Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 323
byThe room was silent.
Outside, the wind and snow howled relentlessly.
Separated by a pane of glass, Charlotte slowly spoke:
“You have no idea what kind of life we’ve lived, yet you rashly demand that Nancy, Charlotte, and the others continue to exist.”
“They gave up on themselves long ago.”
“It would have been less painful for them if I had destroyed them in this duel.”
Shen Ye shook his head, saying, “She just ate cake and chocolate she’d never had before, and now she’s sleeping soundly. Tomorrow, she’s going to see her parents.”
“—I think her heart is full of hope, not pain.”
Charlotte seemed to remember something and suddenly burst into a fit of hysterical laughter.
Facing Shen Ye, she formed a spell seal.
Immediately, tiny glowing words appeared in the void:
“The part of your ‘Door’ ability related to ‘entry terms’ has been cursed.”
Shen Ye’s heart tightened.
Charlotte had said she had the ability to deal with his ‘entry term’ acquisition power.
It seemed to be true!
“Why don’t you directly attack me?” Shen Ye asked.
“Nonsense, Charlotte gave you a chance to impersonate one of our personalities. If not for that, you’d be dead already!” Charlotte replied.
She retreated a step, then vanished without a trace.
Only her voice still echoed in the darkness:
“Just you wait—”
“Also, guess why you couldn’t leave our struggle and return to your own world?”
“My words stand.”
“—If you can live to see me again, you will kneel before me.”
The voice gradually faded.
Only Shen Ye remained standing by the window.
He stood in a daze for a while.
Right.
Why couldn’t he leave?
The Nine Aspects were the most powerful beings of the past era; nothing they did would be surprising.
But—
Why was everything so unsettling?
Shen Ye looked back at the clock on the room wall.
It was 11:28 PM.
Almost midnight.
No.
He had to prepare before midnight.
For example—
A counterattack.
Shen Ye stood by the window, looking at the wind and snow outside.
There’s no battle with only defense and no counterattack.
—But he knew too little about Charlotte.
Regarding information, he only had the “Hanged Man’s Maxim,” which could only predict things related to death.
It was simply not enough.
…Wait.
Regarding prediction, he seemed to have another method.
That was the power of mirror reversal from “Wusheng Lord,” the result of everything reversing after happening to him.
Strictly speaking, residing within the mirror was merely an auxiliary power of “Wusheng Lord.”
The most fundamental power of this profession was actually—
“You and all things reverse.”
Shen Ye gazed at the window glass, looking at his own reflection, and softly said:
“I exist in the mirror.”
He walked towards the window, and the him in the window walked towards him.
Bodies swapped.
Shen Ye casually moved his limbs, feeling everything was as usual.
But in fact, everything had been reversed.
For example—
“Door.”
With Shen Ye’s soft call, a door rose in the void.
It was a white door.
—It could also predict impending dangers!
A rush of thoughts flooded Shen Ye’s mind.
The Nine Aspects roamed billions of worlds, having seen countless strong individuals and innumerable skills.
If he were to deal with it in the usual way again.
There would definitely be problems.
Might as well go a bit crazy.
“Merge—all prediction-type powers on me.”
He said.
A pure golden light flashed.
“You activated the power of the golden entry term ‘Vampire Child’.”
“‘The Hanged Man’s Maxim’ is about to merge with your Reversal Door.”
“Divination and prediction type powers are extremely rare.”
“Given that the power of the Reversal Door far surpasses ‘The Hanged Man’s Maxim,’ it will be dominant in the current super-evolution and will reverse the content of the prophecy.”
“Wait ten seconds, super-evolution will end.”
Shen Ye was astonished.
Originally, both the white door and the Hanged Man’s Maxim predicted major death events concerning himself.
After merging, it would reverse.
What kind of content would it predict then?
Could it be non-death events?
As he pondered, ten seconds passed.
A faint glow quickly appeared:
“Congratulations.”
“The Reversal Door has ascended in power, becoming the ‘Hanged Man’s Door’.”
“Description: Regardless of which body you use, you can view an enemy’s daily information for the next day at any time.”
“Usage condition: This Door ability must be activated with a mirror as the medium.”
