Arc 15The Fall of Etheron

Bai Fu completed her transformations, defeated Etheron, and helped Ai Li Jie reclaim the God of the Void’s position. After learning that Ignatz led The First Agreement, Bai Fu repelled its assault on Zu Yuan Star and exposed Rufus’s betrayal, but Ignatz shifted his attack toward the Silent Court.

  • Bai Fu staged her memory loss to learn about Void Particles, then recruited Rufus to help deceive the Apostle Holy City and hunted Void Lords with him.
  • Bai Fu led the Silent Court’s assault on the Fourth Fleet, destroyed its Artificial God, and used the apparent defeat of her clone to draw the Apostle Holy City into the Far Shot Pit.
  • Etheron began a ritual at Holy Land Star using the Double Helix Tree, but Bai Fu completed her fourth Divine Transformation and fought him as he threatened to control the Void Dimension.
  • Bai Fu revealed to Ai Li Jie that she was her younger sister and helped her reclaim the God of the Void’s position with the True Spirit Marrow and remains.
  • Sui Xi gave Bai Fu the Third Apostle’s True Spirit Remains fragment, allowing the three fragments to restore the Three Apostle’s power through Yulia.
  • Bai Fu and her allies severed Etheron’s connection to the Double Helix Tree, killed him, and took the tree and True Spirit Marrow.
  • The First Agreement attacked Zu Yuan Star, and Dmitry revealed that Ignatz led the group and had stolen the Rebirth Empire’s Sacred Artifact.
  • Bai Fu trapped Rufus and imperial officers in a Fate Sphere, had Fei Ye and Jin Lu kill Rufus, and routed Ignatz’s forces near Zu Yuan Star before Ignatz turned toward the Silent Court.
Chapters 355–379 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 355The Reapers' Past, Civilization Farming [4k]

Bai Fu learned from Old Relic 003 that the Reapers harvested civilizations and began considering an alliance with The First Agreement to prevent the next harvest. After absorbing the Void Lord Core, she became an Old God and planned to use Rufus to stage convincing amnesia for Ai Li Jie.

  • Bai Fu activated Old Relic 003 and heard a First Era recorder explain that the Reapers planted civilizations like crops and harvested them when certain conditions were met.
  • Bai Fu inferred that The First Agreement's leader wanted to stop her from accelerating the Three Universal Civilizations and considered making peace with him.
  • Bai Fu decided to stage amnesia to get Ai Li Jie to share knowledge about Void Particles, and chose Rufus to help create the upheaval she needed.
  • Bai Fu continued absorbing the Void Lord Core while discussing the Apostle Holy City with the Three Universal Civilizations.
  • Bai Fu reached 100% absorption, changed her race to Old God, and gained two rounds of major attribute adjustments and several new abilities.
  • Bai Fu sensed that Ai Li Jie had noticed her transformation and decided to go see Rufus.

Ch. 356A Pitiable Ai Li Jie, Toyed with by Bai Fu[4k]

Bai Fu captured the wounded Rufus and recruited him to help deceive Apostle Holy City, then staged a battle that left her apparently defeated and mentally impaired. Ai Li Jie learned that gentle memory triggers might restore Bai Fu and set out to help her, unaware that she might recover her own lost memories first.

  • Rufus tried to ambush another Void Lord, but was injured and later trapped by Bai Fu, who revealed her void powers and offered him death or cooperation.
  • Bai Fu exposed Rufus's hidden plans and abilities, then persuaded him to help stage an attack on Ability Garden to deceive Apostle Holy City.
  • Rufus attacked Ability Garden, and Bai Fu fought him before unleashing overwhelming power and driving him away, then collapsed in an apparently weakened state.
  • Yulia told Ai Li Jie that Bai Fu's memory loss and intellectual impairment might be reversed by gently awakening her memories.
  • Ai Li Jie resolved to share secrets and knowledge with Bai Fu to restore her, while Yulia worried that Ai Li Jie might recover her own memories first.

Ch. 357Harvest Time: Synthesizing Void Particles

Bai Fu revealed to Dmitry that her apparent mental collapse was an act, then used Ai Li Jie’s help to synthesize Void Particles and gained a powerful new talent. Dmitry entered the Rebirth Empire’s sealed subspace as planned and discovered that most of its Sacred Artifacts had vanished.

