Chapter 334: A New Round of Enhancement, Apostle Number Twelve Bai Fu
Swish.
The moment the update time arrived, Excavation-Princess and the others, who had been chirping noisily just now, vanished at once.
At the same time, a long-missed pleasant chime rang in Bai Fu’s ears.
【Confirming plot participation (0%……10%……)】
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【Correcting character role (0%……2%……)】
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【Character role corrected from ［Senior Partner of the Rebirth Empire］ to ［Legendary Watcher of the Explored Universe］】
【Correcting character profile (0%……2%……)】
When version 2.3 had just opened, Bai Fu’s Beyond the Stars storyline exploration was still less than 1%.
But by the time version 2.3 ended early, that value had already risen to 3.8%.
All of this was thanks to her recent experiences.
After a series of adventures, she successively uncovered some secrets about the Holy City of Apostles and the First Protocol. These secrets had brought her extremely high bonuses to plot exploration.
“In this round, the enhancement should be very satisfying, right?”
Full of anticipation, Bai Fu opened the pile of prompts that popped up afterward.
The front entries were the same as during her eighth enhancement—corrections to her role, and to the role positioning of the NPCs from the Quiet Garden faction.
For example——
Bai Fu’s character strength classification was corrected from 【World-class BOSS (Explored Universe)】 to 【End-level BOSS】.
This correction was equivalent to raising Bai Fu’s strength level directly to the same tier as a Supreme Apostle.
It was basically the officials’ recognition of Bai Fu, significantly elevating her status in the eyes of the Players.
Aside from her strength role, her storyline role was also changed from 【One of the Main Protagonists of Version 2.3】 to 【Fate Creator of Beyond the Stars】.
To be honest, when Bai Fu first saw that phrase, she was confused.
By routine, if her storyline role kept getting raised, shouldn’t it become something like 【Main Protagonist of xx Version】 or 【One of the Protagonists of Beyond the Stars】?
“‘Fate Creator’? What the heck? Does that mean I’ve jumped out of the chessboard and become ‘Rider Bai Fu’?”
Bai Fu felt that it wasn’t quite that.
After completing her Second Metamorphosis and new Racial Ascension, her strength had indeed increased greatly, but there was still a certain gap compared to the Supreme Apostles or the Leader of the First Protocol.
Forget it, forget it.
Since she couldn’t figure it out, she decided not to dwell on it for now.
Bai Fu continued scrolling.
The next prompt said she had changed from 【Ultimate Mentor·Psionics】 to 【Ultimate Mentor·Psionics】+【Ultimate Mentor·Dark Energy】.
This correction was a very routine adjustment.
Subsequent prompts, such as Quiet Garden becoming one of the major forces of Beyond the Stars, were also routine and not worth mentioning.
Until she reached the ninth prompt—there, Bai Fu finally spotted something powerful.
【As a Fate Creator, you peered through the mist and glimpsed a brand-new psionic light. Now, you may choose one of the following attributes as your new psionic attribute——】
【1. Blazing】
【2. Iridescent】
【3. Gray Mist】
“Holy crap, amazing!”
Bai Fu had been thinking of how to gain a new psionic attribute, but unexpectedly, the Developers directly gifted her one.
So what was there to hesitate about?
She immediately chose Blazing—the one that boosted positive psionic prayers.
With this, when Bai Fu bestowed Blessing of the God of the Ethereal Realm on herself, or cast buff auras on Shadow Bai Fu and the others, the effects could improve by nearly one-fourth—quite significant.
The next prompt——
【Your race has evolved to a new threshold. Your psionic and dark energy affinities have also reached a new standard. Now, you are akin to an Apostle in the world. You have unlocked an exclusive talent ［Apostle Number Twelve］】
【Apostle Number Twelve (Unactivated)】: Activation requires the use of True Spirit Marrow.
【Note: The Ethereal Realm is the echo of the Old Days, the abyss of the present. Those who sink within, their psionics and dark energy intertwine, etching the verses of the Old Days upon you. Every scar is a resonance, and when the twelfth resonance resounds, you shall transform into the most unique Apostle.】
“So that’s how it is!”
Bai Fu suddenly understood.
She recalled her Third Divine Transformation quest—the final requirement of that quest had been to obtain a True Spirit Marrow. So this was its use.
She wondered what new powers she could gain after transforming into an Apostle.
