I'm not just human!

Before he could finish speaking, Chestnut interrupted him.

"I'll do it."

Seemingly afraid that Glenn might do something shady, she stepped forward, placed her palms in an arc on the yellow crystal pendant hanging in front of her chest, and then slowly opened her hands.

As she moved, countless secret texts suddenly flashed in her dark pupils.

Immediately, the yellow crystal on her chest trembled, revealing three secret runes, before falling silent.

The extraordinary individuals present, with a touch of tension, all looked at the cryptic text.

Then, as the cryptic message disintegrated in the air, the scene immediately fell silent.

Even Glenn's smile froze for a few seconds:

"Extremely high level of mental stability, zero risk of losing control?"

He looked up, staring at Xia Fa in disbelief:

"How...how did you do that?"

Xia Fa had no idea how he did it. Could it be because he was a time traveler that his mind remained so stable?

However, he couldn't possibly reveal the secret of a time traveler, so he just smiled indifferently:

"Maybe he was haunted by the snow demon for a few days and that's how he developed this skill."

Upon hearing this answer, Glenn pondered for two seconds, then suddenly said:

“It’s possible… By the way, your name is Xia Fa, right? Why don’t you come to our Natural Church? I think you have great potential to become an extraordinary person. I’ll take charge, and all the tests can be waived.”

Chestnut immediately became anxious:

"Hey! It was clearly our Silver White Church that came first, and Xia Fa has already agreed to become a superhuman of our Silver White Church! Xia Fa, don't you agree?"

Xia Fa smiled slightly:

"Indeed, I agreed this morning."

Glenn sighed:

"Alright, but our Church of Nature is always open to you."

Behind the two were more than a dozen extraordinary individuals, half of whom came from the two major churches and were subordinates of Chestnut and Glenn, respectively.

The other half consists of gatherings of extraordinary individuals from Rum City, but wild extraordinary individuals are extremely rare; most have official or noble backgrounds.

At this moment, seeing the two archbishops vying to recruit Xia Fa, the extraordinary beings were filled with envy.

Looking at the timid doll girl behind Xia Fa, he couldn't help but feel even more envious.

Xia smiled in response to Glenn's invitation, because she really didn't know how to respond, especially since she couldn't accept or refuse.

After all, this was the Archbishop of the Church of Nature, one of the five most powerful superhumans in the entire city of Rum. At least for now, he wanted to maintain a facade of politeness.

Chestnut had already moved closer to Xiafa, her big eyes curiously observing the doll girl behind Xiafa.

Beneath had already noticed that the beautiful rat woman seemed to like Xiafa quite a bit, so she wasn't afraid of her and looked at Chestnut with her clear, clean eyes.

And so, the two stared into each other's eyes, and the scene possessed a strange beauty, like a painting.

The others were also very curious about the doll girl, but they didn't dare to get close to look at her, because it would be impolite, but they still couldn't help but secretly peek at her.

There was no way around it; no one had ever seen such an extremely rare supernatural creature, which was kept only by Princess Victoria of the royal family in the entire Augu Kingdom. They were all incredibly curious.

"Sister, could you... could you take us out of here?"

Suddenly, Benedict spoke, her voice clear and bright, carrying a hint of hope.

Actually, she's a bit taller than Banli. She's 168cm tall, while Banli is probably around 160cm, but when she calls her "sister," it doesn't sound out of place at all.

When Chestnut heard her voice, her heart melted, and she beamed with joy:

"Of course! Just for calling you 'sister,' even if we encounter the most terrifying entity in this strange realm, I will protect you and get you out!"

She immediately turned around and gave an order to the extraordinary members of the Silver Church:

"You continue to follow Archbishop Glenn. I'll take Shafa out first and we'll be back in a bit."

The extraordinary individuals, dressed in pure white robes embroidered with starry patterns on the cuffs and collar, placed their hands on their chests in unison.

"I will obey the Archbishop's will."

Chestnut waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to be so formal, then smiled broadly at Xia Fa:

"Xia Fa, let's go."

The group immediately parted ways.

Glenn led the team forward, while Chestnut, along with Shafa and Benes, retreated southeast.

Soon, the dark wilderness became empty and silent again.

Seeing that no one was around and that there was still a long way to go, Xia Fa seized the opportunity and asked:

"By the way, Archbishop Chestnut, what were those strange realms and entities you mentioned earlier?"

Chapter 9 The Gourmet, the Patriarch of Ten Thousand Poisons

In fact, Xia Fa already had some guesses about these occult concepts.

But the more vaguely you understand this thing, the more dangerous it becomes, because it can affect your judgment at crucial moments.

