Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 106 The Fog Carnival, the Overlord's First Appearance

On a cool morning, white mist filled every corner of the city. Xia Fa, who had just drawn back the curtains, suddenly froze.

Because he clearly saw that a group of people had appeared in the fog!

That's right, it's a human, with a human head, a human torso, and human hands and feet, completely resembling a human.

Of course, since these people were hidden in the mist, Xia Fa could only see their vague outlines and was not sure for the time being.

But he became genuinely curious. The essence of fog is water vapor in the air condensing into tiny water droplets when it cools. No matter how much fog there is, it cannot support the weight of an adult human, let alone a group of people like this.

Unless, of course, these people are all extraordinary individuals who have signed secret agreements such as the "Aviator's Contract" or the "Floater's Contract," which grant them the ability to fly.

Out of caution, Xia Fa did not open the window, fearing that these people had ill intentions.

He pulled the curtains shut behind him and went into the bathroom on the second floor of the attic. Instead of turning on the tap, he clenched his fist and conjured a water ball, which he then let fly towards his face.

He manipulated the water sphere to transform into a stream of water during flight, first washing away the eye boogers from the corners of his eyes, then washing away the earwax that had accumulated in his ear canals after a night's sleep, then using the stream of water to wash his face, and finally opening his mouth to let the stream of water clean his teeth.

Then he suddenly vomited, spewing a stream of water containing eye boogers, earwax, and tartar into the sink.

Seeing the yellowish water flowing into the sewer through the small hole in the washbasin, Xia Fa nodded in satisfaction.

He is now an Insect-level Transcendent, and his control over the water element in the Ether Source Secret Contract has reached a new level.

This allows him to easily control the water flow to cover the filth on his face, so there's no need to worry about the order of application. Since the filth is encased in the water bubbles, he can't touch it.

Immediately feeling refreshed, Xia Fa walked out of the washroom and headed straight for the first floor.

While still on the stairs, he saw the tall figure of the doll girl Benedict Cumberbatch leaning against the bay window, her back to him, her black dress outlining her curvaceous figure.

Her bright, flawless face was almost pressed against the windowpane, her golden-red eyes darting around as she curiously observed the figures in the mist.

Seemingly hearing footsteps, Benedict turned around and immediately saw Shafa, waving excitedly:

"Xiafa, come quick! Fog People! It's the Fog Carnival!"

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback, not expecting that Benedict would also know about the Fog Carnival.

However, upon further reflection, he realized that the Endless Domain had existed for countless years, and was likely a cluster of civilizations that had been born alongside the universe. It wasn't surprising that she knew about it.

"The Fog People?"

Xia Fa asked curiously as he walked down the stairs.

Benedict nodded his little head:

"Yes, that's right, Fog People! Fog People are a type of demi-human, and according to legend, they are descendants of the [Silent Fog of the Earth]."

Shafa noticed that Benedict's words contained the symbol "[]", indicating that the Silent Mist of the Earth might possess a divine status, or at the very least, an Outer God. Curious, he asked:

"What is this 'Silent Mist of the Earth'?"

Beneath tilted her head, as if recalling something, and then thoughtfully began to speak:

"The Doll Queen once told us this history: the Silence of the Earth is an Outer God who was born at the beginning of the universe."

"But unlike other Outer Gods, He did not submit to the Great Old Ones. Instead, He followed the [Nature Lord] and quietly helped humanity."

"Later, an Old One called the Fallen Evil discovered the growing human race and the actions of the two true gods, the Nature Lord and the Supreme Law. So, He began to hunt down the two true gods."

At this point, a sigh appeared on Benedict's little face:
"The Silent Mist of the Earth is an Outer God under the command of the Nature Monarch, because some of their powers belong to a hierarchical relationship."

"When the Fallen Evil came after us, seeing that the Nature Monarch was about to be trapped, the Mist of Earth's Silence sacrificed itself to briefly block the Fallen Evil for a moment by sublimating its power."

