The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 297 - 207: Time Silhouette

Chapter 297: Chapter 207: Time Silhouette

The frigid female sword cultivator’s long sword blossomed with a blinding sword light in an instant, spanning a hundred-meter distance, slashing directly towards Zhou Yuan.

The icy sword light seemed to cleave the air, exuding a terrifying sharpness. Before the attack even arrived, a thin blood trace appeared on Zhou Yuan’s face, delivering a stinging sensation.

This sword stroke definitely had the power to split mountains!

The seven black suns surrounding Zhou Yuan abruptly collided, merging into a larger dark sun. The sword light passed through it like a mud ox entering the sea, disappearing instantly.

Boom!

An explosion resounded as a dreadful sword intent burst within the black sun, almost shattering it.

Several cracks appeared on the black sun’s surface, breaking it apart. Faint sword lights escaped from within, slashing the ground and leaving several narrow, straight sword marks.

"Such ruthless sword intent."

Zhou Yuan raised an eyebrow, "Are all sword cultivators like this?"

"Ordinary people can’t achieve this, but she is Yu Qingxuan, one of the top ten prodigies of the current cultivation world’s younger generation. She once reversed defeated a 4th-tier strong enemy with a single sword stroke while at the 2nd tier, astonishing the entire Transcendent realm!"

Zhou Yuan turned his head to see that some of the war correspondents had taken out microphones, passionately commentating while live broadcasting.

Swoosh!

A sharp sword light shot up, slashing at Zhou Yuan. Yu Qingxuan said coldly, "You still dare to be distracted? You really think I will show mercy?"

The sword light struck the fragmented dark sun. Both forces neutralized each other, disappearing without a trace.

Yu Qingxuan stared at Zhou Yuan, articulating each word, "Or do you think I am not worth worrying about?"

"Not exactly, just a bit troublesome," Zhou Yuan answered truthfully.

Yu Qingxuan did not speak. A fierce determination shone from her phoenix eyes. A surge of sky-piercing sword intent erupted from her, as if an ancient divine weapon had been unsheathed, with a sharp sword aura filling the air.

In the next second, everyone’s vision blurred. Yu Qingxuan vanished from her spot, and a sword light slashed through the void, aiming to split Zhou Yuan’s head.

Clang!

Zhou Yuan wielded the Eastern Town Rod to meet the attack. Sparks flew, the metallic clashing sound was deafening, creating a hurricane.

He swung his iron rod, relentlessly advancing like a bulldozer relying on brute force. Yu Qingxuan, in terms of strength alone, was no match for him and could only retreat while continuously unleashing sword strikes.

The two exchanged blows rapidly, with their speed so fast it was dizzying. Within a few breaths, they had already clashed hundreds of times, tearing apart stones and shaking the ground.

Everyone was stupefied. This was a pure contest of strength and skill. Sword light and rod shadows intertwined, and even the residual waves of their clashes could seriously injure them.

With a bang, it felt like a thunderclap on the flat ground.

Yu Qingxuan flew back rapidly, landing lightly on one foot multiple times before stabilizing her figure. Though her movements appeared ethereal, each step delivered an immense force, creating large craters on the ground like bomb blasts.

Buzz——

The sword blade in her hand trembled uncontrollably, and her arm also shook involuntarily from exertion.

"Do you still want to continue?"

In the distance, Zhou Yuan stood at ease.

The opponent was really strong, impeccable in both physical strength and swordsmanship, but ultimately weaker than him in terms of raw physical power. Her endurance also couldn’t compare to his.

"Hoo."

Yu Qingxuan exhaled a puff of hot steam. Her gaze remained sharp. As she circulated her mana, the sword blade glowed brightly, sending out waves of sword auras like a volcanic eruption.

Divine swords like a forest, thousands of flying swords lined up in the air. Each soared with an unparalleled sharpness, hovering and swirling like a flock of dragons. The sword edges were chillingly cold, brimming with a murderous intent.

A chorus of thousands of swords rang in unison, shaking people’s souls. Under Yu Qingxuan’s control, they began to converge into a massive sword array, capable of destroying anything and penetrating any object.

"What is this...?"

Observers looked up, their mouths agape. They hastily retreated, fearing collateral damage.

Anyone witnessing such terrifying formations would feel their courage falter. If drawn into this sword array, not even a trace would remain!

"Tianxuan Sword Dance Lotus Array!"

The colossal sword array roared towards Zhou Yuan, with thousands of long swords emitting clear sword cries. These cries overlapped, sounding like dragon roars reverberating through the heavens.

"Judging by this, the dark sun probably can’t take it." Zhou Yuan grasped the void, condensing dark matter into a giant thirty-meter-long shadow sword!

Shadow Sword Storm!

Boom!

The dark sword storm collided fiercely with the Tianxuan Sword Array, akin to a meteor striking the earth, releasing terrifying energy waves that spread in all directions, tearing the ground apart with countless cracks.

An outburst of wind ensued, sending observers fleeing in all directions. In fact, many were blown away by the storm.

"How terrifying. Is this what a battle between top tier transcendent individuals looks like? Clearly, they’re both 4th tier, so how can they possess such combat strength?"

"Make way, don’t block the camera."

"Who won?"