  • The Apostle Holy City’s High God Disciple celebrated Bai Fu’s apparent breakdown and prepared to attack, unaware that the Four Apostle was secretly rallying ambitious members against him.
  • The Three Universal Civilizations sent Dmitry to visit Bai Fu, and he told her he intended to risk his life entering the Rebirth Empire’s subspace to gain power.
  • Bai Fu revealed to Dmitry that she had been pretending to be Silly Fu and asked him to help her obtain Void Particles without exposing her secret.
  • Dmitry told Ai Li Jie that Bai Fu had mentioned Void Particles, and Ai Li Jie guided Bai Fu through synthesizing one, earning Bai Fu a new talent and mission rewards.
  • Dmitry entered the subspace and found most of its Sacred Artifacts missing, then ordered the others to contact Radiance for information.

Ch. 358A One-Sided Battle, the Void's End [4k]

Dmitry sought Bai Fu's help after discovering that someone had stolen artifacts from the Rebirth Empire's secondary space without leaving a trace. After investigating the Empire's leaders, Bai Fu found signs of defections but no culprit, then joined Rufus to hunt Void Lords and set out to bury the Void once and for all.

  • Dmitry left the Empire after failing to find evidence of the artifact theft and brought the remaining artifacts to Bai Fu for help.
  • Bai Fu accepted a quest to investigate the theft and gave Dmitry Prayer Cards so she could observe his suspected associates at a banquet.
  • Bai Fu found that several Empire figures appeared to be preparing to defect, but she could not identify who stole the artifacts.
  • Bai Fu sent Hei Fu to contact Rufus, then joined him to hunt the remaining Void Lords.
  • Rufus led Bai Fu and their allies into an ambush against Yuan Shi, and they killed Yuan Shi and another Void Lord.
  • Bai Fu swallowed one of the Void Lord Cores, terrifying Rufus into deeper reverence, and declared they would bury the Void.

Ch. 359BOSS Training, the Void Twins [3.5k]

Bai Fu helped Fei Ye and Jin Lu absorb two Void Lord Cores, accidentally turning them into the powerful Void Twins. As she prepared to use their abilities to strike the Apostle Holy City, Litte reported that the High God Disciple and the Four Apostle had fallen out.

  • Bai Fu gave Fei Ye and Jin Lu the Void Lord Cores, and their fusion triggered the birth of the Void Twins.
  • Three days later, Fei Ye and Jin Lu finished absorbing the Cores and learned they could share senses and recreate each other’s bodies.
  • Yulia questioned Bai Fu about her plan for Ai Li Jie’s recovered memories, and Bai Fu said she would keep pretending for a few more days while preparing to attack the Apostle Holy City.
  • Bai Fu planned to have Fei Ye and Jin Lu open a route to Holy Land Star so they could seize the last piece of the Three Apostle's True Spirit Remains.
  • Litte urgently told Bai Fu that Sen Lan had reported the High God Disciple and the Four Apostle had fallen out.

Ch. 360A Beam of Light in the Darkness, Bai Fu!

Bai Fu learned that Sen Lan wanted to defect from the Apostle Holy City and worked with the Three Universal Civilizations to turn his offer into part of a trap. She volunteered to lead a costly feint at the Fourth Formation, while secretly planning to use the mission to strike Holy Land Star and seize a fragment of the Three Apostle’s True Spirit Remains.

  • Lit told Bai Fu that Sen Lan had offered to defect and open a gap in the Fourth Formation, and Bai Fu used a Prayer Card to speak with him directly.
  • Sen Lan declared his resentment toward the Apostle Holy City and offered to help Bai Fu’s forces enter the Fourth Formation, while Bai Fu praised him but remained wary.
  • Bai Fu and the Rebirth Empire’s strategy committee decided to use Sen Lan’s connection to support the Far Shot Pit plan by staging an apparent assault and convincing the Apostle Holy City that the Three Universal Civilizations had been defeated.
  • When the committee worried about who would lead the dangerous feint, Bai Fu volunteered and named Shadow Fu, Black King, Fei Ye, Yulia, and her summons as part of the force.
  • The Three Universal Civilizations approved Bai Fu’s plan and gave her the Titan’s Holy Shield, while Bai Fu concealed her intention to use the mission to reach Holy Land Star and seize the relic fragment.

