Please be my partner.

Chapter 222 Tianfeng Territory

Melen stretched, picked up the fluffy little Liuli beside him, and stroked its soft fur.

The little guy stretched his limbs, wagged his tail, and changed to a more comfortable position.

Mellen smiled slightly. Little Liuli has started practicing recently. Although he mainly meditates on weekdays, even if he chooses the magic route, he cannot do without a good body, so he also does physical exercises under the guidance of Spike, which really makes the little guy tired.

Hearing the noise, the dogs resting around Mellen woke up one by one.

After washing up, Mellen informed Butler Morgan and went out.

Leaving Vero City, we boarded the golden retriever and flew all the way towards the sea.

It is worth mentioning that because Golden Retriever has been training his bloodline control all the time, when flying in the form of Dark Prison Dragon Dog, he no longer relies solely on wings as at the beginning, but combines it with the dragon's innate ability, and his speed has almost doubled.

In less than two hours, Mellen arrived at an island in the outer sea. This was the place where he often rested when he was "hunting in the wild", and it almost became his permanent residence.

Summoning the fairy tale cottage, Mellen began to busy herself with lunch.

Grilled meat and fish, vegetables, fruits, and rare minerals.

An hour later, Mellen and the dogs began to enjoy the sumptuous meal.

After eating and drinking, Mellen patted his belly, smiled with satisfaction, and prepared to get down to business.

There is still about a week left before the Tianfeng Territory Exchange Fair begins, so leaving early can also avoid accidents.

Colorful light flowed, enveloping Mellen. He took one step at a time, his figure becoming fainter and fainter until it disappeared completely. Only the lonely fairy tale cottage was left on the island.

Walking on the edge of reality and illusion, the surrounding scenery gradually becomes bizarre, with colorful colors constantly passing by, and broken and distorted pictures appearing one after another.

Melen is on his way to the spirit world at this time, and because he has specific coordinates, he can move forward according to the location, and when he descends into the spirit world, he can directly arrive near the coordinates.

This is the gap between the human world and the spiritual world. It feels a bit like the void of the universe. There is no force around it, and there is no distinction between up and down, front and back.

In fact, according to Mellen's idea, he did not want to go to the spiritual world alone. Even though he already had a lot of understanding about the spiritual world, this was an unknown process after all, and the road was full of dangers and uncertainties.

If he had a 'guide' who was familiar with the road to lead him on the journey, he could avoid most of the dangers.

Unfortunately, the Collector cannot leave the Blue and Green Realm easily because he has his own mission, and Melen cannot find a guide who is more familiar with the spiritual world, so he can only set out alone.

Mellen walked slowly forward, seemingly not very fast, but every step he took was a leap in spatial scale.

Faintly, some seemingly real lives appeared in the blurred images around him. They floated between different levels and did not form any substantial contact with Mellen.

But occasionally, there would be beings that noticed Mellen and would look at him. There would even be some inexplicable beings that would convey some meaningful information to him through some strange movements like dancing or rituals.

Melen looked over and could easily interpret the specific meaning from these actions.

He looked at a long, worm-like life form that was writhing. Its body was covered with dense arms. Some of these arms were human, but more were from unknown creatures. They were constantly swinging according to a certain pattern.

"Great Venerable, please answer my prayer. I am willing to offer the remnants of civilization to gain your favor. Please grant me the power to fight against Moruo!"

He looked to the other side, where there was something that looked like a jellyfish, but its body was an irregular sphere. Dozens of tentacles extended from the bottom of the body, and these tentacles kept expanding and contracting, as if they were trying to scoop up something.

"Thirst...desire...greed...sin...innocence...ignorance...shackles..."

He turned again, and this time saw a vague human silhouette. It emanated a sacred and lofty aura, making one want to approach and believe in it. But if one looked down, one would find that the human silhouette was sitting cross-legged on a mountain of bones. Beneath the mountain was blood and darkness, filled with the wails of souls, shrill roars, vicious curses, and mad mutterings...

“Without the illumination of light, there is also no way forward in darkness. Only by constantly climbing through endless struggle can one achieve the supreme king.”

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Melen knew that these images all took place in a disordered time and space, perhaps in the present, the past, or even the future.

The images you see are not necessarily the lives themselves, because these images are distorted after being separated by layers of time and space, and may not be real.

In the first picture, someone is praying, longing for an existence to grant him the power to fight against the so-called 'Mora'. The price he has to pay is the remnant of civilization. Although he doesn't know what kind of treasure the remnant of civilization is and what its function is, Melen can instinctively sense that this is a huge benefit for him. But he also knows that once he accepts this benefit, he will be involved in a huge trouble.

The second picture is more like an inexplicable existence "fishing". Although it is full of temptation on the surface, it hides deep malice behind it. Once you are attracted by it, there will definitely be no good ending.

The third picture is even more shocking. It seems to be a strange area with some weird rules. If you can reach the top, you will directly become the supreme king. However, the participants need to start climbing from the darkness at the bottom and experience all kinds of horror and suffering along the way.

