I'm not just human!

Just as Xia Fa was pondering whether he should use some method to test the danger of this dark golden orb, suddenly, the face opened its mouth.

With a whooshing sound, countless ancient cryptic texts poured out of its mouth like a tide and went straight into Xia Fa's forehead.

Fortunately, after realizing there was no danger, Xia Fa relaxed his mind and let the ancient cryptic texts enter his mind.

Moreover, he clearly saw that as the ancient inscription emerged, the dark golden sphere was rapidly dissolving.

Finally, as the dark golden sphere completely disappeared, a secret technique was about to take shape in his mind.

But at that moment, a rather young voice, similar to that of the spirit of the secret treasure, rang out from where the dark golden sphere had disappeared.

"My child, I am very pleased to have found a descendant like you. You don't need to avenge me against the [Absolute Defense], just kill the Golden Cleaners."

"If I hadn't been ambushed by ten Golden Cleaners, I wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat against [Absolute Defense]..."

The moment this sound appeared, it was accompanied by a powerful force similar to that of a true god, but it was extremely malevolent and chaotic.

Xia Fa suspected that if he hadn't already received the recognition of the [Old Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] as his master, he would probably have lost control on the spot just by hearing this voice, or become an Old Believer that everyone would hate.

But immediately, that immense power dissipated, disappearing completely into the world along with the sound.

Xia Fa immediately understood. It seemed that [Rhine Calamity] still retained a trace of its will, but after saying these two sentences, this last trace of will was completely annihilated.

After all, 30,000 years have passed.

"So, before the [Rhine Calamity] was hunted down by the [Absolute Defense], it was ambushed by the Golden Cleaners?"

"No wonder, I was wondering why. They are both gods, both signatories of the Silver Throne, how could He have been so weak back then..."

Of course, the power of Absolute Defense is beyond doubt. Xia Fa still remembers that silver-white giant hand that was comparable to a star field in size, and what Lord Paradox Clown just said: Absolute Defense can currently hold off thirty-five Golden Cleaners single-handedly.

"【Rhine Calamity】was ambushed by ten Golden Cleansers, resulting in severe injuries, and then it couldn't defeat 【Absolute Defense】..."

"However, the current [Absolute Defense] can hold off thirty-five Gold Cleaners on its own."

"So, the [Rhine Calamity] wasn't actually ambushed, and it couldn't defeat the [Absolute Defense]? It just wasn't quite aware of it..."

Xia Fa couldn't help but become curious. According to the Paradox Clown, the Absolute Defense was not in a normal state and had almost lost control before.

If the "Absolute Defense" is in its normal state, how many Golden Cleansers can it handle alone? Fifty? A hundred?

Of course, it can't go any higher. If it did, Xia Fa would feel that Lord [Absolute Defense] was not on the same level as other righteous gods.

"By the way, if [Absolute Defense] is so strong, how did [Paradox Joker] manage to fight Him to a draw back then..."

Xia Fa thought about it with great curiosity and decided to ask this question next time he contacted the "Paradox Clown".

Immediately afterwards, he focused his mind and carefully studied the "Rhine Secret Forging Technique," a secret art from the Great Old Ones [Rhine Calamity], in his mind.

“Child, if you can see this beginning, then you must have passed the tests of my two old blacksmith shops and won the Rhine Horse-Slaying Blade and the Calamity Horse-Slaying Blade respectively.”

Upon seeing the first line, Xia Fa couldn't hold back any longer. In fact, not only was the process of obtaining the Calamity Slayer Sword exceptionally easy for him, but even obtaining the Rhine Slayer Sword was only a matter of going through a formality because of the Calamity Slayer Sword...

Without giving it much thought, he continued reading.

"Actually, although I am an Old One, I don't like fighting and killing."

"Compared to fighting and killing, I prefer to hide in the ancient true world I created, to forge the secret treasures I desire, or to use various coincidences to create unique sealing artifacts."

"Back then, seeing that the siege of the Great Gods against the Old Ones was nearing its end, and having been ambushed by ten Golden Cleansers, I managed to repel them at the cost of serious injury, forcing them to fall back into slumber."

"Therefore, I can also foresee that if I were to face the Nine Great Gods, I would not be able to escape."

"Therefore, I have summarized all my insights and experiences from the very beginning of creating this treasure into this secret technique."

