I'm not just human!

But that wasn't all. Massive amounts of mercury continued to gush out from his eye sockets, ear canals, nostrils, wrists, ankles, and both sides of his neck, like a gushing spring, completely engulfing his entire body.

Zizizi!

His skin and muscles sizzled as if they were being scalded, as if they were being fried in oil. The mercury, like living things, crawled onto his face at the last moment, revealing dark red skin as his skin festered and fell away.

Whoosh—!

The moment the mercury completely enveloped Xia Fa's body, a massive amount of mercury vapor erupted, so much so that even the sealed space made of living iron powder could not withstand it and was directly broken through.

The entire room was instantly engulfed in silver and mercury vapor, making it impossible to see anything.

Xia Fa remained motionless, seemingly unaffected by the hellish torture of being enveloped in high-temperature silver mercury.

The misty silver steam began to dissipate, and from within the steam, a three-meter-tall metal humanoid figure appeared.

It's hard to describe the shock this metal humanoid's appearance brings. It looks slender and agile, yet every inch of its body contains terrifying violence. Sharp spikes grow on its shoulders, elbows, and knees, as if it was born for slaughter.

The surface of the metal humanoid figure shimmered with a silvery-white luster, giving it an extremely solemn and imposing appearance, as well as a sense of indestructibility and even unshakeability.

This is an almost perfect metal humanoid, like a supreme god descending to earth, or a powerful demon crawling out of hell to destroy everything in the mortal world.

Suddenly, in the silvery-white steam, the three-meter-tall metal humanoid opened its eyes.

Those were eyes as black as charcoal, yet at this moment, they seemed to carry the majesty of an emperor.

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

The three-meter-tall metal humanoid opened its mouth, but it emitted Xia Fa's voice, hoarse as if steel were grinding against each other.

His head was almost touching the ceiling. The enclosed space built by the iron powder had long been broken, but fortunately it all gathered at the window, where it, along with the curtains, blocked any possible prying glances.

Xia Fa raised his hands, looking incredulously at his palms that had transformed into metal claws.

This hand is as big as a fan, and each finger transforms into a sharp claw, like a razor-sharp dagger, capable of cutting through anything that dares to stand in its way.

He looked down at the rest of his body. Yes, that's right, his entire body was encased in metal formed from cooled and solidified Rhine silver mercury.

This metal appears to be created using alchemical techniques, yet it is of a far higher grade than metals produced by alchemy.

Wait... something's not right...

Xiafa suddenly realized something, because at this moment, the Rhine Silver Mercury covering his entire body felt like skin, and he could even feel the touch of a breeze and the heat of steam.

He wasn't equipped with a three-meter-tall silver armor, nor was he piloting a three-meter-tall mobile suit... he had actually transformed into this three-meter-tall metal humanoid!

As if struck by a thought, Xia Fa looked at the folding knife on the bed.

That folding knife with a shark-tooth-like blade, an ebony handle, and steel balls inside the hollow cavity of the back of the blade.

At this moment, this mysterious and powerful sealed object, although transformed from a cleaver into a folding knife, was still full of spirituality. The steel balls inside the cavity vibrated gently at a high frequency, as if celebrating Xia Fa's successful signing of the overlord-level secret contract, or as if conveying a sense of... joy.

Xia Fa picked up the folding knife and suddenly felt that he was more compatible with the sealed object after entering the Rhine Silver Mercury state.

It's hard to imagine the incredible power I would unleash when this sealed artifact is unlocked and transformed into a sword, wielding it in my Rhine Silver Mercury form.

However, Xia Fa is not in a hurry to unravel it into the form of a horse-slaying sword, since he does not yet know what taboos it has as a sealed object.

He simply used its sharpness, as sharp as a blade that can cut through anything.

Xia Fa gripped the ebony hilt of the folding knife in his backhand and slashed it across his silver metal palm.

The next moment, an astonishing scene unfolded!

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The incredibly sharp folding knife, its tip slicing across the metal palm, left only a white mark.

Xia Fa was quite surprised. Although he knew that the sealed object wouldn't be that sharp in the folding knife form, it was actually... unable to even cut his palm in the Silver Throne form?

According to his assessment, this folding knife could easily slice through the densely scaled shell of the whale-level giant jaw beast king!

Xia Fa had no choice but to exert a little more force. This time, the tip of the folding knife pierced his silver metal palm with a "thud".

Xia Fa remained expressionless, gripped the hilt of the knife, and slashed it forcefully.

With a hissing sound, like the sound of steel being cut, his pupils suddenly contracted.

He saw that his silver metallic hand, after being slashed open by the folding knife, had its silvery skin curled outwards, revealing the muscle texture inside.

Both the muscles and muscle fibers were silver, with a metallic texture!

Although his deduction was confirmed, Xia Fa's surprise did not lessen in the slightest.

His guess was right. He wasn't wearing silver mercury armor or motor armor; his entire body had transformed into this three-meter-tall metal humanoid!

Therefore, when he cut open his palm with a folding knife, he could see an injury that looked like that of a normal human hand when it was cut open!

Almost immediately, a large amount of silver and mercury vapor sprayed out from where the palm had been cut open. Silver muscle fibers stretched out powerfully and wrapped together, then with a sudden pull, the wound closed, and silver metallic skin covered it from both sides.

The wound...healed instantly!

Xia Fa was amazed. He never expected that he would have such abnormal recovery and healing power while in the Silver Throne state!

He placed the folding knife on the mahogany table, twisted his neck, and made two metallic clicking sounds.

At this moment, Xia Fa felt his whole body filled with an overwhelming and irresistible power, and a mysterious "substance" was flowing through his silver-mercury blood vessels, muscles, and even organs, replacing his blood.

