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Chapter 299 It's actually this kind of eternal certificate? The second true treasure has appeared! (Part 1)
Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Several figures suddenly soared into the sky, then stopped in mid-air, looking down with surprise and uncertainty.

Xia Fa immediately recognized them as Speaker Arthur of the Myriad Machines School, Director Edioson of the Natural Disaster Research Institute, and Emperor Nahoron of the ancient alchemical kingdom.

However, these three important figures, who were originally at the top of Caligia, were now somewhat apprehensive. Even in the air, they deliberately stopped at a position slightly lower than the two figures.

Xia Fa and the others stared intently at the two figures, their hearts trembling, especially Tefaro, who looked like a mouse seeing a cat.

Because those two... were none other than Osius, the patriarch of the Silver Church, and Carrot, the pope of the Natural Church!

After the whale watching festival ended, many of the extraordinary monarchs brought from the lawless world returned home, and they were in a hurry to go back.

The reason is simple: the "Eternal Certificate" on the Baron Ocean is about to be born.

In this situation, these extraordinary monarchs, whether they had signed only nine secret contracts or twenty, were all afraid that the Great Emperor Dionysius of the Secrets would misunderstand, so as soon as the whale watching party ended, they hurriedly rushed back.

Therefore, the usually bustling City of Ten Thousand Stars was now much less crowded with extraordinary monarchs.

Of course, some stayed here because they got tickets for the Dream Come True sea train.

As for Speaker Arthur and the others, although they were also afraid of the Mysterious Emperor Dionysius, they didn't seem to need to avoid suspicion too much, so they also stayed in the City of Ten Thousand Stars.

Seeing these old men around, Xia Fa felt inexplicably at ease. He gave a wink to the people behind him and prepared to fly over to find out what was going on.

But at that moment, something even stranger and more bizarre happened!
As a result of the chaos in the City of Ten Thousand Stars, especially with many houses growing larger or becoming villas and crammed together, many residents who ran out to avoid their houses collapsing... all had their heads grow enormous!
In just a short while, the streets of the City of Ten Thousand Stars were filled with countless residents with gigantic heads, like dolls wearing giant head masks on April Fool's Day, running around in the streets in terror, clutching their enormous heads and screaming.

Of course, some were more composed. After realizing that the head, which was as big as a water tank, wouldn't break their necks, they calmed down and sat quietly on the side of the street.

While the head might not break the neck, if it were to accidentally collide with someone, its enormous size could easily tear the neck and send it flying.

Xia Fa and the others were even more surprised and helpless as they watched this scene.

The City of Ten Thousand Stars is no longer a paradise for pirates and adventurers, but has become a chaotic and bizarre fairytale city.

Giant candies are rolling everywhere in the streets, people with enormous heads are screaming and running around, every now and then the streets turn into gold or platinum, there are luxurious villas or castles everywhere, and huge banknotes are floating in the air and on the ground...

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Suddenly, even more figures flew up from the city, dozens of them in total.

These were clearly rulers and extraordinary monarchs who hadn't yet left after participating in the Dream Come True sea train. Among them, two figures were particularly eye-catching.

It was Norton Dragon, the young master of the Starry Sky Dragon Clan, with crystalline dragon horns on his head, unruly crimson hair, wearing a tanned sleeveless leather jacket, and arms with muscles bulging like rocks.

And then there's Ai Luo Tong, the young master of the Secret Eyes family, with a lithe and slender figure, draped in a wide purple robe, and golden flames dancing in her eyes.

Xia Fa glanced around but didn't see the Crimson Agent. He also didn't sense the chilling feeling of being surrounded by venomous snakes in his spiritual intuition, and he immediately felt relieved.

It appears that the Crimson Agent is not among them.

After the dozens of figures soared into the sky, many flew directly toward Patriarch Osius and Pope Carrot, where they immediately paid their respects with utmost piety and reverence.

Even in this situation where it seemed as if a supernatural disaster had occurred, they were still afraid of losing their manners in front of the two patriarchs and the pope.

As for Norton Dragon, his arrogant bronze face was filled with excitement, and his wild eyes searched the City of Ten Thousand Stars, as if looking for something.

Ai Luotong was the same, but she appeared quieter, with only golden flames flickering in her eyes as she searched diligently.

