Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 55

“Here!”

Someone on the square waved at Shen Ye.

Xiao Mengyu!

Shen Ye also waved back at her.

Qian Rushan smiled beside him, patted his shoulder, and whispered:

“I won’t be a third wheel. Let’s talk later.”

“Hey, your thoughts are dirty. We have a pure friendship,” Shen Ye said, annoyed.

Qian Rushan didn’t believe him at all, winked at him, and turned to leave with several other professionals who were picking people up.

Shen Ye jumped off the shuttle and came in front of Xiao Mengyu.

After not seeing her for a night, her aura seemed to be truly different from the past.

“Thank you. You healed my wounds during the battle. That power stayed with me and helped me achieve a breakthrough.”

Xiao Mengyu said.

Shen Ye looked at her.

The “Holy Protector” tag above her head had disappeared.

Not only that, the “Grand Swordsman” tag had also become very blurry, seemingly evolving towards a brand new tag.

——She really broke through.

Shen Ye suddenly found it very noisy here.

Shuttles landed from time to time.

When some shuttles opened, students from all over the world walked out one after another, looking around curiously.

However, those slow-moving heavy shuttles were all loaded with various goods.

Shen Ye even saw two mobile combat suits on a shuttle more than a hundred meters long.

The entire floating island does not produce any crops, nor does it have any mineral deposits, let alone factories.

Everything has to be transported from the outside world.

Although the port was so busy—

People coming and going still looked at Xiao Mengyu from time to time.

——Today, she was wearing a white hoodie with the hood on, covering her waterfall-like hair, a black mask, and a long sword tied to her back. Only her bright eyes were visible. She was wearing wide sweatpants, making her look capable and beautiful.

“You’re welcome. Let’s find a place to talk,” Shen Ye said.

“Follow me,” Xiao Mengyu said.

She led Shen Ye out of the square, across several roads, and to a large gymnasium.

“Rent a small soundproof venue for about two hours. We can extend it if it’s not enough.”

Xiao Mengyu said.

“Alright, please go to Hall 9.” The staff handed over a sign.

“Let’s go,” Xiao Mengyu said.

She led Shen Ye inside. Shen Ye observed along the way, feeling that the building structure here greatly resembled a cinema center from his previous life. Starting from Hall “1”, all the halls were closed, and occasionally, the sounds of various combat strikes could be heard from inside.

Along the way.

The two also passed by some open sparring arenas from time to time.

Many people were fighting in the arena.

A girl was directly knocked flying, rolling several meters before stopping.

She struggled to stand up from the ground, saying indignantly:

“You know so many powerful ultimate moves, why do you still fight with someone like me who hasn’t learned anything yet?”

On the arena.

A tall boy stood with his arms crossed, saying smugly:

“I’m just completing a mission. Who cares about you?”

Shen Ye glanced at the boy.

The other person was actually wearing chainmail, with metal gauntlets on his hands, occasionally emitting flashes of fire.

——With such complete equipment, it’s hard to lose.

This guy… Shen Ye had seen him in the ‘Newbie’ deck.

He should be a four-star newbie, ranked seventeenth in the deck.

The boy was very perceptive, immediately sensing something, and turned his head to stare at Shen Ye.

“Another novice—no, a one-star level!”

He said interestedly, jumped off the arena, and walked towards Shen Ye.

A sword blocked his way.

“He’s mine.”

Xiao Mengyu said.

The tall boy glanced at Xiao Mengyu, then at the sword in her hand, and said sulkily:

“You beat him up first. I’ll take a mission to beat him later.”

“Didn’t you hear me clearly? He’s mine,” Xiao Mengyu said again.

The tall boy was furious and shouted:

“Hoarding all the fun? I’m telling you, you won’t get anywhere like this.”

A cold glint flashed.

His clothes were cut into two pieces and fell to the ground.

Looking back at Xiao Mengyu—

Xiao Mengyu’s hand gently rested on the hilt of her sword, as if she hadn’t drawn it.

“Go on, say it again.”

She tilted her head, staring at the other person expressionlessly.

The boy picked up his clothes, not even daring to look at Xiao Mengyu, and ran away in a panic.

“Hmph.”

Only then did Xiao Mengyu continue to walk forward with Shen Ye.

“Are we really going to fight later?”

Shen Ye whispered.

“As long as you and I are always in battle, no one else can challenge you,” Xiao Mengyu said.

She showed Shen Ye the card in her hand.

On the card, four small characters “In Battle” were displayed.

Shen Ye looked at his own card, and the same four characters were on it.

“Wouldn’t this be exploiting a bug? If everyone did this, they could all protect themselves,” Shen Ye said.

“Not so—others can also forcibly interrupt our battle, on the condition that they defeat me.”

