Chapter 357: BOSS Cultivation, Void Twins
Bai Fu wandered several rounds in the Void with Lufas, yet still failed to find the remaining two Void Sovereigns.
She did not know whether they had sensed danger and gone into hiding, or if they had already perished during the large-scale assault of the Original Pact.
The once lively Void had, in just over ten days, turned as desolate as a morgue.
Once the Sovereigns died, the lesser Void lifeforms beneath them all scattered and vanished without a trace.
Because time was pressing, Bai Fu did not continue searching. Instead, she instructed Hei Fu to take the two newly obtained Void Sovereign Cores back to the Esper Garden at once.
Yes.
Two.
She swallowed one core whole right in front of Lufas, but in truth it was only for show—to frighten the restless Lufas a little. She had not truly digested it.
Not that she couldn’t.
With the game’s guidance, even if she had two more Void Sovereign Cores, she could still digest them without side effects. At most it would just require more time and resources.
But with her current condition, even if she digested two more, the improvement to her strength would not be obvious. If her Racial Potential Rating increased by even 0.2, it would already be considered burning incense for good fortune. As for gaining new talents or new skills—it was highly unlikely.
Considering this, Bai Fu decided that instead of wasting the Void Sovereign Cores on herself, it would be better to give them to Fei Ye and Jinlu.
Now that Fei Ye and Jinlu had both advanced to Sovereigns, under her guidance they had a very high probability of successfully digesting the Cores. In that case, the Quiet Garden could add two more transcendent-level beings with immense potential.
“Calling me here in such a rush—don’t tell me you couldn’t hold it in? If I’m not mistaken, just a few hours ago we already had a spar.”
Fei Ye sneaked past Élisée’s gaze and slipped quietly into Bai Fu’s room.
Bai Fu stretched out her right hand. In her palm rested two round, glimmering Void Sovereign Cores.
Just as she was about to explain, Fei Ye blurted out, “Ah, so you found some new items? But compared to the previous ones, these don’t look particularly special. How do we use them? You use them, or I do? Or maybe one each?”
Stop, stop, stop.
What are you even thinking?
Can’t you be a little more proper, like me? Stop spending all day thinking about ‘studying relative motion’ and treating everything like lab equipment!
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Bai Fu couldn’t help but roll her eyes: “These are Void Sovereign Cores—they’re for use, not for ‘use’!”
“I…”
Fei Ye’s face flushed bright red, her mind filled with her sister Jinlu’s mocking laughter. She opened her mouth to say something, but in the end swallowed it back.
Fine, fine, count me guilty of being tempted by your body, okay!
Bai Fu stuffed a Core into Fei Ye’s hand: “Take it.”
Fei Ye curiously turned the orb in her palm. “Where did you get this? Compared to me and my sister, you’re the one who needs them more, aren’t you?”
“I am already a Void Sovereign. These won’t do me any good. Enough talk, no time to waste—let me help you digest them now.”
At Bai Fu’s urging, Fei Ye swallowed both Cores in succession.
“So bloated… feels like my stomach is about to burst.”
Fei Ye’s face turned pale as paper, pain creeping unbidden across her features.
“Don’t worry. With me here, the pain will pass quickly.”
Having already digested a Core herself, Bai Fu could be called a seasoned hand.
Under her personal guidance, and with the aid of numerous supporting items, Fei Ye quickly overcame the agony of Void energy flooding into her body all at once.
Seeing Fei Ye settle into the process, Bai Fu turned her gaze toward her sister Jinlu.
“You’re purely a soul body. The pain you’ll endure may be even worse than Fei Ye’s…”
“I’m ready.”
“Then I’ll begin.”
The Void Sovereign Core contained not only most of a Void Sovereign’s power, but also its “gene.”
If Jinlu succeeded in fusing with it, she would finally escape her current predicament of having to share a body with Fei Ye. Through the Void’s “gene,” she could reconstruct a body uniquely her own.
She had long since grown accustomed to sharing with Fei Ye, but still—the idea of having her own body felt different.
At the very least, she would no longer need to play “linked-sister” games with Fei Ye. She could directly start a new round offline with Bai Fu.
Cough, cough.
Jinlu focused on fusing with the Void Sovereign Core.
The process was extremely slow.
After all, compared to a Void Sovereign, her and Fei Ye’s strength was still too low.
Bai Fu did not dare to accelerate the pace, lest she push them too hard and burst them by accident.
Yet despite her caution, an accident still occurred.
【Near Fusion】
The sudden red warning startled Bai Fu.
She saw the Cores Fei Ye and Jinlu were fusing with being drawn uncontrollably toward one another. Even using her full Void Sovereign strength, she could not stop it.
Destroy the Cores directly?
Too risky!
Bai Fu hurriedly opened the description of 【Near Fusion】.
【After absorbing the features of Fei Ye and Jinlu, these two Void Sovereign Cores produced a mysterious resonance. Born from the same source, they now possess a bond transcending time and space.】
【Warning! Warning! A special World-class BOSS (Explored Universe Limited) [Void Twins (Void Sovereign Larvae)] is currently being conceived.】
“Hm?”
Bai Fu froze for a moment.
This didn’t seem like a bad thing at all.
Before becoming an 【Apocalypse-class BOSS】, her own power ranking had been 【World-class BOSS (Explored Universe Limited)】.
She reached out and tapped on the 【Void Twins】 entry.
