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

In the dark sewer, Lu Yuan slowly extended a periscope out.

This periscope was like a bamboo pole, 4 meters tall, enabling him to see much farther.

A few flower buds seemed to have detected their arrival, spewing out purple mist.

Lu Yuan cursed silently in his heart.

The purple mist obscured the view.

How could he find the bodiless conch among the endless flower buds?!

This... was a difficult problem.

Lu Yuan felt anxious in his heart.

He knew that with each delay, the likelihood of the conch's death rose incrementally.

"Can you sense that 'Illusion Realm'?" Old Cat asked.

"Yes, there is a murmuring in my mind..."

Old Cat: "Then you have to hurry, the moment the Ascension Ceremony starts, she's definitely dead."

He could hesitate no longer.

Lu Yuan swallowed hard, determined, and took out the small high gun, aiming its dark muzzle at the sky.

"Are you crazy? Going frontal in battle?!" Old Cat exclaimed in shock.

"There's no time to dawdle; this is the only way!"

"I'll use the cannon to let the conch know we are here to save her! That way, she will come out herself!"

"You guys use the cannon to attract a wave of firepower while I rush in to find her."

Lu Yuan did not hesitate much, and after giving a few final instructions, he resolutely pulled the trigger of the small high gun.

A loud "boom" echoed, the cannonball's deafening noise turned into an afterimage, rising into the midair, and exploded resoundingly!

The massive noise caused all the flower buds to tremble in unison, like ten thousand horses rendered mute.

They began to open one by one, a large amount of purple mist spreading into the air, emitting an ominous aura that warned all living beings to stay away.

And shadowy figures one by one awakened and stood up from the flower buds, issuing roars like wild beasts.

Up till now, Lu Yuan still did not know what these monsters really were.

They were merely the horrifying obsessions born within the "Green Grass Paradise."

Some powerful entities, even after death, their residual obsessions could still affect their flesh.

Ascension Ceremony—becoming a deity, the obsession of hundreds of millions of people, its intensity was self-evident.

All in all, their intelligence was not high.

"Human civilization, Lu Yuan!"

"Stop your utterly foolish Ascension Ceremony!"

Lu Yuan threw the small high gun and a box of ammunition to Old Cat and then suddenly jumped out from the manhole cover.

His entire being turned into a red afterimage, swiftly running through the flower buds.

His footsteps pounded like a sudden downpour!

At this moment, he had even summoned the Tree of Life back into his mind, possessing formidable recovery abilities.

It was also the highest combat power he could demonstrate at that moment!!

Countless monsters, startled, rushed towards him frantically!

Furious roars and dark claws lunged toward the door front.

Lu Yuan did not confront the enemies directly; instead, he threw out a few smoke bombs.

The grenade fragments exploded on impact, stirring up a large swath of dust.

These smoke bombs were mixed with Sealing Resin, effectively disrupting these creatures' senses.

As a sandstorm raged, the explosion's sand mixed with the purple mist, resembling a weeping face.

Old Cat and the Undying Giant Turtle also sprang into action.

The Undying Giant Turtle, holding a huge megaphone, kept shouting, "Conch, we are here to save you! Come out!"

"Mr. Turtle... won't bully you!"

Disturbed by this, more monsters crawled out from the flower buds, moving toward their group, claws and teeth bared, numbering over ten thousand!

Suddenly, the sewer was engulfed by monsters.

The turtle's dark green eyes widened: "Mr. Turtle... will eat you all!"

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan was constantly dodging in and out of flower buds, clashing against many monsters with his body bathed in red light.

The deeper he went, the stronger the monsters became, with some even capable of using the Extraordinary Spark!

And it was the higher level types!

The collision of Light Screens from the Extraordinary Sparks emitted "dong dong dong" sounds like drums and gongs.

In no time, Lu Yuan himself was dazed from the impacts, his temples pulsing wildly.

He entered a state of high excitement; adrenaline surged continuously, but his brain remained calm, quickly recalling the contents he had seen in the Illusion Realm.

These small fries were insignificant; defeating ten thousand of them meant nothing.

Constantly being drained, even his strong recovery ability proved futile.

He had to rush to the small square where the Ascension Ceremony was conducted, the place where the High Priest "Di" and the Green Grass People were clashing!!

There... was the final site for the Ascension Ceremony.

He remembered now, there was a beautiful golden flower bud!

An important part of the "Ascension Plan."

The conch... was most likely there!

"Forget it, I'll rush over and see."

"It's eight hundred meters from here!"

"With all my strength, I can run it in less than a minute!"

Lu Yuan saw the latest batch of monsters surrounding him and roared, leaping on top of the monster crowd like a scene out of an action movie, frantically charging forward, stepping on their heads. Read new chapters at empire

Monsters from the buds, one after another, reached for Lu Yuan, stripping off his shoes and socks in the process.

