Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 525
byChapter 508: The Land of Truth!
In the darkness.
Two people were talking.
“How are things going?” one person asked.
“He just killed another one. Anyway, every disobedient subordinate has been killed by him,” the other replied.
“Only knows how to kill? This won’t do. No one will be loyal to him,” the first person sneered.
“The problem is, he doesn’t care about loyalty—I feel like he just wants to get rid of those people—he just wants to kill.”
“A madman? Then he’s not worth fearing.”
“But he has the loyalty of that metal ship.”
“That ship is troublesome.”
“…Let’s obey him for now, and find an opportunity later.”
“Exactly, everyone has weaknesses, and we’ll find his sooner or later.”
“Right.”
The two had made up their minds.
At this moment, someone whispered a report:
“The Duke has arrived.”
The two exchanged glances.
“Let’s go, let’s greet our lord.”
“Indeed, let’s go together!”
They pushed open the door, walked out of the secret room, climbed the long staircase to the ground, and then stopped at the entrance of the Duke’s mansion.
A few minutes later.
The main gate of the Duke’s mansion opened.
An ice-cold beauty in a uniform led the way.
Behind her followed an ordinary young man.
Aside from being handsome, he had no other notable features.
—This was the Duke.
Could someone like this really be a Duke?
“Your Grace, these two are your butler and your ace enforcer.”
“You can ask them anything.”
Brenna said respectfully.
“Oh? I am Baxter—now you know me. By the way, what are your names?” the young man asked.
The two immediately bowed and introduced themselves.
Then they both heard the next words:
“Sigh, kill them.”
The young man said in a disheartened tone.
Kill them?
Wait—
Are you talking about us?
Why? This is our first meeting, we are your subordinates, and we haven’t even spoken to you yet, and you want to kill us on sight?
One didn’t have time to act.
The other didn’t have time to use his contract to summon the will of destruction.
Both vanished from their spots simultaneously.
Deep in the sky.
The ship once again burst forth with waves of power, as if enjoying the pleasure of attribute enhancement.
The people.
Had already been killed.
Thud!
Brenna’s legs gave way, and she knelt on the ground.
—If the previous killings had reasons, she couldn’t see any reason for these two to be killed.
Without even a word, they were snatched away and killed by the Boat of Chaos!
She took a deep breath, bowed respectfully, and said:
“Your Grace, if you wish to kill me, please tell me directly. I do not wish to die in confusion.”
Shen Ye smiled and waved his hand:
“Brenna, I won’t kill you.”
“Wh-why? Is it because I’m a woman?” Brenna couldn’t help but ask.
“Not at all.”
Shen Ye knelt down and motioned for her to look at him: “Am I handsome?”
“Handsome.” Brenna said objectively.
“Right, I’m so handsome, and I have no ill intentions, so why were they thinking of killing me?”
Shen Ye sighed.
As he spoke, he pointed to several servants standing rigidly in various parts of the room.
“Kill this one.”
“Kill that one too.”
“And these two over here, kill them all.”
Following his commands, the Boat of Chaos in the sky continuously released teleportation power, grabbing people directly into the ship’s cabin.
Brenna grew even more bewildered.
It was absolutely certain—
The Duke had never seen these servants before.
But he started killing as soon as he arrived.
Why?
How did he know they wanted to kill him?
Mind reading?
Or something else?
Brenna began to ponder calmly.
Shen Ye, however, had already surveyed his surroundings, and the golden light in his eyes gradually receded.
—Flowing Sand Pupils.
He could see the past and future of targets.
Those two just now, in the future, would definitely make a move against him.
In every possible future, they would test him, wanting to kill him.
They were far too persistent.
He had never been a bloodthirsty person, but he was forced to do so.
—He could only get rid of them in advance.
“Brenna, I’ve killed these people. By the rules, everything they own belongs to me now, right?”
“Yes, Your Grace.”
“You can call me Baxter.”
“Your Grace, is your name the same as the previous Duke’s?”
“Oh, he’s my brother—I have a foolish brother.”
“Foolish…”
“Just a line. By the way, Brenna, what’s your salary?”
“You need to pay me 3000 destruction points every 26 days.”
“I’ll double your salary, starting today.” Shen Ye said.
“Really? Thank you, Your Grace!”
Brenna’s face gained a touch of color.
—The Duke raising her salary meant he had no intention of killing her.
And he intended to heavily rely on her.
She finally felt a sense of security.
Shen Ye observed Brenna’s expressions and gradually felt relieved.
He had just used his pupil technique to deduce her fate and found that her future was smooth and without much trouble.
—This secretary is very dutiful.
Are there such people among the destruction servants?
“Brenna, why did you become a destruction believer?” Shen Ye asked curiously.
“At that time, our world was undergoing a dynastic change. I was a princess of the old dynasty, and my country had fallen.”
“The new emperor personally led people to hunt me down—he really wanted to catch me, and it seemed he was about to succeed.”
“And then?” Shen Ye asked.
“The world was destroyed.” Brenna said.
Shen Ye mused, “Destruction brought you a chance to live, and you sincerely appreciate it all…”
“Yes, the will of destruction sensed my sincerity and took me as a servant.” Brenna said.
“Interesting.” Shen Ye said.
“Your Grace, there is something more important now, please come with me immediately.” Brenna said.
More important?
Shen Ye followed Brenna quickly into the Duke’s mansion hall.
In the hall, a staff stood upright, and above the staff, a crystal floated.
“What is this?” Shen Ye asked.
“The Duke’s Scepter—any strong cultivator who has just become a Duke must guard this scepter for 24 hours to be recognized by the Catastrophe of Destruction, thus truly possessing the Duke’s authority.”
Brenna said solemnly.
Shen Ye nodded.
Understood.
Summoner’s Rift in reality.
“How long has it been now?”
Shen Ye asked.
“It has just begun—the timer starts from the moment you entered this hall.” Brenna said.
Shen Ye sighed.
Actually, being this Duke was quite meaningless.
He had so many things to do.
He needed to find ways to become stronger, find other companions on Earth, open the chip to check information about the world’s destruction—
Where was the time to linger here!
“Your Grace, once you guard the authority and the crystal, you will gain immeasurable wealth, as well as the law energy corresponding to the Duke of Destruction’s rank.”
Brenna said.
“Wealth?” Shen Ye asked.
“Yes, the wealth plundered after countless worlds were destroyed.” Brenna said.
“Law energy?” Shen Ye asked again.
“Yes, some law energy can be used to help servants grow stronger, so the will of destruction tacitly allows us to collect and circulate it.” Brenna said.
Su Su’s voice suddenly echoed in Shen Ye’s ear:
“The source power is extremely useful. It can help me recover my strength and also allow Chatterley to wake up soon.”
…It seemed he had some motivation now.
“Your Grace, there is a way to safely pass this time.”
Brenna said.
“What way?” Shen Ye asked.
“Activate the destruction mission and explore the Land of Truth!”
“Will that work?”
“It will! The Land of Truth is the most dangerous of all worlds. If you stay in the Void of Truth for 24 hours and don’t die, you can automatically inherit the title of Duke and gain all the authority.”
“The Land of Truth… belongs to the Void of Truth world?” Shen Ye asked.
“Yes, but it’s not in the void; it is a land and world condensed from truth.”
Brenna continued:
“Many people die there, and few return.”
“But if you just stay there, don’t run around, and don’t explore everywhere, it should still be relatively safe.”
So that’s how it is.
Shen Ye transmitted in surprise: “There’s such a place in the Void of Truth?”
“Idiot,” Su Su’s voice echoed, “aren’t your cat, dog, and bronze figures creations from the Land of Truth?”
Shen Ye was stunned, then suddenly realized.
That’s right!
His door connected to the mine of truth.
What kind of place was a mine?
It must be deep underground!
When he built his immovable cabin, he also encountered many dangers.
Not long ago, the cat, dog, and bronze figures explored some new places and even came back to report once!
—So this was the Land of Truth!
Shen Ye’s heart stirred, and he said:
“Then I’m going, Brenna.”
Brenna was about to speak, but she froze in place, unable to move.
Outside the hall.
A man in full armor descended from the sky, drew a scepter, pointed it at Shen Ye, and shouted:
“Baxter?”
“It’s me.” Shen Ye said.
At this moment.
He noticed a descriptor pop up above the other person’s head:
“Dark Devourer.”
Uh oh.
It’s a descriptor-wielder!
Lines of faint small text suddenly jumped out:
“The opponent’s offensive descriptor ‘Dark Devourer’ has taken effect.”
