As soon as Herpo landed on the asteroid, a dark wave spread out in all directions with him as the center.
Wherever the waves pass, everything withers away.
The rocks became dull, the minerals turned into fly ash, and even the tiny microorganisms in the soil died instantly.
Herpo was not sure whether there was anything on this asteroid that could harm him, or he just wanted to eliminate hidden dangers. So, he opened [Death Domain] directly, killing all life.
This is not only to clear the field, but also to buy him some time to check whether there is any fraud.
Finally, he found the source of the [Authority of Death] - a black orb buried deep underground.
With just one glance, he was convinced that although this [Authority] belonged to the death system, it was completely different from the one he had mastered, and was even higher level and purer.
Herpo became excited instantly. But he still remained vigilant and carefully checked his surroundings.
Unfortunately, at this moment, he sensed that someone was forcibly breaking through his territory and rushing towards him without any hindrance.
No time.
Herpo gritted his teeth and reached out to grab the orb.
The moment his fingertips touched the orb, he felt a strong sense of dizziness. The next second, he found himself in a dark space with nothing around him.
Herpo looked around and let out a helpless sigh.
He raised his hand, and a pitch-black Miniature Sun condensed in his palm. Without any hesitation, he threw it out.
This dark sun swelled up in the storm, quickly expanded to the size of a star, and then exploded.
However, apart from causing slight vibrations in space, nothing happened.
With his wealth of knowledge, Herpo immediately judged that this was a pocket dimension and a cage with an extremely stable structure. According to common sense, the blow just now was enough to crush this Dimensional Barrier and let him escape.
Herpo frowned. As a god, his way of perception has already surpassed the five senses of mortals.
Divine thoughts spread.
Everything within a thousand miles radius can be seen.
The surroundings were indeed empty, but he soon touched the boundary - an invisible wall.
Herpo took one step forward, and the five-meter-high divine body Teleportation arrived in front of the wall.
"This should be the end." He murmured to himself, "Although I can teleport inside, I can't get out. Maybe breaking this wall is the exit."
As soon as the thought came to his mind, another dark sun formed in his hand and hit the wall hard.
It has no effect.
Herpo did not give up and cast countless vicious curses and destruction spells one after another.
In the end, he became so angry that he directly raised his fist and smashed it.
"Damn it!"
A painful groan sounded, and Herpo looked at his charred palm. At the moment of contact, a gray shield appeared on the wall, which not only blocked the attack, but even injured his body.
Finally, Herpo sighed deeply again and said slowly, "When I was young, I was full of courage and passion for the future. However, the longer I live, the more cautious I become."
"It can even be said that I have become as timid as a mouse. But I never thought that even though I was so cautious, I would eventually lose to greed."
"Come out, wizard. I know you're watching."
"I once read a sentence: The best hunter often appears as the bait that the prey desires. Even if the prey knows it is a trap, it cannot resist the temptation."
An illusory figure appeared in front of Herpo out of thin air, it was Ian.
"There is no shame in losing to such a conspiracy full of wisdom and philosophy." Ian looked at the Bleach in front of him, or in other words, the former wizard pioneer - Herpo the Foul.
The two stared at each other for five minutes. Finally, Herpo was the first to break the silence.
"So, what is your purpose of trapping me here?"
"I have to say that you are the most talented wizard I have ever seen. If you don't count outliers like Merlin and Morgan le Fay, your abilities and achievements have already surpassed all wizards in the past and present." Ian did not hesitate to praise him, "Unfortunately, your luck always seems to be a little worse."
"Don't beat around the bush," Herpo snorted, "Tell your purpose."
"What do you think I'm here for?"
"It's nothing more than coveting my knowledge, or wanting me to surrender to you and work for you."
"So, what's your answer?"
"Have your spring and autumn dream!" The black robe on Herpo moved automatically, showing his inner agitation, "Even if I die, you can't get anything from me. I would rather die than let you take advantage of me!"
"Haha."
Ian raised a playful sneer at the corner of his mouth, "Then commit suicide now."
The air froze instantly. Ian had a calm smile on his face and looked at Herpo quietly.
A few seconds later, he spoke again, "What? Don't you do it?"
Herpo stared at that disgusting smiling face, desperately suppressing the anger in his heart, but found that the situation was completely out of his control.
"To tell you the truth," Ian continued, "Even if you die, I can still benefit. If your divine body is still there, it is the top anatomical material. After all, you are a real 'god', and you are full of treasures."
"Even if you are cruel enough to blow yourself up and leave nothing behind, I can still obtain extremely precious data by observing the death process of a 'god'. So no matter what, I am the winner."
Herpo's fists were clenching loudly. If there wasn't a projection in front of him, he would definitely rush forward and tear it into pieces.
"You still have time to think about it."
Ian's tone softened a bit, "If you cooperate with me, your life will be much easier. Even in the future, I won't be able to let you go free."
"You think I would believe such nonsense?"
"You underestimated my confidence and arrogance." Ian replied calmly, "When I am promoted to Eighth Tier, what will you do to me or to the Empire? It will no longer be a threat. When the time comes, I won't need to use intrigues to deal with you at all. So why not let you go? At that time, you were just one of the countless Eighth Tier strong men under my command."
Ian glanced at him and threw out the final bait:
"You should know the Supreme Duel Law of the Empire. The law allows strong men to challenge me for the throne. When the time comes, if you can defeat me, I will give up all this foundation."
After saying these words, Ian disappeared directly.
Only Herpo was left standing in the deathly silent cage with an uncertain expression.