Chapter 338: Bai Fu Turned Out to Be the God of the Ethereal Realm!
The Strings of Fate?
What the hell was that?
Facing the overly confident leader, Bai Fu couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
She lifted her head and cast an Apostle’s Psionic Vision at the massive rotating “Zodiac Armillary Sphere” around her.
【Predestined Celestial Sphere】
A long string of explanatory text floated before her eyes.
Bai Fu skimmed through it at an extremely fast pace.
As she expected, this was a cosmic treasure.
But unlike what she had imagined, this was a one-time-use cosmic treasure, with the effect being 【Lockdown】.
Lock down space, lock down dimensions, lock down fate, lock down everything within its enclosed range.
From the description, the cost of the Predestined Celestial Sphere was by no means inferior to other cosmic treasures, but it could only be used once…
“Extravagant, far too extravagant!”
Bai Fu realized that this group from the Original Pact was really going all out this time. They were fully determined—no matter if a crowd suddenly rushed in to stop them now, they would definitely push forward against all odds.
At this moment, the leader of the Original Pact interrupted Bai Fu’s thoughts.
“Bai Fu, the fact that you managed to survive multiple attacks from the Apostle Holy City likely points to two possibilities.”
“The first possibility is that, carrying the Blood of the Void, you possess a special spatial escape ability. This ability is so profound that even the Supreme Apostles of the Holy City couldn’t detect any flaws at close range and assumed you were obliterated into dust.”
“The second possibility—I recall you have a rather unusual Doppelgänger, right? That Doppelgänger is unlike any of your other True Spirit summons. I suspect perhaps it isn’t a Doppelgänger at all, but rather a part of you. To truly kill you, both must be destroyed. The reason the Apostle Holy City failed to kill you is because they only destroyed one of you.”
“Between these two, I personally lean toward the second. I’ve carefully studied your past experiences. Your Doppelgänger clearly has power comparable to your real body. If she acted together with you, your combat strength would inevitably soar. Yet the two of you rarely fight side by side—there must be a reason. As for the reason…”
The leader chuckled softly.
“Forget it. Whether either is the truth doesn’t matter.”
“The Predestined Celestial Sphere I’ve prepared for you today will seal your path of escape through Void powers and bind this body of yours with your other body, making both share the same fate. Therefore, Bai Fu, your story must end here.”
The leader spoke endlessly, but his hands never stopped moving. The people who came with him were all making preparations for the final assault.
They laid countless psionic devices around the sphere. Scattering outward, each person stood guard at a special point on the Celestial Sphere.
This formation dwarfed the Heavenly Court’s siege of Flower-Fruit Mountain by thousands upon thousands of times.
“Bai Fu, this is the second great gift I’ve prepared for you.”
“Although you’ve never revealed which Apostle you truly are, based on the available intelligence, I’ve roughly narrowed down your identity.”
“Are you the Third Apostle? Or the Fourth Apostle?”
“Forget it. Such details don’t matter. I’ve prepared countermeasures for both.”
“Your body, your soul, your True Spirit essence, and even the husk your True Spirit leaves behind after death—all of it shall be reduced to ashes within this sphere!”
A cluster of blue flames suddenly flared from the leader’s fingertip.
Tiny flickering particles scattered from the flame and spread across the Celestial Sphere. In the blink of an eye, the entire sphere was engulfed in blue fire.
Thus, a so-called indestructible “Barrier” appeared!
HP——
2000000000!
“What the f*ck, nine zeros?”
Bai Fu was stunned.
Two billion HP—how long would it take for her to break such a “Barrier”?
Clearly, escape was now impossible.
Fortunately, everything was still more or less within her expectations.
Though the sudden appearance of the 【Predestined Celestial Sphere】 had caught her by surprise, this accident did not change the larger picture.
Too young, far too young!
Did they really think killing both her bodies simultaneously would kill her?
If it were truly that simple, she would’ve died long ago at the hands of the Supreme Apostle. After all, the first time he killed her, she hadn’t even awakened her 【Spiral】 talent yet.
Heh heh.
Bai Fu was glad she had acquired the Ark of Heaven early and had never revealed its effect to the outside world.
She took a deep breath and quickly slipped into acting mode.
“If you’re not lying, then I truly won’t be able to walk out alive today.”
“Not won’t be able to, absolutely impossible!”
The leader corrected her words.
Bai Fu neither confirmed nor denied: “I am very curious. Why are you so obsessed with killing me? Everything I’ve done was merely to help the Explored Universe resist the Apostle Holy City’s invasion. Has that already infringed upon your interests?”
“No comment.”
