I'm not just human!

"Therefore, He couldn't free up any hands at all. Fortunately, the rules weren't complicated. That Celestial Venerable had also signed a contract with the Star Spirit Law Master, and controlling Star Spirits was one of His main combat methods. So, the rules He modified were..."

As she spoke, the Celestial Banshee looked at Xia Fa with her icy, beautiful eyes and said, word by word:

"Everyone who enters the Prometheus family's secret vault next must fight using the spirits they have contracted with!"

"Only the ultimate victor will be entitled to take the entire treasure of the Prometheus family."

"Including... that Soul Origin Crystal!"

Chapter 385 Is Xia Fa's Ancestor Gilgamesh Still Alive? Seven Overlord-Level Secret Contracts Shock the Ancestor

Fighting with their respective contracted spirits?

After hearing clearly the method for vying for the Prometheus family's secret treasure, Xia Fa was taken aback and asked curiously:

"Why are the rules like this?"

[The Celestial Banshee] replied without hesitation:

"Originally, it was because that Celestial Venerable himself enjoyed the battles between spirits. This was also the way He grew stronger and rose to power. So, when He set up this rule, He didn't think much about it. He thought that if only one person entered, it wouldn't be triggered, and he wouldn't be able to obtain your family's secret treasure. If two people entered, it would trigger the battle between spirits, and He would be able to come and stop it."

After a slight pause, she sighed:

"Who would have thought that your Prometheus family's secret treasure would be affected by the battle between the Outer Gods and opened ahead of schedule, but He couldn't get there in time, so it turned into this way where all the contenders had to fight it out together."

Xia Fa understood, feeling somewhat amused and exasperated, and then asked:

Can possessed spirits participate in the competition?

Unexpectedly, the [Protoss Banshee] did not answer directly, but instead asked in return with a hint of surprise:

"Do you have a spirit possessing you from a divine position?"

Possessed spirits are an extremely special kind of existence among the spirits of the Celestial Spirit Realm; even the Celestial Spirit Banshee, who is an Outer God, has rarely seen them.

Of course, she had seen quite a few weaker possessing spirits, but the truly powerful ones were very rare.

Xia Fa coughed lightly twice:

"Well, I managed to get one through a lucky contract."

Since he was going to participate anyway, and all he had was the Ironblood Conqueror "Paul," a Protoss, Xia Fa simply stopped trying to hide it.

Moreover, given the extremely mysterious and complex background of the Iron-Blooded Conqueror "Paul," apart from the physical "frenzied tomb raider" who roams various extraordinary ancient tombs year-round, others might not necessarily be able to recognize him.

Or, to be precise, it's almost impossible to recognize.

Three Celestial Lords, active during the early days of the Natural Sovereigns and the Supreme Laws, attempted to merge and challenge the ancient rulers, the Fallen Evil, in order to fight against them. However, they failed and each merged with a Celestial Spirit, becoming extremely rare Mystic Celestial Spirits...

This kind of experience is something that a normal person could never understand from the current state of the iron-blooded conqueror "Paul," even if they racked their brains.

The Celestial Banshee thought for a moment, then gave her rather detailed instructions:

"Possessed spirits can participate in the competition, but you cannot personally participate. You can only control your possessed spirit. Moreover, considering that although possessed spirits are relatively strong among their peers, they have relatively little spiritual power, if you cannot quickly win the battle, the probability of losing will be very high."

She paused, then added:

"Moreover, given how rare and precious are spirits possessed by beings of divine rank and above, if this one were to be accidentally killed by another celestial spirit, you would suffer a great loss."

Perhaps because Shafa is a descendant of the Prometheus family, and given his divine power, the [Star Spirit Banshee] is much more patient now.

Xia Fa smiled slightly:

"Just being able to participate is enough. I want to give it a try. After all, this is our family's secret treasure, and I can't just watch it fall into the hands of others."

The Celestial Banshee sighed softly:

"Alright, then I won't try to persuade you anymore. I can only make the promise I just made to you: if I become the final winner this time, all the other treasures except for the Soul Origin Crystal can be given to your Prometheus family."

As she spoke, her gaze shifted slightly, taking on a teasing tone:

"Of course, it would be even more convenient if you won the championship. I wouldn't have any objections to you getting the Soul Origin Crystal. The rules set by that Celestial Venerable are very fair. This supreme sacred object belongs to whoever is stronger."

Seeing that this [Protoss Banshee] was rather straightforward and frank, Xia Fa smiled:

“Alright, then see you on the field. If I obtain that Soul Origin Crystal, given that you still have some old feelings for our family, I promise I can help you with something in the future, as long as it doesn’t exceed my capabilities or moral bottom line.”

[The Celestial Banshee] covered her mouth and chuckled:

"Little one, if we're really talking about helping, it'll only be you asking me for help. You're just a mere follower of the gods, what can you possibly help me with? I'm the one who should be helping you. Alright, stop teasing your sister, let's set off now."

She seemed genuinely amused by Xia Fa. Her usually aloof demeanor softened with a captivating charm, adding a touch of allure to the valley.

Xia Fa smiled helplessly to himself, and without arguing with her, nodded slightly.

"it is good."

After all, he couldn't very well tell her that he would actually become an Outer God in just a few days, and that he was already capable of fighting against a peak Outer God...

Seeing the Protoss Banshee raise her delicate hand, revealing a mechanical sphere made of meshing gears and bearings in her palm, Xia Fa understood that she was about to take control of the Protoss warship.

Seeing that she was quite engrossed in her work, Xia Fa chose not to disturb her and retreated towards the door.

To his surprise, the guard with six eyes changed his arrogant and indifferent attitude and became unusually enthusiastic towards him, bowing and bending over repeatedly, escorting him all the way to the entrance of the valley.

Xia Fa was initially puzzled, but then he realized that the guard who had been stationed at the valley's exit must have overheard his conversation with the Star Spirit Banshee and learned that he was a god.

"Lord Xiafa, if you have any orders, just let me know and I will inform my master and deliver them to you!"

The guard, all smiles, didn't care whether Xia Fa could see him or not, as he was wearing a mask. He made sure to show the proper respect and escorted Xia Fa to the valley exit.

Xia Fa smiled slightly at Him, then turned around and took a step out. The valley rippled and transformed back into the shape of a cabin, just as he stepped out with one foot.

"This valley... must be the Outer God Realm of the [Star Spirit Banshee], right?"

Regarding the question of whether beings of divine or higher status can create their own small worlds, Xia Fa once made a bold conjecture.

That is... Could the earthly divine kingdoms of the nine great gods actually be their respective true divine realms?

So, as Gastis the Great Axe delves deeper into the mysticism, perhaps one day he can transform his true divine realm into an earthly divine kingdom or something...

On the deck, the Prometheus family had been waiting, and as soon as they saw Shafa come out, they swarmed around him.

"Patriarch Xiafa, how was it? What did that Outer God say when he summoned you?"

"Truly worthy of being called the Holy Spirit of Heaven's Mandate, being summoned by an Outer God right from the start. I'm envious, sigh..."

"So, is there any hope for our family to retrieve the secret treasure this time?"

Xia Fa raised his right hand and pressed it down slightly, signaling everyone to be quiet. The deck immediately fell silent. He nodded slightly and then smiled.

"This Outer God explained to me in detail the rules for this competition for the family's secret treasure... rules established by a Celestial Venerable."

Heavenly Venerable?

Upon hearing this, many members of the Prometheus family were taken aback, as most of them had never heard of what the "Celestial Venerable" was. However, they quieted down even more and listened intently.

Xia continued:

"The rules are simple. Since our family's secret treasure is almost fully opened, there will inevitably be many contenders."

"Therefore, it became a 'battle of spirits' where each spirit fought against the others through their respective contracts."

"The ultimate winner will take the family's secret treasure."

After Xia Fa finished speaking, the members of the Prometheus family all became worried. Some frowned, some sighed, and some even shook their heads slightly.

After all, the family's secret treasure is located in the Protoss Realm, not in the real world.

Originally, if the conflict between the outer gods hadn't affected the secret location and caused it to be exposed and opened, the family would have only needed to wait for a descendant with sufficient potential to open the secret location.

But now, with the news that there are soul essence crystals in the secret treasure, it is feared that it will attract countless wolves and tigers, and at least those of divine rank.

In this situation, how could the Prometheus family, whose head had only signed twenty-five secret contracts, possibly compete?

Seeing his people's spirits dampened, Zeus couldn't help but speak up and offer some words of comfort:

"Don't worry, everyone. That Outer God promised that if He were to seize the family's secret treasure, He would only take the Soul Essence Crystal within, and return everything else to our Prometheus family!"

Hearing this, everyone cheered up considerably, finally feeling that there was still some hope.

"Alright, you can all go and rest. Even if you don't qualify to compete, at least you can keep an eye on things and prevent any potential accidents."

With a wave of his hand, Zeus, as the head of the clan, issued an order, and the clansmen scattered in all directions, each going down the spiral staircase into their cabins inside the ship.

Seeing that everyone had left, leaving only Him and Shafa, Zeus approached with a smile on his face.

"Patriarch Xiafa, there is something I don't quite understand."

Xia Fa asked, puzzled:

"what's up?"

Zorgos said rather cautiously:

"Since that Celestial Venerable... was able to set up rules similar to the Ghost Realm in our Prometheus family's secret treasure, why can't he just take the family's secret treasure out and return it to our family?"

Xia Fa's gaze sharpened:

"Hiss...that makes sense."

After thinking for a moment, he said uncertainly:

"Could it be related to the secret hidden in the family archives? The secret that our ancestor, that extraordinary monarch, swore to protect at all costs?"

After he mentioned it, Zorgos seemed to finally understand:

"Possibly, it does seem that way—"

Before He could finish speaking, the entire massive Protoss warship suddenly trembled.

Immediately, the warship accelerated sharply, as if it had transformed into a streak of light or a cannonball, and shot out directly.

The phantom planets on both sides, as well as various divine realms and countless floating, long-destroyed tombs, all swept past the warship, which was accelerated to an unbelievable degree.

Xia Fa suddenly felt like he was traveling through space. Seeing that Zeus, an old man, was unsteady on his feet, he immediately reached out a hand to support him.

Zeus looked apologetic, but under such high-speed Protoss jumps, he couldn't even speak, let alone express his gratitude.

Xiafa helped Him into the cabin before coming out and standing on the deck again.

As a god, he could naturally withstand this Protoss jump. He saw that the warship was quickly away from the location of the projection of the planet Caligi, but did not leave the Protoss Wright Starfield. It shuttled among countless planetary phantoms, and soon approached a very large planetary phantom.

The phantom of that planet looked almost the same size as the phantom of the planet Caligia. Xia Fa's eyes narrowed, and he immediately recognized it.

In the Protoss realm, planetary projections are identical to planets in the real world, as they are composed of information and intelligence from real-world planets.