Arc 12The Dark Night Ascension

Bai Fu seized the Heavenly Ark, built an alliance against the Apostle Holy City, and completed her evolution into a Transcendent. The arc ended with the Rebirth Empire and Supernova Battle Group allied, Titan Industries taking back its captives, and a besieged Dark Domain civilization sending a distress signal.

  • Bai Fu raided Rufus’s base, uncovered records about the Void, and returned to Zu Yuan Star to guide Dmitry and secure the Rebirth Empire’s cooperation.
  • Bai Fu found the Heavenly Ark in the Spiritual Temple, captured the Beast God’s soul, and drove the Apostle Holy City’s forces to pursue her.
  • Bai Fu escaped the Black Tide’s attack as the Rebirth Empire reinforced Zu Yuan Star, then raised her Species Potential and fought the Painter, who fled after Bai Fu exposed her use of an Apostle’s power.
  • Bai Fu rescued An Ya’s captured Undying, killed Garcia, and helped Ruth’s government-in-exile form an alliance against the Apostle Holy City.
  • Bai Fu became a World-Level BOSS and the Anti-Apostle Holy City Alliance’s First Chair, then completed her Third Awakening while trapped in the Lost Region.
  • Bai Fu turned Titan Industries’ kidnapping attempt into a trap, captured Gali Aini and Xue Quan, and completed her Life Ascension as the exclusive race 幽夜.
  • Bai Fu agreed to cooperate with the Supernova Battle Group, and the Rebirth Empire and the group signed a three-year defensive agreement as Titan Industries reclaimed Gali Aini and Xue Quan.
  • A Supernova Battle Group exploration team discovered a Dark Domain civilization under attack by the Apostle Holy City, and the civilization sent a distress signal.
Chapters 278–303 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 278White Fu, Breaks Out of Encirclement![52k]

Bai Fu used Hei Fu as a decoy to draw Zef and the Supernova Battle Group away while maneuvering Rufus into believing his secret base was under attack. After Rufus revealed his Void Lord power and drew the Battle Group away from the base, Bai Fu led her forces inside to raid it.

  • Zef and the Supernova Battle Group pursued Bai Fu, who used Virtual Heart to capture their ships and sent Hei Fu to lure them into firing Eckhard's Gun at her.
  • Bai Fu escaped in her Mobile Palace and headed toward Rufus's secret base, while the Supernova Battle Group sealed off the Roxhinam Galaxy Cluster under the pretense of pursuing the Ten Saints Association.
  • Rufus abandoned his journey to Zu Yuan Star after hearing about the blockade, then concluded the Supernova Battle Group had discovered his base when its disguised ships attacked him.
  • Rufus revealed his Void Lord power, vanished into the Void Dimension, and sent his Transcendent II clone to hold off the Supernova Battle Group while the base began relocating.
  • The Supernova Battle Group turned to pursue Rufus, allowing Bai Fu to lead the Praying Angel, Hei Fu, and the Eye of Pathos into the base and attack its personnel.

Ch. 279The Truth of the Void, One Million HP!

Bai Fu raided Rufus’s weakened research base, defeated Dayhide, and uncovered the Void’s connection to an ancient era of cosmic civilizations. After gaining a major boost from the Void Dragon Potion, she learned that Yuan Yi and the Lord of Oaths had driven off the Saint and Korona, drawing the major factions’ attention to Zu Yuan Star.

  • Bai Fu and her allies overwhelmed Dayhide and swept through Rufus’s base, where Bai Fu found a hidden data storage device that pushed her investigation progress above 82%.
  • Bai Fu and her allies killed Dayhide, and Bai Fu earned the Dominator Slayer title before leading the group back to the Mobile Palace with their spoils.
  • Bai Fu learned from Rufus’s records that the Void had been artificially separated from ordinary space and was the transformed remnant of an earlier era; she triggered the hidden quest Bridge to the Old Days to complete Rufus’s Void Converter blueprint.
  • Bai Fu turned in the investigation quest, gained the Void Bubble skill and other rewards, then used Void Lord’s Gift after taking the Void Dragon Potion with Fei Ye, raising her HP above one million.
  • Bai Fu learned that Yuan Yi and the Lord of Oaths had driven the Saint and Korona away from Zu Yuan Star, prompting major factions to suspect the planet held a secret that could strengthen Transcendents.

