Chapter 189: Main Story Quest Completed, Protagonist Among Protagonists Bai Fu
Ichi, a descendant of a family that once served the Demon God, whose bloodline was cursed by psychic affliction.
Teresa, a girl who had witnessed the remains of the Demon God with her own eyes during a Dimensional Catastrophe, and was thus born weak and afflicted.
The two of them were the protagonists of Indigo Star, first introduced in Version 1.1. In Version 1.2, they forged deep friendships with some Players. By Version 1.3, with the Players' help, they gradually approached the root of Indigo Star.
They shared the same dream: to reach the root of Indigo Star and end the centuries-old catastrophe that plagued the world.
To this end, though they stood on different Factions, they continued to fight on.
Their journey was fraught with hardship, but neither of them felt it was bitter—instead, they believed the future was full of hope.
As long as those righteous and passionate Undying Ones launched an attack, peace would surely be restored to Indigo Star before the Day of Descent arrived!
But they never imagined, even in their dreams, that the Day of Descent would come early.
The Demon God known as the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night suddenly appeared, crushing everyone who attacked the Dusk Cult and the Black Sludge Demon God with an invincible might. Then, She marched to the capital of the Nation of Star Pursuit and blasted Asini into fragments before countless spectators.
Such terror!
What unsettled Ichi and Teresa even more was that they had absolutely no idea what the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night was trying to do.
End the Dimensional Catastrophe? But Demon Gods were born from those very catastrophes—was the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night trying to destroy Herself?
More than fearing the Demon God or the root, Ichi and Teresa feared the unknown.
After receiving a message from the Nation of Star Pursuit, they deliberated for a long time and finally decided to meet the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night.
They didn’t think they could escape anyway. After all, the Day of Descent imposed a clear deadline. And once the Nation of Star Pursuit contacted them, many Undying Ones sought them out, swearing solemnly that the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night was the best person in the world.
【Savior of Civilization · Friend of the Undying Ones · Pathfinder · Nemesis of Evil · Timely Rain · Bai Fu!】
How could someone be praised that much?
In the welcome hotel of the capital of the Nation of Star Pursuit—
Ichi and Teresa nervously pushed open the door and entered the reception hall.
The dazzling light of the crystal chandelier briefly blinded them. As their eyes gradually adjusted, they saw a girl even more dazzling standing beneath the starlike chandelier.
She wore a black evening gown, as deep as water. Her figure was graceful like a black rose unfurling beneath starlight—mysterious and elegant.
When the girl suddenly raised her head, it was as if the morning sun rose from the eastern clouds. Her stunning beauty surged like radiant light. In that moment, time seemed to stop. All light and sound cleared a path for her, allowing her to shine alone on a lonely stage.
Ichi and Teresa were dazed.
So this... was the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night?
At that moment, Bai Fu slowly descended the five-step platform. The tapping of Her high heels striking the floor matched perfectly with the racing hearts of Ichi and Teresa.
Bai Fu deliberately walked slowly. She was observing Ichi and Teresa.
These were the protagonists!
When She was still on Origin Star, She had been chasing the footsteps of protagonists, trying to become one Herself. But now, everything had reversed—protagonists were chasing Her instead. It was, undeniably, a gratifying progress.
Bai Fu stopped before Ichi and Teresa.
“To cleanse the root and restore peace to Indigo Star, you’ve both endured so much. Now that I’ve returned, you no longer need to carry that heavy burden of fate.”
The bottom of the Gloomy Staff touched the floor with a crisp sound, snapping Ichi and Teresa out of their daze.
They looked up, and from Bai Fu’s face, they saw a motherly gentleness.
Before coming here, they had speculated what Bai Fu might say—perhaps threats, perhaps attempts at persuasion—but they never expected this.
Stay calm. Don’t be fooled by that warmth and understanding—this must be a new type of scam!
Just as Teresa was steeling herself, Bai Fu’s hand landed softly on her head, gently stroking.
“The root is what’s been corroding your body and causing your frailty. Once we eliminate it, and with the medicine I brought from the Star Sea, you’ll recover quickly and be just like a normal person. Your companions will get better too.”
Teresa’s heart thumped wildly.
She wanted to dodge but couldn’t bring herself to—how warm was the hand of the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night!
Then, Bai Fu looked at Ichi.
“The curse on you doesn’t come from the root, but as long as we destroy the Demon God who cast it, everything will be fine.”
“I…”
Ichi and Teresa had no idea what to say.
With Bai Fu like this, how could they possibly talk back?
Maybe this was just a dream—could a Demon God like the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night really be this kind?
“I know you don’t trust me, but you should try trusting the Undying Ones who’ve been by your side all along. Also, trust my spaceship. I have no need to play tricks on you. That ship alone is enough for me to crush all of Indigo Star with ease.”
It had to be said—Bai Fu’s words made perfect sense.
Schemes?
She could just fly around in her ship and carpet-bomb everything. Who could stop her?
Ichi and Teresa exchanged a look and finally decided to tell Bai Fu the location of the root.
If Bai Fu was a good person, they had to tell her. If not, she might threaten them with all of Indigo Star.
Nice!
Having successfully obtained the root’s precise location, Bai Fu didn’t rush over to destroy it.
Her main goal on Indigo Star this time was to squeeze XP from Indigo Star Players. Before doing that, she decided to use the Indigo Star main quest to help Players recover a bit, so their XP reserves would increase—this way, she could extract more later.
Might as well fleece the officials—it’s free loot anyway, and she’d even get the Players’ praise afterward.
“Indigo Star will always remember your contributions.”
Bai Fu consoled Ichi and Teresa a bit, then immediately called Digging‑Treasure and told her to notify all Players on Indigo Star.
【No matter what Faction you belonged to before, from now on, as long as we fight the monsters and root that plague Indigo Star together, we’re all friends】
“！”
Upon receiving the message, Indigo Star Players were all stirred.
Whoa, is Fu-fu handing out friendship rewards now?
Charge! Follow Fu-fu and clear the main quest fast!
Bai Fu specifically gave Indigo Star Players a three-day window.
During those three days, Players from all over Indigo Star flocked madly toward the rendezvous point Bai Fu mentioned.
During these three days, the rulers of Indigo Star were restless with anxiety. They held endless meetings, trying to formulate countermeasures, but in the end, failed to come up with anything useful and could only watch helplessly.
During these three days, the Player Community was in an uproar. Players from other Newbie Planets were almost dying of envy. If only Players from Origin Star could follow behind Bai Fu and sip the soup, that would be one thing—but now Indigo Star’s Players could drink piping hot soup too?
【Unfair, completely unfair!】
【How is it unfair? Origin Star Players can drink soup, and so can we on Indigo Star—that’s totally fair!】
【Spare me a sip of soup, please, Fu-fu, just one sip, really, I’ll just take one sip!】
No matter how crazed the Players from other planets became, the date Bai Fu had set for the final battle arrived all the same.
On that day, the weather was calm and sunny.
The various nations of Indigo Star and the still-surviving Secret Societies sent teams to livestream the event. Under the gaze of nearly all inhabitants of Indigo Star, Bai Fu delivered a pre-battle speech.
She thoroughly reviewed the legends involving Indigo Star, the Root, the Demon Gods, and the Dimensional Catastrophes, citing numerous examples of the deep suffering brought to Indigo Star by the Root.
Then, she shifted focus and began speaking of the people who had worked tirelessly to eliminate the Root once and for all—among them were Ichi and Teresa.
“If not for the two of them, we wouldn't even be standing here today…”
Bai Fu swept her gaze across the surroundings.
Under the sunlight, her long silver hair dancing in the wind seemed to transform into a breathtaking snow lotus.
She was practically divine!
That was the thought flashing through the minds of countless Indigo Star inhabitants watching the News Broadcast upon seeing Bai Fu like this.
