I'm not just human!

Especially those pollen flowers from earlier, Xia Fa sensed through his spiritual intuition that they were actually highly poisonous, even to the point that Outer Gods couldn't withstand them.

Fortunately, when the Nature Bee teleported away, it took the pollen with it, so it didn't seem to have any intention of harming its master.

Xia Fa immediately waited patiently, but did not remove the Red Silver Star Shell.

Regarding the "Mortal Serpent," one of the nine mysterious forbidden zones, even now, the extraordinary world knows very little about it, and there is not even any relevant information.

The reason is simple: the [Mortal Python] is located in the real world. Gods, Outer Gods, Quasi-Celestial Venerables, and Celestial Venerables cannot enter it. Below the level of God, entering it is basically suicide, and they can't even go any deeper; they can only circle around the perimeter.

As for whether the nine righteous gods went there, that's unclear.

In fact, this is true not only for the [Mortal Serpent], but also for other mysterious forbidden zones. If one had to say, perhaps only the [Pale Suffocating Sea] is somewhat better, as it is relatively safe for extraordinary individuals who are not gods to venture in.

Therefore, Xia Fa was not quite sure how to enter the [Mortal Serpent], or even what kind of place the [Mortal Serpent] was or why it had such a strange name.

As for what the Nature Bee went to prepare, he didn't know, but when it returned, he could deduce some information from it.

Of course, we can ask the Nature Bees on the way there.

Thinking this, Xia Fa still took out the iced strawberry wine, and a full five bottles. He gulped them down, filling his stomach and second heart, until he was almost full.

After all, we're about to head to the mysterious forbidden zone, and we can't afford to run out of divine power or spiritual energy at this crucial moment.

"Only a dozen or so bottles left, and none of the last five bottles triggered a critical hit..."

Xia Fa murmured to himself, looking at the empty glass bottle with a few drops of wine still on it, and felt a sense of emptiness.

He couldn't help but miss the physical body of the "Wall of Flesh and Blood." The Wall of Flesh and Blood was probably about the same strength as the fanatical tomb raider. Although they seemed to be outer gods, they were essentially equivalent to quasi-celestial beings.

In other words, even if one becomes an Outer God, eating the flesh of the Wall of Flesh and Blood would still be useful, let alone the fact that one is currently only a God.

Most importantly, I... can definitely beat the wall of flesh and blood now! There's no need to scare it away anymore!

"By the way, if I could subdue the fully overclocked and extremely fast 'Speed', would it be possible to directly push the comprehensible progress of the Protoss Archmage to the maximum?"

Suddenly thinking of this, Xia Fa became even more hopeful.

It was only tonight, while drinking and chatting with the children of the righteous gods, that he learned that in order to reach 100% understanding of the "Star Spirit Master" overlord-level secret contract, that is, to obtain the original secret technique without leaving any hidden dangers of loss of control or madness, an additional condition is required.

That is, to at least subdue a Protoss of similar strength to oneself.

That's right, their strengths are similar, not their status.

For other transcendental monarchs, as well as gods and outer gods, their strength is basically equivalent to their rank, so it doesn't matter much; they can just find a celestial spirit of the same rank as themselves.

But since my strength has reached the level of a Celestial Venerable, I must subdue a Celestial Venerable Star Spirit.

Mystic Spirits are also a type of Celestial Spirit, and they are not subject to the restriction that "only one Celestial Spirit can be captured at the same level".

Therefore, if he can subdue the overclocked speed "Speed" this time, not only will he greatly increase his strength, but he can also advance the comprehensible progress of the Celestial Mage in one fell swoop, obtain the original secret technique, and leave no hidden dangers. It can be said to be a win-win situation!

That's why Xia Fa didn't let [Overpressure Collapse] fight him again to advance the Celestial Spirit Master's understanding progress. Since the progress was already high enough, and it couldn't be pushed directly to 100%, it didn't matter whether they fought or not.

Unlike the Silver Throne and the Fairy Tale World, where progress in understanding grants the ability of a secret bond, the difference between one percent and ninety-nine percent lies more in the degree of control over the "spirits" one has subdued.

However, I currently only have one Mystic Spirit, which still lacks self-awareness, so there's no need to push it to 99%.

On the other hand, when he subdued the Iron-Blooded Conqueror "Paul", he had already signed a contract with the Star Spirit Master and could directly fight against the Quasi-Celestial Venerable. However, due to its incomplete state, the Iron-Blooded Conqueror "Paul" was only equivalent to the peak of the Outer God.

Therefore, the condition of "subduing a Protoss with similar strength" was not met.

It can only be said that each of the ten overlord-level secret contracts is extremely special, which may be the special feature of the Star Spirit Master.

I wonder what the Celestial Spirit Master's ultimate technique will be like...

As Xia Fazheng was lost in thought, a buzzing sound suddenly rang out in front of him again.

The bumblebee-like bee reappeared, but unlike before, it now had two burrows hanging from the base of its wings.

"Master, here you go!"

The Bee of Nature tossed one of the black bags to Xia Fa, who immediately reached out and caught it, then used his spiritual intuition to probe inside.

But immediately, he was taken aback.

"This……"

Inside the black bag was a completely sealed, heavy metal suit of armor and a huge pair of iron tongs.

The bee of nature chuckled:

"I heard it from those who entered the outer region of the [World Serpent] and later became gods or even Outer Gods. To enter the [World Serpent], one must wear this fully sealed armor made of cast iron mixed with shadow gold. As for these iron pincers, they are used to grab the good things inside the [World Serpent]."

Xia Fa listened carefully, and finally asked:

"Good stuff? What good stuff?"

