Gatekeeper of Myriad Worlds Chapter 246

“Let’s go, let’s take a look!”

“Yes!”

The two sped up, quickly climbing the long staircase.

Shen Ye, however, was a little dazed.

He had felt something was off from the start.

Nine Aspects.

He controlled his hands and unleashed that spell.

This was completely different from when the Underworld Lord had lent him power to perform the magnificent opening, “Hundred Hands of Hell Gate.”

Power—

All sorts of indescribable realizations emerged in his mind.

These were all the power of that spell just now!

The echoes of the spell’s power still lingered on him.

What did this mean?

Through the deserted, empty passage, pushing open the door to the gladiatorial arena.

A gust of wind blew.

Several glowing words appeared in the void:

“Spell: The effect of Womb-Store Emptying has ended.”

The words dispersed.

Shen Ye looked at the scene before him blankly.

Behind him.

Rosalia’s legs buckled, and she knelt on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.

The Valley of Ten Thousand Bones.

This place was originally a prosperous city, with towering buildings and bustling undead souls.

But now.

All the buildings were gone.

Vast and desolate.

The ground was as flat as a mirror, extending into the distance before gradually curving upwards, forming the topography of a basin.

Only Shen Ye and Rosalia’s gladiatorial arena remained behind them.

The other buildings.

Everything was gone.

All the undead souls stood in place, looking up at the sky.

Many looked at the sky, then at Shen Ye, and quietly retreated.

But more people shrieked in terror and turned to flee.

Shen Ye followed their gaze—

He saw the Frost Dragon struggling and circling in the sky, letting out desperate and painful wails.

“No…”

“It’s just business, why… please, spare me.”

The Frost Dragon looked at Shen Ye, pleading bitterly.

Shen Ye froze.

Ridiculous—

It was a spell cast by Nine Aspects, why are you begging me?

Wait, could it be that Nine Aspects’ action just now was concealed, so even the Frost Dragon didn’t notice?

Did this dragon think that after Nine Aspects told it to scram, he, as Nine Aspects’ subordinate, immediately attacked?

It’s really… not like that!

In the sky.

The Frost Dragon’s body was continuously disintegrating.

No matter what spell it used, or what frost power, it could not stop its body from collapsing.

Soon, its entire body disintegrated.

Only a giant dragon’s skull remained.

The burning ice flames in its eye sockets gradually extinguished.

Whoosh—

The dragon’s head shattered into countless fragments, scattering in the wind and disappearing completely.

“Just one blow… is this something a human can do?”

Rosalia asked, her voice trembling.

Shen Ye did not speak.

—That was a legendary dragon of the sixth or seventh realm of law!

It couldn’t even withstand one blow from Nine Aspects!

But why did Nine Aspects control his body and use his hands to form seals and release the attack?

A wave of confusion washed over Shen Ye.

At the same time, lines of faint glowing text had appeared in the void:

“This is an event that has shaken the entire Hell.”

“Today, you summoned the ‘Five Desires’ strongman Nine Aspects, who gladly accepted the invitation to participate in your feast and offered his gratitude.”

“No matter how it is investigated afterwards, the blow that killed the Frost Dragon was delivered by you.”

“You are a dragon slayer.”

“This matter will surely be widely spread, and your name, Dragon Five, Baxter, has overshadowed all your brothers.”

“Brotherhood trait: Voodoo Boy has been upgraded.”

“Voodoo Boy.”

“Blue tier (Excellent), Self-evolving trait.”

“Description: Forcibly merge two or three traits, allowing them to fuse into a brand new trait. A process of evolution will occur during the merging.”

“If you can perform more praiseworthy brotherhood deeds in Hell, this trait will evolve into a higher-tier trait.”

“Voodoo Boy” was even stronger!

When it was a green trait, it could only merge two traits.

Now it could merge three traits!

And it had an “evolution effect”!

Shen Ye fell into thought.

—It seems that I don’t necessarily have to be a saint to evolve my traits!

The important thing is to generate “praise.”

In a place like Hell, full of villains, where the strong prey on the weak, slaying a dragon would probably receive an explosive amount of praise.

—Especially since it was a Frost Dragon at its peak!

Shen Ye let out a long sigh.

Actually, the proxy war required a very important condition.

He hadn’t said it.

But Nine Aspects already understood.

—He had to support him from behind.

He said he wanted “fame,” so Nine Aspects helped him elevate his “fame” by a level.

Next, he only needed to quietly await his repayment.

—This guy’s madness is just a disguise; he’s actually sharper than anyone!

He had to bring him enough in return.

Otherwise, he could turn hostile at any moment.

The Frost Dragon’s fate might also be his own.

“Is this why you want to be a proxy? To gain the reputation of a dragon slayer?” The Great Skeleton sent a telepathic message.

“No—I didn’t expect Nine Aspects to do this,” Shen Ye said.

“Then what was your original intention?”

“To try and save my life.”

“Save your life?”

