The spear slammed down, splitting the silver-gray liquid. No matter how [Sinful Karma] wielded its power, it could no longer kill with karma.
Not only the person before it, but the Calamities affected earlier had also broken free of its control.
Its power could not fail unless another power had higher priority than its own.
[Sinful Karma] moved forward to meet Ye Buyu's attack, and an absurd sensation arose.
Its instincts told it that there was a price to pay. The other party had set that price as the dissolution of karma. Payment had been completed automatically. Please come again.
If [Sinful Karma] had a face now, it would have twisted beyond recognition.
It deflected the descending spear blade, and dozens of silver-gray barbs curled upward, forcing Ye Buyu to retreat dozens of steps and put some distance between them.
[Sinful Karma] withdrew the karma spreading across the moon. Savage spikes rose from the ground like stark, isolated peaks and valleys.
"You used something with higher priority than karma to cut off its backlash. No wonder I couldn't affect them like before, no matter how much karma I imposed."
Ye Buyu retreated frantically, her feet swift as the wind as she dodged karma that had almost solidified within the cramped space.
That move was no joke. She might have seemed to hold the upper hand, but in reality, she took every step with extreme care, as though treading on thin ice.
She tightened her grip on the spear. The webbing between her thumb and forefinger was already a bloody mess, the recoil having worn through her skin and flesh. Red streaks slid down the spear and, before they could settle, scattered with the force of her swings.
Only red threads as fine as hair remained, clinging to the spear like