I'm not just human!

On the last third of the cells, countless tiny wind blades, transformed from iron-colored gales, darted in and out of the cells, yet they were incredibly sharp, capable of slicing through the air.

"This……"

Xia Fa was completely dumbfounded. Although he already knew that in the mutant system, "the stronger a person is and the greater their potential, the better the effect of taking mutant crystals" was, his own effect was just too good.

You should know that when I transmigrated into "Lorete" before, the mutants I encountered were at most fire mutants, thunder mutants, explosion mutants, poison mutants, frost mutants and the like.

But he himself mutated and gained three abilities at once?

These abilities are also completely different from ordinary abilities. Lightning is not the usual blue and white but a chaotic color, the sun is pure white, and the gale has a metallic iron color.

"Wait, since my body is mutating, it seems I haven't failed. All I need to do is reassemble my body..."

With this in mind, Xia Fa immediately began to work hard, using his consciousness to guide the cells scattered across the beach to converge in the same place.

He had thought it would be difficult, but the next moment, the cells seemed to have completed their mutation. Chaotic lightning, pure white sun, and metallic gale all receded into the cells.

Immediately, the cells converged toward Xia Fa's consciousness.

In an instant, his lithe and agile body with its broad back and narrow waist was revealed once again, with smooth muscle lines and every part of his body seemed to be full of explosive power.

But that's not the key point. The key point is...

With a thought, Xia Fa's body instantly transformed into a form composed of chaotic lightning threads. He took a single step to the left, and in an instant, he became a bolt of chaotic lightning, arriving at the edge of the small world.

This speed is several times faster than when he flew at full speed before!

Immediately afterwards, Xia Fa's body twisted and then immediately switched to a form composed of blazing white light, as if a god had descended to earth, extremely sacred.

Then, he shuddered, and his entire body transformed back into countless metallic wind blades, capable of tearing the air apart with the slightest movement of his hand.

"That's interesting..."

Xiafa murmured to himself, then transformed back into human form.

At the same time, vague information welled up in my spiritual intuition, which then quickly became clear.

Through this information, he finally understood what kind of mutant he had become.

It is a mutant who possesses three major mutations simultaneously: "Chaotic Destruction Lightning", "Pure White Incandescent Holy Sun" and "Metal Accumulation Storm"!

If this were in the era when mutants were generally weak, Xia Fa suspected that he could have become the king of mutants.

Moreover, the biggest surprise is that these three mutations, in terms of strength alone, can actually match the strength of the original secret techniques I have been using after signing five overlord-level secret contracts!

This is a massive improvement comparable to the time I obtained the [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] and the time I successfully lost control twice during my cultivation!

"So, to summarize, the strange ability I gained after breaking the 100-pull-up barrier is... the ability to travel back to the past era of this world?"

Xia Fa nodded slightly, feeling very satisfied.

Because, just like the ability to "randomly free meals" that you get when you do more than 100 push-ups, it's not a one-time reward, but a benefit you can keep getting from it!

In contrast, the divine battle techniques I obtained when I broke through to fifty or sixty pull-ups, such as [Pillar of Mind Storm] and [Wailing Barrier], were incredibly useful, but they were only one-time rewards.

"By the way, I heard that both [Absolute Defense] and [Paradox Clown] have developed three divine battle techniques each. What are the other two divine battle techniques of [Absolute Defense]?"

Xia Fa suddenly thought of this and became genuinely curious.

Now that Lord Absolute Defense has returned, perhaps there will be a chance to learn from Him in the future. After all, we are all Silver Throne signatories, and He should be happy to teach us.

Unfortunately, it's too late to learn it now, as Lord [Absolute Defense] is currently dealing with those thirty-five awakened Golden Cleaners.

Seeing that his physical exercise for the day was over, Xia Fa was quite satisfied. Not only had he successfully broken through the one hundred pull-ups mark and gained the unique ability to travel back to the era of mutants, but he had also become a mutant himself, possessing the three major mutations: "Chaotic Destruction Lightning," "Pure White Incandescent Holy Sun," and "Metal Accumulation Storm."

