Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 71

Cloud Mountain Port.

Brightly lit, like a city that never sleeps in the sky.

However, from the candidates’ perspective, everything instantly changed completely.

One second ago.

Everyone was still in the bustling banquet hall.

The next second.

Everyone was still in the banquet hall.

But the waiters, elders, musicians, even the delicious food, drinks, and even the bright, daylight-like lights, all vanished into thin air.

It was pitch black all around, so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face.

—The exam had begun!

Many people adopted defensive postures on the spot, and more people began to look for hidden corners.

As for Xiao Mengyu—

Shen Ye had already drawn two words on her palm.

“Dead person.”

Yes.

A dead person, Zhao Yibing.

She was resurrected.

Perhaps the Skinner was also resurrected.

Zhao Yibing also obtained exam qualifications, and although she wasn’t seen in the banquet hall, she must have come!

So at that moment—

Xiao Mengyu immediately regained her composure.

The moment the teleportation occurred, the surroundings turned pitch black, but she was already prepared. She actively and quickly separated herself from the crowd.

She retreated from the crowd, leaped forcefully, swiftly traversed a long distance, landed outside the banquet hall, and stood on the edge of this temple.

“Team up, Shen Ye.”

Before she finished speaking, the playing card vibrated slightly.

A line of small characters appeared:

“The other party is currently unresponsive.”

Unresponsive?

Xiao Mengyu was startled.

Only Shen Ye’s voice came from afar:

“Jump!”

Xiao Mengyu stood on the edge of the temple and looked down.

The entire Cloud Mountain Port had disappeared.

Below was a giant floating island, shrouded in dense night, drifting amidst the endless wind and smoke, like a silent colossal beast.

—This was no longer Cloud Mountain Port.

Her current position was hundreds of meters above the floating island below!

Really going to jump?

Xiao Mengyu gritted her teeth and leaped down.

At the same time.

Shen Ye stood on the plaza outside the temple and shouted:

“Come forth, Calamity Skeleton, and face the enemy we failed to kill last time!”

He pressed his hand to the ground.

Boom—

An evil necrotic aura emanated from his fingertips.

Something seemed to be about to descend.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Big Skeleton’s voice sounded in his ear:

“Hey, this is all my power right now, not a single drop more.”

“Enough for bluffing,” Shen Ye said.

Big Skeleton uneasily said, “Others will soon discover—”

Suddenly.

Shen Ye’s body trembled.

Something sharp and slender hit him.

But with the power of “flesh,” in this exam, he would only die after being hit at least three times.

Taking advantage of this, Shen Ye immediately shouted:

“Join team.”

On the other side.

The falling Xiao Mengyu seemed to sense something and took out her playing card to look.

Two lines of small characters appeared on the card:

“The other party has agreed to team up.”

“Your team is established, and your strength is doubled.”

Whoosh—

Shen Ye appeared beside her.

Team-up successful!

Xiao Mengyu breathed a sigh of relief.

If she hadn’t teamed up, she would only be able to exert thirty percent of her strength!

“What now?”

She whispered.

“Run.” Shen Ye grabbed her hand, let her hold him from behind, then pressed his hand into the void—

A roaring Ghostfire motorcycle suddenly appeared, unfurling small aerodynamic wings, catching the two of them, and plunging downwards.

The motorcycle’s speed was extreme, drawing a bright red streak across the night sky.

It disappeared into the giant floating island in the distance.

Above the sky.

The candidates’ playing cards vibrated in unison.

“Exam item one has been released:”

“Find a way to reach the floating island below.”

“Success means passing the first stage.”

“Failure means immediate elimination.”

A wave of silence washed over the crowd.

—Two people had already succeeded.

“That kid actually has a flying motorcycle. I remember these single-person flying machines are strictly regulated, and getting a license plate is very difficult.”

A hint of jealousy flashed in the white-shirted youth’s eyes.

He sat on the ground, slowly recovering from his injuries.

A candle was placed beside him, illuminating the surroundings.

—Indeed, in such an environment, without the flame of this candle, nothing would be visible.

A few aristocratic disciples gathered around and whispered, “I remember you have one too.”

“Mine… can’t fly…” the white-shirted youth said.

“Didn’t you say it could fly last time?”

“Damn Kunlun nerfed the flying function.”

“What do we do then?”

“Let’s think of another way.”

Suddenly.

All discussions ceased.

A person stood up leisurely, holding a drink, yawning, and slowly walked outside.

Nangong Sirui!

The strongest among the new Tarot of Towers card sets!

Under everyone’s gaze, he strolled towards the edge of the temple.

“Interesting, to be beaten to the punch.”

