I'm not just human!

Xia Fa could also sense that the young miner wasn't faking it at all; in fact, he seemed very sincere. He couldn't help but say:

"But the [Absolute Defense] currently in the Protoss Realm..."

The young miner shook his head:

"So, I don't understand why either. How about this, you can contact the real 'Paradox Joker,' right? Ask Him for me next time."

Xia Fa asked in surprise:

Are you sure?

Previously, the young miner had always been kind to him, not only rescuing him from the dark space several times when he was weak, preventing him from being attacked by unknown beings, but also telling him many secrets and giving him a lot of guidance.

Therefore, Xia Fa did not tell the Paradox Clown about his encounter with the young miner.

After all, the young miner seems to only have the rank of Celestial Venerable. If the Paradox Joker learns of his existence and decides to attack him for some reason, that would be troublesome.

That's why Xia Fa was so surprised when the young miner suggested that he ask the "Paradox Clown".

The young miner nodded solemnly:

"I'm sure that if the one you encountered is truly the 'Paradox Joker,' He should know why this is happening. And I believe He wouldn't harm me, after all..."

On the young miner's face, devoid of features, a slight curve appeared, like a genuine smile from the heart.

"...He and I are comrades who fought side by side and shared life and death."

Chapter 373 The Birth of the Son of the True God: A Young Opponent Who Can Rival Xia Fa.

Above the night sky, countless stars twinkled, and a bright, clear moon cast its gentle light upon the earth.

Xia Fa stood atop the city wall of the City of Ten Thousand Stars, enjoying the cool sea breeze, and gazing at the surging waves of the sea in the dead of night.

Just minutes before, after finishing his conversation with the young miner, he used his own strength to escape the mysterious dark space and return to the small world.

However, he did not choose to stay in the small world, but instead came to the City of Ten Thousand Stars to relax.

Of course, this is also because the small world is always bathed in sunlight, day and night. It's fine when his mind is calm, but now that his mind is a bit chaotic, he's finding it hard to adapt.

"Since the young miner has made the request, I'll just ask him directly next time Lord Paradox Clown contacts me..."

Recalling what had just happened, Xia Fa made a decision.

As for why they don't actively pray to or offer sacrifices to the [Paradox Clown] to contact Him... that's obviously impossible.

Because Xia Fa knew that the Paradox Clown might already be fighting those fake gods and the Golden Cleanser Alm the Greatbow.

If I were to seek Him out and He mistakenly believe that something urgent has happened, causing Him to become distracted... that would be disastrous for the Paradox Joker himself and for the entire universe.

In particular, if Lord Paradox Joker loses because of this, those few fake gods alone would be enough to wipe out all the extraordinary beings in the universe, and no one could stop them.

"At first, the fake Nine Great Gods and the awakened Golden Cleansers were probably afraid that Lord [Absolute Defense] might return at any time in full force, so they did not dare to easily take action against the extraordinary beings in the universe and were waiting for a foolproof opportunity."

"Furthermore, because the real nine Great Gods either hid themselves or quietly replaced some of the fake nine Great Gods, they were unable to force the nine Great Gods to take action, thereby waking up the more than 10,000 sleeping Golden Cleaners ahead of time."

"As for now, they have indeed found the nine true gods, but the sleeping Golden Cleaners are surrounded by the barrier formed by the humanoid form of [First History], and they cannot be awakened within the next two months..."

Based on the information he had gathered, Xia Fa sorted out his thoughts and couldn't help but sigh. The extraordinary beings in the entire universe and the Star Spirit Realm seemed carefree, but in reality, they were always walking a tightrope, facing annihilation at any moment.

If, a few months ago, the Lord of the Silver Universe had been found by the fake Nine Great Gods or the awakened Golden Cleansers, who besieged and forced Him to take action, deliberately letting His divine aura dissipate to awaken those more than ten thousand Golden Cleansers... I'm afraid that all the extraordinary beings in the entire universe would have vanished by now.

Alternatively, if Lord Absolute Defense returns early, before Lord Paradox Clown and Lord First History return to replace the fake ones, the Golden Cleansers will choose to hold off Lord Absolute Defense, and then the fake Nine Great Gods will be responsible for cleaning up all the extraordinary beings in the universe.

Fortunately, whether it was due to the good planning of the gods, such as the Paradox Clown, or just a coincidence, we have finally created this rare situation where we have two months to catch our breath.

