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

It's hard not to admit, Old Cat's arrival brought Lu Yuan brand-new pleasures.

Life became much more colorful.

Even the fact that humans couldn't be contacted didn't seem so bad anymore — well, actually, he had always been the only one trying to contact humans and aside from showing off, it wasn't really fun.

Now, being able to talk freely was indeed quite thrilling!

This weird artificial intelligence was actually the type with low offense but high defense.

Its core possessed the passive ability of "Vajra," which was hard to destroy, capable of withstanding even temperatures as high as 3000 degrees Celsius.

As for the "adsorption" ability, it truly was a "Divine Skill." Once it locked onto a target, no matter if the target ran to the ends of the earth, it could cross space to adsorb, then emit a "dada" sound.

This was like hanging a bell on a "devil" that they could never shake off, forced to endure it helplessly.

"An ability meant for being nasty," Lu Yuan commented.

Moreover, as it was a non-living being without a soul, to monsters, it appeared just like a stone — meaning it was virtually immune to direct attacks from ideal beings.

This fact sparked many thoughts.

Like in "Three-Body," there were many advanced civilizations that wanted to downgrade themselves to avoid dimensional strikes... But doing so meant they would never understand the mysteries of higher dimensions.

The same was true for siliconization; the soul disappeared, living in another form.

But climbing the technology tree of idealism became very difficult afterward.

"So, Old Cat, your civilization might not necessarily have vanished. Instead, it might have become siliconized like you."

Old Cat couldn't accept this statement.

It considered this behavior a degradation.

Moreover, from a cost perspective, this technology wasn't just something you could use whenever you wanted; there definitely were some restrictive conditions…

For instance, "Vajra," it was because of this ability that "Cat Mama" completed its siliconization, it's not something everyone could just decide to do.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

Lu Yuan habitually began hammering away at gemstones, with the sound "clang clang" echoing among the ruins of the city.

"What is a 'demon'?" he casually asked.

"One of the four, five, or six great calamities." The robotic cat reassembled itself, a simple application of the "adsorption" ability with all parts forming an organic whole, just like a real body.

"Some civilizations call them evil spirits, devils, and some call them demons."

"They have the ability to grow, to take over, possess intelligence, and after occupying a body, they can even absorb memories. You should understand their enormous threat to a civilization once they infiltrate the populace."

"They can easily destroy civilizations."

Lu Yuan nodded and asked, "Is 'demon' the strongest among the disasters?"

"Forgot the beginning, forgot the middle, forgot the end."

"Buddy, I'm being serious now!"

Cat Mama paused for a moment, its metal tail curling up high: "Unfortunately, I really forgot... Although I possess the ability of Vajra, I can also be slowly eroded by the opponent's power."

"All I remember is that 'demon' is definitely not the strongest disaster; it can only be ranked in the middle at most. It definitely isn't the strongest disaster!"

"Really?"

"You see, its energy was exhausted, and you defeated it. Some disasters are insurmountable…"

Lu Yuan felt the pressure mounting, nearly dropping the hammer in his hand.

A being capable of infinite possession, infinite growth, possessing multiple Divine Skills, and even possessing intelligence, was merely a mid-level disaster?!

If they were both fully revived and fought again, he, Lu Yuan, would definitely be ruthlessly crushed with no chance of victory.

The Pangu Continent was too tough a place…

Old Cat said, "The strength of a demon lies in the accumulation of wisdom. The younger a demon is, the lower its wisdom, making it easier to handle; the longer it lives, the more cunning it becomes, eventually becoming an enemy of civilization."

"The one we defeated belonged to the ones that had lived a long time, aah… It unexpectedly capsized in the gutter."

It felt a faint melancholy.

Feeling somewhat incredulous.

"So where do new demons come from?" Lu Yuan wondered, "Surely they don't just reproduce, right?"

"I don't know either." Old Cat twisted again, "Exactly speaking, demons are immortal and unique. Even if you kill it, its corpse cannot be completely destroyed."

"As long as a creature inhales a certain amount of relic dust, the demon will be reborn through possession."

"Moreover, the Divine Skills of the newly born demon, and its name, will be exactly the same as before it died."

"Of course, all its memories are lost, and its behavioral patterns change. So, 'demons' do not wish to die."

Lu Yuan furrowed his brows: "I see, then I create a storage box, bury it deep underground, wouldn't that permanently seal it?"

"Indeed you can do that, but remember, nothing lasts forever. Civilizations will go extinct, geographies will change, and it could come out of the box again," Old Cat spoke somberly, "And also, is there a possibility that some civilization, when facing a stronger calamity, might use the power of a demon deliberately?"

"A dead demon, resurrects slowly."

