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Chapter 349 Forging an Ancient Treasure Exclusively for Myself! I actually encountered Axor and Card

Chapter 349 Forging an Ancient Treasure Exclusively for Myself! I actually encountered Axor and Cardan?

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Xia Fa let out a long breath, then leaned back and lay down in the hammock between two palm trees.

This hammock was woven by Benedict from the silk of a spider called the "cold-striped spider" found in the jungle. Lying on it is not only soft and comfortable, but also cool and refreshing, making it quite pleasant.

Now, in their own little world, Beneath and Meowkor have gone on an adventure to the Endless Realm, Nature Bee is still wandering and adventuring in the Protoss Realm, and Chestnut is still in that white cocoon of light.

Fortunately, Xia Fa had a feeling that the chestnut should wake up by tomorrow at the latest.

But in any case, at this moment, it's as if he's the only person in this little world.

Of course, there are many supernatural creatures in the island jungle, but none of them dare to approach this area. It is estimated that those who dare to approach have been hunted down and cooked by Benedict and Meowkor.

Thanks to the efforts of Benedict and Meowkor over the past few days, a large base nearly a kilometer square has been carved out in the island jungle, with a large treehouse in the middle and crop fields and aquaculture fields on the sides.

In the fields, seeds such as wheat, strawberries, watermelons, peanuts, and peppers have long been sown and planted, and they are all growing very well.

Perhaps due to the abundance of extraordinary power in this small world, some of the crops have shown a tendency to mutate, and may very well become extraordinary plants that bear extraordinary fruits.

As for the breeding fields, they were surrounded by circular fences, with the middle section specially divided by fences, where giant egg chickens, cloud-feathered sheep, spotted cattle, and other supernatural creatures were raised.

Of these supernatural creatures, some were captured by Beneath and Meowkor in the island's jungle, while others were bought and brought back by Shafa in the City of Ten Thousand Stars. Of course, the two women also bought them themselves.

Besides farmland and pasture, there is a large open space in front of the cabin, furnished with barbecue grills, beach chairs, copper pot tables, and other furniture, clearly intended for relaxation, leisure, and dining.

Now, Xia Fa was lying in a hammock between two palm trees on the right side of this large clearing. The fresh air in the jungle, carrying the scent of grass and trees, soothed his tired nerves, and the breeze made him feel drowsy.

Even Xiafa himself had to admit that his little world was now too well-made by Benes and Meowkor, suitable for both vacations and retirement.

If it weren't for the fact that the Golden Cleansers would collectively awaken a year later, if it weren't for the fact that there were already nine fake Gods eyeing them covetously, if it weren't for Alm the Greatbow having officially declared war on all the extraordinary beings in the universe on behalf of the Cleansers—he would have loved to live here forever.

If you run out of supplies and food, you can go to the City of Ten Thousand Stars or the City of Augustus to buy them whenever you want. If you're really bored, you can go out and meet up with your friends, or even invite them to come and play here.

Unfortunately, Xia Fa understood that unless they could completely overcome the unprecedented disaster that would occur a year later, all of this would be just empty talk.

After resting for a while, he had a sudden thought and rose from the hammock, landing smoothly on the ground.

Now that he's just one step away from becoming a god, he could have already flown using his physical strength without needing the wind from the "Etheric Source."

Just over ten minutes ago, he had absorbed the sacred metals he had received from the distinguished guests from all over the universe at this family head's banquet. There were tens of thousands of grains, but they were only about the size of two fists.

Moreover, some of them were things he couldn't absorb, such as the Primal Explosion Secret Uranium, the Lamenting Hymn Gold, the Absolute Cutting Copper, and so on.

Of course, the improvement after absorbing what he could was also huge. Except for the sacred metal [Gathering of All Miracles], which no one gave him, he received everything else, which increased the power of his various overlord-level secret abilities by 10% to 20%.

Don't underestimate this one to two percent increase. It's an improvement of his current strength, which already allows him to fight against gods, by one to two percent. This shows the effect of the sacred metal.

