novelraw Chapter 140-3: Child of the Stars, Prepare to Die! (3)
Chapter 140-3: Child of the Stars, Prepare to Die! (3)
[The Child of the Stars coils a tendril around the eyeball, and it vanishes…]
[The tendrils writhing around you finally begin to slowly retreat…]
Lin Xun coldly watched the text display.
[After receiving the eyeballs, a thought once again pours into your soul…]
[It tells you that your offerings of Spirit Essence and eyeballs are still far from sufficient. However, they have barely restored a minuscule fraction of Its power.]
[The Child of the Stars can now briefly rupture the Celestial Prison of Captive Stars, but only enough to open a tiny crack, and that crack must be at the outermost edge of the prison.]
[Furthermore, rupturing the prison will weaken the seal It placed here to block the Omniscient True Knowledge, risking exposure to Its gaze.]
[It will send you away at the fastest possible speed the moment the crack is formed, to avoid attracting the attention of the Omniscient True Knowledge and triggering catastrophe.]
[Before sending you off, It will bestow upon you a gift.]
Lin Xun sneered.This damned thing finally sprouting a conscience?
[A tendril coils around you. A strange force pours into your soul…]
[You have acquired the special skill Devout Service (Special Skill).]
[Devout Service (Special Skill): A skill that only the most fanatical and selfless believers among countless worshipers can comprehend. While this skill is active, all Spirit Essence you obtain will be automatically offered, without exception, to the being you serve, demonstrating your utter devotion.]
Lin Xun slammed the table and couldn’t stop himself from shouting. “I swear to every damn star in the sky…!”
The skill explicitly included all Spirit Essence, not just monster drops, but also ones acquired through trade.
This move made it clear, the Child of the Stars had no real hope Lin Xun would free It.
It merely saw him as a long-term meal ticket, letting him leave the prison to continually collect and funnel Spirit Essence to restore Its strength.
The previous extortions, while painful, hadn’t harmed him fundamentally.
But this move? This turned his game difficulty into hell-mode times a thousand.
Without Spirit Essence, he couldn’t buy materials or gear, couldn’t forge or upgrade, couldn’t even afford more bookmarks, most of the Library’s functions would be inaccessible.
Take a recent example, Valkyrie’s arrows required Spirit Essence to purchase.
He had eleven arrows left, but one had already broken. Once they were gone, Valkyrie would lose all ranged combat capability.
Cutting off a man’s money was like killing his parents.
With this act, the Child of the Stars had ignited the full fury of Lin Xun’s heart.
He narrowed his eyes and scanned the text carefully, not missing a single line.
[The Child of the Stars is about to tear open a crack at the prison’s edge. It signals you to prepare. Once the rift opens, It will send you through at the maximum speed your soul can endure, to flee this place.]
[It hopes you will not disappoint the god’s expectations and continue to serve the Child of the Stars wholeheartedly in the outside world!]
[The Child of the Stars writhes Its countless tendrils. Terrifying divine power emanates from Its being. Each tendril extends and grows, glowing with strange light as they slash toward the prison’s outer void…]
[The entire prison trembles under this divine power…]
The text paused here. It seemed the Child of the Stars was currently focused on breaking open the cage.
Lin Xun had no desire to be this god’s slave, let alone Its eternal ATM.
He scrolled back through previous messages, hoping to find even a sliver of a solution.
Back and forth, he reviewed the logs; but no clues emerged.
Was this truly a dead end? Would he have to escape first, then beg the Omniscient True Knowledge for help?
But he’d already defected to the Radiant Stars. Who knew if the Omniscient True Knowledge would still take him back after being so thoroughly NTR’d?
Suddenly, his eyes locked onto an earlier message.
And the secondary prompt beneath it was still active.
[The cells are shrouded in the Veil of Knowledge. You can no longer see what lies within.]
[It tells you that you are still far too weak. To gaze directly upon the star-beings would destroy your soul. It no longer has the power to cleanse the chaotic knowledge.]
[Do you wish to continue observing the star-beings within the cells?]
Lin Xun slapped his thigh hard!
He had a plan!
If this worked, he just might… slay a god!
The Child of the Stars said it would send him through the rift at the fastest speed he could handle.
Step one, stall for time between the rift opening and his actual ejection.
He opened the Shell Panel and switched shells.
[You possess the Knowledge-Seeking Smelting Plant Owner shell.]
Although the Plant Owner shell was level 40, four levels higher than the others, it was far squishier than the Yellow-Robed Bishop, the hardworking pile-driver shell.
Using it would theoretically delay his escape time just enough.
The Child of the Stars seemed preoccupied with breaking the cage and ignored him.
No new text popped up after the switch.
Lin Xun opened his inventory and selected an item, silently waiting.
Roughly five minutes later, the game text resumed!
[The entire Celestial Prison of Captive Stars shakes. Within surrounding cells, the star-beings cry out in terror.]
[Countless luminous tendrils carve a spatial rift into the void at the edge of the prison. Thunder crackles and storms rage within…]
[A thick tendril wraps around you and flings you rapidly toward the prison’s edge…]
Now!
Lin Xun immediately clicked the selected item in his inventory.
[Clarity Eyedrops (Item): A small glass vial containing a blue liquid… Upon use, it grants temporarily heightened vision and sharply enhanced perception.]
[You use the Clarity Eyedrops. Your vision becomes razor-sharp! You can now pierce through the Veil of Knowledge to see what lies beyond.]
Then, with lightning-fast reflexes, he confirmed the previously delayed option:
[Do you wish to continue observing the star-beings within the cells?]
[You are being flung at great speed, wrapped in tendrils. You continue to observe the star-beings within the cells.]
[In a fleeting glance during your rapid transit, you glimpse a colossal, twisted aberration within one of the cells…]
[You witness the form of the Eye of the Dread Star Halo for the first time. Its grotesque body chills you to the bone. You feel dizzy and disoriented as chaotic knowledge floods your soul.]
[You gain Knowledge. Your Knowledge stat increases by 5000! Current Knowledge: 5000/1900]
[Your knowledge has exceeded the critical threshold. You have touched the extraordinary. You once again glimpse the Omniscient True Knowledge…]
[You are being watched by an unknown presence. Your connection with the Omniscient True Knowledge deepens!]
[You are being watched by an unknown presence. Your connection with the Omniscient True Knowledge deepens!]
[You are being watched by an unknown presence. Your connection with the Omniscient True Knowledge deepens!]
[The tendril flinging you through the air suddenly freezes in place. The Child of the Stars emits a piercing scream that nearly shatters your eardrums!]
It’s happening!
Lin Xun stared at the scrolling text, a wicked grin spreading across his face…