The top-tier Demon Gods of the Primordial Chaos were all extremely arrogant; aside from those more powerful than themselves, no one else was worth their notice.
Li Xinghe was merely the last Demon God to be born, practically an extra one. By the time of the Creation Tribulation, he had barely scraped through to the Golden Immortal realm.
Back then, Karma and Qiankun were already at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin level. To them, Li Xinghe was no different from an ant.
The Primordial Demon Gods had their own chain of contempt. For instance, now that Karma had appeared, displaying peak Daluo Golden Immortal strength, even Ancestor Qiankun dared not act cocky.
Li Xinghe was thoroughly annoyed. What the hell gave them the right? Karma was at peak Daluo Golden Immortal, and you shut up. I'm also at peak Daluo Golden Immortal, and you dismiss me with contempt.
"Karma Demon God, you think you can swoop in and reap the spoils? If I hadn't been waiting for you to take the bait, I'd have dealt with that mere Qiankun long ago."
At these words, Ancestor Qiankun jumped up again. "You little brat, you're just taking advantage of your treasure. If you've got the guts, let's go again."
"Sorry, I'm not targeting you specifically. I'm saying both of you here are trash." Li Xinghe said calmly.
Now Karma Demon God was furious too. If it were the Lord of Destiny saying this, fine. But you, a mere hanger-on, what gives you the right?
If not for the Creation Tribulation, I could kill you ten thousand times with a single thought.
"Looking for death. Since you won't talk, I'll capture your Primordial Spirit and interrogate you instead." Karma took a step forward, and countless threads of karma shot out from his body.
All things in heaven and earth are stained with karma. Even in the Chaos World, the only laws that can transcend karmic control are Time, Space, and Destiny.
Ancestor Qiankun seized the opportunity to recall his Qiankun Cauldron, then hurled it directly at Li Xinghe.
With two former top-tier Demon Gods joining forces, Li Xinghe showed not a trace of panic.
Just as the two closed in, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended. Above Li Xinghe's head appeared a pearl swirling with chaotic aura.
"Young man, you have no martial virtue!" Ancestor Qiankun retreated swiftly, but his Qiankun Cauldron was frozen in place, completely irretrievable.
Karma Demon God cursed and grumbled. He had been hiding in the shadows for a long time. Earlier, Ancestor Qiankun had said that Li Xinghe spent most of his time raising his mana and had no leisure to refine his Chaos Supreme Treasure.
And indeed, Li Xinghe hadn't used any Chaos Supreme Treasure, only the Pure World White Lotus to defend himself. Karma assumed Ancestor Qiankun's guess was correct.
Little did he know that Li Xinghe had long been aware of Karma Demon God lurking in the shadows. Moreover, a mere Qiankun wasn't even worthy of making him use a Chaos Supreme Treasure.
But Karma Demon God was a different matter. The Law of Karma was extraordinary, and his opponent was already at peak Daluo Golden Immortal—not to be underestimated.
"Consider that I was never here today!" Karma Demon God hastily severed his karmic connection with Li Xinghe.
Too terrifying. The power of a Chaos Supreme Treasure was astonishing, and what was truly frightening was that Li Xinghe could actually unleash their might.
In theory, to bring out the full power of a Chaos Supreme Treasure, one needed to refine at least a third of its Chaos Divine Prohibitions. Even a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin would need ages to accomplish that. How could Li Xinghe do it?
"Trying to leave? Without leaving something behind, how could that be possible!" Li Xinghe snorted coldly.
Back in the Chaos World, if not for Pangu's persuasion, after robbing the Chaos Pearl, the next target would have been Karma Demon God.
This was a robbery delayed by several epochs. Karma Demon God had finally shown himself—a rare opportunity.
At Karma's level, even deducing his whereabouts was extremely difficult. If he hadn't stirred up thoughts and first created karma with Li Xinghe, today Li Xinghe might well have been outmaneuvered.
The Chaos Pearl suppressed all directions, its pressure so immense that even the Ancestral Dragon beneath the Eastern Sea was stirred.
Too damn terrifying. Same type of pearl, but the Chaos Pearl was thousands or even tens of thousands of times stronger than his Ancestral Dragon Pearl.
Yet the Ancestral Dragon, that turncoat, wasn't afraid. In fact, he was already scheming about whether he might have a chance to seize it someday.
