Inside the black hole, terrifying astral winds instantly swallowed King and God.
'This time, it's really over.'
King had a helpless look on his face, he could feel the power within his body draining away at an extreme speed.
'If the energy runs out, it's game over. Currently, I'm at the edge of the black hole, so the protective shield can still hold on for a bit longer.'
King could feel himself being pulled by a terrifying suction, hurtling continuously toward the endless darkness.
Buzz!
Just then, a shining speck of light appeared in his field of vision.
"Hmm? What a coincidence." King's eyes lit up.
God's physical body had long since been completely destroyed, leaving only its glowing Divine Core struggling desperately against the suction.
"Damned human, it's you again!"
God's angry voice echoed in King's mind, but at this moment, both sides were too occupied with their own survival to launch an attack.
"Lil bro, let's discuss something. How about we cooperate?"
"Cooperate with a human from a lower dimension like you? In your dreams!"
"Young people have such short tempers. Do you really want to be swallowed by the black hole just like this?" King spoke persuasively.
Now that they were both in the same boat, working together might provide another opportunity.
"Hmph! With your strength, you're just struggling for a bit longer in the black hole." God was extremely disdainful.
It didn't believe King had any way to escape the black hole.
"Even Dimensional Power can be swallowed here. None of your methods will work unless..." God paused.
King immediately pricked up his ears. "Unless what?"
"It's useless to tell you. Unless another God is willing to guide us and open a Higher-dimensional Portal, there might be a chance to escape."
King pondered over God's words for a moment and suddenly thought of something.
"Can't you open a Higher-dimensional Portal?"
"Hmph! Of course I can, but this is a black hole. No channel can be maintained here, it must be opened from the outside."
God was feeling quite flustered. It had just been hiding here to develop slowly, it hadn't expected so many powerhouses to emerge on Earth. Not only was it heavily injured by a random bald guy, but it was also dragged into the black hole by King.
'A God's life is full of hardships. Damn it, why couldn't I find a better galactic system?' God couldn't stop complaining internally.
"Is this thing useful?"
King took out a mysterious cube from the system.
God was astonished. "How did this thing end up in your hands?"
"Stole it from a Divine Emissary. It seems to be related to that 18th Galactic System or something." King scratched his head.
Since he could find the God on the moon through the mysterious cube in Empty Void's hands, then this one should be able to connect to the 18th Galactic System.
"Good. With it, I can try to open a channel and then escape from here." God was overjoyed.
As long as it could escape the black hole's gravity, it could regain its freedom.
"Human, offer it up."
"What kind of crap is that? You're in this state, and you still want me to 'offer' it to you?" King's eyes widened.
Both the human and the god were in this miserable state, yet the other party was still putting on airs.
"Hmph! If you want to live, obey me. Only I can open the Higher-dimensional Portal." God snorted coldly.
It didn't think King could open the channel.
"You want me to give it to you? You have to acknowledge your status first."
"What status?" God was confused, only to see the corners of King's lips curl up slightly.
"Say that you are a toad right now, and then croak a few times for me to hear."
"Presumptuous! Damned human, you actually dare to insult a God!"
Boom!
A beam of light shot out, but before it could hit King, it was swallowed by the black hole.
"Hehe, that won't work, lil bro. Use a bit more strength." King teased.
Since God could open a Higher-dimensional Portal, he probably could too.
'This is the last of my Union Power. I wonder if it will work.'
Buzz!
Just as King was about to pour the Union Power into the mysterious cube, he was stopped by God.
"Stop! Your power is nowhere near enough to maintain the channel. If the channel collapses then, we really will die here." God's anxious voice rang out.
Now the two were getting deeper into the center of the black hole and could be swallowed at any moment.
"Then what do you want to do?" King raised an eyebrow.
He felt that what God said made sense.
"I can only try using my power, but there's only a split-second chance. You must release your defenses to enter it."
"Completely release my defenses?" King frowned.
If he completely released his defenses here, even for a split second, his physical body could be instantly annihilated.
"This is the only way. If we delay any longer, we'll both die." God's voice grew more and more anxious.
King also knew that time was truly running out, but before handing over the mysterious cube, he stopped.
"Are you going to do what I suggested or not? If not, we'll die here together."
"Just you wait!"
God was incredibly frustrated, but its life was much more valuable than King's. Once it got out, it would immediately crush this despicable human into powder.
"I... I am a toad..."
"Don't just say it. Where's the croaking I taught you? Hurry up, time's running out."
"Croak... croak... croak..."
"That's more like it. Toad, hurry up and open the channel."
"Damned thing, after I get out, I'll turn you into a puppet and ensure you never find peace!"
God was fuming with rage, but now was not the time for distractions.
Buzz!
An immense amount of Divine Power spread out, instantly flooding into the mysterious cube.
King stood ready. He knew God was right, the channel would only open for an instant. If it weren't for the fear that he would destroy their last chance of survival, God wouldn't have warned him.
'Dammit, it actually requires such a massive amount of power. This way, I won't be able to deal with this human. I'll deal with him once we're out.'
God continuously channeled power. Originally, it wanted to screw King over the moment the channel opened, but now, just opening the channel took all its effort. This was mainly because the black hole was constantly swallowing its leaking energy, making the opening so difficult.
"It's coming!"
King was prepared. He could feel a faint Dimensional Power gradually emerging.
However, at this moment, God needed to protect the mysterious cube on one hand and continuously supply power on the other, its Divine Power was almost exhausted.
"Let me help you."
King felt the timing was right and poured all his remaining Union Power into it.
Buzz!
The mysterious cube began to gradually disassemble, and a circular channel appeared.
"Toad, come with me!"
Swish!
King grabbed the Divine Core and rushed toward the channel.
Puff puff puff!
The moment he released his defenses, countless bits of flesh and blood were instantly swallowed. King's body had already turned into a skeleton and was still dissipating.
"Let's go for it!"
King instantly erupted with all the energy in his body, rushing recklessly into the channel.
Swish!
Under the influence of the black hole, the Higher-dimensional Portal collapsed instantly. King's figure also disappeared, and the surroundings fell back into a deathly silence.
[Ding! System has detected a Divine Core. Initiating automatic fusion.]