Since all the remaining Apostles were within Lin Yuan's hunting range, and the energy black hole left him unafraid of being surrounded, all that remained was a foregone conclusion.
It was not as though these Apostles had never tried to escape, but Lin Yuan had already sent word through Lilia, telling the Phoenix Ancestor's trio outside to activate the planetary barrier and use its power to seal off the entire Abyss of Sealing.
These Apostles had nowhere left to run.
Before long, Lin Yuan swept away all the Apostles like an autumn wind scattering fallen leaves.
When the last Apostle was swallowed by the black hole, Lin Yuan finally let out a full sigh of relief.
"This was an enormous crisis."
"But the rewards were absolutely worth it!"
Even setting everything else aside, thoroughly figuring out how energy black holes formed had given Lin Yuan a superweapon.
From now on, he would no longer have to worry about lacking killing power.
Once the black hole appeared, all would perish!
In particular, the black hole's additional ability to force a one-on-one confrontation effectively left him unafraid of group attacks, an unexpected bonus.
Of course, the black hole was not all-powerful.
As the institute's Deputy Director, Elder Zhao was powerful, but his combat instincts were somewhat lacking, which was why he had fallen into Lin Yuan's trap.
Had it instead been an expert ranked thirtieth on the Authority Ranking with keen combat instincts, or a naturally straightforward and reckless disposition, who poured energy into the energy black hole the moment it appeared, Lin Yuan would most likely have lost the "tug-of-war" despite having the initiative thanks to his information advantage.
In addition, if an Authority Holder was too weak for the Dragon Qi enhancement to bring them up to Lin Yuan's level