The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 374 - 263 Zu’an

Chapter 374: Chapter 263 Zu’an

Having sent the Archbishop away, Zhou Yuan sat there deep in thought.

Over the past few days, his three incarnations of Divine Power had firmly established themselves in the native world of the Three Realms Alliance, their unmatched and authentic Transcendent powers driving the entire world into a frenzy once displayed.

With the government’s encouragement, global media broadcasted these miracles 24 hours a day, and an overwhelming flood of news swamped every corner of society, bombarding the confused and bewildered populace with crazy appeals.

Each world had billions of religious followers; it was impossible to change their beliefs quickly, but aside from them, there was an even larger number of non-religious people, and these were the real target audience.

Healing diseases, regrowing limbs, summoning wind and rain, moving mountains and filling seas, conversing with the undead... even the most stubborn had to admit the existence of Supernatural Powers after witnessing such feats.

So, the matter was settled.

The adoration and awe from the people transformed into a massive accumulation of the Power of Faith, the total amount surpassing even the combined sum of the Dark Plane and the bright plane, and it continued to expand at an astonishing rate.

The advantage of being "The Only True God" was simply too great, and it wasn’t just in one world, but three—a luxury those gods worshipped in the present day could only dream of.

It could be said that Zhou Yuan’s pathway to Divine Enthronement through faith was secure—it was only a matter of time.

As for inevitable issues like godhead erosion and the assault of stray thoughts, there was a perfect solution: an item called "All Living Beings Furnace" in the game store, which could remove and purify stray thoughts from the Power of Faith, fundamentally resolving the issue of being eroded by it in reverse.

So, after all the detours, he came back to the original issue—lack of money!

Zhou Yuan was not in a rush, having a vending machine meant financial freedom was just a matter of time, but he couldn’t just sit around waiting, he needed to complete the task at hand, who knows, he might even reach level 100 first.

Since Barbara had recovered the remaining three cursed musical instruments, the "Murdering Musician" quest was now complete—he earned a total of 12,500 experience points, 55,500 Star Coins, and received a regular quality item pack, three skill scrolls, and one perfect quality item pack, one skill scroll.

His level had risen to LV74, with experience points at [1500/3700].

The regular quality chest didn’t yield anything noteworthy; the item pack was useless, containing even a worthless piece like "Common Stick Found Everywhere".

The skill scrolls turned out average, offering "Super Healing", "Eagle Eye Range", and "Medical Specialization".

Fortunately, the perfect quality chest delivered nicely, revealing "High Cold Sunglasses" in the item pack, an equipment piece that resisted mental corruption when worn, very practical.

The skill scroll yielded "Gale Stop Breath", capable of releasing a powerful blast of wind, momentarily turning an area into a vacuum state.

Now, the only remaining task was "Multi-Universe Dark Fairy Tale Book".

...

Three days later.

Late at night, rain began to fall in London, and the streets were bare as the torrential downpour washed over the city.

In this dark and gloomy rainy atmosphere, a striking scarlet hue wandered through the streets and alleys like a hungry wolf searching for prey.

In the back alley of a bar, a heavily made-up pole dancer squatted by the door taking a smoke break, gazing blankly at the puddles on the ground shattered continuously by raindrops.

Suddenly, a rain boot shattered a puddle, and a figure in a red raincoat appeared before her, their face obscured by the large hood of the raincoat, quite blurry, only revealing wrinkled lips and a few strands of white hair dangling from the hood.

"Who are you?" the pole dancer frowned, not at all intimidated by the stranger before her; she could simply shout and security would rush out to handle the trouble.

"You... are so ugly..." After sizing her up for a moment, an elderly woman’s voice sounded, filled with disdain, "You’re so ugly, you’re so ugly, you’re so ugly... wasting time... wasting time..."

Red Raincoat muttered and turned to leave.

A vein popped on the pole dancer’s forehead, just as she was about to teach this old b*tch a lesson, she horrifyingly noticed a long trail of blood dragging behind her, which not even the pouring rain could fully wash away, a striking crimson!

Her blood ran cold, she dared not breathe loudly, not until the Red Raincoat had walked far away did she tremble back to the bar to tell a few brawny security guards the news.

The security guards went to the back alley, saw the blood on the ground, and immediately called the police.

Meanwhile, Red Raincoat found her desired prey—a wavy, apricot-haired woman sitting in a café fiddling with her phone, with a three-dimensional delicate face, a true beauty.

It hid in the shadows of the building, lying quietly in ambush.

Before long, the rain lessened and stopped a few minutes later; the apricot-haired beauty packed up her things upon noticing and left the café to head home.

In the dark alley, just as Red Raincoat was about to follow, it suddenly sensed movement behind it, spun around, and saw a man with off-the-charts affinity and maxed-out charm emerging from the shadows.

"Strong perception you have there, and with that outfit, you can’t be Little Red Riding Hood, can you?"

Zhou Yuan had come here guided by the Eyes of Identification, and on his way, he had also picked up an investigation task from the Control Bureau, targeting the very Red Raincoat in front of him.

I have to say, at first glance, he unconsciously thought this was the dark version of Little Red Riding Hood, possibly a fusion of Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother, the Big Bad Wolf, and the Hunter—all sewn into one—with the wearer in an aged red hood and having sharp perception.

But the hint from the Eyes of Identification shocked him.

"Any beautiful thing will fade one day, unparalleled beauty is no exception. When Snow White’s face bore its first wrinkle, and her head sprouted its first streak of white hair, it marked the inevitable aging of this absolute beauty.

Years later, an old and faded Snow White watched a beautiful young girl shown to her by the magic mirror, feeling a twisted jealousy akin to that of her stepmother.

The Seven Dwarves collected for her an evil secret method to rejuvenate one’s youth, and from then on, she became a cruel and bloodthirsty Skin Stripper, slicing off the flawless faces of beautiful young girls to apply to her own face with the secret method, briefly returning her to youth—

The evil method’s effects were limited, and thus she had to continually seek new prey."

"Wow, talk about wearing someone else’s skin, a Chinese-American co-production, huh?"

Zhou Yuan’s eye twitched, never imagining that Red Raincoat was actually Snow White.

"Are you the prince of this country?" an aged, trembling voice came from Red Raincoat, seemingly excited.

"Prince?" Zhou Yuan blinked, realizing he must look much like a prince from a fairy tale with his handsome, charming appearance.

He pondered for a moment, then said, "Yes, I’m known as the Zu’an Prince, the keyboard warrior of the net. In text, I hang up and curse teammates; in battle, I dive towers and feed kills. When we’re winning, everyone’s my brother; when we’re losing, everyone’s a rogue.

Simple insults, ultimate enjoyment.

If Zu’an has a stage with horses, come and join."