Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 548

Municipal Museum.

A hand stretched out, touching the glass.

The glass instantly vanished into thin air.

The hand continued forward, landing on the bronze dragon chair from thousands of years ago.

“This is the throne of a human emperor, but that emperor has long been dead, or perhaps not? But none of that matters.”

Accompanying this voice, a white-haired old man sat down on the dragon chair.

His entire body exuded crimson flames, and in his eye sockets, there was no white or pupil, only absolute darkness.

Yet, his voice was calm and serene:

“My war with humanity has lasted for tens of thousands of years, with over six hundred epic battles, and there are seven or eight human heroes I acknowledge.”

“Now, I look forward to your performance.”

Across from the dragon chair.

At the foot of the steps stood two people.

A man and a woman.

The man shook his head with a smile, saying:

“Such a weak race, yet worthy of such praise from the Lord of Death?”

“If you truly view humanity that way, why not destroy Earth?” the white-haired old man said indifferently.

“That’s because of a certain past event,” the woman replied.

“Ah, yes, I know about that event – one of you possessed a terrifying ‘eating’ ability, devouring a hole in the ‘Barrier’ and opening the door between the two realms.”

The white-haired old man’s gaze swept back and forth between the man and woman, then he continued to ask:

“Did that fellow not come?”

Both the man and woman fell silent.

The old man continued in a mocking tone:

“Ah, I see. Gnawing through the ‘Barrier’ is an extremely difficult task, something I found incredible when I first heard of it.”

“You fear such an ability, so that true construct who saved the eternal survivors no longer exists.”

“Heh.”

“Compared to humans, you’re not much better.”

The woman said, “That was just a clown. We will not allow any external species to erode the world of truth again.”

The white-haired old man immediately interjected:

“Then why do you reincarnate your consciousness as humans and then manipulate your true self through a human body?”

“– Is it because this allows you to exert your power more effectively?”

“You preach one thing and practice another, and I’m already tired of it, so –”

His tone carried a hint of anticipation:

“Come, let me see how strong you truly are.”

The man and woman exchanged glances.

Countless phantoms emerged from behind them.

– The True Manifestation!

“Your power of destruction is immensely strong, but it’s like water without a source; I fear you won’t be able to fight us for long,” Augustus said, testing the waters.

The white-haired old man smiled, saying gently:

“You’re right, but first –”

“You have to survive until then.”

Before he finished speaking.

A violent roar echoed in the distance.

The sound shook the entire night sky.

The light was as bright as day.

Looking out through the museum window, one could see a blazing white light streaking across the sky, passing through the atmosphere in a flash, its destination unknown.

After a long while.

The light gradually faded.

“Don’t worry, I only killed 2000 true constructs that were preparing to descend upon Earth.”

The white-haired old man spoke:

“I wouldn’t hurt humanity. Human souls – each one is very useful.”

The faces of the two opposite them darkened.

“It seems that at least on the issue of Earth and humanity, we have reached a consensus,” Augustus said.

“Yes, this destructive power only kills you constructs – your subordinates are going to be wiped out,” the white-haired old man said in a teasing tone.

“Artillery platforms are old antiques and have long been eliminated. I have stronger power here. Would you like to witness it?” the woman said.

She performed a spell with her hand.

Once the spell was activated.

The vast illusory scenes behind her transformed into countless glowing lines, swiftly piercing through the wall and soaring towards the direction of the artillery roar.

– Clearly, she had already begun to deal with the destructive super cannon.

The smile on the white-haired old man’s face vanished.

“That’s enough talk – let’s get straight to the point.”

He raised his hand again.

This time.

Infinite light and shadow bloomed from his palm.

These lights and shadows shot out, like countless destructive rays, entangling the man and woman.

The highest-level battle between destruction and truth had begun!

…

Outside the church.

Shen Ye soared through the air, holding a long blade, and looked around.

Three massive true constructs surrounded the church.

A giant wooden man.

An eight-legged spider.

And a human-faced rattlesnake.

The wooden man’s gaze met his.

“It’s you?”

The other party asked in surprise.

“Yes, it’s me, so retreat. You’re no match for me,” Shen Ye said.

In his line of sight, labels popped up above the void next to each of the three true constructs:

“Truth Rank Nine”;

“Truth Rank Eleven”;

“Truth Rank Nine”.

– They are very strong!

Judging solely by their overall attributes, he couldn’t even compare to them.