"It was in that instant that the [Nature Monarch] and the [Supreme Law] were able to escape, and finally the [Absolute Defense] appeared out of nowhere, killing all the Great Old Ones, leaving none behind."

Xia Fa was quite surprised. Firstly, he was once again confirmed by Benedict's words that the history told by the bard was indeed true.

On the other hand, he never expected that so much of the past was hidden in the details of history.

The sacrifice of an Outer God is indeed not worth mentioning in the grand history of divine wars, unless His descendants appear and remind people of Him again.

"and after?"

Beneath tilted her head and tried to think, as if she had heard this history from the Doll Queen a long time ago and couldn't remember it very clearly. After a while, she hesitated and said:
"Later... um... later, the [Nature Monarch] took the initiative to recruit the descendants of the [Silent Mist of the Earth], making them all believers, and turned the remains of the [Silent Mist of the Earth] into a sealing artifact, thereby ensuring that His descendants could live on forever, prosper and continue to develop."

She pointed to the fog outside the window:
"Yes, I remember now, this is the sealed artifact!"

A sealed artifact made from the body of an outer god?

Xia Fa clicked his tongue in amazement.

First of all, sealed artifacts are not meant to be created; they can only be created through various accidents and coincidences. However, with the "Nature Lord" of the Nine Great Gods, this restriction does not exist.

On the other hand, the fog that covered the entire town... was actually a sealed artifact? A sealed artifact crafted from the remains of an Outer God?
Xiafa suddenly realized why the "Fog Carnival" was so important to the demigods like Tyrene; the fog itself was extraordinary.

"Shafa, let's go. The Fog Carnival is so much fun every time it comes. It only happens once every five years. If we miss it, we'll have to wait another five years."

Benedict's soft, delicate hand suddenly grabbed Xia Fa's hand, looking quite excited, and pulled him towards the door.

After several days of slaying snow demons, exploring caves, and killing Bald and his son, Xia Fa was quite tired. Seeing that there was no time like the present, he decided to relax during the Fog Carnival.

At the same time, he also wanted to see what those "fog people" living in the fog actually looked like.

Since the Fog People are also a type of demi-human, they must also need to sign a secret contract to obtain various extraordinary abilities. At the same time, they probably also need secret treasures, sealing objects, and all sorts of extraordinary materials.

Xia Fa knew without a second thought that the arrival of the Fog Carnival would inevitably be accompanied by the trading and circulation of a large number of extraordinary goods, and he might be able to find some good deals.

With a creak, Benedict pushed open the door, pulled Shafa along, and left the attic.

Xia Fa locked the door behind him. The gray, finger-shaped seal was still under the bed. He carried the folding knife with him, and everything else was in his sack. He wasn't worried about anyone stealing anything.

Even if the gray, finger-shaped seal was stolen, he could divine it and find the thief's whereabouts, so he felt quite at ease going out.

The once-familiar Daniel Street was now filled with stalls, offering everything from carpets and pushcarts to makeshift outdoor shops with tents.

A lively atmosphere was palpable, with many people standing at each stall, most of whom were dressed in fine clothes, clearly nobles from all over the Kingdom of Augu.

But what surprised Xia Fa even more were the stall owners.

Through the mist, the stall owners were all wearing long sleeves and trousers, but... their exposed heads and hands... were actually semi-transparent!
Indeed, their heads and hands appeared to be constructed from mist, and you could even clearly see the blood vessels inside, as well as the flow of grayish-white blood within them.

Fortunately, their heads were also shrouded in mist, obscuring their brains and other organs; otherwise, the scene would have been quite horrifying.

"These are the Fog People?"

Shafa was quite surprised. Compared to the ugly royal family of Srimus and the huge remnants of the Titans, this fogman looked rather strange.

"I think so, hehe. Actually, I've never seen it either, because the Fog Carnival has never come to our Endless Realm. It was my sisters who told me about it."

