Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 438

The universe.

In the dark universe.

A comet was slowly moving.

It trailed a long tail, growing somewhat dim as it moved away from a star.

Suddenly.

The entire comet seemed to be pulled by some force, gradually deviating from its orbit, transforming into a compressed, white, reflective sphere, rushing directly above the observation post.

Not only that—

Even the solar winds and radiant energy emitted by the nearest stars all became vertical.

The star began to move slowly.

—Upwards.

It seemed as if everything in the universe was being drawn by that immense power.

Above the observation post—

There was a cocoon-like object, attracting, absorbing, and destroying everything in the universe with all its might.

In an instant.

A stiff and dazed professional appeared outside the cocoon.

He pressed his hand against the cocoon and sent out a telepathic message:

“Report.”

“A suspected individual has been found.”

“He is in—”

“The core of the universe, the Death Planet, the Primordial Ruins.”

As the voice fell.

A wave of all-sweeping power emanated from the cocoon, transforming into a command filled with anger and killing intent.

“Go, go there immediately!”

“I want to see him with my own eyes, then refine him into an eternal puppet!”

…

On the other side.

Primordial Ruins.

Shen Ye and “Xu Xingke” stared at each other.

This guy…

Is he an imposter?

Shen Ye thought silently.

The effect of Truth Suppression was extremely terrifying.

Not only did he see his Gate ability, but he even saw a phantom.

In that phantom—

A person with a blurred face reached out and, just like himself, uttered a low shout:

“Gate.”

A door then opened.

This door, named “Friendship,” appeared somewhat narrow but very tall, about two meters.

—It looked more like a locker door.

Inside the door was a cup of water and a potion.

The person took the potion with water.

The next second.

He transformed into Xu Xingke.

A neatly pressed leather jacket, jeans, and black leather shoes immediately appeared in the locker.

—These were the clothes Xu Xingke usually liked to wear.

After dressing, a pack of “Shan Hua” brand cigarettes and a dark, windproof lighter appeared in the locker.

—The cigarette brand and lighter style were also Xu Xingke’s usual.

Then a small booklet appeared.

The person opened the booklet and saw some information about Xu Xingke, as well as his relationship with Shen Ye.

Shen Ye stood outside the phantom, watching him read the booklet.

At the end of the booklet was a passage:

“This opening provides three additional items to help you gain the other party’s trust and exchange for your friendship with him.”

“Activation condition: Must be the other party’s desired object.”

“Scope: Under truth.”

He closed the booklet, lit a cigarette, and exhaled smoke, saying:

“It’s done, that kid is mine.”

The phantom image disappeared.

Shen Ye sighed inwardly.

At this moment, having gained intelligence on the enemy, he felt no sense of security.

—He even felt that life had become extraordinarily perilous.

Truth overwhelms everything!

He held the truth.

Everything about the other party would be exposed before him.

Then—

What if someone possessed a higher truth than him?

Wouldn’t he suffer the same fate?

Is that…

Why the Heaven-Piercing Art, representing the highest achievement of the Fourth Epoch civilization, had the characteristic of “being competitive”?

If you’re not competitive, you can’t survive!

As Shen Ye was thinking, he suddenly heard a “clang” in the void.

“Your resonance with the Heaven-Piercing Art has increased by one stage.”

“The power of the Heaven-Piercing Art is accumulating within you and is very likely to enter a period of explosive growth.”

Shen Ye had no time to ponder the Heaven-Piercing Art—

—He had to deal with this “Xu Xingke” first!

“Teacher, why are you here too?”

Shen Ye asked enthusiastically.

“I discovered some secrets and had to come—what’s up with this skeleton?” “Xu Xingke” looked at the Big Skeleton behind him.

Shen Ye paused for a breath, then suddenly smiled:

“Teacher, this is a major secret concerning the entire Primordial Ruins.”

“Xu Xingke’s” heart stirred. He copied Xu Xingke’s smile and said faintly:

“Still playing coy with me? Tell me, Teacher.”

“Wait a minute—last time, didn’t Teacher say he’d give me a good dark gold-level knife? Is Teacher going to renege on that?” Shen Ye grumbled.

“Xu Xingke” froze.

