I'm not just human!

"So that's how it is, sigh..."

Seeing this, Xia Fa knew that his ancestor had learned about the Prometheus family through the [Secret of Eternity], so he quickly asked:

"Was the destruction of the Prometheus family more than 10,000 years ago orchestrated by the Gold Cleaners?"

Gilgamesh shook his head slightly.

"I don't know, Xia Fa. Do you know what the Paradox Clown warned me when I first obtained the Secret of Eternity?"

Xia Fa asked curiously:

"what?"

[Gilgamesh] spoke cryptically:

"At the time, Master Paradox Clown told me to control my curiosity. If my spiritual intuition gave me a sense of danger while I was investigating certain secrets, I had to stop immediately. Just now, I was preparing to investigate who was responsible for the destruction of the Prometheus family, but..."

He took a deep breath and said, word by word:

"...I have the same extremely dangerous premonition as when I was investigating the secrets of the true gods and the Great Old Ones!"

When He uttered these words, His expression was extremely solemn, as if to say that if He continued to investigate, both He and the Gilgamesh family would suffer a catastrophic disaster.

Xia Fa was taken aback, but then a flash of inspiration struck him, and he realized something.

If our ancestors felt the same extreme danger when investigating who attacked the Prometheus family more than 10,000 years ago as when investigating the secrets of gods, then... could it be that the Golden Cleanser was indeed behind it?

He was just about to discuss this topic with his ancestor when, unexpectedly, Gilgamesh carefully considered his words and said:

"However, given this situation, the destruction of the Prometheus family might indeed have been the work of the Gold Cleaners, but... why would they have done that?"

Given the unparalleled power of the Golden Cleaners, who possess the status of true gods, why would they specifically target a supernatural family in the real world that is not even a family favored by the gods?

Moreover, he personally took charge and didn't even send out Silver Cleaners or Bronze Cleaners.

It's important to know that even at its peak, the Prometheus family's head was only a Grand Monarch, and the total number of rulers and Grand Monarchs within the family was probably less than a few hundred!

In this situation, a Bronze Cleaner would have been enough, so why did the Gold Cleaner have to take action personally?

This extremely strange fact made both the ancestor and his descendant fall into deep thought. Fortunately, it didn't delay anything, because the two had already flown to the entrance of the inverted pyramid.

Now that they were closer, Xia Fa felt even more the grandeur and magnificence of the inverted pyramid. The entire pyramid was grayish-black, with crisscrossing straight lines on its surface. These lines vaguely formed a huge ancient cryptic text, but no one could recognize what it represented.

Xiafa realized that this inverted pyramid was unlikely to have been built by the extraordinary ruler of the Prometheus family back then; it was more likely the work of the Celestial Venerable.

At this moment, in the very center of the topmost layer of the inverted pyramid, which is also the largest layer, many stones floated out, revealing square openings, which are the gates.

People would occasionally rush inside, but strangely, some never came out again, while others were mysteriously teleported out, and when they tried to rush in again, they were blocked by an invisible force.

However, Xia Fa understood that this was probably a screening process for those who had signed the Star Spirit Law Master agreement. In other words, those who hadn't signed this overlord-level secret contract wouldn't be able to enter.

"Ancestor, did you sign a contract with the Celestial Spirit Mage?"

Xia Fa asked a question, thinking that with the strength of his ancestor at the peak of Outer God, he should have at least six overlord-level secret contracts, and the probability of him signing a contract with the Star Spirit Law Master should not be small.

Unexpectedly, Gilgamesh shook his head instead.

"No, the four I'm missing are the Primordial Secrets, the Silver Throne, the Miracle Fantasy, and the Celestial Lord."

This……

Xia Fa had originally wanted to fight alongside his ancestors, but things turned out this way.

Gilgamesh, however, patted him on the shoulder in return, his voice full of encouragement:

"So, it's up to you now. You must retrieve that secret treasure for your family!"

Seeing that people were still rushing into the entrance of the inverted pyramid, making the entrance very crowded, Xia Fa didn't rush in for the time being, because he had more important things to do.

After thinking about it, he decided to speak up.

“Ancestor, I have one more request.”

Gilgamesh laughed:

"Why are you being so polite with me? In a sense, you are my closest relative. If there is anything you want the ancestor to help you with, the ancestor will definitely do it. Tell me."

Xia Fa carefully considered his words before speaking:

"In fact, besides the soul essence crystals that attract so many gods from beyond the gods, the most important thing in Prometheus's family treasure is a secret that the family head who hid this treasure more than 10,000 years ago vowed to pass on even at the cost of his life."

Gilgamesh unexpectedly said:

"A secret?"

Xia Fa nodded:

"Well, I don't know what that secret is or how valuable it is. It just so happens that you, Ancestor, possess the [Eternal Certificate]. I was thinking of asking you to help me investigate before I officially participate in the competition for the family's secret treasure."

Gilgamesh snapped his fingers:

“That’s easy. Especially now that you’ve pointed it out specifically, it’s even easier for me to investigate. Please wait a moment while I circulate my internal energy.”

He suddenly clasped his hands together, his eyes flashing with ancient runes, and his aura instantly surged to its peak, even surpassing that of the Crimson Demon Tree.

Xia Fa waited patiently, while also realizing that the power of the "secret" authority had already permeated the surroundings, meaning that no one could hear their conversation.

It seems our ancestor is still quite energetic.

Suddenly, Gilgamesh trembled violently, his face turned pale in an instant, and he even spat out a large pool of bright red blood.