Ch. 280The Empire's Jewel, Bai Fu [4k]

Bai Fu returned to Zu Yuan Star as Rufus clashed with the Supernova Battle Group, then revealed that her guidance had helped Yuan Yi and the Lord of Oaths grow stronger. After Dmitry confirmed her ability through his own progress, the Empire moved to secure Bai Fu’s loyalty, and she prepared to reap the rewards.

  • Bai Fu watched Rufus overpower the Supernova Battle Group before he fled, only to find his base wrecked by their raid.
  • Rufus reunited with the Saint and Corona, and they agreed to focus on the Rebirth Empire and the Supernova Battle Group rather than Bai Fu.
  • Whitney warned Bai Fu that her reputation would attract attention, but Bai Fu returned to Zu Yuan Star and told Dmitry and Heinz that she had guided Yuan Yi and the Lord of Oaths.
  • Dmitry traveled to Zu Yuan Star with Heinz, the Sword Emperor, and the Dimensional Magic Cube, and Bai Fu gave him guidance for completing his third Divine Transformation.
  • Dmitry confirmed that Bai Fu’s guidance was working and urged the Empire to win her over before rival powers could claim her.
  • Yulia told Bai Fu that the Annihilator wanted to see her, and Bai Fu smiled, ready to collect her reward.

Ch. 281The Arrival of Fresh Players, and Bai Fu's Exploitation Begins! [5k]

Bai Fu secured the Empire’s partnership, resources, and help completing the Void Converter blueprints while recruiting Undying players to Zu Yuan Star. As rival factions sent players to spy on her, she turned their arrival into an opportunity to gain experience and prepare to deal with the Spiritual Temple.

  • Bai Fu agreed to cooperate with Dmitry and asked the Empire to send more Undying and collaborate on completing the Void Converter blueprints.
  • The Empire accepted the research project, promised resources for the Sacrificial God Scepter, and signed Bai Fu as its highest-level partner.
  • Bai Fu used the Undying’s ability to spot hostile factions’ spies, though she warned Dmitry that player spies could hide their affiliations.
  • Wind Rises Among the Stars organized Bai Fu haters to infiltrate the Ten Saints Association, while Guguji joined the group to get close to Bai Fu.
  • Players sent to Zu Yuan Star began defecting to Bai Fu or reporting one another, and she assigned them a quest to wait for the right moment.
  • Nearly two million players arrived, giving Bai Fu a new source of experience, and she went to find Xiphris to deal with the Spiritual Temple.

Ch. 283Instantly Slaying a Dominator: The Power of the Sacrificial God Scepter [55k]

Bai Fu led an expedition to the Dark Domain Insectoid nest to help Xiphris take revenge and reach the Spiritual Temple. After strengthening her Sacrificial God Scepter and raising her levels, she arrived at the nest and killed the traitorous Dominator Glenn in one shot.

  • Xiphris told Bai Fu how to find the Spiritual Temple through the Dark Domain Insectoid nest and warned her of the dangers around it.
  • Bai Fu sent an exploration fleet toward the nest, used the Empire’s supplies to enhance the Sacrificial God Scepter, and waited while her allies and true spirits grew stronger.
  • Three months later, the fleet found the nest, and Bai Fu spent 14.5 billion experience to raise her Truth Apostle class from Lv18 to Lv35.
  • Bai Fu traveled to the nest with Yulia, Fei Ye, Xiphris, and An Ya, then crashed the Mobile Palace into the planet.
  • Glenn confronted Bai Fu and Xiphris, boasted that the Mother Empress had joined the Beast God, and was killed by Bai Fu’s charged Sacrificial God Scepter and Hei Fu’s follow-up attack.

Ch. 284Acquiring the Cosmic Treasure, the Heavenly Ark

Bai Fu and Xiphris reached the Spiritual Temple through the Dark Domain Throne and discovered the Heavenly Ark, a cosmic treasure that preserved souls and could imprison them. After claiming it, Bai Fu prepared to face the Beast God and its followers.

