Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 381

Cloud Rainbow Heavenly Venerate was still working overtime.

Shen Ye couldn’t take it anymore.

After finishing his meal, he silently packed up the lunchbox and turned to leave the research and development department of the Human Martial Arts Group.

Back to the dormitory.

He threw himself onto the bed—

Hmm?

Why was there a refreshing fragrance on the bed?

Who slept on my bed!

He suddenly remembered that when Cloud Rainbow Heavenly Venerate was injured and unconscious, he had carried her onto the bed.

…Alright.

His mind was almost giving out.

Every single day was exhausting.

Shen Ye kicked off his shoes and immediately fell asleep.

He slept until 11:57 PM.

The alarm rang.

Shen Ye reluctantly rubbed his eyes.

In three minutes, the day’s three door openings would be settled.

Then a new day would arrive—

And he could open the door three more times!

Hurry up.

Shen Ye yawned and got up to wash his face.

Washing his face didn’t chase away the sleepiness.

He took a direct shower.

His spirits finally lifted significantly.

By this time, it was already past midnight.

A new day had arrived.

Lines of faint glowing text rapidly appeared before his eyes:

“Today’s time has been used up.”

“A total of three sealed doors were opened today.”

“You completed the opening of three sealed doors unharmed, subdued the Queen of Ten Thousand Phoenixes without breaking through, gained powerful assistance, and compiled a strategy guide.”

“Congratulations.”

“You have gained a Trait Skill Point.”

“Using this skill point now can level up your dark green Trait ‘Best Newcomer’.”

“Use it now?”

Shen Ye slapped his head in annoyance.

He had forgotten to use this Trait when fighting with James and the others today!

Although he didn’t need anyone’s care, this was a dark green Trait, after all, and there might be unexpected gains.

But first—

Let’s upgrade this Trait!

“Use.”

Shen Ye said.

Along with his words, lines of new faint glowing text rapidly appeared:

“Skill point used.”

“The current Trait has evolved.”

“Congratulations, you have obtained a new Trait:”

“Newcomer on the Road.”

“Fate-aligned, light blue Trait (Excellence Grade, Growth-Type Trait, Transferable Trait).”

“Description: In any battle, attacks that could kill you will only knock you back, not immediately take your life. This is your special privilege as a newcomer.”

“Limited to once per day.”

“This Trait can be granted to others and can be recalled at any time.”

“—Automatically takes effect once equipped!”

“Evaluation: You have opened the door twice in a row without making a mistake, which is very difficult for a newcomer.”

“You can retain this evaluation Trait and upgrade it in the future, or you can devour this evaluation Trait to gain basic attribute points.”

Fate-aligned Trait!

Shen Ye rarely encountered “Fate-aligned” items and couldn’t help but study it carefully.

Compared to the previous “Best Newcomer,” this evolved Trait was no longer a vague “gain a certain degree of care,” but rather “as much as possible, align with your power level.”

It was completely different.

The power of the Trait was completely different.

The evolved door was also completely different—

Shen Ye subtly felt that the Traits acquired from the Sealed Doors had far greater potential for development than those acquired from the Two Worlds Link Doors!

What Trait did he get when he first gained the door ability?

Polite Man!

Compared to now, it was a world of difference.

More importantly—

Traits would change their names during evolution, and their power would also change completely.

Previous Traits, such as “Blood-sucking Baby,” only added a “child” character when they reached dark gold level.

The effectiveness of the Trait also gradually deepened.

But after the door evolved into a Sealed Door, each time a Trait evolved now, its name and power changed more drastically!

“Alright, I’ll equip the Trait first… lest I forget again.”

Shen Ye placed “Newcomer on the Road” above his head.

In an instant.

Invisible ripples emanated from him.

Something seemed to have completely changed.

In the midst of everything, Shen Ye gained a new realization.

“Name.”

That is, a Trait.

It should be more incredible than a Dharma Image, and more capable of determining the outcome of a battle.

Just like in that previous battle.

If he hadn’t opened “Paige’s Boat,” the outcome of the battle would definitely have been different.

No wonder it was said that door abilities belonged to the future!

Only doors could create so many mighty Traits!

