Shadow Saint Ruler himself had forgotten how many years it had been since he had last cursed someone.
In truth, even if he had wanted to curse someone over all these years, there had been no one for him to curse.
But now, he could not help but curse aloud.
Because at this moment, he clearly sensed that Ning Xiaochuan's physical body had vanished, yet from the place where Ning Xiaochuan had disappeared, a powerful Life Force still took a step toward him.
"Impossible. After Cause and Effect Origin Power severs causality, even the soul should dissipate."
Shadow Saint Ruler stared ahead in disbelief.
At the same time, the Causal Origin Power around him immediately began to boil, invisible ripples spreading outward in ring after ring.
It was just like when Shadow Saint Ruler had previously investigated Ning Xiaochuan's origins—the surrounding scenes swiftly changed.
Ning Xiaochuan's body reappeared, but this time, he was backing away step by step toward the edge of the stone platform.
Then, Ning Xiaochuan returned to that Desolate Ancient City, left the vortex, parted from Yan Quan Old Ancestor, and returned to the Ruins of Return... What appeared at this moment was nearly everything Ning Xiaochuan had experienced before.
This was the strength of Causal Origin Power. Relying on it, Shadow Saint Ruler effortlessly rifled through every thread of causality surrounding Ning Xiaochuan.
At last, time reached the moment Ning Xiaochuan was born.
As the controller of Cause and Effect Origin, Shadow Saint Ruler easily strangled Ning Xiaochuan, still a newborn infant, in his swaddling clothes.
Then everything reverted, and Shadow Saint Ruler reappeared in his original position with satisfaction.
Yet only moments later, Shadow Saint Ruler once again wore an expression as though he had seen a ghost.
"Fuck, that's impossible! I killed you with