Please be my partner.

Song Fei stopped speaking abruptly, but his expression remained indignant, clearly showing his dissatisfaction.

Dong Mingjie sighed: "You and Lao Sun are really something. You're both so old, yet you still act like children. Aren't you afraid your students will laugh at you?"

As Dong Mingjie said this, Sun Zihao, whose sensory connection had not been severed, issued a stern protest, but Dong Mingjie deliberately ignored it.

Song Fei hummed a couple of times, then got back to the point: "Tell me, what suggestions do you have?"

Dong Mingjie said helplessly, "I can't gauge this person's abilities or character, so I can't offer any valuable advice. If possible, I don't even want to contact you."

While speaking, Dong Mingjie also passed on the information and speculations he had collected about Mellen to Song Fei.

After reading it, Song Fei said solemnly, "Suspected to be a God-level expert? This is truly a formidable problem!"

Dong Mingjie said, "If you ask me, the safest thing to do is for you to tell me about the Battle of the Sky Collapse, and I will pass it on to that person. That way, your safety can be guaranteed."

"Impossible!" Song Fei retorted immediately: "The great war at the end of the ancient era was not as simple as you think. You should know that after that great war, those dominant clans chose to live in seclusion and their whereabouts are still a mystery. You can imagine how dangerous it was."

"If we let laymen mess around and unearth some incredible artifact, the new order we've worked so hard to establish could collapse again. This is no joke!"

Dong Mingjie was startled and asked in shock, "It's that serious?!"

Song Fei snorted and said, "What do you think!"

Dong Mingjie shrugged and asked, "So what do we do now? I don't think your explanation will sway that person."

After thinking for a moment, Song Fei suddenly said, "Isn't it just a God-level expert? We have plenty of backers like that!"

"You mean... Lord Tianyu?" Dong Mingjie hesitated for a moment before saying, "But that person is only possibly at the Ancestral God level. To alarm the Guild Master based on just one possibility seems a bit..."

Tianyu, the founder of the Academy Alliance, the dean of the First Academy, and the strongest member of the alliance.

Song Fei shook his head and said, "You don't understand. Baoshi Academy has too many secrets. Since there are already signs, we have to be careful."

"That's fine. You buy me some time while I contact President Tianyu. With the president in charge, we can ensure everything goes smoothly."

Dong Mingjie nodded and said, "Alright then, hurry up. In the model we've built, that person isn't exactly a patient person."

Song Fei waved his hand to indicate that he understood, and then hung up the call directly.

After thinking for a moment, Dong Mingjie decided not to report directly to Mellen; he needed to make some preparations first.

Not long after, many professors from Xinghuan Academy, along with a large number of outstanding students, left the academy under the guise of academic exchanges, social investigations, and grassroots experiments.

"That's the situation. The archaeology professors who studied the Battle of the Sky Collapse are currently trapped in a hidden ruin. It's estimated that they won't be able to come out for several more days. Why don't you wait a little while?"

Dong Mingjie carefully explained to Mellen, while subtly observing Mellen's expression, fearing that the latter might turn hostile on the spot.

To Dong Mingjie's surprise, Mellen did not express any dissatisfaction after listening, but said, "Okay, if there is anything I can help with, I can lend a hand."

Dong Mingjie quickly said, "No need, no need. It's common for those old guys to be trapped in ruins. Don't worry, helping them rashly might ruin their original plans."

Mellen nodded to show that he understood.

And so, time passed day by day. Mellen wasn't in a hurry because he had found a new research direction.

Based on the unique rules of the Beast Universe and the Beast Taming Path that has developed in this world, it is possible to make some minor adjustments to Melen's [Wolf Tamer] profession.

Once the adjustments are complete, Mellen will not only be able to unleash his full power in the Beast Universe, but his own strength will also see a slight increase.

All knowledge of the universe is precious; to embrace all things and perfect oneself is the true path to transcendence.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Dong Mingjie went from being terrified at the beginning to being confused later. He couldn't understand Mellen's actions at all.

However, what was bound to happen eventually happened. Just as Dong Mingjie was routinely checking Mellen's tone, he broke his previous indifference and took the initiative to ask, "I wonder if those archaeology professors have safely emerged from the ruins? If not, I actually have quite a knack for exploring ruins and could go and help."

Dong Mingjie said awkwardly, "Well, it wasn't like this before..."

Mellen waved his hand to interrupt, saying, "They haven't come out for so long, those professors' plans have probably all failed. If I intervene, I can at least guarantee their safety. What, Dean Dong doesn't believe me?"

"I believe you! Of course I believe you!" Dong Mingjie broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "Three days! In fact, the reason I came here is to inform His Excellency Mellen that the archaeology professors from Baoshi Academy will be back in three days at most."

Mellen calmly stared at Dong Mingjie until the latter's back was soaked with cold sweat, then said indifferently, "Very good, I hope Dean Dong will not disappoint me this time."

Dong Mingjie said with a forced smile, "Of course not! Of course not!"

In fact, Mellen naturally knew that Dong Mingjie was stalling for time, but it didn't matter. He didn't care what preparations the latter made.

Three days later, Mellen and Dong Mingjie arrived at the square outside the library.

Dong Mingjie said, "Your Excellency Mellen, I will now open the Imaginary Space, through which we will travel to Baoshi Academy."

"Imaginary space?" Mellen asked with interest. "Is that the virtual space established by the Academy Alliance that can link all the academies?"

Dong Mingjie nodded, then shook his head, and said, "The imaginary space can indeed connect all the academies in the Academy Alliance, but this space is not virtual."

After giving a brief explanation, Dong Mingjie waved his hand, and a colorful spatial portal appeared in front of them.

Dong Mingjie said, "Your Excellency Mellen, please stay close to me later, otherwise you may get lost in the imaginary space."

Mellen nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

Upon entering the imaginary space, Mellen immediately perceived some of its true nature.

The imaginary space is similar to a dimension that exists independently of reality, but this dimension does not appear to be naturally formed; it shows many signs of being artificially created.

Just as Mellen was carefully observing the imaginary space, he suddenly felt the entire space tremble, and a distant voice slowly drifted over: "Friend, you have come from afar, and I have failed to fulfill my duty as host. I am truly sorry."

Mellen withdrew his attention. He first glanced at the silent Dong Mingjie before looking in the direction from which the sound came. A figure in white robes was slowly approaching.

"And who is this?" asked Mellen.

Dong Mingjie introduced, "Your Excellency Mellen, this is Lord Tianyu, the president of our Academy Alliance."

Mellen asked, "Then, I wonder what brings President Tianyu to stop me at this moment?"

Tianyu smiled and said, "Mr. Mellen, if you were to visit any academy in the Alliance, we would treat you as an honored guest. But Baoshi Academy is a bit special. Even I have some headaches with those archaeology professors. I'm afraid they won't hand over the knowledge you want. So, I think we should call it off this time."

“Mr. Mellen is welcome to visit the First Academy with me. If you have any information to look up, I will do my best to make it convenient for you.”

Mellen didn't reply, but instead said, "You made me wait so many days just to wait for you?"

"Well, after hearing Dean Dong's description of those archaeology professors, I also feel that if I just go to Baoshi Academy, they won't easily give me the knowledge I want. In the end, I'll have to show some tricks."

Upon hearing Mellen's words, Tianyu's expression darkened slightly. As a powerful Ancestral God, one of the top figures in the current Beast Universe, when had he ever been treated with such disrespect?!

He decided to drop the pretense and said calmly, "We welcome friends with fine wine, but we fight back with fists against enemies. Since Lord Mellen doesn't want to be my friend, I'll just have to let you see my fists."

With a light laugh, and without any visible movement, the space around him suddenly began to distort on a large scale, creating a brand new spatial domain that rapidly eroded and covered the original imaginary space.

Tianyu narrowed his eyes, and the imaginary space seemed to be infused with infinite colors, beginning to churn wildly.

The two forces on different spatial levels are silently clashing. Where they exist, all is calm, but where they come into contact, unimaginable terror is contained.

Dong Mingjie had already retreated far away. Even as a god-level beast tamer, he couldn't understand this battle at the level of an ancestral god.

As time went by, Tianyu's expression gradually changed. As the imaginary space that he had created with his own hands, he should have had the upper hand in the battle within it.

However, in this short period of time, Tianyu discovered that his control over the imaginary space was constantly slipping away, and in its place, the spatial domain that Melen had expanded was gradually expanding.

Realizing that continuing this stalemate would not end well, Tianyu made a decisive move and prepared to unleash his strongest power to end the battle in a short time.

Streams of light crossed space and converged around Tianyu. These were the powers of the academies linked by the imaginary space. The total amount of this power was several times that of the Ancestral God level, and it was one of Tianyu's trump cards.

After a brief pause, Tianyu pointed at Mellen and said, "Imaginary numbers annihilate!"

As the powerful energy torrent surged forward, everything in its path was annihilated. The imaginary space within its range also began to disintegrate layer by layer, breaking apart and releasing even more powerful forces that converged into the energy torrent.

To Tianyu's surprise, Mellen showed no intention of dodging, but instead waited with great interest for the torrent of energy to wash over him.

As the torrent of energy slowly dissipated, only emptiness remained in that area.

Tianyu frowned, a look of doubt on his face.

Dong Mingjie approached Tianyu and cautiously asked, "President, Lord Mellen... has he left?"

Tianyu said, "Perhaps, his aura has disappeared."

Dong Mingjie complimented, "The president is still better."

Tianyu shook his head and said, "I am quite familiar with Mr. Mellen's methods. It is best to be on good terms with such a powerful person. He failed to achieve his goal this time, and he may not let it go. It seems that I need to have a good talk with Song Fei and the others when I get back."

Dong Mingjie said with a wry smile, "Given the tempers of those old guys, if they really get stubborn, they might not listen to you."

Even Tianyu is quite troubled by this.

Because of its long-term excavation of various ruins, Baoshi Academy has unearthed countless treasures, including some that even Tianyu finds terrifying and bizarre. If pushed too far, Tianyu would have a headache if those uncontrollable things were released.

