r18novel Chapter 334 Xia Fa VS Crimson Agent, the Eternal Certificate is in hand!
Chapter 334 Xia Fa VS Crimson Agent, the Eternal Certificate is in hand!
Chapter 334 Xia Fa VS Crimson Agent, the Proof of Eternity is in Hand! (Part 1)
"Who?"
Shafa frowned slightly. This time, unlike when Patriarch Heimdall tried to liven things up, he could tell that the visitors this time were not friendly.
Saint Emperor Sharatul frowned as well, the grandfather and grandson moving in almost unison. He murmured to himself, "Why is it Him? Our Gilgamesh family seems to have no connection with Him at all—"
Upon hearing his great-grandfather's words, Xia Fa immediately realized that this was probably someone his great-grandfather knew.
So, who could it be?
In front of the stone platform paved with gold bricks, beside the most prestigious table, Patriarch Heimdall almost immediately stood up, looking at the entrance of the hall with a gloomy expression.
Pope Hercules also very noticeably turned his imposing body, looking towards the doorway, while his right hand quietly clasped together.
Those familiar with Him know that He is about to use the divine battle tactic He learned from Absolute Defense: Conquest Stance.
As for Patriarch Osius, he seemed to be doing nothing, but in reality, the spatial forces above the hall had begun to flow erratically, and starlight was faintly appearing.
Clearly, the person coming is here to cause trouble. Given his status as a signatory to the Gate of Stars, he will likely be the first and fastest to make a move.
All three have made their stance clear: they are fully committed to supporting Xia Fa and are just waiting for the guy who dares to challenge them to appear.
But at that moment, as a figure dressed in a purple-black robe appeared at the entrance of the hall, Patriarch Heimdall, Pope Hercules, and Patriarch Osius all instantly withdrew their overt and covert attacks.
Patriarch Heimdall, in particular, who seemed fearless on the surface, surprisingly sat back down.
Xia Fa took in everything and became even more curious about the identity of the newcomer.
The person who arrived was bald, but his face was covered with veins and moles, as if he had been burned. The collar of his purplish-black robe was turned up high and covered with all sorts of strange and evil spirits.
He gave the impression of being the leader of some kind of corrupt, secretive organization.
Most importantly, the aura emanating from this person gave Xia Fa the same powerful feeling he had when Pope Nidhogg unleashed all his trump cards!
In other words, this is a ————
"A mysterious emperor who possesses a [certificate of eternity]?"
Xia Fa frowned deeply, his gaze turning cold. This being, who was practically invincible below the level of gods in the real world, suddenly appeared to cause trouble. No matter how you looked at it, you felt there was a conspiracy behind it.
Just then, Holy Emperor Sharatul spoke in a deep voice: "Fearful Witch King, it seems our Gilgamesh family didn't invite you, did we?"
Before the man could answer, gasps of surprise rose and fell throughout the hall.
"The Fearful Witch King? He's the legendary Fearful Witch King?"
"How could He bear to show His face, especially at this crucial moment—"
"By the way, why isn't Patriarch Butterfly of the Short-Lived Church here?"
"Hiss—could it be?!"
"Shh, be quiet!"
Just then, the man took another step forward. Perhaps because of his disfigured face, it was difficult for him to change his expression, and he revealed an expression that was both crying and laughing: "Shalatu, is this how you greet someone? Oh, I forgot to tell you, from today onwards, you have to add the word 'Patriarch' to the end of your address for me."
The Fearful Witch King Patriarch?
These words caused an uproar in the room.
Many of the rulers and extraordinary monarchs present, those with even a little knowledge, couldn't help but show expressions of shock or bewilderment. Some young people who hadn't reached the level of rulers felt genuine fear.
Shalatu frowned deeply: "The Patriarch of the Fearful Witch King?"
The Fearful Witch King's face still wore that expression of both crying and laughing, it was hard to tell whether he was crying or laughing, but no tears were seen, so he probably just gave a cold laugh: "Indeed, I've been restless and want to return to the mountains. As for the Butterfly Elder, he was incompetent and has already been dismissed by Lord [Brief Reality]. Is there a problem?"
"With the Butterfly Elder's abilities, how could he—"
Shalatu was incredulous, but seeing the Fearful Witch King say it in front of so many people across the universe, many of whom were highly influential on their respective inhabited planets, he had no choice but to believe it.
However, this is full of incomprehension and mystery.
Through their conversation, Xia Fa had already guessed most of the truth. Unlike ordinary people, he possessed a forbidden secret that almost no one else present could possibly know.
That is, the secret of the truth about the nine righteous gods.
In this situation, he instantly connected this secret to even more things.
At this moment, perhaps because Sharatu was confronting the Fearful Witch King, Patriarch Osius's voice rang in Sharfa's ears in a spiritually intuitive way, as if explaining to him what had happened.
"Shafa, this Fearful Witch King is a member of the Temporary Church under Momo of [Temporary Reality]. His position in the Temporary Church is the same as Dionysius's position in our Silver Church. You should understand now."
"Originally, the Fearful Witch King only wanted to become a god and had no involvement in the Temporary Church, especially after the rumor that he obtained a certificate of eternity more than a thousand years ago, he has been in seclusion ever since."
"Therefore, for more than a thousand years, the Butterfly Elder of the Secret Eye family has served as the patriarch of the temporary church."
"So, we don't know exactly what has happened recently."
"But don't worry, even if He comes to cause trouble, if He really goes all out, it would be equivalent to the Temporary Church waging war against several of our major churches at the same time. If this is not the will of the true God, Temporary Reality, then He absolutely cannot bear this responsibility."
Xia Fa listened very attentively until the end.
At the same time, he understood why Patriarch Heimdall and the other two had suddenly stopped. It wasn't out of fear, but because the Fearful Witch King was also a member of the Temporary Church, one of the nine major churches, and held a high position of power.
Under these circumstances, if they acted rashly, the three of them might be punished by the gods they served.
Seeing Patriarch Osius give him a reassuring look, Shafa immediately returned a knowing glance.
However, his mind was in complete turmoil, and his thoughts were in utter chaos.
As far as I know, the Butterfly Elder is the patriarch of the Temporary Church.
Meanwhile, among the nine righteous gods, not only are the [Silver Universe], [Paradox Joker], and [First History] real, but also [Temporary Reality]...
That's true too.
To date, only five false gods have been truly replaced.
However, [Brief Reality] is different from the other three righteous gods. He betrayed them early on, defected to the Cleaners' camp, and has been deceiving [The Wise One] all along.
And now, just the day after the events at the Old Forge concluded, the Butterfly Elder was removed from the list by [Brief Reality] and replaced by the Fearful Witch King—
The Fearful Witch King was not only happy to do so, but he even temporarily put aside his attempt to ascend to godhood and came directly to cause trouble.
Thinking of this, Xia Fa was suddenly startled, realizing an extremely terrifying possibility.
Could it be that the fact that I signed four overlord-level secret contracts has been revealed by [Brief Reality] through interrogating Butterfly Elder and Ai Luo Tong?
The Fearful Witch King has come to hunt me down?
Or perhaps he deliberately appeared to buy time, stalling for time until at least one Gold Cleanser was free to act? Or perhaps he was waiting for [Brief Reality] to intervene personally?
In that instant, Xia Fa even had the idea of conjuring up a chair under him, sitting down, and teleporting away immediately.
But just then, a single sentence slightly lessened the crisis rising in his heart, but instead made him even more confused.
That was the Fearful Witch King, who was speaking with a mixture of crying and laughing: "Shalatu, believe it or not, let me put it this way, I don't care anyway. The Butterfly Old Man's granddaughter has mysteriously disappeared, and He himself is in dire straits. I advise you to give up on your little friendship as soon as possible."
The Butterfly Old Man's granddaughter, Ai Luotong, has gone missing?
Not only was Xia Fa astonished, but the entire hall was immediately in an uproar.
Ai Luotong is the young master of the Secret Eye family. Moreover, it is rumored that she already possesses a kind of "Eternal Certificate" and has signed twenty-five secret contracts, making her almost certain to become the next patriarch of the Temporary Church.
But then she mysteriously disappeared?
Meanwhile, the Butterfly Elder was also removed from [Brief Reality]?
What exactly happened?
Despite the excitement, everyone tacitly refrained from open discussion, instead engaging in frantic spiritual intuition-based exchanges with acquaintances based on their own knowledge and intelligence.
Upon hearing this, Sharatul's expression grew even more grave: "Ailuo Tong has actually disappeared?"
Originally, the next step in the grand plan he had laid out for his great-grandson was to propose marriage to the Secret Eye family, so that Xia Fa could marry Ai Luo Tong.
With a marriage proposal from a divinely ordained saint, the Secret Eye family would have no reason to refuse, especially since their great-grandson is so handsome.
Unexpectedly, so many things happened in just two short days —
At this moment, Xia Fa's brain was also racing, analyzing the current situation.
"Those who entered the Old Forge with me and came out alive include Thor Loki, Amphion, and Rix, then Norton Dragon and Airo, Chestnut, and Rusconsin—"
Besides the eight of them, Pope Nidhogg sacrificed himself to save him and everyone else. Jack Falco, who was suspected to be a bounty hunter, died in the Old Forge after his brain exploded when he saw the Silver Cleansers and stared directly at the existence of the Outer God.
Suddenly, Xia Fa realized that when he was communicating with the Paradox Joker, he had overlooked a fact, a fatal fact.
That is, if the Gold Cleaner and the fake Nine Great Gods claim to be the ones who signed four Hegemon-level secret contracts, their next step could be to find the people who came out of the Old Forge with them and then interrogate or investigate them!
Especially during the screening process, with only eight people involved, one day, you'll find yourself among them.
No, it's not even a matter of "someday" anymore. With the methods of a true god, they could probably find out in a second!
At this moment, the Fearful Witch King's gaze swept across the entire hall, immediately silencing the crowd. Xiu nodded in satisfaction, then looked back at Sharatul, his tone turning sinister: "Leaving that aside, whether Airo Tong is dead or missing is of little concern to me. Tens of thousands entered the Old Forge, and more than half of them died. Some were simply teleported away. Who knows where she'll go?"
He paused slightly, the expression on his face that was a mix of crying and laughing turning into a blank look, which, for some reason, made him even more terrifying: "Shalatu, I've come to see you today not to discuss this matter, but because there's something more important."
despair!despair!despair!
The sound of leather shoes hitting the ground rang out, and among tens of thousands of eyes, a man wearing a ghost mask and a purple striped suit slowly walked out from behind the Fearful Witch King.
No one had ever seen this person before, yet he exuded a terrifying aura that only an extraordinary monarch could possess.
The Fearful Witch King looked at Sharatul and asked, "Do you remember this person?"
Sharatul's eyes flickered slightly: "Don't you recognize him? Do you expect me to remember just any Tom, Dick, or Harry?"
Among the tens of thousands of guests present, including the table of the Extraordinary Monarch and the Mysterious Emperor, not a single person recognized this person.
Only Xia Fa recognized it.
"Crimson Agent —"
The Crimson Agent has actually appeared, and moreover, he's with the Fear Witch King.
Ironically, this happened right when he ascended to the position of head of the Gilgamesh family and declared his identity as the Holy Spirit of Destiny.
What exactly does He want to do?
Besides this, what puzzled Xia Fa even more was why the Fearful Witch King would lie.
Clearly, only ten people entered the old blacksmith shop, but he said that tens of thousands of people went in, and more than half of them died or went missing.
Why is that?
"Xia Fa, Xia Fa, are you there? It's urgent, very urgent."
Just then, a weathered, middle-aged man's voice rang out from Xia Fa's spiritual intuition.
For some reason, the moment Xia Fa heard that voice, he felt a strange sense of security, and even the sense of crisis in his heart dissipated considerably.
"[Paradox Joker] Sir, I'm here, just now—"
In my spiritual intuition, the voice of the Paradox Clown immediately said, "You don't need to tell me, I already know through the First History. Now, you only need to do one thing to ensure your safety during this period and prevent the Golden Cleanser and the fake Nine Great Gods from tracking you down."
Xia Fa immediately asked, "What is it?"
The voice of the Paradox Joker came through his spiritual intuition: "Let me briefly explain the situation to you. In order to control your Gilgamesh family, the Crimson Agent's past was altered, and his bloodline was also altered. Now, His identity is the grandson of Sharatul's uncle."
"The reason He and the Fearful Witch King appeared at this patriarch's banquet was not actually to target you, but to seize the position of patriarch, regardless of who the new patriarch was before."
"This is a reward that the Crimson Proxy offered on its own initiative after it helped [Temporary Reality] accomplish a great task. On the surface, I am a fake [Paradox Joker], so I actually won't get involved in this matter."
Xia Fa was startled: "The Crimson Proxy has accomplished something major for [Temporary Reality]?"
He wasn't simply repeating a grade; he just found the whole thing unbelievable.
Given that the Crimson Agent was initially just an extraordinary monarch who had signed nine secret contracts, how was he able to directly climb up to the level of the true god, [Temporary Reality]?
The Paradox Clown sighed, "Actually, it was an Outer God under the command of the Brief Reality, an Outer God named the Crimson Tree, who acted as matchmaker."
"The Crimson Tree is the deity worshipped by the Wandering Treehouse, and the Crimson Agents were once members of the Wandering Treehouse."
"[Brief Reality] assigned [Crimson Tree] to do the task, and [Crimson Tree] then delegated the task to the Crimson Executor."
"The Crimson Agent did a good job, satisfying both the Brief Reality and the Crimson Tree. Therefore, He took the opportunity to make a request to the Crimson Tree, wanting to control the Gilgamesh family in order to achieve some of His goals."
"This request was conveyed by the Crimson Demon Tree to the Brief Reality. The Brief Reality agreed, but didn't interfere much, only slightly modifying its past and bloodline. After all, the Brief Reality's energy is not currently focused on this."
this----
Xia Fa was stunned for a moment, but since this was the Scarlet Agent's own goal, and [Brief Reality] didn't want to interfere, then it was fine.
Otherwise, faced with a righteous god wanting his subordinates to accomplish something, especially now with wolves all around, he would probably have to abandon his position as head of the family and flee for his life.
"By the way, what was the Fear Witch King saying earlier—"
As soon as Xia Fa asked the question, [Paradox Clown] sighed and said, "That's what I came to see you for. Luckily, I beat [First History] and [Silver Universe] to it. Otherwise, you would have already been wiped out by the Golden Cleanser or the fake Nine Great Gods."
Before Xia Fa could ask, [Paradox Clown] took the initiative to say, "Actually, when we came to you before, we had already thought of this fatal problem."
"That is, once the Gold Cleaner and those fake gods can't figure out who you are, they will definitely come after the other people who came from the Old Forge."
"Fortunately, among those who entered the Old Forge and came out alive this time, only Norton Dragon, Airo Tong, and Ruscond are not from our Church of Paradox. Of course, neither are you and Chestnut, but that doesn't matter."
"Therefore, the Silver Universe took direct action, placing Norton Dragon and Airo Tong into separate small worlds, each containing strange creatures and monsters perfectly suited to hone their abilities, allowing them to grow slowly."
"As for Ruscond, the relevant memories and traces related to the old blacksmith were directly erased by [First History]."
"Of course, besides you and Chestnut, several of Sol Loki's related memories have also been erased."
