Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 280 Miracle Fantasy: The Overlord-level Secret Contract is finally in hand, and there's even a free wish opportunity? (Part 2)

Upon hearing Xia Fa's words, the Guardian Lord was taken aback at first, then laughed:

"Good, good! It's been over 20,000 years. I've always wanted to taste the food of the real world. It's a taste I really miss."

As he spoke, the Guardian Lord removed his helmet, which resembled an iron bucket.

To Shafa and Tefaro's surprise, beneath the helmet was the face of a rather refined middle-aged man with reddish-brown curly hair and deep blue eyes, looking more like a university professor than a transcendental monarch.

The Lord of Guardians invited the two to sit down. The terrace on the second floor of the mansion offered a panoramic view of the entire city of Mykih.

The city was filled with countless buildings of all sizes, all in a medieval style, with off-white walls and pale yellow or pale red roofs. Countless residents walked between the buildings, and the streets were bustling with activity.

Judging from appearances, this city of Michi is quite prosperous.

Of course, if we compare prosperity alone, Michi City is no match for the City of Ten Thousand Stars or Augustus City, and it is even inferior to Rum City.

However, given the presence of superhumans in Michi City, it's unlikely that it would truly suffer from poverty due to insufficient productivity, like the surrounding small towns and villages.

"what is that?"

Tefal pointed with great curiosity to the northwest corner of the city of Michi, where dozens of cylindrical towers stood, reaching straight into the sky.

These round towers form a circle, floating up and down, with many extraordinary beings flying in and out of the arched windows, which is quite mysterious.

The Guardian Lord revealed a gentle smile:

“Those are our farms and ranches, which are planted and maintained by extraordinary individuals who have signed the Water Pact and the Earth Pact, etc., to provide food for the entire city. Occasionally, when there is a surplus, it will be given to the small villages and towns that have submitted to our Pact City.”

Tefaro nodded thoughtfully, and Shafa also understood.

It seems that the productivity of the extraordinary individuals is being utilized in these dozens of towering round towers that reach straight into the sky.

Having settled down, Xia Fa then waved one hand on the table and took out a large quantity of jerky from a Dominator-level supernatural creature.

These jerky pieces come in long, thin strips as well as thick slices, and are mixed with meatballs and meat chunks. The color is mostly dark red or black.

But no matter what kind of jerky it was, as soon as it appeared, it immediately exuded an extremely rich and enormous supernatural power, which even moved the soldiers guarding the area, and their eyes immediately turned to the jerky.

The Guardian Lord was slightly taken aback, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes:
"This is... jerky made from a Dominator-level supernatural being?"

Xia Fa smiled and said:
"Indeed, if you don't mind, senior, please take them as a side dish with your drinks."

The Guardian paused for a moment, then reached out and, with a slight tremor, picked up a thin slice of dried meat. With a solemn air, he slowly put it into his mouth.

As He chewed, He closed His eyes slightly, a look of extreme satisfaction on His face. He slowly exhaled through His nostrils, savoring the moment.

After a long while, the Guardian Lord opened his eyes, his face filled with emotion:
"This is the taste, this is the taste, it's been like this for 20,000 years..."

As He spoke, He looked at Xiafa, his expression clearly showing a greater sense of closeness:
"Young man, thank you for your hospitality. By the way, I haven't asked your names yet. Would you mind if I told you?"

Xia Fa smiled slightly:
"Xiafa".

Tefaro smiled faintly:

"Tefaro".

Although this Guardian Lord is extremely kind and approachable, he is still an extraordinary monarch, equivalent to the patriarchs, popes, or emperors of the major churches in the real world.

Therefore, neither Shaphat nor Tepharo dared to be disrespectful in His presence.

Especially after personally confronting the Supreme Grand Mage Wizrui, who was on par with the Extraordinary Grand Monarch, the two felt the gap between themselves and such a powerful figure.

Despite their best efforts, they couldn't even slightly counteract the forbidden technique "burning away the yang of all things," which speaks volumes.

The Guardian smiled kindly:
“You two young heroes are outstanding. If you don’t mind, I will call myself your elder brother. You don’t need to call me senior. It sounds a bit too formal.”

After a slight pause, He changed the subject:
"Now that you two have arrived, I have a plan."

As they spoke, the "Guardian Castle" formed from yellow sand quietly appeared around the three of them, but then became transparent.

The guards seemed unfazed by this, as if they were used to their leader doing so.

"Alright, now we don't have to worry about that beast Wizreel spying on our conversation with his crystal ball."

The Guardian Lord smiled slyly and continued:
"If I'm not mistaken, you two should have to leave this place and return to the real world through the time-breathing duct at most a day and a night later, right?"

Xia Fa nodded:

"That's right. But during these twenty-odd hours, we will do whatever it takes to help our seniors, no matter the cost."

