I'm not just human!

The Devourer Worm, compared to Nidhogg Pope's "Great Red Moon," is far less rare and has less potential for growth, but it is much more powerful than ordinary Protoss.

When it fought Kazimir last time, this Devouring Worm was still a minor and only had the rank of Angel. Now, along with Kazimir, who has become a transcendent monarch, it has grown to the rank of Overlord.

Xia Fa couldn't help but sigh inwardly. If Kazimir's opponent had been someone else instead of himself, then under normal circumstances, given the comparison of their growth rates, Kazimir, who had just become a transcendent monarch, along with the Devouring Worm of the Overlord rank, would indeed have been able to avenge his previous defeat and defeat his opponent.

Unfortunately, He encountered Himself.

This time, there was no need for the commentators to announce anything further, because the first round of the preliminary rounds had officially begun. With a thought, Xia Fa began controlling the Ironblood Conqueror "Paul".

The Iron-Blooded Conqueror "Paul" is a possessed spirit, possessing only instincts and no consciousness. Therefore, unless threatened with death, it will not take the initiative to act when not possessed.

Fortunately, after I made a contract with it, I could control it directly with my mind.

The Iron-Blooded Conqueror "Paoer" pulled the heavy sword, which was as tall as a man, upwards with both hands, just as he was about to make his move.

Just then, a few buzzing sounds were heard, and the Devouring Insect opened its carapace, flapped its wings, and disappeared directly from the battle stage!

No, it didn't disappear; rather, it displayed unparalleled speed!

In Kazimir's eyes, since the battle had already begun and they were destined rivals, and since they were fighting with their respective contracted "spirits," he naturally did not hold back and used his killing move right from the start!

Suddenly, the Devouring Worm appeared behind the Iron-Blooded Conqueror "Paoer" in a bizarre manner, its mouthparts open as if it wanted to devour the Iron-Blooded Conqueror "Paoer" and the surrounding void together!

This was a move that Kazimierz and his Protoss had honed through countless hours of practice. In that instant, almost 90% of his extraordinary power was channeled out, and with this single strike, almost no Protoss of the same rank could withstand it!

"Xia Fa, I'm sorry, but no matter what, I must win this time..."

As the Devouring Worm's expanded, fang-filled maw was about to bite the humanoid spirit dressed in purplish-black armor resembling a priest, Kazimir silently recited a phrase in his mind, a more determined look flashing in his eyes.

Click!

But the next moment, He was dumbfounded.

Because, the loud "crack" was not accompanied by the divinely majestic humanoid spirit being bitten in two, but rather... the Devouring Worm's incredibly sturdy mandibles, which could even devour the void, snapped off!

Indeed, the moment it bit into the humanoid spirit's purplish-black armor, it was like an egg hitting a rock; its mandibles shattered!

The Devouring Insect let out a mournful cry and was flung away. But it seemed unwilling to give up. As it flew backward, its carapace suddenly unfolded, and its translucent wings immediately stopped its backward flight.

Immediately afterwards, the mysterious patterns on its carapace suddenly lit up, and black vine-like patterns spread through the air, reaching towards the Ironblood Conqueror "Paul".

Since the World Eater is a Protoss with its own consciousness, it changed its tactics in that instant of confrontation without Kazimir issuing any further instructions.

Since this humanoid spirit's armor has such high defensive capabilities, it directly uses its extraordinary talent as a Star Spirit like the Devouring Worm to annihilate the void around the humanoid spirit!

However, at that very moment, the Ironblood Conqueror "Paoer" seemed to sense something, turned around, glanced at the Devouring Worm, and a faint red light shone from its mask.

This glance appeared perfectly calm, purely instinctive, because it had just been bitten by the Devouring Insect, much like someone who had been bitten by a mosquito turning their head to look at the mosquito.

But with just that one glance, the Devouring Worm suddenly froze.

