Wu Heng cast his gaze into the distance, as though it had pierced through layer upon layer of space to glimpse certain truths he had sensed during that fleeting glance into the abyss.
"For the absolute security of the guild network, and to test some ideas, I came up with another solution," he said slowly.
"What solution?"
"Not merely enslavement, but fusion and devouring."
Wu Heng spoke with the calmness of a researcher. "Using the Evil Spirit Puppet I completely control, I'll employ alchemy and science to extract and absorb this evil spirit's traits—its ability to be born from the network and control information flows—and fuse them into the Evil Spirit Puppet's very matrix."
David scratched his head. He did not understand what evil spirits had to do with science. As a demon hunter, he merely used modern things like cars and phones, but the boss before him apparently had his own methods.
He shrugged. "You're the Boss. Your call."
Wu Heng ignored him and turned to the Evil Spirit Puppet.
He intended to use the Evil Spirit Puppet as the vessel. Its essence far surpassed that of ordinary evil spirits, its structure was stable, and its energy level was higher.
Then, whether it was angels or demons, many of their methods targeting spiritual bodies would be greatly weakened against it, perhaps even rendered completely ineffective.
Only then would the guild's core network under its control truly be foolproof.
Under David's shocked gaze as he drew a sharp breath, Wu Heng communicated with the Evil Spirit Puppet through his thoughts.
The enormous Evil Spirit Puppet slowly lowered its center of gravity, the patterns at its core lighting up at an unprecedented frequency.
Wu Heng walked to the workbench that had been prepared nearby. It held numerous precision components gleaming with