Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 317

Death Planet.

On the ground.

Jade City, cross-river bridge.

A faceless man stood on the bridge, holding an umbrella, looking at the shimmering river below.

A moment later.

A woman in a bright red robe appeared and stood beside him.

“The sky is full of stars, the moonlight is beautiful, but you’re still holding an umbrella.”

The woman spoke.

“What if it rains?” the man said.

Before he finished speaking, dark clouds covered the sky, and thunder rumbled.

A torrential rain poured down.

The woman in the bright red robe stood in the rain, letting the downpour drench her body, and said calmly:

“Since when did you become afraid of even such ordinary rain? Perhaps you are not one of the Nine Aspects, but merely the personality known as the ‘Demon of Fear’.”

“It’s not fear, it’s that we should be prepared.” The faceless man said.

He continued to hold the umbrella, and asked in a steady tone:

“Did you pass on our profession to others?”

“Yes.” Shah Telai said.

“That young man named Shen Ye?”

“Yes.”

“…I thought he used some amazing trick. Since you passed it on, there’s no need for me to investigate.”

“What are you going to do?” Shah Telai asked.

“Kill him—for your sake, he won’t feel any pain.” The faceless man said.

A moment of silence.

“This matter should be up to me… Have you ever thought that perhaps you are a figment of my imagination, and I am the real one among us?” Shah Telai said softly.

A moment of silence.

“You are not my opponent.” The faceless man said.

“Look at the shackles on your hands, and then say that again.” Shah Telai scoffed.

“You’ve already died once, Snake Woman. Killing you would only take a little effort.” The faceless man said.

He held the umbrella with one hand and pointed the other hand at Shah Telai from a distance.

—He’s going to attack!

Shah Telai said calmly:

“If we fight, the guy in the center of the universe will definitely sense it, won’t he?”

The faceless man held up his hand for a long time, still unable to deliver an attack.

Shah Telai gave him a deep look.

“You understand me well, Snake Woman. I have to consider our lives, unlike your madness.” The faceless man said.

“Then there’s only one way to decide the winner,” Shah Telai said.

“Yes, there’s only that one way.” The faceless man nodded in agreement.

“To decide the winner?” Shah Telai asked.

“We must decide the winner, after all, this planet will also reach the center of the universe—there are not many living planets left in the entire universe. We cannot die without value like all the ants in the universe.” The faceless man said.

“Yes, one of us must survive. We cannot fight it while bickering, like last time.” Shah Telai agreed.

“Then let’s go.”

“Come on.”

Shah Telai walked towards the faceless man, her footsteps continuous, until she walked into his body.

At the same time.

Layers of black light emerged from the void, quickly weaving into shape around the faceless man, forming a black cocoon.

Two Nine Aspects, one body, trapped in the cocoon.

The cocoon moved, climbed over the railing, and with a “plop” fell into the great river, sinking to the bottom.

Everything returned to silence.

Minutes later.

The entire bridge was sealed off.

The blockade silently spread in all directions.

The city fell into a deathly silence.

Powerful figures came from all directions, gathering on this bridge.

Xu Xingke stood on the railing, looking down at the surging river.

“So the ‘Nine Aspects’ didn’t die.”

He mused.

“Yes, Teacher, I just figured out what’s going on too,” Shen Ye said.

He explained the whole story.

Everyone was silent.

The strongest battle in the universe, neither side died, but the spectators died.

What was there to argue about?

“An existence above the ninth level of the Dharma Realm… No wonder…” Nangong Patriarch sighed.

“Do you know how strong it is?” Song Yinchen asked curiously.

“It can destroy a planet with a flick of its hand,” Nangong Patriarch said.

“What if… the Death Planet is destroyed by it, do we have any other contingency plans?” Shen Ye asked.

Everyone looked at him, with expressions that said, “How can you even ask such a thing?”

“What’s wrong?” Shen Ye was puzzled.

“If it wants to destroy a planet, only the powerful can escape—the others won’t even have time to board a large spaceship,” said the Sword Princess.

“Perhaps the powerful can relocate to other planets, but only a few scattered ones will survive. As for ordinary people, there is no way at all,” Xu Xingke said.

“Damn it,” Shen Ye whispered.

“By the way, we’ve detected a world being destroyed, the World Graveyard you mentioned—was it the Nine Aspects who did it?” Cang Nanyan interjected.

Shen Ye recalled and sighed:

“It should be.”

If the Nine Aspects were to attack the Death Planet—

“Teacher, can the Emperor Species stop the Nine Aspects?” Shen Ye asked.

“The Emperor Species has had its power drawn several times by nightmare techniques, so it’s no longer capable. It can’t win,” Xu Xingke said.

“So what’s our strategy now?” Shen Ye asked.

“No strategy,” Xu Xingke said.

Shen Ye was stunned.

“The Nine Aspects far surpass everyone’s strength and were invincible existences in the ancient era. No strategy will work,” Xu Xingke said.

“It has shackles,” Song Yinchen said.

“It split off several personalities to form new Nine Aspects, killed all the gods of the nightmare world, and fought a battle with the one in the center of the universe. The aftermath alone killed countless spectators at the eighth level of the Dharma Realm,” Shen Ye stated an objective fact.

Everyone was silent.

Yes, this was even with it being sealed by shackles.

“That’s right—let’s do something else, like go to sleep, get enough rest. In case its main personality wins, at least we’ll have the strength to run away,” said the Qin family head.

He said it very calmly, but Shen Ye heard a hint of helplessness and despair.

An existence transcending the ninth level of the Dharma Realm.

How could one possibly prepare against it?

Ridiculous!

Just then.

A black light suddenly shot out from under the river, flew into the sky, and disappeared in a flash.

The bridge shook continuously.

The aftershocks of the attack caused the entire bridge to shatter inch by inch, collapsing with a boom into the river.

Fortunately, the bridge was already closed to traffic.

Shen Ye flew in mid-air, first looking at the river surface, then up at the deep sky.

“That attack just now—”

“Checking! Kunlun has activated outer space tracking!”

“How much longer?”

“Results in a few minutes!”

Beep.

Everyone’s phone emitted the same alarm sound.

Kunlun’s voice then rang out:

“The power of this spell exceeds the measurement range.”

“The spell has hit a hidden planet in outer space, which we did not detect approaching.”

“The planet is beginning to be destroyed.”

“Repeating, that hidden planet is being destroyed!”

Everyone looked at each other.

A monster hidden at the bottom of the great river, battling with itself.

It could even detect a hidden planet in outer space.

And destroy an entire planet with one move.

Someone murmured:

“It has shackles and it’s like this. If the shackles were removed, what level would it be then…”

No one answered.

At this moment, fear was like ice hidden in the bones, making it impossible to escape.

“Could it be that it heard everything we said, clearly?”

Song Yinchen asked distractedly.

“Exactly, so our gathering here is meaningless. Let’s go,” said the Sword Princess.

“Go—right now, we can’t do anything. We can’t arouse its vigilance and hostility. Let’s wait for it to complete the struggle of its own personalities, and then we’ll talk about what happens next.”

Xu Xingke made the decision.

Everyone nodded again.

After witnessing that attack just now, no one wanted to stay here.

“Follow me.”

Song Yinchen grabbed Shen Ye’s hand and left.

The two disappeared into the void.

Xu Xingke glanced at them, said nothing more, and led the Sword Princess and others in another direction.

The others dispersed.

Song Yinchen stepped into the Dharma Realm, holding Shen Ye’s hand and walking for a short distance.

Just as Shen Ye was about to ask her something, Song Yinchen had already led him out of the Dharma Realm and arrived at a quiet house.

Song Yinchen went to the refrigerator to get Shen Ye drinks and snacks, then leaned back on the sofa herself.

“This is our Song family’s house in Jade City. It’s not far from the riverbank. Let’s rest here for now.”

Shen Ye was also a little tired.

He sat down, opened a can of drink, took a few sips, and yawned.

“In the middle of the night… there’s really no peace.”

As he spoke, a faint light appeared, gathering into small words:

“New day, you traveled to the World Graveyard, and then back. This opening has earned you a corresponding evaluation tag:”

“Scourge.”

“Fate-type tag, purple tag (one in ten thousand).”

“Description: Designate a place you’ve been, and it will usher in a catastrophic disaster.”

“Evaluation: You launched a cross-realm attack, sparking killing intent in a powerful being above the ninth level of the Dharma Realm. Yet, you narrowly escaped the opponent, while that world was annihilated by the powerful being’s single move.”

“This tag’s level reached purple, not because of anything you did, but because your opponent was a top-tier existence in the universe!”

“—You deserve this tag!”

Shen Ye was stunned for a moment.

It could be like this?

But it was truly dangerous at the time.

If he hadn’t used “Time Fluid,” he would probably have been slaughtered by the Nine Aspects’ primary personality by now.

“Big Brother Shen Ye, what’s wrong?”

Song Yinchen asked.

“It’s nothing,” Shen Ye’s gaze turned to her, and another thought arose in his mind, “Yinchen, what do you think about what happened today?”

“Not enough time.” Song Yinchen sighed.

“What do you mean?” Shen Ye asked.

“Although I can continuously receive the universe’s source energy, I’ve simply had too little time to cultivate. I really need time—give me a few more years, and perhaps I’ll be able to protect you, Big Brother Shen Ye,” Song Yinchen said.

Shen Ye couldn’t help but shake his head.

A few years…

If he had a few years, he too would make significant progress.

But the matter of the Nine Aspects was pressing.

Although it destroyed a hidden planet, the biggest danger was actually itself!

A voice suddenly came to his ear.

As soon as the voice sounded, Shen Ye suddenly stood up as if he had been electrocuted.

Song Yinchen was startled, then jumped off the sofa and landed on the ceiling, manipulating a spell with her hands.

“What’s wrong?”

She looked around upside down and asked in a low voice.

“—Listen,” Shen Ye said.

Song Yinchen listened intently.

A silence.

“What?” She was puzzled.

“That voice—someone is shouting,” Shen Ye said.

шшш ✿тт kǎn ✿c○

Song Yinchen listened carefully.

Still heard nothing.

“Big Brother Shen Ye, it’s not ghosts, is it? I can’t hear anything!” Song Yinchen said, her small face pale.

Shen Ye was stunned.

Could it be that only he could hear it?

“There’s a voice, as if someone is in danger, crying for help,” he said.

“I can’t hear anything at all! Kunlun, come out! Did you hear anything!” Song Yinchen pulled out her phone and said loudly.

Kunlun’s voice came from the phone:

“There are no other sounds here besides yours.”

Song Yinchen gently floated down from the ceiling, rapidly reciting the names of all the gods and Buddhas.

Shen Ye, however, fell into deep thought.

But before he could ponder further, the voice reappeared.

“Help… someone save me…”

It was as if someone was calling in his ear, growing clearer, and he could distinctly hear the despair in the tone.

Shen Ye looked at Song Yinchen.

Song Yinchen was still reciting the names of gods and Buddhas.

—She couldn’t hear it.

What exactly was this—

A sudden flash of inspiration coursed through Shen Ye’s mind.

He hurriedly fumbled through his body, then probed his mental power into the ring, and finally found the item.

A tooth.

Shen Ye placed the tooth in his palm.

After this tooth appeared, he could not only hear the calling voice but also feel gusts of cold wind blowing towards him.

Centered on this tooth, the surrounding scene constantly shifted, as if another world was drawing closer.

—The tooth of the Nine Aspects!

When he went to the Countess’s castle to find Karla, he first met Shah Telai, the personality of the Nine Aspects.

She re-accepted him as her subordinate.

When he gave her information about the Earth Mother, she immediately gave him this tooth!

So—

It was Shah Telai calling him!

“If anything goes wrong, you have to catch me, Baxter.”

Shah Telai said as she left.

Catch her.

Could it be that in the battle of personalities, she was already at a disadvantage?

Catch her—

If she won, perhaps he could still have a say in many matters!

If it were another personality of the Nine Aspects, it might destroy everything!

He had to help her!

Shen Ye gripped the tooth, subconsciously taking a step forward.

Everything around him suddenly vanished.

Song Yinchen and the spacious, luxurious living room disappeared together.

In their place was a giant water tank.

This water tank was about the size of a soccer field, seven or eight meters deep, and filled with cold blue liquid.

Shen Ye saw a child lying in the water tank, with various tubes inserted into her body and an oxygen mask on her face.

About five years old.

Around this child floated a group of children’s corpses.

A robotic arm was clearing away those corpses.

It took all the corpses away, leaving only the child who still had an oxygen mask on.

…What’s happening?

Shen Ye waved his arm, but found that his hand passed through the water.

He breathed lightly.

No water rushed into his nose.

At this moment, he was like a ghost.

Suddenly.

Shen Ye realized something.

He flew out, his entire body passing directly through the outer wall of the water tank, then through the thick wall—

The wall was interrupted by about thirty centimeters of thick alloy, with another two meters of concrete poured outside, offering full protection.

On such a thick wall hung a sign:

“Human Extreme Pain Tolerance Subject Research Lab.”

—Strictly speaking, these characters were not of a type he recognized.

But he understood them anyway.

So.

Was this the dream of the Nine Aspects?

Or a memory?

Were its personalities clashing within a dream or memory?

Shen Ye looked at the sign, passed through the wall again, and entered the water tank, coming before the child.

The child was still in a deep hypnotic state.

Suddenly.

A piercing alarm sounded all around.

All the lights in the room went out.

The ceiling cracked.

Heavy concrete blocks crashed onto the water tank, knocking it over at once, and all the liquid flowed out.

The child woke up.

She calmly pulled off all the tubes on her body and removed the oxygen mask.

Boom—

Outside, a violent tremor sounded.

Then gunshots, screams, and explosions erupted one after another.

The five-year-old girl stood up from the ground, her expression calm, her gaze falling on Shen Ye, and she spoke:

“Who are you?”

She can see me!

At this moment, he had to catch her.

Catch her.

How to catch her?

In multiple personalities, each personality appears under specific conditions.

What were the conditions for Shah Telai’s appearance?

What about the main personality?

He didn’t know.

“I am your friend,” Shen Ye said.

“Oh? I’ve made many friends, but they only attended one class and then left. Only I kept attending classes here, unable to leave.”

The girl was very talkative and willing to speak.

Shen Ye looked up.

The electronic screen on the wall flickered continuously, eventually going dark.

But before it went dark, Shen Ye had already seen the line of text:

“The 3721st test is underway.”

He spoke:

“Did they participate in the test with you?”

“Yes, they should have all passed, so they could go back to their mom and dad. Only I couldn’t.” The girl sounded a bit sad when she talked about this.

“So… why couldn’t you pass the test?” Shen Ye asked.

“Because the test was too painful, I couldn’t endure it, and every time I really couldn’t bear it—”

The girl’s tone suddenly changed, her voice rising with a hint of coldness:

“Then it would be my turn to endure the pain and torment.”

—Personality switched!

“Who are you?” Shen Ye asked.

“I am Shah Telai.”

“Why can you endure torments that others cannot?”

“Because I found a secret.”

“A secret?”

“Yes, I discovered that pain can activate a person’s potential, allowing my soul to separate from my body and connect with a white world. That white world continuously pours power into me.”

“It helped me repair my body and showed me endless mysteries.”

Shen Ye was silent.

A white world…

It was the Dharma Realm.

What an extraordinary talent.

He wondered if Song Yinchen was like this when she was little.

“Do you live in one body?”

Shen Ye asked.

The girl looked at him and continued, “The body is just a machine, and Nancy and I take turns using it—”

“You should be our new companion, but you can exist outside the body, which is quite capable.”

At this moment, the ground vibrated more violently.

“This place is about to collapse! Let’s go!” Shah Telai immediately tried to push open the door.

The door was ajar.

As she made this motion, blood flowed from the places on her body where tubes had been inserted.

But such pain, to her, seemed commonplace; there was no expression on her face.

