Chapter 194: Transcendent Awakening, Bai Fu and Yulia’s Special Fusion
Whether in terms of strength or technology, the Secret Tower was far superior to the Star Web.
Therefore, in fact, the Secret Tower completed the translation of the signal sent to the Jingu Star Players even earlier than the Star Web.
But due to the Chief Steward of the Secret Tower being busy with other matters over the past two days, the relevant discussion meeting was only formally held after Bai Fu arrived at the Star Covenant’s Initial Gate Galaxy Cluster Branch.
Virtual space, beside a long metal table.
The Chief Steward clasped his hands under his chin, listening with a smile as the attending members conversed.
“Could this be bait deliberately released by the Star Web, the Tide Civilization, and the Eye of Heaven Alliance?”
Like Clavel, the rotating chairman of the Star Web, the members of the Secret Tower were initially concerned that it might be a trap. The difference was, the people of the Secret Tower were not afraid.
Danger?
As those who themselves embodied danger, danger was what they loved most!
If this was a trap, they could perhaps repurpose it to buy more time for their plans, and along the way, deliver a solid blow to factions like the Star Web.
If it wasn’t a trap, then things got even more interesting.
“Judging from the contents of this distress signal, Jingu Star shouldn’t be Bai Fu’s homeland, but Jingu Star must be connected to Bai Fu’s homeland. Otherwise, how could they know so much about what Bai Fu did in the Sea Lion System, let alone seek help from her?”
“Interesting. So this means, if we find Jingu Star, we can find Bai Fu’s homeland?”
Revenge!
This word suddenly popped up in the minds of most of the Secret Tower members attending the meeting.
After the two battles on Tianhu Star and the Stellar Graveyard, Bai Fu had already made it onto the Secret Tower’s must-kill list.
At this moment, the Secret Tower’s Senior Research Supervisor, Scalpel, tapped his index finger against the table a few times.
“Rather than avenging against Bai Fu, I think what we should care more about is those Undying Ones. Jingu Star has Undying Ones. If we can capture those Undying Ones, if we can uncover the reason why they can’t die…”
Hiss—
A sharp inhalation echoed through the conference room.
Dying and resurrecting fully? What an alluring power!
After learning that Players could resurrect, the Secret Tower had already held a discussion to analyze the origin of this Player ability. During the meeting, they proposed three hypotheses.
Hypothesis One: The Player’s power originated from some universe-level treasure that could bring the dead back to life.
In the Star Sea, many such treasures existed. These might have been crafted by civilizations or special individuals, or perhaps formed naturally. They often possessed extremely powerful abilities.
Hypothesis Two: The Player’s power came from a special entity.
The Star Sea contained countless special races and unique beings. Certain demonic bloodlines, for instance, had the power to infinitely resurrect their affiliated demons.
Hypothesis Three: These Players never truly died.
When higher-dimensional lifeforms descended into lower-dimensional worlds, they rarely projected their true bodies—only projections. Destroying a projection didn’t mean true death. After a short rest—or even none—they could project again into the lower dimension.
Among the three hypotheses, the first had the most supporters due to its apparent plausibility. The third had the fewest, because if the Players were truly projections of higher-dimensional life, their power seemed far too weak. How could beings descending from a higher dimension be this lousy?
“Actually,” Scalpel spoke again amid everyone’s sharp inhaling, “even if we can’t uncover the secret behind the Undying Ones’ immortality, as long as we can recruit them into the Secret Tower, it would greatly benefit our great cause. With such a group of Undying Ones, many of our operations could proceed without concern. After all, they can always resurrect.”
This proposal received high praise from the Chief Steward.
“A good idea. I believe we should probe the reality of Jingu Star.”
“I agree.”
“So do I.”
“If we can receive the signal, Bai Fu probably received it too. If she heads to Jingu Star before we do…”
“Then we’ll see her off there.”
The Chief Steward commented blandly. If not for recovering the lost Original Sample of the Dissociative Agent, he truly wouldn’t even bother with Bai Fu.
He had also seen that term 【Sovereign of the Shadowed Night】 in the message, but his imaginative capability wasn’t as wild as Manu’s. He hadn’t connected 【Sovereign of the Shadowed Night】 with a true 【Domination-level】.
In his eyes, Bai Fu was just a slightly above-average A-rank Psionicist. In a galactic civilization, she might be considered top-tier, but in the talent-rich Secret Tower, she was nothing remarkable.
“The mission to investigate Jingu Star will go to…”
“Let me do it!” Before the Chief Steward could finish his sentence, Cersia stood up from the corner, face filled with excitement. “I’ve got experience dealing with Bai Fu!”
“Experience? The experience of failure?”
