Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 526
byShen Ye thought it was strange.
He had actually encountered the Truth Ore Region before.
But at that time, he had no information, and with various intrusions in reality, he had never seriously considered what the Truth Ore Region actually was.
However.
This time.
He had to stay in the underground mine of this Truth Land for 24 hours.
Time became more abundant.
Shen Ye sat in the darkness, leaning against the hard, cold stone wall, even having time to meticulously observe the surrounding rocks.
He had never felt this way before—
Everything seemed to slow down.
All kinds of random thoughts flashed through his mind.
“Su Su said they awoke from here.”
“—They clearly look human, so what’s the difference between a creation and a human?”
“I wonder if anything can be grown in the Truth Land.”
“Is there oil here?”
“Last time, when the cats and dogs suddenly ran back, what exactly did they find?”
“Wait a minute—”
At some point.
Shen Ye finally thought of that question.
“Even my Truth Guide was dug out from underground.”
“And this is indeed a mine shaft…”
“So.”
“Who established a mining area here and mined ores?”
Shen Ye wanted to ask Su Su.
Su Su had already fallen into a deep sleep.
Ask the cats and dogs?
The cats and dogs were summoned, and after Shen Ye asked a few questions, both their cat and dog faces showed bewilderment.
The bronze man also remained silent.
—They didn’t seem to know the answer either.
Fortunately, Shen Ye was not in a hurry to know these things.
All he had to do now was stay in a safe place and wait for time to pass.
Wait a minute—
The cats and dogs suddenly ran out, sniffed around a pile of ore, then turned their heads and barked a few times at Shen Ye.
Faint light appeared as small characters:
“Your Truth Creation ‘Cats and Dogs’ suggests you summon the Mining Factory to mine that area.”
Shen Ye shook his head repeatedly.
—Robot mining makes too much noise.
Who knows what dangers it might attract.
“I came here this time to avoid risks, so ensuring safety is the most important thing. Mining can be done later.”
Shen Ye said seriously.
The cat and dog understood.
It slowly felt its way along the mine wall, seemingly looking for something.
The bronze man also understood.
The cat and dog didn’t know what it went to find, so it stood guard in front of Shen Ye, acting as a bodyguard.
—The bronze man already possessed the ability to “guard the house.”
When Shen Ye felt bored, it even took out a novel and handed it over, so Shen Ye could pass the time.
The title of the book was “Lineage of All Realms: White Tiger Battle Chronicle”, a bronze man’s novel.
So it was fan fiction!
Shen Ye opened the book and looked at the content.
Tsk tsk.
You, a bronze man, look honest and simple, but I didn’t expect you to be doing this.
Shen Ye had nothing else to do at this moment, so he simply started reading the novel.
After a while.
The cat and dog ran back, gently touching Shen Ye’s leg with its paw.
“Let me go?”
“Woof woof!”
Alright…
Shen Ye stood up and followed the cat and dog into the depths of the darkness.
Soon.
The cat and dog stopped in front of a stone.
Shen Ye looked at the stone and shrugged:
“This is just a stone.”
The dog’s head among the cats and dogs turned, raised its paw, and made a vertical chopping motion at the stone.
Shen Ye immediately understood.
The cat’s ability was agile hunting, mainly combat.
The dog’s ability was reconnaissance and ore detection.
Since the dog indicated so—
Shen Ye drew his knife and lightly cut the stone.
Snap.
A soft sound.
The stone split open, revealing a glittering object inside.
A gem?
Shen Ye waved his hand, and the object immediately flew into his hand.
It was indeed a sapphire.
The gem also had natural patterns on it, these beautiful patterns intertwined, exuding a faint glow, forming a character on the surface of the stone.
It could vaguely be seen…
It was the character “挂” (guà, to hang/AFK).
“…” Shen Ye was a little speechless.
Is this really a natural gem?
Fortunately, lines of faint light characters quickly appeared next to the stone, offering an explanation:
“Congratulations.”
“You have obtained the Jewel of Truth: Hang.”
“Truth Tier Eighteen.”
“Small piece, consumable, for one-time use.”
“Description: When you state a certain job, you will act as a being engaged in this job, doing things step by step, just like a dedicated work machine.”
“—That’s what AFK means!”
Interesting stuff!