Therefore, he decided to ask questions and get to the bottom of it.

Chestnut, with a smile in her eyes, replied without hesitation:

"This information was originally going to be shared with you gradually starting tomorrow, but since you asked today, I can tell you in advance."

Xia Fa immediately perked up his ears and became fully focused.

Then he noticed that the doll girl Beneath, who had been tugging at his clothes, also looked serious.

All that could be heard was Chestnut speaking slowly, enunciating each word clearly.

"First of all, the place we are in is a kind of ghost realm, commonly known as a cave."

"I bet you accidentally stepped into the hole that suddenly appeared and that's why you fell in, right? And you've probably noticed that this hole is like a small, independent world."

"This is one of the many characteristics of the Ghost Realm. Ghost Realms exist widely in the universe, but they are almost all independent small worlds or subspaces."

"In reality, it is very difficult for a region to directly form a ghost domain. Once it does, it is a catastrophic supernatural event."

"There are many types of eerie realms. There are exploratory eerie realms, like this cave; there are high-risk eerie realms, like the No. 12 subway platform; and there are eerie realms based on civilized clusters—"

Beneath suddenly raised her little hand excitedly:

"I know! My homeland, the Endless Realm, is a strange realm of civilization clusters!"

Chestnut looked at her with affection, nodded with a light laugh, and continued:

"Yes, the Endless Realm is the home of the doll girls. It is said that its area is no less than that of a super-large star system."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa pressed for confirmation, asking:

"That Eagle-level Ghost Domain that Glenn spoke of..."

Chestnut smiled and said:

"This is what I'm going to introduce next. Just like how we superhumans are divided into levels from low to high: fungus, insect, eagle, wolf, elephant, and whale, the Ghost Realm is also roughly divided according to this standard."

She paused slightly, then continued:

"The significance of this classification is that, for example, if I am a wolf-level superhuman, I don't need to take a sanity-stabilizing potion when I enter the Eagle-level or lower Ghost Domain. But if I reach the wolf level or above, I must take it. And if it's a higher level, like the Whale-level Ghost Domain, taking it won't help, and I'll still have a high chance of being mentally corrupted."

Xia Fa nodded slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

He already knew about the power levels of the superhumans—fungi, insects, eagles, wolves, elephants, and whales—when he first transmigrated here.

This is practically universal knowledge, the kind that even elementary school students know.

As for what goes beyond that, he wasn't too sure; the extraordinary individuals kept that a secret.

It is said that the very names of extraordinary beings at the whale level or above can have a mental impact and contaminate ordinary people.

Moreover, he remembered the classification of extraordinary strength among fungi, insects, eagles, wolves, elephants, and whales very clearly when he first heard it, because it was so easy to remember.

For example, which is stronger, an insect or an eagle?

Under normal circumstances, it would definitely be an eagle, and so on, and you'll remember it in no time.

Beneath's golden-red eyes darted around, seemingly trying to learn and memorize, and she giggled as she spoke:

"No wonder they were so surprised that you were so mentally stable after falling into the cave without taking a sanity-stabilizing potion, Xia Fa."

Chestnut smiled slightly, looked at Xia Fa, and said:

"To be honest, if I hadn't already known that your mental stability far surpassed that of ordinary people, and even exceeded that of many extraordinary individuals, I would probably have been even more surprised than they were."

Xia Fa was a little embarrassed by their praise, scratched his head, and said very modestly:

"Perhaps this is what they call extraordinary talent. There's nothing we can do about it; that's just how geniuses are."

The doll girl immediately gave him a disdainful look, while Chestnut smiled gently.

Then, Chestnut continued:

"As for physical entities, that's quite simple. Generally speaking, physical entities are a very special, extremely powerful, and almost impossible-to-deal-with type of existence among the supernatural. They may not even be living beings; they could be a house or a chair."

Xia Fa immediately focused his attention and continued listening to the beautiful rat girl, who was also the archbishop, explain things.

Chestnut then continued:

"For example, in our Augu Kingdom, the gourmet who is feared by everyone is a real person. He will appear as a street vendor, restaurant owner, bartender, etc., and hand you a menu that is full of meat dishes."

Xia Fa had never heard of this gourmet's famous name, and asked with considerable interest:

"and then?"

Chestnut's tone became ethereal and uncertain, as if he were telling a horror story:

"The menu is full of dishes like braised liver, heart and lung soup, and fried chicken legs. You can only order one thing. After you order, the gourmet will quickly bring you the dish, and they are all rare delicacies. But after you finish eating, something extremely terrifying will happen!"

Beneath was trembling with fear:

"Wha...what is it?"