novelraw Chapter 352 Body Training: Pull-ups, Challenge to Breakthrough 1!
Chapter 352 Body Training: Pull-ups, Challenge to Breakthrough 1!
Chapter 352 Strengthening the Body: Pull-ups, the Challenge of Breaking One Hundred!
Benedict's cousin has appeared—and she even has double pupils?
When Xia Fa saw this, that intense feeling of having a bellyful of complaints but not knowing where to begin returned.
Putting everything else aside, the sense of déjà vu is just too strong!
However, despite his complaints, he also calmly analyzed the situation.
Although this older cousin with double pupils may not necessarily be the real culprit who stole the ball joints from the doll girl, it's definitely wise to be on guard.
Unfortunately, I wasn't watching Benedict's travel notes in real time.
If I had reminded Benedict through this bronze notebook the moment this record appeared, it might have been useful.
Now, we can only wait and see how things develop.
But since the notebook bound to Benedict's soul essence did not burn away, it meant that Benedict was not in any serious trouble. Therefore, Shafa was not too anxious, but worry was inevitable.
"Cousin, is that really you?"
Upon seeing the tall, slender, bangs-wearing doll-like girl, Benedict's face lit up with surprise after a brief moment of stunned silence.
The doll-like girl was also quite surprised.
"Benise? It's you!"
At this moment, a siren girl behind the doll-like girl asked curiously:
"Lady Bellka, you have a cousin?"
Before Bellka could answer, Benedict Cumberbatch came running over affectionately, took Bellka's delicate arm, and said with a beaming smile:
"Of course! My cousin was so good to me when we were little, wasn't she, cousin?"
Bellka was slightly unaccustomed to this sudden closeness, but suddenly, as if sensing something, a look of surprise appeared in her eyes:
"Benise—you—you've broken through to the demigod level?"
[Benise chuckled:]
"Yeah, cousin, look how awesome I am! Wait, cousin, how come you're already an angel!"
Behind Bellka were three people: two siren girls and one elf girl.
Upon hearing Beneath's words, the elven girl giggled softly.
"That's right, otherwise why would we be hunting the Sacred Leyline Giants with Lady Bellka?"
At this moment, Beneath turned her head and briefly sensed the auras of these people, discovering that the two siren girls were actually demigods, and the elven girl was an angel.
[But, even though they were both angels, she addressed Beluka as "Lady Beluka," which surprised Benes quite a bit.]
She was naturally innocent and naive, and if she had something on her mind, she would ask directly.
"Cousin, you've become so amazing! Even this elf sister seems to obey you completely!"
Bellka smiled gently at this moment.
"You're still the same as when you were a kid, saying whatever comes to mind."
She paused, then changed the subject, saying:
"Actually, this is normal. They're all angels, some strong and some weak, don't you think?"
[She asked the last question to the three girls behind her, who nodded repeatedly like chickens pecking at rice. It seemed that even though Bellka was smiling, she was still seen as authoritative.]
At this moment, Beluka turned back again, not even glancing at Nymphal, who was only a demigod, seemingly not considering her a threat at all, and simply turned to Benes and said:
"By the way, Beneath, do you also need to hunt these sacred ley line giants? Just a heads-up, it's very dangerous."
When it came to matters related to Shafa, Benedict suddenly became clever and vaguely replied:
"Hmm, I heard that the sacred metal inside the body of the Sacred Leyline Giant can be exchanged for lots and lots of dried fish, so I want to try it out."
Her innocent remark immediately caused the two sirens and the elf to chuckle, but as Beluka glanced back at the three women, their expressions immediately hardened, and they dared not laugh again.
Bellka then turned back with a gentle expression and said:
"That's perfect. Although there are demigods among these sacred ley line giants, they are very rare. Most of them are angels. Today, I'll take you hunting, and you can have half of the sacred metal we get. How about that?"
Beneath was conflicted. Originally, she had intended to capture all five sacred ley line giants in one fell swoop and give all the sacred metals to Shafa to take back.
But then, they ran into their cousin and her group, who were also there to hunt the Sacred Leyline Giants. Now things were really complicated.
