A trap! A deep-sea hunter who knows how to fish!

"Interesting."

The corners of Lin Yuan's mouth curled into a slight arc.

Far from being wary of this obvious trap,

he instead felt a flicker of interest.

A hunter who knows how to fish usually means it is quite a delicacy itself.

At the very least, it would be far more 'nutritious' than those low-level foreign races that only know how to act on instinct.

He did not hesitate in the slightest.

With a shift of his body, he followed the seductive distress signal and sped deeper into the Sea of Annihilation.

The further in he went,

the more terrifying the surrounding environment became.

Void energy had almost condensed into physical form,

forming patches of gray annihilation zones that resembled thick fog.

Occasionally, black spheres the size of basketballs would even appear.

They had no energy fluctuations and simply floated there silently.

But Lin Yuan knew that these things were the most terrifying weapons of the Sea of Annihilation—Absolute Void.

Once touched, even a King-Sealing Expert's very existence would be instantly erased, leaving no trace behind.

However,

these terrifying sights, enough to cause anyone's Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, were no different from roadside scenery in Lin Yuan's eyes.

He even reached out with interest and touched one of the 'Absolute Voids'.

Hum—

The black sphere trembled violently the moment it touched his finger.

Then, like a mouse seeing a cat, it tried to flee frantically.

But it was too late.

A faint suction force emanated from Lin Yuan's fingertip.

That 'Absolute Void', capable of erasing a King-Sealing Expert, was easily absorbed into his Primordial Chaos Sacred Body.

"Hmm... the taste is not bad."

Lin Yuan smacked his lips as if tasting some peerless delicacy.

"The texture is like... popping candy?"

He felt his Dantian Qi Sea become a bit more active because of it.

He increased his speed.

Soon,

the source of the distress signal appeared at the edge of his vision.

It was a massive 'island' floating within the endless void.

The entire island was composed of a strange, semi-transparent gray crystal.

Inside the crystal, countless points of light seemed to flicker, looking magnificent and mysterious.

Avrora's distress signal was emanating precisely from the core of this crystal island.

Lin Yuan's figure slowly landed on the edge of the island.

The moment his toes touched the crystal ground,

"Crack."

A soft sound rang out.

The crystal beneath his feet instantly lit up.

Immediately after,

Hum—!!!

The entire massive crystal island seemed to come alive at this moment!

Countless beams of brilliant gray light shot into the sky from all directions of the island, weaving together above Lin Yuan's head into a dense energy net that covered a hundred-mile radius!

A terrifying will of pure annihilation descended with a boom!

The trap had been sprung!

This was no island at all!

This was clearly a terrifying deep-sea hunter of unimaginable size that knew how to camouflage and set ambushes!

The Annihilation Sea Beast!

A true overlord of the Sea of Annihilation!

It fed on annihilation energy and used Absolute Void as its weapon; it was the existence at the very top of the food chain in this forbidden land!

That giant net composed of annihilation energy was its ultimate move—the Annihilation Cage.

Any creature caught within it would be decomposed into the most primitive energy in an instant, becoming its nourishment.

It had used this method to hunt countless reckless intruders who had stumbled into this sea area.

Today was no exception.

It could feel that this new prey carried a delicious aura that made it salivate.

If it ate him, it would surely be able to evolve again!

However,

just as it thought the prey was already within its grasp and prepared to enjoy its meal,

the tiny human standing in the center of the 'Annihilation Cage' slowly raised his head.

On his face, there was no Fear, no despair.

Only a trace of... a playful smile that made its very Soul tremble.

"The appetizer has finally arrived."

Lin Yuan spoke calmly as he looked at the energy net above his head that was capable of insta-killing a King-Sealing Expert.

In the next second,

he didn't even make any extra movements.

He simply opened his arms.

Boom!!!

A terrifying suction force—even more domineering, more ancient, and more supreme than the Annihilation Sea Beast's power of annihilation—erupted from within his body!

The Primordial Chaos Sacred Body was operating at full power!

Sizzle, sizzle—

The 'Annihilation Cage', which was supposed to be a lethal trap, became the biggest joke at this moment!

The massive amount of pure annihilation energy that made up the net seemed to have found its true king, frantically pouring into Lin Yuan's body as they vied to be first!

In this instant, the identities of hunter and prey were completely reversed!

"Roar...?!"

The Annihilation Sea Beast's vast consciousness produced the emotions of 'Fear' and 'bewilderment' for the first time.

What was happening?

Why was its power being absorbed by the opponent?!

This defied common sense!

This defied the Laws of the Sea of Annihilation!

Its massive body, comparable to a small continent, began to tremble violently.

Instinct was screaming at it frantically!

Run!

Run quickly!

The creature before it was no prey!

It was an incomprehensible, abyss-level monster more terrifying than the Sea of Annihilation itself!

It no longer cared about maintaining the trap; its massive crystal body began to turn illusory, wanting to merge back into the void and flee this place.

"Want to leave?"

Lin Yuan's voice, like the whisper of a demon god from the Nine Serenities, rang out in its consciousness.

"Did you get my permission?"

The moment the words fell,

a wisp of Gray-gold Sword Aura, ten thousand times thinner than a hair and almost impossible to catch, flashed from Lin Yuan's fingertip.

Puchi!

A soft sound.

That Sword Aura pierced through the Annihilation Sea Beast's massive body with unerring precision, pinning itself directly onto its Origin core!

"Roar—!!!"

A silent wail, yet filled with pain and Fear, exploded on the conscious level.

The Annihilation Sea Beast's body, which was about to turn illusory, suddenly stiffened and froze in place.

It discovered that its connection with the Sea of Annihilation had been severed!

The ability to merge into the void, which it took pride in, had failed!

It had been... imprisoned!

Lin Yuan's figure walked step by step toward this behemoth.

He raised his hand and pressed it gently against the cold crystal body that was as massive as a mountain range.

The Annihilation Sea Beast's consciousness was trembling and pleading frantically.

On Lin Yuan's face, however, a bright smile appeared.

"Don't be afraid."

"I'm here to help you find release."

Lin Yuan's smile was like the deepest nightmare in the Annihilation Sea Beast's consciousness.

"No—!!!"

The Annihilation Sea Beast let out a desperate, silent roar!

Its massive crystal body struggled frantically, trying to shake off the Gray-gold Sword Aura pinned to its Origin core.

But everything was in vain.

That wisp of Sword Aura seemed to be the most absolute Law in the Universe, brooking no resistance.

And Lin Yuan's hand pressed against it turned into a black hole that devoured all things at this moment!

Boom!!!

An indescribable, utterly brutal devouring force erupted!

The Primordial Chaos Sacred Body was operating at full capacity!

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—!!!"

The Annihilation Sea Beast's mountain-like crystal body began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye!

A massive amount of pure annihilation energy, mixed with the Origin power it had accumulated over countless ages, turned into a surging torrent of energy that was frantically swallowed by Lin Yuan's body!

Refreshing!

An unprecedented sense of refreshment!

Lin Yuan felt as if he were soaking in the highest-grade energy hot spring; all thirty-six thousand pores of his body were letting out cheerful groans!