"Hmm—for now, only the Rhine Secret Forging Method remains to be mastered. Then, after a good rest tomorrow, I'll train my body and try to break through one hundred pull-ups—"

Xia Fa suddenly felt incredibly relieved. There were just too many things piling up before, such as advancing the understanding of the Miracle Fantasy, mastering the Origin Secret Technique, cultivating the critical second loss of control, etc. Now, he was finally almost done, with only one thing left.

He was quite curious about what would happen in the third and final stage of his physical training, after he could do 100 pull-ups every time.

Running 1,000 meters is only equivalent to running two and a half laps around the track. It's not like running 10,000 meters or 25 laps. It shouldn't be too difficult, right?

However, considering the insane difficulty of pull-ups, Xia Fa felt that he would have to experience it for himself to know.

Putting aside his thoughts, without giving it much thought, he flicked his sleeves, and two tiger-tooth folding knives of similar size and shape appeared in his hands.

After carefully examining the two tiger-tooth folding knives, Xia Fa discovered that the hollow cavity on the back of the left tiger-tooth folding knife contained a white iron-colored steel ball, and the hollow cavity on the back of the right tiger-tooth folding knife also contained a white iron-colored steel ball.

Composing himself, he gripped the hilts of the two tiger-tooth folding knives, and suddenly poured his immense, extraordinary power—like a vast ocean—into them.

With a "hum", both tiger-tooth folding knives were fully activated, transforming into the Rhine Horse-Slaying Sword and the Catastrophe Horse-Slaying Sword respectively. Immediately afterwards, fine strands of chaotic lightning rose from the massive blades, with silver mercury vapor swirling within them.

Xia Fa suddenly felt his strength increase dramatically, as if he had inexhaustible power. At the same time, a burst of explosive intent filled his mind, as if he were holding a pair of swords and could cut down all enemies in the world.

"The spirit of the treasure? The spirit of the treasure? Has it awakened?"

Xia Fa tried calling out in his spiritual intuition, waited a while, and seeing no response, shook his head.

It seems that the spirit of this treasure was greatly depleted last time at the old forge in order to suppress the three bronze cleaners and the silver cleaners that appeared later.

Chestnut is the same; in order to "reverse" the sneak attack on him by the two Bronze Cleaners, it is still asleep.

"Those cleaners are all damned!"

After uttering his usual curse, Xia Fa had no choice but to immerse himself in the task of searching for the Rhine Secret Forging Method among the two swords.

His reason for wanting to master the Rhine Secret Forging Technique was simple: it was, after all, a secret technique left behind by an Old One, equivalent to a secret technique created by a being of godhood.

Even if you haven't signed the "Secret Treasure Apprentice" and "Secret Treasure Craftsman" contracts, just taking a look at them and understanding them will definitely be of great benefit.

After all, he was about to become a god, albeit a subordinate god. But by referring to the thinking of an Old One, he could learn something.

Suddenly, Xia Fa's mind stirred, and he saw half a dark golden orb of light inside the Rhine Blade.

The dark golden orb looked ancient and weathered, yet simple and unadorned, just like a dark golden metal ball that had been cut in half.

With a target in mind, he quickly found the other half of the dark golden orb in a similar location within the Calamity Slash Blade.

With a slight flick of his wrists, the two halves of dark golden light emerged from the back of the blade.

As soon as they appeared, they were immediately and strongly attracted to each other, suddenly merging together and instantly becoming a complete dark golden sphere of light.

The dark golden sphere spun in the air and suddenly turned straight toward Xia Fa. Then, a face similar to [Rhine Calamity] emerged from it, its eyes like cold lightning, staring sharply at him.

Xia Fa wasn't particularly afraid; he simply looked at the human face that appeared on the dark golden sphere.

"Your Excellency—are you a remnant soul of the [Rhine Calamity]?"

He tried to ask questions cautiously, but after waiting for a long time, he still didn't receive a response.

