The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 340 - 230 I Haven’t Gotten in the Car Yet

Chapter 340: Chapter 230 I Haven’t Gotten in the Car Yet

The island moaned, and a terrifying wave of energy spread out.

In an endless series of tremors, the fragments of Dancheng were completely leveled, leaving craters of varying sizes all over, resembling the surface of the moon.

Zhou Yuan’s combat power was skyrocketing crazily!

[LV56→LV57!]

[LV57→LV58!]

[LV58→LV59!]

As the last Blood Corpse was pulverized by the Rock Whale, Zhou Yuan heard the system prompt in his ear.

[Task "Corpse Tide Crisis" Updated]

[All 15,247 Blood Corpses within the fragments of Heavenly Dancheng have been slain.]

[Please leave the fragments of Heavenly Dancheng within 1 hour, 44 minutes, and 51 seconds.]

Level 59!

Zhou Yuan let out a long breath, his tense mind slightly relaxed. The task hadn’t been settled yet, and breaking through to level 60 after settlement shouldn’t be a problem.

"No way, buddy. This is a bit too much." Bai Xiao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling like he was dreaming.

Not just him, everyone else looked as if they’d seen a ghost, their disbelief palpable.

They watched as Zhou Yuan’s breath soared until he stopped just short of the sixth tier, merely a step away from ascending.

Can you really grow stronger just by slaughtering monsters?

Does that even make sense?!

Chen Guangxi scratched the back of her head in frustration, secretly worried. Damn, this kid was going to surpass her!

Zhou Yuan’s growth was too rapid; she had slightly neglected him, and now he had developed to stand shoulder to shoulder with her.

She had to hurry up and advance; she couldn’t let this kid overtake her!

"Standard procedure, don’t get cocky, everyone sit down."

Zhou Yuan put away the Rock Whale Leap and said, "Let’s withdraw while it’s safe."

"I suggest we stay here," the leader of the Eternal Gene Squad displayed an instrument to everyone.

The screen displayed what seemed to be a map of the entire secret realm, glowing red and radiating a dangerous scarlet halo.

"This is observation data from the Eyes of the Deep. The entire secret realm is overrun with Blood Corpses. Going out is a death sentence. It’s safer to stay here for now."

"No. As long as we don’t encounter eighth or ninth-tier Blood Corpses, we still have a chance to get out," the leader of the Sanctuary Squad said. "We have an extraordinary item called the Flowing Light Battleship. With enough spiritual energy, it can reach a speed of Mach 30.

With Chen Guangxi here, it should achieve full speed. The entrance to the secret realm isn’t far; we can reach it within seconds."

"Why not use spatial magic directly?" Bai Xiao looked at Chen Guangxi, seeking her opinion, as she was the only master of spells present and capable of long-distance spatial teleportation.

"Can’t teleport at all."

Chen Guangxi shook her head. "The ninth-tier battle has distorted the laws of reality in the entire secret realm. Haven’t you noticed? Many physical rules have been revised.

Gravity has unknowingly weakened, and the forces between objects have strengthened. Space has also become chaotic.

Even if everything were stable, I am injured and lack the strength for long-distance spatial teleportation."

"Then let’s use the Flowing Light Battleship," the leader of the Sanctuary Squad said.

The group quickly reached a consensus, preparing to escape the secret realm aboard the Flowing Light Battleship.

Exploring the secret realm was important, but compared to their own lives, its significance suddenly seemed trivial.

As long as the green hills remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.

"I’m not leaving."

Zhou Yuan had to stay. The Divine Fragment hadn’t been acquired; he couldn’t come here for nothing. At the very least... he had to try.

"Are you sure?" Chen Guangxi raised an eyebrow, "The residual waves of a ninth-tier battle alone can kill you hundreds of times over. Just come with us."

Zhou Yuan shook his head: "I’ll just stay on the outskirts, not going in. If there’s no chance, I’ll withdraw."

Chen Guangxi pondered for a moment before saying seriously, "Be careful. Don’t actually die."

"Don’t worry. I’ll stay with him. He won’t die with me here," Ye Wushuang said calmly.

"Alright then." Chen Guangxi was completely reassured. She had long since learned about Ye Wushuang’s past from Ye Youxian.

In fact, Ye Wushuang wasn’t originally called Ye Wushuang but Ye Qin, a name that sounded very elegant.

She later changed her name because...

She was too good at fighting!

Born with a Chaos Body and the aptitude to become a Great Emperor, she had been undefeated in her tier since stepping into the Cultivation Realm. It was routine for her to kill opponents of higher tiers. Her combat power was unparalleled, crushing all rivals. Within five hundred years, she stood at the pinnacle of human power. A true legendary figure.

For this reason, she became a target in the subsequent Heaven and Earth War, nearly meeting her demise.

But not only did she survive, she advanced one more step from the brink of death, entering a strange state between life and death. She endured the rise and fall of a thousand years, surviving to this day.

A miracle.

Even if Ye Wushuang hadn’t become a True Immortal, she was likely close. In a real fight, she might possess True Immortal-level combat power.

With her around, everyone felt at ease.

