They naturally had no idea that Zhao Cheng had come by reversing reincarnation. Compared to reversing reincarnation, his present methods, though formidable, still fell far short. Even so, such a method left them utterly unable to muster any thought of resistance.
What filled them more than anything was bewilderment.
Where in reincarnation had such a powerful being come from?
Yet the power Zhao Cheng displayed at this moment gave them not the slightest sense of familiarity. They could not guess his origins at all.
Reversed Innate True Tribulation.
This was undoubtedly a transformation at the most fundamental level, vastly different from the ordinary path of True Tribulation.
That was also why the karmic ties connected to Zhao Cheng had lost the indestructibility of causality. By all reason, even if Zhao Cheng himself perished, those ties should neither increase nor diminish nor be extinguished; they should not have been subject to depletion.
This was something utterly overturning.
At the same time, the indescribable entity that had swung forth that sword of destruction was rapidly vanishing—or rather, it was actively erasing its own traces.
Though Zhao Cheng had obtained much information concerning it in that fleeting instant, all of it was merely superficial and touched none of its core secrets.
"Since you have left a trace, why the rush to leave?"
Zhao Cheng finally made his move. A mark between his brows flickered, and then he pointed one finger. Countless lines emerged from thin air, interweaving into absolute order that sealed off everything.
The indescribable entity shifted forms several times, but its birth and death could no longer be controlled at will. Seeing that it was useless, it actually transformed into a black-robed figure and appeared in the arena.
"Since the Great Heavenly Venerable has returned by reversing reincarnation, why trouble this