The bee of nature shook its head:

"I don't know, hmm... it seems like it has everything. I've heard that it also has supreme sacred objects and even divine objects. As for sacred metals, divine blood fruits, and supernatural creatures, they might also be there."

Supreme sacred object? Supreme divine object?

Xia Fa's expression brightened. If he could really obtain a supreme artifact like the Golden Beacon Scroll, even if he didn't capture the Overclocked Speed ​​"Speedy", it wouldn't be a loss!

He immediately waved his hand.

"Alright, let's not delay, let's go!"

……

The real world.

Natural star field.

This is a rather remote place in the natural star field, without even planets, only countless meteorites, forming an absolute forbidden zone that warships are prohibited from entering.

If you stand here, as far as the eye can see, whether from left to right or from top to bottom, you can only see irregular meteorites of all sizes, as if it were a sea of ​​meteorites.

However, between the meteorites, there is a colossal object that cannot be ignored.

This is a "giant" with a diameter almost the size of a super-large planet. At first glance, it looks like a snake, but it stands upright in the cosmic sky, like a python specimen preserved in formalin.

It's just that the star field is used as a glass tank because this giant python is just too big.

Each of its scales is comparable to a majestic mountain, gleaming with a cold, hard luster, and bearing strange patterns encircling it in concentric circles of black and brown, with bizarre lines between the patterns.

The serpent's body, like a colossal steel city, runs from top to bottom through the entire asteroid belt, as if it has existed there since time immemorial, unshakeable and indestructible.

As for its snake mouth, it opened at an exaggerated angle, like a huge abyss, with scattered figures flying in and out of it. All of them were wearing heavy, fully sealed armor and holding iron tongs.

The fully sealed armor of these people was covered with a ghastly green liquid. This liquid was fine on the armor, but once it spread, even a meteorite that touched it would immediately melt away, demonstrating its corrosive nature.

"Master, this is it."

At this moment, the Nature Bee buzzed its wings, following beside the human-like Xia Fa.

Xia Fa was also staring at the incredibly large python, and finally understood why this mysterious forbidden zone was called the "Mortal Python".

It's important to know that Caligia is already one of the largest life-bearing planets in the entire universe, much larger than some supernovae or even white dwarfs. The combined volume of thousands or tens of thousands of suns is still smaller than that.

And the length of this [World Serpent] is almost the same as the diameter of the planet Caligia... it's really ridiculously large.

At the same time, Xia Fa was also genuinely curious about what kind of environment it was, what unique creatures or scenery it contained.

Especially now that he possesses the strength of a Celestial Venerable, he no longer needs to be too afraid of anything. At times like these, he still needs to have some adventurous spirit and enjoy the scenery along the way.

"Okay, let's go in and give it a try. By the way, where did you see that overclocking speed—"

Xia Fazheng turned to talk to his pet, but suddenly paused.

Just a short distance away, a figure that he never expected appeared.

It was a killer bee queen that was five meters long, covered in yellow and black stripes, with a slender waist and particularly alluring long legs, swaying in the air as her transparent wings flapped.

She had a round, sweet face like a young woman, but her eyes looked around innocently like those of a naive young girl, as if she were observing the place.

It was... Veronica, the Patriarch of Ten Thousand Poisons!

Xia Fa never expected that he would encounter this entity here!

He still harbored a deep grudge about the fact that Veronica, the Queen of Ten Thousand Poisons, had implanted bee eggs in him twice.

Although the first time it directly transformed into a large amount of pure extraordinary power, helping him advance his understanding of the secrets, the second time it also gave him bee eggs, which hatched into his capable assistant, the Nature Bee.

However, the accounts that need to be settled still need to be settled.

Suddenly, Xia Fa noticed that behind Veronica, the Poison Patriarch, a group of Holy Poison Bees with human faces had also emerged, each with a solemn expression, like well-trained soldiers.

At the same time, the queen killer bee turned her gaze, as if sensing something, and looked back in his direction.

Then she saw Shafa, and next to Shafa... the Nature Bee!

Chapter 416 The secret that determines the strength of the true gods is revealed! So that's how it is!

"Ok?"

At that moment, the Poison Patriarch Veronica was clearly taken aback.

She recognized Xia Fa, of course, but the bumblebee next to Xia Fa, which was about the size of a small dog, gave her an incredibly familiar feeling.

That feeling was very similar to her own Holy Poison Bee, yet completely different.

To be precise, this bumblebee was far more powerful than any of the sacred poison bees she possessed; in fact, it was already catching up to her!

Who is this person?

The Poisonous Chieftain Veronica was slightly startled. Since her failure to break through the Ancient Mithril Gate last time, coupled with the inexplicable disappearance of the two bee eggs she had planted on Xia Fa earlier, the two combined had severely damaged her vitality. She had been in seclusion to recuperate and had only just emerged today.

She came here immediately after leaving the house, to take care of a very important matter.

However, to her utter surprise, she encountered two unexpected entities in succession.

At this moment, the army of Holy Poison Bees also discovered Xia Fa and the Bees of Nature. Out of their instinct to protect their master, tens of thousands of Holy Poison Bees flapped their wings and were about to stand in front of Veronica, the Patriarch of Ten Thousand Poisons.

Just then, the bees of nature glanced at them, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

With just one glance, all of the tens of thousands of Holy Poison Bees, whether they were at the level of a Sovereign or only at the level of a Demigod, trembled all over, their faces turned pale, sweat poured down their foreheads, and their bodies trembled as they were about to kneel down.

It was a fear of submitting to a monarch, an involuntary fear.

Moreover, they dared not make any further moves.

"Master, is this Veronica, the Chief of All Poisons?"

Seeing this, the bee of nature turned its head and asked a question through its spiritual intuition.