Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 345
byA person over two meters tall.
Saying it was a person, but his body was covered in barbs, piercing through the steel armor, gleaming with a sharp cold light.
His skin was grey, his eyes glowed with a beastial ferocity, his whole body was crouched on the ground, and his hands and feet were no longer human, but skeletal claws.
The Little Girl watched from afar, a little hesitant for a moment.
She was now at the fifth level of the Dharma Realm.
She could definitely win if she fought.
But—
“All surveillance equipment ready.”
The whole world was watching.
If she performed too outstandingly, and they mobilized powerful individuals from all over the world to capture her for dissection, she wouldn’t be able to handle it either.
Charlotte had relatives and friends in this world.
She couldn’t just open a door and leave every time.
She had to think of another way…
The test subject let out a roar and started running towards the crowd.
No!
Can’t wait any longer!
The Little Girl, hiding in the restroom, had a thought.
In the public square outside.
The void suddenly opened.
A giant steel foot descended from the sky, landing on the ground with a “clang.”
Immortal Puppet!
It was over ten meters tall, but Shen Ye cunningly kept it hidden within the Dharmakaya.
Only a giant steel foot was revealed.
It stomped down!
“Huh, this step is so soft, did I step on something?”
Big Skeleton scratched its head in the cockpit.
It lifted its foot, and then—
Clang, clang, clang!
Several stomps in a row.
The ground shook.
Each stomp of the Immortal Puppet carried a strong fiery impact.
It had already detected the virus contained in the opponent and immediately launched a targeted flame annihilation.
Until only bone fragments remained—
“Hmm, that feels right now.”
Big Skeleton said, slowly lifting its foot, allowing the steel foot to retreat into the Dharmakaya and disappear.
On the service area plaza, only a charred pile of ash remained.
Dead silence.
The Little Girl grinned mischievously, still staying in the restroom, not venturing out at all.
Until screams of terror sounded outside.
People scattered and fled.
The entire service area was in chaos.
Professionals had to step forward to maintain order.
The Little Girl remained hidden in the restroom, waiting for everything to calm down.
Suddenly.
A voice echoed from deep within the restroom:
“Is this really okay?”
The Little Girl turned her head to look, only to see another version of herself pass through the wall and gently land in the restroom.
She wore a black short skirt, her expression filled with malice.
“Be careful, this is one of my negative personalities. Her personal appearance means she wants to kill me.”
Pe’a Suo said.
As soon as the words fell, control of the body was handed back to Shen Ye.
“Don’t you want to stop everything from happening? Are you willing to watch your friends die in experiments like this?” Shen Ye asked.
At this moment, he was the Little Girl in the red dress, one of the personalities of the Nine Aspects.
“I hate those people.”
The girl in the black skirt emanated a misty Dharmakaya, her tone calm, as if suppressing her killing intent:
“Even if the events are changed by you, their hearts and actions will not change. If they don’t kill us today, they will kill others in the future—”
“Can you really save everyone they have harmed?”
“What if I can?” Shen Ye asked.
“If the bad guys are not punished, everything is meaningless,” said the girl in the black skirt.
Multiple Dharmakayas unfolded behind her.
Faintly, one could see the Emperor Species still fiercely battling the Dharmakayas deep within the phantom.
But the girl in the black skirt couldn’t care less.
Her anger over the whole situation could no longer be suppressed.
Shen Ye smiled.
“Charlotte,” he called out.
Charlotte immediately switched to the personality controlling the body, and Shen Ye left the body.
“Am I supposed to fight her?”
Charlotte eyed the black-skirted girl opposite, and asked.
Shen Ye said:
“It’s not about fighting—I think you need to figure this out for yourself. Only when your heart is clear can you persuade her.”
“Remember, she is you, and you are her.”
Charlotte looked at the black-skirted girl opposite.
The black-skirted girl stared back, as if ready to strike at any moment.
Charlotte was a little unsure, and spoke:
“Baxter—”
“Don’t ask me,” Shen Ye interrupted her, “You are Charlotte, destined to awe countless worlds in the future.”
“—You need to clarify what you truly feel deep down, and give her an explanation. Don’t lie to yourself, and don’t lie to her.”
Charlotte reflected for a moment, then began walking towards the girl in the black skirt.
“Finally made a decision, to fight me to the death, to kill me?”
The black-skirted girl sneered.
The Dharmakaya behind her completely unfolded, surrounding Charlotte, ready to devour her at any moment.
Charlotte walked up and gently embraced the other.
“I feel deeply for you.”
She whispered in the other’s ear, “When you were so young, you saw how humans treated their own kind. You watched your friends die in experiments, your heart must have been living in hell every day.”
