Chapter 888: Giving Up Resistance

Gravity suddenly increased several times over. In mid-air, many travelers immediately felt their bodies become as heavy as towering mountains. Since Mo Li Island originally lacked the ability to float, they plummeted downward like weights.
Ah… ah… ah…
Cries of agony rang out as over twenty travelers met their end at the beasts’ mouths. Once trapped among the beasts, their meager defenses were torn to shreds in the blink of an eye under the assault of a dozen or so magical beasts, leaving only their more fragile flesh.
Moreover, as the flesh was torn apart, the beasts’ massive mouths emitted a devouring force that gradually tore apart a person’s soul. The unspeakable pain forced many travelers to give up resistance entirely, wishing for instant death to end their suffering.
Yet, more than fifty travelers managed to escape from the beast herd. However, due to the altered gravity, they landed much closer than expected. After hitting the ground, they could no longer jump and could only drag their heavy bodies, running frantically like primitive humans.
Under such conditions, could two legs outrun a beast’s four?
There was no time to think about that now—whether they could or not, they had to keep running!
A few of them were fleeing in the direction Su Che was in. One of them glared at Su Che with hatred.
Daring to glare at me? Seeking death!
Boom!
A crimson shockwave spread out, creating a time domain with a radius of a thousand zhang that encompassed these people as well as the few magical beasts chasing after them.
Inside the domain, both humans and beasts’ movement speeds slowed down immensely, even slower than snails.
“Perfect. With the increased gravity, their speeds were already slow, and with time slowed further, their speeds became even slower.”
Su Che transformed his body and slipped through the gaps in the root cage. As the controller of the time domain, he moved lightly as if walking on clouds, slowly approaching the man who had glared at him earlier.
The sudden increase in gravity on Mo Li Island also affected the time domain, slowing Su Che’s movement as well. But the characteristic of a time domain was to slow down time and delay enemies. So, inside the domain, it seemed like an extremely long time had passed, but outside, it was merely a blink.
The traveler who had glared at Su Che now regretted it deeply. Why had he wasted time staring at him and provoking him?

As Su Che drew closer, his own movements were painfully slow, almost motionless. Yet, the gradual onset of despair from this crisis also caused immense mental torment.
The traveler’s eyes were filled with pleading, his mind screaming, “Don’t kill me! Don’t come any closer! Don’t kill me…”
“You don’t have to die,” Su Che said. “But I’ll only say it once—you must completely give up resistance and seal your inner energy. Otherwise, death is the only outcome!”
He said it once, then continued to approach slowly.
“Give up resistance and seal myself?”
Though hesitant, the man wasn’t surprised. In such a situation, could he really expect to be released unconditionally, treated well before being sent away? That was utterly impossible. Even he would demand that his prey, already on the chopping block, give up resistance.
It was better to live than die, so he had no choice but to do as he was told.
This man was quite clever after all. Before Su Che could get close, strange noises came from within him as he chose to seal his own energy.
However, because the time domain slowed everything down, even sounds were distorted, producing those odd “gurgling” noises as if the sound waves were stretched out.
Su Che stepped in front of him, placed a hand on his forehead, and said, “Don’t worry. I said I won’t kill you, and I mean it. Your choice is very wise.”
Becoming a soul slave meant only one change: absolute loyalty to Su Che. They wouldn’t become mindless zombies. Moreover, Su Che would never abuse his soul slaves. So, compared to certain death, this path was quite good.
The previous soul slaves, as Su Che’s strength grew, no longer posed any threat. Many of them had regained their freedom and were living well in the Immortal Prison Universe.
Bang!
With a gentle push of chaotic energy from his palm, he knocked the man unconscious, allowing him to be taken to the Immortal Prison and sent to the soul slavery space on the fourth floor.
It was very easy to enslave travelers with strength similar to Su Che’s. It usually took only about fifteen minutes.
Next!
It was the same old routine. Those who feared death had no choice but to surrender, without any conditions. But among the six travelers trapped in the time domain, there was one with a fierce temperament. He stared at Su Che resolutely, clearly determined not to compromise.
In fact, even in such a situation, Su Che could have knocked him unconscious and sent him to the Immortal Prison for enslavement, but…