Fortunately, the Ship of Destruction was within his manifestation, supporting him and providing power for his blade technique.

“Is he a traitor? I’ll just eat him directly.”

The human-faced rattlesnake said.

Its body shot towards Shen Ye like lightning.

A black metal giant ship’s phantom emerged behind Shen Ye.

But he looked back at the giant ship, waved his hand, and said:

“Defending the炮臺 is a prolonged battle. You stay put for now and conserve your strength.”

Before he finished speaking.

The human-faced rattlesnake bit him!

Gulp.

He was swallowed.

“Delicious.”

The rattlesnake said, flicking its green tongue.

In the void.

The Ship of Destruction’s voice suddenly boomed:

“Are you an idiot? Why didn’t you use my power? Are you dead now? If you’re dead, I’m escaping!”

An echo came from inside the snake’s belly:

“Not yet.”

“You fool, why didn’t you use your blade technique? Its belly is full of Truth Rank Nine poison. How long can you last?” the Ship of Destruction angrily shouted.

“It’s the middle of the night. If you yell so loudly, you’ll disturb other people’s sleep.”

Shen Ye’s voice came again.

Swish—

A neat cutting sound rang out.

A flash of blade light貫穿 from the snake’s head to its tail, perfectly slicing the giant snake into two halves.

Shen Ye walked out from the snake’s body, smiling:

“One down.”

He was wearing a neat and tight set of metal armor.

– “The Battle Armor of the Lord of Multiple Universes.”

This was a Truth Rank Twelve battle armor, which completely suppressed the three true constructs in terms of rank.

However, there was a condition for wearing this armor:

“Heart of Defense: Wearing the battle armor prevents any offensive actions.”

The eight-legged spider and the giant wooden man’s head momentarily wanted to attack, but seeing the armor on him, they immediately stopped.

“Impossible…” the spider mumbled in confusion.

“That’s right, this armor is an armor of peace, you can’t attack while wearing it. Why were you able to cut open its body?” the giant wooden man also said.

“It’s very simple – I didn’t make a move,” Shen Ye said.

He stood there, arms crossed, and leisurely walked a few steps.

– He looked like he was taking a stroll.

But numerous phantoms emerged from his body, raising ethereal blades and moving with him.

He didn’t attack.

The phantoms created by the Wrathful Heavenly King Aspect didn’t attack either.

But they “moved.”

I’m not attacking, I’m just taking a stroll.

The person moves, so does the blade.

The blade wants to cut.

What does that have to do with me?

You can’t blame me for this, brother.

“Playing so dirty…” the Ship of Destruction muttered.

“I know! It’s called exploiting a bug,” Uncle Seven excitedly interjected.

Shen Ye, however, pointed a finger at the two enemies opposite him and said:

“Hey, don’t force me to fight. It’s tiring. You two should go back too.”

The giant wooden man and the eight-legged spider exchanged glances.

They were somewhat hesitant.

If they fight.

The opponent is wearing a turtle shell, completely impenetrable.

If they don’t fight.

Boom –

Amidst a violent roar, a beam of destructive light flew out of the church, whistling as it shot towards the distance.

Wherever that destructive light struck.

A true construct was bound to be instantly annihilated.

“This artillery platform must be captured; otherwise, casualties will only become more severe!”

The eight-legged spider declared in a deep voice.

“I have the same thought,” the giant wooden man said.

“Release the bells, summon reinforcements, there’s strength in numbers!” the eight-legged spider shouted again.

“…” The giant wooden man.

“Go on, release them,” the spider urged.

“The bells… he has them,” the giant wooden man lowered his head, not daring to look at his comrade.

The Ship of Destruction laughed wildly.

“Then let’s just go for it!”

The eight-legged spider moved, instantly appearing behind Shen Ye, swinging its sharp limbs to strike him.

“This is ridiculous, do we have to fight?”

Shen Ye’s battle armor dissipated and retreated into the void.

He parried the opponent with his blade.

“All followers of destruction deserve to die.” The eight-legged spider leaped, all its limbs becoming afterimages, continuously striking at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye danced with his blade, parrying over a hundred moves in an instant.

Destructive flames suddenly erupted on the long knife.

Clang!

A crisp sound.

The eight-legged spider was knocked flying, retreating dozens of meters.

“It’s that ship.”

The giant wooden man exclaimed.

Yes.

A black metal ship emerged behind Shen Ye.