“I stopped caring about myself a long time ago,” said the girl in the black skirt.
Charlotte smiled, looking earnestly at the other’s cold and emotionless face, her voice growing softer:
“Funny, I’m the same.”
“If it weren’t for Baxter inspiring me, I’d probably be trying my best to eliminate you right now.”
“But I understand now, if I cherish myself, I ought to cherish you too.”
Meeting the other’s bewildered gaze, Charlotte spoke the words:
“Those wicked fellows, I won’t let a single one of them go.”
The eyes of the black-skirted girl suddenly brightened.
“What are you going to do?” she asked.
Charlotte replied, “Kill them—”
“Those who disregard the lives of others, I will use their corpses to commemorate you and the past me.”
“I will find the mastermind and make him die.”
“—I will never again give anyone a chance to harm me!”
As her words fell.
The ethereal Dharmakaya transformed into a fierce gale, scattering with a roar.
Tears streamed down the black-skirted girl’s eyes.
She reached out and embraced Charlotte, asking in a low voice:
“What if you can’t do it?”
“Then I won’t be me anymore; I will cease to exist,” Charlotte said firmly.
The black-skirted girl transformed into myriad phantoms, merging into Charlotte’s body and vanishing.
Shen Ye stood watching, and suddenly saw lines of faint text appear:
“Charlotte has awakened.”
“The City of Ten Thousand Shadows and Sorrows has lost a component.”
“A negative personality has merged into Charlotte and become her strength.”
“Charlotte has grown stronger.”
“Your synchronization with the target has increased.”
“Current synchronization: 61%.”
“Synchronization time: Anytime.”
“Obtained special effect: Soul Harmony.”
“Description: Personalities (including you) can manifest simultaneously, collaborate, and control the body.”
“—You must fulfill what Charlotte has declared, otherwise Charlotte’s personality will turn negative.”
All the small words receded.
Charlotte turned to look at Shen Ye, seemingly waiting for his reaction.
Shen Ye gave a thumbs-up.
“Is revenge worth it?” Charlotte asked.
“You’re doing it for everyone’s safety, so I think this kind of revenge will be very satisfying,” Shen Ye said.
“I seem to recall many things… It’s laughable that I used to be so muddled, only caring about my own sorrow, never bothering to trace back to the source,” Charlotte said.
“There’s nobody left here, hurry and find your little friends,” he reminded.
Charlotte then rushed out of the restroom in a panic, instantly transforming into Nancy, crying out:
“What happened? Teacher? Sophie? Where are you?”
Sophie immediately rushed over, took her hand, and, under the gaze of several professionals, ran back to the assembled group.
“What happened?” the Little Girl asked in a frightened tone.
“It’s nothing, Nancy, don’t be scared, we have so many people protecting us.”
Sophie’s face was pale, trembling all over, forcing a smile at the Little Girl.
The Little Girl deliberately craned her neck and looked around.
Actually, there wasn’t much to see.
The pile of ash in the plaza was far away, and as long as they hadn’t seen the test subject before, it was just a pile of ash.
A bewildered expression appeared on the Little Girl’s face.
“What’s everyone so scared of? Nothing seems to have happened, was there a monster?”
She asked curiously.
“A ‘catastrophe’ broke out,” a little boy whispered.
“Catastrophe? What’s that?” The Little Girl was puzzled.
“Nancy, you really don’t know anything,” another little girl sighed.
A rumble came from the sky.
Transport helicopters landed one after another.
“Quick!”
“Everyone get on the plane, we’re evacuating immediately!”
The lead person in charge shouted loudly.
Other professionals looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Immediately after.
Several enormous presences emerged from the sky.
Three masters of the seventh level of the Dharmakaya appeared.
They hovered in the sky, their gaze fixed on their surroundings, guarding against any possible attack.
With them present, the situation finally stabilized.
The helicopters, filled with children, quickly took off and flew into the distance.
An hour later.
In the wilderness.
A large area of white metallic buildings came into view.
The research institute had arrived!
The helicopter slowly descended.
About 200 children were led inside the building, stopping in a large plaza.
A gentle broadcast voice sounded:
“Greetings, esteemed guests.”
“May I inquire if any honored masters from the Immortal Kingdom of Above have graced us with their presence? If so, you shall receive our most solemn welcome!”
The broadcast repeated three times.
The children were all bewildered.
Nancy was no exception.
—She completely didn’t understand the meaning of that sentence.
However, Shen Ye was surprised.
This was a very ancient era in the Nine Aspects’ memory, and although it had transformed into the real world, he had never heard of an Immortal Kingdom!