A discordant voice rang out.
Cersia abruptly turned her head and saw the speaker was a man with skin pale as if painted and two fleshy horns growing from his head.
Her mind immediately summoned the relevant intel—
Met, a Mental Esper, S+ rank. Their relationship could not be described as harmonious—if anything, it was outright antagonistic.
Cersia’s expression darkened.
Met stood up. “Chief Steward, let me investigate Jingu Star. I’m a Mental Esper. I’m better at dealing with Undying Ones than the Night Mother.”
The Chief Steward nodded. “Then the task is yours. Have someone calculate Jingu Star’s coordinates as soon as possible. As for Cersia, I have other tasks for you. Don’t meddle in this one.”
Cersia wanted to say something, but in the end, she could only sit down indignantly.
She was angry, but she knew that with her strength, status, and social network, she had no right to be angry before the Chief Steward.
After the meeting ended, Cersia went as usual to her personal gravity training room.
She prepared hot water, stripped off her clothes, and stepped into the bathtub.
The swaying ripples and warm flow slightly eased her stifled mood.
Once she lay completely in the tub, she closed her eyes.
She had originally wanted to relax. But as soon as she closed her eyes, the image of Bai Fu embracing her with that gentle expression surfaced in her mind.
Splash!
Cersia’s right fist suddenly slammed into the water, sending droplets everywhere.
She took a few deep breaths and calmed down after a long while. Then, she opened the virtual screen, intending to browse the news to distract herself from thoughts of Bai Fu. Who knew, the moment she tapped into the Sea Lion System’s news portal, she saw Bai Fu’s name boldly headlining the top article.
【The Star Web Commonwealth’s Field Division officially entered a strategic partnership today with the Dark Moon Tide Corporation established by Saint Bai Fu】
Damn it, Bai Fu again!
Cersia furiously scrolled through the webpage. When it finally stopped loading, she focused her gaze—
【Renowned bath fragrance brand Xuelang announces Saint Bai Fu as their new spokesperson】
Xuelang?!
She immediately turned to look at the small shelf beside the bathtub. The fragrance bottles on that shelf—weren’t they all from Xuelang?
Cersia’s vision went black. She nearly passed out.
“Ah, ah, aaaahhh—”
Why? Why was Bai Fu everywhere?
Cersia angrily shut off the virtual screen. She had to vent today, or she was going to be driven mad. Thinking this, she jumped out of the bathtub, and soon, the heavy panting of exertion echoed from the adjacent gravity training room.
…
On her first day back in the Star Sea, Bai Fu had a bountiful haul. She signed six contracts in one go and secured over three million Credit Coins from the Star Web Commonwealth.
The moment she received the bank transfer notification, she went to Star Covenant’s internal trading platform and bought 200 Psionic Crystals. These 200 Psionic Crystals emptied her wallet, but the improvements they brought were immediately noticeable.
She first spent 60 Psionic Crystals to upgrade both 【Phenomenon Construction】 and 【Apostle’s Will】 to Lv3. With that, she could now control three upgradable psionic constructs. Since she didn’t have any suitable blueprints on hand, she casually designated a 【Phantom Fu-fu】 as her third Apostle.
Then, she spent another 20 Psionic Crystals to upgrade 【Psionic Construct - Fu II】 and 【Psionic Construct - Gloomy Staff】 from Lv5 to Lv6.
Lv6 【Fu II】 now provided stat bonuses of Strength +75, Agility +120, and the transparency feature was further enhanced. Not only could the clothing itself turn transparent, it could also render Bai Fu—while wearing it—invisible to the eye, producing an optical camouflage effect. In the Star Sea, while not extremely practical, it was certainly amusing.
Lv6 【Gloomy Staff】 now boosted active psionic skill effects by 35% and provided an additional 30 Inspiration. Furthermore, the physical attacks of the Gloomy Staff now carried all effects of psionic energy with the gloom attribute, a significant enhancement.
After the upgrades, Bai Fu still had 120 Psionic Crystals left in hand. She gave all of them to Yulia.
“Eat up.”
The previous batch of over 200 Psionic Crystals had successfully brought Yulia’s main class total level to 72. After digesting this batch of 120, Yulia would undoubtedly break through to the S-rank threshold. Whether the True Spirit Child template would fully awaken was another matter.
Yulia accepted the Psionic Crystals and began eating them right in front of Bai Fu.
Previously, it took her several minutes to digest one Psionic Crystal. Now, she ate them like gummies—chomp, chomp, chomp, tossing them into her mouth nonstop.
Watching this made Bai Fu’s eyebrows twitch.
Yulia’s teeth were really something. If she ever bit Bai Fu, she might even chew through her bones.
