Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 57 This is way too hard to guess!
Xia Fa could see clearly that the last semi-transparent figure to appear was actually... Veronica, the Patriarch of Ten Thousand Poisons!
Standing a full five meters tall, she boasts enviable long legs and an astonishingly slender waist. Transparent wings flutter behind her, and her alluring face is adorned with round eyes that are as innocent as a young girl's.

Especially the yellow and black stripes on her legs, swaying in the air, somehow added to her fatal allure.

Xia Fa immediately remembered that he had met Veronica, the chieftain of the Ten Thousand Poisons, when he first came to this cave. Now, he saw her here again.

It seems that when she first appeared in the cave, her purpose was not simply to capture the doll girl Benedict...

Xia Fa suddenly sensed something, and for a moment his mind was stung by the massive amount of information that had gathered together.

So many entities, capable of easily destroying several nations or even a life-bearing planet, are all gathered here...

Furthermore, this eerie domain has risen two levels beyond reason, from an Eagle-level exploratory eerie domain to an Elephant-level high-risk eerie domain, and is even considered extremely dangerous among Elephant-level high-risk eerie domains...

And then there was that unknown being, whose rank seemed comparable to the nine great gods, as massive as a mountain, and whose appearance resembled that of a heavily armored cavalryman…

Why have they all come to this strange realm, which is insignificant in the eyes of powerful superhumans? What is their purpose?
Xia Fa felt his thoughts were in turmoil, a thousand threads running through his mind, but due to a lack of key information, he couldn't even get close to the truth.

For some reason, perhaps because he saw the physical form of Patriarch Veronica of Ten Thousand Poisons, he remembered the strange stinging pain in his lower back that he had experienced yesterday morning as he was about to enter the church.

Now he could only hope once more that Veronica hadn't planted bee eggs in him...

Thankfully, we'll know the results tomorrow night if we manage to escape this place successfully.

Xia Fa was determined to escape. This strange realm was far too dangerous; it must hold an astonishing secret to attract so many terrifying beings to gather here.

Fortunately, to escape, he had to go through the exit of this strange realm, and at the exit was his purpose: the Star Spirit Compass.

As for the sealed artifact represented by that jet-black pillar of light, which is even more powerful than the sacred Baal Blade... Xia Fa felt he could only leave it to fate.

"Cough cough."

Just then, the storyteller dressed as an old miner coughed lightly twice.

With those two coughs, everyone's attention, which was already focused on him, became even more intense.

An inexplicably tense atmosphere permeated among Chestnut, Glenn, Ethan, Fensny, and Xiafa.

Even the three demigods, who were unaware of their exact location but were constantly watching this place, felt extremely tense.

Xia Fa was also drawn back to his attention by the two coughs. Although on the surface, his gaze seemed to be fixed on the entity who was answering the story questions, and never looked away for a moment.

Suddenly, the questioner's gaze became distant, and countless memories and thoughts flashed through his aged eyes in an instant.

On his weathered face, etched with wrinkles and deep lines, a tender expression of nostalgia for the beautiful past appeared.

The storyteller's rough, deep voice slowly echoed across the campfire and the wasteland.

"That was when I was young, in my early twenties."

"At that time, because my family was poor and I had no money, I had no choice but to work as a groom for a noble family."

"Oh, right, it's a nobleman from the Kingdom of Augu. Even though it's been almost a thousand years, their family is still prosperous."

"In short, you are probably familiar with the customs of the nobles in the Kingdom of Augu. Every summer, the nobles leave the big cities and go to the towns and villages to spend a cool and pleasant holiday in the refreshing breeze of the mountains and forests."

As he said this, Glenn nodded very clearly, as if he had experienced something similar.

Xia Fa, Ban Li, and the other teammates all noticed Glenn's gesture. They immediately understood; without a doubt, Glenn was using this method to tell everyone that the nobles of the Augu Kingdom did indeed have such a custom.

Even after more than a thousand years, this custom still exists.

The storyteller, dressed as an old miner, paid no attention to Glenn's nodding gesture and continued his tale:
"At that time, as a coachman, I naturally also got the opportunity to go on vacation to that town."

"After all, no matter how powerful and wealthy the nobles are, they still need someone to drive them to the towns and villages."

"In that town called Caoban Town... I know the name is strange, and there are many strange names for towns... The nobles naturally began to hold social balls."

"In fact, for many nobles, the purpose of their vacation in the town is to attend the social dances that are held every night, expand their network, and build relationships."

"What impressed me most was a social ball hosted by a duke, which was extremely grand and had the most guests."

Upon hearing this, everyone became more focused than ever before, knowing that the key to the story was about to unfold.

The fatal question and the crucial answer... are hidden in the following narrative!
If you answer correctly, you can escape!
If you answer incorrectly, you will be subject to the most severe punishment—erasure!
Suddenly, the storyteller stirred the campfire, like a true old miner would, and then continued his tale amidst the rising embers:
"It was a summer night, or rather, a summer night with a cool breeze. As a groom, I wasn't qualified to attend the ball, so I could only watch from afar."

"His Excellency is incredibly wealthy, and to ensure the success of this social ball, he has prepared countless expensive delicacies and fine wines that have been treasured for many years."

"The guests enjoyed the meal immensely and danced ballroom dances in the square."

"At that moment, a group of country singers also arrived at the social dance."

"Everyone noticed the group of singers. As soon as they came in, they started singing around the crowd."

"The singing wasn't actually very good, but the singers still sang with abandon, even moving among the crowd and singing loudly."

"I'm a bit confused. I don't understand why these singers dare to do this. They're all nobles!"

"But suddenly, as the singers were singing, the nobles began to applaud."

"Even though the singers sang terribly, the nobles were still clapping, and the applause was getting louder and louder."

"But at that moment, the singers died one by one."

This sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard.

It was at this moment that the storyteller, who looked like an old miner, looked up at everyone again and posed the most crucial but also the most tricky question that could determine everyone's life or death.

"Why is that?"

Why is that?
When this question was raised, everyone was immediately at a loss.

what is this?
Not only Chestnut, Glenn, Ethan, Fensny... even Shafa noticed that the semi-transparent entities behind the story answerers also showed rather surprised and confused expressions.

Even gourmets and puppeteers were immediately lost in thought.

There's no way around it, this question is just too tricky and bizarre.

For a moment, everyone genuinely felt that even the wisest and most experienced person in the world might not be able to guess it.

Yes, why is this?
(End of this chapter)