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Chapter 384 Even the Heavenly Venerable and the Outer Gods are considered Xia Fa Niang's family

Chapter 384 Even the Heavenly Venerable and the Outer Gods are considered Xia Fa Niang's family?

Soul Essence Crystal?

Xia Fa was overjoyed. He never expected to obtain it so easily, and even felt a little bit of unreality.

For the first time, finally, he encountered a situation where a pillow was delivered to him when he was sleepy.

In the past, no matter what he wanted, he had to go through countless hardships to get it. Whether it was the "Miracle Fantasy" in the Overlord-level secret contract, which was the most crucial for becoming a true god, or the "Eternal Critical Strike" that he needed the most and that had the greatest impact on his future, he had to go through great lengths and face countless dangers to obtain it.

And this time, the Soul Origin Crystal, which is crucial to both himself and his Mystic Star Ironblood Conqueror "Paul", is about to be within his grasp!

Well, it's not exactly easy to get, since you still have to go to the hidden place, but it shouldn't be too difficult overall.

Thinking this, Xia Fa picked up the envelope containing her heartfelt wishes, preparing to send a message to ask her cousin where the secret treasure was.

Without taking out paper and pen, he simply summoned a wisp of spiritual intuition, gathered it into the shape of a pen tip, and began to write on the envelope containing his thoughts.

"To Cousin Hercules Prometheus"

"I haven't seen you in a very long time, and I miss you terribly. I often think of the happy times we spent fishing on the beach in Rumtown when we were kids, and then grilling and eating the fish right there. I'm contacting you for no other reason than to ask where our family's secret hideout is?"

"Your dear cousin, Shaphat Gilgamesh."

This was actually the first time he had ever written a message on a greeting envelope so formally; before, he had only exchanged brief messages with his friends.

As for why it's so formal—it's mainly because I have some free time right now, so I'm just writing this for fun.

Seeing that it was finished, Xia Fa immediately waited patiently.

A minute passed quickly.

Then, two minutes passed, five minutes passed, ten minutes passed—

Xia Fa began to regret writing so long. He thought his cousin, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars, would reply soon, which was why he deliberately teased Him.

But now it seems that his cousin is very, very far away from where he is, and no new message has appeared on the envelope after more than ten minutes.

The coordinates of the small world I am in are very well hidden, but it is roughly in the void around the planet Kaligi, it's just that no one can find it.

In about ten minutes—my cousin would probably no longer be on Caligi, but in a relatively remote part of the Wright Star System, such as a natural star system.

Or, it could be in the Protoss realm.

Finally, after waiting for more than twenty minutes, the message from my cousin appeared on the envelope.

Fortunately, no matter what, my cousin is a pirate emperor, and his abilities and skills are among the best of the extraordinary monarchs. This time, he realized that it would be quite difficult for the two of them to communicate when they were separated by almost a star field, so he sent a long string of text messages.

"Hey cousin, don't scare me. Why are you making such a formality? Are you afraid the rest of the Prometheus family will see this? Hahaha."

"Our family's secret treasure should not have been opened so early. In fact, it should have been opened by someone with the blood of a member of the Prometheus family, especially someone with higher talent, who would be more likely to open it."

"However, the reason for opening it earlier now is because it has been affected by the battle between an Outer God and a Silver Cleaner."

A great battle between the Outer Gods and the Silver Cleaners?

Xia Fa's eyes narrowed, realizing that things were not as simple as they seemed.

Since this Outer God was able to fight the Silver Cleaners, he must be at least at the peak of the Outer God realm, like the [Immortal Mummy].

Like the Crimson Demon Tree.

Of course, there's also one of my most pressing enemies right now, the Web Crawler, who possesses the power of eternal probability.

Speaking of the Web Crawler, since Xiu was able to impersonate the Crimson Tree and attack him, and given that the Crimson Agent was indeed able to climb up to the true god of Brief Reality through the Crimson Tree, then Xia Fa suspects that the Web Crawler may have already submitted to Brief Reality, and is impersonating the Crimson Tree to work under Brief Reality, while simultaneously controlling the Wandering Treehouse.