Seeing that Benedict did not answer immediately, Belluca's eyes flashed, and her tone became much gentler:
】
"Little glutton, how about this: you can have all the sacred metals from the sacred ley line giants you hunt, but I can keep the mineral deposits in their lairs. Is that okay?"
Upon hearing this, Benedict immediately perked up.
"Okay! Thank you, cousin!"
Bellka nodded slightly, and with a flick of her wrist, a spinning wooden ball appeared in her palm. The ball rose into the air, and a bright light shone from its cracks, instantly illuminating the entire underground fissure.
"Let's go then. That eternal vortex giant can't escape; its lair is in the deepest part of the underground fissure."
"There's a problem, there's definitely a problem—"
As Xia Fa saw this, he became increasingly suspicious of the doll girl named Bellka.
In particular, when Bellka first met her cousin Benedictine, whom she hadn't seen for many years, she didn't seem surprised at all, but her attitude changed drastically as soon as she realized that Benedictine had become a demigod.
The only difference between Beneath before and after becoming a demigod was that the spherical joints of the Puppet God regrown on her shoulders!
Needless to say, Beluka, who had brought an angel and two demigods, originally came to hunt the group of sacred ley line giants, but when she saw that Benes seemed to really need the sacred metal, she immediately offered to give up all the sacred metal on the sacred ley line giants.
Xia Fa couldn't help but worry about Benedict Cumberbatch, so he quickly continued reading.
"Based on our previous investigation and reconnaissance, especially the aura emanating from the footprints left by those Sacred Leyline Giants, there are a total of six Sacred Leyline Giants this time."
Inside the underground fissure, Beluka led the way while conversing with Beneath.
[Benise asked curiously:]
"Six heads? Isn't it five?"
[Beluka smiled gently:]
"I didn't expect you to know even this. Actually, there were originally five heads, but another one was recently born. However, since it was just born, it hasn't had time to grow yet, so it only has the rank of demigod."
Beneath nodded thoughtfully.
"I see."
But immediately, she felt a surge of joy. No matter what, it meant she had gained another sacred ley line giant, which meant she could bring back another piece of sacred metal for Shafado!
At this moment, Nymph, who was following behind Benedict, happily exclaimed:
"A demigod? Then let me deal with him. I'm sure I can defeat this demigod-level sacred ley line giant!"
[Velka seemed to only then notice Nyakorus, and chuckled softly.]
"By the way, Beneath, is this kitten girl your friend? Why don't you introduce her?"
[Benise chuckled:]
"Cousin, I was just about to tell you this. Yes, this is my good friend, her name is Nyakolu!"
[Beluca looked down at the catgirl, her attitude extremely friendly:]
"Hello, Nyakko."
[Nyakoru, with her large, sky-blue eyes, looked up at Bellka and innocently said:]
"Hello—is it because I'm so short that you only just noticed me?"
[Belka chuckled:]
"How could that be? I was waiting for Benedict to introduce us."
Seeing that Nyakoru was also so innocent and naive, for some reason, Bellka's smile deepened.
】
The group continued walking, illuminated by the puppet-ball-like sealing artifact of Bellka, which brightly lit the underground fissures within a kilometer radius. Therefore, it did not appear eerie or frightening, but rather somewhat desolate.
The biting wind from the icy plains relentlessly blew in from behind them, but fortunately, the lowest-ranking beings here were all demigods, so they didn't feel the cold at all.
[Beluca and Benedict seemed to have been separated for a long time, and they had endless things to talk about, their expressions becoming increasingly intimate.]
"By the way, Beneath, the Star Abyss of Ascension in our Endless Domain is opening in a little over half a month. Are you going?"
Benedict nodded vigorously.
"Yes, yes! I'll definitely go! Didn't Her Majesty say that there's something very important inside for our doll girl clan? I want to go and join in the fun."
[Beluka laughed:]
"That's perfect. We can go together then, and I can protect you. After all, you're still the same as when you were little, always so reckless, like you haven't grown up at all."
Benedict looked at her cousin and gave her a silly smile.
"Hehe, okay."
Suddenly, a huge black shadow flashed past in front of them. As the shadow disappeared, countless objects, such as teapots, cups, and toothbrushes, materialized out of thin air and fell to the ground with a clatter.
"It's Miracle Giants! Quick, let's give chase!"
