A wisp of Lucas's mental power followed that special fluctuation, arriving at a sub-dimension right next to the 404 Universe.
Locking onto the coordinates, Lucas attempted to open a portal.
"This sub-dimension belongs to the Beast's domain. I wonder if the portal can be opened. If not, I can only slowly make my way there."
As expected, the portal spell was obstructed but this did not stump Lucas.
Lucas simulated the wisp of mental power that had infiltrated the dimension into the special magic power of the Vishanti.
Trying again, the portal successfully opened.
Taking a step, Lucas intruded into the Beast's sub-dimension.
His mental power swept through, making a rough calculation. This sub-dimension had a diameter of about three light-years, roughly the size of the Solar System.
However, the sub-dimension itself appeared extremely empty. At the center of the dimension was a massive spherical object, like a planet. Countless souls floated and sank on the spherical object. Matt's soul was among them.
With a flash, Lucas appeared above the giant spherical object. His mental power swept, collecting Matt's soul and nurturing it with energy.
"Who dares to trespass into the Beast's Hell!"
A colossal voice echoed throughout the entire dimension.
Following the sensation, Lucas saw a demon radiating an evil aura, as large as a mountain range.
The aura of Hell.
Lucas frowned.
He sensed an aura somewhat similar to Mephisto's on the Beast. However, it was not as pure as Mephisto's.
With Matt's soul recovered, Lucas's mood relaxed slightly.
"Heh, your Hell?" Lucas chuckled lightly, scoffing.
"Hell naturally possesses the authority to ferry souls. But from what I see, the souls in your dilapidated place don't seem to have been naturally ferried."
The Beast seemed to have its sore spot poked by Lucas and roared in fury, "Damn bug, how dare you disrespect me! Are you here to seek death?"
The Beast roared, and a crimson energy shot towards Lucas.
Lucas smirked disdainfully, neither dodging nor evading. The crimson energy approached him, failing to create the slightest ripple.
"How is that possible?!"
Seeing that the energy attack had no effect on Lucas, the Beast exclaimed in disbelief.
Whoosh... Whoosh...
Suddenly, countless spikes shot out from the giant spherical object beneath Lucas's feet, heading straight for Lucas in the air.
A cunning, triumphant smirk formed on the Beast's massive face. He had encountered opponents with high magic resistance many times over the long ages and had ways to deal with them.
Lucas frowned slightly, still neither dodging nor evading. Countless spikes successively hit him.
What a shame for this outfit.
The moment they touched Lucas's body, these spikes lost all their kinetic energy, their speed dropping to zero, and fell straight down. They couldn't even make Lucas budge an inch, only slightly dirtying his clothes.
"Are these your methods, Beast?" Lucas mocked, not taking the Beast seriously at all.
"You are not even as good as a clone of Mephisto. There are indeed differences among Extra-Dimensional Beings."
After a brief exchange, Lucas had confirmed it.
The Beast's strength was even slightly weaker than Mephisto's clone, belonging to the type that could be easily handled.
"Mephisto?!"
At the mention of that name, the Beast's tone carried deep resentment and apprehension.
"Oh? Judging by your tone, you know Mephisto, huh?"
Lucas quipped, then added a heart-piercing remark, "If I'm not mistaken, you are no longer a Hell Lord, are you? Your Hell was long ago annexed by other Hell Lords, and this is just a fragment."
"Damn bug!"
The Beast roared, his true body moving, and a palm struck downwards at Lucas.
Lucas's divine power condensed, meeting it with a punch.
Bang!
Up against down, large against small.
Palm and fist, each carrying irresistible power, collided.
The collision of a fist and palm of completely incomparable sizes unleashed terrifying energy fluctuations. The next instant, the situation completely tipped to one side.
Boom!
A piercing sound rang out as Lucas, moving with his punch, struck upwards, punching through the Beast's gigantic palm.
"Roar!"
With his palm torn, the Beast let out a cry of pain.
But as crimson energy surged in the space, the Beast's palm quickly recovered as before, his aura not diminishing in the slightest.
Lucas's figure flew upwards until his gaze was level with the Beast.
"I'm tired of this game. It's time to send you on your way."
Although weakened, the Beast was undoubtedly a Dimensional Lord.
Lucas had previously encountered two Dimensional Lords, the Blood God and Mephisto. Regrettably, he had never directly engaged them in their own dimensions.
The current confrontation with the Beast filled a gap in his experience. With his objective achieved, Lucas no longer held back.
Whoosh!
Lucas's speed surged, and with a dash, he crashed into the Beast's body. He began to wreak havoc, tearing and shattering the Beast's body.
At the same time, his talent, Energy Absorption, was fully activated. In an instant, Lucas seemed to transform into a black hole, furiously devouring the energy that dispersed as the Beast was injured.
"You monster!" The Beast's face was filled with terror.
At this moment, his body was weakening, and energy was rapidly draining away.
The Beast struggled, trying to force Lucas out of his body. At the same time, he gathered the energy within the dimension to repair his body.
The crimson energy in the surrounding space, summoned, surged frantically, attempting to repair his body. However, the speed of repair was incomparable to the speed of Lucas's destruction.
As one diminished and the other grew, the Beast's resistance grew weaker and weaker.
Seeing that he could not force Lucas out of his body, the Beast roared in grief and indignation. The next moment, the energy drawn from the dimension was no longer used for healing, but continuously accumulated, operating in a specific way.
Beast shouted. "Come out, I want to negotiate with you!"
Lucas remained unmoved.
The Beast continued, "What do you want? We can discuss anything. This Hell? Or to subdue me, a Hell Lord?"
Lucas remained unmoved.
At this point, the crimson energy formed a mysterious rune filled with a dangerous aura.
"This rune can detonate the entire Hell." The Beast's voice was filled with madness.
"Come out and talk! Or we die together!"
This time, Lucas finally responded to the Beast. "This rune is the control center of this Hell, isn't it?
"Beast, you are truly a good person, teaching me how to control this dimension before you die."
As the mysterious rune condensed, Lucas observed, analyzed, and learned. The moment the rune took shape, the Beast's method of controlling this dimension was also deciphered by him.
"Let's die together!" The Beast steeled his heart and activated the rune.
He didn't believe that Lucas could seize his control over this dimension merely by watching him condense the rune.
Bang!
Before the dimension exploded, the Beast first detonated and disintegrated his body, lest it become Lucas's shield.
Seeing the Beast voluntarily self-destruct, Lucas was not polite and fully activated his talent, Energy Absorption.
A mere Beast, I shall refine him in an instant.