I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early

Lu Yuan untied the vines behind him and fed the turtle a bit of rainwater.

"Wow, this stuff tastes kind of sweet..." The Undying Giant Turtle's voice grew loud, but Lu Yuan gave it a hard slap, shutting its mouth.

Old Cat said, "Put the Spirit Rune related to hypnosis on it... Your wife worked hard to research it."

Lu Yuan found a rune in the stack of runes given to him by the conch and stuck it on the turtle's forehead.

The rune emitted a faint light.

The expression of the Undying Giant Turtle immediately calmed down.

Having low intelligence indeed has its benefits, as it even forgot the emotion of fear. It stared blankly ahead.

"Mr. Turtle, go dig out Jin Bote. Nothing else matters, just remember, dig."

"You have no intelligence now, the fate of all humanity rests on you."

"Dig! Dig!" The Undying Giant Turtle, eyes red, in a guttural voice, began the motion of digging.

Though normally carefree, in critical moments you can count on your buddy.

It transformed into a loyal excavator.

"Alright... Let's begin. You dig, I'll lure the [Ghost], understand?"

"Dig!"

Lu Yuan steeled his resolve, nervously dispelling the Different Space.

The surrounding chill immediately emerged.

The dense darkness seemed alive, crawling densely onto Lu Yuan's back.

Cool, sticky, as if ten thousand slugs were crawling chaotically on the skin, leaving a trail of slime.

Lu Yuan dared not dawdle; he forcefully hurled the Undying Giant Turtle off his back. With a "whoosh," the hypnotized turtle traced a parabola like a missile, flying toward the destination.

With a "boom," the Undying Giant Turtle crashed belly-up into the ruins of the building.

"I'm digging! I'm digging!" the turtle with the rune on its forehead shouted in the darkness.

"Why shout so loud..."

Lu Yuan, helpless, also shouted, "I'm here!"

Immediately regretting his shout, he instantaneously teleported two kilometers, reaching the city's edge.

But he did not dare to teleport too far.

If the [Ghost] went to attack the Undying Giant Turtle, it would be over for everyone.

Nor dare he be too close to the Undying Giant Turtle, because if he battled the [Ghost], the shockwaves might kill Jin Bote, which would also be disastrous.

"Light Screen Spirit Rune!"

A thin layer of blue shield protected the structure.

This was a trap; Lu Yuan did not plan to stay inside this building.

"Will it follow me over?"

The sticky darkness again adhered to the skin.

The Domain of the [Ghost] was truly terrifying; this domain didn't even have attributes. It just repelled other rules. Although the Light Screen Spirit could still work, it was not as bright or warm as before.

Lu Yuan's body suddenly erupted with a red light, unleashing his massive Life Force.

He had no idea where the [Ghost] was, just slightly lured it out and shouted, "I'm here!"

Once again, he activated Spatial Teleportation.

This time he jumped to the edge of the city, 10 kilometers away.

At this scale, Material Communication could somehow be used again.

"Satellite phone, can you hear me? We've used the bait method, has the [Ghost] been lured out of the city?" Old Cat made the satellite phone call. "You should closely monitor the Undying Giant Turtle and the Light Screen Spirit; you must see that blue shield, right?"

"* (static) The Undying Giant Turtle is digging. It's digging in the correct spot!" Hai Zhiyun hurriedly said, "The blue light shield still stands, it hasn't been attacked."

"As for the [Ghost]... it's hidden in that inky darkness, unable to determine the exact location."

"Based solely on the Idealist Interference strength, it might be near the Undying Giant Turtle, I can't figure out what it's doing."

Lu Yuan cursed inwardly, the [Ghost] actually didn't follow him out.

Could the remaining "Luck" of the Lanpeng Civilization be so abundant, making it reluctant to leave?

Or perhaps the [Ghost]'s reactions are very slow, only now noticing Lu Yuan's presence.

"Had I known, I would have turned over the stones myself, unearthing Jin Bote in seconds."

In despair, he could only teleport back to the city's edge.

The dense darkness caused strong discomfort.

Silence enveloped the area, only the turtle dimwittedly digging among the stones, its clawing sounds faintly reaching him over kilometers.

It no longer had intelligence, only the hypnosis ability causing it to dig wildly.

"Another Light Screen Spirit."

The "crash, crash" sound of scales scraping the ground passed by his ears.

Lu Yuan's eyes showed extreme vigilance, even though digging out Jin Bote wasn't difficult, the [Ghost] wouldn't provide him any opportunity to get close.

The cold enveloped even more intensely, as if gripping his throat.

