Gatekeeper of Myriad Worlds Chapter 285

Dense mirrors.

A barren world.

Even stranger, when you look into the mirror, you see the surroundings reflected in it, an infinite number of mirrors and yourself.

The Chaos Spirit Light flew back and forth for a while, showing a hint of surprise.

“Where did this kid learn such a move?”

Crash—

With the sound of shattering glass, the Chaos Spirit Light gently flickered, passing through a mirror and breaking through the void.

Outside was a gray sky.

Not far below, a small black dot floated in mid-air.

It was Shen Ye.

“Chaos Spirit Light, I will kill you.”

Shen Ye said coldly, his hand immediately forming a spell seal.

The Chaos Spirit Light, having seen that spell just now, was already on guard. Now, seeing him about to attack, it mustered all its strength and struck out with a blow.

Whoosh—

The entire world, along with Shen Ye, was cut open.

“You lost, fool!”

The Chaos Spirit Light roared triumphantly.

It darted back and forth in the sky, utterly ecstatic.

But soon, it realized something was wrong.

This world—

There was no one except Shen Ye.

Countless tall buildings, still cars, schools, hospitals in the ground, all devoid of humans.

“Is this… a fragmented parallel world?”

The Chaos Spirit Light circled a few times, then rushed into the sky, striking with all its might.

Rattle—

The entire world shattered like a mirror and vanished.

Now it understood.

The real Shen Ye stood in mid-air, punching at it.

“Go to hell! You damn brat!”

The Chaos Spirit Light passed through Shen Ye’s body, killing him.

Then it noticed that phenomenon again—

There was nothing in the world.

“I was wrong, this must be a mirror world… No, it’s a mirror image created by the mirrors.”

“How many such mirror images are there?”

The Chaos Spirit Light once again shattered the sky with all its might.

The world shattered.

It arrived at a new mirror world.

Another Shen Ye punched at it.

Killed again.

Exited again.

…

In the endless loop, there was still no way out.

It finally stopped killing Shen Ye, and asked in a deep voice, “Where is the real you?”

Shen Ye did not answer, still rushing forward with a punch.

Killed again.

Time kept stretching.

Three months later.

The Chaos Spirit Light was tired of killing.

Finally.

When Shen Ye rushed forward again, it was too lazy to move, just dodging slightly.

—Anyway, his punches and kicks were so weak.

However, everything turned out unexpectedly—

A strange sound rang out:

“Phase Transformation: Mandate Disorder!”

Shen Ye’s fist transformed into a dark orb of light, striking the Chaos Spirit Light.

Crash—

The entire world shattered.

The Chaos Spirit Light froze in mid-air, unable to move, and finally saw the outside world.

The city layout on the ground, cars stopped on the streets, walking Humans—

Everything in the real world was unchanged from before it was entrapped by the spell.

—So the flow of time in the mirror world is also different?

It could even control time!

This kid—how can he wield the power of the eighth realm?

This is impossible!!!

In mid-air.

Shen Ye held the dark orb of light in one hand and clenched his other hand into a tight fist.

“You are despicable!”

The Chaos Spirit Light suddenly reacted, shouting loudly.

—It was facing Shen Ye and the Emperor Species!

These two, Human and insect, simultaneously cast an eighth-layered phase, one to trap the enemy, and the other quietly waiting for the opportune moment, just for—

Bang!

The Chaos Spirit Light was once again transformed into a man by “Mandate Disorder.”

Shen Ye’s fist was immediately upon him.

“Bastard! You won’t even let me sleep!”

He erupted in an angry roar.

Thump—

A crisp and heavy punch distorted the entire face of the man the Chaos Spirit Light had transformed into.

The man’s nose bridge collapsed.

The intense pain made snot and tears fly, and he wailed incessantly.

This was Human pain!

Why should he endure such common suffering!

—His hand was about to form a spell seal, but it was controlled by a compelling force. He leaped forward, pressing his hands on Shen Ye’s shoulders.

“If you don’t sleep, let’s have some fun.”

Shen Ye said coldly.

The relentless combo began!

Dark Gold Trait, Fun-Lover.

Swirling faint light manifested as lines of small text:

“Existing Fun: Rabbit Dance activated.”

