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"【The Eternal Fruit】?"

The Crimson Demon Tree said rather smugly:

"Yes, I went to great lengths to obtain this certificate of eternity. It's just a pity that it wasn't the 'Fruit of Eternity.' It would have been even better if it were the 'Fruit of Eternity.'"

Xia Fa didn't ask about the difference this time, because he understood the difference.

The Fruit of Eternity, while not one of the strongest dozens of Eternal Tokens, is not weak either, and is of a similar rank to the Secret of Eternity.

The "Eternal Fruit" can only be considered a lower grade than the "Eternal Fruit".

The reason is simple: the scope of the authority of the "Eternal Fruit" only involves various kinds of fruit, while the "Eternal Fruit" can not only involve fruit, but also high-end concepts such as "the fruit of success" and "the fruit of effort".

In a sense, potato tubers, peanuts, and so on, are also "fruits" rather than "fruits," which fall under the jurisdiction of the "Eternal Fruits," and are beyond the control of the "Eternal Fruits."

After their brief conversation, an eerie silence fell around the campfire. The fanatical tomb raider wasn't much of a talker, and [Philosophical Pencil] seemed to be deep in thought. Suddenly, no one spoke.

To break the awkward silence, Xia Fa changed the subject, a topic he had wanted to ask for a long time:

"By the way, Brother [Crimson Demon Tree], have you ever heard of the Crimson Agent?"

The Crimson Demon Tree asked, puzzled:

"Who?"

Xia Fa had no choice but to explain in detail:

"It's the one who was killed by Shafar Gilgamesh, the new head of the Gilgamesh family. He caused trouble at the family's grand banquet."

The Crimson Demon Tree was even more puzzled:

"Huh? I do know Shaphat Gilgamesh, but the Crimson Agent... is there such a person?"

Xia Fa laughed:

"The Crimson Agents are still the people from your wandering treehouses."

This was actually his question. He really couldn't understand how the Crimson Demon Tree, with its generous, magnanimous, and upright character, could have recruited the Crimson Agent as a member of its Wandering Treehouse.

Unexpectedly, the Crimson Demon Tree sighed:

"If He only joined in the last few hundred years, then it has nothing to do with me. More than a thousand years ago, after I discovered that Lord [Brief Reality]... ugh... that scoundrel [Brief Reality] had actually joined the Cleaners' camp, I quietly left the Brief Church and stopped being [Brief Reality]'s subordinate. As for my wandering treehouse, it seems to have fallen under His control."

This……

Xia Fa never expected things to turn out this way!

From this perspective, the actions of the Crimson Agent are quite related to [Temporary Reality], the only traitor among the nine great gods.

[Philosophy Pencil] then interjected curiously:

"You left the Temporary Church, so why didn't [Temporary Reality] hunt you down?"

The Crimson Demon Tree shook its head and sighed deeply.

“I don’t know either. I was determined to be killed by Him rather than join the Cleaners’ camp, but He really didn’t come after me.”

The fanatical tomb raider laughed:

"Now you don't need to be afraid anymore. In the [brief reality], you're being held back by those few false gods and can't even take care of yourself, haha."

The Crimson Demon Tree's eyes lit up, and it immediately said:

"How to say?"

The fanatical tomb raider said meaningfully:

"You'll find out soon enough; the news will eventually get out."

After resting for another half hour, the group, having recovered considerably, decided to set off again.

The fervent tomb raider led the way, holding a treasure-hunting compass. After probing the directions, he suddenly pointed to the dome.

"Let's fly up there."

Although the dome was thousands of kilometers high, the weakest person present was Xia Fa, who was of divine rank. So, he quickly appeared not far below the dome.

The avid tomb raider didn't use his pickaxe this time. Instead, he pressed his finger on the dome, and the oval dome opened up into a circular passage.

Even the Philosophy Pencil was stunned. It was still pondering the layout of this quasi-celestial tomb when it seemed that the fanatical tomb raider had already figured it out.

The group immediately flew into the circular passage. The passage was exceptionally smooth and narrowed as they went up, but it was extremely long, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Seeing that it had been flying for quite a while, Xia Fa was preparing to be patient and at the same time thinking about how to capture that Mystic Star Spirit as much as possible.

But unexpectedly, the next moment, through spiritual intuition, a scent of damp earth and decaying wood connected with me.

This is... a fanatical tomb raider?

Xia Fazheng was puzzled, and sure enough, the voice of the fanatical tomb raider rang in his spiritual intuition.

"【Absolute Attack】Little brother, there's something I need to discuss with you."

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback, but still responded with his spiritual intuition:

"what's up?"

The fanatical tomb raider said:

"Actually, after personally encountering that Mystic Star Spirit, I already know its origin. However, the matter is of great importance, so I can only discuss it with you privately. Would you like to hear it?"

Xia Fa's heart stirred:

“My lord, you are a madman tomb raider, please speak freely.”

