Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 416
byChapter 399: The Indomitable!
In an unknown, dark and gloomy place.
Tantai Mingyue landed lightly.
Shen Ye made a “shush” gesture at her, transmitting a message:
“Wait here, don’t wander off.”
Tantai Mingyue nodded quickly.
The next moment.
Brief insect chirps seemed to sound all around.
Shen Ye vanished instantly.
Tantai Mingyue stood there, calming her emotions, and gradually began to survey her surroundings.
—Where is this place?
In the darkness, wisps of mist drifted away with the wind.
Nothing was clear.
The overly powerful source of laws was almost chaotic; she absorbed just a tiny bit and immediately felt like she was about to breakthrough.
No.
This wasn’t the 99th layer of the universe, and definitely not the Unfixed Layer.
This was—
Tantai Mingyue formed a hand seal.
A soft light emanated from her hands, illuminating the surroundings.
It was still dark all around.
Only below her feet—
Below her feet was a long, narrow path, disappearing into the depths of darkness, its destination unknown.
A path…
Tantai Mingyue crouched down and gently touched it.
This small path, about two meters wide, floated in mid-air, trembling slightly.
It wasn’t made of stone, nor metal.
Quite strange.
Suddenly.
A laugh echoed from the void of darkness.
“Who?”
Tantai Mingyue asked nervously.
“No,” the voice drifted, filled with a wild, bandit-like ferocity, “don’t touch me, when you touch me I itch, when I itch I can’t help but laugh, and when I laugh I can’t help but want to kill.”
Touch?
Tantai Mingyue was stunned, then suddenly realized, looking down at the floating path beneath her feet.
She suddenly unleashed her light-igniting spell to its maximum.
The vast void was illuminated.
At this moment.
Only then did she see the truth—
A hideous giant insect, nearly a thousand meters long, lay quietly on the cliff face of the abyssal chasm.
And the “small path” she was standing on was one of the giant insect’s antennae extending from its forehead.
She was standing on its antenna!
Tantai Mingyue’s face instantly turned pale, her legs weak, almost collapsing to the ground.
Emperor Species.
And a very high-level Emperor Species.
—The so-called Emperor Species were a race that could be called emperors among cosmic monsters.
Their strength was self-evident; their name alone proved everything!
“Don’t be afraid.”
The giant insect’s voice, piercing through the howling winds of the abyss, boomed:
“This is the Tomb of Nothingness on the 170th layer, a hellish place—you should know that the higher the cosmic layer, the more likely inexplicable things appear.”
“So, you just stay here with me and stand guard.”
“Stand guard… then what about him?” Tantai Mingyue asked.
“Your master? He’s a genius with incredible abilities—he’s gone to the core of the battlefield,” the giant insect’s voice carried a hint of reverence.
Tantai Mingyue was stunned for a moment.
What’s going on?
—From the 150th layer upwards, every cosmic layer was a forbidden zone for life.
The Human Resistance Army Alliance had numerous S-rank missions, all involving exploring cosmic ruins above the 150th layer.
This was the 170th layer.
Even bringing back some intelligence could potentially yield corresponding mission rewards.
Tantai Mingyue tried her best to remain calm, directing the light from her hand towards the vast cliff.
She saw that the cliff face was mottled with white bone fragments.
Having endured the ravages of time, these bone fragments were still intact, and their surfaces displayed natural law runes.
“Inheritance runes of a cosmic giant beast!”
Tantai Mingyue’s heart pounded uncontrollably.
Only the strongest cosmic giant beasts fully activated their racial power, manifesting law inheritance runes on their bones.
—These inheritance runes condensed the rules governing the arrangement of power in the mystical realm.
If humans could record, study, and master these runes, they might even gain the abilities of cosmic giant beasts!
Priceless treasures!
These were priceless treasures anywhere!
Tantai Mingyue flipped her hand, grasped a jade slip, and began diligently recording the runes on the wall.
All of this was too wild.
She raced against time to record the runes on the cliff, even forgetting to inquire further about Shen Ye.
On the other side.
Still in the 170th layer of the universe.
Shen Ye stood on a monumental cliff, overlooking the void of the ten directions.
A carapace floated before him, displaying information about him:
“Baxter Paige, also known as Nangong Wantu.”
“Emperor Species juvenile.”
“Currently in human form, infiltrating the Grand Taoist Palace (this entry is from ‘Saintly Venerable’ reporting).”
