Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 276 The Golden Heavy Cavalry Stopped Pretending and Directly Helped Xia Fa? (Part 2)
Is this okay?
To be honest, Xia Fa admitted that he was stunned at first and even doubted whether he had misheard.

But then again, the Golden Cleaners each possess strength and status comparable to the Nine Great Gods, so distorting a small, god-level ghost realm doesn't seem like much.

The main problem is that this 24-hour survival challenge is just too difficult; we have to deal with a bizarre being whose strength is close to that of a god...

"Thank you very much. To be honest, you've really helped me a lot."

Xia Fa looked up at the majestic, heavily armored golden cavalry, which stood as tall as mountains, and spoke earnestly.

The Golden Giant Axe Cleaner nodded slightly:
"Well, like I said before, helping you is actually helping myself. I'll come back to you the day you become a god."

But as soon as it got to this point, its tone suddenly turned serious:
“I was just thinking about it. Since I’m forced to carry out missions every day, it will be difficult for me to see you even once in the future, so I can’t protect you all the time. However, as long as you don’t stay in the Protoss Realm for too long and don’t encounter other Golden Cleansers, there shouldn’t be any major problems.”

After saying that, it remembered something and added:
"Oh, right, you shouldn't provoke those beings among you humans and demi-humans who are much stronger than you. Similarly, you shouldn't provoke those supernatural beings or strange creatures that are close to gods. If you do that, there shouldn't be any problems."

Xia Fa listened attentively to what it had to say, but then he couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

The tone... it was as if they were lecturing him like a child.

Who would provoke a quasi-god level monster if there's nothing wrong with them?
As for supernatural creatures at the quasi-god level, that's hard to say. After all, they are very valuable after being hunted. Their meat and offal can be eaten, their bones and hides can be used as materials, and they can even generate secret contracts...

Xia Fa didn't ask why it, comparable to the nine great gods, was still "forced" to perform tasks every day. At the same time, he noticed that after he mentioned the bronze armored cavalry and silver armored cavalry, its name for the other gold heavy cavalry changed from "cleaners" to "golden cleaners."

It can only be said that its progress in communicating with people is incredibly fast. From its initial babbling, it can now stand in his shoes and consider whether he can understand it.

If she were to become a sales clerk in a department store...

"From what you're saying, the Golden Cleaners... aren't just the two of you?"

Before the strange, quasi-god arrived, Xia Fa asked one of the two most pressing questions.

He had a vague feeling that once the strange god appeared, the Golden Giant Axe Cleanser would kill Him and then have to rush off to "carry out a mission," and wouldn't be able to stay here any longer.

The Golden Axe Cleaner's tone grew even more somber:
"Well, I don't know exactly how many there are, but don't worry, most of them are currently dormant."

Xia Fa's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked:

"Are there cleaners stronger than you who are sleeping within?"

The Golden Axe Cleaner shook his head:

"No more. The Golden Cleaners are the highest rank, and there are currently fewer than thirty Golden Cleaners who have awakened."

Less than thirty... Xia Fa felt a chill run down his spine for no reason.

Two Golden Cleansers alone could probably destroy the entire universe, provided the nine Great Gods don't intervene.

Now, nearly thirty of them are already active throughout the universe and the Protoss realm, carrying out "missions".

Of all these, only the Golden Giant Axe Cleaner can be considered to be on the side of humans and demi-humans...

After thinking for a moment, Xia Fa gritted his teeth and asked the second question that concerned him most deep down.

"Have you... come into contact with the Nine Great Gods? Did you notice anything wrong?"

As soon as the question was asked, Xia Fa's heart started pounding; he was extremely nervous.

Having lived in this world for so long, he could truly feel the faith and reverence that all living beings in the universe held for the Nine True Gods. If the Nine True Gods were all fake...

Unexpectedly, the Golden Giant Axe Cleaner shook his head, a hint of regret in his voice:
“I’ve never met them. I’ve tried to find all nine of them, but they’re in a place I can’t find at all…”

Finally, it added:

"So, whether they have a problem or not, I can't tell."

Xia Fa's heart sank. It seemed that the deepest secrets of this world were far more complex and profound than he had imagined.

Wait, could it be that—

In that instant, because of his conversation with the Golden Giant Axe Cleaner, an extremely bold, absurd, yet quite reasonable conjecture suddenly popped into his mind.

The reason the nine supreme gods remain in their earthly divine kingdoms is, of course, now it seems, that they might not even be in their respective earthly divine kingdoms, but rather in even more secret places… But in any case, could it be that these nine supreme gods—

They're hiding from these awakened Golden Heavy Cavalry, aren't they?
Moreover, since the nine righteous gods were unaware that the Golden Giant Axe Cleaner was on the side of humans and demi-humans, they were also avoiding the Golden Giant Axe Cleaner and not having any contact with it.

