At this moment, Zheng Dong, Shen Bing, and Shen Xue had arrived outside the Ghost Vine Cemetery using spatial teleportation.
From afar, they could see the entire Ghost Vine Cemetery churning violently.
Countless vines, forming a tidal wave of tendrils, seemed poised to engulf Youyou.
These dark green vines were incredibly bizarre. Not only were they covered in red thorns, but each one also possessed a scarlet eye, making them resemble countless venomous snakes.
If one were to be entangled, there would likely be nothing left.
Furthermore, these vines were not attacking the Soul Tree Emperor.
The Soul Tree Emperor also trusted these vines implicitly, showing no signs of defense, and unleashed its ultimate skill, Mind Devour, once more.
This time, its power was tens of times greater than before.
An invisible mental force formed an unseen vortex, seemingly attempting to suck Zheng Dong and the others' consciousness into it.
Instantly, they felt a pain akin to being flayed alive.
Facing the assault from the Soul Tree Emperor and the Ghost Vine Cemetery,
Youyou also reacted, unleashing her ultimate skills, Necro Overlord and Samsara Karma Fire.
The Soul Tree Emperor, being an undead, wood, and mental-attribute transcendent creature, was fully susceptible to Necro Overlord's influence, causing a decline in all its basic attributes.
The vines forming the Ghost Vine Cemetery were Infernal Ghost Eye Vines.
They were also undead-attribute transcendent creatures and were affected by Necro Overlord.
As expected, Youyou, in her Taji form, transformed into a Necro Tower form, becoming a colossal pagoda that shielded Zheng Dong and the others.
Immediately after, countless Samsara Karma Fires surged from the pagoda, forming a wave of flames hundreds of meters high, sweeping towards the Soul Tree Emperor and the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines.
Even though the Soul Tree Emperor had merged and grown into an Emperor-grade creature, it still feared the Samsara Karma Fire.
It hastily dodged the flames.
The Infernal Ghost Eye Vines also feared the Karma Fire.
However, it unleashed its ultimate skill, Death Ghost Eye, to counterattack.
The eyes on thousands of vines released streaks of scarlet light, piercing through the wave of flames formed by the Samsara Karma Fire, one by one.
Yet, it did not completely halt the flame wave, merely slowing its advance.
Vines were continuously consumed by the Samsara Karma Fire, burning to ashes.
However, the burnt vines quickly regrew.
It was still difficult to completely incinerate the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines.
After all, the aura emanating from the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines was also Emperor-grade.
Moreover, it possessed the ability of super-speed regeneration.
Youyou alone could not fully withstand the combined assault of the Soul Tree Emperor and the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines.
Thus, Zheng Dong summoned Ling'er again.
He then had Ling'er release the Overlord-grade Light and Dark Elementals.
He wanted to quickly deal with the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines and the Soul Tree Emperor so that he would have time to explore other areas.
As the angel-formed Light Elemental and the demon-formed Dark Elemental appeared,
The Soul Tree Emperor and the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines were both startled.
They also sensed danger.
Without hesitation, the Soul Tree Emperor turned to flee.
Unfortunately, it was intercepted by the Dark Elemental in the next moment.
If I let you escape, wouldn't that be embarrassing for me?
The demon-formed Dark Elemental stared coldly at the Soul Tree Emperor.
Then, it launched its attack.
Seeing this, the Light Elemental engaged the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines.
It did not want to be outdone by the Dark Elemental.
It unleashed its fiercest assault and quickly subdued the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines.
After being dealt with by the Light Elemental, the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines, which had formed a dense sea of tendrils, were reduced to a single vine hundreds of meters long and as thick as an arm.
Following Zheng Dong's instructions, the Light Elemental did not kill the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines. Instead, after severely wounding it, it handed it over to Youyou to be transformed into an undead puppet.
The subdued Infernal Ghost Eye Vines dared not resist and were soon transformed into an undead puppet.
Following that, the Soul Tree Emperor, under the coercion of the Dark Elemental, was also transformed into an undead puppet by Youyou.
Afterward, Zheng Dong did not rush to explore other cemeteries but instead inquired about the origin of the Ghost Vine Cemetery.
The Soul Tree Emperor and the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines did not know much.
Their memories began from the Ghost Eye Cemetery.
They seemed to have been born within the Ghost Eye Cemetery.
They knew nothing about what happened before their birth.
After their birth, they were still very weak, and the Ghost Eye Cemetery was relatively normal, with many plant-type transcendent creatures buried within.
The entire cemetery's appearance was also different from its current form; it was a wooden cemetery constructed from Yin Spirit Wood, covering the entirety of Mount Mang.