There are more scrolls to come, each representing some bizarre and strange event.

According to the information provided by the collector, Melen did not look at these strange pictures for long. He focused his mind and continued to move forward.

The best way to deal with them is to treat them as if they don't exist. On the contrary, if you pay too much attention to a certain picture, it will become clearer and clearer until it completely draws you into it.

There is no concept of time in the gap between this world and the spiritual world, so Melen didn't know how long he had been walking. He just kept moving forward according to the route given by the coordinates.

At this moment, it seemed that the previous attention attracted the attention of the jellyfish in the second picture, and one of its tentacles stretched out in the direction of Mellen.

This tentacle became more vivid and three-dimensional after passing through layers of space curtains, but ultimately failed to reach the gap where Mellen was and got lost halfway.

When a warm light appeared before his eyes, Melen knew that he was about to reach his destination.

After passing through the portal formed by the light, the feeling of weakness quickly faded away.

Melen looked around and saw that it seemed to be a desert environment. The scenery was quite desolate. In the distance, he could see undulating mountains. In the sky, he could see two suns, one directly above him and the other tilted slightly above the horizon. He didn't know whether the latter had just risen or was about to set.

The external environment here is not much different from the Blue and Green Realm, but all the colors you see are brighter and more vivid.

Melen could clearly feel that the spiritual energy here was much more abundant than that in the Blue and Green Realm. This made him feel that his strength was slowly increasing every moment, as if his strength was suppressed in the Blue and Green Realm, and was only now gradually returning to normal.

Although Melen came to Tianfeng Territory according to the coordinates, he was unable to reach the exchange meeting directly.

After figuring out the direction a little, Mellen headed towards the exchange meeting.

Tianfeng Territory is vast and is a semi-solidified area. The changes in the laws here are not as frequent and drastic as in other areas, so there are quite a few spiritual life groups living here.

The exchange fair is organized by a spiritual life group called Blue Crystal. The Blue Crystal group itself is very powerful, and there is also a fully formed saint in the group. In addition, the reputation accumulated over the years, all these together are the important guarantee for the exchange fair to be held normally again and again.

As he walked along, Melen did not use the golden retriever for transportation, nor did he use the power of Little Red Lotus and the Fairy Tale Kingdom.

After all, this is the spiritual world, and there are all kinds of unknown dangers. It is better to keep a low profile when necessary.

Not long after walking, he heard a slight vibration under his feet. Mellen's expression changed slightly and he suddenly jumped back. The next moment, a sharp spike suddenly shot out from where he had just been.

Looking at the sharp spikes that were shining with cold light, Melen took a breath of cold air and felt a chill in his lower body.

After the sneak attack failed, the attacker hidden in the desert jumped out directly. It was a scorpion as big as a millstone with six eyes. It was khaki in color and blended in perfectly with the desert environment. Judging from the aura it released, its strength was probably around level two.

Mellen snorted coldly and rushed directly towards the six-eyed sand scorpion, which made the latter pause when it was about to continue attacking.

When Melen got close, the six-eyed sand scorpion suddenly attacked with the stinger on its back, three times faster than the previous sneak attack.

With the blessing of [Soul Interaction], Mellen's physical strength has long reached the level of a third-order extraordinary professional. In addition, he often does some exercises, so he is actually not weak. Although the six-eyed sand scorpion's tail sting attack is swift, he still dodges it easily.

Melen rushed to the front of the six-eyed sand scorpion, and without waiting for the other party to open its mouth to bite, he punched it first, making a dull sound.

A concave fist mark appeared on the six-eyed sand scorpion, and traces of cracks spread outward. Melen raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect the six-eyed sand scorpion's defense to be so strong.

After being hit by this attack, the six-eyed sand scorpion staggered a few steps, then let out a sharp roar and continued to attack Mellen as if it was not affected at all.

Melen's mind raced, recalling the fighting skills he had learned. He used his speed to dodge the attack of the six-eyed sand scorpion again, and punched out again, but this time his fist carried a vibrating force.

The punch left only a faint fist mark on the six-eyed sand scorpion, and the force directly penetrated into its body, causing the latter to freeze for a moment and then fall to the ground lifeless.

This shock punch is not a skill, but a fighting technique.

Melen was not very satisfied with his punch. If he really mastered the essence of the shock punch, there would be no fist marks left on the six-eyed sand scorpion, but all the strength would explode in the weak points of the latter's body.

Just as Melen was about to study the six-eyed sand scorpion, more vibrations came from all directions.

After sensing it slightly, Melen sighed slightly and no longer insisted on using only his own strength. He raised a finger, and wisps of blood-red light swirled around it.

Just as he was about to use Little Red Lotus's power to eliminate at least thirty six-eyed sand scorpions at once, his ears twitched slightly and he heard some unusual noises. It seemed that a rather strange group was approaching...

"There's a human over there, he's surrounded by six-eyed sand scorpions. Should we go rescue him?"

