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

"I did my best, King, don't blame me..."

Sitting on the giant turtle, the Mouse King's expression changed slightly after pondering for a long time.

Continuing like this, they indeed wouldn't be able to win.

Ratmen simply couldn't compare to turtles in endurance.

Moreover, the other side indeed represented a civilization with real strength, a trading partner with potential.

Their Shu Mi Dam Civilization could only act as merchants on the Pangu Continent and shouldn't play dirty tricks here.

The giant turtle beneath them let out a blast of wind, "Human, this round, let's call it a draw, shall we?"

The humans naturally agreed to this view.

The Undying Giant Turtle, indeed, couldn't win either.

The other party said with great resentment, "This round, although somewhat opportunistic, we of the Shu Mi Dam Civilization accept the outcome!"

"For the third round, send your strongest warrior among 'humans'! Only cold weapons are allowed!"

These ratmen emphasized the word "humans" heavily, implying that if they sent Anomalies again without adhering to the rules, they would have to fight back with Anomalies as well.

"Captain Lu, will you take the field?"

"Hmm, since I've come all the way here, I definitely should give it a go."

"Best two out of three... We have one win and one draw now."

"For the final round, even if we lose, there's not much to lose, right?" Lu Yuan smiled and stretched his limbs a little.

The humans nearby were slightly worried... after all, Lu Yuan was the core of Sky City, and if anything happened to him, all 18 civilizations of humanity would be thrown into chaos.

But indeed, Lu Yuan represented the highest combat power of Sky City!

Hidden in his mind was a Tree of Life in its virtual form, with Miss Conch hiding within it as a Soul Gem, functioning like a battery.

In other words, he was now a Gundam Pilot!

Of course, under normal circumstances, he wouldn't use the Tree of Life.

Making too big of a scene wasn't a good thing.

But what if?

What if these ratmen welshed on a loss, or pulled some other trickery, capturing all the diplomats or something? Then nobody could blame Lu Yuan for revealing this trump card.

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Seeing a genuine human being sent by the human civilization, the warriors of the Shu Mi Dam Civilization grew confident, volunteering eagerly.

"King, let me go!"

"I will win the last round! If I lose, chop off my tail."

"King, he's probably just Level Six, Level Seven at most... I have plenty of experience bullying the weak!"

"Shut up... I'll handle it myself!"

The Golden-clothed Rat-man decided to enter the fray personally, for the sake of the bet of 100 points of Spirit Essence!

As long as he won, the overall battle record would be one win, one draw, and one loss, neither winning nor losing overall!

Just then, a Blue-clothed ratman couldn't help but whisper, "King, that new guy they brought seems pretty fierce..."

"I can't identify at all what level he is."

The Divine Skill "Identification."

In the Pangu Continent, it was the most popular and widespread scouting ability.

At a glance, one could identify a person's Attribute, Ability, everything, without exception.

To resist "Identification," the great civilizations had invented many countermeasures.

The most core principle among them was "Idealist Interference."

The first method was Engravings, such as Stealth, Confusion, and other combinations; after "Identification," you'd get completely false information.

The second used Extraordinary Sparks to disturb one's own Qi and wear various Extraordinary Equipment. With all sorts of things piled up, natural Identification became impossible.

As for the third... if the other party was too strong, the natural Idealist Interference they emitted would resist the "Identification" skill.

In the eyes of this Blue-clothed ratman, all the personal information about Lu Yuan was hidden...

Either he was wearing Divine Equipment, or... he was truly very strong.

"Wait, did I see a title?"

"What title?"

"Craftsman Master!! These humans are crazy, sending a Craftsman Master into battle?"

The ratmen were all astonished and suspicious.

Several craftsmen suddenly wailed, "Your Majesty, can we not injure a Craftsman Master, who can create Legendary equipment? Such are worth their weight in gold in every civilization! Even injuring a single hair on him would be a sin!"

"Shut up, all of you, this is a bet of a hundred Spirit Essence!" Mouse King's face twisted ferociously as he picked up his double-bladed sword.

