Please be my partner.

The rabbit demon's gaze sharpened. He hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the cannon fodder next to Mellen and said, "You, go and see what's going on over there!"

The man next to Mellen paused for a moment, then walked toward the direction from which the commotion came.

The rabbit demon then took out the control jade and unleashed another ability of the restriction... sensory sharing.

Immediately, the rabbit demon saw the scene that the scout was seeing.

The pitch-black cave was no obstacle for these accomplished cultivators. Moreover, there were specks of fluorescent light floating in the cave, which were the lingering traces of shattered souls. They usually didn't last long before disappearing, but the environment in the Ten Thousand Souls Cave was special, so they could last longer.

Soon, after turning a few corners, the scout approached the place where the tremors came from. Although he was already despondent, the instinct to survive made him subconsciously slow down his movements.

But when he sneakily made his way around the last corner, what he saw was a scene of Buddhas leaving their bodies and ascending to heaven.

He saw a burly man standing not far from the corner, only three meters away from the scout, looking at him with a mocking expression, clearly having already noticed his arrival.

In the blink of an eye, the scout saw two people standing not far behind the burly man. One was an arrogant young man, and behind him stood an indifferent old man. At their feet lay several corpses.

The scout, caught off guard, was too intimidated by the burly man's aura to even think of resisting, and instinctively turned and ran.

The rabbit demon felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this. The next moment, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he immediately activated the restriction to punish the scout, causing the cannon fodder to fall to the ground in pain.

Based solely on his synchronized senses, the rabbit demon had already confirmed that he was no match for the strong man, let alone the other two. Therefore, he naturally wanted to prevent these three from finding him by following the scouts. After all, cannon fodder was just something to be used, and he had nine more of the same kind of cannon fodder.

The arrogant young man turned the corpse over with his toe, then asked, "Hong Da, is it resolved?"

The burly man, Hong, laughed loudly, "Young master, this little bug should be an exploration team sent by other demons. Such teams are usually led by a minor demon, plus ten cultivators who are placed under restrictions as cannon fodder. This little bug is obviously one of the cannon fodder used for exploration. The others may still be not far away. Should we deal with them as well?"

The arrogant young man waved his hand dismissively and said, "You handle it yourself, don't waste time."

Hong grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth. He approached the scout, lifted the scout's head with his large, fan-like hand, and chuckled, "This kind of restriction should have the function of sharing senses. I know you're watching, so, play a game with me, my lord."

"From now on, I will hunt you down. If you can survive for a third of an incense stick's time, you will live; otherwise, hehehehehe..."

"Let the game begin!"

"Pfft!~"

The cannon fodder's head was crushed by Hong Da.

The rabbit demon felt dizzy, a side effect of the shared senses. Ignoring the needle-like pain in his head, the rabbit demon felt like he was about to vomit blood. He never expected to be so unlucky.

However, now is not the time to think about these things. Even though the rabbit demon is on the verge of madness, and even though the rabbit demon still has some self-destructive tendencies, the instinct for survival still made him issue the order immediately...

"Run! Scatter and run!! Anyone who's slow to run, I'll make them wish they were dead!!!"

Since Hong Da said he would only pursue them for a third of an incense stick's time, even if it wasn't true, given that they couldn't win, they could only pray that it was true.

Therefore, everyone scattering and fleeing is the best way to buy time.

As the saying goes, if you encounter a bear in the forest, you don't need to run faster than the bear, you just need to run faster than everyone else to survive.

The same principle applies now, and more importantly, only the rabbit demon himself knows the specifics of the current situation. Under the threat of controlling the jade, he sent the cannon fodder to escape through the many roads, while he himself chose the one far away from Hongda, so that his chances of survival would be the greatest among all the demons (humans).

Under the threat of punishment, the cannon fodder, though not understanding what was happening, instinctively began to run away; they were unwilling to experience punishment again.

One-third of an incense stick's time translates to about ten minutes.

Just when the rabbit demon thought its plan was complete, less than a minute later, two of the nine cannon fodder died, and the two died almost simultaneously.

The rabbit demon comforted itself, thinking that as time went on, the cannon fodder would run further away, and it would take even longer to catch up.

