"I see..."
The ball of light was clearly enticed by the promises Ye Ling made. After a moment of hesitation, it revealed its identity to Ye Ling, saying, "My name is Karma, the third-ranked Innate Immortal Spirit – the Karma Beast."
"The third-ranked Innate Immortal Spirit?" Ye Ling was taken aback by Karma's words. "What is that?"
"I... I don't know either..." Karma stammered. "From the moment I was born from the void, all I remember is my name and my rank."
"You were born from the void?" Ye Ling exclaimed in surprise.
Although Ye Ling didn't know what an Innate Immortal Spirit was, just from "born from the void" and "ranked third," he understood that this Karma Beast was no ordinary being!
If he could take this Karma Beast under his wing...
Ye Ling looked at the ball of light before him, his eyes deepening as he contemplated how to lure it away.
Karma, however, didn't seem very bright and had no idea what Ye Ling was thinking. It said, "I've told you my origin, now you should give me Karma power!"
Hearing Karma, Ye Ling snapped back to attention and smiled at it. "Karma, my brother, you just ate all my Karma power. I don't have any Karma power right now."
"You're lying to me!"
Karma burst into tears upon hearing Ye Ling's words. "Big brother, you're a liar! You promised me Karma power!"
Ye Ling was stunned by Karma's immediate tears.
He had been thinking about how to trick and lure Karma, but upon hearing its cries, he couldn't bring himself to deceive it. "Alright, I didn't say I wouldn't give it to you. It's just that the Karma power is with 'Body,' that bad guy who was searching for you and me earlier."
"I have to defeat those bad guys before I can give you the Karma power."
"Really?" Karma stopped crying and asked Ye Ling again.
Ye Ling replied, "Really... Once I defeat 'Body,' I'll give you his Karma Skill."
"Then you don't have any Karma Skills?" Karma asked again.
"Of course I don't..."
Just as Ye Ling was about to say no, he suddenly remembered that he also possessed the half-Karma Skill "Future Customization." He paused for a moment, then asked Karma, "If I feed you my Karma Skill, will my Karma Skill disappear?"
"N-no..." Karma quickly replied. "I... I only eat Karma power, I won't make Karma Skills disappear!"
"In that case, I'll give you a little of my Karma Skill first to satisfy your craving."
As Ye Ling spoke, he used the Source Text to customize an insignificant future, consuming only a small amount of his spiritual energy.
Upon seeing the condensed text in front of Ye Ling, Karma instantly teleported over and began to devour the text that Ye Ling had condensed using the Source Text.
"That's!"
Ye Ling's pupils contracted slightly as he saw Karma teleport to his Source Text. A tempestuous wave of shock surged through his heart!
Karma's teleportation earlier wasn't due to extreme speed or spatial transmission, but rather it had used 'Foot's' Absolute Divine Movement!
After consuming the Karma power generated by the explosion of 'Foot's' Karma Skill, Karma had learned the Karma Skill of Absolute Divine Movement!
This monster!
Just as Ye Ling realized Karma's terrifying potential, Karma had also finished eating the Source Text that Ye Ling had customized for the future. It then asked Ye Ling, "Big brother, is there any more! I want more!"
Ye Ling came back to his senses and looked at the ball of light before him. He first tried to continue customizing the future using the Source Text and found that his power was not affected. Only then did he continue to customize new futures for Karma using the Source Text while asking Karma, "When you consume Karma power, can you learn the corresponding Karma Skill?"
"Mhm!"
Karma replied in a childlike voice while ravenously devouring Ye Ling's Source Text.
Ye Ling asked again, "Then did you learn my customized future?"
According to what Tian Yun had said before, each Karma Skill was unique. If Karma could copy Karma Skills, it would mean that Karma had broken the rules of Karma Skills!
Karma replied, "I can learn it... but your Karma power is a bit weak, big brother. Your customized future is only half a Karma Skill. Until you evolve, I can't master the complete version."
Hearing Karma's words, Ye Ling's mouth twitched, and he retorted, "Don't say such hurtful things. I figured out this Karma Skill myself, and there's still a lot of room for improvement."
"I know!"
After consuming two portions of Karma power provided by Ye Ling, Karma's relationship with Ye Ling had improved significantly. It then said to Ye Ling, "Big brother, can I recognize you as my master?"
"Eh?" Ye Ling was taken aback and looked at Karma in surprise. "Why do you suddenly want to recognize me as your master?"
After witnessing Karma's powerful abilities, Ye Ling had been struggling with how to build a good relationship with it. Now, Karma was offering itself freely, which caught Ye Ling off guard.
Karma said, "Because big brother will provide me with Karma power! To be honest, big brother, I've been born for three years. I only received my first portion of Karma power by your side earlier. The one you just provided was the third portion. I've been hungry for a long time!"
"You're doing that poorly?" Ye Ling looked at Karma with disbelief. Logically, with Karma's terrifying abilities, if utilized properly, defeating 'Brain' would only be a matter of time.
Karma replied, "Yes! I can't find any Karma power in the void. If I follow big brother, I'll never have to worry about food or drink again!"
"Of course! Big brother, don't worry, I won't just eat and drink for free. After I recognize you as my master, you will also gain my power and abilities."
"Gain my power and abilities?"
Hearing Karma's words, Ye Ling was even more astonished, unable to describe his feelings.
Before, he had risked his life to obtain 'Foot's' Karma Skill, but in the end, he hadn't succeeded and had almost lost his own life.
But if he could gain Karma's power and abilities... it would mean that he only needed to consume the other party's Karma power to copy their Karma Skill!
This kind of monstrous ability was something even those who cheated wouldn't dare to do!
"Big brother?" Karma called out softly when Ye Ling didn't respond for a long time.
Ye Ling came back to his senses, carefully examined the ball of light before him, and asked, "Little one, I have a question for you."
"What question?" Karma asked in confusion.
Ye Ling: "You say your abilities are so monstrous that you're only ranked third among Innate Immortal Spirits. What are the first and second ones like?"