Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 57

Shen Ye began to understand.

Xiao Mengyu and other scions of prominent families, who had been refining their comprehension since childhood, were they developing their brain regions or enhancing their spiritual cognition?

Tsk.

This once again distanced them significantly from ordinary people.

After all, if one’s comprehension wasn’t sufficient, they couldn’t even grasp martial arts techniques. How could they keep up with these scions?

No wonder the major families had always held a dominant position in this world.

As Shen Ye practiced his palm techniques, he pondered their essentials, and inadvertently lost track of time.

He didn’t know how long it had been.

He wielded his palm techniques like flowing water, and after several continuous strikes, a sudden thunderous roar erupted.

Another line of faint text appeared:

“Congratulations, your comprehension is exceptionally high, and you have achieved preliminary mastery of the ‘Thunder Palm Essentials’.”

Applause came from nearby.

Shen Ye then snapped back to reality and turned his head to see Xiao Mengyu standing by, a smile on her face.

“Congratulations, it seems you are very suited to practicing palm techniques.”

She said.

“This set of palm techniques is also quite simple,” Shen Ye commented.

“That’s not true,” Xiao Mengyu said with a complex expression, “Many people have good comprehension, but after a lifetime of deliberation, they still can’t produce a real thunderous roar.”

“Is that so?” Shen Ye asked in surprise.

“Exactly. This involves the compatibility of resonance—people suited to the thunder attribute are very rare,” Xiao Mengyu nodded.

A line of faint text suddenly appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:

“You have practiced other moves of the Moonlight series, making it easier to learn Thunder Palm.”

Moonlight series…

Before Shen Ye could ponder, Xiao Mengyu suddenly remembered something and said, “Look at your card, your strength rating must have changed.”

“Really?”

“Yes, and your appearance will also change.”

Shen Ye was overjoyed and quickly took out his card.

On the card, he was holding a skull, and lightning flashed intermittently from his arm.

—He looked even more like a villain.

Next to the star above his head, another new shining star appeared.

Two stars!

Several lines of text appeared on the card:

“As a two-star novice, in addition to basic information, you can get a personalized figurine, new hairstyle, new clothing, and slogan.”

“—You learned Thunder Palm in an extremely short time!”

Figurine?

What figurine do I need!

A new hairstyle might be worth trying!

“Use new hairstyle,” Shen Ye said.

On the card, the character’s hair instantly disappeared completely.

Shen Ye was stunned.

…You call balding a new hairstyle?

Also.

Now he looked even more like Sha Wujing.

“Stop messing around, please, change it back to my original hairstyle,” Shen Ye sighed.

His hair finally came back.

He found it displeasing before, but after losing his hair, he now felt that as long as he had it, it was fine.

“Forget the rest, let me see the new clothing.”

Shen Ye said.

Bang!

The card vibrated slightly.

His crumpled student uniform turned into a brand new student uniform.

New clothing…

It was new enough, but this was too lazy!

“Use slogan.”

Shen Ye called out, unconvinced.

On the card, a slogan appeared behind him:

“Forgetting righteousness for gain.”

“This is random, you can try again,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“Change,” Shen Ye said.

“See-saw.”

“Change again!”

“Money-grubbing.”

“Change!”

“Lustful.”

“Why do they all start with ‘see’? That’s too base! I don’t want it!”

Shen Ye burst out.

He angrily put away the card and met Xiao Mengyu’s smiling face.

“It’s okay, it’s just teasing you—when you level up to 4 stars, its attitude will get better and better.”

Xiao Mengyu comforted him.

“Oh, by the way, what time is it now?” Shen Ye asked.

“It’s past twelve noon,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“Damn it! I forgot the time while training. Qian Rushan told me to meet him at noon,” Shen Ye said.

Xiao Mengyu nodded:

“You should go find the people from Mankind Martial Arts Group. They must be waiting for you.”

“Where are you going later?” Shen Ye asked.

“I will continue to refine my sword here. If you have time, you can come find me anytime.”

“Okay.”

Shen Ye suddenly remembered something else.

As he stretched his aching shoulders and neck, he said:

“By the way, you have a lot of influence, can you continue to investigate the background of that ‘Skinner’?”

Xiao Mengyu was startled, then immediately understood.

“Yes,” she whispered, “Zhao Yibing is alive again, maybe…”

“He’s also alive,” Shen Ye said.

They looked at each other, seeing the chill in each other’s eyes.

Shen Ye thought more deeply.

—Perhaps it was precisely because they were all alive that he received the “Drowning Victim” evaluation.

He would die at their hands.

…

The Mankind Martial Arts Group has a building in Yunshan Port.

—It seems that this group always has a building in any relatively large city.

Qian Rushan had become increasingly busy since arriving here, not even having time to invite Shen Ye to eat.

Shen Ye had to eat by himself in the group’s cafeteria, then took his room card and went to a room of his own to rest.

He closed the door and asked in a low voice, “How’s the environment here?”

“I don’t sense any prying eyes,” Big Skeleton’s voice sounded. “It’s pretty good.”