Although the Guardian Lord told them not to address each other as "senior," Xia Fa and Te Faro both understood that if they did, it would be impolite.

The Lord of Guardians pondered:
"Just like the guest who came five hundred years ago. But don't worry, when it's time to leave, no matter how far away you are, I will personally use the Rainbow Bridge to send you to the exit of the Time Breathing Tube."

Upon hearing this, Tefal was the first to speak:

"It seems that you know about the Time Breathing Tube, so why are you yourself..."

The Guardian waved his hand with a smile:
“I know what you mean, but I can’t get out. Or rather, everyone in our Time-Stilled Land can’t leave this place anymore. Otherwise, once they leave and go to the real world, they will be forced to correct a time difference of 20,000 years.”

Upon hearing this, both Xia Fa and Te Faro felt a chill run down their spines.

A time difference of 20,000 years... Even a god would probably not be able to withstand it, and would immediately turn into a monster due to the accumulated madness and loss of control.

Even gods couldn't withstand it, let alone extraordinary beings and mortals who haven't yet become gods.

The Guardian Lord continued:

"Actually, when you leave and return to the real world, you will be corrected to a time difference of about twenty hours, but that's nothing."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa and Te Faro were completely relieved.

Being trapped in this place would be worse than killing them both; exploring, on the other hand, would be fine.

"Alright, then I'll explain my plan. If you two young men are willing, we'll execute it immediately without further ado."

Shafa and Tefaro naturally had no objections. Shafa wanted the unknown Overlord-level secret contract, while Tefaro also wanted to see if there were any good treasures beneath Arcane City.

On the other hand, it would be even better if we could kill Vizreel.

Seeing that the two had dispelled their concerns, the Guardian Lord immediately began to explain.

"Actually, I'm sure you two have noticed that in this place where time has stopped, it's very difficult for supernatural beings with the status of rulers or angels to be born. The status of demigods is already the limit, and even then, they are quite rare."

As he spoke, he picked up another piece of dried meat and said with considerable emotion:

"So, I haven't eaten the flesh of a Dominator-level supernatural creature in 20,000 years."

"On the other hand, because the supernatural creatures in this place where time has stopped are scarce and of low rank, it is difficult for either our Michi City or Arcane City to produce angels or higher-ranking beings."

Upon hearing this, both Xia Fa and Te Faro's eyes flashed, and they understood the Guardian Lord's plan.

However, to confirm, I patiently listened to Him continue.

“Originally, our city of Mychal and Arcane City were barely evenly matched. My strength and that of Wizreel were comparable. Each of us had a confidant of the Sovereign rank and a powerful general of the Angel rank. Below that, there were only a few demigods.”

"Therefore, no one can do anything to anyone else. Even if our own villages and towns need the help of superhumans or mages, we can only send the weaker ones."

"Because even if they are subordinates of a demigod, they will be ruthlessly intercepted and killed by Wizrui if they dare to leave the city. Of course, I will do the same."

Hearing this, Xia Fa and Te Faro finally understood why Wizreel had used the most ruthless killing move against them right from the start.

This is because they fear that the arrival of the two of them will disrupt the balance between the City of Mystery and the City of Arcane!
Sure enough, the Guardian Lord continued:

"But now, with the arrival of the two younger brothers, whether Wizreel likes it or not, this balance has indeed been broken."

"And if I'm not mistaken, Brother Tefaro, you're already a transcendent monarch, right? And you've even mastered the critical one-time loss of control technique, so I estimate you've at least comprehended a divine combat technique."

"As for Brother Xiafa, I admit that even I can't quite see through you, but after close contact and seeing you in action before, my spiritual intuition tells me that your strength... is probably even stronger than that of Tefaro."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa didn't seem to think anything of it, but Tefaro was quite surprised.

He never expected that even after breaking through to the level of a transcendent monarch, he would still be weaker than Xia Fa.
At that moment, Tefaro felt a mix of emotions, including disappointment, admiration, and confusion.

However, now is certainly not the time to dwell on this.

At this moment, the Guardian Lord also revealed the full outline of the plan:
“Since both of you possess strength comparable to veteran transcendent monarchs, then things become simple.”

"I will launch a preemptive attack on Arcane City later to lure out Wizri and hold him back. My trusted men and subordinates will also hold back the strongmen of Arcane City."

"I need the two of you to infiltrate Arcane City directly, destroy the sealing array beneath Arcane City, and destroy one of its most crucial components."

"Any treasures found inside will belong to the two of you, even that unknown overlord-level secret contract."

"Of course, how to divide it is up to you two to discuss, but given your relationship, it shouldn't be a problem."

"As for what that crucial thing is..."

As the Lord of Guardians finished speaking, he waved his hand across the table, and a phantom image of something immediately materialized beneath the rainbow-like light.

