Please be my partner.

Melen smiled slightly. He didn't mind the two people singing the same tune. After all, he was going to explore the secret place of the spiritual world, which was also a place with the remains of a demigod. It was natural for others to test his depth.

If Mellen is not strong enough, he will be a burden and will not only be of no help, but may also bring danger to the team.

Mellen smiled slightly and asked, "How do you want to try?"

Xin Ke immediately said, "Fight me. As long as you can hold your own for three minutes, I will recognize you."

Xinke had the confidence to say this. Not to mention that he himself had a powerful inheritance, his strength in the late legendary stage alone was enough to crush Mellen, a newcomer who had just entered the legendary stage.

Mellen nodded and said, "Okay."

Vic sighed and said, "In that case, let's go to the battlefield."

The others remained silent.

The group entered the battleground of the villa, where Melen and Xinko stood facing each other.

Xin Ke's eyes flashed, and he sneered and said, "You make the first move, but don't blame me for not warning you. I was just careless before, and those little tricks won't work anymore."

Mellen's expression was calm, but he didn't refuse. With a wave of his hand, Garuru appeared in front of him.

With a burst of mechanical transformation, Garuru turned into a ten-meter-tall Titan. Metal energy surged violently all over its body, and the air in the entire battlefield became heavy.

Xin Ke's expression softened slightly as he said, "It's actually a lord-level mechanical lifeform? Even though a lord is at a high level, their strength still depends on their level. An early Legendary creature can't quite unleash the true strengths of a lord-level lifeform!"

Garuru ignored the other party's words and took action directly under Mellen's order.

"Boom!~"

There was an invisible vibration in the air, and the gravity of the entire battlefield began to rise rapidly.

Xinko had no intention of attacking Mellen directly, but instead rushed straight towards Garuru against the gravity, and the two figures, one big and one small, clashed quickly.

Each of Garuru's attacks was powerful and accompanied by spiritual rays and elemental cannons, making an astonishing sound.

Although Xinko's movement speed is average, he seems to be able to predict Garuru's attacks and evade them calmly every time. Even if Garuru uses firepower to cover him, he cannot touch the corner of his clothes at all.

Although Xinko's attack did not leave any marks on Garuru's multi-strengthened body, he did not care at all. Instead, the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, revealing a smile of confidence in victory.

Thirty seconds later.

Xin Ke pulled a little further away and said arrogantly, "Is that all you can do? That's really disappointing!"

After saying that, without waiting for Mellen to answer, he rushed towards Garuru again.

Xinko appeared in front of Garuru in just a few flashes, and his speed was much faster than before.

Ten threads of light extended from the fingertips of Xinko's hands. With just a slight wave, he tied up the huge arm that the mechanical dog had grabbed. Then, with a series of dazzling dances, more and more threads of light slowly wrapped around Garuru completely.

During this time, Garuru wanted to fight back and tear the light threads apart. Although the light threads were extremely tough, they were not indestructible.

However, these light threads can always bind the force points on Garuru's body first, even if the mechanical dog deforms itself and changes its body structure.

More than ten seconds later, Xinko stood behind Garuru, and the light threads in his hands crossed to completely bind Garuru.

He smiled coldly at Mellen, then suddenly exerted force with both hands. At the same time, the light on the light thread began to flash violently, becoming extremely sharp, and in an instant cut through the weak points on Garuru's body.

As Xinko retracted the light threads, Garuru was cut into pieces and scattered on the ground.

Xin Ke said disdainfully, "You have some skills, but not much! Do you want to admit defeat? Or do you want me to throw you out of the battlefield? I advise you to be sensible, otherwise the next scene will be very unpleasant, and I will have a hard time explaining it to Vic."

Mellen didn't answer, but said, "You can tell my specific strength and the extent of my injuries at a glance. Just now, when fighting my dog, you were able to easily perceive its weaknesses. Even using your transformation ability to change it was useless. This must be the effect of your eyes, right?"

Xin Ke smiled and said, "Did you see that? But it doesn't matter. My eyes can see the trajectory of everything in the world, including their weaknesses. With them, no enemy has any secrets in my eyes."

"Humph! So, are you planning on stalling for three minutes by chatting? Hahahaha! You're really clever! You almost succeeded!"

Facing Xinke's ridicule, Melen said calmly: "Who said my dog was defeated? Isn't the battle not over yet?"

A warning flashed through Xinke's mind, and he turned around suddenly. Silently, a bloody mouth was right in front of him.

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Facing the bloody mouth so close to him, ripples suddenly appeared on Xinke's body, and the whole person became hazy as if falling into water.

"Click!~"

The crisp sound showed the great power of the bite, but Spike's fatal bite fell into the air. Xinko seemed to be isolated from reality in a different level, allowing Spike to pass through him.

After gaining some distance, the haziness on Xinko's body disappeared and he returned to normal. He looked at Spike who suddenly appeared.

At the same time, he saw the mechanical life that he had dismantled before. The fragments of different sizes turned into giant mechanical wolves, looking at him with a pair of dark eyes.