Just as Xia Fa was pondering whether he should use some method to test the danger of this dark golden orb, suddenly, the face opened its mouth.

With a whooshing sound, countless ancient cryptic texts poured out of its mouth like a tide and went straight into Xia Fa's forehead.

Fortunately, after realizing there was no danger, Xia Fa relaxed his mind and let the ancient cryptic texts enter his mind.

Moreover, he clearly saw that as the ancient inscription emerged, the dark golden sphere was rapidly dissolving.

Finally, as the dark golden sphere completely disappeared, a secret technique was about to take shape in his mind.

But at that moment, a rather young voice, similar to that of the spirit of the secret treasure, rang out from where the dark golden sphere had disappeared.

"My child, I am very pleased to have found a descendant like you. You don't need to avenge me against the [Absolute Defense], just kill the Gold Cleaners."

"If I hadn't been ambushed by ten Gold Cleaners, I wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat against [Absolute Defense] —"

The moment this sound appeared, it was accompanied by a powerful force similar to that of a true god, but it was extremely malevolent and chaotic.

Xia Fa suspected that if he hadn't already received the recognition of the [Old Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] as his master, he would probably have lost control on the spot just by hearing this voice, or become an Old Believer that everyone would hate.

But immediately, that immense power dissipated, disappearing completely into the world along with the sound.

Xia Fa immediately understood. It seemed that [Rhine Calamity] still retained a trace of its will, but after saying these two sentences, this last trace of will was completely annihilated.

After all, 30,000 years have passed.

"So, before the [Rhine Calamity] was hunted down by the [Absolute Defense], it was ambushed by the Golden Cleaners?"

"No wonder, I was wondering how He could have been so weak back then, when they were both righteous gods and signatories of the Silver Throne."

Of course, the power of Absolute Defense is beyond doubt. Xia Fa still remembers that silver-white giant hand that was comparable to a star field in size, and what Lord Paradox Clown just said: Absolute Defense can currently hold off thirty-five Golden Cleaners single-handedly.

"【Rhine Calamity】was ambushed by ten Golden Cleansers, resulting in severe injuries, and then it couldn't defeat 【Absolute Defense】————"

"However, the current [Absolute Defense] can hold off thirty-five Golden Cleaners on its own."

"So, the [Rhine Calamity] wasn't actually ambushed, and it couldn't defeat the [Absolute Defense]? It just wasn't quite aware of it—"

Xia Fa couldn't help but become curious. According to the Paradox Clown, the Absolute Defense was not in a normal state and had almost lost control before.

If the "Absolute Defense" is in its normal state, how many Golden Cleansers can it handle alone? Fifty? A hundred?

Of course, it can't go any higher. If it did, Xia Fa would feel that Lord [Absolute Defense] was not on the same level as other righteous gods.

"By the way, if [Absolute Defense] is so strong, how did [Paradox Joker] manage to fight Him to a draw back then?"

Xia Fa thought about it with great curiosity and decided to ask this question the next time he contacted the "Paradox Clown".

Immediately afterwards, he focused his mind and carefully studied the "Rhine Secret Forging Technique," a secret art from the Great Old Ones [Rhine Calamity], in his mind.

"Child, if you can see this beginning, then you must have passed the tests of my two old blacksmith shops and won the Rhine Horse-Slaying Sword and the Calamity Horse-Slaying Sword respectively."

Upon seeing just the first line, Xia Fa couldn't contain himself any longer. In fact, not only was obtaining the Calamity Slayer Sword exceptionally easy, but even acquiring the Rhine Slayer Sword was simply a matter of going through a formality because of the Calamity Slayer Sword itself.

Without giving it much thought, he continued reading.

"Actually, although I am an Old One, I don't like fighting and killing."

"Compared to fighting and killing, I prefer to hide in the ancient world I created, to forge the secret treasures I desire, or to use various coincidences to create unique sealing artifacts."