However, when the three minutes were up, four more died one after another, leaving only three cannon fodder plus the rabbit demon himself, and there were still seven minutes left.

When the fifth minute arrived, the rabbit demon's face showed despair, because in his perception, all the cannon fodder had died, and Hong Da had almost caught up to him.

The rabbit demon opened its mouth as if to say something, but a gust of wind swept by, and its expression froze instantly. Its body also froze on the spot, and then it turned into layers of dust and scattered with the wind.

The excitement on Hong Da's face gradually faded. He curled his lip and said, "It really is boring."

The three reunited, and Hong Da said, "Young Master, the insects have all been crushed to death. Let's go."

The arrogant young man nodded indifferently and took the lead in walking towards the lower levels.

After the three left, Mellen's figure slowly emerged. He looked thoughtfully in the direction they had gone, vaguely feeling that it seemed somewhat familiar.

With Mellen's current strength, he wouldn't have such a misperception anymore. If he feels familiar, then he must have had some connection with him.

Just a moment later, Mellen suddenly realized that he had indeed encountered these three people, or more precisely, the Hong Da and the arrogant young man, not long ago at the Fortune Pavilion auction, where they had bought the 'Blood Rain Flag'.

Although the three were in a private room at the time, Mellen did not see their faces, but he remembered their voices. At first, Hong Da was bidding, but when the 'Blood Rain Flag' was auctioned, it was the arrogant young man who personally bid.

Although there was a bit of a connection, Mellen wouldn't be so quick to murder and rob a stranger he just met, so he didn't intend to pay any attention to the three of them.

After recalling the rabbit demon's map, Mellen chose the straight path leading to the bottom.

Several hours later, Mellen stopped, somewhat speechless, and looked at the trio cautiously advancing in the distance.

Thank goodness, Mellen had no intention of following the three, but somehow they were going the same way!

The Cave of Ten Thousand Souls is a maze of interconnected paths with an unimaginable number of forks in the road. To be able to stay on the same path all this time is truly a matter of great destiny.

Of course, there is another possibility: that the three of them were also heading straight down, and that they were taking the shortest route, which is why they ended up one after the other.

Thinking of this, Mellen was no longer in a hurry. He even thought that if the three of them were also heading to the Sea of ​​Blood, then he wouldn't need to spend time scouting after reaching the bottom of the rabbit demon's exploration; he could just follow the three of them.

They traveled for most of the day. Keep in mind that the three of them were far stronger than the rabbit demon. So even with the winding mountain roads, the interconnected waterways, and various dangers blocking their way, they still managed to travel far beyond the furthest distance the rabbit demon had ever explored.

Just then, the arrogant young man suddenly stopped, his face turning solemn. After looking around for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Who is this expert following us? Please show yourself!"

Mellen was startled, not expecting that this arrogant youth could sense his presence. After all, he had used Garuru and Voidhound's abilities to create a spatial veil, and then used Nasus and Little Glass's abilities to eliminate all his aura. Normally, even a True Immortal might not be able to easily see through his disguise if they weren't paying attention. He didn't know where he had slipped up and allowed the arrogant youth to spot the flaw.

But it doesn't matter, he's not afraid of the three of them.

Just as Mellen was considering whether to show up to say hello and ask for some information, or turn around and leave, he suddenly noticed something unusual and a look of suspicion appeared on his face.

The arrogant young man seemed to be getting impatient. He took out a small bell and said, "This is the Soul-Suppressing Bell bestowed upon me by my father. Although it can only be used a limited number of times, it would be a waste if you don't show yourself, senior. I will shake this bell now."

After a moment of silence, the arrogant young man's expression turned serious, and he put the bell away.

Hong grinned and said, "Young Master, it seems you're outsmarting thin air again."

The arrogant young man glared at Hong Da and scolded, "If you can't speak properly, then shut up. This young master is just being cautious."

A hint of helplessness seemed to appear on the old man's indifferent face.

Mellen watched these clowns perform speechlessly.

That's right, it was a performance. The arrogant young man seemed to want to use this method to stir things up and see if he could draw out anyone who might be following him.

