Please be my partner.

However, Murong Xingchen underestimated Mellen and the methods of the extraterrestrial demons!

After leaving the Xuanxiao World and entering the World Rift, Murong Xingchen looked at Mellen and said calmly, "I said I don't want to get involved in the conflict. You still have a chance to leave now, but once I make a move, you will surely die."

Mellen laughed and said, "Then I'd like to see what you've got up to."

Murong Xingchen slowly drew his Star Sword, casually slashed three times in the void, and then said, "Since that's the case, then I'll send you on your way."

“There are differences between legends. You are just an ordinary legend, while I have reached the pinnacle of legends and have comprehended a trace of the power of the other shore. Those three swords just now were aimed at your past.”

As Murong Xingchen finished speaking, three sword lights suddenly burst forth from Mellen's body: one decapitated, one severed the chest, and one shattered the heart.

Mellen's expression froze, his eyes still seemingly filled with astonishment, when his head flew off, his body was severed in two, and a gaping hole opened in his chest.

Murong Xingchen's expression was calm, a trace of pity flashing in his eyes, as he slowly sheathed his sword.

After a moment of silence, sensing that Mellen's presence had completely disappeared, Murong Xingchen turned to return to the Xuanxiao World, but he stopped as soon as he lifted his foot, his brows furrowing.

Chapter 668 Plundering Destiny and a New Goal

"Slayed my past self? That really gave me a fright!"

Like a phantom image, Mellen's shattered body suddenly froze, then gradually vanished into nothingness, while another Mellen walked out calmly not far away.

Looking at Murong Xingchen's shocked expression, Mellen laughed and said, "Surprised? The true power of the Other Shore is a mighty force that can traverse the river of time and influence the past and future. You've only grasped a few scraps of it, yet you dare to claim you've touched the Other Shore?! How ignorant and laughable."

Faced with Mellen's taunts, Murong Xingchen did not get angry, but asked, "How can you dodge a sword from the past?"

Mellen shook his head and said, "What you call a 'sword from the past' is nothing more than casting the sword into the past, which is completely different from actually cutting the past."

Murong Xingchen's eyes seemed to understand something, but they were also filled with more confusion and bewilderment.

Mellen clicked his tongue and said, "Although the probability is very low, if you were to actually comprehend the wonders of the other shore in the heat of battle, I would be in grave danger. So, I can only apologize."

Despite saying this, Mellen made his move without hesitation. Suddenly, the vast void around him changed, transforming from a chaotic and disordered gap in the world into an unknown star field filled with stars. High in the sky, two great stars, the sun and the moon, hung high, while the ground beneath his feet was filled with an endless sea of ​​blood.

Garuru and Void Dog appeared to Murong Xingchen's left and right. The two dogs had been summoned long ago when Melen was preparing to deal with the latter, and had set up traps outside the Xuanxiao World in advance, just waiting for Melen to lure Murong Xingchen out so that they could launch an attack.

Under the pressure of life and death, Murong Xingchen's vague signs of enlightenment were immediately shattered. Although even if Mellen did not intervene, the possibility of Murong Xingchen achieving enlightenment on the spot was extremely low, the complete extinguishing of his tiny hope still ignited anger in Murong Xingchen's heart.

Unfortunately, the Outer Heaven is not a fantasy world full of action and excitement, and there is no setting where one's strength can be infinitely improved after a power surge, ignoring bottlenecks.

Under the overwhelming power of Mellen and his dogs, Murong Xingchen couldn't even escape.

In the final moments, Murong Xingchen let out a bitter smile, a smile at his own overconfidence and at the cruel twist of fate.

He looked at Mellen and said in a pleading tone, "Please don't hurt my world."

Looking at the dying Murong Xingchen, Mellen calmly said, "Alright."

As Murong Xingchen completely disappeared, an invisible force rose from his body and quickly dissipated.

At the same time, Mellen could vaguely sense a similar invisible force spreading outwards from him like a spider web, rushing towards the rapidly dissipating invisible force and constantly capturing and assimilating it.

When everything was over, only a small portion of the invisible power on Murong Xingchen's body dissipated; the vast majority was captured by the invisible power on Mellen's side.

Half of what they gained went to Mellen, and the other half to the two Dao Lords.

Mellen understood that this invisible force was the so-called 'destiny,' one of the ways in which the two Dao Lords and the Heavenly Dao of the Outer Heavens were battling.

As a person born with a destiny, Murong Xingchen's destiny power had already been unleashed, making him hundreds or thousands of times stronger than other experts of the same level. Killing him brought Mellen a great deal of benefits.

Taking away about a third of Murong Xingchen's destiny did not directly improve Melon's strength, but in his perception, hundreds of legendary traces appeared out of nowhere, all of which were condensed by Murong Xingchen's travels to different worlds over the past thousands of years.

