Solanky looked down and coldly said, "Come out. Now."
The devil knight immediately shot into the skies. The moment he laid eyes on Solanky, his heart skipped a beat. He had never imagined that he had provoked such a terrifying existence. The pressure emanating from Solanky was comparable to that of their Devil Overlord, Elishen.
The knight knelt in midair and respectfully said, "Greetings, Senior. May I ask what brings you to my birth planet?"
Solanky had already altered his appearance to resemble a devil. Coupled with his Ancient Devil God bloodline, he blended seamlessly into the Devil Realm without arousing the slightest suspicion.
Taking a single step, he appeared directly before the devil knight.
He gazed into the knight's eyes, and every memory, secret, and experience of the devil knight unfolded before him. The knight did not possess even the slightest will to resist the memory search.
Turning his attention toward the planet below, Solanky revealed a sinister smile before extending one hand toward it.
The next instant, the Forsaken Nest hidden deep within the planet's core burst free, shooting through space before coming to a halt beside the kneeling devil knight.
With a snap of his fingers, Solanky created a miniature universe spanning ten light-years out of nothingness. He enclosed the devil knight, the Forsaken Nest, and the knight's home planet within it.
A casual wave of his hand caused the miniature universe to disappear from the outside world.
Then Solanky vanished.
Inside the miniature universe, Solanky's consciousness condensed the surrounding cosmic energy into an avatar, which appeared in the void above the enclosed planet.
The devil knight's face turned pale.
The moment he had entered the miniature universe, he lost all connection to his Forsaken Nest. The only other time he had experienced such a thing was during his encounter with Elisa on Planet Sabiru.
Meanwhile, Solanky's true body continued exploring the mysterious regions of the Devil Realm.
Although only an energy projection remained within the miniature universe, the avatar possessed the combat power of a Tenth-Dimensional being.
The avatar calmly spoke.
"Do you remember these words from the past?"
"I will spare the other clans because of your trustworthiness, but I cannot spare your beloved clan."
The devil knight's eyes widened in horror.
He remembered that day perfectly. It was the day he had nearly died because he had underestimated his opponent.
Seeing the recognition in his eyes, Solanky smiled coldly.
"So... you remember."
"Good."
"Sit back and enjoy the show. I originally intended to include every planet in your galaxy, but I have no desire to stain my hands with the blood of innocent devils."
He waved his hand.
The Forsaken Nest instantly appeared high above the planet.
Another snap of his fingers echoed across the miniature universe.
At once, all 2.5 billion Forsaken poured out of the nest with overwhelming killing intent. Acting under Solanky's command, they descended toward the planet with a single objective.
Exterminate every living being.
The devils below had no idea what was unfolding above the thick storm clouds.
Although the strongest inhabitants of the planet had reached the Devil Emperor Realm, they stood no chance against the overwhelming numbers and terrifying strength of the Forsaken.
Like a black tide, the Forsaken crashed onto the planet.
Mass slaughter began.
Cities fell.
Kingdoms crumbled.
Every devil who resisted was brutally tortured before being killed.
Watching everything unfold before his eyes, the devil knight finally experienced the same despair he had once inflicted upon others.
Only then did he truly understand the meaning of repaying someone with their own medicine.
To prolong his suffering, Solanky deliberately altered the flow of time inside the miniature universe.
Three hours within the miniature universe equaled one hour in the outside world.
The massacre continued relentlessly.
By the time one month had passed in the outside world, the devil knight could no longer endure the endless torture.
Driven beyond the limits of despair, he chose to end his own life.
Meanwhile, deep within a secret region known as Devil Horn Peak, located inside one of the Devil Realm's immense star fields, Solanky continued his journey.
After traversing an unimaginable distance, he discovered that Devil Horn Peak alone occupied nearly half the size of the entire God Realm.
He suddenly halted.
A familiar aura drifted from a distant galaxy.
"This aura..."
His expression changed.
"It belongs to that old man."
"Could it be...?"
Without hesitation, Solanky teleported closer.
Activating his Observation Eye Technique, he examined the traces left behind.
The moment he did, he discovered that six thousand years earlier, the owner of the Infinite Source World had personally descended into this galaxy.
Solanky immediately formed a series of seals.
A pristine corpse of an Original Devil floated before him.
He summoned the avatar from the miniature universe and had it repossess the devil's body. Everything experienced by the avatar would be shared with Solanky's true body.
During his brief time in the Devil Realm, Solanky had already learned one important fact.
Only Devil Emperors and those above them were treated with respect.
Anyone weaker was regarded as nothing more than an ant or a plaything.
After successfully possessing the corpse, the disguised avatar headed toward the mysterious star field.
Soon, it arrived at the location where Solanky had sensed the old man's aura.
The sight before him left him speechless.
Corpses of Source Gods, Perfect Source Gods, and beings of even higher cultivation littered the distant void.
Their bodies were piled together like mountains.
Each one had been killed effortlessly, showing almost no signs of resistance.
The scene reminded Solanky of the way the old owner had once attempted to kill Lushan.
A horrifying realization suddenly dawned upon him.
The owner of the Infinite Source World had deliberately slaughtered every Perfect Source God and powerful devil within his world.
Anyone who entered this place and attempted to leave had been mercilessly eliminated.
By harvesting the lives, experiences, and accumulated cultivation of these supreme beings, the old man had used them as nourishment to push his own cultivation higher.
After all, advancing even a single realm as an Infinite Source being was unimaginably difficult.
Suppressing his emotions, Solanky moved on.
In the distance, he noticed a group of devils heading toward the core region of the star field.
Joining them was the safest way to avoid attracting suspicion.
When the group finally arrived, they found themselves standing before a colossal gate forged from countless rare crystals and divine metals.
Guarding the entrance was a Devil Overlord named Ayeko.
The name immediately rang a bell.
According to the intelligent system, Ayeko was the second strongest being in the Devil Realm, surpassed only by Elishen.
One by one, Ayeko examined every devil.
He carefully scanned their origins, memories, and home planets.
When it was Solanky's turn, the possessed devil passed the inspection without revealing a single flaw.
Finding nothing suspicious, Ayeko allowed the group to proceed.
The massive gate slowly opened.
As the devils stepped inside, Ayeko spoke in a solemn voice.
"Beyond this gate lies the greatest secret of our Devil Realm... and of the entire Infinite Source World."