Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 487
byChapter 470: It was her!
“Blood Emperor.”
“Ultimate creation title, host-type title, symbiotic title.”
“Description: You will be drawn by a mysterious force and quickly encounter two other beings with the same title; you must defeat them to activate the final evolution of the title.”
“—Choose, or be chosen, you cannot escape.”
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Shen Ye read it in one glance, feigned ignorance, and turned to help Zhang Xiaoyi.
“Are you hurt?”
He asked.
“No, I was just hanging there—I didn’t expect the monsters here to have a binding spell.” Zhang Xiaoyi said with lingering fear.
“If all the monsters here have this trick, it will be dangerous later.” Nangong Sirui said.
Shen Ye nodded, about to speak, but suddenly pulled out his identity card.
Nangong Sirui and Zhang Xiaoyi did the same.
All three cards vibrated.
A message appeared on the card:
“City Dispatch Center has issued an order, emergency personnel reassignment:”
“Su Su will be reassigned for other duties.”
“A replacement will arrive at your team in a few minutes.”
After reading the message, the three looked at Su Su.
“I also received the message,” Su Su waved the card in her hand magnanimously, “A flame dragon has awakened, and they need a professional like me who can cast ice elements to help.”
So that’s how it is!
Xiao San and Ah Yi nodded in understanding.
“Then let’s not advance for now, we’ll wait until the person arrives.”
Nangong Sirui said.
After a long journey and a temporary battle, the group decided to rest on the spot.
After a while.
Su Su suddenly moved, stood up and said, “I feel like they are about to arrive—then I’ll go back.”
“Do you need a send-off?” Nangong Sirui asked.
“No need,” Su Su glanced at Shen Ye and smiled, “Brother Shen Ye, you must remember our agreement.”
“Okay.” Shen Ye responded.
Su Su turned and left.
Her figure gradually disappeared at the end of the tunnel.
“What did you two agree on?”
Zhang Xiaoyi couldn’t help but ask.
“Not sure, she said she needed my help after returning.” Shen Ye said.
Zhang Xiaoyi rolled his eyes.
—You don’t even know and you agreed.
Because she’s cute, right?
The next second.
He suddenly sensed something.
“They’re here!”
Before he finished speaking, two figures appeared simultaneously.
A gloomy middle-aged man.
A burly bald man.
Both had a “Blood Emperor” title floating above their heads.
—Undoubtedly, they were temporarily assigned by the Empress Bee!
The battle began instantly.
“Although the order is for me to help in battle, I have to test your skills first.”
The middle-aged man stretched his limbs.
He disappeared from his original spot and suddenly appeared behind Shen Ye.
The iron claw and the Azure Demon Blade collided.
Both took a step back at the same time.
“Not bad for such a young age.” The middle-aged man said in surprise.
“Must we fight?” Shen Ye asked.
“How can a professional improve without sparring?” The middle-aged man said sternly.
Nangong Sirui and Zhang Xiaoyi were about to step forward, but the bald man stepped out and blocked them.
“Don’t you have confidence in your teammates? Are you afraid to spar?”
The bald man said with a laugh.
This put the two in a difficult position.
In an expedition team, sparring is a good way to quickly familiarize new teammates.
Unblameable.
“Ridiculous, I’m just afraid you’ll die by his hand.”
Nangong Sirui said coldly.
“Who’s testing whose skills isn’t clear yet, don’t blame us if you die.” Zhang Xiaoyi said sarcastically.
As they spoke, the battle in the arena intensified.
The middle-aged man’s figure transformed into a ghostly claw, darting through the void, leaving behind sharp slashes.
Shen Ye’s long blade in his hand became formless, practically invisible, and with a casual movement, hundreds of blade energies burst forth.
Claw and blade, they interwove in continuous clashes.
Since the Death Star lifted the limit of the Nine Aspects, many people have advanced extremely quickly.
But.
How could anyone be faster than Shen Ye?
His clone mined 24 hours a day, and cultivated 24 hours a day, with a time flow of three months to one day.
Now Shen Ye was at the sixteenth stage of the Nine Aspects.
