I'm not just human!

“If it were just like that, the nine great gods wouldn’t have bothered with it.”

"But one day, the Baal beast suddenly went mad. When it wandered to the outside of a certain inhabited planet, instead of turning back into a human, it devoured a large part of that planet. And it didn't stop after it finished eating it."

"On that planet, the surviving people cried out and wailed, praying to the nine true gods."

"In the end, the supreme, powerful, and virtuous [Silver Universe] made a move and killed the Baal Beast. You all know what happened after that."

Although he was the archbishop of the Church of Nature, he used unusually reverent language when referring to the deity worshipped by the Church of the Silver, perhaps because he was right outside the church.

Chestnut was quite pleased, as if it had solved a major problem, and excitedly said:

“Yes, I remember now! It is recorded in our church’s scriptures that after God killed the Baal, He used its flesh and blood to repair the life-bearing planet, extracted its spine to forge the legendary Broken and Decayed Spear, and took its ribs to forge twelve battle blades, which were placed in twelve churches as sacred objects.”

Alice pondered and said:

"Hmm... Come to think of it, I seem to have heard historians mention that its eyeballs were also crafted into sacred objects and are now kept in the Earthly Divine Kingdom of the [Silver Universe]?"

Chestnut confirmed:

"That's right, that's the Baal Demon Eye, which is on par with the Broken and Decaying Spear!"

At this point, her eyes sparkled with surprise as she looked at Xia Fa and said:

"So, Shafa, you... are actually an extraordinary descendant of the Baal behemoth?"

Ellis was still somewhat confused, mainly because he didn't understand what a descendant of the extraordinary was, or rather, what characteristics they had.

Clearly, as a governor appointed by the royal family and a superhuman who grew up in the army, his knowledge of mysticism was far less extensive than that of the two archbishops.

Archbishop Glenn stated with great certainty:

"That's the only possibility. After all, Xia Fa can't be a monster, otherwise he wouldn't be able to enter the St. Vivian's Church. Nor can he be a physical entity, otherwise even if the Snow Demon lost control three times, it wouldn't dare to approach him. So..."

He paused, as if remembering something:

"According to the same Adoni Scroll, after the Silver Universe killed the Baal Beast, it promised to treat its descendants well in the face of its awakened soul. Only the extraordinary descendants of the Baal Beast can use the sacred Baal Blade when they are just ordinary people without their bodies collapsing."

The chestnut suddenly hissed softly.

"Now that you mention it, I seem to recall reading about it in church texts before. A few hundred years ago, there was a transcendent descendant of the Baal behemoth. Everyone, wait a minute..."

She was speaking when she suddenly turned and ran towards the church. To everyone's astonishment, she quickly came out again, carrying an old book and flipping through it.

"Yes, this is it, look!"

Chestnut pointed to a page in the ancient book with her fair, white fingers and read it aloud.

"The extraordinary descendants of Baal, like other extraordinary descendants, are randomly born from its bloodline and cannot be stably inherited."

"The most prominent characteristic of the extraordinary descendants left behind by Baal is that their mental stability far exceeds that of ordinary people."

"After all, the Baal is not an ordinary cosmic-level supernatural creature, but a being close to being a god."

"Secondly, if its extraordinary descendants encounter danger and are within the range of Baal's Warblade's sensing range, Baal's Warblade will step forward, transforming into the descendants' weapon, and temporarily enhancing their combat power by infusing power into the extraordinary descendants' bodies."

But immediately, her petite body trembled:

"However, according to the records in this ancient book, even the extraordinary descendants of the Baal behemoth cannot use the Baal Blade more than seven times. On the seventh use, they will be unable to withstand the pre-death violence left in the Baal Blade and will completely lose control..."

Chestnut looked at Xia Fa with considerable worry and said:

"Shafa, you need to be careful about this. If that's the case, you can only use Baal's Blade five more times."

Xia Fa smiled:

"Okay, no problem. But don't worry, I can't possibly get entangled with this powerful and bizarre thing that goes out of control every time, can I?"

To be honest, when Glenn and Chestnut first told him about the secrets of the Baal, he really thought he was a superhuman descendant of that Baal.

But just now, he clearly sensed that when the Baal Blade flew into his palm, it did try to infuse a strange but powerful force into his body, but it triggered a reaction in his body and was expelled by his body.

In other words, he could not possibly be a descendant of the Baal behemoth.

Because... the power that allowed him to cleave the snow demon originated from within his own body!

Rather, it originated from Baal's Blade.

However, Xia Fa decided to accept this identity first, since at first glance there seemed to be no problem.

Most importantly, he no longer needs to go to the trouble of making up excuses to cover up his many secrets.

"Wait, is this what they mean by having a great Confucian scholar debate the classics for me?"

Suddenly realizing this, Xia Fa felt a mix of amusement and exasperation.

You know what, you really shouldn't tell!

With extremely high mental stability, he can wield the Baal Warblade, a sacred artifact-level sealed item... From other people's perspectives, he truly is an undisputed extraordinary descendant of the Baal behemoth!

At this moment, Governor Ellis and the other two all turned their gazes toward Xia Fa, seemingly confirming his identity as a descendant of the extraordinary, their expressions differing.

