Please be my partner.

The first thing Wen Jie did after returning to the cave was to summon all the high-level officials and priests in the cave to discuss joining Mellen.

After Wen Jie finished describing the trip in detail, everyone fell into silence for a long time.

After some time, someone raised the question...

"Chief, is the existence that occupied Baishi City truly credible? Is he truly the legendary Ascended Being, and not some transformed monster?"

Wen Jie thought for a moment and said, "To be honest, I can't be sure, but my intuition tells me that the other party has no ill intentions."

"Intuition... huh? Really, it's unreliable!"

"The leader's martial arts cultivation has reached the perfection of a martial artist. His 'spirit, energy, and spirit' are flawless and perfect, and he is only half a step away from becoming a true celestial martial artist. I trust the leader's intuition."

"Indeed, since it is the leader's martial arts intuition, I think it is worth our gamble."

"Our cave is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. Perhaps this is our chance. I agree."

"In that case, I'll go crazy with you guys, but the plans for the annex caves can't be stopped. We need to increase investment."

"..."

Everyone discussed it one after another and quickly determined the next course of action, and then began to act quickly.

The first and most urgent task is to sort out all the information needed by the Lord of Baishi City.

Just half a day later, Wen Jie brought nine powerful warriors to Bai Shi City again. Each of them carried a large package filled with various books and materials.

When they arrived at Bai Shi City and came to Mellen's mansion without any obstructions, the warriors who followed Wen Jie completely dispelled all their doubts.

Under the watchful eyes of a group of demons and servants, they came to Mellen's room and saw Mellen still reading.

In their eyes, Mellen not only did not have the temperament of a strong man, but instead exuded a scholarly air, just like those students in the records before the disaster who "did not pay attention to the outside world and focused on reading the books of sages."

Seeing Melen put down the book in his hand, Wen Jie bowed respectfully, untied the package behind him, put down the books and materials inside, and the others followed suit.

Then, Wen Jie pulled out a thick book from his bosom and said respectfully, "Senior, this is the most powerful martial arts inheritance in our underground cave, called the [Hundred Peaks Carrying the Mountain Style], which was one of the inheritances of the Tianshan Sect before the disaster. Unfortunately, it is not a core inheritance. The [Hundred Peaks Carrying the Mountain Style] can only be cultivated to the level of Tianren Wuzong, and does not have the way of the Martial Saint above that."

Melen nodded slightly, took the [Hundred Peaks Carrying Mountains Style] from Wen Jie's hand, and flipped through it casually.

The martial arts of the catastrophe world are basically the same as those of the previous technological world, but the names are different. For example, from the very beginning of practicing martial arts to the stage of vigorous qi and blood, one is called a martial artist. Guiding qi and blood to the stage of refining flesh is called a warrior. The stage of forging bones and tempering internal organs to the limit of human beings is called a martial artist. The martial arts masters and martial arts saints above them are the same.

However, in the technological world, a martial master is already a top master, and even the ultimate martial master who has achieved perfection in heaven and man only appears once every few thousand years. In the catastrophe world, there are many martial saints, and all the major martial arts sects with profound heritage have martial saints from generation to generation.

Melen flipped through the "Hundred Mountains Carrying the Mountain Style" for a while, suddenly exclaimed, and then started reading more carefully from the beginning.

Wen Jie and the warriors behind him felt a sudden pang of fear in their hearts. They didn't know what was going on and became a little nervous.

After a long time, Melen turned over the last page of [Hundred Mountains Carrying Mountains Style], and then looked at Wen Jie thoughtfully.

Melen didn't expect such a coincidence. He had seen this [Hundred Mountains Carrying Style] before, or rather, he had seen a similar martial art.

In the technological world, in order to join the Shenglong Sect, Melen had to go through some tests. One of them was to meditate in front of the Chanwu Rock. At that time, Melen also comprehended a martial art that he named [Shen Yue].

When he had achieved success in martial arts and had a certain status in Shenglong Sect, he also learned about Cangwu Rock. It was said that this was a meteorite that fell into the technological world thousands of years ago. Because they realized that it contained the inheritance of martial arts, the ancestors of Shenglong Sect brought it back to Shenglong Mountain. Although due to the lack of the most critical True Spirit Map, Shenglong Sect could only comprehend some superficial things from Cangwu Rock, it also greatly enriched the martial arts of Shenglong Sect.