As the blinding storm gradually dispersed, people saw Zhou Yuan standing behind Yu Qingxuan, with a long knife made of shadow matter placed against her neck.

"Senior Sister... lost..." Several disciples of the Tianxuan Sect found it hard to believe. That was their invincible Senior Sister!

Yu Qingxuan sighed, putting away her long sword, "I lost. No wonder you didn’t want to have dinner with me."

Her tone was dejected, clearly somewhat affected.

"Purely having dinner can be considered. Anything beyond that is unnecessary." Zhou Yuan smiled, turning to charge towards the Longevity Tree’s direction.

The battlefield wasn’t limited to this place, and there were also tasks arranged by Chen Guangxi...

"Even the Tianxuan Sect’s Yu Qingxuan lost. I fear the others..." Everyone shook their heads; they estimated the Longevity Tree would belong to the Holy Crow Church.

"There are still numerous experts over there. There’s Chu Tianxiao, Wang Li, and Zhang Ruohuo of the Ten Elites of the cultivation world, plus the elites from Sanctuary, Sea God Church, Fire God Church, Spark Technology, and Vangaurd Genetics. They might take Zhou Yuan down if they join forces."

"If it takes so many experts working together, it will be considered embarrassing even if they win."

"The current Saint Heir of the Holy Crow Church is extraordinary. It seems he’s been unstoppable since the beginning."

"It’s normal. Without some skill, he would’ve died early working for the Holy Crow Church."

Charging forward, Zhou Yuan soon arrived at the core battlefield, where numerous experts from various factions were engaged in a chaotic struggle.

Suddenly, a shadow darted out, swiftly approaching the Longevity Tree. With a thunderous boom, crimson lightning struck, leaving the ordinary person scorched and unconscious on the spot.

Although everyone was locked in fierce battle, they kept a close watch on the Longevity Tree, ready to deal harshly with anyone attempting to sneak onto it.

"Hmm?"

Zhou Yuan suddenly halted, fixing his gaze on the Longevity Tree.

[Longevity Tree seedling, but alas, it’s just a momentary snapshot of history. These people are fighting fiercely without knowing the object of their contention is merely an illusion, simply remarkable.

However, by using certain special methods, it’s possible to turn this historical snapshot into reality.]

"No wonder the task objective didn’t include acquiring the Longevity Tree..."

Zhou Yuan realized.

The Longevity Tree before his eyes was not real, merely an illusion of the past!

As for certain special methods... he definitely couldn’t manage it.

Better to start beating people up first.

"Let me see where those disciples from the various sects are..."

Zhou Yuan scanned the area, finding those disciples scattered across the battlefield. Taking them down one by one would be too troublesome.

The best option was to catch them all at once.

A large amount of dark matter silently spread from the ground, like a venomous snake stealthily crawling, slowly spreading a heaven-encompassing net.

Zhou Yuan moved very slowly and, coupled with the Shadow System’s inherent stealth, it was hard for the transcendent individuals to notice the shadow serpents silently crawling beneath the ground.

The transcendent individuals from Sanctuary were highly sensitive to dark matter. However, amidst their intense battles and the surrounding chaotic energy waves, they failed to detect anything amiss.

Once the dark matter fully spread, Zhou Yuan sneered, "Up!"

In an instant, a massive shadow pool appeared on the ground, black as ink, making this area look like a void when viewed from above.

Everyone fell into it, trapped by the viscous shadow matter, finding it hard to move. Worse still, countless cold dark tentacles crawled up, tightly entangling their bodies, Bone Corroding Turbid Heart!

"What’s happening?!"

"Damn it, someone is sneaking an attack!"

"Fuck, who’s there?"

People angrily searched around, but couldn’t find Zhou Yuan, who had already merged into the darkness.

Apart from the cursing, there were also many noises making people blush.

"Don’t touch there!"

"Stop it... that place... ah!"

"Ah, such strong tentacles, they’re making me feel strange!"

The witches’ coquettish voices made the transcendent individuals blush, making them momentarily forget to escape the strange pool.

When they regained their senses, they realized their body heat was rapidly dissipating, making them weak and listless, unable to even lift an arm.

They struggled mightily, yet the shadow matter was very sticky and hard to shake off. Even when they used their abilities to break free, the shadow matter pounced back like a predator.

Before long, the transcendent individuals discovered their will to resist was dwindling. Thoughts like "Ah, this isn’t so bad," and "I’m too tired to move, let it be" grew stronger.

A young cultivator’s eyes went vacant as he lay down, only to see the pool in front of him suddenly surge, with a figure rising.

The young cultivator was stunned.

"You are a disciple of the Five Elements Sect, right?" Zhou Yuan asked.

"Yes, and who are you..." The young cultivator didn’t finish speaking before getting punched, feeling dizzy and seeing stars, almost passing out.

"Don’t blame me, blame your elders who provoked the wrong people outside," Zhou Yuan said.

"The debt has a debtor, so go fight them!" The Five Elements Sect disciple shouted in grief.

"I can’t beat them, so I came to beat you. The strong fight the strong, the weak fight the weak, very reasonable."

Zhou Yuan patted his shoulder, speaking earnestly, "Apart from you, there are more than thirty others. Doesn’t that make you feel a little less miserable?"