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

The reason Lu Yuan achieved victory was actually due to a great deal of luck.

On one hand, his opponent didn't have a suitable combat body.

It had to rely on an ordinary intelligent-form body for battle, which instantly expended its lifespan, inadvertently exposing many flaws.

On the other hand, [Demon·Controlling Ruins] lacked "Luck" and didn't have much Spirit Essence at its disposal, essentially being in a state of poverty.

"Luck" is high-level Ideal Energy, while "Spirit Essence" is merely a lower-tier energy.

The fact that it didn't even use its "Metal Manipulation" ability was solid evidence of this.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan had accumulated vast reserves. He had 65.5 thousand Luck alone, with nearly 50 thousand Spirit Essence. Ideal Energy is essentially the health bar of anomalies, and their health bars were simply not on the same scale, nor was their margin for error.

What's more, the time-based abilities of the [Demon] happened to be countered by the life-based abilities… making this an extremely fortunate coincidence.

These three factors allowed Lu Yuan to narrowly and precariously secure a victory.

"If only I had the ability of Time Control... How amazing that would be... but alas, the [Demon]'s corpse cannot be devoured."

Lu Yuan didn't feel much joy. He noticed some wavering in his heart.

"Just a bit of its powder could give me five more abilities..."

Perhaps there are far too many heroes in this world who believe they can devour a [Demon], only to cause tragedy after tragedy…

After reflecting so simply for a moment, the body of the Greedy Demon God began to shrink continuously, eventually reducing to a size of 3.5 meters.

At this moment, Miss Conch also deactivated the protective Different Space and looked at Lu Yuan with a slightly dazed and cute expression. After a long moment, she conveyed via Spirit Word: [Mr. Lu, you've grown up. You no longer need your elder sister's buffs to defeat enemies.]

[You don't even need your elder sister to recharge your energy. Sigh, it feels like I'm no longer of use to you.]

Lu Yuan hastily comforted her: [No, no, no, if it weren't for the Light Screen Spirit Language destroying half the enemy's body, I wouldn't have been able to take down this [Demon] so easily. So all the credit is yours.]

[Hmph, is the credit truly mine?]

Miss Conch's tone became noticeably more cheerful. She kindly moved Lu Yuan's human body over to his side: [Hurry up and switch bodies.]

Old Lu was well aware that the "Greedy Demon God" was too conspicuous, so he immediately transferred his soul back into his human body and virtualized the "Greedy Demon God," sealing it within his human body.

He coughed heavily and said, "Alright everyone, the main threat has been eliminated! Stop standing around; wake everyone up, and we need to get out of here."

This series of actions left both Jin Dongliang and Guo Dafeng utterly dumbfounded—why is the Greedy Demon God so different today compared to before?!

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Lanpeng Prince Jin Bote stared at Lu Yuan with a tingling scalp, feeling as though he were a fish on the chopping block, ready to be devoured at any moment.

Jin Bote shrank back trembling, pretending he hadn't been noticed.

But sensing that wasn't appropriate, he forced himself to muster some courage and greeted, "Your Highness, Prince."

"Mm, hello." Lu Yuan responded with a serious face, then turned to the two colonels and said, "Don't be so surprised. The Greedy Demon God is already at the Immortal Level and even integrated with the Tree of Life, so having a few extra functions is perfectly normal!"

"Wake up our people, and let's get moving! Can't you see the Snake-man Palace is about to lose it? We need to get out of here and return to Sky City!"

The two colonels, still nervous, finally snapped out of it and got to work.

They took out medical equipment and started administering injections to the unconscious, using all kinds of adrenaline and nerve-repair potions through IVs, along with some nutritional supplements.

"Great Commander, did you really kill that [Demon]?" Jin Dongliang asked while working, his curiosity getting the better of him.

Even with his mental fortitude, his voice couldn't help but tremble.

"Yes, it's dead. Its corpse has been collected by me."

"But I can't guarantee there aren't still [Demons] hiding among the crowd. For now, this is the best we can do… This damn place, [Demons] are no longer our biggest concern…"

The group felt at once relieved and tense.

Just one Demon caused this much chaos—what if more appeared?

Lu Yuan turned to the alien prince, a faint smile on his lips, and said, "I must request, Your Highness, that you refrain from waging war against humans. We were forced to resort to such measures."

"After all, we only knew of the [Demon]'s existence, not who it had taken over."

"Surely, you understand the terror of Catastrophe Level anomalies… Let's focus on survival for now and discuss everything else later."

"I... I understand!" Jin Bote nodded vigorously.

"Your kindness and generosity—I am deeply grateful."

Start a war? Fat chance!

He was so terrified he was about to lose his mind! If not for the power armor he was sitting in, he might've collapsed on the spot and started foaming at the mouth.

Fortunately, his premonition ability hadn't kicked in again, indicating the immediate crisis had indeed been resolved.

But the long-term crisis… the current situation was so complicated he couldn't begin to make sense of it.

The ever-growing darkness in the sky made him shudder uncontrollably.

"Your Highness… That X-Level Power Armor is yours!"

Jin Bote stammered, "You've saved me from crisis! That's my gift to you!"

Lu Yuan, who was busy administering medical assistance, turned his head and looked at him with some confusion.

The Birdman spoke passionately: "I, Jin Bote, Fourth Prince of the Lanpeng Civilization, am a man of justice. I was under the control of that [Demon], but in the nick of time, you saved me… Our Lanpeng Civilization has an old saying: for a tiny favor, we should repay with a universe."

"This is my gift to you."

"And while you're at it, could you use those potions to save my people… I… I can't move right now."

He was utterly petrified, his limbs trembling uncontrollably as he looked at the human before him. On an emotional level, he wanted to run, but rationally, he wished he could cling to the other's leg and never let go.

Dammit, who dared to call him a concubine? Drag them out and slap them!

Of course, as a seasoned politician, he instinctively made the correct choice—to forge alliances, but without excessive flattery.

An X-Level Armor? They had plenty of those. Giving one away cost little and earned goodwill—it was worth it!

"Well then… thank you for your gift, Your Highness. It was just a small effort!"

Lu Yuan's mood immediately lifted, and he cast a sly glance at Old Cat. See? This isn't corruption—it's a personal gift willingly bestowed upon me!

Lu Yuan immediately abandoned the humans and went to rescue the unconscious Lanpeng people, even using the best potions at his disposal!

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(The writer is currently experiencing a severe writer's block and doesn't want to take a break, so the word count might be slightly shorter. Time needs to be spent planning the next stages of the plot—please understand!)