Meanwhile, the anticipation for the release of [Eternal Critical Strike] in two days is growing stronger.

As long as I don't encounter any Outer Gods, I can say that I have no rivals now.

In other words, even the strongest beings among the gods, as well as the Bronze Cleaners, could be defeated by him!

Therefore, Xia Fa is determined to obtain that [Eternal Critical Strike]!

……

Two days later.

early morning.

Xia Fa pushed open the treehouse door and saw Chestnut rinsing his mouth outside.

The morning sun at nine o'clock shone through the shade of the trees, illuminating her curves in a loose shirt, which, combined with her pretty face, made her extremely pleasing to the eye and breathtakingly beautiful.

Speaking of which, this oversized shirt was originally his, so it looked quite big on Chestnut, just enough to cover a little bit of his thighs.

These past two days, Xia Fa has chosen to completely relax, restoring her energy and spirit to their peak.

Of course, this is also because I just broke 100 pull-ups and couldn't exercise again for a few days, and I had nothing else to do.

In particular, he had originally wanted to advance his understanding of "eternal conditions," but he found that he couldn't make any progress unless he went to the Protoss Realm and fought the Bronze Cleaners.

But this is too risky, especially with the imminent release of [Eternal Critical Strike]. If you're not careful, you could easily encounter the Silver Cleansers, or those Outer Gods who have joined the Cleansers' camp under the guise of the Nine True Gods.

So, after contacting Tefaro and his cousin Wanxing's father, Xiafa chose to spend two pleasant days with Banli in this small world.

As for Benedict and Meowkor... well, judging by the days, they should be back today.

In the past two days, he had of course looked through Benedict's training notes, only to find that the two girls had done something that was beyond his imagination.

That was taught to them by Heather Perria. After the two found the lair of the Sacred Leyline Giants in the underground fissure, they discovered that these Sacred Leyline Giants could actually grow, and as they grew, the sacred metal inside their bodies would also increase in size.

Of course, this does not mean that they have found a way to cultivate sacred metal, because this growth is due to the growth of the sacred ley giants, which allows them to absorb the sacred metal in atomic form that is scattered in the cracks in the earth.

Once the sacred metal in its atomic state within the underground fissures has absorbed all of it, they will naturally be unable to grow any further.

So, under Heather's guidance, the two women chose to dig up extraordinary metals from the underground fissures and feed them to the sacred giants of the ley lines, accelerating their growth so that they could absorb all the sacred metals scattered in the underground fissures within two days.

As for the holy giants themselves... they were naturally suppressed by Heather Perria and could only obediently wait to be fed.

To be honest, when Shafa saw this outrageous move in Benedict's travel notes, he was almost stunned.

All I can say is that the Queen of Dolls truly lives up to her title; she knows a lot.

"Speaking of which, they should have fed the Sacred Leyline Giants almost enough by now, right?"

If the two of them happen to return at this time, then I can absorb the sacred metal and head to the City of Ten Thousand Stars to seize the [Eternal Critical Strike].

Xia Fa was about to take out Benedict's travel notes and take a look.

But just then, a fairytale-like rainbow bridge appeared out of thin air!

Benedict and Meowkor are riding in a pumpkin carriage, heading towards Shafa from the Rainbow Bridge!

"Master, we're back!"

Chapter 355 [Eternal Critical Strike] is officially released! The world stirs! Xia Fa is determined to win!

The pumpkin carriage quickly drove from the Rainbow Bridge to an open space in front of the treehouse, and then Benedict and Meowkor jumped down.

"Master, you have no idea what we've been through these past few days. It's been so thrilling and exciting! Let me tell you..."

As soon as Miao Kelu got out of the car, her face lit up with excitement, ready to share her adventure with Xia Fa.

Although she had already read everything clearly in Benedict's travel notes, Shafa didn't interrupt her, and Benedict certainly wouldn't interrupt her either. Instead, she joined in, excitedly sharing her thoughts.