"If you have signed the secret contracts of Treasure Apprentice and Treasure Craftsman, learning will be very easy. If you haven't signed them, it doesn't matter."

"Because this is a supreme secret technique that teaches you how to create your own unique treasure from scratch!"

"Yes, please allow me to shamelessly call myself that, haha, although I understand that apart from [Critical Loss of Control], there is no secret technique in this world that can be called a truly supreme secret technique."

Could the Rhine disaster also be on the verge of spiraling out of control?

Xia Fa was startled, which further confirmed some of his previous suspicions.

Indeed, the status of Critical Loss Control, the only forbidden secret technique in the entire universe, is far beyond that of any other secret technique.

Moreover, Xia Fa vaguely sensed that behind the critical loss of control... there seemed to be some great secret hidden, which might be related to the birth of the extraordinary individuals.

After pondering for a while and seeing that he couldn't find a clue, he continued reading.

"You can choose to collect sacred metals yourself to forge your own treasure from scratch, and then let the treasure grow with you."

"When you become a god, it will become a divine treasure; when you become an outer god, it will become an outer divine treasure; when you become a true god or an ancient being, it will naturally become a divine or ancient divine treasure, and a spirit of a divine treasure with wisdom will be born."

"If you want to create it from scratch, then you'll need a single piece of sacred metal the size of a water tank as the prototype for the treasure. Based on this prototype, you can begin to imprint various unique runes and magical circuits onto it..."

Xia Fa glanced at this and quickly scanned it.

After all, to create one's own treasure, one needs a vat-sized piece of sacred metal as the prototype, and it must be of a single type... He suspected that sacred metal of that size could no longer be found in this world.

Of course, while quickly scanning through the information, Xia Fa still managed to learn a general idea of ​​how to create a unique treasure that could grow alongside him.

It's not complicated, but the most important and crucial thing is a single piece of sacred metal the size of a water tank... With this, everything is simple; without it, there's no way.

"Speaking of which, if I were to actually create one, it would have to be a pure white, light-traveling silver crystal the size of a water tank, right?"

Xia Fa thought about it a little more boldly, but the more he thought about it, the more impossible it seemed. At the same time, he couldn't help but yearn for the era 30,000 years ago, when extraordinary powers had just appeared in this universe.

Back then, sacred metals were probably everywhere... Well, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but if a true god or an Old One wanted to find a large piece of pure white, light-seeking silver the size of a water tank, it wouldn't be difficult, unlike now, it's simply impossible.

Finally, he saw what he most wanted to see in the Rhine Secret Forging Method.

“Given the scarcity of sacred metals, even we Great Old Ones and the Nine Great Gods would fight tooth and nail to get them. So, I have prepared a second path for you.”

So even sacred metals were scarce 30,000 years ago... but certainly not as scarce as they are now...

After making a brief complaint, Xia Fa continued reading, eager to know what the second path was.

"Since you were able to obtain my [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity], then it goes without saying that you must be a Silver Throne signatory."

"Moreover, it's highly likely that your first overlord-level contract will be the Silver Throne, which is why you've gained my recognition as the Rhine Blade of Calamity."

"When I crafted the [Ancient Treasure: Rhine Blade of Calamity], I actually built it around the Silver Throne as its core."

"I'm not afraid to tell you, my first overlord-level secret contract was actually the Silver Throne, and the first overlord-level secret contract of [Absolute Defense] was also the Silver Throne."

"Back then, including the two of us, there were probably no more than five Silver Throne signatories in the entire universe, haha."

"Getting off topic, in short, if you're really short on materials, you can use my [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] as the prototype for your own exclusive treasure."

"Back then, I was afraid of [Absolute Defense], so I didn't dare to compete with Him for the Pure White Light-Chasing Silver. However, as an Old One with followers all over the universe, I managed to collect three Pure White Light-Chasing Silvers the size of watermelons."

"Then, I also obtained a secret uranium from the primordial explosion, the size of a water tank."

"This [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] was made from the original uranium of the primordial explosion, which was the size of a water tank, and then the three pure white light-seeking silver crystals, each the size of a watermelon, were incorporated into it."

It turned out to be secret uranium from the primordial explosion...

Upon seeing this, Xia Fa suddenly understood a lot. No wonder the Rhine Blade and the Catastrophe Blade were both grayish-black and incredibly heavy. This was exactly the same as the properties of the sacred metal, Primal Explosion Secret Uranium.