Ch. 361Across Billions of Light-Years, Igniting the Sea of Stars [48k]

Bai Fu launched the Silent Court’s long-planned assault on Apostle Holy City’s Fourth Fleet while allies and players moved into position across the Sea of Stars. Her attack prompted the High God Disciple and the Four Apostle to summon the Artificial God, which appeared before her.

  • Bai Fu rallied the Silent Court, received a mission to attack the Fourth Fleet, and ordered players to return to Zu Yuan Star and prepare its ships.
  • After Litte reported that the Fourth Fleet was transferring troops, Bai Fu mobilized the Silent Court’s fleet and coordinated a secret assault with the Anti–Apostle Holy City Alliance.
  • Senlan received the signal and left an opening in the Fourth Fleet for Bai Fu’s forces to exploit.
  • Bai Fu revealed herself aboard the flagship and led the fleet’s attack on the Fourth Fleet.
  • The Fourth Fleet commander requested permission to deploy the Artificial God, and the High God Disciple and Four Apostle summoned it to confront Bai Fu.

Ch. 362All-Out Assault: The Slaying of a False God

Bai Fu led the players and her allies against the Apostle Holy City's Fourth Fleet while holding off the Artificial God of Psychic Energy. She unleashed her full strength, destroyed the False God, and prompted the High God Disciple to rush to the battlefield with four cosmic treasures.

  • Bai Fu blocked the Artificial God of Psychic Energy's might as tens of thousands of players charged into the Fourth Fleet.
  • Fei Ye and Ying Fu overwhelmed the Fourth Fleet's Transcendent-tier fighters while the players stabilized the battle.
  • Bai Fu summoned the Sacrificial God Scepter and attacked the Artificial God with Star Sea Fall, the tide of annihilation, and Light and Dark Entanglement.
  • Kabaye and the Praying Angel pinned down the Artificial God, allowing Light and Dark Entanglement to crush most of its prisms.
  • Bai Fu shattered the Artificial God's remaining defenses with Sacrificial God and Void Particles, then banished it into an isolated dimension and destroyed its core.
  • The High God Disciple learned Bai Fu was a Void Lord and rushed to support Squad Four with four cosmic treasures.

Ch. 363The Decisive Moment

Bai Fu killed the Apostle Holy City's Artificial God and led an assault on the Fourth Fleet, completing her mission objective before confronting the High God Disciple. The allied forces began their main attack as Bai Fu's clone was reported dead, setting the stage for the Far Shot Pit plan.

  • Bai Fu's victory over the Artificial God reached Bualuo, who ordered the allied forces to launch a full-scale assault while Odoayak reflected on his late brother Oda Ba'er.
  • The First Agreement learned that Bai Fu had killed the Artificial God, and its leader ordered the group to finish off the Apostle Holy City before making their own move.
  • Bai Fu, Fei Ye, the player army, and the Spiritual Energy Legion attacked the Fourth Fleet, whose forces began to collapse under the repeated assaults.
  • The High God Disciple arrived, but Bai Fu used her Void abilities and Prayer Cards to break into the Fourth Fleet's command center, where Sen Lan helped her kill its commanders.
  • Bai Fu completed branch three of her main mission and charged the High God Disciple, intending for her clone to die in battle.
  • Bualuo learned that Bai Fu's clone had died and the attacking forces had been wiped out, then prepared for the Apostle Holy City's expected announcement and the Far Shot Pit plan.

Ch. 364The Projection of a Dimension, the Terror Bai Fu Brought

After Bai Fu’s apparent defeat, the Three Universal Civilizations staged a retreat that lured the Apostle Holy City into the Far Shot Pit, while Bai Fu prepared to attack Holy Land Star. The High God Disciple avoided the trap and raced toward Holy Land Star, leaving the factions unaware of his whereabouts.

  • The High God Disciple learned that the Three Universal Civilizations had launched an all-out attack and ordered his forces to exploit Bai Fu’s apparent defeat.
  • Bualuo instructed Gorguga to lead a staged frontline rout, and the Apostle Holy City pursued the fleeing Three Universal Civilizations forces after defeating him.
  • Bai Fu collected rewards for completing her quest branches, including the Great Godly Body skill, and tested her new abilities as she waited to attack Holy Land Star.
  • The Four Apostle secretly prepared to betray the High God Disciple, while members of the First Agreement attacked the Apostle Holy City during its pursuit.
  • Bualuo lured the Apostle Holy City into the Far Shot Pit, but the High God Disciple was missing when the forces prepared to strike.
  • The High God Disciple raced through space toward Holy Land Star.

