"Why has it come to this?"
Ye Ling looked at the man fused with the cosmic barrier, suddenly feeling the matter was exceptionally troublesome.
In the current situation, to deal with this man, he would have to destroy the cosmic barrier here. However, the situation outside the domain was complex. Ye Ling had just rescued the imprisoned Creation God from the Remnant Evil Clan, an act that would surely enrage them.
Ye Ling knew without a doubt how much the Remnant Evil Clan hated him now!
The "Master" mentioned by the butler and maid probably wished they could skin and dismember him!
If he were to break the cosmic barrier in this place and give those outsiders an opportunity, Ye Ling didn't believe that mysterious person would appear again to help him resolve the crisis.
Moreover, Ye Ling didn't want to rely on others every time to help him through danger.
In other words, as long as that man remained fused with the cosmic barrier, Ye Ling could not make a move against him.
"I need to find a way to pull him out of the cosmic barrier."
Ye Ling's mind raced, fending off tentacles attacking from all directions while pondering a solution.
"Roar—!"
The man, now fused with the cosmic barrier, roared. His eyes were bloodshot, and his hands were pressed firmly against the barrier, as if trying to pull himself out.
Ye Ling noticed the man's action and his heart stirred slightly. He whispered, "Could it be that this fellow didn't willingly fuse with the cosmic barrier?"
Thinking carefully, although Ye Ling had helped the man fuse his soul, his "surgery" was not yet complete. The man's intellect was still in a state of confusion, unable to distinguish friend from foe. The black hole, however, was clearly attacking with intent.
This black hole's aggression must be controlled by someone else!
"Thinking about it this way, this black hole should have an independent consciousness..."
With this realization, Ye Ling shifted his attention from the man to the entire black hole.
"Let me see what kind of entity this black hole truly is!" Ye Ling's eyes narrowed, and he released his Devouring Domain, spreading it outwards.
The moment Ye Ling unleashed his Devouring Domain, it was met with strong resistance from the entire black hole. The surrounding space became even more distorted, and pressure several times stronger than before crushed Ye Ling from all sides of the black hole.
"You dare resist!"
Sensing the resistance from the black hole, a sharp glint flashed in Ye Ling's eyes. He directly activated his Devouring Domain, seizing the surrounding energy.
The Devouring Domain began to swallow the black hole, and all the surrounding energy surged towards Ye Ling.
The black hole's suction power also began to be controlled by Ye Ling.
With its power seized, the black hole no longer had enough strength within to resist Ye Ling's Devouring Domain. Ye Ling's domain quickly spread out for a hundred meters, encompassing the entire black hole.
The black hole in the valley subsided, and Ye Ling gained complete control over it.
Having acquired the black hole's abilities, Ye Ling's divine soul was no longer affected by the distorted space. His divine soul rapidly spread outwards, quickly locking onto the consciousness hidden within the black hole.
"Found you!" Ye Ling captured the consciousness deliberately hidden by the black hole, enveloped it with his soul power, and materialized it!
A shadowy mass appeared within the black hole, struggling and screaming within Ye Ling's soul power, "Let me go!"
Ye Ling examined the materialized black hole consciousness and asked, "What exactly are you?"
The black hole consciousness shrieked, "It's none of your business! If you don't want to die, you'd better do as I say!"
Ye Ling reached out and grabbed the black hole consciousness, squeezing it tightly. He chuckled, "A mere plaything in my palm, yet you speak with such arrogance?"
The black hole consciousness was a sentient entity composed purely of soul energy. While it could withstand physical attacks and ignore pain, it could not resist the pressure from soul power.
Ye Ling infused his soul power into his palm and squeezed the black hole consciousness, causing it extreme discomfort.
It was akin to torture!
"Ahhh! You fellow, how dare you!"
Feeling the pain, a piercing scream emanated from the black hole consciousness, echoing within the black hole.
"Still not behaving?"
Seeing that the black hole consciousness remained unruly, Ye Ling increased the pressure.
"G-gently, you bastard!"
The black hole consciousness in Ye Ling's palm contorted more severely, its voice rising in pitch. "Do you know who I am? How dare you treat me like this!"
Ye Ling laughed, "Isn't that what I'm asking? You came at me with such bravado, you brought this upon yourself."
"You bastard!"
The black hole consciousness yelled fiercely, "I am the source of evil, the World-Destroying Spiritual Fire! If you treat me like this, you will surely invite disaster!"
"Source of evil? World-Destroying Spiritual Fire?" Ye Ling raised an eyebrow. "Sounds quite impressive, but your current state doesn't match your title at all."
The black hole consciousness retorted sharply, "You know nothing! My consciousness is merely sealed here, my true form is absent, and my strength is less than a ten-thousandth of my original power. Otherwise, with your mere Supremacy, I could crush you with a single finger!"
"So powerful?" Ye Ling chuckled, clearly disbelieving the black hole consciousness.
After revealing its identity, the black hole consciousness became even more animated, continuing, "In my prime, I stood alongside the Creation God. I was the most terrifying calamity in this universe, boy... you aren't even fit to carry my shoes!"
Seeing the black hole consciousness becoming increasingly boastful, Ye Ling couldn't help but sigh slightly. "It's getting more and more exaggerated..."
He had initially thought this black hole consciousness was some ancient evil entity and had intended to eliminate it quickly. However, from its current demeanor, this consciousness seemed like a complete idiot.
Unable to listen to the black hole consciousness's bragging any longer, Ye Ling interrupted, "Let's put that aside for now. Your life is in my hands. If you don't want to die, you must obey my commands."
With that, Ye Ling squeezed the black hole consciousness a couple more times, causing it to cry out again.
"Stop, stop! You bastard, won't you ever stop?" the black hole consciousness cursed. "Just say what you want, don't torture me here! If I still had my power, I'd grind you into dust!"
Ye Ling dismissed the black hole consciousness's words as a joke. He pointed at the man fused with the cosmic barrier and asked, "Do you know how to pull that guy out of the cosmic barrier?"
The black hole consciousness replied, "Of course I know, but why should I tell you?"
"Are you itching for a beating?" Ye Ling raised an eyebrow, and soul power surged from his palm, invading the black hole consciousness's body.
Sensing Ye Ling's soul power invading its being, the black hole consciousness immediately caved. It quickly said, "Stop, stop! The reason that fellow can fuse with the cosmic barrier is because of his special domain. You just need to use your Devouring Domain to swallow his domain."
Upon hearing the black hole consciousness's words, Ye Ling's pupils contracted slightly. He stared at the consciousness and asked, "How do you know about my domain?"
The black hole consciousness sneered, "What's so special about that? The domains possessed by people are all derived from me. I not only know you have the Devouring Domain, but I also know you have the Unnamed Void."
"You... you fellow..."
Ye Ling looked at the black hole consciousness with utter astonishment, a tempest of shock churning within him!
It seemed he had truly captured something extraordinary!