[Belka seemed to recognize her immediately, her voice trembling slightly. With a wave of her hand, the two siren girls and the elf girl behind her rushed out.]
Seeing this, Benedict's eyes lit up, and she immediately rushed forward, not forgetting to shout: ]
"Nyakuru, let's go!"
Seeing Beneath dash off, Meowkor also started running with her short legs, chasing straight after the Miracle Imaginary Giant.
Bellka seemed to have chosen to stay behind, walking slowly and deliberately behind the others.
[After walking for a short while, we heard the sound of waves crashing against the shore, accompanied by the fresh scent of flowers and grass, and the sound of cats.]
[The sound of exerting force, "Hey!"]
The miraculous imaginary giant was now trapped in a wave prison by two siren maidens, while the elven maiden spread her translucent wings and flew through the air, continuously firing forest arrows.
As for Meowkor, her entire body was enveloped in golden blood energy, which transformed into two gigantic cat paws, each a hundred meters wide and covered in paw pads, which relentlessly clawed at the miraculous imaginary giant.
The Miracle Giant, which looks like a ball of colorful yarn and is over 300 meters tall, is currently fighting back fiercely.
It pounded wildly with its arms, seemingly trying to smash the cage of waves that imprisoned it. Wherever its fists landed, the thick waves either vanished into thin air or shattered into common furniture such as cutlery, plates, and cups.
[However, as soon as the breach is broken, the two siren maidens immediately patch it up with new waves. At the same time, they are also making bubbles in the wave cage, seemingly trying to unleash some more powerful and troublesome method.]
As for the elven maiden, each arrow struck the Miracle Imaginary Giant precisely where it was weak—either in the waist, wrist or elbow, or knee or ankle.
These emerald green arrows, upon striking the target, immediately transformed into vines that grew and branched out, continuously absorbing the earth's ley line energy from the Miracle Imaginary Giant's body.
The fantastical giant roared, growing increasingly enraged, but it was all in vain. After all, it had only recently attained the rank of angel, and was now being suppressed by three demigods and one angel, unable to struggle in the slightest.
[That's right, the giant cat claw formed from the golden blood energy of the cat, Meowkor, has now also reached into the wave cage, and has even become the main force, constantly interfering with the actions of this miraculous imaginary giant, either grabbing its arm to prevent it from throwing a punch, or swatting away its punch, causing it a great deal of trouble.]
Meanwhile, Benedict stood behind the group, but she wasn't idle at all; instead, she clenched her hands as if gathering something.
[Soon after, a dazzling golden light rose from her palm, and the miraculous imaginary giant struggled even more violently, as if it truly sensed the threat of death.]
"I'm here to help you!"
As Bellka spoke, she made a fist with her left hand, and golden light emanated from her palm.
But suddenly, something unexpected happened!
The once unbreakable cage of waves, which could have healed instantly even if broken, suddenly seemed unable to hold on any longer and collapsed into seawater with a crash.
[This miraculous imaginary giant, now free, did not retreat but advanced, roaring as he suddenly threw a punch to the left.]
[The place it crashed into was clearly just an open space with only grayish-white rocky ground, but at that moment, a "miracle" occurred!]
[Just as the force of the punch reached its peak, before it even struck the ground, the entire underground fissure suddenly trembled. This tremendous force caused one of the siren girls to stumble and roll right under the Miracle Imaginary Giant's fist!]
[Patter! 】
Before the siren girl could even raise her hand to defend herself, she was struck by a fist, and her entire body was turned into a glass statue, shattering inch by inch. Then, the shards of glass shook violently and completely turned into transparent powder and disappeared.
【"elder sister!!!"】
[Another siren girl roared in grief and anger, charging towards the Miracle Imaginary Giant like a madwoman, seemingly disregarding everything else and only wanting to fight it to the death.]
"Seliko, no!"
[Beluca cried out in alarm and hurriedly reached out to stop them, but it was too late.]
With a deafening "bang," the giant's fist slammed head-on into the charging siren girl. Her body trembled, and she turned into wood, falling backward and shattering into countless pieces.
【"roar!!!!!"】
The fact that the Imaginary Giant had succeeded twice only fueled his ferocity. He suddenly stepped forward and stomped one foot on the ground.
