Published: March 2, 2025
"Although your act of having Victor send a message vaguely expressed your helplessness against the celestial god and Tang Haofei, I still want to ask—shouldn't you be stronger than Tang Haofei now?"
"That's right, much stronger."
Wen Yu acknowledged this fact cleanly—Tang Haofei would need to grind through five years of life and death battle resolution to reach the height Wen Yu would achieve in five years. In other words, Old Tang would probably need three years of life and death battle resolution to directly compete with the current Wen Yu. With such a gap in strength, as long as Wen Yu caught sight of Tang Haofei, he could end it in just a matter of seconds!
"Then why don't you return to Earth yourself and directly eliminate Tang Haofei?"
Wen Yu fell silent for a moment, and after a while, he explained, "My situation is a bit complicated right now. Do you know about the sovereign issuing a warrant for me?"
"I know; a few years ago, the treasure land guardian had already notified me about this. I ignored it. But this shouldn't be a hindrance. Aren't you also facing such threats in the layered battlefield?"
Lin Haifeng was unaware of the existence of Type One, and correspondingly, Wen Yu couldn't tell Lin Haifeng that he had such an ultimate weapon. At that moment, Wen Yu could only perfunctorily respond, "The layered battlefield is relatively safe for me at the moment, but Earth is different. The earth's will has always been hostile toward me. Once I return to Earth, I might expose my whereabouts, and the risks are too high. I can't withstand the attacks of a twelfth level strongman."
"Alright then, let's just set this matter aside for now. Overall, it means you can't go back to Earth, right?"
"Exactly."
"What about your spirit pets?"
"They can return, but it’s best not to make a big deal out of it. I have means to shield against the sovereign's perception, but if my spirit pets cause a commotion, unless the sovereign is blind, it would still be the same principle."
"Ah, so what you mean is that you can't act on Earth at all, it’s best not to return, and your spirit pets can go back to Earth but can only intervene to a limited extent to solve some problems."
"That's right."
If the spirit pets returned to Earth, Wen Yu could pull them back to the soul realm space at the first sign of trouble. This is much safer than Wen Yu going back personally. However, overall, as long as the battlefield is on Earth, Wen Yu's power would be restricted by over eighty percent.
This made the crushing advantage a mere wish.
"But unfortunately, the celestial god won't come to the layered battlefield, and Tang Haofei won't return to the layered battlefield either. In other words, now you can't return to Earth due to concerns about the sovereign and the earth's will, while Tang Haofei and the celestial god avoid the layered battlefield due to your presence. Tsk tsk tsk, you guys have clearly defined your territories."
Hearing Old Lin's teasing, Wen Yu couldn't help but smile.
On the surface, it seemed both sides were non-interfering, but this was a bizarre balance achieved under multiple factors.
And balance always has a day when it will be broken!
"So, think of a way, not just for me, but also for yourself and this world."
Upon hearing this, Lin Haifeng fell silent, and after a while, he finally spoke, "Perhaps we can turn the tables using the celestial god's Beijing subversion plan, and then make a comeback at a critical moment... Hmm, let Faceless take my appearance, infused with your blood. As long as someone comes to kill me, Faceless can directly counterattack. Even if it's Tang Haofei who strikes, can’t Faceless hold him back?"
"Unfeasible..."
Wen Yu simply dismissed Lin Haifeng's scheme lightly.
"The celestial god possesses soul creation technique, which restricts the actions of the soul puppet legion. Moreover, the celestial god cannot possibly be unaware that I took Carmel's memories. In other words, we know about the celestial god's Beijing subversion plan, and the celestial god also knows that we know about it. My actions, or rather, Carmel's plea for help, essentially revealed all the trump cards of both sides. This situation is an open game."