Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 489

Dragon.

This is a legendary creature.

It is said that they have always lived in the extremely hidden, multi-layered cracks of the universe.

They only appear in the world during specific eras.

Cruel, powerful, mysterious.

This is humanity’s inherent impression of dragons, based on countless historical records.

But people often forget one thing—

The dragon plunged down the cliff, still in mid-air, when it suddenly transformed into a man in a red robe, lightly landing before them.

His features were like they were carved with a knife, his lips extremely thin, his nose bridge like a mountain peak, and his vertical pupils were extraordinarily sharp, as if they could cut through anything.

His words also carried a cruel edge:

“Fight each other.”

“Kill those around you, then commit suicide in front of me.”

His words seemed to possess some kind of magic.

Everyone involuntarily raised their weapons slowly towards the person closest to them.

“Brother Ye!”

Zhang Xiaoyi cried out.

He trembled uncontrollably, raising the long spear in his hand and aiming it at Shen Ye.

Nangong Sirui, who was closer to Sun Chengxie, immediately started fighting him.

The bald strongman, however, charged at Zhang Xiaoyi.

Shen Ye raised his knife and stabbed the bald strongman.

Chaos!

Complete chaos!

Everyone fought each other relentlessly.

The red-robed man, however, let out a chuckle, licked the corners of his mouth, and watched the scene excitedly.

But as he watched, he gradually showed a strange expression.

—That kid wearing the Yaksha mask really showed no mercy to his subordinates.

His opponents also attacked with full force, not resisting his control at all.

Aren’t they companions?

Humans should care about their companions.

All right, even if these two had a grudge against each other.

That boy shooting with a gun next to them—

His strength was too weak. His companion with the knife casually parried his attacks, not fearing them at all.

This, instead, made the boy with the gun relax.

He casually pulled the trigger, looking relaxed and helpless, and shouted, “Brother Ye, I didn’t mean to!”

As for the boy with the knife—

He was indeed attacking with full force.

His swordsmanship was really good; he ferociously chased after the bald strongman, slashing and cutting.

The bald strongman grabbed the head of the boy with the gun, about to twist it off, when his arm was chopped off by a single slice and then he was slammed away horizontally.

“No—”

The bald strongman let out a scream in mid-air and landed in the magma with a “plop.”

“How boring…”

“It seems we need to play something more stimulating.”

The red-robed man said, dangerous light emitting from his eyes.

He flew out impatiently, his body rapidly expanding, transforming into a dragon that bit the struggling bald strongman in the magma.

The screams ceased abruptly.

The dragon comfortably soaked in the magma, chewing on flesh and blood, and then swallowed the man whole.

It shook its body, soared into the sky, and returned to stand before the crowd.

At this point, it had transformed back into the red-robed man.

“Don’t blame me.”

It wiped the blood from the corner of its mouth with its hand, its gaze wandering among the remaining people, and then finished the incomplete sentence:

“She’s looking for a master, and I’m determined to have her.”

Everyone was bewildered.

Only Shen Ye’s heart slowly sank to the bottom.

A dragon.

It was coming to crush all the “Blood” title holders.

It wanted to be the master of the Empress Parasite!

So the first thing it had to do was kill all the “Blood Emperors”!

Time passed incredibly slowly at this moment.

Or rather.

It wasn’t that time was slow, but that after hearing those words, Shen Ye became unusually serious.

The full exertion of his thoughts put everything under observation and analysis, giving people the illusion that—

Everything around them had slowed down.

But time, ultimately, had to move forward.

The second hand twitched, moving one notch forward.

Shen Ye cried out:

“Boss, what do we do!”

He looked at Sun Chengxie.

Sun Chengxie hadn’t understood the dragon’s words and was currently completely focused on figuring out how to escape. As soon as Shen Ye spoke, he immediately and decisively shouted:

“Split up and run!”

—Strategically, splitting up and running was the right move.

But he ignored Shen Ye’s address—

Boss.

The red-robed man’s vertical pupils slowly moved, fixating on Sun Chengxie, and he said softly:

“How strong are you?”

