After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2553 The Fate of the Demon Puppets
Dong Rui stayed in the cardamom garden, receiving first-hand data from the experiment in real time via remote communication, and he was also very interested.

They used to destroy the demon puppet experiment site in the Heavenly Palace, but they were always in a hurry. How could they participate in such an open experiment?
Aunt Zhu was puzzled: "The divine body is just a skin. These demon puppeteers can just create a skin. Why do they need to give the skin consciousness and the ability to think? Wouldn't a skin that can think be more likely to refuse the intrusion of the heavenly demons?"

"Although they are all physical bodies, 'usable' and 'good to use' are two different things." Dong Rui said seriously, "When the Heavenly Demon descends to the mortal world again, it is also a desperate gamble. The requirements for the physical body must be perfect, otherwise coming down is tantamount to sending oneself to one's death."

He paused for a moment, then said, "From the perspective of the Heavenly Demon, the large-scale divine descent plan actually faces four insurmountable problems."

First, due to the existence of the barrier between the two realms, the Heavenly Demon can only return to the mortal world through the descent of its divine soul; its physical body cannot return. Furthermore, the power of the divine soul is vastly inferior to the power of the physical body.

Secondly, the process of divine descent—that is, the process of the Heavenly Demon's soul passing through the barrier between the two realms and arriving in the human world—will inevitably involve enormous energy loss. Currently, this problem can only be alleviated by using the Punishing Dragon Pillar, which is infused with Nightmare Energy.

Third, the limits that a divine body can withstand might be sufficient for ordinary gods, but it's still too weak for great demons. They need a more powerful, specially made form.

Fourth, although the "Complete Divine Descent" has been successfully piloted, it is only an isolated case. The manufacture of each divine descent body is extremely difficult, and there are still technological barriers to mass-producing divine descent bodies.

This is also the problem that all the demon puppet experimental sites, including the Lingyun Palace, are trying to solve.

There's one last point, one that He Lingchuan and the immortals rarely considered from their own perspectives. That is, after the divine descent is successful, will these celestial demons who return to the mortal realm be able to continue improving their cultivation like humans?

A long life requires continuous progress to confirm the meaning and value of one's existence. If the cultivation of the divine body cannot be improved, what is the point of the celestial demon's efforts to return to the mortal realm?
It would be better to stay in the Heavenly Realm then.

Perhaps the Naraku Heaven and other celestial demons had this in mind, which is why they were in no hurry to descend to the ground.

“A-Lian’s transformation proves that she has the ability to self-cultivate and evolve her body in the direction she desires. Isn’t human cultivation the same? So Duan Heyun’s emphasis on A-Lian is likely due to a final consideration.” Dong Rui’s voice contained a hint of barely perceptible admiration. “He is no longer satisfied with merely creating a physical form for the gods to descend upon; he wants to solve more subsequent problems.”

People like them have no end to their pursuit of knowledge and are unwilling to be bound by morality or stance.

Thin clouds drift by, the sun sets, and the sky enters its blue hour.

The release mission has been underway for an hour, and the demon puppets have displayed a wider range of characteristics. The demon puppeteers unanimously agree that the experimental subjects released this time have made significant progress compared to those released a few months ago.

Even Duan Heyun was very satisfied: "This is a good thing, a great thing."

It is evident that their efforts over the past few months have yielded remarkable results.

Just then, a red dot suddenly circled back onto the small sand table in front of Duan Heyun.

He glanced at it and said in a deep voice, "Which of you called back number 375?"

In their daily training, the demon puppets undergo recall training.

None of the demon puppeteers answered.

That means there isn't any.

The garrison commander, Yao Man, was standing nearby and, upon hearing the sound, gripped his weapon.

"Did it retreat on its own?"

Duan Heyun nodded: "Don't be impatient, just wait!"

He Lingchuan was also observing the sand table. There were seven red dots on it, showing the real-time location of the experimental subjects that had been released.

They were all imbued with divine gaze, the source of which was unknown, but they were singled out and displayed on this sand table so that the demon puppeteers could monitor them in real time.

The Blood Demon is watching too:
"Hey, who's that red dot furthest from us?"

The Soul-Capturing Mirror is far more detailed: "It's Ah Lian!"

Of all the demon puppets, she traveled the furthest. This shows that she truly wanted to stay away from the Spiritual Palace.

"That's a good thing, it makes things easier for us."

Duan Heyun thought for a moment, then decided to walk towards the outer perimeter. Yao Man said nervously, "Master Duan."

He waved his hand and laughed, "Don't be afraid, I'm not a soft persimmon that can be squeezed easily."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a rustling sound came from the bushes, and a figure leaped up and rushed towards him, faster than a flea.

This is a demon puppet with a flat nose, codenamed 375.

Although He Lingchuan only glanced at it briefly, he could see that its eyes were full of hatred as it stared at Duan Heyun.

These demonic puppets suffered greatly in the experimental field. Ordinary animals would usually run away as soon as they were released.

But it just won't.

It deliberately returned to launch a sneak attack after being away for a long time.

Furthermore, it ignored all the other demon puppeteers present and chose Duan Heyun instead, which not only shows that its target was single-minded but also that it knew that the grievances had a source and the debts had a debtor, and that this person was the root of their suffering.

Hatred is a high-level emotion.

Understanding how to find the source of hatred is already a rudimentary form of wisdom. After all, there are still many people in this world who don't understand this; they get hit with a stick and only hate the stick.

In order to seek revenge, this demonic puppet even learned to discern and endure.

Because he understood all this, Duan Heyun smiled with delight when he saw it pounce on him.
"Good, good!"

Even this seemingly unpromising demonic puppet has displayed extraordinary characteristics.

They're becoming more and more like people, that's a good thing!
The more human-like a being is, the greater the power of a divinely descended body!

The guards couldn't just stand by and watch it pounce on Master Duan. Before the demonic puppet even reached within three zhang of Duan Heyun, another faint light flashed and slammed into number 375.

Number 375 was knocked to the ground, tumbling twice, screaming in agony.

A round hole was punched through its ribs, and blood was flowing continuously.

"Surround it." Duan Heyun said calmly, waving his hand. "Take it back."

Another demon puppeteer leaned closer and said, "Master Duan, its power has increased sevenfold in three months, which is 20% faster than the progress of the previous batch of test subjects."

"Make sure you record everything, and then take another sample. After today's experiment, destroy it according to the protocol." Duan Heyun rubbed his temples. "Its lifespan is almost four months, so there's no need to keep it any longer."

"Yes."

He Lingchuan already knew that as a mature experimental site, Lingyun Palace had strict rules and regulations, one of which was that the lifespan of the divine body experimental subjects could not exceed four months.