As for why, the reason is quite obvious.

The fake Nine True Gods dared not reveal their identities as the real Nine True Gods, fearing a backlash from all the extraordinary beings in the universe. So they waited quietly for the more than 10,000 Golden Cleansers to fully awaken.

In this situation, the Crimson Demon Tree, being relatively upright, abandoned the organization after discovering that Brief Reality had joined the Cleaners' camp, which naturally made it easy for them to be exposed.

It is probably because of this that the Web Crawler, a race of "Children of Disguise" who are unknown beings in the Protoss Realm, had the opportunity to climb onto the "Temporary Reality" and then disguise himself as the "Crimson Tree" to do things for this true god.

"I wonder what the Web-Weaving Crawler is plotting lately. I hope we don't run into Him this time. But, a peak Outer God who can fight the Silver Cleaner shouldn't be Him—"

Thinking this way, Xia Fa felt a little more at ease, but also felt a bit regretful.

After all, with the incredibly powerful Mystic Star Spirit "Paul," the Iron-Blooded Conqueror, he could still put up a fight against a peak Outer God.

The only problem is that it can only last for a short time, probably only a few seconds, and then the divine power in one's body will be quickly drained.

At that point, they would have to rely on the power of the Ironblood Conqueror "Paul" as the Star Spirit himself, but even that wouldn't last long against a peak Outer God.

This may be the only drawback of possessing spirits; compared to normal spirits, they have much less supernatural power within them, since they mainly rely on possession.

Previously, in the great tomb that the Quasi-Celestial Venerable had transformed into, the Iron-Blooded Conqueror "Paul" had gathered together the strange fragments of flesh from dozens of Outer Gods before possessing them.

The remaining power of the Outer Gods within was equivalent to at least several peak Outer Gods. Combined with the inherent strength of the Iron-Blooded Conqueror "Paul," it was able to overpower three peak Outer Gods, including the Crimson Demon Tree.

If it were me, having relatively little divine power would be a big problem. I'd probably have to wait until I become an Outer God before I wouldn't have to worry about it so much, but thankfully that's not far off.

"I remember that, according to the second orthodox path to godhood recorded in the Golden Beacon Scroll, to become an Outer God, I needed eight Overlord-level secret contracts plus two kinds of eternal credentials —"

"So, after becoming a god, all you need to do is sign three more overlord-level secret contracts and absorb a certificate of eternity?"

Xia Fa did the math and realized that he was only missing a Hegemon-level Secret Contract!

As for absorbing the [Eternal Error], there's no way around it; it's destined to be very slow before one has signed the overlord-level secret contracts required to become an Outer God.

It would take at least several hundred years to absorb it slowly like this, but as long as I sign another overlord-level secret contract, namely the [Primal Stomach], it will probably be able to absorb it in just a few seconds, just like when I absorbed the [Eternal Critical Strike] last time.

As for the reason, Xia Fa speculated that it might be a problem with the body's tolerance.

In other words, one must sign three overlord-level secret contracts and reach a body and status close to the peak of a god before one can withstand the changes brought about by absorbing the [Eternal Error] all at once.

Otherwise, with his current physical condition and status, he might not be able to withstand such an exaggeratedly rapid absorption.

Absorbing it slowly is fine, but hundreds of years is indeed too slow.

Therefore, in this situation, it's definitely better to focus on advancing the understanding of the [Celestial Spirit Master], then sign the [Primal Stomach] agreement, so that the [Eternal Error] can be quickly absorbed afterward.

"It seems that many Star Spirit Masters who have signed contracts or those who specialize in Spirit Control Pacts have mentioned that, besides advancing their understanding of this type of pact by fighting enemies of much higher rank, they can also advance it by controlling the spirits of the contract to fight?"

"Could even subduing powerful spirits advance the process of understanding?"

Xia Fa pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly. It seemed that he had to put the search for the overclocked speedster "Speed" and the fear priest "Fletted" on the agenda.

Not only do they need to ask the fanatical tomb raider for help in the search, but they also need to put in a lot of effort themselves.