"Back then, seeing that the siege of the Great Gods against the Old Ones was nearing its end, and having been ambushed by ten Golden Cleansers, I managed to repel them at the cost of serious injury, forcing them to fall back into slumber."

"Therefore, I can also foresee that if I were to face the Nine Great Gods, I would not be able to escape."

"Therefore, I have summarized all my insights and experiences from the very beginning of creating this treasure into this secret technique."

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"If you have signed the secret contracts of Treasure Apprentice and Treasure Craftsman, learning will be very easy. If you haven't signed them, it doesn't matter."

"Because this is an unparalleled secret technique that teaches you how to create your own unique treasure from scratch!"

"Yes, please allow me to shamelessly call myself that, haha, although I understand that apart from [Critical Loss of Control], there is no secret technique in this world that can be called a truly supreme secret technique."

Could the Rhine disaster also be on the verge of spiraling out of control?

Xia Fa was startled, which further confirmed some of his previous suspicions.

Indeed, the status of Critical Loss Control, the only forbidden secret technique in the entire universe, is far beyond that of any other secret technique.

Moreover, Xia Fa vaguely sensed that behind the critical loss of control, there seemed to be some great secret hidden, which might be related to the birth of the extraordinary individuals.

After pondering for a while and seeing that he couldn't find a clue, he continued reading.

"You can choose to collect sacred metals yourself to forge your own treasure from scratch, and then let the treasure grow with you."

"When you become a god, it will become a divine treasure; when you become an outer god, it will become an outer divine treasure; when you become a true god or an ancient being, it will naturally become a divine or ancient divine treasure, and a spirit of a divine treasure with wisdom will be born."

"If you want to create it from scratch, then you will need a single piece of sacred metal the size of a water tank as the prototype of the treasure. Based on this prototype, you will begin to imprint various secret runes and magical circuits that are unique to you."

Xia Fa glanced at this and quickly scanned it.

After all, to create one's own treasure, one needs a vat-sized piece of sacred metal as the prototype, and it must be of a single type—he suspected that such a piece of sacred metal could no longer be found in this world.

Of course, after quickly scanning through it, Xia Fa still learned roughly how to create a unique treasure that could grow with him.

It's not complicated, but the most important and crucial thing is a single piece of sacred metal the size of a water tank—with this, everything is simple; without it, there's no way.

"Speaking of which, if I were to actually create one, it would have to be a pure white, light-tracing silver crystal the size of a water tank, right?"

Xia Fa thought about it a little more boldly, but the more he thought about it, the more impossible it seemed. At the same time, he couldn't help but yearn for the era 30,000 years ago, when extraordinary powers had just appeared in this universe.

Back then, sacred metals were probably everywhere—okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but if a true god or an Old One wanted to find a large piece of pure white, light-seeking silver the size of a water tank, it wouldn't be difficult, unlike now, it's simply impossible.

Finally, he saw what he most wanted to see in the Rhine Secret Forging Method.

"Given the scarcity of sacred metals, even we Great Old Ones and the Nine Great Gods would fight tooth and nail to get them. So, I have prepared a second path for you."

So even sacred metals were scarce 30,000 years ago—though certainly not as scarce as they are now.

After making a brief complaint, Xia Fa continued reading, eager to know what the second path was.

"Since you were able to obtain my [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity], then it goes without saying that you must be a Silver Throne signatory."

"Moreover, it's highly likely that your first Overlord-level contract will be the Silver Throne, which is why you've gained my recognition as the Rhine Blade of Calamity."

"When I forged the [Ancient Treasure: Rhine Blade of Calamity], I actually built it around the Silver Throne as its core."

"I'm not afraid to tell you, my first Overlord-level secret contract was actually the Silver Throne, and the first Overlord-level secret contract for [Absolute Defense] was also the Silver Throne."

"Back then, including the two of us, there were probably no more than five Silver Throne signatories in the entire universe, haha."

"Getting off topic, in short, if you're really short on materials, you can use my [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] as the prototype for your own exclusive treasure."

