1541

**Chapter 1541: Endless Battles in the First Layer**

One battle after another, continuous and unending battles. Lin Moyu and Dongfang Ze gradually gained experience. After each battle, they had about an hour to rest and recover. An hour later, the enemies would come again. No matter how they tried to avoid it, the enemies always knew where they were. This left them with no opportunity to search for stone tablets and tokens, as time was consumed by fighting and recovering.

Dongfang Ze thought of Lin Moyu. This situation seemed particularly advantageous for Lin Moyu. Lin Moyu's army of skeletons was not afraid of being outnumbered. This made Dongfang Ze feel it was unfair, as if the rules were biased towards Lin Moyu. He felt a surge of anger but had no outlet for it. Remembering the rule that complaints were not allowed, he swallowed his frustration. He gritted his teeth and accepted one battle after another, feeling increasingly depressed, thinking, "Why haven't those two guys arrived yet?"

The second person to enter the first layer was Wei Bowen. He entered an area controlled by the Silver Tribe. Like Dongfang Ze, he was attacked by the Silver Tribe. Unlike the previous two layers, the aliens in the first layer actively sought out enemies. It was as if they had become invaders. Wei Bowen had similar thoughts to Dongfang Ze but understood that no matter how the rules changed, they always favored the strong. Lin Moyu was strong enough that no rule changes would alter that fact.

Afterward, Zhuang Bi and others also entered the first layer. Upon entering, they quickly used the Heartfelt Puppets to locate each other and regroup. The five met again, and although Qing Fei, Shui Zilan, and Zhuang Bi didn't mention that the Heartfelt Puppets could transmit sound, everyone seemed to understand. Their faces showed slight awkwardness, losing some of their natural demeanor. Chu Xiong, not understanding the situation, wanted to ask for clarification. Suddenly, Qing Fei looked into the distance. A dark mass of demons was flying towards them.

"Prepare for battle!" Qing Fei called out softly. The sound of a sword rang out as she gripped her long sword. They faced the same kind of intense battles as Dongfang Ze and Wei Bowen. The difference was that they were five people together, but the number of enemies was the same as for a single person. With five people working together, the battle was not difficult. The battle formation of a hundred demons was quickly broken.

Watching the demons turn into points of light and disappear, the five finally breathed a sigh of relief. Qing Fei said softly, "Don't you think something is off?"

Zhuang Bi remained silent, while Chu Xiong asked curiously, "What's off?"

Shui Zilan said, "Indeed, something is off. When we regrouped, we didn't see any demon tribes or cities along the way. Where did these demons come from?"

"Moreover, these demons seem to have their own thoughts, like a real army capable of forming battle formations."

Chu Xiong shook his head, "Not quite the same. I've fought real demon battle formations, and they are stronger than these."

Zhuang Bi added, "If it were a real demon battle formation, it would indeed be much stronger."

Qing Fei said, "That's not what I mean. I feel these demons seem to have their own thoughts."

They all knew that the aliens in the third and second layers were simulated by the array. Although very realistic, there were always some differences. But now, these differences seemed to be diminishing. Qing Fei's senses were very sharp, and she felt this change. However, she couldn't explain it more concretely. Besides her, Zhuang Bi and the others didn't have this feeling, not even Shui Zilan. Qing Fei couldn't figure out why and had to temporarily set aside her thoughts.

Qing Fei suggested, "Let's try to find the stone tablets or giant beasts first."

Everyone agreed with her proposal and quickly began searching. An hour later, another army of demons found them, and the battle resumed. The fighting was relentless. When Lin Moyu entered, he encountered the same situation. However, for Lin Moyu, a mere hundred-member battle formation was nothing. He had experienced battle formations of millions, and countless demon enemies had turned to dust under his hands. The skeleton generals, his best fighters, quickly dealt with them. Lin Moyu never feared being outnumbered.

"There's another change."

During the battle, Lin Moyu sensed the differences in the first layer. Like before, these aliens were still simulated by the array. That wasn't the issue; the problem lay in the individuals. The simulated beings in the first layer were less rigid and more agile. It seemed the array not only simulated their appearance but also gave them some intelligence. Puppets without intelligence and those with intelligence were entirely different concepts, like magical treasures with and without spirits, not on the same level.

Lin Moyu thought deeply, "If they can simulate intelligent God-Sovereigns and find a way to mobilize the power of the Law Star River, that would be powerful."

He felt the array was developing in this direction, but the difficulty was high. A large number of skeleton generals spread out, also searching for stone tablets and giant beasts. Here, Lin Moyu's advantage became more apparent. Dongfang Ze and Wei Bowen were trapped by endless enemies, struggling to move. Although Zhuang Bi's group of five could still move, their efficiency was greatly reduced. Only Lin Moyu was unaffected.

However, Lin Moyu searched for a long time without finding any stone tablets or giant beasts. Finally, when all five had entered the first layer, the array in the sky activated with a roar. Countless runes appeared in the sky, and a massive pressure descended, forcing everyone except Lin Moyu to the ground. Lin Moyu felt a soul pressure close to the Beyond Realm. In his undead vision, he saw countless soul flames burning behind the array. These soul flames varied in strength, from the ninth stage of the God-King level to the God-Sovereign level. These soul flames were integrated with the array, arranged in a unique way to form a beautiful pattern. The pattern seemed to be a giant rune, containing mysterious laws and wonders.

In that moment, Lin Moyu suddenly understood something. "Are they trying to simulate intelligence through the souls of living beings?"

"Whoever thought of this array is incredibly powerful!"

"If successful, who could compete with the human race!"

The loud voice of the Human Emperor Network interrupted Lin Moyu's thoughts.

**[Attention all contestants.]**

**[The rules for the first layer will now be explained.]**

**[Enemies will attack contestants at regular intervals.]**

**[With each attack, the number of enemies will increase.]**

**[The interval between attacks will shorten.]**

**[After the attack begins, stone tablets will randomly appear in the arena.]**

**[Activating a stone tablet will summon a guardian beast. Defeating the guardian beast will yield a corresponding token.]**

**[Be aware that fighting the guardian beast may attract enemies.]**

**[Each contestant will attract the same number of monsters, which will not change.]**

**[Guardian beasts are very powerful, so be cautious.]**

The Human Emperor Network announced all the rules. The overall objective remained the same: find the stone tablets and tokens. However, the method had changed. This time, there was no need to search for giant beasts. Instead, they needed to find the stone tablets, activate them, and kill the guardian beasts to obtain the tokens. It seemed more convenient, but on closer inspection, the difficulty had significantly increased.