Gatekeeper of Myriad Worlds Chapter 294

On the other side.

Shen Ye found a place and called Xu Xingke.

The call connected.

Xu Xingke’s voice immediately sounded from the receiver:

“Shen Ye, a teacher is also an ordinary person. I can’t always react in time. You’d better get things done quickly.”

Shen Ye quietly calculated in his mind—

Mogakou had already cast the “Prophetic Poem of Death” once, and there were two more days until the next time.

At least for two days, the teacher wouldn’t need to intervene!

“Don’t worry, Teacher, there won’t be a next time.” Shen Ye promised.

“That’s good. By the way, what’s the situation with the Eightfold Spirit?” Xu Xingke asked.

“A friend’s mother is willing to help us. Don’t worry, she willingly signed a contract with me,” Shen Ye said.

“Alright, you need to handle some things yourself. I’m leaving now, talk later,” Xu Xingke said.

“Okay, Teacher.”

The call ended.

A few minutes later, in the “Five Desires” world.

Sword Maiden looked at Xu Xingke, who had just appeared, in surprise.

“Didn’t you go back to rest?”

“Something came up. I was afraid of problems, so it’s better to hide,” Xu Xingke said.

“You don’t owe anyone anything, who are you hiding from?” Sword Maiden teased.

Xu Xingke sighed and said, “Some situations still make you nervous, even after a lifetime of wandering the jianghu.”

In Panda’s office.

“The last time you stayed was too short, was there something you hadn’t dealt with yet?” Iron Man, the panda, asked.

“An unexpected incident,” Shen Ye explained.

“Then I won’t charge you this time, you only stayed for less than five minutes last time,” Iron Man said.

“That’s very generous of you, man!” Shen Ye gave a thumbs-up.

The door opened again.

Shen Ye entered, closed the door, and pulled out the rectangular iron box.

“I’m still alive.”

He said to the iron box.

A surprised sound immediately echoed from the iron box:

“You weren’t discovered by Mogakou?”

“No,” Shen Ye said, “I have two days now!”

Mogakou’s “Name” is activated once every three days, predicting threats for an entire day.

There are still two days left!

“Alright, you can save me now.” The voice suddenly changed, turning into a woman’s voice.

At the same time.

The voice of the Underworld Lord Mictetikasiwa also sounded:

“So it’s you!”

“Who?” Shen Ye asked.

“The Earth Mother—she’s right here, trapped in this sealed object!” Mictetikasiwa exclaimed excitedly.

Shen Ye’s heart pounded.

No wonder with the power of Mogakou and Jiuxiang, despite a full search in the Nightmare World, they couldn’t find the Earth Mother.

The Earth Mother had already been captured by Tian Luo!

Tian Luo was dead, and the Earth Mother was sealed by him, so she wouldn’t appear in the world at all.

—This was the answer!

Mictetikasiwa emerged from the Dharma form, waved her hand, and released pale flames, burning the rectangular iron box.

The voice from within the box sounded again:

“It’s no use, your flames can’t break this seal, they’ll only hurt me.”

The flames immediately stopped.

“What do we do then?” Mictetikasiwa asked.

“It requires the power of three gods to break this seal—go find the next god,” the Earth Mother said.

“One for me, one for you, and one more is missing,” Mictetikasiwa said.

“I can feel that the bloodline descendant of the Human Kingdom is rapidly growing stronger. You go find him,” the Earth Mother said.

“Okay, we’ll go find him immediately, but I have something to ask you,” Shen Ye said.

“What is it?” the Earth Mother asked.

“That voice—there was a voice that helped you. What exactly was it?” Shen Ye asked.

“It was Yao Tai, which is also the Spirit of the Nightmare Soldier,” the Earth Mother said.

“Is there a way to reactivate it? Or to find it, to prevent it from being stolen by an enemy?” Shen Ye asked.

“In fact, it is in Jiuxiang’s hands,” the Earth Mother said.

“What?!” Shen Ye was shocked.

“But Jiuxiang doesn’t know about it,” the Earth Mother added.

“What’s going on?” Shen Ye quickly asked.

The Earth Mother sighed and continued:

“To hide it, I sealed it in a ring and gifted it to my messenger, Kalura, an excellent member of the Earth Centaur tribe.”

“I know this centaur,” Shen Ye quickly said, “And then? Jiuxiang stole the ring?”