As Shen Ye pondered, his phone suddenly rang.

Past midnight.

Who would call him at this hour?

He pulled out his phone and saw it was a call from Nangong Sirui.

“Come back, there’s no one else here today.”

Shen Ye said grumpily.

“No, Shen Ye, Xiao Mengyu and Guo Yunye are both missing, have you seen them?” Nangong Sirui’s voice sounded a little heavy.

“No? What’s going on, when did they go missing?” Shen Ye asked quickly.

“Xiao Mengyu went to the Nightmare World to deliver a message to you and never came back; Guo Yunye simply disappeared,” Nangong Sirui said.

“…You suspect someone kidnapped them?” Shen Ye asked.

“I’m not sure, Kunlun is arranging for people to investigate now, you should also be careful,” Nangong Sirui said.

“Okay.” Shen Ye said.

The call ended.

Shen Ye immediately dropped everything he was doing, his figure flashed, and he teleported to the Nightmare World.

Opera house.

In the prima donna’s dressing room, he put on the Death Disguise Cloak, instantly turning into a vampire, triggering the contract on the door, and calling out to Big Skeleton.

“Have you seen my classmates? A boy and a girl.” Shen Ye asked.

“No, but Norton and the others are at the bar, they should have more up-to-date information, why don’t you go ask them?” Big Skeleton said.

“Good.”

Shen Ye wasted no time, his figure flashed and he flew out the window, quickly traversing the streets.

In a short while.

He stood at the entrance of the bar.

He pushed the door open and went in.

Norton and Eudelia were both there.

The two were laughing and talking, gazing at each other, an ambiguous atmosphere seeming to hang between them.

“Excuse me—I didn’t mean to disturb you two, but something urgent has come up, and I wanted to ask if you’ve seen my female companion?”

Shen Ye asked directly.

“Is that the girl from last time? The sword-wielding maiden,” Eudelia asked.

“Yes,” Shen Ye said.

“Oh, her, she was taken by the Earth Emissary Carrula, who said that her resonance with the earth was very high, and invited her to be a guest at the Earth Mother’s place,” Eudelia said.

Shen Ye immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Even according to the cosmic alignment, Carrula and the Earth Mother behind her were representatives of the lawful alignment.

Besides, Carrula was a friend of his, and they had fought side by side before.

“Did Xiao Mengyu choose to go herself?”

Shen Ye asked in detail.

“Yes, Carrula gave her the option, and she chose to go and see,” Norton also said.

Now he was relieved.

Only Guo Yunye was left.

“I have another companion who can turn into a wolf, he’s a male, have you seen him?” he asked.

“No.” The two said in unison.

Bang!

The bar door was roughly pushed open.

Two teams of people walked in.

At the head was the necromancer James.

“Baxter!”

James called out.

“James.” Shen Ye also smiled and greeted him.

“I encountered a strange thing,” James said.

The people around him stood out one by one, surrounding Shen Ye.

“What’s wrong?”

Shen Ye’s expression remained unchanged as he calmly asked.

“I remember a total of four people passed the test of the Immortal Kingdom. That person named Shen Ye can bring three effects, allowing the Immortal Kingdom to protect us,” James said.

Shen Ye did not speak, waiting for him to continue.

James spread his hands and said, “Why can’t the other people who passed the test bring the blessings of the Immortal Kingdom?”

Shen Ye heard this and immediately burst out laughing.

Bastard.

So it was you.

“What are you laughing at?” James asked.

“Let me guess, you certainly didn’t properly ask for help from those who passed the test, you had no manners, and even less respect for the other party—the Immortal Kingdom isn’t stupid, seeing how you treated the people it chose, do you think the Immortal Kingdom would help?”

Shen Ye kept laughing, as if imagining a very comical scene.

“Mr. Baxter, what you said makes perfect sense. If that’s the case, I understand.”

James nodded to him, his gaze constantly shifting, as if he had other ideas.

Shen Ye said, “Let them go, don’t wait any longer, or something bad will happen.”

“Mr. Baxter, I still want to try,” James said.

Shen Ye stopped smiling and said seriously:

“Listen, James.”

