Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 73

Xiao Mengyu doesn’t have spiritual eyes, so she can’t see the silk threads.

So she can think that way.

But I can’t.

Shen Ye composed himself and said in a deep voice:

“Let’s speed up and try to find a suitable deity statue sooner.”

Not many people have come down yet.

He and Xiao Mengyu have plenty of time to find a suitable deity statue.

As the saying goes, early steps lead to early success.

They don’t know what the Cry of Sorrow is all about yet, so they must speed up!

The horse head was nowhere to be seen.

The two briefly discussed and then started the ghostfire motorcycle, flying in the opposite direction of Zhao Yibing.

The only thing they didn’t have to worry about was deity statues.

— There were broken statues everywhere, limbs and torsos scattered across the mountains.

The only difficulty was finding a suitable deity statue.

After asking five statues in a row, they either wanted to eat human flesh, or demanded a temple built with gold, or asked for hundreds of believers.

“I finally understand the meaning of that sentence in the mission,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“What?” Shen Ye asked.

“Actually, the most important thing in this mission is to find a ‘suitable’ deity statue,” Xiao Mengyu said.

This immediately inspired Shen Ye.

Shen Ye pondered for a moment and said, “That horse head said something just now that caught my attention.”

“You mean—” Xiao Mengyu also recalled.

“The young lady next to you uses a sword, which must be to his liking, as long as you remain respectful in front of him,” Shen Ye repeated.

The ghostfire motorcycle suddenly stopped in mid-air.

The two said in unison:

“Resonance!”

Yes!

A person must find a deity statue with a compatible affinity to gain its recognition!

Xiao Mengyu has the evaluation term “Sword Saint.”

One of the term’s effects is—

Resonance with swords increased by 10 points.

Although she didn’t know her original resonance, with an additional 10 points of sword resonance, she should look for deity statues related to swords!

As for himself—

His basic resonance was 9, and due to the “Moonlit Divine Illumination” pupil technique, his Moonlight lineage resonance increased by another 20.

That’s 29.

He needed to find a Moonlight lineage deity statue!

Now there was only one last question.

— Are there statues of sword-type and Moonlight lineage deities here?

Shen Ye closed his eyes slightly, then opened them again.

He could now see the terms.

He could use the “Moonlit Divine Illumination” pupil technique to find such statues!

“I’ll look ahead, you keep an eye on the surroundings. If you see a statue holding a sword, call me.”

Shen Ye said.

“Call you? What do you mean?” Xiao Mengyu asked.

“I’ll use my spiritual eyes to take a look, maybe I’ll get an unexpected gain,” Shen Ye said.

“Okay!” Xiao Mengyu immediately agreed.

She pressed one hand on her sword and the other on Shen Ye, stood up from the ghostfire motorcycle, and looked around.

Shen Ye focused on looking ahead.

The ghostfire motorcycle passed through the valley, flew up along a slanting tree, crossed the mountain mist, and continued forward in the whistling wind.

One by one, the incomplete statues receded from their sight.

— Thanks to this motorcycle, their efficiency was countless times higher than other examinees.

At this time.

Other examinees also gradually found ways to enter the floating island.

On the mountain path by the stream, two civilian examinees discovered a watermelon-sized head of a deity statue.

They knelt before the head, pleading:

“Great deity, can you loosen the conditions a little?”

“If we offer our arms to you, our lives will be ruined.”

The deity’s head said indifferently:

“When the Cry of Sorrow comes, without my protection, you will all die.”

“Now I merely ask for your arms, why do you not quickly—”

Whoosh!

A ghostfire motorcycle sped past the two examinees and the deity statue.

But the next second.

It rushed back.

Shen Ye jumped off the motorcycle, glanced at the two, took two steps, and kicked hard.

Boom!!!

The deity’s head was kicked away by him, flew through the green mountain mist, fell into the ravine, and disappeared without a trace.

“It always wants people’s hands. Let it eat shit!”

Shen Ye cursed, jumped back on the motorcycle and twisted the throttle again—

The motorcycle roared and instantly disappeared on the rugged mountain path.

The two examinees stood frozen.

“He, he, he—how dare he defy a deity—”

One person stammered.

“Strange… he did that, and it doesn’t seem like he was expelled from the examination grounds,” the other mused.

“Eh, eh, eh? Oh, I think I understand something.”

…

The ghostfire motorcycle sped like the wind.

“Hey, you have a lot of anger towards these statues.”

Xiao Mengyu covered her mouth and chuckled.

The scene of him kicking the head away was still vivid in her mind.

When the head was kicked in the face, it instantly lost its former majesty and tranquility, becoming filled with fear and dread.

Then the head tumbled and flew away with an uncontrollably expressive face.

This scene hit Xiao Mengyu’s funny bone.

“Of course I’m angry, these statues are nothing like gods!”

Shen Ye cursed as he drove.

“Gods should act like gods!”

“What do gods look like?” Xiao Mengyu casually asked.

“You know? In my hometown, those who don’t act like proper gods, even if they just flirt with young girls after drinking, will be banished to the mortal realm as a pig, carrying a burden for a hundred thousand eight thousand li.”

Xiao Mengyu’s eyes curved into crescent moons, and the corners of her mouth turned slightly upward as she chuckled again.

A pig?

Carrying a burden for a hundred thousand eight thousand li?

This fellow is talking nonsense!

Suddenly.

“Wait—look over there!”

Xiao Mengyu shouted.