Could it have been that one kick from the Big Skeleton?
—The Immortal Puppet only showed one foot, and this world already figured it out?
Shen Ye suddenly realized that this world seemed deeper than he had imagined.
Taking advantage of his current “ghost” state, he passed through metal walls one after another, searching rapidly.
Not long after.
He actually found a meeting room.
Many powerful individuals had gathered here, sitting together, watching the images displayed on a large screen.
Every child’s expression was repeatedly played.
Next to it were detailed heart rate detections, brainwave fluctuations, and movement pattern analyses.
All the data of over 200 children flashed non-stop across the screen.
—They were observing and analyzing the children!
Shen Ye wasn’t nervous.
Nancy didn’t know about the Immortal Kingdom, so she acted very naturally.
Furthermore, when the incident happened, she wasn’t at the scene but in a distant restroom, and was unconsciously overlooked.
After all, this era could not yet comprehend “future-style” names.
About fifteen minutes later.
A cold and emotionless electronic voice sounded:
“Analysis complete, no suspicious subjects found.”
The white-haired elder sitting at the head of the long table coughed softly and said,
“Children this small aren’t suitable for parasitism, so it shouldn’t be the children’s fault. I suspect someone at the service area had a problem.”
“—Go investigate everyone who lingered at the service area.”
“What if the target is found?” someone asked.
The old man stroked his head, sighed and said, “It’s really troublesome. That Immortal Kingdom is very terrifying, it’s best not to get involved.”
“Your meaning is?” the person asked.
“Once a target is found, all professionals above Level 7 will be mobilized, and I’ll go too. I must personally see him dead.”
“Yes.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Ye couldn’t help but fall into contemplation.
Immortal Kingdom…
Even in this ancient era, when the Nine Aspects was still a Little Girl, was there already an Immortal Kingdom?
These people clearly knew about the Immortal Kingdom.
This was an opportunity.
After all, in his own time, on the planet of death, the Immortal Kingdom had long since retreated into the great tomb, making it impossible to obtain any information about it.
Even the Spirit-masters who sealed the great tomb knew nothing.
Extremely mysterious.
Who would have thought he could gain information from the memories of the Nine Aspects!
This was an unexpected gain.
Shen Ye passed through layers of walls and returned to Charlotte’s side.
“Baxter, there are cameras everywhere here. Come in, let’s play ‘talking to myself’.”
This was Nancy’s voice.
“How do we play?” Shen Ye asked.
“You’ll know if you come in first.”
“Okay.”
Shen Ye’s body overlapped with the Little Girl’s, and he immediately gained control of the body.
“Ha! Can you hear me talking to you now?” Nancy asked excitedly.
“I can hear you,” Shen Ye said.
“That’s so interesting!” Nancy said with a smile.
Shen Ye was speechless for a moment.
—When I was a “ghost,” I could also hear you talk!
But there were still differences.
He raised his hand.
The Little Girl raised her hand accordingly.
“Don’t make any unnecessary movements, or you’ll attract the attention of several cameras,” Pe’a Suo whispered.
“Hmph,” Charlotte scoffed disdainfully.
This was an unprecedented scene.
It was also something no one had ever heard of.
In one body.
Four personalities simultaneously manifested, collaborated, instead of taking turns.
The broadcast sounded again:
“It’s dinner time now.”
“Everyone follow the teacher’s instructions to the dining hall for your meal, then proceed to your assigned dormitory.”
“Please have a good rest tonight.”
A cheerful children’s song began to play.
Nancy took Sophie’s hand and queued up to walk towards the dining hall.
“This doesn’t quite seem like a school.”
Sophie whispered.
“You said that later too,” Nancy smiled.
“What?” Sophie was puzzled.
“It’s nothing, Sophie. This time, I’ll protect you,” Charlotte said calmly.
All the children entered the dining hall and found seats.
But the food hadn’t been served yet.
A white-haired old man walked onto the stage, smiling at everyone.
“Good evening, children.”
“I am your principal.”
“Before dinner, I’ve prepared a small program, I hope you have fun.”
The professionals placed large black boxes on each dining table.
The old man continued:
“Each of your tables has a box, containing three thousand number tags.”
“But only 209 of those tags have numbers.”
“The other tags are blank.”
“You only have one chance to reach into the box and pick out a tag.”
“Blank tags get 0 points, no dinner.”
“Get a numbered tag, and you’ll have dinner tonight.”
“In addition, the smaller the number on the tag, the higher the score and the higher the ranking.”
“The top three will receive prizes.”
“First place gets a single room, a tablet computer, and a bottle of evolution fluid;”
“Second place gets ten days of fine dining and a bottle of evolution fluid;”
“Third place gets a radio and a bottle of evolution fluid.”