Unless they were originally from other cosmic levels and not bound by the Death Star, their current strength might be comparable to or even surpass his.
Shen Ye briefly exchanged blows with the middle-aged man and understood his style.
Eighteenth stage of the Nine Aspects.
Good technique.
It would take a long time to determine a winner.
Clang!
A crisp collision sound.
Shen Ye flew backward, hitting the wall at the end of the hall.
His hand felt a little numb.
The opponent’s strength attribute was much higher than his.
—With the title, he would have more opportunities.
Should he win, or just lose?
Shen Ye suddenly felt irritable.
Why?
He had been busy for so long, struggling, fighting, racking his brains, getting injured, and doing everything meticulously.
When the multi-layered universe ushered in the Sixth Era—
The Empress Bee simply woke up, and then restored the memories of all beings, taking control of everything?
Now even he had to work for her?
“There’s a flaw, kid.”
The middle-aged man suddenly appeared on the wall, his sharp claws reaching for Shen Ye.
Shen Ye hesitated.
Su Rong’s voice suddenly rang out:
“If you lose, the title will degenerate into ‘Blood Seed’.”
As soon as the Empress Bee left, she returned!
Lost.
Degenerate into “Blood Seed”?
Blood Seeds were meant to be eaten.
Shen Ye’s pupils contracted sharply, and the Azure Demon Blade burst forth with hundreds of chilling lights, forcing the middle-aged man back.
“Good swordsmanship, let’s continue.”
The middle-aged man laughed.
Shen Ye’s expression, however, became more complex.
“If I can’t lose, then what if I win?”
He asked Su Rong via telepathy.
“If you win, you have to fight the bald guy next to you—it’s arranged, the three of you must determine a winner.”
“The ultimate winner will get the evolving title, and after this expedition, as soon as you return to the city, you’ll go to her side and be at her beck and call.”
Su Rong said.
Of the three, two would be eaten, and the strongest one remaining would continue to serve her.
…What a beautiful thought.
Shen Ye took a few steps back, dodging the opponent’s claw attack, and asked again:
“What if there’s no win, no loss?”
“No win, no loss?” Su Rong was taken aback. “…Then keep fighting until a winner is decided.”
Shen Ye’s heart stirred.
The Empress Bee had to manage the entire world, not just a single city.
With a myriad of tasks, it was inevitable that some details might be overlooked.
This was his chance!
He winked at Nangong Sirui and transmitted a message:
“Do me a favor—block them until I get back.”
“Okay.” Nangong Sirui agreed without question.
“Assess their strength, don’t overexert yourself,” Shen Ye said.
“Don’t underestimate me, Shen Ye.” Nangong Sirui said sternly.
Shen Ye smiled, and delivered another strike, saying aloud:
“Being so fierce against us young people is a sickness that needs curing.”
As soon as he finished speaking.
“Dangerous Person” activated!
At the same time, Shen Ye suddenly burst out with intense aura fluctuations, his figure flashed, and he rushed deeper into the Dwarf Demon Hall.
After a while.
He was completely out of sight.
The middle-aged man and the bald man were stunned, about to chase after him, but were blocked by Nangong Sirui and Zhang Xiaoyi.
“Hey, he ran off on his own, isn’t there any punishment for that?”
The middle-aged man demanded.
“I gave him an order to do something secret, you guys just wait here.” Nangong Sirui said.
“Why?” The bald man said.
“Because I’m the leader of the expedition team.” Nangong Sirui said.
“That’s right, he’s the captain.” Zhang Xiaoyi echoed.
The middle-aged man showed a mocking smile and said playfully, “It seems only the strongest person is qualified to be the captain, right?”
“That’s right, I’m stronger than you.” Nangong Sirui said coldly.
He saw a large, red “Dangerous” character appear above the heads of the two opponents.
How did he do that.
Shen Ye’s title ability was truly admirable.
“That’s not necessarily true—maybe you can’t even take one of my moves.” The bald man said menacingly, completely unaware of the situation above his head.
“You can try.”
Nangong Sirui said.
He took out a Yaksha mask and put it on.
Zhang Xiaoyi also drew his weapon.
A battle was about to erupt!
On the other side.