—Was there such a thing?

Looking at his indignant expression—

There probably was.

But whether it was true or false, he had to get the secret first, then worry about other things!

As for making a move…

“Xu Xingke” subtly clenched his fist, glanced at Shen Ye, and snorted:

“When did I ever say I’d renege?”

Shen Ye, however, looked out the window and whispered a reminder:

“Teacher, speak a little softer. That monster outside is very powerful; it has already killed several people.”

“Xu Xingke” couldn’t help but look outside as well.

—The Despair Manifestor.

This monster was indeed terrifying.

If they fought and failed to handle it properly, alarming it—

He would also die.

But.

Why would he, for no reason, give this kid a dark gold-level knife?

—First, get the secret.

Wait until that monster leaves, then, while this kid isn’t paying attention, take him down directly!

“Tell Teacher that secret you just mentioned, and Teacher will definitely get you a good knife!”

“Xu Xingke” coaxed.

Shen Ye secretly sneered when he heard this.

Empty words, and you want to succeed?

Do you really think I’m your student?

Alright, you play me, and I’ll play you too—

Shen Ye pressed his hand on his knife, about to mock him and make his move, when suddenly several lines of glowing small text quietly appeared:

“Urgent intelligence!”

“Six beings whose strength surpasses all living beings of this epoch are breaking into the Primordial Ruins.”

“These six beings possess the ultimate power of the previous epoch!”

“The ruins barrier can only hold for fifteen minutes!”

Shen Ye’s expression changed.

The ultimate power of the previous epoch—

Isn’t that the three arts?

Only he still had the complete inheritance of the Heaven-Piercing Art.

The other party could only possess the Heaven-Shaking Art and the Heaven-Veiling Art.

And their strength surpassed all living beings of this epoch—

—They were the “End Lords of All Eras”!

Only it, sealed, controlled the former master of Guanghan Palace.

It could learn the Heaven-Shaking Art and the Heaven-Veiling Art!

This was bad.

Six beings…

They were probably its puppets…

Shen Ye’s gaze fell on the “Xu Xingke” opposite him.

This guy didn’t seem to be allied with the End Lord.

He needed to get rid of him quickly!

“What, you still don’t trust Teacher? Hurry and tell Teacher about it.”

“Xu Xingke” naturally didn’t know what was happening outside and urged him.

Shen Ye showed a reluctant expression:

“Alright, fine.”

He seemed to be convinced.

“Respected Corpse Woman,” Shen Ye bowed to the Big Skeleton, “this secret is of great importance, can I bring my teacher?”

The Big Skeleton had already leaned against the bookshelf, adopting a shy and coy posture.

Dressed in a dress, red shoes, and a flower on its head, it sweetly said:

“No, this kind of secret regarding the Primordial Stone Tablet is a true secret; only one person can go with me to explore it, darling.”

“Besides, I’ve already chosen you, unless you voluntarily give up, then it will be his turn!”

Only one person.

Shen Ye looked at “Xu Xingke” with a troubled expression.

“Xu Xingke” took a few steps back, carefully observing the Big Skeleton.

In his sight, the Gate ability also provided a basic piece of information:

“Neutral party of the Primordial Ruins, secret guide.”

It was real!

This skeleton was also a neutral person, and it had a huge secret!

He hadn’t expected such a gain.

“Xu Xingke’s” eyes lit up, and he said:

“Leave this matter to Teacher.”

“Huh? Teacher hasn’t even given me the knife he owes me, and now he wants to snatch my secret?”

Shen Ye shouted, taking a few steps back, his face showing confusion, scrutinizing “Xu Xingke” with a questioning gaze.

“Xu Xingke’s” heart skipped a beat.

Damn it!

The secret was still in this kid’s hands.

He had to voluntarily give it up for him to have a chance.

And he was already starting to suspect.

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His original mission was also on the verge of failure!

“Haha, Teacher has naturally prepared a long knife for you.”

“Xu Xingke” lowered his head, fumbled in his pocket, secretly extended his hand into the “locker” space, and pulled hard—

Lines of glowing small text appeared:

“Today’s first friendship item has been drawn.”

“The other party’s wish is a good knife.”

“Draw successful!”