Before the word “strong” could even be fully uttered, Sun Chengxie was struck by an unseen force, transforming into a bursting spray of blood mist.

—Dragonic Eye Technique!

Sun Chengxie had no means to resist whatsoever!

“That’s right, you run, let me have some fun; I don’t like lifeless food.”

The red-robed man laughed.

Everyone immediately regained their freedom.

“Report immediately! It’s a dragon! A dragon attacked us!”

Zhang Xiaoyi roared loudly.

Nangong Sirui had already pulled out a card and was frantically reporting the situation to the city.

Neither of them ran.

One guarded, the other quickly reported, both displaying determined expressions.

In the city.

There were still relatives and friends.

Even if they were to die here, they had to transmit the information about the dragon’s appearance!

The red-robed man rested his chin on his hand and sneered:

“Your emotions disgust me too much, so let me tell you something else.”

“Whatever message you send is useless—”

“The outcome is already decided.”

“There’s something urgent that, once completed, will allow me to formally interact with your Empress.”

“Guess what it is?”

It scanned the three youths.

“I know,” Shen Ye raised his hand.

“Speak,” the red-robed man motioned for him to speak.

“Eat shit, my lord,” Shen Ye said.

“I’ll eat you later—actually, the answer is to slaughter the city. Do you understand? I must kill everyone in your city.”

The red-robed man grinned as he spoke.

Nangong Sirui’s face turned pale.

Zhang Xiaoyi’s body swayed precariously.

It wanted to kill everyone!

Shen Ye clutched his chest, groaning, “You hurt me, and you just smiled it off.”

The red-robed man laughed even louder.

But suddenly, his expression changed, and he roared:

“Thief! You’re stealing my essence!”

A fierce wind howled.

The Azure Demon Blade in Shen Ye’s hand disappeared, replaced by a long blade entwined with chains.

Night Rain.

A Level 4 Truth weapon!

Clang clang clang—

The chains on the longblade vibrated ceaselessly, shaking down lightning and black clouds, instantly transforming into a furious wind that swept torrential rain towards the top of the cliff.

“Shackles of Rain”!

Within this rain, nothing could hide; everything could only be cut to ashes.

Rumble—

Where the thunder passed, the collapsing palace above the cliff was torn open, allowing the light from outside to shine directly down.

Shen Ye and the red-robed man rushed into the clear sky together, exchanging blows back and forth.

“Hahaha, Truth-level? For a mortal to reach such a level, it’s worth a good game!”

The red-robed man cackled, his body suddenly transforming into a colossal, mountain-like dragon.

A line of faint glowing text appeared in the void next to it:

“Ancient Multi-Armored Predatory Dragon, Truth Level 4.”

Truth Level 4!

The Night Rain Blade was only Level 4, on par with it; it couldn’t break its defense!

A black shadow charged straight at him.

It was a dragon’s claw!

Shen Ye unleashed his full Long Hate Blade Art, instantly unleashing a thousand and one sharp blade lights.

The sound of incessant, dense clashing rang out.

Bang—

Shen Ye, body and blade, was sent flying, soaring into the blue sky.

“Fun!”

The Armored Predatory Dragon let out an excited roar, rushing out of the collapsed palace, giving chase.

The wind howled.

Shen Ye spat out a mouthful of blood and, looking at the rapidly approaching Armored Predatory Dragon below, immediately realized something.

The other party was playing with its food before the meal, torturing it.

And he himself—

The Night Rain Blade was completely suppressed; it couldn’t even break its defense.

How could he fight?

He had no means to kill this dragon!

Shen Ye vigorously swung the Night Rain Blade.

Hundreds of blade glints unfolded in the long sky, striking the Armored Predatory Dragon head-on, producing a crisp clashing sound.

“It’s useless, I’m one level above you, you can only be suppressed to death!”

The Armored Predatory Dragon roared.

Shen Ye activated his Emperor Species bloodline, comprehensively boosting his attributes, and swung his long blade again.

Suddenly, the surroundings turned dark.

Despite the comprehensive attribute boost, he still didn’t react in time.

What exactly happened?