Lu Yuan didn't want to tangle with them and kept throwing Sealing Resin smoke bombs.

The Sealing Resin was truly effective; the monsters in the smoke bomb reacted a beat slower.

The reprieve was short-lived; with the blooming of a flower, a monster of Elder level emerged.

The skin of this Elder had changed from its original fair complexion to a shade of purple now, his eyes hollow, with viscous liquid flowing from the corners.

Due to the loss of the soul, the Divine Skill that the Great Elder once possessed was now unusable.

But the Extraordinary Spark still existed within him, and his Personal Attribute far surpassed Lu Yuan's.

Drawing his longsword from his waist, he fiercely slashed through the air!

A red light tore through the sky!

This Elder, whose level was unknown, released a rainbow slash that spanned a full hundred meters!

The scorching air grazed his neck, and Lu Yuan, with a sidelong glance, activated the "Divine Skill" — Spatial Teleportation!

In a blink, he teleported a hundred meters and stabbed his sword into the opponent!

Red mingled with purple blood splattered on Lu Yuan's armor.

He pulled out his longsword, intending to strike again.

The Elder let out a wild beast-like roar, surprisingly using the defensive technique "Light Screen".

This high-level monster, with its robust Life Force, wasn't killed by Lu Yuan's single sword strike. The second attack was blocked by the Light Screen.

Innate combat instincts tensed the opponent's muscles subconsciously to stop the bleeding, while a hand glowing red firmly grasped the longsword.

Sparks Energy collided within the longsword.

Even though Lu Yuan's Spark was the Eternal Spark, the opponent's level was several levels higher, and surprisingly, they were stuck in a deadlock.

"I'm here to save your people, you idiot!" Lu Yuan's forehead veins bulged, and he fiercely released his pale, clenched fingers from the sword.

Forget the sword.

He launched an Ascending Dragon Kick, striking the opponent's chest and sending him flying.

He broke through a Great Elder!

Still 400 meters to go!

In the few seconds of the fight, the surrounding monsters had gathered again.

Their way of fighting was like wild beasts, completely unstructured.

Fortunately, they lacked Divine Skills, and they didn't have many weapons — just vastly outnumbering him, forming a dense mass like ocean waves, undulating constantly after Lu Yuan.

One red-light wrapped arm after another reached out for Lu Yuan.

At that moment, Lu Yuan truly hated his Extraordinary Spark ability.

The Black Iron Longsword was just an Ordinary Level Extraordinary Artifact, not powerful enough to completely break through these damnable defenses.

And his Superior dagger was too short.

One Inch Short, One Inch of Danger — that danger likely referring to himself.

If these monsters caught him, he would be quickly torn apart, even his soul devoured by the Opium poppy!

Without hesitation, he grabbed a slightly weaker monster nearby and used it as a human shield.

The monster resisted desperately, pushing its Spark Energy to the limit.

Ignoring everything, Lu Yuan, holding his human shield, threw several red hoops.

After blocking several attacks, he fiercely threw the human shield away, instantly knocking down a large group.

Due to the excessively large and crowded wave of monsters, the first to fall triggered a massive stampede, like dominos, one after another toppling over.

How could Lu Yuan miss such an opportunity? He stepped on the heads of these fellows and charged forward.

Only 300 meters left!

250 meters!

200 meters!

This terrifying battle was like being besieged by zombies in a zombie apocalypse, facing countless undead as a lone fighter.

It was a double test of physical strength and will.

Almost every monster was of a higher level than him. Had they not lacked intelligence and Divine Skills, Lu Yuan would have been captured long ago!

Even so, Lu Yuan was squeezing himself to his limits, his arm and leg muscles screaming in pain.

Because Spatial Teleportation consumed a huge amount of spiritual power, his vision darkened, completely dependent on sheer willpower to cling on.

"Boom! Boom!"

Just then, the sound of a small high gun and the loud howling of the Undying Giant Turtle came from behind: "Mr. Turtle is coming. Let's see your impressive skills!"

The turtle, with bloodshot eyes, tucked in its head and began to charge.

A thick cloud of smoke emerged from the manhole, created by a Sealing Resin smoke bomb.

The buddies really did serve a purpose. Various heavy weapons rendered massive groups of monsters incapacitated.

Though the Undying Giant Turtle wasn't much of a fighter, it still drew a lot of chasing firepower.

However, soon, the turtle was surrounded.

A huge group of monsters surrounded it, punching and kicking.

"Why is it always the turtle that gets hurt?" The Undying Giant Turtle wailed.

Lu Yuan's pressure eased slightly.

He didn't miss this opportunity, running madly all the while drinking a mix of Pomegranate and Soul Baby fruit juice. The cool sensation spread through his mind, bringing a subtle comfort.

He calculated that his spiritual power could manage another hundred meters of Instant Teleportation.

But he had to find the Conch first, or else it was all in vain.

Only... one hundred meters left!