191: Since you're already trapped, why bother trying to escape?

That flat "Please" fell upon the ears of the Umbra Devil King, sounding no different than Nine Heavens Divine Thunder exploding deep within his Divine Soul.

He felt himself from inside out, from Divine Soul to Physical Body, completely locked down by an irresistible, incomprehensible, and mighty power.

Let alone escaping, even moving a single finger had become a luxury.

What kind of method was this?

Words Manifest as Law? Law Imprisonment?

No! Neither!

This was a higher level of suppression, something bordering on the "Dao"!

The other party's level of existence far surpassed his own. Before him, a Middle Stage Integration Realm Devil King like himself was no different from an insect stuck to a spiderweb.

"Who... who exactly are you..." The Umbra Devil King squeezed out this dry question from his throat with all his strength. His voice was filled with despair.

In the Starry Sky Divine City, upon the Star Gazing Platform.

Chu He set down his teacup, the corner of his mouth curling into a playful arc.

He had actually discovered this sneaky "mouse" a long time ago.

From the very first moment he peered into the Starry Sky Divine City, Chu He had locked onto him.

However, Chu He did not act immediately.

He was curious what kind of wonderful expression this fellow, who was much more clever than the Blood Slaughter Devil King, would have after seeing the "home" he had meticulously built and his "children" with their extraordinary innate talents.

As it turned out, the other party's reaction did not disappoint him.

Especially when he saw Chu Tian, that emotional fluctuation emanating from his very bones—a mixture of extreme fear and boundless greed—was more interesting than the finest drama.

"Who I am is not important," Chu He's voice rang out in the Umbra Devil King's mind once more. "What matters is that you saw things you shouldn't have seen and harbored thoughts you shouldn't have harbored."

"Therefore, you cannot leave."

The words were flat, yet they carried an unquestionable sense of judgment.

The Umbra Devil King's heart turned completely cold.

He knew that today, he was doomed.

But as one of the Seven Great Devil Kings under the Devil Emperor, he also had his own pride and trump cards!

"You want to kill me! It won't be that easy!"

At the critical moment of life and death, a flash of madness and determination crossed the Umbra Devil King's eyes.

"Devil Soul Dissociation! Umbra Sacrifice!"

He actually detonated his Devil Soul Origin in an instant!

This was not a self-detonation, but a far more eerie secret technique.

He instantly decomposed his Devil Soul, along with his Integration Realm Dao Fruit, into billions of the tiniest Divine Soul particles. Every single particle contained a sliver of his Origin will and aura.

Then, he sacrificed these particles to the Void Realm in billions of different directions simultaneously!

As long as a single particle could escape and merge into the dark side of the Universe, he would have a chance to spend a massive price to be resurrected through the "Natal Devil Pool" bestowed by His Majesty the Devil Emperor!

This was his ultimate life-saving Divine Ability. Even when facing a siege of Integration Realm Great Perfection experts, he had once used this move to escape like a cicada shedding its skin!

He didn't believe the opponent could intercept all these billions of particles escaping into different spatial dimensions!

"Boom—"

The Umbra Devil King's body instantly exploded, turning into a black storm that swept across the entire asteroid belt.

Billions of particles shimmering with an eerie light, like dandelion seeds, ignored the barriers of space and time, frantically fleeing toward every corner of the Universe.

"Oh? A bit interesting."

Chu He watched this scene, a hint of admiration appearing in his eyes.

"To be able to make such a decisive choice in a desperate situation, you truly are worthy of being a Devil King."

"Unfortunately..."

Chu He shook his head and slowly extended a palm, making a gentle grasping motion toward the Void Realm shrouded by the black storm.

"I say, Light."

A single word.

A simple, ordinary word.

In an instant, an indescribable will descended upon this Star Domain.

The entire Starry Sky Divine City, along with the surrounding starry sky for tens of millions of miles, was completely filled at this moment with an endless, pure-to-the-extreme "Light"!

This light was not fire, not lightning, and not any form of energy.

It was "Light" itself.

It was the opposite of "Darkness."

Within this Domain of absolute light, any "shadow" or "darkness" had nowhere to hide.

Those billions of Divine Soul particles that had just escaped into the Void Realm, preparing to flee, seemed to have met their natural enemy. One by one, they were forcibly "squeezed" out from the dark side of space, exposed under the light.

They let out silent screams, struggling frantically, yet they could not move an inch.

"No... this is impossible! What power is this!"

From the billions of particles, the Umbra Devil King's will, filled with horror and confusion, transmitted simultaneously.

"I forgot to tell you," Chu He's voice, like the whisper of a deity, rang out in every particle. "In this world defined by me, I am the only Law."

"Now, come back."

Chu He's fingers slowly closed.

Those billions of Divine Soul particles seemed to be subjected to some irresistible gravitational force, involuntarily beginning to converge toward the center.

They struggled and roared, but could only watch helplessly as they reconsolidated into the Umbra Devil King's terrified and distorted face.

In just a few breaths, the Umbra Devil King, who had just performed his strongest life-saving secret technique, reappeared in his original position, completely intact.

But at this moment, his aura was withered to the extreme, and his eyes held nothing but endless silence and despair.

His final trump card, his last hope, had been effortlessly dismantled before the opponent like a child's game.

He finally understood that he was not facing some Integration Realm or even a Mahayana Stage old monster.

This was a... God, whom he could not understand or imagine, one who had already touched the realm of "Creation"!

"Alright, the farce is over."

Chu He's figure had appeared before the Umbra Devil King at some unknown time.

He extended a finger and pointed it at the Umbra Devil King's forehead.

"Now, hand over all the intelligence in your head regarding the Star-Devouring Demon Clan and the Devil Emperor."

"No... you can't..."

The Umbra Devil King's final consciousness let out a futile cry.

But in the next moment, his eyes completely lost their luster, becoming hollow and dull.

The powerful Soul Searching Art had begun.