Please be my partner.

If you don't tell your employees that they can get shares, become CEOs, marry beautiful and rich women, and reach the peak of their lives after the company goes public, how can they work for you day and night?

Feeling the vastness of the Poison Realm, the Thunder Shadow Snake came back to its senses from the shock, and began to agree with Mellen's words.

It seems that being this person's subordinate is not unacceptable.

Noticing the change in Raikage Snake's eyes, Melen understood that this subordinate had basically been subdued. As long as there were no major changes in the future, there should be no possibility of betrayal.

The first one was successfully completed, so the next step is the second one.

Chapter 427: Continue to subdue the dogs' followers

"Moo!~"

The Purple Thunder Ox looked panic-stricken. There seemed to be a huge and terrifying shadow slowly approaching behind it, as if it was going to strangle its throat bit by bit.

Lightning flashed in the sky, and the shadows cast became hideous and distorted, making the surrounding environment even more eerie and strange.

A giant claw made of golden light suddenly slapped down, causing the earth to shake with a rumbling sound. Large areas of the ground cracked, and the air waves raised directly blew away the forest.

The Purple Thunder Ox used the power of thunder and lightning to activate its body, gaining extreme explosive power in a short period of time, and was able to barely avoid the attack that seemed like a god descending from heaven.

Soon, a look of despair appeared on the face of the Purple Thunder Ox, because without realizing it, it had run to the junction of the thunderstorm area and the poisonous cloud area, and there was no way to go ahead.

There are only two choices left before the Purple Thunder Ox...

One is to turn around and fight.

In the eyes of Zi Lei Niu, if it did so, it would surely die, as had been proven in many previous encounters.

The second is to rush into the poisonous cloud area regardless of the consequences.

Purple Thunder Ox has seen the changes and expansion of the poisonous cloud area in the past few days. The poisonous cloud area at this time is no different from a dragon's den or a tiger's lair. If you rush in rashly, the result will probably not be good.

After a brief thought, the Purple Thunder Ox's eyes suddenly focused, and then it rushed into the poisonous cloud area regardless of anything.

Better to survive a narrow escape than to die ten times, right?!

The moment the Purple Thunder Ox entered the poisonous realm, it seemed as if some kind of stress response was triggered. Strands of colorful clouds appeared out of thin air and wrapped around the Purple Thunder Ox. No matter how it struggled, it was like a fist hitting cotton, with no effect.

It was only then that Spike, Golden Retriever, and Green Mist Dog came from different directions.

In fact, no matter which direction the Purple Thunder Bull escapes, it will eventually be forced into the poisonous realm. It has no chance of escape from the beginning.

Melen slowly walked up to the Purple Thunder Ox and tried to reason with it, tempting it with benefits, and with the help of Thunder Shadow Snake's personal experience, the Purple Thunder Ox finally chose to compromise.

This is not surprising. For normal life, it is easy to choose between life and death, and the spiritual life in chaotic areas is more adapted to the survival law of the fittest.

The transformation of the poisonous realm was very painful, and the purple thunder bull couldn't help but let out a "moo" cry.

Fortunately, the process was very fast. With the active cooperation of the Purple Thunder Ox, in just over ten minutes, the poison attribute in its body was initially awakened, and the basic interaction with the poison realm was completed.

In the future, as time goes by, the poisonous properties in the Purple Thunder Ox's body will become stronger and stronger, and its interaction with the Poison Realm will become deeper and deeper.

Taking his eyes off the Purple Thunder Bull, Mellen looked at Spike, who had contributed the most to this operation, and couldn't help but smile.

Spike looked away, looking unconcerned.

Mellen rushed over with a smile, hugged Spike and started to rub against him.

"Good boy, you're awesome!"

Spike the dog had a look of disgust on his face, but he didn't resist, and his tail began to wag unconsciously.

After dealing with the Thunder Shadow Snake and the Purple Thunder Bull, the only obstacles in the thunderstorm area are the Thunder Dragon and the Netherfire Stone Monster.

As for the former, Melen has already got the trump card to deal with it, and the latter can sleep for dozens or even hundreds of years at a time, so he can take his time to deal with it. Melen has already thought of the general plan. If it can be done, he may be able to subdue it without bloodshed.

Mellen said, "Let's go."

As Mellen set off, Spike and Golden Retriever followed closely on his left and right.

The Green Mist Dog did not follow this time, because at present, the Thunder Shadow Snake and the Purple Thunder Bull could not be fully trusted, and Melen did not intend to give them a chance to betray, so they would not be allowed to leave the Poison Realm in a short time, and the Poison Realm would always need a presence that could suppress them.

For the time being, both the Thunder Shadow Snake and the Purple Thunder Bull can only serve as defenders of the Poison Realm. Only when they interact to a certain extent and betrayal requires an unbearable price to be paid, can they truly become "insiders".

Near the center of the thunderstorm area, there is a huge lake, which can be called an ocean.

The rules here are more chaotic than in other places, so much so that there are thunderstorms in the sky all year round.

Under the erosion day after day, the lake has accumulated excessive thunder power. Ordinary life will be melted instantly if it touches it. Only legendary life with thunder and lightning attributes can barely survive in this thunder lake.

