Unfortunately, the power of these divine statues was only at the Emperor level, offering little assistance.
Soon, they couldn't withstand the attacks of the light and dark element spirits and fell to the ground.
Each also left behind a peculiar black token.
Upon seeing these black tokens, the Spirit of the Ruins, observing the scene from the shadows, became agitated.
It believed these were the keys to entering the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
However, its main body was already dead.
As the Spirit of the Ruins, it could not leave the Ghostly Soul Ruins space.
Unless it shed its identity as the Spirit of the Ruins.
But doing so would mean its avatar could not survive either.
Therefore, even if it obtained the key to the Underworld Ghost King Realm, it could not enter.
It needed to find a pawn to enter and help it obtain the inheritance of the Underworld Ghost King God.
It looked at Zheng Dong and the others.
Having Zheng Dong and the others deal with the statues of the Underworld Ghost King God was also its test.
If they passed, it might choose Zheng Dong and the others as its pawns.
This was also why it hadn't attacked Zheng Dong and the others after they entered.
In fact, it had intended to attack when Zheng Dong dealt with the two-faced monster statue and the strange-armed statue.
But after seeing the black tokens left by the two statues, it abandoned that thought.
It suddenly felt that the information its main body had obtained was incomplete.
The statues that worshipped the Underworld Ghost King God could provide an opportunity to enter the Underworld Ghost King Realm, but it didn't specify how.
Perhaps the correct method was to shatter these statues.
Thus, it decided to take the risk.
After all, it had waited for many years.
If it waited any longer, its power would only weaken.
As the Spirit of the Ruins, it could not exist forever and would disappear along with the Ghostly Soul Ruins space.
The Ghostly Soul Ruins space, from the end of the Mythological Era, through the entire Totem Era, and up to the present, had been continuously weakening.
Or, in a few hundred years, it would completely collapse.
Therefore, it also limited the power of the Spirit of the Ruins.
Originally, as an avatar of the Prison Suppressing Ghost King Elephant, its strength was close to the early stage of a lower god.
But now, even with the power of the Ghostly Soul Ruins space, it was only slightly stronger than an ordinary quasi-god.
In other words, if it didn't change, it was finished.
It continued to observe Zheng Dong and the others.
After they dealt with the statues that had been teleported, it teleported more statues.
This time, the number of statues was three times that of the previous batch.
Unfortunately, it still didn't turn the tide.
They were suppressed by Zheng Dong and the others.
These statues were all at the Emperor level.
Not a single one was at the Overlord level.
The strongest among them was only close to the Overlord level.
After these statues were also dealt with, the Spirit of the Ruins teleported all the remaining statues.
The Ghostly Soul Ruins space housed one hundred and eight divine statues.
Nearly a fifth of them had already been dealt with by Zheng Dong.
The arrival of the remaining statues only temporarily stabilized the deteriorating situation.
After a brief stalemate, Zheng Dong and the others gradually gained the upper hand.
As more and more statues fell, the Overlord-level statues of the Underworld Ghost King God also became fearful.
It roared again, ordering the Spirit of the Ruins to help it.
Unfortunately, no matter how much it roared, the Spirit of the Ruins had no intention of intervening again.
Seeing that all the other statues had fallen, and with few of its avatars remaining, it prepared to escape.
However, as soon as it left the inverted black tower-like structure, it was teleported back by the Spirit of the Ruins.
Seeing this, Zheng Dong became even more confused about what the Spirit of the Ruins was trying to do.
After all, he had too little information to analyze anything valuable.
Furthermore, he had tried multiple times in secret but couldn't find any combination skill ultimate that could directly teleport them out of the ruins space.
He looked at the statue of the Underworld Ghost King God that had been teleported back.
This creature was in a sorry state, covered in wounds, with even a palm print on its left face.
That slap was delivered by the dark element spirit.
Its left hand had been twisted off by the light element spirit.
Upon seeing Zheng Dong and the others again, it completely panicked.
Zheng Dong didn't attack again but let the Overlord-level light and dark element spirits deal with it.
As it fell, the last black token appeared.
Zheng Dong took it and combined it with the other black tokens, forming a map.
This was a map of the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
Upon seeing the map, the Spirit of the Ruins excitedly came to the lowest level.
Seeing the Spirit of the Ruins again, Zheng Dong remained calm.
Since the other party hadn't attacked them directly, it meant they still had value to it.
As long as they seized the opportunity, they might be able to escape.
The Spirit of the Ruins, in the form of the Prison Suppressing Ghost King Elephant, looked at the map formed by the black tokens, its eyes flashing with excitement.
It swung its flexible trunk, and a wave of psychic energy swept up the map.
The map floated in the air, allowing it to examine it more closely.
