"This is truly a deadly trap. Even for you, I’m sure a lot of effort went into setting this up."


    Sterl’s eyes narrowed slightly, a faint smile appearing on his face as he muttered to himself.


    Had this been before he absorbed soul power and awakened his new talent, even with arge reserve of soul energy, he might have been gradually worn down by such an ambush.


    Twelve powerful mother bodies, each with a specific and strong purpose, along with hundreds of swirling gray energy orbs rising around him, presented a dire situation.


    Even if he didn’t die, he would likely be severely injured, with his abilities drained and possibly his soul power reserves exhausted. In that case, he would be left vulnerable—like a fish on the chopping block, ripe for ughter.


    But now? After refining two million soul power, his soul and body had transcended to a higher level, his strength had greatly increased, and on top of that, he had the newly awakened Star-Bone Sacred Body talent.


    Although he wasn’t exactly sure how strong the talent was, Dimension Perception gave him a rough idea. What he was facing now was certainly dangerous, but not overwhelmingly so.


    It was like a wild dog on the side of the road—while the dog might bite if it goes wild, if you get serious, it’s just a dog. You could easily snap its neck without much effort.


    So Sterl wasn’t worried.


    With a subtle shift of his thoughts, Soul Insight activated, and immediately, the souls of the twelve mother bodies wereid bare before his eyes.


    As he examined the souls of these mother bodies, a sharp gleam appeared in Sterl’s eyes.


    Thebined souls of these more than a dozen mother bodies averaged a staggering twenty million each. If he absorbed and refined them all, he would gain a total of two hundred and forty million soul power—enough to significantly boost his strength.


    But that wasn’t all. Sterl’s true goal was thebined souls of these beings as well as the individual souls of the twelve mother bodies themselves!


    This had been a n he had long been preparing for. The only issue had been the gray droplet that had given him a major scare before, causing him to hesitate. Your adventure continues at NovelBin.C?m


    Now that his strength had dramatically increased, even without activating Power of Star-Bone, simply being in his enhanced soul power state meant resisting that gray droplet wouldn’t be nearly as dangerous or troublesome as before.


    Twelve mother bodies. If he could refine and absorb them all in one go, the amount of soul power he’d gain would multiply, drastically elerating his growth and making his power increase at an even faster pace!


    "I didn’t expect you’d send me such a big gift. Well, I’ll dly ept it."


    A vicious look appeared on Sterl’s face as his thoughts coalesced, preparing to unleash terrifying power at any moment.


    "Wait, I’m trapped too. They’re trying to catch us all in one go!"


    Suddenly, the Will of Hell eximed in shock, and a deep blue human face slowly began to materialize beside Sterl.


    The face looked rather ordinary at first nce, but it carried an expression that seemed tobine both male and female, young and old—an oddlyposite appearance.


    This was, in fact, the Will of Hell manifesting its own consciousness, forcibly materializing its true form.


    Now, its face was filled with fear and panic as it stared at the-like trap around them, its mind a chaotic mess.


    It had never anticipated that these monsters would trap it too. Faced with such a terrifying snare, could there be any hope of escape?


    Sterl nced at the Will of Hell with mockery in his eyes.


    "To think this is the will of countless beings from Hell. Truly pathetic."


    He spoke without a hint of courtesy, showing no mercy to the Will of Hell. Thetter, unable to argue, cautiously inched closer to Sterl.


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    "Sterl… sir, what should we do now?"


    The Will of Hell was on the verge of breaking down. What was this situation? It had nothing to do with it, and yet here it was, caught in the trap. Especially the gray energy—it didn’t matter if it was the Will of Hell; it could still be corrupted by it.


    If it fell here, Hell would lose all ability to resist, and these monsters would devour everything. So now, Sterl had be itsst hope, the only lifeline left.


    "What should we do?" Sterl sneered. "Of course, we break out of here and tear these ugly insects apart!"


    "Huh!?"


    The Will of Hell almost couldn’t believe its ears. It paused, wondering if it had heard wrong.


    Break out? In this tightly woven trap? What exactly did Sterl n to use to fight his way out?


    It knew he was a terrifying being, one who had been hiding in the world’s shadows, but in a situation like this… perhaps only a powerful Divine Power god from the upper realms could break through such a tight.


    Suddenly, the Will of Hell froze, its gaze fixed on Sterl. Was this mysterious figure actually a powerful Divine Power demon god?!


    For a moment, its eyes widened in disbelief. If it were truly a high-level Divine Authority, it could force its way in using all sorts of tools and formations.


    But a Divine Power was a level so powerful it couldn’t even enter the main world, let alone prate into Hell itself. So how could it possibly be here?