Ch. 365The Path of Evolution, Sacrificial Ritual

The High God Disciple abandoned the trapped Apostle Holy City forces and gathered his followers at Holy Land Star, where he launched a sacrificial ritual to claim godhood before Bai Fu could reclaim the God of the Void’s position. The ritual began with Four Apostle and the assembled followers as fuel, leaving Bai Fu watching the sudden betrayal from afar.

  • The High God Disciple left the Apostle Holy City fleet trapped in the Far Shot Pit and hurried to Holy Land Star to retrieve a strange tree and secure the God of the Void’s godhead.
  • The Three Universal Civilizations exploited his absence to crush the trapped fleet, while the High God Disciple summoned his followers to Holy Land Star under the pretense of rescuing them.
  • Four Apostle and her allies postponed their plan to attack the High God Disciple, intending to deal with him after defeating the Three Universal Civilizations.
  • Bai Fu saw the High God Disciple and his followers gather at Holy Land Star, but held back because she could not yet complete her fourth transformation or defeat both him and Four Apostle.
  • After waiting for the assembled followers, the High God Disciple injected black liquid into Four Apostle and unleashed black-and-white branches that attacked the crowd.
  • The High God Disciple declared that he would use the followers’ deaths as fuel to smelt a true god, and the branches lifted him into the air as the ritual began.

Ch. 366Bai Fu Descends from the Sky [4k]

Etheron activated the Double Helix Tree to drain the Apostle Holy City's powerhouses and planned to use them to become a god, forcing Bai Fu and her allies to intervene. Bai Fu transformed into a giant god to fight him, while Rufus rescued the Fourth Apostle and Hei Fu blocked Etheron.

  • Etheron used the Double Helix Tree to disrupt the attendants’ energy balance, then attacked the Fourth Apostle with a recompiled fragment of the God of the Void’s True Spirit Remains.
  • Etheron began draining the trapped powerhouses’ life force and fought the unstable Fourth Apostle as Bai Fu realized his growing power would threaten everyone.
  • Bai Fu ordered Rufus to cover her, sent Fei Ye and Jin Lu to attack the tree, tasked Shadow Fu and others with broadcasting the news and raiding Holy Land Star, and directed the players to attack.
  • Bai Fu activated Great Godly Body and appeared as a giant god, forcing Etheron to pause his attack on the Fourth Apostle and fight her.
  • Etheron trapped the Fourth Apostle in a cage of Void Particles, but Rufus broke through with his Void Lord power and rescued it.
  • Hei Fu appeared before Etheron with the Sacrificial God Scepter and Titan’s Holy Shield, blocking his pursuit of Rufus and the Fourth Apostle.

Ch. 367Divine Might, Reinforcements Arrive [4k]

Bai Fu and her allies tried to stop Etheron, the High God Disciple, from devouring Holy Land Star, but his power continued to grow. After recruiting help from The First Agreement and escaping his first assault, Bai Fu found Etheron had caught up with Rufus and twelve extraordinaries as he prepared to ascend.

  • Bai Fu and the godlike body fought Etheron while Fei Ye and Jin Lu failed to free Vipses from the Double Helix Tree's branches.
  • Bai Fu warned Fei Ye and Jin Lu to flee after the branches spread across Holy Land Star and trapped more Apostle Holy City followers.
  • Bai Fu asked The First Agreement's leader for help, and he sent Angus and other allies to support her.
  • Angus failed to stop Etheron, while Bai Fu copied his Destined Celestial Sphere and fled with Yulia, Fei Ye, and the others.
  • Etheron caught up with Rufus and twelve extraordinaries after fusing further with the Double Helix Tree, and announced his apotheosis.

Ch. 368Mysterious Code, Fourth Metamorphosis [45k]

Bai Fu and the First Agreement fought Etheron as he merged with the Double Helix Tree to seize control of the Void Dimension. After Angus revealed a secret about a program discovered by the Seekers of Dao, Bai Fu completed the requirements for her Fourth Divine Transformation and began transforming.

