Published: March 2, 2025
"Sorry for the wait, where's Old Tang?"
Hearing Wen Yu's question and noticing him instantly enter a combat stance, the spirit of the demon lord chuckled softly and replied calmly, "I won, he lost; that kid’s not too bright."
"Ah... I see..."
With just a simple statement, Wen Yu was able to conclude that Tang Haofei must have been tricked by the spirit of the demon lord—this was not surprising. When lacking brains, one is destined to suffer greatly when facing these cunning old foxes!
Wen Yu had often been on the losing end of such tricks in the past, but he had improved somewhat. However, Old Tang truly lacked this talent—after all, being dim-witted means that even having the identity of a true protagonist wouldn't save you...
But with Old Tang gone, the current situation had become a bit awkward.
Thinking this, Wen Yu looked back at the spirit of the demon lord.
At this moment, the spirit stood quietly, showing no intention of attacking.
Thus, Wen Yu said, "How about this? You return Old Tang to me, and we can let this matter slide. We won't need to fight, which would save us both some trouble..."
"Hehe..."
The spirit scoffed lightly, seriously doubting that Wen Yu had stayed too long in the Temple of the Void Realm, perhaps making him a bit foolish.
However, before the spirit could mock Wen Yu further, he suddenly flashed away, shooting off into the distance.
From where Wen Yu had been standing, countless Ice Souls erupted from the ground, rapidly combining to form a seal... but ultimately, it was a moment too slow...
"I knew that kid was clever."
The spirit of the demon lord commented lightly, then straightened up and looked at Wen Yu, who was smiling as he glanced at the traps near the portal and then back at the spirit.
"So, is this your method of dealing with Old Tang? Just this?"
"Indeed, it's just that simple, but Tang Haofei fell for it. Although it's simple, it's indeed effective."
As she said this, the spirit stretched her body slightly.
"But for you, I won’t need to go through so much trouble."
With that, the energy within the spirit began to stir violently...
A massive aura surged into the sky, even surpassing the momentum Tang Haofei had just displayed!
Indeed, the spirit of the demon lord's strength was not inferior to Tang Haofei!
For someone like the spirit, knowing how to adapt her tactics according to her opponent had become instinct—whatever is effective, that’s what she would use!
For instance, she had just used a small trick to take down Tang Haofei, and now, she aimed to use her absolute power to crush Wen Yu!
Wen Yu, however, merely watched the spirit, a cold smile slowly emerging on his face.
It seemed he was underestimated...
The storm-like aura surged even more fiercely; at this moment, the spirit merely stood there, stirring up wind and sand. The massive, diverse yet orderly flow of energy roared rapidly, and even without making a move, the spirit alone could make the earth tremble and the clouds swirl!
The storm quickly formed around the spirit, then spread out in all directions. In the void, countless wrecks of warships were swept by the fierce wind, corroding swiftly before ultimately turning to dust.
This was not a skill, but rather a change in the rules brought about by the spirit's displayed aura.
In the distance, the remote monitoring system in Beijing could only see Wen Yu and the spirit of the demon lord in a standoff, but in the next moment, the image wavered, and everything was cut off by an unknown energy field.
Compared to the methods the spirit had used to deal with Tang Haofei earlier, at this moment, she was finally showcasing the prowess of the lord of the demon palace!
Yet standing close to the spirit, Wen Yu just watched her silently show off. Then, with a mental shift, he connected with Victor, who was in the fifth soul realm.
"Does it look like it?"
"Very much so..."
Victor’s voice came back from afar, then paused slightly before continuing, "This guy's strength... is indeed beyond the norm. It doesn't feel like an eleventh level, but rather like a twelfth level. Just the change in aura can affect the rules of the surrounding world; this could be considered crossing into the threshold of the twelfth level."