Deep within the Ancient Demon Star Altar, the chaotic currents around Li Wuyang had condensed into tangible vortices and were slowly drawing inward. Within him, the Chaos Reincarnation Dao Embryo dimmed its radiance, and every crack upon it healed, taking on a perfect luster that aligned with the Heavenly Dao, whole and unified. The spark of spirit light at its core pulsed steadily. With every beat, it resonated with the power of the Myriad Stars, transforming pure starlight into Chaos Reincarnation Dao essence to replenish his previous expenditure. His aura had completely stabilized at the mid-stage of the quasi-Saint realm and had even faintly touched the threshold of the late-stage. His consciousness grew ever clearer, and his perception of everything around him reached an unprecedented level of precision.
Yet just as his Dao foundation was on the verge of fully stabilizing, when his mind was most sensitive as it merged with heaven and earth, an exceedingly obscure wave carrying bone-piercing malice suddenly stabbed into his senses like a poisoned needle cast into a tranquil lake!
This wave was neither an energy strike nor a soul attack, but a stranger, more fundamental form of corrosion—it acted directly upon the level of "karma"! Countless nearly transparent Karma Tribulation Threads, as thin as gossamer, ignored the defenses of the star altar's grand formation and pierced through space. Like venomous snakes endowed with life, they coiled toward everything closely bound to Li Wuyang by karmic ties! Their goal was not to kill him outright, but to contaminate, distort, and sever those karmic ties, plunging Li Wuyang into the desperate state of "betrayed by all," "karma backlash," and the loneliness of the Great Dao!
This was the viciousness of the Finality Council's Karma Tribulation Net! To destroy a person's Dao path, first sever their roots!