The cat and dog found such a piece of ore for him…
Did it want to help him avoid danger?
It was at Truth Tier Eighteen, so it must be able to fool many beings.
Why not try it!
Shen Ye pondered for a moment, then spoke:
“The stones in the mining area reflect on life here every day, from morning till night. That’s their job.”
Before his words fell, faint light appeared as small characters:
“You have stated a job belonging to the stones in the mining area. You will act as a stone engaged in this job.”
With a “bang,” Shen Ye transformed into a stone and fell to the ground, mingling with the other stones.
Silence for a breath.
“I turned into a stone?”
The stone made an incredulous buzzing sound.
The cat and dog nodded.
The stone became excited and shouted, “This Truth Ore Region is truly full of treasures! Even such an amazing thing exists!”
The bronze man nodded.
The stone continued to yell:
“Imagine, as long as I can find more of these gems, I can almost impersonate any being!”
The cat, dog, and bronze man all nodded.
“Alright, I need to turn back now,” the stone said.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
“…Do you know any way to turn me back?” the stone asked.
The cat, dog, and bronze man all shook their heads.
Dead silence.
The stone fell into a long silence.
Too careless.
This was definitely too careless.
The stone glanced at the void, only to see lines of faint light characters hovering motionless:
“You are AFK.”
“Currently AFK.”
“AFK in progress…”
No.
Although this AFK indeed avoided danger, he couldn’t be a stone for a lifetime!
Quick, think of a solution!
As the stone was silently thinking, it saw the bronze man looking around, then urgently tapping the ground.
—Something was coming!
The stone immediately used its ability “Meeting at Yao Terrace under the Moon” to absorb the cat and dog and the bronze man into its Dharma form.
The mining area immediately became quiet.
A few more breaths passed.
A black shadow rapidly flew from the other end of the mine tunnel.
This was a being the stone had never seen before.
It was a full meter tall, about thirty meters long, somewhat like a gigantic worm, but it had undulating bone ridges on its back, each bone ridge bearing a human head, looking left and right, as if foraging.
Despite having so many human heads on its back, the worm’s own head had no eyes or nose, only a large mouth filled with black, sharp teeth.
Several lines of faint light characters appeared next to the monster:
“Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm.”
“Truth Tier Fourteen Creation.”
“Description: ???”
“—Its combat form is terrifying, you definitely don’t want to know.”
The stone stared blankly, then maintained an absolute “AFK” state, no longer making any sound.
The monster climbed freely on the stone wall, occasionally stopping to flick its tongue.
The human heads on its back looked everywhere.
Was it foraging? Or looking for something else?
He didn’t know.
It wasn’t until seven or eight minutes later that the monster slowly left the area, crawling towards the mine tunnel on the left.
Another two or three minutes passed.
The stone finally let out a sigh of relief, muttering lowly:
“It scared me to death.”
What now?
…Think of a way, I can’t face everyone as a stone after 24 hours.
Hello.
I am Duke Stone.
I am AFK.
Brothers, come and slash me twice.
Stop!
Absolutely not like that.
—I must find a solution!
Just as the stone was about to act, the void moved, and lines of faint light characters appeared:
“A total of six people have been teleported from the Castle of Termination.”
“You currently know this, and have not taken action.”
“3,”
“2,”
“1!”
“Teleport successful.”
The power of spatial fluctuation gradually became apparent.
Several people emerged from the darkness.
“Are we there?”
“Yes, we are.”
“This is the best opportunity, that ship won’t appear here—we can surround him!”
“First, we have to find him.”
“Tsk, the entire wealth of two dukes, brothers, success or failure depends on this one fight.”
“Exactly!”
The few people spoke in low voices.
The stone on the ground was stunned.
Are they here to hunt me down?
—In such a terrifying place?
The stone simply stopped moving, lying on the ground in an AFK state, quietly observing the situation as it unfolded.
But then, those people said nothing more.
They were well-trained, full of momentum, and quickly formed a battle formation, crawling towards the low and narrow mine tunnel on the right.
In the mine pit, silence fell once more.
Darkness.
Dead silence.
Logically, the stone could leave now to find a way to revert its form.
But the stone didn’t move.
Perhaps for three breaths, perhaps five breaths—
Suddenly.
The stone unleashed a knife light tens of meters long, cutting far into the distance, erupting with an earth-shattering sound in the dark and silent mine tunnel.
Rumble!!!
The mine pit and the tunnel were split open together.
However, the force of this cut was just right, not causing the entire tunnel to collapse.
It only created a tremendous sound.
After delivering this cut, the stone buried itself in the rubble, as if wanting to vanish from the world.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Amidst the clattering of tumbling rocks—
A terrifying worm, tens of meters long, darted back, clinging tightly to the rock wall, all its heads frantically searching for the source of the commotion.
The next moment.
It seemed to sense something, its form suddenly turned invisible, its aura retracted, and it became still.
At the other end of the mine tunnel.
The Destroyer’s servant squad hurried back.
“Was someone here just now?”
“Investigate.”
“Battle formation ready!”
The few people divided their tasks in a well-trained manner.
However—
No matter how professional, how powerful they were, it was already too late.
The Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm descended from the sky, opening its huge mouth and instantly devouring the leading Destroyer’s servant.
“It’s a monster!”
“Kill!”
“Full power!”
The remaining Destroyer’s servants unleashed their strongest attack spells.
But none of them successfully cast their spells.
They all froze in place.
Truth suppression, and as high as Truth Tier Fourteen!
Under such powerful suppression, the Destroyer’s servants were no longer able to act.
The Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm slowly moved, wriggling its body, walking in front of each Destroyer’s servant, then opening its mouth—
It devoured everyone.
It stayed for a while longer, until it found no new food appeared, then the Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm left, still not having had enough.
Several minutes later.
A cat and dog jumped out from the void, looking around until it confirmed that there were no safety issues, then jumped onto the mine wall and ran in the opposite direction from the Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm.
It firmly remembered the stone’s instructions:
“Go find another similar gem—the kind of stone with the character ‘guà’ written on it.”
The mine tunnel fell silent again.
But the silence was quickly broken.
A small emblem jumped out of the stone and made a sound:
“Duke, Duke?”
“I’m here,” the stone said.
“Is everything well on your side?” Brenna asked cautiously.
“It’s going well, I’m diligently investigating if there are any treasures here,” the stone coughed lightly and said in a deep voice.
“I am truly sorry, because I have to check on your situation every hour—that’s the rule—otherwise I would never disturb you,” Brenna said.
“It’s fine, I see that the 58th minute has indeed arrived, I suppose I should have contacted you first,” the stone said.
“Then, please continue your efforts, we will contact again after an hour.”
“Alright.”
Communication ended.
The emblem returned to the stone and disappeared.
The stone then swore a few colorful curses, somewhat unhappily leaping into mid-air to confront the being above the mine shaft.
Yes.
The Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm had returned.
Its vigilance was indeed high, and its investigative abilities were truly strong.
As soon as Brenna’s voice rang out, it sensed it.
—After all, it discovered this unique stone.
The Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm crawled on the ceiling of the mine shaft, craning its head downwards, staring intently at the stone, seemingly puzzled.
The stone emitted a fierce sword intent.
The Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm naturally would not be outdone, all the human heads on its back chanted spells in unison.
Both sides were poised for battle.
A battle could erupt at any moment!
However, the stone suddenly let out a cry and shouted:
“Who is launching a sneak attack in the dark?”
The Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm also became vigilant.
Because a large door suddenly appeared behind the stone.
The door opened automatically.
“I hate sneak attackers the most—you wait here for me, I’ll go eliminate the sneak attacker first, then I’ll return to fight you for three hundred rounds!”
The stone yelled, carrying a fierce killing intent, and rushed into the door.
The door closed.
The door disappeared.
The Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm waited for a breath in place, then suddenly reacted.
All the human heads on its back erupted in angry roars.
—But it was useless now.
The stone passed through the Spirit Gate, instantly crossing a long distance, appearing at the location of the cat and dog.
“Woof meow?” the cat and dog barked.
“It’s nothing, just a minor situation,” the stone explained calmly.
Swish—
The cat and dog were put away by the stone.
The next second.
The stone rolled down the rock wall, mixing with other small pebbles.
Everything.
Returned to silence.
After waiting for two or three breaths.
A black shadow instantly flashed through the mine tunnel, heading further away.
It was the Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm!
