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Martial Master

Chapter 5264: Retracing Cause and Effect 🔍

Published: January 19, 2025

“Yuanmo Ancestor's aura has disappeared from my perception.” Qin Chen said in a deep voice, “I can no longer trace his karma.”

Carefree Supreme's expression darkened: “Disappeared? Did he escape?”

Others looked over curiously.

Yuanmo Ancestor was a powerful being who had dominated the Primal Universe for countless years. Naturally, his every move would attract everyone's attention.

Previously, when Yuanmo Ancestor escaped, it wasn't long before he broke through transcendence and returned with a powerful ally like Ten Thousand Bones Underworld Ancestor, almost annihilating the entire Primal Universe.

If he escaped again this time, once he returned, it would likely be...

This must not happen again.

The expressions of Carefree Supreme and the others became increasingly serious. As old rivals, they dared not underestimate Yuanmo Ancestor.

Carefree Supreme took a step forward: “Qin Chen, use my karma to deduce his whereabouts.”

“You?”

“Indeed, your conflict with Yuanmo Ancestor has only been in recent years, whereas I have battled him for a million years. It can be said that it was after I ascended to the heavenly realm that I disrupted his plan to devour the Primal Universe. My karma with him is at least countless times stronger than yours.”

With that, Carefree Supreme stepped forward and sat cross-legged, boom, a vast path of karma appeared above his head.

The path of karma represented the countless causes and effects in a person's life, both good and bad. As the former leader of the human race, Carefree Supreme's karma was extraordinarily powerful, with the thickest strand directly connected to Yuanmo Ancestor.

Having fought for countless years, it could be said that the two were like fated enemies.

“Good!”

Qin Chen stepped forward, directly entering Carefree Supreme's karma. It should be noted that revealing one's karma so directly was an extremely dangerous act. If an enemy were to glimpse one's entire cycle of karma, it would be easy to become a target. However, Carefree Supreme showed no fear, evidently placing immense trust in Qin Chen.

“I will assist you as well.” At this moment, Master of the Heavenly Mechanisms Pavilion stepped forward, and above his head, a vast river of fate appeared. Boom! In that river, waves surged, revealing the aura of destiny belonging to Master of the Heavenly Mechanisms Pavilion, which was also intertwined with Yuanmo Ancestor's fate.

Master of the Heavenly Mechanisms Pavilion had spent his life guarding the human race, battling against Yuanmo Ancestor.

“The path of fate?!”

Qin Chen glanced and an invisible aura erupted from his body, also a power of fate. The two powers instantly fused, rapidly spreading along Carefree Supreme's path of karma and the aura Qin Chen had left behind.

Endless karma continued to spread, and as Qin Chen traced it back, he didn't know how long had passed. Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, and he opened his eyes.

“Carefree Supreme senior, your karma with Yuanmo Ancestor is severed.”

He looked astonished.

“Severed.”

The others also appeared bewildered.

Is it possible for karma to be severed?

“It has fallen.” At that moment, the Emperor of the Underworld stepped forward, “There are many reasons for karma to be interrupted. However, I previously also saw the karma on this person; it was formed after another party's fall.”

“Moreover, in my calculations, the life force of that fellow has completely dissipated.”

Yuanmo Ancestor is dead?

At that moment, everyone gasped, finding it hard to believe.

Previously, Yuanmo Ancestor had been so decisive, seizing the moment to break into the spatial rift and escape the Primal Universe.

Now to say he was dead—how could everyone believe that?

Could this be a trick?

“He is indeed dead.” Qin Chen closed his eyes and sensed carefully for a moment before suddenly opening his eyes: “Moreover, he did not die within the spatial rift. At the end of that aura, I faintly sensed a familiar presence; Yuanmo Ancestor's death may be related to someone from my Primal Universe.”