I'm not just human!

"Xia Fa, is actually your younger brother, Lord Paradox Clown?"

Even when facing the Paradox Joker, who ranks second in strength among the nine righteous gods, the storyteller couldn't contain his surprise and asked the question.

The Paradox Joker smiled and nodded:

"What, you know him?"

The storyteller, trembling with fear, replied:

"Yes...we've met twice, but..."

Xia Fa then smiled and said:

"Speaking of which, when I was at the bottom of society, the storyteller gave me a bottle of extraordinary potion, which helped me a lot."

[The Paradox Joker] His eyes lit up:

"Such a thing is true?"

Then He turned to the storyteller and smiled:

“You did well. In that case, after [Absolute Defense] emerges from seclusion, I will have it help you break through to the Heavenly Venerable level as well.”

Helping an entity break through to the Celestial Venerable level sounds like a completely insignificant little thing to the Paradox Joker.

However, this made the person answering the question tremble uncontrollably, almost to the point of ecstasy, and without hesitation, they kowtowed repeatedly, making a loud thud on the floor.

"Thank you, Lord Paradox Clown! Thank you, Lord Paradox Clown!"

The Paradoxical Joker waved his hand with a smile:

"Why thank me? You should thank [Absolute Defense] when you need to. It's only because you were created by the body of [Absolute Defense] that it was able to help you break through to the Heavenly Venerable level. If you had a different body, it would have been much more troublesome."

The storyteller kowtowed several more times, then very tactfully rose to take his leave, disappearing into the elegant and luxurious manor behind the garden.

The Paradox Clown, seemingly unfazed by any eavesdropping, turned to Xia Fa and smiled, saying:

"Now you understand, right? But to be honest, even I didn't expect that this story answerer would be born in this way."

After a pause, He sighed:

"Unfortunately, no entity has yet been able to ascend to the status of a true god, otherwise..."

Xia Fa was slightly startled:

"A physical being... can also break through to become a true god?"

The Paradox Joker, however, was surprised:

"Don't you know? In fact, as long as you stick to the orthodox path to godhood—that is, signing one hundred secret contracts and possessing three kinds of eternal credentials—any living being can become a true god. It's just that becoming a true god is extremely difficult, which is why there are only nine of us."

He changed the subject and continued:

"If beings such as physical entities and eternal beings were to become true gods, their strength would be extremely powerful, comparable to [Temporary Reality] and the current [Error Rules], reaching the level of true gods... how should I put it, second only to [Absolute Defense] and my strength."

Xia Fa tried to say:

"So... the third tier of True Gods?"

[The Paradox Clown] paused, as if he hadn't expected Xia Fa to describe the differences between the true gods in this way, then smiled knowingly and said:

"Third tier of True Gods... That's an interesting way of putting it. According to you, [Absolute Defense] is the first tier of True Gods, and I'm in the second tier, right?"

Xia Fa smiled:

"Almost there. I feel like I'll be able to reach the third level of True God strength soon."

If any other Outer God had said this, the Paradox Joker would have scoffed, but since it was his own brother saying it, he didn't think it was bragging at all.

"Alright, I'll wait for that day. Hopefully it won't be too far off. Oh, by the way, besides [Eternal Attack], do you have any other alternatives for your third certificate of eternity?"

Xia Fa shook his head:

"Not at the moment."

[The Eternal Secret] He was using it entirely as a very powerful treasure, without considering absorbing or containing it.

As for the [Eternal Battle] within the Iron-Blooded Conqueror "Paul" and the [Eternal Speed] within the Overclocked Speed ​​"Speed", there is absolutely no need to remove them. In any case, they can use 100% of the authority while in possession mode, so it's no different from completely absorbing it themselves.

Moreover, it provides two more types of usable Eternal Certificates, which significantly boost combat power.

Therefore, when asked this question by the "Paradox Clown," Xia Fa thought about it carefully and realized that there really wasn't one.

[The Paradoxical Clown] smiled slightly:

“In that case, you don’t have to rush. I was planning to tell you about this after you became an Outer God, but I’ll tell you now.”

Xia Fa asked curiously:

"what's up?"

He had a vague feeling that what the Paradox Joker was about to say was extremely important, perhaps even comparable to his connection to the Sun God King—after all, this was something the Paradox Joker had planned to tell him only after he became an Outer God.

The Paradoxical Joker asked first:

"Do you know how many of the so-called 'dozens' of the strongest eternal certificates actually are?"

Xia Fa said very sincerely:

"To be honest, I don't know."

