Please be my partner.

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As the thousand-year-old zombie sized up Mellen, Mellen was also sizing him up. The thousand-year-old zombie was completely black, covered in black hair, and wearing a tattered black armor. There was no trace of stiffness in it. Not only were its hands and feet nimble, but even the expressions on its face were extremely vivid.

Mellen said, "Millennial zombie, I heard you really want to evolve into a ten-thousand-year-old zombie. If I said I could help you achieve your wish, would you be willing to submit to me?"

The thousand-year-old zombie frowned even more upon hearing this. He stared intently at the ghost and said in a deep voice, "Ghost, you betrayed the Blood Flame Ghost King? Why?!"

The ghost calmly said, "There is an old saying among humans: 'A wise man submits to circumstances.' The mere Blood Flame Ghost King is not even a fraction as good as my master. I naturally know what to choose."

As the ghost finished speaking, the thousand-year-old zombie's eyes narrowed suddenly, and it used its earth-burrowing technique to escape without hesitation.

Mellen hadn't expected the thousand-year-old zombie to be so... cautious. Fortunately, he had made preparations in advance; otherwise, if the thousand-year-old zombie had really escaped into the Wushan ley lines, it would have been difficult to find him again.

Several talismans appeared and disappeared in the void. Then, with a 'ding' sound, a large area of ​​space around the thousand-year-old zombie seemed to crack like a shattered mirror before suddenly breaking apart.

Because of the spatial division, the millennium zombie's earth-burrowing technique immediately lost its effect, and its connection with Wushan was also severed.

With a slight wave of his hand, the space that had been sealed off from the thousand-year-old zombie shrank instantly. He held it in his palm and said with some surprise, "Aren't you a bit too timid? We've only talked for half the time, and you're already running away?"

The thousand-year-old zombie was silent for a moment, then said, "I want to become a ten-thousand-year-old zombie, and I don't care if I have to become someone else's subordinate for that purpose."

Mellen nodded slightly; the idea of ​​a thousand-year-old zombie aligned with his previous actions: "Then why are you running away? Don't you believe I can help you become a ten-thousand-year-old zombie? Or are you afraid of the Blood Flame Ghost King's revenge?"

The thousand-year-old zombie looked up at Melon and said, "The ghost would not betray the Blood Flame Ghost King, so the reason he has become like this must be because you have altered his mind and made him your puppet."

“I was originally a dead corpse, sleeping in the earth for thousands of years before I developed self-awareness. I can accept being someone else’s subordinate, but I cannot accept losing my independent self.”

"I am not myself, I would rather die!"

As he uttered the last sentence, a surge of consciousness pierced through space and connected to several nodes in the Wushan ley lines. These nodes stored the ley line power accumulated by the thousand-year-old zombie over the past few decades.

Although Melen implemented a spatial seal to isolate the thousand-year-old zombie from the Wushan ley lines, these nodes still contained the spirit of the thousand-year-old zombie during the refining process. Therefore, with a little preparation, even with the spatial seal, the thousand-year-old zombie was still able to detonate them.

Talking to Mellen was just a way to buy time.

Once the detonation node is activated without any guidance, the accumulated energy within it will spontaneously seek out the weak points of the earth, much like a volcanic eruption. As the confluence of the Wushan ley lines, the valley is naturally the first to be affected.

The thousand-year-old zombie didn't know if the erupting energy would cause trouble for Mellen, but this was his only chance left.

Just as the thousand-year-old zombie was staring intently at Mellen, preparing to strike at the first opportunity...

Suddenly, an invisible mental chain pierced the brain of the thousand-year-old zombie, severing his connection with the node, and the node, which was about to erupt, gradually subsided.

The thousand-year-old zombie's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as it exclaimed, "This...this is impossible!!"

Ignoring the thousand-year-old zombie's surprise, Mellen asked, "I do intend to use some methods on you, after which you will be able to become a ten-thousand-year-old zombie as you wish. Although you will respect me afterward, you will still be able to maintain your own identity. Moreover, this respect will only be temporary. I promise that after I complete my plan, I will remove all the restraints from you."

The thousand-year-old zombie fell silent, looking at Mellen with a calm, almost serene gaze.

Mellen sighed, understanding the choice the thousand-year-old zombie had made.

The method of divine command can increase the success rate of conversion to some extent when used on intelligent spirits, but conversely, if the intelligent spirit is determined to die, Melen cannot stop it.

"In that case," said Mellen. "You've got what you wanted."

The invisible chains that had been binding the mind of the thousand-year-old zombie suddenly changed, transforming into a torrent that swept across the area, causing the zombie's self-awareness to dissipate.