Shen Ye immediately came to his senses and turned the motorcycle around.

After a while.

The two stopped in front of a terracotta statue holding a sword.

The terracotta statue was incomplete, missing its head and left arm, and covered in moss and dirt.

Its right hand gripped a greatsword, covered in mottled verdigris, mingled with bright white and yellow colors.

“Will this work?” Xiao Mengyu asked uncertainly.

Shen Ye took a look.

On top of the terracotta statue were two lines of small characters:

“Dragon-headed, gold and silver inlaid bronze divine statue, soul- trấn sword.” (鎮魂劍 – Soul- trấn sword)

“Sword spirit attached.”

Shen Ye carefully examined the sword, and indeed, the hilt of the longsword was carved into the shape of a dragon’s head.

— Sword spirit?

This isn’t a deity.

Will it work?

Wait!

Why is the evaluation term for this terracotta statue “sword”?

“You try it,” Shen Ye said.

As Shen Ye thought about it, Xiao Mengyu had already stepped forward, looked up, and respectfully bowed to the statue:

“I am Xiao Mengyu, and I wish to request your protection for myself and my friend, to pass through the coming Cry of Sorrow.”

“Whatever offering you require, please state it directly.”

The statue remained motionless.

“It’s not working,” Xiao Mengyu said disappointedly.

“You’re praying to the wrong subject, address it,” Shen Ye pointed at the greatsword.

“The sword? Are you sure?”

“Just try it.”

Seeing his persistence, Xiao Mengyu had no choice but to pray to the greatsword again.

She waited for a breath.

Still no movement.

Xiao Mengyu sighed, about to say something, when she saw the heavy greatsword move slightly, shaking off dust, and flying up.

“It moved!”

Both of them exclaimed in unison.

The greatsword ignored them and flew directly to a nearby tree, “swish, swish, swish,” and carved several large characters:

“Slash me ten times, stab me ten times, dance with me ten times.”

Xiao Mengyu was stunned for a moment, then asked again:

“That’s all? Nothing else?”

“Nothing else,” the greatsword carved.

Xiao Mengyu and Shen Ye exchanged glances.

Could it be that once the resonance is suitable, the requirements become so low?

“It’s so big and heavy, it might be difficult to handle,” Shen Ye said hesitantly.

“Anyway… I’ll try it first,” Xiao Mengyu said.

She stepped forward and carefully took the greatsword into her hands.

The greatsword made no sound.

It allowed her to grip it tightly, hold it steady with both hands, and then she stood in the open space in the forest.

“Then I’ll begin!”

Xiao Mengyu took a deep breath and said.

The greatsword emitted a faint hum, as if responding to her.

Xiao Mengyu swung the greatsword with all her might, executing a斩杀 (zhǎnshā) sword technique.

A strong sword wind stirred up a white mist on the flat ground, drifting far away.

With a single slash, Xiao Mengyu’s expression seemed a little dazed.

“What’s wrong?”

Shen Ye asked nervously.

That greatsword had a sword spirit.

Hopefully, nothing unexpected would happen.

Xiao Mengyu stood still, silent for several breaths, then suddenly smiled brightly at him.

“I understand.”

“It has endured endless years and countless loneliness. Now that it sees me, it remembers the past.”

“—It wants to be used as a sword again.”

As she spoke, Xiao Mengyu was already swinging the greatsword again.

Continuous slashes!

Full-force stabs forward!

Xiao Mengyu turned the sword’s spine, dancing out flourishes of sword petals on this desolate island.

Ten slashes, ten stabs, ten dances—

Done!

The greatsword let out a high-pitched, clear hum, bringing with it a fierce, long wind, as if returning to the years of its past battles.

Xiao Mengyu couldn’t bear to put it down, she merely raised it high, fully injecting her sword art, urging its blade, releasing streams of sword aura.

The person and the sword danced once more!

Sword aura chilling, sword gleam blazing.

Even the light of the burning candles was overshadowed.

Hum—

The greatsword left Xiao Mengyu’s hand, soaring like a dragon into the sky, roaming freely for a while, letting out bursts of high-pitched sword cries in the clouds.

Xiao Mengyu let out a clear and resonant laugh, her sword techniques dancing continuously, her voice like pearls and jade, saying:

“I still have a Sky-Soaring Sword Art, I’ll use that too!”

As her voice fell.

The greatsword swiftly darted through the clouds, continuously executing sword moves, then suddenly descended and hovered before Xiao Mengyu.

It leaned its hilt forward like a person, as if bowing to her.

“You’re welcome, you’re absolutely welcome!”

Xiao Mengyu quickly returned the bow with solemnity.

As Shen Ye watched, a sudden realization flashed through his mind.

— Now, Xiao Mengyu’s resonance with that greatsword must have exceeded a certain threshold, and the sword itself was almost willing to endure a thousand hardships and accompany her in conquering all directions!

Only because Xiao Mengyu understood it.

And it also understood that Xiao Mengyu was a true swordsman!

— No.

She is now a Sword Saint!

So that’s how it is.

This test was well-intentioned.

All the designs were to make the examinees understand the true meaning of “resonance.”

“What a truly excellent lesson,” Shen Ye exclaimed.

But then he saw Xiao Mengyu, having finished her bow, shedding her usual calm and composed demeanor. Her eyes were smiling, like a true fifteen-year-old girl, as she joyfully returned to Shen Ye with the greatsword.

“It’s willing to help us.”

Xiao Mengyu held up the sword, her eyes sparkling, and said.