Xinke's expression became solemn. The new dog that appeared in front of him looked only at the early legendary level, but it brought him extremely strong danger. Even he felt a little nervous at the strong fighting spirit. Even the [Eye of Truth] could not lock onto its weakness in a short time.

There are also those giant mechanical wolves. Although they are only about level three in strength, the weapons they are equipped with have legendary destructive power. If you are not careful, you may be beaten to a pulp.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly solemn, a series of footsteps broke the solemn atmosphere. It was Vic and his companions entering the battlefield.

Xinke said dissatisfiedly: "Vic, what are you doing? Can't you see that I am about to end the battle?"

Spike let out a disdainful woof, as if to say, "Is all you can do is brag?"

Xinko looked at Spike in disbelief, his face gradually turning red. He didn't expect that he would be mocked by a dog.

But before Xinke could make the next move, Vic said, "Okay, Xinke, since Mellen has demonstrated his strength, you should accept him as agreed."

Then he looked at Spike and said to Mellen, "I didn't expect your real profession is a beastmaster. I always thought you were a mechanic."

Mellen smiled slightly. After he sold the Titan at the last exchange meeting, Vic had tested him to see if he was a mechanic, and Mellen had chosen to agree.

Although Garuru alone could delay the exploration time for three minutes at this time, since he had already decided to join the exploration team, Melen didn't mind showing more strength. On the one hand, it would increase his own voice, and on the other hand, it would avoid some unnecessary trouble.

Melen felt that it was unnecessary to be looked down upon first and then act tough and get slapped in the face.

Spike waved to his dogs to come back, sighed, and the golden fighting spirit in his body slowly subsided. He realized that this battle could not be fought. It was a pity that he still thought that Xinke, a late legendary who had the ability to see through weaknesses, would be a good opponent.

Garuru didn't think too much about it. He saw those giant mechanical wolves turning into metal energy and converging and fusing. In a blink of an eye, only a small one was left.

Vic clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Well, you two can be considered to have known each other for a long time. Let's go celebrate Mellen's joining us."

Xinke snorted. He couldn't really argue with a dog, so he could only sulk alone.

They returned to the living room. It was almost noon. At Vic's signal, the servants in the villa brought out delicious dishes, and they ate and chatted.

Vic said to Mellen, "You've seen Xinke's methods. His inheritance is extremely astonishing, and he possesses a pair of eyes that can see through illusions. When we explore the secret places of the spiritual world, we will definitely encounter environments where the rules are broken or time and space are blocked. Xinke can help us overcome these difficulties."

"Tiana is from the Starlight Flower Clan and possesses the ability to derive flower fairies. She can help us explore the unknown and locate our way. This way, we don't have to worry about getting lost in secret places."

Tiana smiled at Mellen and said with a spiritual wave, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Mellen. Please take care of me in the future."

Mellen naturally smiled back.

Vic continued, "Lucas comes from a special race of omnics. His identity is somewhat sensitive, so please keep it a secret. The secret place in the spirit world we are exploring will contain some mechanical remains, and we need Lucas's help to solve them."

When Vic finished, they looked at Mellen, who knew it was time to introduce himself…

"I'm Melen. As you can see, I'm a beastmaster. Of course, because of my inheritance, I also have some mechanical skills. One of my pets is a mechanical lifeform."

Then, Mellen asked with some confusion: "Vic, when you invited me, you should have valued the Titan machines in my hands, right? But with Tiana here, don't our positions overlap?"

Vic shook his head and said, "The flower fairies derived from Tiana are generally weak. It's not impossible to derive stronger flower fairies, but it would consume a lot of energy and time. Doing so in the secret place of the spirit world is not worth the effort."

"The Titans are already very powerful, and I think they'll be even stronger in your hands. They can help us explore some high-risk areas."

As if fearing Mellen might misunderstand, Vic immediately added, "The final rewards of this exploration of the spiritual realm will be divided among the five of us based on our respective contributions, and the knowledge gained will be shared."

"Of course, we can each determine what we want to harvest. For example, Xinke needs transcendental items that contain rules, Tiana needs transcendental items suitable for plant growth, and Lucas needs mechanical artifacts. After harvesting these types of items, they will have priority distribution. If their contribution is insufficient after the exploration is completed, they will need to compensate others according to the value of the harvested items."

Mellen nodded slightly and asked, "What about you, Vic? What are your harvest tendencies?"

Vic smiled slightly and said, "I don't have a preference for harvesting anything, but as the initiator of this exploration and the one who provided the specific coordinates, I have the right to choose one item first from this harvest."

Melen immediately understood that Vic must be determined to obtain something in the secret place.

Vic asked, "Merlen, you can tell me about your harvest tendency."

Melen thought for a moment and said, "I don't know the specific details of the secret place in the spiritual world that we are going to explore this time."

"I'm sorry," Vic said. "It was my oversight."

"According to the information I currently have, that place was once the territory of the Storm Giants. The Storm Giants are an extremely warlike race. At their peak, they ruled over three spiritual nodes and had more than one demigod-level powerhouse."

"Unfortunately, without an eternal great being to rule, even such a powerful tribe will eventually decline and perish."