It's as if Mellen directly replaced Murong Xingchen's legendary position in these worlds. With these legendary traces, the power of the 'other self' in the corresponding world will naturally flow in, without Mellen having to make a special trip, not to mention the continuous subsequent benefits of the legendary traces themselves.

Having experienced so many worlds and universes, Murren has developed his own understanding of the extraordinary and the powerful.

Different universes, based on their fundamental rules and different extraordinary systems, do not have a clear and quantifiable level comparison, and the power that can be exerted at different stages is also vastly different.

But there is one consistent point: the more powerful the universe, the more powerful and comprehensive the extraordinary systems that are born from it.

If we make a horizontal comparison with the Immortal Realm, the life of the Immortal Seed Realm is essentially only equivalent to a demigod (sixth rank) in the Starry Universe. However, in terms of actual combat power, even the Ten Heroes of the Golden Jade Immortal Sect can easily defeat a Myth (seventh rank) opponent, not to mention that there are True Disciples above the Ten Heroes.

Upon reaching the Immortal Flower Realm and achieving True Immortal status, one directly attains the positions of Ruler (Eighth Rank) and Supreme (Ninth Rank).

Daojun is a title, but in reality, it also belongs to the Immortal Flower Realm. However, Daojun has completely integrated its own strength, and all immortal techniques have been unified and merged into an immortal flower. Although its level corresponds to the Supreme, the strength it can actually exert is simply worlds apart from that of immortals and mortals.

The Immortal Flower Realm is the end of the conventional immortal path system, while the final realm, the Immortal Fruit Realm, is a transcendence after the ultimate sublimation. It is a possibility achieved from the impossible. What is needed is no longer simple cultivation, plunder, or accumulation, but rather the fulfillment of more and more demanding conditions in order to create even the slightest chance.

This is a truly eternal and immortal existence that stands above all things in the universe.

In the Immortal Realm, such beings who transcend the mundane world and condense the Dao Fruit are also called... Dao Venerables.

To get back to the point, the legendary realms here have vastly different upper and lower limits. The weakest are only equivalent to a Saint (fifth rank), while the strongest can be comparable to a myth.

If one reaches the other shore and comprehends the power of time, even the weakest powerhouse on the other shore can go toe-to-toe with a supreme expert, and those with deeper accumulation can easily defeat them.

Of course, the powerful beings of the other shore have their own special characteristics. Once they leave the specific environment of the Outer Heaven, their strength will be greatly weakened, and they may not even be able to match the ruler.

This is the difference between different cosmic rules and different extraordinary systems.

It is worth mentioning that the ultimate goal of the Outer Heavens is to obtain the Dao Fruit of the Epoch, truly ascend to the other shore, and be called... the King of the Epoch!

The Dao Fruit of the Era here is certainly not the Dao Fruit of the Dao Venerable in the Immortal Realm, but rather an ultimate treasure that is only born once in an era in the Outer Heavens.

After obtaining the Dao Fruit of the Epoch and ascending to the other shore, one's strength will leap to another level, but Mellen guesses that even so, the King of the Epoch will not be able to compare with the Dao Lord.

Mellen's extraordinary path has absorbed the advantages of multiple universes. Although his life essence is still only at the level of a demigod in the Starry Universe and a celestial seed in the Immortal Realm, his true strength has already surpassed mythology. He can even hold his own against a ruler and has a certain degree of confidence in escaping a true immortal.

With this level of strength, as long as the other shore doesn't emerge from the Outer Heavens, Mellen is confident that he is among the top few in the legendary realm. Moreover, his legendary path is far from over, and he will only become stronger over time.

With this successful hunt, Mellen has made new adjustments to his future cultivation path.

As the saying goes, "murder and arson bring wealth and honor." If Mellen wants to leave a legendary mark on a world, it will take at least one or two years, and if it's the Great Hua world, it will take at least ten years.

However, after killing Murong Xingchen and plundering part of his destiny, he directly obtained more than a hundred legendary traces, which is equivalent to saving one or two hundred years of hard work. This is much faster than the time and effort he and his dogs spent working on it.

As for the blessings that come with destiny, such as finding treasures on the go and turning bad luck into good, they are of much less importance to Mellen.

Of course, as I said before, it's not something that can be achieved by simply killing any legendary figure; it requires a truly chosen one.

After carefully storing the divine sword left behind by Murong Xingchen, Mellen once again entered the Xuanxiao World.

Perhaps because he killed Murong Xingchen, Mellen could clearly feel the rejection he was facing from the Xuanxiao World. This rejection was not strong at first, but it was continuous and kept accumulating. At this rate, he could only stay in the Xuanxiao World for a month at most before being rejected.