  • Bai Fu learned that Etheron’s fusion with the Double Helix Tree could let him control the Void Dimension, and warned the others of his plan.
  • Etheron descended the Void Dimension around the battlefield and attacked the group while trying to absorb the Four Apostle.
  • Ships from the Apostle Holy City arrived to attack Etheron, but his branches drained their energy and turned their passengers into new power sources.
  • Bai Fu pressed Angus for a major secret, and he revealed that the Seekers of Dao had found and sealed a program now guarded by the Child of Prophecy.
  • The revelation increased Above the Stars plot exploration by 3.7%, completing Bai Fu’s Fourth Divine Transformation quest, and she began transforming.

Ch. 369What, Bai Fu Isn't the God of the Void? [4k]

After her fourth Divine Transformation, Bai Fu gained enough power to resist Etheron, who tried to kill her with a weapon made from the God of the Void’s Death Factor. Bai Fu survived and revealed that she was not the God of the Void, then appeared before Ai Li Jie and claimed she was her younger sister.

  • Bai Fu completed her fourth Divine Transformation, gained Original Purification, and advanced her Dark Emperor class to Lord of Origin.
  • Bai Fu used her other body to warn people outside Etheron’s Void dimension not to rush into battle and be absorbed by him.
  • Etheron unleashed a devastating attack on Bai Fu and used the God of the Void’s Death Factor, believing it would kill her.
  • Bai Fu struck Etheron with Void Spirit · Primordial Burst, and he realized she was not the God of the Void.
  • Bai Fu’s other body appeared before Ai Li Jie, and Bai Fu told her she was actually her younger sister.

Ch. 370Sister, I'm Really Not Your Mom [4k]

Bai Fu convinced Ai Li Jie that she was the true God of the Void and that Bai Fu had impersonated her to protect her. After Bai Fu recovered Ai Li Jie's True Spirit Marrow and remains from the Four Apostle, Ai Li Jie reclaimed her position as God of the Void, and the crisis of the Reapers' arrival was averted.

  • Bai Fu told Ai Li Jie she was the Twelve Apostle and had pretended to be her mother to conceal Ai Li Jie's identity as the God of the Void, and Ai Li Jie believed her.
  • Bai Fu asked Shadow Fu to take the God of the Void's True Spirit Marrow and remains from the wounded Four Apostle, while Bai Fu kept the High God Disciple occupied.
  • Bai Fu used the Primordial Furnace against the High God Disciple, but his life force rapidly recovered through his partial merger with the Double Helix Tree.
  • Shadow Fu, Fei Ye, and Jin Lu sent the recovered remains to the Ability Garden, where Bai Fu gave them to Ai Li Jie.
  • Ai Li Jie absorbed the True Spirit Marrow and remains and reclaimed her position as God of the Void.
  • The leader of the First Agreement heard that the crisis of the Reapers' arrival had been averted.

Ch. 371Gods Clash, the Third Apostle Awakens [4k]

Bai Fu fought Etheron after his path to godhood was cut off, while the Four Apostle escaped and her allies prepared to leave. Sui Xi delivered the last fragment of the Third Apostle’s True Spirit Remains to Bai Fu, and the Three Apostle’s restored power gave Bai Fu infinite mana as she faced Etheron.

  • The leader ordered the Child of Prophecy to locate the High God Disciple’s Fate Star and told the Fate Weaver to watch Bai Fu.
  • Etheron erupted in rage inside the Primordial Furnace, then attacked Bai Fu as she used her Great Godly Body to fight him.
  • The Four Apostle escaped into the Void while Bai Fu and Etheron were occupied, and Bai Fu told her allies to leave as she held Etheron back.
  • Etheron revealed that Sui Xi was a Key of Destiny and expected her to bring him the Third Apostle’s True Spirit Remains fragment.
  • Sui Xi revealed that she had joined forces with Bai Fu and handed over the fragment, which Bai Fu gave to Yulia.
  • The three fragments restored the Three Apostle’s power, linking Yulia’s infinite mana to Bai Fu as Etheron faced her again.

Ch. 372Damn, Why Was Bai Fu So Evil? [4k]

Bai Fu escaped Etheron by trapping him in her Void Field, then watched his public exposé stir controversy across the starry sky. After Yulia grew stronger and the game updated, Bai Fu learned she was its official mascot and prepared to take the Old Ones' Elixir.

