Gatekeeper of Myriad Worlds Chapter 265

That’s right!

Big Skeleton stewed it once before.

Oh, that aroma.

Sometimes when I’m hungry at night, I can’t help but think of that scene.

“Very well, you have passed the first round of trials. Rest now, I will come back for you.”

The more than three-hundred-meter-long Spirit of the art finished speaking and flew upwards, disappearing in an instant.

*Splat.*

Big Skeleton fell from mid-air and landed on the ground.

“You think you can fight us with that?”

It broke two ribs, but a cold and confident smile still hung on its face.

“Mainly, my brother and I work well together — she can’t fool us.” Shen Ye put his hands on his hips.

“That’s right, I’m not scared at all, I’m even a little excited, but she didn’t boil me.”

Big Skeleton also put his hands on his hips — and conveniently picked up his broken ribs.

Shen Ye was suddenly possessed again and spoke in a cold, blunt tone:

“This works too? Well, it seems you still have some value. You need to perform well later, I won’t stay with you.”

“Why?” Shen Ye couldn’t help but ask, “What if I encounter someone I can’t beat, I’ll still need your help.”

“I’m going to completely destroy this seal. I don’t have time for your affairs.” It said disdainfully and immediately prepared to leave.

“Wait a moment — there are powerful enemies in this tomb. If I capture them, I’ll offer them to you to eat —”

It had already left, but upon hearing half of that sentence, it understood Shen Ye’s meaning. So, it came back and possessed him again, speaking:

“Only one chance — you say ‘Fan Shang Shi,’ and I will come.”

It finished speaking.

The will of the Imperial Species left his body again.

—This time, it was truly gone.

Shen Ye sighed, muttering to himself:

“The seal is going to be broken by it?”

“I wanted to tell my classmates to run quickly, but I don’t know if they made it out.”

“Can’t fly, probably didn’t escape.” Big Skeleton said.

“A reminder,” Big Skeleton added, “that woman is indeed a Spirit of the art. Her intelligence is very high, and her strength is almost invincible. Don’t be careless.”

“But the worm said it’s about to break the seal.” Shen Ye said.

“I don’t know,” Big Skeleton also sighed, “They are incomprehensible beings… it’s impossible to tell what the true situation is.”

Both fell into silence.

The events here were on too high a level, so high that it was despair-inducing.

But Shen Ye quickly shook off this emotion.

He had no time for hesitation, no time for sorrow.

—Because he could die at any moment!

Prepare!

Now, prepare for the next battle!

At the same moment.

At the other end of the distant great tomb.

“Your most important companion… will be killed…”

The Spirit of the art said the same words.

Song Yinchen was stunned, whispering, “Spirit Light, you will die?”

The Chaos Spirit Light then emerged.

“Kill me? She’s been in the underground for endless years, her mind must be broken.”

It emitted a violent sound.

…

In the darkness.

Shen Ye pressed his hand into the void, muttering softly:

“Door.”

It was already past midnight.

Shen Ye activated “Me in the Mirror” to summon the white door first.

—This time, he was determined to understand its function!

He pressed his hand on the door.

His surroundings flickered.

Everything disappeared.

Immediately after.

Shen Ye found himself standing in boundless darkness.

This darkness was not some kind of imagery, but true, actual darkness.

He understood at once.

—This was deep underground.

So that was it. After entering this door, he seemed to be able to understand everything happening inside the door.

Like an observer watching a dream.

So, although he could see his surroundings clearly and was “in his own body,” he couldn’t control his actions.

Below his feet.

Was the summit of a solitary peak.

On this solitary peak, there was another young man.

He was urgently saying something to himself, and he kept nodding.

Shen Ye couldn’t quite hear their conversation, so he let his thoughts wander, continuously exploring the situation in the darkness.

The results of the exploration were somewhat astonishing.

The solitary peak he was standing on was actually the finger of a gigantic statue.

Its other fingers were hidden in the darkness, invisible, but each finger was as big as a mountain range.

The statue’s hands formed a magical seal in the darkness.

This uppermost finger was where the two stood.

At this moment, the young man and Shen Ye attacked in a certain direction together.

But the attack did not work.

The two were about to flee when they were hit by an invisible force.

Shen Ye saw himself try to block with both hands, but they were immediately severed, and he died on this incomparably massive finger.

The pain of death was so intense.

Shen Ye suddenly snapped back to his senses, startled.

In an instant.

All visions disappeared.

Shen Ye opened his eyes and found himself still standing in the same spot.

The white door was gone.

…So this door showed events that were about to happen?

Even with that “fate seal,” it didn’t prevent it from predicting the future?

If that was confirmed, then its ability exceeded his expectations.

As he was thinking, the ground suddenly vibrated violently.

Before Shen Ye could react, a powerful force pulled him, instantly passing through countless underground tunnels, over water and cliffs, placing him on the top of a mountain peak.

—This was deep underground.

But a mountain peak rose from a vast sea of white mist, towering in the endless darkness.

Shen Ye had just steadied himself.

Another figure was snatched over and also landed on this mountain peak.

This was a completely unfamiliar young man, holding a heavy axe, looking at Shen Ye with full vigilance.