A thousand-year-old zombie is, after all, an old corpse with a deep foundation. As long as it is buried in the Wushan ley line, it will not be long before a new consciousness sprouts. At that time, it will probably be easier to communicate with than the original thousand-year-old zombie.

After putting away the thousand-year-old zombie, Mellen looked in another direction, where a graceful figure was walking slowly towards him.

Mellen calmly asked, "Yin Kui, are you willing to submit?"

Yin Kui opened its mouth, as if wanting to say something, but in the end, only a sigh remained:

"I am just a puppet."

Chapter 679 Control and Scheme

The transformation of the Yin Puppet went smoothly. With the two giants of Wushan, Ghost and Yin Puppet, Mellen's control over Wushan became much easier.

Because of the death of the thousand-year-old zombie, the ley lines where he had accumulated power were no longer restrained and began to spread. In order to prevent a disaster and not waste the accumulation of power by the thousand-year-old zombie over the years, Mellen could only temporarily sit in the valley and use his own power to suppress and regulate the ley lines.

Mellen placed the corpse of the thousand-year-old zombie into the veins of Wushan Mountain, and then began to transform batches of ghosts brought by the phantoms and puppets.

In fact, in the world of ghost palanquins, ghosts are classified in a fairly detailed way. For example, in the City God system, ghosts are divided into 36 levels. Each level corresponds to the ghost's behavior in life and its fate after death. For example, there are ghosts who kill, ghosts who deal with things, and ghosts who live in trees. The level of these ghosts is closely related to their behavior in life.

In folk traditions, especially among exorcists, ghosts are usually classified according to their resentment and power. For example, there are ghosts like the Disheartened Ghost, the White-Robed Ghost, and the Yellow-Page Ghost. These are all ordinary ghosts. Above that are fierce ghosts and vengeful ghosts.

The Ghost King, on the other hand, is a being that completely surpasses these ghosts, possessing supernatural powers and truly having boundless strength.

When it came to Mellen, he had his own way of classifying ghosts. In short, those without self and only instinct were called low-level ghosts, while those that developed their own will were called high-level ghosts, and above high-level ghosts were naturally the Ghost Kings.

In this classification, low-level ghosts are not necessarily weak, and high-level ghosts are not necessarily strong, but there is no doubt that the latter have a higher probability of becoming a ghost king.

For Mellen, even if a low-level ghost transforms into a god, it would take a lot of time to awaken itself, while a high-level ghost, after transforming into a god, not only has a higher starting point but is also naturally capable of standing on its own, making it much more cost-effective.

It took a month for Melen to transform all the thousands of high-level ghosts in Wushan into gods.

In fact, if Mellen hadn't paid any attention, he could have resolved the matter in less than a day. However, since this was Mellen's first batch of personnel, he naturally had to be careful to avoid too much loss.

Thus, under Mellen's deliberate care, the conversion success rate of this batch of high-level ghosts reached over 95%.

With these deities, Meron's influence has spread to Mount Wu. However, Meron is currently in a dormant state, so he has disguised them. Otherwise, Mount Wu would have long since transformed from a place of eerie winds to one of divine radiance.

During this month, besides transforming high-level ghosts, Mellen didn't spend any time idle. He explored the valley, the place where the Wushan ley lines converged, and found several sources of earthly evil energy, that is, places where earthly evil energy could be generated. Although the types, quantities, and quality varied, they were enough to support Mellen's next stage of research.

Fire Mountain.

The Blood Flame Ghost King, who was meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly felt a twitch between his brows as an image flashed into his mind...

In a valley, the ghost knelt on the ground, reporting to him that the Wushan Project was nearing completion and that, to avoid any unforeseen complications, they would launch an attack on Fengshan City in a week.

The image disappeared. Although Blood Flame Ghost King was puzzled that the plan on Wushan's side was being completed earlier than expected, he quickly put that puzzlement aside. After all, an expectation is just an expectation, and there's nothing wrong with the plan being completed a little earlier.

Thinking of this, the Blood Flame Ghost King laughed heartily. After decades of planning, the time for harvest had finally come. A larger territory and more blood food meant that the Blood Flame Ghost King could increase his strength and power, so of course he was happy.

However, although the Blood Flame Ghost King said he would go alone when the Wushan Plan was launched, the actual situation was obviously not that simple. He would naturally have to mobilize his troops to take Wushan under his control.

Of course, all of this needs to be done in secret. After all, the Blood Flame Ghost King has quite a few enemies. If those guys find out about his plans in advance, there will inevitably be many changes.

After spending several days making arrangements, the Blood Flame Ghost King set off for Wushan ahead of everyone else.