Shen Ye sprinted through the great hall.
Quick!
While the Empress Bee is busy with other things—
Activate that set of armor!
The armor bestowed by the World Will, Aranya, possessed the power of the twelfth tier of truth, a life-saving item.
Moreover, he sensed that Aranya had other intentions.
In short.
Activate the power of this armor set, then find a way to break the situation!
—He had to be fast!
He split the wall in front of him with a blade, rushing inwards.
Any obstacles in his path were sliced open.
He continued to rush until he reached the deepest part of the Twilight Star.
Sure enough, there were seven dwarf demons here, their aura incredibly strong, at least at the twentieth stage of the Realm of Law.
“Damn humans!”
The dwarf demon king, who was at the head, chanted vicious curses and waved his scepter—
At the same time.
Shen Ye drew out the Night Rain Blade.
—The Night Rain Blade of Truth Tier 4!
An irresistible truth power emanated from the blade, suppressing all the dense dwarf demons in the entire hall.
Truth suppression!
No matter what tier of the Realm of Law, as long as one had not broken through to the truth stage, they would be suppressed by this blade.
The seven dwarf demon kings could not move.
They watched in terror as the human youth flew past, stood in front of them, and raised his long blade high—
It’s over!
They were going to die here today!
The dwarf demon kings thought in despair.
Unexpectedly, the blade stopped in mid-air, and the youth spoke:
“You seven, cook for me.”
“If you want to live, hurry up and cook!”
“Yes!” The seven dwarf demon kings, as if granted a great pardon, responded in unison.
The power that suppressed everything slightly receded, allowing them to move freely to some extent.
The dwarf demon kings quickly got busy.
After a while.
A dish of “Moss Spider Ant Mixed Greens,” a favorite among dwarf demons, was ready.
“Please enjoy your meal.”
The dwarf demons respectfully presented a stone bowl to Shen Ye.
Buzz—
A faint hum came from Shen Ye’s ring.
Tiny glowing words instantly appeared:
“You have gained the recognition of the helmet of the Lord of the Multiverse.”
“Helmet power unlocked.”
“Please continue to unlock other components.”
Shen Ye took out his phone and glanced at it.
Only a few minutes had passed.
Improve efficiency!
Next—
To the Abyss of Poisonous Mist, to dispel the desires of the extremely evil spirit!
Shen Ye directly opened a Doorway to Heaven, stepped in, and disappeared from the sight of the dwarf demons.
He traveled a long distance and stood in the Abyss of Poisonous Mist.
“Extremely evil spirit, come out!”
As soon as he arrived, Shen Ye shouted loudly.
Not far away.
Dense green poisonous mist rose from the swamp, followed by a centipede dozens of stories high emerging from the ground.
“Ant-like humans, you can only die here, becoming my blood food.”
It stared at Shen Ye, making buzzing sounds.
Shen Ye clutched his chest, saying with an incredulous expression:
“You actually want to eat me?”
Truth Tier 6 “Vampire Patriarch” activated!
Tiny glowing words instantly appeared:
“Confirmed: You have suffered verbal injury from the opponent.”
“Currently, ‘Poison’ element will be forcibly extracted from the extremely evil spirit as compensation.”
A ball of green light floated in front of Shen Ye.
“What did you do!” The centipede roared furiously.
“N-nothing, I just got here, haven’t done anything yet, and you’re yelling at me.” Shen Ye said with a wronged expression, stepping back a pace, and then suddenly falling to the ground.
Tiny glowing words instantly appeared:
“You have activated ‘War Dance Diva’.”
“‘Vampire Patriarch’ has been upgraded by one tier, becoming ‘Vampire Grand Patriarch’.”
“Your element extraction is no longer limited by the number of times.”
“Currently confirmed: You have suffered damage in the opponent’s territory.”
“This is all due to the opponent not cleaning the ground thoroughly, and ‘Poison’ element will now be forcibly extracted from the opponent as compensation.”
Another draw.
The ball of green light became even more dazzling.
“Damn human, I’ll kill you!” The centipede roared frantically.
It charged at Shen Ye.
More faint glowing words appeared:
“It has been confirmed that the opponent has issued a death threat.”