Yin Spirit Wood was a delicacy for the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines, which they could absorb and refine to grow rapidly.
As the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines refined and absorbed more Yin Spirit Wood, the cemetery originally built from Yin Spirit Wood transformed into a cemetery formed by vines.
As for the corpses of plant-type transcendent creatures buried in the cemetery, they became food for the Soul Tree Emperor.
They had long since been digested by the Soul Tree Emperor.
Of course, the cemetery was not entirely empty; there were still some resources that were useless to the Soul Tree Emperor and the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines.
These resources became objects of contention for beast tamers.
After understanding the general situation,
Zheng Dong frowned.
He felt that someone was deliberately cultivating the Soul Tree Emperor and the Infernal Ghost Eye Vines.
Therefore, the situation in other cemeteries might be similar to that of the Ghost Vine Cemetery.
To verify Zheng Dong's suspicion, he and Shen Bing and Shen Xue proceeded to another cemetery.
This was also a grand tomb.
It contained over a hundred burial chambers.
Viewed from high above, this grand tomb resembled countless flowers converging to form mounds.
It looked quite beautiful.
However, in this dim and cold environment, no one was willing to appreciate this scene.
With the previous experience, Shen Xue said with lingering fear,
"Are these flowers going to be problematic?"
Zheng Dong had Youyou act, picking a few dozen flowers to test the other party's reaction.
As expected, Youyou, in her Taji form, like a cute little girl, weaved through the sea of flowers, picking the ones she liked.
The flowers varied in color and shape; some resembled yellow chrysanthemums, while others looked like white plum blossoms. It seemed that almost all flower shapes Zheng Dong had seen could be found here.
Youyou picked for a long time, but the sea of flowers showed no unusual activity.
At this moment, an adventuring team also entered the cemetery.
This cemetery was known as the Flower Sea Cemetery, and it was the most explored by beast tamers.
Several versions of electronic maps had also circulated online.
When Shen Bing arrived, she had even spent money to buy one.
The price was not very high, as many beast tamers were selling it.
Shen Bing also sent a copy of the electronic map to Zheng Dong.
Zheng Dong picked up his phone and examined the map of the Flower Sea Cemetery.
The entire Flower Sea Cemetery was divided into three zones. The outer areas had been explored the most, and most of the resources had been discovered.
The middle zone was currently the focus of exploration, rumored to contain Level 7 resources, Nether Crystals, and Level 8 resources, Yellow Springs Soil.
Even with bad luck, one could still find a considerable amount of Level 6 resources, Nether Iron.
Nether Iron was highly priced and was a relatively rare metal on Planet Blue, yet many mechanical pets required it.
This was also why most beast tamers who came to the Mang Mountain Ghost Mausoleum had to explore the Flower Sea Cemetery.
From this perspective, the Flower Sea Cemetery seemed to pose no danger.
Moreover, after probing the exterior for a long time with no results,
Zheng Dong decided to enter and assess the situation.
As soon as they entered the Flower Sea Cemetery, they saw several beast tamers walking out, chatting and laughing.
"Old Liu, your luck is too good! You actually found a large chunk of Nether Crystal."
"Exactly! You have to treat us to a meal later!"
A slightly overweight beast tamer nodded with a smile.
However, he himself did not notice that deep within his pupils, a small red flower seemed to be about to bloom.
Of course, Zheng Dong and his group, who brushed past them, did not detect anything unusual.
However, after entering the Flower Sea Cemetery,
Zheng Dong frowned.
His precognitive sense was triggered again, warning him of danger.
Yet, he could not pinpoint the source of the danger.
He used multiple perception-type skills, such as Super Perception, but found no undead or beast tamers nearby.
What was going on?
Precognitive sense never made mistakes.
Could it be that the Flower Sea Cemetery itself had a problem?
Zheng Dong heightened his vigilance.
However, along the way, they encountered no trouble.
They smoothly reached the middle zone marked on the electronic map, where many burial chambers had already been explored.
However, this did not mean that all the resources within the burial chambers had been discovered by others.
This was because the burial chambers here were very complex, resembling mazes.
They were not normal burial chambers where one could see the end at a glance.
There were also many flowers in the burial chambers. These flowers appeared on the walls, the ground, or in the passages.
Even if all these flowers were cleared away, whether by stepping on them, uprooting them, or burning them, these flowers would regrow.
Some even grew much taller than people, with petals several meters long.
Because of this, even if someone had explored a place earlier, those who entered later would feel as if it had never been explored before.
To find resources in such an environment, one had to employ certain methods.
Furthermore, each beast tamer could not stray too far from each other, as it was easy to get separated.