The splinters of wood, propelled by the recoil, shot towards the elven girl whose wings fluttered in the air. The girl reacted swiftly, folding her wings to envelop her delicate body, seemingly about to dissipate into leaves to avoid the attack.
Suddenly, however, the extraordinary power within her stagnated, unable to flow at this critical moment of life and death! This also prevented her from using her extraordinary talents!
[A miracle, yet another miracle, a miracle that even stagnates the extraordinary power within angels!]
However, this miracle was only for the fantastical giant; for the elven girl, it was an utter disaster.
Countless pieces of wood pierced through her body, creating hundreds of holes of varying sizes, from front to back. A cold wind blew through them, and the blood flowing from the wounds froze instantly.
The next moment, her body turned into sand and crumbled away, a complete and utter demise.
Benedict was stunned, as if he hadn't expected this at all.
[It seems that because Nyokor has been chased by pure silver giants since childhood and has witnessed the deaths of countless catgirls, she is quite used to it.]
Seeing that the Miracle Imaginary Giant was about to turn on her and Benedict, Meowkor took two steps forward, her golden blood energy condensing into a giant cat phantom, and shouted:
"Sister Benedict, it seems we can't beat it. You run, I'll cover our retreat!"
[Beluka also showed an extremely distressed expression, and said:]
"It's all my fault, Benedict! We have to run! If we don't run, we'll all die!"
At this moment, Beneath's radiant greatsword was only half-formed when she heard this, and she seemed somewhat bewildered.
She couldn't understand why, just moments ago, everyone was cooperating so well, and they were about to defeat the Miracle Imaginary Giant and obtain the fist-sized sacred metal "Gathering of All Miracles," but then they suddenly collapsed and routed.
"Benise, Benedict, let's go!"
Seeing that Benedict seemed to be standing still, Belluca couldn't help but reach out her fair hand, as if to grab Benedict's shoulder and forcibly pull her away from the spot.
For some reason, at this moment, Beluka's breathing became somewhat rapid, and finally, her hand rested on Benedict's left shoulder.
[The place where the ball joint of the puppet god regrown.]
"Finally, they fell for it—"
[A look of madness flashed in Bellka's double pupils, and the ball joint of the Puppet God lit up on her left shoulder, even her aura was exactly the same as Beneath's!]
"I never expected this, Benedict. You can actually grow another ball joint like the God of Puppets. I'm sorry, but to become the next God of Puppets, I have to sacrifice you first."
[Beluca laughed maniacally, her black hair flying wildly, and she gripped tightly with her fingers, as if she were about to dig the ball joint of the Doll God out of Benes's shoulder.]
Suddenly, she felt as if she had been electrocuted, her whole body trembled violently, and her double pupils immediately became lifeless.
An incredible "reversal" happened to her at this moment.
Suddenly, the ball joint on her left shoulder, which should have belonged to the doll goddess Benedict, detached itself and flew towards Benedict's left shoulder.
In just a moment, the spherical joint of the Puppet God merged with the spherical joint of the Puppet God on Beneath's left shoulder without the slightest delay.
[Benise's aura surged instantly, breaking through from demigod to angel without any hindrance.]
But that wasn't all. Beluka's double pupils suddenly detached from her eye sockets, spun in the air, and then merged directly into Benedict's golden-red eyes!
[Benise's golden-red eyes have miraculously become double pupils.]
With another "boom," Beneath's aura surged once more, directly approaching the peak of the angelic realm, as if she were only one step away from becoming a ruler.
"Benise, you—you—"
[Beluka stared at Benedict's retreating figure with hollow, bloodshot eyes, her expression filled with disbelief and extreme resentment.]
But before she could say another word or make any move, suddenly, a strange light flashed on Benedict's vest.
Even though Bellka had lost her eyeballs, her remaining facial features seemed to receive the immense information transmitted by that "light." Her whole body froze, as if she had suddenly learned something extremely unbelievable.
"You actually—you actually possess this—"
Before she could finish speaking, Beluka's head suddenly exploded, as if she couldn't withstand this level of information flow and died instantly.
[Knock knock knock!]
A deafening roar came from not far ahead. It was the Miracle Imaginary Giant, who seemed to have sensed the terrifying power of reversal emanating from Benes. It abandoned its fight with Meowkor and turned to run away.
