Gatekeeper of Myriad Worlds Chapter 263

A dead silence.

“We survived.” Zhang Xiaoyi let out a long sigh of relief.

He spoke the thoughts of everyone present.

But—

“What happened to Shen Ye? He couldn’t possibly be this strong,” Xiao Mengyu asked with some worry.

“I don’t know… Perhaps a deity took a liking to him and he used some kind of divine transformation spell?” Nangong Sirui guessed.

That was the only possible guess.

Such things had happened in history.

…

Deep underground.

The three-meter-tall black woman stood aside.

Lilith’s corpse was pierced by a long tentacle, constantly dripping blood.

She suddenly came back to life and glanced at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye said expressionlessly:

“Your soul is imprisoned here, your flesh and blood are steeped in pain, only my consumption can return you to nothingness.”

Lilith raised her hand to form a spell seal, but suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and died again.

—She refused to give up.

But Shen Ye had already begun to transform.

Like a cicada, he shed his insect-like exoskeleton.

This complete humanoid exoskeleton was still alive and vibrant, twisting its head to look at Shen Ye, and said indifferently:

“By rights, I should bestow upon you a portion of the spoils, even if it’s just a tiny fragment, a fingernail, a strand of hair.”

“But this time, I must break our clan’s rules.”

Shen Ye did not speak, just looked at the other party, waiting for his next words.

The humanoid exoskeleton indeed began to explain:

“Most of this guy’s soul contains problems, I will directly erase it. Originally, I would have left some knowledge and skills for you to use, but unfortunately—”

“Even this part hides countless tricks.”

“So it can only be erased further.”

“Her soul is the will of the world. Generally speaking, it cannot be killed completely, and every time she revives, she can at least cast one spell to save herself.”

Shen Ye clicked his tongue.

That powerful?

“Please deal with it directly!” he said.

The humanoid exoskeleton seemed very satisfied with his attitude, and its tone became playful:

“At this moment, she still harbors illusions, hoping to escape, but she doesn’t understand—”

“—I am accustomed to eating world-type life forms like her.”

“When I eat the planetary core she contains, the planet will soon die, and then she will be thoroughly killed.”

After saying this, the humanoid exoskeleton stepped back a few paces, gazing with appreciation at the corpse impaled on the sharp tentacle.

“I’ve made a perfect Nest Banner. I can eat it whenever I want,”

A hint of joy entered its tone.

Rumble—

The spikes carried Lilith downwards, sinking into the ground and quickly disappearing.

Shen Ye suddenly realized.

When he swallowed the blood bead, he had unleashed a “Fate’s End: Nest Banner” move.

So that’s what the Nest Banner meant.

Using spikes to fix a living creature, even if it was a planet—

And slowly consuming it whole.

—This represented the food processing style of the Imperial Species.

“One last thing.”

The humanoid exoskeleton looked at Shen Ye and continued:

“It’s only in dreams that I’m this easy to talk to, so listen to my advice—”

“Absolutely do not evolve towards ‘Dark Lord of the Damned’.”

“There can only be one of me in the universe. If I wake up and find a second ‘Dark Lord of the Damned’, I will eat it.”

“But then—”

“As a nascent being, it’s extremely difficult for you to change your evolutionary path after your ascension.”

“Go and achieve more outstanding things.”

“Before I awaken, if you can accomplish one more thing for me—”

“I won’t eat you.”

Shen Ye asked:

“What do I need to do?”

The humanoid exoskeleton said, “That planet in the sky—you pluck it down and give it to me to eat.”

“Or you can go deep underground and loosen that seal of fate a bit. That would also help me.”

“Either of the two things will do.”

Shen Ye’s heart sank.

At this moment, he suddenly realized something.

The three-meter-tall black woman was not the seal of fate deep within the grand tomb.

Lilith had deceived him!

Past scenes flashed through Shen Ye’s mind, and he suddenly grasped a crucial point.

“If I have to choose between the two, I choose to unseal the seal of fate deep within the grand tomb. Please let me handle this matter,” he said.

“Are you sure?” the humanoid exoskeleton asked.

“Yes, I already have some ideas now. I will be fully responsible for this matter, for the sake of my survival.”

“Good,” the humanoid exoskeleton praised. “If you succeed, I will personally change your evolutionary path, and then I won’t eat you.”

“—I await your good news.”

As the words fell.

The humanoid exoskeleton slowly disintegrated, falling to the ground and turning into light and useless fragments of carapace.

Its eight long tails behind it had fallen off, weathered into fragments, and vanished completely.

—That invisible, immensely powerful force had departed.

Shen Ye shook his head.

It cost him something, but it was worth it.

The Lord of the Lamenting Devil Prison indeed had many problems; it was better to eradicate him completely.

“Thank you, I feel incredibly relieved now.”

Shen Ye said.

The three-meter-tall black woman said in a deep voice:

“You almost succeeded in usurping the Lord, which shows your insufficient talent in ‘Divine Calling’.”

“Before the sixth layer of the Dharma Realm, you must not create or summon deities again.”

“Understood,” Shen Ye said.

“Rest… You have absorbed enough nourishment and fought a battle. Now you need sufficient sleep to grow up.”