“For related matters, query as follows:”
“1. 99th Layer of the Universe, Grand Taoist Palace, secret master codenamed ‘Saintly Venerable’ submitted a pre-declaration for a master-servant contract;”
“2. 149th Layer of the Universe, secret master codenamed ‘Myriad Gods’ completed a temporary battlefield deployment procedure.”
The battlefield deployment procedure was in a “completed” state.
The master-servant contract was only in a “submitted” state.
—Naturally, the battlefield deployment procedure took precedence!
“Baxter, why do you maintain a human form?”
The authoritative voice asked.
Shen Ye, now knowing it was the secret master called Myriad Gods, spoke:
“I am studying humanity’s ‘door’ abilities.”
“Oh? Any progress?” Myriad Gods asked with interest.
“The woman I brought has a Netherworld Summoning door ability, and there’s a panda that can summon a resting house—it’s absolutely safe, and resting inside grants buff effects,” Shen Ye introduced.
“It seems you’re doing well in this regard,” another voice chimed in.
“Doors are important abilities of the future era, and Titles are manifestations of the super-powerful rules condensed by the mystical realm—you really know how to focus on what’s important,” another insect chirped.
“Baxter, your vision is unique, but there’s one thing to note:”
“Try not to expose your Emperor Species identity; humans are wary of us.”
Myriad Gods cautioned.
“Thank you for the reminder, great one, I’ll be careful—right now I always maintain human form, precisely because I don’t want to undo my progress,” Shen Ye said.
“Let’s go, we’re going in,” Myriad Gods spoke.
Go?
How to go?
Shen Ye looked around.
“No need to look, the entire universe has long been destroyed, only this tomb remains, let’s start directly,” another insect chirped.
“So, Baxter, how do you activate your Title?” Myriad Gods asked.
“I need to activate it through speech,” Shen Ye said.
“That’s easy,” Myriad Gods replied.
Shen Ye’s eyes blurred.
The next second.
Half a dried grass carp appeared in his hand.
Faint light transformed into small characters:
“You have obtained ‘Remote Speech Fish Attacker’ (Upper).”
“Speak into it, and your voice will be transmitted to the target designated by ‘Remote Speech Fish Attacker’ (Lower).”
Shen Ye examined the half-grass carp in his hand.
Myriad Gods’ voice had already echoed again:
“Entering the ruins with your strength would be certain death, how about you stand outside and release the power of your Title?”
“That would be excellent, thank you for your care, great one,” Shen Ye said.
“Hmm, this fish will teach you how to use it, we’re going in first.”
After Myriad Gods finished speaking, the surrounding void howled.
—They teleported into the tomb.
Shen Ye looked at the grass carp in his hand and tentatively said, “Hello?”
The half-grass carp’s mouth immediately began to open and close, emitting an elegant male voice:
“Hello, Baxter, I am the venerable Myriad Gods’ old servant.”
“Countless years ago, when the venerable Myriad Gods was still young, he would always place half of me in a trap, while holding the other half, he would remotely cast spells, attacking those bewildered enemies.”
“Since the venerable Myriad Gods allows you to use me, it means he greatly appreciates you, Baxter.”
“…” Shen Ye.
—Is this a grass carp?
No way.
After all, its conversation was quite extraordinary.
It just looked like a grass carp.
“Ah—is that so? Then I am most honored. How should I address you?” Shen Ye asked politely.
“My name is Grass, and I am a fish,” the grass carp said.
—So it really was a grass carp!
“Mr. Grass Carp, how do I activate the Title later?” Shen Ye asked.
“Once the venerable Myriad Gods points the other half of my body at that monster, you can activate your Title on me,” the grass carp said.
“Okay—but I wanted to ask, that monster—” Shen Ye began.
The grass carp immediately interrupted him:
“Don’t ask about it! The more you know, the easier it can sense you!”
Shen Ye immediately shut his mouth.
Right.
A monster from the 170th layer of the universe.
Even the strongest Emperor Species within the Heart of the Swarm had been defeated and never won.
Until Myriad Gods learned that he possessed a battle-type Mythical Title—
“It’s starting! Release the Title!”
The grass carp suddenly said.
Shen Ye took a deep breath, squeezed the grass carp, and said into it:
“Hey there—you, the one our boss is beating up, do you know you’re sick?”
A faint light immediately formed into small characters:
“‘Calamity’真人 begins enlightening all beings.”
“If you’re sick, you should get treated—”
“The opponent resisted your enlightenment; the ‘Tribulation’ state is officially activated.”
