And so.
He devised a cycle of fate.
Karn forged a prophecy, deceiving his family into provoking the Spider Totem wielders. By leveraging the vast number of Spider-Men across parallel universes, he eradicated the Inheritor family.
And by hunting down countless Spider Totem wielders, he harnessed their power and became the 'Master Weaver,' the one who influences the fate of Spider Totems and controls the 'Web of Fate.'
Since the 'Web of Fate' exists outside parallel universes, it is unaffected by time.
It allowed both the young totem hunter Karn and the elderly Master Weaver Karn to exist simultaneously.
Thus, creating an endless cycle of fate.
However.
None of that matters anymore.
Because the cycle has been broken by an anomaly.
After confirming that taking over the Web of Fate wouldn't cause any side effects, Ye Li chose [Yes] and unfroze the Web.
Thus, he officially became the new 'World Weaver' and gained three main abilities—
[1. Mastery of 'Weaving Magic,' such as turning a target directly into shredded spider silk—essentially a form of reality manipulation.]
[2. The ability to grant intelligent beings a Spider Totem, though each world has a limit.]
[3. The ability to travel to any universe connected to the 'Web of Fate,' provided he has created his own followers—Spider Totem wielders—in that universe.]
Additionally, the silk from the 'Web of Fate' is excellent crafting material. He could bring some back to make new suits for Gwen and the others... Hmm... though that means giving extra work to a certain 'tool friend'...
Besides acquiring the 'Web of Fate,' he also received rewards from the [Connections System] for defeating enemies.
The Inheritor family had a total of eight [Enemies of Fate].
Which meant—
Ye Li had an opportunity for an eight-pull draw.
And it even came with a guaranteed puppet as a safety net.
He chose to 'draw' immediately and focused on the eight random rewards—
[Spider Totem Wielder's Head Souvenir] [Common]
[Imperial Arm: 'Roman Artillery: Pumpkin' (No Usage Restrictions)] [Extraordinary]
[Devil Fruit: String-String Fruit (Delicious Version, No Side Effects)] [Extraordinary]
[Superpower: Shadow Traversal (Allows teleportation through shadows)] [Extraordinary]
[A Plain Silver Dining Knife] [Common]
[Digimon: Gatomon (Can Evolve)] [Extraordinary]
[Secret Recipe for Nine-Turn Intestines] [Common]
[A Fake Eye] [Common]
Other than the rewards from Patriarch Solus, Exiled Karn, and the two female Inheritors Verna and Bora, the rest of the rewards were decent.
Even though Ye Li might not need them, he could give them to Gwen and the others.
This Inheritor incident made him realize that the female heroes in the club needed to grow stronger...
"Hmm…"
After thinking for a while, Ye Li figured out how to allocate the four extraordinary rewards———
The "Pumpkin" Imperial Arm becomes more powerful in dangerous situations — a burst-type ability best suited for Jessica, since she's the most reckless and it adds a ranged option for her...
The String-String Fruit could go to Cindy… Compared to Gwen, she can produce her own webbing, making her better suited for this Devil Fruit...
The "Shadow Traverse" ability would let Gwen fight in a more agile and versatile way… truly becoming a "Ghost-Spider."
'As for Gatomon…'
'Uhh…'
'Let's have Felicia take care of it for now…'
'Yeah… a pet for the "pet"...'
As for Solus, Karn, Bora, and Verna — who gave useless random items — he converted them into summons.
Woong~——~
After Ye Li finished sorting his gains, a golden portal suddenly opened through the Web of Fate.
He sensed it and knew who was coming...
Step.
When the young version of Karn stepped out of the portal.
Ye Li greeted him with a smiling face.
"You're late — it's already over~"
Karn: ???
And just like that, dumbfounded… he was converted into a summon by the system...
The system didn't care whether he was the old or young Karn — it stripped them both equally.
Once the conversion was complete.
Ye Li activated the black ring to summon Karn——
[Master Weaver]
[Summoned]
The summoned Karn looked quite grotesque.
He wore a mask with eight spider eyes, and his lower body was a metallic spider abdomen with six metal legs.
Only the elderly "Master Weaver" Karn appeared — not both versions.
It seemed that the Master Weaver Karn had existed longer, so the system treated him as the default form.
That worked just fine.
Perhaps because he had been converted into a summon.
Although Ye Li now controlled the Web of Fate, the Master Weaver retained a portion of his power.
"You stay here and guard the Web of Fate."
Ye Li gave the order to the Master Weaver.
Then he summoned Solus, Verna, and Bora as well, assigning them to guard the Web together.
Clan leader Solus had decent strength — in the comics, he once killed Cosmic Spider-Man.
Though that had some plot convenience, at least it wasn't as ridiculous as "Uncle Swallow dying from a plane crash"...
As for Bora and Verna...
Uhh… they're just extra baggage.