"Speaking of which, if there are more than 10,000 Gold Cleaners, how many Silver Cleaners and Bronze Cleaners are there?"

Thinking about this question, Xia Fa suddenly felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason.

Especially if a Silver Cleaner can lead three hundred Bronze Cleaners...

Fortunately, the Celestial Spirit Realm also has many other gods and unknown beings of equal rank, as well as quasi-Celestials and Celestials.

Especially the Quasi-Celestial Venerables and Celestial Venerables, when the True Gods are not present, can easily block countless Silver Cleaners, and even turn the tables and annihilate them.

Now that he has become a god, Xia Fa understands that many of the beings with godhood outside the gods in the Celestial Spirit Realm have never actually entered the real world in their entire lives, let alone been born in the real world.

Either they were born in the Protoss Realm as gods or above, or they wandered and grew in the Protoss Realm and gradually acquired godhood, which is why there are so many of them—tens of thousands just from holding an Unknown Beings Conference.

This is completely different from the situation where humans and demi-humans need to sign secret contracts and absorb eternal certificates in order to become gods.

Interestingly, it seems that most of the nine main gods are human or demi-human.

In other words, signing a secret agreement, absorbing and embracing eternal credentials, and climbing step by step—this path, though the most difficult, holds the greatest promise and is the true road to prosperity.

Xia Fa even suspected that the reason why some Celestial Venerables in the Star Spirit Realm had not achieved the status of a true god for more than 30,000 years was because they had not grown up in accordance with this orthodox path of godhood, which resulted in them always falling just short.

"Therefore, the greatest threat now is actually the bloodline of the false nine true gods, especially their offspring, that is, their sons or daughters. Just think about how powerful these people are. Their entry into the mortal world is probably aimed at becoming true gods..."

After analyzing the current complex situation, Xia Fa finally understood why the Paradox Clown had specifically reminded him to avoid the false offspring of the Nine Great Gods.

These individuals all possess the potential to become true gods, and they are the complete opposite of extraordinary beings. They entered the mortal realm solely to become true gods, and then return to help their ancestors defeat the [Paradox Joker] and the [Silver Universe].

However, Xia Fa wasn't too afraid. He might not be able to defeat them now, but once he became an Outer God, he wouldn't have to worry too much.

Even with his current divine status, if he were to sign two more overlord-level secret contracts and absorb and accommodate an eternal certificate—preferably one of the strongest dozens—Xia Fa felt that he would be able to fight them.

After clearing his mind, looking at the vast, boundless sea, Xia Fa felt much more at ease. With a thought, he summoned the vine gate and returned to the small world.

It has to be said that this [Eternal Secret] is really useful. He can now even summon a vine gate on the top of the city of ten thousand stars without fear of being seen by anyone, let alone being divined or spied on.

This is the effect of the "hidden" authority. As one of the supreme authorities, although it is not among the top dozens of supreme authorities, it is surprisingly useful in terms of concealing one's whereabouts, countering divination and spying, and disguise and stealth.

The so-called "supreme authority" is something Xia Fa recently learned. It refers to the highest and most powerful type of authority, which generally corresponds to one of the strongest dozens of eternal credentials.

For example, [eternal plunder], [eternal critical strike], [eternal probability], [eternal knowledge], [eternal paradox], [eternal defense], etc.

Oh, and there's also the [Eternal Attack] that I want most inside the Ancient Mithril Gate.

"Wait, why was the [Eternal Abstraction] in the Primordial Eternal Sea also calling out to me and showing me affection? Am I that abstract?"

Xia Fa suddenly thought of this, and his expression became somewhat strange.

Thinking about it this way, the eternal proofs of "eternal verbal persuasion," "eternal laziness," and "eternal pretentiousness" seem to have a closeness and attraction to me, which seems increasingly strange...

After calming myself down and taking a deep breath, I cleared my mind of these distractions and transformed my spirit into a glowing sphere, once again plunging into the boundary between my mental body and my astral body.

What Xia Fa needs to do is very simple. Just like every time he signed a hegemon-level secret contract before, he needs to find the Chinese characters in the hegemon-level secret contract "Fairy Tale World" in order to advance his understanding.

With practiced ease, Xia Fa simply scanned the area with his spiritual intuition and found all the Chinese characters. Sure enough, when strung together, it was still the same poem.