Now Melen can basically confirm that the martial arts contained in Canwuyan come from the same system as the [Hundred Peaks Carrying Mountains Style]. In other words, the source of Canwuyan is most likely the Tianshan School.

Melen withdrew his scrutinizing gaze and said calmly, "I need more current intelligence on the surrounding area, including information on monsters, human settlements, and all forces."

Wen He immediately said respectfully, "Yes, Senior, we will mobilize people to conduct an investigation as soon as we return."

Mellen nodded slightly, then threw out a few stone tablets and said, "I've imbued these tablets with the aura of that big guy. Holding them allows you to travel through most areas of White Stone City. But as I said before, most monsters are brainless, and I can't completely control them. You should also be careful and don't commit suicide."

"Also, if you are not afraid, you can also relocate some of you to Baishi City to settle down. I will set aside an area specifically for you to live in."

Wen Jie naturally knew who the big guy Mellen was referring to. As for the following words, although some of the words were a bit... new, it was still very easy to understand the meaning.

However, Wen Jie did not immediately agree to the proposal to relocate the population, but said that he needed to go back to the cave to discuss it with others.

Melen didn't care about this. His final proposal to relocate was purely based on the fact that they were all human beings. He didn't care whether the other party appreciated it or not.

After Wen Jie and his group left, Melen began to quickly read the various books and materials they brought with them. With these, plus those collected in Bai Shi City, Melen's understanding of the disaster world gradually became clearer.

Before the catastrophe, this world was a typical feudal agricultural civilization with a very backward level of technology.

Of course, this backwardness refers to the lower-class civilians.

On the other hand, martial arts in this world are extremely prosperous, and martial artists are high and mighty. The strongest among them can even move mountains and fill the sea, and live forever. Various martial arts sects divide their spheres of influence, and dynasties are nothing more than tools for them to rule.

Perhaps one day hundreds or thousands of years ago, this world that was both flourishing and numb and decayed experienced a hint of abnormality.

At night, the eternal bright moon was suddenly covered with a blood-red veil. Although people were frightened at first, they also thought it was just a coincidence.

but……

The second day, the third day, the fourth day...

Every day after that, there was a blood moon in the sky, and the blood color became more and more intense.

What followed was that all kinds of demons and monsters began to appear frequently and wreak havoc on the world.

At first, the sects and dynasties could barely suppress them, but as time passed, the number and strength of the monsters and demons began to increase rapidly, until one day, the dynasties were overthrown and the sects were destroyed.

This world has collapsed.

Chapter 375 Looking for traces in Tianshan Mountains

Tianshan, located about 40 kilometers north of Baishi City, was once the location of the Tianshan Sect.

Since the catastrophe, even the powerful Tianshan Sect was not spared. Saints died in battle, disciples were scattered, and many of the sect's martial arts traditions were also lost.

According to the martial arts theory in the Cataclysm World, after achieving the status of a Heavenly Grandmaster, one will be able to absorb a type of energy known as 'spiritual energy' that permeates the heaven and earth. Otherwise, relying solely on devouring rare resources to advance one's cultivation, it would be difficult to achieve the perfection of a Martial Master, let alone a Martial Saint.

After Melen achieved martial arts mastery in the technological world, he could also sense the "spiritual energy" flowing between heaven and earth, but the "spiritual energy" in the technological world was too thin. In addition, the martial arts inherited by the Shenglong School were themselves the product of adaptation to the world, and the utilization rate of "spiritual energy" was extremely inefficient.

It was precisely because of the above two points that Melen easily judged that even if he had plug-ins including infinite blood and energy, it would still be an extremely distant thing for him to rely on the resources of the technological world to achieve the limit of a perfect martial artist. So in order to save time, he began to study the spatial rules of the mountain and sea world community.

Tianshan can serve as the headquarters of the Tianshan Sect, so the spiritual energy contained in it is naturally more abundant than other areas. After it was captured when the disaster came, it naturally became a paradise for monsters.

Mellen's trip was naturally for the possible inheritance left in the Tianshan Sect.

According to the records Melen obtained, the Martial Saint ancestor of the Tianshan Sect died extremely hastily, and then the entire sect collapsed instantly. Many sect inheritances and treasures could not be taken away in time.

At this point, there is no need to think about treasures, but those martial arts inheritances are of no use to monsters. If you are lucky, maybe they can be preserved until now.

