I can receive unlimited protection; my parents handed me over to the state.

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow. Overlap? You mean, these fish-men are actually experiments left behind by the pioneers?

Lin Ziling nodded. Very likely. I just scanned Poseidon's genetic sequence and found traces of artificial editing. He's not a born god at all; he's more like a manufactured…high-level administrator.

Lu Yuan's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. An administrator? If Poseidon was just an administrator, then who was the true "master"? Was it the deceased forerunners, or something else entirely?

He looked at the trident in his hand and suddenly felt it was getting hot. This wasn't a magical weapon; it was clearly a surveillance device.

Just then, a loud crash came from the back hall. Gu Tianye ran out carrying a massive pillar, tens of meters thick and gleaming with blue light. "Boss! We pulled it out! This thing was amazing! I feel like it's draining all my strength!"

Lu Yuan quickly ran over and pressed his hand against the pillar. Chaotic divine power erupted instantly, forcibly severing the connection between the pillar and space.

"Listen up, all of you!" Lu Yuan's voice echoed throughout the entire palace. "Take what you need and get out of here! This place is about to collapse!"

As the magic needle was pulled out, the entire world of Atlantis began to shake violently. The originally pale blue light began to flicker, and seawater began to seep out from the top of the palace.

The God's Legion moved extremely quickly; everyone was an experienced soldier, and they moved things more efficiently than when they were fleeing for their lives.

Just as they were retreating to the entrance of the ground passage, Lu Yuan suddenly stopped. He turned and glanced back at Poseidon in the ruins.

Poseidon suddenly woke up. He looked at Lu Yuan, his eyes no longer filled with anger, but instead with an indescribable eeriness.

"Mortal...you think you've won?" His voice was hoarse, tinged with mockery. "You opened the forbidden box...those things...are all watching you..."

Lu Yuanli ignored him and waved his hand, sending a chaotic fireball flying over that completely shattered Poseidon's last divine body.

Lao Tzu hates it when people act all high and mighty before they die. Lu Yuan clapped his hands and led his men into the passage.

Back on the East China Sea, the sunlight was so bright it was hard to open everyone's eyes. The Pangu Temple floated silently in mid-air, as if welcoming the heroes back.

Lu Yuan stood on the deck, watching the massive whirlpool below gradually disappear. He knew in his heart that Poseidon's last words were not meant to frighten him.

The signal from Antarctica is getting stronger.

"Old Su," Lu Yuan called out to Su Lie, his tone turning serious. "Inform Qian Sen to point all monitoring equipment at Antarctica. Also, put all the materials we brought back into storage. I need to conduct a major upgrade for the entire army within three days."

Su Lie was stunned. Upgrade the entire army? Lu Yuan, how many resources would that consume?

Lu Yuan pointed to the mountain of crystals and divine metals piled on the deck. "Aren't the resources right here? If that's not enough, we'll go to Antarctica to mine more."

He looked up at the sky, a glint of madness in his eyes. "Since those things want to see, then I'll let them see their fill."

I want to arm all of humanity into gods.

The interior of the Pangu Temple has now been transformed into a massive super factory. Everywhere you look, there are flying mechanical arms and shimmering energy pipes.

Lu Yuan stood shirtless in front of the Qiankun Creation Furnace. He had now transformed the furnace to be as tall as a dozen-story building, and inside it churned not ordinary fire, but liquefied chaotic energy.

"Xiang Batian, throw your axe in!" Lu Yuan shouted.

Without hesitation, Xiang Batian threw the heavy Heaven-Opening Axe into the churning energy pool.

Gu Tianye, you need to strengthen your teeth and claws too. Go soak them in the water!

Gu Tianye shrank his neck. "Boss, it looks really hot in there, and my skin is so delicate..."

Lu Yuan kicked him inside. "Enough nonsense! It contains the life-giving spring of Atlantis; it won't burn you, it'll just transform you."

It wasn't just those few core members. Lu Yuan was serious this time. He dismantled the magic staff he brought back from Atlantis, and evenly distributed its divine energy into thousands of small forging pools.

The warriors of the God's Legion lined up and entered these pools.

Su Lie watched in horror. "Lu Yuan, you're practically conducting human experiments! What if someone can't take it?"

Lu Yuan held a large wrench, adjusting the energy output. "Old Su, this is what you don't understand. This isn't an experiment; this is rule reshaping. I've incorporated chaotic adaptive rules into this energy; the body will automatically evolve based on each person's talents. Can't handle it? That's impossible. At most, you'll just wet your pants from the pain."