After calming down and becoming more certain about his next move, Xia Fa continued reading the message his cousin had sent.

"Originally, at the beginning of the third millennium of the universe, which is more than 10,000 years ago, after our Prometheus family suffered a catastrophic disaster, the head of the family at that time—a transcendental lord—risked his life to hide the family's secret treasure in the Protoss Realm."

"But that was only set up by the patriarch, who was a transcendental monarch. Even a god could easily break through it, let alone be affected by the war between the Outer Gods and the Silver Cleaners?"

"By the way, cousin, ever since you told me about the existence of the Cleaners a few days ago, I've been wondering if the sudden annihilation of our family more than ten thousand years ago—could it have been the Cleaners' doing?"

Xia Fa's pupils suddenly contracted when he saw this!

Wait a minute, now that you mention it, it does seem like that's actually possible?

He had once heard his cousin recount the fate of his mother's family. The Prometheus family was once so prosperous that it rivaled the three great divine families, including the Starry Dragon family, but it had never received the protection of any true god. Nevertheless, it remained powerful and prosperous.

However, more than 10,000 years ago, it suddenly encountered a catastrophic disaster, and was destroyed by a powerful force that was completely irresistible.

This led to the sudden decline of the Prometheus family, with its members scattered to various inhabited planets throughout the universe, living in anonymity.

At that time, when my cousin told me about this past event, I didn't even know the concept of "Cleanser". I had only seen two gold armored cavalrymen and a silver heavy armored cavalryman who perished with more than a hundred bronze armored cavalrymen in the mysterious inheritance bone realm of the Heavenly Destiny Saint.

So, back then, there was suspicion that the destruction of the Prometheus family might be related to the question of the authenticity of the Nine Gods, but now it seems that the Cleaners are the prime suspects.

"More than ten thousand years ago—that should be when Lord Absolute Defense killed six hundred Gold Cleaners single-handedly, but the destruction of our Prometheus family must have been before that."

"Moreover, it's unlikely that the Gold Cleaners themselves took action, otherwise there wouldn't be any survivors."

"So, it was actually the Silver Cleaners or Bronze Cleaners who did it?"

"No, it could also be the work of the Golden Cleanser. Perhaps they just killed most of the Prometheus family and hadn't had time to wipe them out further before they had to deal with Lord [Absolute Defense]."

"But why would they do this? Why ignore all the other divine families, even those from beyond the divine realm, and the Celestial Venerable families in the Star Spirit Realm, and instead choose to wipe out a family in the real world that only has a Transcendent Grand Monarch?"

Xia Fa thought about it more and more and felt that there was a lot more to it than met the eye, and even felt a chill down his spine.

But since the Cleaners have already launched a full-scale war against the supernatural beings, they don't need to worry about anything anymore. If he has the chance this time, he must find out the secrets hidden within!

After regaining his composure, Xia Fa continued reading.

"But don't worry, cousin. The location of this secret treasure is in the Protoss Starfield, which hasn't been invaded by the Cleaners yet. We shouldn't have to worry about suddenly encountering the Cleaners."

"Last time, after news spread throughout the universe that you, my cousin, had become the Holy Spirit of Destiny and the head of the Gilgamesh family, the Prometheus family actually wanted to find you and even tried to contact you through me. But at that time, I couldn't even get in touch with you, let alone them."

"But this time, I've arranged a meeting place for you outside the projection of the planet Caligi in the Protoss Sector. They'll be coming in a Protoss warship, which will have the sigil of our Prometheus family, the Firebringers, on it. It'll be easy to spot."

"As for me—you've probably guessed it—I'm trapped in the tomb of a Protoss Overlord. I can't accompany you this time, but I'm too weak right now, and going there might just cause you trouble, haha."

"You will receive these messages around 5 p.m., and the family secret will be opened in a little over an hour."

"The heritage and treasures of our Prometheus family, as well as the secret that even the patriarch of that extraordinary lord was willing to die to protect, are all hidden in the family's secret treasury."

"It's all up to you now, cousin!"

The message on the envelope ends abruptly.

