This is a soul damage skill that has never existed during the [Spiritual Wisdom Divine Authority] period, but what really caught Qin Tian's attention was a seemingly simple description in the skill introduction — "Inflicts permanent, hard-to-recover soul damage on the target."
Permanent, hard-to-recover.
These two words hold great significance.
The soul is the essence of a cultivator, even more important than the physical body. Once the soul suffers permanent damage, it not only means a significant decline in one's combat strength but also implies that the path to future advancement is completely locked, never to progress further.
A cultivator with a damaged soul, no matter how strong the physical body, will ultimately become mediocre, never able to reach higher realms.
The text introduction of Divine Thought Retribution appears concise, but Qin Tian clearly saw the powerful deterrent comparable to a strategic weapon behind it.