"Back then, I was afraid of [Absolute Defense], so I didn't dare to compete with Him for the Pure White Light-Chasing Silver. However, as an Ancient One with followers all over the universe, I managed to collect three Pure White Light-Chasing Silvers the size of watermelons."

"Then, I also obtained a secret uranium from the primordial explosion, the size of a water tank."

"This [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] was made from the primordial explosion uranium the size of a water tank as the original material, and then the three pure white light-seeking silver crystals the size of watermelons were incorporated into it."

It turned out to be secret uranium from the primordial explosion.

Upon seeing this, Xia Fa suddenly understood a lot. No wonder the Rhine Blade and the Catastrophe Blade were both grayish-black and incredibly heavy. This was exactly the same as the properties of the sacred metal, Primal Explosion Secret Uranium.

As for the Primal Explosion Secret Uranium, which corresponds to that Overlord-level secret contract, it can only be the "Primal Stomach".

He was really curious about how to use the [Old Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] as his own treasure prototype, so he continued reading.

"However, if you want to use the [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] as the prototype of your exclusive treasure, the only difference is that its grade has reached the Ancient level, which is the level of a true god."

"Therefore, although you can make significant changes to it, even alter its appearance and aura, revealing what you want to reveal and concealing what you want to conceal—it can no longer grow with you, because it has already reached its peak."

"Therefore, you can only gradually unlock its secret treasure abilities as you grow, especially those involving ancient rank. Don't use them casually before you become a true god, or they will drain you dry, along with your flesh, blood, soul, and will."

"Alright, now for the formal forging method, listen carefully—"

The waves crashed against the rocks, making a splashing sound. The jungle was quite quiet, with only the occasional melodious bird calls, frog croaks, or the roars of unknown wild animals.

Xia Fa stood still, his eyes, as black as charcoal yet faintly glowing, swirling with countless cryptic texts—a sign that he was rapidly learning and entering a state of flow.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was noon.

Suddenly, Xia Fa trembled, as if he had suddenly woken up, and then his eyes burst with joy.

"So that's how it is—"

After just one morning of learning, he, with his extremely high IQ, has already gained a basic grasp of the Rhine Secret Forging Method.

Moreover, because of this, they received an extra surprise!

With a wave of his hand, Xia Fa conjured a suit of heavy black armor on the grassy ground in front of him. Its surface was covered with ancient and intricate patterns, exuding an aura no less powerful than that of an outer god.

It was—the complete outer mystic treasure, the Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor, given to him by his ancestor Gilgamesh!

Xia Fa's eyes shone brightly, and his spirit and energy reached their peak. In his palm, forging runes formed from mystical living silver surged out and directly enveloped the Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor.

At the same time, the [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] rose up on its own and appeared above his head. It was also enveloped by countless forging runes, and its form began to subtly change.

Xia Fa's idea was very simple: he wanted to use the Rhine Secret Forging Method taught by the Rhine Calamity to fuse the Ancient Treasure - Rhine Calamity Blade and the Outer Mystic Treasure - Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor together!

As luck would have it, this [Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor] not only uses the sacred metal Primal Explosion Secret Uranium, but also, according to the ancestor [Gilgamesh], incorporates a rib of the [Rhine Calamity], an Old One!

In this situation, what would normally be an extremely difficult fusion becomes incredibly simple because both treasures recognize him as their master and are made of the same material.

Of course, integrating an Outer Mystic Treasure into an Old Mystic Treasure is like adding a drop of water to an ocean; the improvement to the [Old Mystic Treasure: Rhine Blade of Calamity] is negligible, and it doesn't change its grade.

But that's not what Xia Fa wants. What he needs is to take advantage of this fusion to firstly completely transform the Rhine Blade of Calamity into his own ancient treasure, and secondly, to completely change its appearance and aura!

In this way, we can boldly take it out and use it in the future, without being afraid of being discovered by any clues.

After all, who could have imagined that the [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] would change so drastically, and even its original aura would be altered?