"My cousin actually went to rob the tomb of a transcendent lord?"

Xia Fa noticed this first, and felt a sense of frustration that he couldn't quite bring himself to complain.

He even suspected that it might have been because he had asked the bald captain about tomb raiding that morning that his cousin, who was listening nearby, had also become interested and thus decided to take action.

Because, it seems like there's nothing major going on in the City of Ten Thousand Stars lately. The Cleaners' matter is extremely important, but unfortunately, my cousin has absolutely no involvement in it, so no wonder he's been free lately.

"Hmm, one hour left."

Xia Fa stood up, casually took out a glass of iced strawberry wine, and was about to drink it all to replenish the divine power in his body that he had exhausted because of signing the Star Spirit Lord contract.

Speaking of which, the iced strawberry wine that Gastis the Great Axe gave me, I drank so much of it that in less than two days, only seventy-odd bottles were left.

Based on this, it's estimated that it can only last for another five days at most.

Shaking his head, Xia Fa decided to drink less in the future. He had just brought the first bottle of iced strawberry wine to his lips and taken his first sip—

Suddenly, golden light erupted within his body, and the wine that was originally less than two hundred milliliters actually "exploded" into more than two thousand milliliters!

That's equivalent to five bottles of iced strawberry wine!

Xia Fa was startled, but fortunately his esophagus was tough enough, with a strength comparable to sacred metal, so it did not burst from the sudden "crush" of the alcohol. Instead, it all rushed into his stomach.

But immediately, realizing what had happened, he was overjoyed!

"【Eternal Critical Strike】can be used like this?"

Xia Fazhen never expected that a "critical hit" would be triggered under such circumstances!

This is equivalent to saving him several bottles of iced strawberry wine!

This is so awesome!

Feeling that his divine power and spiritual power had reached their peak due to the rapid digestion and absorption of the wine, Xia Fa immediately capped the unfinished bottle of iced strawberry wine and carefully put it away along with the other two bottles.

At the same time, he sighed inwardly, wishing he could get such a critical hit when eating the flesh of the "Wall of Flesh and Blood".

"Hmm—perhaps because the Wall of Flesh and Blood is equivalent to a power and status second only to a Quasi-Celestial Venerable, my [Eternal Critical Strike] can't trigger randomly for the time being?"

"Although this iced strawberry wine was brewed by Gastis the Great Axe, a god-level being, it's essentially a normal extraordinary beverage after brewing, which is why it was able to critically strike—"

Xia Fa analyzed and nodded. He couldn't decide when this kind of random critical hit would trigger; it was somewhat purely based on luck.

However, if you can obtain the [probability of perpetuality], you can keep triggering it forever.

As for why not actively use the "Critical Strike" authority to deal ten times the damage to the iced strawberry wine, the amount of divine power consumed would be far greater than the amount gained.

After all, just one critical hit on a greedy sardine consumed one-tenth of his divine power, let alone a critical hit on an ice strawberry wine.

Xia Fa thought it was normal. Before becoming an Outer God or even a True God, it was better to use critical hits in battle.

"It's time to go—"

With a casual wave of his hand, he summoned a gate of vines and stepped out.

A dozen minutes later.

The Star Spirit Wright Sector.

Beyond the phantom image of the planet Caligi.

A magnificent and ancient warship is moored here, with over a hundred people standing on the bow deck.

These people all looked different and were of different heights. Some were frowning, some were quietly flipping through books, and others were leaning on the railing, gazing at the location of the phantom of Caligi.

They look completely different, and in fact—well, they are completely different, though they are all members of the Prometheus family.

More than 10,000 years ago, the Prometheus family suffered a catastrophic disaster, which not only caused family members to hide on various life-bearing planets throughout the universe, but also led to the dilution of their bloodline.

Therefore, the members of the Prometheus family did not have the same obvious kinship characteristics as the Gilgamesh family or the Star Dragon family.

"By the way, why hasn't this Xia Fa arrived yet? Is the Heavenly Mandate Holy Spirit so great that he's kept us waiting for so long?"

