Gatekeeper of Myriad Worlds Chapter 229

There were plastic bags.

All three of them breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Having this item at least proved that human predecessors had been here before, so it shouldn’t be dangerous.

“The students have all dispersed into the tombs. I wonder how many will come back alive.”

Xiao Mengyu sighed.

“Let’s worry about ourselves first,” Shen Ye turned to look at Teddy, “Yunye, what kind of dog are you today?”

Teddy looked a little helpless and spoke in human language:

“Unfortunately, today I am an ornamental dog.”

Ornamental… dog…

“It’s okay, you just rest. Shen Ye and I will figure something out,” Xiao Mengyu said softly.

“Exactly,” Shen Ye agreed.

Unexpectedly, Teddy puffed out his chest and explained, “Although an ornamental dog’s power isn’t strong, it’s compulsory. Maybe it can help in battle.”

“What’s your power?” Shen Ye asked.

“Ornamental,” Teddy said.

“How do you use this ability?” Xiao Mengyu asked.

“Once I activate this ability, any being must look at me,” Teddy said.

Shen Ye and Xiao Mengyu looked thoughtful.

This ability…

It seemed plausible.

“You follow Xiao Mengyu and assist her in battle,” Shen Ye decided immediately.

“Okay!” Teddy said happily.

At this moment.

All movements ceased.

The great tomb returned to its ancient darkness and silence.

Shen Ye poked his head out of the stone cave and looked up and down the cliff.

— No one could be seen anymore.

On the steep cliff, there was no movement, nor any human objects.

“Something’s not right. Since there are plastic bags here, there should be a path nearby.”

Xiao Mengyu said.

“You’re right, I’ll go check.”

Shen Ye flew out and ascended along the cliff for a while.

A mysterious sensation seemed to guide him, pulling him in a certain direction.

“Strange…”

He flew distractedly for over ten minutes before suddenly hovering in mid-air.

There seemed to be something around him.

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Like—

Someone was silently watching him in the dark.

Shen Ye suddenly hid in a blind spot in the rock crevice and waited for a few breaths.

No movement.

He pondered for a moment, pulled out his phone, and handed it to The Great Skeleton.

The Great Skeleton understood, grabbed the phone, and climbed the cliff like the wind.

— Its entire body was sharp bones, piercing into the rock wall was simply too easy.

After climbing several hundred meters, it stopped moving.

Shen Ye drew his bow, notched an arrow, held his breath, and hovered motionless in mid-air.

Everything was ready.

This was their plan—

In the dark, light is glaring and conspicuous.

As soon as The Great Skeleton turns on its phone’s flashlight, or plays music and videos, these lights and sounds will inevitably attract the hidden lurker.

Shen Ye could then use his “Sudden Rain” attack from several hundred meters away.

Just one arrow hit!

— The opponent wouldn’t be able to escape.

After waiting for a few breaths.

However, The Great Skeleton didn’t turn on the phone; instead, it climbed back and whispered:

“Facial recognition failed, I don’t know your phone password.”

Shen Ye felt a surge of despair.

How was he supposed to attract an enemy like this?

“Brother, you don’t need a password to turn on the flashlight. Watch me.”

He jumped out of the rock crevice, floated in mid-air, snatched the phone, and turned on the flashlight.

In an instant.

He and The Great Skeleton saw a giant human head, its eyes slightly narrowed, looking down at them from the cliff.

“I’ll defend, you attack!” The Great Skeleton said quickly.

“Who are you, esteemed one?” Shen Ye stood with his bow, and a door silently appeared behind him.

Both their hearts were pounding, ready to fight or flee at any moment.

However, the other party did not respond.

The giant head merely looked at them with indifferent and unemotional eyes.

Suddenly, some images flashed through Shen Ye’s mind.

“Ah… I almost forgot.”

He sighed.

The light from the phone scanned up and down, illuminating the scene on the cliff.

It was not a hidden lurker.

It was a fresco.

“Damn, this fresco is too realistic. I thought it was some kind of monster,” The Great Skeleton grumbled angrily.

Shen Ye, however, stared intently at the mural.

This was a massive painting of the Nine Heavens Xuannü.

The dignified and sacred goddess, dressed in a feather robe, danced in the sky, her gaze fixed on the dark void.

The painting was so lifelike, imbued with a mysterious power, that it caused Shen Ye’s illusion, making him feel as if someone was watching him in the dark.

“Ferro, take a look.”

Shen Ye stared into the eyes of the Nine Heavens Xuannü and whispered.

The Great Skeleton immediately looked cautiously at the eyes of the Nine Heavens Xuannü—

Typically, Shen Ye wouldn’t address him with such a formal tone as “Ferro” unless it was something important.

Each eye of the Nine Heavens Xuannü was as large as a small car, painted black, and very lifelike.

But upon closer inspection, one would realize that a person was hidden in her pupils.

The distance was too far, and visibility was poor.

So, this kind of judgment had to rely on the undead.

“It’s a corpse, not alive, and not painted.”