“Designated target for this fun session: Chaos Spirit Light.”

“You are the main organizer of this fun session.”

“You will primarily control this Dark Gold Trait, possessing a certain degree of command, and no longer fearing external power attacks.”

“The power of this Dark Gold Trait ignores all defenses, races, spells, talents, and power levels of the target.”

“As a sentient species: Human, the target must endure this fun session.”

“Description: You must form a line, move in unison, sing and dance in a chain. Resisting will result in ‘negative’ fun effects; accepting will result in ‘positive’ fun effects.”

In mid-air.

Shen Ye was in front, the man transformed from Chaos Spirit Light was behind.

Both walked forward together.

Shen Ye didn’t sing, but said coldly:

“This move is a bit unscrupulous.”

“In a serious state, you are the second entity that made me determined to use it.”

Just as the man was about to break free, he suddenly recalled the past.

He remembered Song Qingyun’s tragic state.

“I’ve studied the rules of your move… It’s an unparalleled ‘Name’ in the Dharma Realm, and I understand its power and everything about it… Don’t even think about severing me.”

Enduring the pain on his face, his expression gradually calmed.

Shen Ye didn’t look back, his voice devoid of emotion:

“Is that so? Let’s see.”

He stepped forward.

The man immediately followed.

Shen Ye snapped his fingers.

The movement technique “Flowing Moon” was activated.

Another him flashed out, standing beside the two.

The two Shen Yes looked at each other.

“What are you looking at?”

“What about it?”

“Try looking again?”

“Try it then.”

North Eastern Fist reached Dark Gold state.

—But this time, it wasn’t Shen Ye who was in the rabbit dance team that attacked.

The Shen Ye standing on the side raised his hand high, clenching it into a fist.

The man behind Shen Ye’s pupils contracted sharply.

Damn!

Dodge?

If he broke formation, the negative “fun” effect of the rabbit dance would immediately activate.

Not dodge?

This punch—

Boom!!!

A punch had already landed, making the man jump.

He wasn’t sent flying because the other Shen Ye was holding him tightly with his other hand.

A longsword appeared.

After the punch, it was a sword thrust straight to the heart!

He couldn’t afford not to dodge anymore!

The man suddenly reacted.

—This move was truly insidious.

The real Shen Ye formed the rabbit dance team, and he had to follow him, otherwise he would suffer the negative “fun” effect.

But the other Shen Ye was standing aside, attacking him.

If he didn’t dodge, he would be hit.

If he dodged—

The man suddenly dodged, avoiding the longsword.

Crack, crack, crack!

A series of bone-shattering sounds rang out.

A sharp wail erupted from the man’s mouth, piercing the clouds.

The negative “fun” effect activated!

Dodging the longsword meant leaving the rabbit dance team.

This was resisting the dance steps!

“Chaos Spirit Light actively broke free from the fun, receiving the ‘negative’ fun effect:”

“Speeding collision.”

The man bled from all seven orifices, his arms were broken, his ribs shattered one by one, he had no time to react—

The sword came again.

To dodge or not to dodge?

To dodge or not to dodge, both lead to death.

“—Boy, how insidious you are!”

The man spat out a mouthful of blood, and with all his might, used his psychic power to condense the blood into a curse in mid-air.

Phase Transformation: Regeneration!

A faint spiritual light was pulled from the man’s spine, rising into the air, and immediately darting towards the distant horizon.

“Trying to run? Give me back my true body.”

Shen Ye spoke in a strange tone.

He formed a spell seal with one hand.

Countless scarlet lines instantly penetrated the entire space, encircling the opponent.

Phase Transformation: Mandate Disorder!

This move could break all existing spells of the enemy.

The Chaos Spirit Light’s escape technique immediately collapsed, slowing its speed by a beat.

“You want to see?”

The strange voice said.

Shen Ye, however, didn’t reply. He formed the spell seal of “Mandate Disorder” with one hand, and stretched out the other—

Beside him.

The “Flowing Moon” clone extended one hand, joining it with his single hand to form another spell seal.

Eighth-layered Guanghan Palace: My Reflection in the Mirror!

Boundless frost gathered into a mirror between heaven and earth, instantly reflecting the Chaos Spirit Light.

