Karmic Fire, the fire of karmic burden.
Some also called it the fire of Judgment.
Those who engaged in large-scale mining, stole the resources of heaven and earth, or slaughtered without restraint could all draw Karmic Fire when they broke through.
As the ages progressed, people came to understand the rules of heaven and earth ever more deeply.
Gradually, they developed pills and Mystic Treasures that could counter Karmic Fire.
By now, Karmic Fire was no longer much of a threat to most people.
Since karmic burden affected one's progress in cultivation, gods still tried their best to refrain from doing things that harmed the Heavenly Dao.
Refraining was one thing. People also said they should curb their laziness, study hard, and cultivate diligently.
Yet did they not still love to play?
Some cultivators still committed sins in order to obtain resources and reap without sowing.
The longer a living being lived, the more karmic burden they carried, and the more terrifying the Karmic Fire produced during a breakthrough became.
At that moment, exceptionally fierce Karmic Fire ignited around Zhao Ge.
The Demonic Karma Fire ignored his defenses and struck directly at his flesh, Origin, and divine soul.
It terrified this Fifth-Order God King beyond measure.
He had once been a bandit. By robbing others for resources, he had climbed step by step to his current achievements.
He could no longer remember how much slaughter he had committed over the years.
Later, once his cultivation had grown high enough, he changed his identity and became the leader of the now-famous Cold Star Mercenary Group.
Very few knew what he had done in the past.
Yet every time he broke through, he drew vast amounts of Karmic Fire, proving the deeds he had committed back then.
Before every breakthrough, he prepared