“Then let me ask another question—you…” Bai Fu fixed her gaze on the leader’s face, shrouded in mist, “Who exactly are you? Why do you refuse to show your real face? Is it because your face is too special—so special that the moment it’s revealed, everyone will recognize you?”
“Still no comment.”
“Even under circumstances like this, you won’t speak?”
Leader: “From the moment I stepped onto this path, who I was no longer mattered. The past is nothing but a shackle. Only by discarding it can I better pursue the future.”
Damn Riddle-speaker.
Fine, fine. If you won’t say, then I’ll find out myself!
“Do it! Even if you hold the absolute advantage, I will never surrender. This is my life’s creed!”
Bai Fu swung her fist fiercely, and in an instant, a staff appeared in her hand.
This was not the cosmic treasure Scepter of Divinity, but her Psionic Construct—Sovereign Zenith.
“Come forth!”
With a thunderous shout, one powerful True Spirit summon after another emerged behind Bai Fu, followed by an incomparably mighty True Spirit army.
Since it was acting, she had to act convincingly.
This time, Bai Fu pulled out all her stockpiled Prayer Cards.
She simply smashed them all!
Haaahhh—look at me, “My fate is mine, not Heaven’s”!
How great was the might of a Psionic Priest at the peak of three metamorphoses going all out?
Even the locked-down space trembled violently!
“Strike! Show her the fruit of our long preparations!”
At the leader’s command, everyone in the Original Pact simultaneously activated the psionic devices they had deployed and launched an assault on Bai Fu.
A great battle erupted.
The Original Pact had the advantage in both numbers and preparation, so the moment the battle began, they seized the upper hand.
But even so, they couldn’t immediately kill Bai Fu with overwhelming output.
One by one, the legions led by Domination-level and Transcendent-level True Spirit summons displayed astonishing resilience.
Billions united, transforming into spears; a thousand spears combined into a colossal shield of the cosmos, both offensive and defensive.
Bai Fu, sheltered by this massive shield, charged toward the leader.
“Futile struggle.”
The leader sneered, raising his hand to unleash a torrent of psionic power.
The surging torrent erupted in waves, its force vast enough to resemble the collapse of a galaxy.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The torrent crashed against the “Shield” before Bai Fu. One by one, the True Spirit summons forming the “Shield” shattered, but just as quickly, more filled in to patch the gaps.
“How did her energy intensity suddenly increase so drastically?”
“Thankfully, the leader had foresight and decided early on to eliminate her. Otherwise, if she were allowed to grow further, killing her would have cost us tremendous casualties!”
Watching Bai Fu, like a skiff in a raging sea—tossed about but never capsized—the members of the Original Pact couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment.
But that astonishment was all.
As for fear, that was completely absent.
A desperate charge could indeed work wonders at certain times, but today it clearly would have no effect.
“Use the method for dealing with the Third Apostle!”
With the leader’s loud command, the others instantly changed their moves.
Inside the Celestial Sphere, dazzling red light spread like dense blood, submerging everything.
【You were attacked by True Spirit Suppression. Since you lack True Spirit Essence, you are immune to this attack】
【You were attacked by a targeted Psionic/Dark Energy Corrosion. Since you are not the Third Apostle, the corrosion effect you received is -95%】
【You……】
One prompt after another rang out.
Bai Fu couldn’t help curling her lip.
Just this?
Charge, keep charging!
Bai Fu’s forward momentum barely slowed.
The leader’s brows furrowed slightly.
Fortunately, he had long suspected that the rumor about the Fourth Apostle being in the Apostle Holy City might be a diversion, so he had prepared a backup plan. Otherwise, Bai Fu really might have escaped death today.
“Switch to the method for dealing with the Fourth Apostle!”
At his order, the members of the Original Pact altered their tactics again.
The crimson sea of blood faded, replaced by an endless ocean of pitch-black mist.
“Bai Fu, it is time to say goodbye!”
The leader’s eyes were as cold as ice.
【You……】
【You……】
Another barrage of prompts sounded.
This time, Bai Fu still suffered only minor corrosion. Her speed decreased somewhat, but it was still insignificant.
“？”
The leader observed the battlefield closely.
When he saw Bai Fu was barely affected, his expression changed completely. A sudden unease arose in his heart, while the others of the Original Pact reacted even more strongly.
Each of them widened their eyes.
“How is this possible?”
The method against the Third Apostle didn’t work. The method against the Fourth Apostle didn’t work either. Then which Apostle was Bai Fu?
Or could it be… she wasn’t an Apostle at all?
It was possible—really possible.