Shen Ye instantly retracted his blade and snapped his fingers.

Lines of faint glowing text jumped out from the void:

“You activated the Contract Skill of the Spirit Art ‘Fearless Giant’:”

“Change BGM.”

“Truth Level 7 Contract Skill.”

Music started!

Shen Ye took out the Helmet of the Multiverse Lord and, while putting it on his head, glanced around.

Several sharp fangs were only half a meter away from him.

Chaotic demonic flames seeped from the fleshy walls, silently spreading outwards, ready to engulf him at any moment.

—He was inside this dragon’s mouth!

Shen Ye hummed a tune and put on the chainmail of the Multiverse Lord.

Now, as long as he jumped out of the opponent’s mouth, he could escape danger.

But then what?

Whether it was strength, agility, or mental power, he was no match for this dragon.

His high-level Truth Powers, such as BGM and battle armor, were all defensive abilities.

How could he kill this dragon?

“Well done,” the dragon’s voice rang out again, “I didn’t expect to encounter someone who could unseal me as soon as I came out.”

A powerful surge of energy, like a flood, blew Shen Ye against the fleshy wall of the dragon’s mouth.

Seal!

Damn it, this dragon could still transform further?

Shen Ye gritted his teeth and tried his best to conjure dozens of afterimages with his long blade.

“Dancing War Maiden” and “Blasting Drummer” activated simultaneously—

A line of faint glowing text immediately jumped out:

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“The ‘Blasting Drummer’ with one level higher inflicted a ‘Daze’ effect on the enemy!”

The dragon immediately became quiet.

Seizing this moment—

Shen Ye donned the complete set of the Multiverse Lord’s battle gear.

Several lines of faint glowing text immediately jumped out:

“You have equipped the Truth Level 12 Battle Armor:”

“Lord of the Multiverse.”

“Currently unable to perform any offensive actions, and suppresses all enemy attacks, making you immune to their damage.”

Shen Ye put away his blade.

The dragon was a Level 4 Truth creature. Even if it doubled its strength after breaking its seal, reaching Level 8 Truth—

It still couldn’t break through this battle armor’s defense!

But Nangong Sirui and Zhang Xiaoyi were still waiting below.

And this dragon was going to slaughter the city!

…Damn it.

Why didn’t he have the power to break its defense!

Wait.

Break defense?

Shen Ye’s heart suddenly pounded.

He turned and, without hesitation, dashed deeper into the dragon’s mouth, shouting loudly:

“Failun!”

“I’m here—holy crap, what do you want to do!” the big skeleton shrieked.

“The centipede venom I extracted earlier—I extracted it three times. Give me the venom!” Shen Ye said.

“But I ate it all, it’s already integrated into my own body!” The big skeleton also panicked.

At this moment, Shen Ye had reached the dragon’s throat and leaped down—

“What are you doing?”

The dragon’s voice echoed from all directions.

It recovered from its “dazed” state, and its full Truth power rapidly surged again.

But it was too late!

Shen Ye leaped down, falling down the dark gullet.

“Failun!”

He called out again.

Swish—

The large, green-glowing skeleton suddenly appeared beside Shen Ye.

“What’s this?” Shen Ye was startled.

“It fused with that ‘highly toxic’ essence, and it fused three times, so it changed color,” the large skeleton said helplessly.

“Come quickly, let’s form a ‘pill’!” Shen Ye said.

“A pill?” the large skeleton asked curiously.

“My current defense is as high as Truth Level 12; it can’t kill me. And you have the ‘highly toxic’ essence on you—together we might be able to do it!” Shen Ye said quickly.

The large skeleton was dumbfounded.

Turn itself into a poisonous pill to poison the giant dragon?

Through countless ages, in the history of a billion civilizations, had such a thing ever happened?

The Book of the Undead had no record of it!

“Let me get this straight—but this dragon is Truth Level 4, the poison might not work,” the large skeleton said.

“We can only try. After all, this is inside its body, and a creature’s body is more vulnerable, which could make the enemy beg for mercy—someone has proven this before,” Shen Ye said loudly.

