Chapter 262: Sovereign of the Galaxy, White Nightmare · Bai Fu Descends!
The moment the prompt for completing the Awakening Quest popped up, Bai Fu opened her Attribute Panel.
She could hardly wait.
Nothing more to say—level up!
Her mind lightly touched the 【+】 behind the Apostle Walker class, pouring in 350 million XP. A pleasant notification sound rang out, bringing Bai Fu a wave of satisfaction that seemed to sprout from the depths of her soul.
【Awakening Successful】
【You have unlocked a new class [Apostle of Truth], current level Lv1, Strength +3, Agility +3, Constitution +5, Inspiration +10, Attribute Points +10】
【You have completed your second Awakening. You have broken through a new bottleneck on your evolutionary path and have gained the qualification for Life Sublimation!】
【Calamity-class Stat Bonus Talent [Calamity Crown] removed】
【You have gained Domination-level Stat Bonus Talent [Domain of the Sovereign]】
【Your Talent [Extra-dimensional Erosion] has advanced to [Extra-dimensional Judgment]】
【You have gained a new Talent [Supreme of All Beings]】
【You have comprehended a new skill [Fusion · God of Psionics]】
【You have comprehended a new skill [Summon · Supreme Might]】
【You have comprehended an exclusive skill [White Nightmare]】
A string of notifications blurred Bai Fu’s vision.
Bai Fu didn’t rush to click on Life Evolution, but first reviewed the various new abilities gained from this Awakening.
Just like the first Awakening, she gained a Rank Bonus, but compared to the old bonus, the effects of 【Domain of the Sovereign】 were much stronger than 【Calamity Crown】 by a whole margin.
Inspiration +20%, all other stats +15%.
All resistances +20%.
Physical damage reduction rate +5%, Mental Fortitude +50%.
All Psionic skills cost -20%, effect +100%.
Prayer Card effect +120% (bonus effect will continue increasing with level).
Domain · Sovereign.
【Domain · Sovereign】 was the domain unlocked upon advancing to Sovereign.
A Domain was essentially a special aura that could be freely toggled on or off and selectively applied to certain targets.
The effects of a Sovereign’s Domain varied between individuals—Bai Fu’s Domain was mainly for applying debuffs.
It could reduce HP and stamina recovery, weaken resistances, lower stats, and for targets with a huge power gap, it could even inflict the 【Intimidated】 state, rendering them unable to act.
“Impressive, no wonder they say a Sovereign is a walking war machine—Sovereigns don’t even need to strike directly; just standing there can change the tide of a battle.”
Joy surged within Bai Fu’s body.
If there were two Bai Fus in the world, and their Attribute Panels were identical except that one had a Domain and the other didn’t, in a fair fight, the one with the Domain could definitely beat the other until she meowed for mercy.
Domains also had a hidden effect—they could counter other Domains.
In short, a Domain was the core ability of a Sovereign!
Bai Fu continued reading.
After 【Extra-dimensional Erosion】 evolved into 【Extra-dimensional Judgment】, its effect remained the same, except that instead of automatically detonating three seconds after stacking five layers, she could now manually control when to detonate. This gave it much greater initiative and greatly improved functionality.
【Supreme of All Beings】 was a buff-type Talent. When Bai Fu transformed into the Supreme of All Beings, she could grant additional buffs to her Psionic summons, imbuing them with her own Psionic attributes, allowing their attacks to carry either the 【Dark】 or 【Apocalypse】 effect. This provided a tremendous boost to the combat power of her Psionic Legion.
“This Talent truly lives up to the name of ‘Supreme.’”
Bai Fu couldn’t help but smugly wiggle her toes.
The three newly unlocked skills were also quite ridiculous in effect.
Among them, 【Fusion · God of Psionics】 consumed a massive number of Prayer Cards to fuse into a time-limited Transcendent Psionic Lifeform. The more Prayer Cards fused, the stronger the combat power, with the peak even rivaling a weaker Sovereign for a short time.
Clearly, this was a skill for the rich.
As for Bai Fu—she couldn’t say she was poor, but she also couldn’t say she was rich. Using it occasionally was fine, but use it too often and she’d soon be left with nothing but her underwear.
【Summon · Supreme Might】, as its name suggested, allowed her to summon a Psionic lifeform from the Ethereal Realm that possessed supreme might to fight for her.
Among the available summons, Bai Fu ultimately chose a strength-type Psionic behemoth over several hundred meters tall—【Kabaye】.
One reason was to make up for her own lack of physical strength; the other was because Kabaye looked incredibly cool. A white-haired girl standing on the shoulder of a massive, winged monster—that visual impact could definitely leave some Players utterly infatuated.
【White Nightmare】 was a special Faith-type attack skill. Its function was to emit a specific wavelength of Psionic shock into the target’s body, inducing hallucinations. This even worked on mechanical lifeforms. The hallucinations varied by target, but they were never pleasant—otherwise, it wouldn’t be called a 【Nightmare】.
Targets hit would enter different abnormal states depending on the hallucination—
Dizziness, brainwashing worship, fear, confusion, aversion to life… there was always one that suited the victim!
“This is a control-type Psionic skill. It’s a pity my Psionic attribute isn’t 【Iridescent】, so there’s no extra bonus, but it still covers my weakness in mental control—especially since it even has some effect on Sovereigns.”
Bai Fu nodded in satisfaction.
From the skill’s effect alone, it was clear that after entering the Sovereign rank, even a support-type Psionic Priest could begin to display death god–like might. For a main damage dealer like her, the improvement was even greater. Still, high-level Psionic Priests, while powerful, were extremely difficult to train.
Normally, the abilities unlocked upon advancing to Sovereign would be more than just these, but because Bai Fu had already mastered three pieces of Sovereign-tier advanced knowledge ahead of time, she had already acquired several Sovereign-only abilities, such as Path of the Apostle, Transcendence, and Hyperspace Deployment.
Closing the Talent and Skill description interface, Bai Fu opened the Life Evolution interface.
A good race determined her upper combat potential, so she was extremely cautious when making her choice.
【Your Life Strength and Psionic Integration have surpassed the evolution threshold. You have gained the qualification for Life Sublimation. Please choose one of the following Sublimation paths—】
【1. Void Manipulator】
【2. Fallen Child】
【3. Eternal Tribe】
【4. Cosmic Ghost】
【5. Night Watcher】
【6. Holy Spirit’s Kin】
Six options unfolded before her eyes, and Bai Fu quickly scanned through them.
【Void Manipulator】 was the advanced race of the 【Prophet】, an energy-based lifeform with even greater mastery over void energy. 【Fallen Child】 was also a void lifeform, but with traits more akin to a berserker—under void energy stimulation, it could erupt with multiplied power, but wasn’t too good in the head.
【Eternal Tribe】 was a beast-type race stripped of void power, with the potential to evolve into a 【Star Beast God】. 【Cosmic Ghost】 was a spiritual-type lifeform. The 【Night Watcher】’s form was similar to the 【Fallen Child】, somewhere between a void energy lifeform and a physical entity. 【Holy Spirit’s Kin】 was a special True Spirit lifeform.
“First, eliminate Fallen Child and Eternal Tribe—one’s brain is no good, the other’s ugly. Then eliminate Cosmic Ghost—I don’t benefit from Willpower boosts. Holy Spirit’s Kin is nice, but choosing it means giving up my void skills.”
Bai Fu shook her head—she still greatly enjoyed the instant movement ability granted by 【Prophet Mark】.
Between 【Void Manipulator】 and 【Night Watcher】, she ultimately chose the latter. Choosing the former would mean becoming an energy lifeform, and then she couldn’t enjoy close physical contact. Plus, while the latter offered fewer void-related bonuses, it preserved humanoid form and thus better Psionic adaptability.
【Evolution Key detected—use it?】
“Yes!”
This was the moment Bai Fu had been waiting for.
The Evolution Key was a quest reward she had obtained after finding the base of the Ten Saints Council. It allowed her to set the key focus of her race’s evolution, turning evolution from uncontrollable to controllable—a massive power boost.
For Stats, she set Inspiration and Constitution as priorities.
For resistances, she set Mental Resistance as a priority.
For Skills and Talents, she set Mobility as a priority.
Once everything was ready, Bai Fu gently tapped the Sublimation button.
Boom!
It felt like a heavy blow landed on her chest. Her whole body felt uncomfortable—from limbs and organs down to her very cells—everything was trembling, everything was being reconstructed.
At times, tearing pain burst forth. At times, pleasure surged like when she did experiments with Yulia. At times…
This state lasted several minutes.
【You have completed a special Sublimation, stepping into a new realm of life. No clouds can veil your vision any longer. Your race has been changed to [Night Watcher (Bai Fu)]!】
【Race change complete. You have gained Stat Bonuses—
【Strength +141, Agility +119, Constitution +513, Intelligence +136, Spirit +121, Inspiration +691】
【Race Traits [Void Prophet], [Void Nest], [Void Walk] removed】
【Exclusive Skill [Prophet Mark+] evolved into [Void Shuttle]】
【Skill [Void Perception] evolved into [Higher-dimensional Overlook]】
【You have gained new racial trait bonuses—
Gain +1 Inspiration for each level up;
HP conversion from Constitution +50 per point, Psionic Value conversion from Inspiration +50 per point;
Mental Resistance +70%;
You have gained exclusive talent [Become the Night];
You have gained exclusive talent [Night Infection].】
“No wonder they call it Life Sublimation—these stat bonuses are more than double what I got when I evolved into Earth Prophet!”
