Chapter 3131: Seems This Can't Go On! Nancy's Loss of Composure...

Within the master control room of the god-tier mechanical battleship, an incredulous voice echoed from inside that metallic sphere.

As the core of a mechanical race's god-tier dreadnought, its detection capabilities were absolute and formidable.

Yet at this very moment, it found itself entirely unable to trace the origins of this peculiar ripple.

This was a circumstance utterly without precedent.

Once more, it unleashed that invisible wave of detection, scanning the entire length of the warship back and forth.

Hum!

It went so far as to sweep out its own divine soul power, straining to perceive that exceedingly strange fluctuation.

The investigation just now had not employed its own divine soul power, relying merely on the mechanisms aboard the battleship.

But since that had yielded nothing, it had no choice but to deploy the strength of its divine soul.

This could be considered its hidden trump card!

Truth be told, there were very few situations that could compel it to draw upon its divine soul power.

Even the fluctuations of a True God-tier entity might not require the assistance of its divine soul power for detection.

The scanning arrays aboard the battleship alone would usually suffice.

From this, one could see just how extraordinary the present situation truly was.

A moment later.

"Hmm...!"

The entity within the metallic sphere seemed to finally perceive a fraction of the situation, a hint of astonishment slipping into its voice once more.

"It does not belong to any known energy system; it is neither Origin Power, nor mental strength, much less the power of laws."

"It resembles more of a... destiny?!"

The low, mechanical voice resonated through the vast, empty space, as if giving utterance to a hypothesis.

"Interesting."

The self-muttering carried a touch more variance, and the frequency of the light paths flickering across the metallic sphere's surface quickened slightly.

As a powerful entity that had lived through countless epochs, its horizons were naturally vast and boundless.

Augmented by the deep heritage of the mechanical race, the sheer volume of information it possessed was immense beyond measure.

It could be said without a shred of exaggeration that it had come into contact with nearly every form of energy in the universe.

Yet the fluctuation before it now left it somewhat bewildered.

It was far too unfamiliar!

Particularly that obscure quality it possessed, which meant that although the entity could perceive a sliver of it, it remained unable to distinguish its nature.

It could only venture a guess based upon certain characteristics.

As for whether it was correct, there was no way to be certain for the time being.

"If it is the power of destiny, why would such a violent fluctuation occur?"

It felt another pang of doubt.

The power of destiny was an exceedingly rare and specific force; no matter how much fortune a single person possessed, it shouldn't amount to this much, surely?

Moreover, it was undergoing such a tumultuous upheaval!

Unless something had gone wrong with one's own destiny, such a situation simply should not happen.

It was truly devilish!

It racked its brains but remained entirely at a loss.

Stranger still, this fluctuation seemed to carry no threat whatsoever, exerting not the slightest influence even upon its divine soul power.

It was like a breeze blowing out from the void, brushing past gently, before vanishing without a trace.

"Strange business."

This mechanical entity pondered for a long moment, caught in a dilemma.

Reason dictated that with so many powerhouses gathered aboard this god-tier battleship, the occasional appearance of an unknown energy fluctuation was only normal.

As long as it was not intertwined with the darkness, it shouldn't be a major issue.

And yet...

This fluctuation made it feel uncertain, for no one could tell what subsequent consequences it might bring.

What a being feared most was that which slipped beyond control.

What if... what if it triggered some manner of unexpected, bizarre mutation?

"It seems things cannot be allowed to continue like this!"

The light upon that immense metallic sphere suddenly froze, and a voice carrying a sharp note of resolution abruptly rang out.

It seemed to have come to a decision!

...

At almost the exact same time.

Beneath this very same starry sky, roughly several hundred miles away from the mechanical race's god-tier battleship.

A spacecraft entirely golden-yellow in hue floated silently in the deep darkness, looking as though it were forged of solid gold.

This attribute alone delivered an incredibly powerful visual impact.

It was the scent of sheer wealth!

Furthermore, the vessel's surface was carved with intricate and magnificent patterns, faintly exuding an aura of opulent grandeur.

This was the exclusive spacecraft of Nancy, the genius of the Universe's First Bank!

It was also a specialized vessel provided by the Universe's First Bank specifically for its genius disciples, named the Gold Yuan Spacecraft!

Though the name carried a somewhat vulgar air, it was highly practical.

The name made its nature clear at a single glance!

Moreover, anyone who beheld this spacecraft would likely feel nothing but envy and jealousy.

After all, that splendid exterior, along with the rare materials of the ship itself—which of them did not command an exorbitant price.

Many warriors desired such a craft but could never obtain one.

In addition, what outsiders did not know was that the functions of this spacecraft were also exceptionally potent.

It was a World Master-level vessel, ranking quite high in its tier.

The ship's basic functions—its defensive and concealment capabilities—went without saying; both were immensely powerful.

More importantly, it could also amplify the sensory range of the [Golden God of Wealth Physique].

This was a function specifically engineered by the Universe's First Bank for the geniuses under its banner.

Outsiders had no way to use it; only a genius who had mastered the [Golden God of Wealth Physique] could unlock its power.

This function existed primarily for the advancement of the Golden God of Wealth Physique.

To be frank, refining this Golden God of Wealth Physique was no simple feat, largely because the wealth-qi of most martial artists was simply insufficient to sustain its absorption.

It was a deeply frustrating conundrum.

Even though the wealth-qi of those powerful masters ought to be exceptionally rich.

After all, achieving such a height required an immense wealth of resources.