【Void Twins (Void Sovereign Larvae): Though they appear as two individuals, they are in fact an extraordinarily unique Void lifeform. The entwined twins perfectly fuse the Void’s traits of “Void” and “Emptiness,” granting them potential surpassing ordinary Void Sovereigns.】
Bai Fu exhaled in relief.
This accident was not a setback, but rather a blessing.
The strength Fei Ye and Jinlu would unleash as Void Twins would not simply be 1+1=2.
By using this clever method of combining the “Void” and “Emptiness” traits, their efficiency in drawing on Core power would far surpass that of other Sovereigns—making their combined strength far greater than 2!
Moreover, as twins, they would be able to create ultra-long-range Void passages through Void resonance. Their jump distance could even surpass that of the Apostolic Holy City’s God-Image-class Mothership—something no other Sovereign could achieve.
“Jackpot!”
Bai Fu beamed, happier than if she had drawn a rainbow Prayer Card by accident.
She was already dreaming of gathering the remaining Cores, feeding them all to Fei Ye and Jinlu, and cultivating a Void Emperor unmatched in Void history.
Ever since learning of the Reaper’s existence, she had felt a pressing need to raise the strength of herself and her companions.
She had no confidence of overturning the Reaping’s destined ending, but when the Reaper descended, having power was still more reassuring than being powerless.
Three days later.
Fei Ye and Jinlu successfully completed digestion and absorption of their Cores.
The speed was far faster than Bai Fu had expected.
Originally, she had calculated the process would take over a month.
The sudden acceleration was entirely thanks to 【Near Fusion】.
Because the two Cores had actively fused with one another, Fei Ye and Jinlu barely struggled to grasp them. Of course, to completely master the Core’s power would still take much longer.
“This…”
Inside the room—
Fei Ye and Jinlu looked at each other in astonishment.
Neither had expected things to turn out like this.
“Ahem, there was a little accident. But turning into the Void Twins is a blessing, not a curse. The benefits—well, your strength has obviously grown. Most importantly, from now on, unless an enemy kills both of you at the same time within a short span, either of you can use your ‘body’ to recreate the other. As for drawbacks…”
Bai Fu paused in thought. Her expression made Fei Ye and Jinlu tense nervously.
“After careful consideration, it seems there aren’t any real drawbacks. The biggest one is probably that your senses will be shared from now on—but that shouldn’t be hard to get used to.”
What?
Fei Ye and Jinlu let out sighs of relief.
Tch.
They had thought it would be something serious.
Shared senses were no drawback at all—in fact, it was amazing!
Why wait? Better to test the benefits of shared senses right away!
Fei Ye and Jinlu exchanged a glance, then launched a joint attack on Bai Fu.
……
Evening.
Esper Garden.
Élisée rested her chin on her hands: “These days, Mother looks healthier and healthier. Her cheeks are rosy as if they could drip water. I’m sure if I keep taking care of her a while longer, she’ll recover fully. Mama Yulia, it’s all thanks to you—if you hadn’t reminded me, I never would have thought of this method.”
Ahahaha… is that so. Well, anyway… keep it up.
Yulia quietly wiped sweat from her forehead.
After a pause, Élisée spoke again: “Mama Yulia, when Mother recovers, do you think I’ll finally earn Aunt Anya’s and Aunt Fei Ye’s recognition?”
Yulia: “……”
Uh… probably you will be recognized.
After all, if not for trying to secretly learn your knowledge, Bai Fu wouldn’t have needed to pretend to be clueless. If she hadn’t, she wouldn’t have stayed in the Esper Garden. And if she hadn’t, Anya and the others wouldn’t have been able to exchange ideas with her every day.
“Really? Then that’s wonderful!”
Élisée clapped her cheeks in delight.
She sat by the window, golden sunlight spilling over her pale face, gilding her happiness with brilliance, making her look ethereal.
After finally sending Élisée away, Yulia promptly punched Bai Fu.
“Enough pretending! Have you figured out how you’ll deal with Élisée once she regains her memories?”
Bai Fu waved her hand: “Of course I have. Don’t worry, there’s no way I’ll crash the act!”
You’d better mean that.
Yulia: “How long do you plan to keep playing this role?”
Bai Fu: “Just a few more days. An hour ago, I received news from the Rebirth Empire—the fleet of the Apostolic Holy City, after circling around, has once again launched an attack on the outposts and frontline bases of the Three Universal Civilizations. This time, thanks to ample preparation, the Three Civilizations didn’t suffer much, but that’s only temporary. With the Holy City’s strength, they’ll eventually be defeated. I must find a way to delay that as long as possible.”
Yulia: “Want me to help?”
“This time, I may need you to fight by my side. This battle can’t drag on. The longer it drags, the more likely the Original Pact will join in. We have to scatter the Holy City before the Pact reacts—only then will we have enough time and energy to face it.”
Bai Fu’s expression grew solemn.
These days she hadn’t been busy for nothing.
All her actions against the Void, and her efforts to raise Fei Ye and Jinlu’s strength, were preparations for the total offensive against the Apostolic Holy City—
Using Fei Ye and Jinlu’s power to open a direct path to the Holy Land Star, to seize the last shed True Spirit Remnant of the Third Apostle hidden by the Supreme God’s disciples!
If this operation succeeded, she would no longer have to worry about the Apostolic Holy City.
At Bai Fu’s direction, Yulia began making preparations for the mission.
Just as they were about to contact the Three Universal Civilizations to provide cover, a sudden urgent message arrived from Lit.
“Moments ago, Senlan suddenly contacted me. He said the Supreme God’s disciples have fallen out with the Fourth Apostle.”
“Oh?”