Chapter 75
A veteran expert at the Moon-Grasping Realm, a titled Marquis, had actually fallen so easily in Su Zhou’s hands.
You must understand, the Moon-Grasping Marquis was not some half-baked cultivator like Liu Chang, but a true powerhouse who had immersed himself in the Dao of War for many years.
And now, he had been casually crushed and slain by Su Zhou, who was only at the Star-Holding Realm!
This clearly demonstrated just how astonishing and terrifying the new path Su Zhou had taken was!
At present, he had merely reforged the Star-Holding Realm, and yet already wielded such overwhelming power. It was hard to even imagine—
In the future, as he continued advancing and reforging every cultivation realm that followed, just how far could he rise?
At the very moment the Moon-Grasping Marquis perished, a cyan-brown token at his waist suddenly began to tremble violently.
Buzz!!
In an instant, threads of karmic tribulation emerged from the void…
“The Law of Karma!” Su Zhou murmured.
Those karmic threads of tribulation slithered like spirit snakes, slowly approaching Su Zhou.
They moved slowly, yet it felt as though the outcome had already been determined. No matter what Su Zhou did, no matter what methods he used to resist, these threads of karma would inevitably attach themselves to him.
As if it were… an unavoidable conclusion!
This was the most bizarre aspect of the Law of Karma—
To define effect by cause, and determine cause from effect!¹
And this was only the karmic law. Should it advance one step further and transform into the Dao of Karma, it could even erase a person entirely from the moment of their birth.
It is a terrifying Dao capable of defying the river of time itself.
“You killed a divine family consecrator. The karma has been sealed. The best ending for you… is to take your own life before the gates of the Huaxu Divine Family!”
From within the karmic threads, a dignified voice slowly resounded.
“The Divine Family… how arrogant they are!”
Hearing the threat within the karmic threads, Su Zhou remained indifferent.
However, that voice gave no further response—clearly, it was merely a pre-recorded warning imprinted into the karmic threads with supreme power.
Bang!
Once contaminated by these karmic threads, everything one did from then on would be completely perceived and tracked by the Huaxu Family.
Until the Huaxu Family wiped them out—severed their effect, cut their cause—only then would it end!
Karma—these two characters were the most entangling and insoluble. But as the threads crept closer, Su Zhou did not retreat; rather, he advanced directly toward them.
Shuu!!
In the next instant, the karmic threads immediately sank into Su Zhou’s body.
In the unseen world, it was as if countless invisible “threads” not of this world had suddenly tethered themselves to Su Zhou.
“No!! Patriarch, that’s a karmic tribulation thread! You mustn’t touch it!!”
Su Yang was instantly horrified.
In his previous life, he had been the Poison Marquis. Though his cultivation had not reached the heavens, he had traveled far and wide in pursuit of the Nine Tribulations Sword and had seen much.
He knew just how terrifying karmic threads were.
Once stained, even supreme beings at the Venerable Realm could not completely rid themselves of it.
Moreover, karmic threads could trigger misfortune without warning. Those tainted by them would suffer terribly poor fortune, facing danger to their lives at any time.
The most absurd tale Su Yang had heard was of a King-Sealed powerhouse who had been bound by karmic threads, and later, during dual cultivation with his dao partner, his energy spiraled out of control, causing his essence to shatter and his body to perish!
So when Su Zhou actively touched the karmic thread, Su Yang only felt his scalp go numb.
Although the others like Su Buku lacked Su Yang’s knowledge—
Seeing him so panicked, they naturally understood something was seriously wrong.
Their expressions all changed drastically, filled with anxiety.
These youths, seen by outsiders as peerless prodigies, who dared to draw swords even against enemies two major realms higher—were now just worried children concerned for their patriarch.
“Patriarch! Are you alright?!”
“Uncle!! What’s happening to you?!”
Faced with the youths’ concern, Su Zhou merely waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.
He closed his eyes slightly, as though sensing something.
Countless invisible threads tugged at his body. The next second, he slowly raised a hand and casually grasped at the void.
Boom!! Boom!!
One by one, the karmic threads that had locked onto Su Zhou suddenly collapsed and shattered!
“How interesting…” Su Zhou chuckled lightly.
Those so-called most bizarre and terrifying karmic threads had actually been plucked and destroyed by Su Zhou with ease.
Ignoring Su Yang’s expression of sheer disbelief, as though seeing a ghost—
Su Zhou formed a hand seal.
Shuu!!
Suddenly, a mysterious and indescribable Dao aura manifested around Su Zhou.
This aura was similar to the Law of Karma—but deeper, more enigmatic.
It was clearly—
The aura of the Dao of Karma!
Su Zhou’s path was one of supreme ascension to the peak.
The myriad Daos all followed his heart. He engraved the essence of all Daos into his body and buried them deep within his heart.
He had bypassed the stage of laws and directly touched upon the Dao itself. Yet he still could not fully wield the profundity of “Dao.”
But just now, he realized—if he were to reach out and touch the law corresponding to a given Dao—
He could grasp a sliver of that Dao’s power.
That was precisely why Su Zhou had deliberately reached out to touch the karmic thread.
Now, he had already mastered a wisp of the Dao of Karma—this Dao was deeply mysterious, rivaled only by the Dao of Destiny as one of the most unpredictable Daos.
With just a sliver of mastery, Su Zhou could already observe the effect from the cause.
At this moment, Su Zhou could use the Dao of Karma to see through someone’s ‘cause’, and thus perceive what would happen to them in the next three breaths.
If, in the future, he extended further on this Dao—
He could even glimpse into futures millennia away!
“Since you’ve come for me, would it not be impolite if I didn’t return the favor~” Feeling the benefit brought by the Dao of Karma, Su Zhou was in a great mood.
What could be more satisfying than turning your enemy’s killing blow into your own power?
Of course, there is something better—
Using the opponent’s divine techniques… against them!
Su Zhou formed another hand seal and activated a thought.
In an instant, the karmic threads he had previously torn apart all restored themselves.
And then dispersed in a bizarre fashion.
Su Zhou knew—these karmic threads had not vanished, but were instead reversing course—headed back toward the one who had originally laid them!
Return one’s method upon themselves!
Su Zhou now understood just how terrifying the Huaxu Family truly was.
They were descendants of the ancient deity, Lei Shen Huaxu, whose divine bloodline still lingered in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Every child born in the family started off at the Blood Tempering Realm.
They were innately attuned to both the Dao of Lightning and the Dao of Karma—two of the most powerful Daos.
Within the Yanhan Empire, their status was even more exalted. The family boasted countless experts. Their current patriarch, Huaxu Jingfeng, was a supreme venerable being—
Under him were nine King-Sealed powerhouses—famed as the “Nine Kings of Huaxu,” whose names shook the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!
It was even rumored that deep within their ancestral land, several Huaxu family ancestors were sealed—each one a venerable, perhaps even more terrifying existence.
Figures like the Marquis Luoyan were practically innumerable in the Huaxu Family.
While King-Sealed powerhouses were indeed formidable, before such a colossal force—they still appeared rather insignificant.
Understanding all this, Su Zhou knew that annihilating the Huaxu Family at this moment was not realistic.
But that was only a matter of time. The Su Family was rapidly rising in power. It wouldn’t take many years before they soared like a Kunpeng into the heavens!
In Su Zhou’s eyes, there was neither sorrow nor joy. It seemed that destroying the Huaxu Family—a terrifying family that had dominated for millennia—was not some impossible dream.
But merely a stone that must be stepped over on his journey forward.
Although he couldn’t erase them now, if they dared extend a hand toward him—he certainly wouldn’t be polite in return!