Seeing that He was about to collapse, Xia Fa quickly stepped forward and supported Him, saying with great concern:

"Ancestor, what's wrong?"

Gilgamesh was breathing heavily, his face ashen, and his eyes filled with deep fear.

"The secret hidden in your Prometheus family's secret repository... is... is at the level of a true god!"

Chapter 387 The Most Mysterious Ninth God... and His Connection with Xia Fa?

The secrets of the true gods?

Upon hearing these words from his ancestor Gilgamesh, Shafa felt a buzzing in his mind and almost stood frozen in place.

At the same time, clues began to connect without their own bodies.

More than ten thousand years ago, the Prometheus family was suddenly wiped out...

It appears to be the personal intervention of the Gold Cleaner...

The secret treasure that the former patriarch vowed to pass down even at the cost of his life...

"So, this secret not only involves the level of a true god, but also has a great connection with the Golden Cleanser, to the point that the Golden Cleanser was willing to personally take action rather than leave it behind?"

Xia Fa murmured to himself, suddenly realizing that the fact that this family's secret treasure had been passed down to this day must mean that it was no ordinary thing.

After all, the patriarch back then was merely a transcendental monarch. It would be a miracle if he could withstand even a single glance from the Golden Cleanser in the face of their pursuit.

But not only did He escape from the clutches of the Golden Cleanser, He also successfully hid the family's secret treasure, protecting that god-level secret and leaving it to future generations.

The only possibility is...

"Could it be... that a true god intervened to help with the secret treasure of the Prometheus family back then?"

Based on previously obtained intelligence, it is speculated that a very important reason why the extraordinary patriarch of the Prometheus family was able to escape from the pursuit of the Golden Cleansers was that his [Absolute Defense] fell into the trap set by the Golden Cleansers, and he fought against all of them alone.

This forced the Golden Cleaners who were hunting down the family head to rush back.

At that time, all six hundred-plus Gold Cleaners were held back by [Absolute Defense], and in the end, they all perished together, leaving none alive.

Moreover, although it was said to be a mutual destruction, in reality, [Absolute Defense] did not die in the end, but was severely injured. However, it has not recovered yet and can only fight more than thirty Gold Cleaners.

Xia Fa had speculated that even if there were more than 600 of these Golden Cleaners, they would need to cooperate with each other to barely deal with the [Absolute Defense], and they would not be able to handle it if even one of them was missing.

The logic is simple: if the [Absolute Defense] at its peak could take on 600 opponents, it should have been able to crush those 600+ Golden Cleaners under normal circumstances.

It's like if someone has the strength to take on 600 people at the same time, then those 600 people are more likely to be unable to hold him off, and 60,000 people might not be able to, because that person is already comparable to a superhero.

Therefore, the Gold Cleaners must have had some kind of cooperative method, which enabled them to work together to deal with the [Absolute Defense], and even almost perish together with the [Absolute Defense] in the end.

However, judging from that period, when the [Absolute Defense] was trapped, the other eight of the nine righteous gods had already either died, fled, or betrayed the cause.

In other words, the righteous god who helped the head of the Prometheus family could only be one of two people.

Either it possesses an "eternal space," making it an "eternal universe" that even the Golden Cleaners cannot hunt down.

Or perhaps it is the most mysterious Ninth God, whose very name is unknown.

"【Silver Universe】is unlikely. If it were really Him, He would have already hinted to me to retrieve the family's secret treasure during the month or so that I have been a clergyman of the Silver Church and I have prayed to Him."

"After all, [Silver Universe] isn't some introverted little girl. She even chimed in once when I was communicating with [Paradox Clown] through spiritual intuition. She sounded quite lively. If there's something so important, she couldn't possibly keep it to herself, especially after I became a god."

"Then, the only possibility is—that Ninth God?"

That Ninth God, perhaps because of his authority related to "fate," was replaced by the "Ember of Glory," one of the false Nine Gods, more than ten thousand years ago, but he did not die.

It is estimated that they foresaw all of this in advance, but since they had no way to resist, they chose to hide.

Therefore, it is not only possible that it is the Ninth God, but there is a very high probability that it is!

The reasoning process seemed complicated, but in reality, Xia Fa only had to think about it a few times before he had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Without a second thought, he flipped his palm, took out an ancient fruit, and fed it directly to his ancestor.

Gilgamesh didn't even have time to refuse, because having inadvertently glimpsed a secret of a god-level being, he was already on the verge of death and about to faint.

Speaking of which, this ancient fruit was originally left to him by Gilgamesh; it is one of the three treasures in the family's secret realm.

He originally intended it for his great-grandfather, Emperor Sharatul, but it was never used. Now it's a good opportunity to give it to his ancestor.

Gilgamesh took a bite of the fruit, and it instantly turned into a puddle of water that flowed directly into his dry lips and down his throat into his stomach.

The next moment, Xia Fa clearly saw that the lips of the ancestor Gilgamesh visibly regained their color, and his face became rosy again. In just a few breaths, he opened his eyes.

The powerful aura emanating from the peak of Outer Godhood slowly emanated from His body again, indicating that His injuries had almost fully healed.

Gilgamesh seemed to wake up instantly, standing up from Shafa's embrace. Without even asking any questions, a flash of runes appeared in his eyes, and he already understood something.

"Your descendants, have you given me that ancient fruit of the Paradoxical Singularity?"

Xia Fa smiled slightly:

"Yes, this was originally given to me by you, ancestor, so it's perfect for you."

Unexpectedly, Gilgamesh became heartbroken: