Lin Chen had always regarded the Divine Soul Puppet as one of his most important secret advantages; revealing it now would mean losing the upper hand in battle against enemies.
If the enemy knew Lin Chen possessed such a secret advantage, they would surely take precautions in advance.
In the current battle against the Dark Demon Clan’s army, Lin Chen’s strength had obviously declined, which puzzled Mu Qianqiu, Xia Wanxin, Yu Weilian, and others.
If they knew about Lin Chen’s Divine Soul Puppet, they would likely guess that it was not Lin Chen himself, but a Divine Soul Puppet in action.
Although the Divine Soul Puppet was also at the First Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm, its combat power was far below that of Lin Chen’s real body, with strength only slightly better than that of an ordinary martial artist at the First Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm, less than twenty percent.
Lin Chen’s real body could easily crush martial artists at the fifth and sixth layers of the Heavenly Human Realm.
At the moment, the battle was heating up, with Xia Wanxin and Yu Weilian among others protecting Lin Chen by his side, reducing the pressure on him.
They did not know why Lin Chen’s strength had suddenly decreased, and they did not inquire.
Perhaps Lin Chen was brewing some powerful move, or there might have been a problem with his body.
Fortunately, they had the elixirs, Talisman Inscriptions, and magic treasures previously provided by Lin Chen, so they were not intimidated by the Dark Demon Clan’s army.
On the side of the Formation Sect, thanks to the Demon-Removing Talismans and Demon-Suppressing Talismans, they had a strong resistance against the Dark Demon Race; the Dark Demons could not easily defeat them.
Even though there were casualties among the Formation Sect martial artists during the prolonged battle, the Dark Demon Race suffered even more.
Within the army of the Dark Demon Race, a member whose cultivation had reached the Heavenly Human Realm noticed something odd about the Formation Sect; they could withstand their death qi.
He regarded the presence of the Formation Sect as a threat to them and decided to take action himself.
"Gu Yuan, what are you doing? Get back to maintain the Demon-Tempering Great Formation at once. Our mission is to wait for the general to arrive, not to fight a life-and-death battle with those ants of the Human Race. Leave the fighting to the other brothers," a young Dark Demon Clan man reprimanded Gu Yuan upon seeing his actions.
However, Gu Yuan paid no attention; his mind was focused solely on eliminating the strong players from the Formation Sect to reduce the losses of the Dark Demon Race. Content orıginally comes from Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
"These members of the Human Race pose too great a threat to our Dark Demon Army; they must be eliminated quickly to reduce our casualties," Gu Yuan said, looking at the Formation Sect’s forces and speaking to another gifted Dark Demon Clan warrior.
"That may be so, but don’t forget our duty. Our primary task is to establish the Demon-Attracting Formation. We can deal with those forces later. If we leave now and the Great Formation is destroyed, won’t all our efforts have been in vain?" Bu Lu reminded Gu Yuan, worried that Lin Chen and others might destroy the still-incomplete Demon-Attracting Formation. The Formation’s power was comparable to that of the Half-Step Nirvana Realm, and they could not afford to give the enemy an opportunity to exploit.
"Haha, Bu Lu, you are underestimating these members of the Human Race. Even with ten times their courage, they wouldn’t dare to come and destroy our Demon-Attracting Formation."
"Look at them now; they are scared out of their wits. They see us as if we were the god of plague. Do you think they will take the initiative to attack?" Gu Yuan was not concerned as he believed that the Human Race did not dare to launch an offensive.
Thus, Gu Yuan decided to head to the Formation Sect’s army himself, prepared to launch an attack.
Within the Dark Demon Clan’s million-strong army, about two hundred thousand were engaged in battle with the Formation Sect, but the Jade Cauldron Sect’s tenacious resistance prevented the Dark Demon Clan army from breaking through and posing a threat to the Formation Sect.
Gu Yuan mistakenly believed that the Dark Demon Clan army couldn’t advance because the Formation Sect had powerful individuals blocking them.
He thought that by eliminating the top fighters of the Formation Sect, tearing open their defense lines, the Dark Demon Clan army could quickly encircle and annihilate this troop.
Gu Yuan believed that the strength of an army depended on its coordination with top martial artists.
At present, the Formation Sect’s strong players and army were in tacit coordination, blocking the Dark Demon Clan’s offense, and the army would counterattack immediately, causing the Dark Demon Clan to be unable to advance and instead suffer heavy losses.
Gu Yuan believed that by personally eliminating the strong players of the Formation Sect, the situation would undergo a drastic change.
Therefore, disregarding Bu Lu’s advice, he decided to launch an attack on the Formation Sect’s army.
Although Bu Lu was helpless, he could not step in to stop Gu Yuan personally, as he needed to maintain the construction of the Demon-Attracting Formation.
He was concerned that after Gu Yuan’s departure, the Dark Demon Clan army would be even weaker and the attacks from the Human Race and Demon Race would threaten the unfinished Demon-Attracting Formation.
Gu Yuan arrived in front of the Formation Sect’s forces and did not immediately join the fight; instead, he carefully observed, looking for a breakthrough.
Soon, his gaze locked onto a young man whose cultivation was only at the First Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm.