I'm not just human!

As a signatory to the "Gate of Stars," one of the ten hegemonic secret agreements, it would be impossible for the Father of All Stars not to pay attention to the other signatories of the Gate of Stars.

Whether it's the patriarch of the Silver Church, the incredibly powerful and extraordinary Lord Osius, or the rising star Terfalho, the Father of All Stars is keeping a close eye on them.

As one of the signatories of the Gate of Stars, Tefaro possessed the primal secret technique "Star Bubble," which the Father of All Stars naturally recognized and even secretly envied.

Unexpectedly, now... my own blood-related cousin, whom I grew up with and have an incredibly close relationship with, has actually been used?

In addition, Marshal Gaius had previously mentioned to Him the identity of the signatory to the Silver Throne of Xiafa.

Therefore, there is only one truth—

"Shafa, are you the Emperor of Mysteries? Are you the future Emperor of Mysteries? An Emperor of Mysteries like Lord Dionysius?"

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars was utterly astonished and overjoyed at this moment.

The Prometheus family has produced a future Emperor of Mystery who has signed two supreme-level secret contracts at the same time. How could He not be happy?

Locke was even more startled, his speech becoming somewhat stammering as he looked at Xia Fa with undisguised envy on his face:

"Cousin, you...you...signed both the Silver Throne and the Gate of Stars at the same time?! My God!"

Xia Fa smiled slightly:

"So, you two don't need to worry. It was my own request to participate in this operation to kill the Roaring Emperor."

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars let out a long breath, seemingly to calm his overwhelming excitement, and then exclaimed with great joy:

“Good, with you here, cousin, our chances of success will increase greatly! It’s also a good opportunity to get rid of this Roaring Emperor. He has plagued the Baron Ocean for hundreds of years, and I’ve wanted to get rid of him for a long time.”

Locke sighed:

"That's great. With my cousin, the future Emperor of Mysteries, around, our Prometheus family's secret treasure might be able to be opened."

"The Prometheus family?"

Xia Fa asked with great curiosity. In fact, when he first arrived at the Worm Islands and met his cousin Hercules and cousin Locke, he had wanted to ask about his mother's family.

At the time, both of them said in unison that they would only tell Xia Fa after he became an angel-level overlord, otherwise they were afraid that he would be implicated if they told him early.

Now, I finally have the right to ask the truth.

When this was mentioned, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars sighed, but glanced at the Shark Princess floating in the distance.

Princess Shark's gaze was cold as she flew straight to the bathroom, demonstrating that she would not eavesdrop.

But the father of Wanxing still seemed uneasy. He stretched out his large hand, covered with bulging veins, palm up, and clenched it in the air.

Suddenly, the surrounding air distorted, and square crystals of varying sizes appeared, undulating in the air.

Instantly, Xia Fa realized that the space where the three of them were located, the space surrounded by these square crystals, immediately became layered and overlapping, as if they had entered a mirror world.

"This is my original secret technique as a signatory to the Gate of Stars—the Mirror Crystal. Speaking inside is like having a secret conversation inside the belly of a traveling whale; nothing will be revealed."

When the Father of Ten Thousand Stars spoke, his tone became solemn and serious.

Hearing His metaphor, Xia Fa couldn't help but feel a deep empathy.

After all, even the Mysterious Emperor Dicket chose to hide inside the belly of a traveling whale, engaging in some kind of "cultivation."

On the other hand, countless extraordinary individuals have tried to explore the treasures inside the belly of the traveling whale, using all sorts of mystical methods, but none of them have ever succeeded.

Even their own pet, the Nature Bee, can only rely on its extraordinary talent to determine if there are any good items inside.

From this perspective, there are indeed few spaces in the world more private than the belly of a traveling whale. I wonder how Dick Tudor got in.

In other words, the space within this "mirror crystal" is, of course, very safe.

“Our Prometheus family was once so powerful that it was comparable to a family favored by the gods.”

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars spoke, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes, and then said:

"I don't know if you've ever heard of the Favored Families. They are the most powerful and elite extraordinary families in the entire universe. Every head of the family serves as the Patriarch or Pope of one of the nine major churches. There are families like the Gilgamesh Family, the Secret Eye Family, the Starry Sky Dragon Family, and so on."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa immediately realized that Cousin Hercules and Cousin Locke probably didn't know the origins of their father, who was also their uncle.

Otherwise, Cousin Hercules wouldn't have brought it up at this point, asking if he knew about the divinely favored family.

Both his father and he himself were members of the Gilgamesh family...

However, Xia Fa thought about it again and realized that it was normal for the two of them not to know such a top secret. Before this, it was probably only their great-grandfather, Emperor Xia Latu, who knew it.

Just then, Hercules' cousin's voice rang out, and he continued speaking.

"Of course, although our Prometheus family was once comparable to those divinely favored families, we were not truly divinely favored families. In other words, we did not receive the favor and protection of the nine great gods."

"At the beginning of the third millennium in the universe, many of our family's powerful members mysteriously disappeared, and our settlements and businesses on various inhabited planets were suddenly attacked, leading to our rapid decline."

"No one knows why. Even the patriarch of our Prometheus family at the time, a transcendental lord, did not know who the enemy was, nor did he ever see a trace of the enemy."

"And shortly after that, the clan chief also mysteriously disappeared, supposedly being directly annihilated by an existence far superior to Him."

