Chapter 4630: Severing Karma

The next moment, a ferocious-looking creature covered in sharp spikes appeared with a grin. “Gui Xing, I’ve finally caught you! Let’s see how you die now!”

Streak after streak of sharp blade light fell through the sky like raindrops, turning the entire landscape into an apocalyptic hellscape.

Countless creatures in the area were utterly horrified. They had not expected to encounter a battle between Immortal beings and hurriedly fled.

The sky and the ground were both overturned. The ferocious-looking creature did not care at all about the deaths of the various creatures, nor did it so much as glance at Lu Yin. It was entirely focused on chasing after the turtle.

Lu Yin stood where he was, not moving at all, aside from avoiding the piercing attacks that fell from the sky. He watched the ferocious creature chase after the turtle. What did this conflict have to do with him? He even felt that he should hide for a while.

However, very soon, a black shadow came spinning back. It was the turtle who had fled.

Lu Yin had not expected it to actually come back, and he quickly fled from the area.

However, the turtle spun faster than Lu Yin could move. There was no way for him to escape.

Behind the turtle, the ferocious creature chased after it with the speed of an Immortal. Although Lu Yin’s clone was strong enough to fight against such beings and even a two-law expert would struggle to easily defeat the clone, it lacked the speed of an Immortal.

In fact, before his breakthrough, not even Lu Yin’s true body had been capable of matching that speed. Fortunately, he had acquired the innate gift of teleportation, which had allowed him to close the gap between his own speed and that of Immortals.

However, this clone lacked that ability.

The turtle shot by. “Boy, hurry up and deal with it! I will make you a divine envoy!”

Lu Yin frowned. “That’s an Immortal being.”

“You can do it! I believe in you! On this battlefield, there is no one other than you who can deal with it.”

Lu Yin felt uneasy. Could this turtle have seen something? He hesitated briefly, turned around, and fled.

The turtle continued on in the same direction as before.

All along, the ferocious creature kept releasing glinting spikes. The number of attacks caused the landscape to look like a giant mouth filled entirely with sharp teeth. That was its unseen world.

This was not a very strong Immortal, merely an average one. However, the turtle was a complete coward and refused to even fight.

Was it really one of the thirteen divine envoys?

“Boy, I believe in you! You can definitely defeat it! Don’t worry. After we get out, I will appoint you as a divine envoy.” The turtle’s voice came from far away. Lu Yin assumed that it was still speaking to him, but when he looked over, he discovered that it was actually addressing a Void Realm god who was fleeing in another direction.

It seems like this damned turtle says the same thing to everyone.

Another spike swept by, splitting the earth apart. The Void Realm god who had been tricked by the turtle simply disappeared.

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. Could Immortals slaughter Dukkhans so casually? Did it have no fear of increasing its karmic chain?

Come to think of it, he had not actually paid any attention to what sort of karmic chains the Immortals of the Divine Palace had and whether they were the same as in the old region of the Aevum Inch.

After all, karma was another Primacy Path.

The Divine Palace should belong to the Temporal Primacy. In that case, since they were both powers of a Primacy Path, could these Immortals have a different kind of karmic chain? Was it possible that the chains did not even exist?

Lu Yin looked over at the ferocious creature that was still slaughtering everything before it. Could they really not have karmic chains?

Lu Yin wanted to see the truth for himself, so he looked over at the turtle that had fled. The ferocious creature was also there, and Lu Yin studied its entire body, trying to find its karmic chain.

The turtle was fast, but the ferocious creature’s spikes could be shot out even faster. They continuously sliced through the sky and the ground, leaving the turtle with nowhere to flee. It could only run in circles, and before long, Lu Yin saw it yet again.

“Little brother, go on! The great purpose of the Divine Palace is right before you! Kill that Feng Ya, and I promise that you will become a divine envoy. From then on, you will be beneath but one master in the Divine Palace and above all others.

“Don’t be cowardly, don’t be afraid! As soon as you make a move, you will win. Go!”

Lu Yin stared at the damned turtle, utterly speechless. While fleeing, it had already tricked quite a few creatures to their deaths. Aside from some Dukkhans, most had not even reached the Origin realm, and yet it had used the exact same words with all of them. How could it even say such things?