"I've risked my old life and I won't lose this money! Do you know how many years you fellows can eat with a hundred Spirit Essence?!"

The blade emitted a fiery red cold gleam.

Legendary weapon—an Epic Level weapon forged by a great craftsman from the previous epoch using Outer Heaven Meteorite Iron, capable of cutting through iron as if it were mud, its main function was to enhance the Extraordinary Spark to reach a strength comparable to the "Eternal Spark"!

Combined with his Divine Skill...

He was confident he could defeat any formidable foe, aside from Anomalies!

The Mouse King, dressed in a Golden Silk Dress, leapt down from the Undying Giant Turtle.

[Round three, have your warriors been dispatched?]

[I am from Shu Huang Peak, the highest warrior of the Shu Mi Dam Civilization, state your name.]

The Mouse King grew a bit angry, his body emanating waves of rage.

Under his wild fury, a powerful spiritual wave surged like a tsunami in the ocean.

The surrounding onlookers, the black-clothed ratmen, shivered, and even their fluctuating howls subsided a bit.

In his heart, Shu Huang Peak swore to restrain his anger, to spare the opponent's life after winning... Indeed, a Craftsman Master was worth a fortune.

Lu Yuan slowly emerged from the crowd, loudly proclaiming, "Human Civilization, Lu Yuan, I ask for your guidance!"

He was not wearing "Immortal Level" equipment; although such equipment was good, it was too eye-catching and somewhat taboo to reveal here.

So he was only dressed in a set of Poppy Vine Armor and a pair of Rare Level gloves.

He also wielded a long sword made of Ohali Steel, engraved with a Solid Rune.

This sword was only of Rare Level, but it did have some enhancement for the extension of the Eternal Spark's energy!

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The Golden-clothed Ratman had a tall stature, standing at almost one meter ninety.

A layer of greyish light blossomed from his body, spreading throughout the air in all directions.

[Field · Yellow Sand Domain, within the Field's covered area, movement speed, neural reaction speed, and the activation speed of Extraordinary Abilities increase by 300-600%, while also obscuring the enemy's vision.]

This Domain was indeed simple and crude, very suitable for the Shu Mi Dam Civilization's combat.

The Golden-clothed Ratman squinted his little eyes.

Even when hunting a rabbit, a lion uses all its strength—he employed his own Divine Skill—"Eye of Qi Observation"!

Qi Fortune was one of the most mystical existences on the Pangu Continent.

A Qi Field is a part of Qi Fortune; every civilization, creature, building, mountain, and river has its own unique Qi Field.
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"Eye of Qi Observation" could judge the "fortune" trend through a Qi Field.

If a civilization's fortune was on the rise, it would be enveloped in red light, shrouded in mist; no matter how one looked at it, it was beautiful.

Such a civilization should not be offended.

If the other party was on the decline, it would appear pitch black, filled with bad omens. If the wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a push—what does it matter if I offend them?

"Eye of Qi Observation"—there were only a few abilities like this in an epoch, claiming it was a testament to their civilization's heritage wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Using this move, the Golden-clothed Ratman had reaped countless benefits!

Green light flickered in his eyes.

"I want to see what your Qi Fortune is like!"

The next second, the overwhelming red light almost blinded him.

"What is this?!"

The Golden-clothed Ratman couldn't help but roar, tears pricking his eyes.

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"His Excellency Shu Huang Peak, please!" Lu Yuan extended his hand in a welcoming gesture.

With the eyes of both civilizations watching, one had to maintain a certain level of decorum.

But that Golden-clothed Ratman seemed to be petrified on the spot.

His pointy face grew flushed, and his eyes lost focus.

His brow furrowed slightly, for it wouldn't be right to rush up and attack stealthily. After all, this was only a gambling match, not a fight to the death.

"Please!!" He gestured again, his voice louder this time.

The Undying Giant Turtle laughed, "It's over, that Mouse King seems to have lost his wits... Why is he looking up at the sky?"