Qian Sen stood to the side, frantically taking notes in his notebook, his eyes gleaming. Genius! Absolutely genius! Using divine metal as a conductor, he directly imprinted higher-dimensional rules onto the cell nucleus. Lu Yuan, you've ushered in a new era of human evolution!

Lu Yuan had no time for his flattery. He was highly focused. He was determined to forcibly transform the "water control" rule in Poseidon's trident into a "field control" rule.

He jumped onto the top of the Creation Furnace and placed his hands on the furnace wall.

Gather them!

The energy of the entire Pangu Temple was instantly drained by half, and even the surrounding sea area experienced a huge vacuum due to the lack of energy.

The energy inside the furnace began to compress rapidly. The original golden light gradually turned into a deep purple.

Xiang Batian let out a blood-curdling scream from inside the furnace. "Boss! I think I'm going to explode!"

Lu Yuan snorted coldly. "Can't blow it up! Endure it! This is reshaping your Titan godhood. From now on, you'll be a true Titan god, not some brute who only knows how to swing an axe!"

Three hours later, the stove lid suddenly burst open.

A dark golden beam of light shot into the sky, tearing a large hole in the clouds.

Xiang Batian leaped out. His size hadn't increased, but the aura he exuded caused the surrounding space to slightly distort. The Heaven-Opening Axe in his hand had now transformed into a peerless weapon, as black as ink, its blade gleaming with starlight.

He casually waved his hand, and a crack appeared in the distant void.

Holy crap! Xiang Batian stared at his hands in disbelief. "Boss, I think I could punch ten of my past selves dead right now."

Lu Yuan jumped off the stove, his face pale but his eyes bright with excitement. "Nonsense. I've enhanced that axe you're holding with 'Spatial Tear' and 'Gravity Control.' If you're strong enough, you can even cleave a planet in two."

Then, Gu Tianye also crawled out. His skin was now covered with a thin layer of blue scales, and his eyes revealed a primal ferocity. He opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of stale air, which landed on the ground and directly corroded a large hole in the deck.

"Boss, I feel like I could swallow that giant eyeball whole." Gu Tianye chuckled.

Lu Yuan nodded. Alright, stop showing off. Go check on the brothers.

Looking around, all the thousands of warriors of the God's Legion have now reached at least A-rank strength. The core few hundred have even directly entered S-rank.

This was something we wouldn't have dared to even imagine before.

Looking at this heavily armed army, Lu Yuan felt much more confident.

Lin Ziling walked over at this moment, her expression very serious. "Teacher Lu, the upgrade is complete. But the fluctuations in Antarctica have reached a critical point."

Lu Yuan took the radar map from her. A huge red dot had appeared in the center of Antarctica. The dot was expanding rapidly, and the surrounding spatial indicators were completely distorted.

It seems those old fogies can't wait any longer. Lu Yuan sneered.

Su Lie walked over, his expression solemn. "Lu Yuan, give the order. Whether they're gods or ghosts, we have to put them back."

Lu Yuan nodded and slung the Chaos Knife over his shoulder.

All troops, move out! Destination: Antarctica!

He glanced back at the busy factory.

This time, we're not only going to kill people, but also demolish that ruin.

Judging from the materials inside, they must be even better than those in Poseidon's house.

The entire legion of the gods boarded the ship, and the Pangu Temple transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for Antarctica.

People all over the world are watching on their screens. They know that the final battle has begun.

Chapter 46: Those Old Monsters in Antarctica Want to Cause Trouble

Antarctica, a land of ice and snow. The ice sheet, which had remained frozen for millennia, was now collapsing. A massive crater, over fifty kilometers in diameter, appeared in the center of the ice sheet, emitting an eerie green glow.

The Pangu Temple floated above the crater. Lu Yuan stood on the deck, facing the biting cold wind, and glanced down.

"This smell is disgusting." Lu Yuan frowned. It was the smell of decay, mixed with a sinister aura that sent chills down one's spine.

From the depths of the pit, a series of low rumbling sounds began to emanate. Immediately afterwards, countless dark figures burst forth from the green light.

The shadowy figures resembled humans, but their bodies were composed of translucent energy. They wore ancient armor and wielded bizarre weapons. Each of them possessed an aura no weaker than that of an S-rank individual.

"This is what they call a 'pioneer'?" Xiang Batian spat. "It looks like a will-o'-the-wisp. Boss, can we even cut it?"

Lu Yuan snorted coldly. Chop? Of course, he'd chop them. But these were just cannon fodder. The real big shots were down below.

