Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 9

Shen Ye crossed the dance floor, past the dining room, and went straight to the other side of the hall, jumping onto a table.

This was a good distance away from the three “conspirators” who were watching him.

“Friends!”

He spread his arms and shouted:

“Look closely, though I am an elf, I can transform into a human!”

At this moment, not only Lani was watching him, and not only the surrounding elves, but even the three conspirators were staring at him.

They listened intently to Shen Ye’s words, and then suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Transform into a human, do you know this spell?” one “conspirator” asked.

The other two “conspirators” shook their heads.

“Ferren just likes to show off––don’t mind him, let him make a fuss.”

“Yes, him blending in with the elves will only make things easier to do at night.”

After their conversation, the three fell silent again.

Shen Ye stood on the table, leaning against the wall, smiling:

“I just counted, there are only 29 people here. My magic trick requires 33 people to activate.”

The crowd cheered, disbelieved, laughed, applauded, and whistled.

The atmosphere became lively.

Lani called a few little girls, who quickly ran out of the room, dragged a few patrolling elves in from outside.

The patrolling elves were helpless and could only look at Shen Ye.

“There are enough people!” Lani shouted.

“Here we go––everyone, watch closely!” Shen Ye said.

He took off the Crown of Pale Shadow.

In an instant, he transformed from an elf into a human boy.

The room was silent for a moment, then burst into deafening cheers.

It was too spectacular.

Under everyone’s gaze, this brave front-line soldier actually turned into a human!

“For you, Lani!”

Shen Ye waved to the elf girl.

Lani’s face turned crimson, and she clapped her hands happily.

“Wait a minute,” Shen Ye shouted, “it’s not over yet, I’m going to change back!”

“Of course!” Lani cheered supportively.

Shen Ye pressed his hand against the wall behind him.

A wooden elf door appeared.

“It’s like this,” he said with a smile, meeting everyone’s gaze, “I can turn into a human because I’m wearing this thing––”

He threw the Crown of Pale Shadow to a patrolling elf who looked quite powerful.

“And my three brothers are also wearing this thing. As soon as they take it off, they’ll turn into undead!”

The word “undead” significantly dampened the atmosphere in the room.

The patrolling elf caught the Crown of Pale Shadow, and his expression gradually turned from amusement to seriousness.

Several other patrolling elves gathered around, staring at the Crown of Pale Shadow.

“After my three brothers have all transformed, I’ll be right back, and I’ll become an elf again!”

After Shen Ye finished speaking, everyone immediately looked at the three “conspirators” on the other side of the room.

Taking advantage of the moment.

Shen Ye fell backward and entered the door in the wall.

The door closed.

The door disappeared.

At the same time, the patrolling elf suddenly blew a sharp bamboo whistle.

“All-hands alert!”

The other patrolling elves drew their scimitars and rushed forward, surrounding the three “conspirators.”

“Is there a mistake? We’re soldiers resting from the front lines.”

One “conspirator” pointed to the badge on his chest, speaking calmly.

In the void, a voice suddenly sounded:

“I originally wanted to play with you a bit longer, what a pity––”

The elf leader appeared out of thin air, with a hint of regret on his face:

“You undead wanted to infiltrate my village, but you didn’t expect that humans had already infiltrated your ranks and even led your mission.”

“How ironic.”

Thick vines shot up from the ground, binding the three firmly.

“Lord.”

The patrolling elf presented the Crown of Pale Shadow.

“High-level shadow magic from the Gloomy Abyss, and it’s permanent. It truly exceeded my expectations.”

The elf leader glanced at it and muttered to himself.

“Undead murderers have infiltrated all the villages… With this tangible evidence, we can find its weakness and counteract it.”

“We owe them a favor this time.”

A vine removed all the Crowns of Pale Shadow from the three murderers.

Instantly.

They all turned into undead!

Lani bit her lip, then suddenly turned to look at the other side of the room.

Seeing this, the elves seemed to recall something, and they all looked at that wall.

“After my three brothers have all transformed, I’ll be right back, and I’ll become an elf again!”

That human boy had said so.

But the wall was blank white.

He wasn’t coming back.

…

On the pristine white wall, a door quietly appeared.

The door opened.

Shen Ye landed in an empty classroom.

He took out his phone and checked it.

It was only a little past ten, still early.

But Chen Haoyu had sent a message:

“Why aren’t you here yet? Did you fall into the toilet?”

Shen Ye looked at the message and let out a long sigh.

He was alive!

That situation just now was too risky.

He must remember this lesson in the future and never be so reckless again.

Absolutely never!

Speaking of which––

He turned back to face the wall, pressed his hand on it, and silently uttered “door.”

The door appeared again.

Looking through the glass window, it was still that eerie corridor inside.

In other words, even though he had been to the elf territory once, the spatial point connected by his “door” ability was still where the great skeleton was.

The great skeleton had returned.

It was squatting in the corridor, holding a grotesque corpse in its hand, gnawing on it bit by bit.