Xiao Mengyu said lightly.

“I see, thank you.”

Shen Ye said.

Xiao Mengyu ranked fifth on the entire rookie list, with five stars above her head, and was publicly recognized as the best in swordsmanship.

Anyone who wanted to fight her would first have to weigh their chances.

——This was tantamount to indirectly protecting himself.

“Are all the aristocratic family members rushing to farm points from ordinary candidates?” Shen Ye asked.

“Not exactly. For example, Nangong Sirui doesn’t—he’s a very proud person who wouldn’t condescend to such things,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“You didn’t farm points either.”

“Right, this matter is inherently a bit despicable, and not every aristocratic family member is willing to do it.”

“Then what if the people farming points surpass you?”

“That’s easy,” Xiao Mengyu said in a very natural tone, “I just have to keep beating the point farmer to take all the points they painstakingly farmed.”

“That makes a lot of sense.”

The two walked for a while, stopping in front of a door marked with a large “9”.

Xiao Mengyu swiped the card against the door.

Beep beep beep!

The door slowly opened.

Inside, there was a clean and tidy wooden floor, about the size of a basketball court.

The two entered the door.

“This is a soundproof, enclosed training hall, so no one can hear what we say.”

Xiao Mengyu explained.

“When I came, I thought you’d take me to a cafe or something,” Shen Ye said.

“It’s quieter here, and more convenient.”

“But if someone gets injured here and their life is in danger, wouldn’t it be like crying out to heaven and earth with no response?”

“There’s a life detection system.”

“The conditions are really good. I’ll apply for a venue next time too,” Shen Ye exclaimed.

“Did your Shen family register you for the aristocratic family member qualification at Yunshan Port?” Xiao Mengyu asked.

“No,” Shen Ye said.

“Then you can’t apply—these high-level combat venues can only be applied for by aristocratic family members, and of course, professionals employed by the three major organizations can too,” Xiao Mengyu said.

Shen Ye pondered for a moment and said, “Is it because they’re afraid if things get damaged, we ordinary people can’t afford to pay for it?”

“Yes.”

“It’s really annoying. Is this world run by aristocratic families?” Shen Ye mumbled.

“Or if you get a five-star rating in the ‘Newbie’ deck, you can also apply.”

Oh well.

Let’s put that aside for now.

“Actually, you don’t need to worry about these power ratings. I have something to tell you.”

Xiao Mengyu changed the subject.

She started from finding Zhao Yibing and recounted what happened last night.

Shen Ye frowned:

“That’s not right… After I went to the hotel, I didn’t see Zhao Yibing. Where’s her corpse?”

“That shadow,” Xiao Mengyu prompted.

Shen Ye reacted.

But what exactly was that shadow?

“The ‘Skinner”s remnants were also taken by the shadow. Why?” he asked.

“I don’t know, but I guess it must need those remnants for something—these strange existences often like some kind of sacrifice that humans can’t comprehend,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“Zhao Yibing was also going to take part in the exam,” Shen Ye sighed.

“Stay away from her. She’s definitely not human anymore,” Xiao Mengyu said cautiously.

“Would calling the police help?”

“No, no one would believe it.”

“What about Kunlun?”

“I reported the situation, but there was no response.”

Shen Ye suddenly remembered something and said, “By the way, the alarm call didn’t work last night either. Do you know why?”

“Someone reached an agreement with the ‘Skinner’. At the ‘Skinner”s battle location, all communication would be cut off to cover for his killings,” Xiao Mengyu said cryptically.

The two looked at each other, both understanding who those people truly were.

“Their power is really immense,” Shen Ye sneered.

“Not only that, this morning, several aristocratic families came to our house and demanded that I get engaged,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“Engaged?” Shen Ye repeated.

“Yes, the groom-to-be is an uncle from a major aristocratic family, over fifty years old, and his wife just passed away,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“They thought you’d submit?”

“I said I needed a few days to consider.”

“Huh?”

Xiao Mengyu said calmly, “Some people in my family are pressuring me.”

Shen Ye said, “So—”

“It’s just to buy some time. Once I get into one of the top three high schools, I won’t come out until the day I’m no longer afraid of them,” Xiao Mengyu said.

Shen Ye unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

“Shen Ye, have you decided which high school you want to go to?” Xiao Mengyu asked.

“I know nothing about these three high schools,” Shen Ye said, worried.

It seemed that things were happening simultaneously on both sides.

On his side, his uncle was forcing him to apologize.

On Xiao Mengyu’s side, it was even more ruthless, directly aiming to destroy her.

Xiao Mengyu had studied swordsmanship since childhood, receiving various professional teachings until she achieved such mastery in swordsmanship.

She still had to play along and buy time.

What about himself?