From the broken remnants of the Celestial Vault, black smoke curled skyward—residue of ancient pacts sundered by force. Each step Li Feng took away from that place felt heavier, yet more certain. His very presence distorted the Qi around him, as if Heaven itself recoiled.
“You changed,” Yan Mei said quietly, walking beside him.
“You don’t even walk like a disciple anymore.”
Li Feng didn’t answer immediately.
His fingers curled slightly, feeling the residual heat of the Sin Flame Requiem, still lingering beneath his skin. His soul felt scorched—not wounded, but reforged.
“They taught me how to kneel,” he finally said, voice cold.
“Now I’ll teach them why that was a mistake.”
Far away in the Azure Sky Sect, chaos erupted during morning divination.
An elder screamed as the Heaven Mirror cracked—displaying a vision of Li Feng wreathed in red-black fire, the symbol of Heaven’s Wrath seared into his back.
“The Vault was breached!”
“That child was… cast out years ago!”
“No disciple should be able to survive a Saint’s Seal!”
Sect Master Yu narrowed his eyes.
“He’s not a disciple anymore.”
“He’s something else.”
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[System Notification: Title Effect Activated – Heaven’s Heretic]
– All Sect-affiliated NPCs hostile
– All rogue cultivators view user with awe or fear
– Special: Betrayer's Aura unlocked
Back in the wilderness, a robed cultivator tried to ambush Li Feng, sensing residual power.
He never made it close.
Li Feng moved once.
A blade of ash tore from his palm—silent, instant, merciless.
[Skill Activated: Ashblade Execution – Lv. 1]
– Range: Mid (15 meters)
– Element: Sin Flame + Shadow
– Effect: Ignores Physical Armor, Deals +50% Damage to Those with Karma Taint
– Special: Instant Kill if Victim Has Betrayed Anyone in Last 7 Days
The attacker’s body froze in place, then disintegrated into smoke.
Yan Mei blinked.
“That wasn’t even a spell…”
“No,” Li Feng replied. “That was a judgment.”
As night fell, the system pulsed again.
[Level Up Achieved – Level 10]
– Realm: Early Iron Vein Core
– Trait Evolved: Wrathborne Heart → Cursed Flame Nexus
– New Passive: Sin Synergy – All betrayal-fueled techniques gain bonus amplification
A vision appeared before Li Feng—an altar of blood and bone.
Floating above it was a sword of glass and sorrow.
A voice echoed in his mind, ancient and cruel:
“You walk the path of broken oaths. Then take this—
the blade of all who were cast aside.”
[Quest Updated – Throne of Ashes (Hidden)]
– Objective: Unite the Seven Discarded Weapons
– Progress: 1/7
– Reward: Unique Weapon – “Oathbreaker” (Evolvable)
– Warning: Heaven’s Judgment Triggered at 3/7
As he sheathed the spectral blade into the air, Yan Mei asked, carefully:
“What now?”
“Now?” Li Feng’s eyes burned softly.
“Now I gather those like me. The lost. The forgotten. The betrayed.”
“And I teach the heavens that nothing burns brighter… than a soul set on vengeance.”
End of Chapter 8