One of the young men spoke with a rather complaining tone. The aura emanating from him had actually reached the level of a veteran extraordinary monarch, which was already quite outstanding for his age.

An elderly man with a kind face spoke slowly: "The Holy Spirit of Destiny—he was indeed remarkable, but his path was cut off. The fourth hegemon-level secret contract that needed to be signed was the already depleted [Miracle Fantasy]. Alas, why is our Prometheus family destined for such a fate?"

Another tall, beautiful girl smiled and said, "You can't say that. Who would have thought that a god who was merely a partner of your Prometheus family more than ten thousand years ago would now be—"

She stopped speaking halfway through her sentence, as if afraid of overstepping her bounds.

The young man, however, wore a smug expression, and his tone was quite blunt: "Yes, with the protection of this Outer God, our Prometheus family will surely restore its former glory!"

The white-bearded old man sighed, "It depends on whether we can defeat the Cleaners. I heard that in the Star Spirit Realm, those beings from the Outer Gods and the Divine Beings have already started fighting the Cleaners, risking their lives to stop them from invading the Star Spirit Natural Starfield."

The beautiful girl with a slender waist and long legs smiled gently: "Patriarch Zeuges, you don't need to worry. Although we don't know where these villains called the Cleaners came from, we extraordinary beings will definitely win!"

The old man, known as the "Head of the Zeus Family," nodded slightly, a optimistic smile on his face: "Yes, that's what I believe too."

The young man, however, was quite remarkable: "If I can obtain the secret treasure of our Prometheus family this time, give me a few years, and I too can join the battlefield and eliminate the Cleaners!"

As they were talking, they didn't see a figure appear from the void in an instant and slowly fly over.

It was Xia Fa.

Xia Fa overheard their conversation by accident. There was nothing he could do; as a god, his spiritual intuition was far stronger than that of mortals, and he couldn't help but hear it.

That's why he was somewhat surprised.

"So, the news that the Cleaners are now at war with us supernatural beings has basically spread throughout the entire universe?"

"However, they seem unaware that over ten thousand Golden Cleaners will awaken simultaneously a year later —"

Xia Fa quickly understood why. He guessed that it was because Lord Paradox Clown and the other righteous gods, as well as those celestial and quasi-celestial beings, did not want all the extraordinary beings in the universe to despair, so they chose to keep the secret from mortals.

In fact, he did just that, only telling his cousins ​​and others about the existence of the Cleaners, without mentioning that the Golden Cleaners would awaken a year later.

After all, neither the cousins ​​nor the Tefaros are involved in this level of extraordinary warfare. Talking about it would only make them despair, and might even cause them to become mentally unstable. If they go crazy or lose control, that would be troublesome.

Xia Fa never expected that his actions would coincide with those of all the gods and subordinate gods in the Star Spirit Realm.

"So, the Prometheus family still has an Outer God protecting them, someone who has grown up from a god and has had a cooperative relationship with the family for over ten thousand years?"

This surprised Xia Fa quite a bit; it has to be said that this coincidence was truly rare.

As for this cooperative relationship, it's quite simple. It's nothing more than that the god, unable to enter the real world, occasionally has members of the Prometheus family do things for him, or find life-bearing planets without established faiths to facilitate the establishment of faiths.

This kind of cooperative relationship used to be very common, but it has become less common in recent millennia as there are fewer and fewer life-bearing planets that have not established a faith.

With that thought in mind, Xia Fa had already approached the ancient and magnificent Protoss warship. After taking a quick look at the hull, he indeed saw the family crest pattern of a hand holding a torch.

This is the "Fire Thief" sigil of the Prometheus family, which is also one of the three extraordinary talents of the Prometheus family.

Xia Fa was unsure whether he, possessing the bloodline of the Prometheus family, had inherited one or more of the extraordinary talents of the three major families of the Prometheus family, but he had not felt them yet.

As Xia Fa approached the Protoss warship, hundreds of people on the deck surged over, including the young man who had spoken rudely to Xia Fa behind his back.

"Look, isn't that the famous Heavenly Destiny Holy Spirit?"

