The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 226 - 156 Automatic Monster Farming

"Is it this guy?"

"It’s him, it’s him, it’s definitely him!"

A frail apprentice with four eyes nodded firmly, "I saw him with my own eyes following Mr. Saba into the potion classroom! If he can still come out, it means he is already Mr. Saba’s student!"

"I haven’t seen this guy around the academy before."

"He must be a nobody from the outer courtyard... His rank shouldn’t be high; let’s go and kill him. Then no one from the Potion Department will be able to compete!"

The leading apprentice was a blonde nobleman, dressed in luxurious clothes, with an outstanding temperament. He had nine eyes on his face, with eight symmetrically distributed on both sides, and one on his forehead.

This eye wasn’t human but a serpentine, emerald vertical pupil, cold and sharp.

This eye came from a demon locked in the academy — the Red-Haired Medusa.

The Red-Haired Medusa was a branch of the Medusa family, with impure bloodline, so she didn’t possess the petrifying power of the true Medusa bloodline. However, she had another eerie and terrifying ability — Soul Crumbling Gaze!

Using this power, the blonde nobleman had defeated several much stronger opponents. Dealing with a nobody from the outer courtyard was just a piece of cake!

Kill this "Halizhente," and no one from the Potion Department would be able to compete. There wouldn’t be enough time for Mr. Saba to find another suitable student!

It wasn’t like the blonde nobleman had any grudge against the Potion Department; he just wanted to eliminate as many opponents as possible before the competition started, which would increase his chances of getting a better ranking.

The top ten competitors will qualify to join the Demon King’s army, and the top three will have the honor of being personally summoned by the Demon King, getting a glimpse of his unparalleled magnificence.

The blonde nobleman knew his abilities; he didn’t dare to dream of the top three, but the top ten... if he worked hard, it might be doable.

Joining the Demon King’s army promised a boundless future!

Collecting his thoughts, the blonde nobleman led a group of lackeys towards Zhou Yuan.

Halfway there, he noticed Zhou Yuan looking in their direction. With a cold sneer, he shouted, "Well spotted," and the eye of the Red-Haired Medusa on his forehead glowed with an eerie green light.

Soul Crumbling Gaze!

In an instant, the serpent’s pupil enlarged infinitely in Zhou Yuan’s vision, enveloping the sky and earth. Its icy gaze stared at Zhou Yuan’s soul from all directions, as if looking down on an ant, making him feel as small as dust!

However, Zhou Yuan just shook his head to dispel the serpent’s gaze from his mind.

His level vastly outmatched the opponent’s, and coupled with his mental psychokinesis, mental attacks had a hard time affecting him.

"It seems there are quite a few people thinking like me."

Zhou Yuan mumbled, stepping forward. He appeared in front of the blonde nobleman as if teleporting. With one punch, a terrifying force spread with a gust of wind, causing a deafening roar, and the blonde nobleman exploded into a mist of blood on the spot.

Blood rained down, drenching the stunned apprentices around him. They widened their eyes in disbelief. What kind of power was this?!

Was this something a mage could possess?!

Without delay, Zhou Yuan swiftly took them all out, leveling up to LV67.

He then started cleaning the battlefield.

[You picked up "Mutated Human Eyeball*18"]

[You picked up "Mutated Crimson Demon Eyeball*2"]

[You picked up "Mutated Small Octopus Kraken Eyeball*2"]

[You picked up "Mutated Red-Haired Medusa Eyeball*1"]

All the dropped items from these magic apprentices were eyes, even from the blonde nobleman.

Fortunately, these eyes were quite valuable. For instance, [Mutated Human Eyeball] sold for 800 Star Coins each, while [Mutated Red-Haired Medusa Eyeball] fetched 5000 Star Coins.

However, [Mutated Red-Haired Medusa Eyeball] was a rare quality item with impressive abilities. Selling it directly would be a waste; it was better to keep it for forging or potion crafting.

After dealing with this group of naive apprentices, Zhou Yuan temporarily parted ways with his teammates and returned to the potion classroom to continue crafting magic potions.

Thanks to the temporary experience card that boosted his rank, Zhou Yuan could now multitask, brewing potions while practicing the "Master Edition Mental Ability Cultivation Manual."

Once he got into the zone, his cultivation speed was astonishingly fast.

He kept going until 1:30 a.m.

Zhou Yuan sealed the last bottle of potion, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked at the dozen or so bottles on the table. A sense of achievement filled him, and he couldn’t help but smile.

These were all his masterpieces!

The knowledge reserve of a 4-star potion master was enough to allow them to break away from the standard potion recipes, blending potions according to their intentions to create potions with unique effects.

For example, potions that would cause explosive diarrhea upon touch (both ways), potions that would turn someone into a meme-crazy madman upon touch, or potions that would turn someone into a half-dog with just their face on the upper body and nothing on the lower body...

These potions might not be very lethal, but their insult value was immense, causing lifelong psychological trauma.

Using them as a trick in competition was perfect.

Seeing that it was about time, Zhou Yuan cleaned the workstation, left the potion classroom, and went to meet his teammates.

Ten minutes later.

Zhou Yuan arrived at the rendezvous point, but only Jiang Wuming was there.

"Where are the others? Hmm... your level?"