Bai Fu couldn’t help but ask, “What do Psionic Crystals taste like?”
Yulia raised a crystal. “Wanna try?”
“Yeah, no thanks.”
Bai Fu quickly shook her head. She had no desire to eat rocks.
More than an hour later, Yulia had successfully eaten all 120 Psionic Crystals. Miraculously, despite consuming so much, her belly didn’t bulge at all. Bai Fu had expected her stomach to swell like she was pregnant.
Just as Bai Fu was marveling, a gentle white light suddenly radiated from Yulia’s body. Bathed in that glow, Bai Fu felt like she was wrapped in a warm embrace. All the fatigue on her body vanished.
She quickly cast a Psionic Vision on Yulia.
【Name】: Yulia
【Template】: Special - Child of True Spirit (Awakened)
【Main Class】: Harbinger Lv11[+75], Defender Lv10
【Sub Class】: Doctor Lv7
【HP】: ……
【Psionic Bar】: ……
【Qi】: ……
【Attributes】: ……
【Skills】: Envoy, Advanced Psionic Specialization, True Spirit Doppelgänger Lv10, Grasp of the Void Lv7, True Spirit Force Field Lv3, True Spirit Domain Lv5, Heart of Blessing Lv2, True Spirit Avatar……
【Talents】: Child of True Spirit, Lucky Star, Angelic Halo, Psionic Fountain……
【Favorability】: No Distinction (100)
【Danger Level】: Green
“Holy crap!”
Bai Fu couldn’t help but widen her eyes at that status panel.
These stats were ridiculous!
Compared to before consuming the Psionic Crystals, Yulia’s Inspiration had increased by 212 points, and her other stats had each risen by 30 to 100 points. Beyond basic stats, her resistances had also significantly improved—especially her Psionic Resistance. After this upgrade, her Psionic Resistance jumped from below Bai Fu’s to 10% higher.
So this was the boost from the Child of True Spirit template?
In truth, the bonuses went far beyond that.
With a quick scan, Bai Fu saw that Yulia had gained over a dozen new skills since awakening.
Most of the new abilities were damage or control type skills, but a few were clear exceptions—and it was those exceptional ones that stood out most.
【Heart of Blessing】: Enhances all blessing-type skills. A core passive for psionic support classes.
【True Spirit Avatar】: Transform into a blessing spirit and temporarily attach to a target unit, greatly boosting that unit’s stats and providing various buffs such as 【Rapid Recovery】, 【Damage Transfer】, 【Damage Bonus】, 【Movement Speed Bonus】, etc.
Bai Fu: “Isn’t this just the magic cat from League of Legends? A top-tier support, no doubt!”
In addition to the new skills, some of Yulia’s old abilities had also been significantly improved. For instance, Sanctified Link. Previously, it only gave Bai Fu +10 to all stats. Now that bonus had multiplied by 1.5, reaching +25.
However, among all these upgrades, the one Bai Fu cared about most was Yulia’s new talent—【Psionic Fountain】.
【Psionic Fountain】: Upon successfully absorbing the True Spirit Pillar, you are mysteriously linked to the Ethereal Realm. Your psionic recovery speed is increased by 1000%.
Bai Fu stared, exclaiming, good heavens.
Yulia’s psionic recovery speed was already much faster than most Psionic Priests. Now with this +1000% talent, she’d never run out of mana.
Bai Fu had previously worried that her increasing demands would outpace Yulia’s mana regeneration. But now, even if she went full blast, unleashing her full strength and relentlessly draining Yulia, the rate at which she siphoned psionic power couldn’t keep up with Yulia’s regeneration.
All she could say was—the tables had turned.
Previously, it had been Yulia wondering how to please her. Now, the roles had reversed—it was her turn to think about how to please Yulia.
Yo, isn’t this Bai Fu? Didn’t you say you were going to drain me dry? What’s with this weak performance after just a while?
“This True Spirit Pillar is seriously powerful. No wonder so many factions want it.”
Bai Fu couldn’t help but complain.
Bear in mind, Yulia still wasn’t in her complete form. Her talent 【Psionic Fountain】 could evolve further—into a direct connection with the Ethereal Realm, granting her endless psionic power.
“Awesome!”
Alongside her amazement, Bai Fu also felt excitement.
Who wouldn’t love a perpetual motion princess with 100 favorability toward you?
Let’s fuse!
“Want to try my new ability?”
As Bai Fu was contemplating, Yulia took the initiative and made the invitation.
“Sure.”
Bai Fu agreed right away.
To her surprise, Yulia dragged her straight into the lab.
Isn’t your new ability something you just use directly? What are you trying to do?
