I'm not just human!

"That's not right. The strongest entity, which has never appeared, is said to be a Celestial Venerable. Then there's the Bard and the Storyteller. These two, who can be ranked in the top three entities, are Quasi-Celestial Venerables..."

Xia Fa became puzzled. Judging from this, entities such as "Fanatic Tomb Raider," "Gourmet," and "Poison Patriarch" were at most at the level of peak Outer Gods, right? Why was the [Crimson Demon Tree], which was also a peak Outer God, so afraid?

Just then, the invitation on the face of the fanatical tomb raider suddenly diminished, and he became mechanical, repeating his words once more.

"Gentlemen, would you like to go tomb raiding together? I just discovered the tomb of a quasi-Celestial Venerable, and I guarantee you won't be disappointed."

"Quickly, agree to him!" The Crimson Demon Tree immediately roared in its spiritual intuition, already extremely anxious.

"Why didn't you agree yourself?" [Philosophy Pencil] muttered softly in its spiritual intuition, but chose not to speak.

"Whoever agrees has to 'work hard,' and those who don't might become 'lackeys.' This guy is shrewd." [Dense White Dwarf] also joked in its spiritual intuition, but with a touch of melancholy.

After all, considering that a Quasi-Celestial Venerable's tomb might undergo a transformation into a corpse and directly possess the strength of a Celestial Venerable, if the few of them went there, they would almost certainly die.

"Gentlemen, would you like to go tomb raiding together? I just discovered the tomb of a quasi-Celestial Venerable, and I guarantee you won't be disappointed."

The voice of the fanatical tomb raiders rang out for the third time. This time, the smell of damp earth and rotting wood inexplicably appeared around them, and a coffin was faintly visible in the surroundings.

Moreover, the expressions of the fanatical tomb raiders have become completely mechanical, almost like those of a robot or a wooden puppet.

"Really? We absolutely have to go! Bro, we're all waiting for you to lead us to riches. You're the 'boss,' right?"

The Crimson Demon Tree seemed to have finally lost its temper and readily agreed, appearing quite excited.

In that instant, the mechanical expression on the fanatical tomb raider's face vanished, the smell of damp earth and rotting wood disappeared, and the coffin vanished into thin air.

The physical form of the fanatical tomb raider grinned and patted the [Crimson Demon Tree] on the shoulder:

"My friend, you know your stuff. You even speak the slang so fluently. That's right, I'm working all by myself. Consider me the sole proprietor. Don't worry, my friends, you'll definitely get your money's worth if you work hard with me."

Although the mechanical expression on the face of the fanatical tomb raider was gone, replaced by an enthusiastic smile, both the Crimson Demon Tree and the other two Outer Gods revealed a bitter smile.

"The Crimson Demon Tree is more reliable," he immediately suppressed his wry smile and agreed.

"That's right, that's right. We feel at ease working with an experienced person like you."

The fanatical tomb raider laughed heartily:

"Alright, that's settled then. I'll go scout out the area around that tomb again. Let's meet here tomorrow and then get to work. What do you guys think?"

The three Outer Gods, including the Crimson Demon Tree, immediately began to speak at once:

"no problem."

"Easy to say, easy to say."

"we will wait for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the fanatical tomb raider nodded slightly, and his figure mysteriously disappeared, as if he had completely vanished into the void.

"call--"

The three Outer Gods breathed a sigh of relief in unison. Then, the Crimson Demon Tree looked at Xia Fa with a wry smile.

"【Absolute Attack】Brother, I'm really sorry, I dragged you into this too. The tomb of a Quasi-Celestial Venerable, the dangers involved are... sigh..."

Xia Fa wasn't particularly afraid, because if all else failed and he encountered danger in the tomb of a Quasi-Celestial Venerable, he could simply imagine sitting on a stool and teleporting away.

In any case, only the existence of a true god can prevent him from activating his ability to "randomly freeload meals".

If the tomb raiding were successful and the burial goods of the Quasi-Celestial Venerable were found... Xia Fa felt excited just thinking about it.

