Chapter 557: Trap - 557
After a few teleportations, Yhwh led the patriarch, Ying Xiong, Third Eye Star Seer, and Star Spear Sky to the location of his battle with Ye Li.
There were not many traces of battle besides a few broken planets. After all, they had fought in a rather desolate area.
Third Eye Star Seer sat down with his legs crossed. After a day, he stood back up.
"There is nothing here. Are you sure this is the right place?" Third Eye Star Seer said.
Yhwh nodded. "Absolutely. There is no doubt."
Third Eye Star Seer's expression changed. He looked at Ying Xiong.
"Absolutely nothing. I can't sense a thing."
Ying Xiong's expression changed as well. "Impossible. It is one thing to fail, but nothing at all… This has never happened."
Yhwh spoke up. "This may have to do with his power."
Ying Xiong nodded and thought.
With the power of Karma, all traces were erased. No matter who tried, there was absolutely zero chance of finding anything if Ye Li did not want it to be found.
"I can only take the long shot." Third Eye Star Seer said as he sat down again.
He sat still for an entire year before jumping up.
"I saw two words. Death Domain."
Ying Xiong did not need to think for a moment. "Come."
Not wanting to risk anything, he personally took everyone at maximum speed, accessing a private teleportation network owned by him.
With a single teleportation, they arrived as close to the past Death Qi Domain as possible. The closest teleportation hub was destroyed when the God of Death left, so they were actually not that close. However, Ying Xiong took the lead, and after a brief travel, they arrived at the Death Qi Domain.
By now, Ying Xiong thoroughly believed that this enemy was a threat. He covered the entire past Death Qi Domain with his power, ensuring that nothing could escape undetected.
They entered, and in the distance, they saw a giant bird cage. Yhwh took one look and recognized it.
"That was absolutely created by his power."
Although everyone could see it, it was blurry for everyone except for Yhwh. It was made from a combination of Karma and powerful materials, which is why it could be seen by sages at all.
Everyone arrived outside of it and stepped through the giant gap between the bars.
Just as they stepped through, the cage began to shrink. With a single move, Ying Xiong shattered it, but he was only able to affect the materials. He could not even see the Karma that continued to shrink.
Yhwh saw it, and forgetting about hiding the fact that he was not a cultivator, golden threads poured out of his body. Of course, nobody could see these threads, but everyone saw that he was bursting out with power.
Ying Xiong solemnly looked at Yhwh, understanding that something was happening.
Although the Buddha's power could be seen normally, even Zhou Fan had to give his power a color for others to see it, much less Yhwh and Ye Li with such formless powers.
Yhwh's golden threads battered against the cage, but it was not a hastily created attack. The birdcage seemed to have been prepared long ago.
With a few attacks, the birdcage suddenly lost form, and as it gathered towards Yhwh, took the form of a sword.
Meanwhile, Ye Li sat in front of a giant cage, holding two fingers out like scissors. Surrounding the cage was fog. This was the Fog Qi domain.
"There is a reason why you will not win against me." He mumbled to himself. "Because you must bathe in the light, while I can hide in the shadows."
He closed his fingers, and at the same time, Yhwh, who was defending the Karma sword in front of him, felt a chill on his back.
Another Karma sword, perfectly hidden, sliced his back.
There was no resistance, but suddenly, a body appeared, blocking the Karma sword.
Ying Xiong, who saw Yhwh's body tear apart, teleported in his spot and pushed him away, taking the Karma sword with his body.
A slight cut remained on his abdomen as the two Karma swords lost their power and dissipated.
Yhwh panted, a large cut visible on his back. If not for Ying Xiong, he would have either died or been near death. A prepared attack, layered with Karma and hidden.
Yhwh's eyes narrowed. You truly are a scourge.
In the Fog Qi domain, Ye Li was a little disappointed. "How lucky. If only he had failed to protect him. Ying Xiong. I wonder if you'll be able to reincarnate after I strip your Karma. Consider yourselves lucky it will take a bit longer to reach the Sage Realm."
After capturing a few members of the Cosmic sect while traveling to hide in the Fog Qi domain, Ye Li read their Karma and learned quite a lot about the Cosmic Sect and the outside universe.
It could be called a lucky encounter, or Karmic intervention. Regardless, he had long known that he would be tracked, and he had set up a trap in advance, even allowing Third Eye Star Seer to see his past location.
A perfect plan, one only executable through the power of Karma.
"And the unknown have yet to reveal themselves." He said as he looked at the Cosmic Sect members he had captured, now implanted with Karma and members of the "Unknown."
"Return to the Cosmic sect and wait."
The Cosmic Sect members bowed and left.
Ye Li did not plan to make any more moves until he reached the sage realm. This could be considered revenge against Yhwh.
Far away, Ying Xiong and the other two from the Cosmic Sect returned, while the Patriarch also returned to the Ipth.
They would be actively looking for the enemy, but it seemed futile to anyone. They had been led into a trap without even realizing it.
Yhwh had become more serious after the event. He began to focus heavily on increasing his faith once again, something he had been slacking on.
He had nearly forgotten, but he was still Yhwh, and to countless beings throughout the universe, he was their God.
Chapter 558: Karmic Shackles - Backlash - 558
Yhwh was glad that his path was so straightforward. For the next million years, he spread his faith farther and wider than ever before.
The only issue was that he usually needed to make a personal appearance at a world or an organization for there to be any quick effect. Otherwise, it would be harder for his power of faith to grow.
After ten million years of expansion, Yhwh neared the sage realm. His name was known throughout the entire universal sector. Even outside of it, he was known, there was just not as much faith.
Unknown to the oblivious Yhwh, at the Cosmic Sect, something was happening.
There were countless members of the Cosmic Sect after so much time, and even a million was a small number, much less a thousand. However, a thousand beings, each at least at the God realm, gathered at the center of the Cosmic Sect. They did not gather with good intentions.
All thousand formed a tight circle, and from within their bodies, Karma spirals shot out. One thousand Karma spirals swirled around inside of the circle, eventually condensing into a giant Karma spiral. At the same time, these thousand beings shouted out loud, their voices alerting the entire Cosmic Sect.
"The Unknown had arrived!"
As they shouted, the giant Karma spiral expanded to an even greater size, directly surpassing the size of an entire galaxy. It shot into the distance, able to be seen by every being in the Cosmic Sect. As it traveled, it directly collided with a large portion of the Cosmic Sect, tearing a large hole and stripping countless beings of Karma, many of which had great talent or cultivation.
A long and large path of shattered space and desolation was left as a circle formed. Stepping out of the circle and into the Cosmic Sect was a man with an indiscernible face. Looking at him, it was as if his face was made of static.
From each of his sides, two beings walked out, their faces also blurred, but a visible number on them. The numbers were three and four.
As they walked along the destroyed path, many beings appeared. The weakest among them was at the God realm, and there were multiple sages. Ying Xiong stood among them, looking at the three with clear anger and solemnity.
At the same time, around the universe, countless experts of the Cosmic Sect received summons. Using teleportation arrays, they quickly made their way to the Cosmic Sect.
Ye Li, the man in the middle with an indiscernible face, looked around unfazed. Only Ying Xiong posed a true threat. Of course, there were others that were extremely dangerous, but only Ying Xiong was unpredictable.
"Three and four, clear the weaker beings." Ye Li spoke out loud.
Those of the Cosmic Sect heard him as well.
Three and four moved out, each at the True God realm, but displaying a terrifying unseeable power granted by Ye Li.
Their purpose was not actually as combat power, but as evidence of the Unknown's existence. Ye Li's path would not end here, win or lose.
The idea of the Unknown was still useful.
None of the sages moved, all staring at Ye Li. Coming here, it was clear that he was extremely confident.
Ye Li didn't waste any time. This was only a part of the plan.
He stepped forward, blurring into oblivion. At the same time, Karmic shackles appeared on all of the Sages' wrists. Ying Xiong was wary. This was what Yhwh had told him about.
Ye Li appeared again, behind one of the Sages. A Karmic Sword shot out. The Sage turned around to face Ye Li, but was hit by an unseeable power and injured.
Ying Xiong yelled out. "He uses an invisible power different from ours. Attack him now, don't bother defending. Killing him is the only way to win. Full Offense!"
Hearing Ying Xiong, the Cosmic Sect did not hesitate.
All 33 Sages of the Cosmic Sect, including Ying Xiong, Third Eye Star Seer, and Star Spear Sky attacked at full force.
Ye Li did not falter. From within, something akin to an outer world or Mortal Dao burst out from him.
The Karmic Dao revealed itself, unseeable to anyone here.
Where there was a cause, there was an effect. Ye Li vacated the space, and as a result, someone else had to fill in for him. A random sage appeared where he had been, taking the attacks, including his own, while Ye Li appeared next to another Sage and shot out a Karma Sword.
Suddenly, from behind, Ye Li barely reacted to a punch. He twisted his head and moved away.
Ying Xiong's fist nearly scraped him.
Where there is a cause, there is an effect. Ye Li took a step, and as a result, he moved.
As if he had teleported, he appeared behind Ying Xiong.
Ying Xiong attempted to teleport.
Where there is a cause, there is an effect. Ye Li could not teleport. As a result, it was fair that nobody else could.
The Karmic Dao was extremely unreasonable to fight against, and nobody here could directly resist it. Ying Xiong was struck by a Karma Sword, but only suffered a small cut, his body enhanced by Star Qi and Buddhist Qi.
Ye Li thought to himself. "As expected. Winning right after reaching this level is impossible."
He began to focus on dodging attacks from the Sages. The fight seemed to shake the universe, space only not being destroyed due to the natural ability of sages, one with the universe.
However, the Cosmic Sect was not so lucky. It was reduced to shreds. Luckily, the countless beings here had escaped through teleportation arrays, Ying Xiong and the Cosmic Sects specialty.
A battle between so many sages had never been recorded in the history of the universe before.
From all over the universe, countless beings began to watch.
"It is time." Ye Li thought.
Looking at the wrists of these beings, the Karmic Shackles were half full.
"Before leaving, might as well kill a few."
Ye Li held his arms and legs out wide, his Karmic Dao condensing into his body.
All 33 Sages felt a chill.
Karmic Shackles - Backlash
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