novellhall Chapter 368: Conversation with the Golden Giant Axe Cleaner, the Cleaners' Secrets?
Chapter 368: Conversation with the Golden Giant Axe Cleaner, the Cleaners' Secrets?
Chapter 368: Conversation with the Golden Giant Axe Cleaner, the Cleaners' Secrets?
Swish!
In the Ruins of the Giant Sphere, Gastis the Great Axe casually swung, and not far in front of him, a strange creature resembling a black mist ghost was sliced in half and vanished into thin air with a bang.
Xia Fa was shocked, because he could sense that this strange creature was no ordinary thing; it had already reached the level of a god!
Of course, on second thought, Gastis the Great Axe is a golden cleanser with the status of a true god. To him, this seems to be no different from crushing an insect, requiring no effort at all.
After regaining his composure, Xia Fa was preparing to flap his six wings and fly over to give Gastis the Giant Axe a surprise.
Suddenly, a godlike, immense power descended upon the surroundings, spreading an irresistible force.
Time stood still completely.
Not only was Xia Fa's own six-winged sun bird "frozen" in place, unable to move even its long, flowing tail feathers, but even the huge meteorite that whistled past him, the blue-white light shining from the distant stars, and all the atoms and energy around him—all of these were directly frozen, unable to move forward or backward even an inch.
This was practically the highest level of "time freeze." Under these circumstances, Xia Fa felt that even he, in his current state, was doomed to be slaughtered.
Of all the people and things around him, the only one who could move was Gastis the Great Axe, the Gold Cleaner.
Its enormous, mountain-like body slowly turned around.
On the golden armor, the ancient and weathered patterns seemed to shimmer with light.
The giant golden axe in his hand was also covered with eerie blood and spirit.
Just then, it looked over.
An immense pressure descended upon Xia Fa's heart in an instant. He felt that Gastis the Great Axe only needed one axe strike, no, even just a thought, to completely kill him!
But at that moment, the terrifying time freeze disappeared.
"It's...you?"
Gastis the Great Axe spoke, his tone quite surprised, yet filled with the joy of reuniting with an old friend. But immediately, he rattled off a string of words: "What happened to you? If it weren't for my intelligence that allowed me to recognize you, I would have almost destroyed you as a supernatural being. I was wondering before how a supernatural being of godhood could roam the real world without causing pollution."
Xia Fa was shocked. Was this still the same Golden Giant Axe Cleaner who couldn't even speak properly and seemed so honest?
If he hadn't encountered another Golden Cleanser, Alm the Greatbow who appeared at the Unknown Beings Conference, and witnessed Alm the Greatbow's arrogance and unparalleled power firsthand, his astonishment at this moment would probably have been even greater.
Before he could respond, Gastis the Great Axe said, "This isn't the place to talk, Shafa, let's go somewhere else."
With a casual swing of his golden axe, adorned with reliefs, Gastis the Great Axe caused Xia Fa to immediately feel the stars shift and the world change color. In an instant, he felt as if he had entered a small world.
This small world was much larger than his own, stretching as far as the eye could see. Even when Xia Fa extended his spiritual intuition, he couldn't reach its end.
You should know that after becoming a god, one's spiritual intuition can cover most of the star field in an instant!
This also means that this small world is probably only as big as a star field?
"Please excuse my poor attempt. This is the True Realm of the True Gods that I created myself, based on the earthly divine kingdoms of the nine Great True Gods."
Gastis the Giant Axe had now returned to normal human size, but was still riding his golden, heavily armored warhorse. He smiled and casually picked up a bottle of chilled strawberry wine, handing it over: "Want a sip? I brewed it myself, using extraordinary fruits grown from the flesh and blood of Outer God-level supernatural beings. Haha, oh no, it should be called Divine Blood Fruit."
Upon hearing this, Xia Fa naturally accepted it without hesitation.
With a "pop," the cork was pulled off, and the sweet aroma of iced strawberry wine immediately filled the air, filling the nostrils.
Along with it came an extremely vast and pure extraordinary power, and its effect was at least 30% of the flesh of the flesh wall, and it was also the kind that could be transformed into divine power at any time.
Xia Fa remained calm and quietly put it away. The flesh of the Wall of Flesh and Blood was almost gone, and this bottle of iced strawberry wine might save his life in the future, especially when his divine power was exhausted.
"Hey, why aren't you drinking?"
Gastis the Great Axe lifted his mask, gulped down most of the wine in one go, and then let out a "Ha!" as if he had enjoyed it. He then wiped the wine off his mouth with a flourish and said, "It's really delicious! I learned this brewing technique myself. You don't get flushed from drinking, do you?"
"What is all this nonsense?" Xia Fa thought to himself, then suddenly realized that Gastis the Great Axe was different from the other Cleaners.
Other Cleaners, whether Bronze Cleaners, Silver Cleaners, or Gold Cleaners, all seem to have only one goal in mind: to eliminate supernatural beings.
But this Gastis the Great Axe not only created its own True God Realm, but also brewed wine within it, and even went to learn the art of winemaking specifically for this purpose.
This gave Xiafa a strange feeling that its cleaner colleagues were all at work, while it was secretly and happily slacking off—of course, from the perspective of a superhuman, Xiafa would definitely wish that all cleaners could slack off like it.
After thinking for a moment, Xia Fa replied sincerely, "I know it tastes great, haha, it's just—um—I'm a little reluctant to drink it."
Unexpectedly, Gastis the Great Axe waved his hand generously: "What's there to be reluctant about? Here, I'll give you a hundred bottles later, you can keep them and drink them slowly, haha. Let me tell you, I've discovered that I have a special talent for brewing. The wine I brew is..."
boom!
Just as Gastis the Great Axe was halfway through his sentence, a huge oak barrel in the distance suddenly exploded.
"hold head high--!"
A monster resembling a mud monster, its entire body composed of fruit and slime, covered in eyes, emerged from the shattered oak barrel and began to howl wildly.
Xia Fa was shocked, because this monster had reached an aura close to that of an Outer God!
boom!
But immediately, black flames that seemed capable of devouring everything ignited on its body. Before the mud monster could even resist, it was burned until its body shrank and turned to ashes.
Gastis the Great Axe withdrew his hand, which was still burning with black flames, and smiled somewhat awkwardly: "An accident, an accident, haha. I don't know if you know anything about brewing. When we brew extraordinary wines, we add all sorts of extraordinary fruits, and it's true that we might accidentally create monsters."
Xiafa: ————
Hey! As a gold cleaner, what exactly do you do every day?!
Before he could say anything, Gastis the Great Axe started talking incessantly: "Enough about me, but you, you've become a god so quickly? Looks like I wasn't wrong about you, Shafa."
Xia Fa then said helplessly, "Compared to me, you've changed more, haven't you? You're now—well—how should I put it—"
Gastis the Great Axe grinned smugly: "You've gotten better at enjoying life, haven't you? Hahaha."
Xia Fa pondered for a moment and said, "That's not wrong, especially compared to when I first formally communicated with you—"
Gastis the Great Axe laughed, "Back then, I had only been awake for a few months and was still learning about all aspects of you humans and demi-humans. Now it's different. I've learned almost everything, including the mystical aspects. So, in your human terms, I've revealed my true form, haha."
A smile crept onto Xia Fa's face: "This is good."
Gastis the Great Axe seemed to have received agreement, and said happily, "Right? I think so too."
Xia Fa laughed and said, "Speaking of which, what you promised me last time—"
Gastis the Great Axe said, "I brought you into my True God Realm for this very reason. Recently, after contacting several other awakened Golden Cleansers, I learned something of earth-shattering importance!"
Xia Fa couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's the big deal?"
Gastis the Great Axe said in a rather chilling tone, "The current nine Great Gods, except for the [Silver Universe] and the [Temporary Reality], are all fake!"
Xia Fa said meaningfully, "Oh—you mean this?"
Gastis the Great Axe asked in surprise, "Why don't you seem scared at all? Didn't you ask me last time if there were any problems with the Nine Great Gods?"
Xia Fa chuckled and said, "I already knew that."
Gastis the Great Axe suddenly realized, "I see. That makes sense. Now that you're a follower of the gods, you must have plenty of channels for information. Oh, by the way, actually, [Absolute Defense] is real, or rather, the real [Absolute Defense] returned a few days ago, along with [Paradox Joker] and [First History] —"
Xia Fa interrupted it with a smile, saying, "I know all of that. Back then, Lord Absolute Defense fought against thirty-seven of you single-handedly, holding back thirty-seven of you Golden Cleaners, right? Then the three true gods, Silver Universe, Paradox Clown, and First History, appeared and joined forces to create a divine barrier, preventing the divine aura from spreading."
This time, it was Gastis the Great Axe who was surprised: "You—you even knew this? Your information network is quite impressive!"
As it spoke, it shook its head with a sigh: "Luckily, I was already planning to slip away at the time and was just slacking off. Otherwise, I probably would have been tied up and wouldn't have been able to reveal my true allegiance. I'm clearly on your side, you superhumans!"
Xia Fa said thoughtfully, "That's true. If you were to expose yourself on the spot, I'm afraid you would be attacked by the other thirty-odd Golden Cleaners and chopped into mincemeat immediately."
Gastis the Great Axe smiled helplessly: "That's exactly right."
Xia Fa then changed the subject, saying, "When I met you on the Dream Come True sea train last time, you said that there were less than thirty awakened Golden Cleaners. In other words, how many more have awakened recently? Will there be any more awakenings in the near future?"
Gastis the Great Axe said, "No, don't worry. The few that recently awakened were said to have been awakened by the aura of the True Gods. But now, those True Gods are all working together to deal with the thirty-five Golden Cleansers, and they have also taken precautions against the spread of the True Gods' aura. So there's no need to worry about new Golden Cleansers awakening. They will all awaken at the same time after a year."
The aura of a righteous god's intervention awakened him—
Xia Fa suddenly thought of something. Perhaps when [Paradox Joker] and [First History] went back to fight the two fake Nine Great Gods who replaced them, they inadvertently released some of the aura of the gods, which led to the awakening of several more Golden Cleansers.
Wait, just the aura of some righteous gods is enough to awaken nearly ten Gold Cleaners?
How many of them haven't woken up yet?
As luck would have it, Gastis the Great Axe was here, so Shafa immediately asked, "Then do you know how many Golden Cleansers haven't awakened yet? You're not going to tell me there are hundreds, are you?"
Hundreds of them are already terrifying, equivalent to hundreds of true gods, capable of destroying the universe thousands or tens of thousands of times!
Unexpectedly, Gastis the Great Axe shook his head.
Seeing this, Xia Fa breathed a sigh of relief: "You scared me. I thought there would be more than a hundred Gold Cleaners awakening a year later."
But immediately, Gastis the Great Axe spoke up: "Too low."
Too low?
Xia Fa was suddenly jolted, feeling as if he had been struck by a sledgehammer, and his heart almost stopped beating for half a beat.
"This...this...a hundred is too few? How many would that be? Hundreds?"
Unexpectedly, Gastis the Great Axe still said, "It's still too low."
This is still considered low?
Xia Fa felt a cold sweat trickle down his back, as if he were witnessing a fact more terrifying than any horror story: "Could it be—there are a thousand? A thousand Golden Cleaners, can this universe contain them?"
To his utter surprise, Gastis the Great Axe shook his head again: "Still too low."
Rumble!
At that moment, it was as if a thunderbolt from the heavens struck down, causing Xia Fa's mind to tremble violently. He felt as if a monstrous wave had been unleashed, one that was difficult to quell.
"So—how many are there exactly?"
Gastis the Great Axe sighed, unable to finish his iced strawberry wine, and said, "About ten thousand."
Xia Fa's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets: "One, ten thousand? You're not kidding, are you?"
Gastis the Great Axe said, "No, and when those ten thousand Golden Cleaners awaken, they will be just like when you first met me. Although they possess extremely high intelligence, they will not understand anything about this world and will only execute their objective, that single objective."
Even without it saying it, Xia Fa knew what the Gold Cleaners' sole objective was.
To wipe out all supernatural beings in the universe.
"So, the more than 10,000 Golden Cleaners who awaken a year later have no chance of being persuaded to surrender?" Xia Fa asked again, still not giving up.
"Yes." Gastis the Great Axe nodded.
"This—" Xia Fa was stumped.
To be honest, he had fantasized about it when he heard that Lord [Absolute Defense] could take on more than thirty Gold Cleaners single-handedly.
I fantasize that if I could become a true god within a year, maybe I could team up with [Absolute Defense] to fight against the awakened Golden Cleaners!
At that time, it was estimated that there were at most a hundred or so sleeping Gold Cleaners.
Xia Fa never expected that there would be so many—!
Where did these Gold Cleaners come from? Does that mean the rank of a true god is free?
"No rush, no rush. I now possess both the mutant and superhuman systems. I still have a year. As long as we haven't reached a dead end, there's still hope, even if it's just a sliver of a chance—"
Xia Fa now understands even more why the nine righteous gods chose to put the "sparks" into that absolutely safe little world a year later, and then generously sacrificed themselves.
Ten thousand gold cleaners—that's truly impossible to defeat.
"So, Gastis the Great Axe, now you can finally tell me all those questions you had before, all those things you promised me."
Surprisingly, Xia Fa remained calm at this moment, looking directly at Gastis the Great Axe, the only Golden Cleanser standing on the side of the superhumans.
Gastis the Great Axe replied without hesitation, "Yes, I've always remembered that, aside from whether the Nine Great Gods have any problems, what you most want to ask is why I should help you, right?"
Xia Fa nodded: "Mm."
Gastis the Great Axe sighed. "It's simple. I don't want to fall into a deep sleep a year from now and never wake up again."
Xia Fa immediately understood: "You mean—"
Gastis the Great Axe nodded slightly: "That's right. A year from now, when those more than ten thousand Golden Cleansers awaken, they will all move out together to wipe out all the extraordinary beings in the universe. But what happens after that? Needless to say, they will fall into slumber again."
"
It suddenly sighed deeply, looking extremely worried. It even picked up the iced strawberry wine again, took a sip, and looked towards the rainforest in the distance.
Xia Fa had discovered early on that the True God Realm created by Gastis the Great Axe was particularly interesting. As far as the eye could see, there were endless tropical rainforests, and they were rich in species.
Even right around him, one could see tapirs galloping by, elephants using their trunks to scoop bananas from banana trees and put them in their mouths, and colorful tree frogs leaping about on the vast rainforest foliage—
In the heart of this rainforest, a vast area has been carved out, almost the size of the city of Augustus, filled with houses of all shapes and sizes.
"I love this world, Shafa."
Gastis the Great Axe suddenly spoke, finishing his iced strawberry wine and picking up a piece of goat cheese, taking a slow bite.
"This world has so many delicious wines, so many delicious foods, and countless amazing landscapes in the universe. Every planet with life is different. In fact, you humans and demi-humans, as intelligent beings, have invented so many fun gadgets."
As he finished speaking, the doors of several uniquely designed houses nearby opened.