Needless to say, just by seeing the expressions of these two young masters of the divinely favored families, Xia Fa and the others immediately understood that they must know something.

However, if you ask them directly, they may not be willing to tell you.

Fortunately, Patriarch Osius was there. For Shafa, asking Patriarch Osius directly was a better option, given his connection to his great-grandfather, Holy Emperor Shalatu.

"By the way, where are the chestnuts?"

Just then, Xia Fa suddenly remembered something and looked around in confusion.

Beneath and Meowkor were fast asleep in the wooden house they had built together in the small world, which Xiafa could sense with just a little effort.

However, this also means that Chestnut is not in the small world, and in fact, she cannot be, because I haven't told her about the small world yet.

Originally, Xia Fa thought that after the journey of the Dream Come True Sea Train ended, Chestnut would return to her cousin's subspace with Princess Shark and the others.

After all, Chestnut already knows Tefalo, and given Tefalo's cautious nature, he will definitely go to meet up with the Laughing Clown and Princess Shark after the 24-hour survival challenge, and then they will go back together.

However, it seems that this is not the case now.

"Didn't Chestnut come with you?"

Upon hearing Xia Fa's question, Tefaro curiously countered with his own question.

Xia Fa shook his head:
"After I got off the Dream Come True sea train, I was transported to that small bay with the food street. I didn't see Chestnut, and I thought she would go back with you."

Tefaro asked in surprise:

"No, we didn't see her either. We thought she was with you. By the way, isn't she your girlfriend? Why are you only asking now?"

When they were exchanging information in his cousin's subspace, Shafati didn't mention this at all, which led Tefaro to think that Shafati knew where the chestnuts were.

Xia Fa scratched his head:

"I thought Chestnut was sleeping in the guest room..."

He genuinely believed it, which is why he hadn't dared to ask further earlier. But now, seeing all these strange and wondrous sights in the City of Ten Thousand Stars, and Chestnut remaining undisturbed, he realized something was amiss.

Just then, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars waved his hand and spoke:

"She might be in the City of Ten Thousand Stars. Perfect, let's take this opportunity to look for her. Cousin, what does your girlfriend look like? I'll help you find her."

The clown with the startled laughter also came over, looking like he was ready to help search once he learned the information.

Originally, when Xia Fa called out the name "Chestnut," the Father of Ten Thousand Stars and the Laughing Clown were completely unconcerned.

However, when they heard Tefalo say that Chestnut was Xiafa's girlfriend, the two of them immediately perked up and felt from the bottom of their hearts that they had to help Xiafa find Chestnut.

This is a matter of utmost importance, concerning whether the best bloodlines of the Prometheus and Gilgamesh families can be passed down!

Seeing the critical situation, Xia Fa didn't care much. He touched his forehead, and several spiritual intuitions were transmitted to his cousin and the others.

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars and the Clown of Surprise and Laughter closed their eyes briefly, and when they opened them again, their faces were filled with admiration and envy.

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars patted Xia Fa on the shoulder forcefully and exclaimed in admiration:

"Cousin, you're really something! Your girlfriend is so elegant and beautiful, you two are a perfect match! Hahaha!"

The clown, seemingly lost in thought, said:

"If it's this sister-in-law, then I think even Grandpa would be satisfied. She's indeed a perfect match for you, cousin."

Upon hearing this, Princess Shark glanced in their direction with a strange look, especially at Xia Fa.
"Shafa, I really didn't expect that besides Benedict and Meowkor, you actually have a real girlfriend..."

Xia Fa smiled somewhat helplessly:
"Now is not the time to talk about this. Everyone, please help me look for it first."

Unexpectedly, almost the next moment, the Laughing Clown pointed to the location of the Silver Church in the City of Ten Thousand Stars.

"Cousin, look! Isn't that your wife?"

Throughout the entire City of Ten Thousand Stars, apart from the secret contracts on various extraordinary shops and stalls that were not affected by that strange power and did not grow larger or become more advanced, only the cathedrals of the Silver Church and the Church of Nature were also unaffected.

Meanwhile, in the Great Cathedral of the Silver White Church, by the window, a fair-skinned, pure and lovely rat girl was hiding in the church, her clear eyes anxiously searching for something on the street, seemingly looking for someone.

