Action: Effect Before Cause.
Yin Ji's hand remained poised, Dao Rhyme gathered at his fingertip as though he could point it at Lü Wangqiu at any moment.
It was precisely because of this that it was so deceptively convincing.
As long as he could kill Lü Wangqiu and free himself from the restraints of Innate Sword Intent, the other Void Return Realm great cultivators posed no threat to Yin Ji at all.
The outcome had already been decided. All that remained was to close the loop of Karma.
They absolutely could not let him complete the cause!
This thought took root like madness in the hearts of every remaining Void Return Realm True Lord.
If Yin Ji could not supply the cause of his killing Lü Wangqiu, then he would have no choice but to endure the karmic backlash of her death.
If they could severely wound Yin Ji in this manner, perhaps they could still find a sliver of life.
In an instant, the eleven Void Return Realm True Lords held nothing back. They gave everything they had, seeking only to prevent Yin Ji from completing the cause.
They had watched two fellow cultivators perish, watched Lü Wangqiu—their sole hope—fall into a deathtrap. At this moment, they no longer harbored the slightest hope of luck. There was only a desperate fight to the death.
Yet just as countless streams of Dao Rhyme came crashing down upon Yin Ji, they discovered that this time seemed different from before.
Rumble—!
This assassination strike launched by the eleven Void Return Realm True Lords encountered no obstruction at all. Every attack landed squarely upon Yin Ji's body.
Blood sprayed from Yin Ji's mouth in an instant. The meridians of the Heaven Stabilizer Devil Lord churned violently, yet his gaze remained fixed on the