Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

The one nicknamed "Bootlicker" felt no discomfort at all.

However, the other book, Little Yuan, clearly wasn't satisfied with the nickname "Contrast Girl."

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Dr. A's transfer station.

This time, Zhou Baiyu did not first choose Lin's transfer station but opted for Dr. A's instead.

When he realized that after so many days traveling to the Advanced World, he had only earned a tiny bit of SSS-level preliminary transfer value, Dr. A seemed somewhat reluctant to deal with Zhou Baiyu.

"As my regular customer...you're really, really, really, really stingy," Dr. A said.

If Zhou Baiyu had decided not to enter the library at that time, he would indeed have brought a substantial amount of transfer value.

However, after entering the library, Zhou Baiyu's rewards had overflowed.

Thus, he could only receive the minimum level of transfer value rewards.

Dr. A quickly realized this:

"It seems you're not here to trade this time; you're here to freeload off my knowledge base again."

"You're really smart, Doctor. I now know your secret, Dr. A," Zhou Baiyu said nonchalantly, not specifying which secret. But Dr. A, a man full of secrets, was taken aback.

Zhou Baiyu didn't beat around the bush:

"I once asked if becoming a god means becoming a rule. Have you become a rule? At the time, you told me not to ask."

"After coming back from the Strange Train, I was sure that you had become a rule."

Dr. A was silent for a while, then nodded his head.

"But, leveraging the characteristic of your soul traveling, you abandoned your godhood just as you were about to become a rule and embarked on a new journey."

"After all, that's how you've always done it."

"From the original inhabitants of the Advanced World, soul traveling, becoming a predecessor, then constantly traveling, constantly traversing time and space, constantly possessing others, step by step approaching the domain of the gods."

"Eventually, you truly became a god."

Dr. A had to admit, Zhou Baiyu had an annoyingly accurate intuition.

"But to be honest, Doctor, I greatly admire you. During the apocalypse, as a scientist watching science crumble, you forged a new path, persistently exploring towards the source of decay in your mortal body..."

"You're even more legendary than us predecessors."

Dr. A said,

"Are you just here to praise me?"

Zhou Baiyu shook his head with a smile:

"Of course not; I just wanted to ask if, during your journey, you ever encountered a man... wearing a black cloak, wielding a long sword."

This was actually a very vague description, but perhaps there was someone of this image in Dr. A's mind, someone who left a deep impression, for before Zhou Baiyu could offer more details, Dr. A blurted out:

"Demigod Celeos?"

Hearing the word "demigod," Zhou Baiyu was certain this was the person he was looking for.

"He's an outlier, an individual from the first world, who has traveled for a long time, unwilling to become a god, though he could become one at any time."

"His divine essence is that of the God of Blade and Cutting; he can sever anything in the world; it's said his blade can even cut through time."

"In the legends related to him, he was once invited by the Time and Space God, one of the nine great old gods, hoping he would become the tenth god and take the title of the God of Blade and Cutting to help them against the new gods."

"He initially agreed, but for some reason, possibly because there was a traitor among the nine gods who told Celeos something, making him too afraid to become a god."

"It's worth mentioning that in the age of the gods, although Celeos was recognized as unbeatable except by the gods, even among the gods, few dared to confront Celeos."

"He once challenged the Time and Space God and lasted six rounds before being defeated. This might sound humiliating... but it actually just shows how powerful he was."

Zhou Baiyu hadn't expected the Doctor to know so much secrecy.

This history made his freeloading very satisfying.

At the same time, Zhou Baiyu realized that the Strange Train, as a new force... really would encounter many unusual passengers.

In a sense, he had indeed met the most powerful corruption seed of the era.

Celeos.

Recalling the black-cloaked man who seriously proclaimed himself the closest person to a god in his time, Zhou Baiyu hadn't believed him...

Now he kind of regretted it, feeling he should have talked more with that man, gotten closer.

"Didn't think I, a player driven by intuition, could misjudge one day."

The power of the Time and Space God stands at the pinnacle among the gods, the sole T0-level existence.

To have contended with the Time and Space God for several rounds during the Demigod era itself indicated the terrifying nature of Celeos.

Moreover, Celeos feared a certain rumor, which led him to hesitate in undertaking Divine Enthronement.

But now, as Celeos continually grew stronger and was nearly forced into Divine Enthronement, he decided to find an inheritor.

In this age devoid of gods, Celeos was probably the most powerful being.

The thought made Zhou Baiyu break out in a sudden cold sweat.

"I better not mess this up for the president..."

He of course had not forgotten that he had left the name "Guang Tongchen" in front of Celeos.

"I should go, I need to head to another transfer station now, thank you, doctor, I was purely curious about this person."

After saying this, Zhou Baiyu immediately left the transfer station.

Doctor A smiled and turned his head to continue with his experiment. Then he suddenly remembered:

"How long has it taken me to reach the level of interacting with Demigods?"

"Seems like many years... constantly transferring souls until I encountered one."

"This kid's luck is really extraordinary."

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Lin had been waiting in the tavern for a long time.

Ever since she found out about Zhou Baiyu's encounter with the bizarre train, Lin had been hoping every day that Zhou Baiyu would return alive.

Not long ago, Lin had a dream.

In the dream, she saw an old friend, the genius who once fought by her side, Mel.

In the dream, Mel, wearing a spiral mask, said to Lin,

"Our journey is far from over."

Dreams were a rare and special thing for mediators.

The consciousness of mediators gets split into thousands of subversions. They serve thousands of pioneers, and even if occasionally one has a longer period of idle time, it is difficult to fall asleep.

Because they share memories with everyone.

It's like, even though Lin didn't entertain Zhou Baiyu and planned to catch some sleep, it was entirely possible to be suddenly woken up by the voice of another consciousness, Xinkui.

For mediators, it's actually... a torturous existence.

At first, mediators found it difficult to adapt to this sensation of being in countless worlds.

But over time, they slowly adapted and gradually mastered the state.

So, having a dream under such circumstances was no easy feat.

Dreaming of Mel made Lin think, could this be some kind of revelation?

She pondered over this question for a long time, until Zhou Baiyu appeared.

"Lin, I'm back."

Zhou Baiyu's figure reappeared in the pink tavern, and before Lin could respond, Zhou Baiyu said,

"It seems I've gained a power that doesn't belong to me."

Zhou Baiyu previously hadn't told Huang Miu what the ultimate mutation was.

Nor had he mentioned it to Doctor A.

Only at this moment did Zhou Baiyu seriously say to Lin,

"Lin, listen to me, I've gained something incredible... but this power is not under my control."

[Mutational Mystic Skill: Hyperdimensional Mutation.]

[Activation time, not under one's own control, number of activations, uncertain, effects of activation, uncertain, but possessing this ability guarantees that it will trigger once during the next summoning of the pioneers.

Note, this mutation will cause a major upheaval, with a tremendously vast impact area.]

This was another hint Zhou Baiyu received while he was unconscious.

Zhou Baiyu felt... as if he was carrying a nuclear bomb that could explode at any moment, with its devastating shockwave's direction unknown.

He could only approach Lin with his question.

"What power?" Lin stared at Zhou Baiyu but did not perceive any change within him.

Instead, there was a new book in the inventory.

Zhou Baiyu looked at Lin and said word by word:

"Hyperdimensional Mutation."