Please be my partner.

As they continued on their journey, when the four of them activated the resonance of the artifact for the eleventh time, the guided direction finally showed a more obvious deviation, which meant that they were approaching the place where the Moon Palace was opened.

At this time, the environment where the four people were in was no longer the original wasteland, but a rolling mountain range. The strange thing was that these mountains were not as rocky as ordinary mountains, but extremely round.

In the mountains, you can see some long and narrow black holes everywhere. These holes are extremely deep and no one knows where they lead to.

The Moon Hermit said, "I sensed a scent similar to that of corrupted monsters in these holes. Perhaps there are a large number of corrupted monsters hiding in them. We should be careful and try not to alarm them."

Mellen and the other two nodded slightly, and the four of them became more cautious in their subsequent actions. Even when they activated the resonance of the artifact to guide the direction, they needed to spend some time in advance to set up a simple barrier to prevent energy leakage from attracting the attention of the corrupted monsters.

When they followed the instructions and came to the place where the Moon Palace was opened, Oz and Seyou's expressions changed, because this was the highest mountain in the mountainous area, and the mountain was covered with densely packed holes. The breath conveyed by them was crazy and violent, and there were at least three mythical corrupted monsters.

After a moment's silence, the Moon Hermit seemed to notice Oz and Seyouu's retreat and said, "Once we open the Moon Palace, we will almost certainly awaken these corrupted monsters. I don't need to explain how dangerous that will be."

"I'll ask one last time. Does anyone want to withdraw? If so, the conditions I mentioned to you remain unchanged. I'm willing to exchange three semi-artifacts for the strings in your hands."

Oz and Seyou were a little tempted, but more hesitant. After all, they had worked so hard for so long to reach the last step. Wouldn't it be a waste if they gave up now and all their previous efforts and waiting?

Melen, on the other hand, was playing with the full moon semi-artifact in his hand with a playful expression.

Chapter 594 Entering the Moon Palace

After a moment's silence, Oz suddenly laughed dully and said, "If we don't seize every opportunity, we will eventually fall into the abyss."

"This is an old saying from the Chaos Star Region, and it's also my life motto. I've come this far, so there's no reason to give up!"

Saiyou also exhaled and said, "If you don't take what God gives you, you will suffer the consequences! The strings you have been searching for for so many years are now smashed into my face, and there are two of them. If I give up now, I will probably live in regret for the rest of my life, and there will be no hope of achieving legend!"

The Moon Hermit nodded slightly, and without asking Melen any more questions, he said directly, "Okay, then we'll activate the artifact and open the Moon Palace. Nine portals should appear, leading to the nine Moon Palaces."

"We agreed before that whoever has more artifact fragments will choose first. This is no longer necessary in this situation. Once the Moon Palace opens, it will most likely awaken all the corrupted monsters around. Don't hesitate, just run!"

Melen and Oz looked at Seyou. They both had only one string, so it was originally the last choice. Strictly speaking, the Moon Hermit's proposal only harmed the interests of himself and Seyou.

Saiyouwu didn't hesitate and nodded and said, "Let's do it."

As for whether we should enter the same door together?

The four of them had never considered this question from the beginning.

After finalizing the rules, the four of them hid themselves and carefully climbed to the top of the mountain. Then they began to make some arrangements. Their main purpose was not to stop the corrupted monsters that were bound to go berserk, but to delay them for a little while.

After finishing, the Moon Hermit took out his strings, and Melen and the others did the same.

After confirming each other's glances, they activated the fragments of the artifact in their hands at the same time.

"Buzz!~"

A heavy trembling sound was heard, spreading far and wide. The sound contained a power that soothed the soul, and everything became silent wherever it reached.

But soon, the originally steady sound began to become disordered, and the soothing of the soul turned into stirring up all the emotions, and all living things would become furious, frantic, and crazy after hearing it.

The corrupted monsters that were originally sleeping peacefully were awakened in an instant, roaring and starting to attack the surroundings unscrupulously.

Many corrupted monsters directly destroyed the caves where they lived and used their ability to travel through the earth to escape. More corrupted monsters were too far away from the mountains and did not sense Mellen and the others, so they could only bite each other under the influence of madness.

Near the mountains, the awakened corrupted monsters immediately looked at Mellen and the others. Those scarlet eyes brought them unprecedented pressure.

To make matters worse, the mountain beneath their feet collapsed with a tremor, and three corrupted monsters that were ten times larger than the other corrupted monsters slowly emerged.

This scene made Oz's mouth twitch slightly, and Seyouu no longer had the previous determination, but his face was full of bitterness.

Without waiting for them to do anything, the corrupted monsters rushed straight towards them, looking as if they were going to tear them apart.

Oz's thoughts exploded: "Hey hey! What should I do now?"

The Moon Hermit rudely seized control of all the strings, injecting power according to a certain pattern while casually saying, "Hold on."

"Hold on?!!"

Oz's mind wasn't just exploding; it was his head that was 'exploding'. He shouted in disbelief, "How can we defend this?!!"

