Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 99

Faint light gathered in the void, condensing into lines of small text:

“The gamble has been established.”

“This gamble is a spell formed by the fundamental divine power of your opponent. You cannot resist it, nor can you refuse it. You can only execute it according to the contents of the gamble.”

“You are about to face the final stage of this examination, which is also the true assessment of the real Dharma realm.”

“If you succeed, the Lord of the Demon Abyss will let you go.”

“But if you fail—”

“Your soul will belong to the Lord of the Weeping Demon Abyss.”

“—From the most insignificant little chips, until you voluntarily offer your soul, this is her way of doing things.”

Shen Ye couldn’t help but sigh.

There was nothing he could do.

The opponent didn’t play any tricks at all, just forced him to the final stage.

Then, it would take his soul.

Perhaps this was its way of doing things, or perhaps it was very confident, so it didn’t directly kill him from the start.

In short—

He still had one last chance!

Shen Ye looked at the two people opposite him, hesitating for a moment.

“You really won’t fight me now?” he asked.

“Please, we will never interfere,” Skinner said, crossing his arms.

His body was covered in blood-light, and his hands wore a pair of black gloves, as if he was ready for a big battle at any moment.

However—

He spread his hands, releasing countless steel wires that plunged into the flowing water.

The monsters lurking deep in the water were forced out. After sensing Zhao Yibing’s aura for a moment, they immediately fled in terror.

This was—

Were they helping him clear a path?

Shen Ye looked at Zhao Yibing.

Zhao Yibing had already put on a gentle smile and softly said:

“I have sent many envoys with statues to collect soul power in various worlds, and I have never encountered any problems. You are the first person to defeat a statue and gain a rare ability.”

“I can’t bear to see you die.”

“But I can still die in the gamble,” Shen Ye retorted.

“The gamble is another matter. I hope it helps you grow and see the truth of humanity—”

Zhao Yibing patiently explained:

“Go, experience the traps those people have set for you. You must deeply feel their malice.”

“I hope that one day, you will use the power I bestow upon you to kill them all.”

“I will personally preside over the ritual of corruption for you on the altar of endless wailing souls.”

Shen Ye listened carefully, a cold sneer forming in his heart.

—I’m not Arthas the Lich King, nor Dracula the Vampire Count, let alone Lucifer.

You want me to fall?

Did you pay me?

He wielded the Nightfall Shortsword, and cut the log bridge under his feet.

The giant tree was cut open.

Splash!

The broken giant tree could no longer bridge the water and fell directly.

Shen Ye stepped on the section he had been standing on.

He reached out, and a wooden door appeared in his hand.

He used this door as a paddle, plunged it into the stream, and vigorously paddled.

On the other side.

Zhao Yibing and Skinner stepped onto another section of the giant log and also fell into the water.

“Where’s his phone? Still recording?”

Zhao Yibing asked.

“Look,” Skinner pointed at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye was seen hunched over, paddling continuously on the log.

His phone was tucked into his back pocket, with the upper half exposed.

Although the rear camera of the phone swayed with his butt wiggling, it consistently pointed at the two of them.

This was too undignified.

Even if this scene were to be recalled as part of his descent into corruption later, it would be far too unpresentable.

“Hmph… I’ll take one thing from you, and give you another.”

Zhao Yibing extended a finger and tapped lightly in the air.

“Snap.”

Shen Ye’s butt twitched.

His phone instantly shattered in his pocket.

At the same time, a crimson thread appeared on his wrist.

“Didn’t you say you wouldn’t attack me?”

Shen Ye sneered as he turned around.

“Your power, and indeed your entire being, is extremely valuable. I can’t bear to see you die in such a selection,” Zhao Yibing smiled alluringly. “If you’re about to die, tug on this strand of hair, and I will come to save you immediately.”

Shen Ye silently turned his head back.

He continued to paddle with the door, and soon disappeared at the end of the underground river.

Only Zhao Yibing and Skinner remained.