“Target enters ‘Tribulation’ state!”
“There will certainly be successive accidents, killing it will hit critical weaknesses, and valuable items will undoubtedly be scattered.”
“The ‘Tribulation’ state lasts 10 seconds. If the target is not dead after a 5-minute cooldown, ‘Tribulation’ will trigger again, repeating the cycle.”
All the small characters retracted.
Shen Ye only felt a sudden violent tremor beneath his feet.
“Success!”
The grass carp exclaimed excitedly, “The Title took effect! That fellow made a mistake, and the venerable Myriad Gods is ganging up on it with his subordinates!”
Shen Ye asked, “Don’t we have many Titles on our side?”
“We have hundreds of Titles,” the grass carp said.
“Hundreds!” Shen Ye was surprised.
“But not many Mythical-grade Titles,” the grass carp continued slowly, “Mythical Titles are different; they can suppress those lower-grade Titles and determine the outcome of a war.”
Shen Ye nodded slightly.
—So when Myriad Gods heard that his Title had reached Mythical grade, he immediately decided to fight again.
Just then, a cold, emotionless voice suddenly echoed from the void:
“Nangong Wantu, if your participation in the battle is complete, please return to the 99th layer of the universe immediately.”
“The contract you agreed to has not yet been signed.”
“Please return to the 99th layer of the universe immediately!”
Before Shen Ye could speak, the grass carp already said, “My master instructed you absolutely not to return; stay here.”
“…I think I was temporarily recruited. How can I keep from going back?” Shen Ye asked.
The grass carp explained:
“Once this war is won, you will have performed a great meritorious service and can be promoted based on your achievements. With status, you naturally won’t need to sign a master-servant contract and can even oversee some affairs.”
Well said!
But first, victory must be achieved!
What to do?
Try harder?
“I want to add some Titles,” Shen Ye said.
“Still Mythical Titles?” the grass carp asked.
“Not exactly Mythical Titles, but rather—other types of Titles,” Shen Ye said.
The grass carp was a bit disappointed, but still said:
“Even a small fly is still meat. Come on, I’ll pass it on for you.”
Shen Ye clutched the grass carp and said:
“Good brother, lend me a hand!”
The tea-green Title “Good Brother” took effect!
Although this Title wasn’t Mythical grade, it was a “never-before-seen” negative Title that could summon mystical realm puppets.
Mystical realm puppets cheated, abducted, robbed, stole, and committed all kinds of evil.
—In short, every little bit helps!
It was imperative to win the battle and thus elevate his status!
Countless thoughts flashed through Shen Ye’s mind.
“How’s the battle going?”
He asked.
“It’s a stalemate. The opponent is attacking like crazy, completely unstoppable,” the grass carp said.
Is it a master who fights fueled by anger and savagery?
Then—
He could still use “Group Favorite” one more time today!
At this thought, Shen Ye raised the grass carp for the third time and said:
“Waaahh.”
Small characters immediately popped up:
“You have activated ‘Group Favorite’; the opponent’s anger has vanished and can no longer play a role in battle.”
A line of bright red characters suddenly appeared:
“Beware!”
“The opponent has sensed your repeated sneak attacks and is scanning the surroundings!”
Shen Ye’s heart tightened.
Myriad Gods certainly wasn’t here for the first time.
The enemy would naturally notice that there was a Mythical Title, a “Good Brother,” and a “Group Favorite” this time.
Titles were not formed overnight.
How could several powerful Titles suddenly appear?
—It must be because more people had come.
Too easy to guess.
Then—
The opponent might want to get rid of him first!
Can’t wait!
His own safety was paramount.
Shen Ye was about to open a Heaven-Reaching Door when he suddenly paused.
Myriad Gods could directly summon himself to the 170th layer.
Could an enemy that it couldn’t deal with not pursue him?
Such a terrifying existence, if it just appeared before him, he would die, right?
He couldn’t lead it to the Death Planet.
—The Death Planet’s pressure was already great enough.
Nor could he return to the Dao Palace—
Otherwise, being captured by the Saintly Venerable would be the end.
He had to find a safe place…
—Change doors!
Quick!
Think fast, what is the safest place!
A thought suddenly flashed in Shen Ye’s mind.
He actually had no real strength to contend with monsters of this tier.
If he had to hide—
He had to hide in his strongest way!
Titles!
Titles and doors, plus the incomplete Heaven-Reaching Art!
“Original Formless Heavenly Demon.”
Shen Ye put the grass carp into his spatial ring and silently chanted in his mind.
A imperceptible Heavenly Demon quietly appeared before him.
The next moment.
The Formless Heavenly Demon activated its future-based Title—
“Will meet beneath the moon on the Jasper Terrace.”
An irresistible force appeared in the void, directly grabbing Shen Ye and gently placing him within the Formless Heavenly Demon’s true form.
At this moment.
The Formless Heavenly Demon could not be sensed.
It took Shen Ye’s place, standing still, quietly awaiting the opponent’s counterattack.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
The void shimmered.
A blurry, gigantic thing flashed by.
But it didn’t attack!
Because there was nothing here.
Almost instantly.
That enormous power rushed towards the depths of the abyss below.
Bad news.
Tantai Mingyue was down there!
Within the true form, Shen Ye let out a low cry: “Summon!”
Tantai Mingyue, before she could react, was immediately summoned by him, then thrown into a Heaven-Reaching Door.
Shen Ye frowned tightly.
The teleportation caused by a contract summon had spatial fluctuations!
If the opponent was truly ridiculously strong—
Perhaps it could track the faint fluctuation from just now?
Though unlikely…
But why underestimate the enemy? Especially an enemy with absolutely no information?
Shen Ye calmed himself, controlling the Formless Heavenly Demon with his will, and softly said:
“Door!”
A sealing door quietly appeared.
The Formless Heavenly Demon pushed the door open and entered, standing in the center of the sealed dungeon.
—This was the new sealed dungeon found back then, which once held Yun Ni’s Heart Devil.
Now Yun Ni’s Heart Devil was gone.
To ensure absolute safety, Shen Ye controlled the Formless Heavenly Demon to voluntarily step into this seal!
Rumble—
A black coffin flew down, quickly opening to reveal countless spikes inside.
However, it made no further movement.
—The Original Formless Heavenly Demon could not be sensed!
The coffin activated, but couldn’t detect the Formless Heavenly Demon!
The entire sealed dungeon entered a state of magical deadlock, unsure of what to do.
Suddenly.
The entire dungeon trembled violently.
Countless runes released energy from the walls, only to quickly dim.
—Some incomparable power was destroying this place!
Shen Ye, hidden within the true form of the Formless Heavenly Demon, saw this situation and his heart tightened even further.
Such a powerful sealed dungeon was being rapidly destroyed, as if by rot.
And why did it begin to be destroyed as soon as he arrived?
99% likely it was that monster from the 170th layer.
He had no information on it!
All he could do was keep running!
“Door.”
Shen Ye shouted again.
Rumble—
A magnificent metal giant door, covered in black mist, appeared in the sealed prison.
—It was the legendary sealing door that had just been opened once today!
The Formless Heavenly Demon pushed open the large door and stepped inside.
Boom!!!
The outside dungeon seemed to be struck by something, instantly turning into dust.
Thankfully, the sealing door had slowly closed.
—This completed a spatial leap directly from the previous sealed dungeon to that legendary sealed place!
Before them was still a small path.
Shen Ye controlled the Formless Heavenly Demon to quickly fly forward.
Fast!
He had to reach that sealed place quickly before the enemy found him!
The Formless Heavenly Demon sprinted at full speed, rushing onto a broken bridge.
Across the bridge was still the cave sealed by countless spider silks.
Outside the cave were patrolling human-headed spider-bodied monsters.
The Formless Heavenly Demon was surveying its surroundings when it suddenly looked up at the sky.
Those human-headed spider-bodied monsters also seemed to have discovered something, crying out and all looking up at the sky.
It’s coming.
In the sky, a blazing pillar of light suddenly appeared.
An unparalleled aura of destruction emanated from the light pillar, plunging anyone who witnessed it into despair.
—Couldn’t dodge it.
Shen Ye’s heart sank.
What were Myriad Gods and the others doing? Hadn’t they controlled the enemy yet?
Never mind!
Survival first!
The Formless Heavenly Demon leapt high from the broken bridge—
At the moment the light pillar slammed down, it activated the professional skill of the Immortal Kingdom profession “Netherworld Spirit Emissary”:
Netherworld Deterrence.
“You can transform into a Netherworld Body, become immune to damage for 3 seconds, and absorb vitality from enemies to replenish yourself (once every ten minutes).”
The light pillar, capable of destroying everything, passed through the Formless Heavenly Demon’s body and struck the ground.
The next moment.
