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

"How long can the water you're carrying last?"

"By recycling and only traveling at night, at least two years."

"It's only been two months... and you still have to endure another two years, you're pretty hardcore." Old Cat flicked its tail and left.

To be honest, with Old Cat's rationality, it didn't believe Lu Yuan would find it.

The world is so vast and magnificent, and since the information he had was wrong, could he really find the Sky City?

The difficulty is immense.

It might not be like finding a needle in a haystack, but it's similar to salvaging sunken ships from the seabed...

Indeed, there are quite a few shipwrecks on Earth that haven't been salvaged.

Take, for example, Vietnam's richest woman who, before being imprisoned, buried 170.7 billion worth of gold in the ocean.

Fishermen searched the ocean for a long time, but they didn't manage to bring up a single bit of gold.

The remnants of a city are indeed large, but the Pangu Continent is even more vast than one would imagine.

Of course, wasting time here with Lu Yuan is no big deal for Old Cat, who didn't have anything better to do anyway.

"I will definitely find it!!"

Lu Yuan clenched his teeth and thrust his hands into the sand, which felt very different from river sand, as fine as clay.

These days, he had been switching between a human body and the Tree of Life, experiencing the strengths and weaknesses of both forms.

The human body has greater emotional fluctuations and cultivates the "Eternal Spark" at a faster pace. Even playing with sand can bring a distinct kind of happiness.

The tree form, on the other hand, is more serene and patient, making it suitable for learning complex knowledge such as Engravings.

"When you're feeling down, becoming a tree might make you feel better."

Suddenly, his heart leapt with a mighty throb!

A strong sense of crisis swept in from the desert.

A huge shadow suddenly emerged in the desert, darting towards Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan instantly reacted, his right arm bursting forth with red light as he swung it out, blocking the shadow's sharp mouthparts. With a push of his knee forward, he flew sideways out of harm's way.

This was a flat-bodied, cockroach-like giant insect, all in black, about 6 meters long and 2 meters high, resembling a creature from a sci-fi movie.

Its shell gleamed with a dark metallic luster, and aside from its ferocious mouthparts, several octopus-like tentacles wrapped around its body, flailing in the air.

Lu Yuan pulled a sword and shield from his Storage Space, his body radiating red light as he vaguely confronted it.

"Damn it, if I can't find Sky City, won't I still beat you to death?!"

The great might of the Eternal Spark, which even possessed a hint of soul-killing power, could wither the creature's soul over time, no matter how steel-like its body seemed to be.

The shadowy insect, seemingly aware that this small creature was trouble, let out a screeching "squeak" and sprayed a gob of liquid acid like a water gun.

Lu Yuan's pupils dilated slightly as he leaped to the right, evading the lethal attack.

Several metallic-like tentacles took the opportunity to pierce through his white robe, revealing his freshly cleaned thigh.

The water canteen tied to his waist fell onto the desert sand.

The tentacle-like structure of the creature penetrated the water canteen.

In the blink of an eye, the canteen was sucked dry.

Lu Yuan wailed inwardly; that was his entire day's water supply, a full 10 liters, just stolen away...

"Comrade, don't confront it head-on, attack from a distance!"

"Ratatatata!" Old Cat, perched on a high dune, kept firing, and a continuous stream of bullets rang out "ding ding dang dang" like they were hitting a small tank, even sparking off its surface!

Lu Yuan paused, then, facing the oncoming monster, he immediately used his Different Space to hide himself.

[Desert Spiral Worm, a creature that lives in the desert realm. For unknown reasons, its size has grown tens of thousands of times, and it has developed extraordinary powers.]

[Shape: 24.1]

[Qi: 19.1]

[Spirit: 1.2]

[Ability: Stealth, it can conceal its presence, making it hard for enemies to detect.]

[Ability: Liquid Acid Spray, its stomach acid can easily corrode metal and rapidly dissolve cells into a liquid for easy consumption, dealing heavy damage to its enemies.]

[Extraordinary Level: Level Three.]

"Holy shit... Level Three! A Level Three Life?!" Lu Yuan's pupils contracted slightly, and he shivered.

He had finally encountered Extraordinary Life. After so many years of wandering, this was the highest level creature he had seen! (himself excluded.)

Far from being scared, he felt a small thrill of excitement!

A Level 3 Extraordinary Creature, at last, it wasn't a Catastrophe Level anomaly.

It wasn't one of those Demons and Ghosts.

What did this mean?

I... have stumbled upon a medium difficulty dungeon?!

Lu Yuan nearly cried tears of joy, almost laughing out loud as he danced with glee in the Different Space.

"Sky City..."

"Sky City must be here! I should never give up!"

Everything happened in split seconds. The giant insect, failing to find its target, charged at Old Cat, who was shooting.

The nuclear-powered cat sensed something amiss, turned tail, and fled, sprinting nimbly until it leaped onto the Tree of Life.

"My big tree!" Lu Yuan cried out in alarm, his scream agonizingly earnest.

