Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 653

Shen Ye was basking in the sun.

Basking on a speeding subway.

—When his Dharmakaya rotated to the human realm, the sunlight shone on him, resurrecting him.

His strength was fully restored.

The enemy’s suppression of the true artifacts also completely dissipated.

So Susu popped out from behind him, gently pressing her hand on the subway’s handrail.

In an instant.

The two trains moving in opposite directions began to slow down.

They finally stopped within a hundred meters of each other.

No collision occurred.

When another black-haired woman appeared quietly, Susu had already stuck out her tongue and retreated into Shen Ye’s Dharmakaya.

“Don’t go out, this time her personality is Anne,” Susu whispered to Cassandra.

Cassandra shivered slightly, then whispered, “Then I can’t go out.”

“What’s wrong with Anne?” The Chaos Boat asked.

“Anne is the darkest of her personalities—this means the situation just now has made her extremely angry,” Susu said.

In the carriage.

Shen Ye glanced at Chatterley and frowned:

“Anne?”

“It’s me,” the woman chuckled. “You almost died just now.”

She had a bob cut, black hair reaching her waist, and looked about eighteen or nineteen, giving off the impression of a sweet girl.

“That strange creature was too strong,” Shen Ye sighed.

“Indeed,” Anne agreed, then added, “But the ones who truly tried to kill you were these cannibals; they even wanted to eat you.”

She walked a few steps forward and suddenly stepped on something.

Looking down.

It was that black umbrella.

Anne squatted down, picked up the black umbrella, and “crunched” a bite.

“No! I surrender! Let me serve your master!” the black umbrella pleaded.

“Serve? You almost killed him,” Anne said indifferently.

She quickly dismantled the umbrella, squeezed it into a finger-long black stick, and “crunched, crunched” it down.

Eating.

This was a foundational power of the multi-layered universe, and also the “devour” ability among the Shadow Mother’s two main abilities, “devour” and “manifest.”

At this moment.

A true artifact that controlled the entire historical fragment, the Umbrella of Absolute Judgment, completely and eternally disappeared.

Seeing this, the cannibals all scattered and fled.

One or two tried to curry favor but were scared off by Anne’s gaze and ran away.

“Sister Cassandra,” Anne said softly.

Cassandra could not avoid it and had to appear, sighing:

“What do you want to do?”

“The spell that manipulated the destiny of all beings in the heavens has ended; now it’s your turn to preside over everything here,” Anne said.

Cassandra said, “This is the Other Shore; if we act rashly—”

“I’ll eat you right now, Spirit Catching Net,” Anne said softly.

Cassandra immediately began to conjure a spell.

Anne looked at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye didn’t say much and even nodded slightly, giving her a thumbs-up.

Among Chatterley’s multiple personalities—

The purest was Nancy.

The one who could perceive truth and the future was Persephone.

The one who managed the entire nightmare world and the development of the multi-layered universe was嵐.

The strongest was Chatterley.

—But the darkest was Anne.

In other words.

This was a girlfriend who was angry.

Who would dare to provoke her!

Even Shen Ye didn’t dare!

He quickly turned his head and looked towards the void, as if busy with something.

Anne, seeing his thumbs-up, became delighted:

“I feel so useless, Shen Ye, can you give me this historical fragment?”

“Take it,” Shen Ye said generously.

“I knew you were the best.”

Anne brushed his cheek, then squatted down and pressed her hand on the floor.

Lines of glowing small text quickly appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:

“The original mission ‘Survival and Death’ was to guide you to escape the fate of death.”

“But you actually won.”

“At this moment, your true artifact ‘Multiverse’ possesses the innate ability of a devouring type of strangeness.”

“She is currently devouring the current historical fragment.”

“—This is the instinct of this true artifact. After devouring, this historical fragment will merge into the Multiverse.”

“The goal of the Sequence will also change accordingly, collecting power for you amidst great risks.”

“Do you permit this?”

“Please decide solemnly, this will affect your destiny!”

