperor who possesses a kind of [Eternal Proof]?"

Xia Fa frowned deeply, his gaze turning cold. This being, who was practically invincible below the level of gods in the real world, suddenly appeared to cause trouble. No matter how you looked at it, it felt like there was a conspiracy behind it.

Just then, Emperor Sharatul spoke in a deep voice:

"Fearful Witch King, it seems our Gilgamesh family didn't invite you, did we?"

Before the man could answer, gasps of surprise rose and fell throughout the hall.

"The Fearful Witch King? He is the legendary Fearful Witch King?"

"How could He bear to show His face, especially at this particular time..."

"By the way, why isn't Patriarch Butterfly of the Short-Lived Church here?"

"Hiss... Could it be?!"

Shh, be quiet!

Just then, the person took another step forward. Perhaps because of the damage to his face, his expression was not easily changed, revealing an expression that was both crying and laughing:

"Shalatu, is this how you greet someone? Oh, I forgot to tell you, starting today, you'll have to add 'Patriarch' to your address for me."

The Fearful Witch King Patriarch?

These words caused an uproar in the room.

Many of the rulers and extraordinary monarchs present, those with even a little knowledge, couldn't help but show expressions of shock or bewilderment. Some young people who hadn't reached the level of rulers felt genuine fear.

Sharatu frowned deeply:

"The Fearful Witch King, Patriarch?"

The Fearful Lich King's face still wore that expression of both crying and laughing; it was unclear whether he was crying or laughing, but since no tears were seen, he probably just gave a cold laugh.

“Indeed, I’m feeling restless and want to return to the mountains. As for the Butterfly Elder, he was incompetent and has been removed by Lord [Brief Reality]. Is there a problem with that?”

"With the Butterfly Elder's abilities, how could he..."

Shalatu was incredulous, but seeing the Fearful Witch King say it in front of so many people in the entire universe, many of whom were very influential on their respective inhabited planets, he had no choice but to believe it.

However, this is full of incomprehension and mystery.

Through their conversation, Xia Fa had already guessed most of the truth. Unlike ordinary people, he possessed a forbidden secret that almost no one else present could possibly know.

That is, the secret of the truth about the nine righteous gods.

In this situation, he instantly connected this secret to even more possibilities.

At this moment, perhaps because Sharatu was confronting the Fearful Witch King, Patriarch Osius's voice rang in Sharfa's ears in a spiritually intuitive way, as if explaining to him what had happened.

“Shafa, this Fearful Witch King is a member of the Brief Church under the command of [Brief Reality]. His position in the Brief Church is the same as Dionysius’s position in our Silver Church. You should understand now.”

"Originally, the Fearful Witch King only wanted to become a god and had no involvement in the Temporary Church, especially after the rumor that he obtained a certificate of eternity more than a thousand years ago, he has been in seclusion ever since."

"Therefore, for more than a thousand years, the Butterfly Elder of the Secret Eye family has served as the patriarch of the temporary church."

"So, we don't know exactly what has happened recently."

"But don't worry, even if He comes to cause trouble, if He really goes all out, it would be equivalent to the Temporary Church waging war against several of our major churches at the same time. If this is not the will of the true God, Temporary Reality, then He absolutely cannot bear this responsibility."

Xia Fa listened very attentively until the end.

At the same time, he understood why Patriarch Heimdall and his two companions had suddenly stopped. It wasn't out of fear, but because the Fearful Witch King was also a member of the Temporary Church, one of the nine major churches, and held a high position of power.

In this situation, if they acted rashly, the three of them might be punished by the gods they served.

Seeing Patriarch Osius give him a reassuring look, Shafa immediately returned a knowing glance.

However, his mind was in complete turmoil, and his thoughts were in utter chaos.

As far as I know, the Butterfly Elder is the patriarch of the Temporary Church.

At the same time, among the nine righteous gods, not only are the [Silver Universe], [Paradox Joker], and [First History] real, but the [Temporary Reality] is also real.

To date, only five false gods have been truly replaced.

However, [Brief Reality] is different from the other three righteous gods. He betrayed them early on, defected to the Cleaners' camp, and has been deceiving [The Wise One] all along.

And now, just the day after the events at the Old Forge were over, the Butterfly Elder was removed from the list by [Brief Reality] and replaced by the Fearful Witch King...

The Fearful Witch King was not only happy to do so, but he even temporarily put aside his attempt to ascend to godhood and came directly to cause trouble.

Thinking of this, Xia Fa was suddenly startled, realizing an extremely terrifying possibility.

Could it be that the fact that I signed four overlord-level secret contracts has been revealed by [Brief Reality] through interrogating Butterfly Elder and Ai Luo Tong?

The Fearful Witch King has come to hunt me down?