Shen Ye looked at the lines of explanation, quite dumbfounded.
Predicting his own affairs had reversed into predicting the enemy’s.
A major death event.
Reversed into daily information.
That’s quite something.
But… was it useful?
Shen Ye stretched his neck and murmured, “Door.”
On the window glass in front of him, glowing small characters gradually appeared, covering the wind and snow outside:
“The Human Evolution Federation begins investigating the fallen flying fortress.”
“The investigation team will be formed in thirteen minutes.”
“At 3:59 AM, the investigation team will split into three groups.”
“At 4:41 AM, the strongest group will arrive at the Frost Snow Forest to investigate the nuclear bomb explosion.”
“At 5:07 AM, the remnants of the flying fortress are discovered, and a tedious and time-consuming investigation is about to begin.”
“The car electrocution and burning incident in Eagle Falling Town has not yet attracted attention from all parties.”
“Additionally.”
“The real world has been completely integrated into the current memory world.”
“The Nightmare World and the ground portion of the Death Planet have become the Nine Aspects’ materialized memory worlds until its personalities decide a victor.”
Shen Ye was stunned.
The real world had been completely altered.
Even the Nightmare World was like this.
…Everything had turned into the form of the past era?
No wonder the Demon of Fear spoke that last sentence.
From her tone, this matter was not over yet.
What would happen?
Shen Ye pondered for a while, found no clues, and simply turned his attention to the matter at hand.
“Continue to show daily routine.”
He said.
All the small characters disappeared, and new glowing small characters appeared:
“At 9 AM, investigators arrive in Eaglefall Town to investigate the car spontaneous combustion incident, checking surveillance videos of the town streets.”
“At 10:03 AM, Nancy will be officially wanted.”
“At 12:15 PM, Nancy is arrested at Gaia Technology Center, Building B, Unit 12, Room 510.”
“Search ends.”
“At 3 PM, the Human Evolution Federation decides that the most advanced human potential breakthrough research will be experimented on Nancy, three days from now.”
No new small characters appeared after that.
It seemed that this was roughly the enemy’s daily routine for the day.
Shen Ye stared at the lines of small characters, beginning to ponder how to break the stalemate.
Now, the key problem was—
Charlotte was still too young, not even at the first level of the Dharma Realm.
Although he could appear for a few seconds, it wouldn’t be enough if she encountered a large-scale hunt.
What method could help her?
As he pondered, a new line of small characters appeared:
“You cannot obtain information about enemies in the universe before your ‘Hanged Man’s Door’ evolves.”
…Are there even other planets coming to cause trouble in the universe?
Colliding head-on with the Nine Aspects, isn’t that seeking death?
But it’s hard to say—
The universe is incredibly vast, perhaps there are other masters beyond the ninth level?
Tsk.
First, let’s find a way to protect Charlotte.
What to do…
Click.
A soft sound came from the wall.
Shen Ye looked up.
The clock.
It was midnight.
…Midnight!
A thought suddenly flashed in Shen Ye’s mind.
Right!
Why not—
Why not do this?
He walked to the bed, looked at the sleeping Little Girl, and thought it over again.
“Charlotte… don’t blame me…”
“It’s simply time for you to grow.”
His figure coincided with the Little Girl’s.
The next instant.
The Little Girl pressed on the mattress behind her.
A door immediately appeared.
She opened the door and fell directly into it.
Yes.
A brand new day had arrived.
She could enter another world again and acquire new entry terms.
However, at this moment, the one opening the door was both Shen Ye and Charlotte.
Ultimately, it was still the Little Girl.
So, the entry term acquired by opening the door this time should belong to Charlotte!
As for the threat from the Demon of Fear, it was actually not important.
It claimed to be able to make him “unable to acquire powerful ‘names’ ever again.”
But Charlotte couldn’t achieve a particularly high evaluation now, thus acquiring a very powerful ‘name’.
—She just needed to acquire an ordinary ‘name’ to increase her survival rate!
The Little Girl pushed the door open and walked in, simultaneously forming spell seals with both hands.
Dharma Aspect · Guanghan Palace!
Unlike before, the blood moon in the sky perceived Shen Ye’s will, becoming gentle and soft, even covered in a layer of frosty moonlight once more.