He didn't ask for much; just an ancient treasure, a few ancient fruits, and some divine fruits would be enough. After all, one shouldn't be too greedy.

Of course, if you insist on giving him a large piece of holy metal, he will accept it. Holy metal is scarce even among the gods, and no one would complain about having too much.

So what he was really curious about was—

"Brother [Crimson Demon Tree], and the two seniors, aren't you both Outer Gods? Why are you so afraid of physical entities?"

Although they weren't very familiar with each other, the three of them seemed to be quite generous and easygoing, so Xia Fa asked them directly.

【Crimson Demon Tree】 and the other two exchanged glances. In the end, it was 【Philosophy Pencil】 who spoke up. After all, in terms of occult knowledge, the "Philosophy Attendant" clan has always been a very authoritative force.

"【Absolute Attack】Little brother, it seems you don't know much about this. Let me give you a little lesson."

The sound of the "philosophy pencil" is quite strange, sounding like a pencil writing on rough paper.

However, what made Xia Fa somewhat resentful was that it seemed this philosophical attendant had been speaking from the very beginning...

Why did it insist on using pencils and books to communicate in the first place, instead of its brain?

Without much thought, seeing this as a rare opportunity to learn about mystical knowledge from above the gods, Xia Fa immediately listened attentively.

"The physical entities, apart from those that have just been born or those that are juvenile like the Bee of Nature, are basically between the strength of a peak Outer God and a Quasi-Celestial Venerable."

"Of course, you must have heard that the most mysterious First Entity is the dignified Celestial Venerable. According to the [Knowledge Apostle], it seems that the First Entity is the strongest among the Celestial Venerables."

"As for the physical entities with the quasi-celestial rank, there are currently three generally recognized as such."

"They are Lord Glutton, the Storyteller, and the Bard, especially Lord Glutton, who is said to be on his way to becoming a Celestial."

"Of course, the House of Imagination is also suspected to be a quasi-Celestial Venerable, after all, countless peak Outer Gods have died at its hands. However, since it has never fought against other quasi-Celestial Venerables, it cannot be confirmed."

House of fantasy...

Upon hearing this name, Xia Fa suddenly recalled the scenes he had experienced in Garlic City.

Although he only briefly saw the House of Imagination at the time, he was deeply impressed by it.

In particular, even when his disguised entity, "Glutton," was regarded as a being about to become a Celestial Being, the House of Imagination remained calm throughout the entire process and easily left the scene, even faster than the three Silver Cleaners.

I have no idea what the origin of this House of Imagination is, or what its specific schemes are. It seems to be very cunning and scheming.

Compared to the House of Imagination, the Wall of Flesh and Blood is like a naive brute.

Without giving it much thought, Xia Fa put aside his wandering thoughts and continued listening.

It must be said that the Philosopher Attendants truly lived up to their name; when they popularized occult knowledge, they actually gave Xia Fa a very comfortable and enjoyable feeling.

"Apart from these few who are superior to us Outer Gods in terms of status, the other entities are also not easy to deal with."

"The reason is simple: in addition to their strength being equivalent to that of a peak Outer God, they each possess at least one 'rule'."

"Rules?" Xia Fa asked at the opportune moment, his eyes gleaming with a thirst for knowledge, not letting the words of the [Philosophy Pencil] fall to the ground.

[Philosophy Pencil] Seeing that this newcomer, with such great potential and background, was listening so attentively to its explanation of science, it couldn't help but feel very satisfied, and slightly tapped the head made up of pencil and book:

"That's right. Just like a gourmet's 'ordering food,' a fanatical tomb raider's 'tomb raiding,' and the 'bee eggs' of the Poison Patriarch, these rules greatly enhance their strength."

"Specifically, their respective 'rules' are basically equivalent to a kind of eternal certificate, and the effect of the strongest dozens of eternal certificates."

"And what's more, it's not even an eternal certificate activated by the power of a peak Outer God, but rather..."

The Philosophy Pencil took a deep breath and said, word by word:

"An eternal testament activated by the power of a true god!"

The rules of these entities are equivalent to one of the strongest dozens of eternal credentials, and are comparable to those personally activated by a true god.

