Please be my partner.

Melen glanced at Yin Re who was still sleeping. Although the latter was in a sleeping state, he no longer had that calm feeling and had obviously come out of the level of spiritual sleep.

Melen woke up Yin Re, who was still a little confused after waking up. It took him a while to react. He immediately looked around and was slightly relieved when he saw Melen.

Then he asked in surprise, "Mellen, where are we? Weren't we just in the pile of rocks?"

Mellen briefly explained the current situation and then said, "Here's what happened. You've been asleep for most of the day, and I took advantage of the time when those corpse monsters were asleep to rush to the foot of the central mountain."

Yin Re was stunned when he heard this.

Melen asked, "How much do you know about the Central Peak? And do you know about the sound that can put us to sleep? I think there are many benefits to be gained from sleeping, so I didn't rush to wake you."

By this time, Yin Re had finished examining himself and said happily, "Indeed, after this deep sleep, all my injuries have healed!"

You know, Yin Re was seriously injured before. Even if Melen removed the toxins from his body, the damage could not be made up in a short time. Although he recovered a lot in the next few days, the remaining part would require years of recuperation to fully recover.

I didn't expect that all would be fine after just one good sleep.

After his joy, Yin Re thought for a moment and said, "Although there are many records of the Broken Land in my clan, they are quite vague. I haven't studied it in depth. I was only told some relevant information before coming here. I don't know anything about the voice before."

Mellen nodded slightly, and he understood.

After all, except for Vic who made preparations in advance because he received the news, other ethnic groups suddenly realized the arrival of the Broken Land, so it was naturally impossible for them to be fully prepared.

Yin Re continued, "But I do know a little about the central mountain of the Broken Land. It is the holy land of the Storm Giants. Only Storm Giants above the Legendary level can set foot here."

"There is only one path to the Thundercloud Palace, and you will need to pass the test of thunder as you climb."

Melen looked towards the central peak and muttered to himself, "Only one path? And I have to go through trials?"

Chapter 275 Climbing

Melen looked at the huge central mountain, and a ray of blood light extended from between his fingers.

The blood light continued to climb along the gentle slope of the mountain. When it reached a height of about a thousand meters, a flash of lightning suddenly appeared in the void and shattered the blood light.

The sudden lightning was not strong, just reaching the legendary level. However, the blood light released by Mellen was even weaker, so it was dispersed in an instant.

Then, Melen tried the experiment from a different angle. No matter how much force he used, he would be shattered by the sudden lightning when he got close to the mountain and reached a height of about a thousand meters.

There was even one time when Melen wanted to increase his strength to withstand the lightning. Not only did the lightning instantly increase to the level of legendary peak, it also spread along the blood light he released. It was because he acted decisively and cut off the blood light that he avoided the attack.

The rules of the central mountain area are much more stable than those of the previous broken areas, so even if a saint-level power appears here, as long as it does not last long, it will not trigger the arrival of the rule tide in advance.

The power contained in the first layer of thunderclouds can reach the legendary peak, while the power of the second and third layers of thunderclouds is above the saint level. However, because these powers are connected to the rules of the central mountain and are considered part of the area itself, they will not trigger the tide of rules.

After a brief test, Mellen said, "If you don't ascend the mountain through the path you mentioned, you'll be attacked by lightning. The initial intensity of the attack will be just strong enough to eliminate the external force. If the external force isn't eliminated, the intensity will quickly increase to Legendary Peak. This should correspond to the protection level of the first layer of thunderclouds."

Melen conducted the test not because he did not trust Yin Re, but after all, the rules of the Broken Land would be slightly different every time it descended, and the information left over from the past might not be useful, and might even become an obstacle.

Moreover, Melen also needs to determine the defense mechanism of the central mountain through testing in order to deduce more useful information.

Melen called out, "Let's go and find the only climbing path."

The two of them moved along the edge of the central mountain. There were no corpse monsters near the central mountain, so there was no need to worry about safety.

The two were lucky. After walking clockwise for less than 45 degrees, they saw a man-made mountain staircase.

This staircase is one hundred meters wide, and each level is five meters high. It is obviously not designed for small life forms like humans.

