"Yantian... that works too."
Ye Ling nodded slightly and then said, "You have become a person now. Come and help me cultivate."
"No problem!"
Yantian replied, and then golden light flashed around him as he began to circulate the Great Transformation Yantian Art within his body.
Golden spiritual energy flowed along Yantian's meridians, gradually completing a great circulation. Yantian's soul strength increased by one-tenth. At the same time... Ye Ling and Karma, who were not circulating the Great Transformation Yantian Art, also became stronger as Yantian was strengthened, their soul power increasing along with him.
This was equivalent to Yantian circulating the cultivation technique for three people simultaneously.
The intensity of circulating the cultivation technique like this would be impossible for anyone else, easily leading to qi deviation.
But Yantian was different. His original body was the Great Transformation Yantian Art. Helping Ye Ling and Karma circulate the cultivation technique was as natural as breathing for him, requiring no effort.
"Not bad..."
Seeing that Yantian had truly taken over the circulation of the Great Transformation Yantian Art for him, Ye Ling nodded with satisfaction, a smile appearing uncontrollably in his eyes.
Yantian was equivalent to Ye Ling's external cultivation technique. As long as Yantian circulated the Great Transformation Yantian Art, Ye Ling would also be circulating it, gaining the power that came with it.
Yantian's existence was equivalent to a mobile experience pack, and an eternally moving one at that.
From now on, Ye Ling and Karma would grow stronger with time.
The longer they possessed him, the greater their power would become, with no bottlenecks ever!
Karma had never experienced this feeling of gaining experience just by being idle. His face was beaming with joy, and he looked at Yantian with immense satisfaction. He even stepped forward and slung an arm around Yantian's shoulder, saying, "Yantian, from now on, you are my sworn brother, Karma! If anyone in the void dares to bully you, I will definitely stand up for you!"
Yantian knew Karma's importance to Ye Ling and smiled at Karma, saying, "Thank you. From now on, Brother Karma will take care of me!"
Karma was delighted to be called "brother" by Yantian and patted his chest, saying, "No problem, it's all on me from now on. I will definitely ensure your safety!"
However, Karma's pride didn't last long before Ye Ling said, "Karma, don't be so disrespectful. Yantian has existed for longer than both of us. Now that he is one of us, you must respect him as a senior."
Doused with a bucket of cold water by Ye Ling, Karma became dejected and replied, "Understood..."
Yantian, however, immediately smoothed things over for Karma, saying, "My Lord, seniority matters. Karma's strength is above mine, so it's not inappropriate for me to call him brother!"
Karma's eyes lit up again.
Ye Ling said, "Yantian, I understand what you're thinking, but now that we are considered family, as long as you don't betray us, I won't treat you any differently. So you don't need to deliberately curry favor with me or Karma."
"Karma is still young and his disposition is not yet mature. He needs refinement in many areas. Therefore, I hope you will treat him with the demeanor of a senior. Not only should you teach him cultivation, but also how to temper his heart, do you understand?"
Karma, as the third-ranked Innate Immortal Spirit, was extraordinary from birth. Moreover, because he followed Ye Ling, he had gained many fortuitous encounters. Karma essentially had no childhood; he directly gained immense power, allowing him to look down upon the void.
If such a growth experience were not properly guided, Karma might easily go astray in the future.
Yantian understood Ye Ling's meaning and solemnly bowed to Ye Ling, replying, "I understand, and I will not fail your trust!"
"Very good!"
Ye Ling nodded slightly. Just as he was about to say something more, an angry roar echoed from a distance: "Ye Ling! Karma!!!"
Ye Ling looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Void Spirit Divine Son, having revealed his true form, charging towards them at extreme speed. His eyes were blood-red, and his entire aura was incredibly frenzied!
Seeing the Void Spirit Divine Son return, Karma immediately prepared for battle and quickly said, "Master, leave that guy to me..."
"No, there's something wrong with his condition."
Ye Ling blocked Karma's path and said, "You and Yantian retreat. I will deal with the Void Spirit Divine Son."
As Ye Ling instructed Karma and Yantian to retreat, he fixed his gaze entirely on the Void Spirit Divine Son, his eyes narrowing slightly. "After I sent this Void Spirit Divine Son flying, his consciousness seems to have been eroded by something... This doesn't seem like Long Yao's doing."
"Are there other forces interfering?"
Ye Ling muttered to himself, quietly activating the Ink Domain, and silently calculating the distance between himself and the Void Spirit Divine Son.
At this moment, the Void Spirit Divine Son's speed was incredibly fast. As he roared, he had already reached Ye Ling and was viciously swatting at him with his massive claws.
"Ink Domain."
Ye Ling whispered, and the Void Spirit Divine Son's entire body was instantly covered by the Ink Domain, subsequently being transformed into text.
Ye Ling quickly scanned the Void Spirit Divine Son's body and discovered that his brain had been occupied by a massive parasitic worm, which had already consumed half of his entire brain!
"Parasitic worm?"
Seeing the parasitic worm in the Void Spirit Divine Son's brain, Ye Ling was slightly startled. He immediately reached out and grabbed the worm, pulling it out of the Void Spirit Divine Son's head.
The Void Spirit Divine Son, freed from the parasitic worm, regained consciousness at that moment. He looked at Ye Ling with a look of horror and exclaimed in panic, "Quick, tell Sister Long! The army from the dark side has arrived!"
"The army from the dark side?"
Ye Ling was taken aback. Before he could question the Void Spirit Divine Son, the latter let out a scream of agony. Then, black veins appeared all over his body, and a large amount of black blood gushed out from within him!
"Ahhhhhhh!"
The Void Spirit Divine Son let out a tragic cry. Before Ye Ling could even intervene, the Void Spirit Divine Son exploded with a bang, and endless black blood splattered into the void!
The Void Spirit Divine Son, the seventh-ranked Innate Immortal Spirit, an ancient and powerful being in the void, perished before Ye Ling and the others in such a gruesome manner.
Ye Ling, holding the parasitic worm and watching the Void Spirit Divine Son explode before him, was completely stunned.
"M-Master..."
Karma was also dumbfounded, looking at Ye Ling with disbelief, his mind a blank slate.
The Void Spirit Divine Son was a powerhouse of the Sovereign level, and his sudden death was beyond everyone's expectations.
Ye Ling's expression was grave. Before he could even grasp the situation, he felt a sharp pain in his tiger's mouth.
Ye Ling looked at his palm and saw that the parasitic worm, which had been held by his runes, had somehow lost a head.
And on Ye Ling's tiger's mouth, there was a bite mark!
More importantly, the Karma Realm had not registered any reaction!
"Ahhhhhhh!"
Suddenly, another sharp scream echoed from the void!