“I don’t like so many people surrounding me. Either you make them stand back a bit, or they will all die.”

Everyone was startled, then burst into laughter.

James laughed and shook his head, “Our understanding of professions and Dharma images is beyond your imagination, you savages. We possess as many professions as there are stars in the sky, you wouldn’t understand, Mr. Baxter.”

“Many professions? But I don’t see any prima donnas among you, how dare you boast like that?” Shen Ye said.

James stopped smiling.

Shen Ye then said, “You’ve wanted to deal with me for a long time, haven’t you?”

James didn’t speak, just stared at him, as if judging his intentions.

Shen Ye smiled even more amiably and said,

“With so many people surrounding me, it seems you also want to grasp that path, right?”

“Alright, you hit me.”

“Come, hit me here.”

He pointed to his face, gesturing for James to strike.

Everyone exchanged glances.

James pondered for a few breaths, then nodded slightly at someone beside Shen Ye.

That person immediately raised a fist and rushed towards Shen Ye.

Meeting beneath the moon on the Jasper Terrace.

In an instant.

Everyone around James disappeared completely.

He looked around blankly, unconsciously stepping back a few paces.

Shen Ye had already turned and sat down at the bar, asked Norton for a glass of juice, and slowly said:

“Did you see?”

“The Immortal Kingdom has a temper. Whether it’s towards the one who passed the test—I mean Guo Yunye from the Death Planet, or Shen Ye, as well as me, this vampire.”

“I’m afraid you’ll only have a chance to enter the Immortal Kingdom again if you get your attitudes right.”

James couldn’t help but ask, “Where are my people?”

“They’re all dead, I suppose, well, they should be dead—the bodies won’t be coming back, please accept my condolences,” Shen Ye said.

“You killed them?” James said, disbelievingly.

“It was the Immortal Kingdom—I got its permission, it specifically gave me a way to help it transport people,” Shen Ye raised a finger, “Moving against me is moving against its interests.”

“The Immortal Kingdom killed all your subordinates.”

“Dear James, I advise you to release that person quickly, or your fate might be the same.”

He finished speaking, picked up his glass, and sipped slowly.

James sensed it for a moment.

Indeed.

All his capable subordinates had disappeared.

There were no other idle people in the bar.

Soft lights cascaded down, and amidst the melodious music, everything exuded a leisurely and relaxed atmosphere.

But his people were all dead.

Merely for trying to attack Baxter the vampire!

James suddenly relaxed his expression and slowly said, “I don’t quite believe it, Baxter. How can you prove that all this was done by the Immortal Kingdom?”

Shen Ye frowned and said, “Do you want to die too? James, if you say ‘yes’, I’ll grant your wish.”

James snorted and said, “But your scare tactics—”

“Want to, or not want to, answer me.” Shen Ye interrupted him.

James froze.

Baxter the vampire stared at him with utmost seriousness, as if he could summon the Immortal Kingdom and kill him in the next second.

Or rather—

The Immortal Kingdom was waiting for his response.

After all, a vampire couldn’t achieve this level.

No one could silently kill over a dozen people.

—Especially when the upper limit of strength here was the seventh stage of the Dharma Realm.

How was that possible?

James turned his head to look at the bar.

Norton and Eudelia stood behind the bar, smiling at him.

—They stroked their spatial rings, ready to join the battle at any moment.

James opened his mouth, but ultimately didn’t dare to utter those words.

Survival.

Or death.

He had a vague, strange feeling—

As if the other party could truly decide his life and death, no, it should be that the Immortal Kingdom was overseeing all of this.

Cold sweat dripped down James’s face.

In the dead silence.

The bar door suddenly opened again.

Seven or eight subordinates walked in, looking around cautiously, and quickly gathered around James.

“Sir, what’s going on?”

The leader asked in a low voice.

James relaxed a little, about to speak, but then saw all these people disappear again in an instant.

The bar’s music was melodious and soothing.

Baxter, Norton, and Eudelia didn’t move.

But those living people were all gone!

They were gone!

James’s mouth opened, and he forced out two words:

“They—”

“They’re all dead, because you kept not choosing, so I chose for you, Master James,” Shen Ye said casually.

This, however, gave Shen Ye a new idea.