With a sudden thought, Xia Fa rushed into the cathedral.

"Chestnut!"

He had barely uttered a sound when Chestnut, dressed in a holy robe, immediately turned around. In an instant, the anxious expression on her face turned into one of extreme joy. She rushed over without a second thought and hugged Xia Fa tightly.

"Xia Fa, you, you're alright! That's great!"

Feeling the soft, warm body in his arms, and smelling the faint iris scent on Chestnut's body, Xia Fa felt much calmer. When their embrace ended, Xia Fa saw tears of surprise and joy in Chestnut's eyes and gently wiped them away for her.

"Why are you crying? I'm perfectly fine. Come on, I'll take you to a safe place."

His original intention was to find a secluded place immediately, open the Red Silver Star Shell, and let Chestnut enter the small world first. It just so happened that Chestnut also knew Benedict, so he could show her around.

However, Chestnut seemed to understand his implied meaning and shook her head like a rattle-drum:

"No, no, no, Xiafa, I've become stronger now. I want to be with you, no matter what dangers you face, I'll be with you."

Xia Fa hesitated and said:
"But……"

Chestnut looked at him earnestly, her large, clear eyes filled with determination:
"Xia Fa, do you still consider me your girlfriend?"

Xia Fa sighed:

"Alright, but when things get really dangerous, you'll have to listen to me."

Seeing that he agreed, Chestnut couldn't help but feel happy and smiled gently:
"Okay, sure, I'll do whatever you tell me to do~"

Immediately, Xia Fa, carrying chestnuts, flew back into the air.

Whether it was because they had reached the level of extraordinary monarchs and were less susceptible to the influence of this strange power, or because the effects were less pronounced in the air, in any case, the dozens of figures in the air were hardly affected.

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars and others were naturally not affected much.

"Come on, let me introduce you all. This is my girlfriend, Chestnut."

As soon as Xia Fa brought the chestnuts back to the team, he introduced them to everyone with a smile.

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars laughed heartily:
"Hello, sister-in-law. I am Hercules, Xiafa's cousin."

The clown, showing great courtesy, said:

"Hello, sister-in-law!"

The others stepped forward one by one to greet Chestnut. Seeing that almost all of them were extraordinary monarchs or rulers, and the least powerful among them were angels, Chestnut was even more surprised. It seemed her boyfriend… was doing quite well at sea.

However, the more this is the case, the happier she is, because who wouldn't want their boyfriend to be happy?
In fact, even Chestnut herself didn't realize that although she possessed the extremely high power of "reversal," psychologically she still considered herself just an archbishop in a small town church.

Therefore, she was surprised to see so many rulers and extraordinary monarchs.

Seeing that the chestnuts had been found, Xia Fa breathed a sigh of relief. He gave the others a wink and prepared to fly off to see Patriarch Osius and ask what was going on.

A large crowd had gathered around Patriarch Osius, making it difficult to squeeze in. However, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and fly over to find out what was going on.

Unexpectedly, just as they flew to within a hundred meters of Patriarch Osius, Patriarch Osius seemed to sense something and looked over from afar.

"It's [Eternal Critical Strike]"

Patriarch Osius's voice rang in Shaphat's ears, and very discreetly at that.

Even though this white-bearded old man was still dealing with the extraordinary monarchs around him who were flattering and asking him questions, his voice rang in Xiafa's ears.

Xia Fa stopped abruptly, pretending to go find Speaker Arthur and the others, while responding with spiritual intuition:

"Your Excellency, it's been a long time. I extend my greetings. Has the [Eternal Critical Strike] already been released? Where can I find it?"

Although Patriarch Osius spoke to him concisely and seemed to have a good relationship with him, Xia Fa understood that as a junior, he still had to show due respect.

Soon, Patriarch Osius responded with spiritual intuition:

"It's about to be born, but not completely yet. Don't worry, the exact time for the birth of [Eternal Critical Strike] is still nine days from now. This time, it's just the effect caused by the slight overflow of its authority power as [Eternal Critical Strike] is about to be born."

After a pause, Patriarch Osius immediately added:
"However, this event was very significant, as it allowed us to determine exactly what kind of eternal evidence emerged from the Baron Ocean."