The fanatical tomb raider said:

"This is indeed not the incarnation of that Quasi-Celestial Venerable, but rather... a Celestial Venerable from the era thirty thousand years ago when extraordinary beings were first born, a..."

He paused slightly, his tone filled with awe, guided by his spiritual intuition:

"...The Heavenly Venerable who almost became a true god."

That mysterious star spirit was actually a Celestial Venerable who almost became a true god?

Xia Fa's heart skipped a beat; surprise and elation surged within him almost simultaneously. If only he could have caught this...

The avid tomb raider continued:

"Thirty thousand years ago, it was an era of fierce competition among all things, all vying for the status of a true god. Although only nine true gods ultimately emerged, some of the losers still left their mark."

"The predecessor of this Mystic Spirit—the Ironblood Conqueror 'Poul'—was one of them."

"That's right. The 'Paoer fruit' that can be found in all sorts of strange realms and even ordinary fields throughout the universe is actually named after the iron-blooded conqueror 'Paoer'."

Iron-blooded Conqueror... Paul...

Xia Fa murmured the name to himself, and said:

"Then how did He become a Mystic Spirit?"

The fanatical tomb raider said:

"In fact, not only Him, but according to my speculation, there should have been three Celestial Venerables who became Secret Star Spirits at the same time, all of whom were renowned."

"These are the Iron-Blooded Conqueror 'Paul,' the Overclocked Speedster 'Speed,' and the Fear Priest 'Flett.'"

“The bard once told me this history, which is why I was able to discover the true identity of that Mystic Spirit.”

"The three of them were originally brothers, all of them were human, and each of them was exceptionally talented. Unfortunately, after achieving the status of Celestial Venerable, they could no longer make any further progress."

"At that time, they were living in an era when the Natural Lord and the Supreme Law were being hunted down by an Old One, namely the Fallen Evil."

"At that time, Lord Absolute Defense had not yet appeared. Humanity was in imminent danger, but as Celestial Venerables, they were completely no match for the Fallen Evil unless they became true gods."

"Therefore, the three brothers made a decision to use the Fear Priest 'Fletcher' as the master to fuse their life and soul, and with the power of the three Celestial Venerables, merge into a single true god!"

"This was a great attempt, but it failed. Their physical forms eventually crumbled, and the eternal proofs within them returned to the origin of the universe, leaving only three souls. Each of them combined with a star spirit at the peak of the Outer God realm, transforming into three secret star spirits of the Heavenly Venerable rank."

"The owner of this large tomb must have captured the secret star spirit that the Iron-Blooded Conqueror 'Paul' transformed into by chance."

"Of course, it is estimated that the secret star spirit transformed from the iron-blooded conqueror 'Paul' was seriously injured, and only had the strength of the peak of the Outer God left. That is why a quasi-Celestial Venerable was captured."

"Otherwise, even this quasi-celestial being would not be able to defeat it."

"Furthermore, the three brothers' transformed Star Spirits are all mindless possessing spirits, which is why it wanders in this great tomb and has never left."

"I estimate that this quasi-celestial being wants to capture all the secret star spirits that the three Paul brothers have transformed into."

"If all the contracts can be successfully formed, and the three Star Spirits that the Paul brothers transformed into possess one person at the same time, that person will have power that is infinitely close to that of a true god... Of course, the premise is that they can withstand the possession of three Star Spirits of the Heavenly Venerable rank."

This……

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa was overwhelmed with astonishment, his heart churning like a raging storm.

He never expected that this Mystic Spirit would have such a magnificent past.

No wonder it was so powerful just by possessing a bunch of weird pieces of flesh; a casual sword strike from it could not even withstand the combined attack of three Outer Gods.

Not to mention, if one could truly form contracts with all the Mystic Star Spirits that the three Paul brothers had transformed into, and then have them possess one's body...

That power, so close to that of a true god...

Moreover, it's based on one's own existing strength...

Just thinking about it made Xia Fa's scalp tingle, his heart pound, and his chest filled with barely suppressed excitement and anticipation.

Especially these two months, when I needed to improve my skills the most.

However, putting aside where to find the Mystic Spirits transformed from the Overclocked Speed ​​"Speed" and the Fear Priest "Flatter", it would be difficult to capture the Mystic Spirit transformed from the Iron-Blooded Conqueror "Poul".

But immediately, the words of the fanatical tomb raider filled Xia Fa with complete joy:

“I can help you capture the Ironblood Conqueror ‘Paul,’ but you need to ask your elder, Lord Glutton, to grant me one condition.”

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P.S.: Here comes the fourth update, 21,000 words! I kept my promise of a massive update, hehe.

Chapter 380 Another strongest proof of eternity? Got it! Xia Fa's tremendous improvement!

"What conditions?"

Xia Fa asked directly through his spiritual intuition. Since he was now the only junior member of the "Gluttons" on the surface, he figured it wouldn't hurt to agree on behalf of his elders as long as the conditions weren't too outrageous.

Moreover, this can in turn make the fanatical tomb raiders feel that the "Glutton" values ​​them.