Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 49 Guidance from the Demigods
The scorching wasteland was ablaze with red, the earth a sea of ​​crimson.

Ashes and dust swirled and rolled in the air.

The hot wind brushed against their faces, making everyone feel as if they were facing a blazing furnace up close.

Suddenly, the boundless wilderness trembled violently, the earth shook and the sky trembled!

As the earth shook violently, the people of Xiafa nearly fell, feeling as if the heavens and earth were shaking and the whole world was about to collapse.

The earth suddenly cracked open.

On the ground, cracks formed by the evaporation of soil moisture due to high temperatures were forcibly squeezed open.

One by one, the skeletons of giant jawed beasts struggled and crawled out!

Like... a demon crawling out of the abyss.

One, two...

One hundred, one thousand...

Ten thousand tools, one hundred thousand tools, one million tools...

In the blink of an eye, the vast, scorching wasteland ahead was covered with the skeletons of giant jaw beasts.

At first glance, all that remains is a chilling feeling.

Although their flesh and blood have been evaporated, leaving only bare skeletons, they are even more ferocious.

Those mouths, like two giant mouths studded with countless nails, were open to the sky, as if roaring silently, or like the prelude to a wild beast tearing apart its prey.

What a bizarre and terrifying scene! Thousands upon thousands of giant jawed beast skeletons crawled around on the ground, their white bones radiating a chilling ferocity.

They pressed against each other, their bones colliding with each other to produce a sound like bamboo tubes being struck, and a slightly putrid smell wafted over.

As soon as anyone dares to step into their sensing range, a terrifying attack will be launched instantly!
It was a wolf-like ferocity, a one-against-ten-thousand attack, unstoppable by anyone.

The road ahead was completely blocked, especially to the southeast. The skeletons of the giant jaw beasts stretched as far as the eye could see, covering the earth like countless maggots scattered on a stone slab.

"W-what happened..." Fensne's voice trembled as she stared at everything in disbelief.

"It's the formation of a new 'rule' in this high-risk, eerie realm. I should have guessed it sooner."

Glenn sighed and continued:

"However, even if we had guessed it in advance, it wouldn't have mattered. If we had rashly headed southeast, we might already be trapped in the horde of giant jawed beast skeletons."

Everyone's expression changed, realizing that even in a high-risk, elephant-level ghost domain, the ghost domain they were currently in was extremely dangerous.

High-risk ghost realms generally have only one fatal "rule".

For example, gravity that most organisms cannot withstand, or a vast ocean filled with highly dangerous, bizarre, and extremely corrosive toxic acid.

But the high-risk eerie realm they are in now has two rules at the same time: "deadly high temperature" and "undead resurrection"!
Sure enough, as Glenn reminded them, everyone noticed that the skeletons of the human-headed crocodile had also come back to life in the dried-up lakes and ponds.

They opened their enormous mouths, letting human skulls fly out from between their ribs, swirling wildly in the air, their mouths emitting piercing and shrill screams.

Moreover, the human-headed crocodile and the giant-jawed beast, who were originally mortal enemies, actually put aside their blood feud and mingled together after being resurrected as undead.

For a moment, the scorching wasteland seemed somewhat "crowded" because of the skeletons of the strange creatures.

The temperature is still rising, and everyone is already feeling the dryness in their throats and instinctively craving water.

But in this place, even a breath of air feels hot.

I fear that before long, even breathing will burn my nasal cavity and trachea.

Xia Fa remained silent for a moment, then raised his hand, preparing to use the power of the water element in the Ether Source to create balls of water for everyone to drink.

But Finnis made the first move. With a flick of his fair hand, drops of water appeared among the crowd, instantly lowering the surrounding sweltering temperature.

Everyone took the opportunity to breathe freely, and the cool water droplets entering their throats quickly relieved the dryness.

Fensne shook her head:

"This place... has too much fire element. I originally wanted to condense a water ball, but it was neutralized into water droplets. If this continues, even I won't be able to summon water in less than half an hour. I'm not a web novel author who can keep water forever."

These words made everyone's hearts sink even further; they all knew all too well what the cessation of water supply meant.

Moreover, the temperature continues to rise, giving the feeling that we are about to go from facing a furnace to facing lava, or even to being thrown into lava.

"The only way out is to risk charging southeast; otherwise, we'll just die here anyway." Ethan clenched his fists, his tone hardening.

Everyone looked around and saw countless bizarre skeletons slowly crawling across the ground, stretching from left to right without end, making it impossible to find a way around them.

Chestnut opened her mouth silently, wanting to say something encouraging, but then hesitated for a moment.

But just then, the yellow crystal in her palm suddenly shone brightly and broke free from her grasp!
Not only that, the lion roaring family crests on the hilts of the two swords at Glenn's waist also fell off, emitting a faint light, and rose into the air.

"This is……"

Chestnut was slightly taken aback at first, but then a glimmer of hope appeared in her eyes.

The yellow crystal blurred in the air for a moment, then transformed into an eyeball.

The eyeball looked as if it had just been freshly removed from a person's eye socket, with blood vessels covering the white iris and the black pupil constantly moving, as if rapidly gathering information and intelligence.

Meanwhile, Glenn's two family crests transformed into a military telegraph machine and a human head made of intertwined vines, respectively.

Before Ethan and the others could react to what was happening, the eyeball hovering in the air focused on the group on the ground, emitting a voice that, while usually filled with fear, now felt strangely familiar. "Chestnut, what's going on? Why has the entrance to the cave disappeared? The Ghost Domain monitoring equipment has also detected dangerous fluctuations indicating the formation of a high-risk, elephant-level Ghost Domain!"

Xia Fa recognized the voice immediately upon hearing it.

