Gatekeeper of Myriad Worlds Chapter 239

The iron chains and flying daggers could protect the two at first.

However, billions of stars turned into light, blooming, flourishing, and perishing on them, as if they would continue to strike until the end of time.

Defense became futile.

For several long seconds.

Countless starlights fell, and countless strikes were made.

The darkness dissipated.

The broad cliff face, more than three hundred meters across, was cut into countless sections, slowly collapsing downwards, emitting a deafening roar.

Only a faint scent of blood remained in the wind.

Before this sword strike, the two were utterly annihilated!

However, Xiao Mengyu had no chance to catch her breath.

As the sword light receded, a figure flew down from the cliff, hovering in mid-air.

It was a middle-aged man.

He stood in mid-air, scrutinizing Xiao Mengyu, and spoke with a tone of regret:

“What rare talent, what a pity. My mission is to kill everyone I see, to prove my loyalty.”

He stared at Xiao Mengyu’s right hand.

Xiao Mengyu’s heart sank.

He could fly.

This usually meant at least the fourth or fifth stage of the Dharma Realm.

—This was not an opponent she could contend with.

How ridiculous.

Am I going to die here?

She also looked at her right hand.

Her right hand trembled incessantly, almost unable to grip the sword.

—The “Cosmic Edge” skill earlier was a secret fundamental sword technique of the Luo family, a unique art that allowed the entire family to stand tall in the world.

Using it across her level would inevitably cause a certain backlash.

But it didn’t matter.

She transferred the Luo Shui Sword to her left hand.

The sword.

It was gripped tightly again.

The blade hidden in the hilt began to emit a faint glow.

“A backhand sword is hard to use, you probably can’t execute that move again—”

“Besides, such a sword technique is still too much for you; you can’t unleash its true power.”

The man stood with his hands behind his back, evaluating seriously.

“I don’t have a habit of surrendering without a fight,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“Why don’t you join me? That way, I can just kill the others and spare you.”

The man stared at her lecherously.

Xiao Mengyu lowered her gaze slightly, hiding her fierce killing intent.

There was no need for further words.

She would use her life to draw away the enemy!

To buy time for Shen Ye, to buy time for Yun Ni, so that Shen Ye might live!

Xiao Mengyu took a deep breath, the Seven Stars Dharma form appearing behind her, the Luo Shui Sword in her hand about to be drawn—

A sudden change occurred!

In an instant.

Everything outside the cave turned completely black and white.

The man looked up towards the top of the cliff.

Before he could react, he was suddenly seized by an invisible force, instantly lifted, and disappeared without a trace from the cave entrance.

Screams of utter horror came from the dark depths at the end of the cliff.

Boom—

A surging gale rushed down from above, instantly piercing through the void, sweeping towards the bottomless abyss.

After a while.

The gale gradually subsided.

The middle-aged man did not reappear.

“…What happened?”

Husky couldn’t help but ask.

It had already dug a room-sized burrow.

It dragged Shen Ye inside, hiding him at the very back.

“I don’t know, probably some monster—I didn’t sense any human presence,” Xiao Mengyu sighed.

“Then aren’t we going to die too?” Husky said.

“Life and death are determined by fate, the only thing we can do is to be ready to fight at any time.”

She waited for a while, and seeing no new movement outside, she put away her sword and retreated step by step into the depths of the grotto.

She walked into the burrow, glanced at Shen Ye, and then stood guard at the entrance of the burrow with her sword.

On the other side.

Yun Ni squatted on a protruding rock, holding a human head in her hand.

—It was the man’s head.

However, Yun Ni’s sneak attack had already ended.

She lowered her head, absentmindedly looking at her fair and slender fingers.

She had extended several fingers just now—

The first finger was extended because Xiao Mengyu drew that divine sword;

The second finger was extended because she saw her “name”;

The third finger was her Dharma appearance—

The Dharma appearance directly evolved into the iconic Star Palace.

The Dharma appearance comes from the natal star.

The star directly evolving into a Star Palace means there are no other fancy tricks, and everything is displayed as unparalleled power.

The fourth finger was for her technique, “Luofu Sun and Moon Veil”;

The fifth finger, “Cosmic Edge.”

With these five advantages, she survived and even defeated those two.

—From a human perspective, she was indeed, as the man said, a talent of excellent quality.

At this moment, Xiao Mengyu’s battle had caused such a big commotion.

If she died—

“Why didn’t you help her?”

If Shen Ye asked that, how should she answer?

If she still made excuses like “didn’t notice,” “missed it,” or “didn’t hear,” she might not pass Shen Ye’s test.

—She couldn’t gamble.

Every time she gambled with Shen Ye, she lost.

This time, the stakes were her own life.

She would absolutely not gamble this time.

She couldn’t leave a thorn in his heart.

If she did, he would definitely kill her.

Yun Ni glanced at the severed head and couldn’t help but sigh:

“Fool, couldn’t you have secretly killed her when I wasn’t around?”

Never mind.

There would be other opportunities in the future.

—Right now, she had to consider a new problem.

“In the ‘Five Desires’ world, there are four top powerhouses, and now I’ve seen the subordinates of two of them…”

“Did they all send people to snatch the secrets in the great tomb?”

“Why?”

Yun Ni’s eyes were full of doubt, and she pondered endlessly.

…

Shen Ye opened his eyes.

The grotto was completely dark now.

Xiao Mengyu sat against the wall, holding her sword, cradling him in her arms.

Husky squatted beside them.

“You’re awake.”

Xiao Mengyu quickly noticed and spoke.

“How long have I been asleep?” Shen Ye asked.