Ichi and Teresa, present at the scene, were also deeply moved.
Perfect, the atmosphere was in place!
Bai Fu nodded subtly to herself. Then, she raised the Gloomy Staff high and shouted, “Move out!”
Under her lead, Anya, Yulia... and countless Players charged toward the Root's location.
The monsters entrenched around the Root sensed danger. They tried to resist, but while they were strong against Players, trying to fight Bai Fu could be summarized in a few lines—
【Me, fight Bai Fu? Huh? For real?】
【Will I win? Absolutely dead!】
【Didn’t even mourn the death of the Sun Demon God for a second—next to arrive on the battlefield is the Weaver of Fate!】
From the rendezvous point to the Root, Bai Fu cleaved her way through in 20 minutes. In truth, she didn’t need that long—a full sprint could get her there in just seconds. The delay was mainly to accommodate the Players, Ichi, Teresa, and the reporters following behind.
The fresh, hot soup that the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night Bai Fu brewed had to be fed directly to the Players. Her heroic bearing had to be imprinted into every spectator’s eyes.
Bai Fu looked up at the thunder-filled plateau in the distance. Through Psionic Super Perception, she had already detected a high-energy object buried beneath the center of the plateau. That had to be the “culprit” behind Indigo Star’s mutation.
This was what she came for!
“Watch out!”
Just as Bai Fu was about to advance, Teresa suddenly shouted.
“A psychic distortion barrier surrounds the Root. Entering it without any protection will twist your body into a monster!”
Bai Fu smiled and nodded at Teresa.
You're right, but I am Bai Fu, an S-rank Psionicist. My Mental Attributes, with all buffs, total 322 points. Once I activate the Blessing of the Mind, that stat will rise to 352. Is there any NPC or monster on all of Indigo Star with a base Mental Attribute that high?
Bai Fu stepped into the Thunder Plateau.
Teresa’s heart nearly leapt out of her throat at the sight.
Will she be alright?
All of Indigo Star’s NPCs grew tense. Some feared something would happen to Bai Fu; others feared nothing would.
After walking only a few steps, Bai Fu saw several dark shadows leap out to block her path. She activated Psionic Vision one after another, and all the names that appeared followed the format: 【Incomplete Demon God xxx】. The one with horns was the most eye-catching.
【Incomplete Demon God Sovereign of the Shadowed Night】
Bai Fu: “?”
You’re still alive?
Unacceptable. For my sake, you still need to die!
The Sovereign of the Shadowed Night pointed at Bai Fu and yelled, “Who are you? I am the real—”
Boom!
A surge of psionic power obliterated it into fragments, instantly eliminating the risk that a high-level Player with Advanced Reconnaissance might accidentally discern its true identity.
Now, I—Bai Fu—am the one and only Sovereign of the Shadowed Night!
The surrounding Demon Gods were horrified. One of their own, equal in strength to them, had been killed instantly—how could they possibly fight?
One Demon God immediately surrendered, and the rest quickly followed.
But Bai Fu had come today to purge evil—how could she let these Demon Gods go?
“Damn it! If this woman won’t let us live, then let’s fight her to the end!”
“Count me in! We may have been enemies before, but today I’m willing to set aside old grudges and fight alongside you!”
“Add me too! Together, we can’t lose to this woman!”
The Incomplete Demon Gods rallied with battle cries that sounded like the cast of a hot-blooded anime uniting for a climactic fight.
Wait a minute—who’s the actual BOSS here?
The Indigo Star NPCs watching the livestream were dumbfounded.
The Players, on the other hand, remained calm. Fu-fu was a Domination-level existence, a mover of great events across the Star Sea. Against a few Incomplete Demon Gods? That’s a one-sided massacre.
In reality, Bai Fu couldn’t be bothered to waste words on these Incomplete Demon Gods. She simply raised her hand and unleashed a Psionic Burst, blasting them away. Only one, standing at the very edge, was left alive. The only reason she spared it was to ask if there were more Demon Gods, and which factions were colluding with them.