He emerged from Different Space and chased after, feet pounding the ground.

Luckily, a turtle enjoying the cool beneath the tree became an innocent victim of the chaos.

The reaction of the Undying Giant Turtle was more than a beat slow. Even as Old Cat went "bang bang bang" shooting, it contentedly savored the 10-liter ice popsicle.

This guy knew how to live. He had placed the "Ice Qilin Core" in water, added a bit of sugar, and the resulting freezing had formed an ice lolly that he was blissfully indulging in, completely ignoring the peril around him.

Old Wolf, in cahoots with the turtle as usual, was also licking an ice lolly.

In almost the blink of an eye, the worm had charged forward more than ten meters.

Dust flew and the killing intent surged.

"Huh?!" The crisis awareness of the hapless wolf remained strong. Realizing something was amiss, it ran off with the ice lolly in its mouth.

"What's that?" Only the naive turtle turned its head to find a gigantic insect looming over it.

This fellow was no stranger to the unusual, having even seen ghosts. A vicious-looking bug was nothing to be scared of.

But in the next second, a sharp straw plunged into the basin, sucking dry the 10 liters of water in less than three seconds and also snatching away the ice lolly, crunching it down in just a few bites.

"Wagaga! You mababiou!" The giant turtle cursed in incomprehensible fury.

Its dark green eyes were wide, seemingly trying to identify the intruder.

"Squeak squeak—" The Spiral Worm emitted a sharp cry, its large black compound eyes glaring back at the turtle.

A cordial and friendly exchange ensued between them.

"Old buddy, kill it quick, it's the enemy!"

"You're dead!" The engravings on the Undying Giant Turtle's back began to flow as it powered its legs to begin a heavy charge!

The two massive beings collided, like two rushing trains engaged in a battle of force.

Having a meat shield up front was comforting, and Lu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. Wouldn't it be a breeze for a Catastrophe Level 5 Anomaly like the Undying Giant Turtle to kill a Level 3 Extraordinary Life?

"Looks like I don't need to take action."

"I still don't know this old buddy's true combat strength, so it might be better to observe for a bit."

The biggest gap between Anomalies and Extraordinary Life lies in the "Divine Skill."

Ordinary Extraordinary Lifeforms have low Divine Attributes and typically cannot manifest Divine Skills, resorting to using "Shape Skills" or "Qi Skills"—like what this worm possesses.

Anomalies, however, are the incarnations of Ideal Rules. Even with low Divine Attributes, they can still use Divine Skills.

And of course, the disparity between Divine Skills and "Shape Skills" or "Qi Skills" goes without saying.

The next second, much to Lu Yuan's shock, the turtle was sent flying, crashing down heavily, flipping upside down on its back.

"Wagaga!" The Undying Giant Turtle continued to curse as it tried to right itself using its neck to push against the sand.

But then, an unexpected mishap occurred; the sand was too fine to withstand too much force.

With that one shove, its head buried itself in the ground like an ostrich playing dead.

"Aren't you a Level 5 Anomaly?" Lu Yun stopped observing and, glowing red all over, charged forward.

The desert Spiral Worm was 6 meters long, while the turtle only had a 2-meter shell. There was a considerable difference in their masses, so it wasn't strange that the turtle was knocked flying upon collision.

That terrifying insect recovered briefly and pressed its attack, pinning the turtle on its back.

Its straw-like mouthpart viciously pierced the turtle's skin.

"Thud thud thud"!

Old Cat, hidden in the tree, started shooting again, one of the bullets hitting the monster's compound eye, spraying a splash of crimson liquid.

"Wagaga!" The turtle grew even angrier, stretching its neck vigorously, and bit down hard.

Its mouth was quite formidable, managing to puncture a hole in the beast's tough carapace.

The two struggled fiercely, kicking up dust all around them.

"Awoo awoo!" Meanwhile, Old Wolf had long since been scared witless, and other than a few cries, it had no other skills to offer.

"Mr. Turtle, hang in there, I'm coming to save you!"

With a "whoosh," he activated the large crossbow cannon from his Storage Space.

The dark arrow flashed through the air, striking something that resembled a water sac.

That water sac, just like a balloon, burst open, splattering vile liquid in all directions.

Under the pain, the Spiral Worm let out a sharp cry.

A glob of Liquid Acid spray shot from its mouth, splashing onto the turtle's shell.

The Liquid Acid carried Idealistic elements and packed a frightening punch. It etched a large hole in the turtle's shell, which started emitting green smoke. Experience more on empire

Just as Lu Yuan was about to charge in with a bomb, he noticed another odd sandstorm rising on the desert, followed by a massive rustle of "shasha" footsteps.

When he finally saw what was coming through the sandstorm, he was struck dumb.

So many... So very many desert Spiral Worms!

Big and small, there must have been hundreds of them!

Along with some oddly shaped other insects such as scorpions and mantises, they were all Extraordinary Life!