After unleashing the Maya Forbidden Law, Youtan Poluo did not immediately return to the battlefield. Clearly, it was a technique that consumed an immense amount of power—so much that she would be unable to reconstitute her Form Body for a long time.
But compared to that price, the returns were obvious.
Before Root King's eyes, Kaguya and Urashiki had already rotted into the earth!
The King closed his eyes, sensing the mournful cries coursing through his bloodline.
"The auras of my clansmen are disappearing in swathes. Even my land is losing its vitality..."
Crack! Crack!
Cracks appeared across his arms, and the stench of decay spread through the air.
He said mildly, "Has this Form Body begun to rot as well?"
He looked up at the heavens, his expression turning grave in an instant. "More importantly, it seems even my Deva Path has been implicated and cursed."
"The Maya Forbidden Law truly is tyrannical. With this technique alone, Youtan Poluo, you deserve to be my clan's greatest enemy in ten thousand years..."
The King looked toward Yu. Even in the face of utter catastrophe, he retained his gentle, spring-breeze demeanor. "Young man, as you can see, there has been a slight complication. Therefore, I must take something from you. You would not mind, would you?"
Yu naturally knew that the "something" Root King referred to was the Shikigami of Causal Severance. Perhaps under ordinary circumstances, the Shikigami's power would not have been worthy of Root King's Eye of Dharma, but now... it was practically the only golden key capable of breaking the Maya Forbidden Law! Compared to becoming the Supreme God, obtaining Causal Severance was clearly more practical.
Root King was a pragmatic man.
But while Root King was pragmatic, Yu deliberately chose to speak in abstractions. "And after obtaining