[Benise then came to her senses, turned her head, and looked at Beluka's headless corpse lying on the ground.]
"Cousin, you really are—"
"Interesting, very interesting, Benedict. I never imagined the mastermind was just your cousin, or perhaps someone else entirely?"
Suddenly, Heather Perriam, in a deep blue light, appeared beside Benedictine, a meaningful smile on her face.
[Benise suddenly paused, then turned her head:]
"Teacher, you're awake?"
Last time, in order to send her into the giant dome's small world for training, the teacher actually exhausted his extraordinary power and fell into a deep sleep.
After leaving the giant dome world, Benedict and Nymphal returned to the Mechanical Castle and, sure enough, found the obsidian ring, inhabited by their teacher's soul, lying under their pillow. They took it out and put it on.
Unexpectedly, the teacher woke up at that moment.
Heather Pearl's elegant face still wore a smile.
"Hmm, you just woke up, child. You haven't quite grasped what happened yet, have you?"
Benedict gently bit her tender red lips:
"Hmm... Bellka was actually trying to harm me just now?"
Unexpectedly, Heather Pearl shook her head.
"Not only that, she also killed those two siren girls and that elf girl, all so that she could deal with you without anyone getting in her way. Otherwise, why do you think the Wave Cage would have shattered if it was still intact?"
Beneath was stunned, as if she couldn't believe such a villain existed in the world.
"This—but—"
[Meowkor came over, panting, and sighed:]
"I noticed something was off about Bellca before, but I didn't dare say anything, sigh—"
[Benise said dejectedly:]
"But my cousin was so good to me when we were little, I never expected her to—"
Before she could finish her sentence, she realized something, and the look of disappointment on her face froze, then slowly vanished.
When she raised her head again, it was as if she had matured in an instant; her gaze was terrifyingly calm.
"Teacher, the reason she was so kind to me when I was little was because she took the ball joint from my doll god, and now she feels guilty?"
Heather nodded with satisfaction.
"That's right, realizing that shows you've grown up."
Beneath sighed softly.
"She truly deserves to die, but... that strange power I just unleashed—"
Heather Pearl shook her head.
"Even your teacher doesn't know. I once thought you had the potential to become the next Divine Being in our Doll Girl clan, but now, the secrets surrounding you—are probably far deeper and more complex than that."
She paused, her tone becoming serious, and added:
"In short, don't tell anyone about this except your master, understand?"
Benedict nodded seriously.
"Yes, I know."
Suddenly, Meowkor hugged herself tightly, her petite body trembling.
"Sister Benedict, your teacher—is she—is she going to kill me to silence me?"
Heather Perria was amused.
"How could I? If I dared to take action without permission, and Xia Fa came knocking on my door, would I even be able to live?"
[Nyako let out a long sigh of relief:]
"That's good."
Heather Perria then changed the subject:
"By the way, the Star Ascension Abyss will open in half a month. Beneath, you can ask your master to take you with him."
[Benise asked curiously:]
"Ugh—why?"
[A very complex expression suddenly appeared on Heather's face:]
"Child, do you know how your teacher died?"
[Benise replied almost without hesitation:]
"Her Majesty the Queen told us that you, teacher, accidentally encountered a real-life story answerer."
"Unable to answer the questions in his story, he wiped them all out with a single stroke of his hoe."
Heather Pearl shook her head.
"No, that's not it. That was something that little girl, Lumiel, made up to cover up the truth about my demise. Of course, the storyteller herself doesn't care. In fact, the entities actually enjoy similar rumors spreading."
Beneath's eyes widened suddenly:
【"Then, teacher, you—"
Heather said with a sigh:
"I—actually, died in the Star Abyss of Ascending Stars, because at that time, I accidentally witnessed—some secrets of the Sun God King."
Benedict was taken aback.
"The Sun God King? Who is that? I've never heard of him."
Heather Politics sighed:
"Child, it's normal that you haven't heard of him, because He is not a god, not an external god, and certainly not one of the nine righteous gods, nor a celestial being, but rather—"
After a slight pause, Heather Perria said in a trembling voice filled with extreme fear:
"Thirty thousand years ago, before the birth of extraordinary power, the Primordial God-King, one of the two pillars of the universe!"