  • Bai Fu killed Glen and hurried with Xiphris to the Dark Domain Throne while the Dark Domain Insectoid Empress summoned the Beast God for help.
  • Bai Fu and Xiphris teleported to the Spiritual Temple before the Beast God arrived, and Bai Fu recruited Lord of Oaths to guard against the Beast God and its followers.
  • Xiphris used the Needle of Sin and Punishment to open the tower, and Bai Fu witnessed the memories of the civilization that had created the Heavenly Ark.
  • Bai Fu found the Heavenly Ark, formed a connection with it, and learned it could preserve her soul, strengthen her mental abilities, and trap other souls.

Ch. 285Bai Fu's Method of Sealing Souls, the Fall of a Transcendent [4.8k]

Bai Fu lured the Beast God into a trap and worked with the Lord of Oaths to defeat it. She sealed the Beast God's soul inside the Heavenly Ark, leaving its fate in her hands.

  • Bai Fu earned the Treasure Collector title, bound Yulia, Fei Ye (Jin Lu), and An Ya's souls to the Heavenly Ark, and searched the Spiritual Temple for records.
  • After nine days, Bai Fu coordinated with the Lord of Oaths to lure the Beast God out and capture its soul while the Lord of Oaths attacked it.
  • Bai Fu used a false version of herself to draw the Beast God and the Dark Domain Insectoid Matriarch into the ambush, then trapped the Matriarch with her attacks and Spiritual Energy Legions.
  • Bai Fu struck the Beast God with the Sacrificial God Scepter while the Lord of Oaths fought it, leaving it badly wounded.
  • Bai Fu used the Heavenly Ark to tear the Beast God's soul from its body and seal it inside, then taunted the trapped Beast God.

Ch. 286Black-Hearted Ah Fu Goes Live, Black Tide Attacks!

Bai Fu captured the Beast God, helped Xiphris reclaim the Dark Domain Insectoid throne, and prepared the insectoids to migrate toward Zu Yuan Star. The Spiritual Temple’s revival then drew the Apostle Holy City’s forces and triggered Bai Fu’s emergency quest to escape the approaching Black Tide.

  • Bai Fu imprisoned the Beast God in the Heavenly Ark and coerced it into temporarily serving her, then claimed the Beast God’s body for research.
  • Bai Fu handed the defeated Dark Domain Insectoid matriarch to Xiphris, who killed her and arranged to eliminate her close confidants.
  • The Beast God surrendered after half a day in the Heavenly Ark, while Bai Fu and Xiphris cleared out its loyal followers and the matriarch’s allies.
  • Xiphris reclaimed the throne and ordered the Dark Domain Insectoids to migrate closer to Zu Yuan Star so they could support the Silent Court.
  • The Apostle Holy City detected the Spiritual Temple’s return and dispatched a massive force to seize its secret treasure.
  • Bai Fu received the Black Tide emergency quest, chose to flee rather than risk the danger, and mobilized the Iron Rust Legion for help.

Ch. 287Facing the Overwhelming Bai Fu, Soul Freeze Beam [5k]

Bai Fu used her Spiritual Energy Legions to draw the Apostle Holy City’s fleet away from Lord of Oaths and the others, then escaped capture with a recovery card and the Soul Freeze Beam. The Apostle Holy City mistook Rufus for her backer and attacked him, while the Rebirth Empire sent another army to Zu Yuan Star, leaving Rufus wounded and questioning his luck.

  • Bai Fu spotted the Black Tide’s enormous fleet and left Lord of Oaths to escort An Ya, Fei Ye, and the others to the Iron Rust Legion while she led the pursuers away.
  • Bai Fu ambushed an Apostle Holy City vanguard with her Spiritual Energy Legion, but the Idol-class mothership arrived through its Apostle-class Dark Energy Engine and the fleet traced her relay station.
  • The Seventh High God Disciple Candidate and three Overlords confronted Bai Fu, but she restored her health with the Beast God's Rapid Recovery Card and froze them with the Soul Freeze Beam before escaping.
  • The Seventh High God Disciple Candidate mistook Bai Fu’s Soul Freeze Beam for Rufus’s technique and sent the Apostle Holy City after him.
  • The Apostle Holy City’s forces badly wounded Rufus, who learned their attack stemmed from Bai Fu and then heard that the Rebirth Empire was sending the Arrowforged Legion to Zu Yuan Star.

