When the Sage announced the results of the last battle, the people of Broken Spark became crestfallen.
Broken Spark was no more.
"The final results are three victories for Explosive Karma," the Sage said. "My duty ends here. Goodbye."
Then, the Sage teleported away.
Naturally, the referee was only there to officiate the battle. He was not there to enforce the contract.
For just an instant, some members of Broken Spark considered breaking the agreement. After all, nobody was actually forcing them to keep their word.
However, that would come at a brutal hit to their Karmic Luck.
All of them would lose several levels of Karmic Luck, and Explosive Karma would not lose any Karmic Luck if they just went and killed all the present people of Broken Spark.
On top of that, assuming Broken Spark managed to successfully attack Explosive Karma and kill them at this moment, every other power would notice their drop in Karmic Luck.
Such a significant drop would tell the other powers that Broken Spark had done something despicable and horrendous, which meant nobody would trust their word anymore.
In the end, the present people accepted their new situation.
Searing Spark, the Sect Master, floated towards Star Genesis.
He took a deep breath and politely bowed.
"I'm at your service, Head," he said.
Naturally, since Searing Spark wasn't the Sect Master anymore, he could only speak for himself, not for all of Broken Spark.
The next person who stepped forward was Wall Titan. He also bowed politely to Star Genesis.
"Wall Titan is at your service, Head."
Compound Storm furrowed her brows. It seemed like she wasn't completely convinced.
Yet, before she could even think about what to do, the other four Major Crushers from the Team Duel moved forward and bowed politely, declaring their subservience.
Their battle against Explosive Karma's Ancestor had completely convinced them of their defeat.
Compound Storm gritted her teeth, but then, her eyes widened in disbelief.
Static Bookkeeper had just sent her a terrifying voice transmission.
"Do not fight," he had transmitted. "If it comes down to a fight, I believe that the Ancestor can destroy Broken Spark on his own. Yes, he is that powerful."
Compound Storm gritted her teeth, walked forward, and declared her subservience as well.
Naturally, Electron Stream and the last Major Crusher followed.
When everyone declared their subservience, Star Genesis nodded solemnly. "Keeping to one's word is the foundation of a Seeker. None of you will be treated badly. We will not take advantage of your endangered Karmic Luck."
When Star Genesis was done talking, Kyle just smiled. "I believe my presence is no longer necessary. To the new members, never forget, a solid foundation builds an endless future. Do not rush into the Wisdom Fire Realm. Become Fulfilled and try to become Unique. Explosive Karma will support you on your journey."
Everyone present bowed to Kyle, who just nodded before leaving.
'Now that that's over, I can go back to improving my Realm,' he thought.
Kyle quickly flew back to his usual training spot and continued absorbing Energy Stones.
Meanwhile, Broken Spark was being integrated into Explosive Karma.
Officially, Explosive Karma had consisted of three Advanced Crushers and two Major Crushers.
Now, they had five Advanced Crushers and ten Major Crushers.
Of course, the weaker members of Broken Spark also joined Explosive Karma, increasing the number of their Minor Crushers to twelve and the number of their Medium Crushers to six.
On top of that, Explosive Karma now owned six Planet Systems, and more importantly, they also had a Law Well for a Level Four Law.
If one just looked at the name of Broken Spark and remembered their Affinities, one might be able to guess which Law the Law Well showed.
It was a Law Well for the Level Four Law of Gravity Lightning.
The Level Four Elements all included aspects of gravity.
On top of the normal properties of lightning, Gravity Lightning also had some properties of gravity. It could pull attacks and enemies towards itself.
Sadly, none of the original five members of Explosive Karma had a Lightning Affinity.
When Broken Spark joined Explosive Karma, the roles of upper management also had to be adjusted.
Fierce Breaker, Kyle, and Star Genesis could retain their roles due to their powers.
Yet, Swamp Dragon and Manny were officially only Major Crushers, while two of their new members were Advanced Crushers.
It would be strange for a Major Crusher to give orders to an Advanced Crusher.
Manny's role actually wasn't that much of a problem. He was more of an information gatherer, not a diplomat.
Because of that, Manny voluntarily gave Compound Storm the role of Diplomacy Elder.
Searing Spark wanted to become the Disciplinary Elder, but there was some disagreement.
In the end, the decision came down to a contest. Swamp Dragon would have until the next round of declarations of battle to become an Advanced Crusher. Until then, he could still act as the Disciplinary Elder. If he failed, Searing Spark would become the Disciplinary Elder.
Stalwart Conviction got the role of Treasury Elder.
Static Bookkeeper and the Major Crusher, who had not been in the battle, became Core Elders.
The remaining five people, as well as Manny, received an interesting position.
Chosen.
They did not have any active duties in Explosive Karma, but they still received tremendous amounts of resources.
They only had one job.
Become Advanced Crushers by consuming beasts and defend Explosive Karma.
For now, Searing Spark was also treated as a Chosen, but that might change, assuming Swamp Dragon didn't succeed.
Naturally, Swamp Dragon could just change his Realm Cloak to show that he was an Advanced Crusher.
His power might not be completely on that level, but it wasn't far away either.
However, Swamp Dragon was not someone like that.
So, instead of calmly advancing and just changing his Realm Cloak, he actually went out and did what he claimed to do.
Manny and Swamp Dragon left together to travel towards one of the Beast Planets Explosive Karma owned.
On these Planets, they fought Peak Crusher Beasts.
Of course, since there were two people, it was only fair to fight two beasts at the same time.
The battles counted as True Battles, but they were more on the easier side.
Even though Manny and Swamp Dragon didn't have the power of actual Advanced Crushers, they had proven that they could have become Advanced Crushers.
Several decades later, the two of them returned, their Realm Cloaks adjusted to show that they were Advanced Crushers.
Naturally, the two of them hadn't been fighting for decades.
They had simply gone back to the Array of Stars to comprehend their first Pure Level Three Laws.
Now, the two of them could also work on becoming Medium Crushers.
When Searing Spark saw that Swamp Dragon had succeeded, he didn't become angry.
A deal was a deal.
In the end, it was decided that Searing Spark would focus on becoming a Fulfilled Crusher.
He had already spent quite some time in the Law Well for Gravity Lightning, and within a couple of centuries, he would be done.
At that point, he could become a Fulfilled Crusher.
His position was Guardian, someone who focused on becoming a Fulfilled Crusher.
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