Chapter 373: The Death of the Supreme God’s Disciple
Compared to Aetheron, whose height reached tens of kilometers, Bai Fu’s hand was truly so small that it could be ignored altogether.
Yet it was precisely that small, delicate hand that made Aetheron feel an unprecedented terror.
He knew well that the words Bai Fu had spoken when she blinked before him were not an exaggeration.
Once struck by that hand—he was as good as dead.
Without the support of the Double Helix Tree, his so-called flesh was only strong compared to ordinary Psionic streams. But before Bai Fu, who had already grown beyond the boundaries of common sense, his “flesh” was no different from a fragile cracker.
A single crunch, and it would shatter into countless fine crumbs.
Driven by fear, Aetheron desperately retreated, trying to evade her.
But at this point—it was far too late.
Neither Élisée’s sudden appearance nor Bai Fu’s abrupt assault had been within his expectations.
Against the prepared while he was unprepared, and weaker than his foe besides—how could he possibly dodge?
Bang!
The hand still descended.
It landed upon the dry, wrinkled bark of the great tree-body.
In an instant, endless Ethereal Realm Particles gushed out from Bai Fu’s palm, pouring into Aetheron’s body like a dump truck flooding concrete.
These were no ordinary particles.
They were Ethereal Realm Particles enhanced doubly by the skills Ethereal Primordial Burst and True Adjudication.
They ignored all defenses and destroyed every obstruction.
Though he could not see the HP bar above his head, Aetheron could feel with dreadful clarity that his life was falling by percentage points.
When it reached 0 percent, that would mark his complete end.
This time, with his fusion with the Double Helix Tree interrupted and severed, he would not resurrect as before.
Aetheron went mad, lashing out at Bai Fu.
But every strike was blocked by the Titan Holy Shield and layers of protective skills.
As his HP fell, his body was soon completely suppressed by Bai Fu’s force field—he could no longer even counterattack.
“Where did you find the God of the Ethereal Realm?!
Why could the God of the Ethereal Realm cut off my link with the Double Helix Tree?!”
Aetheron roared in fury, yet the only answer was Bai Fu’s triumphant smile.
Where had she found her?
She had come to Bai Fu of her own accord!
Well, what could she say? Her charm stat was just too high.
As for why Élisée could sever Aetheron’s fusion with the Double Helix Tree...
“Blame yourself for not being an Apostle. The Double Helix Tree was born within the Ethereal Realm—its affinity with Apostles is naturally higher.
Oh, wait—after devouring the True Spirit Essence of the Fourth Apostle, you did replace his position.
But that time was far too short. And really, how could the Fourth Apostle compare to the First Apostle, who’s hailed as the God of the Ethereal Realm?”
In truth, Élisée hadn’t performed any complex maneuver—she had merely “charmed” the Double Helix Tree a little, and the tree itself willingly disengaged its fusion with Aetheron.
Though not entirely severed, it at least ceased supporting him.
For Bai Fu, that was more than enough.
Learning the truth, Aetheron was filled with unwillingness.
Even without the Double Helix Tree, he still stood at the summit of the cosmos—how could he accept dying like this?
“I still have a chance—one last chance! If I detonate with her, and she falters even a little, I might escape!”
Aetheron hardened his heart, driving both body and soul madly.
A power surpassing all limits surged from deep within him, twisting his body beyond control.
“This is... Ethereal Distortion Assimilation!
Bai Fu, get back! A single mistake and your soul will be devoured by the Ethereal Realm—if that happens, even if you resurrect, you’ll never leave the Ethereal Realm again!”
Élisée, noticing the anomaly, quickly warned Bai Fu.
Bai Fu did not move at all.
This was the perfect chance to completely eliminate Aetheron—she would never let it slip away. If he escaped now, who knew when she would find him again?
Her soul being devoured by the Ethereal Realm?
Not a big deal—so long as her body wasn’t blown apart.
Never underestimate this brand-new body of hers whose potential had just been maxed out at 100!
Before long, Aetheron’s gathered energy reached its limit.
Boom—!
A violent shockwave swept in all directions, tearing everything apart.
And at the forefront stood Bai Fu.
The twisted energy even disrupted her Ethereal Primordial Burst.
Then, her combat suit—and her half-corporeal, half-energy body—began disintegrating like drifting sand under the strain.