That was mystical living silver transformed from extraordinary power. This mystical living silver could transform into forms such as "destructive silver," "star silver," "mithril," and "red silver" according to his will, allowing him to use the powerful mystical abilities of the other Silver Thrones!

However, the bedroom in his two-story attic was too small; in his three-meter-tall metal humanoid form, he could easily break through the ceiling with a slight jump.

Therefore, Xia Fa decided to hold off on trying it for now, fearing that he might destroy the small attic with a single blow. He would wait for an opportunity to try the other four secret contract abilities.

"The Silver Throne..."

He murmured to himself, and with a thought, he released himself from the Silver Throne state.

The silver metal that had cooled and solidified all over his body quickly came back to life, turning into flowing mercury and drilling into the small holes in his eye sockets, nostrils, and wrists.

But then, Xia Fa looked down at himself and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

Because... all his clothes were burned by the high temperature of the Rhine silver mercury.

"Looks like when I go to the Extraordinary Market later, besides buying a black pouch, I'll also need to buy a magical item like clothing that can withstand high temperatures..."

Xia Fa smiled and shook his head. Suddenly, deep inside his heart, a vague voice seemed about to rise.

His heart skipped a beat, realizing that his spiritual intuition was guiding him to the next secret contract!

Having personally experienced the power and domineering nature of the Silver Throne, a supreme-level contract, it would be a lie to say that he doesn't crave other supreme-level contracts.

But precisely because of this, he became even more uneasy, fearing that he would be disappointed.

The next second, that ethereal, indistinct voice rang in his ears.

"Gateway to the Stars..."

"Gateway to the Stars..."

"Gateway to the Stars..."

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback at first, then his eyes suddenly burst with wild joy, and he felt as if his chest was about to explode.

Because he remembered that the Gate of Stars... was one of the ten overlord-level secret contracts!

Moreover, it happens to be one of the two overlord-level secret contracts that Dick Tudor possesses: the "Primal Stomach" and the "Gate of the Stars"!

"So, if I kill Pompeii, I can buy the Gate of Stars, a supreme-level secret contract, from Dick Tudor for 50 gold pounds?"

Xia Fa's eyes sparkled with intense curiosity. The Silver Throne had given him such a wonderful surprise. What about the Gate of Stars, which was also a top-tier secret contract?

Moreover, upon closer inspection, the name "Gateway to the Stars" sounds incredibly grand and magnificent...

After calming down a bit, Xia Fa sat on the bed, recovering the physical and mental strength he had lost from signing the Silver Throne, a top-tier secret agreement.

Fortunately, the large amount of extraordinary power remaining in his body after the bee eggs were dissolved was still there, quickly replenishing him.

"It seems we're running low on live iron powder. We'll have to put the divination aside for now and head to the Extraordinary Market to replenish our supplies. We'll also buy what we need while we're at it..."

Xia Fa shook his head after glancing at the half-full container of live iron powder remaining in the wooden jar on the table.

Whether it's divining the fate of a demigod or divining the fate of the sealed artifact they obtained that is even more powerful than Baal's Blade, this number of die-hard fans is definitely not enough.

After changing his clothes and taking a quick shower in the bathroom, Xia Fa took the banknote worth 2,500 gold pounds, and put an extra 3,000 gold pounds in the inner pocket of his clothes. He then left his attic and locked the door.

……

In this world where ordinary people know and aspire to become extraordinary, the places where extraordinary individuals trade—often called extraordinary markets—are not located in hidden basements or behind iron gates in dark alleys.

The extraordinary market of Rum is located on the west side of the town.

As Xia Fa walked along Daniel Street, unlike before, many neighbors greeted him warmly, and even those in the pubs raised their glasses to him from afar.

Xia Fa was initially taken aback, but later realized that it was probably because the citizens on Daniel Street who knew him knew that he had become a superhuman and joined the Silver Church.

Passing by the square outside St. Vivian's Church and glancing at the tourists feeding pigeons, Xia Fa looked away, walked across a large open space, and finally stopped in front of the port of Rum City.

At the port of Rum City, passenger ships and cargo ships of all sizes were moored, as well as many merchant ships, most of which bore various family crests.

Among them, the most eye-catching are naturally the roaring lion coat of arms of the Augustan family and the double axes surrounding the crown of the Selene royal family.

In addition, there are family crests in the form of grizzly bears, roses, swords, and so on.

As the citadel of Augustus, Rum served as a front-line buffer zone during wartime, but in peacetime, it naturally became one of the three major ports of Augustus.

At the same time, it is also responsible for receiving many tourists from other countries and even other planets who come to Augustus City, allowing them to stay overnight in the hotels and inns of Rum City after their tiring journey, and to taste the special Barbar Rum Cake.

At this moment, Xia Fa arrived at this port that was quite familiar in his memory—he had worked here as a dock clerk for several years.

Looking at the porters carrying large loads of goods, the sailors with their arms around each other, and the brothel madams soliciting customers, I couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.

There was a time when he also struggled like this, even to the point of losing his job.

Fortunately, through physical training, he gained those two amazing abilities and signed a secret pact, becoming a superhuman.

Now he possesses a staggering 32,500 gold pounds... though he still needs to save up 500,000 gold pounds.

Without much thought, Xia Fa walked through the noisy crowd and arrived at a bay on the western side of the port.

Here, small wooden boats are moored, and on the shore, many people dressed as merchants are gambling with dice or playing cards around the sheltered rocks, while others are drinking alone in silence.

Seeing that Xia Fa was standing not far from the shore, one of the people playing cards nudged another with his elbow and then pointed with his chin in Xia Fa's direction.

The other man immediately understood. He was a rather lean man with seaweed-like curly hair and a sharp, capable look on his face. He walked over in a few steps.

"A superhuman, or an ordinary person?"