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Chapter 387 The Most Mysterious Ninth True God... and His Connection with Xia Fa?

Chapter 387 The Most Mysterious Ninth God... and His Connection with Xia Fa?

The secrets of the true gods?

Upon hearing these words from his ancestor Gilgamesh, Shafa felt a buzzing in his mind and almost stood frozen in place.

At the same time, clues began to connect without their own making.

More than ten thousand years ago, the sudden annihilation of the Prometheus family —

The suspected personal intervention of the Gold Cleaner —

The secret treasure that the former patriarch vowed to pass down even at the cost of his life —

"So, this secret not only involves the level of a true god, but also has a great connection with the Golden Cleanser, to the point that the Golden Cleanser was willing to personally intervene rather than let it remain?"

Xia Fa murmured to himself, suddenly realizing that the fact that this family's secret treasure had been passed down to this day must mean that it was no ordinary thing.

After all, the patriarch back then was only a transcendental monarch. It was a miracle that he could withstand even a single glance from the Golden Cleanser in the face of their pursuit.

But ironically, not only did he escape from the clutches of the Golden Cleanser, he also successfully hid the family's secret treasure, protecting that god-level secret and leaving it to future generations.

The only possibility is—

"Could it be—that a true god intervened to help with the secret treasure of the Prometheus family back then?"

Based on previous intelligence, a crucial reason why the extraordinary patriarch of the Prometheus family was able to escape the pursuit of the Golden Cleansers was that his Absolute Defense fell into their trap, leading him to fight all of them alone.

This forced the Golden Cleaners who were hunting down the family head to rush back.

At that time, all six hundred-plus Gold Cleaners were held back by [Absolute Defense], and in the end, they all perished together, leaving none alive.

Moreover, although it was said to be a mutual destruction, in reality, [Absolute Defense] did not die in the end, but was severely injured. However, it has not recovered yet and can only fight more than thirty Gold Cleaners.

Xia Fa had speculated that even if there were more than 600 of these Golden Cleaners, they would need to cooperate with each other to barely deal with the [Absolute Defense], and they would not be able to handle it if even one of them was missing.

The logic is simple: if the [Absolute Defense] at its peak could take on 600 opponents, it should have been able to crush those 600+ Golden Cleaners under normal circumstances.

It's like if someone has the strength to take on 600 people at the same time, then those 600 people are more likely to be unable to hold him off, and 60,000 people might not be able to, because that person is already comparable to a superhero.

Therefore, the Gold Cleaners must have had some kind of cooperative method, which enabled them to work together to deal with the [Absolute Defense], and even almost perish together with the [Absolute Defense] in the end.

However, judging from that period, when the [Absolute Defense] was trapped, the other eight of the nine righteous gods had already either died, fled, or betrayed the cause.

In other words, the righteous god who helped the head of the Prometheus family could only be one of two people.

Either it's because it possesses "eternal space," making it impossible for even the Gold Cleaners to hunt down the "Silver Universe."

Or it could be the most mysterious Ninth God, whose very name is unknown.

"【Silver Universe】is unlikely. If it were really Him, He would have already hinted to me to retrieve the family's secret treasure during the month or so that I have been a clergyman in the Silver Church and I have prayed to Him."

"After all, [Silver Universe] isn't some introverted little girl. She even chimed in once when I was communicating with [Paradox Clown] through spiritual intuition. She sounded quite lively. If something were that important, she couldn't possibly keep quiet, especially after I became a god."

"Then, the only possibility is that Ninth God?"

That Ninth God, perhaps because of his authority related to "fate," was replaced by the "Ember of Glory," one of the false Nine Gods, more than ten thousand years ago, but he did not die.

It is estimated that they foresaw all of this in advance, but since they had no way to resist, they chose to hide.

Therefore, it is not only possible that it is the Ninth God, but there is a very high probability that it is!

The reasoning process seemed complicated, but in reality, Xia Fa only had to think about it a few times before he had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Without a second thought, he flipped his palm, took out an ancient fruit, and fed it directly to his ancestor.

Gilgamesh didn't even have time to refuse, because having inadvertently glimpsed a secret of a god-level being, he was already on the verge of death and about to faint.

Speaking of which, this ancient fruit was originally left to him by Gilgamesh; it is one of the three treasures in the family's secret realm.