Although this rejection is not permanent, and after some time Mellen can re-enter the Xuanxiao World, he will still be rejected again. As long as he carries the 'sin' of killing Murong Xingchen, he is essentially permanently marked by the Xuanxiao World.

It's not impossible to remove this mark; one just needs to achieve something greater than Murong Xingchen in the Xuanxiao World. But clearly, Mellen doesn't have the patience for such a thing.

Mellen tossed Murong Xingchen's divine sword away, letting it return to the Xuanxiao Sect, and then began to sense the location. Based on the subtle clues he had left in the solidified legendary traits, Mellen quickly located the positions of the Immortal of Immortality and the Fire Phoenix Immortal.

When Mellen arrived at their location, he found it to be a large fortified village built in the mountains, which appeared to be able to accommodate tens of thousands of people.

At this time, the fortress appeared extremely desolate, with most of the houses empty, and a few hiding the elderly, women, and children.

When Mellen arrived at the chieftain's courtyard, he saw many corpses lying haphazardly on the ground, numbering at least a hundred. The Immortal of Immortality and the Fire Phoenix Immortal were looting the place, and they both showed surprise and delight upon seeing Mellen.

The immortal said with emotion, "Mellen, it's been a long time."

Fire Phoenix then asked, "Merlen, you're appearing before us now because you've resolved your matters?"

Mellen greeted them, then laughed, "Indeed, it's all taken care of. What are you doing here...?"

Fire Phoenix pointed to one of the corpses and said, "The Hidden Mountain Rat, Deng Hui, once chased after us. Now we're here to settle the score."

Changshengxian added, "This Gray Rat Village was originally established by a group of mountain bandits. Later, because a powerful figure emerged from among them, the village grew larger and larger."

"When we fled to the vicinity, we were targeted by the Gray Rat Village and suffered a lot."

"The Mountain Rat Deng Hui is also clever. On the day you gave us the treasure, he saw that things were not going well and ran away. But of course we will not let him go so easily."

After cleaning up their mess, the two left with Mellen and found a scenic spot to chat.

This was their first meeting since they parted ways in the Mountain and Sea Realm, so they naturally started by sharing their experiences.

Immortal Changsheng and Immortal Huofeng did not stay in the area where they ascended for long before they were taken back to their own territory by the Yin Yang Hehuan Sect.

Because they possessed the bloodline of immortal beasts and had excellent talent, and because they were Daoist partners with the affection and tacit understanding cultivated over many years of living together, they were easily selected by the Yin Yang He Huan Sect to join their ranks. Before long, they became inner disciples and were valued by a True Immortal who took them under his wing.

There were several others in similar situations, so almost all the people from the Mountain and Sea Realm with a little talent for cultivation joined the Yin-Yang Harmony Sect and dispersed to join their ranks, forming several factions.

The original demons of the Mountain and Sea Realm, including those who sided with Melon, are now all following the Immortal of Longevity and the Fire Phoenix Immortal.

The Yin-Yang Harmony Sect is both righteous and evil, and the atmosphere within the sect is even more brutal. Resources are often limited, so if you want to improve, you must fight, grab, and seize; if you want to go further, you must trample others down.

Unless, your parents or ancestors were true immortals, or even Dao Lords.

Although Changsheng Xian and Huofeng Xian had become disciples of a true immortal, they were only nominal disciples and did not receive the privilege of being fed good things directly.

The spots for training in the Outer Heavens are actually quite precious. Originally, there were many competitors for the Longevity Immortal and the Fire Phoenix Immortal, but because of that Dao Lord, they were directly reserved.

After learning that Xiaotian and the other demons were doing well, Mellen said no more. He briefly recounted some events that had happened since he joined the Golden Jade Immortal Sect.

Although Mellen spoke in a calm tone and omitted details such as sending Spike and the others to the Ten Thousand Mountains to establish resource channels, Mellen's performance at the Golden Jade Immortal Sect and his becoming the leader of the sect's Ten Outstanding Talents were enough to leave them speechless.

Although the inner sect competition of the Golden Jade Immortal Sect caused a sensation throughout the Jade Balance Heaven, at that time, the Longevity Immortal and the Fire Phoenix Immortal were only struggling to survive in the Yin-Yang Harmony Sect, so they naturally did not have the extra energy to pay attention to these things.

By the time the long chat ended, a day and a night had passed.

"What are your plans next?" asked Mellen.

The Immortal of Immortality and the Immortal of Fire Phoenix exchanged a glance and then said, "The martial arts knowledge you have given us is quite comprehensive. We plan to cultivate to the Legendary Realm in this world, and then see if we can leave any traces of the Legendary Realm. After that, we will travel to different worlds to improve our strength, and first we will reach the peak of the Legendary Realm."

"What about you?"

