Contents
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Karma Demon God (因果魔神) |
| Alias(es) | Yin the Fifth |
| Species/Race | Chaos Demon God |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods; Chaos Dao Court |
| Occupation/Role | Master of the Great Dao of Karma; Dao Venerable |
| Rank | Sixth among the Chaos Demon Gods; originally ranked fifth 12 186 187 |
| Status | Active |
| First Appearance | Chapter 4 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fourth level of the Primordial Unity Realm | 4 | Newly born; was decisively outmatched by Fate Demon God Mingyuan, who had reached the seventh level. |
| Sixth level of the Heavenly Dao Realm | 31 | Uses the prospect of reaching the Chaos Realm to tempt Reincarnation Demon God into joining his scheme. |
| Chaos Realm | 56 | Breaks through after the Demon Gods digest their gains from the conquered universe; immediately discovers Fate had been siphoning his stolen origin. |
| Second level of the Chaos Realm | 165 | Pursues World Demon God after she reaches the Chaos Realm through the combined Dao laws of Karma, Order, and World. |
Background / History
Karma Demon God emerged from a Chaos egg as a gray figure wrapped in dense karmic threads, declaring himself master of the Dao of Karma. Before he could explore Chaos, Fate Demon God Mingyuan ambushed him and subjected him to the “welcoming ceremony” imposed upon newly born Demon Gods. At the time, Karma was only at the fourth level of the Primordial Unity Realm and could not resist Fate’s seventh-level cultivation. 4
He later became one of Chaos’s highest-ranked Demon Gods, standing fifth beneath Time, Strength, Space, and Fate. During the gathering over the impending Chaos calamity, he questioned why Shichen regarded the last-ranked Pangu as essential to their plans, then joined the other Demon Gods in refining Dao bodies for the heaven-opening scheme. 6 12 15
After Shichen and Pangu departed the Hundun world, Karma saw an opportunity to seize the Primordial World. He persuaded Fate to replace the world’s Immortal Dao imprint with Fate and Karma Dao imprints, arguing that this would give them control over both the Primordial World and its System. He subsequently recruited several hundred Demon Gods, though Reincarnation Demon God refused to join and secretly warned Yang Mei. 30 31
Karma and Fate led their faction against the Primordial World, seeking to suppress its Dao of Strength and Dao of Time while completing the new imprint. Their offensive was stopped by Yang Mei and Shichen’s avatar; Fate’s apparent alliance with Karma proved to have been part of a trap. Defeated and injured, Karma offered half of his Karma Dao origin to repair Chaos and heal the wounded Demon Gods, then swore never to stir up Chaos again. 32 33
Despite his oath, Karma remained opportunistic. At a later Hall of Gods deliberation, he proposed disguising the Primordial World as the Chaos World to lure stronger worlds and advanced Systems into their sphere. The proposal passed unanimously and earned Shichen’s approval. 41
During the Demon Gods’ conquest of another universe, Karma secretly linked karmic threads to its worlds, intending to claim a tenth of the origin gained whenever another Demon God destroyed one. His profiteering was exposed after Fate secretly attached a fate thread to him and siphoned away the origin he had accumulated. 52 56
When Shichen’s divinity distorted his temperament and drove him to demand every Demon God’s Dao marks, Karma immediately recognized that something was wrong. He later showed clear relief when Shichen recovered his senses and abandoned the attempt to restart Chaos. 66 69
Karma personally intervened against the Immortal Emperors in the Sea of Worlds. Declaring their deaths to be karmic retribution for invading his world, he activated the Law of Karma, turning their own powers and circumstances against them until the Corpse Immortal Emperor and his allies were erased. 80 81
When the leading Supreme Dao Demon Gods chose to entrust their Dao traces to Shichen in preparation for confronting the God of Systems, Karma joined Fate and the others in giving his own trace. 116
Karma and Fate later identified an impostor posing as Yang Mei and established the Fate-Karma Dao Net to confine him. After the net was damaged by the impostor’s origin-burning counterattack, Karma used repeated Karma Chain ambushes and retreats to provoke and exhaust the enemy until the allied Demon Gods could defeat him. 134 135 136
After Tathagata transformed the Weird Universe into the Western Bliss Realm, Karma appeared as a colossal phantom before Zhun Ti and Tathagata. He revealed that the Karma Great Dao law he had planted in the pair had brought him considerable fortune, bestowed the divine ability Turning Effect into Cause upon Zhun Ti, and ordered them to raise the ranks of worlds and gather origin for the Chaos Dao Court. He also noted that this fortune would hasten the recovery of the half of his Karma Dao origin he had once dispersed. 159
After World Demon God reached the Chaos Realm by combining the Dao laws of Karma, Order, and World, Karma pursued her through Hundun and furiously confronted her for using the Law of Karma against its original master. 163 165