“It seems I, as the first-place candidate, still need to seriously put in the effort.”

As he spoke, streaks of phantoms gradually emerged from the void.

The phantoms condensed into four beautiful maids, who, with light steps, went ahead of him and jointly summoned a sedan chair.

“Young master, please get in the sedan. We will take you down.”

One of the maids bowed and said.

Nangong Sirui got into the sedan chair.

The four maids lifted the sedan chair together, silently rising into the air, strolling through the void, and flying towards the floating island below.

“This is way too ostentatious.”

Guo Yunye, who had been watching, couldn’t help but say.

Zhang Xiaoyi also looked amazed.

Everyone knew the number one was strong.

But they didn’t expect him to be this strong.

—The exam strictly prohibits outsiders from entering and candidates from using the power of others outside the examination hall.

Violators would be treated as cheating.

In other words—

Those four beautiful maids were a manifestation of some sort of his power!

“What should we do?” Zhang Xiaoyi asked.

“Look, there are so many tablecloths and curtains in the banquet hall. We can make a parachute,” Guo Yunye said.

“Good idea!” Zhang Xiaoyi’s eyes lit up. “We each make one.”

“I don’t need one,” Guo Yunye said.

“Huh?”

“…I’ll help you make it, but you have to take me down.”

“Isn’t it better to make two?”

“I… I’m not sure if such a parachute will work. After I use my talent, you can take me.”

“Talent?”

“It’s a very ordinary talent, incomparable to that Nangong Sirui—you must help me, Ayi!” Guo Yunye said seriously.

“Don’t worry, we’re brothers, I’ll definitely help you!” Zhang Xiaoyi patted his chest.

“Ayi, you’re truly loyal, then I’ll begin—”

Guo Yunye shouted, then suddenly disappeared from Zhang Xiaoyi’s sight with a “pop.”

Zhang Xiaoyi was stunned, then slowly looked down at the shaking tail on the ground.

“What!”

He opened his mouth wide and let out an exclamation.

In another corner of the banquet hall.

Two ordinary-looking boys stood leaning against the wall.

“He didn’t summon the undead from last time,” the older-looking boy said.

“Yes, even after taking a hit, the undead didn’t appear,” the handsome boy said.

They looked at the playing cards in their hands.

The same small characters appeared on the cards:

“Admission Ticket.”

“Mediocre performance, not included in the ‘newcomer’ card set, no extra rewards.”

“As a candidate, you have received essential exam survival items:”

“Candle Flame.”

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

“—Please participate in this year’s Tri-School Joint Examination.”

The handsome boy curled his lips in disdain.

A blood-stained thread suddenly appeared in the void.

The handsome boy extended his pink tongue and gently licked the thread.

“Ah…”

His eyes glowed, and he whispered:

“The ghost power accumulated over millions of years has awakened within him… it’s him… no mistake.”

As the words fell, the handsome boy’s body trembled slightly, transforming into a bright young girl.

—Zhao Yibing.

“Master, shall we begin the hunt?” the ordinary-looking boy asked.

“Let’s begin,” the girl said.

The two walked out of the banquet hall, all the way to the edge of the floating temple, and stepped down.

If one looked closely, they would find that the void around the two of them was filled with thin threads.

Their figures drifted in the wind, like two kites, slowly descending towards the floating island.

On the floating island.

Shen Ye and Xiao Mengyu sped along on the Ghostfire motorcycle.

“Shen Ye, have you awakened the Vision Eye?” Xiao Mengyu asked.

“I can see some hidden things, but is that what the Vision Eye is called? What exactly is it?” Shen Ye asked.

“It is said—just said, mind you—that those great powers that affect the world’s formation, dwelling, decay, and emptiness exist in an unknowable place that all beings cannot glimpse. They form a separate world, which is the Dharma Realm.”

“The Dharma Realm is the most fundamental realm of power in the universe.”

“Even deities need to summon power from the Dharma Realm to exert their abilities.”

“The Dharma Realm is divided into many layers.”

“The power of the first layer of the Dharma Realm is the weakest; the second layer is much stronger—the higher the layer, the deeper the secrets, and the greater the power.”

“In fact, as long as one can use the power of the Dharma Realm, it is equivalent to doing what only gods can do.”

“Once one enters the Dharma Realm, their strength becomes vastly different.”

“Furthermore, within the Dharma Realm, there are some rare and special existences that ordinary beings cannot see.”

“—Unless one has awakened the Vision Eye.”

“Awakening the Vision Eye means gaining the recognition of the higher layers of the Dharma Realm, being able to see some special existences. If cultivated well, there is a chance to inherit that great power and become an incredibly powerful professional.”