Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 81

The voice was very old?

“Then how did you get in?” Shen Ye asked in surprise.

“Only the invigilators from the three major academies can enter and exit freely. This is to avoid stimulating the magical barrier here – so we all know that the circle has been completely arranged.”

“Someone used the invigilator’s authority to enter the examination hall.”

“Your end will surely be…”

“Death.”

Shen Ye fell silent.

An older guide?

How strong is he?

Definitely stronger than these teenage examinees.

From another perspective—

In this exam, he could at most only find that guide.

And he might not even be able to defeat him.

Although they were enemies, he had to admit that these guys’ actions were flawless. He couldn’t even get their names.

He had to learn from them in this regard.

“Are there any others?” Shen Ye asked.

Wang Dingzhou responded blankly:

“Among the aristocratic families, only Xiao Mengyu is shielded. Everyone else can obtain your location and information.”

“The reward for killing you is constantly rising.”

“It kept rising, so I couldn’t resist.”

Shen Ye nodded and didn’t speak further.

It seemed that the “guide” was determined to succeed.

But…

He always felt something was wrong.

Changing the exam rules, remote tracking, ordering a pursuit, surrounding him from all sides, increasing the reward—

All this just to kill him.

Was it worth it?

Doing such a thing in an exam watched by the whole world, and letting all the aristocratic family members know about it.

—They must be crazy!

If they really wanted to kill someone, shouldn’t they do it silently, secretly, and imperceptibly?

As the saying goes, a barking dog doesn’t bite, and this is the same principle.

Rough words, but not rough truth.

Shen Ye fell into deep thought.

Yes, his thoughts were correct.

Following this line of thought—

The other party went to such great lengths, making a big show of it, as if afraid that no one would know.

This brought up two points.

First, the “guide” would definitely ensure that he was killed, otherwise it would be a slap in their own face;

Second, their intention was definitely not as simple as just killing him.

—Assassinating one person doesn’t require such a large-scale operation.

So what exactly was going on?

Suddenly.

The card vibrated slightly, catching Shen Ye’s attention.

He looked down, and lines of small text had appeared on the card:

“Currently eliminated: 429 people.”

“Congratulations.”

“All examinees who have escaped the Tide of Sorrow, you have entered a new examination phase:”

“Wilderness Survival.”

“Live on the floating island for three days, and if you stay alive, you will pass this round of tests.”

“Additional tip: The hunt continues.”

Three days!

Shen Ye suddenly remembered Qian Rushan’s words.

According to him, one year’s exam lasted three months.

Three days…

It was nothing.

But the key issue was the “hunt.”

He glanced at Xiao Mengyu.

In fact, he was the one being hunted, not her.

Yet, she had exhausted her strength for this, even using a divine artifact once.

…Why bother?

Now, the whole situation was becoming increasingly confusing.

He vaguely sensed that behind this pursuit lay a very ominous secret.

Why drag Xiao Mengyu into it again?

If he could kill them alone, he would. If not, he would just make a run for it!

Shen Ye’s killing intent surged.

You trash, let’s see who hunts whom.

He picked up Xiao Mengyu, chose a direction, and swiftly flew away.

Seven or eight minutes later.

The card vibrated slightly.

“We escaped the pursuers, what about you?”

Zhang Xiaoyi appeared on the card, panting heavily, with a dog barking beside him.

“You’re holding a dog, and they still didn’t catch you?” Shen Ye said in surprise.

“I ran just a tad faster than them,” Zhang Xiaoyi said modestly.

This guy was amazing!

Even He Xisi couldn’t catch him earlier, which was why he brought the dog and found him and Xiao Mengyu.

Now he had shaken off several pursuers again.

Could his talent be in this kind of long-distance running?

“We also got rid of the pursuers—come east, towards the direction with a mountain. I’ll wait for you at the edge of the forest at the foot of the mountain,” Shen Ye said.

“Okay, see you in a bit,” Zhang Xiaoyi said.

Ten minutes later.

Xiao Mengyu slowly woke up.

Zhang Xiaoyi was squatting beside her, holding the dog.

“Are you all right? Oh, the mission has been updated,” Zhang Xiaoyi reminded her.

“Where’s Shen Ye?”

Xiao Mengyu asked while looking at the prompts on the card.

—After killing those examinees, she had gained some enhancement in her sword qi.

“He left, saying that the food he carried was only enough for himself, and hoped we wouldn’t blame him,” Zhang Xiaoyi shrugged.

Xiao Mengyu was silent for a moment.

“Hmph, that guy… he’s probably afraid of implicating us,” Zhang Xiaoyi added.

The dog beside him also nodded.

Xiao Mengyu still didn’t speak, but she gripped the sword at her waist, drew it out, and gently stroked it.

This guy was still so sharp, he immediately found the crux of the problem.

From now on, she should be safe.

—No large group of aristocratic family members would come to kill her.

After all, her strength was there, she was from an aristocratic family, and had no grudges with anyone.

Sigh.

Xiao Mengyu’s emotions were complicated.

But after that sword strike, she was utterly weak and hadn’t recovered yet.