As more and more of the silvery forging runes poured out from Xia Fa's palm, they soon seemed to transform into a circular silver furnace, completely enveloping the Rhine Blade of Calamity and the Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor.

"drink!"

Xia Fa shouted and slammed his palms together, causing the two silver circular furnaces to collide violently.

In that instant, the flesh of the wall of flesh and blood in his stomach and second heart, which was as thick as a wall, was rapidly consumed. Xia Fa's spiritual power was also quickly drained, and even a wisp of his soul and will was separated and merged into the silver circular furnace.

Soon, the flesh of the flesh wall in the stomach and second heart was completely consumed, and his mental energy was also directly exhausted.

At this critical juncture, Xia Fa couldn't afford to be distracted from continuing to consume the flesh of the flesh wall. Fortunately, the fusion was nearing completion, just a little bit more away.

Just a little bit more —

Zizizi!

A loud crackling sound arose, and thousands of strange currents surged forth from Xiafa's spine, manipulated and injected into the fused silver furnace sphere.

boom-!

Immediately afterwards, a burning sensation erupted from his heart meridian, transforming into colorless and transparent flames that surged from his body, almost enveloping his entire being, but then immediately detached from him and poured entirely into the silver furnace sphere.

Suddenly, the silver furnace sphere trembled violently, and then, from countless secret texts, it truly transformed into a sphere with a silver outer shell.

Crack, crack, crack! Immediately following, cracks appeared on the silver-shelled sphere, and the cracks expanded rapidly, instantly covering the entire sphere.

As pieces of silver metal shells fell down, a uniquely designed and extremely domineering ancient treasure appeared in the air and stood before Xia Fa!

The first thing that catches the eye is a heavy suit of armor, black in color and covered with silvery runes.

This heavy armor looks extremely thick and heavy, as if it can defend against all fierce attacks under the sky. At the same time, the silvery runes make it look mysterious and ancient, as if it comes from the beginning of the universe and the birth of all living things.

However, what attracts even more attention than the heavy armor are the two horse-slaying swords extending from the arms of the heavy armor.

Each of these two horse-slaying swords has a chain at its hilt, which connects perfectly to the palm of the heavy armor. The chain runs straight through the palm, which is covered with black iron-colored mercury runes, and looks unbreakable.

It was as if the two swords and the heavy armor had been integrated into one.

These two horse-slaying swords no longer have the ancient and weathered black iron color, but are covered with silvery vine patterns that extend from the blade to the tip, flickering and shimmering.

Upon closer inspection, these silvery-colored vine-like patterns are actually composed of tiny, needle-like ancient cryptic characters.

As for the back of the knife, the area that was originally covered with secret inscriptions has been replaced with the same mercury-colored pattern, which is also composed of ancient secret inscriptions the size of needle tips.

This makes the two horse-slaying swords appear extremely eerie, giving people a sense of extreme danger, as if nothing in the world can withstand their blade.

More importantly, even when activated, the black and silver heavy armor and the equally black and silver horse-slaying sword no longer reveal any aura, appearing as deep and unfathomable as an abyss. No matter who tries to probe them with their spiritual intuition, they cannot detect anything.

In other words, the enemy will not be able to determine the grade of this treasure. It could be a righteous treasure, an ancient treasure, an outer treasure, a mystery treasure, or even just a sovereign treasure or an angel treasure!

This is Xia Fa's own creation: the [Ancient Treasure: Rhine Blade of Calamity], forged by fusing the [Ancient Treasure: Rhine Blade of Calamity] with the complete outer mystic treasure [Rhine Dawn Heavy Armor]!

"good----"

Xia Fa's eyes revealed a look of satisfaction, and with a casual wave of his hand, he summoned the [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Dawn Blade Armor].

He didn't try to activate it to see the effect, because he was already close to exhaustion in the process of creating this exclusive treasure.