Could she possibly not settle those accounts?
Under Bai Fu’s interrogation, the terrified Demon God confessed everything it knew.
“Good. I won’t kill you.”
Bai Fu tossed the Demon God in front of Hiye. In the next second, Hiye punched it into a mist of blood.
She only said she wouldn’t kill it—she never said Hiye couldn’t.
Once the Demon God was dead, the entire world went quiet. Even the watching NPCs couldn’t help but swallow nervously.
“So... so terrifying!”
The President of the Nation of Star Pursuit was overwhelmed with relief, immensely glad he hadn’t chosen to go head-to-head with Bai Fu—otherwise, he’d be the one turned into blood mist.
Moments later, Bai Fu walked to the center of the Thunder Plateau and pulled out a black iron spike, about a dozen centimeters long, etched with strange golden markings, from beneath the ground.
The moment she gripped the iron spike, all the thunder on the Thunder Plateau vanished, and she received a game notification that Indigo Star’s Main Story Quest had been completed.
The Root was gone, the Demon Gods had lost their source of power, and Dimensional Catastrophes would no longer erupt periodically. At that time, the people of Indigo Star had not yet realized how significant Bai Fu pulling out the black iron spike would be—but they did hear what she said in front of the camera.
“I’ve eliminated the Root. But that doesn’t mean peace has fully returned to Indigo Star. Next, I will wipe out all the evil Demon Gods. And also those Secret Societies. In the past, they used their power to do evil with impunity. No one punished them. But now, I want to say—their good days are over!”
Bai Fu declared a new war manifesto.
After finishing her speech, she immediately assigned Anya and the others to lead Players on a sweeping crusade.
There were dozens of Carrier-based Aircraft in the spaceship. With these aircraft, far more advanced than any flying machines on Indigo Star, they could appear anywhere on the planet in the shortest time.
Those surviving Demon Gods, or the Secret Societies colluding with them, wanted to run?
Hmph!
All evil shall be brought to justice!
“Leave it to me, Boss!”
Anya, who had fought to her heart’s content a few days ago, once again charged at the front. Back in the Star Sea, she had been too weak to get much screen time. But things were different now on Indigo Star.
The top lieutenant under Boss Fu-fu has come to Indigo Star to spread fear—I, Anya, am the nemesis of all evil!
“You two go along as well. Eliminating the Root and restoring peace to the world—that’s been your wish all along, hasn’t it? Now’s your chance, see it with your own eyes.”
Encouraged by Bai Fu, the dazed Ichi and Teresa boarded Anya’s Carrier-based Aircraft in a trance.
A planet-wide super operation thus began.
The people of Indigo Star had just finished reeling from Bai Fu's instant kill of a Demon God, only for her to unleash something even bigger minutes later.
The Sovereign of the Shadowed Night is a Demon God?
Demon God my foot—she’s clearly the Savior!
A long-repressed fury erupted from the hearts of countless Indigo Star inhabitants. They had long awaited this moment of peace.
In the past, every few years, a Dimensional Catastrophe would break out on Indigo Star. Anyone caught in it would die tragically. Many were forever separated from their loved ones. They were filled with hatred—but back then, their hatred was powerless. Now, everything had changed. The Catastrophes were gone. The Secret Societies that chased after them were about to get what they deserved.
“Long live the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night!”
“I support the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night as the planetary leader!”
“From today onward, I am a believer of the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night—I want to join the Dusk Cult!”
The cheers rang from the Thunder Plateau to the Nation of Star Pursuit, and from there to all of Indigo Star. Previously, many still suspected Bai Fu’s intentions. Now, out of a hundred people, it was hard to find even one doubter.
Even if Bai Fu had ulterior motives, she was still far better than the old Secret Societies and their collaborators!
“Bai Fu! Bai Fu!”
In one night, Bai Fu’s popularity on Indigo Star nearly caught up with that on Origin Star.