There were pinball courts, card rooms, basketball courts, fighting arenas, comic book stores—and even the legendary games "Traveling Slime's Bizarre Adventure" and "Supernatural Crystal Battle," jointly developed by [Silver Universe] and [Nature Monarch]!
"Therefore, I do not want to fall into a deep sleep a year from now, nor do I want this prosperous universe, which was pioneered and built by the extraordinary individuals, to be destroyed, leaving only mortals without any extraordinary power."
Xia Fa finally understood, walked over, and patted Gastis the Great Axe on the shoulder: "I know, that's what I thought too."
Gastis the Great Axe sighed, "I could have told you that back then. It's nothing. The real reason, or rather, the real reason I couldn't tell you back then, is about the origin of you superhumans, and why the Golden Cleansers had to exterminate all superhuman beings. That was 30,000 years ago—"
Xia Fa didn't interrupt it, but listened quietly and attentively, while simultaneously engaging with the [Paradox Clown].
Compare the adults' statements.
It wasn't that he didn't trust the Paradox Joker; on the contrary, he had always regarded the Paradox Joker as an elder.
Instead, he wanted to see what exactly happened 30,000 years ago from the perspective of the Gold Cleaners.
"In short, that's pretty much it. As the Golden Cleansers, we, or rather, they, must cleanse the entire universe of all extraordinary beings. On one hand, we must reclaim the overflowing power from the origin of the universe. On the other hand, we must prevent the masters of the extraordinary beings from descending."
After speaking, Gastis the Great Axe revealed an uncontrollable indignation: "But I don't understand, why does it have to be this way? Isn't the universe prosperous now? It's thousands, even hundreds of millions of times more prosperous than the era of mutants and mages!"
It picked up a bottle of sweet and slightly tart cider, gulped down a large mouthful, and continued, fueled by the alcohol, "And the so-called masters of the extraordinary—that's utter nonsense! The extraordinary are born from the power overflowing from the origin of the universe; where would they get masters?"
Xia Fa sighed, "That's what I actually think too, but there's nothing I can do. By the way, so you don't know what exactly happened 30,000 years ago?"
Gastis the Great Axe shook his head: "I don't know. I only started to have memories after I woke up a few months ago. What I'm telling you is all from what the other Golden Cleansers and the fake Nine Great Gods told me."
Xia Fa couldn't help but ask, "What about the fake Nine True Gods? What are their origins, and how did they suddenly become true gods?"
Gastis the Giant Axe shook his head again: "I don't know either. Those nine of them suddenly became true gods more than ten thousand years ago, at the very beginning of the third ten thousand years of the extraordinary era, replacing the original nine true gods. Only the [Silver Universe] remains."
I escaped unscathed, but—”
Xia Fa immediately asked, "But what?"
Gastis the Great Axe said, "However, based on my conversations with other Golden Cleaners and the Nine Great Gods, I vaguely heard that their appearance seemed to be related to the Golden Cleaners themselves, but they are not Golden Cleaners, and the aura of the gods they use when they make their moves does not even disturb the sleeping Golden Cleaners—it's really strange."
Xia Fa guessed, "Could it be some kind of old corpse?"
Gastis the Great Axe denied it: "That's impossible. If the Great Old Ones became fake Nine Gods, they would stimulate the sleeping Golden Cleansers even more than the real Nine Gods. Maybe all the sleeping Golden Cleansers would have awakened by now."
After a slight pause, seemingly because Xiafa seemed to know everything he knew, Gastis the Great Axe felt a little guilty and scratched his head: "Don't worry, Xiafa, I will continue to investigate. Right now, [Absolute Defense] has held back those thirty-five Golden Cleansers, leaving only Alm the Great Bow and me still active. In the future, I will inevitably have more contact with the fake Nine Great Gods. As long as I find out anything, I will tell you after I find you."
Xia Fa smiled slightly: "It's alright, but you must make sure you don't get discovered by Alm the Greatbow and those fake gods."