– With this destructive construct, combined with Shen Ye’s power, an attack surpassing the opposing enemies was unleashed.

The wooden man and the spider fell silent for a moment.

A person, plus a construct, can unleash the full power of that construct.

The opponent has already used such a combination.

But on their side, there are only constructs.

– Even comparing the strength of the constructs, they are not a match for that Ship of Destruction.

They can’t win this.

Shen Ye was also a bit annoyed.

His own strength was insufficient. Forcibly using the Ship of Destruction’s power to perform blade techniques would actually exhaust his stamina.

And this battle was long, lasting a full 12 hours.

“Alright, if you still don’t know better –”

As Shen Ye spoke, lines of faint glowing text appeared before his eyes:

“The True Aspect has descended.”

“Attention.”

“The enemy’s spell, augmented by the True Aspect, has generated an instant-death judgment effect.”

“Please take care to evade!”

Evade—

Hey, what kind of spell is that!

Before Shen Ye could react, the Ship of Destruction in mid-air suddenly cried out:

“Not good!”

It quickly sent a telepathic message: “It’s the spatial fluctuation of the Soul-Catching Net spell. Yes, this is that spell –”

“The Three Paths Soul Annihilation Spell.”

“What’s the effect?” Shen Ye asked swiftly.

The Ship of Destruction quickly sent a telepathic message:

“Its recognized true constructs will describe you three different ways. As long as any one of those descriptions matches your characteristics, the spell will immediately descend upon you.”

“Once the spell lands on you, you die.”

“– This is an extremely unsolvable, incredibly abnormal, and despair-inducing spell for all constructs.”

“Run! Shen Ye! Run!!!”

Run?

Shen Ye’s eyes moved, and he glimpsed the situation inside the church out of the corner of his eye.

Behind him was the church, and both the idol and Ning Yunyu were inside.

Could he run?

Moreover, if this artillery platform were destroyed, the pressure on other destruction positions would be even greater.

If the destruction faction lost –

What would happen to Charlelie later? What about the Ship of Destruction?

It was all the same problem.

So –

Shen Ye grasped forcefully at the void, pulling out a fan.

At the same time.

The eight-legged spider opposite shouted, “Great ultimate of truth, legendary Soul-Catching Net, let me describe to you –”

“The enemy is a human male youth, standing opposite me. Please let him die!”

The moment the words fell, Shen Ye forcefully fanned himself with the fan in his hand.

Snap.

He transformed into a five or six-year-old girl.

The Mountain River State Fan!

A stream of light descended from the sky, striking Shen Ye.

This blow made the void itself collapse, revealing endless destructive darkness.

But Shen Ye didn’t die!

As a little girl, holding the fan, she glanced up at the sky.

Faint shining characters remained there:

“You activated ‘Hot-blooded Comrade’, a power fused from ‘Gate of Friendship’.”

“You and your architectural guardian can exchange one of each other’s abilities.”

“Currently, you and Nangong Sirui have exchanged the abilities of your respective True Life Treasures!”

On the other side.

Somewhere in the city.

Nangong Sirui suddenly had a black phone in his hand.

He calmly put the phone away, got up and went to the restroom, closed the partition door, and waited quietly inside.

At the same time.

Before the church.

“He transformed!” the eight-legged spider exclaimed.

“Let me – I can describe him one more time!” the giant wooden man said.

“Don’t describe his gender or appearance, he can transform!” the eight-legged spider reminded.

“This is a swordsman,” the giant wooden man’s head quickly said.

The description is complete.

This is a clever move!

The eight-legged spider couldn’t help but almost cheer.

No matter how you change, you are always a swordsman!

But just as the words were spoken—

Shen Ye changed again!

The blade in his hand suddenly disappeared, replaced by a sword.

The Luoshen Sword!

The long sword unleashed a sword light, transforming into nothingness in the air, cutting the giant wooden man and sending it flying.

– Swordsmanship: Where to find a soulmate at the ends of the earth!

This is Xiao Mengyu’s swordsmanship!

A stream of light flew from the other end of the city, crashing into Shen Ye with a roar.

This blow created a huge crater in the ground.

But Shen Ye was fine!

He wasn’t a swordsman!

However, at this very moment—

The human-faced rattlesnake, which had been cut in two on the ground, suddenly reconnected its body.

This was its innate truth power:

Life Regeneration!

“There’s one more chance. I’ll take it.”

