I'm not just human!

"Oh? So afraid of me? I thought you really had the guts to challenge our Cleaners' Camp."

The golden cleanser wielding the giant bow spoke with utter nonchalance and disdain, not even glancing at the crowd below the platform, but turning his attention to the several unknown beings at the Celestial Venerable level.

It seems that, in its eyes, only these few are worth hunting and eliminating.

Just then, the translucent, sticky figure spoke, its voice still stern and unyielding:

"You dare to barge into our place all by yourself? Do you think a few old guys like us can't threaten you?"

The golden cleanser wielding the giant bow smiled faintly:

"There are three of you, so of course you can threaten me. But it's unlikely you can keep me here, is it?"

Hearing this, Xia Fa felt a little relieved. He had been really afraid that once the golden giant bow in the hands of this Golden Cleanser was drawn, it would wipe out all the unknown beings present.

Although all that was sent was a tree-man puppet, and the Nature Bee had said it could escape in case of danger, what if tens of thousands of unknown beings of outer divine rank died like this...?

Xia Fa had no doubt that by then, the Bronze Cleaners and Silver Cleaners would be able to free up their resources and make a major foray into the real world!

In that case, if the nine righteous gods really don't take action, it's estimated that we won't even have to wait a year; in less than a month, all the extraordinary beings in the real world will be completely wiped out.

"In that case..."

The Lord of the Superdimensional spoke, and the lines within that chaotic, linear figure seemed to be beginning to unravel:

"Then what are you here for? To die?"

The Lord of the Transdimensional was not afraid of the Golden Cleanser at all. Of course, it was also possible that there were three Celestial Venerables present, while there was only one Golden Cleanser wielding a giant bow.

The golden cleanser wielding the giant bow chuckled again, his eyes, peeking out from beneath his full-coverage, patterned armor, filled with deep disdain:

"Actually, if I wanted to kill you all, I could do it myself if I fought hard, but it's not worth it, after all..."

A hint of mockery appeared in his gaze:

"...You are such lowly creatures."

The enormous, semi-transparent figure spoke with a sudden surge of anger:

"We are lowly? I don't think so. It's you who are more important. What difference does it make whether you're alive or dead?"

Upon hearing this, the golden slayer wielding the giant bow turned cold for the first time:

"[Knowledge Apostle], I advise you to tone it down a bit when you're around me. If you met me alone, would you still be so assertive?"

[Apostle of Knowledge]...

Xia Fa's eyes flashed, and he finally learned the name of the second unknown being at the Heavenly Venerable level.

However, just like when he secretly observed the [Lord of the Superdimensional] before, even after learning the name, the [Apostle of Knowledge] still appeared to him as a huge, semi-transparent, sticky figure, still blurry and indistinct.

The Apostle of Knowledge snorted coldly, without giving a direct answer.

Clearly, as a Celestial Venerable, if he were to encounter any one of the Golden Cleansers alone, he would indeed be no match for them.

Upon seeing this, the golden cleanser wielding the giant bow smirked disdainfully. He suddenly pulled on the reins, and his heavily armored golden warhorse immediately turned around.

For the first time since its appearance, it has faced the many unknown entities in the Gray Fog Plaza.

"What a pity. If there were just one more Golden Cleanser, just one more, we could have wiped you all out in one fell swoop, and my men would have saved a lot of trouble."

The golden cleanser, wielding a giant bow, sighed with regret, then continued:

"However, I am also willing to do my part."

Before the words were even finished, it had already raised the giant golden bow in its hand. The giant golden bow was engraved with mysterious patterns that seemed to come from the ancient times. In that instant, it unleashed a terrifying power comparable to a sacred treasure.

The Golden Cleanser had already drawn his giant bow, and the moment the bowstring was fully drawn, three golden arrows automatically appeared.

Swish!

The bowstring vibrated violently, and with immense force, it launched three golden arrows!

These scenes were extremely bizarre, and even in Xia Fa's eyes, the strangeness was no less pronounced.

Because the Golden Cleaner was drawing his bow and releasing the arrow at a normal speed, not launching a sneak attack, yet it was completed in a mere instant.

In other words, its movements appeared normal and not fast, and all the unknown beings present could see them clearly, but from the moment it drew its bow to the moment it released the arrow, it was so fast that no one could react at all.

No unknown entity present could be moved.

Apart from those three Celestial Venerables.

The next moment, the three Celestial Venerables moved. The [Knowledge Apostle] roared, and countless ancient runes flew out of its body, about to surround and sweep towards the golden Cleanser who was holding a giant bow.

At the same time, the Lord of the Superdimensional suddenly erupted with a dazzling light like a supernova. The light chased after the three golden feather arrows like giant serpents that would destroy the world, seemingly trying to stop them.

The last unknown being, who seemed to be composed of chaotic currents, disintegrated and prepared to teleport to the center of the plaza.

But it was all too late.

The three golden arrows split into countless smaller golden arrows in mid-air with three loud "bangs," which rained down like arrows.

During the previous meeting, those superdimensional proto-intrinsic beings who shouted that they were going to attack the Cleaners' camp, as well as the unknown beings who echoed them, were all pierced through from head to toe by the golden feather arrows in the blink of an eye.

Unlike the two Golden Cleaners Xia Fa had seen before, this time, after the golden arrow pierced through the unknown beings, it collapsed like a black hole, instantly sucking in thousands of unknown beings.

Both the physical body and the soul were instantly crushed to pieces by that rotating miniature black hole.

"you dare!!!"

The Lord of the Superdimensional roared, and the chaotic lines on his body began to disappear, as if he was about to reveal his true form.