When half of her body had already collapsed, Bai Fu suddenly pulled out a recovery potion.
It was a reward she had gained from completing the Main Quest 【Burning Through a Billion Light-Years · Feint in the East】.
She downed the potion in one gulp.
Her HP bar surged upward against the tide of Aetheron’s self-detonation.
It climbed back to over 80 percent before falling again as the potion’s power waned.
No rush.
Bai Fu took out another bottle.
She had two in total.
By the time both were spent, the blast’s force had weakened considerably. With the recovery skills granted by 【Blessing of the Ethereal God】 and 【Ethereal Affinity Max】 simultaneously active, no matter how severe the impact on her body, Bai Fu’s HP bar held steady around 37 percent.
“No—!”
Aetheron’s eyes nearly burst from rage.
Even self-destruction couldn’t repel Bai Fu—what hope remained?
The answer, of course, was none.
Her dropping HP didn’t throw Bai Fu into crisis—instead, due to the passive effect of 【Dark Despair】, her stats surged once again.
“Had enough yet?”
Bai Fu manipulated her force field, forming a colossal celestial hand that seized Aetheron’s fully mutated body. In his despairing gaze, she clenched her fist hard.
Clang!
Aetheron’s eyes shifted from horror to gray stillness.
When the HP bar dropped to 0%, he completely turned into a faint, insignificant swirl of energy and vanished into the cracks between dimensions, leaving behind only a spinning strand of True Spirit Essence and a tiny tree that, when viewed from above, resembled a yin-yang fish, quietly floating in place.
【You have slain Supreme God’s Disciple · Aetheron……】
【You have completed the Hidden Quest [Supreme Fall]……】
Two consecutive notifications sounded.
Bai Fu hurriedly glanced at them.
The reward for killing Aetheron was 139 million XP and Aetheron’s Skill Card 【End-of-Life Care】 × 1.
So-called “End-of-Life Care” was in fact the very move he had just self-detonated with.
That skill name could only be described as dark humor—yet highly practical.
And the rewards for completing the Hidden Quest 【Supreme Fall】 were 1 trillion XP, a Double Helix Tree Fusion Experience Manual, Supreme God’s Disciple · Aetheron’s Gene Data, Cosmic Treasure · Mind Desert, Cosmic Treasure · Apocalypse, and the special title 【End of Fate】.
Among them, the title 【End of Fate】 was the ultimate advancement of 【Pinnacle Hunter】.
Its effects: Base Damage +20%, Maximum Base Attributes +10% extra—almost twice as strong as 【Pinnacle Hunter】.
“Earned big this time!”
Bai Fu’s eyes sparkled.
Leaving aside the Cosmic Treasures, True Spirit Essence, and Double Helix Tree, the experience alone was enough to raise her Psionic Class to Level 274 and trigger 【Life Chasm】.
The remaining XP could then be used to grind other classes, allowing her body to approach a truly perfect hexagonal development.
“Too close.”
While Bai Fu was envisioning the future, Élisée and the others flew to her side, still shaken.
“I almost thought you’d lost it, Little Sister Fu, but you still had another ace hidden away. Now that Aetheron is dead, let me help you fuse the Double Helix Tree while we have the chance.”
Élisée lifted her hand and summoned both the True Spirit Essence and the Double Helix Tree toward her.
“Wait—this place isn’t safe. Let’s change locations.”
Bai Fu quickly stopped Élisée.
Her concern was not without reason.
During her battle with the Supreme Disciple, Wind-Rising Stars had been killed by the aftermath.
The moment he revived, he logged into the Community and posted a new thread:
【Big news! Big news! Bai Fu and the Supreme Disciple are fighting inside the Dimensional Rift!】
He hadn’t managed to record video, only a few photos.
To prove he was not lying, he attached the battle coordinates to the post.
That thread attracted massive attention and rose to the top of the Community’s real-time trending chart within minutes, surpassing even Version 3.1’s trailer and Bai Fu’s poster as the new poster girl.
Bai Fu feared the news had already reached the Leader of the Original Pact.
If that were true, then the Leader surely wouldn’t miss such an opportunity—he was likely already on his way.
If she stayed here, she might end up besieged.
The Leader of the Original Pact was different from the Supreme Disciple—his strength was unfathomable, and he did not act alone. Bai Fu was not ready to face him directly yet.
Élisée did not press for details; since Bai Fu didn’t want to stay, they would move—no big deal.