“I permit,” Shen Ye said silently.

—Chatterley’s various personalities had suffered greatly and endured hardships, so they would never act carelessly.

If she did this, she must have her reasons!

Sure enough.

Lines of faintly glowing text appeared quickly:

“The ‘Exiled Emperor’ sequence will begin to cooperate with the actions of the Multiverse.”

“During the devouring process, beings from various factions will definitely come to investigate the situation!”

“To cope with the current situation, this sequence has stripped power from the defeated and escaped former sequence ‘Yoke Soul Erosion Desire’.”

“By sacrificing this power, the reward tier for the mission increases by one major level!”

“Current immediate rewards: 1. Enhance the true artifact, 2. Grant you a strange blade art.”

“1. Currently, your true artifact ‘Chaos Boat’ is endowed with the strange power of evolution, granting it the strange power of the Other Shore.”

“Congratulations.”

“Chaos Boat has successfully advanced, acquiring the strange power of the Other Shore ‘??’. When it first uses this ability, the ability will become solidified as its own, and its strange power will also increase.”

“2. You have obtained the strange blade art: White Impermanence.”

“Description: When drawing the blade, a strange element will be randomly summoned, its power unpredictable, with no lower or upper limit.”

While Shen Ye was watching, he suddenly heard a “bang” sound.

A brand new title appeared above his head:

“Master of White Impermanence.”

“Description: Displaying this title will allow you to avoid many unnecessary troubles.”

“—The strange blade art ‘White Impermanence’ has long been lost in the erased history, not appearing for millions of years, but those strong practitioners who remember it still fear and dread it.”

It was indeed an eye-opener.

This was the first time Shen Ye had obtained an exclusive title just by mastering a blade art.

—It was meant to deter enemies.

Anne’s voice suddenly rang out:

“I still need about a quarter of an hour.”

“Okay, I’ll make sure to protect you,” Shen Ye replied, coming back to his senses.

The Sequence was cooperating with Anne…

Although he didn’t know exactly what would happen, clearly devouring a historical fragment should be beneficial to him.

“What do I need to do?” Shen Ye quietly asked.

The Sequence immediately responded:

“The change in ownership of a historical fragment will attract the attention of other nearby entities.”

“Strong individuals from the Destruction, Strangeness, and Old Day factions may appear.”

“You must block them and buy Anne some time.”

“Understood,” Shen Ye said.

Three factions…

This matter, I seem quite familiar with it.

He was contemplating a strategy when the entire subway suddenly shook.

Looking towards the end of the carriage.

Another carriage was torn apart by a giant claw.

The claw retracted.

Immediately after.

A colossal creature poked its head in and looked at Shen Ye.

Its head was covered with beautiful thorns, two pairs of compound eyes, and four fangs in its mouth.

—Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit!

Shen Ye’s heart skipped a beat.

This creature was a strange life form, incredibly powerful. Last time he came, he was chased by it into a desperate situation.

He didn’t expect it to act as an oriole this time.

That head retreated.

Immediately after.

A man wearing a brightly colored cloak walked into the carriage.

This man had a pair of eerie seven-colored eyes, and his long hair stood tall, floating back and forth in mid-air like antennae.

His entire body emitted an aura that continuously surged towards Shen Ye, attempting to suppress all of Shen Ye’s power.

This man was the humanoid form of the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit!

“You killed the owner of that Umbrella of Destiny?” the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit asked.

“That’s right,” Shen Ye said.

“Incredible… It seems you’ve replaced him and want to claim this place,” the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit probed.

Shen Ye simply released the title “Master of White Impermanence” and then pressed his hand on the Youhuang Blade, saying:

“Do you want to try too?”

The man immediately noticed the title above his head.

The atmosphere instantly changed.

“White Impermanence… I bet the Umbrella Demon was unwilling when he died, because even you didn’t know what kind of strike you could unleash.”

Its tone became witty and humorous.

“God knows that strike actually summoned—never mind, no need to say more, you know what happened,” Shen Ye replied, going along with the other party.