Looking at the majestic Tianshan Mountain in front of us, in terms of grandeur, it is far superior to Shenglong Mountain. Looking from the foot of the mountain, it is like looking up at a giant pillar supporting the sky.

Moreover, the aura of those demons and monsters released wantonly can be sensed everywhere on the Tianshan Mountain. They don't know what "restraint" means.

In Melen's perception, there is no saint-level existence on Tianshan Mountain. The strongest monster is currently entrenched on the top of Tianshan Mountain. Judging from the strength of its aura, it is only at the level of a perfect martial artist. Of course, in terms of size, ten powerful human martial artists at the level of a perfect martial artist tied together cannot match the energy possessed by this monster.

For the humans in the disaster world, this monster alone is an insurmountable peak.

But for Mellen, it doesn't matter.

Since it has been confirmed that there are no saint-level monsters in the sky, Mellen naturally does not plan to sneak in quietly.

Don’t forget, all you need to do is kill all the witnesses to achieve a perfect assassination!

Mellen calmed down Spike who was eager to try, waved his hand to open a space door, and the mechanical dog Garuru immediately ran out barking.

On the other side of the space gate, the Void Dog looked at his big brother with envy, and then he looked at his master with pitiful eyes, his eyes showing that he wanted to go out and play, but after the lesson last time, he didn't dare to follow him out.

Mellen showed an amused look. He believed that with the current state of Void Dog, if he said to Void Dog, 'You can't go out to play now, because you haven't signed a contract with me. If you go out to play, you will be excluded by the world rules. I will let you go out to play after I think of a way to block the exclusion of the rules', such words would definitely become '&%＃*go out to play...*%&＃go out to play...@＃&%go out to play' in the ears of Void Dog.

After closing the space door, Melen said to Garuru, who was already impatient, "Go, sweep the entire Tianshan Mountain and find what I need."

After receiving the order, Garuru let out a "woof" and its body instantly expanded and deformed, turning into a ten-meter-tall Titan. At the same time, twisted space ripples flashed around it, and giant mechanical puppet wolves jumped out of them.

"Woo!~"

“Wuwuwu…!~”

Garuru let out a cry similar to an electronic wolf's howl, and thousands of mechanical puppet giant wolves immediately responded.

The next moment, Garuru led a group of younger brothers and rushed towards Tianshan.

The appearance of Garuru and the others aroused the vigilance of the monsters and demons on Tianshan Mountain, especially the former who came with great momentum, so there was no need for any form of communication, and the most intense battle broke out directly.

The wind howled, lasers crisscrossed, evil spirits filled the air, elements exploded...

The flames of war began at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains and quickly spread upwards. Because of their overwhelming advantages in both overall and individual strength, Garuru and its minions were unstoppable and swept through the monsters. Many monsters above were hit hard before they could even react.

Occasionally, when encountering powerful monsters, four or five mechanical puppet giant wolves will combine and transform, greatly increasing their strength.

Mellen looked at the war in front of him with a calm expression. If he said something like "Gentlemen, I like war" or "I want to see rivers of blood", it might be more appropriate.

Putting aside the immature thoughts in his mind, Mellen took Spike and slowly climbed up Tianshan Mountain.

Perhaps because there had been no human activity for too long, Melen did not find any buildings along the way except for occasionally seeing a corner of bluestone steps covered with mottled marks. It was not until he was about to reach the last flat area at the top of the mountain that he vaguely saw some dilapidated and decaying buildings.

At this moment, the powerful monster that had been lurking on the top of the mountain but seemed to be in a dormant state... woke up.

A fierce battle ensued.

Mellen did not speed up his pace and continued to move forward at his original speed.

When we reached the flat area, we saw the two sides fighting...

One of them was naturally Garuru. At this time, the mechanical dog had transformed into a giant Titan statue of 100 meters. Each of its attacks contained overwhelming power. The other side was a giant stone monster that was also 100 meters tall. Its entire body was made up of brown and yellow boulders. It was called stone, but it also had a crystal-like texture. Its hardness and toughness were quite high. Garuru's heavy blows could only cause some cracks on it.

The battle between the two behemoths was extremely simple and brutal, with each punch hitting the flesh. Every heavy blow seemed to shake the Tianshan Mountains, and parts of the mountain made a rumbling sound.

Seeing Mellen and Spike approaching, Garuru seemed a little anxious and immediately burst out with even stronger power.