He originally intended it for his great-grandfather, Emperor Sharatul, but it was never used. Now it's a good opportunity for his ancestor to use it.

Gilgamesh took a bite of the fruit, which turned into a puddle of water that flowed directly between his dry lips and down his throat into his stomach.

The next moment, Xia Fa clearly saw that the lips of the ancestor Gilgamesh visibly regained their color, and his face became rosy again. In just a few breaths, he opened his eyes.

The powerful aura emanating from the peak of Outer Godhood slowly emanated from his body again, indicating that his injuries had almost fully healed.

Gilgamesh seemed to wake up instantly, standing up from Xia Fa's embrace. Without even asking any questions, a flash of secret runes appeared in his eyes, indicating that he already understood something.

"Your descendants, have you given me that old fruit of the Paradoxical Singularity?"

Xia Fa smiled slightly: "Yes, this was originally given to me by you, our ancestor, so it's perfect for you."

Unexpectedly, Gilgamesh became heartbroken: "Are you stupid? I'm an old man, you're the one who needs me more. I... sigh—"

He sighed and shook his head, as if he felt that using the ancient fruits of the Paradoxical Singularity on himself was a complete waste.

"Fine, it's done now. Descendant, you keep this. This time, you'll have to use it yourself."

Suddenly, He flipped his palm, and an ancient fruit of the Paradoxical Singularity, which looked almost identical, appeared in his palm.

Without saying a word, he shoved it directly into Xia Fa's hand, giving him no chance to refuse.

Xia Faren was dumbfounded. What was going on? Was there more than one ancient fruit of the Paradoxical Singularity?

Gilgamesh then smiled and said, "The Paradox Singularity, as you can tell from your name, has a close relationship with Lord Paradox Jester. In fact, He died at Lord Paradox Jester's hands. Lord Paradox Jester made full use of this Great Old One's flesh and blood to cultivate many Great Old Ones, and these few are the ones He bestowed upon me."

Xia Fa was immediately at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated: "Alright—"

Gilgamesh patted Shafa on the shoulder forcefully: "Descendant, your ancestor was right about you. You're even willing to give me such a precious treasure."

After a pause, He changed the subject: "Actually, I have investigated your special nature, especially why you are able to sign one hegemon-level secret contract after another. But even my [Secret of Eternity] cannot find out. Everything about you is like a thick fog in the face of the [Secret of Eternity]."

"If it weren't for our blood ties, and the fact that my descendants are indeed more likely to sign hegemonic-level secret contracts, I probably wouldn't have been able to uncover the secret that allows you to consistently sign hegemonic-level secret contracts."

"However, you are my descendant, my grandson. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone anything about you, not even if Lord Paradox Joker asks me, hahaha."

Xia Fa also showed a sincere smile: "Ancestor, you don't really need to do this. I completely trust you."

He had originally wanted to ask his ancestors if they could use their bloodline and the authority of the "Secret of Eternity" to help him investigate his origins, but now it seemed unlikely.

Similarly, their ancestors probably couldn't investigate what exactly happened 30,000 years ago through the "Secret of Eternity." That was the only major event in the world that surpassed the level of a true god. Their ancestors probably would have lost control or had their heads explode if they had even dared to touch it, and they would never have recovered.

Gilgamesh smiled and continued, "Alright, go in. I'll cheer you on from outside. But don't put too much pressure on yourself. If someone else wins the family's secret treasure, and it really doesn't work out, I'll see if I can use my connections to help you get back the things related to that secret."

Xia Fa nodded solemnly: "Okay!"

Without exchanging further pleasantries, knowing they could reunite later, Xia Fa decisively turned around and flew towards the entrance of the inverted pyramid.

By this time, there weren't many people left at the entrance. Everyone who could go in had gone in, while those who hadn't gathered around the inverted pyramid. Some of the gods and outer gods used their respective powers to try and watch the battle.

There was even a particularly enthusiastic god who built a ring of stands outside the inverted pyramid, resembling an ancient Roman gladiator, and called out to others to take their seats.

Xia Fa found it quite novel, discovering that once one reaches the level of a god or above, many things in this world are indeed different. Even watching a battle can be forced, and an audience can be built on-site.