“Master, he doesn’t trust us,” Skinner said.

“It’s alright. Only by being utterly disappointed in humanity can one comprehend the truth of this world and then embrace us,” Zhao Yibing said.

“But Master, weren’t we originally here to kill him?” Skinner asked, confused.

Zhao Yibing narrowed her eyes and smiled, saying:

“Watching a soul gradually descend into corruption, that is the most wonderful thing.”

“He must be on our side—I want his soul, I want his power, they are all mine.”

“Not to mention, I’ve thought of some wonderful things…”

Skinner couldn’t help but sigh.

“Can’t suppress the urge to kill?” Zhao Yibing asked.

“Yes,” Skinner prostrated himself.

“Once this matter is concluded,” Zhao Yibing said with a cold expression, “let Yunshan Port fall.”

Skinner’s spirits lifted again, and he loudly declared:

“As you command!”

On the other side.

Nangong Sirui was flying non-stop through the crisscrossing underground passages.

At a certain moment.

He suddenly broke open a wall, landed in a hidden room, and immediately pulled out his phone.

—The phone had no signal at all.

Communication had been cut off!

“How could this be…”

Nangong Sirui’s heart felt heavy. He flipped his hand and took out a small divine statue, placing it on the ground.

“Help me keep watch, I need to contact the outside world.”

Nangong Sirui said.

The statue nodded slightly.

Nangong Sirui pressed his hand to the ground and shouted, “Family emergency message!”

A crimson glow emerged from him and drilled into the void.

However, in the next instant—

The crimson glow flew around in the void and then returned to him.

“The void is also being shielded by something. Could it be… that monster wants to devour all the candidates?”

Nangong Sirui murmured to himself.

“Brother Sirui!”

A sweet, delicate voice came.

The girl from before had already entered the room.

“You ran so fast just now—please take the exam with me, Brother Sirui. I’m a little nervous, I’m afraid—”

The girl’s coquettish tone stopped mid-sentence.

She stared blankly at Nangong Sirui.

The handsome young man’s face was filled with deep thought and solemnity, his eyes showing a hint of despair.

But in the past, no matter what he did, he was full of confidence, and he could easily handle any difficult situation.

She was used to his calm and arrogant demeanor.

—She had never seen Nangong Sirui like this!

“Zhang Jiaojiao, this is no time for jokes, you—”

Before he could finish a sentence, both of their playing cards suddenly vibrated.

Nangong Sirui took out his playing card and saw lines of small text appearing on it:

“You have completed all exams and are about to be teleported.”

Finished?

Nangong Sirui was stunned.

What about the girl he just saw?

In his Dharma Eye, she was enveloped in an endless gray light, with countless withered bones appearing and disappearing.

He almost thought she was a calamity!

While he was still confused, the surrounding space shifted.

The crowd erupted in enthusiastic applause.

“The second person to complete the exam, Nangong Sirui!”

“Third place, Zhang Tianjiao!”

—Nangong Sirui and the girl landed in the hall together!

A hint of anticipation flickered in Xiao Mengyu’s eyes.

Time slowly passed.

More and more new students completed the exam.

But Shen Ye’s figure never appeared.

“Last five minutes. Those who haven’t completed the exam will all be eliminated.”

On the high platform, the invigilator announced.

A wave of unease swept through Xiao Mengyu’s heart.

Did he not get past that monster?

No way.

The crowd stirred.

Xiao Mengyu looked over, only to see Nangong Sirui enveloped in the light of a spell, secretly communicating with his family.

—Was it necessary?

Why do something so conspicuous immediately after coming out? Wouldn’t contacting them by phone be the same?

Or rather—

Did something happen inside that she didn’t know about?

Xiao Mengyu became increasingly anxious.

Time continued to pass.

Finally—

“Time’s up, the exam is over!”

The invigilator announced.

All the students who passed the exam burst into cheers.

Xiao Mengyu’s gaze slowly fell.

He didn’t pass?