  • Bai Fu used her enhanced Void Field to trap Etheron, then escaped through a dimensional rift with Sui Xi while he raged in pursuit.
  • The leader of the First Agreement found Etheron's video accusing Bai Fu of fraud and ordered the Child of Prophecy to track him, while the group went to see Rufus.
  • The High God Disciple's exposé spread widely, but most people dismissed it; players in the Apostle Holy City faction were upset that Sui Xi had joined Bai Fu.
  • Bai Fu stopped Ai Li Jie from publicly defending her because she planned to save Ai Li Jie's identity as the God of the Void for a later confrontation with The First Agreement.
  • Yulia absorbed the Sacred Tree's Heart and reached a second metamorphosis, while Bai Fu waited for the enhancement potion to be synthesized.
  • After the ten-day wait and the game's 3.1 update, Bai Fu learned she was the official mascot and was reminded to investigate a program held by The First Agreement, then took out the Old Ones' Elixir.

Ch. 373The Lord of the Stars, Bai Fu [45k]

After drinking Yulia’s Old God Serum, Bai Fu ascended into the exclusive race Lord of the Stars and gained powerful new abilities. While the Three Universal Civilizations reclaimed their territory, Etheron captured Wind Rises Among the Stars as a supposed spy for Bai Fu, prompting him to ask Digging Princess to join her side.

  • Bai Fu drank the Old God Serum, endured three days of weakness, and named her new race Lord of the Stars.
  • Bai Fu gained major stat increases and new talents and skills, chose the Heavenly Ark as her crowning circlet, and decided to wait for the High God Disciple to reveal her location.
  • Bai Fu stayed at the Silent Court, helping Yulia create enhancement serums and training An Ya and Xiphris while the Three Universal Civilizations reclaimed their lost territory.
  • Players celebrated Bai Fu’s success in the 3.1 trailer, while Wind Rises Among the Stars regretted his past attacks on her and decided to return to the game before deleting his account.
  • Etheron captured Wind Rises Among the Stars, accused him of being Bai Fu’s spy, and threatened to imprison him forever.
  • Wind Rises Among the Stars sent Digging Princess Etheron’s coordinates and angrily asked to join Bai Fu.

Ch. 374Overwhelming Strength

Bai Fu confronted Etheron in his hidden lair and overwhelmed him with her cosmic treasures, summoned allies, and full power. Just as Etheron relied on the Double Helix Tree to survive her attacks, Ai Li Jie severed his connection to it, leaving Bai Fu poised to finish him.

  • Bai Fu learned Wind Rises Among the Stars had revealed Etheron's location and gathered her allies to attack him.
  • Etheron secretly purged hostile Apostles in Apostle Holy City and prepared to build a new city with Zoriel after killing Bai Fu.
  • Etheron transformed into a towering monster and attacked Bai Fu, but she trapped him with the Destiny Celestial Sphere and fought him with the Void Spirit God King and her allies.
  • Bai Fu overwhelmed Etheron's defenses with her full power, while Etheron failed to escape or break the Destiny Celestial Sphere.
  • Ai Li Jie appeared and severed Etheron's connection to the Double Helix Tree, and Bai Fu moved in to finish him.

Ch. 375The Death of the High God Disciple

Bai Fu killed Etheron after Ai Li Jie severed his connection to the Double Helix Tree, then escaped with her allies before The First Agreement could reach them. As Bai Fu began fusing with the tree, The First Agreement launched a plan to lure and eliminate her, while Emperor Odoayak authorized the Radiant Core to act.

  • Ai Li Jie charmed the Double Helix Tree into stopping its support for Etheron, and Bai Fu overwhelmed him despite his attempt to destroy them both.
  • Bai Fu killed Etheron, completed the hidden quest [Fall of the Highest], and gained experience, rewards, and the title [End of Fate].
  • After learning that Wind Rises Among the Stars had exposed the battle's location, Bai Fu and her allies left the rifts between dimensions with the True Spirit Marrow and Double Helix Tree.
  • Bai Fu began raising her attributes and fusing with the Double Helix Tree, while Yulia worked on Etheron's genetic data.
  • The First Agreement confirmed Etheron's death and ordered its forces and secret allies to lure Bai Fu out and eliminate her.
  • Emperor Odoayak told the Radiant Core he had authorized it, and the Radiant Core unlocked its highest-level authorization.

Ch. 376Old Days Engraving, the Emperor Returns [4k]

Bai Fu fused with the Double Helix Tree and gained new powers, but the First Agreement attacked Zu Yuan Star and the Ability Garden. As Bai Fu fought to defend them, Odoayak revealed to Dmitry that Emperor Ignatz had returned and led the First Agreement.

