Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 300: It's actually this kind of eternal certificate? The second true treasure has appeared! (Part 2)
Xia Fa has always been very interested in the true secret treasures.

However, information about the sacred treasures of the nine great gods is extremely rare throughout the universe.

The reason is simple: in the first and second ten thousand years of the universe, those who had seen the divine treasures of the nine great gods... were basically all dead.

Because at that time, the sacred treasures were activated by the gods themselves and were only taken out during battles.

Aside from battles, the nine righteous gods rarely use their divine treasures, as there's absolutely no need for them.

In the third ten thousand years of the universe, the nine great gods stayed in their respective earthly kingdoms and did not come out. As a result, only the popes, patriarchs, and emperors of the major churches were qualified to access the secret treasures of the great gods.

Similarly, when popes, patriarchs, and emperors bring out their sacred treasures, it is usually in extremely secretive or critical situations. Those who can see them will not speak out, much less dare to speak out.

Just like last time, in the Sovereign-level whale-watching house, Patriarch Osius summoned the [True Mystic Treasure - Pocket Universe], and together with Dionysius, activated it to instantly kill that crazed follower god.
Those present who saw it were all important figures in positions of power, and they all knew what they should and shouldn't say. Who would go out and spread rumors?
For all these reasons, Xia Fa had inquired everywhere about information regarding the sacred treasures, but to no avail.

In fact, he really wanted to know what the most powerful divine artifact, [Absolute Defense], looked like, what it was called, and what incredible power it possessed.

Oh right, and there's also the true and false secret treasure of the Paradox Joker. He wants to see it with his own eyes. Putting everything else aside, it must be bizarre and mysterious enough.

Besides, the divine treasures of the gods, such as [Temporary Reality], [First History], and [Error Rules], probably possess unimaginable power and various supernatural abilities, which Xia Fa wants to see for himself.

Perhaps this will be of great benefit in creating your own divine treasures in the future, because it will provide the best reference.

And now... the true treasure of the true god [Nature Monarch] is about to appear before us!

Not only was Xia Fa extremely excited, but Tefaro and the others were also extremely curious and excited, and all their eyes were looking in the direction of Pope Carrot.

The Pope Carrot, with his thick, spiky hair and sleeveless training clothes, appeared quite young, but his eyes looked very old. At that moment, he was clasping his hands together, having just finished a devout prayer.

The next moment, strange ripples spread out, causing everyone present to feel a sudden, inexplicable unease.

Not far in front of Him, in the air, grew huge, pure white flowers, and beneath them, broad green leaves and countless vines spread out.

Immediately afterwards, the pure white flower in the very center bloomed, accompanied by an extremely powerful aura of a sacred treasure, and a rather strange staff appeared.

It's called a walking stick, but it's extremely strange. The stick is shaped like an arm, looking very much like a human arm, but the skin is covered with cracks, and small yellow flowers grow in the cracks, swaying in the wind.

Above the staff, at the top, is a withered head with its eyes tightly closed.

The head was clearly not human, as its skin was entirely made of tree bark, a dry, cracked, dark brown color. It had sunken eye sockets, two dark nostrils, no lips, and only a series of interlocking, sharp teeth exposed, with the gums clearly visible.

The design of the staff was so bizarre that if everyone present hadn't witnessed Pope Carrot of the Church of Nature bringing it out through prayer to the "Nature Monarch," they would have probably thought it was an evil object.

【The True Mystery Treasure: Skull of the World Tree】

"Is this the legendary Skull of the World Tree...?"

Patriarch Osius then sighed, for at this moment He was standing side by side with Pope Carrot.

In that instant, the two extraordinary lords simultaneously stretched out their hands and grasped the staff of the [True Mystic Treasure - Skull of the World Tree].

Around the two, all the extraordinary monarchs tacitly retreated at the same moment.

Om-!
A strange sound rang out, and the staff of the [True Mystic Treasure - Skull of the World Tree], which was the tree-like head, suddenly opened its mouth.

A rich and fragrant aroma wafted out, a strange pink color with countless tiny, shimmering specks of light that appeared to be pollen.

Without the two extraordinary monarchs needing to remind them, the extraordinary monarchs in the air immediately retreated even further, afraid of getting their hands on the pink fragrance or pollen.

Suddenly, both Patriarch Osius and Pope Carrot turned pale, and their lips instantly lost all color.
It seems that the extraordinary power within these two extraordinary rulers has been completely drained by this sacred treasure, leaving them with no way to continue.

The pink, pollen-tinged fragrance stopped spreading and remained suspended in the air, barely the size of a carpet.