While travelling with Shichen and the other Dao Venerables, Karma temporarily disabled a world’s Karmic Dao backlash at Shichen’s request. When Shui Daozi then attempted to seize Wang Lin’s treasure and destroy its owner, Karma used Karmic Dao: Palm of Fate and Life-Death to reverse and erase Shui Daozi’s existence completely. 175
During World Demon God’s true-body Ranking Battle in the Illusion Realm, Karma was among the Demon Gods she defeated on her ascent. Fate later stated that World had only overcome “Yin the Fifth” because Karma’s cultivation and Origin of the Great Dao were incomplete; World’s World Dao Pearl consequently rose to fifth place while Karma fell to sixth. 186 187
When the God of Systems possessed World Demon God by merging with her origin, Karma joined Fate, Shichen, Pangu, and Yang Mei in sealing the escape routes around her. He proposed suppressing the fused host rather than killing her, then using the River of Time or River of Fate to scour away the invading consciousness. The strategy was accepted and led to World Demon God’s eventual suppression in the River of Time. 191 192
Appearance
Karma Demon God manifests as a gray humanoid figure surrounded by densely intertwined threads of karma. 4
- Gray body or robes, first seen emerging from his Chaos egg. 4
- Karmic threads constantly wind around his body. 4
- Usually wears a cheeky grin or a deliberately innocent expression while plotting. 30 52
- Can manifest a phantom or true body millions of light-years tall when acting beyond an ordinary universe. 80 159
Personality
Karma is playful, provocative, and habitually insolent toward his fellow Demon Gods. He repeatedly needles Fate Demon God with the nickname “Fate the Fourth,” mocks Reincarnation’s laziness, and delights in escalating disputes for his own amusement. 14 30 79
He is also intensely ambitious and calculating. His plan to seize the Primordial World, his recruitment of a rebel faction, and his attempt to skim origin from conquered worlds all stem from his desire for greater power and access to higher realms. 30 31 52
Though he often acts as Chaos’s foremost troublemaker, he is not indifferent to its survival. He joined the efforts surrounding the original calamity, accepted responsibility for repairing the damage caused by the civil war, and was genuinely concerned when Shichen’s divinity threatened to destroy Chaos. 15 33 66 69
Karma is an adept and shameless battlefield opportunist. He worked closely with Fate to expose the false Yang Mei, then relied on ambushes, taunts, and rapid retreats to force the impostor to waste his origin in anger. 134 135
Despite his reputation, Karma can produce practical solutions in a crisis. When the God of Systems used World Demon God’s life as leverage, he was the first to propose suppressing and cleansing the fused enemy instead of killing her outright. 191
Abilities & Skills
Great Dao of Karma
Karma Demon God governs karmic connections, causes, and effects. He can establish invisible links between targets and manipulate the consequences bound to them. 80 81
- Declares that “all karma lies within [his] control” when confronting enemies. 80
- Connected karmic threads to every world in a conquered universe to profit from the origin seized there. 52
- Attached karma lines to Hongjun through Jie Yin and Zhun Ti in an attempt to claim a share of their fortune. 60
- Left a strand of Karma Great Dao law within Zhun Ti and Tathagata, allowing him to benefit from the fortune generated by their actions. 159
- Can suppress or disable a world’s Karmic Dao backlash. 175
- His attacks can be resisted by sufficiently powerful spatial defenses; Yang Mei repelled his karmic lines with the Law of Space. 32
Karmic Entanglement
A direct combat technique that manifests karmic lines as binding weapons.
- Summons two karma lines from the void to coil around an opponent like venomous snakes. 32
- Used against Yang Mei during the Chaos Civil War. 32
- Can coordinate with Fate Demon God’s Fate chains to close off an opponent’s avenues of escape. 33
- Yang Mei was able to open a spatial rift and swallow Karma’s transparent threads. 33
- Forms Karma Chains that can be used for sudden long-range strikes and rapid movement along karmic connections. 135
- Combined with Fate’s power to create the Fate-Karma Dao Net, which sealed the false Yang Mei and restricted his movements. 134 135
Law of Karma: Activate
Karma can trigger karmic retribution on a large scale after establishing a connection with his targets. 80 81
- Summoned immense lightning bolts against the Corpse Immortal Emperor and his allies. 81
- Caused their origin power to leak and their bodies and souls to corrode. 81
- Turned the Corpse Immortal Emperor’s chains back upon their owner. 81
- Redirected the surrounding stars into a bombardment against the Immortal Emperors. 81
Turning Effect into Cause
A Karma Great Dao divine ability possessed by Karma and bestowed by him upon Zhun Ti.
- Allows its wielder to disregard karmic entanglements and reverse cause and effect. 159
- Was granted to Zhun Ti after the latter and Tathagata produced substantial fortune for the Chaos Dao Court. 159
Karmic Dao: Palm of Fate and Life-Death
A high-level Karma Dao technique that reverses a target’s karmic existence.
