The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 299 - 208: Retrograde_2

Chapter 299: Chapter 208: Retrograde_2

The Mountain River Cauldron flew out like a cannonball, crossing hundreds of meters instantly and crashing into the depths of the forest, raising clouds of dust. Within seconds, ancient trees collapsed one after another.

"So heavy."

Zhou Yuan clicked his tongue silently, his hand numb to the point of almost losing all sensation, nearly dropping the Eastern Town Rod.

The Mountain River Cauldron... truly as heavy as mountains and rivers!

"You actually managed to knock it away?" Chu Tianxiao stared astonished at the flying Mountain River Cauldron. He knew Zhou Yuan’s physical strength was formidable but didn’t expect it to be powerful enough to knock away the Mountain River Cauldron.

"Not playing anymore, there’s no point."

Chu Tianxiao directly retracted the Mountain River Cauldron and exited the battlefield.

"Chu Tianxiao, that’s how much of a coward you are? Can’t you act like a man for once!" In the air, the man with thunder tattoos, entangled with dark tentacles, shouted angrily.

"If we’re going to decide the winner, it needs to be a fight to the death, but is it worth it? That Longevity Tree sapling... seems a bit peculiar to me."

Chu Tianxiao waved his hand lazily, "I advise you all to retreat as well. So many people battling one person and still in a stalemate. It’s laughable."

"Coward!"

"If you can, why don’t you go?" Chu Tianxiao couldn’t be bothered to argue further.

Boom, boom, boom... chaotic noises echoed from a distance. The battle between the shadow demons and the extraordinary persons gradually drew to a close. Apart from a few extraordinary persons, the others were all defeated by the shadow demons.

"Can’t even beat the clones, how embarrassing." Chu Tianxiao watched the spectacle with glee, his voice booming, traveling hundreds of meters clearly.

Thankfully, I didn’t join in... Many people witnessing this scene felt immensely relieved, as it would be too humiliating to be defeated by a shadow clone.

"You two, still not surrendering? Do you want a real fight to the death?" Zhou Yuan looked toward the sky; now, the only threatening people left were these two.

The red-haired, dark-skinned youth and the man with thunder tattoos didn’t respond, fiercely battling the dark tentacles, but these eerie things seemed endless!

"Damn, why hasn’t his spirituality depleted yet?" The red-haired, dark-skinned youth’s face gradually turned pale. Such high-intensity fighting consumed a lot, and with the previous rounds of battles and the Bone Corroding Turbid Heart of the Shadow Demon Pool, his spirituality was nearly exhausted.

But Zhou Yuan seemed completely unaffected, controlling the massive amount of dark matter. Logically, the consumption of his spirituality should also be enormous!

Little did they know, every one of their attacks ultimately became nourishment for Zhou Yuan. With the Shadow Devour, Zhou Yuan wasn’t afraid of any endurance battle.

Nobody could last longer than him!

The man with thunder tattoos finally couldn’t hold back, taking out a black flashlight, pushing the switch. A blinding incandescent light burst forth, and the sticky dark matter dissipated under its illumination.

"Ah! My 24k titanium alloy dog eyes!" Countless people below screamed, their corneas stinging from the bright light, tears streaming down.

"It’s an abnormal item!"

[Unrecorded Abnormal Item: White Light Flashlight. When activated, the flashlight emits intense white light, causing anyone illuminated by it to forcibly close their eyes and tear up, with significant restraint on dark powers.

Side effect: The user will emit strong light from inside and out for the next three days, including from their eyes, making it impossible to block the strong light even if they close their eyes, leading to an inability to sleep, enduring both physical and mental torture.]

The man with thunder tattoos swung the flashlight like a sword. Everywhere the light touched, the darkness disintegrated instantly. Before long, the vast Shadow Demon Pool was completely evaporated.

But Zhou Yuan’s figure had disappeared.

"Where did he go?" The red-haired, dark-skinned youth searched around.

"Are you asking me? Why didn’t you keep an eye on him earlier?" The man with thunder tattoos was now radiating strong light all over, furious. What use are you?