And this Thunder Lake is the daily habitat of the Thunder Dragon.

The drizzle continued, and the raindrops were faintly fluorescent. When they fell on the water, they were accompanied by bursts of tiny electric currents, making the entire Lei Lake shrouded in a dazzling haze.

Mellen and the two dogs stood not far from the Thunder Lake. Due to the influence of the strong power of thunder and lightning, his perception was not even one-tenth of his usual level, and he could only vaguely sense some of the situations in the Thunder Lake.

However, Melen doesn't need to take the initiative to step into the Thunder Dragon's lair.

As we all know, dragons are not good-tempered creatures. In addition, the thunder dragon has been the overlord of the thunderstorm area for many years and has long developed an arrogant character. As long as it is slightly provoked, it will naturally jump out "obediently".

Mellen looked at Spike. When it came to provocation, Spike was the better one. As for Golden Retriever, because of his innate ability, he would be easily ignored by other beings.

Spike naturally understood what Mellen meant. His immortal fighting spirit was only slightly aroused, and the beings living in Thunder Lake felt as if they had encountered some kind of great terror. All thoughts in his mind vanished, leaving only... Escape! Escape! Escape!

"Roar!~"

An angry dragon roar came from the depths of Lei Lake. Before he arrived, a huge and overwhelming dragon power spread out.

However, neither Mellen nor the two dogs were moved at all.

After all, although the Thunder Dragon is powerful and has terrifying dragon power, there is still some gap compared to the Black Dragon King that Melen encountered in the Xiangyun Realm.

Spike suddenly looked at Mellen and let out a low roar. There was a faint golden light in his eyes, filled with surging fighting spirit.

Mellen was slightly stunned and stopped playing with the Dragon Ring. He understood what Spike meant. The dog wanted to feel the power of the Thunder Dragon.

After a brief thought, Melen said, "Okay! But you two should come together."

Mellen simply gave a brief explanation and didn't say anything else like "be careful" because there was no need for that.

Spike nodded slightly and growled at the golden retriever, meaning, "Don't hold me back later."

The golden retriever uttered a disdainful woof.

Then, the two dogs turned into two rays of light and rushed towards the Thunder Dragon.

“Roar, roar, roar!~”

Faced with such a blatant provocation, the Thunder Dragon became even more furious, and its dragon might spread wantonly, causing the surrounding environment to resonate with it.

In the sky, thunderclouds rolled, and the drizzle turned into a downpour in an instant, and each drop of rain shot down like a spear of lightning.

On the lake, vast waves surged and thunder and lightning danced wildly, like a divine punishment.

In the air where the sky and the earth intertwine, thunder is like layer upon layer of curtains, adding a three-dimensional color to the entire world.

The two dogs crashed into the thunder curtain without fear. Although the golden river of fighting spirit and the gray overlapping world were not as powerful as the thunder curtain, they still shone with their own colors despite being continuously washed by the latter.

The golden river of fighting spirit seemed to have transformed into an indestructible divine weapon, crushing all the thunder into pieces wherever it passed.

The gray overlapping world is like an eraser, melting everything away.

The clash of the three forces was fierce and massive, and the entire thunderstorm area emitted an unbearable rumbling sound. Unable to withstand the pressure of the three saints, most lives stopped all movements and lay on the ground unable to move. A small number of lives were even frightened to death.

Mellen watched the battle calmly. Little Honglian sat on his shoulder, her little face full of seriousness, as if she was ready to fight.

From Mellen's perspective, the thunder dragon in the curtain of thunder covered the sky and blocked out the sun. When it waved its claws, it created endless lightning, and when it exhaled, it filled the sky with thunder.

Spike and Golden Retriever are the main attacker and defender respectively, and they cooperate very well.

Whenever a thunder dragon attacks, the golden-haired gray world can easily deflect and dissolve it, and once the opportunity arises, Spike's immortal fighting spirit will leave an indelible mark on the thunder dragon.

Of course, the three seem to be evenly matched, but in fact, the Thunder Dragon has the absolute upper hand.

Spike and Golden Retriever had incredible potential, possessing impressive combat prowess upon their promotion to Saint. However, their time was ultimately too short. Both the Saint Body and the Saint Domain required considerable time to develop, and as for the Dependent System...

Mellen did consider the issue of families for his dogs.

It would be best to find a more warlike group for Spike's followers. Melen actually has a pretty good alternative in mind, which is Spike's previous evolved type... the fighting dog.

but……

First of all, fighting dogs are not actually a very powerful race. Their talents seem to grow stronger with each battle, but every battle is a true fight of life and death. They often even need to challenge beings stronger than themselves in order to increase their strength and potential. It can be said that every improvement is a life-or-death struggle!

Without cheats, it is difficult for a fighting dog to grow up normally, and it is becoming more and more difficult, let alone copying Spike's path.

Secondly, Mellen has not found a natural population of fighting dogs so far, which means that if he really wants one, he needs to manually train them one by one.

It would take several years, or even more than ten years, just to manually cultivate it until it can reproduce naturally, and then naturally reproduce it until it can become Spike's follower.

