The Spirit Soul had already suffered damage that had affected his very core, and the backlash from the shattered Karmic Mirror further aggravated his injuries.
The agonized screams of countless lost souls and supernatural beings within the kingdom of Hell became intangible chains of karmic energy that entangled around him.
As the steward of the Netherworld Treasure, the shattering of the Karmic Mirror constituted dereliction of duty for Qinguang King, and the backlash from the Divinity Path, the damage to the Spirit Soul's origin, and the effect of the karmic shackles, were causing Qinguang King's realm to slowly descend back to the Major Heavenly Immortal Realm.
This was the flaw of incense offering deities; as incense offering deities, most of their realm came from the enhancement of the Divinity Path's rules.
Should their divine authority be compromised, their realm could also be at risk of instability.