"Shi Lou whispered advice to its paws."

"What appears in the sunlight is a huge, gray mountain range."

"Turning around majestically between heaven and earth."

"The scorching charcoal dried the eye sockets, and the red-hot iron coagulated the blood."

"A wailing heart, a gluttonous silence, a mocking lament."

Xia Fa once firmly believed that this poem described the gold cleaners.

But now, he has a completely different idea.

As for the reason, it's quite simple. If there were only the two Gold Cleansers he had encountered in the world, namely Gastis the Great Axe and the one with the Golden Halberd, then this poem might actually be describing them.

But now, there are tens of thousands of Gold Cleaners, and no matter how you look at it, this poem should have nothing to do with them.

On the other hand, there was an even more important reason, which was also the decisive factor in his change of mind.

That is, ever since I learned part of the truth about this world, namely that the Secret Code is essentially a power that has escaped from the origin of the universe.

Therefore, without a doubt, whichever secret contract it is, it belongs to the extraordinary system, and is completely the opposite of the Golden Cleaners.

In fact, the Golden Cleaners may not have even been born when the first secret contract was created.

And every secret contract contains this Chinese poem, so the first secret contract must also contain it, which makes it even less likely that it describes the Gold Cleaners.

Looking at the details, the phrase "Shi Lou whispered advice to its claws" doesn't fit the characteristics of the Gold Cleaners, who are all humanoid and wouldn't have claws.

"and many more……"

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, as if illuminating the darkest night. Xia Fa suddenly came up with an extremely bold conjecture.

"Could this Chinese poem be... related to the momentous event that led to the birth of extraordinary beings 30,000 years ago?"

Xia Fa thought about it more and more and felt that it was very likely. The great event 30,000 years ago caused the ancient gods to fall one after another, and even the strongest Sun God King could not withstand it. At the same time, it further led to the extinction of magicians.

It should be noted that the Sun God King is even stronger than [Absolute Defense], which means that the Sun God King could probably defeat more than six hundred or even seven hundred Golden Cleansers.

But even such a powerful Sun God King perished in that great event... It's terrifying to think about.

Now, if we connect all the various clues we've gathered—

"The great event more than 30,000 years ago caused nearly half of the universe to be lost, leading to the birth of the Celestial Spirit Realm. It also caused the origin of the universe to dissipate and become secret contracts, extraordinary talents, and proofs of eternity... and so on."

"Could the Chinese poems in the secret code be a mark left by that major event, equivalent to... some kind of record?"

"But... why are they Chinese characters?"

Having reasoned this far, Xia Fa suddenly realized that the mystery of the Chinese poems recorded in this secret contract, coupled with the "words become law" effect that could be achieved by writing the secret text in Chinese characters... might truly involve the ultimate secret of this world.

This secret is far greater than the mystery of his own origins.

Unfortunately, this matter couldn't be discussed with anyone because it involved the issue of time travelers and the fact that only he could understand Chinese characters.

"Hmm... Anyway, now that I've become a god, my ability to withstand various unknown risks has increased immeasurably compared to when I was still human. Whenever I have time, I'll investigate the issues related to Chinese poetry. Maybe I can find a way to deal with those ten thousand-plus Golden Cleaners..."

Due to limited information, Xia Fa was unable to continue reasoning and had no choice but to make this decision.

As for whether to write Chinese characters in the way of writing secret texts again, and try that "words become law" effect... Xia Fa felt that it was better not to. Just thinking about it just now, his spiritual intuition surged with a crazy warning.

It's estimated that one can only try this when they become an Outer God or even a True God.

Seeing that the progress of understanding the secrets of the "Fairy Tale World" had reached one percent because of finding this Chinese poem, Xia Fa was satisfied. He simulated the feeling of falling and came out of his meditative state.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw the golden sand and the blue sea, and my spiritual intuition stirred slightly, as knowledge and information flooded in.

That was the first secret contract ability in the "Fairy Tale World," which could be obtained by signing a secret contract.

Protect the Castle

[Construct an impregnable sand fortress, which can be used to protect oneself and others. When the fortress is damaged, it can be repaired with one's own extraordinary power. The higher the rank or position, the larger the fortress and the better the protection. When one reaches the rank of Dominator or above, it has a certain degree of protection against divination and spying.]

Xia Fa merely glanced at the description of the "guardian castle" and then skipped over it.