"This..."
Mu Jinyu, upon hearing Li Yaotong's words, couldn't help but be frightened by his bold idea.
Attempting to control the Rotten Corpse Demon was already extremely risky, and Wang Hu could easily die, yet he even wanted Wang Hu not only to start by controlling the Rotten Corpse Demon without several trials, but also to wear the Embroidered Shoes of the Ghost Bride and control them as well.
Wouldn't this lead to an even quicker death?
Li Yaotong explained in a very calm tone, "Don't think that I'm deliberately sending someone to their death. This method seems very dangerous, and the risk is indeed great, but the success rate is actually higher than controlling a demon alone, and if successful, the benefits are greater. It enables one to control two demons at once and live much longer."
"Why would that be?" Mu Jinyu's racing heart slowed as he curiously asked.
Li Yaotong said, "Because if one tries to control a single demon, that demon seems to decide whether to inhabit a human body based on one's Qi-Blood or something, and the likelihood of failure is very high.
If it fails, the person is directly drained into a mummy.
However, if two demons are controlled together, both demons want to inhabit the human body but might give up draining a large amount of Qi-Blood from the human body at the beginning and instead attack each other.
If one can endure it, the Qi-Blood drained by the demons from the human body isn't as much, the lifespan is longer, and since the demons are at odds, a balance is achieved, which allows one to control both demons directly...
In the future, the use of demon power would also cause each demon to extract less Qi-Blood during each application, compared to when controling a single demon!"
After explaining this, Li Yaotong saw that Mu Jinyu still seemed a bit confused, so he explained further, "You know, currently, other than gold, only a demon can restrain another demon. This method is about letting the two demons fight each other to achieve a delicate balance..."
Mu Jinyu also understood, and with a somewhat dazed nod, said, "According to what you're saying, the risk is indeed greater, but the chance of success is also somewhat higher, and if successful, the benefits are greater..."
After pausing, he added, "However, the reason for the high risk should be that it's difficult to find two demons that can oppose each other and achieve a clever balance, right?"
"Exactly!" Li Yaotong nodded and said, "Although a demon can restrain another demon, each demon's level of terror varies, and not every demon can be controlled by humans, so each attempt carries great risk. But it's because the level of the Rotten Corpse Demon you mentioned seems quite high, and if it's paired with those Embroidered Shoes from the recent Ghost Bride, it might be possible to achieve a balance."
He paused, then shook his head and added, "Of course, not having seen the Rotten Corpse Demon myself, I can't guarantee that it will definitely work. It's just a suggestion for you to try to help the people of Dragon King Hall handle demons more effectively!"
Mu Jinyu nodded, then furrowed his brow and asked, "Wait, isn't the Ghost Bride that Rotten Corpse Bride? Why not use her to counteract, but instead use her Embroidered Shoes?"
"Because that Ghost Bride Demon is not just an ordinary demon. To be exact, she is an amalgamation of three demons. The female corpse is one demon, the wedding dress is another, and the Embroidered Shoes are also a demon..."
"Ah, I see!" Mu Jinyu said, feeling a chill after having listened.
An amalgamation of three demons, no wonder he was overwhelmed by her, almost immediately suppressed with no chance to fight back!
But wait...
She previously held that stack of human faces, one of which was a Faceless Ghost Face Demon. This meant it was a combination of four demons, which explained why it was so horrific!
But why was Ah-Huang able to bring her home without any issue?
Mu Jinyu thought of this, and his heart sank.
He knew there was a high probability that something had happened to Ah-Huang.
The Ah-Huang at the headquarters of Dragon King Hall most likely wasn't the real Ah-Huang!
Therefore, he quickly took out his phone and called Mu Hongchen to warn her to be wary of Ah-Huang.
Mu Hongchen said, "Yes, Ah-Huang hasn't shown any abnormal behavior, he has been isolated alone, just a bit downcast! I will keep a close watch on him."
"Good, wait for my return," Mu Jinyu said, and then he hung up the phone.
Being anxious now was useless, Mu Jinyu suppressed the urgent feeling, turned to Li Yaotong, and sought to extract more information about demons from him.
He asked, "You just mentioned that the Ghost Bride is a combination of three demons, which should make her a tough character to deal with. Why were your subordinates able to subdue her then?"
Li Yaotong didn't hide anything and explained, "If we were to face the Ghost Bride Demon directly, my subordinates probably couldn't have subdued her, but first, she was mainly dealing with you at the time, and even used the Ghost-Faced Demon to intimidate you."
"Secondly, her three demons, the Rotten Corpse, Wedding Dress, and Embroidered Shoes, although cleverly balanced, don't possess high intrinsic strength. The Wedding Dress isn't geared toward attack, and the Embroidered Shoes are more about speed, which led to our successful subjugation..."
Mu Jinyu frowned and said, "That doesn't sound right, even if her three demons aren't inclined towards killing, they're still considered high-level demons. They shouldn't be so easily subdued."
Li Yaotong explained, "This brings us to another issue, the number of demons."
"For high-level demons like the terrifying disasters and the Tide of Chaos, even if there is only one of them, humans couldn't subdue them by harnessing multiple demons."
"Whereas for lower-level demons, they obey the rule of numbers, akin to strength in numbers. Once they are intimidated by more demons, they won't behave like humans and fight to the bitter end; instead, they will cease their attacks, like crashing a system, allowing me to imprison them easily."
"This is why I suggested that you, Dragon King Hall, should also train more Demon Whisperers. Otherwise, the martial artists of your Dragon King Hall alone may have a hard time defending the Huaxia land in this dark and chaotic era!"
"I understand," Mu Jinyu nodded slightly, his expression slightly frustrated, and then he asked, "Hey, according to what you said, there were only two people who subdued the Ghost Bride just now? Does that mean one of them already controls two demons?"
Asking this question made Mu Jinyu's heart skip a beat, surprised at the fast pace of those who were omniscient.
Just as he had discovered that people eroded by demons but not dead might be subjected to some experiments, they had already known how to control the demons and had started controlling two each.
Li Yaotong nodded and did not deny, "Yes, of the two people who subdued the Ghost Bride, one possesses the Ghost Hand and the Ghost Shadow, and the other was equipped with a glove-shaped demon. This allowed them to overpower the Ghost Bride using the force of three demons, and the relatively high level of the Ghost Shadow made it possible to subdue the Ghost Bride!"