Zheng Dong walked forward step by step.
Ming Shuang was so scared that she couldn't hold back any longer.
She knew Zheng Dong must have discovered her.
Hiding was not an option.
So, she reverted to her Beast Tamer form and looked at Zheng Dong nervously.
"Don't kill me, I came to..."
Just as Ming Shuang was about to explain everything to Zheng Dong,
She found she couldn't speak.
Immediately after, she collapsed to the ground!
Zheng Dong was startled and walked forward to check.
However, he found no fatal wounds.
In the distance, a shadow returned to Wei Yi's side.
Wei Yi had used the power of the Siren to kill Ming Shuang.
The Siren's power allowed Wei Yi's shadow to detach from her body and possess all of Wei Yi's abilities.
This was equivalent to having a clone with the same strength as the main body.
Furthermore, as long as either the main body or the shadow survived, Wei Yi would not truly die.
Wei Yi was one of the most talented and luckiest of the mixed-bloods.
Not only did she master most of the Siren's skills, but she was also a Beast Tamer, capable of contracting pets.
It was precisely this that allowed her to crush her competitors of the same level and become the Saintess of the Fire God Sect.
While Zheng Dong was looking at Ming Shuang, who was feigning death,
Wei Yi made her move decisively.
Wei Yi's shadow merged into the darkness, reaching Ming Shuang's feet and fusing with Ming Shuang's shadow. It then used its ultimate skill, Mental Devour, to consume Ming Shuang's mental consciousness.
Only a severely injured body remained, indistinguishable from death.
Following that, Wei Yi's shadow used the same method to deal with Ming Shuang's pet, the Ghost-Eyed Fox Cat.
In this way, Zheng Dong would be unable to obtain any valuable information from Ming Shuang.
Zheng Dong frowned.
Ming Shuang's sudden collapse was not due to any injuries.
Therefore, it was possible she had been ambushed.
He subtly activated his super-sensing and other perception skills, scanning the surroundings for suspicious Beast Tamers and extraordinary creatures.
However, he found nothing unusual.
At this moment, Shen Bing and Shen Xue also arrived beside Zheng Dong.
"Zheng Dong, how are you feeling? Are you okay? How about we go back quickly and find someone to help you. My mother knows quite a few legendary Beast Tamers," Shen Bing said.
"Yes, yes, your health is important. We'll have opportunities to explore here again," Shen Xue also agreed.
This was the first time Zheng Dong had heard Shen Bing and Shen Xue mention their family.
Zheng Dong didn't know much about Shen Bing and Shen Xue's backgrounds.
All he knew was the publicly released information.
Shen Bing and Shen Xue's father had never been mentioned; their mother had raised them alone after giving birth.
Their father had never appeared.
Even their mother's information still listed her as unmarried.
However, even so, their mother had taken good care of them and wasn't lacking in money.
This was because her mother's profession was a Pet Evolution Planner.
Although not as powerful as Zheng Dong's infinite beast-taming evolution,
She had helped many legendary Beast Tamers evolve their pets.
She had extensive connections across all social strata.
It was not a problem for her to introduce Zheng Dong to some Beast Tamers who understood healing.
But Zheng Dong was well aware of his current situation.
Healing alone wouldn't suffice.
He needed to empty himself, expel the power of the Azure Dragon bloodline and the Vermilion Bird bloodline within him, lest he become a balloon and be ultimately blown up by the two forces.
Therefore, what Zheng Dong needed was slaughter, continuous bursts of power.
So, Zheng Dong shook his head.
He continued to search for and battle the undead around the Mangshan Ghost Mausoleum.
Whether they were Emperor-grade or Monarch-grade, he wouldn't let any he could fight escape.
Along the way, Shen Bing and Shen Xue followed behind.
They did not encounter any Overlord-grade undead.
It seemed there were no Overlord-grade undead in the Mangshan Ghost Mausoleum.
For the next ten days, Zheng Dong remained in the Ghostly Remains space. He fought his way from the Mangshan Ghost Mausoleum to the Yellow Springs Hot Springs, and then to the Ghostly Battlefield.
After prolonged consumption, the power of the Azure Dragon bloodline and the Vermilion Bird bloodline within him had diminished significantly.
Of course, Zheng Dong's body had also deteriorated.
This was not only because the two bloodline powers were battling within his body but also because the two bloodline powers constantly consumed the elemental energy within him.
If it weren't for Youyou and Ling'er,
Zheng Dong felt he would have long since been unable to hold on.
Fortunately, the clash between the two bloodline powers was no longer as fierce as before, entering a stalemate.
This gave him a chance to breathe.
For this reason, Zheng Dong decided to leave the Ghostly Remains space and seek a solution.