Even within the multiverse, the power of Traits was extremely considerable.

And he possessed a Trait that was the most unpretentious, yet unique to him—

Meeting beneath the moon on the Jasper Terrace.

With the power of this Trait, anything could be used to construct a Dharma image.

Generally speaking, this was already quite powerful.

It wouldn’t even be weaker than Cloud Rainbow Heavenly Venerate’s man-eating Dharma image.

However, within his own Dharma image, there was an endless torrent of dark destruction.

This was the power that had destroyed the Immortal Kingdom back then!

So if he was sufficiently annoyed, the result would be for them to be directly thrown into that boundless torrent of destruction.

Unless one had the strength of that old man in the Sealed Land, or reached Cloud Rainbow Heavenly Venerate’s realm, it would be possible to emerge alive!

Suddenly.

Shen Ye felt something and looked towards the void.

Lines of faint glowing text appeared:

“The Will of Destruction has noticed you using it, and from now on, you will not be able to throw people in and have it kill for you.”

—It had a will!

Much of Shen Ye’s anger dissipated.

The dark torrent of destruction from the Immortal Kingdom actually possessed consciousness and could make judgments about things!

Terrifying thing…

Shen Ye withdrew his gaze and looked at James again, slowly and calmly saying:

“Respected James, my old friend, survival or death, why don’t you say something?”

James took out a white handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

A dozen people.

All dead.

Even their bodies couldn’t be retrieved.

—The Immortal Kingdom was truly terrifying!

No, he had known how terrifying the Immortal Kingdom was all along.

Why had he been so careless?

Right.

That boy—

That boy named Guo Yunye, he had to be released quickly.

“Please excuse me, and by the way, I have no intention of disrespecting the Immortal Kingdom.”

James’s face was pale as he hurriedly finished speaking, then turned around, pushed open the bar door in a few steps, and disappeared.

Shen Ye looked at the swinging bar door, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

He’d give him ten minutes.

If Guo Yunye wasn’t back after ten minutes—

Next time everyone entered the Immortal Kingdom, they would all be thrown directly into the dark torrent of destruction.

Although the torrent of destruction was out of commission, he had an old man who was still very powerful.

Let him go into the torrent to kill and silence.

Let them all die!

Exploring the Immortal Kingdom was something they wouldn’t do, but there were plenty of others who would!

“Do you have any trouble here lately?”

Shen Ye asked Norton.

“Everything’s fine, but once they don’t need us here anymore, I’ll take Eudelia back and try to activate the human race’s sacred artifact.” Norton said.

“The human race’s sacred artifact? What is that?” Shen Ye asked in surprise.

“A powerful technique. Humans, elves, orcs, and undead each have one, and it requires a sacred artifact to perform. This is also our last resort.”

Norton sighed as he spoke, “The new king was supported by the ‘Descenders’ and then overthrown by them. It’s simply a farce.”

“When I’m ready, I won’t allow this to happen again.”

His tone was full of anger.

Shen Ye, however, was thinking about the human race’s sacred artifact.

Sacred artifact.

Unleash a powerful technique?

…It shouldn’t be that powerful.

After all, the Nightmare World was almost completely wiped out by the “Five Desires,” leaving only one last deity.

But it was Charlotte who had done all that.

What would be the outcome if it were these Descenders? Who would win?

That was hard to say.

The four races indeed needed some self-preservation power.

Shen Ye shook his head and said, “Things are pretty much settled here. You two should go back, Norton, and reclaim everything that’s yours.”

“If you need anything, feel free to contact me with a magic parchment, and I’ll come to help too.”

“Alright, Eudelia and I will leave tonight.” Norton said.

The two exchanged glances and nodded.

“Bon voyage.”

Shen Ye clinked glasses with Norton, drank it all down, and turned to leave the bar.

“Paige is still very reliable.”

Eudelia sent a telepathic message.

“Yes, from the moment I saw him, I knew he was extraordinary,” Norton said.

“Will he be ennobled after the kingdom is restored?”

“Let me think—that little rascal, why not make him a ‘Little Rascal Baron’?”

“What’s a ‘Little Rascal’?”

