Lihuo City, City Lord's Mansion.
The City Lord of Qin Chuan was sitting in the main hall, reviewing the intelligence reports sent from various places. Suddenly, as if he had received some news, his expression changed slightly, and he stood up abruptly. Soon, he appeared outside a luxurious cave dwelling in Lihuo City.
Lu Qingshan and Fire Saint also appeared at almost the same time.
At this moment, a large crowd had gathered inside the cave. In the very heart of the cave, Shi Yan, the commander of the Lihuo Legion Shi Yan, lay on the ground, his massive divine body curled up in a ball, his face pale, his pupils dilated, and his eyes still radiating extreme fear.
His divine body showed no signs of injury, but the True God Heart had been quietly shattered, a truly horrifying sight.
" Shi Yan!!"
Qin Chuan stepped forward and squatted down to examine the area.
His face was ashen.
" Shi Yan is a general in our Lihuo Legion, second only to me in strength, and also Eternal True God Tenth Stage. Why would he—"
At this moment, Fire Saint had already sent Shi Yan's family away, and he stepped forward to check on them, saying...
"It's a karmic curse."
"That's right, it was indeed the Curse of Cause and Effect. General Shi Yan was killed because of the Curse of Cause and Effect. He suffered immense pain before his death."
Lu Qingshan could tell at a glance that General Shi Yan still had remnants of Karma Origin on him.
Although most of the cause and effect dissipated with the fall of the Shi Yan, the remaining part could not escape the observation of the Eye of Wisdom.
"Karma Curse----"
Qin Chuan's expression was very unpleasant.
He never expected that the Netherworld Sect had such methods. If they had attacked like this earlier, they would not have been able to stop them.
"It must be the Divine Lord Heart Demon made his move----"
"The city lord of Qin Chuan said in a cold voice."
Although the Divine Lord Heart Demon was very well hidden and almost never showed his face before, after he rescued the Demonic Hand Divine Lord last time, the Flame Ruins Sect investigated and learned that the Netherworld Sect's personal disciple sent here was him.
"It should be him. I know this Divine Lord Heart Demon. He is a direct disciple of the Nether Banquet Sect and his specialty is the Karma Origin. But even I didn't expect that he could so easily curse and kill a Peak Eternal True God."
Fire Saint took a deep breath, feeling extremely troubled.
He is not afraid of real combat; it is this pervasive causal curse that is most troublesome.
" The Karma Origin is indeed difficult to grasp. If we do not have Eternal True God is proficient in the Karma Origin, we will indeed be at a disadvantage."
Lu Qingshan said.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult." The Fire Saint shook his head. "Among the direct disciples of our Flame Ruins Sect, there is none of Eternal True God is proficient in the Karma Origin, nor in the Chaos..."
The Great Sage is unable to act unless the sect requests assistance, but even then, it will take time, and the Netherworld Sect will not give us that opportunity.
"With such power, the Divine Lord Heart Demon can curse and kill Shi Yan, and he can curse and kill all the other Eternal True God of Lihuo City. If he were to curse and kill all the Eternal True God of Lihuo City, then—"
The city lord of Qin Chuan looked very unwell.
They had recovered almost all of the Scarlet Fire Chaos Prefecture, and everything was looking good. But unexpectedly, the Netherworld Sect displayed terrifying methods as soon as they made their move.
"Won't!"
The Fire Saint shook his head again.
"Curse killing has backlash. He won't directly kill too many people, but he can choose to kill the most core Eternal True God of Lihuo City. Once these Eternal True God fall, the rest will be scattered and disorganized."
Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan was about to say something when he suddenly seemed to have encountered something terrifying. His face turned pale, he clutched his chest with both hands, and collapsed to the ground as if his soul had been ripped away.
At this moment, he had completely lost his sense of the outside world, but from his subtle expressions, it was clear that he was enduring immense pain.
Damn it!!!
The Fire Saint roared in fury.
He naturally knew that this was once again the Divine Lord Heart Demon of the Netherworld Sect making his move.
But he had no other choice. Although he possessed a secret treasure to resist the curse, he couldn't just take it out casually; he had to keep it for his own survival.
" The Netherworld Sect is a bunch of rats in the gutter. They dare not fight us head-on, resorting to such underhanded tactics. It's truly despicable!"
"Fire Saint said angrily."
He didn't know how to solve it.
The curse of karma is generally something no one can resolve.
Unless there is a more knowledgeable expert on the Karma Origin here, it might be possible to save the life of City Lord Qin Chuan. However, at this moment, neither he nor Xue You seem to be knowledgeable about these things.
Qin Chuan's aura was rapidly weakening. Even though he was incredibly powerful, far surpassing Shi Yan in strength, it was estimated that he would soon perish just like Shi Yan.
"The Lord of Qin Chuan City cannot die."
Lu Qingshan frowned slightly.
Lord Qin Chuan is currently the nominal leader of the Scarlet Fire Chaos Prefecture in its fight against the Netherworld Sect. If he were to fall, it would be a severe blow to the Flame Ruins Sect. Moreover, Lu Qingshan and the Fire Saint cannot stay here after completing their mission. The cleanup work will need to be done by Lord Qin Chuan, which is also related to the completion of their sect's mission.
" The Eye of Wisdom!"
A faint green light flickered above Lu Qingshan's brow.
Under the observation of the Eye of Wisdom, extremely subtle lines of cause and effect are currently contracting frantically in front of the True God Heart of Qin Chuan City Lord. Once the contraction is complete, the True God Heart of Qin Chuan will inevitably be annihilated.
In that case, even if the God King intervened, he wouldn't be able to save Qin Chuan.
" Xue You, do you perhaps have a way?"
Fire Saint was somewhat surprised to see Lu Qingshan step forward.
"Give it a try."
Lu Qingshan raised his hand, and a powerful divine force penetrated into the divine body of the City Lord of Qin Chuan.
The divine power of the City Lord of Qin Chuan was completely suppressed by the causal curse. In his current state, he was completely unable to resist the external divine power. Lu Qingshan's enormous divine power arrived directly outside the True God Heart the City Lord of Qin Chuan with almost no resistance.
His divine power formed a huge light shield, precisely blocking the erosion of all Karma Origin and temporarily protecting the True God Heart of the Qin Chuan City Lord.
Although the Karma Origin was still destroying his divine power, it could not extinguish the True God Heart of City Lord Qin Chuan until Lu Qingshan's divine power was exhausted.
"How is it? Did you manage to save Qin Chuan's life?"
The Fire Saint was astonished.
He could observe that Qin Chuan's condition had improved somewhat; although his divine body was still weakening, its speed had clearly slowed down considerably.
"I only protected his True God Heart; I couldn't protect his soul. His soul was also cursed by karma. If he can withstand it, he will live; if he can't, even if I protect his True God Heart, he will still die."
Lu Qingshan said slowly.
" Qin Chuan—I hope he can hold on."
"Fire Saint said through gritted teeth."
The causal curse won't last long because casting this ability requires a huge amount of energy.
Unless one is completely prepared to perish together, but clearly, the Lord of Qin Chuan City is not worth such a sacrifice.
A moment later.
Lu Qingshan sensed that the gray thread that had consumed most of the divine power protecting the True God Heart of Qin Chuan City Lord had disappeared. Qin Chuan City Lord's divine body also began to stabilize. After a while, Qin Chuan City Lord opened his eyes and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
His soul suffered another severe blow, and his divine power was reduced to less than one-tenth, but at least his life was saved.
Qin Chuan slumped to the ground, his body still trembling uncontrollably, his voice hoarse.
" Divine Lord Xue You, thank you for saving my life."
The city lord of Qin Chuan knew who had saved his life.
