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Chapter 318 Shafa's Journey to the Gilgamesh Family, The Mysterious Emperor? The Divine Spirit!

Chapter 318 Shafa's Journey Through the Gilgamesh Family: The Mysterious Emperor? The Divine Spirit! (Part 2)

Upon hearing this, Thor Loki frowned, never expecting that Folnir would choose to launch an attack at this moment.

Fornil was merely the acting head of the family, not the true head. In the Gilgamesh family, the acting head and the young master were roughly equal in status and position.

Since their status and position are roughly the same, the question of who has the final say inevitably arises.

Sol Loki had long suspected that, as his grandfather Shalatu's grandson, he was not from the same lineage as Folnir, and that Folnir would try to suppress him.

But, unexpectedly, it happened at this time.

At this time, Shafa, Amphion, and Ricks had just emerged from the old forge, all covered in wounds.

Anfion flew forward a short distance and said, "Patriarch, this is not the time to talk about this. We all need to heal our injuries. Please be lenient. Besides, this young man is actually..." "Shut up! Who gives you the right to speak here?"

Fernir interrupted Amphion with a sharp shout.

Amphion's expression immediately hardened, and he had no choice but to retreat sullenly, hiding behind Thorloki.

In a sense, when the acting patriarch and the young master were talking, even though he was an elder of the clan, he really had no right to interrupt.

Moreover, although Forniel has only signed twenty-five secret contracts so far, he could easily gather enough anchor points to sign five more and become a transcendental monarch.

In addition, during the hundreds of years that He was separated from His family, He wandered around the strange and dangerous places in the entire universe and the Celestial Realm. Not only did He develop the Secret Contract to a very deep level, He also mastered a set of strange and unusual secret techniques and possessed many bizarre and difficult-to-defend secret treasures and sealed objects.

In other words, if they were to actually fight, even Sol Loki and Amphion combined wouldn't be a match for him.

Seeing the elder on his side being scolded, Solloki finally showed anger on his face: "Folnir, you know that this is a critical moment for the survival of the family, which is why I am willing to address you as the acting head of the family and do not want to have a conflict with you. But if you insist on doing so, I can't care about anything else."

After a pause, Xiu quickly added, "Also, this isn't a stranger. He's a member of our Gilgamesh family. His name is Shaphat, Shaphat Gilgamesh!"

Thor Loki practically spat out the last long name through gritted teeth, implying that he would turn on Folnir if he dared to cause any more trouble.

Unexpectedly, Forniel sneered twice: "Judging by this, this is Sharatul's bastard child left behind, a grandson? Or a great-grandson?"

It was obvious that this man named Shafa looked to be in his twenties, yet he was suddenly brought back to his family. That must be because Shalatu, due to his position as the Patriarch of the Church of Paradox, had to keep his descendants, who could not sign the secret covenant, living in anonymity on other inhabited planets.

On the other hand, Fernir didn't sense any aura of demigod or higher from Shafa either, so he naturally looked down on him even more.

Moreover, it is precisely for this reason that He intends to use Shafa to launch an attack, thereby completely overpowering Thor Loki and seizing control of the Gilgamesh family by preventing Shafa from entering the family planet.

Shalatu is currently severely injured and unconscious. Everyone tried to pray to the Paradox Clown, but they couldn't contact him at all. Under these circumstances, who knows how long Shalatu will sleep? It could be hundreds of years.

Therefore, Folnir understood very well that whoever could seize control of the Gilgamesh family between himself and Thorloki would be the true "head of the family"!

Seeing Folnir's impolite words, Solloki's face suddenly darkened: "You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth. Who are you calling a bastard?"

Fernil sneered, "I'll call whoever is a bastard."

Thor Loki raised his eyebrows and stepped forward, clearly about to turn hostile completely.

Just then, a hand stopped him.

"Never mind, Sol Loki."

Solrock turned his head and saw that it was Shafa.

Seeing this, he was surprised; this shouldn't be the case.

Xia Fa dared to deliberately hide his strength and teach Norton Dragon a lesson in front of Pope Nidhogg, so why is he holding back now?

But Xia Fa's next words immediately dispelled his doubts.

"Take my advice: you don't need to argue with this acting head of the family. He is like a cesspool. If you insult him, it's like pouring dirty water into the cesspool. This will not only fail to harm him, but will also make him even more stinking."

this----

Solrock, Amphion, and the elderly Ricky were all stunned.

They never expected that Xia Fa would be so good at swearing.

Fornil was also taken aback, and then his face turned extremely gloomy. What angered him was not only that this person named Shafa dared to insult him, but also that with Shafa's strength, which was not even that of a demigod, what right did he have to insult him?

A lion will only get angry if it is provoked by a tiger, but it will feel humiliated if it is provoked by a wild dog.

"you-

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A cryptic light flashed in Forniel's eyes, and a rainbow glow appeared; he was about to make his move.

Seeing this, Solrock and Amphion both flanked Shafa, ready to fight alongside him.

Unexpectedly, Xia Fa took a few steps forward, demonstrating that he did not need their help.

Thinking of Shafa's performance in the old blacksmith's shop, Sol Loki and Amphion exchanged a glance and chose to stand still, letting Shafa do as he pleased.

The next moment, Fernir raised a hand and shook hands with Shafa from afar.

Rumble!!!

Suddenly, thunder rumbled in the atmosphere, dark clouds gathered, and then, an incredible scene unfolded.

From within those dark clouds, a bolt of lightning, nearly a hundred meters in diameter, emerged from the atmosphere, taking the shape of a strange cone. It struck in the opposite direction, heading towards the outside of the planet and towards Xia Fa's location!

Xia Fa remained standing still, his expression calm and unwavering.

However, in Fernir's eyes, this seemed like a sign of being terrified.

Unnoticed by anyone, a glass ball quietly appeared in Xia Fa's sleeve, then shattered with a "crack".

The next moment, the massive, cone-shaped lightning bolt, which seemed to carry the power of heaven and earth, vanished into thin air just as it was about to touch Xia Fa's feet.

This lightning was the secret ability of the [Fairy Tale World] overlord-level secret contract, [Divine Punishment Lightning Spear]. What just emerged from the clouds was merely the spearhead; the main body was tens of thousands of meters long. When Folnier unleashed it like this, even a veteran extraordinary monarch would not be able to withstand it.

But just as the Divine Punishment Thunder Spear was about to strike Xia Fa's feet, it mysteriously vanished.

Fernir was startled and was just about to react.

Suddenly, from the clouds beneath his sleeve, three almost identical divine punishment lightning spears emerged from the atmosphere.

Boom—!

With a deafening roar, three thunderclaps overlapped, and the three divine punishment thunder spears struck Folnier in an instant!

The sky was filled with exploding yellow sand, accompanied by glass that had melted into a bright orange-red color and then cooled rapidly, falling down and turning to ashes through friction with the air in the atmosphere.

As the lightning faded, a sandcastle appeared around Folnier.

Without a doubt, this is the secret ability of the [Fairy Tale World]: [Guard the Castle].

"To attack me, the acting head of the Gilgamesh family, on my planet is suicidal!"

The castle defenses crumbled instantly. Folnir was furious. He roared and shoved his palms forward.

Behind the sleeve, countless ice crystals emerged, each seemingly the size of a meteorite. There were hundreds of them, carrying an aura powerful enough to destroy a planet, as they all hurtled towards Xia Fa!

"The Frozen Ice Crystals of the Fairy Tale World —"

Xia Fa's eyes flashed as he recognized the secret contract ability. He also noticed that these extremely frozen ice crystals were not only enormous, but also had faint bright yellow lightning flowing inside, indicating that they had been deeply developed.

But now that we've figured it out, there's no need to worry.

Another glass ball quietly appeared and shattered from his sleeve. Soon after, two more glass balls appeared and shattered one after another.

But that wasn't all. Another glass ball appeared, this time hovering in his sleeve, neither breaking nor disappearing.

In that instant, all the extremely frozen ice crystals that were raining down on Xiafa disappeared. Immediately afterward, more than three hundred similar ice crystals appeared around Folnier, almost completely surrounding him!

But that wasn't enough. These ice crystals, which were originally only the size of meteorites, suddenly expanded in size, becoming the size of asteroids. Lightning burst forth from within them, and they merged together, as if turning into an ice crystal cage, leaving Folnier with nowhere to escape!

In an instant, more than three hundred ice crystals the size of asteroids crashed down on Folnir with a thunderous roar, like countless cannonballs hitting an ant.

Folnier was now completely panicked. Just now, when Shafa used strange methods to erase His Divine Punishment Thunder Spear and even summoned three identical thunder spears, he thought it was the effect of some extremely powerful one-time sealing artifact.

But now it seems that's not the case at all!

He never expected that a young man who didn't even have the aura of a demigod could possess such godlike abilities that could seize the very essence of heaven and earth!

For the first time, Folnier felt a pang of regret. He should have let Shafa in. After all, Shafa was brought in by the young master, Thor Loki. Given Thor Loki's status as the young master, even if he brought a stray dog ​​into the family, no one would dare to say anything.

Fortunately, while I regret it, it's not to the point of losing my life.

With this in mind, Forniel almost unleashed all his extraordinary power, preparing to construct the most powerful and defensively robust [Guardian Castle] he had ever built.

As He saw the dense yellow sand appearing around Him, which was about to transform into metallic gravel, something completely unexpected happened at this critical moment.

Suddenly, the yellow sand that had just turned into metallic gravel vanished mysteriously right before His eyes!

And he had only just used ninety percent of his extraordinary power!

"No, no, no! Xia Fa, I want to reconcile, I want to reconcile!"

Boom boom boom boom boom boom!

It was too late for repentance. Fernil was struck by more than three hundred asteroid-sized ice crystals and had almost no power to resist. His body shattered in an explosion of ice crystals and lightning and quickly turned into dust.

After all, these extremely frozen ice crystals were essentially created by him, and their power and quantity were amplified several times by the "critical hit," so of course he couldn't withstand them.

The booming explosions were like fireworks bursting in the sky above this beautiful, life-bearing planet.

However, the Gilgamesh family members present were all stunned.

Whether it was the elders who had come with Folnir, or Thor Loki and the others, they all stared in disbelief at the imposing, tall figure standing in the atmosphere.

Xia Fa, this unknown young man, was standing on the beautiful planet Gilgamesh with its stunning lakes and mountains, and behind him stretched the vast, desolate, and profound universe. And yet, he had dealt with a transcendent monarch who had signed twenty-five secret contracts without even lifting a finger.

Sol Loki and his two companions were alright, as they were originally on Shafa's side. However, the elders on the other side were trembling with fear.

Xia Fa remained calm throughout, showing no surprise whatsoever.

Just now, all his methods came from the secret ability of the overlord-level secret contract, [Mystic Singularity].

The ability to make [Divine Punishment Lightning Spear] and [Extreme Freeze Ice Crystal] disappear is the [Second Secret of the Arcane Singularity - Prophet's Counter].

To increase the [Divine Punishment Thunder Spear] to three spears and the [Extreme Freeze Ice Crystals] to three hundred crystals constitutes the [Third Secret of the Arcane Singularity: Triple Counterattack]

As for changing the size of the [Frozen Ice Crystal] from meteorite to asteroid, that's naturally due to the [Fourth Arcane - Probability Critical Strike] of the [Arcane Singularity]. This time, I was lucky and it triggered on the first try.

Considering that Forniel is the signatory of the [Fairy Tale World], he is likely to do everything in his power to create the [Guardian Castle] for defense. At the last moment, Shafa also set up a glass ball with the [Second Secret - Prophet's Counter] in advance, just to counter the Guardian Castle that had lost its sleeve.

As expected, Folnir was countered and met his end with his body being annihilated.