Xia Fa immediately understood and breathed a sigh of relief.

Despite the mere nine-day difference, he was absolutely confident that within those nine days he could find a way to advance his understanding of the overlord-level secret contract, [Miracle Fantasy], and then sign [Eternal Conditions].

By then, having signed five overlord-level secret contracts, I might not be without the power to fight the Great Emperor of Mysteries, and my chances of winning the [Eternal Critical Strike] would greatly increase.

But if [Eternal Critical Strike] were to be released now... then we would almost have no choice but to watch Dionysius take it away.

Thank goodness, thank goodness it's only nine days later...

Realizing that all these strange changes in the City of Ten Thousand Stars were caused by the [Eternal Critical Strike], Xia Fa's heart inexplicably burned with excitement.

He looked at the gigantic candies, the streets paved with gold bricks, and the houses that had been transformed into castles or manors...

At this moment, I realize even more how incredibly powerful the supreme authority of the [Eternal Certificate] and the unparalleled "critical strike" authority of the [Eternal Critical Strike] truly are.

Of course, this is just Xia Fa's guess, and it is not entirely certain why things turned out this way.

But just then, Patriarch Osius patiently explained to him again:

"If 【Eternal Critical Strike】is used in combat, then needless to say, it is almost one of the 【Eternal Certificates】that provides the greatest boost to the combat power of extraordinary individuals."

"And in reality, as you can see, things have a chance of 'critically hitting' the bigger one, and a chance of 'critically hitting' the better one... Hmm, you've played Traveling Slime's Bizarre Adventure, right?"

"When you cut open a traveling slime, it may turn from white or purple light into gold light or even better as a reward, which is a kind of 'critical hit'."

In fact, even without Patriarch Osius's painstaking explanation, Shaphat already understood the meaning of "critical strike".

Because he's a time traveler!
Having played all sorts of games, Xia Fa understands very well that the concept of "critical hit" can indeed be understood from two perspectives.

For example, when playing a game, if the damage dealt changes from "10" to "20" or even "100", that's a critical hit.

At the same time, when monsters drop equipment, the drop rate suddenly changes from just one item to a whole pile of equipment, including some top-tier items—this is what's known as a "critical hit" in terms of rewards.

Regardless of the type of critical hit, it is undoubtedly very useful!

Especially the critical hit damage; if I could obtain it, my strength would far surpass that of other followers after I become a follower god!

In a world where the Cleaners could appear at any moment and wreak havoc, the stronger you are, the better. This way, you can better protect yourself and those you want to protect. Xia Fa is very clear about this.

"【Eternal Critical Strike】..."

Xia Fa clenched his fist, his eyes filled with an unprecedented determination.

I must get it!

"After today, there are only three days left before I can try to obtain the other sword, 'Rhine,' which will greatly enhance my chances of winning the [Eternal Critical Strike]..."

Xia Fa's eyes flashed. A complete ancient treasure, in a sense, should be no less than a legitimate treasure.

After all, aside from Absolute Defense and Paradox Jester being able to overpower the Great Old Ones, the Great Old Ones seem to be stronger than the true gods under normal circumstances.

For example, there's the "Corrupted Evil," an Old One who chases after the "Nature Monarch" and the "Supreme Law" throughout the entire universe...

As for [Rhine Calamity], who signed the Silver Throne among the Great Old Ones, its strength is likely quite formidable among them.

If I could really obtain His complete ancient treasures... just thinking about it is incredibly exciting.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Patriarch!"

After calming himself down a bit, Xia Fa responded with spiritual intuition, full of sincerity and gratitude.

After all, it seems that only Ai Luotong, Norton Dragon, Patriarch Osius, and Pope Carrot knew this crucial information.

Because, the three veteran extraordinary monarchs, including Speaker Arthur, still looked completely bewildered.

However, Patriarch Osius was willing to tell him directly that the significance of this help was self-evident.

"Yes, I know what you're thinking. [Eternal Critical Strike] is a perfect match for both the Silver Throne and the Gate of Stars that you've signed, but, alas..."

The spiritual intuition conveyed by Patriarch Osius, however, ended with a sense of unspoken farewell.

