I'm not just human!

Xia Fa responded through spiritual intuition:

"Hmm, so how do you feel when you're around her?"

He had certainly told the Nature Bee how it came to be, so there was no need to hide anything.

The bee of nature says in its spiritual intuition:

"Hmm... It's very special, it's like... we're connected by blood, but I also have this feeling with you, Master."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

This sounds a bit like he's saying that the Bee of Nature is his child with Veronica, the Patriarch of All Poisons?

"Xiafa, are you Xiafa? You've actually become a god, that's incredible."

The Poison Patriarch, Veronica, spoke in a clear voice, her large, round eyes scanning the area as she continued:

"As expected, I didn't misjudge him back then."

Xia Fa said with a half-smile:

"You mean, this is your reason for planting bee eggs on me in the first place?"

Although he had benefited from the bee eggs both times, and given that Patriarch Veronica of the Poisonous Society was a member of the Entity Redemption Society, the old adage still held true: the score still needed to be settled.

Unexpectedly, Veronica, the Patriarch of Ten Thousand Poisons, sighed:

"I really made a mistake back then, and I'm sorry for what I did."

Even if she were foolish, she would have realized that Xia Fa was no ordinary person. After all, just over a month ago, Xia Fa was just a mortal, but now he had become a god.

This speed is beyond terrifying; it's unprecedented, even faster than the legendary "Absolute Defense" and the "Paradox Joker" in their youth!

Not to mention, the small bumblebee next to Xia Fa always made her feel that it was related to the bee eggs she had planted in Xia Fa, which further highlighted Xia Fa's mystery.

Therefore, the Poison Patriarch Veronica decisively chose to apologize.

Unexpectedly, Xia Fa responded coldly:

"You don't think a simple apology will suffice, do you?"

The Poison Patriarch Veronica was taken aback. Although Xia Fa was only a god, she was not afraid at all, because as a physical being, she could exert strength comparable to a quasi-celestial being in her outer god status. However, the bumblebee beside Xia Fa made her somewhat wary.

In addition, it was indeed her mistake to plant bee eggs in Xiafa.

After a moment's thought, Veronica, the Poison Patriarch, flapped her wings slightly, and a sweet, pale yellow breeze suddenly spread out, instantly filling the surrounding starry sky.

Xia Fa immediately sensed that the area had instantly reached the highest level of anti-divination and anti-peeping, and unless a true god came to eavesdrop, the news could not be leaked out.

Only then did the Patriarch of Ten Thousand Poisons, Veronica, speak:

"Hmm... how about this, I'll share a secret with you, a secret that might be useful to you. If you choose to forgive me after hearing it, then this matter can be put to rest. If not, I'll give you some compensation. What do you think?"

Xia Fa's heart stirred:

"What secret?"

The sudden appearance of this killer bee queen-like entity here is definitely suspicious.

It's important to understand that while the entities in their solidified state can randomly appear anywhere in the entire universe or even the Protoss realm, pulling others to unfreeze them, their actions in their unfreezed state are far from simple.

Perhaps, there is some great benefit hidden inside.

This can be seen from the fact that fanatical tomb raiders went directly to rob the tomb of a Quasi-Celestial Venerable.

The Poison Patriarch Veronica was quite straightforward, speaking directly:

Do you know how the [World Serpent], one of the nine mysterious forbidden zones, came to be?

As she spoke, she pointed to the enormous python that seemed to stretch across the entire universe in the far distance, in the sea of ​​meteorites.

"How did you get here?" Xia Fa asked directly, showing no shame in asking.

“I didn’t know before, but recently, in the place where I was recuperating, I unexpectedly obtained a piece of history.” The voice of the Poison Patriarch Veronica suddenly became much lower. “I don’t know if you have heard of the Land of Time Stagnation. I was recuperating in a certain Land of Time Stagnation before.”

A place where time stands still?

Xia Fa narrowed his eyes slightly. This kind of place could only appear in the Time Mist. Under such circumstances, the chances of the Poison Patriarch Veronica obtaining a piece of history are not low.

In other words, her words should be considered barely credible.

"That period of history, to be precise, is actually a fragment of reality that fell from the gray fog of time into my place where time stood still. It was there that I learned the origin of the [Mortal Python]."

The Poison Patriarch Veronica was as decisive in her actions as in her words. With a flick of her long, slender, white hand, she produced a shard of glass and handed it over.

"These are fragments of reality?"

Seeing what appeared to be frames of a movie flashing within the glass shards, Xia Fa once again felt the lack of his knowledge of the occult.

Or rather, there are just too many unknown things in this world, like this thing in front of us.

"Okay, you can use it by sticking it on your forehead. Remember to return it to me after you're done, I want to keep it!"

Patriarch Veronica patiently explained the situation, and at the end, she didn't forget to give a word of advice.

"Don't worry, I won't steal it from you," Xia Fa replied with a smile, then stuck the shard of glass to his forehead.

With a "boom," he felt as if countless movie scenes flooded into his mind and immediately began to play in his head.

Fortunately, his mind is now exceptionally strong. If it were before, it would probably have been another mental storm that felt like his brain was being torn apart.

In the image in his mind, Xia Fa vaguely saw two extremely blurry figures standing outside a meteorite field.

