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

Of course, because the room was filled with fire lizard fuel, Lu Yuan still had to worry about the flames igniting the fuel again, bringing about another "human purgatory."

He was very careful while operating, fortunately, he did not end up foolishly burning himself to death.

Several hours later, he had dug out a hole large enough for a person to pass through.

"Seeing the light of day again!"

"Woof woof woof woof woof!" Old Wolf, excited, roared across from the door.

Dogs do not disdain their owners.

Even though Lu Yuan was completely charred, and his hair had burned off, Old Wolf was not to be outdone; its bald butt looked rather comical, and its charred tail shook wildly.

Such a good dog!

Lu Yuan crawled out through the broken door.

He felt exhausted, yet incredibly exhilarated.

Just as "the sky is always blue at the beginning of the story, and there is always a bloody mist at the end," only one person could crawl out from the infernal flames.

He, laughed last!

"Looking back now, I still think the opponent was strong—damn, how did I beat it?"

Lu Yuan bellowed, pounding his chest with one arm, "Good Lord, it was just a bit of difficulty!"

"Howl!" Old Wolf began to go crazy as well.

"Hahaha!"

"Howl!" Old Wolf's roar grew louder and louder.

After venting his emotions, Lu Yuan checked his body, his left arm felt absent, always giving him an illusion that it was still there, even capable of movement...

Medically, this is called "phantom limb pain."

Luckily, he was a superpower user. The "Extraordinary Spark" could suppress the pain all over his body.

The skin burns were less difficult to heal. In two or three months, they should be healed enough for a skin replacement.

"Sigh, I hope the Eternal Body pulls through a bit more, letting me regenerate this arm sooner."

He turned his head and, inadvertently, he saw a brilliant and rich golden glow, apparently... the aura of equipment?!

He went back to the vault, knocked on a piece of iron in a pile of cement, and knocked out a grey donkey-headed skull.

Upon closer inspection:

[Leo's Mask, presumably a defense mask crafted by a master craftsman of a civilization in the Seventh Epoch.]

[Ultimately, this mask was obtained by a demon.]

[This mighty individual named Leo Rik, confident in his strong will, believed he could conquer the corrosion of 'Shadow Illumination' to gain greater power.]

[But clearly, he failed; instead, his body was taken over by 'Shadow Illumination'. (Legendary Level artificial artifact—)]

[Ability 1: Horror Shock, any life form that sees this skull will experience an extreme level of fear.]

[Ability 2: Transparent Perception, wearing this item will greatly enhance the Sixth Sense. (Damaged)]

[Ability 3: Third Eye, wearing this item will add an eye to your vision that looks backward. (Damaged)]

"This paragraph holds a lot of information..."

"This guy actually tried to use a demon to enhance his strength, must be quite a tyrant in his civilization."

Innumerable poignant stories are buried in the long river of history.

In the end, all that remains is the name "Leo Rik."

"Legendary level equipment... probably the biggest trophy from this fight, pity it's damaged," Lu Yuan merrily dusted off the skull.

Mustering courage, he put it on his head.

Strangely, once he wore the donkey-headed skull, it felt as if it didn't exist, surprisingly light.

His vision became extremely smooth, he even felt like he had an extra eye at the back of his head.

This new eye was partially blind as if suffering from 2000-degree myopia, not very clear, perhaps due to the damaged capability... The intense high temperature had compromised the skull's integrity, and much of its supernatural power had also been lost.

"How should I repair a legendary artifact?" Lu Yuan's heart thumped wildly.

But artifact modification isn't something just wanted and done.

A skilled craftsman would enhance the item, adding one or two "+"s, further strengthening its ability.

A poor craftsman might downgrade the item, or even destroy its inherent extraordinary power completely. It wouldn't be just downgrading by one level, there might not even be any "Inferior Grade" left of it.

With his current minimal knowledge in forging, facing a legendary level extraordinary item, he really had no idea where to start.

The last two "damaged" abilities carried high importance. If they couldn't be repaired, it was just a bit harder skull that can scare people, not much different than the Fire Lizard Shield.

"Sigh, since it's found, I'll just make do with it," he resigned.

Just then, Old Wolf darted over, carrying a bag full of food like honey buns, water, lizard meat, basically everything, even including half a pomegranate.

The food bore the marks of dog bites.

When Old Wolf saw donkey-headed Lu Yuan, it peed itself in fright and let out a tirade of eloquent howling.

Lu Yuan took off the donkey head: "Oh, you went home to get food, huh?"

"How about your wife and kids? Have they eaten?"

Old Wolf looked at the bite marks, looking a bit guilty.

Lu Yuan ate some of the food, and the abundant life force that surged into his body made him feel comfortable all over.

Then, he put the soccer ball-sized black gemstone into his backpack.