This speculation was so absurd that even Xia Fa himself found it ridiculous. After all, with the unparalleled power of the nine great gods, they didn't need to hide from the Golden Cleansers.

Or to be more precise, the two righteous gods, [Nature Monarch] and [Supreme Law], do indeed need to hide from the Golden Cleansers.

However, given the power of [Absolute Defense] and [Paradox Joker]...

Xia Fa couldn't help but recall the scene of the universe's beginning that he had seen in the treasure map. In his Silver Throne state, [Absolute Defense], even a single palm-sized piece, was the size of an entire star field.

Despite being considered one of the stronger Great Old Ones, the Rhine Calamity, having signed the Silver Throne, was utterly insignificant compared to Absolute Defense. It was like an ant, easily crushed, and all its methods were useless.

In other words, Xia Fa believed that the single [Absolute Defense] expert was enough to deal with thirty Gold Cleaners.

Moreover, there's also the Paradox Joker, a true god who can fight the Absolute Defense to a standstill.

In this situation, the nine righteous gods still stayed in a place that even the Golden Giant Axe Cleaner couldn't find. What exactly were they afraid of?
Perhaps because his thoughts involved the gods, Xia Fa suddenly felt a sharp pain in his brain, and only then did he realize that his mental energy was almost exhausted.

Fortunately, the flesh of the wall of flesh and blood in his stomach began to digest quickly, replenishing his mental energy.

Speaking of which, the physical flesh of the Wall of Flesh is really useful. It doesn't take up much space in the stomach, and the extraordinary power it contains is pure and vast enough. I've even gotten used to having the flesh of the Wall of Flesh in my stomach at any time.

If I wait until the flesh and blood wall inside my stomach is completely digested, I'll probably still feel uncomfortable.

I wonder where I can find this person again so I can have a few more bites...

boom! ! ! ! !
Golden flames suddenly erupted in the carriage not far ahead. The temperature of those golden flames was incredibly high. Even through the carriage, Xia Fa felt the extreme heat, as if he were standing right in front of the sun.

Then, something incredible happened!

As the golden flames erupted, the Dream Come True sea train—carriages, floors, seats… even the omnipresent black mist—was ignited, instantly transforming the train into a sea of ​​fire.

hiss--!
The eerie and shrill cry of the quasi-god erupted from the golden sea of ​​fire. With its strength, which was practically invincible in the real world, the cry actually carried a hint of pain.

It's important to understand that without the nine true gods present, beings at the quasi-god level—whether they are extraordinary monarchs, mysterious emperors, or these strange and supernatural creatures whose status is close to that of gods—are almost impossible to harm in the real world!

Of course, the Heavenly Mandate Saint Venerable is not included. The Heavenly Mandate Holy Spirit, who has signed thirty secret contracts, is essentially on par with God.

However, under the terrifyingly high temperature of this golden flame, which is probably hundreds of millions of degrees, this quasi-god strangely... was actually injured!

"Hahaha!"

A burst of hearty laughter rang out. Through the shattered window of the carriage, Xia Fa suddenly saw a rather burly and strong young figure charging into the sea of ​​fire, laughing loudly.

The figure's crystalline dragon horns shone brightly, quickly enveloping its entire body in a layer of crystalline armor.

Not only that, but even the surrounding space was crystallized, and the golden flames and the terrifying black shadow in the sea of ​​fire seemed to be instantly sealed in crystal.

Then, the tall, strong young figure suddenly threw a punch!
slam-la-

The crystallized space suddenly shattered, and the terrifying black shadow in the golden sea of ​​fire seemed to have a small piece of its body smashed apart. That small piece of torso fell to the ground like crystal, and was then quickly burned to vaporization in the high temperature of the golden flames.

"He's injured and temporarily tied down. Let's run!"

The tall, robust young figure shouted, and instantly, countless extraordinary monarchs in the black mist ahead continued to flee for their lives in the strange direction away from the quasi-gods.

Only a cool, aloof young woman draped in a wide purple robe glanced silently at the terrifying black shadow within the golden sea of ​​fire.
Suddenly, the golden flames in her eyes intensified, and the golden sea of ​​fire roared up, almost burning away every centimeter of space around the terrifying black shadow.

Seeing this, the aloof girl in purple robes turned around, her slender, white legs gracefully stepping forward, a golden ring of fire swirling around her feet. Her delicate and graceful figure suddenly disappeared into the rising golden flames.

"Norton Dragon, Airo Tong..."

Xia Fa immediately recognized the two young men who dared to launch a strange attack on the quasi-gods, and his gaze narrowed slightly.

These two young masters, from the Starry Sky Dragon Clan and the Secret Eye Clan respectively, are truly extraordinary in their power, capable of injuring even a quasi-god level being like a strange being.