Although Gastis the Great Axe is very strong, he would definitely be no match for several beings of godhood if they were to be surrounded. Xia Fa was well aware of this.
Gastis the Great Axe patted his chest and said confidently, "Don't worry, as long as I don't say anything or give anything away about my betrayal of the Cleaners and joining the superhumans, who can tell? Besides, I'm hunting down weirdos all over the place right now."
Xia Fadao said, "By the way, speaking of which, why did you go to the [Ruins of the Giant Sphere] to hunt down strange creatures?"
Gastis the Giant Axe laughed, "Although the Strange Ones are also extraordinary beings, they are, after all, enemies of the extraordinary beings. So I specialize in killing them. This way, I can avoid being exposed and clear out some of the Strange Ones in the Strange Realm. This way, when the extraordinary beings go in to adventure, the danger will be much less."
As soon as it finished speaking, suddenly, the flame cloud pattern on its faceplate lit up, as if it had received something.
Gastis the Great Axe stood up, his expression now serious. Before, his face looked like that of a rough dockworker, but now he was as majestic as a decisive general: "The fake [Error Rule] has contacted me, saying that it has discovered the traces of the Ninth God. I have to deal with it. Shafa, now that you have become a subordinate god, I don't need to worry about you too much. Just be careful and don't run into the Silver Cleansers and Alm the Greatbow. Oh, and it's best not to run into the fake Nine Gods either."
Xia Fa nodded solemnly: "Yes, I know."
Gastis the Great Axe chuckled, casually waving his hand. A wooden box beside him opened and flew over, wobbling as glass bottles clattered against each other.
"This is my proudest creation so far, a full one hundred bottles of iced strawberry wine. Take your time and enjoy it. Next time, when I brew something even better, I'll give it to you again, haha. That's all for now, I'm off."
Xia Fa first put the case of iced strawberry wine into a separate black bag, then reached out to stop it, saying, "Wait."
Gastis the Great Axe turned his head: "What's wrong?"
Xia Fa suddenly felt uneasy, his heart pounding: "Now that I've become a god, can you tell—am I human or something else?"
Upon hearing this, Gastis the Great Axe carefully examined Xia Fa for a while, then shook his head even more firmly: "I can't see it, I can't see it at all. Before you became a god, I could see that you could feel a burning sensation in your heart meridian, which could greatly enhance your combat power, and that there was a strange current in your spine that could suppress your tendency to lose control. As for now, I can't see either of those things."
Xia Fa exclaimed in surprise, "This—"
Gastis the Great Axe said, "By the way, speaking of which, I just remembered, aren't you a god? Why can you move freely in the real world without causing uncontrolled pollution?"
Compared to the extraordinary gods, it didn't pay much attention at first because it could move freely in the real world without causing any uncontrolled pollution. But now, it has become very concerned.
Xia Fa smiled helplessly and said, "Would you believe me if I said I didn't know?"
Gastis the Great Axe's eyes suddenly lit up: "But this is definitely a good thing! In the future, maybe we can act together in the real world, especially after you become an Outer God. I'll take you to explore the nine mysterious forbidden zones, haha!"
It seemed quite excited because it had finally found a companion with whom it could act together and who it could trust.
Before, it was always alone, which was really too lonely.
Xia Fa grinned, revealing her teeth: "Okay, it's settled then!"
Gastis the Great Axe nodded solemnly, his attitude suddenly turning serious: "To use a phrase from a novel I've read, this is a pact between us—well—men! Alright, I'll be going now, see you next time!"
As it turned around, its body suddenly became as massive as a mountain again. Its golden armor exuded the aura of a true god and the majesty of an emperor. Its golden armored warhorse took only one step to open the Star Spirit Rift and step into it.
The next moment, Xia Fa's mind went blank for a moment, and he found himself back outside the [Ruins of the Giant Sphere].