Got it!

The Chaos Spirit Light was immediately pulled into the mirror.

Shen Ye stood in mid-air, took a few breaths, and asked:

“How much HP does it have left?”

“What do you mean by how much HP?” He asked back in a strange tone.

“We punched it several times in a row, and it’s already taken a lot of damage. How much longer until we can kill it?” Shen Ye explained.

“It has no master and can only use its own intrinsic power. Currently, its power is almost exhausted, and its wounds will take a long time to heal.”

Shen Ye explained in a strange tone.

Good news.

Shen Ye’s spirits lifted.

—The next time the Chaos Spirit Light appears, it will be its demise!

On the other side.

The Chaos Spirit Light only felt its surroundings change.

The world contracted, then expanded again, transforming into a deep gray mirror world.

All beings vanished.

Only Shen Ye stood in the distant sky, looking at it coldly.

The Chaos Spirit Light felt a moment of numbness.

Under the blessing of this eight-layered phase, the opponent’s strange professional skill unfolded an endless mirror world.

The flow of time was different.

Killing the opponent would only lead to a new mirror.

How could he fight this?

Admittedly, he could fully unleash his phase and break this spell.

But he had expended too much power.

And after breaking through?

Would another Human transformation and a second rabbit dance await him?

This formed a cycle.

He couldn’t break free!

Without a master’s blessing, without a master to use him, fighting solely with his own power, he couldn’t catch his breath or replenish his strength.

At this moment.

The Chaos Spirit Light felt regret for the first time.

Why…

Why did he have to provoke this bane?

Why did he look down on him?

He had killed Song Qingyun, even the Lord of the Crying Abyss fell, and the Emperor Species was sealed.

Such a person… he had thought was incredibly lucky.

Now that he faced him, he realized it wasn’t just luck.

How did he get to this point?

While deep in thought.

The Shen Ye in the mirror had already charged forward.

“Yinchen!”

The Chaos Spirit Light shuddered all over, subconsciously shouting.

On the other side.

Thousands of miles away.

Song Yinchen felt something, suddenly leaped into the air, summoned a koi, and plunged into the Dharma Realm.

The koi swam and darted through the clear blue sky, passing over lush green ancient peaks, and swooping down towards a dark canyon.

Whoosh—

Wild winds howled.

The girl appeared directly in the high-altitude of Yujing City, looking at Shen Ye not far away.

“Shen Ye Gege.”

“Eh? Why are you here?” Shen Ye asked in surprise.

“That Spirit Light was calling me—” Song Yinchen glanced at the ice mirrors scattered everywhere. “Is it trapped?”

“Yes,” Shen Ye said.

“Let it out, I have an idea.” Song Yinchen blinked at Shen Ye.

“Don’t listen to women; you Humans like to listen to women, and it always causes trouble,” Shen Ye said in a strange tone.

Shen Ye remained silent.

He simply released the spell on his hand.

Instantly.

All the ice mirrors vanished.

The Chaos Spirit Light reappeared before Shen Ye and Song Yinchen.

It appeared incomplete, a section in the middle had completely dimmed, no longer emanating the sharp, multicolored glow of old.

“What did it endure in there?” Song Yinchen asked.

“A full five months—fighting my mirror image—without rest.” Shen Ye said.

“That’s quite something.” Song Yinchen smiled and beckoned, “Come, Spirit Light.”

The Chaos Spirit Light hesitated for a moment, but eventually flew over and landed on her hand.

“Are you behaving? Don’t provoke Shen Ye Gege again?”

Song Yinchen asked.

“Okay,” the Chaos Spirit Light responded.

Song Yinchen smiled, looking at Shen Ye, and said, “For my sake, spare it this once?”

“Are you sure? It won’t cause trouble again?” Shen Ye asked.

“Not sure,” Song Yinchen said.

Shen Ye froze.

Song Yinchen continued, “It’s really troublesome. I, the owner of this artifact, can’t control it well, Gege, please punish me.”

“That’s not your problem, it’s its problem.” Shen Ye waved his hand.

“Exactly, Spirit Light, unless you’re willing to let me impose a more restrictive contract, even I will have to take action today,” Song Yinchen said sweetly.

The Chaos Spirit Light hesitated.