"It seems so!"

"This is the most outstanding young man of our Prometheus family in this generation, and his potential is unparalleled. Now we finally see him in person, haha."

"Don't push me, let me see."

"Wow, so handsome! He looks just like a West End or Broadway superstar!"

Seeing how enthusiastic the members of the Prometheus family were, Xia Fa felt a little embarrassed.

As soon as he landed on the deck, the crowd dispersed, leaving him plenty of space.

The elderly man with a white beard stepped forward, a kind smile on his face, and extended a hand: "Head of the Shafa Gilgamesh family, welcome home."

He actually used a respectful title for Xiafa, showing him great respect.

Xia Fa smiled and extended his hand to shake hands with the old man: "Head of the Zeus Prometheus family, hello. Speaking of seniority—?"

Zugges immediately laughed and said, "You're my distant uncle."

A distant uncle?

Xia Fa was almost shocked. He thought that this old man should be his maternal grandfather or even great-grandfather in terms of seniority in the Prometheus family. Unexpectedly, he was actually of a higher seniority.

But it makes sense when you think about it. It's been over ten thousand years. In the Prometheus family, some people get married and have children in their twenties, while others may not have children until they are fifty. Over time, it's normal that I am only one generation older than this old man.

So, Xia Fa smiled and said, "Then let's stick to our own way. I'll call you the head of the Zorgos family, and you can call me Uncle."

Upon hearing Xia Fa's words, some of the Prometheus family members around him were taken aback, not expecting that they would each have their own opinion.

But Xia Fa immediately changed the subject: "Just kidding, we can all address each other as equals."

Zeus was initially surprised, but upon hearing Xia Fa's next words, he immediately smiled with relief: "Good, that's good."

As he spoke, he took Xia Fa's hand and introduced the other people to Xia Fa in a very friendly manner.

"Come, Patriarch Xiafa, let me introduce you. This is Akpo, the most outstanding young man in our Prometheus family besides you. He is only a little over three thousand years old and has already signed two thousand secret contracts, comparable to a veteran extraordinary monarch."

Xia Fa recognized Akpo as the young man who had been secretly nagging him about being late.

However, at this moment, Akpo was extremely nervous, as if he had seen a long-admired idol. His eyes shone brightly, and he wanted to step forward to shake hands, but he did not dare to. He could only say intermittently, "Lord Xia, Lord Xiafa, seeing is believing. You are indeed as extraordinary as the rumors say."

Seeing Him like this, Xiafa couldn't help but chuckle. So, the reason Akpo had complained before was actually because he wanted to see him too much.

Xiafa didn't care about Him. After all, Akpo was just a mortal, not a god or an outer god. Even if He had malice, it wouldn't matter.

Gods should have the demeanor of gods.

Of course, if Akpo were to join the Cleaners' camp, that would be a different story. Even if he were relatively weak, Akpo would be eliminated without hesitation.

"Very good. Keep up the good work, and you might just be the next Great Lord of our Prometheus family."

Xiafa smiled and encouraged Him, which made Akpo feel flattered. If there hadn't been so many people, He probably would have jumped for joy.

Next, Xia Fa got to know the others. Most of them were from the Prometheus family, but there were also some who came to join in the fun, such as the beautiful girl with a slim waist and long legs. She was said to be a ritual array master hired by the Prometheus family and was highly reputable because she was paid to do things.

However, the highest-ranking person here is the family head, Zeus, but he is only a transcendent monarch who has signed twenty-five secret contracts. There is not even a transcendent great monarch in the family.

At this moment, Shafa once again felt the decline of the Prometheus family.

Having gotten to know everyone a bit, Xia Fa was about to ask the head of the Zhouges family when the ship would set sail when a guard in full armor came out of the cabin.

As soon as the guard stepped out, the people around him immediately made way for him. Xia Fa was taken aback, as this guard was actually exuding the aura of a transcendent monarch!

However, he immediately realized that this was neither human nor demi-human, but rather an unknown being from the Celestial Spirit Realm. Although it only had the rank of Grand Monarch, its aura was chaotic, and it seemed unable to enter the real world.