—This was to conceal his inherent bizarre ability, ‘Inverted Shadow’.

The less the enemy knew, the more misled they would be—

The easier it would be for him to gain the upper hand!

“You’re misleading me—you clearly have two true artifacts, one more than the Umbrella Demon.”

The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit suddenly said.

Cassandra was trying to manipulate the threads of fate at the top of the world.

Anne was devouring the entire world.

They stood one on each side, behind Shen Ye.

Shen Ye blocked them, smiling, and said, “What does that matter?”

Several illusory arms appeared behind the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit, constantly changing hand seals.

Shen Ye’s eye twitched.

This bastard.

It was extremely skilled at deducing everything, capable of constantly inferring correct information even during battle.

If they truly fought, it would definitely be a tough battle!

The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit extended a finger and said in a conversational tone:

“The more true artifacts, the more inconceivable the strange identity constructed;”

“But if too many artifacts constitute the identity, they will constrain each other, making the identity’s abilities too complex and losing powerful combat effectiveness.”

“Constructing an identity with seven powerful true artifacts is the most perfect.”

“As you upgrade these true artifacts, your identity will also upgrade, and your strength will continuously advance.”

“What do you want to say?” Shen Ye asked.

He watched the illusory arms behind the other party constantly forming hand seals, clearly trying to extract information from him.

—I won’t tell you anything about me.

“That master from the old days destroyed everything, and many true artifacts lost their original power.”

“Seven true artifacts with complete bizarre power are almost impossible to find—”

Its tone shifted, staring at Shen Ye, and whispered:

“By the way—”

“My strange identity is constructed from four true artifacts.”

“Incredible,” Shen Ye praised.

The Youhuang Blade sprang out an inch from its sheath, exuding a strong killing intent.

—The other party’s words were both a test and a display of strength.

If it was going to fight.

Then let’s fight!

Anne was right behind him; he absolutely could not retreat at this time!

“Let’s make a deal,” the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit said.

“You speak,” Shen Ye watched its arms, somewhat curious about what it had deduced.

“I just got intelligence that a rare true artifact accidentally fell into the hands of a cannibal—”

“Let me eat it, and we will be at peace.”

The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit said.

“What true artifact is it?” Shen Ye asked.

“The Seed of Truth’s Emergence—it is a treasure I am determined to obtain,” the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit said.

At this moment.

Another handsome, fair-skinned tall man suddenly appeared behind Shen Ye.

White Emperor!

He vanished in a flash.

The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit was startled, then said in a deep voice, “You actually have three true artifacts… and all of them can take human form. I underestimated you.”

“He’s not a true artifact, he’s my friend,” Shen Ye explained.

“You can’t fool me,” the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit said.

“Alright, let’s get back to the topic—you can go bother the cannibals as much as you want, I’m simply not interested,” Shen Ye said.

On the other side.

White Emperor threw his hand out and shouted:

“Hurry up!”

Cats and dogs leapt out, racing along the wall.

They quickly chased after a group of cannibals, one after the other.

“No.”

Cats and dogs spoke human words.

“Keep looking,” said White Emperor.

The cats and dogs darted into a hidden, narrow tunnel, running all the way to its end.

There, three cannibals were hiding.

The leader was the fat one.

“Wait—he was already dead then, I wasn’t the first one to deal with him—”

The fat man hastily shouted.

The White Emperor threw the bronze man, blocking two cannibals, while he swiftly formed a spell print.

Boom!

The body of the fat cannibal who betrayed Shen Ye exploded.

At the same time.

On the subway.

The Spirit Catching Net Cassandra’s expression tensed, and she activated the threads of fate, binding the cannibal’s soul, which instantly flew into the sky and merged into the depths of the magic of fate.

Her hand seal changed—

“Annihilate.”

The soul was destroyed.

From this moment on.

No one would ever know that the Seed of Truth’s Emergence was actually traded to Shen Ye by the cannibals!

On the subway.

“What did your friend do?”