"What a pity, if only all Gold Cleaners were as passionate about life as Gastis the Great Axe—"
With a soft sigh, Xia Fa, realizing that this was utterly impossible, prepared to continue wandering the universe in search of a more suitable "Blessed Star."
Just as the Paradox Clown said, his most important task at the moment is to establish more anchors and solidify his spirit and divinity.
On the other hand, Xia Fa also wanted to establish his own "faith," which would give him an extra means of resurrection, and his biggest trump card.
Of course, there's also the faith provided by the "Glutton" identity that spans the entire universe. If I were truly to be resurrected, relying solely on the faith of the "Glutton," I wonder if I might be resurrected directly as the Glutton—
Oh right, it would be best to encounter a lone Bronze Cleaner now, or even two. As long as we fight one battle, Xia Fa estimates that he can complete his understanding of the [Condition Eternity] by about eight percent.
At that time, we can sign the [Fairy Tale World] agreement, and our strength will be greatly enhanced once again.
Thinking this, Xia Fa shuddered and transformed back into the six-winged sunbird, with majestic phoenix eyes, long tail feathers, and his whole body radiating the light of the sun.
With a single flap of his six wings, he shot out like a streak of light.
In just a moment, Xia Fa realized that he had arrived at the edge of the natural star field, and beyond that was the Wright star field where the planet Caligi was located.
He then flapped his six wings again, and felt the scenery around him rushing past rapidly. In this instant, he arrived near the planet Caligia.
"This is so much more convenient than Protoss jumps, and you don't even need to enter the Protoss Realm. It truly deserves to be one of the strongest mutations among the Zoan type —"
Xia Fa sighed inwardly, flapping his wings again. This wasn't because he was playful, but rather to adapt to the mutation of the [Six-Winged Sun Bird] and prepare for future form fusion.
This time, he arrived at a bustling area near the north of the Wright Starfield, where Homo sapiens and demons mainly lived, occupying over a hundred inhabited planets, though they were all small.
But precisely because of this, these hundreds of life-bearing planets make this cosmic sky quite lively, not lonely at all.
"Hmm—I might as well find a planet inhabited by Homo sapiens and establish my first faith there, preferably one that has only been visited by angels or sovereigns—"
The six-winged sun bird of Xiafa remained in the cosmic sky, looking down at the hundreds of life-bearing planets slowly rotating around a super-giant star.
He suddenly discovered that in his fully mutated form as the six-winged sunbird, he not only possessed the world's fastest speed but also exceptionally good eyesight. Even here, he could clearly see all sorts of buildings on the planet below.
"This one seems pretty good—only one ruler came here more than three hundred years ago and established the First Faith. Hmm—this name is a bit strange, why is it called 'Big Onion Star'?"
The sight of the leek star reminded Xia Fa of Garlic City on the spice star.
Just as Xia Fa moved, preparing to descend and reveal his miracle—
The void around the Big Onion Star suddenly trembled, and two Bronze Cleaners rode out from it.
Xia Fa immediately used the authority of [Eternal Concealment] to hide his figure. With his current divine status and unparalleled strength below the Outer Gods, these two Bronze Cleaners did not even notice the slightest clue.
One of the Bronze Cleaners said, "Since we Cleaners have launched a full-scale war against the extraordinary beings as instructed by Lord Alm the Greatbow, there's no need to hide anything anymore. Let's just annihilate all these hundred-plus inhabited planets."
Another Bronze Cleaner nodded, his tone indifferent: "Well, they're all demi-humans anyway, which means they're all humans who have been tainted by supernatural power. If we wipe them out, so be it. We can even ask Lord Alm the Greatbow for credit."
Xia Fa had originally intended to take the opportunity to kill the two Bronze Cleaners, and now, upon hearing this, his anger rose even more uncontrollably.
Just as he was preparing to remain hidden and launch a surprise attack, he saw another Protoss rift appear behind the two Bronze Cleaners.
Immediately, a being with gray skin and an appearance resembling an elf emerged, its body covered in iron rings.