All attributes came into view.

All attributes are 1.

Good.

At least he had recovered a bit.

“Two hours—don’t move, classmate Yun Ni said you shouldn’t be active immediately,” Husky said.

Shen Ye looked towards Yun Ni.

Yun Ni was standing at the entrance of the grotto, vigilantly looking outside, but she didn’t turn around.

The entrance of the grotto was full of various blood and碎肉.

“Did you fight?”

Shen Ye asked with difficulty.

“We fought a few battles, but they were all opponents of average strength,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“Were they all monsters?”

“Some were people.”

“Yes, we don’t know their identities, they just came to kill us,” Yun Ni added.

She walked forward and softly chanted a healing spell.

Light fell upon Shen Ye.

His attributes immediately began to increase rapidly.

Shen Ye slowly stood up, felt his body briefly, and then said:

“I’ve recovered.”

The two women and one dog all let out a sigh of relief.

“It’s getting more and more dangerous here, and the frequency of enemy attacks is increasing. Since you’re better, we should change location immediately.”

Xiao Mengyu said.

Shen Ye enthusiastically said, “Let’s go find Zhang Xiaoyi and Nangong Sirui!”

Xiao Mengyu suddenly said with a hint of melancholy:

“Yun Ni has a special climbing technique, and classmate Guo Yunye and I can’t move outside—”

“Shen Ye, you go with her.”

Shen Ye was about to nod, but his heart suddenly skipped a beat, realizing the danger in that answer.

Leaving her here and going with Yun Ni also felt a bit inappropriate.

—No matter from what aspect.

“How is that possible? I’ll deal with your mount first.”

Shen Ye immediately put on a serious face, his voice firm as he spoke.

“Mount?” Xiao Mengyu was confused.

“Kill one person in ten steps, go a thousand li without leaving a trace.”

Buzz—

The Ghostfire motorcycle appeared in the grotto.

“Here, you’re temporarily assigned to Xiao Mengyu now. Listen to her commands, understood?” Shen Ye patted the motorcycle seat.

A sweet AI female voice sounded from the motorcycle:

“Ms. Xiao Mengyu, please sit tight.”

Xiao Mengyu finally smiled, giving Shen Ye a sideways glance:

“You have a conscience.”

The three people and one dog were ready!

“You guys go—I find that following you is quite unlucky; I keep encountering enemies. I’ll go by myself next.”

However, Yun Ni waved her hand at them, saying something unexpected.

Her tone was very firm. After speaking, she vanished from the grotto in a flash, climbing away to an unknown destination.

Given the circumstances, there was nothing anyone could do to stop her.

After a while longer.

Xiao Mengyu flew ahead on the motorcycle.

Shen Ye, meanwhile, carried Husky.

The three of them flew down the cliff together.

The road was dark and silent.

This made their spirits even more tense.

After all, the Great Tomb was the most dangerous place in the entire world.

Neither Gui Xu nor Kalana were as dangerous as the Great Tomb!

After flying for a while, the dog suddenly spoke in human tongue:

“There’s flowing water.”

Shen Ye listened carefully and indeed heard the gurgling sound of running water.

Streams of underground water flowed through the rock crevices, converging on the cliff face to form a spectacular underground river.

The dog barked angrily:

“I said why I couldn’t smell anyone else, it turns out there really is a river!”

Shen Ye looked around, there was no other way to go here.

“We can only follow the direction of the river to see what’s ahead.”

“Let’s go!”

The three flew forward along the river.

After passing through a cave filled with stalactites, the sound of water ahead suddenly slowed.

Intersecting underground passages appeared before them.

“Come this way, I smell people.”

Husky said.

The group then headed in the direction the dog pointed.

They walked along the tunnel for more than twenty minutes.

The front suddenly opened up.

Looking around, it was a lake.

There was an island on the lake.

“It’s Zhang Xiaoyi!”

The dog suddenly shouted.

Shen Ye looked carefully, and saw a giant crocodile, over five meters long, on the island, constantly chasing Zhang Xiaoyi.

Zhang Xiaoyi was carrying someone, desperately running around the island.

He was carrying Nangong Sirui!

Nangong Sirui was motionless, and it was unclear what her situation was.

The giant crocodile chased and bit several times, almost catching Zhang Xiaoyi and Nangong Sirui.

Their situation was quite dangerous!

“Go help him—”

The three of them rushed across the lake and landed in front of Zhang Xiaoyi.

“You’re here!”

Zhang Xiaoyi was overjoyed.

Xiao Mengyu went directly past him, drew out the Remnant Snow Sword, and pointed it at the giant crocodile.

Once the giant crocodile rushed up, she would strike with full force!

But after waiting for a while, the giant crocodile didn’t move, just kept panting in place.

“What’s going on? Why isn’t it charging?”

Shen Ye demanded in a deep voice.

“Maybe… it’s… also tired…”

Zhang Xiaoyi said, panting heavily.

“…What? It’s tired?” Shen Ye was puzzled.

“It’s been chasing me for hours, we haven’t stopped,” Zhang Xiaoyi said.

“…You haven’t been escaping this alligator’s pursuit since you fell down, have you?” Xiao Mengyu asked uncertainly.

“Yeah, that’s right,” Zhang Xiaoyi nodded.

…At least five or six hours.

The group looked at the giant crocodile again, only to see it looking utterly lifeless.

A marathon!

Crocodiles are good at short bursts, but marathons should be a bit much for them.

Look at it: once it stopped, it didn’t even want to move.

Shen Ye glanced at the “Durable” trait above Zhang Xiaoyi’s head.

Well deserved!