Governor Ellis and Archbishop Glenn were more envious than surprised, while Chestnut was simply happy for him.

"I never expected you to be a descendant of an extraordinary being, Xia Fa. Are you really unwilling to join our Church of Nature? Think about it."

Archbishop Glenn smiled and spoke, once again trying to win over Xiafa.

pat!

Suddenly, a crisp sound, like an ice cube hitting the ground, reached everyone's ears.

Everyone turned to look and saw that the extraordinary essence on the snow demon that had lost control for the second time had been fully condensed.

"Wait, what is this...!"

But immediately, Governor Ellis's expression changed, and his gaze toward the extraordinary primordial substance suddenly became filled with surprise and uncertainty!

Chapter 23 Secret Contract! ! !

Outside St. Vivian Church, near the square next to Daniel Street.

In the center of the Snow Demon's corpse, the hexagonal ice crystal that should have been crystal clear was now unexpectedly swirling with eerie black energy.

The black mist seemed to conceal countless tiny ghost heads, each the size of a grain of rice, struggling to break free from the shackles of this extraordinary primordial substance, but they could not.

A soft sobbing sound drifted in on the breeze, carrying a chilling touch that reached everyone's ears, causing them to shudder slightly.

"As expected, just like the rumors, the bizarre second loss of control means that the extraordinary essence will be contaminated..."

Governor Ellis sighed softly. He had originally planned to purchase the extraordinary essence condensed by the snow demon from Xiafa at a high price.

He knew a master craftsman who could use this extraordinary essence to create special treasures.

As for now, it can only be left to the church.

Xia Fa was quite surprised, but not too concerned.

The main reason is that he can now get meals randomly and doesn't lack sources of supernatural power, so he doesn't necessarily need to eat the snow demon's supernatural essence.

"So, if it's contaminated, it's useless?"

He asked casually to confirm.

Governor Ellis smiled:

"No, it's just that it can't be circulated in the Extraordinary Market anymore, but it's very useful to the church, and it's also very useful to you."

Xia Fa was puzzled. If this extraordinary essence was already corrupted, what use would it be to him?

But immediately, Chestnut looked at Xia Fa with a beaming smile:

“Shafa, since you killed those two out-of-control snow demons, you also own the extraordinary essence that was condensed. But as Governor Ellis said, although the corrupted extraordinary essence cannot generally be used for trade, this is actually your opportunity!”

Xia Fa asked curiously:

"How to say?"

Chestnut was quite happy for him and said:

"Such a strangely condensed, contaminated transcendent essence at the elephant level, if handed over to the church, would earn you enough contribution to exchange for a high-level secret contract! This is because the church's great scholars have always been in great need of this kind of contaminated transcendent essence in order to explore the secrets of the out-of-control situation, and the higher the quality, the better they like it!"

High-level secret agreement!!!

Even though they had some idea in their hearts, both Governor Ellis and Archbishop Glenn showed a hint of envy when they heard it with their own ears.

As for the other extraordinary individuals from the Silver Church who had boldly gathered around after the Snow Demon's death, they didn't hesitate to show their envy.

Seemingly knowing that Xia Fa didn't know much about mysticism, Ban Li explained it to him in detail.

"There are three types of secret contracts: ordinary secret contracts, advanced secret contracts, and overlord-level secret contracts. Under normal circumstances, extraordinary individuals who pass the church's assessment can only sign ordinary secret contracts. Only by accumulating enough contributions can they exchange for advanced secret contracts."

Archbishop Glenn chimed in with a sigh:

"Yes, back then, my family donated tens of thousands of pounds to the church on my behalf in exchange for a high-level secret document unique to the church."

Tens of thousands of pounds?

Xia Fa was somewhat surprised. Was this high-level secret contract really that valuable?

That's enough to buy his two-story attic a hundred times over!

Keep in mind that the average middle-class person's annual income is only around three to five hundred pounds!

In my memory, the original owner's job as a dockworker clerk paid a pitiful nine silver coins a week, not even a pound.

"Wait a minute, something's not right. Why do I feel like Glenn is showing off his wealth..."

Xia Fa suddenly realized something and muttered to himself.

I didn't realize that this elegant and cunning young man, who seemed to come from a prestigious family.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Fa scratched his head and said:

"Um... well... actually, I don't even know what a secret contract is. Could you explain it to me?"

He wasn't faking it; he genuinely didn't know much about this kind of occult knowledge, after all, he had only been here for a few days, and it wasn't in the original owner's memory fragments.

Chestnut smiled gently and said:

"Sure, the secret contract is said to be a manifestation of the origin of the universe, existing since the beginning of the world. Ordinary people can become extraordinary by signing the secret contract."

"The secret covenant itself takes many forms, but to be effective, it must be written with a quill pen made of pure silver and ink from the spring of the Holy Spirit."

"When signing the secret pact, one's physical structure may change, and a certain amount of supernatural power may be infused into them."

"After adapting, you will need to draw pure extraordinary power from other places and understand the contents of the secret contract in order to gradually master all the abilities corresponding to the secret contract."