At this moment, Zheng Dong also noticed that on the back of the map, an image of the Underworld Ghost King God was carved.
It looked lifelike.
The eyes of the Underworld Ghost King God also flickered with a strange light.
Zheng Dong and the others were involuntarily drawn to those strange grayish-white eyes.
Immediately, they felt a sharp pain, and their minds were inexplicably filled with information.
It was all about the Underworld Ghost King Realm, and with this information, Zheng Dong and the others could find the entrance to the Underworld Ghost King Realm hidden on Blue Star.
Moreover, a strange ghost shadow pattern appeared on their foreheads.
This was a mark of identity for entering the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
Only those recognized by the Underworld Ghost King God could enter the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
Of course, Zheng Dong and the others could not see the pattern on their foreheads.
However, all of this was observed by the Spirit of the Ruins.
The ghost shadow pattern flickered a few times before hiding, making Zheng Dong and the others appear unchanged.
Afterward, the black tokens all collapsed, turning into black powder that fell to the ground.
The Spirit of the Ruins was silent for a few seconds before speaking:
"I need you to do something for me. If you complete it, I will not only let you go but also help you advance further to become legendary beast tamers."
Without waiting for Zheng Dong and the others to agree, it continued:
"You should have gained the recognition of the Underworld Ghost King God and can enter the Underworld Ghost King Realm. I need you to help me obtain its inheritance.
Of course, you can also choose to refuse!"
As it spoke, the Spirit of the Ruins used the power of the Ghostly Soul Ruins space to teleport a master-level beast tamer.
This master-level beast tamer, before understanding what was happening, was coiled by a long elephant trunk and crushed to death.
The bloody scene made even the experienced Shen Bing and Shen Xue want to vomit, their faces turning grim.
Zheng Dong also frowned.
"Senior, there's no need to scare us. We are willing to go to the Underworld Ghost King Realm, but with our current abilities, it will be difficult to help you obtain the inheritance of the Underworld Ghost King God."
Zheng Dong remained calm. Although the conflict between the two bloodline powers within him was not as intense as before, the damage to his body was still present, causing him to endure severe pain.
This pain also made him exceptionally calm.
Since he couldn't refuse the Spirit of the Ruins for now, he would try to extract more benefits and then find an opportunity to escape the Spirit of the Ruins.
The Spirit of the Ruins remained silent, its eyes fixed coldly on Zheng Dong, its immense aura pressing down on Zheng Dong like a tsunami.
Zheng Dong, with the help of You You and Ling'er, as well as the power of the two bloodlines within him, forced himself to stand, enduring the pressure from the Spirit of the Ruins.
"Senior, we have gained the recognition of the Underworld Ghost King God, obtained the quota to enter the Underworld Ghost King Realm, and also learned some information about the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
The Underworld Ghost King Realm is extremely dangerous for us, filled with numerous Overlord-level, Totem-level, and even quasi-god level undead.
You wouldn't want us to die in there, would you!" Zheng Dong said.
The Spirit of the Ruins stared at Zheng Dong, seemingly trying to discern if he was lying from his face.
After all, it did not know the specific situation within the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
After a moment of thought.
Zheng Dong and the others remained silent.
At this moment, time felt like it was passing by like years.
Fortunately, the Spirit of the Ruins quickly made a decision.
Now that the statues were destroyed, it could only let Zheng Dong and the others go and help it obtain the inheritance of the Underworld Ghost King God.
Thus, its elephant trunk wrapped around Zheng Dong like lightning.
Before Zheng Dong could react, he was firmly controlled by the trunk.
Shen Bing and Shen Xue were about to make a move to save Zheng Dong.
But they were blocked by a powerful psychic force.
Immediately, strange black halos surged from the Spirit of the Ruins and were placed on Zheng Dong.
These halos were like a strange snake with its head connected to its tail.
After being placed on Zheng Dong, a black mark appeared on his body.
A total of thirteen black halos formed thirteen black marks, from head to toe, encircling Zheng Dong.
Finally, they disappeared into Zheng Dong's body.
Zheng Dong instantly felt a strange connection with the Spirit of the Ruins.
"This is a quasi-god level, Ghostly Soul Ring. No matter where you are, if you disobey my orders, the Ghostly Soul Ring will drain your blood, devour your mental consciousness, and turn you into a dried corpse!" the Spirit of the Ruins said.
As if to let Zheng Dong witness the power of the Ghostly Soul Ring.
After speaking, the Spirit of the Ruins activated the Ghostly Soul Ring.
Immediately, black venomous snakes emerged from the Ghostly Soul Ring and burrowed into Zheng Dong's body.
He felt as if venomous snakes were slithering inside him, greedily sucking his blood.