The Great Skeleton said in a deep voice.

A corpse…

Shen Ye flew forward silently and landed beside the corpse.

This was indeed a corpse.

However, it seemed too ancient; all its clothes had rotted away, and its flesh and blood were no longer present, leaving only a skeleton.

The corpse clung to the eyes of the Nine Heavens Xuannü, dying right there.

— Why?

And how did he die?

For anyone else, they might rack their brains and still not get an answer.

But Shen Ye was different.

“Who are you?” Shen Ye said softly.

“Whispers of the Underworld” activated!

The skeleton trembled slightly and said, “I am Zhao Chuanling from the Archaeological Association.”

“How did you die here?” Shen Ye then asked.

“I wanted to investigate this mural, but this mural told me that the secret it guarded was not something I could touch,” Zhao Chuanling said.

“So you died?” Shen Ye asked.

“Then I died.”

“Do you know how you died?”

“No, I just died suddenly.”

Zhao Chuanling sighed after speaking.

Shen Ye fell into a long contemplation.

“Let’s go. This mural is weird. Don’t tell me it’s haunted,” The Great Skeleton said with a tense voice.

“Haunted? No, not really. Wait, are you afraid of ghosts?” Shen Ye asked.

“I’m not afraid. I’m afraid that you’re afraid.”

“…Alright.”

Shen Ye backed away a bit and yelled:

“Who is spying on me here? Get out!”

His voice echoed far and wide, reverberating for a long time on the cliff and in the endless darkness.

“Hey.” The Great Skeleton spoke.

“It’s fine. I just happen to know the origin of this mural – it’s definitely not something that takes lives. Let’s see who’s hiding here,” Shen Ye whispered.

“You know this mural?” The Great Skeleton asked in surprise.

“Exactly, I received information about the sect’s inherited artifacts, and this mural was mentioned among them. We’ll even need it to determine our next course of action,” Shen Ye said.

In the dark.

A subtle rustling sound appeared quietly.

A female voice echoed from the mural:

“Mortals cannot covet the images of deities, nor linger here. This is your sin.”

“Sin? Your sister’s sin. This is a painting from our family. What does it have to do with you?” Shen Ye said in displeasure.

Yes.

This painting of the Nine Heavens Xuannü was actually the symbol of the Hun Tian Gate!

When he broke through the first layer of the Frost, Moon, Shock, and Sky realms, he awakened his inherited memories and obtained information about the Hun Tian Gate’s inherited artifacts.

Among them was this mural of the Nine Heavens Xuannü!

On the cliff.

A shadow suddenly appeared, making a woman’s voice:

“The power in this painting is all mine. Those who covet it can only die!”

“Careful!” The Great Skeleton shouted.

“Too fast—”

Shen Ye’s heart skipped a beat, and a strong sense of foreboding rose within him.

He immediately activated “Flowing Moon,” sending out a clone to block, while his real self opened a door behind.

The shadow flashed.

A newly appearing bone shield was shattered, and the real Shen Ye, standing in front, was about to strike with his Lightning Shock palm, but his hands were scattered.

Thump!

With a dull thud, the two Shen Yes were sent flying, crashing through the door and landing in hell.

The shadow followed closely.

Only then did Shen Ye clearly see the opponent’s appearance.

A snake with a single horn on its head!

Blood was still dripping from its sharp, long horn, and its pair of cold, vertical pupils stared at the two Shen Yes.

“Five levels of the Law Realm – we’re going to die.”

The Great Skeleton’s voice suddenly transmitted, trembling.

At the fifth level of the Law Realm, one has already begun to create a third professional skill, and combined with spirit arts, forms a certain special combat style.

The gap was too vast.

Shen Ye looked at his other self.

— That self lay on the ground, pierced through the heart, dead beyond dead.

“Truly powerful.”

Shen Ye sighed.

The one-horned snake looked around, and a female voice came from its mouth:

“Ants, becoming two cannot stop your death—but what is this place?”

Before the words faded.

Just then, with a muffled “thump,” a person fell from the sky.

Red armor, black cape, and a back full of skulls.

— Nine Aspects!

“You’re looking for me?”

Nine Aspects asked with a yawn.

The tooth in Shen Ye’s hand was covered in bloodstains.

It seemed that as soon as he arrived in this world, he immediately summoned.

“Food.”

Shen Ye succinctly pointed at the one-horned snake opposite.

Nine Aspects turned to look at the snake, and immediately couldn’t take his eyes off it.

“Good stuff…”

“This thing’s death energy and yin energy are so strong, yet it’s still so fresh…”

He was wide awake, saying excitedly:

“Nicely done, vampire!”

Even the countless skulls on his back all made various sounds, as if rejoicing at this harvest.

— How could they not be happy?

This was a demon snake of the fifth level of the Law Realm!

Looking at the snake now, it had turned its gaze to Nine Aspects, revealing an expression of complete wariness.

Shen Ye stood behind Nine Aspects and snorted at the snake.

Facing me, you were arrogant.

Facing Nine Aspects, you probably can’t even compare!