After a sigh, Vic continued, "The records from that time have long since vanished into the long river of history. I can only make an indirect analysis based on the intelligence I currently have. What is certain is that the Storm Giants were already in a very weak state when they were attacked, because at that time they only controlled one spiritual node."

"There were at least two forces or tribes attacking them, one of which was a mechanical tribe. It was an all-out war, with demigods, saints, legends, and ordinary transcendents all fighting frantically for survival, or perhaps for profit."

"After the war, the Storm Giants vanished, and that spiritual realm was shattered by the power of the Saints and Demigods. More than one Saint perished, and countless Legends and below."

"You know, as a powerful clan that once ruled over three spiritual world nodes, even in times of decline, there were still many powerful clans following them. But in the end..."

Vic shook his head and sighed, "There's nothing left!"

"Storm Giant...?"

Melen didn't have a definite tendency to gain something for the time being. Knowledge can be shared, so there is no need to specifically specify that he needs the inheritance related to the Beastmaster. But if he wants something extraordinary related to wolves, the direction is too obvious.

He shook his head and said, "I don't have a tendency to gain."

Vic said, "In that case, you will be treated like me. In addition to the normal distribution of gains, you will also have the right of first choice for an item. Of course, your right of first choice will be after mine."

Mellen nodded in approval and said, "That's it."

Next, Vic told a lot of information about the storm giants and their hostile tribes. These were all collected bit by bit by Vic, and he mainly told them to Melen.

From the perspective of preparation, Vic is indeed fully qualified to be the captain of the team.

After lunch, Vic arranged a room for Mellen in the villa, where he would need to live for the next period of time.

According to Vic, the spiritual world area where the storm giant was originally located was completely shattered, leaving the spiritual world and entering the endless void.

But whenever the regular tide flows through a fixed area of the spiritual world, it will cause the broken land to briefly border a certain area of the spiritual world. During this period of time, they can explore at will, but they also need to pay attention to time. Once the regular tide ends and they have not left the broken land, they will be swept into the unknown area of the endless void.

You must know that the endless void is vast and chaotic, and there are countless void monsters living there. Even a saint-level strong man will get lost in it if he does not have the exact coordinates, and will most likely end up dying in the end.

At this time, there are less than two months left before the Broken Land and the Spirit World merge. According to Vic, he plans to spend about a month for the team to communicate with each other and conduct initial running-in. Then they will go to a dangerous place in Tianfeng Territory for a hunt to practice tacit understanding and cooperation.

Once all of this is done, the team will be able to deal with most dangers.

Mellen did not comment on this.

In the evening, when Melen was about to rest, he suddenly had an idea and looked towards the door.

The next moment, there was a knock on the door, and a ray of golden light flowed through the fingertips and then retracted. Melen originally planned to use his extraordinary power to open the door directly, but in an instant he gave up this impolite idea and stood up normally to open the door.

"Mr. Mellen."

Lucas had already taken off his black cloak and greeted calmly.

A flash of understanding flashed through Mellen's mind. He nodded slightly and made a gesture of invitation, inviting Lucas into the house to talk.

After a brief pause, Lucas said, "Mr. Mellen, if I'm not mistaken, you should have inherited the [Source Energy User], right?"

Mellen's expression was calm, neither confirming nor denying.

Lucas continued, "I had this suspicion when I saw the Titan you were selling at the last exchange auction. After I exchanged the Titan design from you and obtained a sample from Mr. Vick, I became even more certain of this."

"That mechanical life form of yours should be a source of energy, right?"

Although Lucas said the last sentence in a questioning tone, his expression was extremely firm.

After listening to Lucas, Mellen asked, "So?"

After a brief pause, Lucas said, "Mr. Mellen, do you know why my identity cannot be revealed?"

Without waiting for a reply from Mellen, he answered his own question, "I come from the Sas Saint Clan. We were once a powerful mechanical civilization. Unfortunately, we clashed with another powerful mechanical civilization. After a long war, we were defeated, and our people were forced to flee."

"Until now, we are still being hunted by that mechanical civilization. In order to revive the Sas Saint Clan, we can only hide our identities and act in secret."

Melen listened quietly and did not say anything.

Lucas looked at Mellen and said seriously, "Originally, my goal was to exchange all the inheritance related to the [Source Energy User] in your hands, but now I have other ideas..."

"I hope you and your mechanical lifeforms can join our Sas Saint Clan and help us fight against another mechanical civilization."

After hearing what Lucas said, Mellen was silent for a long time, and the corners of his mouth began to twitch uncontrollably.

If his memory was not disordered, Lucas had just used the word "strong" to describe the Sas Saints. Then, how powerful would the mechanical civilization that could defeat the Sas Saints be?

"Wait, could it be that my understanding of 'strong' is different from what the other person said?"

Mellen didn't directly ask about the other party's strength, but instead asked, "What is the name of the mechanical civilization that is hostile to you?"

Lucas shook his head and said, "You can learn the name of that mechanical civilization from any source, but you can't tell it from me, because that would be noticed by their mechanical prophets."