Ch. 288288. The Beast God's Miserable Fate; Peak Bai Fu Is About to Go Live [4k]

Bai Fu used the Beast God to boost thousands of players, drawing new recruits to the Silent Court and accelerating the Rebirth Empire’s exploration of the Dark Domain. Meanwhile, Sui Xi became the High God Disciple’s apprentice, setting her on a path to aid Apostle Bai Fu.

  • Bai Fu reported the Apostle Holy City’s massive fleet, and the empire sent the Forged Arrow Legion and three Transcendents to Zu Yuan Star.
  • Bai Fu arranged for the Beast God to boost players, then made it empower fifty thousand Undying until it collapsed from exhaustion.
  • Players flocked to Zu Yuan Star to join the Silent Court, helping Bai Fu earn experience and expand the empire’s exploration effort.
  • The Apostle Holy City sent a Saint to return Sui Xi, and the High God Disciple took her as his apprentice.
  • Sui Xi resolved to use her new position to reach the True Spirit Remains fragments and restore the Apostle Bai Fu’s strength.

Ch. 289Third Awakening, Advancing to Transcendent Excellence

After three months of exploiting the Beast God, Bai Fu reached the maximum level in Truth Apostle and triggered her Third Awakening quest, which required more knowledge, higher Species Potential, a Dominator-level True Spirit summon, and Rainbow-quality Prayer Card blueprints. Her new knowledge granted powerful abilities and revealed that she could help other Dominators raise their Species Potential, prompting the Rebirth Empire to keep the news secret and arrange a meeting with the Painter.

  • Bai Fu noticed Sui Xi had traveled beyond the Game Map's edge and suspected she had gone to the Apostle Holy City, while Wind Rises Among the Stars and other players posted cryptic warnings.
  • Bai Fu spent three months exploiting the Beast God, then raised Truth Apostle to Lv50 and triggered the Third Awakening quest.
  • Bai Fu learned that advancing to Transcendent Excellence required sufficient Species Potential and began pursuing ways to raise her rating above 90.0.
  • Bai Fu mastered five branches of cutting-edge knowledge, gaining new Spiritual Energy skills, the Dark Night Pure Land, and abilities that remained inactive without more Dark Energy knowledge.
  • Bai Fu told Annihilation Dmitry that she expected to reach Transcendent Excellence within one or two years and could help other Dominators increase their Species Potential.
  • Dmitry warned Bai Fu to keep her ability secret, while the Rebirth Empire arranged for her to meet the Painter of the Void Research Association.

Ch. 290Standing Above the Transcendent with a Supreme Being's Body [5k]

Bai Fu visited the Painter in Abyss of Stars to obtain a Rainbow-quality Prayer Card blueprint, but learned that the Painter blamed Apostles and the Empire for the death of her beloved Meli and intended to kill her. The Painter trapped Bai Fu in a deadly spiritual-energy illusion, but Bai Fu survived a Transcendent-level summon and counterattacked with her Spiritual Energy Legions.

  • Bai Fu entrusted the Heavenly Ark to Yulia and traveled with Dmitry to the Painter's home on Besson Star.
  • The Painter offered Bai Fu the Rainbow-quality blueprint Painter's Whisper and told her how she had met Meli, who later died in the Alcuras Church's failed sacrificial ritual.
  • The Painter revealed that an Apostle had devoured Meli, her family, and her hometown, then declared that she wanted to trade Painter's Whisper for Bai Fu's life.
  • The Painter transformed the garden into an illusion-filled battlefield and attacked Bai Fu, claiming she suspected Bai Fu was an Apostle and saw her as a threat to her plans.
  • A Transcendent-level summon struck Bai Fu, but she emerged unharmed and released twenty +13 Spiritual Energy Legions.
  • Bai Fu sent hundreds of millions of True Spirit summons surging through the storm toward the Painter.

