The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 331 - 225 Heavenly Court Fragments_2

Chapter 331: Chapter 225 Heavenly Court Fragments_2

[Mission Name: "Light and Darkness"]

[Mission Objective: Obtain the Dark Attribute Divine Fragment from the secret realm 0/1, Obtain the Light Attribute Divine Fragment from the secret realm 0/1]

[Mission Reward 1: Experience Points*8000]

[Mission Reward 2: Star Coins*200000]

[Mission Reward 3: Epic Quality Skill Scroll*1]

Zhou Yuan felt a jolt in his heart, was there also a Light Attribute Divine Fragment?

"So many people have arrived." Jiang Wuming looked around; in the blink of an eye, the mountains and plains were crowded with figures. Even the sky was filled with cultivators and extraordinary persons flying through the air. There were at least a thousand people, and among them, quite a number of high-level experts.

"Be careful, there are a lot of local demonic cultivators and Evil Alliance members mixed in here."

Zhou Yuan casually scanned the area, immediately spotting dozens of demonic cultivators disguised as travelers and wanted criminals from the outside world. He secretly noted their appearances; if they encountered them, they would have to strike decisively.

"It’s said that this secret realm contains secrets to becoming immortal. Who knows who spread the rumor, attracting so many people." Jiang Wuming clicked his tongue.

"It might not be just a rumor." Ye Wushuang spoke softly. After all, a Quasi-Immortal had fallen here. Saying there was a chance for immortality wasn’t incorrect.

"Surely, there must be something real for so many people to show up. The Eye of the Deep might have already sold the information, and various powers verified it through different means; otherwise, they wouldn’t deploy ninth-tier experts."

Chen Guangxi looked up at the several figures in the sky. They were all ninth-tier extraordinary persons, the pillar-level forces of their respective factions.

Just their presence seemed to control the operation of the entire world, enveloping everything in the palm of their hand.

The temptation of Divine Fragments was too powerful; even the ninth-tiers felt moved by it.

"With so many ninth-tiers, it feels difficult to snatch a Divine Fragment..."

Suddenly, Zhou Yuan felt a slight warmth on the back of his hand where the crow mark was. Someone was contacting him, but it was just a brief greeting.

He squinted his eyes; had the Holy Crow Church also sent a ninth-tier?

Rumble!

At that moment, a loud explosion erupted. A ninth-tier extraordinary person took action, forcibly stabilizing the chaotic spatial turbulence.

The shattered space was smoothed out, transforming into a massive spatial vortex, large enough to accommodate over a thousand people simultaneously.

The figures of several ninth-tier extraordinary persons disappeared instantly, entering the secret realm first, followed closely by the eighth-tiers and seventh-tier high-level experts...

"Let’s go too." Chen Guangxi used a spatial spell to envelop Zhou Yuan and the others, transforming into a silver arc and flying toward the vortex.

Passing through the passage, an ancient world came into view.

The setting sun was like blood, and the vast land appeared desolate and empty.

The chilling wind, carrying a biting cold, howled wantonly across the land as if it were chanting a dirge for the solitude and desolation of this place.

Looking around, everything was silent, as if it were utterly dead, and no trace of life’s pulse could be found.

This barren land had been utterly abandoned by vitality, leaving only endless dead silence and emptiness.

A large group of civilian extraordinary persons poured in through the passage; suddenly, someone pointed to the sky and shouted in amazement: "Look at the sky!"

Suspended in the sky was a setting sun, in the truest sense. That crimson sun had a chunk bitten out of it, leaving it incomplete.

If you looked closely, you could see a massive golden crow’s corpse lying within that burning, crimson fireball. Half of its head had been bitten off, constantly oozing out red fire essence like a waterfall.

"A Red-Fire Golden Crow, actually died here..." Ye Wushuang was a bit emotional, "Judging by the wound, it looks like a Tiangou bit it off. Did they perish together?"

"Quick, set the navigation to find a good spot." Chen Guangxi looked at Zhou Yuan.

[Wicked Navigation is guiding you, target location: Dark Divine Attribute.

sir, this way!]

"Head this way." Zhou Yuan pointed in a direction.

Chen Guangxi quickly maneuvered the spatial ball in that direction.

