In reality, this question is not difficult for him to answer.

At this point, does he have a choice?

In front of this transcendent entity, whether fleeing or fighting is equally dangerous, so there's nothing left but to fight.

"Launch the second Light of Destruction super-limit strike!"

"I want to use the power of annihilation to crush the thorns standing in front of the Imperial!"

No hysterical roars, no blood-boiling speeches, Demetri expressed his determination by leading by example.

But before officially launching the attack, he first informed the frontline command of what was happening here.

"Annihilation, stop!"

Bulalo shouted in the military channel.

But this shout couldn't stop Demetri.

Demetri led the team to charge forth.

Even though the road ahead is dangerous, it is not a dead end. What does an artificial god matter, who says humans cannot overthrow gods?

Billions of warships transformed into a reversed meteor shower.

This was a hundred times more intense than before, with all the engines of the warships at full power, the blue cones of light trailing behind leaving irregular space-time ripples, as if the universe itself was scorched with billions of bleeding scars.

Faced with such an impact, the artificial god remained unfazed.

It slowly raised the spiral gun formed by dark energy, black Void Realm particle concentrate dripped from the gun tip, dissolving the warships it touched in trembling reduction of dimensions, yet this did not intimidate those behind, as subsequent ships used the two-dimensional remnants of their companions, like moths to a flame, to launch themselves at the ten ribs of the artificial god.

Boom, boom, boom!

Explosions occurred successively.

The raised dust engulfed everything.

The rolling red dust made the star sea seem to be ablaze from afar.

And the spiral arm of the distant galaxy trembled from the explosions, transforming into strings of some stringed instrument at that moment.

...

"It's over!"

Amidst the urgency, staring at the virtual screen before her, Aijie spoke first.

Like Demetri, she did not recognize the artificial god.

However, she immediately recognized the Void Realm particles.

That's an existence beyond both spiritual and dark energy, truly akin to the divine.

Though Demetri and others are powerful, facing Void Realm particles without any understanding of them...

It bodes ill!

Aijie did not delay. She immediately communicated her concerns to Bai Fu.

"What, the Apostle Holy City has also mastered the synthesis method of Void Realm particles?"

Bai Fu was shocked.

This is a disaster.

If Demetri and they perish, the already somewhat limited combat power of the three Cosmic Level civilizations will further plummet, making it even harder to halt the Apostle Holy City's advance.

However, the crux of the problem right now isn't even about that.

The problem is, has the Apostle Holy City universally mastered this capability, or is it only known by a select few, or is it solely the fourth Apostle who possesses this capability?

"We must find a way to figure it out. If everyone has mastered this capability, then perhaps I can leverage the situation to grasp the principle and complete the [Path of Fusion] Task!"

Bai Fu's eyes lit up.

Once she masters the method of merging spiritual and dark energy, her power will undoubtedly soar significantly, allowing her to band with Lupus to confront the leader of the Origins Agreement, and thereby acquire the True Spirit Marrow to complete the third transformation.

Bai Fu immediately attempted to contact Suixi and Shadow Fu, asking them to assist in the investigation.

Shadow Fu quickly received news, but there was no response from Suixi.

"What's going on, could Suixi have been exposed?"

Bai Fu's face changed slightly.

She waited a full five minutes before finally receiving a response from Suixi.

[Bai Fu's Apostle, I am very sorry. I was just intercepted by the fourth Apostle lurking in the Apostle Holy City and couldn't pull away for a while.]

Being stopped by an Apostle?

[What happened?]

Bai Fu inquired.

Suixi began to explain.

It all began a few minutes ago.

At that time, Suixi was in her residence researching the spiritual ability knowledge bestowed by the Supreme Divine Disciple, when she suddenly felt the sky begin to tremble violently.

Hurriedly, she asked the guards in the Holy Land what had happened, but the guards met her with puzzled looks.

What, did something happen? Wasn't everything normal?

Suixi was certain she wasn't hallucinating, but multiple inquiries to the guards yielded the same answer: nothing had happened.

Left with no choice, she went to investigate herself.

She then saw a black mark shoot from the depths of the Holy Land, embedding deep within the fissure overhead in the sky of the Holy Land.

Mysteriously, she was the only one who could see this scene!

Suixi followed the direction of the black mark, traversing corridor after corridor in the Holy Land, ultimately arriving at a small statue. The black mark originated from this statue.

