But at this time, this Heaven and Earth Gourd, urged by Roland’s power, unleashed a might far surpassing that of Malakai’s.
In the blink of an eye, the dozens of Human Butchers were completely sucked into the black hole, disappearing without a trace.
And after the Human Butchers were entirely eliminated, it was the turn of Alex, who was surrounded in the exact center, to be slowly sucked toward the black hole.
"Hero Roland, well... done..."
Just now, under the siege of the Human Butchers, although Alex’s Immovable Lord dharma idol had not been broken, he was already severely injured and hanging by a thread, his spiritual energy nearly depleted, and his still-conscious mind witnessed Roland’s actions, and he could not help but feel a strong sense of emotion in his heart.
Roland was merely a departed soul avatar he had summoned from the Great Void using the Human Path.
In other words, he was merely a tool who had no real stake in this matter.
The result of this battle, whether victory or defeat, had absolutely nothing to do with him. Even if Alex died here, he only needed to break the Human Path contract and return to the Great Void.
However, Roland did not hesitate to risk his life, using the Heaven and Earth Gourd to activate the forbidden technique, paying the price of his departed soul never being able to return to the Great Void, he sealed himself into the gourd space along with these Human Butcher puppets.
Alex could not understand Roland’s actions.
In the same situation, it would be impossible for him to make the same choice.
If he had read this kind of plot in a novel, he would have mercilessly ridiculed Roland’s stupidity, thinking he was purely forced into a touching, brain-dead moment by the protagonist’s halo.
But at this very moment, it was exactly this stupid action that saved the Hale family disciples, saved the entire Heavenly Flame Dynasty, and saved him.
This caused Alex, who had always been solely interested in profit and used any means necessary, to suffer a strong impact and profound shock in his heart.
However, the sealing power of the Heaven and Earth Gourd did not distinguish between friend and foe.
Moreover, because executing this move required shattering the gourd, once activated, it fundamentally could not be stopped.
After sealing all the Human Butchers, Alex also felt a powerful suction force pulling him toward the black hole in mid-air, he was nearly spent and completely unable to resist.
Yet there was not the slightest fear in his heart, he allowed his body to be sucked toward the black hole, his face full of a relieved and free-spirited smile.
Back when he read novels or watched shows, whenever he saw a villainous Saint Lord get talked around by the protagonist and subsequently lose their IQ, Alex would usually curse them as idiots.
But now, when it was his turn, he was genuinely shocked by Roland’s absolute justice that feared no sacrifice and sought no reward, living a life of drunkard forever in the gourd space alongside this old senior would not be a bad way to spend the rest of his life.
However, just as Alex had closed his eyes, spread his arms, and calmly prepared to be sucked in, he suddenly felt a pair of powerful, large hands press against his shoulders, stopping him from being dragged into the black hole.
Alex opened his eyes and focused his gaze, standing in front of the black hole, pushing against him with both hands, was none other than Roland.
"...Hero Roland?" Alex revealed a look of confusion.
Roland grinned and said heartily. "Kid, although I have killed countless people in this life, I have never killed a good person. I cannot make an exception with you."
"But..." Alex’s expression was complicated, he said bitterly.
"Hero Roland, you shattered the Heaven and Earth Gourd to activate the technique. Your soul will be sealed in the gourd space for all eternity, never able to return to the Great Void..."
"Heh, what does that matter?" Roland said freely.
"Anyway, I am already a dead person, what difference does it make where I stay?"
"Having rested in that boring Great Void for thousands of years, to finally be summoned by you at the very end, allowing me to leave another legend in the hearts of the world’s people... I am already very satisfied."
"Besides, once inside the gourd space, with so many punching bags to accompany me for practice, I will not be bored."
Roland’s natural, unconstrained, and calm attitude toward facing death once again deeply shocked Alex’s heart.
The reason a forbidden technique is a forbidden technique is that while it possesses formidable power, it also forces the caster to bear a massive price.
However, Roland’s free-spirited smile seemed to be despising those cowards who hesitated and looked over their shoulders, and even more so, mocking the incompetence of the Grim Reaper.
"However, it is fine for me to be sealed into the gourd space, but the name of Hero cannot be allowed to decline in the mortal world just like this." Roland narrowed his eyes and grinned.
"You and I getting to know each other is a heaven-sent destiny."
"You gifted me a spectacular showdown. Before I leave, I shall also gift you something!"
Roland circulated his spiritual energy, two beams of light burst from his eyes and slashed across his own wrists.
The next second, without changing his expression, he directly chopped off his own two fists from the wrists, turning them into a ray of white light that merged into Alex’s body.
Alex was completely dumbfounded and said in horror. "Hero Roland, you... what are you doing?"
"Kid, I made a name for myself in the world relying on this pair of Hero’s Iron Fists, eliminating who knows how many evil people for the common people." Roland said solemnly.
"Right now, I am about to vanish from the mortal world."