But at this point, they had no way out and could only bite the bullet and block the three mythical corrupted monsters that were already right in front of them.

Oz's body swelled, dense scales appeared on his surface, and a primitive and wild power gathered in his body.

Energy surged around Seyouu. In addition to the three colors of fire, ice, and thunder that he had used before, there was also yellow representing the earth and green representing grass and trees, forming a five-color power.

"Boom!~"

"Boom!~"

Oz's fist hit the head of one of the mythical corrupted monsters, actually causing some wounds on the latter's body, but the price was that the flesh and blood on the arm where he punched was all shattered, leaving only cracked bones, and at the same time, the scales on half of the body also shattered.

Seyouwu's five-colored light directly pierced through another mythical corrupted monster. At the same time, his face turned extremely pale, and due to the excessive power of the explosion, some cracked wounds appeared on his body.

On Mellen's side, he did not attack, but cut the space into small mazes, trapping the last mythical corrupted monster in it. Even if the latter used brute force to break through the maze, one followed another, as if there was no end.

Corrupted monsters are born based on the ruins. Their power is not based on the orthodox rules. Instead, it is somewhat similar to the ancient way of the Void Dog, but it is a poor version of the poorest. Therefore, it is easier to trap them using rule techniques than to attack them.

Oz and Seyou understood this principle, but their strength level did not allow them to do anything special in the current situation, so they could only choose the simplest method and use brute force.

Oz watched the mythical corrupted monster, which was about to charge forward again after a brief delay, and shouted in anger, "How long do we have to wait? I can't hold on any longer!"

Despite shouting, Oz did not hesitate at all and swung his other fist to meet the attack, but of course, the result was that another hand was crippled.

Seyou was not having a good time either. There was a faint soul flame burning in his eyes, causing the power he released to change from five colors to six colors. It was obvious that he was fighting for his life.

But this is the difference between myth and mortal things.

Even though Oz and Seyouu have already stood at the pinnacle of all things.

Even so, the mythical corrupted monster can only be considered an incomplete myth.

Even so, Oz and Seyouu's desperate efforts only delayed the time for a few breaths.

When the two mythical corrupted monsters rushed over for the third time, and even when dense swarms of demigod corrupted monsters surrounded them, Oz and Seyou both felt despair in their hearts.

At this moment, the Moon Hermit, who had been silent all this time, suddenly looked up. His face was always shrouded in the shadow of his cloak and could not be seen clearly, but at this moment, his eyes faintly emitted a cold and indifferent light, which was a kind of vicissitudes of life that looked down on the years.

The seven strings are arranged in order and emit a faint light. Each string lights up and sounds a different tone, which combined together form an ancient melody.

As the sound of the piano leaped, it seemed to resonate with the world, and ripples in space continued to spread. When it reached its peak, a huge beam of energy broke through the sky, as if it had hit an invisible wall.

Under the impact of energy, the invisible gradually became visible, and the energy turned into veins that continued to spread around, dividing into nine and opening nine dark portals.

From a distance, it looks like nine fruits growing on a giant energy tree.

The moment the portal opened, the Moon Hermit waved his hand without hesitation to take away all the strings, then soared into the sky and headed straight for one of the portals.

Melen raised his eyebrows, then looked at Oz and Seyou who were still fighting desperately, sighed, and reminded them: "Let's go."

Oz and Seyou finally came to their senses. When they separated a wisp of their consciousness and found that the Moon Hermit was about to enter the portal and take away their strings, they couldn't help but curse.

Of course, they cursed as they quickly flew towards the nearest portal.

Melen, of course, went ahead. The last scene he saw before entering the portal was that Oz's two legs were broken and Seyou spit out a light golden blood mist, which barely allowed him to escape the pursuit of the mythical corrupted monster.

After the four people entered the portal one after another, the four portals began to close slowly.

Seeing this, the corrupted monsters roared in anger, but there seemed to be some kind of restriction that prevented them from getting close to the nine portals in the sky.

The commotion here was so huge that almost half of the ruins could be easily seen, which naturally attracted the attention of many interested people.

Half a day later, a dark shadow wandered among the group of corrupted monsters and came near the portal.

This mythical powerful being was actually the God of Shadows who had once met Melen in the ancient land of exile.

The God of Shadows looked at the remaining five portals in the sky and rushed towards one of them without hesitation. In the process, he also split into four shadows and headed towards the other four portals.

The three mythical corrupted monsters roared in anger, but no matter how they attacked, the God of Shadows could easily dodge.

When approaching the portal, the God of Shadows deliberately slowed down and looked at the four differentiated shadows.

However, after the four differentiated shadows came near the portal, they seemed to be restricted and could not enter at all, which made the God of Shadows look regretful.

When the God of Shadows saw the situation here, he guessed that once someone entered a portal, it would most likely close. So in order to cut off the path of subsequent competitors, he originally planned to let the differentiated shadows enter other portals, but unfortunately this method did not work.

These thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, the God of Shadows retracted his split shadow, and then stepped into the portal before him.

In the following time, demigods and even mythical strongmen came towards the direction of the Moon Palace one after another, but most of them were discouraged by the dense crowds of corrupted monsters, and only those who were confident in their own strength would try to break in.

Of course, most of the latter died halfway. Even the best among them had to face the siege of three furious mythical corrupted monsters and a large number of corrupted monsters following behind when they arrived near the portal.

Three days later, a mythical powerful being barely broke through the obstruction and entered the sixth portal covered in wounds.

Five days later, a mythical being broke through the siege and entered the seventh portal.

Six days later, the three mythical powerful beings worked together to break through the blockade. However, when they were about to enter the eighth portal, one of the myths seemed to have other ideas and left the team and headed towards the last portal.

Unfortunately, this myth overestimated himself and underestimated the three mythical corrupted monsters. When he was surrounded, he was in a dilemma. He tried to ask for help from the other two mythical strongmen who were traveling with him, but the other two ignored him as a traitor and went straight into the eighth portal.

In the end, he paid for his greed and fell into the mouths of three mythical corrupted monsters.

Time went on, and on the tenth day after the portal opened, two figures once again broke through the siege of the corrupted monsters and came to the vicinity of the portal. They were the cat and the eagle.

The cat's eyes darted around quickly, and he shouted in shock, "Wow! There's a big guy here!!"

The eagle rolled his eyes at the cat in the midst of his busy schedule and said, "Keep your voice down. Don't you think you've attracted enough monsters?"

The cat dodged the attacks of the corrupted monsters while grumbling, "There are already so many monsters here that it's almost full. Is there room for 'more'?"

"I feel so unlucky to be with you! If I had known earlier, I would have waited until the little wolf arrived before we acted together!"

The eagle couldn't help but roll its eyes at the cat again, but it was in no mood to continue bickering because the three mythical corrupted monsters had already noticed them.

The eagle radiated dazzling light all over its body, and a huge golden eagle phantom appeared, directly breaking through a path in the dense group of corrupted monsters.

Although the cat was talkative, it cooperated with the eagle very well. As the eagle moved, it had transformed into a soul form, hiding its breath and entering the void with the eagle.

When the corrupted monsters tore the golden eagle's phantom into pieces, they did not see the cat and the eagle, and then they realized that they had been tricked.

Catching a faint residual breath, the three mythical corrupted monsters looked towards the last portal and saw that the cat and eagle had released their virtual state.

The eagle dragged the cat, who was making a "lululu" gesture to the three mythical corrupted monsters, and stepped into the last portal.

At this point, all nine gates were closed.

“Da!~Da!~Da!~…”

The crisp sound of footsteps echoed in the quiet space, adding a sense of loneliness.

Melen looked around. It was a space so empty that there was no object or sound. The ground under his feet seemed to be a solid mirror, forming a clear reflection, but when he stepped on it, circles of ripples like water waves appeared.

There is a bright silver moon in the sky, but strangely, one third of the silver moon reflected under the feet is dyed purple.

Mellen calmly looked at his own reflection at his feet. After looking at it for a long time, he had a vague illusion that he was "smiling" at him.

Do not!

Maybe it wasn’t an illusion!!

Melen withdrew his gaze, looked thoughtful, and continued to walk slowly.

There was no reference object in the entire space. Even the bright silver moon was always hanging high above his head without any deviation.

As far as the eye could see, the sky and the earth intersected into a dim line, like the chains of a closed cage, trapping him firmly here.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Melen's heart gradually became empty.

Suddenly, Mellen stopped again. He frowned slightly and looked down, only to be met with the reflection that stared at him expressionlessly, and... the silver moon in the reflection?!

Melen suddenly looked up and saw a silver moon hanging in the sky, one third of which was stained purple!

Chapter 595: The Test of Authority and the Corrosion of the Supreme

Mellen's expression became more serious.

Based on the characteristics of his profession, spirit, mind, soul and other aspects have always been what Mellen is most proud of. Even if he has never done any related training, he can still easily surpass his peers.

When Mellen contracted with Nasus, these aspects became even stronger. Even though he was one realm higher than Nasus, it was difficult for these aspects to affect him. On the contrary, his abilities might even affect the latter.

Not to mention the power of enlightenment and fusion, the dogs have been strengthened again after combining their abilities.

And now, Melen has fallen for it. He can't even tell whether it is an illusion, a mental confusion, or a twisted soul.

If it were someone else, their soul would probably be gradually hollowed out by the current environment, and eventually they would become a walking corpse, completely replaced by the reflection under their feet.

Of course, if you can wake up in time, break free from the influence of your mind, and constantly remind yourself to recognize your true identity, you will be able to resist for a longer time.

As for the changes in reflections and the moon, they are also part of the mind-confusing part, but they don't mean much to Mellen.

"Nasus, little Liuli."

As Melen called softly, the figures of the two dogs appeared in Melen's mind.