He returned to Ghostly Remains City with Shen Bing and Shen Xue.
They had entered through Ghostly Remains City,
And they could only leave through the same place.
Everything here seemed unchanged, just as it was when they arrived.
The streets were clean and empty.
Occasionally, they would see a few Beast Tamers, either just entering or preparing to leave.
Only the moon in the sky had become a full moon.
It seemed this place was perpetually in night, with no daytime.
As the full moon hung high, anomalies began to appear in Ghostly Remains City.
The exit disappeared.
Countless undead surged out from unknown places, gathering on the streets.
Ghostly Remains City became lively as a result.
However, these undead were not friendly towards Beast Tamers.
All Beast Tamers in Ghostly Remains City were attacked.
Zheng Dong, Shen Bing, and Shen Xue were also surrounded by countless undead on the streets of Ghostly Remains City.
These undead seemed to be in a state of extreme excitement.
Even when heavily injured, they showed no signs of retreating.
A General-grade Skeletal Tiger-Lion, its bones scattered across the ground by Zheng Dong's palm,
Unexpectedly paid no mind, its bones reassembling and it ferociously lunging at Zheng Dong.
As the Skeletal Tiger-Lion attacked, dozens of other undead also launched assaults, including Monarch-grade undead such as the Evil Ghost Queen, the Corrupted Corpse General, and the Nether Sea Blood Frog.
Of course, Shen Bing and Shen Xue were also besieged by numerous undead.
The three could only stand back-to-back, fending them off.
Zheng Dong felt something was amiss.
He looked up at the moon in the sky.
The light emanating from the full moon seemed unusual.
Zheng Dong couldn't pinpoint exactly what was wrong.
While dealing with the surrounding undead, he observed the moon in the sky.
He then discovered an inverted black tower-like structure floating in the air.
From a distance, it looked like a black dot.
He hadn't noticed it at all before.
Moreover, this place was always dark, and no one would constantly stare upwards.
Zheng Dong felt that the changes in the Ghostly Remains space might be related to the floating tower-like structure.
In fact, the inverted black tower-like structure was also a temple, just like the one Xiao Zi had discovered earlier.
Inside, it housed a bizarre statue.
Besides that, it was also the core of the entire Ghostly Remains space.
The Spirit of the Ghostly Remains space was also located here.
The extraordinary creature that created the Ghostly Remains space had died in an accident.
However, the Spirit of the Remains it left behind was still carrying out its orders,
Which was to obtain an opportunity to enter the Nether Ghost King Realm.
The extraordinary creature that built the Ghostly Remains space hailed from the late Mythological Era. It had inherited some legacies from the Nether Ghost King God, including the Nether Ghost King God's bloodline power.
Its strength had long surpassed that of a top-tier totem, reaching the level of a lower god.
Based on the information left by the Nether Ghost King God, it worshipped its divine image to the point where its true form could manifest, thereby having a chance to obtain a quota to enter the Nether Ghost King Realm.
The Nether Ghost King Realm was the divine kingdom left behind by the Nether Ghost King God. Entering it would allow one to obtain more of the Nether Ghost King God's legacies and have a chance to become the next Nether Ghost King God.
This was also the target that the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor of the Nine Nether Totem Kingdom was searching for.
To this end, it had collected countless undead and created this remnant space.
However, after years of worship, many divine images had developed self-awareness and become special undead-type extraordinary creatures. Yet, it had still not received any news about the Nether Ghost King Realm.
But the Spirit of the Remains paid no mind to this and continued to carry out its orders, worshipping these divine images.
Worshipping these divine images required a large amount of elemental energy and numerous undead as sacrifices.
Initially, only Commander-grade or Lord-grade undead were sufficient.
Now, Monarch-grade or Emperor-grade undead were required.
In the future, Overlord-grade undead would likely be needed.
This was also the reason why the Ghostly Remains space opened periodically.
The primary purpose was not to attract Beast Tamers.
It was to replenish the elemental energy constantly consumed within the Ghostly Remains space.
And to absorb a large number of undead-type extraordinary creatures into the Ghostly Remains space.
As the Ghostly Remains space opened, the elemental energy required by countless undead would continuously converge, making the area around the entrance of the Ghostly Remains space more suitable for undead-type extraordinary creatures.
Consequently, these undead-type extraordinary creatures would also voluntarily enter the remnant space.
Of course, more were drawn in by the Spirit of the Ghostly Remains space using its power.
This time, the duration of the Ghostly Remains space's opening was longer than before, also due to the increasing consumption.
In the future, the frequency of its openings would likely increase, and the duration would become longer.
Just as Zheng Dong and the others were being surrounded by undead, the bizarre statue in the temple that Xiao Zi had discovered earlier also came to life.