    Sterl wasn’t interested in the Will of Hell’s wild thoughts; instead, he cast a disdainful nce at the surrounding mother bodies, all of which had entered battle mode, and struck his ownbat stance.


    "Come on. I hope you canst a little longer. At the very least, I need to know how far I’ve trulye."


    As soon as his words left his mouth, Sterl instantly vanished from his original position. Three hundred and sixty types of Law Power rapidly coalesced in his hand, forming a swirling vortex that seemed capable of destroying everything in its path, enveloping his fist.


    "Be destroyed!"


    With that, he hurled a punch at the nearest mother body. This particr mother body was eighteen meters tall, its entire form covered in thick, heavy armor, like a steel fortress—impervious to any attack.


    In the next moment, the mother body moved. Its hands closed together, and its dark, metallic body rippled like water. Before long, a heavy shield materialized in front of it, blocking the attack.


    Boom!


    The swirling vortex of three hundred Law Powers,bined with Sterl’s immense raw strength, tore into the shield with violent force. The shockwaves spread out in all directions, sweeping across the area covered by the imprisoning barrier.


    With a sharp crack, the massive shield began to buckle under the force, the Law Powers relentlessly pulling and breaking it apart, a visible crack appearing and deepening with each passing moment.


    At the same time, vast amounts of gray energy began to surge from the mother body, like worms clinging to bones, flowing along Sterl’s arm. Even the Law vortex couldn’t seem to dissipate it.


    However, the intricate and mysterious patterns etched into Sterl’s arm suddenly began to glow faintly, creating a shimmering barrier that blocked all the gray energy from spreading further. No matter how much the gray energy tried to invade, it couldn’t extend past the surface.


    Despite this, Sterl could feel the patterns gradually losing their luster as the gray energy eroded them, but at this rate, they could hold for at least several minutes. Moreover, he could sense that the patterns would eventually regenerate.


    Seeing this, Sterl let out a wildugh. When he first faced abat-ready mother body, its terrifying power had forced him to retreat, even when he activated the Ster Barrier—he simply couldn’tpete.


    In his previous fight against the Eight-Armed Demon God mother body, while he was able to face it head-on, it was only thanks to his formidable regeneration abilities that he could hold his ground.


    But now, Sterl hadn’t activated his soul power enhancement, hadn’t used the Power of Star-Bone, nor had he unleashed his Annihtion Realm King’s Fist. Just the Law vortex and his own raw strength were enough to hold his ground against this mother body, which was even stronger than the Eight-Armed Demon God one, and had already broken through its defenses!


    This was what made Sterl unique—his strength was always in a state of continuous growth and improvement.


    Every moment, every second, and after just a few days, the power he exhibited would be something entirely different.


    So, this so-called ambush, while it might have worked against the previous version of Sterl, was nothing more than a joke when used against the current version of him!


    At that moment, several gray energy spheres from the surroundings surged toward him. Sterl’s mind flickered, and with Dimension Perception active, as soon as the energy spheres made any movement, the images appeared in his mind.


    "Get out of my way! Annihtion Fist!"


    He swung his fist, and a wave of even more terrifying power surged out. The force within it was enough to directly disperse the gray energy spheres in mid-air. The shockwaves from the impact mmed into the ck prison surrounding him, carving out a massive crater hundreds of meters wide!


    However, even after the energy spheres were broken apart, the gray mist did not vanish. It still clung to Sterl’s body. His gaze sharpened, and he stopped resisting, allowing the gray energy to enter his body through the ces thatcked the protective patterns.


    Soon, these gray energies began to wildly erode his body and vitality.


    Normally, in order to dissipate these energies, Sterl would need to expend vast amounts of vitality and energy.


    But just then, two abilities of his Star-Bone Sacred Body activated at once—Purification of Immortality and Perfect Regeneration. Immediately, vast amounts of Star-Bone Purification Factors began to rapidly surround and devour the gray energies, purging and evolving them at an astounding rate.


    Before long, much of the gray energy was consumed by these factors, transforming into a torrent of vitality that flooded back into Sterl’s body. The erosion from the gray energy quickly reached a bnce under the influence of the Star-Bone Purification Factor.


    Not only that, but the cells and tissue that had been damaged and eroded began to regenerate instantly under the influence of Perfect Regeneration. In fact, their overall strength became even greater than before!


    In other words, the very energy that had once made Sterl wary and forced him to avoid it had now be a source of nourishment for his body!


    "Tsk, tsk, tsk, the tide has turned. Now, it’s my turn..."


    A delighted expression spread across Sterl’s face, his eyes shining with excitement.