I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early-Chapter 744 - 541: The First Formal Contact
Chapter 744 -541: The First Formal Contact
Under the extreme cold wave, all was silent; even the air continued to liquefy.
Over four hundred high-level warriors, their bodies were cold, and their hearts were cold as well.
Only one soldier who had pledged allegiance to the Greedy Demon God had a warm heart—and a warm body…
As a flood of Life Essence poured into him, the soldier trembled with pleasure: “Oh, so good, so good… this feels like sitting by a fireplace, my whole body is so warm!”
“I feel none of the cold at all, I’m serious… you should join us too.”
The others looked deeply grim: “You’ve lost a Divine Skill; what will you do in the future?”
The soldier hesitated for a moment.
But it was already too late to regret; he could only force himself to believe: “Better a bad life than a good death. I have a wife and child waiting for me at home! And besides, he said he’d return my abilities, didn’t he?”
“Nonsense!” City Lord Ta Gang couldn’t help but curse, “How foolish do you have to be to believe that?”
“I, the Greedy Demon God, am a being of my word.” The iron lump trembled slightly. “It’s just a bit of research, not permanent—do you truly think I’m such a greedy being?”
Everyone quickly lowered their heads: “We wouldn’t dare, no, not at all.”
What a joke!
They couldn’t do anything to this massive iron lump right now.
If this thing went berserk and collapsed the ice shelter, they’d freeze to death within minutes.
Thus, the atmosphere fell into silence.
Only the soldier loyal to the Greedy Demon God kept making satisfied “Ss~ha” sounds.
The noise in their ears was hard for the others to endure.
“If we join hands to overcome this trial, we can endure it… the cold wave will soon pass.”
“Once we survive tonight, our bond will be akin to life-and-death comradeship. Not a single one of us shall perish!”
Whether this kind of self-encouragement held any real use, nobody knew, but they could only attempt to motivate themselves.
“Lord City, I’m so warm. Let me give you the fur coat off my back.”
“Think of your loved ones! They’re waiting for you back home!”
“Yes, we will definitely return alive. What a pity that I can’t transfer this power to you—otherwise, sacrificing myself to save all of you… would be worth it.”
“You… shut your mouth!”
Under such conditions where the air was liquefying, no measure of insulation was effective.
This horrifying cold was not something that could be resisted through mere willpower.
As the seconds ticked by, even the Level 6 experts began to show signs of core energy depletion!
The flames flickering on their skin trembled faintly!
…
Lu Yuan’s focus was, in reality, on his research.
When he had just stripped away his Superpower, it was achieved using an essence drawn from the Life Fruit—the “Entropy Element.” Stripping it inflicted minimal injury upon the soul.
He had applied this “Divine Sense of Smell” to himself and fully experienced the supernatural fluctuations.
“An incredibly peculiar ability.”
Even with eyes closed, he could still “smell” the surrounding scenery.
“The Divine Sense of Smell enables the olfactory system to substitute for vision, allowing one to perceive the world.”
“In fact, one can even smell a person’s combat strength.”
“This is an excellent reconnaissance ability; thus, it is deemed a Divine Skill.”
But after only a short experience, Lu Yuan had no reason to hoard this ability.
As strong as the “Divine Sense of Smell” was, it could not detect the combat strength of the Greedy Demon God, rendering it useful only in low-level combat with limited relevance.
He sighed deeply: “Alas, attempting to unravel the true mechanisms behind Superpowers remains too challenging… I don’t think I can succeed.”
It was like “flames,” something everyone understood sparked wood when exposed to oxygen.
But trying to delve into the principles of flames at the microscopic level—molecules and atoms—became an immensely difficult matter.
To use something does not equate to understanding it.
Lu Yuan suddenly had an idea: “Even if I can’t unravel the principles of Divine Skills, can I replicate one identically?”
The difficulty of replicating a Divine Skill was notably lower than completely unraveling it.
This was because the Divine Skills on Pangu Continent were mostly creations of predecessors.
Predecessors left behind rule-level imprints that had since benefited their successors.
These rule imprints were abstract entities—unseen and untouchable—yet, like physical laws, they pervaded Pangu Continent’s myriad Ideal phenomena. From the birth of Divine Skills to the emergence of minerals, Extraordinary Lives, and Supernatural props, all stemmed from the intertwining of Ideal Rules.
As long as Lu Yuan could locate a complete imprint, there was indeed a chance to replicate a “Divine Skill.”
“But how should I search for those imprints?”
“Ah… the newly developed organ, the Core of Ability, should be precisely responsible for tracing the deepest layers of these rule imprints.”
He suddenly realized he had uncovered an astounding breakthrough!
“To study the predecessors, to replicate the predecessors, and ultimately, to surpass the predecessors! If I truly succeed in replicating Extraordinary Abilities, perhaps, one day, I can forge my path—fusing an ability stronger than [Powerful Wind].”
With this thought, Greedy Demon God·Lu Yuan once again spoke: “Does anyone still seek shelter? Come closer, lend me your Divine Skill for research.”
“No Divine Skill? Ordinary skills will suffice.”
“I welcome all without exception! Don’t worry—it’s only borrowing; once my research is complete, I’ll return them.”
These individuals had decent overall qualifications, with virtually everyone possessing a Divine Skill—it was as if fortune offered him a pillow while he dozed! frёewebηovel.cѳm
Though none of the Divine Skills fell under the category of exceptionally Rare ones, Lu Yuan’s true purpose was to identify “rule imprints,” not personal gain or profit.