The next moment, this once ferocious Devouring Worm suddenly prostrated itself on the ground, not only abandoning all its extraordinary talents, but also emitting mournful cries, its massive body trembling uncontrollably.

It conveyed a powerful message, a message with only one meaning—to beg for mercy at all costs!

"This……"

Kazimir was stunned by what he saw, completely bewildered by what had happened.

You must know, His Devouring Worm is a Protoss! The highest-ranking Protoss among all spirits!

How could a Protoss possibly adopt such a submissive and groveling posture towards this humanoid spirit?

If Xia Fa were a god or an external god, and the spirit he contracted with would also be a god or an external god, that would be understandable. However, it has only been half a month since we last met. Xia Fa was not even a ruler before, so how could he have become a god now?

Suddenly, the humanoid spirit, clad in purplish-black armor and exuding an imposing and domineering aura like a priest, withdrew its gaze, seemingly too lazy to bother with the Devouring Worm any longer.

As if granted a pardon, the Devouring Worm suddenly leaped forward, transforming into a streak of black light that instantly entered Kazimierz's spiritual intuition.

Even when it hid in its owner's spiritual intuition, it still trembled with fear, as if it had just walked on the brink of death.

Above the arena, the spotlight was immediately focused on Xia Fa, and countless confetti and fireworks sprayed out around him. Then, a line of words appeared above his head.

"The First All-Spirit Battle Tournament, First Round, Preliminary Round, Battle Stage 18: Contestant Xia Fa emerges victorious!"

Seeing that the result was in, even if Kazimir was still puzzled, he could only shake his head with a wry smile and accept it.

Since their match on the platform had ended and both were free to move around, Kazimir flashed and flew towards Shafa.

At this moment, the Iron-Blooded Conqueror "Paoer" still stood on the battle platform. Since Xia Fa did not control it with his mind, it stood there leaning on its sword, majestic and awe-inspiring, just like a god.

As soon as Kazimir flew over, he asked impatiently:

"Xia Fa, what's the origin of this humanoid spirit? It actually managed to scare my Devouring Worm like that. I feel like it's been scared out of its wits."

Xia Fa smiled:

"I'll give you a chance to identify it yourself. Of course, there's no reward if you do identify it correctly."

Since the two had spent some time together on the pirate ship bound for the City of Ten Thousand Stars after the Super Fighting Grand Prix, they were quite familiar with each other, so Xia Fa decided to tease Him.

Upon hearing this, Kazimir glanced at the iron-blooded warrior "Paul" who stood motionless with his sword, and began to examine him closely with great curiosity.

Suddenly, He shuddered, and his tone became more incredulous:

"Wait, could this be a possessed spirit?"

Xia Fa laughed:

"clever."

Kazimir was even more surprised:

“Xia Fa, where did you find this kind of possessing spirit? This is very rare, wait, something’s not right…”

He had only spoken halfway when, as if realizing something, his pupils suddenly dilated, and he looked at Xia Fa with utter disbelief, even his voice changing:

"You, you've become a god? This... how is this possible?! How did you do it?"

Now it was Xia Fa's turn to be surprised:

How did you figure it out so quickly?

For some reason, his aura was always obscure and chaotic, meaning that under normal circumstances, Kazimierz should not be able to judge his rank by his aura.

Seeing that Shafa did not deny it, Kazimir couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief:

"I guessed right. The reason is actually quite simple. Although a possessing spirit provides far greater buffs to its master while possessed, it's not particularly strong in a one-on-one battle. In this case, the fact that your possessing spirit could still scare my Devouring Worm into immobilization suggests that the only possibility is..."

He looked into Shafa's eyes and continued:

“You are already a god, and the possessing spirit you have subdued is also a god.”

Actually, the Iron-Blooded Conqueror "Paul" is an Outer God, and one that fell from the Heavenly Venerable... Xia Fa chuckled inwardly before replying:

"I see, so that seems to be the logic."

Kazimir, however, let out a long sigh:

“Xia Fa, although I don’t know how you became a god in such a short time, I have to admit that I was overthinking things. I thought I could win back against you.”