“Hmph, that’s what he called me.”

…

Death Planet.

Xirang High School, dormitory.

Shen Ye returned to the dormitory, waited a moment, then dialed Guo Yunye’s number.

The call connected quickly.

“Yunye?”

“Brother Ye, I’m with Nangong Sirui!” Guo Yunye’s cheerful voice rang out.

“When did you two get together?” Shen Ye asked.

“No, those Descenders took me to the Nightmare World, and then somehow sent me back,” Guo Yunye hastily explained.

“Did they make things difficult for you?” Shen Ye asked.

“At first their attitude wasn’t very good, and no one cared when I said I was hungry.”

“But by the time I left, they were incredibly enthusiastic, giving me lots of delicious food and even gold bars!” Guo Yunye said excitedly.

“Alright, you two stay together, I’ll find you later.”

Shen Ye hung up the phone.

—In the face of absolute power, James was probably scared witless.

If it weren’t for the fact that the trials of the Immortal Kingdom still needed people, he would have killed him right then and there.

He hoped James would behave himself.

And stop distributing boxes everywhere.

“Alright, now for the main event…”

Today’s three sealed doors hadn’t been opened yet.

First, call out the old man to make a strategy guide!

Shen Ye’s figure flashed, landing within the Dharma image, leaning against the stone tablet, and he let out a low cry:

“Door!”

A large door immediately appeared before his eyes.

This door led to the old man’s sealed land.

“Does the mushroom chicken noodle flavor taste good?”

Shen Ye asked.

—The few instant noodle packs he threw in yesterday were all that flavor.

The old man’s voice came from inside the door:

“Stinky boy, you’re not going to make me watch that ancient trial ritual again, are you?”

“I have lots of delicious food, old sir,” Shen Ye answered evasively.

“What else?”

“Braised beef instant noodles.”

“…Would you die without instant noodles? Can’t you bring something else?” The old man said displeased.

“Anyway, you don’t have to worry about food. Come and fight with me,” Shen Ye said.

“What if I say no?” the old man said.

“Do you still remember the loneliness in the darkness? I’m sorry, I accidentally threw you in last time…” Shen Ye said.

The old man immediately said, “It’s alright, let’s fight side by side!”

“Before we fight, could you please take a look for me?” Shen Ye asked.

“Alright.”

Shen Ye dug a hole in the door to use as a peephole.

He held the door up to the edge of the safe zone.

Soon.

An eye peered through the peephole, gazing towards the bone palace.

The old man’s voice sounded from within the door:

“Tsk tsk tsk—”

“A body of a billion white bones, that’s really something.”

“Either use your time-stop trick, or there’s a chance to fight.”

“No,” Shen Ye shook his head, “that trick of mine only works on things that come out of the Sealed Door.”

“It’s not just released randomly?”

“If I could stop time randomly, wouldn’t I be invincible? Why would I specifically come to you?” Shen Ye retorted.

“Alright—then the only way to defeat it is to find a way to break its bone body, otherwise, it’s impossible to defeat it.”

Shen Ye said, “How can I break its bone body?”

“Let all the souls return, no longer obey its command, and then let its bone body disperse, and it won’t be so powerful,” the old man said.

“How do you even know that?” Shen Ye asked.

“Boy, if you fill my cell with food, I can even fight this thing for you,” the old man said.

“Really?” Shen Ye asked.

“Of course, it’s true, but the precondition is that you have to destroy all its bone body.”

“It’s a deal.”

Shen Ye took a deep breath and shouted towards the bone palace:

“All you dead, listen—”

Whispers of the Netherworld activated!

The entire bone palace emitted “kuku kaka” sounds.

One skeletal skull after another emerged from the surface of the palace, densely packed, all gazing towards Shen Ye.

All the souls had returned!

They began to listen to Shen Ye’s Whispers of the Netherworld!

But Shen Ye didn’t continue.

He glided and flew onto the stone tablet, gripping the King of Phoenix Fan in his hand.

A new day had arrived.

—He could fan three times!

Shen Ye took a deep breath and shouted loudly:

“Can you repeat what you heard?”

Before his voice faded.

The King of Phoenix Fan fiercely flapped!