In that instant, the falling Yaoshi Cake suddenly stopped mid-air. Some on the battlefield even paused their fighting to look toward it, because they saw... the sun.
A golden, dazzling light burst forth from Yaoshi Cake, and under its glow, all injuries, whether suffered by the Cloud Knights or the Abominations of Abundance, were instantly healed.
Even those on the brink of death found their wounds mended.
Bathed in this light, it became impossible to kill anyone on the battlefield; any damage inflicted was instantly restored. At the same time, everyone could feel their strength enhanced further.
But unlike Pei Guang's 10% all-stat buff, this was a pure, raw power boost, the kind that made punches land even harder.
Yet Yaoshi Cake still didn't feel it was enough. Its power only covered half the battlefield, and even then, it couldn't fully unleash even half of the skills it wanted to.
"Meow~"
Yaoshi Cake wanted more power!
And at that moment, Yaoshi Cake once again saw the Abundance's Aeon, Yaoshi.
Yaoshi looked upon the adorable little Cat Cake with a smile. Since the Cat Cake desired more power and voiced that desire, Yaoshi would naturally grant it.
The Path of Abundance would now open further permissions to this Cat Cake who resembled it.
In that instant, it was as if everyone could see Yaoshi's form. The power emanating from Cat Cake, which had only covered half the battlefield, now engulfed the entire planet.
But, while the power Yaoshi Cake wielded was indeed immense, its true source wasn't Abundance. It was... Elation.
That's right. When Yaoshi granted more power to Cat Cake, what Cat Cake channeled was Elation.
Elation… this was all simply too joyful!
Not just Aha, even the Masked Fool would've been delighted by this scene.
Wasn't this its own kind of NTR?
The Mourning Actors watched this unfold and felt sorrow on Yaoshi Cake's behalf. It had clearly received blessings from another Aeon, yet was being toyed with in Aha's palm.
The pain of that, just hearing about it made them feel it too.
General Jing Yuan, who hadn't yet made a move on the battlefield, furrowed his brow at the sight: "Why would it heal the enemy? And... an Abundance Emanator? No... an Elation's Emanator?"
Though everyone felt Abundance's energy, as an Emanator of the Hunt, he instinctively sensed that this was more like Abundance... wearing a mask.
This radiance continued for a full minute. During that minute, all life on the planet basked in incredible warmth—a blessing from the Path of Abundance that treated all life equally.
Not just the Cloud Knights and the Abominations of Abundance present: ordinary beings struggling to survive on this planet also felt this pure healing energy.
Under this blessing, some lifeforms that had been forcibly transformed into Abominations knelt down. At the same time, everyone present heard Yaoshi Cake's meow.
"Meow~"
It was just an ordinary cat's meow, but most people, through the Synesthesia Beacon, understood its meaning.
"To those who long for more blessings of Abundance, I have felt your hearts, felt your yearning for Abundance's gift. I, Yaoshi Cake, shall selflessly send you to meet the Aeon of Abundance."
At that moment, the Cloud Knights who understood the message were dumbfounded, while the followers of Abundance burst into ecstatic cheers. But just as they were celebrating, the golden light in the sky changed in an instant.
The light ignited, piercing through the clouds and transforming into the light of death. Those irredeemable Abominations followers who bathed in this glow, those who burned, killed, and plundered, suddenly began to combust.
That once-warm light sliced through every being on the battlefield.
Ordinary lifeforms felt nothing from it, but for those stubbornly corrupted and unforgivable followers of Abundance, their bodies were torn apart and turned to ash under the light.
What happened here didn't just draw Yaoshi's gaze, it also caught the attention of the other Aeons. But upon witnessing the scene, they all fell into silence.
Nanook: "Cool"
Lan: "Cool"
Yaoshi: "Cool"
Fuli: "Cool"
The way Yaoshi Cake brought destruction earned Nanook's attention. Its decisive response to the Abominations of Abundance drew Lan's admiration. Yaoshi, having sensed Cat Cake's selfless heart, found it impossible to look away.