Shen Ye was suddenly filled with anger, couldn’t help but slam the door, and shouted:

“I’m fighting for my life in the elf territory, and you’re comfortably feasting here?”

The great skeleton suddenly turned its head.

Through the glass window, it saw Shen Ye.

It threw down the corpse and rushed over, clinging to the door, staring at Shen Ye up and down.

“You’re still alive?”

The great skeleton asked in a hoarse, dry voice.

––This was the first time it had spoken to Shen Ye.

“You damned thing, you deliberately gave me that Crown of Pale Shadow, trying to send me to my death, didn’t you?”

Shen Ye flipped it the bird through the window.

“How did you survive? Tell me the detailed process,” said the great skeleton.

“Do you think I’d tell you these things?” Shen Ye sneered.

“Tell me, and I’ll pay equal compensation,” said the great skeleton.

“It’s not about compensation right now. It’s about you almost costing me my life. I’m a vengeful person,” said Shen Ye.

“Tell me,” said the great skeleton.

Shen Ye raised his hand, wanting to take down the exercise book nailed to the door.

––This was the contract between the two of them; once destroyed, the contract would be invalid.

The great skeleton suddenly shouted, “Wait a minute!”

The next moment.

The exercise book nailed to the door opened, and one by one, glowing small words appeared on the paper:

“The other party is quite sincere. Upholding the principle of ‘equivalent exchange,’ a powerful undead spell has been prepared for you. The value of this spell––”

“Do you think you can bribe me with a little something?”

Shen Ye clenched his fist and roared:

“You are insulting my character!!!”

The great skeleton stiffened.

Shen Ye reached out to tear the contract.

“Wait a moment!” the great skeleton suddenly said, “The reason I gave you the Crown of Pale Shadow is because you still have a chance to live. If it were me, my only fate would be death.”

It pressed its two bony claws against the door.

All the small words on the exercise book disappeared, replaced by several new lines of characters:

“As an apology, the other party has surpassed the principle of ‘equivalent exchange’ and has decided to bestow upon you a Crystal of Inherited Nightmares.”

“Crystal of Inherited Nightmares: Stores three types of top-tier evolutionary undead talents. You can choose one of them to integrate into your soul, thereby acquiring its abilities.”

“Special note: This Crystal of Inherited Nightmares is the foundation of the undead race. It is extremely precious, and it would be difficult to find many such treasures in the entire nightmare world.”

Immediately after, a line of glowing small words quietly appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:

“So-called ‘talents’ are personal characteristic abilities that can be successfully utilized without consuming any power.”

Silence.

The silence lasted for a while.

“I am a man of principle.”

Shen Ye coughed lightly, and said with a serious expression, “I only deal with sincere business partners.”

“I’ve shown my full sincerity,” said the great skeleton.

“…Well, I’ll forgive you this once, but please remember, there won’t be a next time,” said Shen Ye.

“There won’t be a next time,” the great skeleton assured.

Shen Ye placed his hand on the exercise book.

The contract was instantly sealed!

A crystal ball emitting boundless colorful light fell into his hand.

Crack.

Shen Ye directly crushed the crystal ball.

Golden mist expanded out, swirled around him, and then rapidly merged into his body.

Shen Ye felt a trance.

Everything around him seemed to turn into nothingness.

In a hazy daze, he seemed to have arrived in a massive palace made entirely of bone.

On the high skeleton throne, a crowned giant skeleton sat serenely, holding a sword, and pointed it at him from afar.

Immediately, three swirling balls of light appeared above his head.

In the first green ball of light, a translucent ice crystal emerged.

The second ball of light was grayish-white, and inside it was a bone.

The third ball of light shimmered with golden light, and inside it was actually a metal scepter.

“Choose! You can pick one from these most ancient legacies, place it on your head, and you shall obtain the inherited talent within!”

A booming voice echoed in Shen Ye’s ears.

He looked up at the three inherited items, and instantly countless messages were transmitted through the air into his mind.

The ice crystal hidden in the green light contained an undead talent:

“Whispers of the Gloom.”

“Primary (evolvable).”

“Using corpses as proof, the deceased must answer your call, crawl up from hell, and truthfully tell you what they know, so that their souls may rest in peace.”

“––Death is the deepest education.”

The bone shrouded in grayish-white light also contained an undead talent:

“Sacred Corpse Body.”

“Primary (evolvable).”

“Any power that can kill you will force your body to transform into a Sacred Corpse body, temporarily free from all death-related fates for 5 seconds, effective again after one day.”

“––Those who sought to control your life and death have come to a bad end.”

As for the last item, the scepter shrouded in golden light, it contained the third undead talent:

“Undead Resurrection.”

“Primary (evolvable).”

“Create a soulfire, place it on a fallen undead, and the soulfire will merge with the corpse, bringing it back to life.”

“There are many types of resurrection spells, but this is an extremely profound and original arcane art that can resurrect the undead.”

“––The fundamental power of the undead race.”

Shen Ye read carefully, then fell into thought.

Which one to choose?