This is also a major reason why Tianyu personally came to stop Mellen from going to Baoshi Academy.

Just as Tianyu was about to leave the imaginary space, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Tianyu stopped what he was doing and stared intently at the void.

Gradually, a faint shadow appeared, carrying an ethereal and dreamlike quality; it was Mellen.

Tianyu's pupils contracted, and he said in a deep voice, "This is... time?! Mr. Mellen, you have truly remarkable skills; you can actually control the power of time!"

Mellen smiled slightly. In his view, an illusory river of time was winding its way beneath his feet.

When the torrent of energy arrived, Mellen made only one move, rendering all of the opponent's attacks useless: he took a step back.

With this step out, Mellen is no longer on the current timeline, but in the past.

The past is set in stone, so no attack from the present can touch Mellen.

Conversely, Murren can influence the present and future by affecting the past.

The power of time is so overpowered that without corresponding means to counterbalance it, one will be invincible from the start.

Having understood Mellen's methods, Tianyu realized that he was destined to lose this battle, so he simply said, "Mr. Mellen, I think we can discuss your request further."

Chapter 749 If you can't beat them, join them

Baoshi Academy.

Mellen, Tianyu, and Song Fei sat in separate groups, and the atmosphere became somewhat quiet for a moment.

Song Fei looked grim, as if he had been caught off guard by his boss; Tian Yu was somewhat embarrassed, although he had long intended to deal with the problems at Baoshi Academy, he certainly didn't want things to turn out like this; Mellen, on the other hand, was sensing the situation at Baoshi Academy with great interest, and after only a short while, he had already discovered several interesting things.

Finally, Tianyu spoke first: "Mr. Mellen, why are you looking for information about the Council of Beasts and the War of the Collapsed Sky?"

Mellen snapped out of his reverie and casually remarked, "Just out of interest."

Tianyu and Song Fei were not satisfied with this obviously perfunctory answer. After thinking for a moment, Tianyu asked again, "May I ask where Mr. Mellen is from?"

Since the ancient war that destroyed the heavens, civilization was almost completely destroyed. Powerful races went into seclusion, which led to chaos and disorder in the entire Beast Universe. There was no communication between the various races, only the naked law of the jungle.

The surviving weak humans almost all became food for all races. In a short period of time, the vast majority of humans died from various natural disasters and animal calamities. Lacking organization and a large population base, human development became increasingly difficult, and they were once on the verge of extinction. Their level of civilization even regressed to primitive society, and they became monkeys who ate raw meat and drank blood.

After struggling tenaciously for hundreds of thousands of years, humanity slowly began to develop again.

The strong rise up, shelter the weak, and then continue to spread, taking root in dangerous areas, clearing out monsters, and transforming them into environments suitable for human habitation.

Even so, humanity's current exploration of the universe of all creatures is still less than one hundred millionth of what it has to offer.

The perspective of an Ancestral God is indeed very high, but at any given time, one can only see a small part of it, which is insignificant compared to the entire Beast Universe.

Of course, the lifespan of Ancestral Gods is close to infinite; if they wanted to, they could traverse the entire Universe of Myriad Beasts.

Moreover, the Ancestral God level is the pinnacle that natural evolution can achieve, and it also possesses the power to control a complete set of rules, similar to the power of a ruler of the starry universe.

Therefore, generally speaking, once an Ancestral God is born, the phenomena it produces will inevitably be sensed by other Ancestral Gods.

Among the Ancestral God-level powerhouses that have appeared in the current Beast Universe, although most of them have never met each other, they are still familiar with each other's auras and basically know who is who.

In this context, the sudden appearance of Mellen becomes highly suspicious.

Mellen naturally wouldn't reveal that he came from outside the Beast Universe, simply saying, "I'm just a traveler."

Mellen looked at Song Fei and said sincerely, "Professor Song, those materials are really important to me, and I said it's an exchange, so you can also state your conditions."

Song Fei wanted to try again, so he said, "Mr. Mellen, those ancient, hidden histories are quite dangerous. If we dig them up rashly, they could bring unimaginable consequences."

Mellen waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Mellen believed he had already acted quite mildly. If Song Fei continued to stall, he wouldn't mind using more domineering methods to get the information he wanted.

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Tianyu tried to smooth things over, saying, "Song Fei, I also think that the old ways at Baoshi Academy are outdated."

"In the past, when human order was unstable and there were few strong individuals, the dangers released from some ruins could indeed cause serious damage. But now, as humanity has gradually risen, continuing to use the old rules is no longer appropriate. We must also keep up with the times."

Song Fei fell silent. He wasn't some old-fashioned person, so he naturally didn't oppose change. But he, or rather, his Baoshi Academy, believed that change should be done gradually.

Of course, Song Fei also understood that circumstances were beyond his control. Although Mellen seemed mild-mannered, he was clearly determined to achieve his goal. Even President Tianyu was no match for him, so Baoshi Academy had even less right to refuse.

Having figured this out, Song Fei stopped worrying and said, "Alright! I'll gather all the information from Baoshi Academy about the Beast Council and the Battle of Sky Collapse."