"Crackle, crack."

"Oh."

I stared at the dark blue sparks crackling around my body with a mix of curiosity and amusement.

Despite casting a sword barrier to counter the torrent of sword energy unleashed by the Azure Death King, as expected, this phase ignored invincibility and bestowed a debuff upon me.

And that debuff was:

[Punishment, 40 stacks (598 seconds)]
[Damage taken increased by 10% per stack, healing reduced by 3% per stack]

I grinned widely.