Because even if Bai Fu were not the Third or Fourth Apostle, as long as she was an Apostle, the effects shouldn’t have been this minimal.
No, impossible.
If Bai Fu wasn’t an Apostle, how could her psionic talent be this high? How could she grow so fast?
So…
The leader’s breathing grew heavier.
He thought of one possibility that could explain this situation.
Bai Fu was indeed an Apostle, but she was barely affected by Apostle-targeting attacks because…
“You are the First Apostle—the strongest, most mysterious, most unique among all Apostles, known as the God of the Ethereal Realm!”
The leader exclaimed in shock.
“What?”
The members of the Original Pact looked at each other in disbelief, utterly shocked.
The God of the Ethereal Realm—were they actually hunting the God of the Ethereal Realm?
“Ha ha, ha ha ha!”
At that moment, the leader suddenly burst into laughter.
“This truly exceeded my expectations, but it is not a bad thing. Killing the First Apostle here will make dealing with the others far easier!”
“The projections of the Old Era deserve to be buried forever in the Old Era. This age has no vessel to carry you!”
The leader’s spirit blazed with fervor.
He unleashed his full strength, risking even being gravely injured by Bai Fu. No longer did he hold position at one node of the Celestial Sphere—he charged at her directly.
Boom boom boom!
Under his assault, the “Shield” Bai Fu had raised shattered again and again.
After thousands of collisions, with her supply of Prayer Cards unable to keep up, a massive crack finally opened in the “Shield.”
“Now! Everyone together, attack with me!”
Swish swish swish——
Outside the sphere, one critical node after another lit up.
They were the roars of countless energies.
They twisted and writhed wildly, stretching and converging, finally gathering behind the leader.
Behind him, it was as though a unique supernova was erupting.
Vast energy pierced through fixed space into his body, and under his will, it transformed into a terrifying Spear of Rupture strong enough to rend dimensions apart.
Descend!
The long spear pierced the crack in the “Shield,” and in the blink of an eye swallowed Bai Fu whole.
Had this strike been used outside the Celestial Sphere, the leader was certain an entire galactic cluster would have been annihilated. The collapse of space and dimensions it caused, if not repaired, could even spread to engulf an entire star region, turning it into a dead zone.
Such was the terror of this power!
However…
No—something was wrong!
The confident smile on the leader’s face froze.
He sensed it—Bai Fu’s presence had not vanished.
She was coming.
She burst forth from the light.
Her speed increased instead of slowing, and in a single explosive instant, she was right before him.
But instead of striking, she extended her right hand.
“Let me see who you really are!”
Her fingernails pierced the mist and landed on the leader’s face.
Snap.
The mist dissipated.
A mask, crafted from unknown material, was revealed.
Bai Fu was stunned.
She had intended to scrape some cells from his face and record the genetic information to compare later.
Who would have thought this bastard of a leader not only concealed his face with magic, but even wore a mask under the magic.
Clever, aren’t you!
The next second, the delayed explosion’s timer ended, and Bai Fu’s body detonated with a boom into fragments.
Within the effect of the Celestial Sphere, her Hei Fu body also exploded.
Yet soon, under the power of the Ark of Heaven, she resurrected again—though this time, extremely weakened.
“……”
The leader stared blankly at the empty Ethereal Realm before him.
Was Bai Fu… dead?
Only moments ago he had been brimming with confidence, but now he dared not make any rash conclusions.
He just stood there, dumbfounded.
“Leader, one of our bases has been attacked by the Three Universal Civilizations!”
Suddenly, a magnetic voice snapped him back to awareness.
“Where?”
“The Twilight Galaxy, they can’t hold out any longer!”
……
“Reinforcements! Where are the reinforcements?!”
“It’s too late. Even if the leader dispatches reinforcements now, it’s already too late.”
Chaotic voices echoed in his ears.
Amid the shellfire, the heroine of the Shadow Legion, Élisée, wore a face twisted into despair.
“Damn it, damn it! I don’t want to die! I’m only twenty-five! I haven’t even been in love! If I die like this, isn’t that too tragic? I want to live, I want to live!”
But the more one resisted a fate, the faster it came.
As she passed through a metal gate, a psychic shock fell from the heavens, striking her head dead-on.
Bzzzt——
Élisée convulsed as if struck by lightning and collapsed to the ground.
“Am I… going to die…?”
Her vision blurred. Her body went numb.
Just as she was about to sink completely into the abyss, a dazzling light suddenly shone deep within her mind.
Illuminated by that light, fragments of memory appeared out of nowhere.
“I… I’m not Élisée… I am the God of the Ethereal Realm?”