This Soul Gem, he had to think of a way to deal with it, not destroying it would simply make his life uncomfortable.

After trying, it surprisingly couldn't be stored in the Storage Space, probably because the thing was still "alive."

On the black gemstone, a little round ball the size of a glass marble was stuck, continuously making a "tap, tap-tap" sound; no one knew how it had crawled out from the magma.

Having endured the baptism of high temperatures, it was still alive...

This little thing could also be considered a comrade in arms now.

Although it was a war machine developed by a powerful civilization, Lu Yuan felt that it was most likely capable of communication.

From its performance in the previous battle, it seemed to possess considerable intelligence.

"Hello, comrade, nice to meet you. I am very grateful, without you, I couldn't have won," he said.

"Tap, tap-tap~"

"So, please follow me and let's destroy this black gemstone," he said.

"Tap, tap-tap~"

Lu Yuan flicked the metallic round ball and walked out of the Fire Lizard cave.

The sky was blue, the spring breeze caressed his face, bringing a mildly warm comfort.

The mother bear, along with a pack of wolves, was still sprawled out on the ground.

They were already awake, staring with wide eyes at the injured Lu Yuan, and struggled a few times, yet none of them got up.

Having stayed too long in the "Attribute Absorption" environment, these animals were greatly depleted in essence. Not being dead was the best outcome already; their bodies could gradually recover... after all, they were all still young.

The oldest of the wolves, however, hadn't stayed too long within the field.

Lu Yuan sighed lightly and fed them a bit of the precious pomegranate fruit to help them recover their essence.

Even the mother bear got some, there was some affection after all... well, since it was fed, it was fed.

The huge body of the mother bear shook a bit, lying face up on the earth, facing the bright sun, seeming to have lost a lot of weight.

After eating, it still lay there howling, begging for food.

The voice was somewhat delicate, even a bit resentful...

A bear, large and burly, almost 3 meters tall, weighing a ton or two, actually made a sound like a little bear, indicating that it was still a baby.

Lu Yuan cursed, "Open your mouth, stick up your ass, I'll give you a couple of kicks, then I'll feed you."

"Roar!" Tears of sadness flowed from the eyes of the mother bear, its whole body limply laying there.

I'm dying now, are you giving it or not, let me cling to your legs!

Lu Yuan, helpless, gave it two honey buns plus a bit of Fire Lizard meat.

The mother bear gobbled it up, quickly swallowing it, and tears of gratitude flowed down once again.

It wore a complex expression with a trace of awe.

Although Lu Yuan only had one hand left, it dared not resist or howl.

"My friends, if you have the strength, please get up quickly. We should return to our own camps sooner rather than later. Right now, I just want to rest," he said.

Just then, God's cold voice reached Lu Yuan's ears.

It always showed its black humor.

"Congratulations, you have achieved a civilizational milestone: Extraordinary Creature Tamer."

"Condition fulfilled: Among all civilizations, the first hundred thousand to tame transcendent beings."

"Human civilization branch 18, your current ranking is: 66189th."

"Evolution is the theme of the era, but intelligent life is not the sole protagonist of this world."

"Occasionally, some transcendent beings can grow to be admired by civilizations, lofty peaks."

"Today, you have tamed transcendent lifeforms, making them your companions. You and they will explore the thick unknown together, maybe one day, they will become your strongest forces, exist to protect the civilization, guarding the foundation of the legacy."

Lu Yuan was somewhat stunned... he, he had achieved a civilizational milestone?

He then realized it was that mother bear... it had been tamed automatically.

"It really wasn't easy!"

He had been feeding this mother bear every day, but it never grew tame.

Yet, after the mother bear had been threatened by the Donkey-headed Monster and rescued by Lu Yuan, it had automatically become tame.

"You really are a scoundrel!" Lu Yuan looked at the cowering mother bear and was somewhat speechless about God's judgment. Is this really my bosom buddy?

But it was this bear that triggered the milestone!

He looked again at the old wolf, which he had shaven bald.

The old wolf was a being without abilities, yet truly his comrade in arms... however, the old wolf just couldn't trigger the "Tame Transcendent Beings" milestone.

Black humor!

But what the hell was "66189th"?

Could it be that so many civilizations had already tamed transcendent lifeforms?

God wouldn't pay attention to Lu Yuan's inner drama, continuing in its cold voice:

"Your civilization achieves a milestone reward: Low-level Transcendent Plants*4 (Random plants in civilization mutate)."

"Your civilization receives a milestone points reward: 500 points. (This feature has not yet been activated)"

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(PS: The battle is over! I think the battle scene was written alright, although certainly some readers might not think so.)

(But that's basically the tone of the battles in this book, the enemies are very strong and terrifying.)

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