Because the Lord of Souls suffered too many losses, they realized that their previous plan was ineffective, so they made a temporary change.
The next Lord of Souls will not be transported through the black vortex, but will enter from outside the world.
Interestingly, it wasn't a clandestine infiltration; it was a blatant, overt breach of the world's barriers to enter.
The goal is to lure Leo to the world barrier, and then have Level-Six Lord of Souls make a move!!
"That's quite a clever plan." Leo smiled in his sea of consciousness.
If you didn't know their plan beforehand, it would be very easy to fall for it.
But now that we know, it's easier to deal with.
Once his consciousness returned to his body, he no longer felt wary of the black vortex below and allowed the puppet army to teleport him. As for the expectations of the World Lord and the Stigmata Wizard, let them wait and see.
For the Lord of Souls to come from the universe, it's not a simple matter of teleportation; it would take at least six months.
However, Returning Breath World was worried that a sudden change in plans would arouse Leo and the others' suspicion, so when the puppet army was almost fully teleported, they sent a Level-Four Lord of Souls to die.
Facing a group of Stigmata Wizard and the World Lord, as well as a massive army of wizards, this Level-Five Lord of Souls, who had come to his death, collapsed in endless grief and indignation.
They paid too high a price to kill Leo!
The death of the Level-Four Lord of Souls and the complete closure of the black vortex signify the utter failure of the Returning Breath World's reinforcement efforts.
"The puppet army within the Thousand Pools World must be eliminated as soon as possible."
Having repelled the reinforcements from the Returning Breath World, Leo's unhurried voice rang out, reminding them that their mission was not yet complete.
With a light step, he covered a thousand miles in one stride, returning to the mothership amidst the eager gaze of the Golden Eye Piercing Illusions Stigmata Wizard behind him.
The Lord of Souls' next reinforcement is still a long way off, so Leo isn't in a hurry. This world is perfect for learning Level 5 knowledge. He's currently in a period of rapid growth in strength after his advancement, and he Heavenly Capital.
Just as Leo was immersed in the ocean of knowledge, the voice of the little red snake Tortai echoed in his mind.
"Great Lord of the Universe, the shadow is fluctuating; please come in and investigate."
Upon hearing the sound, before Leo could even make a move, Yaoyao instantly tore open the Shadow Plane and jumped inside.
Leo quickly caught up. In less than sixty years, those shadows bound to the Shadow Plane had already established contact with life. This progress surprised Leo.
The Shadow Plane evolved from the Shadow Space.
The little red snake Tortai shrunk its body, reducing its massive, level-three form to just over a meter long, making it incredibly tiny in front of Leo.
Upon seeing Leo and Yaoyao enter, it immediately bowed respectfully and pointed with its tail to the location where the shadows were tied, saying, "Great Lord of the Universe, you instructed me to keep a close watch on these shadows. Just now, I discovered that one of them moved."
"Which one?" Yaoyao asked with eager eyes.
The little red snake Tortai flew to the dense lines of shadows. There were a total of 6,741 shadows twisted into ropes, all of which, carrying Leo's secret technique, were thrown into the Shadow World to search for life that could be contacted. Every time these shadows fluctuated, it meant that they had made contact with life.
He pointed to one of them, "It's this shadow."
Leo reached out and touched it, and could indeed sense signs of life on the other side. However, after receiving his message, the other side did not immediately contact them. Instead, they took measures to isolate themselves, cutting off contact with him, but not completely severing it.
The other party is a being with a certain amount of energy; it is isolated but not completely cut off.
He's hesitating!!
"Good job, you've indeed connected with a life form. You did a great job." Leo praised the little red snake.
"Great Lord of the Universe, you have given me new life; this is all I should do."
It must be said that after experiencing numerous mishaps and surviving a near-death experience on the operating table, the little red snake Tortai cherished the opportunity to live now.
He dared not be negligent in the slightest; the task Leo had entrusted to him was his mission!
Being able to work for the great Lord of the Universe now at least guarantees his most basic survival. If one day he no longer needs to work for him, then he will be in danger!
"I thought we could get in touch right away, what a pity." Yaoyao was a little bored that she couldn't contact the other party immediately, as he had missed the chance to watch the show.
However, Yaoyao looked at the little red snake lying cautiously to the side, her eyes Gulu, and said, "Little snake."
"Lord Yaoyao,"
Upon seeing Yaoyao, the little red snake Tortai immediately lowered his head, displaying absolute obedience in his humility.
"I see you work quite diligently, so I'll reward you with something. In our Shadow Plane, there are one hundred Dragon Blood Treasure Tree, and it takes two years to bear five hundred Dragon Blood Treasure Fruit. As long as you can make contact with a world, I'll reward you with one Dragon Blood Treasure Fruit. What do you think?" Yaoyao seemed to be a boss negotiating salary with a newly recruited employee, so generous that the little red snake Tortai couldn't believe it.