Ch. 291The Avenger's Hesitant Blade, a Brand-New Main Story

Bai Fu defeated the Painter’s Transcendent-level summoned beast, forcing the Painter to flee and earning a new main story quest to uncover the organization behind her. After returning to the Imperial homeworld, Bai Fu profited from her rising popularity before leaving for Zu Yuan Star, while the Empire struggled to identify and prepare for the Painter.

  • Bai Fu's Spiritual Energy Legion overwhelmed the Painter's summoned beast, while Dmitry broke through the Painter's anomaly cage.
  • The Painter invoked [Apostle's Grace], but Bai Fu exposed her use of an Apostle's power, and the Painter fled before Dmitry could catch her.
  • Bai Fu killed the summoned beast, completed an emergency assassination quest, and unlocked [Subvert the World] to investigate the Painter's origins and faction.
  • Bai Fu returned to the Imperial homeworld with Dmitry, where her victory over a Transcendent-level enemy sparked public attention and lucrative offers, including a licensing deal with Eternal Investment.
  • Bai Fu left for Zu Yuan Star after an exploration fleet under player command went missing, while the Empire investigated the Painter's possible identity as Selina Riley Golden Ocean and debated the threat she posed.

Ch. 292The Darknight Sovereign is Already at Your Door!

An Ya investigated the disappearance of the Undying and confronted Batan’s forces after they attacked a Silent Court mine. As she subdued Batan, his Sovereign backer threatened her, prompting Bai Fu to promise she was coming for him.

  • An Ya traced the missing Undying to the Seaweed Head star system and sent probes before a nearby mine called for help under attack.
  • Batan’s forces seized the mine, and he rejected Governor Ruth’s warnings, insisting the Layas Civilization needed to take resources to survive.
  • An Ya confronted Batan’s fleet, and after Batan attacked the Silent Court ships, she overpowered him with her mental abilities.
  • Batan’s backer threatened An Ya and tried to force her to release Batan, but An Ya refused and told him to kill the captured Undying if he wished.
  • Bai Fu spoke to Batan’s backer as An Ya’s sister and said she would reach him shortly, causing him to order his spaceship moved elsewhere.

Ch. 293Garcia One-Handedly Crushes a Sovereign, Bai Fu's Protagonist Plan [57k]

Garcia executed the captured players, framed the native civilization for Ruth’s death, and was killed by Bai Fu after she exposed his coup attempt. Bai Fu learned about the Layas Civilization’s war with the Apostle Holy City and accepted a quest to help its government-in-exile, seeing a chance to lead an alliance against the enemy.

  • Garcia ordered the captured players executed, then arrested Ruth and planned to blame the native civilization for her death so he could seize control of the government-in-exile.
  • Bai Fu ambushed Garcia’s fleet with a Void Spirit Torrent and battered him with Big Hei Fu while the government-in-exile watched.
  • Ruth explained Garcia’s scheme, and Bai Fu crushed Garcia’s head after the Layas leaders stopped defending him.
  • Bai Fu learned that the Apostle Holy City had conquered the Layas Civilization and heard Ruth describe the plan to unite civilizations it had attacked.
  • Bai Fu received a quest to help the Layas government-in-exile and decided to become the leader of an anti-Apostle Holy City alliance.

Ch. 294A Saintess Worthy of the Name

Bai Fu brought the Layas Civilization’s government-in-exile to the Rebirth Empire and shared their intelligence about the Apostle Holy City, whose extraordinary forces greatly outnumbered the Empire’s. When the Layas people grew disappointed with the Empire’s reluctance to act, Bai Fu offered to help them form an alliance and rescue their captured people, then welcomed Version 2.3’s update.