The guard walked up to Xiafa, and through the gap in the mask, Xiafa could see that it actually had six eyes, and the pupils were a strange dark gold color.

"Shaphat Gilgamesh, is it? My master wants you to pay him a visit. If you perform well, it's not impossible that He might grant you some opportunity."

The guard spoke in such an arrogant tone, as if summoning Xia Fa by his "master" was a great honor bestowed upon Xia Fa.

And it seemed that this was indeed the case. When the guard's "master" asked to see Xia Fa, everyone around him showed extreme envy.

Before this, only the head of the Zeus family was qualified to pay homage to this Outer God; no one else was even qualified. This was only because the Outer God had a past relationship with the Prometheus family.

Xia Fa smiled slightly, showing no sign of annoyance, and said calmly, "Alright, take me there."

The guard nodded slightly, maintaining his indifference and arrogance, and led the way.

Xia Fa followed her sleeve and saw the cabin door open, revealing a magnificent hall, decorated in a rather elegant style.

However, as soon as they stepped inside, the hall changed, transforming into a valley.

The valley was enormous, covered with lush, verdant bushes, where countless "animals" leaped, pounced, chased, and frolicked.

Not far ahead, there was a woman with a cold expression, wearing a long gold and white dress with slits on both sides of the hem, revealing two long, snow-white legs and gold-threaded high heels.

She was quite beautiful, with a cold and aloof look in her eyes. She sat upright on the throne, her eyelids lowered, and casually stroked the head of a lion beside the throne with her slender fingers.

However, neither the animals nor the lion were like those usually seen. The animals could turn into phantoms at any time and pass through the broad leaves of the bushes. The lion had a huge beak like an eagle and a pair of pure white wings.

Having signed a contract with the Star Spirit Master, Xia Fa naturally recognized at a glance that these were all "spirits".

Especially that lion, it was actually a Celestial Spirit!

For some inexplicable reason, the name of this Protoss suddenly popped into his mind: "Apocalypse Gryphon".

This startled Xia Fa himself, who didn't know why he had suddenly come to know this Protoss, even though he had never seen it in any related occult books before.

But then he remembered the trillions of "spirits" that had rushed past him when he signed the Star Spirit Law Lord contract.

"Could it be that this is also a secret ability of the Star Spirit Lord, allowing the signatory to directly recognize the vast majority of spirits?"

This is quite convenient, but it's only to the point of knowing about it. Xia Fa still knows nothing about the extraordinary talents and abilities of this Apocalypse Griffin.

All I can say is that while you can obtain an "encyclopedia" of the spirits in the Celestial Realm by signing a contract with a Celestial Lord, you still have to explore the specific abilities of the various spirits yourself.

"Why do you not bow when you see me?"

Just then, the woman spoke, her gaze looking down with the majesty of a queen.

Xia Fa smiled and said, "I'm just here to meet a god with whom our Prometheus family once had a cooperative relationship. Why should I worship him?"

Beside the woman, the Apocalypse Griffin seemed to understand human speech. Upon seeing this, it immediately stood up, growling in its throat with a "coo-coo" sound, like a roaring engine. Its oppressive aura swept over like a tidal wave.

This Apocalyptic Lion is actually a follower of the divine rank. Fortunately, Xia Fa has already signed seven overlord-level secret contracts and is absorbing the [Eternal Error], so he is no longer an ordinary follower of the divine rank. This little bit of majesty naturally won't have any impact.

Just as he was preparing to deal with the threat of the Apocalypse Griffin, his spiritual intuition, which had always been hidden within him, triggered his instincts, and he glanced at the Apocalypse Griffin.

In that instant, an astonishing red light shone from the gaps in the purplish-black visor of the Ironblood Conqueror "Paul," its terrifying power causing even Xia Fa to feel a chill run down his spine.

The Apocalypse Griffin's body trembled violently, and it was so frightened that it lay down on the ground, letting out a "woof" sound, as if it had immediately given in and was trembling.

Xia Fa chuckled to himself, and at the same time, he realized once again the power of his own Secret Star Spirit.