"In the end, our family had to disperse, break into smaller groups, and infiltrate various inhabited planets in order to preserve our lineage and ensure our bloodline was passed down until the day of our revival. This is still the case today."

At this point, both the Father of All Stars and Locke showed deep sadness on their faces.

A powerful family, comparable to a divinely favored family, suddenly declined and eventually disintegrated. As members of the family, they felt quite lost every time they heard this history.

Xia Fa's heart was shaken once again, and he suddenly thought of many things.

It seems that... the nine great gods have been staying in their earthly kingdoms since the third ten thousand years of the universe, rarely responding to prayers and sacrifices.

At the same time, his mother's family, the Prometheus family, also suffered a devastating blow, and even the patriarch, who was a transcendental lord, was directly killed.

Is there any connection between these two?

In particular, could it relate to the authenticity of the nine righteous gods?

Could it be that someone from the Prometheus family accidentally discovered the secret of the truth about the nine gods?

Xia Fa felt a chill run down his spine, but then suddenly thought of something else.

That was what the Heavenly Destiny Holy Spirit Senior... or more precisely, the Heavenly Destiny Holy Venerable Senior, said—a part of the truth about the world.

Could the destruction of her own family be related to those bronze-armored or platinum-armored cavalry?

It might even be related to the golden heavy cavalry, which is comparable to the nine great gods?

Otherwise, he simply couldn't fathom how a superhuman clan, comparable to a divinely favored family, could be so suddenly destroyed.

"Is that so...? So, we still haven't found out who the enemy is?"

Xia Fa looked up at his cousin and asked in a rather serious tone.

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars shook his head:

"No, almost ten thousand years have passed. The surviving family members have been secretly searching for them, scouring all sorts of forbidden materials and investigating all kinds of information, but they just can't find them."

After a pause, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars surprisingly smiled:

"But now that I have you, Xiafa, everything is completely different."

“I received a letter from Marshal Gaius, which was personally delivered by His confidant. It said that you are a signatory to the Silver Throne and even have the ability to kill demigods. I am very happy.”

"That's why I rushed to pass on one of our family's heirlooms, the 'Hair-Cut Face,' to you as soon as possible."

"With that legendary treasure, you will have the ability to not be hunted down at sea. I also hoped that you could quickly become strong and, as a member of our Prometheus family, have the strength to carry on the family's legacy in critical moments."

At this point, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars looked at Xia Fa with deep emotion, his expression becoming subtly excited:

"I never imagined that you were not only a hegemon, but also the future Emperor of Mystery! Cousin, you really kept this from me for a long time."

Xia Fa smiled and said:

"Just as you said, cousin, I need to have real self-defense capabilities before I dare to reveal my identity, right?"

The Father of All Stars largely agreed:

“That’s right, that’s the correct way. And with you here, there’s hope of opening the Prometheus family’s secret treasure!”

Xia Fa asked curiously:

"A family secret?"

The Father of All Stars nodded:

"Well, in fact, the legendary treasure of a face sculpted by a knife and axe is merely the most insignificant thing in the treasure trove of our Prometheus family."

"It seems that the patriarch of that extraordinary clan had a premonition before his fall."

"Therefore, all the family treasures were sealed in a secret place, waiting for a descendant with the strength to revive the family to open them."

Locke chimed in, quite excitedly:

"The descendants of the Prometheus family have waited ten thousand years, and finally, the person they have been waiting for has arrived. That person is you, Cousin Xiafa!"

The meaning behind their words was clear: Xia Fa, as the future Emperor of Secrets, who had signed two overlord-level secret contracts, was undoubtedly qualified to open the family's secret treasure.

To put it bluntly, if even a future Mystic Emperor isn't qualified, then what kind of being would be?

It's impossible that the extraordinary patriarch set up a secret ritual array that could only be activated by a Heavenly Saint. That's simply impossible.

The divinely ordained holy spirit is extremely rare; in the more than 30,000 years of the universe's history, only two such individuals have ever appeared.

Xia Fa said thoughtfully:

"Besides treasures, does our Prometheus family's secret collection contain anything else?"

He felt that his cousins ​​Hercules and Locke were getting a little too excited, which meant that the family's secret treasure was definitely not just a simple treasure, but must contain something extremely important.

Upon hearing this, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars suddenly clenched his fists, his tone becoming even more excited, tinged with a hint of curiosity:

"Yes, cousin, it seems you've already guessed. Besides all sorts of treasures, according to the last words left by that extraordinary patriarch before he was eliminated, the secret treasure also contains our Prometheus family's... greatest secret!"

"The biggest secret?"

To be honest, Xia Fa was a bit dumbfounded. He thought he was going to hear some earth-shattering secret about his maternal family, but he didn't expect that this earth-shattering secret... was also a secret.

A secret within a secret?

The Father of All Stars was so excited at this moment that he was almost like a child. This was a side of Him, the Pirate Emperor, that He had never shown to the world before.

"Yes, yes! Actually, it was only after my brother and I went to sea with our father that the family came to tell us, because we hadn't become superhumans yet."

After a pause, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars suddenly remembered something and explained:

"By the way, speaking of this, that's actually another story."

“Since the decline of our Prometheus family ten thousand years ago, the remaining elders of the family have gathered together and established the strictest family rule.”