Having just donned the [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Dawn Blade Armor] and retracted the two sabers into the palms of his hand armor, Xia Fa, barely managing to stay upright, staggered towards the large treehouse and collapsed onto the bed.

"Sudden France, Sudden France?"

Xia Fa didn't know how long she had slept until a gentle and sweet voice called out to her, and she opened her eyes.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a pretty and delicate fair face, a pair of large, clear black and white eyes, and fluffy round ears.

"Chestnut, you're awake."

With a smile on his face, Xia Fa finally breathed a sigh of relief. Chestnut had finally woken up, and now his last bit of worry was gone.

"Mmm! I feel like I had a really, really long dream, full of all sorts of bizarre and fantastical things. I just woke up this morning. Thankfully, you were with me the whole time. The first thing I saw when I woke up was you next to me. Xia Fa, you're so kind!"

"Cough cough."

Xia Fa coughed twice guiltily. The white light cocoon formed by the chestnut had been placed in the treehouse built by Benes and Meowkor before. He didn't expect it to be such a coincidence.

After thinking for a moment, he asked with considerable concern, "Do you feel anything unusual, especially any physical discomfort?"

He shook his head like a chestnut rattle: "No, although I kept dreaming, I slept quite well, and I also felt—I also felt..."

Xia Fa asked curiously, "What do you feel? It's nothing, it's just the two of us here, you can talk about it."

Chestnut bit her cherry-pink lips: "Hmm—I don't know how to say it, but it seems that if I take one more step, I won't be able to stay in the real world anymore, and I'll have to stay in the Celestial Spirit Realm."

this!!!

Xia Fa was quite taken aback. There was only one reason for this situation.

"Chestnut, are you almost a god?"

Chestnut exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Is this what it feels like to become a god?"

Seeing her bewildered expression, which also revealed a touch of cuteness and innocence, Xia Fa couldn't help but chuckle and said, "You're almost there. You haven't truly become one yet. If you had become a god, you wouldn't be able to stay in the real world because you would cause uncontrolled pollution to the real world. You would only be able to stay in the Star Spirit Realm."

Chestnut said thoughtfully, "I see—then I'd better not follow the gods. I want to stay with you in the real world."

Xia Fa really wanted to ask her how she did it, but then she thought about it and had her own guess.

Benedict also possesses a similar "reversal" power, except that she reverses time, while Chestnut reverses space.

After Beneath used the power of reversal against the pure silver giant, Xia Fa felt that her strength had increased considerably, although she had not yet reached the level of breaking through to the angel rank.

But this time, Chestnut managed to reverse the attack of two Bronze Cleansers of divine rank in order to save him!

In this situation, after exhausting its "reversal" power, the chestnut fell into hibernation and condensed into an indestructible white cocoon of light.

Now, as soon as Chestnut awakens, it immediately reaches a level similar to signing thirty secret contracts, and is almost about to become a god.

This means that Chestnut's current training method, or rather, the way he becomes stronger, might be—constantly using that "reversal" power!

Of course, the cost is obvious: apart from the benefits brought by the position itself, only this reversal power can keep up with the position.

Other abilities, such as the ability to form secret contracts, can only remain at the elephant or whale level, and still need to be improved by signing more secret contracts.

"So, what exactly is the power of reversal that Benedict and Chestnut possess? One can reverse time, and the other can reverse space—"

Xia Fa didn't intend to ask anyone, fearing he might cause his girl any unnecessary trouble.

He was prepared to explore it himself; after all, at least for now, this reversal power only benefited Benedict and Chestnut, and did not harm them.

The biggest benefit, of course, is that it can rapidly enhance their strength. In this era where the Cleaners have declared a full-scale war against supernatural beings, the higher their strength is, the better they can protect themselves.

Otherwise, to exaggerate a bit, if the two of them were still below demigod level, they would probably be shattered by the aftershock of the Bronze Cleaner casually waving his bronze lance.

Now, it's clearly impossible for that to happen.

As he pondered this, Xia Fa got up, took out his pocket watch from his pouch, and saw that it was already noon.