The ancient world was filled with a primitive aura as if they had returned to the Ancient Era. Passing through the flat, desolate land, they saw a range of continuous peaks ahead with some ancient temples faintly visible atop them.

"Wait!" Zhou Yuan suddenly said, "Stop here for a moment!"

Chen Guangxi then maneuvered the spatial ball to land on a peak, right next to a broken ancient palace.

Zhou Yuan ran up and inspected it, with a demolition mindset, but to his great disappointment, the materials of this palace had lost all spirituality, reverting to ordinary materials and making them unsellable.

"What a pity." Zhou Yuan shook his head regretfully, if he could just dismantle this whole area of palaces...

"If nothing else, let’s keep moving."

"Let’s go."

They took to the air again, looking down to see the ground filled with countless battle scars from once-earthshaking battles. Some of the marks still carried remnants of terrifying auras and energy fluctuations.

They also saw many enormous corpses strewn across the mountains and plains, awe-inspiring like ancient gods and demons.

There were serpentine skeletons stretching over a hundred mountain peaks, a giant ape’s dried corpse leaning against the Sky-Piercing Cliff, a divine bird pinned to the wasteland, with its crystal-clear blood forming a lake, emanating killing intent...

[Approaching residential area, no honking allowed, please slow down.]

Zhou Yuan hurriedly asked Chen Guangxi to slow down.

Soon, they saw a massive fallen island ahead, covered with palaces and bearing signs of fierce battles, such as palm prints, knife scars, and arrow holes...

"The architecture here looks familiar." Ye Wushuang spoke softly.

Upon approaching, they found numerous armored skeletons at the edge of the island. These ancient people seemed to have died in an instant, drained of all vitality. Their armor’s spirituality had been extracted too, turning into ordinary iron, now rusted and decayed.

"These are Heavenly Soldiers...?" Ye Wushuang pondered, "The Heavenly Court disintegrated. Was it shattered in the midst of the chaos?"

"No way, girl, there used to be a Heavenly Court?" Chen Guangxi was shocked.

"Yes. The Heavenly Court was once extremely prosperous, suppressing all races to the point where they couldn’t lift their heads... but now, it’s just historical dust." Ye Wushuang shook her head, unwilling to say more.

Zhou Yuan poked a Heavenly Soldier’s skeleton with his Eastern Town Rod. Without much force, it crumbled into powder.

Apparently, it couldn’t be sold either.

"Let’s go inside and take a look. This is a fragment of the Heavenly Court; there might be good stuff in here." Ye Wushuang suggested.

To everyone’s surprise, after so many years, the city’s restrictive barrier was still in effect. They couldn’t enter from the sides or the air; it seemed they could only go through the main entrance.

Soon, they found a path of steps leading upward, ending at a collapsed stone gate. Only two stone pillars were left, with one broken halfway.

"Do you see these steps? Once you step on them, everyone will face pressure from all sides. Only those who can withstand this pressure and pass through the gate will earn the right to enter the city." Ye Wushuang pointed to the hundreds of steps in front of them.

"Such an ancient trial method."

Chen Guangxi scoffed, classic plotline belongs to this.

"Hm?"

Zhou Yuan’s face suddenly changed; he looked back and saw dozens of rays of light flying towards them, eventually landing on the nearby ground.

As the light faded, they revealed themselves, including two familiar faces.

Chu Tianxiao and Yu Qingxuan.

They weren’t alone, accompanied by disciples and elders from the same sect.

Additionally, teams of extraordinary persons from Spark Technology, Sanctuary, the MG Consortium, and over twenty local cultivators were present.

"Damn, the secret realm is so big, how did they end up here with us." Jiang Wuming grumbled, annoyed.

"I think they followed you here." Zhou Yuan shrugged, "After all, with you around, the death rate would be infinitely lowered."

As I said before, no one disliked Jiang Wuming, who could be an infinite scapegoat. As long as they stayed with him, their life was maximally protected.

"Damn, do you want me to commit suicide right now!" Jiang Wuming pulled out a gun, chambered a round, and pointed it at his temple.

"Brother Jian, Brother Jian, don’t take it personally, doesn’t this show how indispensable you are." Bai Xiao and the others quickly stopped him, snatching the gun away.

This guy was plagued with bad luck; if the gun accidentally went off and he truly died, it would be a huge problem!