Fuli? Just here for the spectacle. After all, this was a player creation. While she continued her duties, it was only natural to glance at the player's handiwork from time to time.
Not only did the Aeons themselves metaphorically type out "GGs," but even Hua, who had been monitoring the battlefield, silently typed out a "cool" in her heart.
She was certain: the Xianzhou Alliance had just gained another heavyweight ally.
If nothing else, summoning Cat Cake once before a major battle would drastically improve their odds of victory.
Hua also paid attention to Cat Cake's combat strength: this time, the Abundance followers were relatively weak overall. Cat Cake was able to instantly eliminate all the weak ones and deal varying degrees of damage to the stronger ones.
This level of power was already exceptional.
At that moment, Hua also looked at the group chat on her phone. In the chat, Pei Guang was anxiously asking everyone about the Cat Cakes' status.
Pei Guang: "They've all arrived, right? How are things going? Do you think they're up to the task?"
Pei Guang was like a concerned father, worried about the condition of his Cat Cakes. Seeing his question, Hua thought for a moment before replying in the group.
"They can carry out the mission perfectly! How did you manage to create such amazing little creatures?"
Hua was genuinely intrigued by the Cat Cakes.
Can you believe it? These little guys were artificially created.
She couldn't even imagine what Pei Guang might create if he were given free rein.
But she was overthinking it.
Pei Guang did want to make powerful little beings like these, but the problem was that he didn't have nearly enough rare materials. Creating these four had already consumed all the top-tier materials and equipment he had collected.
If he wanted to make more at the same level, he'd have to wait for a new map, quest, or event to get enough resources to try again.
Elsewhere in the space station, Pei Guang saw the message in the group chat and breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good, then~ Don't forget their rewards, okay? Make sure to take them out to play~ Oh, by the way, Yaoshi Cake won't have any issues dealing with Abundance creatures, right? I remember it told me before it left that it specialized in support."
Reading that message, Hua fell into deep thought.
Specializes in support? It almost wiped out all the enemy Abominations and that's what he calls "support"?
As for everything else… she didn't even know how to explain it.
What was she supposed to say: that the Yaoshi Cake received further blessings from the Abundance Aeon and then proceeded to annihilate all the Abundance creatures?
Pei Guang had no idea what the Cat Cake had actually done, but since the person who commissioned the task gave it a thumbs-up, he was able to relax.
He looked over at Stelle, who was also in the chat and seemed just as relieved. Puffing out his chest proudly, Pei Guang said: "You see? What did I tell you? This is just a standard expedition mode, totally nothing to worry about."
Stelle said, "Nothing to worry about? Who was the one panicking the moment they left?"
Pei Guang: "Ahem?"
Stelle laughed, "Forget it, not gonna say any more. Wouldn't want to bruise someone's ego~ Anyway, are we just gonna wait here for them to come back?"
Pei Guang spread his hands. "What else can we do? We've got no cutscene and no quest right now. Waiting for the results of the expedition sounds fun enough to me."
Aside from the Yaoshi Cake's destructive rampage, the other Cat Cakes also caused a range of impacts, some big, some small, once they arrived at their destinations.
One after another, glowing reviews popped up in the group chat.
Even aside from the Aeon-level Cat Cakes, the regular ones also completed their commissions admirably. Their adorable appearance and reliable abilities instantly won over the hearts of those who commissioned them.
As the expeditioning Cat Cakes continued to make waves across the universe, a new religion began to quietly rise alongside the Church of Elysia: the Church of the Cat Cake.
No one knew exactly which Cat Cake picked up a few phrases from Pei Guang and blurted them out to someone, but in any case, once the Church of the Cat Cake began, a particular doctrine quickly spread among its followers.
"Sacred flame bright~ sacred flame shining, all who are Cat Cakes, meow meow meow meow~"
As the creator of the adventuring Cat Cakes, Pei Guang was regarded by the followers as the Holy Father. And as the one who originally created the species, Ruan Mei was revered as the Holy Mother.