Of course, the fact that they were male and female together might provoke some thoughts, but Chen Guangxi wasn’t worried.

After all, Zhou Yuan only liked mature, older sisters.

...

Everyone boarded the majestic warship that looked as if it were cast from gold. As Chen Guangxi infused her vast spiritual energy into it, the colossal warship burst into radiant light, transforming into a streak of blazing light that darted away silently, just like true light.

In the sky, a beautiful flash of light appeared and disappeared.

A few seconds later.

[They have left safely.]

Relieved by the prompt from the Eyes of Identification, Zhou Yuan completely relaxed. Suddenly, a heartbreaking scream erupted outside.

"Don’t you dare leave!"

"I haven’t boarded yet!"

"You ungrateful bastards!"

Zhou Yuan’s eye twitched.

It was Jiang Wuming.

In fact, Chen Guangxi and the others had waited for Jiang Wuming for quite a while, but seeing he hadn’t revived, they had to leave first.

Zhou Yuan and Ye Wushuang exited the vault to see Jiang Wuming pulling out his phone and sending a furious voice message to someone.

"Damn, you’re still here?" Jiang Wuming was startled to see the two of them.

"We stayed specifically to wait for you," Zhou Yuan said.

"Good, good. Indeed, you’re my good bro. I’ve not been your wingman for nothing!" Jiang Wuming patted his shoulder, "So how are we leaving?"

"Leaving?" Zhou Yuan smiled slightly, giving Jiang Wuming a bad feeling. "I never said we were leaving."

"...You’re still after the Divine Fragment?"

"Of course, since we’re here, might as well try."

"Alright... I’ll risk my life to accompany you." Jiang Wuming quickly adjusted his mindset, "But there are Blood Corpses everywhere outside; we can’t take a step."

"We can disguise ourselves as Blood Corpses."

Zhou Yuan pulled out a Disguise Talisman.

A moment later, the three used the Disguise Talisman to transform into Blood Corpses.

"Now we won’t have any problems. Just be careful to avoid getting accidentally attacked," Zhou Yuan said.

"Impressive, looks exactly like the real thing." Jiang Wuming marveled.

"This transformation spell is indeed strange." Ye Wushuang nodded.

The three quickly left the fragmented remnants of Heavenly Dancheng, heading to the deeper parts of the secret realm.

And as they left the fragmented area...

[Task "Corpse Tide Crisis" Completed]

[Total Blood Corpses killed in this task: 15,247]

[Task Evaluation: C (Experience Points and Star Coins rewards unchanged)]

[Comment: You were extremely lucky this time, not encountering the Conjoined Centipede Blood Corpse head-on, so I can’t commend you.]

[Task Reward 1: Experience Points *6000]

[Task Reward 2: Star Coins *150000]

[Task Reward 3: Epic Quality Item Pack *1]

[LV59→LV61!]

[Experience Points: 50/3050]

Level 61!

Zhou Yuan’s heart raced, unable to suppress his sheer joy.

He never expected to ascend to the sixth tier in such a short time!

Indeed, the way to wealth is to delve into more dungeons!

"What?" Jiang Wuming felt Zhou Yuan’s energy surge and was completely dumbfounded.

It was only then that he noticed Zhou Yuan’s rank.

Sixth-tier...

This can’t be right?

Before entering the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, this kid was fourth-tier. He was fifth-tier in Chenzhou. And it hadn’t been long since entering the secret realm. How was he already sixth-tier?

Ye Wushuang remained calm as ever, long accustomed to such sights.

Suddenly, Jiang Wuming stopped in his tracks, extending his hand to Zhou Yuan.

"What are you doing?" Zhou Yuan was puzzled.

"Feng Ling Yue Ying, a share for me."

"Don’t have it."

Zhou Yuan rolled his eyes and declared earnestly, "I, Zhou Yuan, don’t cheat!"

"Who would believe you?"

"Enough. Someone’s coming," Ye Wushuang whispered.

Swoosh—

The space around them suddenly distorted, followed by the appearance of a tall, slender figure out of thin air.

It was the Conjoined Centipede Blood Corpse!

"Oh, there’re still living Blood Corpses? And they’re intelligent?"

An old man with a white beard at the top marveled, "Weren’t you killed by those humans?"

"Replying to you, sir, we hid in a place and luckily escaped," Zhou Yuan responded respectfully, full of panic and trepidation, putting on his best performance.

"Some luck you have," said the fourth-ranked female Blood Corpse. Blood stained her fangs, indicating she had recently dined on humans, yet she maintained an otherworldly fairy-like demeanor, an eerie sight.

"If that’s the case, the three of you will accompany us," the white-bearded old man said slowly.

"By your command. We’ll follow your orders," Zhou Yuan responded respectfully.

"Let’s go." The white-bearded old man waved his sleeve, lifting the three with some mysterious power, propelling them swiftly into the distance.

"Sir, where are we heading?" Zhou Yuan hastily asked.

"You’ll know when we get there." The third-ranked male Blood Corpse chuckled.

[Where to? A pawn should have the consciousness of a pawn. Of course, it’s to the battlefield as cannon fodder!]