However, they didn't seem confident in killing it, so they chose to briefly restrain the quasi-divine being before continuing their escape.

Xia Fa could understand this, after all, this time the Dream Come True Sea Train's 24-hour survival challenge did not have the rule of "passengers must not harm each other".

If Norton and Airotong fought with all their might to kill this quasi-divine being, but the others attacked the two heavily injured individuals in order to become the sole winner... then it would truly be a case of losing more than they gain.

In particular, while those extraordinary monarchs might not dare to easily deal with the young masters of divinely favored families, the Crimson Executors, who have changed their appearance, would definitely dare to do so.

"He's here, perfect timing. After killing him, I'll have to go and carry out those missions."

The Golden Axe Cleaner murmured, seemingly too lazy to even use its golden axe, and simply patted the equally massive warhorse beneath it.

The warhorse, also clad in golden armor, stood there majestically like a god. At that moment, it restlessly shook its massive head twice and suddenly let out a loud snort.

By this time, everyone in that section of the carriage had long since fled, leaving only the terrifying black shadow in the golden sea of ​​fire—the quasi-divine being. But as the golden axe-wielder's warhorse snorted, two streams of white energy surged forth, and the quasi-divine being vanished in an instant.
The next moment, He appeared in the white mist that had just descended to the ground like clouds.

The black mist that enveloped Him dissipated along with the white airflow, and Xia Fa finally saw the strange appearance of this quasi-god.

Of course, at the same time, several strange electric currents surged from his coccyx, covering his cerebral cortex, allowing him to look straight ahead with peace of mind.

What appeared to be a grotesque monster was grayish-black in color and resembled a giant ape. However, its left arm was enormous, with several heads growing from it. These heads were all of the elven race, and they were extremely beautiful.

His right arm, however, was like a dried-out umbilical cord, only a small section, swaying from side to side, spewing out countless black mists from a small opening at the end.

At this moment, the quasi-god was strange, but his eyes were filled with extreme fear and terror. He didn't even dare to look at the Golden Giant Axe Cleaner and turned to run away.

The beautiful elven heads on His right arm turned ashen-faced, their pupils dilated, as if the Golden Axe Cleanser was an extremely terrifying being to Him.

But the moment He turned around, the white aura that was about to dissipate suddenly became denser.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Amidst a chilling, piercing scream, the monstrous creature, seemingly divine, vanished into a puddle of water within the white mist.

"All right."

The Golden Axe Cleaner spoke calmly, as if he had just watched his golden warhorse casually crush a tiny insect.

Then, it looked down, its majestic and solemn gaze beneath its mask falling upon Xia Fa.

"I have to go on my mission, or I'll be discovered. I'll come back for you when you become a god. You must survive and grow stronger, Xiafa."

Xia Fa was also looking up at it, and at that moment, he solemnly agreed:

"Okay, it's a deal then."

Upon hearing the word "agreement," the Golden Axe Cleaner's eyes revealed a rather sentimental smile, and he nodded slightly.

"Goodbye."

After leaving those two words, its golden armored warhorse took a step forward, carrying it into the fluctuating space and departing.

Xia Fa felt a sudden emptiness in his heart for no reason, and stood there for a while.

Of course, he wasn't idle either; he was sorting through the various highly taboo intelligence and information he had obtained from his conversation with the Golden Axe Cleaner.

After a long while, Xia Fa finally composed himself, raised his head again, and looked towards the carriage.

The carriage looked empty and quite clean because the black mist had been ignited by Ai Luotong's golden flames; however, the golden flames were still burning.

Xia Fa took a step and walked in, arriving at the edge of the golden flames.

He looked in both directions of the carriage and found that the thick black fog was still everywhere, filling the entire train.

"It seems that the black mist that was spewing from the god's eerie right arm will not disappear with his death?"

Realizing this, Xia Fa began to ponder.

A 24-hour survival challenge means you have to stay for the full 24 hours, regardless of whether the mysterious being is dead or alive.

And now, it seems like less than half an hour has passed.

Most importantly, no one else could possibly know that this quasi-god, capable of wiping out everyone on the train, was already dead. They were probably still fleeing in panic, fearing being caught.

So, during this time, it seems like I can do something.

The main reason is that once the remaining twenty-three hours are over, I will be able to try to make a wish for the most precious and rarest overlord-level secret contract in the entire universe as the "sole winner". Therefore, I am happy to wait.

"Given the Crimson Executor's caution, He would definitely want to stay as far away from the location of this quasi-divine anomaly as possible. He, like everyone else, probably doesn't know that this anomaly is already dead..."

Xia Fa's eyes flickered as he began to speculate.