Shen Bing and Shen Xue entered the Ghost Soul Ruins space wanting to find some special undead or rare undead-attribute resources.
Therefore, they each summoned their pets and meticulously searched the burial chambers.
Shen Xue had good luck and quickly found some Nether Iron.
A short while later, she found a piece of Nether Crystal.
However, these were not what she desired.
"Sister, why don't we go directly to the core area? I feel like there's nothing here that we want."
Shen Bing did not immediately agree but looked towards Zheng Dong.
She had also noticed that Zheng Dong had not made any moves to search for resources and had maintained a state of high alert.
"Zheng Dong, what do you think?"
Zheng Dong thought for a moment and reminded them,
"I always feel that this place is more dangerous than the Ghost Vine Cemetery. It's best not to go to the core area. If you really want to go, it's best to have your pets condense clones to scout the situation first."
Shen Bing nodded.
"Being cautious is good. How about I use the bloodline power of the Undying Nether Phoenix to condense a clone and go take a look."
After some discussion,
Zheng Dong condensed a shadow clone, and Shen Xue summoned the King-grade pet, the Dark Night Giant Emperor.
Her Dark Night Giant Emperor had fused with multiple undead pets, forming a mutated evolution and breaking through racial limitations, making it very powerful.
As expected, the Dark Night Giant Emperor split into a small Dark Night Giant Splinter, which followed Zheng Dong's clone and Shen Bing's Undying Nether Phoenix clone towards the core area of the Flower Sea Cemetery.
Shen Bing, using the bloodline power of the Undying Nether Phoenix, condensed several Nether Phoenix clones. These clones bore a nine-tenths resemblance to her main body and possessed strength comparable to a King-grade undead.
However, Shen Bing could only condense a maximum of nine such clones with her current strength.
But with her current strength, she could only condense two.
To enter the core area of the Flower Sea Cemetery, one had to traverse the entire middle zone, and there were no shortcuts.
They did not have any relevant electronic maps.
Zheng Dong and the others' clones spent a long time winding through the middle zone, passing through dozens of burial chambers before finally entering the core area.
Here, it was utterly silent, with no trace of light.
To see the surrounding situation clearly, one could only use perception-type skills like Super Perception.
They tacitly avoided using fire for illumination.
Because no one knew what kind of impact fire might cause.
Shen Bing's Undying Nether Phoenix clone used the ultimate skill, Nether Phoenix Eye.
Shen Xue's Dark Night Giant used Dark Night Eye.
The Dark Night Giant Splinter would feed back everything it saw to the Dark Night Giant Emperor.
The Dark Night Giant Emperor would then relay the information to Shen Xue.
Moreover, the Dark Night Giant Emperor could also merge with Shen Xue, in which case it would be as if Shen Xue were seeing it with her own eyes.
Instantly, they were both astonished.
There were no flowers here.
Only mountains of piled-up bones.
On top of the bones, countless black roots were entwined.
These roots penetrated deep into the bones, seemingly absorbing the residual elemental energy from these remains.
Zheng Dong frowned.
This was another cemetery for cultivating undead.
What was the creator of this top-tier totem of the Ghost Soul Ruins trying to achieve?
He wondered what kind of strange undead were being cultivated in this cemetery.
Continuing deeper.
As soon as their feet touched the ground covered in piled-up bones, countless roots swept towards them.
These roots were like sharp arrows, seemingly about to pierce through Zheng Dong's clone's feet.
Fortunately, Zheng Dong reacted quickly, using spatial movement to evade the roots' attack.
However, more roots surged towards them.
Shen Bing's Undying Nether Phoenix clone and the Dark Night Giant Splinter were both attacked.
Before long, the Dark Night Giant Splinter could no longer resist.
Enveloped by countless roots and drained of elemental energy, it quickly turned into a pile of bones.
This Dark Night Giant Splinter was only at the General-grade strength, far inferior to Zheng Dong's clone and Shen Bing's Undying Nether Phoenix clone.
With this, Shen Xue was left in darkness, unable to see anything.
However, the exploration had to continue.
Zheng Dong's clone used the spatial teleportation skill and quickly moved towards the deepest part.
Shen Bing's Undying Nether Phoenix clone followed closely behind.
Soon, they saw a giant black flower.
The shape of the flower was constantly changing, and inside the flower, it was like a sea of flowers, with countless strange small flowers blooming within.
As if sensing intruders, the black flower also transformed into a humanoid transcendent creature.
Its appearance resembled a beautiful flower fairy, with every movement exuding an innate charm.
"Could this be a Shore Flower Demon?" Shen Bing exclaimed in surprise.