In an instant.
A line of glowing words appeared in the void—
“We will meet under the moon at the Jade Terrace!”
The Little Girl herself vanished, appearing directly within the Dharma Aspect.
Synchronization ended!
“Big Skeleton, Four Kings, take good care of her.”
Shen Ye said.
Within the Dharma Aspect.
The Little Girl lay on the ground, still asleep.
The Four Kings had rushed into the small forest, starting to chop down trees to make a large bed.
The Big Skeleton stood by the Little Girl, deep in thought, saying,
“I understand, Shen Ye.”
“What?” Shen Ye asked.
“You gave her the opportunity to enter another world, this is for the Dharma Realm to recognize her.” The Big Skeleton said.
“That’s right.” Shen Ye admitted.
“How did you come up with such a move?” The Big Skeleton exclaimed.
“Do I even need to think about it?” Shen Ye said.
—Just a professional proxy player.
In his previous life, there was a complete industrial chain.
However, whether it would succeed still depended on the evaluation of the entry terms after returning tonight.
The Big Skeleton seemed a bit disheartened and couldn’t help but change the subject:
“Be careful, the World Graveyard has been destroyed. Now your ‘door’ is linked to a completely new, unknown world, and we don’t know how dangerous it is.”
“The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish.” Shen Ye said.
He began to observe the surroundings.
This seemed to be an extremely narrow passage.
The ground was dry.
Torches blazed on the walls on both sides of the passage.
This scene was unexpectedly familiar.
Especially the style of the torches, which sparked a thought in Shen Ye’s mind.
“Hey, look, aren’t those torches a bit familiar?”
Shen Ye asked the Big Skeleton.
“They look like the torches in the grand tomb.” The Big Skeleton offered its opinion.
Shen Ye moved his body.
He had left Nine Aspects’ memory world.
Now his body felt solid.
But—
Was this the grand tomb?
A chilly dread permeated the void, filling Shen Ye with unease.
This place seemed a bit eerie.
He walked back, opened the door, and placed an ice mirror within the Dharma Aspect.
Through the door, he looked at himself in the mirror.
A faint glow appeared, forming words:
“You activated the third level Dharma Realm’s ‘I am in the mirror’.”
“You have now designated a mirror. After your death, you can resurrect from the mirror and return to reality.”
Alright!
First, set up a resurrection point to put his mind at ease.
After completing all this, Shen Ye closed the door, letting it and the Dharma Aspect disappear.
He strode forward.
“Hey, is your ‘door’ linked to the Great Tomb? The Great Tomb isn’t another planet.” The Big Skeleton said.
“My ‘door’ ability links to the nearest world. It once linked to the Nightmare World. Now—”
Shen Ye was speaking when he suddenly stopped.
They had been walking for a while now.
Ahead of the passage, a stone door appeared, carved with a few lines of small characters.
But Shen Ye had never seen these characters before.
“These are the common written language of the lawful alignment in the ancient universe, recorded in the Book of the Dead. However, in the Nightmare World, this language hasn’t been used for tens of thousands of years.”
The Big Skeleton said.
“What is the lawful alignment?” Shen Ye asked.
“When you exterminate a family, you must always find a high-sounding reason.” The Big Skeleton said.
“And what about the non-lawful?” Shen Ye asked again.
“Just now, when I crossed the road, I accidentally killed you, but luckily my clothes didn’t get dirty, so I can go to the ball.” The Big Skeleton said.
“Are there other alignments?” Shen Ye pressed.
“Besides lawful and evil, there’s also the neutral alignment.”
“The existence of these alignments all have something similar to the 1000 hydrogen bombs on your body—”
The Big Skeleton continued:
“If you kill someone, they won’t interfere. If you kill them, they’ll drag you down with them.”
“Got it, only those who can die together are qualified to be in the neutral alignment.” Shen Ye snapped his fingers.
“Full marks for comprehension.”
The Big Skeleton said, taking out a nightmare crystal, pouring the common language into it, and then handing it to Shen Ye.
Shen Ye crushed it.
A swirling mist appeared.
Soon, he understood the words on the stone gate:
“Twilight Star.”