Bai Fu let out an exclamation of awe.
After evolving into a 【Night Watcher】, the three talents that came with Prophet disappeared, but the talents and skills activated afterward were in no way inferior to those three.
【Void Shuttle】 had a teleport range ten times that of 【Prophet Mark+】, reaching dozens of astronomical units, and it could teleport without leaving a marker in advance. The limitation was that it could only teleport three times in a short period—any more and there was a risk of excessive void erosion turning her into a monster.
【Higher-dimensional Overlook】, as a perception skill, was more than ten times stronger than 【Void Perception】.
【Become the Night】 was a movement talent similar to Void Walk, but harder to track, faster in movement speed, and since “night” was an abstract concept, it meant that when Bai Fu used this ability, she could split into multiple images to confuse opponents.
【Night Infection】 was an extremely broken ability—lower-level targets hit by Bai Fu’s attacks had a certain chance of being “brainwashed” into becoming part of her legion.
“Now that feels good.”
Bai Fu let out a long breath.
She opened her Attribute Panel—
【HP】: 647591/647591
【Psionic Value】: 944421/944421
【Qi】: 23185/23185
【Stats】: Strength 1290, Agility 1432, Constitution 2741, Intelligence 1266, Spirit 1539, Inspiration 6317
After this Awakening, her HP had risen from 300k to over 600k, and her Psionic Value from 400k to over 900k. Her base Constitution and Inspiration had both increased by more than 1000 points. Now, if she went all out, her Inspiration could spike to over 10,000 instantly.
“No wonder they say you only truly stand atop the Galaxy once you reach the Domination-level rank. On paper, a Level 150 Calamity-class and a Level 151 Sovereign are just one level apart, but the difference in power…”
Bai Fu clicked her tongue.
If someone like Cecia—a pure tank—were to advance to Sovereign, her HP would probably shoot past 2 million. She could just stand there and let ordinary Calamity-classes hit her, and the damage would probably be less than her regeneration.
“Lucky I didn’t get bored and challenge the Head of State, or I’d have been a corpse long ago.”
Bai Fu looked down at her hands.
Fair and delicate—enough to make Yoshikage Kira stop dead in his tracks.
At a glance, who would think these hands contained the power to pierce stars and shake the galaxy?
Absolutely invincible.
Bai Fu felt that the shockwaves from her high-speed movement alone could probably rupture some ordinary starships.
Good. Since she already possessed such overwhelming power, it was time to send the entire Glorious Forces to the heavens—and at the same time expose the true face of the Head of State to the whole universe.
Those who want to kill me have to swallow a thousand needles first!
“Yulia, let’s go!”
Yulia looked at Bai Fu in astonishment. “You advanced to Sovereign this quickly?”
Bai Fu grinned smugly. “This is Bai Fu speed!”
Yulia: “…”
How come you never showed this speed when we were doing experiments?
Enough—time to fuse!
Yulia clung directly onto Bai Fu.
Truthfully, she could no longer satisfy Bai Fu’s needs at this point—after advancing to Sovereign, Bai Fu’s appetite wasn’t ordinary; she could eat several of her in one sitting. But hanging on was still better than not hanging on.
Bai Fu flew out of the ship, and after two blinks, she appeared at the perimeter of the Glorious Forces’ headquarters.
Her sudden appearance immediately drew the attention of the stationed personnel.
“Who?”
“Wait… isn’t that Bai Fu?”
When they saw Bai Fu’s face clearly, the stationed commander of the Glorious Forces, Siric, was dumbfounded.
What the hell.
Wasn’t Bai Fu being ganged up on by the Commander and the others? Why did she suddenly show up outside headquarters?
A sudden, intense sense of danger welled up in Siric’s heart.
Instead of ordering the guards to attack Bai Fu immediately, he first contacted the Commander.
At that moment, the Commander of the Glorious Forces and the others were still besieging Hei Fu.
Speaking of which, the Commander found it odd—just moments ago, they had clearly beaten “Bai Fu” into only being able to defend, unable to counterattack.
Who would have thought that after a few dozen seconds, “Bai Fu” suddenly regained her composure—and was becoming more composed by the moment, as if she’d switched something on.
