Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 803 - 621 Hong Lian Demon Shadow+ - 622 Karma-Cutting Blade_3

Chapter 803: Chapter 621 Hong Lian Demon Shadow+Chapter 622 Karma-Cutting Blade_3

But even when combined together, it’s only equivalent to the Red Lotus Fire he just obtained.

"Who knows how many people spent untold effort to contemplate and manifest this single Red Lotus Fire, and now I’ve taken it for myself."

Zhou Ping’an’s face was full of smiles.

After absorbing this Karma Fire Blood Flame, not only did he feel his soul condense and grow much stronger, but he also inherited a secret technique within it—the "Divine Skill of Karma Severance."

In the past, whenever Zhou Ping’an used soul attacks, it was essentially gathering Sea of Consciousness Karma Fire to form chains or arrows, which he grandly named as the Soul-locking Chain or God Slaying Needle.

To be honest, it was merely a crude method of spiritual power aggregation that relied on the peculiar attributes of Red Lotus Karmic Fire to harm opponents. At its core, it was still an unsophisticated offensive method of spiritual energy.

However, the Divine Skill of Karma Severance that the opponent just demonstrated was something far deeper.

It did not sever the body, nor did it sever the soul.

It severed karma.

In the human world, no matter what one does, be it good or evil, one inevitably carries some amount of karma on their being.

Just as certain sects preach, humanity is said to be born with original sin.

Take something as simple as eating or walking.

Should one eat meat? Should one eat fish?

If one eats, does it mean some living being died because of it?

Should one walk? Does one inadvertently trample ants on the road?

Drinking a bowl of water—does it contain countless microscopic lives?

Have you ever thought of something improper?

Have you ever acted against your conscience?

From this perspective, all living beings are inherently entangled by karma, varying only in degree.

Just by existing, one is plundering the world to grow, and by birth, one carries karma.

This Divine Skill of Karma Severance targets nothing less than the debts a living being has incurred.

One can imagine how bizarre and unconventional its concept must be.

Whether or not this technique is philosophically sound, its offensive power is indisputable. If struck by the blade and ignited by karmic fire, the flame will burn hotter and hotter, reducing the entirety of one’s karma to ashes in the process.

For those with little karma, the pain alone is unbearable—it’s nothing short of the most horrifying torture, akin to walking through the eighteen levels of Hell.

For those brimming with karma, even their soul could be seared into an empty void, leaving them as mindless idiots.

This was precisely why that unnamed elder had been so confident.

After all, since the Red Lotus Matriarch had split the Divine Karma Flame to keep at her side, he had never seen anyone successfully resist its effects without damage.

Especially now that the opponent had ventured into his vicinity, into the pre-prepared terrain.

Once someone falls for the trick, they wouldn’t even have the strength to escape—they’d collapse on the spot, burning in agony as they wavered between wanting to live and wanting to die.

And yet, here was Zhou Ping’an, standing there, letting it burn however it pleased. He remained unscathed, not even a hint of pain—on the contrary, he seemed to enjoy it.

That was just downright baffling.

The elder physician didn’t even have time to entertain thoughts of escape before he was shattered by a single palm strike.

Of course, it was only a Lotus Leaf Clone that perished, hardly a true life-or-death situation.

"Pfft..."

Several dozen li away, a black-robed elder spat out a mouthful of blood from his heart, his head throbbing painfully as though it might split in two.

His expression turned panic-stricken as he glanced in the direction of Chitong County City, staggering as he ascended into the air, fleeing while coughing up blood.

"It’s over. One of the three Divine Flames bestowed by the Matriarch is gone, severed from me just like that. What on earth is the origin of Zhou Ping’an? How could he withstand the karmic fire’s burning?

This won’t do. I cannot remain here in Ancient Well County any longer; even Brahma Temple’s vigilant defense cannot be breached. I’d be better off redirecting my path toward Luozhou. As for Jiangzhou—anyone who wants it can take it."

With a soft plop.

The black-robed elder fell from the sky, taking a long time to stabilize his condition before regaining some semblance of consciousness and fleeing hastily.

As a Divine Envoy, he held a high and respected position within his sect.

Even when facing Brahma Temple or the Imperial Court’s Divine General directly, he carried some confidence, believing himself their equal.

But this time, he had no idea how he lost, bewilderingly fumbling away one of the Divine Flames and losing a Lotus Leaf Clone with not a shred of confidence left in turning the tides.

At this moment, not escaping would be sheer stupidity.

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