After draining his blood, it would proceed to devour Zheng Dong's mental consciousness.
Fortunately, the Spirit of the Ruins only activated it briefly, allowing Zheng Dong to witness the power of the Ghostly Soul Ring, and then it applied the Ghostly Soul Ring to Shen Bing and Shen Xue as well.
"Alright, now I can trust you, and I can let you go. I will give you half a year. After half a year, no matter how strong you are, you must enter the Underworld Ghost King Realm for me!" the Spirit of the Ruins said.
Half a year?
It was better than having to go now!
Zheng Dong nodded.
He wasn't overly worried.
In the current situation, they would take it one step at a time.
After leaving the ruins space, they would slowly find a way to deal with the Ghostly Soul Ring.
"Senior, do you have any way to resolve the two bloodline powers within my body? If they cannot be resolved, I fear I might not live for half a year," Zheng Dong asked.
The Spirit of the Ruins narrowed its eyes. It had almost forgotten that Zheng Dong himself had problems.
If they weren't resolved, let alone improving his strength, even surviving would be difficult.
Damn it, why were there so many problems.
Zheng Dong was the only beast tamer it had ever seen who possessed Overlord-level combat power at the Master level.
He could be said to have immense potential.
However, his own problems were also the most numerous it had ever encountered.
He possessed the bloodline powers of the Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird, and he was also symbiotically linked with two pet beasts.
Even with its vast knowledge, it had no solution for the conflict between the two bloodlines.
Unless Zheng Dong's body reached the divine level, capable of withstanding the power of both bloodlines.
"As long as I am here, I will not let you die," the Spirit of the Ruins said.
This statement did have a touch of arrogance.
However, in order to make Zheng Dong wholeheartedly help it obtain the inheritance, it was willing to make some concessions.
Thus, it produced a mythical-grade resource, the Flesh and Blood Ganoderma.
The Flesh and Blood Ganoderma had the effect of reviving the dead and regenerating bones, capable of maximally strengthening Zheng Dong's body and healing the damage caused by the two bloodline powers.
This surprised Zheng Dong.
He hadn't expected the Spirit of the Ruins to have such a good item.
Of course, it wasn't surprising.
After all, the Prison Suppressing Ghost King Elephant was a transcendent creature from the late Mythological Era, and its own strength was not weak.
"Besides the Flesh and Blood Ganoderma, I can also provide you with some cultivation resources. As long as you obediently follow my orders, I will make you the strongest beast tamers!" the Spirit of the Ruins said.
Although Zheng Dong knew the Spirit of the Ruins was making empty promises.
He still nodded seriously, appearing to completely believe and submit to the Spirit of the Ruins.
"Also, from now on, I will follow you until you enter the Underworld Ghost King Realm."
Zheng Dong and the others originally thought the Ghostly Soul Ruins space was a fixed ruins space.
In reality, it could move.
Subsequently, Zheng Dong and the others were teleported out of the Ghostly Soul Ruins space.
A black ruins bead fell into Zheng Dong's hand.
The space contained within this ruins bead was the Ghostly Soul Ruins space.
As long as Zheng Dong carried this ruins bead, the Spirit of the Ruins could pull Zheng Dong and the others into the Ghostly Soul Ruins space.
Of course, it was impossible to get rid of this ruins bead.
As soon as the Spirit of the Ruins sensed anything amiss, it would activate the quasi-god skill, the Ghostly Soul Ring.
Zheng Dong also had no intention of discarding it.
After all, the Spirit of the Ruins could even produce mythical-grade resources like the Flesh and Blood Ganoderma, so it should have many other good items.
If there was an opportunity, he wouldn't mind taking them all.
Putting away the black ruins bead, Zheng Dong exchanged glances with Shen Bing and Shen Xue.
They were all somewhat helpless.
Fortunately, at least they were still alive.
It was much better than the beast tamers who had died or couldn't escape within the Ghostly Soul Ruins space.
"Zheng Dong, what are you planning to do?" Shen Bing asked.
Now, the three of them were in the same boat and couldn't separate.
If they separated, the Spirit of the Ruins might act against them.
The most important thing for Zheng Dong right now was undoubtedly resolving the problems within his body.
The Flesh and Blood Ganoderma could not resolve the conflict between the two bloodline powers; it could only strengthen the body and alleviate the pain.
Therefore, Zheng Dong planned to use the Flesh and Blood Ganoderma first.
Then, he would go to the Fire God Sect.
To find a solution.
After some discussion, Shen Bing and Shen Xue invited Zheng Dong to their home.
Their mother knew many people, and perhaps they could find a way to resolve the Ghostly Soul Ring.
If they could, they wouldn't need to go to the Underworld Ghost King Realm and could directly confront the Spirit of the Ruins.