"Thank you, Lady Yaoyao. I will definitely try my best."
When the little red snake Tortai heard that Yaoyao was going to reward him with the Dragon Blood Treasure Fruit, his eyes lit up.
He had seen that fruit before; it would be of great benefit to him. However, the entire plane belonged to the great Lord of the Universe, and he dared not have any improper thoughts about it. He never expected that Lady Yaoyao would actually bestow it upon him.
"Then you should try your best."
Originally, the task of guarding these shadows was assigned to the puppet Benji, but Benji was lifeless after all, a dead puppet, and far inferior to a normal living being in terms of detailed observation. Just like last time, the reason we were able to contact the little red snake was thanks to Yaoyao's careful observation, otherwise we would have missed this world.
And just then, the little red snake, who had been sent to the operating table, survived. Leo simply ordered the puppets to dig holes underground and assigned the task of observing the shadows to the little red snake Tortai.
Tortai is his name. Leo has completely controlled him, but the control is more for the purpose of transmitting messages in a timely manner, just like how the little red snake Tortai immediately contacted Leo when he noticed a fluctuation in the shadow.
As for the experiments on the little red snake, it can only be said that no results were found. No explanation was found for why the shadow could connect to the little red snake Tortai, rather than other life forms.
The final conclusion is likely due to luck, not any other controllable factors!
Returning to the mothership from the Shadow Plane, Leo was in high spirits. In less than sixty years, he had discovered a life form he could contact. He knew that countless worlds awaited his expeditions in the future.
As for the person we just contacted, we just need to wait for him to contact us again; there's no rush.
What Leo values is not the life form he has made contact with, but the success rate. Even if he can trick three out of the ten worlds he has made contact with into revealing their world coordinates, that would be enough.
Leo thought that this person would try to contact him in the next few days, but half a year passed and he still hadn't received any contact.
Instead of receiving this life-saving contact, they were met with a deceptive plan from the Returning Breath World!
"Boom boom"
Just as Leo was studying, a terrifying energy explosion suddenly came from the World Barrier.
Leo put down the book in his hand and said calmly, "They've finally arrived."
"The great Atomic Control Stigmata Wizard has discovered eight Lord of Souls outside the World Barrier, two of whom are Level 5 and six are Level 4. They are attacking the World Barrier, intending to break into the Thousand Pools World." This urgent intelligence came from the Level Three Great Wizard Commander.
"You don't need to worry about this. Continue with the cleanup operation. I'll go take a look."
Leo lightly touched the ground with his feet, Shadow Walking, covering a thousand miles in a single step.
With just a few simple steps, they reappeared high in the sky.
The moment he appeared, countless hateful gazes fell upon him. If looks could kill, Leo would have been pierced through by them by now!
The eight Lord of Souls had already torn a small opening, less than a hundred meters long, in the world barrier. The moment he appeared, all their movements stopped.
"Evil Atomic Control Stigmata Wizard, you have killed so many of our Lord of Souls, today you must die, and your soul will suffer the most terrifying torment." The furious voice of the Level-Five Lord of Souls echoed into the Thousand Pools World.
"You've come to kill me? Then come in!"
Faced with such a curse, Leo remained expressionless, as if it weren't directed at him at all. Instead, he calmly invited them in, much like inviting friends.
The eight Lord of Souls were taken aback, because Leo's calm reaction was unexpected. Shouldn't he have immediately broken through the world barrier and killed them instantly?
Their achievements are invaluable; how could they be so indifferent and unmoved?
"Didn't you hear me telling you to come in? Why has the attack stopped? The world barrier has healed."
Yaoyao looked at the already small crack and said sarcastically.
The eight Lord of Souls, seeing that the world barrier in front of them had indeed healed, launched another attack somewhat hastily.
However, Leo felt that their attacks were like tickling the world barrier; the world barrier would immediately heal any cracks they managed to create.
"Is my presence here putting too much pressure on you? Then I'll step back a bit and promise that I absolutely will not make a move before you arrive. This is a promise from a esteemed Level-Five Stigmata Wizard."
Leo had already spotted the hidden Level-Six Lord of Souls in the depths of the universe, but that distance was nothing to Level-Six Lord of the Universe.
After provoking these Lord of Souls, Leo really retreated hundreds of miles away, ensuring that these Lord of Souls could tear apart the world barrier without any distractions.
"Evil Atomic Control, you must have planted other Stigmata Wizard in this world. If you have the guts, come out and let's have a great battle."
Seeing that Leo was not leaving the world, the Lord of Souls became anxious and immediately challenged Leo to a duel.