Gatekeeper of Myriad Worlds Chapter 268

“In the next stage, those runic arrays will summon an army of insects, but your companions will have to deal with those.”

“We have something very important to do now.”

The Spirit of Magic’s voice rang out.

Shen Ye stood on the giant finger, watching the fingers slowly form a strange shape.

The ten mountain-like fingers remained still.

The magic spell was done.

A vast, ocean-like power, like the primordial universe, unleashed a tide of source energy that swept everything away.

And all these tides flowed into Shen Ye’s back.

Numerous slender lines gradually appeared on his body, slowly growing and beginning to shackle the insectoid runes.

“The core of the Seal of Destiny is descending upon you.”

“The Emperor Species cannot completely break the seal if it cannot find the core of the seal!”

Shen Ye listened carefully and asked, “So we need time—”

“Exactly!” The Spirit of Magic interjected, “We need the core of the Seal of Destiny to completely descend on you!”

The Spirit of Magic’s voice grew more urgent:

“We still need a little time to complete this spell—wait, what’s your relationship with that strongest man?”

“The strongest? Are you referring to the person I first contacted?”

“Yes.”

“He’s my teacher!”

“Good, then I won’t stop him—he’s already found this place—he’s here!”

As the words fell.

A dashing man wearing a black baseball cap descended.

He was smoking, looking at Shen Ye, then at all the light surrounding Shen Ye.

Xu Xingke!

Shen Ye was about to speak when a sharp pain shot through his body.

He looked down carefully, only to see the long lines of the seal gathering from his limbs towards his chest, tearing his skin along the way and causing blood to flow.

—The descent had entered its most critical moment!

“Teacher, protect me for a while, I need time now.”

Shen Ye said.

Xu Xingke understood at a glance and raised an eyebrow:

“The seal in the great tomb has been broken? Then it’s over, and this world will also be destroyed.”

“There’s still a chance,” the Spirit of Magic’s voice came from Shen Ye’s body: “As long as he’s alive, the seal will slowly recover.”

“—Are you willing to protect him for a while?”

Xu Xingke nodded: “Of course.”

“Just don’t let that bug out of your sight, please delay it with all your might for 2 minutes, you can disengage from battle immediately after 2 minutes!” The Spirit of Magic said quickly.

Whoosh—

Xu Xingke was instantly teleported away.

In the darkness.

At the deepest bottom of the great tomb.

Xu Xingke appeared silently.

Not far away, under the black stone wall, stood a humanoid being.

Its entire body was covered in a carapace, with eight long tails trailing behind it, tipped with sharp spikes.

Most striking was its head.

Its head was covered in long hair, but upon closer inspection, the hair was actually numerous slender arms.

Emperor Species!

This was its true form, but a true form that had transformed into a human shape!

“Clearly… I broke the seal…”

The Emperor Species said, confused.

Xu Xingke stood not far behind it, not speaking, just slowly smoking his cigarette.

Suddenly.

The void flickered.

A brilliant light descended.

Chaos Spirit Light!

It had also arrived!

One person, one insect, one light, each stood at a corner.

“Ha, this has nothing to do with me, I just came to see if the seal was broken.”

After saying that, Chaos Spirit Light flashed and flew away.

Only one person and one insect remained.

Xu Xingke narrowed his eyes, silently making a note of Chaos Spirit Light in his mind.

The Emperor Species insect stared at him and said:

“You’re a new face—I once slaughtered all the Human powerhouses in this world, but I’ve never seen you before.”

“That’s right,” Xu Xingke said, “After the cultivation civilization represented by the Hun Tian school was wiped out by you, we came to this planet and discovered that history.”

“Did the demise of your kind make you lose your mind, or are you planning to become my slave?” The Emperor Species asked.

Xu Xingke took a deep puff of his cigarette, exhaled the smoke onto the ground, crushed it under his foot, and then casually said:

“I was so busy smoking that I forgot to smoke you.”

A giant phantom appeared behind him.

The phantom was a giant covered in dense pipes, floating alone in mid-air.

A violent and surging killing intent emanated from the giant.

—Was he going all out and preparing to attack with full force?

The Emperor Species’s eyes narrowed, and it muttered:

“A world-class spiritual manifestation formed by the fusion of many civilizations? It’s rare…”

“It seems I must eat you now!”

“So fierce? I thought you’d continue to bluster for a while.” Xu Xingke put on a pair of gloves.

“People like you must die, I can see your name—you’re trouble!” the insect roared.

Endless red light rapidly spun behind it, forming an eerie bloody eye.

Fate’s End·Nest Banner!

Crimson long lines radiated from the blood eye, swiftly piercing through everything around.

Xu Xingke, however, seemed to have anticipated it.

The moment the spell was cast, his feet moved in an illusory dance, and his figure blurred and swayed.

Movement technique—

Scattered Stars!

Everything the other party caught was just an afterimage he had left seven seconds ago, unable to affect him.

This was a highly targeted countermeasure!

“Oh? You’ve seen my spell?”

The Emperor Species asked in surprise.

Xu Xingke snapped his fingers.

The giant phantom instantly solidified, roaring and spitting out a ball of light, rushing straight towards the Emperor Species.

“Arrogant.”

The Emperor Species said coldly.

