When the palm was opened, it was karmic cause, and when the palm was closed, it was karmic effect. The moment the Karmic Seal appeared, the altar at the four corners inside the crack trembled. The two corners that extended out of the crack also let out a loud bang.
However, a large number of cracks appeared on the two corners, and they suddenly collapsed, turning into countless fragments that exploded, causing a wave of ripples that spread in all directions. They were burned by the flames and turned into a cloud of black smoke.
If only two corners had collapsed, it wouldn't have been shocking. However, not only had two corners collapsed from Wang Lin's Karma Print, but even the four swords surrounding the vague figure at the center of the altar trembled and let out a wail.
Four wisps of misty aura came out of the four swords as if they were pulled out by Wang Lin's palm. They couldn't be seen with the naked eye, but they could be felt with divine sense. The four wisps of aura left the four swords and charged toward Wang Lin's right hand. The moment Wang Lin's right hand closed into a fist, he grabbed them.
When the four wisps of aura dissipated, the four swords that Wang Lin had dreaded in the past lost all their luster. They were like ordinary iron without any spirit energy.
However, this was not the end. The Karma Print could control everything with the karma in hand. This spell was extremely domineering, and ordinary people wouldn't even be able to dodge it. Even the third step cultivator was terrified by Wang Lin's Karma Print.
The four corners of the altar trembled violently as if an aura was being extracted from it. It trembled even more violently and cracks spread across the entire altar like spider webs.
All of this took a long time, but it only happened in an instant. Wang Lin's right hand clenched and there was a flash of coldness in his eyes.
"Shatter!"
With these two words, a monstrous rumble came from the altar. As the rumble echoed, the half of the altar that hadn't even come out of the crack suddenly collapsed.
Countless fragments moved like a storm, but the moment this storm appeared, it was devoured by the sea of fire.
A low roar came from the collapsed altar. The vague figure sitting there suddenly looked up and walked out of the altar. He charged out of the sea of fire and charged at Wang Lin.
This figure was still blurry, and even though he charged out of the sea of fire, he couldn't see his appearance clearly. He raised his right hand and muttered a spell. His right hand was covered in a yellow light, and when he closed in on Wang Lin, he slammed down with his palm.
"Life!"
Wang Lin let out a cold snort and didn't dodge. He waved his sleeve and stretched out his left hand. White gas surrounded him and filled with endless life force collided with the incoming figure. Their palms were separated by space, and when their palms collided, a monstrous rumble echoed. The figure trembled and staggered back a few steps.
Normally, life force alone wouldn't cause too much damage. However, Wang Lin understood life and death, and his palm that contained life force was part of the Seal of Life and Death. The first palm strike was to send in a seal that would turn into death.
"You dare to attack Wang with this level of cultivation?!"
Wang Lin's body moved and he appeared before the retreating figure. He raised his right hand and black gas surrounded him. When he closed in on the figure, he pressed his palm against its chest.
"Die!"
The moment he pressed down, the black gas around his right hand entered the body of the figure through Wang Lin's right hand. This activated the life force buried inside the figure and completed a life and death exchange to form the Seal of Life and Death!
Once the Seal of Life and Death was formed, a violent rumble came from the blurry figure. His body trembled and he coughed out several mouthfuls of golden gas. His body was thrown back, and even some of the blur around him dissipated, revealing his eyes filled with shock and disbelief. With a bang, the Seal of Life and Death messed up his life and death, and his body collapsed.
The divine retribution messenger that had put Wang Lin in a sorry state back then was so weak that he couldn't even withstand a single blow!
"Divine retribution, what qualifications do you have to send divine retribution on me!?"
Wang Lin's words were calm, but they spread out and entered the ears of Master South Cloud, Situ Nan, and the thousands of Earth Cultivators.
Just this sentence was enough to make the blood of the Inner Realm cultivators boil. This sentence was extremely arrogant, but at this moment, no one questioned it at all!
Wang Lin had endured this sentence for more than 1,000 years. He had endured it since the first divine retribution descended in the Demon Spirit Land. Today, he finally had the qualifications to do so, and he pointed at the heavens. "Ask the heavens, who gave you the qualifications to punish me, Wang Lin!?
"Ask the heavens, who gave you the qualifications to take away Li Muwan!?
"Ask the heavens, who gave you the qualifications to punish all living beings!?
"Ask the heavens, who gave you the qualifications to become the heavens!?
The starry sky rumbled, and the millions of mists seemed to be enraged. They began to wriggle, and muffled roars could be heard coming from the rift, shocking everyone's hearts.
As the sound became even more intense, the fog began to rotate and rumble even more intensely. As it rotated, the pressure of the heavens spread out.