The rattlesnake said loudly.

“Remember, you must describe a characteristic – only if the characteristic matches can he be killed!” the eight-legged spider reminded.

The rattlesnake quickly described:

“Whether he uses a blade or a sword, and no matter how he changes his appearance, his total attributes are at least above the twenty layers of the Dharma Realm!”

Before the words fully fell.

A stream of light erupted with a surging roar, coming rapidly, and slamming into Shen Ye again.

“Oh no! I told you, this is completely impossible to deal with –”

The Ship of Destruction couldn’t help but lament.

Boom!

Shen Ye was struck.

His body swayed a few times in place, then stabilized again.

Looking closer.

– His entire body was unscathed, not even a scratch.

He’s fine!

“That really hurt,” Shen Ye groaned.

This is the Shen Ye of Earth.

He had only recently awakened, and like Xie Lan, his strength was not inherently strong!

Incorrect description!

Shen Ye quickly retreated a few steps, then had the Ship of Destruction block in front of him, and then asked:

“Has the spell disappeared?”

“Yes, you survived…” the Ship of Destruction said in a dreamlike tone.

Just then, two lines of faint glowing text quietly appeared in the void:

“Congratulations.”

“For thousands of years, you are the first person to have directly withstood the ‘Three Paths Soul Annihilation Spell’ of the Soul-Catching Net.”

He blocked it!

Shen Ye completed another exchange, returning the Mountain River State Fan and the Luoshen Sword, and instead grasped the Chayu Blade.

“I must sincerely apologize to you all.”

He began.

The Wrathful Heavenly King Aspect descended upon him, transforming into layers of overlapping phantoms.

“Every strike on the battlefield must be with full effort. Don’t think about the future, because if you die now, there will be no future.”

“Therefore –”

He raised his blade.

All the power on the long blade was contained, suppressed to its limit, ready to unleash that earth-shattering blow at any moment.

“Go!”

The rattlesnake shouted.

Swish, swish, swish—

Three consecutive sounds.

The three true constructs had vanished without a trace in an instant.

– They escaped!

Now, Shen Ye stood dumbfounded in place.

“Hahahaha, you foolish boy, even the Three Paths Soul Annihilation Spell couldn’t kill you!”

“Do you think they still dare to fight you?”

The Ship of Destruction roared with laughter in mid-air.

Shen Ye slowly put away his blade, but there was no trace of triumph on his face.

At this moment.

He could perceive –

In the central part of the city, within a building, three incredibly terrifying energies were battling.

Every move they made was enough to destroy everything.

He was still far from their level.

– If the Soul-Catching Net decided to come and kill him immediately, would he have a way to deal with it?

No.

Shen Ye couldn’t help but clench his fists.

Tsk.

This is truly unsettling.

Can he only maneuver between the two major factions?

Humans are merely “food” for them to contend over.

Must humanity only reach this extent, unable to resist them in any way, unable to become a powerful third party?

Is there no other strategy?

Shen Ye fell into deep thought.

This time was different from before.

The constantly emerging flow state allowed his thoughts to expand in an almost infinite manner, like a vast universe, perceiving everything, comprehending everything, constructing everything.

At a certain moment.

That fuzzy inspiration quietly emerged and was immediately retained in Shen Ye’s mind.

“Ship of Destruction, keep an eye out for me, I need to make a call.”

Shen Ye said.

“Don’t worry, I’ll keep watch!” the Ship of Destruction’s voice carried a hint of delight, and it agreed without hesitation.

Shen Ye opened his phone screen.

“Hello.”

“The eternal construct fragments I asked you to find last time… any news?”

After a few breaths.

The AI’s voice came through the phone:

“There are some –”

“But if you want revenge for humanity, forget it.”

“Why?” Shen Ye asked.

“Because those fragments can only provide some eternal source power –”

“When they were complete, they couldn’t defeat destruction, let alone now that they’re shattered.”

“This is basic logic.”

Shen Ye smiled and said:

“It’s fine, just give me the information about those fragments.”

His gaze swept across the void.

A keyword quietly emerged, transforming and expanding rapidly.

Faint glowing characters appeared accordingly:

“You expanded the keyword ‘Vampire Lord’.”

“Currently using the keyword ‘Battle Dance Diva’, forcibly increasing this keyword by one rank.”

“Congratulations.”

“Your keyword ‘Vampire Lord’ has advanced to:”

“Mandala Oroboros.”