“The only safe gathering place.”
“Only those who have reached at least the third level of the Dharma Realm may enter.”
“The only currency accepted in this camp is gold; other currencies are not accepted (this camp has exchange points for various currencies).”
He was at the fourth level of the Dharma Realm.
Shen Ye let out a breath, feeling somewhat fortunate.
“See, Dharma Realm three is enough to enter.” He said.
“Nonsense, strictly speaking, Dharma Realm six is considered an expert. You are at Dharma Realm four, you can already empower Spirit-masters in combat, you’re not weak.” The Big Skeleton said.
“I always feel very weak.” Shen Ye truthfully expressed his thoughts.
“Because you’ve always been in contact with top-tier powerhouses—Xu Xingke, Mogahou, Nine Aspects, any one of them would shake a star system in the myriad worlds of the universe if they stamped their foot.” The Big Skeleton said.
“It should be ‘shake the entire universe’.” Shen Ye corrected.
“Right.” The Big Skeleton said.
Speaking of which—
The Demon of Fear used fate-bending techniques to forcibly prevent him from interacting with top-tier powerhouses.
He actually wanted to find an opportunity to thank her for that.
It was really stressful to be around those masters all the time.
He actually longed to interact more with his peers.
Shen Ye thought to himself as he pushed open the stone door.
A plaza of about two hundred square meters came into view.
Not far away.
Several bloody corpses lay on the ground.
“I’m sorry, we haven’t had time to clean this up yet.”
A maid hurried over, carelessly casting a spell to collect the corpses.
Then another cleansing spell.
The ground became spotless.
“Welcome!”
The maid bowed.
Shen Ye looked around.
In the center of the plaza was a small supply center.
There were shops selling various supplies, restaurants, currency exchange booths, and a fountain.
And an emergency aid station.
This was all normal.
What was strange was that almost everyone was sitting on the edge of the plaza, looking outwards.
Outside was darkness.
“Are you new to Twilight Star?” the maid asked.
“Yes, it’s my first time here.” Shen Ye said.
“To introduce the situation of Twilight Star, you need to pay thirty kilograms of gold.” The maid said.
Shen Ye was a little surprised and couldn’t help but ask:
“Are your prices here that high?”
“An introduction is an expensive service, only cheaper than emergency aid and shelter.” The maid glanced at him and said softly.
Shen Ye nodded slightly.
—This was already information given with good intentions.
Introduction, emergency aid, shelter.
On Twilight Star, these three were the most expensive.
Meeting her expectant gaze, Shen Ye traced his ring and handed over a heavy block of gold.
The maid put the gold into her storage bracelet and said cheerfully:
“You won’t regret it, I promise.”
“I’m all ears.” Shen Ye said.
The maid waved her hand, setting up a sound-insulating barrier around them, then spoke:
“Twilight Star orbits a giant planet called ‘The End’, it is its satellite.”
“Through endless ages, eras have changed several times, the only constant is ‘The End’. It exists eternally, unafraid of any calamity.”
“‘The End’ is an extremely perilous planet.”
“It is divided into three zones: the Calm Zone, the Mad Zone, and the Abyss Zone.”
“Twilight Star orbits ‘The End’ periodically. When it reaches above the Calm Zone, professionals can fish or go down to explore;”
Shen Ye pointed at the people sitting on the edge of the plaza and interjected, “Are they fishing?”
“Yes.”
The maid continued to explain, “When Twilight Star reaches above the Mad Zone, generally speaking, one can only fish, because only a handful of people return alive from the Mad Zone every hundred years.”
“Finally, there’s the Abyss Zone.”
“When Twilight Star reaches the Abyss Zone, everyone must return to their own world. If one insists on seeking shelter on Twilight Star, a large sum of money must be paid.”
“Why?” Shen Ye asked.
“In the long history known, no one has ever left the Abyss Zone alive.” The maid said.
“Not even fishing?”
“Forget fishing, even standing on Twilight Star, you’ll inevitably be pulled down and never return.”
“—This introduction is indeed worth it. I now want to buy the kind of equipment they use for fishing.” Shen Ye said.
“I suggest you don’t fish for too long this time.” The maid said.
Shen Ye was surprised and said, “Could it be—”
“You’re very quick. We are indeed about to reach above the Abyss Zone. This information is only given for free once to those who purchase an ‘introduction’.” The maid smiled.
Shen Ye looked at the fishing professionals.
They hadn’t made any moves yet.
Did everyone not know?
“‘The End’ is ever-changing, so its patterns are unpredictable. Only the most powerful prophetic abilities can glimpse a hint of it.” The maid said.
“Then aren’t they doomed?” Shen Ye asked.
“No, they’ll watch the actions of us attendants. If we start to seek shelter, they’ll immediately begin to flee.” The maid said.
“About how much longer?” Shen Ye asked.
“There are twenty-nine minutes left. Are you purchasing shelter service, or returning to your own world?”
“If I take shelter, how long will it take?” Shen Ye asked.
“The time varies each time, but this time it will take about thirteen hours.” The maid said.
Thirteen hours.
Too long.
By the time he returned to the Nine Aspects’ memory world, the opponent would have long set a trap for him.
Then he should seize these last twenty-something minutes and try fishing first.
—This way, his entry term evaluation would also be higher.
Shen Ye spent money to buy a fishing rod, walked along the plaza, and sat down in a less crowded spot at the edge.
He looked at the fishing rod in his hand.
“Spatial Folding Detector.”
“Spatial type equipment (Green grade).”
“Description: Tie your partner to the detector, release the rope, and it can traverse long distances, directly reaching the surface of the planet to find valuable items for you.”
It was called a fishing rod, but actually—
It really was!
Shen Ye looked left and right.
There were many fellow fishers.
Everyone brought small stools, or even a large sofa, or just sat on the edge of the plaza, with their legs dangling in the air.
Everyone held a fishing rod in their hands.
Not far away.
A red-haired girl was reeling in her line.
A monkey hanging at the end of the fishing rod swiftly passed through the dark void, returning to Twilight Star Plaza, empty-handed.
“I saw a very powerful monster, so I quickly signaled you midway.”
The monkey said.
—This was a Spirit-master.
“Hmm, it’s okay, let’s try again next time. Let’s go grab something to eat first.” The red-haired girl said.
The girl left with her Spirit-master.
Shen Ye stood there, thinking for a while.
The Big Skeleton suddenly spoke up:
“No problem, let me go. I can distinguish many treasures.”
“That monkey just now was a fifth-tier Dharma Realm, stronger than you, and it retreated midway.” Shen Ye said.
There was a commotion in the Dharma Aspect.
Shen Ye turned his attention to it and saw the Big Skeleton and the Four Kings standing in a row, exuding an imposing aura.
The Big Skeleton said: “The Four Kings said they’ve already perfected a fusion technique that can boost my strength by two levels. If that’s the case, wouldn’t retrieving treasures from the planet be as easy as picking things out of a bag?”
Is this true?
Shen Ye looked towards the Four Kings.
The Four Kings nodded together, simultaneously beginning to unleash their spells.
The First King shouted, “I shall form the head!”
He flew into the air, his body shifting and transforming into a head.
The Second King shouted, “I shall form the chest!”
The Third King shouted, “I shall form the arms!”
The Fourth King also shouted, “I shall form the legs!”
They combined, and indeed formed a Giant.
They all shouted in unison to the Big Skeleton:
“Only you are left!”
The Big Skeleton roared, “Good! I will form—”
Wait.
It took a few steps back, carefully scrutinizing the Giant.
That’s not right.
You guys have already finished assembling.
—What part am I supposed to form now?
Shen Ye couldn’t help but interrupt: “Idiot, you can form a weapon! Understand?”
The Big Skeleton breathed a sigh of relief, immediately preparing to jump up and transform into a weapon.
“Wait a moment!” Shen Ye said again.
“What?” The Big Skeleton asked.
“This spell of yours isn’t mature yet; you haven’t fully thought through the parts for combination. I actually have a new idea.” Shen Ye said.
“What idea?”
“It’s simple, you hold the fishing rod, I’ll go down.”
“What!”
A few minutes later.
The Big Skeleton squatted on the edge of the plaza, carefully lowering the rope of the fishing rod.
Shen Ye was hanging on the rope.