"Trying to run away?"

At this moment, Xia Fa's eyes narrowed, and he reached out with one hand towards the direction of Gilgamesh.

Suddenly, beams of transparent energy surrounded a certain empty space.

Almost immediately, Folnir's desperate pleas for mercy came from within: "Shafa, Shafa, please let me go! I'll never do it again, I'll never do it again! For the sake of our family, let me go! I'll be your slave, your dog, I'll swear a soul bond and never betray you!"

Everyone could see that Fernil was truly panicked now, extremely panicked, as if the threat of death was right in front of him.

The reason is simple: those transparent, viscous energy pillars that were enveloped were none other than the divine battle technique of the First History: Pillars of Mind Storm!

Originally, as a transcendent lord who had signed twenty-five secret contracts and whose anchor points were about to reach thirty, Folnir's soul was extremely resilient. Even if his body turned to dust, he could recover in a moment.

Moreover, He has countless ways to save His life.

Just now, He deliberately concealed all his aura, pretending that his soul had been annihilated along with his body in those three hundred-plus extremely frozen ice crystals.

Then, he used the "Mask of Deception" as a sealing artifact to create soul fluctuations identical to His in different directions of the cosmos.

This is actually the second backup plan. If Xia Fa discovers that He is not dead, he will definitely track the soul fluctuations immediately, and then be misled by Him into the depths of the universe.

Then comes the third and final move, which is also a battle of wits.

Since Xia Fa and the others have defeated Him, they will definitely return to Gilgamesh. In other words, under normal circumstances, no one would think that His soul would escape to Gilgamesh, because that would be tantamount to walking into a trap.

That's why Forniel thought the opposite and fled to Gilgamesh. Once he escaped into some mineral veins and absorbed the earth's energy, he could quickly reassemble his body and then plan how to escape completely.

However, Fernir never expected that Shafa would see through his three backup plans so quickly and even use the [Pillar of Mind Storm] to construct a prison cage with unparalleled precision.

Now, Fernil was terrified and panicked to the extreme.

Because once this transparent cage contracts, and His soul encounters the [Pillar of Thought Storm], He will truly perish without a trace, with no possibility of ever reforming His body.

Xia Fa's eyes flashed, and with a casual grab, he pulled the transparent cage composed of the [Pillars of Thought Storm] in front of him.

Inside the cage, Folnir's translucent, sky-blue soul figure revealed a terrified face, desperately begging for mercy.

But this time, His voice could not be heard; it was completely blocked by the [Pillar of Thought Storm].

Obstructed.

Looking at Fernil's face, which had been so arrogant before but was now filled with extreme fear, Xia Fa couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, this time, he won entirely because of the information and intelligence gap.

Xia Fa had previously speculated that, apart from the nine righteous gods, their physical forms, and those unknown beings approaching the rank of righteous gods, not many people in the entire universe knew about the three overlord-level secret contracts: [Mysterious Singularity], [Miracle Fantasy], and [Ancient Secret Explanation].

The patriarchs, popes, and emperors of the nine major churches may know this, but apart from them, I'm afraid there are really not many people who know it.

Moreover, not only do they not know any information about the abilities of these three overlord-level secret contracts, they probably don't even know their names!

In this situation, Fernil naturally suffered from a complete lack of understanding of the overlord-level secret contract [Mystic Singularity], and also from the fact that the abilities of the secret contract [Fairy Tale World] that he had signed were completely understood by Shafa.

If it weren't for that, and instead it were a direct confrontation—while I could defeat Fornir, it would likely take considerable effort, and I might even have to use the [Ancient Treasure: Rhine Blade of Calamity]

"Originally, I should have killed you, since you not only spoke rudely to me, but also attacked me."

At this moment, Xia Fa spoke, looking at Folnir's soul inside the transparent cage.

With a thought, he lifted the restriction imposed by the Pillar of Mind Storm on sound as "information".

"That's right! That's right! Lord Xiafa, please spare my life! You can brand my soul with your seal right now, and I'll do anything you want after that!"