Even though it was just a phantom, the moment its outline appeared, an aura of pure and vast divinity rippled out, completely different from that of the nine great gods.

Xiafa and Tefaro looked closely and saw that it was a totem-shaped pillar, with various gods they had never seen before carved on it in relief.

Or rather, the ancient gods.

"This object... is called the Pillar of the Ancient Gods, the greatest source of power for those mages." The Guardian Lord also stared at the totem's phantom, his tone filled with emotion:

"In fact, since arriving in this place where time has stood still, this has been the biggest mystery that has troubled me and the god I once followed."

Xia Fa's heart stirred:
"Senior, do you mean... you don't know how these magicians came to be, and why we've never heard of these ancient gods in the real world?"

Tefal was clearly very interested in the mystery, even sitting up straight in his chair and leaning forward, obviously ready to listen attentively.

The Guardian nodded slightly.

"That's right. Not only do I not know, but even that deity doesn't know. However, according to that deity's divination and espionage... all the ancient gods perished or disappeared 30,000 years ago."

His gaze then fell upon the illusory image of the totem pillar, and he said decisively:
"However, because this is a place where time stands still, and there are time breathing tubes here, the power left over from the past by the ancient gods can be communicated through these ancient god pillars."

"This is also why these magicians can still cast various spells by chanting."

"Once these ancient pillars of the gods are destroyed, the mages will no longer have their greatest source of power, and they won't even be able to use forbidden spells anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa fell into deep thought.

Thirty thousand years ago... and then another thirty thousand years ago.

What happened 30,000 years ago that led to the fall of the ancient gods?

Moreover, it seems that the nine great gods all appeared out of nowhere 30,000 years ago, right?

Furthermore, if the ancient gods once ruled this universe and even the Protoss realm, why did they turn a blind eye to the Great Old Ones, and why did they never even have any conflicts with them?
It's impossible that the ancient gods could truly tolerate these Great Old Ones. After all, the Great Old Ones can easily corrupt and degrade all living beings on countless inhabited planets in a star field.

"No, absolutely not. If these mages are so hostile to us superhumans, they must hate the followers of the Great Old Ones even more, wishing they could eradicate them completely..."

"If we speculate in this way, the ancient gods would not have been able to tolerate the Great Old Ones either."

However, it was precisely because this was confirmed that Xia Fa became even more puzzled.

Could it be that 30,000 years ago... so many Great Old Ones just appeared out of thin air?
That's simply impossible. Judging from the scene where [Absolute Defense] chased down [Rhine Calamity], there may be some Great Old Ones who are born with it, but many others probably need to sign secret contracts and absorb and accommodate [Eternal Certificates] step by step to achieve their Great Old One status.

So, what exactly happened 30,000 years ago?
Xia Fa suddenly thought of the Cleaners and realized a possibility.

That is, 30,000 years ago, the Cleaners awoke and swept through the entire universe and even the Protoss Realm, killing all the ancient gods, as well as all the magicians and all living beings.

This seems to fit the title of "cleaner" very well.

However, this conjecture is clearly untenable.

Because in this extraordinary world, it is clearly recorded in all kinds of history that 30,000 years ago, the universe was just as prosperous as it is now.

The only difference is that, back then, on all the life-bearing planets in the universe, humans and demi-humans were a minority, and the majority were races under the command of the Great Old Ones.

But even the races corresponding to the Great Old Ones were wiped out by the combined efforts of the nine Great Gods, not by the Cleaners.

Xia Fa became increasingly puzzled as he thought about it. The only thing he was certain of was that 30,000 years ago... something unimaginable must have happened, which led to the near-complete extinction of magicians in the real world and the Celestial Spirit Realm, and the fall of the ancient gods.

At the same time, it also led to the sudden emergence of the nine great gods and the appearance of the Great Old Ones, resulting in the war of the gods that the entity "Bard" had once described.

Tefaro was clearly also deeply puzzled at this moment, especially since he seemed unaware of the existence of the "Cleanser," so he had less information and was hundreds or thousands of times more puzzled than Shafa.

However, both of them understood that now was not the time to dwell on this issue. In any case, they had already obtained so much information and intelligence from 100,000 years ago, and there would be plenty of time to ponder and study it later.

The most important thing now is to take advantage of these twenty-odd hours to successfully complete the plan, destroy the Ancient Pillars of Gods, and obtain what each of them wants!

"Understood. Shall we take action now?"

Xia Fa stood up, his eyes filled with fighting spirit and a hint of anticipation.

Destroying the Pillars of the Ancient Gods will eliminate Archmage Wizreil, meaning we can also take care of him and avenge our ambush.

Tefaro also looked at the Guardian Lord, as if he only needed to wait for His word before taking immediate action.

The Lord of Guardians also became solemn at this moment; the usually gentle and refined Him revealed a murderous glint in His eyes.