Upon arriving at the outer perimeter of Wushan, the Blood Flame Ghost King did not enter. He was a cautious ghost. Although he was strong enough to not take ordinary ghost kings seriously, Wushan was different. After all, there was a thousand-year-old zombie in Wushan that was integrated with the earth's veins. In addition, it had been cultivating and accumulating power for decades. Even the Blood Flame Ghost King had to be somewhat wary of this power.

If there really is a trap in Wushan targeting the Blood Flame Ghost King, it might actually cause him some trouble.

In fact, Wushan's plan this time, besides dealing with Fengshan City, is also a way to weaken Wushan itself. Once the power of Wushan's earth veins is unleashed, there will be no more obstacles for the Blood Flame Ghost King to take over Wushan. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

The Blood Flame Ghost King transformed into a wisp of blood mist and arrived at a mountain peak, gazing at Fengshan City from afar. Now everything was ready, only the final push was needed.

As the Blood Flame Ghost King was in high spirits, Mellen slowly opened his eyes. He smiled slightly and muttered to himself, "This can be considered a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."

"You want interest? What I value is your principal!"

Mellen looked around and laughed, "Let's go, let's go and meet this Blood Flame Ghost King."

In the valley, streaks of golden light appeared, echoing Mellen's words.

The Blood Flame Ghost King, who was waiting patiently, suddenly frowned and looked at the ground beneath his feet with some surprise, as if he had vaguely sensed something.

The next moment, irregular golden lines spread from the earth, instantly sweeping across the mountain where the Blood Flame Ghost King was located. Then, golden figures leaped out from the golden lines, surrounding the Blood Flame Ghost King.

Bloodflame Ghost King's eyebrows twitched as he looked at one of the golden figures and said in a gloomy voice, "Ghost, how dare you betray me?!"

The ghost calmly said, "I'm sorry, Lord Blood Flame Ghost King, but I believe you will join us soon."

"Join? You guys??" Blood Flame Ghost King's eyes darted around, and he sneered, "So that's how it is. You're nothing but puppets being manipulated by others. Ghost, you've actually fallen to such a state. You really disappoint me."

"Are you trying to make me warm up with these little bugs? Or are you setting up such a big trap to lure me here, but you don't even have the guts to meet me?!"

The Blood Flame Ghost King shouted his last words into the air.

Mellen chuckled, "Blood Flame Ghost King, your provocation is really clumsy, but I wasn't planning on ganging up on you anyway."

As he spoke, Mellen was also carefully observing the Blood Flame Ghost King. He saw that the latter was five meters tall, with a red face and fangs, a fierce appearance, and was wearing a blood-red battle armor. Strands of blood-red light constantly rose from his body and gathered behind him to form a distorted band of light.

When Mellen spoke, he naturally distinguished himself from the others. The Blood Flame Ghost King sized Mellen up and down and said, "You're the one who orchestrated all of this? Tell me, what exactly is your purpose in going to such lengths to lure me here?"

Mellen laughed and said, "Of course, it's an invitation for you to join the glorious evolution, but just saying it like that would be too dry, and you certainly wouldn't agree. We'll still have to do something."

The Blood Flame Ghost King's face darkened, and his eyes blazed with blood-red flames as he roared, "Ignorant rat, how dare you mock me?!"

Melen waved his hand, and all the gods, including ghosts and puppets, stepped back, giving them enough space.

In fact, Mellen brought these subordinates over using the power of the earth's veins, so they didn't need to join the battle. All he needed to do was use the power of the Wushan earth veins to stop the Blood Flame Ghost King from escaping for a moment.

After setting up the battlefield, Mellen stopped wasting words with the Blood Flame Ghost King and immediately took action.

Runes were drawn from Mellen's fingertips, and the space was immediately affected, stretching and twisting like clay.

"Boom!~"

Blood Flame Ghost King's body was engulfed in crimson flames. These flames themselves had no temperature, but they could ignite flesh and scorch the soul.

Blood flames swept across the sky, transforming into a gigantic ghostly hand that reached out to grab Mellen.

Little Red Lotus appeared in a tiny form and spat slightly at the Bloodflame Ghost Hand. The Bloodflame Ghost Hand only shook slightly and then continued to grab as if it were unaffected.

Mellen gently tapped Little Red Lotus's head and said, "The essence of this Blood Flame is fire, not blood, so of course you can't directly influence it."

Little Red Lotus covered her head with her tiny paws, seemingly still somewhat unconvinced.

Mellen reached out and grasped, pulling and tugging, instantly shattering the Bloodflame Ghost Hand in the distorted space. Then he continued, "Alright, alright! I know that the suppression here is very strong, and only the power related to space and time can exert its effect many times over. But don't worry, this suppression won't last long."