And also——
“I wonder if the Supreme Apostles have also encountered True Spirit Marrow, and whether they too might transform into Apostle Number Twelve.”
In any case, this correction prompt had arrived just in time.
With this new talent, Bai Fu no longer feared her previous lies being exposed.
Who said Apostle Number Twelve wasn’t a true Apostle?
Ah, you say the talent hasn’t been activated yet?
If it’s not activated, does that mean I can’t be called an Apostle?
Anyway, things were looking up!
Bai Fu closed the enhancement prompts in high spirits.
Then, she urgently contacted the Curse Lord and other Domination-level and Transcendent-rank Psionic Priests who had deep collaborations with the Three Cosmic-level Civilizations, asking if they knew where to find True Spirit Marrow.
【True Spirit Marrow? What’s that?】
【I’ve heard the name before—it seems to be the core of the Apostles. But where it exists, I truly don’t know.】
Even the well-informed Curse Lord admitted he didn’t know where to find True Spirit Marrow.
At this moment, the benefit of Bai Fu’s previous open-source sharing became apparent.
Everyone who received her message said they would do their best to help search. Some even handed over their latest insights to her, causing Bai Fu’s collection of Dark Energy Prayer Card blueprints to skyrocket.
“This source must continue to stay open.”
Bai Fu nodded to herself.
Sharing her Dark Energy Knowledge outward had another benefit: it would greatly increase the difficulty for the Holy City of Apostles to recruit Psionic Priests from the Explored Universe.
“Everyone.”
Bai Fu turned to Dmitri and the others.
“I won’t be returning to the Rebirth Empire with you. I still have matters to attend to on Origin Star.”
“I see. Then there’s nothing we can do.”
Dmitri expressed deep regret.
Emperor Odoak had arranged a grand welcoming ceremony in the Capital Circle to celebrate their destruction of the Holy City of Apostles’ new passageway.
Now that the protagonist Bai Fu could not attend, how could that not be regrettable?
Bai Fu: “The Holy City of Apostles likely won’t make any big moves in the near future, but utmost caution must still be exercised regarding the First Protocol.”
Dmitri: “Understood.”
After bidding farewell to Dmitri and the others, Bai Fu and the Oathmaster boarded the Esper Garden and flew toward Origin Star.
Bai Fu indeed had many matters to handle now.
For example, receiving Litt, who had come from afar.
For example, copying Death God Isaacs’ esper power.
For example, hosting a welcome for Anya and Yulia upon their return from the Holy City of Apostles.
For example, quickly helping Scarlet Leaf and Cecia improve their strength.
The method to improve strength was simple——
Inject Bai Fu’s genes!
Things were different now. At this point, even her genes were enough to serve as the seed for others to embark on the path of life evolution.
However, Bai Fu would not abuse her genes.
She only intended to grant them to Anya, Yulia, Scarlet Leaf, and Cecia—those whose Favorability toward her had reached 100.
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“You’re saying Olsen, Heinz, and Nikita have all been searching for True Spirit Marrow recently? Find out why they want it.”
“Yes, Lord Rufas.”
Somewhere within the Dark Zone.
Rufas, long vanished, gazed coldly at the virtual shadow floating before him.
Compared to many days ago, his appearance had undergone subtle changes.
For example, his pupils had turned silver.
For example, strange markings now lined his arm.
After the shadow disappeared, Rufas hesitated briefly, then contacted his old friend, Corona of the Shadow Storm.
“Rufas, you still dare to look for me?”
“I heard you just fought Bai Fu. You survived by sheer luck, but suffered heavy injuries.”
“Are you here to mock me?”
“No, no, no. I’m here to offer my condolences—and also to propose a trade.”
“What kind of trade?”
The moment a trade was mentioned, Corona immediately grew interested.
“Help me find out why they’re searching for True Spirit Marrow. The payment is a half-destroyed Mechanical Domination.”
Rufas sent over the information his subordinates had just reported.
Corona’s pupils shrank. “Alright. Deal!”
It could only be said—Corona’s efficiency was not ordinary. In merely two hours, through eavesdropping, he had already obtained the truth.
“So it really is because of Bai Fu?”
Rufas narrowed his silver eyes.
In his hand, a wisp of black mist like cotton clouds rose.
This was True Spirit Marrow.
“Seems it’s necessary to have a talk with her.”