Only then did He finally seem less like a university professor and more like a supreme ruler who had slain countless enemies.

“Wizard must have anticipated this. The reason He fled just now was probably to speed up preparations, so... the faster we act, the better!”

As the Lord of Guardians spoke, he put his iron-clad helmet back on.

"Let's not delay, let's set off now."

……

After half an hour.

Arcane City.

In a medieval-style tavern, Shafa and Tefaro, dressed as magicians, each held a glass of beer in an oak goblet and gazed out the window into the distance.

The sky above Arcane City was now shrouded by a massive, towering sandcastle that blotted out the sky.

The castle was constantly filled with astonishing fluctuations of magical and supernatural power. Every fluctuation gave people the feeling that if it were to be released even slightly, it could instantly destroy Arcane City, Mystery City, or even the entire Time-Stilled Land.

Outside the Yellow Sand Castle, high in the sky, several figures were also fighting, each using a variety of secret abilities, spells, and forbidden techniques. The sky was sometimes as dark as night, and sometimes as bright as when lightning struck, with various chaotic auras interfering with time and space.

In Arcane City, people either hid in their houses or gathered in taverns or restaurants, anxiously watching the battle unfold.

"Just as Lord Wizree just announced to the whole city, the Guardian Lord really did bring the corrupt ones to attack."

"Lord Wizreil said that if any suspicious persons are found to have infiltrated the city, they should be reported to Him immediately through the magic mirror. You must be careful."

“I’ve been keeping an eye on it, but Arcane City is so big, how could it be so easy to spot?”

The commoners in the tavern were talking amongst themselves, while some magicians gathered together and whispered among themselves.

In fact, neither Xia Fa nor Te Faro expected that the infiltration would go so smoothly.

Half an hour ago, after discussing the specific details of the operation, the Guardian Lord used the Rainbow Bridge to lead the two of them and their subordinates directly to the Arcane City, which was thousands of miles away.

Then, the Lord of Guardians summoned countless thunderclouds and forest spirits to launch an attack.

Archmage Wizreel had no choice but to lead his mages out to fight, while Shafa and Tefaro cautiously changed their appearances and then teleported directly into Arcane City by stacking their respective Star Bubbles.

At this moment, seeing that Archmage Wizreil was completely restrained by the Lord of the Guardians, and that their subordinates were also fighting fiercely, Shafa and Tefaro exchanged glances and prepared to take action according to the directions obtained by the Lord of the Guardians through divination.

The sealing array is located beneath Archmage Wizreel's magic castle in Arcane City, at a depth of approximately 100,000 kilometers.

"Actually, I now think that this is a well-intentioned scheme that Wizreel can easily resist."

As Tefal and Shaphat stood up, they communicated through spiritual intuition.

Xia Fa also replied with spiritual intuition:
“Yes, after all, there are only so many powerful individuals above the level of Overlord in Michi City and Arcane City. Now that there are two more of us, Wizrui naturally can’t withstand us.”

In fact, Wizrui probably thought of this from the very beginning, which is why he disregarded everything and left the city to suddenly kill the two of them.

Unexpectedly, the Lord of Guardians arrived just in time.

“Weizrui must have taken other measures to prevent the two of us from infiltrating. This time, it was our original secret technique of the Star Gate that made a great contribution.”

The superimposed star bubbles could easily break through and re-enter even the golden barrier generated by the Golden Beacon Scroll, let alone the magic circle barrier set up by Wizreil.

Both Xiafa and Tefaro understood this, so they simply stopped pretending and looked together in the direction of the magic castle where Wizrei was.

hum-

hum-

The next moment, their star-like bubbles expanded together.

Immediately, as the star bubble burst, the two figures disappeared together.

The magicians in the tavern were completely unaware that Tefalo, as a transcendent monarch, had already used the advanced secret ability of the [Illusion Master] contract to pull them all into an illusion the moment he stood up.

……

Arcane City, beneath the magic castle, 100,000 kilometers deep.

The rift in the starry sky opened, and Xia Fa and Te Faro stumbled out of it.

As far as the eye could see, there was an extremely vast underground cave.

Inside the cave, there indeed stood a totem pillar bearing the totems of ancient gods such as the "God of Night," the "God of Sun," and the "God of Thunder."

Around the totem pole, various orbs of light floated, each containing a treasure.

Xia Fa's spiritual intuition suddenly surged at this moment, like the mercury column in a thermometer, and all of it pointed to one of the orbs of light.

Within the ball of light was a secret treatise, seemingly carved on a stone slab, belonging to a supreme ruler.

The call of spiritual intuition also resounded extremely loudly at this moment.

"A miraculous fantasy..."

"A miraculous fantasy..."

"A miraculous fantasy..."

(End of this chapter)