179: Cause and effect flow backward, misfortune and fortune are interdependent.
The tip of burying netherworld's halberd pointed directly at Liu Qingtian.
That chilling killing intent was like billions of invisible needles, piercing through his Demonic Body, reaching deep into his Demonic Soul. The surrounding Nether Ghost Realm Laws retreated before this pure Annihilation Will, forming an absolute death Domain.
There was no escaping, no avoiding.
Liu Qingtian looked at the black-clad God of Slaughter, his heart filled with icy coldness. He was in an extremely poor state; the internal injuries from the Karma backlash had not healed, and after a series of battles, his Demonic Essence was greatly depleted. Facing Luo Jiuxuan, who was at his Peak and wielding burying netherworld, the outcome seemed already decided.
But how could he sit back and await death?!
Just as Luo Jiuxuan's wrist moved slightly, about to unleash that fatal halberd strike—
A hint of extreme madness and determination flashed in Liu Qingtian's eyes! He abruptly plunged his Divine Sense into his body, no longer suppressing the Sea of Consciousness that was chaotic due to devouring Karma power. Instead, he actively guided it, forcibly connecting it with the karma reversal blade fragment inside the jade box in his embrace!
He didn't know what consequences this would have, but this was the only method he could think of that might disrupt the situation! Even if it meant perishing with his enemy, it was better than being easily erased!
"Karma... Reversal! Open for me!"
He let out a low roar, not hesitating to burn a portion of his Demonic Soul Origin, fully activating the nascent Space-Time Karma Dao principle, like a reckless man, forcibly prying open the Karma power that had not yet fully settled around that fragment!
Buzz—!!!
An invisible and intangible, yet seemingly capable of overturning the long river of fate, strange fluctuation, with Liu Qingtian as its center, suddenly erupted!
The jade box in his hand instantly turned to dust, and the karma reversal blade fragment floated out, its chaotic dark-silver patterns erupting with unprecedented light! It was no longer stable; instead, it was like a detonated bomb, releasing chaotic, twisted, terrifying power capable of disrupting the Karma of all things!
This power was not directed at physical existence, but directly at... the Karma level!
The first to bear the brunt was Liu Qingtian himself!
He felt his own Karma lines being frantically pulled, twisted, and even partially reversed at this moment! The severe Dao injuries, originally caused by the Restriction backlash and forced devouring, underwent an incredible change under the impact of this chaotic Karma reversal current—
Those chaotic Karma fragments that had invaded his Demonic Soul and Demonic Body were forcibly combed and stripped away as if by an invisible great hand! Some Dao injuries, tightly entangled with his own being and difficult to remove, were actually
It was as if time had briefly flowed backward at the node where his injuries formed, and then was forcibly pushed back, but the result was completely different!
"Pfft—!"
He violently spat out a large mouthful of black, ink-like foul blood containing broken Karma fragments. But after spitting out this foul blood, not only did he not feel weak, but his whole body felt lighter!
The part of his right shoulder that had been injured by the Gui Xu Finger Wind, though healed, had always retained a trace of Annihilation Dao mark. Now, the Dao mark completely dissipated, becoming as good as new! The invisible cracks in his body caused by the Karma backlash rapidly mended! The noisy Karma static in his Sea of Consciousness also receded like a tide, becoming clear!
The severe Dao injuries that had plagued him, under the effect of this strange Karma reversal, were instantly... restored to their original state! No, even more transparent than before the injury, and his comprehension of Karma power subtly improved by a notch!
However, this sudden
Just as his injuries fully recovered, his state returned to Peak, and he even gained a deeper understanding of Karma due to misfortune, a more subtle, more malicious Karma power, like a maggot clinging to bone, quietly wrapped around his life Origin, forming an extremely complex, dark-silver curse mark originating from the same source as the karma reversal blade fragment, deeply branded into the depths of his Demonic Soul!
Liu Qingtian clearly perceived the existence of this mark and the terrifying Law it contained—
Karma Reversal Blade Curse: If the bearer, when on the verge of death or severely injured, activates the fragment's power to reverse Karma and restore injuries, the injuries can instantly heal. However, this is an advance payment of future
This was essentially drinking poison to quench thirst! Exchanging greater future danger for immediate vitality!
But at this moment, Liu Qingtian couldn't care less! His injuries recovered, and his state returned to Stellar Remnant Level Peak, giving him back... the capital to struggle!
On the other side, the erupting Karma reversal current surged mainly towards Luo Jiuxuan!
Luo Jiuxuan's eternally indifferent eyes finally showed a subtle ripple. He clearly hadn't expected Liu Qingtian to be able to unleash such strange and powerful Karma energy, and this power was of an extremely high level, even faintly touching the limits of what he, at his Realm, could comprehend!
The invisible Karma reversal current was not an energy attack and could not be directly annihilated by burying netherworld. It was like the tide of fate, attempting to wash away, twist, and even reverse Luo Jiuxuan's own Karma of existence!
Luo Jiuxuan's Chaos Annihilation Dao Domain autonomously activated, fiercely confronting the Karma reversal current! Within the Dao Domain, Chaos was born and destroyed, Annihilation returned to nothingness, forcibly stabilizing his own Karma lines, constantly eroding and disintegrating the reversal power!
But even so, his halberd-wielding motion inevitably showed an extremely subtle delay! His flawless aura, which seemed to be in harmony with the Great Dao, also experienced a momentary disruption!
It was this slight delay! This momentary disruption!
For a powerhouse like Liu Qingtian, it was already enough!
"Luo Jiuxuan! This grudge, I will repay it someday!"
Liu Qingtian roared, seizing this rare opportunity. He pushed all his newly recovered Demonic Essence, along with his comprehension of the Space-Time Dao principle, to the extreme. His figure transformed into a twisted, blurry Karma phantom line, no longer merely spatial traversal, but to some extent, fleeing along the disturbed Karma fissures, instantly teleporting tens of thousands of miles away! Directly escaping the coverage of Luo Jiuxuan's Annihilation Dao Domain!
He had no desire to fight, not even daring to look back. Burning his essence blood and Soul Power, he increased his speed to the point of burning his life, desperately fleeing towards the thin barrier between the Nether Ghost Realm and the Spirit Realm!
Luo Jiuxuan stood in place, his surrounding Dao Domain slowly calming. The Karma reversal power had been completely worn away by him. He looked in the direction Liu Qingtian had disappeared, but did not immediately pursue.
He raised his left hand, which now only consisted of Dao bones, and a faint, almost imperceptible wisp of Karma turbulence slowly dissipated from his fingertip.
"Karma Reversal Blade... interesting." He murmured to himself, a hint of genuine interest, rather than just killing intent, flashing in his cold eyes for the first time.
"A curse that pre-empts the future... It seems I won't need to kill you myself; you're not far from destruction anyway."
He put away burying netherworld and was not in a hurry to chase. For him, Liu Qingtian had already fallen under a more interesting
"Next time we meet, I hope you bring more... surprises." Luo Jiuxuan's figure slowly merged into the Void Realm and disappeared. He had not given up on the chase, but merely changed his strategy, from simple annihilation to... observation and waiting.
Meanwhile, Liu Qingtian, who was desperately fleeing, felt the unprecedented surge of power within him, as well as the time-bomb-like curse mark deep in his Demonic Soul, his mood extremely complicated.
His injuries were fully recovered, and he gained from misfortune, yet he bore an even more terrifying future.
The path ahead held even more unpredictable dangers.