Tang Yuan silently committed Demon Eagle's earlier performance to memory, then slowly walked toward Qian Meng and the others.
Before he even drew near,
Qian Meng's excited voice carried over. "Is Young Friend Lu here? Was that formation just now the Inviting Immortal Array he mentioned?"
Tang Yuan smiled and nodded. "More or less."
"More or less?" Qian Meng exclaimed. "What do you mean, more or less?"
Tang Yuan said frankly, "Old Lu considered Demon Eagle's nature and secretly held back some of the Inviting Immortal Array's power, in case it became difficult to control after being set up."
Qian Meng's mouth twitched. "You mean Demon Eagle's performance just now was while the array was restrained? Then if it were not restrained, could it truly reach the strength he possessed in life?"
"Ordinarily, no," Tang Yuan said, lavishly praising him. "But Old Lu can accomplish what no one else can!"
"With Old Lu's one-of-a-kind mystic energy assisting the array, far less energy is consumed in stabilizing the formation than when ordinary people set one up. He redirected that saved force into the summoned soul, making up for some of its lost combat strength. In his words, under perfect conditions, there is a chance to recreate its strength from life at a one-to-one ratio."
Seeing the three of them stare wide-eyed in shock,
Tang Yuan smiled proudly. "But an array formed in such a perfect state is difficult to maintain for long. In short, the stronger the resulting Shadow, the shorter its duration. Under normal circumstances, if it only recreates eighty percent of its strength in life, it can last around a quarter of an hour."
Upon hearing this, Qian Meng secretly let out a breath of relief. "Then Demon Eagle will completely dissipate and vanish from this world before long?"