Chapter 560 — The Cosmic Overlord Legion Arrives

A wellness massage—that is, a method of using Bagua clones to massage a designated target for health preservation—was something it had just recently developed.

"Emmm..." Shi Qi mused.

Taiji, Bagua... they did seem to possess health-preserving properties, didn't they?

"Uh. Let's give it a try, then," Shi Li said.

"Quack!!" "Roar!!"

"Mew~"

Duckie, Little Ji, and Little Purple thought it over and decided not to join the excitement either, choosing instead to stay behind and play with Qi in the Beast Taming Space.

With that, the whole team's tasks were assigned. Rin and the others headed off with all their assets to buy faith objects and evolution resources; Eleven stayed home to massage the beastmaster; Ginseng Baby and Susu continued making money; and Qi, Little Ji, Duckie, and Little Purple played mahjong in the Beast Taming Space.

"Let's go." The sword spirit Crimson Eye transformed into the black-clad elder sister—Death Sword Princess—form, with the Vermilion Bird clone resting on her shoulder, while the excited-looking Gui Gui, Little Bing, and Short-Legged Cat followed behind.

Buggy, meanwhile, maintained its Green Fluff Worm form, blending cutely into the second team, while Rin kept to its "battleship figurine" "mini battleship" form, floating along beside them like a toy.

The group set out to go shopping, leaving behind nine pandas to massage the reclining Shi Jin.

"Ah, ah, easy..." Moments later, Shi Jin let out agonized wails as fire, water, lightning, and all manner of forces surged into his body, making him curse and grumble.

Is this what you call a wellness massage? You're tempering my body, aren't you!

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On the other side of Liesu City, after the Cosmic Overlord Legion's warship landed, the ramp connecting the ship to the ground descended as well.

A squad of twenty humanoid starry-sky lifeforms—divine-tier, of varied forms, clad in standard white combat uniforms with crimson patterns—immediately filed out and stood in two rows to welcome the big shots behind them.

Moments later, a purple-haired girl in a combat uniform of the same style—except with purple patterns—slowly descended from the cosmic warship under the guard of two top-tier gods.

At that very moment, the surroundings were packed with a vast crowd of starry-sky lifeforms from every realm and every planet—overlords, demigods, divine-tier beings—a sea of people. Yet upon the arrival of the Cosmic Overlord Legion, no matter where they came from, even if they were descendants of super gods, they now dodged the Jiaqi emerging from the warship as though fleeing the plague.

The Cosmic Overlord Legion was, in the cosmos, the very byword for thuggery. No one dared provoke them.

"Lady Zijian, the Four Saints Ruins still aren't due to open for some time. Where shall we go next?" the two top-tier gods asked the girl respectfully.

"Let's just look around for now." The purple-haired girl, who appeared to be no more than fifteen or sixteen, surveyed her surroundings. "Before entering the ruins, I want to familiarize myself with the environment."

"Yes." The two top-tier gods nodded, utterly obedient to the girl.

They had gaunt, red, humanoid bodies and long antennae, and everyone present recognized their race.

The Darikians were one of the Cosmic Overlord's lapdog races... and their combat power was terrifyingly formidable.

After that, they simply entered Lixiu City directly. Only once they had moved far away did the people around them dare to breathe again, exchanging words in low voices.

"What's the deal with that human girl? Is she some big shot? To actually have a top-tier god as an attendant—unbelievable."

"Look at her clothes—purple patterns. Of course she's a big shot."

From the uniforms of the Cosmic Overlord Legion, one could tell every member's internal rank, ordered red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, with red the lowest and purple the highest. Generally speaking, a purple-patterned combat uniform basically meant... super-god level!

Even the two aliens who had revealed top-tier god auras wore only cyan-patterned uniforms. Who was that girl? Her presence instantly stirred grave discussion among the crowd.

Clearly, the girl matched none of the super-god big shots known to the public. That left only one possibility: she had not gained her lofty status in the Cosmic Overlord Legion through combat, but through some other field, making her value within the Legion comparable to super-god level.

"I've heard of her," an elder who looked like a cyan dragon-person said thoughtfully from the crowd. "That girl should be one who came to Realm King Planet in the last two years. She's one of the Cosmic Overlord Legion's top archaeologists; two hundred years ago she was already exploring the ruins of various epochs for the Legion out beyond the Cosmic Sea, extremely active, with a record of cracking open the ruins of multiple epochs..."

"I hear her arrival has put the Realm King Planet Archaeology Association on high alert and under enormous pressure. Who would have thought her first stop on Realm King Planet would be the Four Saints Ruins..."

"What?" Hearing the Azure Dragon elder's words, the surrounding people were all slightly startled. Such a formidable background?

"The archaeologists the Cosmic Overlord Legion has stationed on Realm King Planet have been suppressed by the Realm King Planet Archaeology Association for many years when it comes to cracking ruins. Looks like this time they've invited a great deity over..." someone analyzed.

"In that case, the Realm King Planet Archaeology Association will surely send big shots of their own this time, to keep this Cosmic Overlord Legion archaeologist in check."

"Hard to say, hard to say... The Four Saints Ruins aren't something you can crack just because you want to, nor can you stop others from cracking them by keeping them in check. We simply don't know enough about this ruin."

Zijian, of the Human race, age 207, top archaeologist of the Cosmic Overlord Legion, with a record of cracking open the ruins of four epochs. She had once obtained a Source of Transcendence, adding a super-god general to the Cosmic Overlord Legion's ranks.

Within the Cosmic Overlord Legion, she held an extremely high status.

You could say her archaeological talent already stood at the very pinnacle of the starry sky. Yet the instant Zijian stepped into Lixiu City, an expression of surprise appeared on her stunning face, and her footsteps unconsciously halted.

"What is it, Lady Zijian?" her surrounding guards asked at the sight.

"Nothing. I just didn't expect there to be an expert in this city—quite a formidable one at that. No wonder your people keep hitting walls everywhere on Realm King Planet, unable to even secure a few epoch ruins," Zijian said.

"This..." The two top-tier god aliens were left speechless.

"Then when it comes to cracking the Four Saints Ruins this time, could something unexpected happen... Do we need to do anything?"

Zijian shook her head. "No need. To you he's an expert, but to me he's merely a novice who's just taken his first step. Leave him be. Let's go."

Meanwhile.

Shijin, half-squinting as he enjoyed his massage, suddenly snapped his eyes open. A vague unease rose in his heart—it felt as though the ruin-detection function of the Shidi Sect's "Times Change" technique had been suppressed, making it hard for him to breathe.

"What's going on?" Shijin looked outside with a grave expression. The nine pandas also stopped their massage and stared at him expectantly.

"Damn it, there's a monster," Shixu said. "My ruin-detection ability has been blocked."

"Ying ying ying." Shiyi was astonished. Wasn't that taught by Senior Shidi? Senior Shidi is so weak!

Shiqi glanced at Shiyi. Good—at least it hadn't said its beastmaster was useless. The cub is teachable after all.