Those human-headed spider-bodied monsters, the broken bridge, the river, the spider silks sealing the cave, and so on, all transformed into colossal rune giants, rushing towards the sky, pouncing in the direction that the light pillar had come from.
Shen Ye’s heart constricted suddenly.
Sealing spell spirits!
They were the rare sealing spell spirits!
It turned out that everything within this sealing door was a seal, and they had all developed intelligence, capable of taking on physical form as living beings!
This was a higher form of sealing!
At this moment.
Because they had suffered a destructive attack, these sealing spell spirits had all come out to trouble the attacker!
Three seconds had passed.
The light pillar had disappeared.
The spell spirits went to counterattack.
The Formless Heavenly Demon exited its “Netherworld Body” form, descended, and stood firmly in front of the cave.
At this time, the cave had been blasted through by the light pillar, leaving only a deep pit.
The Formless Heavenly Demon glanced into the pit.
It saw that deep underground there seemed to be a pool filled with blood,
A mummy, wrapped in cloth strips, was pinned to the bottom of the blood pool by black nails, unable to move.
It was about three meters long, massive in size.
The Formless Heavenly Demon briefly glanced at it and then ignored it.
Myriad Gods and the others still hadn’t dealt with the enemy.
Quick, think of a way!
He still had to keep hiding!
—Was there any way to escape the pursuit again?
He was thinking desperately.
The next second—
A majestic voice echoed from the mummy:
“That fellow from the 170th layer of the universe is very formidable; none of you are his match.”
The Formless Heavenly Demon paused, its gaze turning back to the mummy.
—This guy is good.
Just from seeing one destructive light pillar, he knew it was a monster from the 170th layer of the universe.
The mummy’s voice echoed again:
“No matter who you are, to be able to reach this place and remain undetected by anyone, you possess some skill.”
“Considering you’ve lured away all the sealing spell spirits—”
“Now, come down and pull out the Sealing Spirit Nails from my body.”
“If you pull them out, I can act on your behalf!”
Shen Ye pondered for a moment.
—No matter how much trouble the other party was brewing, or what their ulterior motives were, one thing was certain.
“The light pillar didn’t hurt you?” he said, controlling the Formless Heavenly Demon.
“Of course, I fear no destructive attacks. No matter how many times they come, they won’t harm me,” the mummy said proudly.
Shen Ye nodded silently.
—This guy is capable.
Then—
“This place has already been destroyed, wouldn’t it be better if you pulled out the nails yourself?” Shen Ye said.
“The nails are the final seal. Once you pull them out, I can break free—act quickly! I’ll fight a battle for you in a moment!” the mummy said.
“Understood, Big Skeleton!”
Shen Ye uttered a low cry.
Big Skeleton leapt out of the void, transforming into a giant skeletal serpent, slithering down from the pit.
There were no traps or seals along the way.
It seemed that the attack from that light pillar indeed possessed strong destructive power.
The sealing spell spirits had also truly been lured away.
The mummy was not afraid of the destructive light pillar, yet it remained sealed.
Then—
There’s still one safe place left!
“Wait? Are you a skeleton?”
“…What are you doing?”
“Stop!”
The mummy in the blood pool shouted repeatedly.
Unfortunately, it was pinned to the bottom of the pool, unable to move, and still under seal.
The Big Skeleton ignored it completely, directly plunging into the depths of the blood pool and drilling a hole beneath the mummy.
The Formless Heavenly Demon jumped into the blood pool and burrowed into the hole.
At this moment.
If another destructive light pillar fell from the sky, it would first hit the mummy!
The mummy could withstand destructive light pillars and was over three meters long—
It could entirely serve as armor!
And it was armor that absolutely wouldn’t break!
“Brother,” the Big Skeleton said, feeling uneasy, “if you can’t hold on, say so beforehand, so we can find another place.”
“…You’re really a dog,” the mummy said.
“Not me, him,” the Big Skeleton argued.
The next moment.
An even more intense destructive light pillar descended from the sky.
The mummy blocked it!
Rumble—
The entire sealed land began to shatter.
However, the mummy and the man behind it were unharmed.
A line of small characters suddenly flashed in the void:
“As a professional at the eighth layer of the mystical realm, you continuously evaded the pursuit of an ancient monster from the 170th level universe until it was killed by your companions, and you remained completely unharmed.”
“You truly survived.”
“For this outstanding performance, the mystical realm bestows upon you a new title:”
“The Indomitable.”
“—The Indomitable, is simply a cautious and steady development.”
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