In the rising stars and the abyss of the stars, is there a secret related to the Sun God King?
Xia Fa was so startled when he saw this that he almost jumped up from the beach.
You see, ever since he joined forces with the entities of the Entity Redemption Society to break through the Ancient Mithril Gate and heard the entity "Bard" recount the history of 30,000 years ago, he has never been able to forget the things related to the Sun God King and the Moon Mother Goddess.
The Sun God King was an ancient god-king who combined the titles of God of the Sun, God of Thunder, God of Storms, God of Speed, God of Strength, God of Defense, and many other unimaginably powerful names.
In fact, according to the bards, the Sun God King alone was enough to rival the nine great gods, including [Absolute Defense] and [Paradox Clown]!
But ironically, 30,000 years ago, this powerful Sun God King died and vanished for some unknown reason.
It could even be said that it was precisely because of the death of the Sun God King that the subsequent 30,000-year-long extraordinary era of prosperity came about.
Of course, this is also thanks to the nine great gods joining forces to wipe out all the old rulers; otherwise, the universe today would probably be full of evil and depravity.
However, 30,000 years ago, the Moon Goddess, one of the two pillars of the universe—another ancient god-king who combined the powerful titles of God of Reincarnation, God of the Moon, God of Time, God of Space, God of Darkness, and others—failed when she attempted to briefly "reproduce" the Sun God-king from the river of time.
It was for this reason that the Moon Goddess disappeared, the ancient gods perished, and the age of magicians officially ended.
At that time, Xia Fa had a guess that only if the Sun God King truly fell could he be "resurrected" from the time fog by the Moon Mother Goddess.
Since the attempt to reproduce the event failed, it means that the Sun God King is very likely still alive!
After all, the essence of "reproduction" is to reassemble most of the divine power of the fallen Sun God King. Therefore, only the possibility that the Sun God King is alive can lead to the failure of "reproduction".
It's like saying, "The Sun God King is still alive, and the pillar of divine power is within Him. How can you borrow it?" That's definitely impossible.
Unfortunately, there is no evidence or intelligence to support the claim that the Sun God King is still alive.
Putting everything else aside, if He were truly alive, why would He stand by and watch as extraordinary beings developed in the universe for 30,000 years, until now spreading to every corner of the universe and the Protoss realm?
If He were to intervene, not only would the nine great gods be unable to withstand it, but the universe could also be destroyed, leaving only one or two tenths or a twelfth of its original size.
Xia Fa became increasingly confused as he thought about it, and his curiosity was also greatly aroused, so he immediately continued reading.
Anyway, Bellka brought this upon herself. Her sneak attack on Benedictine backfired and she was killed by the reversal power within Benedictine, which meant that Benedictine was safe. Not only that, but she also reached the pinnacle of the angelic rank.
Therefore, no longer worried, Xia Fa focused all his attention on the connection between "Stars Ascending to the Abyss" and "Sun God King".
"This is amazing—"
Beneath shrank back. Although she didn't really understand what was so powerful about one of the two pillars of the universe, she was still frightened to see her teacher showing such fear for the first time.
Heather nodded slightly.
"Yes, I only glanced at the spot where the Sun God King fell before my body shattered instantly. I lost most of my memories from the Star Abyss, and even my soul took hundreds of years to finally coalesce."
[Benise asked in surprise:]
"The Sun God King—is he dead? He's dead, so why is he still so powerful?"
Heather Pearl shook her head.
"After all, it was one of the two pillars of the universe. Even its corpse possessed the status of a true god, and was even more dangerous and terrifying."
[Meow Kelu listened in a daze, because she didn't understand most of it, and then interjected:]
"Then, Bennett's teacher, why did you make Bennett go to the Star Ascension Abyss with Master?"
Heather glanced at Nyokora with surprise, and a smile appeared on her face.
"You little rascal, you're a bit smarter than Benedict. It's simple: the place where the Sun God King fell, the place where his body lies, is both dangerous and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
[Benise opened her double golden-red pupils wide:]
"Opportunity?"
Heather Perria said with great certainty:
"That's right. Putting everything else aside, if you or your master absorb even a single drop of the Sun God King's blood and withstand the effects of the loss of control, the benefits would be unimaginable."