Although this put the stone monster at a disadvantage for a time, the latter was as solid as a rock and fought steadily.

After Garuru attacked for a while, he suddenly asked, "Big guy, are you willing to submit to me?"

With the strength of the Stone Monster, it naturally has enough wisdom. Garuru's incoherent question made it stunned. In its opinion, although the steel monster in front of it is strong, it is only about the same as it. At most, it has a slight advantage by virtue of its physical advantage. It still has many means that are useless, and it is still unknown who will win. It is obviously impossible to make it surrender under such circumstances.

Melen found it a little funny because he could see that Garuru was imitating Spike.

As the big brother of a group of dogs, both Little Red Lotus and Garuru were raised by Spike when they were young, and they actually respect and admire Spike very much.

Because Spike easily conquered the monster leader in White Stone City, which brought a lot of convenience to Mellen, Garuru subconsciously wanted to follow suit, but it did not show an overwhelming strength gap, and the stone monster ignored it.

Garuru was very angry at the reaction of the stone monster. After this period of training and learning, although Garuru did not have a leap-forward improvement in absolute strength, he mastered extremely powerful means, so when facing the stone monster, he naturally had a psychological advantage.

This feeling is like playing Landlord. As the landlord, the cards in your hand are two kings, four twos, four aces, and a straight. There is no possibility of losing. All you can think in your mind is 'I have to show my cards'!

Mellen chuckled and said, "Okay, no need to keep him alive."

If it was a monster force like Bai Shi City that was close to a human settlement, Melen wouldn't mind spending some effort to subdue it. After all, it could be of some use.

But forget about the remote place like Tianshan Mountain, and the giant stone monster looks like the type that turns a deaf ear to the outside world and only cares about sleeping in its nest. It is highly likely that no useful information can be obtained from it, so it is natural to deal with it casually.

After hearing the words of its master, Garuru immediately stopped holding back. A faint green flame flashed in its eyes, indicating that the source energy furnace was burning fiercely.

The huge steel palm opened, a strange magnetic field wave rotated in the palm, and then it suddenly clenched into a fist.

If you look closely, you will find that at the last moment when Garuru closes his palm, a dim crystal light falls into its palm.

Garuru's fist suddenly slammed towards the stone monster with the same force and power, seemingly no different from before.

However, the Stone Monster's instinct suddenly began to sound a frantic alarm. Of course, with its speed, it was impossible for it to avoid this attack, so it subconsciously mobilized all its strength to defend itself.

Then spiritual light flashed on the brown-yellow body of the giant stone monster, and the whole monster expanded again. At the same time, Tianshan began to shake violently, and the power of countless earth veins gathered to envelope the giant stone monster.

The giant stone monster is connected to the earth veins of Tianshan Mountain, as if it has become a whole with the giant peak, unshakable and indestructible!

Garuru remained unmoved. The dark green flames in its eyes suddenly surged, and the power of its punch rose in an incredible way.

This kind of increase is not a simple increase of 10% or 20%, but an explosion of geometric multiples such as ten times, a hundred times, or even a thousand times.

When the iron fist came in front of the stone monster, the power contained in it had expanded to an incredible level. The space itself began to shake, tear, and collapse due to the movement of the iron fist!

"Boom!~"

The area hit by Garuru's iron fist turned into a dark chaos. Although it was deep and quiet, it gave people a feeling of extreme frenzy.

Countless cracks and collapses suddenly appeared all over the Tianshan Mountain. This was a chain reaction caused by the earth veins being forcibly destroyed.

The chaotic area was gradually filled with new colors, and the giant stone monster and the area within a radius of ten miles where it stood all disappeared under this blow.

The top of Tianshan Mountain seemed to have been bitten by some terrifying existence, and a large piece of it disappeared, and the edges of the crack were extremely smooth.

Garuru retracted the remaining half of his iron arm. In the dim green light, the metal flowed like liquid, repairing the damage.

This is a punch that reduces dimension!

This punch is Garuru's application of "dimensionality reduction" of the second high-dimensional knowledge.

Different from the first high-dimensional knowledge, 'four-dimensional space', which is only suitable for high-end games, 'dimensionality reduction' can be used on a wider range of levels.

This punch was essentially Garuru drawing out a strand of high-dimensional energy and then reducing its dimensionality, thereby instantly releasing unimaginable power.