The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit seemed to sense something, asking with strong killing intent.

“A personal grudge I had with the cannibals—one guy betrayed me, and now he’s dead—you can do whatever you want with the other cannibals,” Shen Ye said.

Several arms behind the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit constantly changed their spell seals.

“It seems to be true…” it whispered.

“Absolutely true,” Shen Ye said.

“But the situation has changed,” the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit whispered, “you immediately killed a cannibal after I made my request, so my demand must now be raised again.”

“Speak,” Shen Ye said.

“Give me the corpse of the Umbrella Demon; I need to eat it.”

“Deal.”

Shen Ye agreed readily.

—This was to buy Anne time!

The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit, however, still didn’t move.

It stared at Shen Ye and asked:

“How many true artifacts constitute your strange identity?”

Shen Ye did not reply.

He looked at the other party expressionlessly, maintaining a long silence.

No matter what he said, the other party might deduce information, and true artifacts were related to his strange identity, his biggest secret.

“If you don’t say—then if I kill your friend, we’ll be even.”

“It’s the guy who just went out to kill cannibals.”

“I’ll go kill him.”

The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit was about to leave after speaking, but then suddenly stopped.

The moment it spoke, the “Master of White Impermanence” above Shen Ye’s head blurred.

Blur.

Meaning something had happened.

Shen Ye’s blade had also been drawn, blocking its escape route.

“Could it be… you want to fight me after taking down the Umbrella Demon?”

The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit said mockingly.

It unleashed its full power fluctuations, beginning to completely suppress Shen Ye.

But Shen Ye did not back down again.

“When I fought the Umbrella Demon, you hid on the sidelines watching. Now, if I fight you again, who do you think will be hiding in the dark, preparing to deal with you?”

Shen Ye said.

“You’re exhausted—if you fight me now, you’ll die,” the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit said.

“Then let’s try,” Shen Ye said.

“Do you dare try?” the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit scoffed.

“You bastard, who only dares to hide, asking for an exorbitant price after I finished a fight, do you think you’re guaranteed to win? Pfft!” Shen Ye spat at it.

“You want to die?”

“You bastard, don’t be so arrogant, let’s fight.”

This was an insult.

Shen Ye abandoned all retreat.

—He was determined to fight!

The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit also noticed this.

It fell into hesitation.

Yes.

The other party was devouring this historical fragment.

Such an action would attract the attention of beings from various factions to investigate the situation.

Generally speaking, as long as they saw a strange creature devouring a historical fragment, beings from other factions would only dare to observe from afar, not daring to do anything else.

However—

If two strange beings were fighting to the death, that would be different.

Strategy.

Shen Ye’s strategy was his determination to fight with all his might.

This put the pressure on the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit.

Could it really endure various scrutinies, kill Shen Ye, and then confront the various forces probing this historical fragment?

In an instant.

The illusory arms behind the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit all stopped.

Such a situation no longer required calculation.

It said in a deep voice:

“Fool, you are seeking your own death.”

“My death is irrelevant, as long as I can drag you down with me,” Shen Ye said.

Their gazes met.

Shen Ye did not yield an inch, gripping the Youhuang Blade tightly.

Just now—

The moment the title blurred was because he had an inspiration.

—The “White Impermanence” is so widely known and feared by countless powerhouses on the Other Shore.

Its power must be extraordinary!

Then—

What if it was integrated into his blade art, “Instant Severance”?

Would the laws of causality change?

With a thought, the fusion began immediately!

“You activate the title ‘Mandala · Ouroboros’, causing the strange blade art ‘White Impermanence’ to fuse with the causal blade art ‘Instant Severance’.”

“The current blade art has undergone an extreme evolution.”

“Congratulations.”

“A higher-level emergent blade art has been created, named:”

“Three Spring Radiance.”

“After this battle, if you are still alive, the title ‘White Impermanence’ will gain a more prosperous and grand reputation, acquiring new title powers.”

“Fight with all your might!”

(End of Chapter)