Karma Demon God was suffocating under the Chaos Pearl's pressure, desperately thinking of a way to escape.
"What's this? Even now, you still want to hide your companion spirit treasure?" Li Xinghe suddenly spoke.
Karma Demon God's face changed. As a Chaos Demon God, he naturally had a companion spirit treasure. He hadn't even taken it out during the Creation Tribulation back then.
Because before the Pangu Axe, no spirit treasure could resist.
Moreover, in the Chaos World, very few knew of his companion spirit treasure. After the Creation Tribulation, no one should possibly know about it.
But at this point, he couldn't keep hiding it.
Facing Pangu and the Pangu Axe, he had no chance at all. But facing Li Xinghe and the Chaos Pearl, he could still struggle.
The next second, behind Karma Demon God, an ancient tree rapidly expanded, barely managing to withstand the Chaos Pearl's pressure.
The Karma Tree, Karma Demon God's companion spirit treasure, was a top-grade Chaos Spiritual Treasure. In terms of power, it ranked among the very highest in all of Chaos, likely only slightly inferior to the companion treasures of Shichen and Destiny.
Li Xinghe's eyes lit up. No wonder he was one of the top-ranked Chaos Demon Gods. The Karma Tree's grade was probably not far behind the Wheel of Time and the Destiny Roulette.
"Li Xinghe, I'll admit I've lost today. From now on, you go your way, and I'll go mine." Karma Demon God retreated at lightning speed.
"You can't win, so you want to run? Since when is there such a cheap deal in this world? Haven't you seen Ancestor Qiankun offer up his Qiankun Cauldron?" Li Xinghe took a step forward, the Law of Space surging, and appeared directly behind Karma Demon God.
Ancestor Qiankun wanted to cry but had no tears. You clearly robbed me! He could only say, "I was careless back then. I didn't dodge, and the Qiankun Cauldron was taken."
Karma Demon God's expression grew increasingly grave. Li Xinghe had displayed powerful Laws of Space and Destiny, both superior to the Law of Karma.
Now, whether in realm, law, or treasure, he was utterly crushed. No chance of victory.
But to admit defeat like this—where would his dignity be?
Among the Three Thousand Demon Gods of Chaos, the strongest, Pangu, had fallen in the Creation Tribulation. Shichen and Destiny had vanished without a trace. The Space Demon God Yang Mei had only half his body left and had temporarily left the Chaos World. Qiankun had been completely slain.
By all reckoning, he, Karma Demon God, should now be the most powerful one. But then this bastard Li Xinghe had to show up.
Watching Karma Demon God still struggling desperately, Li Xinghe wasn't in a hurry. He hadn't yet fully unleashed the Chaos Pearl's power.
One must always hold something back, lest the greedy take notice.
"It seems you're still clinging to hope." Li Xinghe smiled faintly, then produced another treasure.
It was none other than the Primordial World's supreme merit treasure, the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler. "This treasure carries one-tenth of the Creation merit. Killing with it incurs no karma. I wonder if it's enough to slay you, Karma Demon God."
Even the Karma Demon God couldn't hold out this time. First a Chaos Supreme Treasure, now a merit treasure—were you the Dao's illegitimate son or what?
"What do you want?"
Li Xinghe finally showed a hint of a smile. Though he wanted to kill the Karma Demon God, he vaguely sensed the Dao's attention once again.
Even though the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler killed without karma, he dared not gamble.
"Ten Karma Tree Fruits, and I'll let you leave."
"Impossible!" the Karma Demon God roared. Li Xinghe was actually after that.
The Karma Tree bore only one fruit per One Yuan Meeting. Most of the fruits were directly devoured by the Karma Demon God to comprehend the Karma Law.
From the dawn of chaos to now, barely a hundred Yuan Meetings had passed, and most of the Karma Tree Fruits had been consumed by him.
Especially after the Creation Tribulation, when his demon god true body was slain, his reincarnation and cultivation had cost him many fruits. Now he didn't even have ten left.
Yet, facing the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, he quickly changed his tune: "Three at most!"
"Eight!"
"Four!"
In the end, the two settled on five Karma Tree Fruits. The Karma Demon God severed all karmic ties and swore never to cross paths with Li Xinghe again.
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