However, the combined power of Shen Ye and the Emperor Species was truly immense, and without a master, it couldn’t unleash its true power to resist them.

Its depletion today had reached its limit.

If it continued to fight, it would only be able to escape.

Escape…

How would it face others in the future?

Conversely, if it could reconcile with Song Yinchen, at least the “disloyal” label above its head would vanish.

That monster opposite would also stop fighting it.

“You’re still unwilling? Do you want me to join the battle too?” The smile in Song Yinchen’s voice disappeared.

“No! Yinchen, I am willing to fully assist you!” the Chaos Spirit Light immediately said.

“That’s more like it.”

Song Yinchen faced the Chaos Spirit Light, rapidly forming spell seals with her hands.

The first contract spell was instantly formed.

Two clusters of light appeared on Song Yinchen and the Chaos Spirit Light respectively.

They signed the contract once again.

—Only this time, for the Chaos Spirit Light, the terms were even more stringent.

Shen Ye stood silently in the sky not far away.

He observed Song Yinchen, uttering a displeased, peculiar tone:

“Hmph, you were almost going to kill it, but then this woman rescued it. You Humans are truly boring.”

“Stop talking,” Shen Ye said.

A sudden change occurred—

Behind Song Yinchen, a chaotic phase suddenly unfolded.

The vast and boundless chaos gathered all its power onto her slender, fair jade fingers.

Wind.

An invisible wind blew from somewhere unknown, landing on the Chaos Spirit Light.

The multicolored light transformed into flying particles, drifting away from the Chaos Spirit Light with the wind.

The Chaos Spirit Light, which had been motionless, suddenly cried out in alarm and uncertainty:

“Yinchen!”

“What are you doing!”

Song Yinchen said solemnly, “Don’t resist, I’m setting up a second contract so you can dissipate your malevolence and fight better with me in the future.”

“But—”

“No buts, just hold on a little longer.”

“No!” The Chaos Spirit Light suddenly erupted with intense killing intent, transforming into a spell seal in mid-air and blasting towards Song Yinchen.

But an invisible power throttled it.

The contract they had just signed had taken effect!

It could not attack Song Yinchen!

The Chaos Spirit Light shook violently, trying to resist the contract.

Unfortunately—

Its battles with Shen Ye and the Emperor Species had exhausted its power; it could no longer resist the contract.

“It’s all my fault—I was wrong before, Yinchen, no need for another contract, I’ll listen to you from now on!”

The Chaos Spirit Light buzzed.

“Good,” Song Yinchen smiled, her eyes moving.

Pupil technique: Yin-Yang Transformation God: Yin God’s Tomb!

This pupil technique specialized in capturing souls, somewhat similar to Shen Ye’s Divine-Demonic Twin Slashes.

The spell seal in mid-air stiffened for a moment.

It was this last sliver of an opening.

Song Yinchen fully activated the spell seal in her hand.

The chaotic phase behind her, like a whirlwind, transformed into a howling, blurry afterimage, piercing through the entire Chaos Spirit Light.

—Chaos Art: Annihilation and Extinction!

“Spirit Light, I know your art is called ‘Regeneration,’ and I’ve seen you use it many times, so I know it’s hard to kill you completely.”

“This ‘Annihilation and Extinction’ art was researched by me specifically to destroy you.”

“Today, Shen Ye Gege is killing you, and I specially rushed here to assist.”

Between heaven and earth.

Everything blurred into lines.

These lines continuously gathered but were constantly dispersed, ultimately unable to coalesce, only scattering into a blankness.

In the blankness, a five-colored stone gradually fell.

A slender hand caught the stone.

She put away the spell and turned to look at Shen Ye.

The world returned to normal at this moment.

“Did you get rid of it?” Shen Ye smiled.

“Thanks to you for beating it so badly,” Song Yinchen stuck out her tongue, a little embarrassed, “I didn’t have much confidence initially, but I didn’t expect it to not even have the power to resist in the end, which is why it succeeded.”

“That’s fine. What’s the stone in your hand?” Shen Ye asked.

“Chaos Stone, the original body of the Spirit Light before consciousness was born. All its intelligence has been erased,” Song Yinchen said casually.

Erased.

It means dead.