What the hell.
“What happened? Contacting me at this time?”
Sitting in the medical pod, the Commander frowned at Siric’s virtual projection. Siric quickly recounted what he had just seen.
“What?”
The Commander shot to his feet, completely forgetting the pain in his body.
Another Bai Fu—and she’s already found their headquarters?
If he remembered right, Bai Fu had a special Psionic clone—but there was no way that thing outside was just a clone, right?
If that’s the case, then the one attacking headquarters must be the real one?
If so, maybe it wasn’t worth worrying about—no, wait, how could it not be worth worrying? Bai Fu had no reason to know the location of their headquarters at all.
Unless…
“There’s a mole!”
If there really was a mole, then headquarters was in danger—and so were the secrets hidden there.
The Commander quickly logged onto the Starweb to search for related news.
The moment he saw the result, his face darkened.
【Bai Fu Livestream: I Have Arrived at the Glorious Forces Headquarters!】
This sudden livestream instantly became the hottest one in the entire Edge Worlds.
At first, everyone thought it was a joke, but upon entering the room, they realized it really was Bai Fu’s stream.
What the hell?
When everyone thought Bai Fu had probably died at the hands of the Glorious Forces, she had somehow fought her way to their headquarters?
At this moment, in the livestream, Bai Fu was beating down the perimeter guards of the Glorious Forces headquarters.
“If she breaks through…”
Absolutely not.
They had to rush back immediately.
The Commander looked between the Bai Fu in the livestream and the “Bai Fu” outside who just wouldn’t die, and suddenly faced a dilemma.
Should he abandon this “Bai Fu”?
“You stay here and kill this ‘Bai Fu’. I’ll handle the one over there!”
At this critical moment, the Head of State stepped forward.
The Commander let out a sigh of relief.
Good—if the Head of State was willing to take action, then everything was no longer a problem. Once he arrived, a single punch would be enough to smash Bai Fu—and her livestream—into dust.
“So you’re finally moving?”
Outside the Glorious Forces headquarters, Bai Fu glanced down at the map and saw the small dot representing the Head of State racing toward her position.
She didn’t act immediately, but waited a little longer—until the Head of State, even if he realized the problem, would be too late to go back to save the others.
“The performance is over—time to get serious.”
Tap!
In the depths of space, Hei Fu suddenly raised her right hand.
In an instant, over a dozen nano livestream drones flew out from her body. These drones quickly scattered into the distance and began broadcasting.
【Bai Fu Livestream: The Downfall of the Glorious Forces!】
The moment this new stream went live, it once again caused a sensation.
The audience was dumbfounded.
【Can someone tell me what on earth is going on?】
【Why are there two livestreams?】
Hei Fu didn’t rush to explain the situation, but instead recited her lines to the camera: “For a long time, the so-called righteous organization, the Glorious Forces, has been an unshakable shadow looming over the Taim people. Many innocents have died tragically at their hands. The Taim Civilization has sent forces to wipe out the Glorious Forces many times, yet each attempt has ended in failure.”
As she spoke, members of the Glorious Forces kept launching attacks.
Waves of energy crashed against her body, yet couldn’t even tear her clothing.
“Why is this so? Is it truly because the Glorious Forces are powerful and highly skilled at concealment?”
“Perhaps not!”
“Today, I will reveal the truth to everyone!”
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Hei Fu turned around and pointed directly at the Calamity-class members of the Glorious Forces.
The Commander of the Glorious Forces felt his scalp tingle.
“What on earth is she doing?”
No matter what, they couldn’t let “Bai Fu” keep this up!
Kill her—kill her now!
The Commander was just about to give the order for a full assault on Bai Fu when he suddenly saw an unusual deep-purple ripple appear behind her.
“That’s…”
His jaw dropped.
He saw it. The people around him saw it. The viewers in the livestream saw it too.
From within the deep-purple vortex, a massive claw emerged, followed by a head, shoulders and neck, chest and abdomen, wings, legs, and tail.
When it fully stepped out, everyone could see clearly.
It was a giant beast—over 400 meters tall!
It beat its wings, opened its mouth, and with great force unleashed a deep-purple psionic tide like a celestial sword, sweeping from left to right with the turn of its neck.
Boom—boom—boom!
In an instant, thousands of Glorious Forces ships caught in the sweep exploded one after another, like a chain of a thousand fireworks, painting the starry river in strange colors.
At that moment, the members of the Glorious Forces understood.
“Sovereign—Bai Fu is a Sovereign!”
The voice, filled with extreme terror, echoed through the general broadcast channel, shaking the starry sky and the hearts of everyone who heard it.