Chestnut had finished washing up and was standing next to Xia Fa, listening with a smile.

"...So, that's pretty much it! Sister Beneath turned misfortune into blessing and will soon become the ruler, while we managed to kill those sacred ley line giants at the end and get a ton of sacred metal!"

As she spoke, Meowkor held out her small hands towards Xiafa.

Instantly, countless dazzling lights, accompanied by a holy and sublime aura, burst forth from her palm!

There were six pieces of sacred metal, five of which were about the size of a fist and a half—almost the size of a small melon—while the other was the size of a normal fist.

Among them are a "Pure White Light-Chasing Crystal Silver", a "Dreamy Deep-Diving Shadow Gold", two "Eternal Vortex Silicon-Aluminum", a "Gathering of All Miracles", and the smallest one, "Whispering Titanium of the Stars".

Of course, there was also an "Absolute Cutting Purple Copper," but it couldn't be absorbed because it hadn't signed the overlord-level secret contract of the "Forge of All Things."

Xia Fa really didn't expect that Benes and Meowkor would bring him such a big harvest this time, especially when he was in dire need of holy metal!

All of this sacred metal, combined with what I had absorbed before, was barely enough to make up a watermelon-sized piece!

Although absorbing enough sacred metal the size of a watermelon from the gods is only the minimum requirement, in this era where sacred metal is extremely scarce, meeting even this requirement is already quite good.

Moreover, this is a requirement that must be met in order to have better potential and a brighter future.

In other words, it's okay if you don't absorb enough sacred metal the size of a watermelon, but if you do, the body of the god you become after becoming a god will be much weaker than if you have absorbed enough, and the chance of becoming an outer god will be even slimmer.

Therefore, for Xia Fa, as long as he can absorb enough of the minimum requirements, that's barely acceptable.

Of course, if becoming a god could truly grant him more sacred metals, he wouldn't mind absorbing them.

“Benise, Meowkor, you two have really helped me a lot. Here, I got this yesterday—”

Xia Fa was speaking with a sincere expression when Benedict interrupted him with a silly grin, saying:

"Thank you or not, we're so familiar with each other, isn't it too formal to say that?"

Nyako nodded vigorously, her sky-blue eyes filled with seriousness:

"Yes, yes! Master, you're our master now, there's no need to be so polite!"

However, just as the doll girl and the catgirl finished speaking, two extraordinary dried fish appeared in Xia Fa's palm.

That's right, there were only two, but the moment these two extraordinary dried fish appeared, Benedict and Meowkor were completely mesmerized, especially Meowkor, whose drool was involuntarily dripping from the corner of her mouth.

"Wow! These dried fish... they look like they're of super high quality!"

Benedict stared intently at the extraordinary dried fish in Shafa's palm. Although it looked like a sardine, it stirred her appetite like never before, making her crave it to the extreme.

Miao Kelu swallowed hard, unable to speak, just staring at the dried fish. As soon as her owner agreed, she would probably pounce on it and snatch one to start eating.

Xia Fa then smiled and said:

"This is the 'Greedy Sardines,' a supernatural creature whose rank is not fixed and is determined entirely by the extraordinary ingredients it eats from hatching from the eggs to adulthood."

"This is a luxury that only the three great divine families can afford to raise, because even if the greedy sardines are raised to the level equivalent to signing thirty secret contracts, they will not have any offensive power. Their meat will just become more delicious than ever before."

"These two sardines were raised by our Gilgamesh family from a young age on scraps of food such as the intestines and boneless meat from the Star Dragon."

"Occasionally, we would crack open the eggs of the Harvest Serpent and feed them the egg yolk, as well as some fruit from the Magic Tree."

"Therefore, these two greedy sardines, in terms of status alone, are comparable to extraordinary monarchs. Of course, they have no strength whatsoever, but you can imagine how delicious they are."

The Starry Sky Dragon, the Harvest Serpent, the Magic Tree... those are three supernatural creatures of the Starry Sky level. Whether used as food, materials for crafting secret treasures, or materials for refining secret medicines, they are all top-tier!