No, worse than death.

After all, death still allowed one to go to hell.

Erased, and there was nothing left.

Shen Ye said in a strange tone, “I take back what I said earlier. You Human women are truly ruthless.”

Shen Ye smiled.

Song Yinchen became even more embarrassed, and said, “You must be the Emperor Species.”

“It’s me—I know your origins, your clan’s bloodline is extremely powerful, but the world you came from has already perished. If you are willing to return my true body, I can tell you some information,” the Emperor Species said.

“This is up to Shen Ye Gege. I actually don’t care about the past at all.”

“Why? Your glorious clan, you don’t care about the glory and great deeds of your ancestors?” The Emperor Species was surprised.

“Because our entire clan died out, and I’m the only one left,” Song Yinchen said.

The Emperor Species fell silent.

Shen Ye looked into the void—

A line of faint text appeared there:

“The ‘affinity’ effect of the resting room can last for another minute.”

It was about to end.

If it weren’t for “affinity,” the insect might not have been so accommodating.

Taking advantage of the remaining minute, Shen Ye raised his hand and gently formed a spell seal.

Lines of destiny seals appeared on the surface of his body.

He was about to seal the Emperor Species.

The Emperor Species also sensed it, but in this last minute, it offered no resistance.

No choice.

Fighting the seal for thousands of years had already exhausted its power.

And before that, there was a great battle, its soul was sealed, its body stolen…

“Hey, kid.”

It said.

“You speak,” Shen Ye said again.

“Bring back my body.”

“Eh? Weren’t you asking for freedom just now?”

“I was out of my mind just now… How could I possibly trust you to set me free when you’re so weak?”

Shen Ye remained silent.

—Just now, the Iron Man’s door ability took effect.

“Do me a favor, get my body back. Don’t let it stay with that artifact with ‘disloyal’ carved on its head.”

“Alright.”

“Hmph, in that case, since you’re using my power, I won’t bother you about it anymore.”

“…Why are you suddenly so agreeable?”

“I suddenly realized something—it took me thousands of years to fight against the seal of destiny, so how strong was the being who set it up back then?”

“You think you’re not good enough?”

“…”

The Emperor Species did not respond again.

Shen Ye’s body, covered in lines of destiny seals, regained its power, imprisoning the Emperor Species once more.

He also returned to normal.

The timing was just right.

In the sky.

Gradually, powerful auras emerged.

—No, they seemed to have been hovering nearby all along, ready to do something at any moment.

Someone shouted:

“Remove the barrier!”

Semi-transparent bricks emerged in the void.

The defensive walls they formed quickly crumbled, revealing the scene behind them.

All over the sky and ground.

Countless professionals were everywhere.

The ordinary people in the ground cities had all been evacuated.

The entire battle scene was heavily surrounded by countless powerful individuals.

Xu Xingke and Sword Maiden stood in the forefront.

Looking back.

Various Aristocratic families.

Groups, organizations, and various forces.

All the strong individuals stood in mid-air, looking towards Shen Ye and Song Yinchen.

Shen Ye awkwardly scratched his head.

No wonder he had felt a sense of being spied upon just now.

But now that the eight-layered phase had dissipated and his strength had returned to the third level, he no longer felt anything.

As for the embarrassment, it was because of his teacher.

His teacher had said, if Chaos Spirit Light ever tried to kill him, he should immediately inform him.

He had been so focused on killing at the time, that he forgot to inform his teacher.

In a dead silence.

People just stared blankly at the two.

One possessed the Emperor Species, could wield an eight-layered divine phase, and displayed the unparalleled power of the “name” in the Dharma Realm.

The other possessed a chaotic phase, and when faced with the disloyal Chaos Spirit Light, directly created a spell to eliminate it.

Admittedly, there would always be various prodigies in the world.

Or young people who suddenly gained divine favor, had their names bestowed by the Dharma Realm, were recognized by artifacts, or experienced bloodline awakenings.

—But this pair of young man and woman surpassed everyone!

A debonair middle-aged man flew up, and said gently:

“Patriarch Song, is the Chaos Spirit Light dead?”

“Yes, I’m going to raise a new one.” Song Yinchen, hiding behind Shen Ye, poked her head out and replied.

