"Ye Ling, what is that look in your eyes?"
Da Nan noticed Ye Ling's gaze, filled with pity, and narrowed his eyes, questioning him coldly.
Ye Ling spread his hands. "It's just the look one gives a clown. Don't you think you resemble one?"
"Arrogant!"
Da Nan snorted, and countless negative tree roots materialized out of thin air, surging towards Ye Ling to annihilate him.
However, Ye Ling was prepared. The moment the negative tree roots appeared, he used Absolute Divine Movement to teleport elsewhere, evading Da Nan's attack.
"Karma technique?" A trace of disdain flashed in Da Nan's eyes. "I've grown tired of abilities on this karma level!"
With that, Da Nan made a grand gesture. A peculiar power emanated from within him, instantly enveloping the entire space. Ye Ling found himself unable to use karma techniques anymore!
"This!"
Seeing that he could not activate his karma techniques, Ye Ling's expression turned subtle.
"Ye Ling, it's over."
Da Nan stated calmly. The roots reappeared around Ye Ling and then, with incredible speed, wrapped around him, constricting instantly!
Seemingly confident in his methods, Da Nan didn't even bother to confirm Ye Ling's death. He turned to the Insect Emperor and said, "You've caused such a commotion; Venerable will be here soon. Go down and prepare for Sin's resurrection. I am about to commence the next round of experiments."
The Insect Emperor bowed respectfully. "Yes, your subordinate will immediately..."
*Bang!!!*
Before the Insect Emperor could finish speaking, his body exploded directly in front of Da Nan, splattering foul-smelling blood all over him!
"Seeing how confident you are now, would you say you're a clown?"
Ye Ling's voice echoed. Da Nan's pupils contracted sharply. He immediately looked in the direction of the voice and saw Ye Ling sitting unharmed on the negative tree roots, smiling at him!
"This is impossible! I've already blocked karma techniques. How did you escape my blockade?"
Ye Ling chuckled. "Your methods are a bit too amateurish."
The means Da Nan used to block karma techniques were similar in principle to the crystalline prisms used by Long Yao and Sin to block karma. Ye Ling had long since mastered this method with the Book of Nothingness. The moment Da Nan blocked karma techniques, Ye Ling regained control of them.
While evading Da Nan's attacks with Absolute Divine Movement, Ye Ling had even used Custom Future to define the Insect Emperor's end.
After Ye Ling gathered the five Void series divine artifacts, his greatest gain was not the improvement of his own strength, nor obtaining the five Void treasures...
What surprised Ye Ling the most was that Custom Future, which he had been unable to complete and which required a massive amount of energy to use, had finally transformed from a semi-finished product into a complete karma technique.
Ye Ling could now define the future of beings weaker than himself at will, without expending much energy.
As for those stronger than Ye Ling, or those with similar strength, like the current Da Nan... although Ye Ling couldn't directly make Da Nan self-destruct with Custom Future, he could subtly influence Da Nan's attack methods.
Under the influence of Custom Future, Ye Ling could see through all of Da Nan's attack methods, thereby achieving absolute suppression over him.
At this moment, Da Nan was unaware of the karma techniques Ye Ling possessed. All he knew was that Ye Ling had become someone who could threaten him.
"Failure... a complete failure... My experimental tool can threaten my life. You variable, you must be eliminated!"
Da Nan became serious. His shell rapidly retreated into the heart of the negative tree, and then the entire negative tree began to vibrate violently, emitting a terrifying aura.
As Ye Ling wondered what Da Nan would do, he saw the roots of the negative tree frantically drawing power from all independent spaces. Not only that... wherever the negative tree roots were located, energy was being siphoned by the tree!
Within a few breaths, the entire Void Dark Plane was affected by the negative tree. Countless Void Dark Plane beings were entangled by the negative tree roots and then sucked dry into mummified corpses.
"Master, there's a big problem! The negative tree has suddenly gone berserk!"
The Scythe Beast, disguised as the Insect Mother at the inter-world reception, suddenly transmitted a message to Ye Ling. Its panicked tone told Ye Ling that the Scythe Beast had encountered trouble.
"Don't panic, tell me in detail what's happening outside!"
Ye Ling was currently in the space where the negative tree's本体 resided and couldn't know what was happening in the Void Dark Plane. He could only communicate with the Scythe Beast through runes.
Scythe Beast: "Everyone, whether it's the Insect Mothers, the Demon Gods, or even the reinforcement armies from other worlds, they've all been attacked by the negative tree. Anyone caught by the roots is instantly sucked dry into a mummy!"
"Master, where are you now? I can barely hold on!"
Ye Ling quickly said, "I'm confronting the negative tree's本体. Find a safe place to hide and help me monitor the situation in the Void Dark Plane!"
"Okay!"
The Scythe Beast replied in a flustered manner and then lost contact with Ye Ling. However, soon, the Scythe Beast's transmission sounded in Ye Ling's mind again: "Master, be careful! Venerable has brought people to the inter-world reception! He has suppressed all the negative tree roots..."
*Boom!!!*
Before the Scythe Beast could finish speaking, the independent space where Ye Ling was located exploded. Venerable, clad in white armor, entered the space with You, who resembled a Qilin.
Seeing Venerable and You appear, Ye Ling immediately transmitted to the Scythe Beast, "I see them. You hide further away and don't get caught in the crossfire."
With that, Ye Ling severed contact with the Scythe Beast and flew into the sky, smiling at Venerable. "We meet again."
Venerable coldly swept Ye Ling with his gaze and then focused on the negative tree. "I don't have time for you now. If you know what's good for you, get out of the way!"
You looked at Ye Ling with a complex expression and said politely, "Master, please leave this to Venerable and me... You should leave as soon as possible."
Ye Ling's eyes flashed with surprise at You's words. "You call me Master?"
You didn't hesitate and directly replied, "In the past, when you were the Lord of the Otherworld, Master, I was a primordial demon spirit who served you. However, after you left the Otherworld, I began serving Venerable."
As soon as You said this, the Void Spirit within Ye Ling spoke, "Master, You is the first-ranked primordial demon spirit. He was once Sin's spirit pet. After Sin left the Otherworld, he began serving Venerable."
Hearing the Void Spirit's explanation, Ye Ling gained a basic understanding of You and chuckled, "Sin is dead by my hand. I am not your master."
Venerable snorted. "Naive! As long as the negative tree exists, Sin will never truly die. He will merely undergo countless cycles of reincarnation."
"You, as Sin's reincarnation, are indeed remarkable for being able to kill Sin. But in the end, you cannot change the outcome of being devoured by Sin."
"I have no interest in you right now. If you don't want to die, get out of the Void Dark Plane!"