“No—he just captured Kalura, wanting to force her to reveal my whereabouts.”

“Little did he know that Yao Tai was in Kalura’s ring!”

A moment of silence.

Shen Ye felt inexplicably nervous.

The voice that had guided him was hidden in Kalura’s ring.

What should he do?

“If someone suddenly approaches Kalura… Jiuxiang will definitely be on guard. In that case, Kalura would be even more dangerous.”

“That’s right,” the Earth Mother said.

“But if we ignore Kalura, she might be eaten by Jiuxiang,” Shen Ye added.

“That won’t happen,” the Earth Mother said.

“Not for now?” Shen Ye asked curiously.

“Kalura has a great affinity with the earth, able to bring peace to everything around her. Jiuxiang’s ‘Snake Woman’ personality likes to be with her and won’t allow the other Jiuxiang to eat her.” The Earth Mother said.

Another moment of silence.

“Your Excellency Earth Mother… did you just say… Jiuxiang’s ‘Snake Woman’ personality?” Shen Ye confirmed.

“Yes, you didn’t know? Jiuxiang has too many heads, it completely overwhelmed him, causing him to develop three personalities: ‘Brutal Eater,’ ‘Deceitful Traitor,’ and ‘Snake Woman.'” The Earth Mother said.

Shen Ye clutched his chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

That was close!

Good thing he chose “Lord of the Lifeless” and not “Lord of the Living Souls” when he picked his class.

Otherwise, Jiuxiang’s fate would be his own future fate!

What now?

“Do you know where Kalura is?” Shen Ye asked.

“Evernight City! She was entangled by the ‘Snake Woman’ and didn’t want to bring the ‘Snake Woman’ back to the Earth Nest, so she went to Evernight City in the Undead Empire!” The Earth Mother said.

Shen Ye was taken aback.

No way!

I remember I told Norton to organize people and lead a diplomatic mission to visit Evernight City.

Did he go?

…Looks like I have to go back to the Nightmare World.

“I’ll go investigate.”

Shen Ye said.

“Wait a minute!” the Earth Mother interjected, “Mictetikasiwa, didn’t you tell him about that?”

“I wasn’t sure if the time was right. I needed your nod to reveal that secret,” Mictetikasiwa said.

“Alright, Shen Ye, listen carefully. I’m going to tell you a secret now, the truth about the Nightmare World—it’s time you knew it.” The Earth Mother said.

“What?” Shen Ye felt a sudden unease.

“The Nightmare World… is actually an extremely powerful world consciousness that was created when it activated some unknown power upon its death.”

“The name of that world consciousness is ‘Ancient Tomb Guardian God’.”

“It used some incredibly mysterious power to draw souls and life from countless worlds, instantly forming the dream world.”

“I, Mictetikasiwa, and other gods, actually came from different worlds, trapped in the nightmare.”

“Ancient Tomb Guardian God seemed to want to use our power to do something, I guess to counter its enemies—”

“Unfortunately, it died before it could achieve that.”

“The Nightmare World became completely masterless.”

Shen Ye held his breath as he listened.

Remarkable.

After being defeated by the cosmic worm of the Emperor Species, it could still create a world in an instant.

—No, that’s not right.

The Earth Mother said it used some incredibly mysterious power…

Was it Yao Tai?

“Alright, I understand the situation now. I must act quickly and go rescue Kalura immediately.”

Shen Ye said.

He opened a door and was about to leave.

“Wait a moment,” the Earth Mother said.

“Is there something else?” Shen Ye asked in surprise.

“The matter has only just begun. Next, I will tell you a secret that even Mictetikasiwa doesn’t know,” the Earth Mother said.

Shen Ye stopped.

“I know this place is safe enough, but Mictetikasiwa, please provide a more rigorous protective barrier for this place. This matter is of great importance, please exert your full power!” the Earth Mother said.

“Alright,” Mictetikasiwa said.

She stepped out of Shen Ye’s Dharma form, circled the surrounding void, waved her arms, and released layers of fine white sand.

“Oh, Lord of the Prison of Purgatory, your sharp edge is never revealed to mortals, just as God’s miracles do not easily descend upon the world.”

“With words of destruction unknown to all beings, I call upon your true name, imploring your blessing, to suppress all empty senses for me, so that the truth of secrets may not be spied upon.”

“In my name, Mictetikasiwa, I perform this supreme mandala sacred dharma.”