Xia Fa smiled and said:

"I was just lucky. By the way, since we're just killing time anyway, how about we go watch some other people's battles between spirits?"

As a top genius in the Earthly God Kingdom of the Silver Universe, Kazimir naturally knew not to ask too many questions. Seeing this, he did not press Xia Fa on how he became a god in just over half a month, but instead chose to accept it.

A rare smile appeared on his usually stern face:

"it is good."

Only then did Xia Fa have time to carefully examine the interior of the first level of the inverted pyramid. He saw that the four sides were made of square stone bricks, and the walls were engraved with countless patterns of the various spirits of the Astral Realm.

Moreover, they are all incredibly lifelike and vivid.

Thus, Xia Fa further confirmed that the inverted pyramid was indeed built by that celestial being, and not by the head of the Prometheus family more than 10,000 years ago.

At the time, the patriarch was only focused on hiding the secret treasure and keeping that god-level secret safe. He definitely didn't have the time or inclination to create these patterns of the spirits of the Star Spirit Realm.

As for the first level of this inverted pyramid itself, it was quite unremarkable, consisting of nothing more than a battle platform and a floor paved with stone bricks.

But now, the flowing light and fluctuations emanating from each battle stage are truly dazzling.

The physical "commentator" was randomly selected on a battle stage and was giving a passionate commentary.

"Wow! As expected of a Celestial Spirit of Outer God rank, if these battle platforms hadn't been blessed by the power of the Celestial Venerable rank, they would probably have been destroyed long ago."

"What a beautiful strike! That Ten Trillion Volt attack is absolutely devastating! Luckily, the Star Pulse Iron Dragon on the other side was able to withstand it!"

"The Star Pulse Iron Dragon has begun its counterattack! Is that the Star-Piercing Ray? Will the Flame Lark be able to escape its attack range?"

"What a pity, the Flame Lark has fallen."

"Therefore, I declare that the winner of the third battle is [Dream Fairy]!"

Since the commentator was explaining the match, Shafa and Kazimierz chose to watch.

On the other hand, due to the rules set by the commentators, even though Kazimierz was only a transcendental monarch who had signed nine secret contracts, he was still able to watch the battles of the Outer Gods.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, even if He only caught a glimpse of it by accident, He would probably have already lost control on the spot.

"So this is the form in which the Star Pulse Iron Dragon and the Flame Lark have grown to the Outer God level? It's truly rare..."

Kazimir sighed, then continued:

"Putting everything else aside, this trip here has truly broadened my horizons and will be of great help to my future development of the secret code centered on 'Star Spirit Master'."

Xia Fa smiled slightly:

"If it helps, that's good. Let's go take a look over there."

Next, Shafa and Kazimierz watched more than a dozen battles between spirits, most of which were between gods, with only three between outer gods.

Of course, there are also those who accidentally get matched with an Outer God, and that's when they get crushed.

However, there was nothing that could be done about it. Among the many beings who came to compete for the Prometheus family's secret treasure, the number of Outer Gods was not exactly two to one. As a result, there were always some unlucky Outer Gods who would meet in the first round of selection.

In fact, Kazimierz was in a similar situation, he just happened to encounter Shafa, otherwise under normal circumstances, he should have been dealing with a transcendent monarch who was similar to him.

Soon, the first round of auditions came to an end. Including the contestant who received a bye and two contestants whose Protoss spirits perished and could no longer participate, a total of fifty-two contestants successfully advanced to the next round.

The eliminated contestants weren't kicked out of the inverted pyramid; instead, each of them was placed under a spotlight, seemingly turning them into spectators who could only watch.

With a loud rumble, the first layer of the inverted pyramid split in the middle, revealing the second layer.

Xia Fa originally thought that this competition for the Prometheus family's secret treasure would be a series of battles until the final champion emerged victorious.

But to my surprise, there was no battle arena at all on the second floor!