"Go ahead, go ahead. The Six-Eyed Sand Scorpion's shell and stinger are both valuable. They'll be ours after you kill them."

"Idiot, who knows if that human is a good person? Wait until he is killed by the six-eyed sand scorpion, then we will go there. Those six-eyed sand scorpions will also be ours."

"Let's go and rescue him. It's a convenient thing to do anyway. As for that human, we can just ignore him."

After a simple and quick communication, the passing team reached a consensus and decided to save Melen, the poor, weak and helpless human.

Then Melen saw a group of spiritual beings, about 1.3 or 1.4 meters tall, rushing towards him like rabbits walking upright.

They generally wear leather armor and hold clubs or spike-like weapons in their hands. They seem to be very familiar with the six-eyed sand scorpions. After easily dodging the latter's attacks, they can kill one by inserting the spikes in their hands into the desert. Even if a six-eyed sand scorpion jumps out, it will be knocked unconscious by the club in the first time and then stabbed to death.

Soon, these rabbits easily dealt with all the six-eyed sand scorpions.

At this time, more rabbits came from behind. It was obviously a caravan. Melen could see various goods neatly stacked on the team's vehicles.

The rabbits ignored Mellen's meaning. They quickly brought the body of the six-eyed sand scorpion back to the caravan and were about to leave.

Mellen said: "Thank you for saving me."

Some rabbits looked at Mellen, as if they wanted to say something, but after being patted on the head by their companions, they turned back angrily.

Mellen thought for a moment and said with a smile, "To thank you for saving me, I think I need to pay you some compensation. How much do you think is appropriate?"

Hearing there was a reward, many rabbits' eyes lit up...

"He's going to pay us!"

"We saved him, so it seems reasonable to get some compensation."

"This human seems very sincere. Would it be bad if we don't accept it?"

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"Ahem!~"

An older rabbit suddenly coughed, interrupting the other rabbits' discussion. It looked at Melen and said, "Young man, we are not saving you. We are hunting the six-eyed sand scorpion. We don't need your reward."

After saying that, he waved his hand, signaling the team to continue moving forward.

Mellen did not insist, but watched the rabbit team move forward with a smile, and then followed them.

Chapter 223: The Transaction and the Terrifying Cost of the Giant God Fortress

After a period of 'passage', the rabbits finally couldn't help it.

A rabbit warrior wearing a cloak, leather armor, and a rapier hanging from his waist broke away from the group and approached Melen, demanding, "You, human, why are you following us?"

Melen showed an amused look and asked, "Follow you? No one said that only you can take this road, right? I was going this way anyway."

The rabbit warrior was stunned for a moment, but did not refute and quickly returned to the team.

After the little commotion ended, Mellen continued to follow the rabbit team.

The rabbits are very familiar with this desert. No matter what kind of monster appears, they will be able to see through it in advance and quickly deal with it, which saves Melen a lot of trouble.

By following this route, Melen has basically confirmed that the rabbit team's destination is most likely the same as his, which is an exchange meeting, so he was extremely leisurely along the way.

Soon, the rabbit team stopped, surrounded the vehicles in a circle, and began to prepare food.

At the same time, some eyes swept in Mellen's direction, as if wanting to see what he would do.

Mellen naturally stopped as well. Although he had just had lunch, after thinking about it, he took out some food and prepared to make a fire to cook.

He saw through the gap in the car that the rabbits were eating vegetables, carrots, pumpkins and the like. His eyes lit up and he took out an extra-large carrot that was as tall as a person.

At this moment, there was an obvious commotion in the rabbit team, and then more and more eyes turned to look over, especially some teenage rabbits, their eyes were shining and they looked like they were drooling.

Melen vaguely heard some words floating...

"...It's so big, it must be delicious..."

"...This juicy appearance is so fragrant..."

Mellen smiled secretly in his heart. This was a special carrot born in the fairy tale kingdom. It was certified by Bugs Bunny and its taste was so delicious that no rabbit could refuse it.

When the time was almost right, Melen approached the rabbit team with a smile, and the rabbit warrior in charge of patrolling came over vigilantly.

Melen smiled and said, "I see you are a caravan. I want to buy some things from you. What do you think?"

Several rabbit warriors did not respond immediately. One of them returned to the team to report, while the other rabbits continued to stare at Mellen.

A moment later, the rabbit elder who had spoken to Mellen earlier slowly came up to him and asked, "Young human, do you want to trade with us?"

Mellen nodded and said, "Yes, I hope you can agree."

The elder rabbit said, "Our Spirit Rabbit Clan isn't very powerful, and we don't have many extraordinary inheritances. The goods we transport are all crops we grow, as well as some spiritual minerals or rare plants we've mined. Are you sure you want to trade with us?"

Mellen's eyes lit up and he said, "Of course."

The elder rabbit pondered for a moment, then said, "Well, follow me."

Under the leadership of the rabbit elder, Mellen entered the convoy. The rabbits around him cast curious glances at him, and Mellen responded with a smile.