As it rotated, countless blurry figures appeared inside the fog. These figures were like souls, and after they appeared, they let out mournful cries.
In the blink of an eye, ghostly figures appeared inside the fog around Wang Lin. They were blurry at first, but they soon became clear and turned into faces that Wang Lin was familiar with.
Among these faces were his parents, his fourth uncle, Wang Zhuo, Zhang Hu, Liu Mei, and Li Muwan.
There were also Teng Li, Teng Huayuan, and everyone else that Wang Lin had met. Whether they were enemies, friends, or relatives, they charged at Wang Lin from all directions.
As they closed in, there were howls and gentle cries that filled the fog and charged into Wang Lin.
Wang Lin pondered as he looked at the figures that were getting closer and closer. He saw his white-haired parents supporting each other as they walked toward him step by step. He saw his parents' eyes filled with tears and excitement. He saw them reaching out their withered hands as if they wanted to touch his face.
He saw Li Muwan. Li Muwan's eyes were hazy with tears, but she had a warm smile on her face. She wiped away her tears and calmly walked toward Wang Lin step by step.
He saw Liu Mei. In Liu Mei's arms was a baby surrounded by black gas. The baby's cries were sharp and pierced through one's mind.
He saw a lot; he saw everything.
This scene was extremely real. It was an illusion created by divine retribution, so it was difficult to tell what was real and what was fake. Everything that existed gave people the illusion that it could change between real and fake at any time.
In fact, when you thought that all of this was fake, but when you destroyed it, you might immediately discover that all of this was real. What you destroyed was the last remnant of your loved ones' souls in this world!
Wang Lin pondered as more and more figures appeared around him. From afar, it looked like these figures had surrounded Wang Lin and were getting closer.
Wang Lin let out a sigh. He took a deep look at the familiar faces around him and closed his eyes.
He had gained enlightenment of the Essence of True and Unreal, and this caused him to sigh ruefully. Now that he closed his eyes, everything was fake. In that moment, Wang Lin opened his eyes, and everything he had seen became real.
Sighing, Wang Lin closed his eyes again. He lifted his right hand and waved it out in front of him. It was as if he were waving away the Void Gate. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Dust to dust. Dust to dust. Dust to dust. Dust to dust. Dust to dust. Dust to dust. Dust to dust.
"The Heavens and Earth are heartless. Therefore, I, Wang, will do the same!
"Heavens, open your eyes and take a look. Other than me, Wang Lin, how many others are pointing at the second aperture of the Heavens?!" With that, Wang Lin opened his eyes and pointed up into the sky.
As he roared, the spell formed by Wang Lin's essences, the True and False Dao, appeared!
As Wang Lin pointed at the sky, illusionary figures appeared one by one. These figures were formed by Wang Lin's Essence of True and False. They were real and fake.
Among the figures was Zhou Yi, who was holding the female corpse and roaring at the sky with tears flowing down his face … Among the figures was Bai Fan, who was pointing at the sky and laughing like a madman … Among the figures was Shimizu, who had awakened and recalled his memories. Among the figures was the extremely arrogant Tuo Sen, who was cursing at the sky … Among the figures were many, many more … Among the figures were the countless people of the Scatter Thunder Clan's 7 Million Worlds, the countless cultivators that had died to the calamity. There was also Daoist Scattered Spirit, who let out a roar of madness after seeing what he thought was the end of the sky.
Countless figures appeared inside Wang Lin's Essence of True and False Dao. Their roars formed a special divine retribution. Since the heavens had descended on Wang Lin, then Wang Lin would use the same method to form this divine retribution to respond to the heavens.
As the roars pointed at the sky, the invisible force rushed into the crack in the sky. However, there was no reaction from the crack, and the roars from within did not stop.
"Is it not enough …" Wang Lin closed his eyes and his divine sense spread out. In the blink of an eye, it filled the entire Brilliant Void. As his divine sense spread out, it entered the cultivation planets, the planet souls, and their memories.
Ever since Heng Ji, all the people who lived in the Brilliant Void, be they mortals or immortals, would raise their heads and look at the sky when they died, or when their fate was at stake, or when they were in a miserable state. Perhaps no one saw them, or perhaps those who saw them had already died, but the planet they lived on had souls, and they silently remembered them.
At this moment, Wang Lin's divine sense sensed it. His Essence of True and False Dao transformed into a divine retribution that targeted the heavens.
For the first time, the rift that represented the Heavenly Tribulation trembled, and the roaring came to an abrupt halt.
At the same time, on the other side of the fog, Old Devil Zhan's eyes shined brightly like never before. His eyes were filled with undisguised greed.
"He has three possibilities, so this is the third one!!" Old Devil Zhan licked his lips.
"I'm going to die from the heat!!!