If not for the fact that he wanted to see the turtle’s karmic chain, Lu Yin would not have wanted to act at all, but now he had no choice. This damned turtle was targeting him because Lu Yin was one of the few creatures who had managed to avoid the spikes several times. The other creatures had all died the moment they encountered the Immortal’s attacks.

Lu Yin’s uniqueness had already been seen through by the damned turtle, as well as by Feng Ya.

From far away, the glinting spikes swept over yet again, covering the sky and enveloping the earth while targeting both Lu Yin and the turtle.

The turtle withdrew entirely into its shell. Lu Yin looked up to face the sharp attack that was descending upon him. He stretched out both arms as if to seize the void. The entire space swayed, and right after that, he pushed back and forth, meeting the sharp attack.

Within its shell, the turtle’s mouth fell open in surprise. “The power of Return? Arrival and departure?”

Boom!

There was a deafening boom, but the spike was actually stopped for an instant. Right after that, the attack tore through the power of Return that Lu Yin had unleashed and continued to rain down upon him.

Lu Yin took advantage of the momentary pause and moved away.

As for the turtle, it was pushed underground by a spike.

Dust and smoke filled the sky. Up above, Feng Ya stared down at Lu Yin. Could this creature actually resist its power?

Lu Yin stood at the edge of where the earth had shattered. He slowly lifted his head to meet Feng Ya’s gaze.

As the two stared at each other, Feng Ya suddenly felt something absurd, as though this creature, who clearly was not an Immortal being itself, was looking down on it.

Looking down on me? Ridiculous! It’s a mere Dukkhan. Even if it were faced with a peak Dukkhan who approached the strength of an Aberrant, Feng Ya was not an ordinary Immortal being itself. Offensive was its forte, and it was a deadly adversary.

Thinking of this, the spiked creature suddenly descended. It raised its sharp claws, each barb glinting in the light as it fiercely attacked Lu Yin.

Lu Yin raised his hand to meet the attack and followed the momentum with a gesture. Matching the direction of Feng Ya’s spikes, arrival and departure became the power of Return. It arrived as soon as it was summoned.

Whoosh.

The spikes swept by him. By relying on the power of Return, Lu Yin was able to avoid the danger of the spikes before they arrived, which gave him an opening to dodge the attacks. Feng Ya repeatedly tore the void apart, and Lu Yin continuously summoned the power of Return just before the attacks arrived, ensuring that he had enough time to avoid the spikes.

Consequently, no matter how quickly Feng Ya attacked, Lu Yin always managed to evade at the last moment. It was like he was dancing on the tip of a blade.

Feng Ya had never expected to encounter such a thing.

The turtle crawled up from underground and saw what was happening. It was stunned. Can my power of Return actually be used in such an elaborate way?

The turtle had only casually created the power of Return to pass down, hoping that some creature would be able to use it to touch upon karma, and yet this fellow had reinterpreted the power of Return as a defensive power.

Wait. The turtle itself had excellent defenses. Was it possible that, when it had created the power of Return, it had instinctively manifested something that could be used for defense but had simply not realized it?

Hiss, hiss, hiss.

The void was continuously pierced and torn apart, and vast swathes of the earth shattered.

Feng Ya’s attacks grew faster and faster, yet Lu Yin was still able to avoid every last one. Feng Ya’s fury mounted. It felt as though it was being humiliated.

“Cyclic Skyslash,” Feng Ya growled. Its spikes swept through the area, but this time, they were not aimed at Lu Yin, but rather at the entire surrounding region. Both the sky and the ground were pierced and shattered at this moment.

Lu Yin frantically lashed out in every direction with both hands, summoning the power of Return. This power came from arrival and departure. As long as it was used well, it was extremely practical, far more so than the power of Void.

This was even more true since Lu Yin had already comprehended karma. Because of that, he was extremely familiar with Return.

The Cyclic Skyslash pierced through everything, so Lu Yin treated the attacks that filled the area as the departing force and summoned the power of Return, creating a visible vortex of power around himself that even wrapped up the mist.

Countless spikes fell and clashed with the power of Return. Instantly, the void shattered and darkness spread out, filled with sparks and thunder.

Feng Ya charged. Beside it, a long, serrated saber condensed and sliced down.

Clang!