  • Bai Fu told Ruth and the Layas representatives about the Apostle Holy City’s conflict with the Saint and invited them to seek supplies and support from the Rebirth Empire.
  • Under Big Hei Fu’s guidance, the Layas government-in-exile joined An Ya’s investigation fleet and traveled with it to Zu Yuan Star, where Bai Fu showed them Youye City.
  • Bai Fu informed Sword Emperor and Lord of the Vortex about the Layas people, and the Imperial Council held a meeting to investigate the Apostle Holy City’s strength.
  • Ruth revealed that the Apostle Holy City had more than thirty extraordinary beings and that its High God Disciple was said to be nearing the status of a Child of Eternity.
  • When the Layas people considered leaving the Rebirth Empire, Bai Fu offered resources, contacts, and Undying followers to help them organize a rescue and an anti-Apostle Holy City alliance.
  • Version 2.2 ended and Version 2.3 maintenance began, leaving Bai Fu hopeful that she would receive a verification badge in the preview.

Ch. 295At this point, can we reconcile with Bai Fu? [4k]

Bai Fu prepared to unite civilizations displaced by the Apostle Holy City, using her strength to resolve crises in two exiled societies and sending their captured conspirators to the Heavenly Ark. The Version 2.3 trailer confirmed her prominent role, leaving Wind Rises Among the Stars wondering whether he could reconcile with her after siding with Sui Xi.

  • Bai Fu learned that she had become a World-Level BOSS, a Version 2.3 main character, and the Spiritual Energy School’s Ultimate Mentor, while her upgraded talent linked her body with Hei Fu.
  • Bai Fu asked Ruth about dark energy, learned that the Apostle Holy City used dark-energy engines, and recruited Layas researchers to help Yulia study a Starry Sky Giant Beast.
  • Bai Fu and Ruth contacted the Myriad Phenomena Federation and the Core Civilization, where Bai Fu crushed resource-grabbing officials and exposed conspirators planning to contact the Apostle Holy City.
  • Bai Fu spared the captured troublemakers and secretly sent their souls to the Heavenly Ark to work alongside the Beast God.
  • Bai Fu watched the Version 2.3 promotional video, which featured her prominently, while Wind Rises Among the Stars realized that siding with Sui Xi had made him her enemy and wondered if they could make peace.

Ch. 296The Anti-Apostle Holy City Alliance Is Formed, and Bai Fu's New Evolution

Bai Fu helped form the Anti-Apostle Holy City Alliance, then evolved into an Aberrant Night Watcher and prepared to travel to the Empire for an accelerated plan. Meanwhile, Wind Rises Among the Stars tried to empower Sui Xi against Bai Fu, and Rufus recruited the painter Selena for a partnership.

  • Wind Rises Among the Stars rallied Bai Fu's haters to support Sui Xi, while Fu Sect players celebrated Bai Fu's role in version 2.3.
  • Bai Fu sent players and Rayas Exile Government fleets to contact attacked civilizations, and the Anti-Apostle Holy City Alliance grew to nine members with Bai Fu elected its First Chair of the Civilization Council.
  • Wind Rises Among the Stars and other players offered to help Sui Xi grow stronger so they could oppose Bai Fu, and Sui Xi's Favorability toward them rose.
  • Yulia's team produced Beast God enhancement potions, and Bai Fu used one to evolve into an Aberrant Night Watcher, gaining major attribute increases and the Superpower Aggregation talent.
  • Dmitry told Bai Fu that the Empire planned to start an earlier operation and might need her Guidance ability, so Bai Fu prepared to travel with him.
  • Rufus contacted Selena and offered to help her kill the person she hated most in exchange for her cooperation, and Selena accepted.

Ch. 297Promoted to Transcendent Excellence!

Bai Fu synthesized the rainbow-quality Prayer Card blueprint Endless Dark Domain and advanced to Transcendent Excellence while trapped in the Lost Region. As her Life Ascension began, Titan Industries mistook its energy surge for Dmitry detecting them and launched an attack on the ship.