Benedict seemed to really enjoy the lively atmosphere, looking around curiously, her little face glowing.

Looking at the stalls set up by the Fog People all over the street, and thinking about his nearly 50,000 gold pounds in assets, Xia Fa suddenly felt very confident and waved his hand:
"Let's go and check out each stall one by one."

"it is good!"

Benedict’s reply was clear and loud.

Although there were many stalls on both sides of Daniel Street, it was not crowded. Xia Fa walked to the nearest small cart and immediately saw the flowers in the stall.

These flowers were actually formed from condensed mist, yet they possessed a realistic texture. Each flower was a different color, like dyed smoke, floating up and down around the flower stems.

"Guest, would you like a 'Mist Ice Flower' for you and your girlfriend? It's delicious and can even replenish a tiny bit of supernatural power."

The fog-covered stall owner enthusiastically promoted his wares, and the blood flow on his almost translucent, foggy skin seemed to quicken, proving that his enthusiasm was genuine.

Xia Fa laughed:

"Sure, how much is one?"

The fog-man vendor spread his five fingers, his palm resembling condensed fog:
"Five silver coins per flower, discounts available for bulk purchases."

Xiafa pulled out a ten-pound gold pound note:
"Give me twenty flowers."

The vendor from the foggy stall became even more enthusiastic:
"The guest is so generous, giving an extra flower for ten gold pounds. What flavor would you like? We have rose, grape, lime, and more than thirty other flavors."

Xia Fa laughed:

"One of each flavor, please."

The stall owner readily agreed, took out a bouquet, inserted twenty-one different flavored mist ice flowers into it, and handed it to Xia Fa with both hands.

"Sir, I wish you and your girlfriend a wonderful fog carnival!"

Xia Fa smiled, accepted the gift, nodded, and thanked him.

He had just turned around when he saw the doll-like girl staring intently at the misty ice flower in his hand, her mouth practically watering.

Xia Fa chuckled slightly:

"Besides dried anchovies, you also like to eat this?"

Beneath chuckled foolishly:

"My sisters say it's delicious, but I've never tried it before... Can I try some?"

Xia Fa handed the bouquet directly to her: "It's all yours, eat it all."

Benedict's golden-red eyes swept across the bouquet, first selecting a pale blue misty ice flower, which she handed to Xia Fa:
"Here you go, my sisters say the lime-flavored shaved ice flower is the best!"

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback, but then accepted it without refusing.

He put the misty ice flower, which looked like it was formed from condensed mist, into his mouth and gently sipped it.

The cool, refreshing mist burst open in my mouth, carrying a sweet and sour taste that covered every cell on my tongue.

This feeling is like enjoying a large glass of lime juice on a hot summer day, and you're experiencing the most refreshing moment while you're drinking it.

Xia Fa immediately became addicted, turned to look at the fog-man stall owner, and pulled out another thirty-pound gold pound note:

"Sixty more, please!"

There's no way around it; with assets totaling at least 50,000 gold pounds in his purse, he can spend money extravagantly.

The stall owner, who was shrouded in mist, was startled. Then a smile bloomed on his face, and beneath his skin, which resembled mist, the blood in his grayish-white veins flowed even faster. He nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, alright, sir, please wait a moment. Thirty gold pounds will give you sixty-five flowers!"

Soon, the fog-man stall owner filled two large bouquets and handed them to Xia Fa.

Xia Fa immediately gave a bunch to Benedict, and the two of them each had a bunch of misty ice flowers, with more than thirty flavors. They ate as they walked, and it was incredibly enjoyable.

As Xia Fa walked, he looked at the various stalls selling mist people. Some sold all kinds of snacks, while others sold special products of the mist people, such as mist miniskirts that were faintly visible and mist longswords that were almost transparent.

It is said that such longswords are made of an extraordinary metal called "mist iron," which is quite useful for both ordinary people and extraordinary individuals.