Amidst the rhythmic chant—

Various misty structures gradually appeared around them.

They glowed with an eerie greenish-black fire.

Flames forged high walls.

All void was thus cut off.

“I have completed the strongest blessing spell. Now you can speak,” Mictetikasiwa said.

“Your son cannot hear, nor can the rabbit. As for you, Mictetikasiwa, you can choose to listen or not,” the Earth Mother said.

“I already have enough worries, I don’t need to hear more,” Mictetikasiwa said.

She waved her arm, holding a skull in one hand and the rabbit’s ears in the other, and walked out of the place covered in mist and flames.

Only Shen Ye and the Earth Mother remained.

“Listen well, this is an extremely serious matter, Shen Ye,” the Earth Mother said.

“If it’s too much trouble, I don’t want to hear it,” Shen Ye said.

“Mictetikasiwa doesn’t have to listen, because she only needs to be a deity in your Dharma form. As for you? What is your reliance? Can you abandon everything around you? Or would you be willing to wander perpetually alone in the endless universe?” the Earth Mother asked.

Shen Ye clapped his hands to his face, straightened his attitude, and shouted, “I was wrong just now, let me start over—”

“I am ready, please tell me.”

Only then did the Earth Mother continue:

“The ‘Five Desires’ world is an eternal dungeon world.”

“Those responsible for guarding the eternal dungeon are the four blessed powerhouses.”

“The annihilator of the myriad worlds, the Lord of the Weeping Demonic Prison, the Cursed Spirit King, the star that commands all souls to fall, Lilith.”

“The one who controls the secrets of the vast world, rising and falling in the light of heaven, the spear of daylight, the inviolable sacred twin stars, Tian Luo Taiyan.”

“The death prophecy sage, the favored end of fate’s law, the disciplinary statue guarding the eternal dungeon, the master of the heavenly luminous god-puppet, Mogakou.”

“In the extremely distant past, these four powerhouses were entrusted by all worlds to guard a certain incredibly terrifying fellow.”

“But too much time has passed.”

“So long that even the cycles of creation and destruction of all realms have gone through a turn.”

“Things finally changed.”

“—One day, they forgot themselves.”

“It was extremely difficult for the imprisoned monster to achieve this.”

“The price it paid was—”

“It also forgot everything and regarded itself as a companion to the four.”

“One guardian was pushed out.”

“Lilith!”

Shen Ye’s heart pounded.

Wait.

Hold on.

Damn, could it be—

“Jiuxiang is that truly terrifying guy, but he himself doesn’t know it yet.” The Earth Mother said in a very serious tone.

Shen Ye was stunned.

“What will happen? Mogakou’s target is the Nightmare Soldier, what about Jiuxiang? What is his target?” he quickly asked.

“Death—if all four guardians die, he can escape from the ‘Five Desires’ prison!” the Earth Mother said.

Death… two guardians have already died…

Lilith is also dead.

Only Mogakou remains.

He is the strongest!

“Jiuxiang didn’t forget himself? So all of this was his plan before he forgot himself?”

Shen Ye asked.

“I don’t know that—I only infer the truth through all ‘connections’ related to the earth. I dare not get too close to Jiuxiang, for fear of being discovered by it.” The Earth Mother said.

She thought for a moment and added, “However, even in a state of forgetting everything, it managed to kill three guardians. There must be some unknown power at play.”

“That power… guided everything!”

Shen Ye trembled all over and blurted out, “Could it be a profession!”

“You think it’s a profession?” the Earth Mother asked.

Shen Ye was about to continue, but then suddenly realized and casually said, “I’m just guessing.”

Yes.

This matter is too important.

Absolutely cannot tell the Earth Mother, nor anyone else!

Jiuxiang’s profession is a profession that only two beings are allowed to hold in the entire Dharma realm—

Lord of the Lifeless.

Firstly, the Lord of the Living Souls.

Secondly, the Lord of the Lifeless.

Jiuxiang is the Lord of the Living Souls, and he himself obtained its profession—

He is the Lord of the Lifeless!

—No matter how he forgot himself, his profession wouldn’t change!

And as the Lord of the Lifeless, he gained the “naturally inherent” effect of the profession—

All ‘Names’ and professions are concealed and hidden, not to be seen by the discerning eye, unless one willingly releases the ‘Name’ for observation.