“Destruction-type descriptor, Destruction Rank Seven.”
“Description: When every one of your attributes is lower than the opponent’s, the opponent will acquire all your summoned creatures, weapons, magic tools, armor, etc.”
Shen Ye reacted swiftly and immediately shouted:
“Come out!”
The void opened.
Another Shen Ye walked out and merged with him.
The faint small text jumped:
“You have activated the Emperor Species bloodline.”
“You have activated ‘Self Overclocking’.”
“When two ‘you’ merge into one, you actually possess all their combined attributes and abilities.”
“Current total attributes doubled!”
“You have activated the Profound Light, all basic attributes increased by 7 times.”
“Your total attributes have reached: 11200 points.”
Shen Ye looked at the man again.
—He felt an explosive surge of power throughout his body!
But he didn’t know if this attribute value was still within the opponent’s scope.
Anyway, this was his first battle against an enemy with a destruction-type descriptor.
He had to be careful!
The man spoke coldly:
“Your ship is strong, but from now on, it’s mine.”
He gestured to the sky.
The ship didn’t move.
He gestured again.
The ship still didn’t move.
He frantically gestured.
The ship emitted an impatient sound:
“Are you sick?”
The man was startled, he retreated backwards while looking at Shen Ye:
“Impossible! How much basic attribute do you have?”
Shen Ye shrugged, not answering.
Instead, the Boat of Chaos became interested and continued:
“If I kill him, do you have any objections?”
“No.” Shen Ye said.
Whoosh—
The man instantly transformed into a rainbow streak, shot out of the Duke’s mansion, and disappeared.
“He ran away?”
Shen Ye looked at the Boat of Chaos in surprise.
“He seems to have some special treasure that can allow him to die once in his place.” The Boat of Chaos said.
A wooden dummy emerged from mid-air and crashed to the ground.
—So the dummy had replaced the “Dark Devourer” earlier and was caught and destroyed by the Boat of Chaos.
“How interesting, he can escape even like that?”
Shen Ye murmured.
The next moment.
The faint small text suddenly reappeared:
“You have been hit by the destruction descriptor ‘Dark Wanderer’.”
“Next, you can only duel one on one, and no one else can interfere.”
“One move decides the victor.”
Compulsory battle rules!
Shen Ye’s heart sank, and he became vigilant again.
This man was quite strong!
His descriptors were all designed to force victory in battle.
But—
If it was a one-on-one duel, it was actually more suitable for him to win.
“He’s coming again. This time I can’t help you, your life or death will be decided by him, kid.”
The Boat of Chaos spoke with a gloating tone.
“You haven’t seen me in too long.” Shen Ye said.
With a clang, the Turain Sword unsheathed and was held in his hand.
He assumed a defensive stance, holding his breath and waiting.
One breath.
Two breaths.
A long spear suddenly emerged from the void, piercing through Shen Ye’s chest and lifting him high into the air.
The man with “Dark Wanderer” appearing above his head suddenly materialized.
He held the long spear high, lifting the struggling Shen Ye, and burst into wild laughter:
“Hahahaha! You ambushed and killed the previous Duke, and now you are killed by my ambush from behind!”
“This is your destiny, kid!”
“In your next life, practice your sword techniques better—at least enough to block one of my moves, then come out and conquer the world again!”
The long spear shook.
Shen Ye’s body instantly shattered into pieces.
Killed in one blow!
The man retracted his spear, looked triumphantly at the sky, and shouted:
“Boat of Chaos, from now on, you are mine!”
“Come on, surrender before me!”
The Boat of Chaos lingered in mid-air for a long time, then sighed and said in a muffled voice:
“I must admit one thing.”
“What thing?” the man asked.
“I underestimated you from the start—I didn’t expect you to have such a level in sword techniques, so from now on, I feel that my defeat is not unjust.” The Boat of Chaos said.
The man was somewhat surprised.
It mentioned sword techniques…
But the weapon I used was a long spear…
What exactly was going on?
The next moment.
The man suddenly felt an unprecedented and excruciating pain.
He saw a headless body kneeling on the ground, clad in full battle armor, holding a long spear, pointing it at the void.
This was—
This was his own body!
How could this be?
What exactly was happening!
The man’s eyes darted around, observing his surroundings, and from the reflection of his gleaming metal armor, he finally saw himself.
Only his head remained.
