Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 80

Escape the Wailing Tide?

The mountains and plains are covered in blood mist.

How can we escape?

Where can we escape to?

—But this looks like a normal exam task.

“You two, thank you for protecting us just now. Now let us help you,” Zhang Xiaoyi said.

“Can you find a way to escape?” Shen Ye asked.

“Doggo can!” Zhang Xiaoyi said.

Both looked at Doggo.

Doggo proudly raised its head.

“Today it’s a police dog, skilled at finding clues from the smallest traces.”

As Zhang Xiaoyi spoke, he squatted in front of Doggo, pulled out a bag of dog food, and said:

“Excuse me, we need to escape the area covered by the Wailing Tide. Please help us find a way.”

*Shashasha.*

Dog food scattered all over the ground.

Doggo happily ate it all up, and soon it was all gone.

“Are you ready?”

Shen Ye asked.

“Woof!” Doggo barked once and dashed off in one direction.

The others quickly followed.

At this moment, the greatsword, Wood, and the statues of Zhang Xiaoyi and Doggo all flew over, following closely behind them once again.

Ten minutes later.

They arrived at a misty plain.

“Are we not there yet?”

Shen Ye asked.

“Almost—huh? What’s that?” Zhang Xiaoyi pointed in a direction and asked.

Everyone looked, only to see a ball of fire deep within the mist.

Candle flame.

Strange.

They didn’t need the candle flame anymore.

“Who’s there?”

Xiao Mengyu shouted.

Several figures quietly appeared.

The leading male held the candle flame, while the others looked at Shen Ye.

“We’re here to return something.”

The leading male said.

Another male also said, “That’s right, this was originally Shen Ye’s candle flame, but I accidentally put it on myself. Now we’re here to return it.”

He grinned, spread his hands, and said, “I’m Li Yinghuai, ranked sixth on the freshman leaderboard.”

The leading male looked at Xiao Mengyu: “Yinghuai and I are here together, specifically waiting for Shen Ye—Miss Xiao, you can leave. This doesn’t concern you.”

“Wang Dingzhou… what do you mean by that?” Xiao Mengyu asked.

“If you don’t leave, you’ll just have to die with us,” Li Yinghuai said with a laugh.

Xiao Mengyu sneered, slowly pressing her hand on her sword hilt, and said to Shen Ye, “Wang Dingzhou, second on the freshman list, Li Yinghuai is sixth.”

Shen Ye turned to glance at Zhang Xiaoyi and quickly said, “Run!”

Zhang Xiaoyi was decisive.

He couldn’t possibly fight against these elite rich kids.

Neither could Doggo.

—Instead of staying and becoming a burden to them, it’s better to run!

Not to drag down Shen Ye and Xiao Mengyu would be a success!

Zhang Xiaoyi bent down, scooped up Doggo, and immediately bolted in another direction.

Woof woof woof!

Doggo’s barks echoed in the distance, as if it was extremely unwilling, but it had already been carried away.

“Don’t leave any witnesses. Go, kill that person.”

Wang Dingzhou said.

Two youths immediately gave chase.

Left behind were Wang Dingzhou, Li Yinghuai, and five other youths.

“Shen Ye,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“Hmm?”

“Let me handle it, you run first.” Before Shen Ye could finish speaking, a sudden tremor jolted his heart.

He looked at Xiao Mengyu, only to see that her current state seemed different from usual.

A faint yet sharp sword aura silently emerged, condensing around her body without spreading out at all.

This way, the other examinees wouldn’t sense anything.

But it still wouldn’t work.

—How could you face a group of people alone?

It would be good if you weren’t killed on the spot!

Besides, if they want to chase, they just need two people to restrain you, and the others can go around and catch up to me immediately.

“Don’t talk nonsense, let’s fight together,” Shen Ye said in a deep voice.

The youths opposite heard Xiao Mengyu’s words and couldn’t help but chuckle.

Wang Dingzhou shook his head and said, “My family also has divine artifacts, but our family rules are strict, unlike you, who would defy your superiors.”

“If I had a divine artifact, my ranking would definitely be much higher than yours!”

“Do you think divine artifacts acknowledge just anyone? Are you worthy?” Xiao Mengyu sneered.

Wang Dingzhou was furious.

“Should I kill her?” Li Yinghuai asked in a low voice.

“No, to be safe, let’s all go up together. Everyone must attack,” Wang Dingzhou ordered.

“Hmph, I thought I’d have some fun—” Li Yinghuai said, crossing his arms. “I haven’t been out much, that’s why I dropped to sixth, otherwise, what is she?”

The two stood side by side, and although they spoke carelessly, they had adopted a fighting stance.

The surrounding youths were even more so.

Xiao Mengyu placed her hand on the Remnant Snow Sword, thought for a moment, then placed the Remnant Snow Sword behind her, and instead brought the Luo River Sword to the front.

