novelraw Chapter 327 A Long-Awaited Physical Training! Unbelievable and Surprising Changes!
Chapter 327 A Long-Awaited Physical Training! Unbelievable and Surprising Changes!
Chapter 327 A Long-Awaited Physical Training! Unbelievable and Surprising Changes!
I just finished eating a piece of dried pork jerky from a burger, and the aroma of dried fat still lingers on my lips and teeth.
Xia Fa, still wanting more, licked a cumin seed from between his teeth, chewed it in his mouth, and was about to take out another piece of jerky.
After all, the physical training is about to begin, and the energy expenditure will be considerable. We must fill our stomachs with jerky from a Dominator-level supernatural creature.
But at that moment, spiritual intuition suddenly surged violently around my brain like boiling water.
A voice, filled with the scent of dust and ash, seemingly from ancient times, rang in my ears.
"The Secrets of the Primordial Era —"
"The Secrets of the Primordial Era —"
"The Secrets of the Primordial Era —"
The voice was like the whisper of a god, containing an indescribable allure that stirred an intense desire within one's heart.
Xia Fa felt a sense of relief and his expression completely relaxed.
To be honest, when he signed the agreement to make his strength permanent, he was a little worried.
He was worried that his fifth overlord-level secret contract would require him to choose between [Ancient Secret Explanation] and [Conditions Forever], meaning he couldn't sign the other if he signed the other.
Although it's unlikely, it's not impossible, since there are no precedents to follow.
Now, seeing the call for the [Ancient Secrets] surge forth once more from his spiritual intuition, Xia Fa finally felt truly at ease.
"Looking at it this way, my initial guess was correct. I can sign other overlord-level secret contracts while searching for the [Primordial Secret Manual], or wait twenty-seven days and directly compete for the [Primordial Secret Manual]. Once I get it, I can sign the contract—"
Of course, before signing the [Ancient Secret Explanation], one must first fully understand the currently signed overlord-level secret agreement, a point that Xia Fa also understood.
"By the way! What will my next Overlord-level Secret Contract be?"
This thought immediately sparked a surge of curiosity within me.
Before Xia Fa could think it through, his spiritual intuition surged again, though slightly less intense than before. This time, however, the voice that rang out was full of mischief and innocence.
"A Fairy Tale World —"
"A Fairy Tale World —"
"A Fairy Tale World —"
Upon hearing the name of this supreme-level secret pact, Xia Fa raised his head, closed his eyes, and let the breeze and water droplets caress his face, a rather emotional expression on his face: "Finally—"
The [Fairy Tale World] was a supreme-level secret contract he had always desperately wanted, second only to the [Primal Stomach] in his desire.
Putting everything else aside, the comprehensive functionality of the various secret abilities of [Fairy Tale World]—its ability to attack and defend, escape and fight, and coordinate with various tactics—makes it well worth signing!
Xia Fa even quickly went through the various secret abilities of the [Fairy Tale World] in his mind, and began to think about how to combine [Silver Throne], [Gate of Stars], [Mysterious Singularity], [Condition Eternity], and [Miracle Fantasy] to develop it.
There was no way around it; first there was Dick Tudor, then Prince Justinian, and then the Guardian Lord, and so on—with so many signatories to the Fairy Tale World, it was hard for him not to be familiar with the secret abilities of the Fairy Tale World.
[Guard the Castle] [Pumpkin Carriage] [Rainbow Bridge] [SOS Candy] [Extremely Frozen Ice Crystal] [Forest Spirit] [Kingdom Legion] [Thunderclouds] [Crystal Shoes] [Divine Punishment Thunder Spear] [Substitute Rabbit Puppet] etc. and so on—a total of twenty kinds.
Interestingly, through conversations with several people who had signed contracts with Fairy Tale World, Xia Fa learned that the first secret ability one would receive upon signing a contract with Fairy Tale World would likely be either "Rainbow Bridge" or "Guardian Castle."
The only secret ability that can be obtained in the end is the [Substitute Rabbit Doll].
As for the progress of understanding the Secret Contract in the middle, the order in which you can obtain Secret Contract abilities is completely random.
"I remember, in the Fairy Tale World, you gain a special ability for every five percent increase in understanding—that's pretty good."
In a sense, those who signed the Gate of Stars must be very envious of those who signed the Gate of Fairy Tales.
After all, the Gate of Stars requires advancing 20% of the understanding progress to gain a Secret Bond ability, but in the Fairy Tale World, it only takes 5%.