"Ugh……"

A strange sigh arose, carrying the majesty of a god, as if it had traveled across the endless starry sky.

Immediately afterward, next to the [True Mystic Treasure - Skull of the World Tree], a Star Spirit rift, only the size of a bowl, quickly appeared.

A finger emerged from it.

The fingers were very white, even pale, but they were covered with barnacles, and inside the barnacles were countless white worms, each only the size of a grain of rice.

Even though only one finger appeared, everyone present, including Xia Fa, genuinely felt an unparalleled pressure that made them completely unable to muster any thought of resistance.

That kind of oppressive aura... was comparable to that of an Outer God!
The moment this white finger covered in barnacles appeared in the real world, the surrounding air immediately began to vibrate violently.
The air was instantly filled with translucent, rice-grain-sized worms, wriggling wildly.

Patriarch Osius and Pope Carrot, despite being extraordinary monarchs, had countless barnacles sprouting from their left cheeks and arms under the "contamination" of reality by this white finger. Maggots the size of rice grains crawled out of them and fell to the ground from the sky.

But the two extraordinary lords simply held on, showing no sign of retreating, even as countless white worms began to crawl out of their eyeballs.

Just then, the pale finger covered in barnacles finally touched the staff of the [True Mystic Treasure - Skull of the World Tree].

In that instant, the withered tree-man's head suddenly opened its eyes. Two eyeballs, like dried lychees, rolled in its sockets, but it didn't care at all. Its eyes widened and widened.
boom--!
In the next instant, a torrent of pink fragrance suddenly burst forth from the facial features of the tree-man's head. This torrent of fragrance immediately swept down and crashed onto the floor of the central square of the City of Ten Thousand Stars with a loud bang.

As if a bomb had been dropped, the pink fragrance immediately exploded and spread throughout the entire City of Ten Thousand Stars in an instant.

Instantly, whether they were lying on the ground, running around in the street, or sitting quietly... all humans whose torsos or heads had grown larger due to the overflowing authority of the [Eternal Critical Strike] froze in place.

The pollen in the pink fragrance gathered at their feet, and in the blink of an eye, it grew into huge, pure white flower buds, enveloping hundreds of millions of humans and demi-humans in the City of Ten Thousand Stars.

This miraculous scene left the extraordinary monarchs in the air stunned. The enormous flower bud gave them the feeling that even if they exerted all their strength, they would be completely unable to shake it. And if they were encased in it, there would be no chance of escape whatsoever.

Even veteran extraordinary monarchs like Speaker Arthur felt the same way.

Almost instantly, hundreds of millions of giant flower buds opened in the City of Ten Thousand Stars, like countless pure white flowers blooming at the same moment.

At the center of each flower, all the affected humans and demi-humans returned to normal and fell into a peaceful sleep.

But only a second or two later, all the humans and demi-humans woke up.

They stared in disbelief at their hands, feet, or heads that had returned to normal, their expressions filled with surprise, excitement, or gratitude, all deeply moved.

Immediately, as if sensing something, they all looked up at the sky and knelt down to pray devoutly.

"【Nature Monarch】...Is this the method of 【Nature Monarch】?"

"Our true God has finally come to our rescue!"

Praise be to the sovereign of nature!

"Great Lord of Nature, I will forever believe in you and praise you!"

"Great! I'm finally back to normal!"

"Haha, what's grown bigger is my head. I don't want to live with a head bigger than a water tank every day."

"Me too! It's all thanks to the [Nature Monarch]! The [Nature Monarch] saved us! He restored us to normal!"

The humans and demi-humans of the City of Ten Thousand Stars were extremely excited, and many of the extraordinary monarchs in the sky also breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, no one wanted to see the City of Ten Thousand Stars turn into a city teeming with monsters. Now that it has recovered, that's good.

Immediately afterwards, many extraordinary monarchs seemed to remember something and looked back at where Pope Carrot and Patriarch Osius were.

The pale finger covered in barnacles had vanished, seemingly retracted into the Celestial Spirit Realm.

The [True Mystic Treasure - Skull of the World Tree] has also disappeared, presumably returned to the [Nature Monarch] by Pope Carrot through a sacrifice.

As for the two extraordinary rulers, Pope Carrot and Patriarch Osius, they sat cross-legged in the air with their eyes closed, trying to counteract the out-of-control influence that the Outer God had brought to them by polluting reality.

The barnacles on their faces were peeling off one by one, and the tiny white worms, the size of rice grains, were turning to ashes.

Thinking of the scene just now, where the two extraordinary monarchs were instantly corrupted by the outstretched finger of that Outer God, many extraordinary monarchs felt a chill run down their spines.