The deafening ringing came from the turtle. It had finally acted. It spun its turtle shell forward and rammed into the saber, preventing the blade from cutting down on Lu Yin.

Lu Yin used the power of Return to forcibly wear down the blade’s attacks. In the end, as the power of Return was exhausted, he continued to dodge, avoiding most of the remaining slash. A small portion of the attack still struck him, opening up several bleeding wounds.

When fighting an Immortal, especially one who primarily focused on offensive techniques, it was perfectly normal to receive injuries.

Breathing heavily, Lu Yin quickly checked his body. These wounds were all intentional. After all, who would believe that a Return Realm god could directly withstand an Immortal being’s ultimate technique without suffering any injuries at all? That would indicate a clear problem.

Feng Ya stared at Lu Yin from across the distance. It actually didn’t die?

This creature had truly withstood the Immortal being’s battle technique. This fellow was extraordinary, which meant it had to die.

“Friend, that was most impressive! I knew you could do it! From the very first glance, I knew that you were a heroic and extraordinary individual, possessing exceptional talent! Look at you! You even managed to withstand that blow! After we go back, I will definitely help you become a divine envoy.” The turtle’s body popped back out of its shell as it praised Lu Yin with all its might.

Lu Yin looked over and rather stiffly said, “Senior, you should first consider how to return alive. This junior has already done his very best.”

The turtle’s eyes turned away. “If the two of us work together, this big fool cannot win.”

Lu Yin retorted, “This junior’s attacks have no effect on it. At best, I can withstand its attacks a few more times. Defeating it will still depend on you, Senior. After all, you are a divine envoy.”

He deliberately emphasized the title “divine envoy.”

Even the hat on the turtle’s head had been knocked askew. “Don’t mention some lousy divine envoy. Do you think that I want to be one? Besides, I am not good at attacking. I am only good at calculation. Let me tell you, I have comprehended karma, and I can sever its karma. As long as you follow my instructions exactly, we can wear it to death even if it means dragging things out.”

Lu Yin was astonished. “Karma?”

The turtle was pleased with itself. “What do you think? Impressive, right? Of everyone in the Divine Palace, I alone have comprehended karma. The others simply lack the brains for it. You should understand how useful my brain is. As for that big fool, even ten of them would be useless.”

There was another gust of wind. Feng Ya could not listen any longer, and it had no intention of arguing. It simply attacked.

The turtle stared at Feng Ya’s attack. “Friend, trust me. Charge.”

Lu Yin did not hesitate at all. After all, he had never been afraid in the first place. He leaped forward, charging to meet the attack head-on.

The turtle went wide-eyed. This guy is too trusting! And so tough too? Then I cannot let this little friend down.

“Sever for me.” As the turtle’s words fell, the attack showed not even the slightest change.

Lu Yin hurriedly turned to the side to evade the attack, and as he did so, he looked back at the turtle. The turtle shook its head. “Attack.”

Lu Yin reflexively looked at Feng Ya and raised his hand to release a palm strike.

This attack landed directly and knocked Feng Ya back a step. Yet again, Lu Yin was relying on the power of Return.

Meanwhile, Feng Ya’s attack heavily struck the turtle’s back, creating a deafening sound. Even so, the turtle was completely unharmed.

Lu Yin landed. He had just experienced something bizarre. It was not that Feng Ya had not failed to avoid the palm strike, but rather that it had been unable to do so.

Severing karma? No, this method should be called replacing karma.

That turtle had intercepted a portion of Feng Ya’s entire movement from when the creature had been attacking downwards. The portion that had been intercepted was precisely the portion where Lu Yin had charged forward. In that specific place, Feng Ya’s karma vanished, and Lu Yin filled in the void. To Feng Ya’s perspective, Lu Yin was a part of its attack, which caused the spiked creature to be struck by his palm without even realizing it.

From its perspective, it had raised the saber and slashed it down. With that, being struck by Lu Yin’s palm had created a complete karmic interaction. If Feng Ya had not been struck by Lu Yin, its slash would have never been able to fall.

Severing karma had forcibly changed Feng Ya’s perception and instincts in regards to its own attack.

Was this the path of karma that the turtle had comprehended? It was actually similar to the weaving karma technique that Lu Yin had comprehended.

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