The middle-aged man opened his mouth, but couldn’t find anything to say.

You’re raising a new one?

Sister, are you talking about a dog or a Chaos Spirit Light?

An artifact that has been feared by people for thousands of years, and you’ve decided to “raise a new one”?

A dead silence.

Everyone present seemed to have lost the ability to speak.

Shen Ye looked at the man, but felt that he resembled Nangong Sirui.

That’s right.

He had seen him once.

The head of the Nangong family, one of the leading aristocratic families.

“Not bad,” the Nangong family looked at Shen Ye and smiled, “Seeing you use the Emperor Species like this, I believe no one will worry about the Emperor Species destroying the world anymore.”

Shen Ye remained silent, only looking at his teacher.

Xu Xingke smiled, pointing at him from a distance:

“You did well this time.”

Hours later.

In the sky.

A flying fortress.

Shen Ye stood before a wide glass window, looking at the sea of clouds outside.

Song Yinchen stood beside him, introducing:

“Your released combat energy reached the eighth realm, so you are eligible to come here and learn the secrets of the world.”

“What secrets?” Shen Ye asked.

“Uh, they told me a lot last time, it was all boring. Should I give you the simple version?”

“Okay.”

“This world is dead. It’s called a dead planet in the universe.”

“It’s said to be one of the luckier worlds; even though it died, its entire shell is perfectly preserved.”

“Even the atmosphere, oxygen, water resources, and land are perfectly intact.”

“So, Humans migrated to this planet in succession.”

Shen Ye interrupted, “Did the Humans of this world ever go extinct?”

“Yes, the Emperor Species killed all Humans and exterminated the ancient sect—the Hun Tian Sect,” Song Yinchen said.

“Since there’s an Emperor Species deep within this world, why do Humans continue to migrate here?” Shen Ye asked the crucial question.

“Because it’s safe,” Song Yinchen said, “—compared to various dangers in the universe, this place is considered safe.”

With an Emperor Species deep inside the tomb…

You call this safe?

How dangerous is the universe then?

“What about the Chaos Spirit Light stitching the world together?” Shen Ye asked.

“Uh, when some powerful Human organizations arrived, they brought some pieces of their original worlds. To stitch them onto the dead planet, it indeed required artifacts to do the work,” Song Yinchen said.

She handed a badge to Shen Ye.

“This is your Celestial King badge.”

“They argued fiercely, believing you achieved the eighth realm through the Emperor Species’ power, and weren’t qualified for this badge.”

“However, the Tarot Tower, the Human Martial Arts Group, and our Song family, along with the Nangong family, all stood by you.”

“So, it passed.”

“Shen Ye Gege, keep it safe.”

Shen Ye felt a surge of displeasure.

A mere badge, if they didn’t want to give it, he wouldn’t want it either.

“I don’t want it—what’s the use of this badge?”

He asked.

“It represents your status in the world. It contains one billion world coins. You’ll also participate in discussions and battles concerning major world events, and gain top-tier extraterrestrial resources.”

Shen Ye had already put the badge back in his pocket when he heard “one billion world coins.”

“However, because you reached the eighth realm through the Emperor Species’ power, although you received the ‘Heavenly King’ badge, they privately call you a ‘Special Heavenly King’.”

“Oh, whatever they want.” Shen Ye was nonchalant.

“As a Heavenly King, you might have to participate in high-level battles in the future.”

“Calling me a Special Heavenly King, and you expect me to provide special services? No way.”

“…Your teacher said the same thing.”

One billion world coins in hand.

Compared to being lightly criticized, this was more important.

Moreover—

The insect’s power was the insect’s.

What truly transformed me into an eighth-layered Dharma Realm powerhouse was the Underworld Lord Mictetikasiwa, integrated into my phase!

The truth was deeply hidden within his phase, unknown to anyone.

Not only that—

Shen Ye looked into the void.

Faint light floated and gathered, still manifesting as small text:

“Strength +1;”

“Agility +2;”

“Resonance +1”

“…”

This was the power transformed from the Banner of the Nest after killing Tian Luo.

He had stored it on the Guanghan Sacred Artifact, occasionally drawing a little to slowly enhance his strength.

Hmph!

You look down on me, just wait and see!