I'm not just human!

"You've arrived."

The young miner remained motionless, lying on the temple floor, but a sound emanated from the lower half of his face:

"You've arrived."

[Absolute Defense] was clearly taken aback:

"you……"

The young miner was also taken aback:

"you……"

[Absolute Defense] couldn't help but say:

"Why are you mimicking my speech?"

The young miner, seemingly without hesitation, immediately replied:

"Why are you mimicking my speech?"

[Absolute Defense] is enraged:

"Why don't you try learning one more?"

The young miners seemed fearless:

"Why don't you try learning one more?"

[Absolute Defense] The tiger's body trembled, and it pondered for a moment:

"The Paradox Joker is an idiot."

The young miner was also startled, and pondered for a moment:

I agree with that.

Paradox Joker: ? ? ?

Xiafa: ...

[Absolute Defense] paused briefly, then burst into laughter, rushed over, and picked up the young miner from the ground.

The moment the young miner was touched by His luminous hand, he seemed to regain his spirits instantly. His aura began to rise infinitely, and he easily broke through to the level of a true god. He even seemed stronger than the Paradox Clown standing next to him.

Now that He had regained His energy, He was no longer listless. He placed His hands on the shoulders of [Absolute Defense] and laughed heartily as well.

The two didn't say much, as if everything was understood without words.

[The Paradox Joker] finally couldn't hold back any longer:

"What were you two doing before?"

[Absolute Defense] He held the young miner as if he were his own brother, then turned to explain:

"More than 10,000 years ago, when Julius struck me and separated my power from my body, I made a secret signal with my body to prevent being impersonated, especially to avoid being tricked by Julius or the fake Nine Gods."

The young miner replied almost seamlessly:

"So, we were exchanging secret signals just now."

[The Paradoxical Joker] Speechless:

"Is that your code?"

[Absolute Defense] A faint smile:

"Yes, even you didn't expect it, how would anyone else have known?"

The Paradox Joker was even more helpless, but since its birth, it had never been able to defeat Absolute Defense, so it seemed there was really no way to deal with it.

However, despite being teased, He was genuinely happy that Absolute Defense had regained its body. Besides, He hadn't seen Absolute Defense joke around like this in a long time.

Xia Fa also noticed that [Absolute Defense], having regained its physical form after a long absence, was not as composed and dignified as before, probably due to excessive excitement.

He was happy to see this situation, after all, just from Julius's attack just now, he could see just how unparalleled the strategic position of [Absolute Defense] was among the nine great gods.

Perhaps, [Absolute Defense] used to be a carefree and easygoing person who liked to joke around, but after becoming a true god and taking on such heavy responsibilities that often concerned the survival and destruction of all living beings in the universe, He gradually transformed into the serious, solemn, and dignified person He once was.

And now, we finally see Him showing a rare moment of joy and ease.

The young miner, still embracing the "Absolute Defense" shield, turned to look at Xia Fa.

A rather sentimental expression appeared in His dark eyes:

"You've really worked hard, Xia Fa."

Xia Fa smiled:

"Why say all this? You've helped me a lot."

The young miner said:

"It wasn't until just now, when you brought me to the side of my power, that I suddenly remembered a lot of things. I'm sure I caused you a lot of trouble before."

Xia Fa laughed:

"No, actually you already told the biggest truth about yourself, it's just that I didn't know enough about it."

He was referring to the identity the young miner had once claimed to be, "the one who has lost his power and has an absolute defense." At the time, everyone was guessing, but they never expected that the answer was actually right in front of them.

The young miner immediately understood and smiled slightly:

"Yes, not only is a large part of my memory of that time missing, but even the remaining part is very confused. Anyway... thank you."

[Absolute Defense] He watched from the sidelines the whole time without saying a word. In fact, He and the young miner were one, and what the young miner said was what He wanted to say, especially after coming into contact with the young miner and sharing each other's memories.

At this moment, [Absolute Defense] spoke with considerable emotion:

"I never imagined that my body would fall into some promised land within the gray mist of time. No wonder I couldn't find it..."

Xia Fa asked curiously:

"The Promised Land?"