Xia Fa asked curiously, "Everyone else's memories were erased, so why not just erase Norton Dragon and Airo Tong's memories directly?"
The voice of the Paradox Joker carried a rare hint of helplessness: "It's not that the First History doesn't want to do this. You know, once you reach the rank of a true god, you can arbitrarily tamper with anyone's memories and modify anyone's past. This is one of the many incredible means that can be achieved after becoming a true god."
"However, once it involves the extraordinary Grand Lord—or the level of having signed thirty secret contracts, and the gods beyond gods, as well as the more special beings who, despite not becoming gods, can completely absorb and contain a kind of [certificate of eternity], it becomes quite difficult to accomplish this."
"Of course, this difficulty is relative. For us righteous gods, doing this kind of thing during the first two millennia of the universe was still just a piece of cake, it just required a lot of divine power."
"However, now that we are surrounded by more than thirty Golden Cleaners like tigers, and those fake True Gods are on high alert at all times, if we True Gods dare to use too much True God power and leak our True God aura—it will be an instant catastrophe."
"I'm alright, I can escape and even fight them head-on, but what about [Silver White Judgment] and [First History] who finally fought their way back?"
As Xia Fa listened, he understood: "So, that's why you chose to put Norton Dragon and Airo Tong into separate small worlds?"
[Paradox Clown] said, "Yes, for [Silver Universe], only a little bit of authority is needed, not even the power of a true god."
After a slight pause, He continued, "At the same time, [First History] intervened and modified the history from two days ago, the history related to your entry into the Old Forge."
"In the new history, tens of thousands of people entered the old forge, and most of them either died inside or went missing. You were not among those who came out."
"At the same time, all those who knew about your entry into the Old Forge, whether it was Forlir, the other elders of the Gilgamesh family, or the rulers and extraordinary monarchs of the Star Dragon family, had their memories erased."
"Therefore, what I need you to do next is very simple."
"First of all, you can confidently defeat or even kill the Crimson Executor. He is merely a Transcendent Lord, having only signed a Hegemon-level secret contract. He will never become a Divine Being in this lifetime. To the [Brief Reality], Xiu is just a pawn, along with the [Crimson Demon Tree]."
He just values this subordinate a bit.
"Secondly, you absolutely, positively, must not use the [Ancient Treasure - Rhine Blade of Calamity] unless you learn the Rhine Secret Forging Technique."
"Finally, whether you can kill the Crimson Executor or not, when fighting Him, you must deliberately expose the [Silver Throne]."
The secret abilities of the [Gate of Stars] and the [Mystic Singularity] must be revealed, especially the secret ability of the [Mystic Singularity]!
Xia Fa was about to ask why, but suddenly, the Paradox Joker severed his connection with him through spiritual intuition.
Considering the previous events, Xia Fa could only speculate that this was probably the Golden Cleanser or a fake one of the Nine True Gods coming to find the Paradox Joker again.
He had no choice but to cut it off immediately.
But just a few seconds later, the voice of the Paradox Joker rang out again, and the connection was re-established.
"Thank goodness, that fake [Error Rule] came to me just now, asking if I knew about Norton Dragon's disappearance—humph, if it weren't for the Golden Cleaners, I could have crushed this guy with one hand. And he dared to question me."
Xia Fa seized the opportunity and asked, "Why is it necessary to expose the secret ability of the [Mystic Singularity]?"
[The Paradoxical Clown] then added with a hint of amusement, "You'll see when the time comes. It'll definitely be a lot of fun, and you'll feel the same way, hahaha!"
Only now has this righteous god, whose name contains the word "clown," finally revealed a hint of his mischievous nature, showing how much pressure Xiu had been under before, and that he didn't even have time to make similar jokes with Xia Fa.
Xia Fa said quite solemnly, "Alright, I understand. I'll do whatever you say, Lord Paradox Clown. Also, I have a favor to ask you."
[The Paradox Joker] said without hesitation: "Speak, what is it? Haha, why are you being so polite with me?"