If it weren't for Divine Lord Xue You protecting his True God Heart with his divine power, even if his soul had withstood the attack, he would still have perished. Divine Lord Xue You's divine power was simply too vast, like a boundless river.
"You should rest for a bit."
Lu Qingshan stood up, a cold glint in his eyes.
" Xue You, what should we do now? If those guys keep using this method, we're at a huge disadvantage."
"I am anxious, "Fire Saint asked.
"Fine!"
Lu Qingshan shook his head.
He glanced in the direction of the Netherworld Sect and said coldly, "They like to use curses to kill, so can we."
" Xue You, could it be that you know the Eternal True God is proficient in causal curses?"
"Fire Saint asked," he replied.
Lu Qingshan didn't answer him, but instead looked at City Lord Qin Chuan and said, "Tell me all the information about the Eternal True God in the Netherworld Sect's branch in the Scarlet Fire Chaos Prefecture —I need the most detailed information."
"Yes, Divine Lord Xue You!"
Ignoring his own injuries, the City Lord of Qin Chuan sent over all the gathered information.
Lu Qingshan read this information and learned that there were over a hundred Eternal True God, the most powerful being the Divine Lord Heart Demon and the Demonic Hand Divine Lord.
Lu Qingshan did not select all of them; he only chose ten from among these hundreds of people, the weakest of whom was like Shi Yan, a leader of a region.
Then Lu Qingshan said, "I do know a powerful expert who is well-versed in the Karma Origin, and I plan to ask him for help—"
" Xue You, how strong is your friend?"
"Fire Saint asked," he replied.
"Not inferior to me!"
Lu Qingshan said calmly.
"However, getting him to help comes at a price; at least a million Cosmic Sand would be needed."
"We'll cover this cost from Lihuo City." City Lord Qin Chuan agreed without hesitation. Even if it meant asking the Great Sage Scarlet Fire for help, they had to pay this sum because it was too important.
Otherwise, they would be completely powerless to retaliate against the Netherworld Sect's karmic curse.
Xue You is a direct disciple of the Flame Ruins Sect, and his strength has long been recognized. His opponent is no weaker than him, and his ability of the Karma Origin is probably no weaker than that of the Divine Lord Heart Demon.
" Xue You, I'm begging you!"
Fire Saint also spoke.
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then closed his eyes, seemingly communicating with someone.
On the other side, at the Wondrous Sound Pavilion in Nanyun City.
Lu Qingshan himself slowly rose to his feet.
Looking at the group of dancers before him, who perfectly matched his aesthetic, he waved his hand and said, "That's enough for today."
After slowly setting down a cloth bag, Lu Qingshan took Chi You back to his cave in Nanyun City.
Here, Lu Qingshan took out a book with a black cover.
" World Beast Blood Book!"
This is a valuable item that Lu Qingshan brought back to Luo Feng using the blood of World Beast he had given him when he was still in the Universe Ocean.
He used it once before, and although the outcome is still unknown, it must have killed the Purple Moon Ancestor.
" Chi You, this time you're here to help me directly curse and kill these ten Eternal True God."
Lu Qingshan then relayed the information to Chi You.
As the World Beast King Chi You, Chi You was born with a Great Dao of Destruction, untouched by cause and effect, and the World Beast itself was adept at methods such as curse killing.
It is more appropriate for Lu Qingshan to have the World Beast King take action and use the World Beast Blood Book than for him to do it himself.
This is, after all, the Origin Continent, where God King exist. We must be as careful as possible.
Leave it to me!
Chi You's gaze fell on the black book. The book looked Elder Gu and decayed, yet it gave him a very familiar feeling.
Chi You only needed to glance at it a few times to know how to use it.
He gathered the Beast God Realm in his hand.
A name was quickly written on it, a blood-red light appeared, and the name was clearly displayed on the book. Then it began to slowly dim, as if half of the name had been directly devoured by some powerful force.