Without sufficient wealth-qi, where would those resources have come from?

It was a matter of relative balance.

Yet, the wealth-qi of any single martial artist could not be absorbed indefinitely.

There was a defined threshold.

A limit that could not be crossed without inflicting fundamental harm upon the individual.

Powerful as the Golden God of Wealth Physique might be, it still had to abide by certain laws.

Should one forcibly violate these rules, the possessor of the Golden God of Wealth Physique would suffer a severe backlash.

Consequently, expanding the sensory perception range of the Golden God of Wealth Physique became an absolute necessity.

Only by widening the radius could one locate a greater abundance of wealth-qi.

And at this very moment.

Inside the flying vessel, a woman sat cross-legged.

She had shed her battle armor for a long, golden dress; her countenance was exquisite, her demeanor noble.

This was none other than Nancy, the prodigy of the Universe's First Bank.

Her eyes were tightly shut, her hands resting upon her knees with her palms facing upward.

Wisps of faint, golden mist converged from all directions, slowly channeling into her body to form a wondrous cycle of accumulation.

She was cultivating.

At the same time, she was discreetly absorbing the residual wealth-qi lingering on the battlefield.

With the fall of vast numbers of martial artists, their wealth-qi would naturally dissipate.

However, in the places where they perished, that wealth-qi would not vanish instantly.

This brief window provided the perfect opportunity for her absorption.

A grand battle of this scale was, for a genius like Nancy, nothing short of a profound fortuitous encounter.

Every martial artist, provided they survived, could likely secure a fortune belonging uniquely to them.

"Hehehe~ Little wealth-qi, hurry up and get into my pocket."

As Nancy absorbed the ownerless wealth-qi from the void, she could not help but chuckle softly to herself.

Such an opportunity was far too rare.

It was impossible for her not to be delighted.

All things considered, coming to participate in this war had truly been the right choice.

She had never enjoyed an opportunity like this before.

"Once I absorb this wave of wealth-qi, my strength will surely leap forward, and surpassing Wang Teng will be just around the corner... right?"

The thought of Wang Teng crossed Nancy's mind, and a trace of competitiveness inevitably stirred within her heart.

That guy was simply too much of a monster.

Contending against him in the same generation was practically a nightmare for prodigies like them.

Yet looking at it from another perspective, having such a monster leading the way ahead was not entirely a bad thing for them.

At the very least, it gave them a much greater motivation to give chase.

Such was Nancy's mindset now.

She still harbored the desire to catch up to Wang Teng, and perhaps even overtake him.

A person had to have dreams, after all.

Otherwise, what difference was there between her and a salted fish?

She was, after all, a prodigy of the Universe's First Bank; how could she just admit defeat like this?

However.

"Warning! Warning! High concentration of wealth-qi detected! High concentration of wealth-qi detected! Wealth-qi is draining rapidly!!!"

Just as the smile had yet to fade from Nancy's face, the Golden Yuan Ship suddenly sensed something, and a sharp alarm blared abruptly.

The piercing siren caused the expression on Nancy's face to freeze, and the wealth-qi within her body nearly destabilized and scattered.

"What is going on?"

Her eyes widened as she wondered if she was experiencing an auditory hallucination.

A drain of wealth-qi?!

No, how could perfectly good wealth-qi just start draining away out of nowhere?

And a massive drain at that!

This made no sense!

It was no wonder she was so alarmed; she had simply never encountered such a situation before in her life.

Even when crossed with others who also possessed the Golden God of Wealth Physique, such a phenomenon had never occurred.

The masters of her clan, when absorbing wealth-qi, would certainly not contest with them and would generally avoid one another.

Furthermore, going by the sensors of the Golden Yuan Ship, the speed of this wealth-qi drain seemed to... already surpass the absorption speed of an Immortal-level Venerable!

Nancy rushed to her feet and darted to the control console, her gaze locking onto the numerical values of the wealth-qi drain displayed on the monitor.

Though wealth-qi was virtually impossible to capture, the Golden Yuan Ship could nevertheless quantify it.

—300 points!

This was precisely the rate of wealth-qi drain displayed by the Golden Yuan Ship.

Three hundred points of wealth-qi per second!

It might not seem like much.

Yet Nancy's expression looked as though she had seen a ghost, her beautiful face now entirely filled with utter disbelief.

"How... how can this be?"

Her voice turned dry all of a sudden, as though something were blocking her throat.

"Eye of Gold and Wealth, open!"

In the next instant, Nancy immediately activated her Golden God of Wealth Physique, channeling that distinct primordial energy into her eyes.

Though termed the Eye of Gold and Wealth, it was in truth merely a particular application of the primordial energy belonging to the Golden God of Wealth Physique.

Apart from its ability to peer into financial fortune, it possessed no other special function.

At this moment, Nancy's eyes turned a pale gold, with golden currents seemingly swirling within them, allowing her to perceive the flow of financial fortune that ordinary people could not detect.

She hurriedly scanned the void around her and saw many scattered remnants of financial fortune, which she had noticed before.

However, these remnants had not dissipated and remained in a normal state.

Where could the lost financial fortune possibly be located?

Nancy could only continuously sweep her gaze across the void.

Before long, she finally discovered something, her pupils contracting sharply as she looked toward a certain direction in the distance.

What did she see?

In the distant void, countless golden auras were flowing at a rapid pace!

And they were gathering together!

Viewed from afar, it resembled a cocoon of light formed entirely of financial fortune.

The golden