After the farce, the three moved forward at a faster pace, and this time with a clear purpose.

Mellen became somewhat interested and continued to follow behind the three.

But after turning a few corners, Mellen suddenly stopped. He looked at the intersection ahead, where a vast network of perception was woven from countless tiny spatial threads.

These spatial threads are extremely delicate and completely integrated into the space. Only Mellen, who had undergone trials in the outer heavens, could clearly sense them. Ordinary people would not even notice if they bumped into them.

The function of these spatial threads is simple: to detect and sense. Once someone touches them, it will inevitably alert the person who set them up.

A slow smile crept across Mellen's lips as he muttered to himself, "Looks like I've actually discovered some secret. Interesting!"

Chapter 699 Making a Small Profit

It is obvious that the vast sensory network woven from the spatial threads in front of us cannot be created in a short time; it must have been set up in advance.

Thinking about it this way, the arrogant youth's clownish performance might have been intentional. With this added layer, and the three of them speeding up their advance, even if there were followers behind them, they would easily be caught in the perception network.

The fact that the three were behaving so cautiously piqued Mellen's interest. He even began to wonder if these three were the same forces that had kidnapped the mad adventurer and were now heading to the Sea of ​​Red Spider Lilies.

Mellen's figure slowly faded and disappeared. His body began to fold and shrink on the spatial level, quickly reaching a point where it could pass through the gaps in the perception net.

Once he had passed through the sensory network, Mellen's figure returned to normal. He spread his senses and quickly tracked the three people's trail.

After traveling through twists and turns for most of the day, the three finally stopped in a spacious cave.

Mellen surveyed the cave. The temperature here was extremely high, and dark red flames occasionally surged from the cracks in the ground and walls. These were flowing lava. In a corner of the cave, there was also an underground river, but the water in this underground river was pale red and emitted an extremely high temperature.

Mellen hid in the shadows, observing the three men and waiting for the unexpected to happen.

Time ticked by, and several hours passed in vain. Just when Mellen thought they were up to some trick again, Hong Da suddenly said, "Young Master Xing, the other side hasn't arrived yet. Has something happened? Should I go and investigate?"

The arrogant young man, Xing Zeyang, shook his head and said, "Wait a little longer."

The old man also said, "Young man, you must be patient in everything you do."

Hong Da looked speechless and said, "Old Tu, you just look a bit older than I am, you're not that much older than me, why are you acting like you're so old?!"

Butcher curled his lip, too lazy to bother with this fool.

This exchange between the three not only eased the tension but also made Mellen aware of their purpose.

Just as Mellen was pondering, he suddenly sensed a faint fluctuation. His gaze swept across the cavern and finally settled on the underground river.

The next moment, a series of bubbles first appeared in the underground river, and then, as if something was about to rise from below the river, large bulges emerged.

With a splash, three burly figures emerged slowly from the dark river; they were three members of the Asura clan.

The leader of the Shura looked at Xing Zeyang and said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect it to be Young Master Xing who came this time."

Xing Zeyang smiled and said, "Because of Lord Monroe, I have followed my second uncle several times before and am already familiar with the process. Now that my second uncle has more important things to do, I will be in charge of this part of the work from now on."

Monroe nodded nonchalantly and said, "Then let's get started."

He gave a wink to the Asura behind him, who then took out a blood-red leather pouch, while Butcher's Blade also produced a jade bracelet.

After the exchange, Tu Dao carefully examined the contents of the blood-red leather pouch before nodding slightly to Xing Zeyang. Xing Zeyang's smile remained unchanged as he said, "Lord Monroe, it's been a pleasure doing business with you. So, as usual, we'll notify you in advance of the next transaction location."

"Okay," Monroe said. After a pause, he added, "For the next deal, we'll need more Pearl Tears, Flawless Jade, and Netherworld Grass."

Xing Zeyang's eyes brightened slightly, but a troubled look appeared on his face. He said, "Only the merfolk of the East Sea can provide Pearl Tears, but they are particularly difficult to deal with, and the Flawless Jade and the Yellow Spring Grass are also..."

Monroe waved his hand impatiently and said, "Stop with your nonsense. Since I've added these three resources, I'll naturally offer sufficient compensation. Your Xing family can collect them as they please."

Xing Zeyang chuckled and said, "Alright, the relevant information will also be explained in the next contact, and I certainly won't let you down."

Monroe nodded, then turned and left without hesitation, disappearing into the dark river.

After Inmonro and the others left, Hong laughed loudly, "Young Master Xing, doing business with these Asuras is really lucrative. You can make dozens of times the profit with just one transaction. If other people knew about this channel, they would be green with envy!"

Xing Zeyang glanced at Hong Da, and although he knew he was just saying it casually, he couldn't help but scold him: "Watch your mouth."

Hong Da shrugged and said no more.

The three of them then left immediately through another opening.

Mellen appeared, glanced at the Dark River, thought for a moment, and then chased after the three who had left.

However, this time Mellen did not choose to continue following secretly, but instead launched a direct attack.

As countless lights and shadows intertwined and the surrounding scenery changed, the three people's expressions changed drastically. They realized that they had been attacked and immediately attacked with all their might.

Hong Da's eyes turned bloodshot, and a golden ring appeared on each of his hands and feet. With the blessing of the golden rings, his strength increased greatly. At the same time, a phantom of a violent ape appeared behind Hong Da. This phantom of the violent ape had the same golden rings on its hands and feet as Hong Da.

Butcher took out a heavy black-backed sword, its blade stained with crimson ink, seemingly ready to drip blood at any moment, and a scent of blood and death slowly emanated from it.

Xing Zeyang threw out a small blood-red flag, which was the Blood Rain Flag. The Blood Rain Flag grew in the wind and transformed into a three-zhang (approximately 10 meters) flag that fluttered in the air. Drops of blood rain began to fall. This blood rain not only had the effect of corroding and defeating enemies, but also had the effect of confusing perception. It was a rather good treasure.

At the same time, Xing Zeyang also took out a wooden box, but he did not open it directly. Instead, he held it in his hand, making it look like he could open it at any time.

The three of them immediately revealed their strength through their posture.

Hong Da and Tu Dao are both ordinary immortals. To be honest, they are probably similar to Longshan Zhenjun, whom Melun encountered when he first entered the Immortal Realm. Of course, both of them have a desperate, bloodthirsty air about them when they fight, which should be related to the environment of Ziyun Heaven. So if it were a life-or-death struggle, Hong Da and Tu Dao would probably be better than Longshan Zhenjun.

Although Xing Zeyang is only at the Immortal Seed Realm, the strength he has shown is in no way inferior to that of the two immortals, Hong Da and Tu Dao. In addition, with the Blood Rain Banner, he may be even more difficult to deal with.

However, none of that mattered to Mellen. The only thing that bothered Mellen was the unopened box in Xing Zeyang's hand, which he sensed as a faint threat.

To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, Mellen decided to act quickly.

*Smack!*

With a light snap of his fingers, the sound was a blend of Nasus's soul power and Xiao Liuli's illusionary power. These two powers did not act independently, but were perfectly mixed together, creating an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

Furthermore, the sound of the snapping fingers traveled far beyond the speed of sound, penetrating space directly and affecting the three people.

Under the impact of this soul illusion, the three of them immediately felt dizzy and the world began to spin.

Hong Da and Tu Dao were ultimately just ordinary immortals. They swayed without any resistance and then collapsed to the ground.

The moment Xing Zeyang heard the sound, he knew something was wrong, but he also lost control of his body immediately. Just before he was about to completely lose consciousness, a clear spring in his mind was suddenly triggered. The spring surged violently, evaporated and disappeared quickly, and a cool power filled his mind, briefly resisting Mellen's soul illusion.

Taking advantage of this fleeting Qingming Festival, Xing Zeyang was about to open the box in his hand without hesitation.

But the next moment, Xing Zeyang's face turned ugly, because no matter how hard he tried, the box was as solid as cast iron and did not budge. At this point, it was too late for him to do anything else. His spiritual wellspring was exhausted, his body lost control again, and his spirit began to sink.

With his last shred of control, Xing Zeyang said with extreme resentment, "Your Excellency, why..."