The sword.

It moved.

A flash of sword light flew out, instantly transforming into an arc of sword energy—

*Clang!*

The sword was sheathed.

Xiao Mengyu then spoke, “Some people always think divine artifacts acknowledge anyone.”

“Is our Luo family head brainless? Would Grandpa just let me have the divine sword without any prior planning, leading to the family’s decline?”

She couldn’t help but complain.

“That’s called pride and prejudice,” Shen Ye said.

“Spot on!” Xiao Mengyu smiled and continued:

“This is one of the few sword artifacts in the world. Its remote sword energy is as powerful as a direct sword strike, and I also inherited my grandfather’s true teachings. My strength is just enough to perform the first stance of the Luo Shen Sword Art.”

“If the sword artifact is so powerful, the sword art must also be excellent,” Shen Ye said.

He couldn’t help but feel a little emotional.

The reputation of Sword Saint, coupled with the power of a divine sword, could already annihilate a group of his peers.

Who could possibly fight her?

Nangong Sirui?

Unless Nangong Sirui also possessed such a divine artifact!

“This move is truly powerful. With my ability, I have to exhaust all my strength and mental energy just to barely pull it off,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“Won’t that be too risky?” Shen Ye asked.

“Indeed,” Xiao Mengyu agreed, “if it doesn’t hit, once I’m exhausted, I’ll be at their mercy.”

“But you still used this sword,” Shen Ye said.

“Because they were standing too close, which made me want to take a gamble, and you happened to be nearby, so I went all out,” Xiao Mengyu said.

She swayed slightly and continued:

“I might sleep for a while, you have to protect me.”

“Okay,” Shen Ye said.

Xiao Mengyu nodded, gently knelt on the ground, closed her eyes slightly, and became still.

In just a few seconds.

Her breathing became slightly heavier, and her breaths became long and rhythmic.

—She actually fell asleep just like that.

Opposite her.

Where those youths had been standing.

—There were no living people left.

All the bodies were severed in two by that sword.

Corpses with heads separated from bodies covering the ground.

In front of Xiao Mengyu’s Luo Shen Sword Art and Luo River Sword, they didn’t even have time to make a move before they died.

Shen Ye sighed.

—Is this the power of the Sword Saint?

Also, that sword strike just now was definitely unusual, certainly purple-grade.

By the way—

Why did these guys find me?

Shen Ye wanted to go up and ask for clarification, but he was a little repulsed by the blood and guts on the ground.

“Hey!”

He shouted from a distance, “How did you know our whereabouts?”

Among the many corpses, a young man’s body responded:

“Someone was specifically broadcasting your location. He must have gained a buff from a novice card pack, allowing him to search for specific targets.”

“—So as soon as we got the message, we came to intercept you.”

Shen Ye nodded.

So that’s how it was.

He received the “meat” buff, Xiao Mengyu received the “team leader” buff, and an opponent exam taker also received some kind of search-related buff.

But—

“Why did you kill me? I don’t even know you,” Shen Ye said.

Wang Dingzhou’s voice rang out:

“Originally, they wanted you to be eliminated from the exam.”

“My initial order was also to cooperate with everyone to attack you, making you lose your combat ability and unable to continue the exam.”

“Who gave the order?” Shen Ye shouted from afar.

“You should know,” Li Yinghuai interjected, “those direct descendants of the great noble families, they are all in higher grades—they designed the entire thing together.”

His body had been split in two by that sword, and he was already dead, but his soul had to return, clinging to his corpse, to answer Shen Ye’s questions.

“Who are they?” Shen Ye asked.

“I don’t know who exactly. I just received a mark and a secret code, instructing me to do this,” Li Yinghuai said.

“You don’t even know who it is, and you came to kill me like this?” Shen Ye felt a bit speechless.

“The mark won’t be wrong, and if I kill you, I can join their circle and become one of them,” Li Yinghuai said.

“Go to hell!” Shen Ye roared.

Li Yinghuai died again immediately.

Shen Ye pondered for a few breaths, then asked, “Is there anyone else who knows more than he did?”

“The original plan was for you to fail the exam,” Wang Dingzhou’s voice rang out, “but you suddenly entered the 54 novice card set and received a direct admission pass.”

“The plan was temporarily changed.”

“Killing you is the safest option.”

“Tell me the names of those people,” Shen Ye said.

“I don’t have the qualifications to enter their circle. Only if I kill you will an ‘introducer’ come to recommend me to join them,” Wang Dingzhou said.

“Introducer?” Shen Ye asked in detail.

“Yes, he is overseeing the entire process and is currently somewhere on the island,” Wang Dingzhou said.

“Another exam taker?” Shen Ye asked very specifically.

“His voice sounds very old, not like an exam taker,” Wang Dingzhou said.