[Absolute Defense] nodded:

"In a sense, it is equivalent to a zone formed by one or more kinds of 'authorities' in the universe, and the situations in each zone are different."

"Some promised lands are unparalleled treasures, while others are far more dangerous than the old, eerie realms."

"For example, I once went to a Promised Land where the success rate of crafting one's own sacred treasures would be multiplied. Later, all nine of us sacred gods crafted our sacred treasures there."

"For example, in some Promised Lands, no matter what kind of being enters, they will split into completely different individuals, and it will be difficult for them to re-integrate. They are often accompanied by mental madness and complete loss of control... That is what I saw with my own eyes after an Old One rushed in."

"As for the Promised Land where my body fell, it is very special. It is a place where someone can enter after signing a supreme-level secret pact. There is a very small chance that they can enter, and it seems to be connected to the 'Primordial Eternal Sea'..."

The Paradoxical Joker was startled upon hearing this:

"The Primordial Eternal Sea? Can we enter it through that Promised Land?"

[Absolute Defense] Shakes head:

"No, even now, entering directly through the third Ancient Mithril Gate is still the method with the least loss, or even the only one."

As expected, the nine righteous gods all knew about the Primordial Eternal Sea and the Primordial Mithril Gate...

Xia Fa muttered to himself, and just from listening to the conversation between [Paradox Clown] and [Absolute Defense], he guessed that the Nine Great Gods might have also passed through the Ancient Mithril Gate.

But is this third Ancient Mithril Gate really that difficult to open?

It seems that even [Absolute Defense] can't be broken?

For some reason, Xia Fa recalled the gentle and intellectual lady who called herself "Bedeil" that he had met in front of the third Ancient Mithril Gate.

Now, he was almost certain that "Bedel" did indeed possess the rank of a true god, much like the other true gods he had encountered.

But this only made him more curious. Just who was this Bedell? How could she become a god independent of the nine great gods?

The Great Old Ones? That's unlikely; they were all killed long ago.

Fake Nine Great Gods? Impossible. He'd seen all the fake Nine Great Gods before, and their auras were completely different from Bedel's.

Xia Fa actually had a very bold guess in his heart, but he dared not be sure.

Perfect timing! He'll soon break through to the Outer God realm. At that time, Bedell might come looking for him, and the truth will come out.

Composing himself and clearing his mind of wandering thoughts, Xia Fa raised his head to look at the two righteous gods and chose to ask:

"You've also broken through the Ancient Mithril Gate? Even with your personal intervention, you couldn't open it?"

[Absolute Defense] Shakes head:

"It can be opened by force. If I rely solely on brute force, I can easily destroy the third Primordial Mithril Gate. However, once it is opened like that... all the Eternal Tokens inside will disappear and be returned to the corresponding cosmic authority. Trying to infiltrate the Primordial Eternal Sea by other methods will be the same."

The Paradox Joker lamented:

"Yes, we haven't even figured out why the [Error Rule] is wrong, so we haven't chosen to open the third Ancient Mithril Gate so easily."

Xia Fa seemed to be deep in thought:

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

No wonder [Absolute Defense] said that entering the Ancient Eternal Sea through the third Ancient Mithril Gate is the only option with the least loss.

After all, judging from this, no other method can be used at all, no matter what it is.

If used, the Primordial Eternal Sea will become an empty void, and all the extremely powerful eternal tokens within it will disappear.

"Speaking of which, the Primordial Eternal Sea contains a kind of eternal certificate called [Eternal Attack]. Xia Fa, I remember your esteemed name is [Absolute Attack], isn't it?"

[Absolute Defense] As if suddenly remembering something, he smiled and spoke while still holding the young miner.

As for the young miner, he strangely closed his eyes and stopped speaking, but he also maintained the posture of holding onto [Absolute Defense]'s shoulder without moving.

Xia Fa smiled and sighed:

"I really want to, but even the nine of you can't find a normal way to get in..."

The Paradox Joker laughed from the sidelines:

"I do have a solution."

Xia Fa's eyes lit up:

"any solution?"

[The Paradoxical Joker] said without hesitation: