Gatekeeper of Myriad Worlds Chapter 301

The stars shimmered in the boundless universe.

Billions of stars emitted flames that accumulated into towering pillars of starlight, dreamlike and ethereal, traversing infinite light-years, piercing through multidimensional universes, radiating to all places where all beings and creatures existed, illuminating the past and present.

At the top of that vast and immeasurable flame, a shadowy figure, far larger than any planet, appeared.

It was like a perfectly round dark sphere, made exceptionally distinct by the light of the flames.

However, Shen Ye immediately realized that this was not its true form.

—This was because the mighty power of its dharma form constantly emanated from it, creating a black hole-like effect that continuously devoured the surrounding light and matter.

So, its true body could not be seen at all.

This was the “Irresistible Black King.”

It gazed at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye also gazed at it.

—What exactly do you want to do?

Shen Ye intended to communicate with it, but as he opened his mouth, a sudden realization dawned on him.

The other party knew what he wanted to say.

The richness of the other party’s life information was like the vast universe; just a glance at him was enough to know what he was about to express.

And it was not going to answer.

*Bang!*

The door closed automatically.

Everything inside the door was cut off and disappeared with the door’s vanishing.

Only the black invitation remained.

Shen Ye picked up the invitation.

He waited for a moment.

No faint light appeared.

No explanation.

Alright, I’ll see for myself.

He scrutinized the star map on the cover of the invitation—

A planet was slowly moving in the dark universe.

A glowing dotted line marked its trajectory.

Following this dotted line forward, one could see the destination.

Where infinite nebula light bloomed in the universe.

The splendid light emitted by the stars condensed in the darkness, forming a crown-like shape of light.

“It perches atop the Crown of Stars, picking out flourishing and powerful planets, devouring everything cleanly.”

Shen Ye’s heart pounded.

According to this trajectory, the planet’s final destination would be the Crown of Stars!

“Could it be… this planet…”

The answer, almost on his lips, surfaced in his mind.

The Death Star.

Yes, if there were no surprises, this was the planet he was on!

Shen Ye managed to calm himself.

Damn it.

Are you trying to destroy the planet I’m on?

Or are you just guiding me to your location?

But how is this possible!

If the Death Star moved away from its illuminating star, deviated from its original position, and lost heat and its original gravitational pull in the universe—

Shen Ye looked at the star map again.

A star was closely following the marked planet, moving slowly.

“…” Shen Ye.

This kind of unimaginable method, ironically, calmed him down.

Who is it?

If the planet was the Death Star, then the ones who caused the star to follow it were likely the strong individuals on the planet.

Shen Ye pulled out a playing card and directly contacted Xu Xingke.

“What is it?”

Xu Xingke’s voice came through, but it sounded very noisy on his end, with various shouts and screams rising and falling.

“Teacher, is our planet moving?” Shen Ye asked.

“Your feeling is correct. After merging with the nightmare world, the planet is indeed accelerating its displacement—we are currently taking various measures to ensure the safety of the common people,” Xu Xingke said.

“Is the star following us too? Teacher, how was this accomplished?” Shen Ye asked.

“Among the five aristocratic families, the artifacts of the Qin family and the Sun family combined can exert ‘mythical’ level power. In short, it’s very complicated. I’ll tell you the details later. Right now, I need to go on stage and give a full military mobilization speech,” Xu Xingke said hurriedly.

The call ended.

On the card, the serious man adjusted his baseball cap, extinguished his lit cigarette, narrowed his eyes, and gazed into the distance.

He seemed ready to fight an enemy with all his might.

Shen Ye slowly put the card back into his pocket.

—Full military mobilization?

He thought for a while, then suddenly realized something and looked down at the surface of the black invitation.

The planet was still shifting at an extremely slow pace.

On its extended trajectory, another planet was accelerating, seemingly on a collision course in the near future.

Planetary collision?

—But Teacher said it was preparing for war!

Then it’s not a collision; it’s likely another planet charging head-on.

At this moment.

The training of the wooden figures also stopped.

Shen Ye looked into his dharma form and saw that Delia was also gazing into the void.

She seemed to be able to sense the outside situation.

“We will keep moving until we reach the tip of the Crown of Stars, is that right?”

Shen Ye asked.

“No.” Delia shook her head.

“No?” Shen Ye said, surprised.

“Actually, moving arbitrarily in the universe is extremely dangerous, whether for individuals or an entire planet.”

“We are moving towards the center of the universe, where infinite cosmic rules accumulate and enter a chaotic state. You will see many scenes that only exist in legends, and their danger level surpasses all dangers you have ever known in your life.”

Delia said.

“Can this movement be stopped?” Shen Ye asked.

“Impossible. We have already arrived here, there is no turning back, unless that one allows it.”

“So, first, we must ensure our survival—”

“Bringing our planet with us, not letting it be destroyed.”

“Only then will we be qualified to consider the future.”

Delia said.

Shen Ye’s gaze returned to the black invitation.

“Our planet.”

That would be the Death Star and the Five Desires World.

Indeed.

On the black invitation, not far behind the Death Star, a planet with a human face slowly followed it forward.

—Like a satellite of the Death Star.

They advanced together, drawing closer and closer to that approaching planet…

Yes.

If they couldn’t survive, there was no need to think about what came next.

Shen Ye reached out to turn the invitation.

—Who knew a puff of black mist suddenly emerged from the invitation, pushing his hand away.

The black mist coiled and formed in mid-air, turning into a line of human characters:

“One must reach the sixth realm of the Dharma world before transmission can be activated.”

Shen Ye paused, then quickly understood.

The sixth realm of the Dharma world was the level for controlling divine battles.

He was only at the third realm of the Dharma world.

He wasn’t even qualified to open this invitation right now!

…It’s fine.

This wasn’t disheartening at all!

The next step was to quickly improve his strength.

Now, to handle other matters—

“Delia, do you want to be free?”

Shen Ye asked.

Delia raised the shackles on her hands, gesturing for Shen Ye to look.

“My power is bound by these shackles; I cannot move.”

“These shackles were originally used to contain the imprisoned monster. After it broke free, it shackled me instead.”

“—So now I am a useless cripple.”

Shen Ye smiled and said, “I know many masters; someone can always open it.”

“Then I’ll await your good news,” Delia said.

Shen Ye was about to leave when the voice of the female Spirit of Magic suddenly came to his ears:

“Someone has entered the great tomb and is rapidly approaching you.”

“It must be Mogakou—then I’ll continue practicing!”

“Okay, I’m activating the wooden figures.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the wooden figures immediately began swinging their swords.

Shen Ye patted his face to calm himself down, then raised his Hongying Saber and continued to swing it!

—Come to think of it, the phrase “Meeting you by the moonlit terrace” bestowed upon him by the great tomb was also a power of the future.

Why were they all related to the future?

What’s wrong with the future?

Shen Ye was a little confused, so he simply stopped thinking about it and just swung his sword.

Just practicing like that.

Practicing until he was drenched in sweat.

Until Mogakou arrived—

Shen Ye had already completed 2,477 slashes, panting heavily and wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Mogakou stood aside with his arms crossed, curiously watching the wooden figure.

“What’s going on?” colorful small words appeared above his head.

“Sir, I just came back here to get something and accidentally stepped on a brick, and this wooden figure appeared. It wants me to learn swordsmanship from it,” Shen Ye said.

“I see… This great tomb is full of mechanisms; I once stepped on one too,” Mogakou typed with his thoughts, which appeared above his head.

“Did you also practice swordsmanship?” Shen Ye asked.

“No, that time I got this.” Mogakou took out a piece of leather armor.

Although the leather armor was covered with ornate stitching and remnants of very powerful runes, it was very dilapidated after enduring the baptism of time.

“What a pity, it should have been a good item,” Shen Ye said.

“Yes, its rank is too low. If it were a few ranks higher, it wouldn’t be like this,” Mogakou also sighed.

“Maybe there are higher-ranked ones; perhaps you should look again, sir.”

“I also think there must be a higher-ranked one.”

After exchanging their tomb-exploring experiences, Mogakou thought for a moment and then said:

“Baxter, I want to tell you that we have temporarily entered a state of strategic defense.”

“Sir, why?”

Shen Ye asked while swinging his sword.

“Chatelet went to the underworld to inspect and found that strong spatial fluctuations were appearing under the Jin-En-Jia Ditch. It’s initially suspected to be a large-scale teleportation array,” Mogakou said.

“Didn’t Lord Jiuxiang go down to investigate?” Shen Ye asked curiously.

“No—she said she sensed the power fluctuations of many gods, and going down might lead her into an enemy hoard,” Mogakou said.

Shen Ye tilted his head in surprise.

Jiuxiang was so fierce, yet when facing enemies, she would be so “reserved”?

Could it be that after her personality transformation, her fighting style also changed?

“Do you think Chatelet is too cautious?” Mogakou asked.

“A little,” Shen Ye said truthfully.

Mogakou’s face twitched for a moment, then he lowered his voice and said:

“Having words appear above her head is simply too embarrassing and humiliating in her opinion, so she doesn’t want to go down.”

Shen Ye thought about it and agreed.

If you encounter an enemy, and you’re ready to fight, but you can only communicate by typing, it’s completely lacking in imposing presence.

And all those words appear above your head.

Cute and adorable.

—Laughing to death.

But if you give up typing and speak instead—

“Oh, I’m going to make a move~”

…That’s even more embarrassing, isn’t it?

At this moment, Shen Ye completely understood the bitterness in Jiuxiang’s heart.

Mogakou was relatively better.

Swearing was still a powerful thing.

He secretly glanced at Mogakou.

Sure enough, Mogakou showed a hint of smugness.

“Who knew the elixirs in the great tomb would have such a troublesome effect? I’m not having an easy time either,” Mogakou said, feigning a sigh.

“Yes, sir, who would have known such a thing would happen—but how do we solve this problem?”

Shen Ye followed up with the question.

“She is racking her brain trying to figure out how to break the effects of the medicine. I also need to seize the time to find a solution.”

“It’s best if we can both speak normally before the enemy appears.”

Mogakou said, while looking at the wooden figure.

Baxter got a training wooden figure.

And he didn’t understand those elixirs.

His strength was also a bit too weak.

Forget it…

Let him stay here.

“Well, your combat level is really too low. It’s a good thing you got this opportunity to learn the swordsmanship from the great tomb.”

“Good thing? Sir, I’m an Ice Death Knight!”

“You’re just… *sigh*, forget it, change your profession. The swordsmanship of the great tomb is no joke; it’s much better than your clumsy style!”

Shen Ye silently lowered his head, not speaking.

Mogakou made the decision:

“This matter is settled—the great tomb needs to be explored, but it also requires slowly searching for clues, so a day or two won’t matter.”

“When your strength improves, and you are called one of the ‘Five Desires,’ then it will be appropriate.”

“—For now, just practice your sword.”

Shen Ye breathed a sigh of relief and said loudly:

“Thank you for your consideration, sir!”

“Hmm, no problem, you go practice. I’ll wander around and see if I can find any new clues.”

Mogakou finished speaking and quickly flew towards the other end of the corridor.

Soon.

He disappeared.

Shen Ye remained in place, continuing to practice his swordsmanship.

What exactly were the gods in the underworld doing…?

“Concentrate!”

The wooden figure roared.

Shen Ye had no choice but to brace himself and focus on practicing basic swordsmanship.

Finally—

Three thousand slashes were completed.

“Rest for half an hour, then practice the ‘Missing You’ sword technique!” the wooden figure said, then slowly sank into the ground and disappeared.

“So I keep practicing, right?” Shen Ye asked, panting.

“Practice until it thinks you can challenge it, then it will initiate a life-and-death battle, and you must win,” the female Spirit of Magic said.

Shen Ye fell silent.

He actually remembered something—

Back when he took the joint entrance exam for the three schools, he earned the qualification of a true disciple of the Hun Tian Sect.

That time.

The one who assessed him was also a metal puppet.

Looking closely, there was almost no difference in appearance between that metal puppet and the one that had just appeared in the great tomb.

—What was the connection between the Hun Tian Sect and the great tomb?

If there really was a connection, why was the Hun Tian Sect no match for the Emperor Species at all?

Even the Ancient Tomb Guardian couldn’t defeat the Emperor Species.

In comparison—

Any random sword technique taken from this great tomb was a time-space sword technique, a summoning sword technique, a full moon sword technique, or a close-quarters killing technique.

It was too strange.

…It was probably necessary to continue exploring the great tomb to obtain more valuable information.

He did nothing else but stood in the empty corridor, practicing his swordsmanship with all his might.

“Add 10 free points to comprehension.”

The comprehension value jumped up.

Other attributes were still slowly increasing.

This was partly due to absorbing Tian Luo’s power, and partly due to absorbing the enemy’s elemental power in the inn’s continuous battles.

Time slowly passed.

Shen Ye gradually forgot everything around him.

The sword.

The sword he wielded in his hand became increasingly agile and lively.

*Rumble—*

Another sword-wielding wooden figure rose from the ground.

It swung its long sword and spoke:

“Now we begin practicing the ‘Missing You’ sword technique. Follow my movements, come—”

Shen Ye raised his sword and followed it, slashing alongside it.

The wooden figure’s voice kept sounding:

“Good, keep going, let’s make the movements a bit slower.”

“Hold it!”

“You did well this time.”

“Three thousand times, start!”

The great tomb.

Shen Ye completed three thousand slashes and sat on the ground, panting.

After this training, he now had another fifteen minutes of rest.

“Step on the tile in the fifth row, second column from your left,” the female Spirit of Magic said.

“Okay,” Shen Ye stood up and stepped on it.

A bottle rose from the ground.

He opened the bottle, and inside was a pill.

“Essence and Vitality Restoration Pill.”

“Pill status normal.”

“Restores six-tenths of your stamina, allowing all attributes to fully recover.”

Shen Ye weighed it, put it in his mouth, chewed a few times, and swallowed it.

“Such a good pill, is there more?”

He asked while eating.

“Most people don’t get this kind of treatment,” the female Spirit of Magic said, “I see that you’re pressed for time and have many things to deal with, so I’m allowing you to recover your stamina quickly so you can master that sword technique as soon as possible and raise it to the second realm of the Dharma world.”

“Thank you!”

Shen Ye ate the pill, and immediately felt invigorated, his stamina also recovered.

He grabbed the Hongying Saber and continued to practice.

A figure flew from the depths of the corridor.

Mogakou!

“Sir?”

Shen Ye asked, panting, as he greeted him.

“Still practicing,” Mogakou stopped in front of him, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

This kid was quite diligent in his practice.

Seeing him, one couldn’t help but be reminded of one’s own youth.

“I have to practice, my strength is too weak.”

Shen Ye said seriously.

He could only use the invitation at the sixth realm of the Dharma world.

He was only at the third realm of the Dharma world.

How embarrassing.

“Alright, you practice well. Remember to go back to the ‘Five Desires’ world and check your treatment when you have time.”

“—As a jailer, there are actually many preferential treatments,” Mogakou said.

“Thank you, sir, for your promotion,” Shen Ye cupped his hands gratefully.

—Mogakou didn’t know about the approaching planet yet?

Logically, the Five Desires World wasn’t that far from the Death Star, roughly the distance from the Moon to Earth.

Should he warn him?

Forget it.

He was practicing his sword; how could he know what was happening outside!

Just as he was thinking, the ground suddenly shook.

The wooden figure fell to the ground and couldn’t get up for a while.

Shen Ye and Mogakou maintained their balance.

The shaking became more and more violent.

The two had no choice but to fly up and crouch on the ceiling.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Finally, the shaking stopped.

“Something is wrong,” Mogakou’s face darkened, “It seems the entire world has experienced a violent fluctuation.”

“Sir, what exactly happened to this Death Star?” Shen Ye asked, feigning panic.

“You continue to practice here. If there’s any danger, return to the Five Desires World first. I’ll go check it out,” Mogakou said.

“Yes, sir,” Shen Ye said.

Mogakou nodded to him, drank the source fluid of disaster, and his figure gradually disappeared.

He left.

He should soon discover the truth!

In this impending major event, what stance would the Five Desires take?

Shen Ye took a breath and continued to swing his sword, practicing.

No.

He couldn’t let the strong individuals of the Five Desires stand by idly.

He had to find a way to bind them to the war chariot!

He would go now—

“Correct posture, keep practicing!” the wooden figure’s voice came through.

Shen Ye came back to his senses.

—At this moment, the feel of practicing was hot; he might as well keep practicing until the entire training mission was completed.

Time slowly passed.

Shen Ye practiced his swordsmanship, sweating profusely.

Another half hour passed.

The wooden figure stopped its movements, observing him, and then spoke:

“Next, you will learn—wait, you seem to be on the verge of a breakthrough.”

“Ah? Really?” Shen Ye was confused.

The other party was just a puppet.

How could it understand his current situation better than a human?

“Hmm, your comprehension abilities are quite good. I think you’re ready for the assessment stage.”

A murderous aura erupted from the wooden figure, pointing its sword at Shen Ye.

“Come on, this is a battle of life and death. If you can’t kill me, you will die.”

Its figure moved, charging towards Shen Ye like lightning.

Almost without any warning!

The assessment had begun!

The blade in the wooden figure’s hand scattered into seven or eight streaks of light, and with a flash, it pierced Shen Ye’s forehead, eyes, neck, heart, and ribs, seemingly intending to cut him down on the spot.

At this moment, Shen Ye moved.

His sword moved before he did.

*Buzz—*

The long sword blurred for a moment, emitting a soft hum.

A faint light appeared, forming small words:

“You have activated the Spatial-Temporal Knife Technique, Summoning Knife Technique, Full Moon Knife Technique, and Close-Quarters Kill Technique ‘Missing You’.”

Spatial-temporal dagger technique.

By summoning the power of the Candle Dragon, time and space become stagnant.

A stinging sensation.

—In the slight stinging sensation, Shen Ye realized he had already been hit.

The blade that stabbed his forehead had broken the skin at his brow and was slowly drilling deeper at an extremely slow speed.

Shen Ye leaned back, tilted his head slightly, and dodged the blade.

However, the blade remained suspended in the void, continuing to fly towards him.

But now, Shen Ye would no longer be hit by it.

That was close!

If his sword technique had been delayed by even a moment, it would have been too late!

—Such an assessment was called a “training mission, with the smallest degree of danger” by the female Spirit of Magic.

Something in Shen Ye’s heart suddenly broke through.

He followed his sword, and the Hongying Saber danced like a butterfly in a field of flowers, weaving through the many deadly blades and gently brushing against the wooden figure.

Then, clusters of bright sword light exploded from the wooden figure’s body, and amidst crisp clashing sounds, it looked like a pear tree in full bloom.

The sword light faded, and the person moved away.

*Clang!*

The long sword returned to its scabbard.

Shen Ye landed on the corridor dozens of meters away.

“Good swordsmanship. It seems you have pushed this blade to a higher realm. That is good.”

The wooden figure said.

“Thank you.” Shen Ye cupped his hands in greeting.

The wooden figure nodded, and suddenly lines appeared all over its body.

*Clatter—*

The wooden figure shattered into countless small pieces, scattered across the ground.

The floor slowly descended, carrying the wooden figure back into the depths of the great tomb.

At the same time.

Lines of faint light appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:

“Congratulations, your sword technique ‘Missing You’ has been upgraded to the second realm of the Dharma world.”

“Missing You.”

“Second realm of the Dharma world.”

“Spatial-temporal dagger technique, summoning dagger technique, ultimate dagger technique ‘Spring Wind Cuts Rain, Pear Blossoms Fall,’ close-quarters kill technique.”

“Description: Summons the power of the Candle Dragon to attach to the blade, causing time and space to enter a slight state of stagnation when you perform a slash, allowing you to complete the ultimate sword technique ‘Spring Wind Cuts Rain, Pear Blossoms Fall’.”

“—Missing you makes one grow old; time has already passed.”

Shen Ye took a look and couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

The swordsmanship in the great tomb was truly terrifying.

Not only did it slow down time, but the accompanying sword techniques were also quite ferocious.

For example, this ultimate sword technique ‘Spring Wind Cuts Rain, Pear Blossoms Fall,’ allows him to hide in the void, becoming one with his sword, instantly piercing through enemy attacks and unleashing a flurry of slashes all over the opponent’s body.

There was actually such a sword technique in the world!

If he unfolded his dharma form to use this move, Shen Ye didn’t even know what level of power it would reach.

After all, this move had already reached the second realm of the Dharma world, allowing it to gain a greater enhancement from the dharma form!

—Should he try it?

Shen Ye’s heart stirred, and just as he was about to unleash his dharma form, he suddenly heard the female Spirit of Magic’s voice again:

“That person from before is here again.”

Mogakou?

Had he already found out the information?

He was quite fast.

Shen Ye simply pretended to practice his sword in place, waiting for him to arrive.

Tens of breaths later.

Mogakou quietly appeared in the corridor and shouted loudly:

“Baxter, return to the ‘Five Desires’ world immediately. We need to discuss countermeasures.”