If Jiuxiang also possessed “naturally inherent”, no, he must possess “naturally inherent”!

How could a powerful being like him not have a “Name”?

His “Name” was hidden!

Mogakou’s “Name” is “Prophetic Poem of Death”, which can oversee all threats within one day.

—Dark gold attribute.

Then.

What about Jiuxiang?

What kind of terrifying power does his “Name” possess?

Absolutely no idea!

At this moment, Shen Ye deeply realized the crucial role of “Names” in the destiny of beings.

“Names” are extremely difficult to acquire…

Yet so powerful.

What to do now?

“Ridiculous… Am I supposed to protect Mogakou? Me?”

Shen Ye whispered.

The Earth Mother said, “Indeed, it’s asking the impossible. Neither of us can defeat him.”

“Then let’s find another way,” Shen Ye said.

“Like what?” the Earth Mother asked.

“Go find Jiuxiang! Rescue Kalura!”

The Earth Mother’s voice did not sound.

Wait—

Let’s organize this.

He says he’s weak and can’t protect Mogakou.

That’s true.

But he wants to go find Jiuxiang?

Compared to protecting Mogakou, isn’t that even more dangerous?

“If you go find Jiuxiang, how do you plan to rescue Kalura?” the Earth Mother asked.

“Let’s just get started first.”

As soon as he spoke.

Shen Ye pushed open the door and entered the underground passage of the Nightmare World.

This was the front line of the human territory.

The secret passage.

Shen Ye stepped out, pondering what to do next.

But the next second.

The badge on his chest lit up.

The Five Desires Guard Captain’s Badge!

A voice from the badge rang out: “Respected Captain, we are all in Evernight City, awaiting your orders!”

Shen Ye nodded thoughtfully.

Yes, Mogakou had said—

“My people have already gone to Evernight City and taken over the undead forces.”

It seems they are waiting for my arrival.

So, the first thing—

“Deliver my order: Long Wu of the Baxter family has crawled out of hell and is about to arrive in Evernight City.”

“Let everyone know about this!”

“—And, I don’t want to see any other Baxters! Make the other Baxters scram!”

The other side was clearly taken aback before responding, “Yes, sir.”

Shen Ye ended the call with satisfaction.

Now it was time to do something else.

Shen Ye wiped his ring, took out Rosalia’s body, and placed it on the ground.

Once everything was ready, he stood in the secret passage of the human camp and asked:

“How’s the investigation going?”

Rosalia’s corpse spoke, “Sir, the people I organized entered the Jin-En-Jia Ditch. From the place you mentioned, they pushed open the stone door and explored downwards.”

“We discovered an unknown hellish world in the extremely deep abyss.”

“Everyone sent down died, only one returned alive.”

“According to him, that hell is full of gods!”

Full of gods!

Shen Ye gasped.

“The weakest deity has the strength of the sixth realm of Dharma, and the strongest can reach the peak of the eighth realm,” interjected Mictetikasiwa, the Underworld Lord, “If they’re all deities, then there’s no need to investigate further, because going there is just sending yourself to death.”

Shen Ye thought for a few moments, then spoke:

“Rosalia, I have something I want your opinion on.”

“Please speak, sir.”

“Do you want to come back to life?” Shen Ye asked.

“Life… I… of course I want to, who doesn’t want to live, sir,” Rosalia nearly stammered.

Shen Ye wiped his ring and released Big Skeleton.

“Alright, it’s my turn to work.” Big Skeleton formed a spell seal with both hands, aiming it at Rosalia.

Undead Resurrection activated!

On the other side.

Hell.

Scorching Castle.

Rosalia, with a dazed expression, walked out of the room step by step and stood on the observation deck outside.

Light.

A pure white light flew from the depths of the sky, silently descending upon her.

This light, like a giant white pillar, or a bridge reaching the heavens, formed a rare spectacle in hell.

The entire Scorching Castle was abuzz.

All the souls rushed over, vying to witness this extremely rare scene.

General Tazwell also arrived with his entourage and asked:

“Rosalia! Have you found salvation and can now go to heaven?”

“No, General,” Rosalia turned to look at him, her eyes filled with joy, “My Lord, the great vampire Baxter, is resurrecting me.”

“—I’m about to return to the human world!”

The souls erupted in a clamor of discussion.

Rosalia, however, looked up, gazing at the distant end of the light pillar.

The resurrection was about to begin!