"That should be... one of the Nature Monarch's subordinates in the Protoss Realm, right?"

Tefal's eyes flickered as he pondered before speaking. The Laughing Clown nodded:
"Yes, that's right. I heard my great-grandfather mention that the nine great gods have recruited many stable Outer Gods and Subordinate Gods as their subordinates or even confidants in the Celestial Spirit Realm. In fact, some of these Outer Gods and Subordinate Gods in the Celestial Spirit Realm were originally grown up in their respective churches over the past 30,000 years."

Tefaro then exclaimed:

"To become a god... is incredibly tempting, but because of the corruption of reality, one can never enter the real world. It's hard to say whether it's a tragedy or a sacrifice..."

Even the clown, who was both amazed and amused, sighed deeply:
"No wonder the nine major churches are all searching for that 'great being' who can wield power in the real world comparable to that of God or even Outer Gods, yet without causing any pollution to the real world... I really don't know how that great being manages to do it."

The Father of All Stars then asked curiously:
"What great being?"

Princess Shark asked in surprise:
"You don't even know this? Almost all the pirates under my command know it."

Hearing the discussion, Xia Fa immediately remembered this matter.

Back then, when I had just signed my first secret contract, the high-level secret contract "Etheric Source", I encountered Patriarch Osius in person outside the church in Rum City.

At that time, Patriarch Osius instructed Cardinal Tyrene, Chestnut, and himself to try to find traces of that great being.

Later, when He first met Dictator, He also asked Him to seek out that great being.

Xia Fa did indeed diligently inquire and search everywhere at first, but later, with too many things to do, he gradually forgot about it.

Of course, this is also because finding that great being is extremely difficult, like finding a needle in a haystack. After making numerous inquiries without success, people gradually and selectively put it out of their minds.

But now, with his knowledge of mysticism growing richer, and especially after learning about and witnessing many high-ranking beings, Xia Fa finally understands why the nine major churches are so enthusiastic about this "great being".

The reason is simple. As Tefal and the Laughing Clown said, that great being is probably the only one in the entire universe, besides the nine great gods, who has the power and status comparable to an Outer God but will not cause any pollution to the real world!

Just now, the mere sight of an Outer God extending a finger from the Protoss realm into the real world nearly caused two High Overlords to lose control due to the resulting contamination.

It is conceivable that, under such circumstances, the gods and the outer gods would not dare to actually step into the real world.

But that great being could!

In this situation, in the real world, there are so many mysterious realms at the level of gods and outer gods, as well as mysterious forbidden zones and extraordinary forbidden areas everywhere, and countless ancient ruins and primordial ruins... that great being could absolutely explore them all!
Moreover, many things that the nine righteous gods in the real world cannot do personally, but that the extraordinary monarchs cannot do on their own, can also be handled by that great being.

All I can say is that if I were to become the tenth true god one day, I would probably need to recruit such a great being as a confidant, because his role would be far too important.

At this moment, it seemed that the father of ten thousand stars also remembered something after a moment's thought:
"Oh...you guys aren't talking about that one, are you? The one who devoured an entire barren, lifeless planet and shattered a space large enough to contain a supermassive star?"

Tefaro nodded:

"So, do you have any clues that could lead to Him?"

The Father of All Stars sighed softly:
"No, I did initially mobilize almost all of my pirates to search all over Caligel, but we couldn't find even the slightest clue, so we gave up. Too many things happened after that, and I gradually forgot about it. I only remembered it when I heard you talking about it just now."

Princess Shark said:
"Me too. If my subordinates hadn't all received missions to find that great being through their own channels, I would have doubted whether such a great being really existed."

Xia Fa then spoke up:

"It's alright, we can look for it slowly later. Even the smallest useful clue might be enough to get a generous reward from the Nine Churches."

In fact, he was also very curious about who that great being was and what he wanted to do.

Therefore, Xia Fa also plans that once he truly becomes a god, he will use his godhood, power, and authority to search throughout the universe, preferably to personally pay homage to that great being.

In any case, his spiritual intuition is becoming stronger and stronger—after becoming a god, he seems to be able to move freely in the real world like that great being, without fear of causing any pollution to reality.

"Huh? Look, it seems that nothing has gotten bigger or more valuable."

At this moment, Chestnut looked curiously at the City of Ten Thousand Stars and murmured something.

Everyone immediately confirmed it and nodded.

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars pondered for a moment and said:
"Indeed, it seems that the appearance of the [True Mystic Treasure - Skull of the World Tree] has offset some of the impact."

Tefal suggested:

"In that case, let's go back first, and then discuss specific countermeasures."