In other words, once you have fully grasped the secrets of the fairy tale world, you will gain an unprecedented twenty secret abilities, plus one original secret technique!
Seeing that the next top-tier secret contract he could sign was for [Fairy Tale World], Xia Fa was genuinely happy. He felt that the sea in front of him had become even bluer and more refreshing, and even the sunshine seemed to have become brighter.
The only problem is that we'll probably have to put in some effort to find the [Fairy Tale World] overlord-level secret contract.
Suddenly, I felt a slight tingling pain in my head, as if I had been gently pricked by a needle.
In the next instant, an incredible amount of knowledge and information surged into my brain from my spiritual intuition!
Xia Fa's body trembled slightly, but he forced himself to hold on. Fortunately, the healing effect of the Divine Healing Tree Turtle's egg had not completely dissipated, so apart from the initial pain, it didn't hurt much.
He immediately understood that this was the secret ability of [Condition Eternity], or rather, the knowledge and information related to the only secret ability had entered his mind!
Sure enough, before long, lines of text in a form he could understand appeared.
[Conditions are permanent]
By connecting any three "conditions" that conform to objective reality and are logically coherent, you can achieve the "eternity" you desire.
This time, the explanation of the unique secret ability with eternal conditions is very simple.
However, the simplicity of the explanation does not mean that there is little knowledge and information behind it; on the contrary, it is very extensive and abundant.
This is just like the original secret technique of [Miracle Fantasy], [Paper of Coincidence]. It seems to be just a simple sentence, but the knowledge and information contained behind it are so vast that they almost burst his head.
Now, Xia Fa has already mastered several uses of [Conditional Eternity] using the knowledge and information he just gained.
His gaze fell on a spot not far away, where, amidst the surging waves heading towards the shore, a tiny fly was fluttering its wings, darting and dodging through the water to avoid being swept away.
Once it falls into the water, its bean-sized body will undoubtedly be completely unable to resist the force of the water flow and will soon suffocate.
Or, various carnivorous fish in the sea, such as sea bream, pomfret, and mackerel, will immediately rush up to prey on it after it falls into the sea.
This tiny fly, of course, couldn't possibly understand any of this, but its survival instinct still made it frantically buzz its wings, dodging wave after wave in search of life.
Xia Fa stared at it for a few seconds, then his eyes suddenly flashed.
"First, we captured the effect of gravity on the fly —"
"Then, amplify, amplify, and amplify the effect of gravity infinitely—"
"Ultimately, this achieved the feat of subjecting the fly to tens or even hundreds of times its own weight—eternity!"
In that instant, the fly that was about to fly out from between the waves suddenly stiffened and then began to fall uncontrollably.
No matter how desperately it flapped its wings, it was all in vain. It was as if an invisible lead weight was hanging on its body, causing it to plummet rapidly.
With a "plop," the fly fell into the seawater, creating a splash that was as big as a boulder.
A muffled thud came from the shallow seabed not far away. It was the fly that had crashed into the fine sand and was sucked into the mouth of a flounder hiding nearby.
"good----"
Xia Fa nodded in satisfaction. This [Conditions Forever] truly lived up to its reputation as the most bizarre and difficult-to-defend overlord-level secret contract. It was really useful!
Xia Fa also understood that although [Condition Eternity] and the original secret technique of the miracle fantasy [Paper of Coincidence] seemed somewhat similar, they were actually completely different.
【The Paper of Coincidence】 creates “coincidences” through five reasonable steps.
Such coincidences can even create things out of thin air.
In a sense, it can also be seen as a manifestation of the two secret abilities of "miracle" and "fantasy" in the [Miracle Fantasy].
However, 【Conditional Eternity】 achieves “eternity” through three “conditions”. Although it cannot create things out of thin air, it has an unimaginable and enormous effect in battle.
Moreover, the variety of techniques is so great that it is impossible for opponents to defend against them.
For example, Xia Fa still vividly remembers the battle where his cousin, the Clown, used the conditional eternity to drag the painter into an endless cycle of attacks until he was exhausted.
Furthermore, when his cousin faced him, he used the conditional permanence to enhance his speed and strength, making him able to fight to a draw with him in his Starshine Silver Throne state!
Of course, at that time I only signed two overlord-level secret contracts, and my cousin was already an angel, but at least it showed the versatility of the conditions being eternal.