A knife was drawn out and grasped by “Xu Xingke.”

“Here, see? This is a dark gold-level long knife Teacher prepared for you; it’s very precious.”

“Xu Xingke” said proudly.

Shen Ye’s eyes lit up, and he immediately made to grab the knife, but the other party blocked him with one hand.

The two looked at each other.

Shen Ye suddenly chuckled, and without turning his head, said to the Big Skeleton:

“I relinquish my qualification; please take my teacher to explore that secret.”

The Big Skeleton asked:

“Are you serious?”

“Serious,” Shen Ye said.

The Big Skeleton looked at “Xu Xingke” and beckoned, “Come on, follow me to explore the secrets of the Primordial Era.”

It was done!

“Xu Xingke” was overjoyed, meeting Shen Ye’s gaze, and instinctively said:

“This knife is quite precious, why don’t Teacher first—”

“Can I really abandon the task?” Shen Ye said to the Big Skeleton.

“In principle, no,” the Big Skeleton immediately replied.

“Xu Xingke’s” eyebrow twitched, and he quickly finished his sentence:

“—why don’t Teacher first give it to you to use, and I’ll get you an even better knife later.”

The knife.

It went directly into Shen Ye’s hand.

Nothing more to say, now that he had the item—

“Please make sure to take my teacher to complete the secret mission, don’t worry about my feelings!”

Shen Ye’s expression was solemn.

“Alright, this way,” the Big Skeleton led “Xu Xingke.”

The two quickly exited the abandoned exchange and walked down a small path.

Only Shen Ye was left in the room.

If he remembered correctly—

The escort mission issued by the Big Skeleton was called “Silencing.”

The End Lord of All Eras was coming.

—Let the Big Skeleton complete a “silencing” to avoid additional interference.

Just then, rows of glowing small text appeared in the void:

“Attention!”

“Half a month has passed in the Immobilized Door.”

“Your strength has risen to the peak of the Ninth Layer of the Dharma Realm.”

“With the help of the ‘A Night of Spring Rain in the Small Dwelling’ mythological phrase of the Spring Rain Blade God, you can comprehend swordsmanship every day, and you have thoroughly mastered the ‘Interminable’ swordsmanship, able to unleash its full power.”

“These two phased achievements will directly appear on you.”

Shen Ye was stunned.

Suddenly.

A realization seemed to emerge in his mind.

He suddenly gained the most ultimate understanding of the “Interminable” swordsmanship that came with a Dharma Aspect.

It was like a pure man who had never been in love, after having a girlfriend, learned a full twenty-eight ways to please his girlfriend in just half a day.

Genius.

Shen Ye closed his eyes slightly and immediately sensed his other self in the immobilized property.

He was still practicing swordsmanship.

“Stop practicing the sword.”

Shen Ye mentally commanded.

That self immediately stopped and stood still.

“Practice the Grand Pure Emotionless Feathered Ascension Scripture,” Shen Ye ordered.

Following his command, Shen Ye in the room immediately spoke:

“This Dao scripture has reached a bottleneck and cannot be broken through for the time being, which is why I started cultivating swordsmanship.”

“It’s different now, practice it again,” Shen Ye said.

“Okay.”

Shen Ye in the room immediately put away his sword, sat on the meditation cushion, closed his eyes slightly, and began to circulate the Dao art.

Since the Heaven-Piercing Art was about to enter a period of intense growth—

—Then he would wholeheartedly practice its Dao scripture!

Half a month.

That was half a day’s work.

Perhaps he could complete this Heaven-Piercing path.

Shen Ye watched for a while, only to see himself sitting cross-legged in the center of the room, diligently cultivating.

No need to worry about him!

He withdrew his gaze and pulled out the knife, appreciating it for a while.

“A good knife! What a good knife!”

He couldn’t help but praise it.

Although it couldn’t compare to Spring Rain, it was, after all, a dark gold-level long knife.

Rows of glowing small text quickly appeared:

“You activated the Primordial phrase ‘Vampire Grandpa,’ causing this dark gold-level long knife to merge with ‘Spring Rain.'”

“‘Spring Rain’ knife’s level remains unchanged, but achieves the following effect:”

“Shadow.”