“That’s good.”

Shen Ye closed his eyes, waited for a moment, then opened them again and adopted a stance.

He suddenly moved—

In a very small space, he dodged, maneuvered, created afterimages, swung his legs, and pushed with his palms. In an instant, he performed the Moonlight Deer Stance, Shadow Technique, Frost Wind, and Thunder Palm in sequence.

After completing the entire set of martial arts, Shen Ye stood still, holding his breath.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Nothing happened.

Hoo—

He exhaled, feeling a little disappointed, yet also thinking it was only natural.

“I knew it, this Thunder Palm is not that Thunder Palm. It’s ridiculous how I held onto unrealistic fantasies…”

Shen Ye muttered to himself for a few moments, then relaxed.

“What are you spazzing about?” Big Skeleton asked.

“Nothing—I just wanted to try these moves,” Shen Ye feigned.

“I actually have something to say about this, do you want to hear it?” Big Skeleton said.

“Go ahead,” Shen Ye said.

“Shadow Technique is the most garbage of necromantic arts, even the undead themselves are unwilling to learn it, let alone humans, orcs, and elves;”

“Frost Wind has major flaws. After that kick, if other enemies exploit the opening, there will be big problems. Only professions like Assassin, which require short-range bursts, will learn it—Elven Assassins disdain this move, and human Assassins occasionally learn it;”

“‘Moonlight Deer Stance’ is just a common battle movement technique for elven soldiers, and its quality is very ordinary. After achieving military exploits, elves will learn higher-level movement techniques;”

“Very few orcs learn Thunder Palm, as orcs inherently fear lightning.”

“In other words—”

“These are all garbage.”

“You need to quickly go to the Imperial Military Academy and learn some truly advanced stuff.”

Big Skeleton earnestly instructed.

Shen Ye, however, fell into deep thought.

—That voice would not do anything meaningless.

Moreover, he had indeed comprehended the incomplete “Frost Moon Quake Heaven” from these martial arts techniques.

Now it seemed that these techniques were niche and overlooked in the four races of the nightmare world.

Why gather them?

The answer was unknown. He would only find out when he went to the nightmare world and obtained the true Thunder Palm from the orcs.

Forget it.

He wouldn’t worry about it for now.

Anyway, Qian Rushan was busy.

In the afternoon, he might as well go find Xiao Mengyu, practice together, and ask her which high school she wanted to attend.

Shen Ye reached for his phone on the bed.

As soon as he picked up the phone, his whole body trembled as if shocked by electricity.

Pop.

Something in his mind seemed to snap.

Blood gushed from all his pores, and an unimaginable pain surged through his body, causing Shen Ye to collapse onto the floor.

“What’s wrong with you?” Big Skeleton exclaimed.

Shen Ye couldn’t speak, his body convulsing uncontrollably.

He was dying!

Endless pain clawed and raged through his body, causing him to constantly spew mouthfuls of blood.

Unable to breathe.

Suffocating.

Like drowning.

The world plunged into profound darkness.

Everything receded from him, even Big Skeleton’s shouts became indistinct.

Ridiculous.

How could he just die?

Shen Ye’s consciousness gradually blurred, falling into an endless void.

Deeper and deeper.

Everything was over.

Suddenly.

A cold sensation pierced through the darkness, sprinkling over his consciousness and forcibly awakening him for a moment.

No!

He wanted to live!

Quickly find this sensation, where did it come from?

Shen Ye slightly opened his eyes from the pool of blood.

There was nothing around him.

No one.

No living thing.

He was still lying on the ground, his phone had fallen a short distance away, its screen lit up for a moment, displaying Xiao Mengyu’s number.

After a while, the phone screen went dark again.

Darkness returned.

Damn it.

What was that icy sensation? How did it save him?

Shen Ye slowly closed his eyes.

Just then, a chilling sensation that penetrated to the bone struck again.

Shen Ye shivered.

The decay in his limbs and bones seemed to be hindered by this coldness.

As his chest rose and fell, he opened his eyes again.

—This time he understood.

He was breathing in a way he had never before, a breath imbued with a chilling aura that restored his consciousness.

Breathing—

At this moment, breathing was his life!

Shen Ye’s survival instincts erupted, and he began to breathe with all his might in that manner, trying to maintain his body’s function and clear consciousness.

Time slowly passed.

His phone lit up again, showing an incoming call from “Qian Rushan”.

Shen Ye still couldn’t move.

All his strength was dedicated to maintaining his breathing.

Qian Rushan’s calls came several times, then the phone screen went dark.

Time ticked by, minute by minute.

Shen Ye continuously used that breathing technique without stopping.

During this breathing, various illusions arose.

Sometimes Shen Ye felt as if he had become the entire universe, with the vast starry rivers as his body.

Other times, he felt as if he had become a rock, lying in the muddy bottom of a river, enduring countless ages of erosion without change.

Finally, he only felt as if he stood beneath a clear moonlight, assimilated with the moonlight.

He didn’t know how long it had been.

He began to steadily master that breathing technique.