Along with her voice, the flesh and blood on the ground swelled up, forming a giant egg that enveloped Shen Ye.

The three-meter-tall woman prepared to leave.

“Wait a moment,” Shen Ye called out.

“What else is it?” the other party asked.

“Previously, when the seal of fate was loosened, why weren’t the beings who entered the grand tomb allowed to leave?” Shen Ye asked.

That’s right!

He had opened the white door and heard this monster say—

“The seal is loose, no one is allowed to leave.”

So it killed all the students!

The black woman stared at him, saying nothing.

Shen Ye said calmly:

“It just assigned me to handle the fate seal, and I need to know.”

With those words, the black woman slowly opened her mouth:

“If outsiders can explore the seal, it will relieve the master’s pressure.”

“So every being who enters the grand tomb must confront the seal, no one is allowed to leave!”

“Don’t impose such restrictions anymore,” Shen Ye said.

“Are you sure?”

“Sure.”

“Then I will heed your words, as you are now in charge of this matter.”

After saying that, the three-meter-tall black woman retreated and disappeared.

Only Shen Ye remained.

He let out a sigh of relief.

Indeed, it was precisely to remove this danger that he had asked to be in charge of unsealing it.

Since the Imperial Species cosmic蟲 was locked in a stalemate with the seal—

Let it be in a stalemate!

—Everyone can leave safely!

Something on his body vibrated.

Shen Ye reached out and pulled out his card.

“Xiao Mengyu?”

He called out.

Xiao Mengyu’s image appeared on the card. She was still on the ship, curiously looking at Shen Ye.

“What was that situation just now?”

She asked.

“I was just about to tell you—take everyone and leave the grand tomb immediately. Also, tell Nangong Sirui; he’ll understand—”

“You must leave now, it’s for your lives.”

“Wait,” Xiao Mengyu asked, “are you in danger now?”

“No danger, trust me, hurry up and go!” Shen Ye urged.

“You’d better be telling the truth.”

“When have I ever lied to you?”

“Alright, I’ll go inform everyone.” Xiao Mengyu gave him a deep look and ended the communication.

Shen Ye put away the card.

He suddenly raised his hand, punched himself hard, fell to the ground, and burst into laughter.

“What are you laughing at?”

He asked in a cold voice.

The vanished runes reappeared on his body, emitting strange energy fluctuations.

And carapaces grew back on his body piece by piece.

—The will of that Imperial Species cosmic insect!

It could indeed descend at any time!

Shen Ye spat out a mouthful of blood, refusing to back down, and said, “Laughing at how stupid you are—if I hadn’t let those students go, their deaths would have made humanity even more vigilant about the situation beneath the tomb.”

“The grand tomb would be sealed.”

“Conversely, if they leave this time, then truly powerful individuals will come down to investigate.”

“Because after all, they have already gone this deep underground, they might as well see what’s actually there.”

“Strong individuals will flock here.”

“Isn’t that right? Where did I say anything wrong?”

—Carefully recalling the words of this Imperial Species, the more he thought about it, the clearer it became.

What “there can only be one Dark Lord of the Damned,” what “must change the evolutionary path.”

Bullshit.

The so-called “absolutely no second ‘Dark Lord of the Damned’ allowed” was actually just psychological abuse.

He had been in the workplace for so many years, how could he not see through this?

Moreover.

He possessed so many combat memories of the Hun Tian Gate.

He had witnessed countless predecessors battling it.

He knew how it massacred all living beings, and how cruel it was.

Sure enough—

He merely ordered those students to leave, and it couldn’t hold back.

Shen Ye heard himself say in a cold voice:

“You’d better be seriously plotting a useful plan.”

“Of course, I don’t want to die,” Shen Ye said.

“You are covered in my runes—do not touch these runes, or I will kill you directly.”

“Runes, huh… No problem, I certainly won’t touch them.”

The words had just fallen.

A rune suddenly appeared in Shen Ye’s palm.

The moment this rune appeared, a faint light immediately gathered into small characters:

“The special confinement rune has been activated.”

“Once you alter or destroy the runes on your body, you will die.”

—This guy directly put a curse on him!

“Don’t play tricks, tell me your plan, I need to see what you’re thinking.”

The voice said.

His body regained control.

Shen Ye grinned, not caring at all.

The opponent came so quickly, so urgently, and placed such a strong curse.

This led him to two deductions:

“First, the runes and the blood on his body combined are necessary to monitor and control him;”

“Second, the opponent is eager to acquire energy, eager for someone to attack the seal of fate, and must have encountered trouble, needing to find solutions from these two matters.”

This information was very important.

Everything else was irrelevant.

“Altering or destroying the runes on his body” was something he absolutely didn’t need to do.

A way to get rid of the opponent was right before him.

However.

He needed to wait a while…

After everyone had left, he would deal with this hidden danger.

“The plan is simple, I’ll go out and call for everyone to enter the grand tomb,” Shen Ye said.

“How will you call them?”

“Spread the word that deep within the grand tomb lies a great ancient king, and on his tombstone is inscribed a message—”

“Do you want my treasure? If you do, come down into the grand tomb and look for it; I’ve hidden it all deep inside!”