“Description: A void blade shadow is hidden beneath the blade of the Spring Rain knife, its power is the same as the Spring Rain knife. Whenever you swing the knife, the void blade shadow also swings and attacks.”

Shen Ye drew out the Spring Rain knife, and saw nothing beneath the blade.

But as he swung the long knife—

A faint buzzing sound appeared on the blade.

—This was the howl of the void blade shadow.

Excellent!

As long as it could make the equipment stronger, it was always a good thing.

As Shen Ye was thinking, he suddenly heard a faint tapping sound from the ground.

He looked down.

At some point, an oval silver object had fallen to the ground.

A faint light appeared next to it:

“Location Confirmer.”

“Technological artifact, invisible.”

“Items attached to it will continuously broadcast their location for you to query.”

Shen Ye was silent for a moment.

This was—

This was a GPS locator!

What a “Xu Xingke,” he had installed such a locator on that dark gold long knife at some unknown time.

This way, he could find himself at any time based on the locator’s position!

He even installed GPS on a knife he gave as a gift.

Are you a debt collection agency?!

Shen Ye narrowed his eyes, understanding.

He wanted to get the secret, then come back to take the knife.

The secret was his, the knife was his, and his own life would also be harvested by him.

What a plan!

—But who exactly was this person?

A series of spell bombardment sounds came from afar.

Shen Ye listened intently.

According to the Big Skeleton, during the “silencing” mission, the professional would be led to fight monsters—

—until they died.

“Three more minutes before the barrier breaks.”

Time was running out.

Shen Ye walked to the corner and placed his hand on the ground.

Click.

The raised stone moved.

The tunnel opened again.

Shen Ye jumped straight down.

Three minutes.

It passed in a flash.

At this moment, the Big Skeleton, like a woman, was leading “Xu Xingke” on a circuitous path through the dense forest outside.

“Respected lady, how much further is it?”

“Xu Xingke” asked breathlessly.

The previous battle was extremely dangerous; if he hadn’t used a precious sealing technique, he would have died at the hands of that monster!

“Don’t worry, you are the first to walk this path, and you will achieve supreme glory,” the Big Skeleton said unhurriedly.

Boom—

Right in front of “Xu Xingke,” the Big Skeleton was struck by a blurred afterimage and disintegrated into a sky full of flying skeletal fragments.

Two figures quietly emerged.

Both were professionals with dull and indifferent expressions.

“Is it him?”

One asked.

“According to the other soul memories on the Dharma Aspect, it’s not him,” the other said.

The two stopped speaking and both stared at “Xu Xingke.”

“Xu Xingke” was also a talented Gate ability user. Seeing the opponents’ strength was ridiculously powerful at this moment—

—he hadn’t even seen how the skeleton died.

Facing such people, he always had a good coping strategy.

“Gate!”

“Xu Xingke” roared, pulling open a door from the void.

A small badge flew out.

He grabbed the badge and instinctively raised it high.

The two opposite looked at it.

One of them, who had just raised a hand, lowered it again.

“He’s our reserve member.”

That person said.

“Don’t kill,” the other said.

“Hmm, they’ve all come in, let’s rendezvous.”

“Alright.”

The two instantly flew away.

But the next second, one of them reappeared in front of “Xu Xingke.”

“Leave the ruins, the secrets here are not for you to pursue.”

After saying this, the person disappeared again.

“Xu Xingke” stood frozen in place.

A gust of wind blew.

He suddenly realized that his back was covered in a layer of icy cold sweat.

“Damn it, you scared me to death.”

“Xu Xingke” stammered, his gaze falling on the badge.

—The pattern on the badge was very simple.

It was a white horse.

Below it was a line of common human text:

“All sentient beings are slaves.”

“Xu Xingke” exclaimed, “The White Horse Society! It’s actually them!”

He jumped up in fright, about to leave immediately.

But after thinking for a while.

He calmed down again.

—Fortune favors the bold.

He could open several doors at once and be friends with all factions.

If there really was such a super precious treasure, or an unknown top-secret—

Why couldn’t he be the one to get it?

Never mind!

Take a gamble!

“Xu Xingke” gritted his teeth, holding a hand seal in each hand, and a faint golden light emanated from his body.