“This has deeply hurt your (minor’s) young heart, and currently, the ‘Poison’ element will be forcibly extracted from the opponent as compensation.”
Another draw.
The green light was like a jade, exposed in the void, emitting an astonishing toxic glow.
At the same time, the centipede swayed.
It seemed to have too much poison extracted, causing its attack movements to become a bit erratic.
Shen Ye slowly drew the Night Rain Blade.
Truth suppression—
The centipede immediately became immobile.
Shen Ye directly fused the “Poison” element into the great skeleton.
—It seemed very interested in this poison.
“Seal it properly, otherwise I’ll kill you, understand?”
Shen Ye said to the centipede.
The centipede was so suppressed that it couldn’t even speak.
A soft clang came from the ring again.
“You have gained the recognition of the belt of the Lord of the Multiverse.”
“Belt power unlocked.”
“Please continue to unlock other components.”
Shen Ye checked his phone.
Time taken: 4 minutes.
Good!
—Next!
“Door.”
Shen Ye uttered, directly opening the Gate to Heaven and stepping through.
Time passed slowly.
A quarter of an hour later.
He returned to the Dwarf Demon Hall.
Tiny glowing words still floated before his eyes:
“The Battle Armor of the Lord of the Multiverse.”
“Activated.”
“Set attributes:”
“1. Heart of Defense: Wearing the battle armor prevents any offensive actions;”
“2. Invincible Body: Suppresses all attacks, immune to their damage.”
“Truth-tier twelve battle armor.”
“—Also a testament to the trial of the Multiverse Will.”
Success!
With this battle armor, although he couldn’t attack, he at least gained a powerful self-preservation ability.
Now.
He could now contend with the Empress Bee.
Shen Ye’s heart was exhilarated. Just as he was about to go find Nangong Sirui and Zhang Xiaoyi, a figure appeared before him.
This was a beautiful woman in an elaborate long dress.
—Aranya.
She was the will of the current multi-layered universe!
“Lady Aranya.”
Shen Ye greeted her.
Aranya looked him up and down and nodded, “Not bad, you didn’t disappoint me.”
Shen Ye was slightly startled, then quickly understood the other party’s meaning.
Since the complete set of battle armor was a “testament to the Will of the Multiverse”—
Then Lady Aranya’s intention of distributing equipment to people was clear.
She was testing all beings.
But then what?
Why the test? What next?
Aranya spoke:
“You have her aura about you, which is why I took out this set of battle armor as a test.”
“—I didn’t expect you to have reached the truth level.”
“Then there’s no need to delay any further, I must tell you the truth.”
“Please tell me,” Shen Ye said.
“The multi-layered universe, among the twenty-one ultimate creations, is not considered strong, but we have evolved for an incredibly long time, through countless eras.”
Aranya said.
We?
Shen Ye was somewhat puzzled but did not ask, simply listening.
“We were once an extremely powerful multi-layered universe in the void of truth; other ultimate creations generally dared not provoke us.”
“Until that great war broke out.”
“Countless ultimate creations were destroyed in that war.”
“We almost died too.”
“Even after escaping, we were discovered by the hidden Empress Bee, who, noticing our weakened state, tried to parasitize us and eventually completely devour us.”
“But it has been dormant.” Shen Ye said.
“Exactly, because we timely created the ‘Star of Endings’, gathering the pursuers of various ultimate creations on this planet—some pursuers escaped from the ‘Star of Endings’ and founded the Cosmic Council.” Aranya said.
“So that’s where the ‘Star of Endings’ came from.” Shen Ye suddenly realized.
“We used the ‘Star of Endings’ to create a chasm—I was captured by the Empress Bee, but if it ate me, it would have to face the ‘Star of Endings’.”
“Among the pursuers on the ‘Star of Endings’, some are highly influential, and we imprisoned them there.”
“Once I die, they will be released.”
“Other powerful ultimate creations will immediately rush in and devour everything of mine and the Empress Bee’s.”
“The Empress Bee has always been afraid to thoroughly devour me, and this is why.”
“Impressive.” Shen Ye sighed.
“You’ve only said half the story.”