"Hiss—wait, can we combine the [Paper of Coincidence] and [Condition Eternity]? For example, can we amplify the achieved coincidence into eternity?"
Xia Fa suddenly had this strange idea pop into his mind and felt that it was very worthwhile to explore and study.
However, now is not the time, or rather, it is more appropriate to explore in battle.
After stuffing an entire bag of Dominator-level supernatural creature jerky into his mouth, feeling that his stomach was almost full, Xia Fa took a deep breath and walked towards the ice-sculpted horizontal bar.
He leaped into the air, but instead of grabbing the horizontal bar, he landed directly on the ground, kicking up a lot of sand. Then, he quickly began to do push-ups with perfect form.
"One, two, three—"
Soon, he easily completed one hundred push-ups, about twice as fast as before.
Xia Fa's muscles were also activated; his arm muscles bulged like rocks, and his pectoral muscles were two large, tough pieces, like flesh-colored armor.
He remembers clearly that last time, he broke through to seventy pull-ups.
Previously, every time I trained my body, I would break through with five or ten pull-ups at a time.
So this time, because of the strange changes in his heart, Xia Fa is prepared to try to break through the 15-pull-up barrier in one go!
In this way, you only need to break through twice to achieve 100 pull-ups, and then there is only one last challenge left—running 1,000 meters.
One kilometer may seem short, equivalent to running two and a half laps around the track, but Xia Fa understands that his physical training is completely different from that of ordinary people, and it may be a bit difficult.
"On another note, once I can actually do 100 push-ups, 1000 pull-ups, and run 1000 meters—"
What level of change can it bring about?
Xia Fa pondered for a while, then quickly gathered his scattered thoughts.
He stood firm, turned his arms, and looked at the bar that emanated a chilling aura not far ahead.
This horizontal bar was carved entirely from ice, and he also mixed in some gold dust to enhance its sturdiness.
This was of course created using the advanced secret technique "Etheric Source". In fact, it could also be conceived using [Miracle Imagination], but it would consume too much of one's supernatural power.
Without much thought, Xia Fa adjusted himself, leaped up, and firmly gripped the horizontal bar with both hands.
He used his back muscles to engage his arm muscles and pulled himself up with his first pull-up in days.
Come to think of it, it seems like I haven't trained my body for a full five days. That's because I used the burning sensation in my heart meridian on the bronze cleaner who killed the Time-Still Land, and I haven't fully recovered until today.
Those damn cleaners—
"Twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three————"
"Fifty-five, fifty-six, fifty-seven—"
"Seventy-one, seventy-two, seventy-three—"
Just as Xia Fa was training his body.
The Celestial Spirit Realm.
Although the Protoss Realm is vast and boundless, it is roughly divided according to the star systems of the real world, only the names are completely different, and not a single word is the same, really.
At this very moment, in the "Star Spirit Gaia Starfield" corresponding to the "Gaia Starfield".
A thin man, covered in dirty bandages and resembling a mummy, sat atop the lid of a jewel-encrusted golden coffin, gazing into the distance.
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In that place, there is a star that resembles a supernova, which is expanding and contracting erratically, and its state is extremely unstable.
This supernova-like celestial body was incredibly large, almost the size of a white giant, no, even comparable to a white supergiant among white giants.
Even though it was just a celestial body, the man wrapped in bandages looked at it with an intense longing in his eyes.
It was as if it were some rare treasure, and that it was about to be within reach.
However, things are clearly not that simple.
There were also two other beings in the other two directions of this star, whose presence was in no way inferior to that of the bandaged man.
One of them was a giant tree-man, whose body was covered with lush branches and leaves, and even had flowers blooming on it.
However, all the flowers drooped downwards, constantly dripping blood. Each drop of blood that fell would transform into a smiling face, emitting a strange "hee hee hee" laugh, before disappearing into the Star Spirit Realm.
The other was a woman with a slender figure, but her whole body was wrapped in bone, as if she were wearing an extremely thin and close-fitting bone armor, which accentuated the curves of her shapely body.
The bony exoskeleton was covered with all sorts of barnacles, and maggots were constantly falling out of the barnacles.
The only thing visible was her face, which was incredibly beautiful and alluring. Her jet-black hair was styled in a bun, and her eyes and brows seemed to exude ultimate charm.
These two beings were also staring at the fluctuating celestial body. The treant's eyes were silent yet resolute, while the woman's eyes were filled with undisguised longing.
"I'm talking to you two."