Nightmare World.

The secret passage of the human camp.

Big Skeleton was performing Undead Resurrection.

The entire spell was nearing completion.

Shen Ye stood aside, slowly sipping a bottle of iced pineapple juice.

Suddenly.

Faint light gathered from all around, forming lines of small text:

“This is an event that shook the entire hell.”

“The great vampire Baxter performed a resurrection spell in Scorching Castle, resurrecting a dark elf and freeing her from the suffering of hell.”

“This event will surely be widely heralded, and your name, Baxter, has already resounded throughout hell!”

“Brother’s attribute: Voodoo Boy, has made significant progress.”

“It’s just one step away from transforming into a more powerful attribute.”

“Please continue to perform more heroic deeds worthy of renown. You need an even more sensational commendation, and after that—”

“Legend (Gold) is about to be born!”

Let’s rewind time a bit.

A little while ago.

Hell.

At the very distant end of hell.

In a magnificent palace.

Jiuxiang squatted on the throne, looking at a few subordinates kneeling below.

“How come you still haven’t found out what’s happening in Jin-En-Jia Ditch?”

He demanded.

A kneeling vampire below said, “Sir, Jin-En-Jia Ditch is too vast and very deep, we need time!”

“How much longer?” Jiuxiang asked impatiently.

“Soon! Sir!” the vampire said.

“Sir, don’t listen to him—I just found out the truth. This vampire ordered everyone to explore Jin-En-Jia Ditch, saying it was to serve you,” a werewolf roared.

Jiuxiang looked at the vampire.

The vampire excitedly said, “Sir! I’ve organized thousands of people to explore, and I will definitely get all the information for you!”

Jiuxiang snapped his fingers.

Snap.

The vampire’s head shattered.

“Fools… so many people going there, even if there were any clues, they would have already alerted the other party and been dealt with.”

Jiuxiang’s face was grim, almost unable to conceal his killing intent.

“What about the other thing I asked you to do?” he asked.

“Sir,” the werewolf said respectfully, “the personnel have been organized and can go to Evernight City to search for clues at any time.”

“No—it’s been over a day, and you still haven’t gone?” Jiuxiang asked incredulously.

The werewolf said, “Yes, sir, it’s not easy to coordinate and organize these fifty-odd experts. They all have their tempers. I went through great lengths to settle them. Here’s the list, please review it—and, well, could you arrange an action plan for us?”

Jiuxiang froze.

After a long while.

He spoke:

“Do you think—I should arrange the plan for you?”

The werewolf nodded and smiled, “You’re the boss, we’ll listen to you.”

Boom!!!

The entire hall was destroyed by a single blow.

The werewolf was reduced to ashes.

All other undead were affected and sent to purgatory.

Only Jiuxiang remained standing on the dusty high platform, his facial expression of brutality no longer suppressed.

Damn it!

Baxter wouldn’t do things this way!!!

Whether it was food, intelligence, or treasures—

He basically arranged everything before contacting him, and he didn’t have to do anything!

Now you’re actually trying to make me do things!

Who gave you the nerve!

Jiuxiang let out a strange cry, his figure shot up into the sky, breaking through the void in an instant, and landing in the Nightmare World.

He flew down from mid-air and stood on the observation deck of a castle.

The wind blew.

A flute sounded.

All the heads on Jiuxiang’s back began to listen attentively to the flute.

He himself also calmed down.

Suddenly.

A head slowly squeezed from behind, pushing aside all the heads listening to the flute, and stood shoulder to shoulder with Jiuxiang’s head.

He turned into two heads!

“No—” Jiuxiang’s face showed a struggling expression.

But that head quickly pushed him back, squeezing him behind and turning him into one of dozens of heads.

That head replaced him!

“Ah, it’s Kalura’s flute. It’s truly beautiful.”

The head let out a joyful female voice.

—This was a female head!

She moved as if she were a true woman, with long blonde hair and a gentle expression. Her entire body gradually shrunk, transforming into a delicate female form.

However, the dozens of heads bulging from her back spoiled her physical beauty.

She stood still, slowly opening her mouth.

The heads wriggled, “swimming” from her back to her mouth, gradually shrinking, and she swallowed them one by one.

Now, she looked like a normal human woman.

“Alright, let’s go chat with Kalura. She’ll surely understand the苦悶 in my heart…”

The female Jiuxiang stepped into the castle.