Of course, there are also vendors selling all sorts of extraordinary materials, as well as animals that only exist in the "Mist Realm" and supernatural creatures mutated from those animals.

These animals and supernatural creatures undoubtedly evolved in the misty realm over countless years.

The Misty Realm is the sealing artifact created by the [Nature Monarch] using the body of the Outer God [Silent Mist of the Earth]. It is the size of a normal-sized life-bearing planet spread out on its own.

The reason why the Mist Realm only covered three small cities, including Rum City, after it descended this time is because it only meant that the entrance to the Mist Realm partially overlapped with the three small cities.

The most grand and spectacular event of the Fog Carnival requires humans and other races of demi-humans to enter the Fog Realm in order to truly participate.

Shafa and Bennett strolled along, buying a lot of snacks. Shafa also bought Bennett an almost transparent misty dress, which Bennett said she wanted to give to a doll girl she was very close to.

However, I didn't see any secret contracts, treasures, or sealed items for sale along the way.

Finally, the two reached the end of Daniel Street and arrived at the square outside St. Vivian Church.

The wide circular plaza was now filled with stalls, and finally, there were stalls selling secret treasures and sealed artifacts.

Clearly, the extraordinary individuals among the Fog People had tacitly chosen the plaza in front of the church as the location for trading these extraordinary items, in order to prevent ordinary people from accidentally entering.

Of course, even if an ordinary person accidentally gets in, unless they are a nobleman, they most likely still can't afford it.

Xia Fa was about to wander around and see if he could find any good treasures when he suddenly spotted Terrean at the church entrance.

As a demigod, Tyrean naturally possessed extremely keen spiritual intuition. The moment Xiafa looked at him, Tyrean immediately noticed Xiafa and turned his gaze over.

The next moment, Tyrene waved to him, signaling him to come over.

Remembering what Tyrene had said earlier, Shafa led Benedict through the church.

Tyrene's expression was serious, and his voice was indifferent:
"Shafa, I thought you overslept... huh?"

He was halfway through his sentence when he noticed Beneath, who was timidly following behind Shafa. The demigod's usually serious face finally showed obvious surprise:

"This is... a doll girl?"

Xia Fa nodded:
"Yes, Your Honor."

Tyrene sighed, quite moved:

"You kid, you have the best luck I've ever seen among the superhumans who have just joined the church. You know, in our entire Augu Kingdom, besides you, only Princess Victoria of the royal family has a doll girl."

Xia Fa laughed:

"Is it?"

Tyrene did not continue the topic, saying:
"How have you been resting these past two days? The Fog Carnival will officially begin at 10 a.m. This time, not only the Augustus family of Axo, but also many members of the Selene royal family have come, as well as the Duke of Oberon and other great nobles you've heard of."

Xia Fa asked curiously:
"So, what do you need me to do?"

Tyrene waved his hand and said:
"I don't know either. The events for each Fog Carnival are different. The only thing that's clear is that this time, you'll be representing our human bacteria-level superhumans in the competition."

At this moment, Chestnut, Fensne, and others also came out of the church.

Although they had already seen the doll girl from Xiafa, they couldn't help but take a few more glances at her.

Beneath, however, was no longer afraid. She looked obediently at Chestnut and smiled innocently:

"Good morning, Sister Chestnut!"

Chestnut, quite fond of this doll-like girl with her exquisitely beautiful features, replied with a smile:

"Well, good morning!"

When Tyrean saw that his granddaughter actually knew the doll girl from Shafa and that they seemed to have a good relationship, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, as if he realized something.

Xia Fa scratched his cheek, thought for a moment, and then hesitated before speaking:

“Your Excellency, I… I am no longer a fungal-level superhuman.”

"Ok?"

Terrence was slightly startled and looked at him with some surprise:
"You've already signed the second secret agreement? But only three days have passed since you signed the first one."