“Start!”
As soon as the words fell.
Many curious children had already begun to reach into the black box, feeling for number tags.
The Little Girl sat still.
—What do you want?
Pe’a Suo silently asked in her mind.
Her hand traced the number “3” under the table.
“Listen to Baxter, we don’t need to be too conspicuous,” she said in a cold tone.
At this moment, some children had already raised their number tags high.
“Ah, fantastic, the first place has appeared!”
On the elevated platform, the old man applauded.
But at one dining table after another, children kept holding up the numbers 1 and 2.
“I see so many excellent seedlings, you are all wonderful, all tied for first place!”
The old man was even happier, grinning from ear to ear.
Pe’a Suo reached into the box, felt around, and pushed the number 2 aside, allowing another small hand that reached in to grab the number tag.
Sophie.
She looked at the Little Girl hesitantly.
The Little Girl nodded at her.
Sophie then unhesitatingly grabbed the tag and took it out of the black box.
“Number 2!”
Sophie excitedly raised the tag.
The Little Girl, on the other hand, directly took out the tag marked with 3.
A radio!
She stood up, and with Sophie, queued up to receive her prize.
The vast majority of children in the room picked a numbered tag.
But among the remaining few, one child stamped her foot in anger, creating a large hole in the floor.
The elder saw it and couldn’t help but laugh:
“Alright, tonight’s little show was a bit biased and couldn’t truly assess your abilities.”
“Even blank number tags get dinner!”
“Everyone, let’s eat!”
Chefs pushed dining carts into the restaurant and quickly began to serve dishes.
Everyone was already hungry, and upon hearing that there was food for everyone and seeing the exquisite dishes on the tables, they all cheered.
Everyone devoured the food, wolfing it down, even the Little Girl ate two pieces of bread, a bowl of noodles, and drank a large glass of strawberry juice.
This whole day’s journey was extremely tiring.
Especially for children.
Dormitory assignments were very quick.
Sophie and Nancy were assigned a double room, with beds, pillows, and comforters already prepared.
“Nancy, do you think we really have to go to class tomorrow?”
Sophie asked, yawning as she lay on the bed.
“Probably, since we’re already here,” Nancy replied.
“I don’t want to go to class at all,” Sophie said.
“Why?” Nancy asked.
Sophie didn’t answer.
She had already fallen asleep.
Nancy waited a while longer, then took out the radio, turned the volume to the lowest setting, and pressed the switch.
“Sizzle—hiss—sizzle—”
“Welcome to…”
“Matching with your brainwaves.”
“Match successful.”
“Please silently think of the content you wish to hear; it will be presented to you shortly.”
“Searching database.”
“Now reading for you—”
The quilt was suddenly thrown back.
The Little Girl jumped, shrinking into the corner with a scream.
A professional appeared in the room, eyes wide, staring at the radio under the quilt.
“It’s too late, go to sleep immediately!”
He yelled.
A wave of annoyance surged in the Little Girl’s heart.
Not even on Earth anymore, and still getting caught listening to a radio in the dorm?
“This is my prize!”
She angrily turned off the radio, rolled herself and the radio in the quilt, turned her body to face the wall, and closed her eyes to sleep.
Seeing this, the professional didn’t bother to say more, and vanished in a flash.
The Little Girl’s eyes turned dark blue.
“Sophie’s actually sleeping quite soundly,” Nancy said.
“It’s a space-type professional, quite rare,” Charlotte said.
“Now we still need to use the radio to check on Kunlun’s progress,” Shen Ye said.
“Start, I’ll turn off the radio before he comes back,” Pe’a Suo said.
The four personalities finished their communication.
The radio turned on again.
A voice immediately sprang from the radio:
“Three hours later, the screening will begin again.”
“This screening will release a thousand demon snakes.”
“Hurry up and find a solution.”
“Don’t worry,” the Little Girl said, “Help me look up any records of the Immortal Kingdom in this world, that’s very important.”
“Immortal Kingdom? Okay, I’ll go check.” Kunlun’s voice disappeared.
The Little Girl seemed to sense something, flicked her finger, and turned off the radio.
The next second.
The professional reappeared in the dormitory.
The dormitory was silent.
The two little girls seemed to be sleeping.
—That little girl who looked defiant earlier is now asleep too.
It seems she was also too tired, and wouldn’t violate discipline again.
The professional nodded with satisfaction and vanished from the dormitory in a flash.
From beneath the Little Girl’s quilt, a middle finger popped out.
“Charlotte, how about we eliminate them tonight?”
“Okay, Baxter.”
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