The woman's gaze suddenly sharpened, and she seemed somewhat surprised. She looked at her Apocalyptic Griffin, then at Xia Fa, and her spiritual intuition swept over her without any attempt to conceal it.

Xia Fa stood there, neither dodging nor flinching, exuding confidence.

The woman's beautiful eyebrows suddenly twitched, her gaze shifting from icy to slightly surprised, a hint of admiration appearing on her cold, beautiful face: "To actually frighten a griffin of divine rank like me, I misjudged you. Little fellow, you're also a divine being? But why are you making your aura so obscure?"

Xia Fa replied calmly, "I suppose so. May I ask your name?"

The woman sighed softly;

"I'm finally relieved to see such an outstanding descendant as you in the Prometheus family. If it weren't for those damned Cleaners, your family might have truly regained its former glory because of you—ah, never mind that. My name is [Star Spirit Banshee]. You can call me by my honorific title from now on."

Xia Fa smiled slightly: "Okay."

The Celestial Banshee's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up: "You must already know that your Prometheus family's secret vault contains Soul Essence Crystals, right?"

Xia Fa's heart skipped a beat, but he remained outwardly calm: "Yes, I already knew that."

The Star Spirit Banshee's beautiful eyes flickered, and she said softly, "This time, there are quite a few Outer Gods who have come for this Soul Origin Crystal. Your Prometheus family probably can't keep this supreme sacred object, even if you are an Outer God. But I promise you, I will try my best to get the other treasures in the secret vault for you."

Xia Fa smiled. "What, do you also need this Soul Origin Crystal?"

【Star Spirit Banshee】did not deny it: "Yes, if I could get it, I would definitely want it. Not only me, but I can say that any Star Spirit Lord signatory, or any being who has developed a secret contract with the Star Spirit Lord as the main direction from the level of God or above, needs this supreme holy object, as well as the Gathering Dust of All Spirits with similar effects."

After a slight pause, she added, "After all, both of these supreme sacred artifacts can greatly increase the strength of the contracted star spirit, and there's hardly any risk involved."

Xia Fa was not surprised by this, because he had already heard about it.

How could a supreme artifact that could even be effective against a secret star spirit like the Ironblood Conqueror "Poul," who was at the peak of his power and possessed the strength of a Celestial Venerable, possibly have no effect on ordinary star spirits?

The Star Spirit Banshee's gaze shifted, a thoughtful look appearing in her icy pupils: "My main opponents are actually just a few. Of course, whoever has the strength can take the Soul Origin Crystal. Even if I don't get it, I won't have a single complaint. However, Xia Fa, do you know that the secret treasure of your Prometheus family is completely different now?"

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback: "What do you mean?"

The Star Spirit Banshee resumed her eerie tone: "Actually, over ten thousand years ago, quite a few gods cooperated with your Prometheus family, not just me. One of them is now a Celestial Venerable, and that lord—a long time ago, modified your family's secret treasure, transforming it into a 'ruled' realm."

Xia Fa was genuinely surprised: "How...how was it changed?"

[The Celestial Banshee] shook her head slightly, her voice tinged with worry: "I don't know, but that's exactly what I wanted to tell you. Originally, he made this change to prevent your family's secret treasure from being taken by others. When the heir of the Prometheus family comes to open it personally, He will simply change it back."

"But now, that Celestial Venerable is on the front lines of the Star Spirit Natural Starfield, dealing with the Silver Cleaners who charge in battle formation time and time again."

"Therefore, He couldn't free up any hands at all. Fortunately, the rules weren't complicated. That Celestial Venerable had also signed a contract with the Star Spirit Law Master, and controlling Star Spirits was one of His main combat methods. So, the rules He changed were—"

The Celestial Banshee spoke, her icy eyes fixed on Xia Fa, and said, word by word, "Everyone who enters the Prometheus family's secret vault next must fight using their respective contracted spirits!"

"Only the ultimate victor will be entitled to take the entire treasure of the Prometheus family."

"Including—that Soul Essence Crystal!"

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