"Even if it's a desperate remedy, it's better than dying immediately."

Lu Yuan recalled the Legendary Equipment in his hand, "Leo's Mask," and seemed to contemplate many things.

Old Cat's chain-like tail wriggled triumphantly.

"No wonder civilizations die off in succession like crops," Lu Yuan said narcissistically, "Only my civilization, Lu Yuan, can slay such ghostly things."

He pounded his chest with one hand: "I really am too powerful!"

"The heavens sent me here so I could save the world," he declared.

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Old Cat's tail swished back and forth, his walnut-sized brain heating up but failing to come up with any words to refute.

After all, the record of achievements was indeed right before his eyes.

It was indeed quite impressive.

In the end, he could only solemnly squeeze out the words, "Lu Yuan, self-inflation will ultimately lead to self-destruction."

"Without mating rights, without offspring, my civilization is already in a state of destruction," Lu Yuan said nonchalantly.

"When you say that, the bigger the fish, the larger the bones, the larger the bones, the less the meat, the less the meat, the smaller the fish, thus the bigger the fish, the smaller it gets. Without mating rights, you live better."

Old Cat was rambling about something nonsensical; maybe he was pondering the fish he had eaten in his past life?

"Awooo!!" Just then, a large pack of Pangu Grey Wolves howled mournfully, some baring their teeth, full of alertness.

"Rustle rustle~"

Footsteps sounded from the forest.

Lu Yuan turned his head to see a Pangu Grizzly Bear, followed by two cubs, emerging from the woods.

The leading mother bear looked around naively.

Upon seeing Lu Yuan, she pleasingly stretched out her tongue and roared loudly, "Roar!!"

She then enthusiastically hugged him!

"Sister, not like this," Lu Yuan immediately pushed her away; bear hugs were no joke.

He had no interest in a bear wife.

The mother bear continued to crazily please him, even rolling on the ground and acting cute, making one wonder if she might be the reincarnation of a panda.

Even her two children were taken aback, their eyes rolling from their mother to Lu Yuan, who was left with just one arm.

What's going on here?

Looking at the surrounding wolves, they, on the other hand, trembled in fear.

Lu Yuan understood her implication; I've been tamed by you, why haven't you come to feed me for so many days?

I need to eat!

"Arguing with Old Cat every day, I forgot about your existence, sorry..."

"Lu Yuan, you can let this pet of yours hammer the demon's soul stone," Cat Mama clicked and twitched, leaping onto the mother bear, seemingly seeing a handy tool and getting excited.

"Its strength is greater than yours, the hammering effect will definitely be better."

"Though the demon does not die, we must kill this old one, and then seal its remains."

The mother bear was startled and swung a slap, her bear paw tracing an afterimage in the air.

"Smack!"

It knocked Cat Mama apart, and numerous parts flew off.

"Roar!" It roared at Cat Mama.

Lu Yuan watched the scattered parts with schadenfreude, "Seems like there's some sense to that… let's employ it to work then."

Be it bears or wolves, having stayed too long in the Field·Attribute Absorption, both were greatly damaged in essence, needing nourishment from extraordinary ingredients.

Lu Yuan wasn't stingy and gave the mother bear some honey buns.

A pomegranate... I'll give you a small one.

Such precious stuff, a rare-level ingredient, you think you can eat it whenever you want?

The mother bear was satisfied with the buns.

She wasn't greedy.

That honey was made of Cannibal Flower pollen after all, quite nourishing... Abundant life essence flowed like a gentle stream into the dark wounds in her body, giving her great comfort.

She turned to return to her den for a big sleep but heard Lu Yuan's cold snort, "What's the matter, did I say you could leave? Come here."

She hesitantly turned around, only to find a heavy steel hammer placed in her broad bear paw.

The mother bear was momentarily stunned, her glossy eyes staring at Lu Yuan.

What's this thing, who do you want to boss around?

"You're now a tamed bear, you can't just eat and sleep like before," Lu Yuan leaped up, sitting on her shoulder, petting the fluffy bear head.

"It's time to do some physical work for your master, to prove your worth."

And indeed, the bear fur felt quite warm to the touch.

Grabbing her bear ears, he led her to the stove.

Lu Yuan used tongs to pull out the extremely hot black gemstone, placing it into cold water.

"Sizzle!" A lot of steam evaporated.

The mother bear panicked, her wild instincts instinctively fearing such high-temperature flames.

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She also felt the extraordinary and terrifying energy contained within the black gemstone.Shivering all over, she wanted to run away.

But she was also afraid of Lu Yuan, the ruthless man who could easily handle the Donkey-headed Monster; wasn't it easy for him to handle her?