raknovel Chapter 426 [Brief Reality] Strikes! Xia Fa Faces the True God! The Greatest Crisis in History!
Chapter 426 [Brief Reality] Strikes! Xia Fa Faces the True God! The Greatest Crisis in History!
Chapter 426 [Brief Reality] Strikes! Xia Fa Faces the True God! The Greatest Crisis in History!
Without hesitation, Xia Fa immediately performed a simple dream divination and confirmed that this was not a trap set by the Queen of the Swallowing-Tail Bees.
The truth is quite the opposite. This spatial jump channel was specially created by the Queen Swallowtail Bee to heal her injuries, using the aura of the huge fleshy ball in the snake tail area to nourish herself.
However, before it could fully recover and awaken, it was swallowed up by itself.
"Since that's the case—"
Xia Fa's eyes flickered slightly. He was preparing to wait for the Nature Bee to return so that it and Veronica could guard the entrance to the hole for him, so that he could go in and pick the fleshy ball.
But then he had a sudden thought and came up with a better idea.
He swayed slightly, and suddenly a completely transparent figure separated from his body and stood to the side.
This completely transparent figure was so well disguised that even Veronica, the chieftain of Wan Du, who was only tens of meters away, could not detect it at all.
This is Xia Fa himself.
As for the "Xia Fa" who was originally standing at the cave entrance, it was an illusion he created and was completely under his control. Similarly, no one present would be able to tell unless a Celestial Venerable came.
These are precisely the two abilities of the god-level mutation "Fraud Joker Mask": creating incredibly realistic illusions and allowing the true body to enter a completely disguised stealth state.
After all, this is the Seven Inch Zone, and no one knows if there might be a Celestial-level eerie or supernatural creature hiding here. Rather than having Veronica and the Nature Bee brazenly guard the entrance, it's better to pretend that nothing has happened.
The former is more likely to attract the attention of certain beings, because it almost clearly indicates that there are good things inside the cave.
At that moment, Xia Fa, now completely transparent, suddenly leaped into the cave entrance and, simultaneously, manipulated the illusion to walk out of the palace.
Veronica originally wanted to go up and ask what the cave was, but seeing that Shafa had already stepped out of the palace gate, she didn't dare to ask any more questions. She could only guess that it was the nesting ground of the Queen of the Swallowtail Bees or something, and that it shouldn't pose any great threat.
The next moment, "Xia Fa" walked out of the palace, waved his hand, and the entire huge Swallowing-tail Bee Palace was immediately destroyed and collapsed. He then withdrew his arm, stood with his hands behind his back, as if he was thinking about something.
"Let's wait here for the bees of nature to return."
He spoke softly, then frowned, his gaze fixed on the collapsed palace, as if truly lost in thought.
At that moment, he looked so much like a profound thinker.
Seeing this, Veronica felt a sense of awe and dared not disturb them, so she could only wait silently to the side.
Hearing the deafening crash of the palace above and seeing the entrance blocked by rubble and broken wood, Xia Fa, whose form was completely transparent, nodded slightly and stepped out of his disguise.
Instead of flying towards the fleshy ball immediately, he swayed slightly and directly entered the third stage of the Chaos Throne. His whole body was surrounded by lightning, he wore a clown mask, and his body was covered with giant scales, from which starlight and silver mist would occasionally burst out.
At this moment, he seemed to have entered a state of combat readiness. No movement could escape his eyes, and any possible sneak attack or approach would immediately trigger his alertness and even counterattack.
In addition to the visible god-level mutation, there is also the invisible "Supreme Conquest Stance" taking effect, and he has fully entered a battle state.
After making all the preparations, Xia Fa slowly flew towards the fleshy ball at the bottom of the snake tail area, while observing the surrounding situation.
This snake tail area resembled the hollow interior of a giant rattlesnake, with smooth, bare walls where nothing grew, and no supernatural creatures or strange things appeared.
Only at the very bottom was there a huge, pulsating ball of flesh covered in various blood vessels.
Now that they were closer, Xia Fa could feel the intense aura of mutation emanating from the fleshy ball even more strongly.
This mutated aura is indeed very similar to the combination of a top-tier mutated crystal source, a top-tier mutated flesh ball, and the dreamlike liquid in the underground biological nest.
Of course, Xia Fa knew what the first two were, but he didn't quite understand the third one.
In fact, this has always been a question that has troubled him: why does the core area of the mother nest of underground creatures contain such a dreamlike liquid?
And why is it that this dreamlike liquid can have the same powerful effect as the top-tier mutated crystal source and the top-tier mutated flesh ball, giving him three more god-level mutations?
The most crucial point is that, according to the memories of the third person he traveled through time and space, Xia Fa learned that any mutant can only take the mutant crystal source or mutant flesh ball once. The second time will have absolutely no effect and will instead bring side effects such as being unable to control their own mutation or becoming paralyzed.
But ironically, that dreamlike liquid allowed him to awaken three more god-level mutations.
Its importance is self-evident.
Of course, the origin of this dreamlike liquid and whether it will cause any disputes in the future in the era of mutants remain unknown.
We can only find out when we train our bodies again and travel back in time to an era even further from the time of the Sun God King's rise.
It is estimated that by then, all the mysteries surrounding this dreamlike colored liquid will be solved.
Just as he was thinking this, Xia Fa had already flown to the front of the giant ball of flesh.
Along the way, they encountered no danger whatsoever. On the contrary, they found the snake tail area eerily quiet, with only the sound of the giant fleshy ball constantly throbbing.
"Hmm—the life force contained within the [Mortal Serpent] helped this enormous ball of flesh offset the constant, ubiquitous wear and tear from the extraordinary power?"
As soon as he got close, Xia Fa immediately sensed something and had to marvel once again at the power of the Moon Mother Goddess. She had only shed a layer of skin, yet she was able to create such a mysterious forbidden zone with a rich ecosystem and numerous species, allowing the super-fast "Speed," a secret star spirit, to develop intelligence, and even retain such a fleshy ball with a strong power of mutation.
It can only be said that an existence that could become one of the two pillars of the universe in the era of mutants and the era of magicians, and that was on par with the Sun God King, was indeed not simple at all.
"By the way, why didn't the nine great gods take it away back then? They clearly knew it was a layer of skin shed by the Moon Mother Goddess—"
"Oh right, they're not like me. They probably can't accommodate mutated systems, so taking them away is pointless."
Thinking this, Xia Fa felt a little relieved. This time, instead of spitting out the dark stomach, he opened his huge mouth and inhaled forcefully.
A gust of wind swept up and rushed into Xia Fa's mouth like a whale drinking. The huge ball of flesh was also pulled up by the roots, and countless blood vessels at its base were torn off and flew directly into Xia Fa's mouth.
Gum!
Xia Fa swallowed hard, swallowing the huge ball of flesh. His stomach swelled up instantly, but then quickly returned to normal.
As a follower of the gods, he was already a god in the strict sense, so even though the ball of flesh was very large, about the same size as a stone ball on the street, he didn't need to worry about its size and could easily swallow it.
Almost instantly, Xia Fa felt the fleshy ball begin to digest, but the digestion was not fast; it would take at least several days to digest completely.
At the same time, he felt a new divine mutation power stirring within his body, which was about to awaken gradually as he absorbed this giant ball of flesh.
"Let me think... the nine supreme titles of the Moon Mother Goddess seem to be: God of the Moon, God of Darkness, God of Mystery, God of Time, God of Space, God of Reincarnation, God of the Ocean, God of the Earth, and God of Life —"
"These nine divine mutations corresponding to these nine honorific names seem incredibly powerful. I wonder how many of them I can awaken—"
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Of course, if we have to say something, the divine-level mutations corresponding to the titles of the Moon God and the Hidden God are definitely a bit lacking, but the others—whether it's space, time, reincarnation, darkness, ocean, earth, or life—are all obviously incredibly powerful just by hearing their names.
"Why does it feel like the Moon Mother Goddess's nine divine mutations are far more powerful than the Sun God King's?"
Suddenly thinking about this question, Xia Fa couldn't help but become curious.
Because, according to the history of the mutant era and the magician era, the Sun God King has always been recognized as the strongest being, not the Moon Mother Goddess.
Even when the extraordinary era had just begun, more than 30,000 years ago, when that "major event" occurred, the Moon Mother Goddess, facing the rising extraordinary gods, chose to "reproduce" the Sun God King from the river of time to deal with them, rather than taking action herself.
It was precisely because of the failure to reproduce that his authority was completely lost and he disappeared without a trace.
If the Moon Goddess is truly far more powerful than the Sun God King, she seems to have no need for this; she could have simply taken matters into her own hands.
"I don't understand—but maybe if we go to the Abyss of Ascending Stars in a few days, we can find some clues on the corpse of the Sun God King and find the answer."
On the other hand, given that the span of his time travels is getting larger and larger each time, Xia Fa is actually secretly hoping that he can travel back 30,000 years to personally witness what "major event" happened that affected the entire universe and directly ushered in the extraordinary era.
If one can witness it firsthand, all mysteries will be solved, which will benefit oneself and make one's mind more stable, because there will be no longer any unknowns or fears.
Having successfully devoured the enormous ball of flesh, and with nothing else to do, Xia Fa thought for a moment and decided to return directly to the Seven Inch Zone, then leave the [Worldly Python] with Veronica and the Nature Bee.
As for what to do next, it's best to stay in your own little world or the city where gold and pounds gather, and properly digest this giant ball of flesh.
During this time, one can also try to cultivate the skills to overcome the three critical loss of control and master the supreme killing techniques of the Cleaners.
Besides that, the only thing that needs to be done, and the most crucial thing, is—
Xia Fa used his spiritual intuition to look inside his body and saw the toothbrush-shaped [Eternal Mistake].
In fact, after successfully signing the Primordial Stomach, which is to say, after reaching the level of the eight overlord-level secret contracts required to reach the peak of godhood, his body had already begun to absorb the [Eternal Error] on its own.
Even a burning sensation in the heart meridian surged forth, aiding the body's absorption.
However, as he had predicted, the difficulty of becoming an Outer God from a God was far greater than that of a human becoming a Sub-God. Therefore, this [Eternal Error] could not be absorbed in a few seconds like the [Eternal Critical Strike].
At this moment, about an hour has passed since the signing of the "Primal Stomach Bag," and [Eternal Mistake] has completely merged with most of the cells in the First Heart.
At this rate, it should take about three days for the body to fully absorb [The Eternal Error].
In this way, he would become an Outer God on the spot, and truly possess the power to fight against the True Gods!
Of course, by then, the opponent will be a normal-strength god, such as the [Nature Monarch] or the [Supreme Law], or a single Golden Cleanser.
Above that, if it's something comparable to the [Great Old Ones], then it's beyond their capabilities, let alone the [Paradox Joker].
They are even less likely to defeat righteous gods like adults who can fight multiple enemies at once.
As for being able to take on over 600 people with "absolute defense"—well—Xia Fa estimates that he would need to become a true god to possess such strength.
Of course, if one could collect all nine mutations of the Moon Mother Goddess during the Outer God era, and sign ten overlord-level secret contracts, especially the [Primordial Secret Explanation], it seems that one could also possess combat power similar to [Absolute Defense].
"Wait, if after a period of time as an Outer God I can really possess strength comparable to [Absolute Defense], then when I become a True God—"
Thinking of this, Xia Fa felt a surge of inexplicable excitement, as if lightning had struck his entire body, and he was so excited that he could hardly contain himself.
If one's own ability is truly comparable to "absolute defense" during the Outer God era, then what are ten thousand Golden Cleansers worth once one becomes a True God?
"So, the solution to dealing with those ten thousand gold cleaners has been found?"
Xia Fa found it increasingly feasible, although there were still many difficulties, such as how to collect the nine divine mutations of the Moon Mother Goddess and whether he could successfully obtain the [Primordial Secret].
The most difficult path is to become a true god.
The nine Great Gods all achieved their Godhood more than 30,000 years ago. During these 30,000 years, all kinds of geniuses and powerful individuals have emerged one after another, but none of them have been able to become the tenth Great God, which shows how difficult it is.
As for the fake Nine True Gods, Xia Fa even suspected that they were not part of the same system as the Extraordinary True Gods, because one of the false gods' sons, who died at his own hands, was a very mixed aura, carrying the aura of Extraordinary Gods, Great Old Ones, and Golden Cleansers.
In this case, the fake Nine Great Gods certainly did not become gods through the orthodox method of becoming gods. As for how they did it, that remains unknown.
However, this problem won't bother you for long.
Because once I become an Outer God, I will immediately go to support Lord Paradox Clown. At that time, I will personally fight against the fake Nine True Gods, and then everything will be clear!
"It's all about three days—three days later is the time when the stars rise and the Star Abyss opens. In those three days, I can digest this giant ball of flesh and completely absorb the [Eternal Error], thus becoming an Outer God—"
With this in mind, Xia Fa stopped hesitating and looked up at the hole above his head, which was blocked by rubble and broken wood.
With a swift movement, he shot up like a rocket and dashed away.
boom!
The already collapsed palace ruins were completely smashed open by him. Xia Fa, who was in the air with insight into the Hive City, looked down at Veronica and the Bee of Nature who were waiting quietly below.
"Xia Fa? Wait, what are you doing here—"
Veronica seemed stunned. She looked at the "Shafa" beside her and then at the "Shafa" in the air, and was immediately confused.
Xia Fa smiled and said, "That was an illusion I created. I was just being cautious because I was worried that something might go wrong if I ventured into the Serpent's Tail area without permission."
As soon as he finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and the illusion of Veronica frowning and deep in thought beside her immediately burst and disappeared like a bubble.
The Bee of Nature stared blankly at everything for a moment, then revealed a helpless smile, turned to look at Xia Fa in the air, and said, "Xia Fa! You're really amazing, I didn't even realize it was an illusion."
As it spoke, the Nature Bee flapped its wings, moved its plump body, and flew over.
and many more!
In that instant, it felt as if a needle had pierced his temple from left to right. Xia Fa's gaze sharpened, and he realized that something was wrong.
Veronica—didn't you start calling yourself "husband" back in the six-inch zone? Why are you calling yourself by your full name now?
Even worse, why does his own pet bee, Nature's Bee, call him by his full name, and in such a teasing and joking manner as if they were friends?
"stop!"
Upon realizing this, Xia Fa roared, stopping the Nature Bees that were about to fly over.
Veronica, who was also preparing to fly over, trembled upon seeing this, and tears immediately welled up in her round eyes: "Shafa, you, how did you become so fierce—"
"What exactly are you two? Where are Veronica and the Nature's Bee?"
With a shout, Xia Fa's hands blurred as the Rhine Dawn armor was about to materialize.
If either of them answered even slightly wrong, he was prepared to strike and subdue them.
The reason he didn't act immediately upon noticing anything amiss was that, even at such close range, he couldn't sense any difference between the auras of these two and those of Veronica and the Bee of Nature.
In other words, there was nothing wrong with their breathing; if it weren't for the problems with their language and behavior, they wouldn't even have noticed it!
At that very moment, Veronica and the Bee of Nature stopped simultaneously.
"Heh, you've already figured out the problem so quickly? The intelligence said that you were able to escape unscathed twice when you were at the bottom of the game. It seems that's true. You are indeed very clever, Xia Fa."
A slightly calm, teasing voice from a middle-aged man rang out and reached Xia Fa's ears.
Xia Fa felt a blur before his eyes; Veronica disappeared, the Bees of Nature disappeared, and even the City of the Insightful Hive, which he had destroyed in large part, disappeared.
What one sees is a series of overlapping spaces, which is the snake tail area.
He instinctively tried to move, but found that his entire body was bound by extremely tough rubber bands, and he could not move at all.
This was clearly no ordinary rubber band; on the contrary, it exuded the aura of a true mystical treasure!
"This is----!"
The next moment, not far in front of him, Xia Fa saw a middle-aged man who looked like a painter appear.
His brown hair was tied in a short ponytail with an artistic flair. His face was long and thin, with thin cheeks, but his eyes were extremely sharp, as if reflecting light and able to see through everything in the world.
He was wearing a simple red and black checkered striped mandarin jacket and loose riding breeches, with a pair of low-heeled calfskin shoes on his feet, slightly dusty, not brand new and shiny.
His waist was the most eye-catching part, with all kinds of paintbrushes hanging around it, each brush covered with different colors of paint, almost all of them watercolors and oil paints.
Seeing the paintbrush on his body, Xia Fa realized something and looked down at the rubber band binding him.
What they saw was not a rubber band at all, but a brown paintbrush that had been stretched infinitely, and it was tightening even more as the middle-aged painter appeared.
A grand and supreme divine aura, like mountains and rivers, like tsunamis, like the collapse of the sky, emanated not only from the paintbrush but also from the middle-aged painter in front of him!
"Nice to meet you. My name is Leonardo, and my honorific name is [Temporary Reality]."
The middle-aged painter spoke casually, strolling leisurely towards Xiafa.
Almost instantly, a massive amount of strange current surged out of Xia Fa's coccyx like a floodgate being opened, distributing to his cerebral cortex.
All of this was not for any other reason than to counteract the out-of-control effects brought about by the approach of [Temporary Reality].
As for Xia Fa himself, he felt as if he were bound by the brown paintbrush and could not move at all.
"You just now—deliberately created an illusion to make me think I went out, and then took the opportunity to bind me with your secret treasure?"
Originally, with his strength comparable to that of a veteran Celestial Venerable, Xia Fa felt that if he hadn't fallen into such a trap, he could definitely have put up a fight and perhaps even escaped!
Of course, no one could have imagined such a trap. Who could have predicted that the righteous god [Brief Reality] would suddenly appear? Moreover, as a righteous god, instead of taking direct action, he meticulously set up a trap?
"Don't misunderstand, that's not an illusion, it's reality, the reality I created."
The middle-aged painter-looking "Brief Reality" spoke, a faint smile playing on his lips that seemed to indicate he could control everything, yet also to suggest he didn't care about anything.
"However, I never expected that the Nature Bee, who's been second only to you in popularity in the Protoss Realm lately, is actually your pet. Is that how you realized something was wrong?"
He had already walked up to Xiafa, but did not get very close. Instead, he gently snapped his fingers.
With a "snap," Xia Fa was immediately forced out of the third stage of the Chaos Throne and returned to his human form.
"You're quite good-looking. If you had been born ten thousand years earlier and become an Outer God, I might have invited you to be my model."
[Brief Reality] looked Xia Fa up and down, seemingly judging him from a painter's perspective, and then said, "You don't need to feel like you've fallen into my trap or anything. Perhaps you don't know, but more than 30,000 years ago, among the true gods who killed the Great Old Ones, I ranked third in the number of those I killed."
third?
Xia Fa was shocked. Did this mean that the power of [Brief Reality] was second only to [Absolute Defense] and [Paradox Joker]?
Moreover, this power was capable of killing an Old One, and not just one—
The three veteran deities are three righteous gods combined who could deal with ordinary forces like Alm the Greatbow or the [Nature Monarch].
But if it's an exceptionally powerful righteous god, like the Paradox Joker, no amount of veteran celestial beings could help!
Like three wolves, they might be able to kill a lion, but what if they were facing a griffin from mythology?
And "Temporary Reality" seems to be only slightly inferior to the Paradox Joker.
Why? Because of [the eternal reality]?
In particular, even though he was already so powerful, he was still so cautious, first creating a brief reality to confuse himself, and then using the divine artifact of the true god to bind himself—at this moment, Xia Fa truly felt the terror of this true god.
At the same time, he realized that even without using a trap, he was probably completely powerless to resist.
"Originally, even if you became a god, to beings of our status, it would be something that could be easily erased in a short amount of time."
[Brief Reality] said, a cryptic smile appearing on his face: "However, you're about to become an Outer God in just a few days. With your status as the strongest True God, comparable to [Absolute Defense], once you become an Outer God, we won't be able to control you anymore, and you'll become a big problem."
With a casual flick of her sleeve, the brown pencil binding Xia Fa suddenly released a rope end, which she caught in her hand.
An immense, unbelievable, and terrifying divine power surged forth once more, as if an unbearable force had been applied to his body. Xia Fa felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, unable to move an inch, not even a finger.
"But it would be a waste to kill you now. It just so happens that the lord has a great use for a genius like you, so I came here in person."