As for whether the Primal Explosion Secret Uranium corresponds to that Overlord-level secret contract... of course, it can only be the "Primal Stomach".

He was really curious about how to use the [Old Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] as his own treasure prototype, so he continued reading.

"However, if you want to use the [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] as the prototype of your exclusive treasure, the only difference is that its grade has reached the Ancient level, which is the level of a true god."

"Therefore, although you can make significant changes to it, even alter its appearance and aura, revealing what you want to reveal and concealing what you want to conceal... it can no longer grow with you, because it has already reached its peak."

"Therefore, you can only gradually unlock its secret treasure abilities as you grow, especially those involving ancient rank. Don't use them casually before you become a true god, or they will drain you dry, along with your flesh, blood, soul, and will."

"Alright, next up is the formal forging method, so listen carefully..."

The waves crashed against the rocks, making a splashing sound. The jungle was quite quiet, with only the occasional melodious bird calls, frog croaks, or the roars of unknown wild animals.

Xia Fa stood still, his eyes, as black as charcoal yet faintly glowing, swirling with countless cryptic texts—a sign that he was rapidly learning and entering a state of flow.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was noon.

Suddenly, Xia Fa trembled, as if he had suddenly woken up, and then his eyes burst with joy.

"So that's how it is..."

After just one morning of learning, he, with his extremely high IQ, has already gained a basic grasp of the Rhine Secret Forging Method.

Moreover, because of this, they received an extra surprise!

With a wave of his hand, Xia Fa conjured a suit of heavy black armor on the grassy ground in front of him. Its surface was covered with ancient and intricate patterns, exuding an aura no less powerful than that of an outer god.

It was... the complete outer mystic treasure, the Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor, given to him by his ancestor Gilgamesh!

Xia Fa's eyes shone brightly, and his spirit and energy reached their peak. In his palm, forging runes formed from mystical living silver surged out and directly enveloped the Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor.

At the same time, the [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] rose up on its own and appeared above his head. It was also enveloped by countless forging runes, and its form began to subtly change.

Xia Fa's idea was very simple: he wanted to use the Rhine Secret Forging Method taught by the Rhine Calamity to fuse the Ancient Treasure - Rhine Calamity Blade and the Outer Mystic Treasure - Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor together!

As luck would have it, this [Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor] not only uses the sacred metal Primal Explosion Secret Uranium, but also, according to the ancestor [Gilgamesh], incorporates a rib of the [Rhine Calamity], an Old One!

In this situation, what would normally be an extremely difficult fusion becomes incredibly simple because both treasures recognize him as their master and are made of the same material.

Of course, integrating an Outer Mystic Treasure into an Old Mystic Treasure is like adding a drop of water to an ocean; the improvement to the [Old Mystic Treasure: Rhine Blade of Calamity] is negligible, and it doesn't change its grade.

But that's not what Xia Fa wants. What he needs is to take advantage of this fusion to firstly completely transform the Rhine Blade of Calamity into his own ancient treasure, and secondly, to completely change its appearance and aura!

In this way, we can boldly take it out and use it in the future, without being afraid of being discovered by any clues.

After all, who could have imagined that the [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] would change so drastically, and even its original aura would be altered?

As more and more of the silvery forging runes poured out from Xia Fa's palm, they soon seemed to transform into a circular silver furnace, completely enveloping the Rhine Blade of Calamity and the Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor.

"drink!"

Xia Fa shouted and slammed his palms together, causing the two silver circular furnaces to collide violently.

In that instant, the flesh of the wall of flesh and blood in his stomach and second heart, which was as thick as a wall, was rapidly consumed. Xia Fa's spiritual power was also quickly drained, and even a wisp of his soul and will was separated and merged into the silver circular furnace.

Soon, the flesh of the flesh wall in the stomach and second heart was completely consumed, and his mental energy was also directly exhausted.

At this critical juncture, Xia Fa couldn't afford to be distracted from continuing to consume the flesh of the flesh wall. Fortunately, the fusion was nearing completion, just a little bit more away.

Just a little bit more...

Zizizi!

A loud crackling sound arose, and thousands upon thousands of strange currents surged forth from Xiafa's spine, controlled by Him, and poured into the fused silver furnace sphere.

boom--!