That was actually an Outer God!
"Oh, what a coincidence, what are you two doing here?"
The elven-like Outer God spotted the two Bronze Cleaners at a glance, and appeared quite familiar with them.
One of the bronze cleaners looked up, and despite being addressed as an Outer God, his tone lacked respect: "It's you, [Shepherd Elf]. What, you're not following Lord [Error Rules] anymore? You have time to come here?"
[Shepherd Elf] revealed a strange smile: "[Error Rule] Master, haven't you been busy lately? I've got my eye on this star system. How about I trouble you two to help me drag all these hundred-plus inhabited planets into the Star Spirit Realm? After all, you know, even my true form wouldn't dare to come here."
One of the bronze cleaners seemed to completely ignore his words and rode his horse straight through his body.
At this moment, Xia Fa noticed that the body of the [Shepherd Star Elf] was actually just a phantom, not its true form.
No wonder, since its appearance, it hasn't caused any uncontrolled pollution in the real world.
"【Shepherd Elf】, now that you know the 【Wrong Rule】master is fake, you still chose to join our Cleaners' camp. Then you should just obediently wait until all the extraordinary beings in the universe are wiped out in a year, and then be purified. What do you want to do now? Continue to improve your strength?"
After passing through the phantom of the [Star Shepherd Elf], the Bronze Cleaner continued walking forward, seemingly having already chosen a habitable planet to destroy.
Xia Fa could see it clearly; it was the "Leek Star" he had previously set his sights on!
If it were just these two Bronze Cleaners here, he would have already made his move without hesitation. But now, there's an Outer God, the Star Shepherd Elf.
Although the true form of this [Star Shepherd Spirit] cannot come to the real world, if it were to reveal itself, it would surely do something similar to the time when the [Web Crawler] disguised itself as the [Crimson Demon Tree], briefly opening the Protoss Rift to help the Bronze Cleaners deal with it.
This situation was extremely troublesome. Xia Fa understood that although he could barely hold on, he couldn't stop the Bronze Cleaners from destroying the hundreds of inhabited planets here.
Just then, the phantom of the [Star Shepherd Elf] flickered and blocked the path of the Bronze Cleaner who was about to rush towards "Onion Star": "Hey, what are you saying? Now that my strength has increased, wouldn't I be able to better help us deal with those Outer Gods who refuse to submit? Why don't you two consider it?"
The bronze cleaner and the other bronze cleaner exchanged a glance, but unlike before, the latter did not forcefully refuse.
Because, no matter what, the [Shepherd Star Elf] is an outer god. If they really anger Him and He resorts to underhanded tactics, they definitely won't be able to withstand it.
"Hmm—how about this, my brother and I will destroy fifty of them, and then we'll help you drag fifty more into the Protoss Realm, how about that?"
The lead bronze cleaner spoke, his tone carrying a hint of negotiation.
[Shepherd Elf] was overjoyed: "Of course, of course! Thank you both, brothers. Don't worry, I'll definitely think of you two when I have the chance to make a contribution in the future!"
Seeing that the two bronze cleaners nodded in unison, they spurred their horses around, ready to make their move.
Xia Fa's eyes flashed, revealing a ruthless look.
No matter what, I can't hide it anymore.
As for what to do, if all else fails, suddenly kill the two Bronze Cleaners and then escape. Anyway, the [Shepherd Elf] doesn't dare to enter the real world at will, so it shouldn't be able to catch up.
With that thought in mind, Xia Fa immediately remained in "concealed" state and quietly approached the two bronze cleaners.
10,000 meters —
5,000 meters —
Three thousand meters —
As they drew ever closer to the two bronze cleaners, suddenly, what had initially been just a phantom image...
The Star Elf seemed to have noticed something.
He turned his head and immediately looked at where Xiafa was, his gaze sweeping around.
"Wait! Brothers, something seems off—"
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