After Feng Jun finished his Core Embrace, the tribulation clouds did not disperse immediately because Blood-Red Adept's karmic entanglement had yet to end.
That fellow had truly been good at making trouble. Feng Jun greatly admired his ability to evade, but in the end, the backlash still affected Feng Jun—he spat out a mouthful of blood.
The backlash was not strong. Although it might have directly caused someone else to perish, Feng Jun felt that it truly was not severe; otherwise, he would not have been able to withstand it himself.
Yet weak backlash was still backlash. It proved that Blood-Red Adept had not completely endured the tribulation lightning and had ultimately shifted the blame—however small that burden was, he had indeed failed to bear it all.
What Feng Jun was curious about was this: What the hell had you done?
This question did not mean much to him personally, but it was quite meaningful for enriching his database.
Gongyang Youyu was startled again, to the point that he could hardly believe his ears. "Seven bolts of tribulation lightning, and you even suffered backlash... Yet you still succeeded in Core Embrace. I truly admire you."
Gongyang Youqing spoke up instead. "He probably used some method to forcibly sever the karma, but that would only work when the karmic thread had weakened... As for the specifics, Feng Mountain Lord can ask the Supreme Clarity Sect or Red Phoenix."
"Oh." Feng Jun nodded, thinking that he would soon be picking up the Big Shot. Asking the Big Shot about this would be more appropriate.
However, there was still one question he did not understand. "What I'm curious about is why he didn't self-destruct his Golden Core and instead self-destructed his crown. You two come from Secret Realm Families, so I assume you