Bai Fu looked utterly confused.
Yulia explained, “You need to do this first, then that, and only then can you…”
In short, they had to run an experiment first.
Bai Fu: “……”
She had long suspected that Yulia could recharge her mana remotely, but since Yulia hadn’t said so and the skill descriptions didn’t clarify it, it had remained only a suspicion. Now it was confirmed—Yulia’s actions laid the truth bare.
Alright then, so you’re playing like this now, huh? Think you can take revenge just because you leveled up?
Sure, my Psionic Bar isn’t as long as yours, but in terms of Strength, Agility, and Constitution, I totally crush you, okay? Today I’ll show you what overconfidence really means!
The result of the experiment was delightful.
With all bonuses factored in, Bai Fu’s Inspiration surged to 1677 points—a full 487-point increase. However, this state only lasted for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, the effect of Blessing of the Mind wore off, leaving her with 1439 Inspiration. That state lasted 30 minutes, after which their fused state ended and her Inspiration dropped another 100 points.
“1677 Inspiration isn’t enough to meet the Cataclysm-grade standard, but it’s more than enough to go toe-to-toe with those newly advanced S+ rank Psionicists.”
Now full of confidence, Bai Fu felt that if she ran into Cersia again, she’d be able to land a heavy blow while Cersia was off guard.
Time to get serious!
Bai Fu left the lab and found Green Sludge. Unfortunately, Star Covenant didn’t have the advanced psionic advancement knowledge she needed. The knowledge required to go from level 100 to 101 wasn’t easy to come by. For now, she could only post a bounty on the Commission Platform and then ask around on the Star Web side.
“I’m sorry, but we no longer have any higher-level psionic advancement knowledge available here,” Manu said, shrugging.
So now it depended on whether the Commission Platform could help her connect with a seller.
Bai Fu was left with no choice.
She decided to take on a few missions with Players from Indigo Star and Origin Star while Star Covenant’s experts calculated Jingu Star’s coordinates. It was a good chance to boost the reputation of the Dark Moon Tide Private Armed Company and help Hiye increase her reputation with Star Covenant.
Beep beep beep!
Just as Bai Fu was browsing the Commission Platform, she noticed a new private message. Opening it, she found the sender was Elron of the Holy Blessing Cult.
【I saw you came online suddenly. Are you planning to take on a commission? Perfect, I’ve got a special one here.】
【What kind of commission?】
【Attack a hidden base of the Secret Tower】
“!”
Bai Fu’s eyes lit up at once.
Beating up the Secret Tower?
No way she was missing out!
【Send me the commission details and reward info】
A few seconds later, Elron’s message came through, and a game notification rang in Bai Fu’s ears.
【You have triggered the Commission Task [Elron’s Special Invitation]】
【Task Description: In pursuit of the True Spirit Pillar, the Holy Blessing Cult has planned a special operation targeting a hidden base of the Secret Tower. The Cult’s Holy Son has strong faith in your power and wants to invite you to join.】
【Task Objective: Assist the Holy Blessing Cult in breaking through the Secret Tower’s hidden base】
【Reward: 5,000,000 XP, 200,000 Credit Coins, Psionic Advancement Knowledge *1】
That’s right—one of the rewards Elron offered was Psionic Advancement Knowledge!
After seeing the reward, Bai Fu accepted without hesitation. Once this task was complete, she would only be one advancement knowledge away from triggering her Class Transfer Quest.
“Send me the rally point. I’ll bring the team right over.”
After finalizing things with Elron, Bai Fu immediately led Hiye, Anya, and several thousand Players to the designated location.
This time, she deliberately switched to a smaller spaceship and had the Players squeeze in tight. If Hiye’s big ship exploded during the operation, Bai Fu was sure she’d cough up blood from heartbreak.
One day later.
Initial Gate Galaxy Cluster, Tide System’s largest spaceport—Sailwind Port.
As Bai Fu parked her spaceship, she saw Herbert descending from another ship with Tai’er Zhenren and the others. She froze for a moment.
“You took the Holy Blessing Cult’s mission too?” Herbert looked at Hiye with a grin.
Bai Fu narrowed her eyes. She had felt something off earlier, and sure enough—
Herbert had intentionally taken the same mission as them, aiming to overshadow her and Hiye during this mission and eliminate Hiye from the Minister competition once and for all?
Not a bad plan.
Herbert’s plan might’ve even succeeded—Hiye was unable to freely take action due to Ethereal Form, and Bai Fu had only recently advanced to A-rank.
But after the Indigo Star operation, everything had changed.
Hiye’s condition had stabilized, and Bai Fu was no longer the former Afu. Now, she was—
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