The bloody eye frantically spinning behind it unleashed streaks of blood whips, striking furiously at the ball of light.

The spell struck, and both the person and the insect disappeared simultaneously.

They bypassed each other’s spells and appeared directly in each other’s original positions.

“Ha,” the Emperor Species scoffed, “to dare to play the same trick as me, I should have just waited here for you.”

“Don’t move, I’m here to kill you.” Xu Xingke looked back.

Boom boom boom boom boom boom—

The two spells continuously bombarded each other.

The Emperor Species indeed stood still, with one hand casually raised, as if indicating for him to attack.

Xu Xingke snorted.

The entire ground suddenly transformed into endless sharp spears, each one thrusting upwards.

“A foolish move.”

The Emperor Species lightly leaped.

However, at that very moment—

“Spirit of Magic transformation, slaughter of countless souls in the city.”

Xu Xingke’s spell seal was already cast.

This was the power of the eighth level of the Dharma Realm!

Only upon reaching the eighth level would the spiritual manifestation completely transform, leaping towards a higher plane.

The Emperor Species was still in mid-air, yet the entire surrounding space had already transformed.

The towering city walls that had stood behind Xu Xingke also changed, becoming a magnificent castle rising from the ground.

This castle directly enclosed the Emperor Species.

Countless Spirits of Magic stood atop the castle, attacking the Emperor Species!

The Emperor Species floated in mid-air, looking relaxed, even having the leisure to admire the various Spirits of Magic on the castle.

Its spell was also released—

“Spirit of Magic Transformation·Disordered Fate.”

All the spells that had bombarded it in mid-air paused slightly, then suddenly all veered away from the Emperor Species, not harming it in the slightest.

The Emperor Species’s entire body emitted flickering light, illuminating the entire castle.

All attacks were chaotic!

The magnificent castle constructed by spiritual manifestation also began to change its structure, collapsing.

“The eighth level of the Dharma Realm isn’t enough, I think you should show some real skill, otherwise—”

It continued in a playful tone:

“I’ll eat you alive.”

On the other side.

Shen Ye stood on the giant statue, urgently saying:

“Is it done yet?”

Behind him, the cloaked form of light already completely enveloped him, and the giant hand beneath his feet was releasing surging power.

The Spirit of Magic’s voice rang out:

“It’s almost done, and by the way, your teacher will be defeated in 57 seconds.”

“How do you know?”

“I’ve been fighting that bug for thousands of years.”

“By the way, even if the core of the Seal of Destiny descends on me, it won’t stop it from killing everyone in the great tomb, right?” Shen Ye asked.

“Yes, the seal can only contain it. If it wants to summon insect swarms to deal with the living on the surface, the seal is powerless.” The Spirit of Magic said.

Rumble—

The two giant hands of the statue became completely still.

The spell was complete!

Countless specks of light flew from the surrounding darkness, all landing on Shen Ye, and along with the cloak, merged into his body.

The complete Seal of Destiny materialized on him as black lines, shackling all the insectoid descent runes.

“It’s done! The core of the Seal of Destiny has fully descended upon you now.”

The Spirit of Magic’s voice resonated in Shen Ye’s ear.

But Shen Ye felt no joy.

He pondered and asked:

“I have an idea. If the insect’s soul descends on me, can the Seal of Destiny contain it?”

“Of course! But you will need to continuously draw power from the enormous tomb to prevent it from shattering the seal.” The Spirit of Magic said.

“You two have been at a standstill for a thousand years, why could it defeat you?” Shen Ye pressed.

“This time, the Chaos Spirit Light assisted it, and I couldn’t absorb power fast enough, which is why I was defeated.” The Spirit of Magic slowly said.

A hint of coldness flashed in Shen Ye’s eyes.

Chaos Spirit Light.

This guy completely disregarded the safety of the Human world.

Shen Ye began to recite:

“Banner offering.”

—The Emperor Species once said that if he found something powerful to feed it, he should recite this.

As he uttered this signal, he had already formed hand seals, releasing the power of the “Lifeless Lord”.

He waited for a breath.

No movement.

The Emperor Species didn’t come!

Not only did it not come, but intense rumbling sounds echoed throughout the dark void.

Cracks appeared on the giant statue.

—The great tomb was heading for destruction!

“Why didn’t it come?” Shen Ye asked.

“It’s locked in a fierce battle with your teacher and doesn’t want to come over—perhaps also because it would rather eat your teacher.” The Spirit of Magic said.

Shen Ye’s heart was filled with anxiety, and he couldn’t help but ask:

“Can you teleport me over?”

“There’s no point in you going, you would only be killed by the residual power of that level of battle.” The Spirit of Magic said.

“So, we have no way to lure it over now!”

“Yes.”

“…No, we actually have another way. Give me mental empathy; I want to speak directly with the Emperor Species.”

Shen Ye released the Guanghan Ice Mirror, placed his hand on the mirror, and changed bodies.

The body with the insectoid descent runes and the Seal of Destiny was placed in the mirror, and Shen Ye then took out a clean Human body.

After doing all this, he suddenly smiled:

“—Come now, great Emperor! I have found the core of the Seal of Destiny for you. Break it, and you will win!”

Endless light surrounded him.

The Spirit of Magic appeared on him, silent, just quietly looking at him, as if asking what he was thinking.