It takes so much time and consumes so many resources, but the followers trained may not be strong. This is the fundamental reason why Melen hesitated.

Of course, Mellen was just a little hesitant. You know, saints can also influence their followers. Spike's [Golden War Dog] is a cross-level evolution and there is not much reference for it. But if a tribe of fighting dogs becomes Spike's follower, they will be influenced by its power and may be able to find a transitional path of evolution. Only then can they truly take off.

The relevant fighting dog training program has already been launched in the fairy tale kingdom, and we can try it out once it has reached a certain scale.

The Golden Retriever's followers are more demanding. It is best to have a race with both light and dark attributes. If the conditions are relaxed, it is not necessary for the individuals in this group to have both light and dark attributes at the same time, only one is needed.

Although Mellen currently has some ideas, he is unable to develop them due to immature conditions.

Xiao Honglian's followers are the most difficult, but also the simplest.

It is said to be simple because Xiao Honglian does not have many choices for the race of her followers, and is basically locked in the category of blood sea life.

The reason why it is difficult is because Xiao Honglian has a special ability... [Blood Prison]!

Originally, a saint could not become a follower of another saint, because after being promoted to a saint, he would be connected with the corresponding rules, which was equivalent to always walking on his own path. It was impossible for him to be influenced by the paths of other saints, and naturally he could not become a follower of other saints.

However, [Blood Prison] can imprison saint-level blood sea creatures and deprive them of all tangible and intangible things.

After being imprisoned in the [Blood Prison], the lives of those saints in the blood sea entered a state of neither life nor death. Everything was controlled by Xiao Honglian, which was actually equivalent to filling the vacancies of the followers. Moreover, this improvement for Xiao Honglian was much greater than that of ordinary follower groups!

Thinking of this, Melen remembered the test of the endless sea of blood mentioned by the dark witch Lisia.

That is to say, whenever the rebellious strength of the Endless Blood Sea reaches a certain point, the Endless Blood Sea will send multiple Blood Sea Saints to hunt them down.

If they win, it means that the rebels in the Endless Sea of Blood have some ability, and these Blood Sea Saints are just feeding them; if they lose, it is all over, and it is the normal way for the Endless Sea of Blood to recover its own power.

Logically speaking, Xiao Honglian should have surpassed the first strength node long ago, but there was no news from those so-called Blood Sea Saints. It was not known whether the distance was too far or something unexpected happened along the way.

Of course, considering the mythical strongmen's concept of time as eternal life, it doesn't seem to be a problem even if they are delayed for a few years.

Now Melen hopes that these Blood Sea Saints can arrive sooner.

Except for the area ruled by the Endless Sea of Blood, it is not easy to find the Blood Sea Saint in other places.

Gathering the scattered thoughts one by one, the battle on Lei Lake has come to an end.

Thunder Lake, as the lair of the Thunder Dragon for many years, is equivalent to half of its holy land, and the massive amount of thunder power stored in it can be mobilized without limit. Even if a strong man who is stronger than the Thunder Dragon fights it here, he will not end up in trouble.

After this high-intensity battle, both Spike and Golden Retriever have a clearer understanding of their own strengths.

Overall, both Mellen and the two dogs are quite satisfied.

Now that the goal has been achieved, it is natural to get to the point.

Chapter 428 The last piece of the puzzle

"Roar!~"

In the curtain of thunder, the Thunder Dragon let out a terrifying roar.

Spike and Golden Retriever looked at each other and began to retreat outside the Thunder Lake in tacit understanding.

The Thunder Dragon, who was in a furious state, didn't even think about it and chased after him.

The three of them fought as they moved and soon left the Thunder Lake area. The Thunder Dragon's strength suddenly decreased greatly, but it didn't care and continued to suppress Spike and Golden Retriever with a strong attitude.

"Boom!~"

After a violent collision, Spike and Golden Retriever suddenly retreated a long distance. The Thunder Dragon, who was about to continue the attack, suddenly found that there was another little bug next to the two little bugs he had fought with before, and the latter gave it a very strange feeling, like both a legend and a saint.

The doubt flashed through his mind, but the Thunder Dragon didn't care. He just wanted to chop all the little bugs in his way into charcoal.

Just as the Thunder Dragon was preparing to breathe out a thunderstorm, Melen curled his lips speechlessly. He had originally wanted to communicate with the former to see if he could find out its origins or something, but now it seemed that he could only consider these things after subduing the Thunder Dragon.

Mellen chuckled and said, "What an impatient fellow! In that case..."

A ray of power activated the Dragon Controlling Ring in his hand. The crystal-state Dragon Controlling Ring suddenly turned into a halo state, and under Mellen's control, it flew towards the Thunder Dragon in a flash.

A bad premonition arose in the Thunder Dragon's heart, and it directly sprayed the thunder breath that had not yet been fully accumulated towards the Dragon Control Ring, but it had no effect at all. The Dragon Control Ring passed through the thunder breath directly like a phantom.

At this point, the Thunder Dragon could no longer react and could only watch as the strange halo crashed into its body. A tearing sensation suddenly emanated from its soul, instantly cutting off all its connection with the outside world.