Although she'd been to this place multiple times before, she had never discovered anything unusual before.

What a good hiding spot.

Being hidden so deep, what could it possibly be? Could it be the third True Spirit Relic Fragment Bai Fu's Apostle needs?

Suixi had a sudden insight.

With the Supreme Divine Disciple and others absent, this was the perfect chance for her to explore.

Should she indeed find the True Spirit Relic Fragment, she wouldn't need to continue lurking in the Apostle Holy City.

Yet just when Suixi was about to act, she was stopped—by none other than the rumored fourth Apostle, said to be in the Apostle Holy City but never seen before!

"What are you doing here?"

A terrifying pressure emanated from the ten-sided prism made of countless crystals facing her.

Suixi had no doubt that one wrong word and she'd be crushed into dust.

The situation at that time was utterly dire.

Luckily, she reacted quickly, formulating an excuse as she began to speak.

"I was just researching the knowledge my teacher taught me, but encountered some issues, so I wanted to check some materials in the database, and this path happens to be the shortest route to the database, so..."

The fourth Apostle scrutinized Suixi for a long time, but ultimately said nothing and let her go.

Suixi swiftly ducked into the database, where she took a while to calm down from being rattled, before telling Bai Fu about the events on her end.

[You have triggered the Hidden Task [The Secret of the Fourth Apostle and the Supreme Divine Disciple]]

[Task Introduction: ...]

[Task Objective: Uncover the truth behind the cooperation between the fourth Apostle and the Supreme Divine Disciple!]

[Reward: 50 billion experience points, Blank Skill Card*5]

After reviewing the message from Suixi, Bai Fu received a new task.

"The fourth Apostle, huh?"

She pondered over the name.

Comparing the timelines, she realized the abnormal occurrences at the Holy Land of the Apostle Holy City coincided perfectly with the timing of Demetri's mishap.

Clearly, there's a connection between the two!

"If I strike now, there might still be a chance to save Demetri and the others."

"Most importantly, I have an opportunity to find out the details of the fourth Apostle and the Supreme Divine Disciple, to see what level of BOSS they actually are."

"If the fourth Apostle isn't as strong as imagined, then I might even eliminate her and obtain the True Spirit Marrow, without even having to deal with the cooperation with the leader of the Origins Agreement."

Given all these possibilities, Bai Fu couldn't sit still.

She immediately instructed Shadow Fu, who was active near the Holy Land Star, to proceed there.

Moments later, Bai Fu activated the Apostle's Body talent, descending upon the location where the Summoning Card used by Shadow Fu had called forth the True Spirit Summon Matter.

"Entering the Holy City of the Apostles, facing one of the top-ranked of the eleven apostles, the fourth Apostle, aren't you scared, Shadow Fu?"

"No, I'm not afraid, Bai Fu," Shadow Fu replied.

"As long as I am by your side, I will never feel fear."

Excellent.

Bai Fu smiled.

The fourth Apostle, let me test just how formidable you truly are.

I'm not too shabby myself; I'm now a certified twelfth Apostle reserve, missing only a True Spirit Marrow to become a true Apostle.

"Fourth Apostle, allow me to measure how formidable you truly are."

Their names sound intimidating.

A little comparison, and Bai Fu quickly noticed that the time at which the crack appeared in the Holy Land of the Apostle Holy City and the timing of Demetri and his team's encounter coincided exactly.

Obviously, there is a connection between them!

With so many events unfolding, Bai Fu couldn't just sit still any longer.

She had Shadow Fu, who was operating near the Holy Land Star, rush over to the Holy Land Star immediately.

The next second, Bai Fu activated the Apostle's Body talent, descending onto the place where Shadow Fu had used the Summoning Card.

"We are about to face the fourth Apostle, who ranks among the top of all eleven Apostles. Shadow Fu, are you afraid?"

Shadow Fu, who was by her side, responded, "As long as I am with you, I will never be afraid."

Very well.

Bai Fu smiled.

Fourth Apostle—it sounds quite intimidating.

However, she had only one True Spirit Marrow short of becoming a genuine Apostle, and if the fourth Apostle wasn't as powerful as expected, she could even take her down and obtain the True Spirit Marrow.

"Fourth Apostle, let me test how strong you really are."

With that, Bai Fu and Shadow Fu, riding on the True Spirit Summon Matter from the Summoning Card, surge towards the Apostle Holy City Holy Land Star, churning up monstrous surges of waves.