Although [Eternal Critical Strike] will not be officially released for another nine days, it's never too late to start planning now.

At this moment, whether it's the Father of Ten Thousand Stars, Locke, the Laughing Clown, Tefalo, Princess Shark, or even Chestnut, their goal is very clear: to try to help Shafa obtain the [Eternal Critical Strike]!
Now, we are not only in the same boat, but also partners who can live and die together. The rise of Xiafa is naturally something that everyone is happy to see.

Xia Fa pondered. Actually, he didn't particularly want everyone to participate in this matter. The main reason was that the opponent was the Mysterious Emperor Dionysius, which was too dangerous.

That was the Emperor of Mystery, who had signed thirty secret contracts. He was one of the few supreme powerhouses in the entire universe, and almost the strongest being below the gods!

In fact, if it were up to him, Xia Fa would prefer to let everyone stay peacefully in the small world for ten days or so... and let him take the risk alone.

However, we should first go back to my cousin's subspace and discuss all of this in detail, especially how to persuade him.

Just as Xia Fa was about to speak and agree that everyone should go back first...

A cold, authoritative, and domineering voice descended from the sky, almost enveloping the entire city.

"Therefore, all beings of demigod rank and above, you have one minute to leave the City of Ten Thousand Stars. Those who disobey will be killed without exception."

The next moment, a burly figure with his arms crossed appeared in the air.

The figure had long, spiky hair, wore red armor, had a cold and resolute expression, and his eyes were filled with domineering intent and a godlike majesty that looked down upon all living beings.

In just a moment, the extraordinary monarchs in the air trembled in unison, immediately recognizing who the newcomer was.

It was... the legendary Dionysius, the Mysterious Emperor of the Silver Church!
In that instant, many extraordinary monarchs dared not delay for even half a second. They first bowed respectfully to Dionysius under the sky, and then immediately turned around without hesitation and flew towards the area outside the City of Ten Thousand Stars.

Some extraordinary monarchs even flew away from the Worm Islands, seemingly trying to show that they dared not disturb the mysterious Emperor Dionysius in his work.

Some clever people guessed why, but this only made them run even faster.

Even Ai Luotong and Norton Long, the two young masters of the divinely favored families, whose strength was close to that of a transcendent monarch and who were still very young, only glanced at Dionysius in the air before flying away.

It seems that even the two of them, who are of extremely high status and position, dare not offend Dionysius in the slightest.

Upon seeing this, Xia Fa immediately understood why after just one thought.

Favored by the gods... whether it's the Secret Eyes family, the Starry Sky Dragon family, or even his own Gilgamesh family, to put it bluntly, the heads of these families are only equivalent to extraordinary lords.

And Dionysius... that's the Emperor of Mysteries!

These two young masters of divinely favored families naturally dared not hinder Dionysius's search for the [Eternal Critical Strike], even though they themselves also desired it.

Without time to think, Xia Fa quickly exchanged glances with Tefaro and the others, and then turned and flew towards the outside of the City of Ten Thousand Stars.

At this moment, countless rays of light rose up in the City of Ten Thousand Stars, like shooting stars, all flying towards the direction outside the city.

Clearly, all beings in the City of Ten Thousand Stars who were at the demigod level or higher, whether they knew Dionysius or not, felt the immense pressure of the Mysterious Emperor and chose to obey.

Only Pope Carrot and Patriarch Osius remained suspended in the air, sitting cross-legged, continuing to mitigate the effects of the out-of-control situation.

Xia Fa forcibly suppressed the worry and a trace of anger in his heart. Just as he was about to fly over the ten-thousand-meter-high city wall of the City of Ten Thousand Stars, suddenly, a chilling sensation, as if being stared at by a venomous snake, rose from the back of his head.

Xia Fa was startled, but he forced himself not to turn around. He was about to use his spiritual intuition to investigate, but considering that Dionysius might be more likely to detect it, he decided to look back as he crossed the city wall.

That one glance was enough to fill him with deep doubt.

Beneath the sky, beside Dionysius, who was standing with his arms crossed, appeared a transcendent monarch dressed as a fisherman with a sorrowful face, holding a fishing rod.

The old fisherman's gaze, made no attempt to conceal, fell upon the angels, rulers, and extraordinary monarchs who had flown away, filled with scrutiny and examination.

Xia Fa was very familiar with this old fisherman.

That was... the Crimson Agent with a changed appearance!
The Crimson Agent... has actually gotten involved with Dionysius?
What is His purpose?
Did Dionysius know His true identity and that He possessed the "Eternal Proof"?

(End of this chapter)