344: The Demon King's trump card! The pursuit of cause and effect!

Lin Fan left the familiar underground rift.

The starship's engines ran silently, slipping into the cold, dead Universe.

He needed to find a few unlucky Souls to test the powerful functions of System version 2.0, especially that "patch" targeting the Soul Hounds.

He was in a good mood.

The harvest this time far exceeded the total of any previous death.

Deep in the Star Domain ahead, a small cluster of regularly arranged light spots appeared.

A small transport fleet.

Around the fleet, twelve black dots emitting a sickly green light were patrolling in a fixed trajectory.

A squad of Soul Hounds.

The corners of Lin Fan's mouth curled up slightly; instead of slowing down, he steered the starship directly toward them.

He didn't activate any stealth Formation, just swaggered right into the Soul Hounds' patrol range.

The starship passed between two Soul Hounds, less than a hundred meters from the closest one.

The hollow eye sockets of that skeletal monster were facing the direction of the starship, but the sickly green Soul fire burning within didn't flicker in the slightest.

It was looking at the more distant Void Realm behind the starship.

In its perception, this starship was no different from a floating meteorite or a speck of dust in the Universe.

Lin Fan felt playful.

He hovered the starship and activated [Shadow Shuttle], his figure appearing directly behind that Soul Hound.

He reached out and gently tapped that smooth, cold-emitting skull.

Tap, tap.

A hard sensation came from the bone.

The Soul Hound's movements didn't lag in the slightest; it continued to patrol along its set route.

It had no reaction to the living being touching its skull from behind.

"Perfect."

Lin Fan's figure vanished, returning to the cabin.

The [God Lord Soul Web Conceptual Immunity Patch] was even more powerful than described.

These hounds, which once posed a fundamental threat to him, were now completely blind.

He looked at the unsuspecting transport fleet, the Qi in his body beginning to stir.

It was time to offer a small salute for the System upgrade.

...

Flagship, "immortal throne".

Demon Leader stood before the dark door engraved with countless divine runes.

Behind the door was absolute darkness.

In the center of the darkness floated an eyeball-shaped black crystal.

The surface of the crystal was covered with spiderweb-like blood-red patterns, as if a living creature were sealed inside.

[law of karma Beacon].

Also known as, [God Lord's Eye].

This was the ultimate trump card that only the fleet commander could use.

It did not track energy, space, or even the Soul.

It tracked Karma.

As long as a living being existed in this world, they would form a connection with the world, leaving traces, thereby weaving their own unique "thread of Karma".

The function of the [God Lord's Eye] was to find that specific thread belonging to the target within the entire Karma web of the Universe.

The price was the launcher's own Soul Origin.

Demon Leader's blood-red Soul fire stared fixedly at the black crystal.

He reached out his skeletal palm and pressed it onto the crystal without hesitation.

"In my name, track the 'Death God'!"

His voice echoed within the enclosed space.

A massive amount of Soul Origin surged from his body and poured into the eyeball-shaped crystal.

The Soul fire in Demon Leader's eyes dimmed rapidly at a visible rate.

The black crystal began to pulse violently.

The blood-red patterns on its surface lit up one by one, as if coming alive, moving crazily inside the crystal.

Finally, all the blood-red patterns converged on the "pupil" of the crystal.

An invisible beam, which could not be observed by any conventional means, shot out from the pupil.

It pierced through the hull of the "immortal throne", pierced through the endless Void Realm, and plunged directly into the invisible, conceptual river of Karma.

The search began.

...

Inside the starship.

Lin Fan was preparing to detonate himself to give the fleet opposite a big gift.

Suddenly.

An unprovoked chill suddenly surged from the deepest part of his Soul.

It wasn't the feeling of being locked onto.

It was a deeper level of horror, as if his very "existence" was being forcibly peered into by eyes spanning the Universe.

His heart skipped a beat.

The System interface popped up automatically.

A line of unprecedented, bright red warnings flashed frantically.

[Warning: "law of karma" level detection detected! Forcibly penetrating your 'Karma Confusion' barrier!]

['Karma Confusion' is in effect... Your Karma thread has been blurred...]

[Warning: Opponent's detection intensity exceeds critical value! Barrier penetrated 20%... 40%... 70%...]

The playfulness on Lin Fan's face disappeared completely.

A fine layer of cold sweat seeped from his forehead.

A law of karma weapon!

These skeletal monsters actually possessed such unreasonable things!

He immediately abandoned the plan to self-destruct, without a moment's hesitation.

The starship's engines were pushed to the limit, turning into a streak of light, instantly performing a space jump, preparing to flee this Star Domain.

Run!

...

In the secret chamber of the "immortal throne".

The [God Lord's Eye] in front of Demon Leader projected a chaotic phantom formed by countless intertwined lines.

Most of the lines were clear and stable.

Only in one part of the phantom was there a "noise" area like a tangled mess, constantly flickering, jumping, and changing.

That was the position of the "Death God".

"Found you..."

Demon Leader's voice was hoarse and dry; he increased the output of his Soul Origin again!

The jumping frequency of the "noise" area began to slow down.

A rough coordinate of the star sector gradually became clear in the chaotic phantom.

Although it was still moving, its general range could be determined.

Demon Leader looked at the coordinates, and in his hollow eye sockets, the Soul fire that was about to extinguish erupted again with a ferocious, crazy light.

That location.

According to intelligence, it was the largest hiding place for the remnants of the Immortal Alliance.

An independent Small World called "Tian Yuan Realm".

"So... you have been hiding in a rat's nest all along."

Demon Leader let out a low, grim laugh that sounded like a broken bellows.

He finally understood everything.

Why this "Death God" could always precisely find their weak points.

Because those rats from the Immortal Alliance were providing him with intelligence!

Since that was the case.

"Then I will crush you... along with this rat's nest!"

Demon Leader turned and walked out of the secret chamber.

He returned to the throne and issued the craziest order to all the generals below since he was promoted to fleet commander.

"Pass on my oracle!"

"Ninth Vanguard Fleet, all combat units, abandon all missions!"

"Target, Tian Yuan Realm!"

"All-out attack!"

As his last word fell.

The massive Ninth Vanguard Fleet, this iron beast crouching on the edge of the Spirit Realm, for the first time, aimed all its fangs in the same direction.

Countless pitch-black warships started their engines.

Tens of thousands of Soul fires lit up in the Universe simultaneously.

The entire fleet, like a black nebula made of death and steel that was waking up, began to rotate slowly, and then, crushed irresistibly toward the star sector where "Tian Yuan Realm" was located.