CHAPTER 946: CHAPTER 944: SUMMIT RANKING

"Buzz!"

A red light blossomed in the sky, it was a gamma ray. This gamma ray had undergone special processing, allowing it to transmit information over vast distances. In cosmic civilizations, it is a common means of communication.

...

"Boom!"

On a boundless grassland, a gigantic creature over 20 meters tall fell to the ground with a crash. There were no prominent wounds on its body, but if one touched its corpse, they would find that its bones had been almost completely shattered.

This was a subspecies of a cosmic beast, with genes reaching the peak of Level Five life forms after reaching adulthood. At the same life level, cosmic beasts usually possess power far exceeding that of human life forms due to their enormous bodies and terrifying strength.

A young man, with dark purple skin and a slim build, yet hiding immense explosive power, casually tossed the stick in his hand to the ground and took out a small device to begin extracting the creature’s blood.

"I didn’t expect to find a subspecies of the Stralag Beast here," he said wearily but excitedly.

"Indeed, master, a mature Stralag Beast is a Level Six peak life form. The elements in their blood can greatly enhance the physical qualities of human martial artists, and although this is just a subspecies, it will be very beneficial in helping you break through to a Level Six life form."

"If I encountered a real Stralag Beast, I wouldn’t be able to handle it," the young man laughed, "but this subspecies was just within my capability. Still, it’s the first time I’ve met a Level Five life form that could match my strength in a clash. It truly lives up to being a subspecies of a cosmic beast."

The young man finished collecting the blood from the gigantic creature and threw the container filled with blood into his spatial storage equipment.

"Master, I just received a gamma ray signal, sent from 1.22 million kilometers away. It seems someone discovered a treasure but couldn’t obtain it and is summoning nearby treasure hunters."

"Oh?" The young man’s face showed a trace of excitement.

You see, those who can enter this treasure space are basically Level Five peak life forms. If anyone finds any treasure, they’d typically prefer to quietly keep it to themselves; only fools would share such treasures.

Because the radiation distance of this gamma ray is extremely far, almost anyone who can see it would be attracted. It’s safe to say that gathering tens of thousands of people is quite easy.

If it were a task that a dozen people could handle, they’d just call some friends. With a need for tens of thousands of people, it indicates that obtaining the treasure is extremely challenging. Can ordinary things be like this?

"Is there detailed information?" the young man asked.

"It is a city not yet developed by treasure hunters, with some battle puppets known as ’Black Warriors’. The ones who discovered the city are currently blocked by these Black Warriors, and there is no detailed description."

"Battle puppets? Interesting, we should join the excitement too!"

The young man picked up the metal stick on the ground and immediately headed towards the center of the gamma ray signal.

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"A gamma ray broadcast notification? Seems like someone found something interesting!"

"Puppets? That’s good stuff. Are they actually using such treasures to guard the city?"

"An undeveloped city, there must be a lot in there, right? This time I’m going to strike it rich!"

In the area covering several million kilometers around, a vast number of treasure hunters received this gamma ray broadcast notification. Some traveled alone, some in groups of three or five. At this moment, regardless of what they were doing, regardless of their original destination, they all moved towards the central region.

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Black Warriors still stood at the entrance of that steel city. In front of the city, the crowd gathered there was growing ever larger, but the warriors seemed oblivious to this.

Their command was to guard this city from any external intrusion. As long as the treasure hunters did not enter a dangerous proximity, they would not activate.

"Gales, what are you waiting for?" A treasure hunter with a seemingly quick temper was growing impatient.

"There aren’t enough of us!" The person called Gales was the first to arrive at this steel city, as their civilization’s predecessors were also the first to discover this city.

"We already have over 200,000 people here, and we still can’t take down just over a hundred puppets?" The impatient treasure hunter remarked.

"If you can’t wait, you can try it yourself," Gales laughed.

Earlier, they had tried assaulting the city with over a hundred people, but only triggered one Black Warrior. Its material strength far exceeded S-grade alloy, effectively ignoring their attacks.

Moreover, the Black Warriors were very fast and powerful. A mere graze could cause serious injuries, and their physical prowess already reached quasi-Level Six life form standards.

In his view, the best strategy was a war of attrition with a large group, depleting their energy completely before exploring the city, or relying on a few individuals with extremely strong personal combat strength.

"Hmph!" The treasure hunter snorted coldly. Gales was from a renowned civilization on the rankings, and his personal strength was formidable. His cautious attitude clearly indicated the Black Warriors were not easy to deal with.

Rushing in recklessly would likely result in a bitter defeat. Though impatient, the treasure hunter was wise enough to understand this.

"Someone’s coming!"

"Such speed! How can any Level Five life form fly this fast?"

A white streak flashed across the sky, as a treasure hunter clad in white combat attire landed amidst the crowd.

"Noah’s Wings of Light, a member of the Noah Civilization!"

"It’s said that these Wings of Light can propel a Level Five peak life form to Level Six life form speed. Truly eye-opening today."

"This is all about technology and wealth. They say one such Wings of Light device costs as much as a small Level Five civilization."

"No doubt the most powerful civilization in the universe; truly wealthy and skilled."

"Who sent the signal?" The treasure hunter from the Noah Civilization asked arrogantly.

"I sent the signal," Gales stepped forward, "Auchan Civilization, Gales."

Upon hearing the words Auchan Civilization, the arrogance on the face of the Noah treasure hunter faded a little. Although Auchan wasn’t as prestigious as theirs, it was a civilization worthy of respect.

"Noah Civilization, Henon."

"Henon? Are you Henon?" Hearing this name, there was a stir among the treasure hunters.

"Do you know him?"

"You clearly haven’t spent much time in the cosmic martial arts association arena; he’s a master ranked in the Summit Ranking."

"Summit Ranking? Oh!" An exclamation rose up.

The so-called Summit Ranking is an honor list in the cosmic martial arts association arena. Each life level has such an honor list, and only those in the top ten thousand in competitive points are eligible to be on it.

Across the universe, who knows how many Level Five life forms exist. Being in the top ten thousand truly marks someone as a genius among geniuses, an elite among elites.

According to some big figures in the martial arts association, getting into the top 100,000 offers a chance to advance to Level Six life!

Gales was already an elite warrior in his civilization, yet his Level Five life form rank in the cosmic martial arts association was beyond 500,000.

With Henon here, he firmly became the core of attention in the crowd!