The "here" that Melen mentioned refers to the Outer Heaven Universe. In the Outer Heaven, even though Melen's own strength is gradually recovering, he still feels some sluggishness when using the powers of the other dogs. Only the space-related powers of Garuru and the Void Dogs are easier to use, which is related to the underlying rules of the Outer Heaven itself.

Seeing that Mellen was distracted while fighting, the Blood Flame Ghost King became even more enraged.

But soon, the Blood Flame Ghost King realized that Melon's strength was indeed no less than his own, and besides, the other party had so many helpers. Continuing to fight would be extremely disadvantageous for the Blood Flame Ghost King.

Thus, the Blood Flame Ghost King had no choice but to consider his escape route, at least he needed to leave the opponent's home ground as soon as possible.

Moreover, the Blood Flame Ghost King's Blood Flame Mountain Ghost Army has secretly set off for Wushan. As long as they can reunite with their subordinates, all problems will be solved.

Just as the Blood Flame Ghost King's eyes darted around, Mellen finished calming his dog. He looked at the Blood Flame Ghost King and smiled, "If you had tried to run away just now, you might have had a tiny chance of escaping..."

The moment Mellen uttered those words, a sudden sense of crisis surged into the Blood Flame Ghost King's heart, even shaking his will and thoughts.

All of this happened too suddenly, as if the Blood Flame Ghost King's perception of the crisis had been suppressed and shielded by some force, and only now did it all erupt at once.

Just as the Blood Flame Ghost King was stunned, Mellen's fingers completed the final stroke. As an extremely complex talisman appeared, hundreds of talismans appeared in the surrounding space.

A closer look reveals that these talismans were used by Melon during his recent battle with the Blood Flame Demon King.

It is said that spilled water cannot be gathered up again, but given Mellen's control over the talismans, he is able to gather back a portion of the power from the used talismans.

It was through this miraculous skill that each time Mellen used a talisman, he would quietly reclaim a portion of its power, re-condense it, and hide it in the void.

Once the power has accumulated sufficiently, a talisman will be used as a conduit to unleash it all at once.

By the time the Blood Flame Ghost King realized what had happened, it was already too late. Endless light, carrying power enough to tear space apart, completely enveloped the Blood Flame Ghost King.

Mellen watched silently as the light dissipated, muttering to himself, "Did I overdo it and kill him outright?"

Fortunately, Mellen's worries did not come true. Although the Blood Flame Ghost King was lying on the ground on the verge of death, he was not dead after all.

Mellen slowly walked up to the Blood Flame Ghost King and said, "Stop pretending to be dead. I can sense that although you are seriously injured, you still retain some strength. What, you're not planning to launch a surprise attack on me when I get close, are you?"

The Blood Flame Ghost King struggled to raise his head. At this moment, his gaze towards Mellen was no longer filled with hatred, but only with fear. He asked in a hoarse voice, "What... exactly do you want?"

Mellen drew the latest version of the Edict of God and said, "Do not resist, or else..."

As Mellen continued speaking, the divine command talisman shot towards the Blood Flame Ghost King.

The Divine Edict Talisman can ignite ghosts and forcibly transform them into deities, but the power of the Divine Edict Talisman itself is limited.

It is naturally invincible against those low-level ghosts who have no sense of reason, and the latter do not even have a chance to resist.

However, the situation is different when it comes to high-level ghosts. The stronger they are and the more sophisticated their intelligence, the more they can resist the power of the Divine Edict Talisman. Even if they ultimately fail to resist, they can choose to self-destruct to prevent the transformation from succeeding.

A Ghost King-level expert can directly expel the power of the Divine Edict Talisman, refusing to convert it at its source.

Therefore, if Mellen wants to transform the Blood Flame Demon King into a deity, he needs to first dispel his resistance before using the Divine Command Talisman, instead of firing it as soon as they meet.

Under Mellen's indifferent gaze, the Blood Flame Ghost King gritted his teeth, ultimately choosing not to die rather than surrender, and allowed the power of the Divine Edict Talisman to invade his body.

The Blood Flame Ghost King could see it back then, and he could see it too. However, the Blood Flame Ghost King was confident in his strength. Even if he was controlled by some means, he would eventually find a way to break free. The most important thing at the moment was to save his life.

Therefore, by the time the Blood Flame Ghost King realized something was wrong, it was too late; the flames ignited by the Divine Edict Talisman had already set everything ablaze.

Chapter 680 Showdown

When the divine light faded, the enormous, ferocious, and ugly Blood Flame Ghost King had disappeared, replaced by a beautiful mature woman who was two meters tall, surrounded by blood flames, wearing blood-red openwork battle armor, and with a curvaceous figure.

The Blood Flame Ghost King tilted his head slightly, his smooth, blood-red hair swaying as he... no, it should be her now, looking at Mellen and saying, "Is this what you call evolution? Truly amazing!"