  • Bai Fu discovered that an attack had trapped her ship in the Lost Region and triggered the emergency mission Lost in Deep Space.
  • Bai Fu contacted Hei Fu through the Heavenly Ark, asked her to arrange a rescue, and warned the Emperor that an insider might have leaked the ship's route.
  • Bai Fu fed the ship's supplies to the Sacrificial God Scepter and synthesized Endless Dark Domain after spending more than six billion experience points.
  • Bai Fu completed her third Awakening, became a Transcendent Excellence-class Dark Monarch, and began Life Ascension under the species name Dark Night.
  • Dmitry sensed an extraordinary-level energy fluctuation, while Titan Industries' attackers wrongly assumed he had detected them.
  • Lei Ming Dao and the Titan Industries fighters chose to attack immediately, sending Gali Aini to capture Bai Fu.

Ch. 298Let the Star Sea Witness Bai Fu's Strength!

Titan Industries ambushed Bai Fu and Dmitry while they traveled toward Zu Yuan Star, intending to capture Bai Fu and eliminate Dmitry. Bai Fu escaped the trap by revealing that she had become a Transcendent, leaving both sides stunned.

  • Titan Industries sent four Transcendents, seven Dominators, and two Cosmic Treasures to ambush Bai Fu's ship, and Dmitry recognized the attackers.
  • Dmitry fought Lei Ming Dao and the other attackers while Bai Fu left the ship, trying to draw Titan Industries' forces away from him.
  • Gali Aini and five Dominators overwhelmed Bai Fu's Spiritual Energy Legion and bound her, while Dmitry warned Lei Ming Dao that the Rebirth Empire knew about the kidnapping.
  • After the Industrial Committee confirmed the Empire knew, Lei Ming Dao ordered his team to kill Dmitry, but Bai Fu revealed she had let Gali Aini capture her as a trap.
  • Bai Fu shattered her restraints with psychic energy and overwhelmed Gali Aini, whose final warning revealed that she had advanced to the Transcendent realm.

Ch. 299The Best She Could Do Still Wasn't Enough to Defeat Bai Fu

Bai Fu used her newly gained Transcendent power and the Sacrificial God Scepter to overwhelm Titan Industries’ attack squad, destroy Gali Aini’s body, and seal his soul. Xue Quan and the others fled as Bai Fu’s ascension remained unfinished, while Rufus arrived intending to seize her and her cosmic treasure.

  • Bai Fu trapped Gali Aini with a barrage of skills and struck him with the Sacrificial God Scepter, scattering his body while her summons blocked his Sovereign companions.
  • Bai Fu used the Painter’s [Wonderful Moment] to incapacitate Xue Quan, burned Gali Aini’s body to ash, and sealed his exposed soul inside a glass bead with the Heavenly Ark’s power.
  • Xue Quan learned Bai Fu was still completing her Transcendent evolution and fled with the remaining Titan Industries forces, abandoning Gali Aini.
  • Dmitry returned to the spaceship after Lei Ming Dao and Zero fled, and Rufus arrived in the starry sky planning to take Bai Fu and her cosmic treasure.

Ch. 300The Facts Proved That Rufus and Bai Fu Were in Cahoots!

Rufus ambushed Titan Industries to seize Bai Fu but failed to find her, then fought their crew and pursued Xue Quan. Bai Fu captured Xue Quan, completed her Life Ascension, and left the chapter newly empowered as news of her transformation spread across the explored universe and reached the Apostle Holy City.

  • Rufus ambushed Lei Ming Dao, Zero, and Xue Quan, but learned they had failed to capture Bai Fu and was trapped aboard their ship by the Home of the Lost.
  • Rufus used a spirit energy source point to overwhelm the crew, pursued Xue Quan after she fled, and eventually gave up when he could not catch her.
  • Bai Fu and Dmitry found the wounded Xue Quan, defeated her, and bound her soul with the Heavenly Ark.
  • Bai Fu decided to keep Gali Aini and Xue Quan alive as bargaining chips to obtain resources from Titan Industries for the Sacrificial God Scepter.
  • Bai Fu completed her Life Ascension, changed into the exclusive race 幽夜, gained new talents, and saw major increases to her attributes.
  • Dmitry reported Bai Fu's latest transformation to the Imperial Senate as news of her growing power spread across the explored universe and reached the Apostle Holy City.