The group gathered their battle spoils and quickly left the Dimensional Rift, returning to the Main Space.
Arriving in an unmapped Dark Zone galaxy, Bai Fu first raised the level of Prime Origin Sovereign to Lv 44, activating the 【Life Chasm】 state.
According to the system prompt, to cross the 【Life Chasm】, she had to raise all six main attributes above 30,000 points; only then could she endure the fifth metamorphosis without dying from backlash during a forced breakthrough.
“Not that far off, actually. Even in my base state, my lowest stat—Intelligence—is 18,645. Once I fuse the Double Helix Tree, that’ll jump much higher. By then, if I add around five thousand points to each attribute, it should be enough.”
Good. Then let’s begin.
Bai Fu threw 【Supreme God’s Disciple · Aetheron’s Gene Data】 to Yulia for her to analyze at leisure, while she herself began the fusion under Élisée’s guidance and the 【Double Helix Tree Fusion Manual】.
While she remained hidden, the Original Pact indeed received the news.
In Version 3.0, because Élisée had suddenly defected to Bai Fu, many players of the Revolutionary Army faction followed her to the Quiet Garden, though a few million still stayed behind.
Some of those remaining players, after seeing Wind-Rising Stars’ post, immediately reported up the chain.
Within minutes, the Leader at the Original Pact headquarters received the precise coordinates.
“This time, we must not let them escape!”
The Leader immediately set out with his forces.
A massive army marched forth—but upon reaching the location, not a living soul remained, only a Dimensional Rift utterly devastated by the battle’s aftermath.
Yet, unlike last time, this time the Leader smelled decay.
“Who died?”
The Child of Prophecy and the Fate-Weaver closed their eyes to divine the truth.
“Everyone around Bai Fu that can be traced is still alive. According to the Undying Ones, most of them followed Bai Fu to face the Supreme Disciple. Since they’re alive, that means the one who died was the Supreme Disciple.”
“Are you certain?”
“Almost no margin for error.”
Staring at the confident Child of Prophecy, the Leader fell silent.
The Supreme Disciple had nearly triggered the Reaper’s Descent—yet the greatest threat was indeed Bai Fu.
She had even slain a Supreme Disciple. If left unchecked, the situation would soon spiral completely out of control.
“Begin. There’s no need to hide any longer. From this moment, our sole objective is to eliminate Bai Fu as fast as possible. Whatever the cost—it doesn’t matter. Any price is smaller than the Reaper’s Descent.”
Those behind him all nodded.
In an instant, everyone in the Original Pact mobilized.
……
“Targets are Origin Star and the Esper Garden? Understood.”
Elsewhere, the Tiger-headed Man, Painter, Lightless One, and Ferryman of Entropy Sea — Hick all halted their work upon receiving the order.
Over a month ago, they had already received the Leader’s plan, telling them to prepare in advance.
Thus, they moved swiftly this time, forming a team and flying straight toward Origin Star.
Their goal was simple — not to destroy Origin Star or the Esper Garden for real, but to create the illusion of an attack and draw Bai Fu out.
As for how to kill her — that wasn’t their concern, nor did they possess the power for it.
……
In another location.
Several people who maintained secret ties with the Original Pact also received the Leader’s message at once.
“Act now?”
“If you don’t move soon, it’ll be too late. Don’t worry — as long as I’m here, Bai Fu won’t be able to kill you.”
Every one of them hesitated for a long moment, but in the end, they all agreed.
Act!
……
That same day.
The capital star of the Rebirth Empire.
At the Imperial Palace’s Observatory, Emperor Odoacre asked the attendant beside him,
“Any news from Demetri lately?”
Attendant: “Lord Oblivion seems to be in seclusion, recuperating his body. I’ve gone to visit several times but was stopped at the door. Judging from his guards’ expressions, Lord Oblivion’s condition does not seem good.”
“I see. Demetri has contributed too much to the Empire. Now that the external crisis is resolved, let’s not disturb him for the time being. Let him heal in peace.”
The attendant nodded to show understanding.
Odoacre spoke no further.
When the attendant left, he sighed softly and looked up at the ceiling.
“I’ve authorized it. The rest is up to you now.”
From above came the calm, cold voice of the Radiant Mainframe of the Rebirth Empire:
“Authorization received. Highest permissions unlocked.”