Xia Fa nodded, and by concealing part of the truth, revealed the facts:

"After my adventure in the cave last time, I found that I had made progress in understanding the first secret contract by about half. I guessed that this might be because of my ability to use secret contracts. So, I practiced more these past two days and completely understood the first secret contract. Then, through the clues given by the Star Spirit Compass, I obtained the second secret contract and signed it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tyrean nodded as if he had breathed a sigh of relief:

"It would be good if you signed the second secret contract after you had fully understood the first one. This way, it is less likely to get out of control. It's normal. After all, you are an extraordinary descendant of the Baal Beast and have awakened the talent of Elemental Expansion. It is true that you understand the elemental secret contract of the Aether Source much faster than ordinary people."

Chestnut, Fensne, and the others looked somewhat incredulous.

You understood a high-level secret treatise in just three days?
Even if, as Lord Tyrean said, Shafa has many superior conditions and advantages, this is still too shocking!
"Heh, three days is indeed fast. As expected of someone who inherited the noble bloodline of my Augustus family. The only person I've ever heard of who was faster than you was Patriarch Osius back then."

Suddenly, a noble voice rang out, and everyone turned to see that it was the demigod Axo.

He was with his nephew Glenn, and a thin, middle-aged man beside him.

The middle-aged man had an arrogant expression on his face, a pride and arrogance that seemed to come from the bone marrow of his family background. He wore an extremely well-fitting black tailcoat and had crystal-clear glasses with chains perched on his nose.

His blond hair was combed so meticulously that even his cheeks were thin, which only added to his air of refined elegance.

It was another elder of the Augustus family, Cardan de Augustus.

When Tyrene saw Cardan, he looked somewhat weary, as if he didn't particularly enjoy dealing with this demigod.

Cardan walked straight over, first nodding to Terren as a greeting, then looking at Shafa with scrutinizing eyes:

"You finished understanding the first advanced secret contract in just three days and signed the second one... Although you have black hair and black eyes, you do have a little bit of the qualifications to reach the threshold of our Augustus family, but you are still far from it."

Xia Fa was a little confused. Who was this guy? Why was he even more arrogant than Axo back then?

From his blond hair and golden eyes, Xia Fa could only guess that he must also be a member of the Augustus family.

At this moment, Axel walked to the center of the group and introduced himself with a cheerful smile:
“Shafa, this is another elder of our Augustus family, Cardan. He is much stronger than me and is not far from becoming an angel. Cardan, this is Shafa.”

Cardan nodded slightly, his expression cold and arrogant, then looked at Tyrene:

"Now that Xia Fa has become an Insect-level transcendent, do you still want to recommend him to participate in the Fog Carnival? You should know that once you reach the Insect-level, Xia Fa's advantages will be greatly reduced."

Tyrene seemed to hesitate for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and said:

"Well, I still recommend Xia Fa. After all, among the insect-level superhumans in our three small cities, there's no one stronger than Xia Fa."

Cardan nodded slightly:
"Alright, let's go. Lieutenant General Bedivere is already waiting on the field."

He simply swiped a button on his cuff and pulled out a long, inlaid gold-threaded rug, which he casually tossed into the air.

The carpet stretched out in the air, not touching the ground, but forming an upward path.

In the mist, this road looks like it leads to heaven.

At the end of the road, a gap opened in the thick fog, revealing a glimpse of the true nature of the fog carnival.

A deafening roar of cheers and shouts, like a tidal wave, erupted from within, wave after wave.

It was a Roman-style arena, but much larger than any ordinary gladiatorial arena, and it was packed with people.

Countless nobles, middle-class people, and commoners filled every seat in the circular arena, each with their own snacks and drinks, creating a festive atmosphere.

Cardan then turned around, glanced at Shafa, and a cryptic smile appeared on his thin lips:
"Xia Fa, you are representing our humanity as an insect-level superhuman. Don't disgrace humanity, especially in front of other demi-human races."

(End of this chapter)