It had a blood-red eye on its head, flashing with bursts of blood-red light, rhythmically like Morse code.
It walked out of the temple, searching for sacrifices.
Its primary targets were General-grade or Monarch-grade undead.
After eating its fill, it would return to the temple and continue to slumber.
Of course, there was more than one such temple within the Ghostly Remains space.
There were a total of one hundred and eight temples, with eighteen located in Ghostly Remains City.
Each temple housed a bizarre statue.
These were the one hundred and eight manifestations of the Nether Ghost King God.
That is, the one hundred and eight forms of the Nether Ghost King God.
Among them, several statues had fully developed self-awareness, with their primary prey being Monarch-grade and Emperor-grade undead.
The Monarch-grade and Emperor-grade undead nurtured in places like the Mangshan Ghost Mausoleum and the Ghostly Battlefield were also prepared for them.
However, many of the undead in these areas had been cleared out by Zheng Dong.
The Spirit of the Remains here did not stop him.
This was because these self-aware statues seemed to prefer fresh flesh, especially Beast Tamers.
The stronger the Beast Tamer, the greater their attraction.
The number of Beast Tamers trapped in the Ghostly Remains space this time was also greater than ever before.
The Ghostly Remains space, which seemed to have no danger, was actually the biggest trap.
The intention was to catch them all in one go.
Of course, those Beast Tamers who knew when to stop and left early had profited.
The Beast Tamers who had just entered could only consider themselves unlucky.
Facing the ever-increasing number of undead,
Zheng Dong decided to leave Ghostly Remains City first.
He flapped the wings of fire on his back, pulling Shen Bing and Shen Xue as he flew out of the city.
With extreme speed, he was like a beam of light, traversing half of Ghostly Remains City.
Although many undead were chasing him, they were no match for his speed and were quickly left behind.
Outside the city, only a few undead could keep up with Zheng Dong.
They were all Emperor-grade undead.
This was much easier for Zheng Dong and the others to handle.
Shen Bing and Shen Xue summoned their pets to hold back a few of the undead.
Zheng Dong then began to eliminate them one by one.
Before long, he had dealt with all the Emperor-grade undead that had caught up.
Next, they had to figure out how to leave.
The exit to the Ghostly Remains space had been sealed. Only by gaining control of the entire Ghostly Remains space could it be reopened.
Zheng Dong looked up at the sky, at the black tower-like structure floating in the air.
"I think if we want to leave, we must decipher this remnant space and gain control over it.
That tower might be the core of the Ghostly Remains space!"
Shen Bing and Shen Xue followed Zheng Dong's gaze and also saw the black tower-like structure, both astonished.
How could such a peculiar building float in the air?
Compared to the buildings in Ghostly Remains City, Mangshan Ghost Mausoleum, Yellow Springs Hot Springs, and other places, this black tower-like structure was clearly the most unique.
Shen Bing and Shen Xue also felt it might be the core of the Ghostly Remains space.
"Since we can't get out, it doesn't hurt to go and take a look!" Shen Xue said.
Shen Bing also nodded.
"However, we still need to be careful, what if we encounter any danger!" Shen Bing reminded them.
Just as the three were about to act, they saw an adventuring party rushing towards them from a distance.
From the direction they came, it could be seen that they should have been in the Mangshan Ghost Mausoleum earlier.
Behind them, a dense swarm of undead followed.
These undead were either those that had chased them from the Mangshan Ghost Mausoleum or those that had gathered along the way.
In addition to these undead, there were also two bizarre statues.
The targets of these two statues were also Beast Tamers.
Of course, they didn't mind grabbing a few Emperor-grade or Monarch-grade undead along the way.
One of the statues had two faces, one perpetually crying and the other perpetually smiling.
A Monarch-grade undead, because it was slow, was grabbed by it and stuffed into its mouth.
Seemingly unsatisfied, it let out a strange sound.
This was the use of its ultimate skill, Emotional Collapse.
The strange sound could shatter one's will.
A young Beast Tamer couldn't bear it.
"Bastard, come on, I'll fight you!"
He summoned all his pets and charged forward.
The bizarre statue seemed to smile even more happily.
Of course, its other face cried even more sorrowfully.
It didn't rush to deal with this young Beast Tamer.
Instead, it tore apart and devoured his pets one by one before slowly dealing with the Beast Tamer.
When the young Beast Tamer's last pet fell, he completely broke down, falling into a state of madness.
It seemed the more this happened, the more the statue liked it.
It had actually developed its own consciousness and could be considered a special undead-type extraordinary creature.
If given time to grow, it might also reach the god level, or even the height of the Nether Ghost King God.