She shook her head slightly and continued:
"I'm just a soul now; otherwise, even if it meant my body shattering, I would have gone again."
[Nyakoru keenly noticed something amiss and said:]
"But, Benedict's teacher, didn't you just glance at the Sun God King's corpse before your body exploded? If Master and Sister Benedict go there—"
Heather looked at Nymph with some surprise, then chuckled and explained:
"You're quite clever. Actually, that's what I was going to say. The reason is simple: although my physical form shattered in the Star Abyss, it created a subtle mystical connection with that place."
"In recent centuries, for some unknown reason, the influence of the Sun God King's corpse on the real world has become increasingly weak, as if it is offsetting something, or as if it is being deliberately suppressed."
"That's why the Star Abyss is about to reopen, and that's why I strongly recommended that Benedict and Shafa go there. Of course, Meowkor, you can go too; it might be a fortuitous opportunity for you."
Beneath and Meowkor listened attentively, then nodded in unison, seemingly lost in thought. Their expressions and movements were somewhat similar to Xiafa's.
"In that case, when I get back, I'll tell Xia Fa and let him decide!"
Heather Perria smiled upon hearing this.
"Alright, let's go hunt those six sacred ley line giants first. Perfect timing, you can go back and discuss things after we're done."
My notes end here.
Clearly, Benedict, Nymphal, and Heather Pelia set off again, venturing deeper into the underground fissures.
Xia Fa was in a state of mental disarray and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
"The Sun God King—has he actually already fallen?"
"Was my guess wrong?"
"But why can't the Moon Goddess briefly reappear from the mists of time? Where is She?!"
Xia Fa felt that there were many mysteries and layers of doubts, and he felt as if he had fallen into an endless gray fog.
What exactly happened 30,000 years ago that led to the fall of the invincible Sun God King, and why the Moon Goddess's scheme failed after the Sun God King's fall, all seem to be unanswerable and without any clues.
However, at least one thing is certain.
That is, what Benedict's teacher, the previous Doll Queen, Heather Perria, said makes perfect sense!
Regardless of how the Sun God King died, since his body was left in the Star Abyss of Ascending Stars, I must go and explore it no matter what.
Just as Heather Perria said, even if she only absorbed a drop of the Sun God King's blood, it might bring her immense benefits!
Moreover, with such a large corpse of the Sun God King lying there, how could he have only absorbed a single drop of blood?
"Hmm—about half a month from now. If I can manage to snag [Eternal Critical Strike] in the next couple of days, then I'll seize the opportunity and become a Lesser God within half a month—"
"Once you become a god, the danger of entering the Star Abyss of Ascending Stars and facing the corpse of the Primordial God King should be greatly reduced."
"Moreover, it will be easier to seize the blood of the Primordial God-King or anything else—"
With this thought in mind, Xia Fa, who had completely sobered up, closed Benedict's training notebook and stood up.
Next, we come to the most important thing today.
That is—to strive to break the 100-pull-up mark!
Xia Fa was very much looking forward to what kind of incredible transformation and improvement he would achieve once he truly broke through one hundred pull-ups.
In particular, the [Eternal Critical Strike] will be released in two days, and this transformation and improvement is something I definitely need.
Not to mention, once he breaks through one hundred pull-ups, he can try running a kilometer. What will happen then is completely unknown, which makes Xia Fa even more curious and expectant.
Without much delay, he immediately conjured an ice bar.
Then, after warming up on the spot for a while, he took out the copper box given to him by the physical "Fanatic Tomb Raider", took out a large piece of flesh from the Wall of Flesh and Blood and ate it. He then immediately began to do push-ups.
"one two three----"
"—Ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one hundred!"
The push-ups were done quickly, as easy as the warm-up, with no difficulty whatsoever.
Immediately afterwards, Xia Fa turned his neck a few times, twisted his shoulders, and suddenly leaped up, grabbing the cold bar with both hands!
"One hundred —"
After a moment of hesitation, his eyes hardened and became as firm as a rock. Xia Fa began his charge toward his goal!
"one two three----"
"Fifty-one, fifty-two, fifty-three—"
"Ninety-one, ninety-two, ninety-three!"