- Used against Shui Daozi after he sought to seize Wang Lin’s divine treasure and destroy its owner. 175
- Reversed Shui Daozi’s karma so completely that his body, origin, and existence were erased from the universe. 175
- Prevented Shui Daozi from even burning his origin to resist, as the origin itself was being erased. 175
Relationships
- Fate Demon God Mingyuan — Rival, frequent target of Karma’s teasing, and former co-conspirator in the attempt to seize the Primordial World. Fate ultimately helped Shichen trap Karma, but the pair resumed their hostile banter afterward. They later joined forces to expose the false Yang Mei and establish the Fate-Karma Dao Net. Fate also approved Karma’s plan to suppress and cleanse the God of Systems from World Demon God. 30 33 41 56 134 135 191
- Shichen — Initially treated as the strongest Demon God whose plans could not be ignored; later opposed Shichen’s divinity-corrupted attempt to reorganize and restart Chaos, and was relieved by Shichen’s recovery. Karma later entrusted Shichen with a Dao trace to help prepare for the God of Systems. He also followed Shichen’s request to suppress a world’s Karmic Dao backlash and offered the key strategy for saving World Demon God from possession. 14 66 69 116 175 191
- Yang Mei — Enemy during Karma’s assault on the Primordial World. Karma and Fate fought Yang Mei together, but Yang Mei’s Space Dao repeatedly countered Karma’s techniques. 32 33
- Reincarnation Demon God — Karma attempted to recruit him for the Primordial World scheme; Reincarnation refused, secretly warned Yang Mei, and later endured Karma’s attempts to provoke him. 31 79
- Creation Demon God — Joined Fate’s fight against Karma after learning that Karma had stolen a portion of her origin. 56
- World Demon God — Stole a wisp of Karma’s Dao mark while he was injured, becoming a recurring target of his anger. She later helped Fate and Karma deceive the false Yang Mei, but Karma resumed pursuing her after she attained the Chaos Realm by integrating the Karma Dao into her own path. During the Illusion Realm Ranking Battle, World defeated Karma and displaced him from fifth place. Karma later helped formulate the plan to save her from the God of Systems’ possession. 41 89 134 163 165 186 191
- Hongjun — Karma praised Hongjun as a “kindred spirit” after Hongjun proposed using anomalies and Systems as vessels for Demon Gods’ Dao bodies. 70
- Demon God of Deception — Karma and Fate arrived in time to expose the false Yang Mei and rescue Deception from the impostor’s scheme. 134
- Zhun Ti and Tathagata — Recipients of Karma’s planted Great Dao law and later his direct patronage. Karma granted Zhun Ti Turning Effect into Cause and tasked both with gathering origin by raising the worlds’ ranks for the Chaos Dao Court. 159
- Wang Lin — Karma intervened when Shui Daozi targeted Wang Lin’s divine treasure, erasing the aggressor with Karmic Dao: Palm of Fate and Life-Death. 175
- Star Demon God — Karma frequently mocks and restrains Star during the Dao Venerables’ travels, regarding his showy behavior as an embarrassment. 175 182 184
Story Role / Major Arcs
- Birth and the Chaos tradition — Becomes one of the earliest victims of the elder Demon Gods’ “education through love” tradition after Fate beats him immediately following his birth. 4
- Chaos calamity and heaven-opening preparations — Attends Shichen’s deliberations, questions Pangu’s importance, and refines a Dao body for the heaven-opening plan. 6 15
- Chaos Civil War — Instigates the plan to alter the Primordial World’s Dao imprint, organizes an invading faction, and is later trapped by Fate, Yang Mei, and Shichen’s avatar. 30 33
- Opening the worlds — Proposes using the Chaos World’s reputation as bait to attract powerful worlds and Systems. 41
- Origin profiteering — Secretly uses karmic connections to claim origin from worlds destroyed by other Demon Gods, provoking retaliation once the theft is exposed. 52 56
- Sea of Worlds intervention — Enforces karmic retribution upon the invading Immortal Emperors and displays the destructive scale of the Dao of Karma. 80 81
- Chaos Dao Court — Receives the title of Dao Venerable as one of the ten supreme Great Dao Demon Gods. 106
- Entrusting Dao traces — Joins the Supreme Dao Demon Gods in giving a Dao trace to Shichen, expressing collective support for Shichen’s future confrontation with the God of Systems. 116
- False Yang Mei incident — Works with Fate to establish the Fate-Karma Dao Net, then uses evasive Karma Chain attacks to help wear down the origin-burning impostor. 134 135 136
- Western Bliss Realm patronage — Appears before Zhun Ti and Tathagata, grants Zhun Ti a Karma Great Dao divine ability, and assigns the Buddhist Sect a role in collecting origin for the Dao Court. 159
- Pursuit of World Demon God — Chases World Demon God after she reaches the Chaos Realm using Karma Dao marks she had stolen and refined. 163 165
- Dao Venerables’ travels — Demonstrates control over a foreign world’s Karmic Dao and eradicates Shui Daozi with Karmic Dao: Palm of Fate and Life-Death. 175
- Illusion Realm Ranking Battle — Is defeated by World Demon God during her challenge through the rankings, resulting in his displacement from fifth place. 186 187
- God of Systems’ backup plan — Helps trap the possessed World Demon God and proposes cleansing the God of Systems’ fused consciousness through suppression in the River of Time or River of Fate. 191 192
Notable Quotes
“Do we Demon Gods have morals?” 30
“I am the Karma Demon God! All karma lies within my control!” 80
“Since the cause has been formed, then it is time to repay the effect. And your effect... is death!” 80
“When it comes to sneak attacks and running away, I, Karma, am a professional!” 135