Chapter 729: Faith Plunder, Consecutive Soul Thefts, the Snake of Rebirth Falls, a Bountiful Harvest

[Ding, Player ID: Yu Yuan Shelter, title 'Beloved of the Divine' triggered]

[Target: Snake of Rebirth]

[Target Faith Transfer 92.5%, Faith Authority 71.3%, Snake of Rebirth Disguise Authenticity 83.8%, 'Faith Plunder' requirements met]

[Beginning plunder of 'Snake of Rebirth faith'.......]

In an instant, within the faith ecosystem, every faith link tightly connected to the Snake of Rebirth snapped all at once, and in the same moment of severance, re-established connections with Yu Yuan's mind and psychic energy.

The entire process took less than 0.01 seconds, a duration so brief that almost no one would notice anything amiss.

Even the faith tremor caused by the plundering was perfectly concealed within the faith fluctuations the Snake of Rebirth had just stirred up.

With countless believers' minds in turmoil, who would pay attention to such an extremely brief disturbance?

And in the instant the Faith Plunder completed, Yu Yuan gained 100% control over the Snake of Rebirth's faith ecosystem.

His first move was to isolate the Snake of Rebirth from all its believers.

That voice, laden with obvious pollution, was completely intercepted by him.

'Deity Disguise' triggered, and a voice convincing enough to fool even the most devoted followers issued forth, delivering what would be the Snake of Rebirth's final divine oracle.

"My most loyal believers, the Blood Duke and Mechanist Supremacy have already formed a secret alliance. This is a trap they have set. I will feign my own fall, entering a brief slumber to initiate my final transformation. Continue to chant my name, for when I awaken once more, the shadow of the Snake of Rebirth shall engulf this entire civilization. Until then, my Beloved shall lead you forward. He will wield my authority and speak my name. He is me, and I am him!"

"Call upon him, and you call upon me!"

"My most loyal believers, remember this, wait for my return, and I will lead you in bathing in the blood of all our enemies."

The Snake of Rebirth's voice faded, immediately followed by Yu Yuan's icy tone issuing the first divine decree.

"My lord slumbers. You shall all remain in complete silence, awaiting my awakening."

With that said, Yu Yuan ceased paying attention to the believers, shifting his focus to the Snake of Rebirth, which had already descended into madness.

"My believers, fall with me!"

"Who? Who touched my believers?"

"No-"

"When I return, you will all pay the price..."

The light orb representing the Snake of Rebirth grew increasingly unstable, even beginning to warp and distort.

Realizing its plan to drag all its believers down with it had failed after sensing its faith being stripped away, it had completely lost itself to frenzy.

Its fall was imminent.

Yu Yuan recognized this as the Snake of Rebirth's final desperate struggle, his eyes revealing a predatory gleam that had been long in the making.

"This is an existence above Gold..."

Without a moment's hesitation, the moment of death was the perfect time to harvest.

Trait [Mastery Through Integration] + Psychic Ability [Cured but Still Drooling] + Talent [Soul Theft]

All activated at full force.

Fail!

-[Diagnosis: Amnesia successfully triggered, obtained a segment of the target's memories]

-[Talent 'Soul Theft' successfully triggered, obtained exclusive talent 'Hyper-Dimensional Spatial Perception']

Fail!

-[Diagnosis: Amnesia successfully triggered, obtained a segment of the target's memories]

-[Talent 'Soul Theft' successfully triggered, obtained psychic ability 'Hyper-Dimensional Ouroboros']

It was precisely at the moment Yu Yuan succeeded in stealing the Snake of Rebirth's strongest talent and psychic ability.

The light orb, which had continued to distort, suddenly halted briefly, then disintegrated on the spot.

"No-"

A piercing cry echoed through the faith ecosystem.

Yu Yuan, who had been waiting for this very moment, didn't even have time to examine the stolen talent and psychic ability information in detail. He immediately marshaled all his faith power and surged toward those disintegrating fragments of the Snake of Rebirth.

Behind him, Mona, who had established a spiritual link with Yu Yuan, and Zhi Zhi, still in its merged state, each employed their own methods to snatch up the spoils.

Those light fragments came in various colors. Yu Yuan sensed a familiar aura and, without time to overthink, his faith power began capturing.

That crimson light fragment carrying the familiar aura was exceedingly cunning.

It kept darting left and right, desperately trying to escape.

But Yu Yuan had been preparing for this very moment ever since he plundered the entire faith ecosystem.

After dodging the faith power's capture attempts several times in succession, the fragment was finally cornered by Yu Yuan.

A surge of faith power rushed forward, entangling it tightly.

The crimson fragment was clearly extraordinary, remaining full of vitality even while besieged by faith power.

This only made Yu Yuan more excited.

Layer upon layer of faith power piled on.

Finally, the crimson fragment stopped moving and was absorbed by the faith power into Yu Yuan for fusion.

The mechanical prompt sound rang out in his ear, confirming Yu Yuan's guess.

[Ding, obtained high-value material 'Ether']

Yu Yuan's horizons were no longer what they once were.

[Ether], as a Hyper-Dimensional quality item, was not only a necessary condition for a player to advance to Gold Rank, but also the core factor for ascending above Gold.

He had previously obtained a portion of [Ether] from the Blood Clan, and now he had gained another from the Snake of Rebirth.

It hadn't been in vain, waiting all this time.

Even though the other light fragments had already dissipated because of his focus on capturing the [Ether], Yu Yuan was more than satisfied.

Just as Yu Yuan thought everything was finally over.

A brand new notification sounded once more.

[Achievement unlocked: Hyper-Dimensional Hunter]

[Achievement Points earned: 500,000]

[Achievement unlocked: An Unbelievable Victory]

[Achievement Points earned: 300,000]

[Congratulations, player, civilization event triggered - Proof of Civilization]

"This..."

But now was not the time to check.

Yu Yuan composed himself and carefully surveyed the entire faith ecosystem.

After confirming there were no omissions or hidden discords anywhere.

He immediately ended the connection and returned to the moment at the Altar of Life, only then truly retreating in triumph.

He noticed that Mona's aura had strengthened considerably, her psychic energy fluctuations pressing right up against the peak of Silver-tier.

Yu Yuan looked over in surprise.

Meeting his gaze, Mona licked her lips.

"Leader, when the Snake of Rebirth fell just now, two light fragments happened to appear right in front of me. I couldn't help myself!"

Yu Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly, a look of astonishment crossing his face, but it quickly transformed into a satisfied smile.

"Good, very good!"

Yu Yuan was naturally quite pleased.

Ever since entering the Faith Channel, Mona had maintained a spiritual link with him. When the Snake of Rebirth had fallen, he simply hadn't had time to bother with the other light fragments, all his focus locked onto that [Ether].

Now, for Mona to gain an unexpected windfall was, to him, an unexpected windfall in itself.

When a whale dies, all things prosper.

With the Snake of Rebirth fallen, who cares who ended up with its posthumous legacy? Better it went to his own people than anyone else.

Squeak-

Zhi Zhi also emerged from Yu Yuan's shadow.

Its round, plump limited-edition skin rolled and tumbled across the ground.

Clearly, Zhi Zhi had made out quite well too.

Yu Yuan's gaze landed on its forehead, at the spot between its brows that should have appeared as black mist.

A distinct fissure had appeared there...