"In short, Dionysius is almost the most powerful superhuman I have ever seen below the level of a god. He is decisive and ruthless, and extremely cunning. He is very good at planning and scheming. Be careful in everything you do, Xiafa. You should give up when you should. You are still young and have a long future ahead of you."

After saying this, Patriarch Osius's spiritual intuition ceased to flow.

Shaphat understood what He meant. Although Patriarch Osius had told him all sorts of crucial information about the Eternal Strike, He seemed to have no idea that he could compete with the Mysterious Emperor Dionysius and even advised him to give up.

Of course, Xia Fa could understand.
If it were me, and I encountered a junior who didn't even have the rank of Sovereign, even if that junior had signed two Overlord-level secret contracts, I wouldn't believe that this junior could compete with a Mysterious Emperor who had signed thirty secret contracts for the Eternal Certificate.

However, Patriarch Osius was unaware that he had already signed four hegemonic-level secret pacts, not two, and was about to sign a fifth...

“Once we become gods, we won’t have to hide it like this anymore. We can talk to Patriarch Osius and, well… we also need to talk to our great-grandfather.”

Xia Fa sighed inwardly. The main reason was that he himself couldn't explain why he was able to sign one hegemonic secret agreement after another.

In this situation, it's naturally impossible to explain to relatives or elders.

But once I become a god, perhaps I can subtly inquire with the young miner, the "wise man," and the Golden Axe Cleaner—beings comparable to the nine great gods—and maybe I can find out something.

Immediately, Xia Fa flew back to his team.

Seeing everyone looking over with curiosity, Xia Fa smiled mysteriously, raised his hand, and constructed a red and silver star shell.

Tefal immediately opened a star bubble and sprinkled out a handful of shadow gold powder, seriously disrupting the flow of space and time.

In this chaotic situation, no one else would care much about what they did; at most, they would just glance at it a few more times.

"This is the [Eternal Critical Strike] from the [Eternal Proof], which is affecting the City of Ten Thousand Stars."

Seeing that everything was in order, Xia Fa immediately spoke.

"【Eternal Critical Strike】?"

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars' eyes widened suddenly, his composure and majesty as a pirate emperor vanished, and he clicked his tongue in amazement:
"My goodness, this..."

Tefaro pondered for a moment and said:
"Has it already been born? Shafa, what can we do for you?"

Princess Shark, the Laughing Clown, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars, and even Locke all looked over. Chestnut also looked at her boyfriend, all waiting for Xia Fa's orders and commands.

Without a doubt, if Xia Fa really wants to compete for this [Eternal Critical Strike], they will definitely help without hesitation, even at a great cost.

Xia Fa shook his head:
"It will not be born for another nine days. Right now, it is only the power of its overflowing authority that is having an effect. If possible, we should help those innocent residents first."

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed, especially the Father of Ten Thousand Stars, since this was a giant city built by Him or the former Father of Ten Thousand Stars.

The intelligence exchange was extremely brief. Everyone quickly adjusted their expressions and looked bewildered again. Then, Xia Fa and Te Faro waved their hands at the same time, dispelling the red-silver star shell and the star bubble.

"How can we offer assistance...? Has anyone signed a high-level secret agreement that allows for both large and small changes?"

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars stroked his beard, looked at the innocent residents of the city with their enormous heads, and tried to ask a question.

Princess Shark then shook her head:

“I just tried it secretly, and the ‘can be big or small’ secret connection doesn’t work.”

"This..." The Father of Ten Thousand Stars was in a complete predicament.

But at that very moment, a terrifying and supreme aura emanated from where Pope Carrot was.

The aura emanating from this treasure contained the supreme and submissive majesty of a righteous god. As soon as it rippled outwards, even the incomplete outer mystical treasure "Sen Yama" at Tefaro's waist cried out in agony, immediately revealing extreme fear.

Not only that, the dozens of extraordinary monarchs and rulers in the sky, all of whom carried secret treasures, also let out cries of agony.

At the same time, Patriarch Osius also flew over, seemingly wanting to help Patriarch Carrot activate it.

At that moment, Xia Fa and the others were all startled, especially Xia Fa, who became extremely curious.

This is... Pope Carrot of the Church of Nature, who has brought the true and mysterious treasure of the "Nature Monarch"?
(End of this chapter)