Published: December 12, 2025
Wen Yu's secluded life began from that point on. Every day, he studied skills, personally cooked meals, and brought both One-Eye and Victor back to his side. Occasionally, he would use the Dream Come True skill system to refresh the upper limit of his physical fitness. Quietly living as a dog-raising, cat-petting homebody, his days were quite blissful.
It was just a little tough on One-Eye and Victor. The Dream Come True skill system required the support of their skills to function, and Wen Yu couldn't afford to delay his breakthrough progress. Since that was the case, he had to break his promise and took back One-Eye and Victor's vacation, making the two little guys quietly accompany him.
Victor didn't mind at all; his personality was calm, like an old cat ready to retire, comfortable wherever he curled up. One-Eye, on the other hand, craved the colorful world outside, which was tough on the few mutated beasts in Maple Leaf Town. Although their strength couldn't be openly displayed, the occasional scattered pressure emitted by One-Eye was enough for him to dominate Maple Leaf Town.
Well, that was only within the local dog circle.
The townsfolk didn't suspect One-Eye's background—One-Eye, in mini form, was just a local dog about the length of a small arm, looking harmless. Moreover, as animals underwent mutation and evolution, their intelligence steadily increased, allowing them to understand stakes clearly and making these mutated animals less likely to act aggressively. Of course, necessary precautions were still in place, such as the electric shock collar hanging around One-Eye's neck...
This was a kind of black technology Wen Yu obtained from the Livestock Management Bureau, designed to prevent cats, dogs, and such animals from suddenly attacking people. Of course, this device was a joke when it came to controlling One-Eye. But these uncontrollable mutated creatures had developed enough consciousness not to attack lightly.
As for the remaining spirit pets, Wen Yu did not bring them back but left them in the Level Seven area to fill the defensive gap left by Tang Haofei’s departure.
Overall, everything seemed calm, and Wen Yu rarely enjoyed such peaceful moments.
But good times didn’t last.
...
"Activate the spies in the Main City of the Layered Battlefield and find any trace of Tang Haofei."
The order came from above, and those below ran their legs off.
The Main City of the Layered Battlefield covered a total area of one million square kilometers—an expanse almost as large as the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Such a vast and magnificent city, combined with the thorough defense by internal soul puppets, made finding one person no easier than when the celestial god faction once sought Tang Haofei’s hiding place.
Countless spies had been deployed by the celestial gods in the Main City of the Layered Battlefield. As the control core of the Layered Battlefield and the core of Wen Yu’s faction, anything that happened here was earth-shattering. In fact, it wasn’t just the celestial gods; even Beijing had set up a comprehensive espionage network here.
The mountain leader probably had some understanding of these matters but, considering his big boss’s personality and the social nature of the soul puppets, he didn’t pay much attention to a few mountain puppets acting as spies—all key locations were guarded by soul puppets. All power and government departments were controlled by soul puppets, and without the owner’s permission, neither humans nor mutated creatures could enter or exit certain secretive places. As for unimportant areas, if you want to take a look, go ahead. Need me to open the door for you?
So the mountain puppets weren’t afraid of information leaks or spies.
After the orders from the celestial god were issued, their spies in the Main City of the Layered Battlefield began their operation. They discreetly gathered information, checking one possible location after another where Tang Haofei might be hiding. But as previously mentioned, this task was extremely difficult.