In that instant, Xia Fa felt a sudden, inexplicable chill run down his spine, and finally understood why even a peak Outer God like the Crimson Demon Tree was so afraid of fanatical tomb raiders.

The Philosophy Pencil continued:

"Under this premise, the higher the rank of the entities, the stronger they are naturally. So, you should understand why the First Entity is hailed as the strongest among the Celestial Venerables, right?"

Xia Fa exhaled a breath of stale air and nodded:

"Understood, thank you, senior."

[Dense White Dwarf] asked appropriately:

"What about the rest of us...?"

The Crimson Demon Tree said helplessly:

"What else can we do? We'll meet here tomorrow. It's just tough on you, little brother [Absolute Attack]. I'll see if I can get that fanatical tomb raider to give you a job as a lackey."

Before Xia Fa could even ask what these tomb raiding slang terms meant, [Philosophy Pencil] chuckled and explained them to him:

"In the tomb raiding industry, 'zhiguo' means the organizer of the tomb raiding. If we have to say where the origin of this term comes from, it may mean setting up a pot so that everyone can eat together."

"As for 'legs,' they specifically refer to those who keep watch outside the tomb pit. In fact, if it were the tomb of a Quasi-Celestial Venerable, there would be no need for legs at all. After all, who would dare to arrest us and the fanatical tomb raiders? But this seems to be one of the specific manifestations of the fanatical tomb raiders' rules."

"There's also 'going through hardship,' which is very easy to understand. It means doing hard labor, digging in tombs, and robbing graves. In other words, it's someone who is specifically responsible for going into tombs."

"Finally, there are 'appraisers,' who specialize in authenticating and assessing the value of burial objects, especially sealed artifacts and secret treasures, as well as extraordinary fruits and divine fruits that are not easy to identify. These are treasures that money can't buy, and the price difference is huge. The high ones can be incredibly expensive, while the low ones are not very useful."

"I see... Thank you, senior." Xia Fa nodded slightly, memorizing the terms, since he might be going on tomb raiding trips with avid tomb raiders more than once in the future.

However, to be honest, I never expected that tomb raiding in the extraordinary world would be so sophisticated, with its own set of slang.

[Compact white dwarf] sighed at this moment;

"Since I'm going to be risking my life anyway, I don't ask for anything else. If I can come back alive, I just need an Old Fruit or a True God Fruit that's related to the Gate of Stars, haha."

The Crimson Demon Tree glanced at him with disdain:

"Why don't you dream of digging up a perfectly intact ancient treasure?"

[Philosophical Pencil] A slight smile:

"There's no escaping it, but... in the tomb of a Quasi-Celestial Venerable, there might be one of the dozens of strongest eternal proofs."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa's heart skipped a beat.

One of the dozens of strongest and most enduring proofs?

Anyway, right now, even without absorbing or containing it, [Eternal Secret] is very easy to use, and [Eternal Critical Strike] is just too useful.

If I had to choose, it would definitely be better to absorb and incorporate the strongest and most eternal proof.

In particular, having witnessed firsthand that the Web Crawler, a peak Outer God, could briefly contend with the Celestial Venerable Sochu Wu Kongjian's Eternal Fire using Eternal Probability, Xia Fa only wanted the strongest few dozen Eternal Certificates.

Otherwise, if the absorbed and accommodated documents are subordinate vouchers, then one will be subject to others' control, which can be described as a dilemma.

The Crimson Demon Tree seemed to remember something, and its branches and leaves rustled, appearing quite excited.

“That makes sense! Quasi-Celestial Venerables and Celestial Venerables are both beings closest to the rank of True God, which means they both have the potential to become True Gods. If they hadn’t absorbed and contained one of the strongest dozens of Eternal Tokens, they certainly wouldn’t have been able to do this.”

[Dense White Dwarf] Speechless:

"Didn't you absorb and contain all three eternal credentials? What are you going to do with them?"

[Crimson Demon Tree] replied without hesitation:

"I'm using it as a bargaining chip. Think about it, in the entire universe and the Protoss Realm, is there a bigger bargaining chip than this?"