The two figures were completely grayish-black, and it was difficult to see their faces or even their shapes, perhaps because they were in a "fragment of reality".

The two figures stood side by side, one of them seemingly holding a book as large as a table and flipping through it.

The other person stood next to him with their arms crossed.

It was just a simple action, but to Xia Fa, it felt as if this second figure could support the entire universe, exuding domineering magnificence to the extreme.

"It's basically confirmed. This is a layer of skin that the Moon Mother Goddess shed to protect herself when the extraordinary era arrived."

The black figure carrying the enormous book spoke, followed by a sigh:

"What exactly happened more than ten thousand years ago is truly intriguing. Even the Moon Mother Goddess, one of the two pillars of the universe, had to resort to this method to escape and survive."

"Is there a risk? Should I erase this area?" the imposing figure asked, his voice booming like muffled thunder.

"There's not much risk, especially after more than ten thousand years of evolution, this place can be considered a treasure trove. Of course, while there's no risk, there is danger if you want to explore it," the figure carrying the enormous book concluded.

"What do you mean?" the imposing figure countered.

"According to my recent research, the Moon Mother Goddess... although far less powerful than the Sun God King, still has nine titles, which are..."

"God of the Moon, God of Darkness, God of Mystery, God of Time, God of Space, God of Reincarnation, God of the Ocean, God of the Earth, God of Life!"

"In this situation, even if it's just a layer of skin shed by the Moon Mother Goddess, it contains a rich power of growth, enabling all things to flourish and develop within it. In addition, this layer of skin is also imbued with certain auras from that great event more than ten thousand years ago..."

The figure carrying the enormous book seemed to hesitate at this point, and could no longer continue.

The imposing figure nodded, his tone indifferent yet carrying a hint of command:

"Understood. Let's keep this place then. Make a note of it and categorize it as a Mysterious Forbidden Zone. But that will bring the total number of Mysterious Forbidden Zones to five."

[“Okay!” Surprisingly, the figure holding the huge book didn’t seem to feel disrespected at all; on the contrary, he agreed very readily.]

"By the way, I've also made new progress in my recent research on the true gods."

Suddenly, as if remembering something, the person holding the enormous book spoke up, as if seeking praise.

The imposing figure, arms still crossed, said calmly:

"Oh? Tell me about it."

The figure holding the enormous book said:

"Do you know why you're so strong? Actually, everyone's strength is predetermined when they become a true god. Of course, this doesn't mean that you can't continue to grow stronger after becoming a true god, but rather that each true god's strength is actually closely related to certain factors from before they became a true god."

The imposing figure said:

"Go on."

The figure holding the enormous book nodded and continued without hesitation:

"The first factor is race. It's definitely different for a human to become a true god compared to a physical being becoming a true god, even though no physical being has ever become a true god yet."

"You must understand this very deeply yourself, after all, you and another person share the same origin...and you are different from all of us."

"The second factor is all the treasures absorbed and consumed before becoming a true god. Of course, the closer a treasure is to the level of a supreme holy relic or even a supreme divine relic, the greater its influence, such as sacred metals and ancient fruits."

"As for the third factor, I actually think it's decisive, and that is... one's own extraordinary talent!"

"Extraordinary talent?" the imposing figure countered, a hint of emotion in his voice, as if he had realized something.

The figure holding the enormous book nodded slightly.

"That's right. You and the other person, each of you possessed many extremely powerful and unique extraordinary talents from the moment you were born. Especially you, your extraordinary talents are unimaginably strong. I suspect that this might be the reason why you are far stronger than the rest of us."

After a slight pause, He added:

"Just like in the era of mutants, the reason why the Sun God King and the Moon Mother Goddess were far stronger than other ancient gods was because they each possessed nine god-level mutations, while other ancient gods were lucky to have one or two god-level mutations."

"The factor in determining a person's strength after becoming a true god through divine mutation is almost equivalent to that of extremely powerful extraordinary talents."

"Of course, for us extraordinary gods, there are other decisive factors."

"For example, the three eternal credentials one possesses before becoming a true god, the hegemonic-level secret contracts and other secret contracts signed, and the degree to which these contracts are developed, etc."

"If someone can obtain and sign the 'Primordial Secret Manual' before becoming a true god, then their achievements after becoming a true god will certainly be extraordinary."

"The Primordial Secret Manual... no one has found it yet, and besides, we don't need it anymore, since we've already filled all the contracts." The imposing figure sighed, seemingly very regretful about not being able to sign the Primordial Secret Manual, a hegemonic-level secret contract.

"Yes, after all, it's... the only one in the whole world."

The scene abruptly ends there.

Xia Fa was in shock and didn't come to his senses for a long time.

"Could this be... a conversation between [Absolute Defense] and [First History]? Did I accidentally overhear a conversation between these two righteous gods from over 20,000 years ago?"

He wasn't stupid; he had been suspicious from the start when he heard the imposing black figure speak so casually about erasing a mysterious forbidden zone.

Not to mention, their subsequent conversation almost definitively proves that they are both true gods.

However, what Xia Fa didn't expect was that, firstly, this [Mortal Python] was actually a layer of skin shed by the Moon Mother Goddess, one of the two pillars of the universe, in order to survive and protect herself 30,000 years ago.

Secondly, it turns out there are such rules for becoming a true god!