Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 69

The White-shirted Youth screamed loudly.

His panicked and terrified voice echoed throughout the banquet hall.

Madam An’s expression flickered; she subconsciously raised her hand but stopped it in mid-air.

What if he dies?

The three major universities would surely unite to severely punish such malicious killings of examinees.

Even the world government would issue a condemnation statement.

—Because this is the most anticipated joint enrollment examination in the world, the oldest and greatest talent selection mechanism in the entire human civilization.

No one shall violate it!

Madam An’s hand moved slightly, making a subtle gesture, then dropped again.

…Kill him.

As long as you publicly kill someone here, no one will care what happened before.

People will only care about one thing—

You are the murderer.

That young man who stepped forward wanting to claim credit, since you have defeated him, then the greatest role you can play now is this moment.

Quick.

Die quickly.

Once you die by his hand—

Whether it’s Song Qingyun’s reputation, or the powerful aristocratic families who hired assassins, or the lives of tens of thousands of people, or even tonight’s farce.

As long as you are killed by him—

All these things will vanish into thin air!

The banquet hall was silent.

This moment was like a movie scene paused.

Everyone stood motionless, like clay statues, their expressions frozen, just waiting for that event to happen.

All the gambles and calculations were in place.

That reckless young man, eager to rise to power, was about to contribute his final value.

All matters could then be smoothed over.

The orchestra had long stopped playing.

As ordinary people, they could only watch the scene with horrified faces, unable to utter a single word.

Some musicians even tightly covered their mouths, pressed down on their instruments, and bowed their heads.

—What if they made an inappropriate move, affecting a situation they completely knew nothing about, then tonight would be the last night of their lives.

Drip.

Drip.

Drip.

The second hand of the clock ticked, ticked, then ticked again.

Shen Ye held the White-shirted Youth with one hand, carefully observing the changes in his expression.

The first second, he was terrified.

The second second, he was hopeful.

By the third second—

The White-shirted Youth seemed to realize something, his face turned ashen, and the spirited vitality in his eyes dried up.

Yes.

Having grown up in an aristocratic family, exposed to various things, he understood the current situation with just a thought.

Fourth second.

“Do you understand?” Shen Ye still didn’t make a move, his eyes full of sarcasm, “This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.”

“And the reason for all this is simply that you have lost your value.”

“This is your life.”

“Despicable.”

The White-shirted Youth didn’t react, his head drooping, as if only an empty shell remained.

Shen Ye held him up and suddenly burst into laughter:

“Look, we’re just sparring, but all your people hope you die, ha ha ha!”

A restless stir rippled through the crowd.

Indeed.

This detestable fellow always laid everything out in the open.

It made people uncomfortable.

Shen Ye suddenly swung his fist at the White-shirted Youth—

Boom.

A huge force struck.

Shen Ye was knocked flying.

A man in a black uniform and gold-rimmed glasses stood in the center, wearing a silver gauntlet on his hand, gently catching the White-shirted Youth.

“Alright, sparring is fine, but it’s not good to hurt feelings.”

The bespectacled man smiled.

“Who are you? Coming out to save the day at this moment,” Shen Ye asked with a smile.

“I am the invigilator for Jialan Academy—your fight today was excellent, and I believe the artifact will give you a good evaluation.”

“So, I wish you a successful exam.”

As he spoke, no one stopped the venomous snake, and it flew back to the White-shirted Youth.

Madam An immediately embraced the White-shirted Youth, who had regained his life.

“Although you lost, you fought well. Come to our house after the exam, I have something to give you.”

Madam An whispered softly.

The White-shirted Youth suddenly looked up, like a fish returning to water.

He didn’t even spare Shen Ye another glance, but immediately looked at the leaderboard.

—The leaderboard hadn’t changed!

Because the invigilator had interrupted the match, he wasn’t considered defeated!

But how he hated it!

He had made such a fool of himself in public.

The White-shirted Youth’s expression turned malevolent, and he pointed at Shen Ye from a distance, shouting:

“Do you think you’ve won?”

“No, from the moment you were born, you were not in the same class as me. Our lives are completely different, and the resources and power we can utilize are worlds apart.”

“We are born standing atop mountains, we have the right to look down on everything, while you are just an ant at the foot of the mountain. What are you?”