The Crimson Agent is not only cautious, but also undoubtedly a very selfish person who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

In this situation, He would never step forward like Norton Dragon and Airo Tong to actively hold off this quasi-god-like being in order to save others.

Xia Fa even suspected that the Crimson Agent's initial plan was to hide in the shadows, ensuring that he would not be injured in the slightest, and then if anyone could actually injure that quasi-divine being, he would be responsible for killing that person, thereby maximizing his chances of becoming the sole winner.

Unfortunately, the Crimson Agent had no idea that the Golden Axe Cleaner had already killed that quasi-god-like monster for him, and even claimed the credit for it.

Xia Fa even suspected that the Crimson Executor might not even know of the existence of the Golden Cleaners, after all, he was just a transcendental monarch.

"What should I do next... challenge a transcendent monarch to advance my understanding of the arcane singularity?"

"But now I'm afraid we'll have to fight the veteran transcendent monarchs. With the Crimson Executors around, the risk is too high..."

"Or perhaps, we could find Tefaro and the others, and explore together on the Dream Come True sea train?"

Although the Dream Come True Sea Train is extremely special, it is still a strange realm after all. Since it is a strange realm, there must be many good things inside.

Xia Fa had heard before that some people had accidentally obtained very rare treasures while undergoing a 24-hour survival challenge on the Dream Come True sea train, but the probability was very small.

After all, anyone who survives will receive a reward related to their dream, just to varying degrees of success. This is already quite generous. If the Dream Come True sea train were filled with treasures, that would be too extravagant.

But since he had nothing else to do, Xia Fa decided to just go and look for it!
With that thought in mind, he stepped into the black fog.

Knowing that the quasi-god had died mysteriously, Xia Fa appeared very calm and relaxed this time. He touched the carriage with his left hand and looked at the seats and the doors of each carriage with his right hand to see if there were any hidden barriers or seals.

He walked calmly along, through more than a dozen train carriages.

However, they didn't see a single person, nor did they find any place where treasures or hidden barriers might be concealed.

But Xia Fa was not discouraged and continued to explore.

Suddenly, as he walked into the next carriage, his spiritual intuition struck him, as if he had sensed something.

Immediately, Xia Fa's gaze fell on the corner of a row of metal seats on the left.

There was a fluctuation in that place that only he could sense.

This fluctuation contained both temporal and spatial fluctuations, but it was extremely faint and very weak. If he hadn't been a signatory to the "Gate of Stars," he wouldn't have been able to sense it.

"Could it be that……"

Xia Fa felt a sudden surge of excitement. Perhaps there was a treasure hidden in this fluctuation, or perhaps a barrier seal!
Since there was no danger now, Xia Fa immediately reached out and pressed his hand against the fluctuation. Starlight condensed in his palm, and a key that shimmered with starlight took shape.

This is the Star Key, one of the secret abilities of the Star Gate. It can open most of the seals and barriers in the world within the rank of the signatory of the Star Gate.

This fluctuation can be considered a kind of seal, so using the Star Key is the most suitable option.

With a tremor in his palm, Xia Fa sent the Star Key soaring into the air, spinning once before plunging into the wave of energy, then twisting a large circle to the left.

The next moment, the fluctuations dissipated, revealing a pitch-black hole no bigger than a silver coin.

Suddenly, an eye peered out from the dark opening and stared directly at Xia Fa.

The appearance of the eye was so sudden that it almost startled Xia Fa, but immediately, a sound came from the dark cave entrance.

"Xiafa?"

The voice carried a hint of languid sleepiness, yet also a touch of cynicism, which Xia Fa recognized immediately.

"Tefaro?"

At this moment, Xia Fa felt like he had a bellyful of complaints but didn't know where to begin. After all that, it turned out that the fluctuations were actually caused by Tefaro...

"This is a fusion ability I developed by combining 'time concealment' and 'all-encompassing star attraction'. It can distort this small area of ​​space and then hide in the time within this small area of ​​space."

Tefal's voice came from the dark little hole, carrying a hint of relief at surviving a disaster:
"To be honest, when I felt this small space of mine being opened up just now, I was really startled. I thought that quasi-god had mysteriously discovered me."

Xia Fa couldn't help but laugh:
"You're really good at hiding. I was worried about you guys before, but now it seems that, at least for you, there's nothing to worry about."

Tefal seemed to remember something and asked:

"You're standing here so calmly now, could it be that the other one has mysteriously gone to another carriage?"

Xia Fa neither confirmed nor denied:
"more or less."

Because this mysterious death of the quasi-god involved the Golden Axe Cleanser, he couldn't tell Tefaro, for fear of implicating Him.

But Tefal's voice suddenly became more invigorated:
"That's perfect! Come in, I've found a great place, a hidden area of ​​the Dream Come True sea train. If we can crack it, we might find some really good treasures!"

(End of this chapter)