Or perhaps He appeared intentionally to buy time, stalling Him until at least one of the Golden Cleansers was free to act? Or perhaps He simply waited for the [Brief Reality] to intervene personally?

In that instant, Xia Fa even had the idea of ​​conjuring up a chair under him, sitting down, and teleporting away immediately.

But just then, a single sentence slightly lessened the crisis rising in his heart, but instead made him even more confused.

That was the Fearful Witch King, who was speaking with a mixture of laughter and tears on his face:

"Shalatu, believe it or not, let me put it this way, I don't care anyway. The Butterfly Old Man's granddaughter has mysteriously disappeared, and He himself is in dire straits. I advise you to give up on your friendship as soon as possible."

The Butterfly Elder's granddaughter... Ai Luo Tong has gone missing?

Not only was Xia Fa astonished, but the entire hall was immediately in an uproar.

Ai Luotong is the young master of the Secret Eye family. Moreover, according to rumors, she already possesses a kind of "Eternal Certificate" and has signed twenty-five secret contracts, making her almost certain to become the next patriarch of the Temporary Church.

But she mysteriously disappeared?

Meanwhile, the Butterfly Elder was also removed from [Brief Reality]?

In the end what happened?

Despite the excitement, everyone tacitly refrained from open discussion, instead engaging in frantic spiritual intuition-based exchanges with acquaintances based on their own knowledge and intelligence.

Upon hearing this, Sharatul's expression became even more solemn:

"Ailuo Tong has disappeared?"

Originally, in the grand plan He had laid out for his great-grandson, the next step was to propose marriage to the Secret Eye family, so that Xia Fa could marry Ai Luo Tong.

With a marriage proposal from a divinely ordained saint, the Secret Eye family would have no reason to refuse, especially since their great-grandson is so handsome.

Unexpectedly, so many things happened in just two short days...

At this moment, Xia Fa's brain was also racing, analyzing the current situation.

"Those who entered the Old Forge with me and came out alive include Thorloki, Amphion, and Rix, then Norton Dragon and Airoton, Chestnut, and Rusconsin..."

Besides the eight of them, Pope Nidhogg sacrificed himself to save him and everyone else.

Jack Falk, who was suspected to be a bounty hunter, died in the Old Forge after his brain exploded from looking directly at the existence of the Outer God after seeing the Silver Cleanser.

Suddenly, Xia Fa realized that when he was communicating with the Paradox Joker, he had overlooked a fact, a fatal fact.

That is, if the Gold Cleaner and the fake Nine Great Gods cannot divination the identity of the person who signed the four Overlord-level secret contracts, the next step is to find the person who came out of the old forge with him and then interrogate or investigate him!

Especially during the screening process, with only eight people involved, one day, you'll find yourself among them.

No, it's not even a matter of "someday" anymore. Given the methods of a true god, they could probably find out in a second!

At this moment, the Fearful Witch King's gaze swept across the entire hall, immediately silencing everyone. He nodded in satisfaction, then looked back at Shalatu, his tone turning sinister:

"Putting that aside, whether Ai Luo Tong is dead or missing has little to do with me. Tens of thousands of people entered the Old Forge, and more than half of them died. Some were simply teleported away. Who knows where she will go?"

He paused slightly, then the expression on his face, which had been a mixture of laughter and tears, turned into a blank stare. For some reason, this only made him more terrifying.

“Shalatu, I’ve come to see you today not to discuss this matter, but because there is something more important.”

despair!despair!despair!

The sound of leather shoes hitting the ground rang out, and among tens of thousands of eyes, a man wearing a ghost mask and a purple striped suit slowly walked out from behind the Fearful Witch King.

No one had ever seen this person before, yet he exuded a terrifying aura that only an extraordinary monarch could possess.

The Fearful Witch King looked at Sharatul and said:

Do you remember this person?

Sharatul's eyes flickered slightly:

"Don't you recognize him? Does he mean I have to remember just any Tom, Dick, or Harry?"

Among the tens of thousands of guests present, including the table of the Extraordinary Monarch and the Mysterious Emperor, not a single person recognized this person.

Only Xia Fa recognized it.

"Crimson Agent..."

The Crimson Agent has actually appeared, and moreover, he's with the Fear Witch King.

Ironically, this happened right when he ascended to the position of head of the Gilgamesh family and declared his identity as the Holy Spirit of Destiny.

What exactly does He want to do?

Besides this, what puzzled Xiafa even more was why the Fearful Witch King would lie.

Clearly, only ten people entered the old forge, yet He said that tens of thousands went in, and that more than half of them died or went missing.

what is this?

"Xia Fa, Xia Fa, are you there? It's urgent, very urgent."

Just then, a weathered, middle-aged man's voice rang out from Xia Fa's spiritual intuition.

For some reason, the moment Xia Fa heard that voice, he felt a strange sense of security, and even the sense of crisis in his heart dissipated considerably.