“Resurrect, respected lady!”

He shouted in a low voice.

The scattered skeletal fragments on the ground were enveloped in golden light, suddenly gathered together, reformed a body, and transformed into a skeleton.

The Big Skeleton was resurrected!

“You can actually bring me back to life!” the Big Skeleton exclaimed.

“A minor skill, not worth mentioning. Please continue to lead me to find that secret,” “Xu Xingke” said with a tired face.

“Okay… but you need to wait a bit; I need about two minutes to rest before I can move,” the Big Skeleton said.

“Two minutes? No problem,” “Xu Xingke” said.

On the other side.

Six professionals floated in the air, surrounding the abandoned exchange.

“He possesses a phrase that disrupts information, but we’ve suppressed it, so there’s no mistake—”

“This is where he last appeared.”

“Then what are we waiting for?”

The six professionals gathered together and chanted a spell in unison.

The next moment.

They all extended their hands, transferring their power to the person in the middle.

That person formed a hand seal, and with the combined strength of the six, immediately unleashed the ultimate power of the epoch—

The Heaven-Shaking Art!

Boom—

The abandoned exchange vanished in an instant, as if erased by an eraser.

A bottomless pit appeared on the earth.

Destruction.

Endless destruction spread.

Centered on the abandoned exchange, the “erasure” effect spread in all directions.

The earth trembled constantly.

Each violent tremor was due to a large area of land being completely wiped out by the power of the Heaven-Shaking Art.

At this moment.

In the secret passage.

Shen Ye, using the Demon’s invisibility technique, was sprinting with all his might.

The moment the Heaven-Shaking Art erupted—

He sensed it.

Information quickly gathered the situation on site, transforming into faint text displayed before him:

“With the combined strength of six individuals, the formal ‘Heaven-Shaking Art’ has been barely activated, launching this attack.”

“Everything on the ground of the Primordial Ruins will be destroyed.”

“Attention!”

“You are very likely to die in this attack!”

Shen Ye looked back.

At the end of his vision, the burning torch, the black rock walls, and the deep secret passage all vanished.

The power of the Heaven-Shaking Art was so terrifying!

Shen Ye once again increased his speed, running with all his might.

However, the art came even more fiercely—

In just three to five breaths.

Everything behind Shen Ye was utterly destroyed.

What a pity…

This secret of the Primordial Era, he hadn’t yet obtained.

He had to escape.

Shen Ye let out a low shout: “Gate!”

The Heaven-Piercing Gate appeared before him.

He pressed his hand on the gate, about to push it open—

Suddenly, a line of faint text condensed:

“You have cultivated for three days and three nights, finally thoroughly comprehending the mysteries of the Grand Pure Emotionless Feathered Ascension Scripture.”

“You are the second person in history to successfully cultivate this Dao Scripture.”

“In view of your accomplishment, the Heaven-Piercing Art Spirit has bestowed a reward:”

“You can cast the Heaven-Piercing Art once when the Heaven-Piercing Art Spirit descends and possesses you.”

“Furthermore.”

“A new cultivation mission for your Heaven-Piercing path is about to be issued.”

Shen Ye’s thoughts flickered.

What did this mean?

The Heaven-Piercing Art Spirit was willing to lend him a hand?

If that were the case—

He really didn’t want to be driven out of the ruins like this.

He had been hiding for too long.

Was he to hide from the opponent forever?

The opponent had seen him—

Enough.

He didn’t want to continue like this.

If…

If he had power…

In an instant.

The Heaven-Piercing Gate disappeared.

Shen Ye turned around, facing the onslaught of the Heaven-Shaking Art, and whispered:

“Descend.”

His entire body suddenly erupted with purple light, his hands moving like afterimages as he quickly formed a complex hand seal.

Several lines of faint text frantically refreshed:

“Starting from the Fourth Epoch, until the end of the Fifth Epoch, the ‘Heaven-Piercing Art’ has appeared for the second time in the multi-layered universe.”

“This battle will be ‘Heaven-Piercing’ fighting ‘Heaven-Shaking’ and ‘Heaven-Veiling’ arts alone.”

“History and all dharmas will witness this battle!”

“Battle start!”