Although I was almost completely exhausted yesterday, after sleeping for more than ten hours, I regained my energy and vitality.

As it happened, Chestnut, this charming and adorable rat girl, was right next to them, so Xia Fa decided—why don't the two of them go to Rum City for a stroll and make up for the date they'd missed recently!

After all, Chestnut is his official girlfriend, and he's already introduced her to his family and friends.

"Chestnut, how about going to Rum City for a visit?" Xia Fa asked with a smile.

"Great! Perfect timing, we haven't gone on a date in ages, and I'm craving corn ice cream again. I heard there's a new one in Rum City."

Chestnut-colored face immediately turned bright red, clearly very happy to be with Xia Fa, no matter what they were doing.

"Let's go then."

Xia Fa smiled slightly, raised his hand, and summoned a vine gate.

Immediately, he took Chestnut's soft and delicate hand and led her outside.

"Shafa, you're back! It's been so long!"

"Hey, why are you holding Archbishop Chestnut's hand? Are you two dating?"

"Congratulations! When is the wedding? You absolutely have to invite me!"

On Daniel Street, when Xia Fa came out holding Chestnut's hand, the neighbors were immediately abuzz with gossip. They greeted each other warmly and asked questions out of curiosity.

Chestnut's delicate and bright face flushed red with embarrassment. She turned her face away, but her little hand held Xia Fa's large palm tightly, refusing to let go.

Xia Fa remained calm and smiled as he responded to the neighbors one by one, finally promising that if he were to hold a wedding, he would definitely invite everyone.

The neighbors had no idea that Shafa was already the head of the Gilgamesh family, a famous figure throughout the universe. After all, the people on Daniel Street were all ordinary people who didn't even know what a divinely favored family was.

In their understanding, Xia Fa suddenly became a superhuman a month ago and joined the Silver Church. He has been quite busy for the past month and hasn't shown his face much. That's about it.

On the contrary, it was Xia Fa's sudden relationship with Archbishop Chestnut that surprised the neighbors.

After finally crossing Daniel Street, they arrived at the square in front of St. Vivian's Church. Xia Fa looked at the chestnuts on her face, still flushed with the afterglow, and thought she was incredibly beautiful. He couldn't help but tease her and said, "What's wrong? Why are you so shy? This isn't like you."

Chestnut pursed her lips, then suddenly looked up at him with her big eyes, saying earnestly, "I—I suddenly thought that if one day I take you back to the territory of our Silver Iris Orchid Rat Clan, will we encounter a similar situation—"

Xia Fa laughed and said, "Don't worry, they'll be happy to hear all the questions they ask."

The Silver Iris Orchid Rat Clan, while not a particularly powerful demi-human race, is not bad either. Their clan leader is at least a Sovereign, and must have already heard of their identity as a Heavenly Holy Spirit.

Chestnut was about to ask why out of curiosity, but then she thought about it again and understood.

Perhaps Xia Fa is already stronger than their Silver Iris Orchid Clan Chief. If Xia Fa is really brought back, the clansmen will be overjoyed to see that she has found such a boyfriend.

However, for Chestnut, what she likes is Xia Fa as a person, regardless of whether Xia Fa is strong or weak, she will like him.

"Shafa! Shafa, is it really you?"

Just then, a rather boisterous and overjoyed voice rang out from not far ahead.

When Xia Fa looked up, he saw that it was actually Axo from the Augustus family!

Back then, in that mysterious underground cave, it was the three demigods, Axo, Tyrean, and Bedivere, who joined forces to save him. Shafa still remembers it all clearly.

Especially Cardinal Tyrean, I haven't seen him in a long time. I wonder how this seemingly stern but kind-hearted old man has been doing lately.

It appeared that Axor had just emerged from the corner of Ezreal Street, accompanied by Glenn and Cardan, who had once called him "godfather".

All three of them stared wide-eyed at this direction in disbelief, as if they were dreaming.