Ch. 301The Brightest Star in the Sea of Stars: Bai Fu [52k]

After Titan Industries’ ambush failed and Bai Fu captured Xue Quan, the major powers scrambled to respond, while the Painter joined a mysterious organization determined to destroy the Three Universal Civilizations. The Supernova Battle Group chose to seek cooperation with the Rebirth Empire, and Bai Fu agreed to hear its proposal for working with the Undying.

  • The Painter met the tiger-headed man, confirmed she wanted to join his organization, and learned that its mole in the Rebirth Empire had escaped safely.
  • Bualuo canceled the Rebirth Empire’s planned military pressure on Titan Industries after learning Bai Fu was safe and Titan Industries had suffered a major defeat.
  • Chairman Delano and Titan Industries’ council blamed Xue Quan and Rufus for the failed operation, speculated about Rufus and Bai Fu’s connection, and ordered border defenses reinforced.
  • Jose fired Eternal Investment’s Edge World representative for failing to invest in Bai Fu, and the representative decided to seek work with the Bai Fu Fund.
  • Fitz rejected Titan Industries’ proposal and directed the Supernova Battle Group to seek an alliance with the Rebirth Empire and send Bai Fu an apology gift.
  • After reuniting with the Rebirth Empire’s reinforcements, Bai Fu reviewed her mission rewards, then agreed to discuss the Supernova Battle Group’s proposal for cooperation with the Undying.

Ch. 302The Truth About Why Bai Fu Is the Protagonist [57k]

Bai Fu negotiated generous compensation and cooperation terms with the Supernova Battle Group, upgraded her combat suit, and celebrated reaching the Transcendent level. As players invented a dramatic backstory for her, the Sage mistook Rufus’s actions for betrayal and warned the Apostle Holy City that major factions might unite.

  • Bai Fu tentatively approved the Supernova Battle Group’s compensation and proposals to cooperate on player management and Dark Zone exploration, while Dmitry warned her the group might exploit her.
  • Olson upgraded Bai Fu’s combat suit blueprint, and Bai Fu used an evolution card to create a powerful Red-quality suit that she could bind to herself and repair with psionic energy.
  • Bai Fu returned to Zu Yuan Star, imprisoned Gali Aini and Xue Quan in the Heavenly Ark, gave Shadow Fu the Zenith Authority staff, and held a celebration for reaching the Transcendent level.
  • Players debated Bai Fu’s new title, and Digging Princess proposed that Bai Fu had once been a cold assassin who changed after reaching Zu Yuan Star; Bai Fu read the posts and praised her understanding.
  • The Sage and Corona concluded that Rufus had betrayed them after hearing he helped Bai Fu, but Rufus was unreachable while fighting the Void Lord Core’s remnant consciousness.
  • The Sage warned the Apostle Holy City that the Rebirth Empire and Supernova Battle Group might join forces, prompting an emergency meeting about contacting the civilizations of the Explored Universe.

Ch. 303A Universal Civilization? I, Bai Fu, Can Exploit Them Just the Same!

After the Rebirth Empire and Supernova Battle Group joined forces against Titan Industries, Bai Fu gained resources, advanced her Ability Garden questline, and waited to complete its dangerous final stage. A Dark Domain civilization attacked by the Apostle Holy City sent a distress signal, signaling the coming Great Universe War.

  • Bai Fu learned that Slik, the former Valkoz heir, had leaked her information, and she joined negotiations with the Supernova Battle Group to investigate his betrayal and secure an alliance.
  • The Rebirth Empire and Supernova Battle Group signed a three-year defensive cooperation agreement, and the Supernova Battle Group transferred its Undying to Bai Fu's command.
  • The three Universal Civilizations negotiated over Gali Aini and Xue Quan, while Titan Industries denied knowing Slik or recruiting him.
  • Bai Fu completed the Ability Evolution Tree quests, gained the Ability Prodigy talent, and unlocked a final pilgrimage quest to the Ability Garden that she chose to postpone.
  • Titan Industries delivered compensation and supplies, then took Gali Aini and Xue Quan away from Zu Yuan Star.
  • A Supernova Battle Group exploration team discovered a Dark Domain civilization under attack by the Apostle Holy City, and the civilization sent a distress signal.
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