To their surprise, there was someone in front of the climbing stairs.

However, Melen was only slightly surprised and then calmed down. Although he entered the Broken Land as soon as it descended, he still wasted a lot of time along the way. It was natural that other lives arrived here before him.

The people in front of the climbing stairs were clearly divided into three groups.

The most conspicuous among them was a lone traveler. He was three meters tall, with his upper body naked. Apart from a huge scar on his chest near his heart, he had no other wounds on his body. His skin was bronze and slightly rough, and his muscles bulged as if they were about to explode. His aura was so strong that it vaguely reached the level of a legendary figure.

There was another group of five people, three men and two women, who looked like humans. Their clothes and accessories gave off a faint extraordinary aura, but they themselves hid their aura very well, making it impossible to tell the specific depth. One could only vaguely feel that they were all above legends.

The last wave consisted of three orcs. They had heads like lions and tigers, and their tails swung flexibly behind them. They also had a very powerful aura, and they were all in the late legendary stage.

With the arrival of Melen and Yin Re, the three waves of people also showed different reactions.

The giant man just glanced over and then paid no attention.

The three orcs looked at the two men with some caution and were on guard.

The five humans' eyes lit up, and one of them walked directly towards the two of them. He walked very slowly, which showed that he had no ill intentions and looked like he wanted to communicate.

Seeing that Melen and Yin Re showed no hostility, the man felt a little relieved and walked over boldly, saying with a smile: "You two arrived here at this time, so you must have taken advantage of the sound of the ethereal voice to hurry on your way, right?"

Melen's expression changed slightly, revealing an expression of disbelief.

The ethereal voice coming from the other person's mouth should be the voice that made them fall asleep. Judging from the tone, the other person seems to know a lot.

The man continued, "Since you can withstand the ethereal sound, it means you have a high probability of reaching the first layer of thunderclouds. How about joining us to explore the Storm Giant Sanctuary?"

Mellen looked around and didn't see Vic and the others. He thought they couldn't be behind him, so they had probably already climbed the stairs and reached the first layer of thunderclouds.

Of course, Mellen couldn't team up with these people of unknown origin, but as the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. The situation above the thundercloud is unclear, and there is no need to rashly make enemies with others.

Just as Melen was thinking about how to refuse, the lone strong man seemed to have observed enough and began to take action.

He let out a loud roar, squatted down and exerted force, then suddenly jumped high.

The process was not fast, but it was very powerful. Melen could clearly see the rhythm of the muscles on the lone strong man's body.

The lone strong man's leap was extremely powerful, and according to inertia, he was able to jump over hundreds of stairs. But the strange thing was that as soon as he reached the top of the stairs, his speed dropped sharply as if he was under some kind of pressure. At the same time, lightning flashed in the void and kept attacking him. A layer of bronze light rose from his body, and the lightning could not cause any damage at all.

In the end, the lone strong man only landed on the tenth step. Then he did not stop, but climbed quickly under the pressure and lightning, and each leap could cross four or five steps.

Watching the lone strong man gradually walk away, Melen heard someone beside him sigh, "If the rules of the Storm Giant Sanctuary hadn't been misaligned, a brute like the Savage Giant, who only knew how to temper his body but was completely ignorant of the rules of thunder, would never have been able to ascend to the Thunder Temple."

Mellen's heart moved when he heard this. Combined with what the man said before, "Since you can withstand the ethereal sound, it means that you have a high probability of reaching the first layer of thunderclouds", he already had some guesses.

After sighing, he said, "How about it, you two? What are your thoughts?"

Yin Re naturally looked at Mellen, who pretended to hesitate for a moment before saying, "Sorry, I already have a teammate."

Mellen's words were naturally a double entendre, and the visitor understood what he meant. He smiled slightly without getting angry, and after chatting for a few more words, he retreated.

While they were chatting, the lone strong man was walking further and further away, and the three orcs became restless when they saw this.

Melen saw this and seemed to be thinking about something.