“Yes, in the future, if I encounter a strongman of Nine Aspects’ caliber, there’s no way I can fight them, but having the ‘proxy’ identity might give me a chance to survive.”

“…You’re thinking too far ahead. I thought you were really going to work for him.”

“Anyway, no matter how I fight, I’m weakening the power of the invaders. This is the only thing I can do for our world and yours.” Shen Ye sighed.

“Now I understand what you mean,” the Great Skeleton’s voice quieted.

Shen Ye turned to the dark elf behind him and spoke:

“Rosalia.”

“Sir, I’m here,” Rosalia immediately replied.

“Do you understand that neither you nor I have a way out?”

“I understand.”

Shen Ye looked at her quietly and continued:

“When you were alive, you were conscripted to the Great Tomb. How much do you know about the details of that mission?”

“Sir, I have absolutely no other information. I just received orders to go.”

As if afraid of disappointing Shen Ye, she thought for a moment and added:

“However, if you ask me about the affairs of Evernight City, I know a little.”

Shen Ye quickly ordered:

“Alright, you go and tally which beasts in that beast-keeping area Nine Aspects didn’t eat, and record them.”

“These are all foods that Nine Aspects dislikes.”

“Also, make a tally of what Nine Aspects ate, and then go to the Branding Castle.”

“Branding Castle?” Rosalia asked.

“Yes, on your journey, you must record every monster worth feeding to the master along the way.”

“Once you reach Branding Castle, find someone named San’er Baxter. He’s my brother.”

Shen Ye handed her a map.

“To complete Nine Aspects’ mission, you need to tell him all the details about Evernight City and then follow his orders.”

“Understood.”

Rosalia returned to the gladiatorial arena to tally information about the various beasts.

Only Shen Ye remained standing.

The Black Flame Skeleton trotted over and placed a ring on the ground in front of Shen Ye, respectfully saying:

“Lord Long Wu, this is the recent revenue of the entire gladiatorial arena, including the bone coins you just paid. It’s all inside.”

“You’re not keeping it?” Shen Ye asked.

“The boss ran away. We, as employees, have no right to collect your money,” the Black Flame Skeleton said.

Shen Ye put away the ring.

There were over ten million bone coins inside.

Not bad.

“It’s fine, don’t be scared. Go on.” He waved his hand at the Black Flame Skeleton.

“Thank you, sir!”

The Black Flame Skeleton seemed to have been granted an amnesty, knelt down for a grand bow, and then leaped up and ran off.

As for the other undead souls—

While the two were speaking, they had already moved, quickly moving away from the flat basin.

There was no one in the basin.

It was empty.

“Well, I should be going too.”

Shen Ye muttered to himself, walking back to the gladiatorial arena, preparing to find a hidden place to open a door.

At this moment.

Suddenly, faint light gathered again, condensing out of thin air into lines of small characters.

Why are there still prompts?

Shen Ye curiously looked at the small characters:

“You have been temporarily granted Nine Aspects’ spell skill:”

“Womb-Store Emptying.”

“Possessing this skill means that the realm of law acknowledges your profession.”

“You have temporarily used this skill, therefore you can begin to attempt to acquire the other party’s profession:”

“Soul Lord of Non-Birth.”

“Unknown type profession, one of two type professions.”

“‘Unknown’ means no one knows the true name of this profession; ‘one of two’ means that the realm of law only allows a maximum of two beings to hold this profession.”

“The minimum personal attribute points required to acquire ‘Soul Lord of Non-Birth’ are:”

“All attributes 23 points.”

“Do you wish to acquire this profession?”

“You have half an hour to complete this acquisition.”

“After half an hour, the lingering power of the spell will completely disappear, the realm of law will revoke this recognition, and you will lose this opportunity to acquire the profession.”

Shen Ye’s whole body trembled.

Reverse induction again!

When he first became a songstress, he used Lady Daisy’s “Absolute Imitation” to gain the opportunity to become a “Soul Hunter” and an “Shadow Lord.”

Normally, this would be impossible.

Unless one possessed the special songstress class and happened to master the “Absolute Imitation” skill, they could temporarily use skills from other professions.

—And this must be temporary.

After all, Daisy could only imitate, not acquire.

Because as a professional, one’s attribute point training would inevitably lean towards their own profession.

It was impossible for several attribute points to suddenly appear, just enough to satisfy a certain rare profession, thereby giving one the chance to reach the top in a single bound.

But he was different!

He had free attribute points!!!

No matter how powerful Nine Aspects was, how could he have thought of this?

Just now, he used his body to release “Womb-Store Emptying” and killed the boney dragon.

So he got this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

At this moment.

Shen Ye looked at that “unknown type profession” and suddenly remembered his conversation with Xu Xingke:

“…Will I take on other professions in the future?”

“Unless you encounter a truly rare and precious profession.”

“What is a truly rare profession?”

“…If you have a chance to see it… you’ll know instantly.”

This profession perfectly matched!