Just as everyone except Xing Anlin thought Babayak would tactfully refuse the presumptuous question or simply avoid answering it, Babayak kept his gentle smile and answered without the slightest concealment:
"It's 'Copy.'"
"The power granted to me by the authority of 'Loyalty' is the ability to copy everything Lord Lu Li possesses."
"Not only can I copy Talent Abilities, I can also copy the authorities he possesses."
"Holy shit?!" Xing Anlin yelped, his wretched-looking face cycling through a spectacular array of expressions.
"No wonder when I first saw you, I thought the cheat this old geezer had was kind of the same as Brother Li's... So you're straight-up his 'bootleg version'?"
"Then if you switched who you were 'Loyal' to, wouldn't you be able to swap out for another set of Talent Abilities and authority powers?"
Lin Qinfeng and Liu Wenjian, listening from the side, were equally astonished.
No wonder that when they had seen Babayak emerge from the Rift earlier, black mist had swirled around him, making them feel an instinctive sense of familiarity.
Presumably, he had copied Lu Li's [Soul Devour].
"You jest, sir. It is absolutely impossible for me to become 'Loyal' to someone else." Babayak replied to Xing Anlin with a smile. "Setting aside the God Ascension Creed corresponding to the authority of 'Loyalty,' even from my own perspective, I would never allow anyone else to replace Lord Lu Li's place in my heart."
"Yeah, yeah, we know you're super loyal~~~" Xing Anlin waved a hand. "I'm just discussing it. I'm purely curious."
"Uh..." Babayak hesitated briefly before speaking. "If we are speaking purely hypothetically, changing the target of one's 'Loyalty' would indeed replace what is copied."
"However, doing so would severely violate the God Ascension Creed of the authority of 'Loyalty.'"
"I imagine that not