What astonished Shen Ye even more was that—

Behind her, in the void, countless black heads emerged, emitting a chilling and eerie aura, as if they were about to surge into her back at any moment.

“Wait.” Shen Ye said subconsciously.

“Why?” Shah Telai asked.

“I’ll scout ahead. Let me check the situation, and I’ll give you an update.”

“What does ‘scout’ mean?”

Shen Ye didn’t speak. He passed directly through the wall in front of her, flew out, looked around, and immediately understood everything.

There were four rooms on this floor.

On the far left was the control room, where several uniformed people had been crushed to death by the collapsed building, but one door was open.

Outside the door was a downward staircase.

The second room was the “Human Extreme Pain Tolerance Subject Research Lab.”

The third room had “Disposal Room” written on its door.

—The “Disposal Room” was piled high with children’s corpses, which hadn’t been processed and moved yet.

The fourth room was the equipment room, which contained medicines, uniforms, and other items.

Behind the fourth room was the staircase and the escape route.

At this moment.

The door to the “Disposal Room” had collapsed.

If Shah Telai walked out and wanted to go to the stairs and escape route, she would inevitably see the wide-open “Disposal Room.”

She would see the children’s corpses all over the floor.

All of them were her recently made friends—these children didn’t go back to their parents; they died in the test.

What would happen then?

When Shah Telai couldn’t bear the shock of this scene, what would happen?

Shen Ye couldn’t help but think of the black heads behind her—

Were they personalities about to be born?

No…

Those personalities must not be allowed to be born.

“You have to catch me.”

Shen Ye suddenly understood the meaning of this sentence.

He passed through the thick wall and reappeared in front of Shah Telai, quickly saying:

“Go out and immediately turn left.”

“Wow, you can pass through walls! But why go left?” Shah Telai asked curiously.

“There are ghosts on the right, ghosts from underground, destroying this place.”

“Really?”

“Really, I saw them with my own eyes, they were terrifying.”

Shen Ye completely submerged himself underground, then suddenly popped out, making a terrifying face.

Shah Telai believed him.

After all, this companion could pass through walls and the earth, which was quite amazing.

“…Okay, let’s go left!”

She pushed open the door and darted out, not even daring to glance to the right, and immediately ran down the left corridor.

“The door is closed!”

“Kick it open!”

“Is that a good idea? The teacher will cane us.”

“Escaping is the most important thing. The teacher will definitely understand and praise your bravery!”

“Really?”

“Yes!”

Thump—

The door was kicked open.

“Teacher Zhang! Teacher Liu!” Shah Telai screamed as she saw the bodies.

Shen Ye remained silent.

A five-year-old girl is a blank slate.

—Seeing bodies that died from natural disasters or accidents is one thing.

Compared to that—

She absolutely must not see the children murdered by immense human malice.

That’s when real trouble would start!

“Shah Telai, listen to me, many people have been killed by ghosts, and they can also disguise themselves as humans.”

“You know?”

“I flew out and saw them!” Shen Ye said.

“Then what should we do?”

“…Can you fight?”

“No!”

“I’ll teach you a move, watch carefully—wait, there’s a gun here! Shah Telai, take the gun first, then I’ll teach you a move.”

Shah Telai looked at the pistol on the table, her face filled with reluctance.

“Teacher said we must never touch guns.”

“Otherwise, we’ll endure 3 days of tests in a row and no food.”

“I wouldn’t dare.”

Shen Ye had no choice but to perform the “Frost Bite” leg technique in mid-air, then asked:

“How was it? Did you see it clearly?”

Shah Telai thought for a moment, then imitated him, performing the exact same leg technique.

—Only there was no frost.

That was good enough!

After all, she hadn’t taken up a profession yet!

Shah Telai shook her head and said, “I feel my kicks are far inferior to yours. By the way, what’s your name?”

“Baxter.”

“Baxter? How about we agree that in case of a fight, I’ll transfer the right to use the body to you?”

“To me?”

“Yes, you have to catch me—don’t let anyone else take over; they can’t fight.”

Shen Ye was startled, and then he suddenly realized.

So “catch me” meant this!!!