Just then, the bandaged man sitting on the golden coffin spoke, his voice booming like a trumpet.
"You all need to constantly expel pollutants to stabilize your mental state. Do you really want to compete with me for this crown-bearing star?"
The tree-man glanced at him silently, then turned his head away, completely ignoring him.
The stunningly beautiful woman, covered in barnacles, chuckled softly, covering her mouth: "Isn't that exactly why I need this crown-born star even more? You can barely maintain your own condition, so don't try to take it from us."
The bandaged man leisurely lay back on the golden coffin lid, which was covered with ukiyo-e paintings, with his hands behind his head. Immediately, a sand beach chair appeared behind him: "Let's just wait it out like this. Anyway, when the Silver Cleaner comes, it will definitely not hunt me down first, but the two of us who can't even control their own supernatural powers."
As he spoke, He glanced, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, at the blood dripping from the giant tree-man's flowers, which would sprout smiling faces, and at the maggots that had fallen from the barnacles covering the woman's body.
The stunningly beautiful woman, covered in barnacles, didn't back down at all, but her tone was all smiles: "What if you accidentally attract the Golden Cleaners? Do you think you can escape then?"
The treant then interjected, "You two are Outer Gods, and I am a Bound Disciple of the Outer God rank. The fact that the three of us are gathered in the same area is almost certain to attract Silver Cleaners, and the probability of attracting Gold Cleaners is not small either."
These words clearly did nothing to frighten the bandaged man, who seemed even more relaxed, lying on the sand-made beach chair as if he were about to fall asleep: "In that case, let's keep at it."
The three beings of Outer God rank all turned their gaze once again to the fluctuating birth crown star.
The Celestial Realm is a combination of various symbols of the real world, information, time, space, dreams, the subconscious, and so on.
At the same time, it is also responsible for the cyclical exchange of matter with the real world.
In this scenario, if a star dies in the real world, a new star will be born in the Celestial Spirit Realm.
In the unlikely event of a very small coincidence, if more than one hundred stars in the real world die, go out, or collapse after an eruption within a year—in short, it is possible for such a crown-bearing star to be formed in the Protoss realm.
The birth of the Crown Star is the culmination of the power of a hundred newly born stars, containing the most abundant ley line energy and an incredibly rich life force.
For the Outer Gods who are on the verge of losing control, this is an invaluable treasure. After absorbing it, not only can they stabilize their own state, but they can also have the opportunity to sign five more secret contracts, or one hegemon-level secret contract.
For the Outer Gods who haven't lost control, absorbing a Star of Birth Crown can make their spirits more stable and almost guarantee that they can sign five more secret contracts, or one more overlord-level secret contract.
Of course, this is assuming there are enough anchor points.
However, the reason why the bandaged man insisted on having this crowning star was to use it to refine some kind of external divine potion to save his life.
To survive when surrounded by Silver Cleaners or hunted by Gold Cleaners.
Now, throughout the Protoss realm, because of the appearance of the Cleansers, all beings of godhood and outer godhood are living in fear.
Some beings from the divine and outer divine ranks chose to side with the Cleansers, but that was tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst.
The Cleaners are there to cleanse the entire universe of any living beings associated with supernatural powers; joining them is merely a way to gain temporary safety.
In the future—it will inevitably be eliminated!
As for the Cleaners' claims that they would "purify" the supernatural powers of those who had pledged allegiance, thus guaranteeing their lives after the cleanup was complete—the bandaged man himself didn't believe them.
Without a doubt, neither the tree man nor the woman covered in barnacles would believe it.
Therefore, the three Outer Gods are vying for this star that gives birth to the crown.
After waiting a few more minutes, the bandaged man seemed impatient. He, who had been the most relaxed one before, finally spoke up: "I say, why don't we just finish this quickly? The effect is weak, but it's still there, isn't it? If we really attract the Golden Cleanser, let's see how you run away—"
Before the bandaged man could finish speaking, the treant and the woman's eyes showed signs of attraction. But at that moment, the extremely rare crown star that gave birth to the treant disappeared right before their eyes!
Faced with two Outer Gods and one unknown being of Outer God rank, who would snatch food from the tiger's mouth?
Who would dare to be so bold?
The stunningly beautiful woman, covered in barnacles, sharpened her gaze, and countless kingdom cavalrymen immediately appeared around her.
As soon as these cavalrymen appeared, they immediately transformed into the form of Starlight Bodies, their bodies flashing with starlight. In an instant, they scattered in all directions, covering almost billions of miles of starry sky, and began searching for the enemy.
