"What kind of monsters are they anyway?" Although Otis had seen their selection competitions, he suddenly realized that during those competitions, they hadn't given their all, and at most, it was just sparring.

The terrifying capabilities of the treasure hunters from the Ritian Sect finally showed their full capacity at this time.

They are not only powerful, but each one of them seems to have a kind of perverse pleasure. To put it bluntly, they're a group of strong weirdos.

The treasure hunt barely started and already five to six million people have been eliminated by the Ritian Sect, such a massive Fire of Fate is enough to directly upgrade a civilization's Fire of Fate.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Otis, I really envy you," said the Level Six Life Form beside him, giving him a look of envy. On the first day, the civilization's Fire of Fate was upgraded from yellow to orange, a feat no civilization has achieved before.

Even the strongest Noah Civilization, in their best attempt, only achieved the upgrade more than a month after the treasury was opened.

"Hehe, it's just luck, pure luck." For their Twin Whales Cosmic Empire, this was a good thing, but as things always have two sides, they'd already offended many civilizations the last time, and this time, they would probably become the target again.

When the treasure hunt ends, the Twin Whales Cosmic Empire might encounter a huge problem. If they really cause public anger, and a bunch of civilizations come to cause trouble, it's questionable if their civilization will still have the chance to develop even if they acquire a black Fire of Fate this time.

"I hope they leave some room for maneuver and don't go overboard!" Otis silently recited in his heart.

...

"Dean, then we're off to have fun!"

"Alright, you all stay safe, remember the saying: as long as the green mountains last, there's no fear of losing chances to show off."

Although acting collectively was much safer, for the students from the Super God Academy, it was somewhat restrictive, so Zhang Menglong decided to spread everyone out. This way, they could not only expand their search for treasures but also avoid internal conflicts due to uneven distribution.

"Who wants to team up with me? It's a bit lonely alone."

"I'll go with you, but should we come up with an impressive name? You need a name to show off properly."

"Then let's call our team the Black Wind Twins."

"Then we'll call ourselves Dawn Organization."

"Xu Wenbo, let's team up, and we'll be called the Feng Yun Group. From now on, I'll be Nie Feng, and you'll be Bu Jingyun!"

Zhang Menglong rolled his eyes, "A bunch of childish kids!"

...

Everyone said their goodbyes and scattered in all directions. This time, the reputation of the Ritian Sect would resonate throughout the Cosmic Civilization.

"This city looks like it has been overturned countless times already, there's definitely nothing good left," Zhang Menglong observed the abandoned city, "Gou Dan, can you find where the good stuff is?"

"Of course, I'm the strongest Artificial Intelligence in the Multiverse, such a request is a piece of cake!" said Gou Dan proudly, "But Dean, most of the things you don't need to waste time looking for, anything you can buy with money isn't considered a treasure."

"True," Zhang Menglong nodded. With a Top-level Cosmic Bank account, he lacked none of the ordinary treasures; only those money couldn't buy were valuable to him.

"Give me a moment, I will scan the area first."

Gou Dan's detection range was exceptionally large, far surpassing any Artificial Intelligence created by this world's civilizations, and the accuracy of the scan was also far beyond what they could compare to.

"Oh! Dean, I found something good!" Gou Dan said in an excited voice.

"What is it?"

"Hehe, a legion!"

"A legion?" Zhang Menglong was taken aback, "Didn't the Zuda Civilization's people go extinct long ago? How could there still be a legion left?"

"This is not the usual legion," Gou Dan explained, "This legion was most likely built simultaneously with the Zuda Fleet. At the time, the King of Zuda probably wanted to establish the most powerful army in the entire universe."

"Strictly speaking, this should be a Puppet Legion."

"Oh?"

"They are also made of the same material as the Zuda Fleet, and I think at that time there probably wasn't enough time to activate them, otherwise even if a few million civilizations surrounded them, they might not be able to defeat this legion."

"So strong?"

"This Puppet Legion contains approximately 1 million units, and of course, their power is also related to the energy that drives them."

"What's the difference between this and ordinary combat robots?" Zhang Menglong, when browsing the universe trading market's 'Taobao,' had gone through numerous weapon equipment, and there were all kinds of unmanned combat robots similar to puppets - as long as you wager the right amount of money, you could even purchase ones at the level of Level Six Life Forms.

Of course, these robots are equipped with technological weapons, unlike true life forms that can wield energy, only possessing powers, speed, etc., comparable to Level Six Life Forms; essentially shrunken down Mobile Warriors to a human's size.'

"There's a big difference. Though they also rely on energy to operate, the biomimetic design of these puppets is so accurate that they can almost mirror life forms, even capable of learning Martial Dao manuals like humans. Their biggest advantage is tirelessness, as long as there's energy, they can fight endlessly, receiving great popularity from Advanced Civilizations."

"However, the material requirements for these puppets are extremely high, and currently, within Cosmic Civilizations, the best puppet one could purchase only equates to about a Level Five Peak Life Form. I have records showing a puppet comparable to life forms appearing at auction, bought by a High-Grade Life Form to serve as a bodyguard for their offspring."

"How powerful do you think this puppet army is?" Zhang Menglong asked with great interest. If he could snag this army, tsk tsk tsk, he wouldn't need to worry even against countless civilizations.

"Hard to say," Gou Dan replied, "I need to see an actual sample to analyze their structure, currently it's only basic information available. However, Zuda Civilization stuff is known to be top-tier; although Super God Academy possesses puppet manufacturing technology teaching, the high-grade materials are scarce in your universe."

"I agree," Zhang Menglong nodded, "Which direction?"

"Due north, approximately 2.73 million kilometers from here, and it appears a group of treasure hunters has been teleported nearby. It seems someone has already discovered it."

"Why didn't you say earlier?" Zhang Menglong slapped his thigh, "This thing must be mine!"

Morphing his Dou Qi into a horse, Zhang Menglong rushed toward that direction, guided by Gou Dan.

...

This was a massive steel city, resembling a metal-crafted Ancient Rome Battle Beast Arena, with at least two to three hundred thousand treasure hunters converging around its outskirts.

At the city's entrance stood a team of black puppet samurais, their bodies encased in black armor with only a pair of crimson eyes exposed, devoid of any life energy.

"Is this the place?"

"Yes, this is where the King mentioned. Last time the treasury opened, our treasure hunters found this place but were killed by the 'Black Warriors' before they could explore."

"Can't believe such lifeless things are so formidable."

"Indeed, they're practically impervious to weapons. Earlier, we triggered only one Black Warrior, yet over a hundred of us barely managed to escape, so we sent out a signal to gather everyone here."

"With such strong protection, there must be good things inside this city."

"Don't act rashly, there may be more dangers lurking inside the city, better to gather more people."

"Hmm, hopefully, some top-ranked experts from the universe arena can join us, boosting our chances."

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