"He’s a Shadow System user, elusive as a shadow. I don’t have Heavenly Eye, how am I supposed to keep an eye on him?" The red-haired, dark-skinned youth retorted angrily.

Suddenly, he shivered, feeling something cold slide across his neck!

It was a drop of dark matter hidden in his clothes.

The next second, darkness erupted!

The expanding muddy shadow wrapped the red-haired, dark-skinned youth into a big dumpling. No matter how he exerted his abilities, he couldn’t break free, exhausting the last bit of his spirituality.

Seeing this, the man with thunder tattoos instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning and retreated rapidly. But as he steadied himself, he felt someone patting his shoulder, his heart tightened.

"I surrender!" He immediately surrendered to avoid any physical pain.

"Wise choice."

Zhou Yuan sneered, "But you still need a lesson."

Bam!

The man with thunder tattoos was punched to the ground, knocked out cold on the spot.

[Task "Enforcer" Completed]

[Task Evaluation: S (Experience Points and Star Coins reward increased to 150%)]

[Comment: Not to target anyone specifically, I’m saying all of you here are trash! I’ll take on a hundred!]

[Reward 1: Experience Points *9000]

[Reward 2: Star Coins *150000]

[LV41→LV45!]

[Experience Points: 750/2250]

[Allocable Attribute Points: 4]

"Task completed."

Zhou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, indicating no one else was vying for the Longevity Tree anymore.

The task rewards were generous because the difficulty was indeed high... Elite members from various factions were here, including prodigies among them. Even with his Night Divine Power, Zhou Yuan wouldn’t benefit much as their belongings definitely included hidden trump cards.

With opponents like Yu Qingxuan, Zhou Yuan could handle a few, but facing a dozen or twenty... unless it was a life-or-death battle, there truly wasn’t a need to fight multiple foes alone.

Fortunately, many experts noticed something wrong with the Longevity Tree and eventually gave up. Coupled with Zhou Yuan’s quick dispatch of numerous opponents, this battle ended without any major incidents.

At that moment, a powerful aura was speeding in from a distance, arriving almost instantly.

Long black hair reaching the waist, an extraordinary and ethereal demeanor, skin white as snow, delicate and beautiful features, dressed in white, petite...

"Wow, where did this fairy come from?" Many were instantly captivated by the newcomer, their eyes wide, never having seen such a beautiful young maiden.

"You’re overthinking. He’s a man." Zhou Yuan mercilessly shattered their fantasy, leaving countless people petrified, though some became even more fervent in their gazes.

The newcomer was Ye Youxian.

He gazed at the Longevity Tree, surrounded by a glow of burning runes, intertwining like divine chains, making the area vague and hazy, with tangible ripples spreading outward.

Rumble!

The space quaked violently, the earth trembling as if about to collapse.

"Time Divine Skills? He’s... reversing the current of time to trace the past of this abnormal space!" The high-level extraordinary persons spectating in secret exclaimed, unable to stay hidden, revealing themselves one by one.

They had never seen Ye Youxian, astonished at such a young boy mastering such... supreme Divine Power.

Reversing the flow of time?

Zhou Yuan was greatly shocked. What kind of mighty power was this? Could gods achieve it?

Ye Youxian’s eyes lit up like small suns as he activated the Time Divine Skills, reversing the current of time, seeing some scenery in the sealed past years.

After a long while, the anomalies around him vanished.

"So that’s it, this was a time specially tailored for me."

Ye Youxian understood some things, raised his sword fingers, and activated his overwhelming magical power. Instantly, countless chains of time law intertwined, locking down the area where the Longevity Tree was located.

Boom!

The space quaked violently, and the Longevity Tree suddenly became dim like a phantom, seemingly about to vanish completely. However, countless chains of time law bound it tightly, shining brilliantly, fixing the Longevity Tree in place, preventing this historical scene from disappearing.

As time passed, the phantom of the Longevity Tree gradually became substantial.

Ye Youxian was turning this fragment of time into reality!