This is... the voice of the Cardinal of the Silver Church, the demigod Tyrene!
Chestnut's teacher!

Immediately afterwards, the head woven from vines turned to face the crowd and spoke lazily in a pampered tone:

"Glenn, what happened to you?"

The military telegraph machine also rang, filled with a solemn, slightly aged tone, like that of a soldier.
"Could it be that the Ghost Realm has been upgraded? How could you encounter something with such a low probability of occurrence?"

Chestnut first bowed to the eyeball in the air, then spoke rather anxiously:

"Grandpa! Grandpa Bedivere is right, the cave has been upgraded! It has been upgraded from an Eagle-level exploratory ghost domain to an Elephant-level high-risk ghost domain! The ghost domain generation fluctuations you detected came from here!"

The military telegraph machine turned towards the chestnut and said:
"I was right, but why did you advance two ranks in a row? Chestnut, don't worry, your grandfather and I are trying to find a way to get in and save you."

Upon hearing the name "Bedevi," Xia Fa immediately thought of the naval vice admiral that Tyrene had mentioned before, who was also a powerful demigod.

But he never expected that Cardinal Tyrene was not only Chestnut's teacher, but also her grandfather.
At this moment, the human head, entwined with vines, spoke calmly:

"Glenn, Glenn, what did I tell you? I told you there are plenty of people in the common folk who impersonate our family name, and yet you insisted on trying to win over that guy named Shafa. How could he possibly be a member of our Augustus family? Now you know you were wrong, don't you?"

Glenn wiped the sweat from his brow:
"Uncle, your nephew is about to die. Can you please worry about his safety first? If I die, who will take care of you in your old age and see you off in your final days? You can't expect your youngest brother, my unreliable father, can you? He's probably on another planet pursuing true love right now."

The vine-entwined human head coughed twice, as if it had choked:
"I am a demigod! Do you understand what a demigod is? Do you think I'm so easy to kill? But don't worry, I'm also trying to find a way to rescue you."

Listening to their conversation, everyone was speechless.

Something seems off about the Augustus family; they're still bickering at a time like this...

“No, if it were a stable, high-risk Elephant-level Ghost Domain, the three of us demigods could join forces to break through the domain's barrier and rescue you. But that's impossible now. This Ghost Domain is gradually forming and is too unstable. The spatial turbulence alone is enough to shred us.”

Suddenly, the military telegraph machine spoke, delivering news that made everyone's hearts sink.

Originally, because the three demigods had suddenly contacted them in this way, everyone felt a glimmer of hope.

But now, that hope has shattered like a drop of water falling to the ground.

Tyrene's voice echoed from within that eyeball:

“Bedevi, don’t be discouraged. Although we can’t break through the barrier of the Ghost Realm to get in, it doesn’t mean there’s no way.”

Everyone instinctively looked up at the eyeball in the air, wondering what hope of survival was left under these circumstances.

The eyeball representing Tyrene continued:
"You should move forward now, Chestnut. If I'm not mistaken, you should have already sensed the new exit, right? Any strange realm with an exit, even if it has been upgraded, will still have an exit, only the location will be different."

Chestnut nodded:
“Yes, Grandpa, I sensed it just now with Fensne’s help.”

That eyeball representing Tyrene said:

"Alright, then head in that direction, and we three old guys... will be your guides!"

Is this the solution?
To be honest, Glenn, Ethan, and everyone else were somewhat disappointed.

But upon closer reflection, it seems that this is indeed the only solution at present.

Moreover, Cardinal Tyrell, Vice Admiral Bedivet, and Glenn's demigod uncle must have all experienced countless dangers and battles. Not to mention elephant-level ghost realms, they must have explored whale-level or even demigod-level ghost realms countless times.

In this situation, having three demigods to guide everyone and warn them of danger in advance is at least better than having none.

"This is the only way we can do it..."

Glenn sighed and continued:

"But thank you both first, and thank you too, Uncle."

The military telegraph machine representing Lieutenant General Bedivet responded:
"Well, so now, it's up to you to fight your way out of this deadly place!"

Before anyone could respond, he immediately issued his orders with the authority of a general:
"Reform the formation. Ethan in front, Glenn at the rear, Chestnut and Fensny on the flanks. You protect the weakest fungus-level Shafa at the very back of the formation."

From within the vine-covered human head, Glenn's uncle's noble voice also rang out:

“Yes, Glenn, don’t disgrace the dignity and family tradition of our Augustus family as royalty. Even if Shafa is a fame-seeking brat, he is still a weakling. For the sake of justice, you must protect the weak first.”

The two demigods spoke with such an unquestionable tone, yet they inexplicably gave people a sense of encouragement, and the group quickly reformed their formation.

However, unlike before, Xia Fa, who was originally on the side, is now actually surrounded by everyone in the center.

Xia Fa felt somewhat helpless, because he now felt that he was actually the strongest in the team.

After the skeletons of those giant jawed beasts crawled out, his body reacted as if under stress, and the burning sensation became even more intense, even stronger than when he faced the Snow Demon who went out of control for the second time!

"Hmm... Anyway, I can always explain everything I do as awakening my talent as a transcendent descendant of the Baal behemoth. I should just strike when the time is right..."

Xia Fa made up his mind, and a resolute look appeared in his eyes.

Even in this life-or-death crisis, everyone still protected him without hesitation, so he also had to protect everyone.

Just then, the eye representing Tyrene seemed to sense something, and its tone suddenly became anxious:
"No, ahead... ahead... you guys need to break through quickly, or it'll be too late!"

Everyone couldn't help but look in the direction the eyeball was pointing, and they were all stunned.

(End of this chapter)