An extremely remote place.
Within a branch of the Netherworld Sect.
While the Demonic Hand Divine Lord was recuperating in a secret chamber, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his soul. He widened his eyes and tried to call for help, but found that he could not make a sound. His divine body rapidly disintegrated, without even the slightest ability to resist.
"No—impossible—teacher—"
The Demonic Hand Divine Lord only had time to utter these few words before his entire body vanished instantly, turning into nothingness.
This is not over yet.
As Chi You wrote down the second, third, and fourth names one after another, within the Netherworld Sect Sect's lair, all the Eternal True God perished—no matter what they were doing at that moment, they offered no resistance and were directly annihilated by cause and effect.
The tenth name written by Chi You was the Divine Lord Heart Demon.
The pen tip falls.
Lu Qingshan could feel that the power of this World Beast Blood Book had dissipated considerably, even more than the combined power of the previous nine.
The World Beast Blood Book, since its level is not high when it's being cashed out, is destined to have a limited upper limit.
But it's still easy to use against the Eternal True God.
Inside the Netherworld Sect.
The Divine Lord Heart Demon frowned deeply, somewhat displeased that he hadn't used a curse to kill City Lord Qin Chuan.
Originally, it was thought that only the two direct disciples of the Flame Ruins Sect could withstand his curse, but unexpectedly, the City Lord of Qin Chuan survived.
However, Qin Chuan was only one of his targets. He planned to curse and kill all the core Eternal True God of the Flame Ruins Sect, except for the two direct disciples. This would not only terrify the enemy but also clear the way for their Netherworld Sect to occupy the Scarlet Fire Chaos Prefecture.
However, at this moment...
An extremely terrifying curse suddenly descended from the void, like an ancient ferocious beast opening its blood-red maw, ready to devour him completely.
How could this be?
The Divine Lord Heart Demon found it hard to believe.
He never expected that someone would dare to use this move against him. Even he didn't dare to use the Karmic Curse Kill directly against the direct disciple of the Flame Ruins Sect, fearing that he would suffer a backlash that would affect his foundation and future. But he never expected that someone would use this move against him. He had no idea whether the other party was foolish or confident.
However, the Divine Lord Heart Demon did not dare to be careless. He immediately activated the Ghostly Ghost Seal and the stone slab to resist. The stone slab itself was one of the treasures that could resist the causal curse. With the Ghostly Ghost Seal's power greatly increased, streaks of black light condensed into a causal barrier, completely protecting him within it.
However, he underestimated the power of this curse.
The power of the curse relentlessly tore at the barrier, eventually creating a deep wormhole through it, allowing the all-pervasive power of cause and effect to seep in.
"Damn it, who on earth is making this move? Could it be the Chaos Great Sage? Why is he so difficult to deal with!"
The Divine Lord Heart Demon dared not hold back in any way and fully activated the two causal treasures to resist.
His divine body began to dissipate, but he managed to hold on with the help of the secret treasure, and the two sides were locked in a stalemate.
This process is a contest of will and soul, as well as the grasp of the Karma Origin of both parties.
The Divine Lord Heart Demon is a master of the Way of Cause and Effect, and he also possesses the Ghostly Ghost Seal and the Stone Tablet, two secret treasures. Even Chaos Great Sage who can use the Cause and Effect Curse would find it difficult to kill him with the Cause and Effect Curse alone.
But at this moment, he was very clear that he was in a passive position. However, he was not worried, because unless the other party was determined to take him down with them, they would not stop.
However, he was unaware of this.
The one who attacked him was not some Eternal True God was proficient in the Karma Origin, nor the Chaos Great Sage, but merely a World Beast Blood Book.
Even the one using this book is a true World Beast King.
"Found it!"
Through that ethereal thread of cause and effect, Chi You found the location of the Divine Lord Heart Demon, and he immediately informed his master of this.