  • With Ai Li Jie's help, Bai Fu reached 1.27% fusion progress and gained the World Projection · Void Dimension status and its three boosts.
  • Bai Fu learned that Zu Yuan Star and the Ability Garden were under attack, returned with Yulia and the others, and recognized the First Agreement behind the assault.
  • Bai Fu summoned her Spiritual Energy Legion, defended her headquarters, and called the Three Universal Civilizations for support as the First Agreement sent in reinforcements through the Old Days Engraving.
  • The leader of the First Agreement ordered the attack to continue, believing killing Bai Fu was necessary to prevent the Reapers from arriving.
  • Odoayak told Dmitry that he had taken the Transcendent Sacred Artifacts on Emperor Ignatz's orders and revealed that Ignatz was the leader of the First Agreement.

Ch. 377Wait for Death, Bai Fu!

Ignatz revealed to Dmitry that he led The First Agreement and recruited him to plant a tracker on Bai Fu, while the battle near Zu Yuan Star ended with The First Agreement’s fleet driven off. Rufus arrived pretending to be Bai Fu’s ally, but his status exposed his allegiance and desire to steal her Void Lord Cores.

  • Ignatz appeared to Dmitry, explained The First Agreement’s origins and the Reapers’ threat, and asked him to help create a new order by tracking Bai Fu.
  • Dmitry accepted Ignatz’s task and departed for Zu Yuan Star aboard an express ship.
  • The First Agreement escalated its assault on Zu Yuan Star, but Bai Fu’s forces, the Three Universal Civilizations’ fleet, and the players broke its formation and forced it to retreat.
  • Rufus arrived during the battle and attacked The First Agreement’s fleet, helping the combined forces drive it away.
  • Rufus claimed he had been hunted by The First Agreement, but Bai Fu’s status panel revealed that he belonged to the faction and coveted her Void Lord Cores.

Ch. 378I Was Just Doing It, Steamed Buns—Got a Problem with That? [4k]

Bai Fu exposed Rufus's betrayal and learned from Dmitry that Emperor Ignatz led The First Agreement, then prepared to confront their second assault on Zu Yuan Star. She trapped Rufus and his collaborators in the Celestial Sphere of Destiny and ordered them killed while facing Ignatz's forces.

  • Bai Fu watched Rufus secretly contact defectors in the Rebirth Empire's relief fleet and kept his betrayal hidden while investigating the other moles.
  • Dmitry revealed that Emperor Odoayak and Emperor Ignatz had stolen the empire's Sacred Artifact, and that Ignatz was alive and leading The First Agreement; Dmitry gave Bai Fu the genetic locator Ignatz had intended to use against her.
  • Dmitry explained that he had chosen to support Bai Fu because he believed she better represented the empire's will, and Bai Fu said she wanted to obtain a program tied to the Reapers' system.
  • The First Agreement launched a much larger attack on Zu Yuan Star after Bai Fu returned, while Rufus prepared to betray her during the battle.
  • Bai Fu activated a prearranged Celestial Sphere of Destiny around Rufus and the Rebirth Empire officers, summoned forces from the Void Realm, and ordered them killed as Ignatz's troops charged.

Ch. 379Total War Begins

Bai Fu killed Rufus after trapping him in the Fate Sphere, then revealed her full strength and led a devastating counterattack against the First Agreement near Zu Yuan Star. Ignatz realized he had been deceived and set out to destroy the Silent Court, but Void Spirit God King blocked his path as the Cosmic Tear fused with a living being.

  • Bai Fu trapped Rufus and the imperial officers in the Fate Sphere while Dmitry persuaded the reinforcements to leave them alone.
  • Void Spirit King overwhelmed Rufus, and Fei Ye and Jin Lu killed him and destroyed his body, leaving the Void Lord Core behind.
  • Ignatz waited for Rufus and Dmitry to strike, then learned Rufus had not responded and assumed something might have happened to him.
  • Bai Fu unleashed her hidden strength and, with Hei Fu and the Three Universal Civilizations' forces, routed the First Agreement's attack near Zu Yuan Star.
  • Ignatz learned the First Agreement had suffered catastrophic losses, ordered an assault on the Silent Court, and encountered Void Spirit God King as the Cosmic Tear fused with a living being.
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