She simply couldn’t go looking for him.

“What do we do now?”

Zhang Xiaoyi asked.

“My strength is greatly reduced now, I’m afraid I can’t protect you,” Xiao Mengyu said truthfully.

“It’s okay, you saved our lives. Now it’s our turn to find food and water. It’s just that we don’t have much experience in wilderness survival, so we have to rely on your command,” Zhang Xiaoyi said.

Xiao Mengyu said, “Then let’s go catch some fish near the stream—I remember seeing a lot of fish.”

“Good,” Zhang Xiaoyi said cheerfully.

“Oh, you can join my team.”

After saying this, Xiao Mengyu gradually made up her mind.

—First, restore her body to its peak state!

Otherwise, even if she caught up, she would only be a burden in battle!

Not far from the group.

In the shadow of a large tree, Shen Ye silently watched everything.

It wasn’t until Zhang Xiaoyi brought back some fish, and the group ate it and rested for a while, that he turned and left.

Xiao Mengyu seemed to have recovered quite a bit.

It was time for him to leave too.

His figure flickered continuously, rushing through the forest, gradually picking up speed, and finally moved far away from this area.

At a certain moment.

Shen Ye landed on a rock at the edge of a waterfall.

“Big Skeleton.”

“—I told you not to call me unless it’s important.”

“I need your help.”

“Speak.”

“I remember your strength was not damaged.”

“That’s right, I just lost my body. Now I’m trying to construct a body with magic.”

“Back when we fought at the hotel, you could sense the dead. Can you still do that now?”

“Don’t underestimate me! I can sense both the living and the dead—as long as they’re within a hundred li!”

Shen Ye’s lips curled into a smile, and his aura gradually changed.

He activated the auxiliary power of the door ability, first taking a look at his attribute points.

“Current attributes are:”

“Strength: 4.3;”

“Agility: 6.1;”

“Spirit: 4;”

“Perception: 4;”

“Resonance: 9; Moonlight Lineage Resonance: +20;”

“Available attribute points: 10.”

Good.

Now it was time to fight.

“Don’t busy yourself for now, help me sense the surrounding lifeforms, this is very important,” Shen Ye said.

“Hmm… Southeast direction, two lifeforms are rapidly approaching you,” Big Skeleton said.

Shen Ye moved his body and quickly ran towards the northwest.

After seven or eight minutes.

He gradually stopped and asked, “Are they still following?”

“They are,” Big Skeleton said.

Shen Ye started running again, made a circle, and then ran continuously towards the southwest.

Ten minutes later.

“Still following?”

“Yes, didn’t shake them off, and they seem to know your location, getting closer and closer. They are currently about seven hundred meters away from you—no, six hundred meters.”

“Okay.”

“What’s ‘okay’?”

“It’s this—”

Glimmers of light gathered, forming two lines of small words floating in the void:

“You have added all 10 free attribute points to agility.”

“Current agility points: 16.1.”

—16.1!

This value had already surpassed the scope of a middle school student, and even some professionals couldn’t reach it!

Shen Ye suddenly turned around and rushed towards the direction behind him with all his might.

His speed was extremely fast, the surrounding scenery turned into blurred lines, whistling past.

Whoosh!

Passing through the jungle, two examinees stood in the open space ahead.

One was looking down at the card in his hand, excited: “We’re almost catching up to him!”

The other said in a deep voice: “Don’t be careless, his skill is very strong. Even though we have ‘Excellent’ level weapons, we still need to work together, and—”

The wind blew.

Tree shadows swayed and rustled.

A figure suddenly appeared before the two.

“Shen Ye!”

They couldn’t help but cry out in unison.

The examinee on the left drew a long saber.

The examinee on the right slammed his chest, instantly donning a suit of armor, holding a pair of knuckle blades in each hand.

And Shen Ye—

Shen Ye’s figure flickered, already having rushed between the two, making a gesture to strike them with his palm.

So fast!

His speed was simply too fast!

The two were greatly alarmed and attacked at the same time—

“Die!”

They roared in unison.

The long saber emitted a flash of fire, instantly slashing towards Shen Ye.

The knuckle blades swung out with a faint green light, directly stabbing towards Shen Ye’s chest.

In an instant.

Pfft.

The sound of weapons piercing flesh was particularly dull.

The two froze.

“You… why didn’t you withdraw your hand…”

The swordsman from the aristocratic family said with difficulty.

“You didn’t either,” his companion said.

The swordsman examinee was pierced through the body by two knuckle blades, twitching constantly, while his flaming long saber struck his companion’s armor, leaving only a deep mark.

Shen Ye was gone.

They attacked in a hurry, and with full force, their moves couldn’t be withdrawn and directly struck their companion.

The swordsman from the aristocratic family spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground, dead.

As for his companion with the knuckle blades on his hands—

Shen Ye reached out a hand from his shadow and gently shifted the Nightfall Dagger.

The dagger pierced through the armor, cutting the opponent’s neck.

Clang!

A helmeted head rolled to the ground, making a metallic clanging sound.