His head had been severed and had rolled to the ground.
So he had lost this move, and his head had been cut off?
Outrageous!
Absolutely outrageous!
Duke Baxter’s voice reached his ears one last time:
“Killing him yields a lot of attribute points, Boat of Chaos, you’ve missed out big time by standing aside this time.”
The man wanted to say something more, but his vision was enveloped by endless darkness.
Eternal darkness.
In mid-air.
The Boat of Chaos was silent for a few more breaths, then asked:
“Does that sword technique just now have a name?”
“Yes.”
“What is it?”
“Turbid Sky, you can also call it Turbid Sky Slash.” Shen Ye said.
Faint small text appeared in the void, displaying a prompt for that move:
“Turbid Sky.”
“Truth-twenty-first-rank slash, the ultimate way of the blade.”
“Description: With supreme power, manifest a dream-like slash, immersing the enemy in what they see in the dream, leaving them undefended, unattacking, helpless, and with no choice but to offer their neck to death.”
“—Flowers are not flowers, mists are not mists, coming like a spring dream for a short time, leaving like morning clouds without a trace.”
“Note: Can only achieve this power when wielded as a manifestation of a truth creation; otherwise, the blade technique’s power is diminished, only about thirty percent of its original power.”
In the manifestation.
Su Su yawned and murmured:
“I’m tired too—I’m almost like Chatterley now.”
“Sorry, I’m ashamed that my manifestation is so tired. I’ll try not to unfold the power of my manifestation from now on.” Shen Ye transmitted.
Su Su’s voice suddenly picked up:
“That won’t do. You’ve come so far, accomplishing three styles of truth sword techniques and gaining the Three Pure Ones’ manifestation—I’ll hold on a little longer, but you must be careful not to die.”
“Alright.” Shen Ye said.
At this moment.
Brenna suddenly moved, then quickly regained her ability to act.
“Your Grace, I was controlled just now—Ah!!!”
She suddenly screamed.
“What’s wrong?” Shen Ye asked.
“This corpse—it’s Duke Weiss. He actually came in person to kill you!”
The female secretary stared at the headless corpse, her face full of disbelief.
“This was a Duke?” Shen Ye asked in surprise.
“Yes, he was known as the most skilled warrior among the three Dukes. He never lost when taking action personally; you are the first!”
Brenna said.
Shen Ye looked at the kneeling corpse, then glanced outside.
…He didn’t feel so good.
By killing Duke Weiss, he would inevitably inherit everything from him.
“Brenna, are there stronger destruction servants than the three Dukes?” Shen Ye immediately asked.
“Yes!”
Brenna understood and immediately said, “Once you inherit the Duke’s power and status, it won’t be so easy for them to attack you.”
“Understood—I’ll go to the Land of Truth for refuge now. Do you have any instructions?”
“Your Grace is wise. Actually, there’s nothing much to say. As long as you contact us with the scepter once every hour to prove you’re not dead, that’s enough,” Brenna said.
“OK.”
After Shen Ye finished speaking, he stepped forward, grabbed the scepter, and waved it forcefully.
A surge of teleportation power emanated from the scepter.
Immediately after—
A dizzying sensation.
Shen Ye’s feet landed on solid ground.
It was pitch black all around.
Upon closer inspection—
This was an underground mine, with many broken stones scattered about, as well as long-decayed mining tools.
“We’re back.” Su Su said with emotion.
“Yes, we’re back.” Shen Ye also said with emotion.
Although he knew it was dangerous here, escaping the space controlled by the will of destruction gave him a sense of familiarity, like coming home.
The scepter in his hand emitted a soft chime.
Then, faint light appeared in small text, displayed in the void:
“Survive here for 24 hours to be deemed qualified to become a Duke.”
“Start!”
Shen Ye stood up, leaning on the scepter, and said:
“Su Su, what kind of place is this Land of Truth?”
“I awakened from here.” Su Su said.
“What!”
“The twenty-one ultimate creations all awakened from here—why don’t you dig around, maybe you’ll dig out the twenty-second one.”
“Don’t tease me.”
“I’m not teasing you—but I advise you to be careful, I’m almost unable to hold on either.”
Su Su yawned and fell into a deep sleep within the manifestation.
Only Shen Ye remained.
He stood alone in the depths of the dark mine, looking around, trying to find a safe place.
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