The rope passed through the folded space, quickly descending towards the planet.
Shen Ye waited a while longer.
When the fishing line was completely out of sight from Twilight Star, he casually conjured a square ice mirror, hooked it, and tied it to the end of the fishing line.
“I exist in the mirror.”
With a flick of the spell.
He immediately hid himself within the mirror.
This way, there wouldn’t be any living thing on this fishing line, only a square block of ice.
Surely no monster would be interested in a square block of ice, right?
In a moment.
The rope landed on the planet named “The End.”
The surface of the planet was barren.
Various grotesque skeletons lay scattered on the gray ground.
As far as the eye could see.
No meaningful structures could be seen.
—This was the Crazy Zone.
The square ice cube landed carefully, but ultimately still crashed onto the ground with a “clunk.”
There was no movement around.
And no monsters.
Shen Ye’s head appeared in the square ice cube.
He looked around curiously.
“Hey!”
“Is anyone there?”
The ground shifted.
Soon.
A enormous eye emerged from the soil, swiveling back and forth, then fixed on the square ice cube.
Shen Ye looked at the other party.
He saw “??????” a vivid red term, appear over its head.
A mythical term!
And completely unrecognizable!
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, but I have things to do. Let’s chat next time.”
Shen Ye said with a smile.
That eye showed a hint of mockery.
A dull sound quickly resonated from the soil:
“You wouldn’t actually think you can escape, would you?”
“Escape? No such thing. This is called going offline—you see my avatar, it changes to indicate I’ve gone offline.”
Before the words finished, Shen Ye’s head suddenly disappeared from the square ice block.
That eyeball stared at the ice block.
Crash!
The ice block shattered.
But it was empty inside.
“Off…line…”
A voice full of doubt came from the mud.
At the same time.
The Big Skeleton, squatting on the edge of the plaza, threw the fishing rod down and turned to run.
It ran across the entire plaza, reached the stone door, and pushed hard.
Outside the stone door.
Corridor.
Shen Ye was already standing there.
“It’s too dangerous, we need to leave quickly.” Shen Ye said.
“Okay.”
The two walked along the tunnel to the end.
“—Are there many monsters?”
“Only saw one.”
“Very strong?”
“Super strong, I don’t have the confidence to play with it at all.”
“Oh my god, this is just the Mad Zone, there’s still the Abyss Zone.”
“Right.”
Pushed the door open.
Back in the hotel in the small town.
Shen Ye gently placed the Little Girl on the bed, then looked into the void.
Lines of faint light indeed appeared:
“You and Charlotte have acquired entry terms.”
“Due to the enemy’s curse, one of you two will have your entry term affected. Please decide who the affected party will be.”
“The current curse will take effect three times in total.”
Shen Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter how powerful the Demon of Fear was, faced with the future power of “Door,” she could only curse three times.
I can handle three times, no problem!
“Let the curse affect my entry terms, don’t affect Charlotte’s.”
He said.
All the faint light receded.
New small characters quickly appeared:
“This time opening the door, Charlotte acquired the evaluation entry term:”
“Sleeping Beauty.”
“Green entry term (Excellent).”
“Description: Sleep will naturally grow your attributes. The value increased per hour is directly proportional to your innate talent.”
“Evaluation: A beautiful little girl who is innocent and adorable should sleep more to grow her body.”
“—Early to bed, good for the body.”
Shen Ye nodded slightly.
Not bad.
At least it increases attributes.
Charlotte’s talent was even more obvious; this entry term would make her progress quickly.
What about him?
Another faint glow appeared:
“This time opening the door, you acquired the cursed entry term:”
“Despicable Proxy.”
“Passive Black Entry Term (Negative).”
“Description: As long as the entry term exists, you will be despised, cursed, and picked on by those around you.”
“Evaluation: While everyone bravely explored the ‘End’ star, seeking treasures, you just went offline.”
“—You’re so cheap.”
Shen Ye was speechless.
Very well.
So that’s what the curse meant, right?
Demon of Fear, you’re the truly despicable one.
“Devour.”
Shen Ye said.
“Devour will result in a loss of 3 points for all attributes.”
“Don’t say anything, devour it for me!”
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