The five of them undoubtedly knew a lot of information, and Mellen's direct refusal of their invitation was also a test. Since they didn't turn against Mellen after he declined the invitation, did this mean that entering the Thunder Temple would not require too fierce competition? Or was there some other reason?

There was too little information, so Mellen decided to enter the Thunder Temple in the first layer of thunderclouds first, find Vic and the others, and then discuss other things.

After waiting for the lone strong man to disappear from their sight, the three orcs also began to climb. They were weaker and naturally not as wild as the lone strong man, but it seemed that they were climbing quite easily.

However, things did not always go smoothly. After they climbed nearly a thousand steps, one of the orcs seemed to be affected by something and began to become dazed. The protective power on his body began to collapse. In this situation, the lightning struck him and immediately caused severe injuries.

The other two orcs shouted and tried to wake up their companion, but in the end the orc who was in a trance was annihilated in the lightning.

Melen suddenly had an idea and used telepathy to say, "It seems that if I want to cross these steps, I will need to resist mental attacks similar to the ethereal sound. If I can't withstand it, I will fall into unconsciousness."

Yin Re naturally saw this too, and said with a wry smile, "It seems I can't make it up. The Golden-winged Eagle isn't known for its physical strength. If I lose consciousness while climbing the stairs, I'll definitely die."

Melen was silent. If he had a physique like the giant, even if he was in a trance, he could rely on his body to get through it. And from what the man said before, it seemed that if he had mastered the rules of thunder to a certain extent, he could easily reach the first layer of thunderclouds.

Regardless of whether what the person said before was true or false, neither Melen nor Yin Re met the requirements.

After the two orcs disappeared from sight, the five humans also began to climb the mountain.

They were obviously well prepared, as they all had an ornament on their bodies that emitted a faint light. This light should be used for spiritual protection. With this protection, they seemed much more at ease when climbing the stairs.

Suddenly, Melen's eyes focused. He found that these five people were all using protective measures to resist the lightning and move forward, and the power of the lightning did not seem to change much.

This would be nothing for other people, but think about it carefully. For a force that knows the Broken Land very well, knowing that understanding the rules of thunder can reduce the difficulty of climbing the mountain, would they send out people without anyone who knows the rules of thunder?

Moreover, although it is not known where Vick got the information, none of the teammates he recruited knew the Thunder's rules.

Melen looked at the five people climbing the mountain, and his eyes gradually narrowed.

No, that person didn't say that mastering the rules of thunder can reduce the difficulty of climbing. It was only because he said, "If the rules of the Storm Giant Sanctuary had not been deviated, a reckless man like the Savage Giant, who only knew how to strengthen his body but had no understanding of the rules of thunder, would never have been able to climb the Thunder Temple," that he misled him.

Intentional? Or accidental?

The other party seemed to have revealed a lot of information in the previous conversation, but if you think about it carefully, it must have been full of traps and temptations. Perhaps the other party had already noticed from his performance that they knew nothing about the central mountain, so they left so abruptly after he declined the invitation.

However, one thing is certain: there is no problem in climbing the mountain.

Thinking of this, Melun no longer hesitated. He said to Yin Re: "In that case, you should be careful alone."

Yin Re nodded and said, "Don't worry, you should be careful too."

Mellen jumped directly onto the first step, and suddenly lightning brewed in the void and shot towards him.

Mellen looked calm, letting the lightning explode on his body.

The [Soul Synchronization] of the Wolf Tamer profession is the sublimation of [Soul Interaction]. The former not only derives new abilities, but also inherits all the abilities of the latter.

One of the passive abilities of [Soul Interaction] allows Melen and the contracted dog to share each other's power.

Mellen is now a fourth-level legend, and he can share 40% of the dogs' total basic physical attributes.

So, to be honest, among Melen and the dogs, Melen has the highest basic physical strength. This is also the fundamental reason why Melen can activate soul synchronization twice or even three times at the same time.

Of course, the improvement in physical fitness here is only basic, and does not count as a bonus of racial talents and various skills.

When the lightning attacked Mellen, although it could not be said to be a tickle, the damage caused was actually not much, and the mental interference could not affect him at all.