Suddenly, the light screen erupted into strong light.

A Snakeman-shaped shadow flickered indistinctly in the dense night.

The [Ghost] had arrived.

The light screen "popped," shattering!

Level Three Idealist Technology, able to defeat an ineffectual [Demon], but before the [Ghost], it was as fragile as a soap bubble.

"Run!" shouted Old Cat.

Lu Yuan quickly teleported 10 kilometers away, leaving the oppressive darkness behind.

He wanted to initiate a cat-and-mouse tactic, wearing the opponent down slowly.

Old Cat: "Another Light Screen Spirit, it's somewhat useful, can act as an early warning, don't be stingy!"

"Don't run too far, if the [Ghost] loses track and returns, it will be troublesome!"

"I know," Lu Yuan mulled over the immense pressure he had just felt.

He felt he might have been overly nervous.

"Not that bad, anyway, acting all grim, what am I afraid of?"

If he calmed down, he might manage to exchange blows.

However, the moment he activated the Light Screen Spirit, a hard object instantly appeared behind him. The rigid body felt like a corpse, bringing an intense chill.

With a "boom," the light screen exploded, creating a high temperature, rapidly evaporating the soil's moisture, forming a white mist.

Huge cracks appeared on the grassland.

Old Cat wanted to say something, but found the speech device interfered with, only making "tadada" sounds.

"The [Ghost] followed so fast... 10 kilometers in under a second?"

Lu Yuan's pupils slightly shrank, his hair standing on end. An intense intuition urged him to activate his Divine Skill—Different Space!

This was his initial ability.

And his most practiced, fastest ability to activate.

A second later, an intensely terrifying red light slashed through the area.

Silent yet swift as lightning.

The entire space seemed twisted; the unparalleled red became the main hue in the area, even turning the air red, with viscous red undulating as if alive.

Terrifying sonic booms occurred, the surge of red light creating a turbulent cloud sea cutting through the sky.

Even hiding in Different Space, Lu Yuan felt the pain of soul separation.

"This is the soul attack the Undying Giant Turtle fears..."

"Real damage..."

"If I'm hit, I might die instantly."

With a bold heart, he turned and saw the [Ghost].

It was a... tall, elderly Snakeman.

Its face was full of corpse spots, the body faintly decayed, exposing white bones.

A fist-sized Blood Pupil on its forehead stared numbly at Lu Yuan across the Different Space.

Its midsection was severed and the tail's whereabouts unknown.

A black liquid dripped from the wound, like a leaky faucet.

A dark, decaying aura spread amid the red and black backdrop.

This was Greedy Demon God·Lu Yuan's first encounter with an active [Ghost].

There was a touch of fear, a touch of astonishment, yet also an inexplicable excitement.

And... an eagerness to try.

Lu Yuan grinned, sneering in his heart.

Simply running away, that's not his style.

[Ghost·Spirit Shrine's Eye]

[The pinnacle of combat power on the Pangu Continent, perhaps all intelligent life that has seen them have died, leaving only horrifying legends.]

[In front of the [Ghost], just being able to run is worthy of pride.]

[Only a top civilization of an Epoch could defeat them.]

The terrifying Snakeman [Ghost] with the name [Spirit Shrine's Eye] slowly raised an arm, under the decaying scales full of mold. Dark red blood flowed, resembling crimson eyes.

"Dada da!" Old Cat sounded as if to remind.

"It seems to be able to attack me in Different Space!" Lu Yuan's heart raced.

His instinct burst with unprecedented crisis awareness.

The next red light, Different Space cannot escape, nor can Instant Teleportation avoid it.

He surely was hit by some dreadful ability.

He... would die.

Killed in one blow.

Old Cat also trembled slightly, its Immortal Level fur had perception, not interfered by Idealism.

It experienced unprecedented terror.

This feeling it hadn't tasted for a long time.

But aside from "dada da" sounds, it was helpless.

"Can't let it activate the skill!"

Under the death shadow's shroud, Lu Yuan made a bold and crazy decision.

Divine Skill—[Steel]!

His skin turned silver-white.

The glow of the Eternal Spark faded, in unimaginable crisis, only [Steel] could save his life.

Lu Yuan boldly jumped out of the Different Space, extending his steel-like hands.

[Steel] capability could harden oneself, even body muscles bore silver-white ripples.

Lu Yuan gritted his teeth, fiercely gripping [Ghost]'s slender neck. The odd slippery feel, like grabbing an Absolute Zero ice block, chilled his heart. But he did not release; terrifying Huge Power exploded instantly, with a "crack," forcefully twisting the head askew.