Aranya’s beautiful eyes gazed at him, with a deep meaning in her look.
“Please continue—by the way, who controls the other half of the multi-layered universe, separated by the ‘Star of Endings’?” Shen Ye asked.
—By this point, he had already figured it out.
Aranya, along with other cosmic wills, controlled the entire multi-layered universe!
That’s why she referred to “we.”
Aranya, however, did not confirm his guess, but instead said:
“The other half of the multi-layered universe gathers the evolutionary experience from countless eras, and redevelops the strongest power of the era.”
“Those are the three powers you possess—although the ‘spirit’ hasn’t fully returned, they are currently the supreme arts of the multi-layered universe.”
“So that’s it,” Shen Ye murmured.
“In your Fourth Era, we confirmed one thing—only by evolving the ‘Door’ ability can we be rescued from this heavily injured and parasitized state.” Aranya said.
“In the manner of a doorkeeper?” Shen Ye asked.
“Yes,” Aranya said, walking towards him, looking up at him, and whispering:
“To fully unleash the ultimate power of the Era, one must control the entire Ultimate Creation.”
“And this requires a special contract.”
“Every Ultimate Creation will not easily perform this contract ritual.”
“For example, the Empress Bee—”
“She searched among all beings for a long time, prepared many ‘Blood Emperors’, but still didn’t make up her mind to complete that ritual.”
“So, is the ultimate creation’s contract ritual difficult?” Shen Ye asked.
“Not difficult—first, the ritual between the multi-layered universe and the Empress Bee is definitely different.”
“Secondly, this kind of ritual is equivalent to pledging allegiance.”
“The ultimate creation will absolutely not easily pledge allegiance—you can see from how many people the Empress Bee killed without making up her mind, so you know this.”
“Why does it need to pledge allegiance?” Shen Ye asked.
Aranya patiently explained:
“A blade, though powerful, needs a wielder—it’s the same for an ultimate creation, only by pledging allegiance can it unleash its strongest power.”
“She desperately wants to devour us in one go, which requires her to pledge allegiance; but she also doesn’t want to be controlled by the one she pledges allegiance to, instead wanting to control the being she pledges allegiance to, so she has always been undecided and is still selecting a suitable target.”
“Understood—hmm?” Shen Ye uttered in surprise.
It wasn’t that he was making a fuss, but that Aranya did something he couldn’t comprehend.
Aranya reached out and gently cupped his chin.
“Shen Ye.”
“Do you want to know that secret?”
“—Once you know how the Multi-layered Universe’s pledge of allegiance ritual unfolds, you will understand everything.”
Shen Ye stared blankly at Aranya.
He saw incredibly complex emotions in Aranya’s eyes.
The secret was like a mist, seemingly omnipresent, transforming all his doubts into darkness, shrouding the world, leaving everything in a state of confusion.
To know everything—
At this moment, this phrase doesn’t refer to everything, but to certain extremely important matters.
Only one sentence separated him from lifting the true curtain.
Shen Ye opened his mouth and said in a deep voice:
“Please tell me.”
Aranya nodded slightly, leaned in, and sealed his lips with hers.
In an instant.
The two separated.
Aranya gazed at him, her eyes trembling slightly, and softly uttered the words:
“It’s Aranya.”
Shen Ye’s heart was greatly shaken.
The scene hidden deep within his memory reappeared.
A girl once did the same thing, and said the same words, deep within that purgatory—
“It’s Lanci.”
She said.
Separated, then back together.
Gentle and cooperative.
“It’s Pe’a Suo.”
She said, kissing him again.
Shy yet brave.
“It’s Annie.”
Then Charter.
So…
Shen Ye spoke:
“The other half of the multi-layered universe, separated by the ‘Star of Endings’, its sovereign will is—”
This matter was too important, too unsettling for him to continue.
Aranya, however, nodded and whispered:
“It’s her.”
“—She hides among all beings, known as Charter.”
“She activated the ritual with you.”
“And I completed the other half of the ritual.”
“Now it begins!”
As soon as her words fell.
The world’s scenery vanished.
Boundless true runes surged from underground, forming a magnificent mandala around the two.
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