Doomsday Summoning Frenzy

The scene shifted, and the image of Demon Palace Level -988 appeared before Wen Yu and Tang Haofei.

It was an endless sea of fire, amidst which lava giants roared recklessly, setting the ground ablaze and igniting the air, as though they were demons crawling out from hell.

"This is the opponent we must face first," Wen Yu said, pointing at the lava giants.

...

The level restraint limited the entry and exit of high-level demonic creatures.

However, this restriction was not absolute when it came to soul puppets and technological creations.

Take the mechanical nemesis for example—its power was beyond that of an ordinary eleventh level strongman, yet the level restraint did not prevent the mechanical nemesis from entering the Layered Battlefield.

Because it was not part of the practitioner system.

The same was true for soul puppets.

Soul puppets themselves were not categorized under the practitioner system—they were merely a secondary system developed from the soul creation technique. Therefore, the level restraint did not impose absolute limitations on these "unranked life forms."

All along, the spirit of the demon lord rarely deployed soul puppets into the Layered Battlefield, and it was due to one reason.

Others who also possessed the soul creation technique could easily change the allegiance of the soul puppets, consuming only a trivial amount of Creation Energy.

If the spirit of the demon lord truly sent a powerful soul puppet into the Layered Battlefield, that soul puppet would not only fail to kill enemies but would instead become a resource for the opponent to some extent.

But the Variant Soul Puppets were different...

Wen Yu did not know how the spirit of the demon lord managed to take down the lava giants and those air variant soul puppets, but given the current situation, how the spirit collected these soul puppets became less important.

He simply stated a few points.

"These guys, in a certain sense, possess strength close to the eleventh level—they can harness some origin power."

"These creatures are likely to ignore the limitations of the level restraint, meaning they could very well pass through the current ninth level restraints on Earth, appearing on the Layered Battlefield."

"These creatures have a special nature, and my soul creation technique cannot change their allegiance."

"So, how strong the spirit of the demon lord is does not matter right now; it's not an issue we need to address urgently. These Variant Soul Puppets are the real trouble for us!"

Soul Puppets spoke in this manner, and Tang Haofei gradually fell silent.

He took another look at the screen.

Above, endless lava giants churned through the sea of fire, raging, rampaging, and unstoppable.

From Wen Yu's words, Tang Haofei also sensed another meaning.

"Old buddy, once they finish wreaking havoc in the Demon Palace, they're coming for us. We should think about what to do."

After a moment’s contemplation, Tang Haofei made a decision.

"What if I can catch a couple of those things? Can you try to study them and find a way to counter them?"

"I don't know."

Wen Yu's response was uncertain.

"I have been here before and have seen these Variant Soul Puppets. In my brief encounter last time, I did not find a solution for them; however, I think catching two Variant Soul Puppets is feasible. If I can’t do it, there’s still the research department in Beijing."

The two discussed and divided the tasks.

"I'll go look for the air variant soul puppets; you go catch one, no, two lava giants. Let’s split up and directly teleport back to Earth once we have them."

After obtaining the samples of the Variant Soul Puppets, the remaining matters regarding the Demon Palace would indeed have nothing to do with Wen Yu and Tang Haofei.

Once they finished speaking, Wen Yu turned back to look at Feili.

"Take care."

It was a simple farewell...

Feili's eye twitched—didn't he know what Wen Yu meant by that? "This is probably our last meeting; I expect you’ll soon be taken down by the spirit of the demon lord, so enjoy the remaining time. Bye-bye, dear~~~"