Finding an opportunity, Forniel immediately spoke with utmost sincerity, seemingly only asking to live.

Soul imprinting is a forbidden technique in the extraordinary world. Once one person imprints it on another, that person will be completely subservient and will never have the slightest thought of resistance.

Because not only will the person who has been imprinted with the soul seal die with their master, but any thoughts that are detrimental or disloyal to their master will also be immediately detected.

However, the conditions for implanting a soul seal are extremely demanding. The recipient must be completely willing and in complete autonomy to open their mind for the seal to be successfully implanted.

In other words, coercion will not work. Even the slightest unwillingness will lead to the failure of the branding process, and both parties will suffer significant backlash.

Xiafa certainly wouldn't brand such a guy, but with the Cleaners' activities becoming more and more frequent, killing a transcendent lord would be an unwise choice.

After thinking for a moment, he looked at Thor Loki: "Young Master, you will still be in charge. Now, we'll give you an additional trusted confidant. Are you willing?"

Thorloki didn't immediately understand the first half of Shafa's sentence, but he grasped the second half. He was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with wild joy, and he even pointed incredulously at his own face: "Me? I really can?"

Without a doubt, Xia Fa's intention was to give the opportunity to imprint the soul seal to Thor Loki.

For Sol Loki, this was naturally a good thing. He had gained another henchman with twenty-five secret pacts, and who was never afraid of betrayal. Who wouldn't want that?

Xia Fa nodded slightly: "Yes, my great-grandfather is unconscious, and I have many important matters to attend to. From now on, the responsibility of protecting our family's life-bearing planet will be entrusted to you."

Sol Loki sighed, still looking somewhat coy: "This—this isn't right, this gift is too precious."

Shafa chuckled, "Take it. I'm sure Forlnir will be happy with it. Forlnir, don't you agree?"

Within the transparent cage, Folnier's soul nodded frantically in agreement, immediately adding, "Of course I'm willing! Solloki is Lord Shafa's man, and now that I'm Solloki's man, I'm practically your subordinate. It's my honor!"

At that moment, Forniel guessed something, but he wasn't sure.

However, it was precisely because of this conjecture that not only did most of the resentment and discontent in His heart dissipate, but it also made Him more willing to accept it.

"Alright, then you guys handle it yourselves."

Xia Fa waved his hand, sending the transparent cage to Thor Loki. Thor Loki didn't hold back at all, biting his tongue hard and spitting out a bloody mass of flesh. Then he pressed a single finger to his forehead and pulled hard.

A section of sky-blue transparent shadow was pulled out, mixing with the mass of flesh and blood. It emitted light, then quickly subsided, transforming into a strange, blood-red badge.

At first glance, the badge looks like flames surrounding a heart, but overall it resembles the shape of a rose. In short, it exudes a strange and eerie aura.

After Thor Loki condensed this soul seal, his face turned pale, as if he had exhausted himself. However, he still immediately pointed with one hand and pushed the soul seal towards the transparent cage.

Folnir immediately opened his mind completely and accepted the brand. With a hissing sound and puffs of sky-blue smoke, Xiu's soul suddenly became more solid.

"Alright, He didn't resist at all, the branding was successful."

Solrock wiped the sweat from his brow, looked at Shafa with excitement, and said, "Thank you so much, Shafa."

Xia Fa smiled slightly: "It's nothing."

Then, he turned his head and looked at the group of trembling elders brought by Fernir.

"The acting patriarch launched a sneak attack on the patriarch and was severely punished by the patriarch according to family rules, demoted to the young master's slave. Do you have any objections?"

The elders didn't quite understand what Xia Fa meant, but in their fear and apprehension, they all shook their heads like rattles, indicating that they had no objections.

"Then, elders, I trouble you all, along with young master Thorloki, to convene a family meeting of the entire Gilgamesh family. There is only one thing to announce."

Xia Fa clenched his fist, his gaze sweeping across the entire planet: "From this moment on, I will take full control of the family."