"Fortunately, if my ancestor hadn't been rescued by the mysterious person these past few days, and if I hadn't coincidentally asked about the secret hidden in our Prometheus family's secret repository, I probably would have inadvertently overlooked it and only cared about that Soul Origin Crystal —"

and many more! ! !

Just as he was about to fly into the entrance of the inverted pyramid, Xia Fa suddenly felt as if he had been struck by lightning. A flash of light seemed to pierce through the deep darkness.

More than ten thousand years ago, the ninth true god, believed to be worshipped by the Church of Destiny, helped the head of the Prometheus family escape and guarded the divine secret hidden within the family's treasury.

Then, just days before the family's secret treasure was about to open, his ancestor, Gilgamesh, was rescued from the runaway corruption by a mysterious and exceptionally powerful figure.

The ancestor happened to possess one of the strongest proofs of eternity—the [Secret of Eternity]. The author, having come to participate in the competition for the family's secret treasure, coincidentally encountered the ancestor, and their conversation inevitably turned to the matter of the secret treasure—

As Xia Fa thought of this, a chill involuntarily surged from his spine to the back of his head, as if he had fallen into a huge net woven by an invisible giant hand.

In other words, putting everything else aside, at least regarding the matter of the divine-level secrets hidden in the Prometheus family's secret repository—it has always been the Ninth God of the Church of Fate secretly instigating this.

He guessed that He would come, so He rescued His ancestor Gilgamesh in advance and used Him to tell Him the importance of that secret.

What exactly is this secret, and why is it so important that it not only prompted the Gold Cleaners to take action more than 10,000 years ago, but also made the Ninth God of the Church of Destiny spend 10,000 years laying out a plan?

And what role did I play in the Ninth God's scheme? Was I a dark horse who accidentally stumbled into His scheme, or was this scheme set up specifically for me?

By now, Xia Fa had long understood his special nature, not only because of the various secrets he possessed, but also because of a crucial point: the "Apostle of Knowledge" seemed to have seen him more than 30,000 years ago.

Therefore, he didn't necessarily think of himself as just an insignificant pawn who accidentally stumbled into the Ninth God's tens of thousands of years of planning, and he also considered the possibility that this scheme was set up for him.

However, in any case, the Ninth God's painstaking efforts were clearly aimed at giving him that secret, at least for now.

However, whether or not you can get it depends on your own abilities.

Thinking this, Xia Fa suddenly accelerated and rushed into the dark opening of the inverted pyramid.

"Welcome everyone to the first-ever Universal Spirits Battle Tournament!"

As soon as Xia Fa rushed in, he heard a rather familiar voice.

The voice was rough, bold, and full of passion, as if it could instantly arouse people's enthusiasm to the extreme.

Moreover, it sounds exactly like the tone of voice used by commentators at various major sporting events.

Xia Ding looked closely and saw that the first level of this inverted pyramid, which was equivalent to the largest level of the pyramid, actually had a series of battle platforms for the spirits.

And in the very center of the arena, under the spotlight that appeared out of nowhere, was—the "real" commentator holding a microphone and giving commentary!

"There are a total of 107 contestants participating in this All Spirits Battle Tournament. Well, one of them will have to skip the first round of the preliminary selection."

"The person who received a bye, your number ball will light up. Those who didn't receive a bye, please take your number balls to your respective battle stage to participate in the first round of the preliminary rounds!"

"As for where this numbered ball is, everyone, just check your pockets or coat pockets, hahaha!"

Whether it was Xia Fa or the other gods present, they were all stunned upon hearing this, and each reached into their pockets.

Then, they actually pulled out a colored numbered ball.

Xia Fa felt the same way. Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Truly worthy of being called a 'physical entity,' it is as magical as ever."

After glancing at the number he had drawn, Xia Fa flew towards the number 18 battle platform.

The fighting platform was built from a single block of rock, and it looks like a boxing ring, but there is a chair on the front and back sides, obviously for the contestants to sit on.

As for the battle arena itself, it is naturally up to the "spirits" that the contestants have each contracted to to fight against each other.

Xia Fa had just sat down on the stone chair marked "36" when he looked up and saw an unexpected opponent.

Just then, the opponent looked over in utter surprise.

"Xia Fa, is that you?"

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