Saint Shang watched helplessly as Lu Yin snatched away the karma within its claws as if it were transparent. Its face was filled with disbelief.
How had this human done it?
Impossible.
How could he have greater control over karma than it did?
Impossible.
Saint Shang's claws came down with the motion, tearing into Lu Yin's flesh. Yet they could only rip away a layer of skin. He had far too much vitality—an unfathomable amount.
Lu Yin's heartbeat thundered, growing more and more pronounced.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
The next moment, he took a step back and completely stripped away the karma.
Saint Shang's gaze dimmed, and its entire body retreated as well, as though it had lost something important.
Two breaths.
It took a full two breaths for it to react.
Its karma was gone.
It stared at Lu Yin in disbelief.
"I saw that same look in Fate's eyes. When I stripped away its vitality back then, it looked just as incredulous as you do." Lu Yin's voice was gentle, but his tone was cold.
Saint Shang stared at Lu Yin. "Is this... the power of this era?"
Lu Yin's lips curved. "More accurately, it's something you failed to obtain from Shi Chu: understanding." As he spoke, he struck out with one palm. The surging vitality in his palm suppressed the light to its limit as he slammed it straight toward Saint Shang.
Saint Shang watched helplessly as the palm closed in. Without its karma, the Hero Ranking Platform Hell truly was hell to it, pressing down on it from every direction.
The palm sent its body flying, smashing it hard against the inside of Hero Ranking Platform Hell.
It spat out a mouthful of blood.
It looked up again. Lu Yin's palms flickered before its eyes, splitting into