By the time Lu Yang came back to his senses, Suo Huan had already been pierced through by Calamity Waves, and Yuantu's wondrous power within the sword was rapidly activating.
Whoever was slain by this sword would have all Karma severed!
The original Suo Huan had been entangled in multiple strands of Karma. The various True Lords had helped him seek Gold, and afterward, they would naturally use that Karma to carve him up completely.
The Blessed Land would go to the Pure Land.
The Gold Nature would go to the Dao Court.
The Fruit Position would go to the Sacred Sect.
Not to mention that True Lord Clear Serene Flying Snow was currently borrowing that Karma to shift part of the Netherworld's backlash onto Suo Huan.
Yet now that Suo Huan had been killed, his Karma scattered beneath Yuantu's wondrous power. The Blessed Land and Gold Nature he left behind instantly became ownerless. True Lord Clear Serene Flying Snow could no longer shift the backlash away and could only endure it herself. It was the equivalent of losing all the benefits while paying a far greater price!
This was Sky Soaring's trump card.
Why had he helped Lu Yang forge Calamity Waves? Aside from taking advantage of Lu Yang's predicament to create a ritual and thereby seek Covered Lamp Fire's attention—
More importantly, it was for Yuantu's wondrous power!
He had used Suo Huan's hand to forge this spirit sword precisely so that, at the most crucial moment, he could use its Karma-severing power to bring about this situation!
"Will you continue fighting me, or will you go seize the Blessed Land and Gold Nature?"
Sky Soaring laughed aloud, but before his words had even faded, most of the True Lords had already withdrawn and reached for the Spirit