The big skeleton had no choice but to shake its entire body, emitting a “creaking, rattling” sound.

In an instant.

Its body shrunk to the size of a dice, pierced by a bone string, and landed around Shen Ye’s neck.

Shen Ye placed it inside his chainmail.

—The poison was ready!

He continued to fall, landing with a “splash” in the stomach filled with digestive fluid.

As soon as the fluid in the stomach touched the battle armor, it immediately hissed, attempting to dissolve the armor.

But it was useless.

This was a Truth Level 12 battle armor!

Instead, the bone dice gradually began to emit faint green threads, which permeated through the chainmail and into the solution.

—The poisoning had begun!

Shen Ye himself merely had the bone dice hanging around his neck; he hadn’t “performed any offensive actions.”

So this didn’t violate the requirements for wearing the battle armor!

“I want to ask, who did you say once made someone beg for mercy inside their stomach?”

The large skeleton’s voice came from the bone dice.

“A monkey,” Shen Ye said.

“A monkey? A monkey could think of something like that?” the large skeleton asked suspiciously.

“Look, the fluid is reacting,” Shen Ye said.

As the green light entered the solution, the fluid immediately began to stir, boil, and solidify.

It was poisoned!

“Hahahaha…” the large skeleton burst into laughter.

“What are you laughing at?” Shen Ye asked.

“I was wondering how to use the ‘highly toxic’ essence I fused, and now I’ve learned a way from you—Shen Ye, how can I ever thank you enough!” The big skeleton was overjoyed.

Shen Ye waved his hand and said:

“Why speak of gratitude? In the future, if you cause trouble, just don’t mention your master, and that’ll be enough.”

Before he finished speaking.

The dragon’s voice suddenly echoed throughout the entire stomach:

“Among the things I’ve eaten, there has never been anything I couldn’t digest…”

“Do you really think this tiny bit of poison can kill me?”

“Ridiculous!”

One could see natural magic runes appearing on the stomach wall.

The runes emitted bursts of light.

Under the illumination of this light, the solutions once again broke free from their solidified state, turning back into liquid.

“Damn it, its digestive system is too powerful; it’s not even afraid of the triple ‘highly toxic’ essence!”

The large skeleton roared.

Shen Ye was silent for a moment, then said, “Go.”

“Out?” the large skeleton asked.

“No, we’re going somewhere else.”

Shen Ye said, plunging into the solution and swimming downwards.

“Where is this going?” the big skeleton asked.

“Just because the stomach can resist poison doesn’t mean its other digestive organs can. Let’s try again!”

Shen Ye said.

He submerged into the depths of the stomach and, after searching for a while, indeed found an opening.

Go!

Shen Ye slipped into the opening and continued to dive down.

The passage ahead became much narrower, unlike the stomach, which was practically a large swimming pool.

This felt more like an underground tunnel.

“Dragon’s small intestine?” the big skeleton asked.

“Probably,” Shen Ye said uncertainly.

—He wasn’t familiar with the digestive organs of dragons.

“Absolutely do not go to the large intestine, let’s risk it!”

The large skeleton shouted.

Wisp after wisp of green venom once again emanated from the bone dice.

These venoms passed through the chainmail and were immediately absorbed by the various runes in the cave, being directly swallowed by the fleshy walls.

“It’s eating,” the big skeleton said gleefully.

“The organs here are probably for absorbing nutrients; as soon as the poison came out, its instincts kicked in to absorb it,” Shen Ye also said.

“Then I’ll try harder,” the big skeleton said.

Countless green lights radiated from Shen Ye’s chest, spreading outwards, and were quickly absorbed by the fleshy walls.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

…After dozens of breaths.

Lines of faint glowing text suddenly appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:

“It’s poisoned.”

“The current poison will continue to affect it for forty seconds, putting it in a ‘coma’ and ‘deepened poison damage’ state.”

“After forty seconds, an antibody will be produced in its body, completely eliminating this poison, and it will not be affected by this poison again within three hundred years.”

Forty seconds!

Only forty seconds, and—

“Big skeleton, here!”