“One day, you will completely collapse because you are powerless to fight against us;”

“You will end your own life in utter desolation;”

“You will leave this world silently;”

“None of those close to you will have a good end.”

He roared, “I swear! This will come very soon!”

Everyone looked at Shen Ye.

Even the invigilator showed an interested expression, wanting to see how he would respond.

Unexpectedly, Shen Ye showed no anger at all.

He listened carefully to the other party’s oath, and his face gradually showed sadness.

However, no one knew why he was sad.

Some even thought he was scared.

Only Xiao Mengyu felt a pang of pity and quietly stepped forward to pull him.

“Don’t take it to heart.”

She whispered, “Song Qingyun is a grade above us, and those truly around her are powerful, older aristocratic students; they aren’t here, so—”

“Don’t bother with such garbage.”

Shen Ye “hmm”ed, not even bothering to look at the White-shirted Youth again.

Suddenly, a loud bell rang in the sky.

“They’re here! The artifact’s final evaluation of us.”

Xiao Mengyu said softly.

Various colorful auspicious illusory images appeared throughout the banquet hall.

It was as if a meteor shower was falling from the dark night sky; countless light spots shot from the extremely distant depths of the sky, continuously spinning in the hall and landing in the cards of each examinee.

At this moment, everything else stopped.

The White-shirted Youth was receiving emergency treatment, and someone handed him a medicine box.

“Eat quickly! Transmission begins after the card evaluation, try to recover quickly and prepare for the next exam.”

The person next to him urged.

The White-shirted Youth grabbed a handful of pills and popped them into his mouth.

At the same time.

Examinees raised their cards one after another.

Xiao Mengyu also looked at her card.

A ball of light flew into her card, transforming into lines of glowing small characters:

“As a five-star rookie, you have received the final evaluation:”

“Sword Saint’s Demeanor.”

“Before obtaining the divine artifact, you were the fifth-ranked seed player among rookies; after obtaining the divine sword, your combat power further increased, making you almost fearless in single combat; therefore, you are endowed with the power of ‘Team Leader,’ hoping you can improve in teamwork and cooperation.”

“Team Leader.”

“Explanation:”

“Effect 1: When you call upon someone, and they agree to join your team, they will be immediately teleported to your side, forming a team, and you can exert double the strength;”

“Effect 2: When no one is on your team, all your power will be weakened by seventy percent;”

“Effect 3: In a team, if you cede the leader position to another, you will maintain normal strength, and the other person will gain effect 1.”

“Triple effects activated, lasting until the end of the exam.”

“Furthermore.”

“As an examinee, you have received essential exam survival items:”

“Candle Flame.”

“Description: It is inextinguishable; with it, you can see things around you at the beginning of the exam.”

“—Congratulations, you have been cleared to participate in this year’s joint examination of the three schools.”

“Rest for three minutes, then begin transmission.”

Shen Ye looked down at his card.

Lines of small characters had already appeared:

“As a five-star rookie, you have received the final evaluation:”

“The Unyielding.”

“In every sense of the word, you are both prey and meat on the chopping block. The diners at the feast will have no mercy for you, poor you, you brought this upon yourself, entangled in such a predicament, yet you refused to yield to the other party, and even won a battle, which is highly commendable, hence you are endowed with ‘Meat’.”

“Explanation:”

“No matter who or what, you must be hit at least three times before you completely lose combat ability, leading to death, or becoming qualified meat for others to consume.”

“As an examinee, you have received essential exam survival items:”

“Candle Flame.”

“Description: It is inextinguishable; with it, you can see things around you in the examination hall.”

“—Congratulations, you have been cleared to participate in this year’s joint examination of the three schools.”

“Rest for three minutes, then begin transmission.”

Shen Ye glanced at it, about to put his card away.

Suddenly.

The card vibrated slightly, emitting light.

Shen Ye looked down and saw new small characters appearing on the card:

“Your ‘Candle Flame’ has been stolen.”

“The other party is also an examinee, possessing the ‘Exploitation’ evaluation, and with this power, has taken away your light.”

“You will be unable to see anything in the examination hall.”

Shen Ye looked around.

Those aristocratic youths, even Madam An, the powerful figures sitting calmly in the distance, and even the chief examiner, all looked at him with an understanding gaze.

Oh.

So they knew.

They knew his upcoming predicament.

As the evaluation said, he was now meat on the chopping block.