Although the bandaged man didn't speak, his eyes were terrifyingly sinister.
He pressed his palms onto the golden coffin beneath him, which was inlaid with jewels and painted with colorful designs. A terrifying aura of death immediately spread out, affecting a distance of hundreds of millions of miles in an instant.
The tree man was about to make his move, wanting to find the audacious fool who dared to snatch food from the tiger's mouth and play tricks on the three of them.
Suddenly, the unknown entity fell into an eerie silence. Then, it shrank inward, its branches and leaves layering together, instantly transforming into a crystal-clear almond-shaped seed. With a "pop," it disappeared from the spot.
The bandaged man and the woman covered in barnacles were about to be surprised when they suddenly realized something, and their expressions changed abruptly.
"Wait, is that great being making a move? Isn't he supposed to have already reached the Celestial Venerable level? Why is he creating a Crown Star?"
The bandaged man murmured, his dark eyes, visible through his bandaged face, filled with disbelief.
If it were that "great being," the only "god" besides the nine righteous gods who could operate in the real world, then He truly wouldn't dare to provoke Him.
Because, according to rumors, that "great being" seems to have reached a level comparable to a true god, that is, a celestial being.
A rank comparable to a true god is generally called a Celestial Venerable. Although a Celestial Venerable is not a true god, crushing him is as easy as crushing a small insect.
Thinking this, the bandaged man, along with the golden coffin beneath him, disintegrated into yellow sand and immediately disappeared on the spot.
The stunningly beautiful woman, covered in barnacles, shook her head, sensing the strange yet incredibly powerful aura emanating from the place where the crown star had vanished. Finally, she sighed softly.
Unlike the bandaged man, who was used to freedom, he did not pledge allegiance to any of the nine righteous gods or other celestial beings.
But she herself is the Spring One, the [Nature Monarch], one of the nine great gods.
Although, since the beginning of the third ten thousand years of the universe, for more than ten thousand years, the Lord of Nature has never summoned her or his other followers, but has only issued commands from afar in the Kingdom of God on earth, letting them do as they please.
For example, a few days ago, the [Nature Monarch] asked her to take action in the real world to help activate the [Skull of the World Tree, a sacred treasure], seemingly to quell the effects caused by the overflow of some eternal token authority.
Even earlier, she had sensed the Nature Monarch's caution towards that "Great Being" from the tone of his words when he gave her the task of finding it.
A being who commands even the righteous gods to be cautious, must at least be a Celestial Venerable!
He holds the same Celestial Venerable rank as His Excellency the Wise One, the number one among the physical beings, and certain extremely powerful unknown beings!
Upon realizing this, the stunningly beautiful woman, covered in barnacles, felt a genuine sense of fear. A flash of starlight appeared on her body, and she immediately left the place.
Having signed the Gate of Stars, as an Outer God, she can instantly traverse hundreds of star systems when using the "Teleport" ability within her "Starlight Body".
at the same time.
In a small part of the real world.
"Eighty, eighty, eighty————"
"Eighty-one!"
"Eighty-two! Eighty-three! Eighty-four!"
"eighty----"
"----five!"
After struggling to do one more pull-up, Xia Fa finally lost strength in his hands and fell onto the soft sand.
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His goal for himself was exactly the same: he increased his pull-ups from seventy to eighty-five!
However, precisely because of this, after completing the eighty-fifth pull-up, I couldn't muster any more strength.
"Huh—what's this?"
Having barely caught his breath while lying on the ground, Xia Fa suddenly discovered with astonishment that inside his chest and abdomen—below his heart and above his stomach—was...
An extra pure white star has appeared, its size fluctuating!
The celestial body shone with a holy light like an angel's feather, and possessed an incredibly vigorous vitality, so vigorous it was unbelievable, and it resided right there in his chest and abdomen.
He hadn't even realized when this pure white star had appeared inside his body.
Of course, it's also possible that when I was doing the last three pull-ups, my mind and will were focused on the incredibly sore muscles that felt like they were on fire, which caused me to overlook the appearance of this pure white star.
Without a doubt, this is a huge benefit brought about by breaking the eighty-five pull-ups in this physical training session.
But what exactly is this for? What is its purpose?
Just as Xia Fa was thinking this, something completely unexpected happened!
Suddenly, the pure white star began to change shape, seemingly—about to become a strange organ that had never existed before within his body!