“If it were my friend with such a fierce temperament, I would surely admire and respect him. But since we’re enemies, your behavior is truly annoying.”
If you want to play tough with me, fine—I’ll play willful instead.
Before killing him, Su Che said, “In my world, you’ll get a place to be buried, but the tombstone will bear the word ‘idiot’.”
Boom!
The chaotic power erupting from his palm grew tens of thousands of times heavier, turning his brain into a mess.
He sent the corpse to the Immortal Prison and then to the Creation Divine Tree to absorb all the energy from it, using it to create another advanced spiritual fruit. As for the remaining corpse, he would indeed bury it, with the word “idiot” inscribed on the tombstone to commemorate its admirable courage and resilience.
Six travelers of roughly the same strength as himself were easily dealt with—this was just how powerful the time domain was. As for the few magical beasts also trapped in the domain, Su Che certainly wouldn’t harm them.
Meanwhile, outside the domain, only three breaths of time had passed. Through his time domain, Su Che could still see those travelers fleeing into the distance, chased by the magical beasts.
Considering their lack of flying ability, it was impossible for them to escape by flying. To leave Magic Island, they had to run to the edge of the island, break through the energy barrier, and enter chaos.
But since they had overestimated their distance when arriving, landing directly in the central area of the island via the Mist Sea Divine Ship, running to the edge no matter which way they went was extremely far. It was likely they wouldn’t go far before being caught by the magical beasts.
Fifty fugitives, each followed by at least thirty magical beasts—what fate awaited them once caught? Needless to say.
Su Che didn’t pursue the other travelers, as it was too dangerous and they might be accidentally attacked by the beasts. Without the Snake Woman’s remote control, those beasts wouldn’t recognize Su Che and his group; they would attack any outsiders frantically.
“We don’t need to get involved.”
Su Che returned to the root prison and said to the four people inside, Tian Yin and the others, “The Snake Woman and her group can handle everything. I guess only a few seasoned travelers will be able to escape.”
Tian Yin and Man Zhi nodded silently. No one dared underestimate the strength of those top-tier warriors—Ao Zu was the most striking example.

Although it was easy to deal with those six travelers just now, Su Che was wise enough to realize that facing a top-tier powerhouse like Wan Gu alone would still be extremely dangerous. Even with his own Time Domain, the outcome would be uncertain, and life and death could not be predicted.

Waiting patiently in place for about half an hour, the Snake Woman appeared. She swam swiftly from afar, holding a human-like creature in each hand. With a thud, she threw them in front of Su Che—Wan Gu, lifeless, and another veteran traveler. It seemed the Snake Woman had personally captured them. Su Che also noticed that many scales were missing from the thick snake tail below her abdomen, revealing bloody flesh. Concerned, he asked, “Are you injured?”

The Snake Woman nodded slightly and replied telepathically, “Those guys were quite strong. I and a group of kids trapped five of them. After a fierce battle, dozens of the kids died before we could capture all five. Three of them were completely destroyed, but I personally killed these two to ensure their bodies remained intact.”

This meant Wan Gu was dead, but the Misty Sea Divine Ship should still be on him. The Snake Woman added, “A few others managed to escape. Once they leave the island and enter Chaos, I’ll be unable to do anything about them.”

“A few who got away are not a concern.”

Su Che stored Wan Gu and the other person’s bodies in the Immortal Prison to search for what he needed. He then said, “But I guess they won’t give up. They’ll gather more travelers and return to Magic Island after preparing thoroughly. For safety, we should still do as we planned earlier—move the entire island somewhere else as much as possible.”

“Yes,” the Snake Woman replied, her wounds healing quickly. “Let the kids rest for a while. We’ll set off soon.”

Then she asked, “What about you? Are you leaving right away?” Though she asked this, the emotion in her eyes showed she didn’t want Su Che to leave in a hurry.

“No,” Su Che replied. “I’m quite curious about how you plan to move such a large island. It would be good to stay on the island for a while and broaden my horizons.”

“That’s great! Thank you so much, Su Che!” The Snake Woman was overjoyed and delighted.

It’s not that she truly fell in love with Su Che, but rather that through today’s battle, she developed a certain degree of reliance on Su Che’s intelligence. Although the Snake Woman has a long lifespan, she has never experienced a battle on such a scale before, and true societal civilization has never existed on Devil Island. In terms of wisdom and cunning, she is far inferior to any Chaos Traveler. She admitted in her heart that without Su Che’s help today, relying solely on her own intelligence, even if she could repel the invaders from Wangu, Devil Island’s combat strength would be severely depleted, with at least two-thirds of its people lost. Therefore, she hoped that Su Che could stay on the island temporarily to advise her and the Devil Tree until Devil Island reached a relatively safer area…