After feeling the intensity of the lightning, Melen stopped torturing himself and synchronized his soul with the golden hair to transform into a half-dragon. The dark golden dragon scales with magic immunity directly weakened the intensity of the lightning by more than 99%. This really tickled his itch.

Mellen spread his dragon wings and was about to fly up, but then he felt a terrifying pressure coming, and along with this pressure, there was also a creepy feeling... If he insisted on resisting this pressure, he would face an even more terrifying blow!

Mellen naturally had no intention of holding on. He retracted his dragon wings and landed back on the steps, then began to jump and climb.

Come to think of it, since this is the holy land of the Storm Giants, even if the Storm Giants of the past came here, they would have to walk up the stairs honestly.

Mellen could cover three steps with each jump, and although he could jump further, there was no need.

After hundreds of floors, the front was still hazy. Looking back, the bottom seemed to be blocked by a layer of mist and could not be seen clearly.

Although there was a constant flow of lightning and mental interference along the way, the intensity did not change much.

When you think of mental interference, you naturally think of ethereal sounds.

Melen looked up and could still see the full moon through the layers of thunderclouds.

Combining all of this, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion...

Perhaps before the Storm Giant Sanctuary was invaded, the intensity of the lightning encountered when climbing this ladder was much higher than it is now, but there was no mental interference, and it is likely that the intensity of the lightning could be controlled.

With the invasion of the demigod represented by the full moon and the death of both him and the storm giant demigod, the rules of that existence were left behind, forming a check and balance with the inherent thunder rules of the central mountain. Although the rules of mountaineering tests have since become two types, their corresponding intensity has been greatly reduced due to the mutual confrontation.

Although it cannot be completely confirmed, Mellen feels that this guess is almost correct.

After climbing mechanically and repetitively, and jumping over thousands of steps, Melen finally approached the first layer of thunderclouds.

One can vaguely see a huge palace floating in the thunderclouds, with countless thunders surrounding and protecting it like loyal guards.

Some of the figures were shaking. Were they the ones who arrived first?

Chapter 276 Secrets and Thunder Pool

The reason why we think those shadows are the people who arrived at the Thunder Temple first, rather than the guards of the Thunder Temple, is actually very simple, because they get along very harmoniously and no fighting occurs.

You have to know that Mellen had just sent up three waves of people. If there were guards in the Thunder Temple, they would have fought with them long ago.

Although he came to this conclusion, to be on the safe side, Mellen slowed down his pace and climbed up slowly.

As he approached, the figures in the Thunder Temple seemed to notice him. Most people remained unmoved, but two shadows took the initiative to come to the door of the Thunder Temple, as if waiting for him.

Melen's eyes lit up. One of the two shadows was a blurry human figure. He couldn't tell who it was, but he recognized the other giant flower at once. It was Tiana!

So, Melen quickened his pace slightly.

Soon Mellen arrived at the mountainside corresponding to the first layer of thunderclouds. What surprised him was that the stairs ended here, and the mountain became steeper from here.

Mellen looked up at the second and third layers of thunderclouds. It was obvious that some special methods were needed to get there. At least in the absence of stairs, it was probably not feasible to climb up the mountain.

After all, it’s impossible for someone to not install stairs in their multi-story villa and instead rely on climbing up and down the walls, right?!

Retracting his gaze, Melen looked towards the Thunder Temple in the first layer of thunderclouds. There was a passage made of thunder connected to the top staircase where he was now standing. When he stepped onto the thunder passage, the lightning attacks and mental interference all disappeared, which also meant that he had completed the climbing test, was recognized, and was qualified to enter the Thunder Temple.

Mellen moved forward along the Thunder Channel and soon saw the two shadows that were waiting for him. They were his teammates Vic and Tiana.

Vic smiled and nodded, Tiana waved flower petals, they were welcoming their teammates.

After entering the Thunder Temple, Mellen first greeted Vic and Tiana, then glanced at them and was slightly stunned.

In addition to Vic and Tiana, there were indeed a few other people in the Thunder Temple, but they were not the previous waves that Melen had imagined, but a few new faces. Moreover, there was no trace of Xinko and Lucas.