[The Paradox Joker] extends two fingers, those fingers wearing black leather gloves, but the moment he extends them, they strangely bend and turn into two numbers.

Moreover, they are two identical numbers, both being "9".

Ninety-nine kinds?

Xia Fa couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly. So, among these so-called "dozens of the strongest eternal certificates," the number of dozens was the maximum value?

No wonder, he had said before that whether it was his ancestor Gilgamesh, the three Iron-Blooded Conquerors, or the children of the true gods, they all possessed one of the dozens of strongest eternal credentials.

Looking back now, even if all nine righteous gods absorbed the strongest eternal credentials, there would only be twenty-seven in total, leaving a full seventy-two, which was indeed more than enough.

Not to mention, it seems that the nine righteous gods are not the strongest among the three kinds of eternal credentials; only one or two of them are the strongest, leaving even more.

"That's right, there are ninety-nine kinds, and among these ninety-nine eternal certificates, there are actually five... that are recognized as the strongest of the strongest, and are also called..."

[The Paradoxical Joker] took a deep breath and said, very solemnly, word by word:

"...Primal-level Eternal Certificate"

"A fundamental, eternal certificate?"

Xia Fa's eyes widened completely, as if he immediately realized something, and he asked:

"This is equivalent to the supreme-level secret contract among secret contracts?"

The Paradox Joker laughed:

"If you insist on saying it that way, you can understand it that way, but it's actually completely different. Do you know why the [Silver Universe] was able to easily escape the catastrophe that Julius instigated more than 10,000 years ago, which replaced the nine great gods?"

Xia Fa asked in surprise:

"Could it be that [Eternal Space] is..."

The Paradox Joker nodded:

"That's right, [Eternal Space] is one of the five fundamental proofs of eternity!"

Without pausing, He continued speaking at a rapid pace:

"Of the five fundamental and eternal evidences, three can currently be identified."

"These are [Eternal Space], [Eternal Time], and [Eternal Cycle]."

"As for the other two, no one knows what they are."

"However, both the First History and the Error Rules have concluded from their respective observations and studies of the world that there are five kinds of original-level eternal evidence, so they cannot be wrong."

"The Eternal Space resides within the Silver Universe. As it is a fundamental proof of eternity, it causes His entire being to be intimately connected to the space of the real world and the Protoss Realm. If anything happens to Him, the entire space of the universe will collapse as a result."

"At the same time, He can also easily hide in any space, which is the key to His ability to escape the war between the true gods and the false gods more than 10,000 years ago and to remain safe and sound for more than 10,000 years."

"As for the whereabouts of [Eternal Time], it is currently unknown, just like [Eternal Reincarnation], which has not been found by anyone for over 30,000 years."

"so……"

[The Paradoxical Clown] At this point, the gaze beneath the imposing clown mask turned to Xia Fa:

"Before we find a way to enter the Primordial Eternal Sea, if you are fortunate enough to obtain one of the five primordial-level eternal credentials, you know which one to choose, right?"

Xia Fa nodded thoughtfully, his expression grave.

"Hmm...I understand."

Five fundamental-level eternal credentials... He never expected that among the eternal credentials, there would be such a supreme existence.

The Paradox Joker laughed:

"Remember what I told you before? Eternal proofs can only represent a part of the corresponding cosmic authority, not the whole."

"But it's different with the five fundamental and eternal credentials. They not only correspond to the five most fundamental and supreme authorities in the universe."

"Moreover, after absorbing and containing the original-level eternal certificate, the power of cosmic authority possessed is almost equivalent to the cosmic authority itself!"

Xia Fa couldn't help but say:

"So, that's why the Golden Cleaners and the False Gods dare not easily touch the [Silver Universe]?"

The Paradox Joker nodded:

"Yes, because if He dies, it's basically equivalent to the complete collapse of the real world and all the space in the Protoss realm... In that case, unless we wait for hundreds of years for the universe to recover on its own, there's really no way to deal with it, and that's something Julius and the false gods don't want to see."

Xia Fa nodded slightly:

"Is that so..."

In this sense, the five fundamental and eternal proofs truly deserve the title of "fundamental".

The only question is, what exactly are those two unknown, primordial, eternal credentials...?

If I really had a chance to get it...

"Oh, by the way, I don't know if you've ever met my son. Perfect, let him meet you, after all, you're his uncle."

After recounting this crucial, taboo information, the Paradox Joker smiled and changed the subject, continuing:

"Have you heard of His name, 'The Fist of Necessity'?"