"Quiet down, you're disturbing me."

The golden cleanser, wielding a giant bow, casually swung it, creating a strange barrier.

This strange barrier, with its transparent walls covered in golden vine patterns and countless golden feathers falling from it, completely separated the high platform.

Whether it was the Lord of the Superdimensional, the Apostle of Knowledge, or the third unknown being at the Celestial Venerable level, they were all kept outside, as if there was no possibility of them breaking in.

The golden cleanser, wielding a giant bow, stepped forward on his horse, his kingly gaze sweeping across the entire area beneath his mask.

"I came here for only one purpose. Just now, I was just taking care of some noisy bugs."

It raised its giant golden bow, and in an instant, its figure grew incredibly tall, like a marshal conquering a battlefield, or a god descending to earth. Its tone suddenly became extremely solemn and dignified:

"I, Alm the Greatbow, the Golden Cleanser, the Child of the Universe, hereby formally declare war on all extraordinary beings in the universe!"

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Click!Click!Click!

The moment the golden cleanser wielding the giant bow, Alm the Greatbow, finished speaking, the golden barrier with its vine-like patterns around the platform shattered.

Those were three unknown beings at the Celestial Venerable level. Working together, they shattered the golden barrier in just a few breaths!

The Lord of the Transdimensional was clearly consumed by rage. His enormous figure, resembling a jumble of chaotic lines, charged forward, determined to capture Alm the Greatbow at all costs. The Apostle of Knowledge and another unknown being of the Celestial Venerable level were also fully cooperating with him.

However, Alm the Great Bow merely glanced at the three Celestial Venerables rushing towards him, disregarding the momentary freeze in time and the shattering space, and casually swung the giant bow in his hand, which was comparable to a sacred treasure.

The entire arena vibrated with a "buzz," and a new golden barrier appeared once again, directly isolating the three unknown beings at the Celestial Venerable level outside, once again.

“I told you, I can leave if I want to, so don’t bother.”

Alm the Greatbow's eyes were full of mockery. With a swing of his golden greatbow, he immediately slashed an invisible crack behind him.

The rift was neither a spatial rift nor a Protoss rift; it was filled with a thick gray fog containing countless fragments of time from the mortal world and the Protoss realm.

This is... a rift in the Time Mist!

Alm the Greatbow turned the golden warhorse around, and the horse exhaled two streams of white breath. Its front hooves first rose, and the instant they landed, they rushed directly into the Time Mist Rift at an incredible speed.

However, as he was leaving, the gold cleaner named "Alm the Greatbow" turned his head and looked towards the direction of the golden dome, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

It seems to have sensed something all along, and this behavior is a way of showing that it has not been deceived.

The next instant, Alm the Greatbow's colossal, mountain-like figure, clad in golden armor, vanished completely into the Time Mist Rift, which closed in an instant.

On the high platform, the previous calm was restored, but the atmosphere was terrifyingly oppressive.

The enormous, translucent, sticky figure of the [Apostle of Knowledge] turned towards the golden dome, its gaze fixed on the bottom of the watermelon-sized eternal vortex of silicon and aluminum.

The place was clearly empty, yet the [Apostle of Knowledge] still spoke with a tone of bewilderment and accusation:

Why not take action?

The unknown beings present were all taken aback, even Xia Fa was stunned for a moment, but then a figure that he was quite familiar with appeared.

He was a middle-aged man dressed like a gentleman, exuding the calm air of a scholar. He wore brown glasses and held a silver-inlaid cane made of extremely rare ebony with wisteria vine patterns. He was sitting upright in a lacquered wooden chair.

It is... the mastermind behind the carnival of destiny, His Excellency the Wise One!

Xia Fa never expected to meet the "Sage" here. At the same time, with his increased knowledge, he suddenly understood many things.

No wonder, the Wise One used to be able to freely contact the nine righteous gods and seemed quite familiar with them. Also, no wonder the Wise One gave him the feeling that he was very close to the rank of a righteous god.

So that's why, His Excellency the Wise One is actually a Celestial Venerable. That makes sense.

"Wait, something's not right..."

Suddenly, Xia Fa's gaze sharpened as he keenly noticed that the areas not covered by the double-breasted coat of the "Sage"—namely, his neck and hands—were covered with wounds.

The wounds were quite strange, displaying bizarre colors, writhing like oil paint or watercolor, as if they could form certain images at any moment, but were suppressed by His Excellency the Wise One.

"It's not that I don't want to help, it's that I have no other choice."

Just then, His Excellency the Wise One sighed and spoke, his tone remarkably calm:

“First of all, if we kill this Gold Cleaner named Alm Greatbow right here, then the plans those guys have been making these past few days will likely be in vain.”

"Moreover, it might directly awaken all the sleeping Golden Cleaners."

"Secondly, as you all know, I am injured and was ambushed by [Brief Reality]. I cannot unleash my full-power Celestial Venerable strength right now."

"In the end, none of us could have imagined that, despite having taken precautions against divination and spying at the level of a true god, Alm the Greatbow would actually hide in the Time Mist and sneak in."

"In that case, even if we go all out, it may still escape, which would be a losing proposition."

After a slight pause, the Wise One gestured towards Xia Fa's location, then continued:

"This Celestial Venerable friend didn't make a move either, did he? He must have the same thought as me."

Xia Fa was taken aback for a moment, then found himself both amused and exasperated.

He was still wondering how to explain his previous inaction in watching a Golden Cleanser escape, now that he had disguised himself as a Celestial Venerable.