Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 95

At the same time.

Shen Ye sat on a rock, making a call.

“Hello?”

“Are you free? Come over, I found a stone, it should be useful against the curse.”

A little girl’s voice came from the phone:

“You didn’t just casually pick up a broken stone from the water and tell me it can cure our young lady, did you?”

“That’s not exactly it. You can take it and try it. I hope it works.” Shen Ye said seriously.

“…I’m busy right now, let’s talk after your exam.”

The call was abruptly hung up.

Shen Ye shrugged and had no choice but to put away the Radiant Jewel of Compassion.

After all, that thing was too shiny.

Just then, the card in his pocket vibrated slightly.

“The three-day wilderness survival has ended.”

“Currently, 736 people have been eliminated.”

“Your physical condition is being assessed, and rewards will be provided accordingly.”

“Your body is in peak condition.”

“Congratulations, you have gained a stronger buff. Your ‘Meat Shield’ has been upgraded to ‘Flesh and Bone’.”

“‘Flesh and Bone’.”

“Effect 1: It takes at least 5 attacks to kill you.”

“Effect 2: After your life force is extinguished, you will be forcibly given a breath, your heart will be forcibly made to beat, your body’s potential will be forcibly activated, and wounds will be forcibly healed to a limited extent (once only).”

This buff is pretty good!

It has already been upgraded twice!

The corners of Shen Ye’s mouth subtly curved upwards as he quietly awaited the new challenge.

Sure enough, a line of small text quickly appeared:

“Please find clues to reach the location of the next test (to be completed within one hour).”

To search, huh?

Where would he go to search?

The card suddenly flashed.

Xiao Mengyu appeared on the card.

A lone boat in the cold river.

She held a drawn longsword, emanating a chilling aura of killing intent.

Shen Ye sensed an ominous premonition, then remembered his unannounced departure. He vaguely realized his possible fate, and his face immediately filled with surprise.

“Huh?” he pointed at the card.

“What’s wrong?” Xiao Mengyu glared at him.

“You look beautiful today, did you wash your hair?” Shen Ye said loudly.

“Hmph, flatterer, who cares about you.” Xiao Mengyu’s expression was cold, and she spoke irritably.

“It’s true, you’re exceptionally pure and beautiful today, I never noticed before.” Shen Ye muttered softly.

“Are you sick?” Xiao Mengyu’s cheeks flushed slightly, and she casually returned her longsword to its scabbard.

Alive.

He was alive!

By the way—

This card is amazing; it can even portray the other person’s emotions so vividly.

Xiao Mengyu continued quickly:

“I’m looking for you because too many examinees died in this test, and everyone has noticed the abnormality.”

“No examinees are attacking each other anymore.”

“Everyone just wants to save their lives.”

“So—”

“Do you want to come with us?”

She stared at Shen Ye, unconsciously placing her hand on the hilt of her sword.

Seeing her movement, Shen Ye felt a chill down his spine and suddenly remembered her sword.

One sword, killing several people!

Hiss—

People still need to have some aspirations.

For example, living a happy and healthy life is a beautiful thing.

Don’t seek death.

“Please take me with you.”

Shen Ye said resolutely.

Twenty minutes later.

A dog ran ahead.

Three people followed closely behind.

“Hey, what kind of dog is it today?”

Shen Ye asked, running.

The question was a bit convoluted, but the other two understood immediately.

“A hound—very good at finding clues, no worse than a police dog!” Xiao Mengyu said.

“That’s really impressive, I’m starting to want a dog.” Shen Ye said with emotion.

“It’s actually a wolf,” Zhang Xiaoyi reminded him.

“Then isn’t that even cooler?” Shen Ye said.

“That’s right,” Zhang Xiaoyi also looked excited.

The two stared at the dog/wolf.

“That’s enough, you two, they’re classmates!” Xiao Mengyu glared at them.

“If we’re ever at the same school, I’ll get him food in the cafeteria, as long as he has my back in times like these,” Shen Ye said.

“Quick, Brother Dog went that way, let’s follow!” Zhang Xiaoyi quickened his pace.

After seven or eight minutes of tense searching—

The dog stopped at the foot of a mountain, wagging its tail and sniffing the ground with its head down.

“What’s it doing?” Shen Ye asked.

“It seems to be looking for something,” Xiao Mengyu said.

Suddenly.

The dog fiercely dug at a patch of mud.

“It found it!” Zhang Xiaoyi shouted excitedly.

Xiao Mengyu took a few steps forward and slashed with her sword.

The ground quickly split open on both sides, revealing the scene underground.

Beneath the ground was a narrow staircase, extending into the dark depths.

The few of them looked down.

The Greatsword flew up and landed behind them, its tip pointing in the opposite direction.

It appeared to be covering their retreat.

The Wooden Dummy, however, bounced and hopped to the edge of the stairs, then rolled down and disappeared.

—The meaning was quite clear.

The statue, meanwhile, settled on Zhang Xiaoyi’s head.

It decided to stay in the middle to protect the team.

“Let’s go, let’s see what’s down there.”

“Okay.”

The four walked down the stairs.

Before long, the surroundings became quiet.

The clamor from above seemed to have receded.

The card vibrated again.

“Time’s up.”

“Currently, 93 people have been eliminated.”

“The final assessment stage is about to begin. Examinees, please continue to work hard.”

It’s almost over!

Everyone braced themselves and continued descending.

Shen Ye took out his phone to light the way.

After about another ten minutes, the path ahead was blocked.

The dog stopped in front of a stone wall, wagging its tail and looking at the three of them.

Strange patterns were carved into the wall, blocking their way.

Xiao Mengyu struck the wall with her sword.

The patterns on the wall seemed to come alive, bursting with five-colored light and deflecting the attack.