"After meeting you all this time, I plan to leave, also heading to a different world to improve my strength," Mellen said.

Fire Phoenix asked with some surprise, "Leaving so soon? Aren't you going to try and leave a legendary trace here?"

Mellen shook his head and laughed, "This world probably doesn't welcome me very much."

The Immortal of Immortality and the Phoenix Immortal looked puzzled, but Mellen did not explain.

After saying goodbye to the two, Mellen left the Xuanxiao World directly. He immediately felt a sense of clarity in his heart. Although he could bear the feeling of rejection from the whole world, it was not a pleasant feeling.

As Mellen previously stated, he will continue to travel to different worlds to enhance his strength, but in the meantime, he will also try his best to search for and hunt down the chosen ones of the Outer Heavens.

Chapter 669 The Ghost Carriage World

Time flies, and five years have passed since Mellen left the Xuanxiao world.

Because of the adjusted order of actions, Mellen focused more on finding the chosen one from the Outer Heavens, essentially joining the highest level of the Outer Heavens' power struggle ahead of time.

In the past five years, Mellen has traveled to more than a hundred worlds. Since he no longer considers condensing traces of legends, he does not stay in each world for long. During this period, he carried out twelve targeted hunts, all of which were targets that Mellen had investigated and determined to be potential chosen ones.

Unfortunately, only one of the twelve targets was the true chosen one, and his strength was far inferior to Murong Xingchen's, so the gains were naturally far less.

Of course, even so, it would still be much faster than Mellen himself gathering legendary marks one by one.

Today, Mellen has absorbed and accommodated more than 500 'other selves'. This achievement is not only due to the fact that she does not need to fight between her 'self' and 'other selves', but also thanks to the hard work of her dogs.

Having reached this point, the significance of absorbing and incorporating the power of other beings in different worlds is no longer great. While it will certainly enhance Melron's strength, the effect will be minimal. Therefore, Melron has once again adjusted his focus.

According to what Mellen learned from the Wudang Sect, although there are almost endless worlds in the Outer Heavens, in the end, 99.99% of them are just reflections of the fragments that were shattered after the original main world was broken. The worlds formed by the fragments of the original main world are very few, and each one is full of unimaginable mysteries.

Similar to the world filled with borderlands where Melen first arrived, and the Great Hua world he experienced afterward, these are also fragments and reflections, but they have undergone some changes, which is why they have a little bit of special characteristics. However, these special characteristics are not even a fraction of the true fragments of the main world.

It is said that the true opportunities to reach the other shore can only be obtained in these fragments of the main world. Therefore, each fragment of the main world is filled with a large number of legendary powerhouses from beyond the heavens, and occasionally even traces of great beings from the other shore can be found.

Mellen's regular accumulation in the Legendary Realm has almost reached its limit. Even if he absorbs more 'Other Self' positions from ordinary worlds, his improvement will be limited. It's time for him to start preparing for his journey to the other side.

After bidding farewell to several acquaintances from the Wudang faction, Mellen embarked on a new journey.

In fact, the relationship between Mellen and the Wudang Sect is quite strange. Rather than saying that he joined the Wudang Sect, it would be more accurate to say that the two had a cooperative relationship. Logically speaking, normal Wudang Sect disciples would never have this kind of interaction.

This also indirectly confirms Mellen's earlier guess...

Perhaps the Wudang Sect has indeed pledged allegiance to the two Dao Lords, which is why they have opened the door to him with such ease.

However, even within the same camp, there are factions. The faction of Wudang providing convenience to Mellen does not mean that the two sides have a close relationship. At most, they can only get along amicably and not be hostile to each other, nothing more.

For example, the knowledge that Mellen gained about the fragments of the main world was obtained by him through the sect merits he had accumulated over the years.

Wandering through the gaps in this bizarre and fantastical world, after an unknown amount of time, a distorted and confusing barrier appeared before Melen, enough to cover his entire range of perception.

This kind of distorted illusion is actually a special area created by the interaction of countless worlds. It is even more bizarre than the gap between worlds itself. Moreover, due to the constant changes in the world, it can also shift. Mellen has encountered it several times in recent years and has basically avoided it.

At that moment, Mellen stepped inside without hesitation.

Under the distortion and tearing of countless spatial forces, Mellen quickly found the constantly changing balance point by following the secret method obtained from the Wudang Sect. Instantly, the distortion and tearing were greatly reduced, weakened to a level that even ordinary legends could barely cope with.

Moving steadily in accordance with the shifting balance point, Mellen remained unhurried, understanding that it was a time-consuming process that also required a bit of luck.

Within the distorted illusion, not only does space become bizarre, but time itself seems to be affected, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, but that's all. The fluctuations in time are like a spring; although they expand and contract, they always eventually return to normal.