Its strength reached Truth Tier Fourteen.
However, the stone Shen Ye used was even higher, at Truth Tier Eighteen.
—The power of the stone far surpassed it.
So it couldn’t detect where the stone was hidden at all.
In fact.
If it weren’t for the Emblem of Termination suddenly appearing before, and Brenna conversing with Shen Ye, the Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm wouldn’t have been able to detect the stone’s presence at all!
The stone stayed quiet for a while.
Suddenly.
Lines of faint light characters reappeared:
“A total of thirteen people have been teleported from the Castle of Termination.”
“You currently know this, and have not taken action.”
“3,”
“2,”
“1—”
By this time, the stone had completely understood and suddenly emitted a wave of will:
“Teleport one at a time, one arriving every minute.”
The faint light characters changed accordingly:
“You are the gatekeeper of nightmares and reality.”
“You do not permit others to arbitrarily traverse and enter the ‘Truth World’ where reality (Earth) resides.”
“The teleportation has been completed as per your request.”
Yes.
He was perfectly capable of doing this.
It was fine for them to enter the Truth Land at will before.
Now I’m guarding the gate!
In fact.
He could completely refuse their arrival in this world.
But that would be too obvious.
“Duke Baxter went to the Truth Land, and then no one else could teleport.”
If such words were to spread, it would be an admission of guilt without being pressed.
So, the current situation was the best.
The stone jumped up and forcefully hit the stone wall.
Thud!
A crisp sound.
In less than a breath, the Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm reappeared in the tunnel.
At this moment, the void moved, and a Destroyer’s servant appeared.
One person and one demon worm gazed at each other.
“It’s a monster!”
The Destroyer’s servant roared and was devoured by the demon worm.
As the demon worm was chewing, the void moved again—
Another Destroyer’s servant fell down.
“It’s a monster!”
The Destroyer’s servant roared and was devoured by the demon worm.
As the demon worm was chewing, the void moved again—
Yet another Destroyer’s servant fell down.
“It’s a monster!”
…
A total of thirteen people.
The Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm was stuffed.
It lazily rolled on the ground a few times, then suddenly coiled up its body, bringing all its heads together, and spoke in unison:
“I know you’re nearby.”
“I had a full meal this time, thanks to you, so I can tell you—”
“When the power of the stone is exhausted, you will change back.”
“Yes, ‘Guà’ stones are very rare. Even with a subordinate like the cat and dog, ordinary people would definitely not be able to unearth it.”
“People can only unearth Truth treasures that match or are similar to their own characteristics within the Truth.”
“—This is compatibility.”
“The above is my thanks for this full meal.”
“Goodbye.”
After speaking, the Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm slowly crawled away.
In the tunnel.
Only the stone remained quietly in the pile of stones.
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Strange…
Why does my compatibility match a treasure like “AFK”?
I’ve always worked hard, okay?
The void flashed.
The cat and dog reappeared.
The stone admonished:
“Go find treasures—any kind will do, after all, as the Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm said, I can’t find gems that don’t match my compatibility.”
The cat and dog nodded and went in the opposite direction from the Soul-sucking Bone-binding Demon Worm.
Another half hour passed.
It returned to the stone, carrying a stone in its mouth.
Swish—
The stone split the stone.
Inside was another gem.
However, this gem was an emerald.
The gem also had natural patterns, these beautiful patterns intertwined, exuding a faint glow, forming two characters on the surface of the stone.
It could vaguely be seen…
It was the character “摸鱼” (mō yú, to slack off/procrastinate).
“…” Shen Ye was truly speechless this time.
Is this really a natural gem?
So that “Guà” stone just now was attracted because he reeked too much of the office worker life, right?
So his elegant aura as an office worker attracted AFK-type Truth treasures?
Get lost!
However, lines of faint light characters had already quickly appeared:
“Congratulations.”
“You have obtained the Jewel of Truth: Slack Off.”
“Truth Tier Eighteen.”
“Small piece, consumable, for one-time use.”
“Description: When you are performing a certain task, you use this stone, and you can withdraw from that task, no spell or power shall hinder you.”
“—That’s what slacking off is!”
The stone was silent for a while, then struck the gem forcefully.
Bang!
The stone transformed into Shen Ye.
He changed back!
Slacking off successfully!!!
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