“It seems we’re not allowed to use brute force—there appears to be some strange magic here that can block my sword.”

Xiao Mengyu said.

“This round is probably a targeted assessment,” Shen Ye said.

The wall suddenly changed slightly.

The attacking energy was absorbed into the wall, gathering into a mass along the patterns, and then—

“Watch out!” Shen Ye shouted.

A more ferocious sword energy erupted from the wall, aiming to strike everyone, but it sharply veered mid-air and struck the Wooden Dummy.

The Wooden Dummy trembled, and a line of text appeared on its surface:

“1/5. After 5 strikes, I die, and you will never pass.”

Xiao Mengyu, who was eager to try, immediately put down her sword.

Only five chances.

She had already wasted one.

—But how could this wall be passed?

“Look quickly.”

Shen Ye said.

The patterns on the wall reassembled, forming a human figure that swiftly practiced a set of fist techniques.

After completing one round, the figure began again.

On and on, endlessly.

“I specialize in swordsmanship, and my comprehension of fist techniques has always been lacking. Why don’t you two give it a try?” Xiao Mengyu said with a frown.

Shen Ye, Zhang Xiaoyi, and the dog all watched the figure practice its moves.

Watching someone practice martial arts isn’t usually a big deal.

However, this figure was composed of countless patterns, and staring at it for too long made one dizzy.

Once dizzy, a person felt unwell, nauseous, and simply couldn’t continue to comprehend.

A few minutes later.

The dog shook its head, whimpered a few times, and squatted down in a different direction.

It was the first to give up.

Zhang Xiaoyi watched for a while, then also shook his head.

Shen Ye used to get motion sickness easily, and this time he initially wanted to shake his head too, but since Zhang Xiaoyi had already done so, he had no choice but to persevere.

—Actually, I only know one set of “What are you looking at?” kung fu.

But this kind of situation right now really depends on me.

He poured all 10 free attribute points into comprehension.

This was an unprecedented number.

Every punch and every movement the figure on the wall made, Shen Ye firmly etched into his mind, then dissected it, carefully comprehending every detail, mastering it thoroughly, and then reassembling it into a completely understood set of boxing moves.

He followed the figure’s movements.

Whatever the figure did, he did too. After learning the set of boxing three times continuously, the figure disappeared.

The wall became blank.

“How was it?” Xiao Mengyu asked.

“Let me try.”

Shen Ye took a stance in front of the wall and performed the entire set of boxing moves.

The wall remained unmoved.

“That’s strange, I clearly learned it,” Shen Ye said, puzzled.

“It’s just a wall, not a technological device that can capture your movements—you have to strike it with that set of punches,” Xiao Mengyu said, exasperated.

“That’s right,” Shen Ye suddenly realized.

He punched the wall with the set of fist techniques.

Rumble~~~~

The wall slowly lifted.

The Wooden Dummy rolled in first, followed by Shen Ye, then Xiao Mengyu, Zhao Xiaoyi, and the dog, and finally the Greatsword.

Everyone walked along the steps for a while again.

Ahead, a gigantic stone sphere blocked the path forward.

The Greatsword swept past the two, flying forward and striking the stone sphere with a resounding “clang.”

A line of magic-condensed characters appeared on the stone sphere:

“No cutting!”

“Not letting me take action again?” Xiao Mengyu showed a little frustration.

“So how do we get past this, Brother Sword?” Shen Ye asked.

The Greatsword carved a number into the stone ball:

“20.”

What does this mean?

“I understand, leave this round to me,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“What does it mean?” Shen Ye asked.

“I’ll know once I try,” Xiao Mengyu said.

She put away her sword, rolled up her sleeves, and came to the stone sphere, taking a deep breath.

“Go!”

She let out a cry, gathering all her strength into her hands, and pressed them against the stone sphere.

Rumble—

The stone sphere slowly moved, rolling forward.

However, the passage ahead was flat, so the stone sphere moved out of its stuck position, rolled for a while, and then stopped again not far away.

“This round tests strength. You need 20 points of strength to push it.”

Xiao Mengyu said.

Everyone fell silent, all staring at her.

“Then if you don’t have 20 strength points, wouldn’t you be directly eliminated?” Shen Ye said, clicking his tongue.

His own strength, even with free attribute points, wasn’t enough for 20.

Xiao Mengyu actually had 20 strength points!

That was terrifying.

No!

She was currently the “team leader”, and with the buff from the card, her attributes had doubled.

That’s why she said she’d do it just now.

—Her strength should be around 10 points.

“You have 10 strength points?” Shen Ye asked.

“That’s right, plus the ‘Team Leader’ effect from the card, it reaches 20—actually, I’m not good at pushing rocks,” Xiao Mengyu said.

Shen Ye nodded silently.

Zhang Xiaoyi sighed and said, “I’m really sorry, my strength isn’t enough.”

“It’s okay if your strength isn’t enough. If you have advanced offensive fist or palm techniques that can instantly unleash more powerful destructive force, you can still pass,” Xiao Mengyu explained.

10 points of strength…

Advanced techniques…

This round seemed simple, but it actually demanded quite a lot!

Wait a moment.

Shen Ye casually struck a palm pose.

Lightning flashed in his hand.

“Your palm strike is also very powerful, it shouldn’t be a problem to pass,” Xiao Mengyu said.

Shen Ye nodded slightly.

The Thunder Shock Palm belonged to the “Frost Moon Quake Heaven” palm technique, a purple-tier (one in ten thousand) martial art.

A strike with this palm might also reach 20!

He took a few steps forward and pressed both palms firmly against the stone sphere.

Boom—

Amid the roaring thunder, the stone sphere continued to roll forward.