When she returned to the hotel room, the President of the Nation of Star Pursuit nearly bowed to the floor.
Stop bowing already. Bai Fu calmly sent all outsiders away. Now was her moment to tally the spoils from this operation.
After completing Indigo Star’s Main Story Quest, she received four rewards in total.
First was 12 million XP granted by the Legendary Grade, then the following: special title【Ender of Demon Gods】, 【Selectable Mental Force Equipment Blueprint*1】, and the special item【Proof of Contract】.
The effect of【Ender of Demon Gods】was the same as the【Truth’s Bane】title she got after taking down the Truth Society—it gave her an additional 5% bonus to all base stats, boosting her power once again. Extremely potent.
As for the equipment blueprint, it wasn’t much use to her. She planned to turn it into a prize for the upcoming Celebration Event, so Indigo Star Players could enjoy opening a “Bai Fu Happy Box”.
The last item【Proof of Contract】was truly special. Useless on its own, but when paired with the black iron spike she pulled from the Thunder Plateau, it became tremendously powerful.
【Proof of Contract】: After use, it forms a psychic contract with the【Needle of Sin and Punishment】.
The Needle of Sin and Punishment was the name of Indigo Star’s Root. It was a weapon controllable via Mental Force, offering significant Mental Attribute bonuses and various effects—but it wasn’t just a weapon, it was a rare item.
In the equipment description notes, it was specifically mentioned that the Needle of Sin and Punishment could pierce Psychic Barriers, suppress Psychic Mutations, and boost Mental Focus. Most notably, that boost to Mental Focus translated to a gameplay term—
Increased success rate of Mental-type item checks!
“This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for!”
Bai Fu’s eyes lit up immediately.
She had obtained the Original Sample of the Dissociative Agent months ago, but since she didn’t follow the Mental Path, the chances of triggering a Psychic Mutation when taking the agent were very low. Let alone stacking mutations to evolve into a【Shadow Wraith】.
Now with the Needle of Sin and Punishment, it was a different story.
“If I can become a Shadow Wraith, then next time I face Cersia, even if I can’t win, my odds of escaping will increase dramatically!”
The Shadow Wraith was a unique race that existed between physical and energy forms. Normally, it existed physically. But when it used its racial skill, it could transform into a Shadow Wraith energy form.
Cersia’s abilities were terrifying. But against energy lifeforms, they were much less effective—especially her percentage-based HP-draining skills, which were ineffective against energy forms.
Perfect!
Bai Fu quickly called back Anya, who was out reaping havoc, and had her use the Proof of Contract to form a psychic bond with the Needle of Sin and Punishment.
The Needle was a great item, but not very useful for someone on the Psionic Path like Bai Fu. At most, it provided some bonus Mental Attributes. But she didn’t urgently need that right now, so it made more sense to give it to Anya, who specialized in Mental Skills.
With the help of the Proof of Contract, Anya fused with it effortlessly. Her strength jumped significantly, and once she fully integrated with the Needle of Sin and Punishment, she would likely reach the threshold of an A-rank Psionicist.
Bai Fu nodded in satisfaction.
Two days later, all the Demon Gods on Indigo Star were eliminated.
Bai Fu seized the opportunity to collaborate with the Nation of Star Pursuit and organize a planetary celebration. During this event, she even launched many exclusive events just for Players.
Time to harvest!
While the Nation of Star Pursuit worked hard to promote the celebration, she gathered Anya, Yulia, and the others. With their fusions complete, it was time for the Fu Party—time for everyone to reap the benefits of accumulated Psychic Mutations.
“Grinding XP to level up, unlocking new races... in just a dozen or so days, Version 1.3 will be over, and I’ll get another round of buffs...”
Bai Fu was brimming with confidence.
On the day she returned to the Sea Lion System, the entire Sea Lion System would come to know Bai Fu anew!
PS: Thanks to "Still an Illiterate Xiao Wenmang" for the reward