Shen Ye tossed the Night Rain Blade into the air.

The bone dice instantly transformed into the large skeleton, flying through the air, gripping the long blade, and slashing with force!

A white mark appeared on the fleshy wall.

Still unable to break its defense!

The “highly toxic” essence only worked because the opponent actively absorbed it. Even at this moment, Shen Ye still hadn’t been able to break through the opponent’s defense!

The large skeleton’s body was about to be sucked up by the fleshy wall, but in an instant, it transformed back into a bone dice, which Shen Ye grabbed and placed back inside his armor.

—Only inside the armor was it safe!

It was safe, yes, but how could he win this battle?

Five seconds passed.

Six seconds.

Seven seconds.

Eight seconds.

Shen Ye suddenly drew the long blade named “Azure Demon” and pressed it onto the “Night Rain” blade.

The two blades instantly fused into one.

“You have completely decomposed the ‘Azure Demon’ blade into its essence and integrated it into the ‘Night Rain’ blade.”

“Due to the low grade of the ‘Azure Demon,’ even if super-evolution occurs this time, it will not allow ‘Night Rain’ to advance by one rank.” Wωω.ttkдn.￠○

“The Night Rain Blade has received some improvement.”

“It is currently still Truth Level 4.”

Tsk.

It’s not working!

Still unable to break through the Truth Level 4 defense!

—Thirteen seconds!

Only twenty-seven seconds remained.

Shen Ye looked up, his gaze fixed on the hint prompts.

Coma state.

Deepened poison damage state.

Damage deepened…

There still seemed to be a chance!

“Failun,” Shen Ye said.

“What is it?” the large skeleton’s voice came from the bone dice.

“Have you ever thought about a blade that could break through a dragon’s defense?” Shen Ye asked.

“In this situation, of course I have!”

“That’s good. Don’t worry, my brother, I will definitely make your dream come true.”

Shen Ye placed the bone dice on the Night Rain Blade.

—Poison damage deepened!

Only the large skeleton had the triple “highly toxic” essence!

“Don’t worry, calm down, it will work.”

Shen Ye whispered.

“Worry? What should I worry about?” the big skeleton asked curiously.

“I wasn’t talking about you, I was talking to myself,” Shen Ye said.

Ten seconds!

Two keywords appeared above Shen Ye’s head, simultaneously radiating unprecedented power.

Faint glowing text then appeared:

“You have activated ‘Dancing War Maiden’.”

“‘Old Vampire Grandpa’ has advanced one rank, becoming ‘Great Old Vampire Lord’.”

“Your element absorption is no longer limited by the number of times.”

“The current poisonous skeleton ‘Failun’ has completely absorbed all the elements of the ‘Night Rain’ blade, leading to a super-evolution during fusion—”

Crazy small text kept scrolling, but Shen Ye no longer bothered to look.

Because time was running out!

Shen Ye roared, his battle armor instantly dispersed, and he leaped into the air, reaching out with his hand.

With the armor on, he couldn’t attack.

To seize this sole opportunity and take the dragon’s life, he had to fight to the death!

“Failun, transform into a long blade. You can change shape at will—”

“Join me in cutting open this dragon’s belly!”

In Shen Ye’s roar, a long blade making “creaking, rattling” sounds landed in his hand.

Blade Art: Long Hate!

The void blossomed with thousands of dark green blade lights, all cutting into the fleshy wall.

An ear-splitting scream rang out.

Shen Ye roared, charging forward, slashing, seizing every second, without stopping for a moment.

A line of faint glowing text popped up:

“‘Dancing War Maiden’ has elevated ‘Blade Art: Long Hate’ by one rank.”

“Blade Art: Long Hate, has broken through.”

“Proficiency: Advanced.”

“Description: Every strike is simple, yet accompanied by blade light that deals true damage.”

“The number of blade lights increases as your cultivation deepens, and their power also strengthens, with a total not exceeding ten thousand.”

The blade light shone brightly!

Flesh and blood were cut open like paper, forming a passage.

Whoosh—

Dragon scales broke open.

A bloodied figure flew out from the dragon’s belly.