Just then, a grand will rose from the depths of the pit.

Humble descendants... how dare you disturb the slumber of the gods.

A gigantic phantom slowly took shape in the green light. It was an old man dressed in a magnificent robe, with empty eyes that burned with green flames.

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes. It's that same old line again. Do you people from prehistoric civilizations all have to take a drama course before you die? Always talking about being humble, do you think you're so superior?

The phantom was stunned for a moment, clearly having never seen anything so unpredictable.

I am the Grand Elder of the Precursor Council...

"Alright, alright," Lu Yuan interrupted him impatiently. "Elder, is it? I don't care who you are. You old geezers are just occupying positions without doing anything. If you're going to die, then die completely. What are you trying to do now? Possess someone else? Or do you want to rule the earth?"

The Grand Elder's voice turned icy. "This planet belongs to us. You products of inferior genes are nothing more than vessels to nourish our bodies."

Lu Yuan chuckled upon hearing this. A container? I'll smash your head off and see if you can still hold water then.

He glanced back at the God Legion, who were already itching to fight.

Brothers, did you hear that? They're treating us like canned food.

Gu Tianye roared, his scales bursting open. "I hate it when people call me inferior! Watch me tear these old bastards apart!"

kill!

At Lu Yuan's command, thousands of fully armed warriors of the God's Legion jumped off the deck.

The current Legion of Gods is fully equipped with divine gear. Xiang Batian took the lead, sweeping out his Heaven-Opening Axe, creating a spatial rift a thousand meters long that swallowed dozens of Pioneer phantoms.

Gu Tianye was even more savage; he charged straight into the green light, crashing around like a bulldozer. The afterimages that collided with him only sent up a few sparks, failing to harm him in the slightest.

Lu Yuan didn't rush to make a move; he stared at the illusory figure of the Grand Elder. He discovered that although these figures were powerful, their energy source was very unstable.

"Lin Ziling, analyze this," Lu Yuan shouted over the communication channel.

Lin Ziling's voice quickly came through. "Teacher Lu, they're using the Earth's core energy to stay afloat. That crater is actually a giant energy converter. If the underlying rune array is destroyed, they'll shut down like a phone without battery."

Lu Yuan nodded. He understood.

He turned to Yan Ji and Mu Bingli and said, "You two are responsible for holding that old man back. I'll go and take apart his power bank."

Yan Ji chuckled. No problem, this old man's beard looks easy to burn.

Mu Bingli didn't speak, but simply plucked the strings lightly with her fingers. The space within a hundred miles instantly fell into dead silence, even the air seemed to freeze.

The elder roared and swung his scepter, sending countless green lightning bolts striking the two women.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Lu Yuan jumped directly off the Pangu Temple. He didn't fly, but instead used the laws of gravity to crash into the deepest part of the crater like a meteorite.

boom!

He landed heavily on a metal platform underground. The platform was covered with intricate patterns and emitted a blinding green light.

This is the core. Lu Yuan looked at the huge, heart-like, beating green crystal in front of him.

The energy contained in this crystal is more terrifying than a hundred Poseidons.

Lu Yuan was not afraid at all; on the contrary, his eyes lit up.

Tsk tsk, if we took this thing back to the Pangu Temple as an engine, could we fly straight out of the Milky Way?

Just as he was about to begin the demolition, a sinister laugh rang out behind him.

Little guy, do you really think you can take it apart?

Lu Yuan turned around abruptly. He saw a girl dressed in a black bodysuit standing silently in the shadows.

It was the "Zero" who had always been with him.

Lu Yuan frowned. "What are you doing here?"

Zero walked up to the crystal, his fingers gently tracing its cold surface. This isn't a power bank. This is the 'World Anchor.' It's used to connect Earth to the Abyss.

Lu Yuan was startled. An abyss?

Zero turned her head, her eyes filled with an indescribable sorrow. The Pioneers did not seal themselves away to fight the Abyss. They were meant to become the Abyss's vanguard.

Lu Yuan snorted coldly. He didn't care what kind of vanguard they were. Anyone who blocked his path was just material.

He raised the Chaos Knife and slashed at the green crystal.

Click!

A tiny crack appeared on the crystal.

The entire Antarctic continent suddenly began to tremble violently.

The elder above the pit let out a terrified scream. No! What are you doing!

Lu Yuan ignored him and continued chopping.

Since you want to drag the Earth into the abyss, I'll dismantle your anchor first!

As he chopped, he was calculating in his mind.

This green crystal is quite hard; it's perfect for getting the brothers a new set of armor.

This deal is a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.