Chapter 199
This skill couldn't be attempted repeatedly like the other two; its cooldown was long, and Ye Bai didn't have enough mental energy to forcefully ignore it.
Amidst curiosity and tension, Ye Bai activated her third career skill.
“Boom…”
An indescribable hum resonated within Ye Bai's consciousness.
At this moment, Ye Bai found it hard to articulate her state. It felt somewhat akin to the transformation during her third advancement; her consciousness was once again elevated and detached. However, instead of seeing the world around her, she was confronted with her past experiences.
From the moment she opened her eyes after returning to reality, to her ascension as a third-tier practitioner after slaying the Chaos Beast in the myriad realms, and then to the scene of battling the mysterious figure—all of it played back clearly in reverse within her consciousness.
In this state, Ye Bai felt a peculiar sensation. Among all her past experiences, the only anchor she could confirm was the spirit entity that was continuously consuming energy.
As time rewound further, the consumption of her mental energy increased. At the same time, she could, to some extent, control the speed of this rewind with her consciousness, akin to watching a video where she could fast forward, slow down, or pause… and most importantly, ‘retrace.’
And the subject of this retracing was undoubtedly her past self.
Her earlier worries became unnecessary; Ye Bai intuitively grasped the utility of this skill.
‘Retrace’ meant that Ye Bai could ‘bring back’ a certain state of her past self.
This state was an entirely internal concept. Ye Bai couldn't retrieve any physical items from the past that had become history, but she could choose to regain her state at that time—be it her abundant mental energy, her vibrant cellular state, or a certain ability that had already become unusable.
Ye Bai's spirit entity returned to just before she killed the mysterious figure, using the skill 【Time Retrace】 on the ‘past Ye Bai’ who was bound in mid-air by chains of mental energy.
In the next moment, the ‘past world’ within Ye Bai's consciousness sped forward rapidly, and a tremendous force, like a rebound, pulled her back to the present moment.
“Whew…”
Ye Bai suddenly came to her senses, involuntarily taking a deep breath. Everything that had just transpired felt like an indescribable soul-crossing experience.
Then, she recalled the ‘gain’ from just using this Time Retrace.
With a thought, she sensed the strange energy within her spirit entity, ready to unleash.
Ye Bai smiled; the single-target legendary spell 【Petrifying Gaze】 she had used before had returned!
Of course, the flip side was that the 【Time Retrace】 she had just used was now on cooldown, and she couldn't activate it again. Just the thought of trying to mobilize it felt as difficult as attempting to shift a massive mountain; her consciousness clearly feedback that she ‘couldn't do it.’
Among all the retracing options, Ye Bai could also choose to restore her physical vitality and mental energy state, allowing her to achieve a ‘full revival’ in critical moments. However, even if she used this ability to retrace her body or mental state, she couldn't retrace again in a short time.
The most beneficial retracing choice for Ye Bai at the moment was undoubtedly the two powerful legendary spells.
With the existence of 【Time Retrace】, it was as if all these skills, which could originally only be used once, had transformed into permanent abilities!
Even though Ye Bai had seen many things, she couldn't help but feel her heart flutter, emotions surging. The pressure and gloom brought by the mysterious and perilous Chaos Star Sea had lifted significantly.
After calming her excited heart, Ye Bai remembered something and took out the jade-like personal terminal she had obtained from the mysterious figure.
She had acquired this trophy earlier but had been hesitant to investigate it further.
The current situation was different; if an enemy truly appeared that she couldn't handle, with Ye Bai's current B-rank strength, her three bizarrely powerful time abilities, and the legendary spell Petrifying Gaze that had successfully killed the mysterious figure, she could at least escape, if not win.
Gripping the jade stone, Ye Bai extended her mental energy and activated the strange personal terminal.
The moment her mental energy made contact, a brand new virtual page appeared in her consciousness—
**Chapter 132**
“Mission Area, Trading Area, Exchange Area…”
A virtual page that was very similar to the Star Alliance personal terminal appeared in Ye Bai's consciousness, but the content was entirely different.
After a quick glance, Ye Bai enveloped the personal terminal completely with her mental energy, immediately focusing her attention on its alarm and external signal features. The terminal did not provide any feedback.
This result surprised Ye Bai.
In a state where her mental energy completely sealed the personal terminal, such a situation could mean either the terminal lacked this function, or the alarm signal was of a higher secrecy, capable of sending out signals in a form that Ye Bai's mental energy couldn't block.
To verify this, Ye Bai shifted her focus to the account and identity information.
Like the Star Alliance personal terminal, as soon as she thought of it, this information naturally surfaced.
Port Number: #0000343242452
Points Balance: 321
Seeing these two pieces of information, especially the clearly remaining ‘points balance’ that was some form of virtual asset, made Ye Bai's heart skip a beat.
The reason was simple: unlike the Star Alliance personal terminal, this terminal was evidently still in a 【Logged In】 state.
In the Star Alliance, different people's mental energies correspond to different identity accounts. Even if the terminal is lost or taken, using it would be akin to logging into a new account, without losing the previous user's associated property information.
Now, when Ye Bai's mental energy touched this jade-like terminal, it was not a new account but rather the identity and assets of the previous user.
Realizing this, Ye Bai's expression became subtle and strange.
The fact that she could access identity information and, more importantly, the balance, basically ruled out the possibility of this terminal having anti-theft settings. Because under normal circumstances, if there were anti-theft measures, when Ye Bai's mental energy made contact, it should have triggered an alarm mechanism that would immediately destroy the account information.
This meant that this personal terminal from the Chaos Star Sea seemed to possess the nature of an anonymous account; the terminal itself was not just a tool but also a wallet for assets. Whoever held it would completely own it.
Wow, no wonder it was the Chaos Star Sea. Without the identity protection system established by the Star Alliance's order conventions, people here naturally carried ‘cash.’
Ye Bai had thought she would have to explore the Chaos Star Sea slowly, but unexpectedly, the mysterious figure had handed her a wallet.
Clearly, the identity that this terminal had logged into before now belonged to the mysterious figure who was hunting her.
Having confirmed this, Ye Bai felt a significant weight lift from her heart, and then she turned her attention to the other functions of the terminal she had briefly scanned.
Mission Area, Trading Area, Exchange Area… Ye Bai explored each one.
The Mission Area was straightforward, but it was completely blank, with no information obtained.
Ye Bai frowned slightly as she opened the Trading Area, and then she finally saw content—an enormous amount of it.
‘Resource Trade—10 Helium Flare Particles, Price: 30 Points’
‘Assassination Trade—Target B-rank, provides detailed background and weaknesses, Price: 500 Points’
‘Intelligence Trade—Trade report on the environment of ΩVR2 Star Domain (Cosmic Coordinates 23.232.11), Price: 200 Points’
…
Thousands of different types of trading content were presented in this area, with both selling and buying information. As Ye Bai observed, some tasks were continuously being accepted and canceled, while new tasks were constantly being posted, creating a lively atmosphere.
This seemed to be a communication platform for outlaws in the Chaos Star Sea…
More importantly, the network of this platform was quite special; even though it was enveloped by Ye Bai's mental energy, the terminal remained in a ‘connected’ state.
Its miraculous nature was almost comparable to the Star Network… Wait, Ye Bai suddenly felt a jolt of realization.
Or perhaps, this utilized Star Network technology?
As this thought emerged, Ye Bai felt increasingly convinced, after all, the Star Network was not a network built by any particular force; its essence was the mysterious Floating Ethereal Clan, and the Star Alliance merely obtained an entry point through technological means.
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