“You are—judging by your age and the power fluctuations all over you, you should be a student from Xirang High School.”

The young man asked.

“That’s right, and you are?” Shen Ye asked.

“I’m your senior, in the third year of high school.”

“You don’t look like it.”

“That’s because I graduated several years ago and have been working for a few years.”

“Oh, I see.”

“By the way, why are we here?”

“I don’t know either.”

As the two spoke, the surrounding clouds and mist dispersed.

Not far away.

A hundred-meter-tall woman floated in mid-air, looking down at them.

“Who are you?!”

The senior shouted.

The woman opened her mouth and said, “Given the current situation, His Majesty may awaken, so I need to choose soldiers for His Majesty in this era.”

“You two.”

“One is from the local area, and the other is a master from another world.”

“Fight.”

“The one who survives can be a candidate.”

Shen Ye knew how terrifying the other party was, so he didn’t make any moves for a moment, while also being wary of the young man.

—Seeing the woman appear with his own eyes was even more shocking than seeing her in the premonition.

Just the strange fluctuations all over her body sent shivers down his spine.

She seemed even stronger.

“Hmph, what are you, daring to command me?” the young man scolded.

He gave Shen Ye a look, then gazed at the strange woman.

After all, we’re both humans, and this fellow is a monster!

Let’s go together!

Shen Ye remained silent.

After signaling, the young man suddenly leaped high, holding his battle-axe, and slashed at the woman.

“I bestowed honor upon you, yet you attack me. This heart deserves to be punished.”

The woman said, extending a finger and drawing a line in the air.

*Whoosh!*

The void stirred.

The young man’s body instantly split in two, letting out a horrific scream as he plummeted into the boundless mist below.

One strike!

Just one strike to eliminate the opponent!

That was a master of the third to fourth realm of the Dharma Realm.

Shen Ye suppressed the fear in his heart, squeezed his hands tightly, and restrained the urge to open the door right under the opponent’s nose.

Big Skeleton showed no desire to fight either.

—It had experienced death too many times, so it finally stopped acting recklessly.

Shen Ye remained silent, standing still, not speaking, just looking at the opponent.

The over three-hundred-meter-tall woman slowly turned her head, looked at Shen Ye on the solitary peak, and said:

“One eliminated, one promoted.”

“You have entered the next round of screening. Go back and wait for the battle.”

As soon as her voice fell.

Shen Ye felt an extremely strong pulling force on his body.

—He was about to be teleported back!

“Wait!”

He suddenly shouted.

The pulling force on his body instantly disappeared.

The woman floating in mid-air looked down at him, seemingly asking what he wanted to do.

Yes.

What do I want to do?

I finally got to deal with this fate seal directly, can I just let myself be manipulated?

We can’t always be manipulated by others!

Big Skeleton’s previous words resurfaced in his ears:

“That woman is indeed a Spirit of the art. Her intelligence is very high, and her strength is almost invincible. Don’t be careless.”

It was absolutely correct.

Even the cosmic giant worm of the Imperial Species was trapped.

Humans were helpless against the cosmic giant worm…

Since… that’s the case…

Shen Ye cleared his throat and said seriously:

“Do I have to be chosen as a soldier? I want to do more for Your Majesty. I need a more glorious position.”

That’s right!

The bugs are humanity’s enemies!

Why should I stand in the same trench with it? I should be in the same camp as this seal!

The fate seal not only deals with bugs but also seals the underground great tomb.

Protecting her means protecting world peace!

Understanding came quickly, and Shen Ye immediately changed his attitude.

“With your strength, that’s just wishful thinking.”

The woman said disdainfully.

“How will we know if we don’t try? Grass has dreams, butterflies yearn to fly together, and as a good youth of the new era, I want to contribute my strength to the construction of the great tomb!” Shen Ye said, chest puffed out.

“We don’t accept bugs. Bugs harm His Majesty’s dignity,” the woman said.

“Actually, I’m a Human—it wasn’t my intention to become a bug, and I have a way to turn back into a Human!”

As Shen Ye spoke, his hands had already formed a magical seal.

—Me in the Mirror!

In an instant.

He stood on the dark solitary peak, an icy mirror floating before him.

In the mirror, a complete body was staring back at him.

Shen Ye removed his clothes, looking at the various runes covering his body.

These runes were like “antennae,” allowing the Imperial Species to sense him at any time.

It commanded him not to destroy these runes.

—Currently, his body possessed the bloodline power of the Imperial Species, and with these runes carved by the will of the Imperial Species, he could be possessed by it at any moment.

But—

The body in the mirror had no insect blood, nor was it of the Imperial Species; it was a clean Human body!

“Switch bodies.”

The body covered in runes and insect blood was placed into the mirror.

The Human body from the mirror landed on the ground of hell and opened its eyes.

Now.

I have returned to being a pure Human, free from the quirks of the insect race.

Now the Imperial Species shouldn’t be able to control my body, right?

And as a Spirit of the art with extremely high intelligence—

Fate Seal!

You must be able to understand my stance!

“Big sister, look! I’m always ready to break free from that scum bug—is it challenging you? I’m here to help you!”

Shen Ye said, rolling up his sleeves.