Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 349
byThe earth trembled.
Trembled.
Trembled.
Countless giant bio-mechs rushed towards the battlefield.
But this time.
On top of countless corpses.
People were resurrected.
A fire-element spellcaster rose from the ground, his hands quickly forming spell seals.
At the same time, the pháp tướng of a river of molten lava appeared behind him.
“Damn guys… let me show you the full power of this move.”
The spell seal, enhanced by the pháp tướng, instantly took shape.
A phoenix of blazing fire, radiating intense heat, appeared in the sky, letting out a clear cry.
Its body was hundreds of meters long, and with a flap of its wings, it flew into the midst of the bio-mechs.
Boom—
Flames erupted.
The shells of the mechs glowed red-hot, and the flesh inside sizzled.
Gradually.
Some of the bio-mechs stopped moving.
In another part of the battle array.
The team leader, a professional holding a giant hammer, roared, locked in a heated battle with a bio-mech.
The giant hammer and iron fist continuously collided, creating deafening sounds.
While this professional attracted the bio-mech’s attention, several other professionals climbed onto the mech’s body, attacking with all their might.
The bio-mech had its arms, legs, and head removed, leaving only its torso lying on the ground.
Its torso writhed on the ground—
But it could not attack anyone.
“Final blow.”
The giant hammer warrior roared, unleashing his full attack.
Boom!
A crater several meters deep appeared in the ground.
The bio-mech lay in the center of the crater, flattened into a crumpled tin can by that last hammer blow.
Such scenes occurred in every corner of the battlefield.
Humans attacked frantically, gradually turning the tide of the battle.
However—
Shen Ye stood on a high vantage point, looking into the distance.
More mechs were arriving, joining the battle.
“I understand.”
Shen Ye spoke, “All these people participating in the battle, you’ve killed them once before, so you think you can win again.”
“Is that right?”
The corner of her mouth curved slightly into a smile, and she clapped her hands together.
—I exist in the mirror!
In the endless river of history, the “Living Soul Lord” and the “Lifeless Lord” collaborated for the first time!
A faint light quickly appeared:
“Every living soul puppet is your clone, so you can use ‘I exist in the mirror’ to swap bodies.”
“Starting swap.”
In an instant.
On the battlefield, countless humans disengaged from battle, flew into the air, and entered the mirrors.
Then they fell again.
Having swapped into brand new bodies from the mirrors, their five attributes were immediately replenished.
All injuries recovered.
Combat power reached its peak once again!
“Kill! Kill them all!”
A greatsword knight roared, soaring into the air, and chopped off the bio-mech’s head.
Humans, like an ant colony, charged across the vast plains, sweeping aside all enemies, destroying everything without regard for their own lives.
Some were injured.
Some exhausted all five attributes.
Some had their spells on cooldown and could not attack for a while.
“Again.”
Shen Ye spread her hands and formed the seals anew.
I exist in the mirror!
Ice mirrors filled the sky, shifting positions in the void, so that every living soul puppet had a new mirror shining on it.
Body swap again!
Humans once again returned to their peak state, launching a fierce assault on the bio-mechs!
—Who could withstand these tireless attacks?
Gradually.
The bio-mechs stopped advancing.
They began to flee the battlefield.
In the sky.
A series of whistling sounds seemed to approach.
“It’s nuclear martial arts again!”
The Big Skeleton shrieked.
“It’s fine,” Shen Ye said.
She changed her hand seals, retracting the “Living Soul Puppet” professional skill of the “Living Soul Lord”—
In an instant.
On the entire battlefield, all living people vanished.
Since these living soul puppets were born with permission, there was no curse to speak of, nor would they turn into heads appearing on Shen Ye.
They transformed into figures, landing behind Shen Ye, hidden in the void, no longer moving an inch.
Shen Ye looked up.
Seven or eight missiles, trailing long contrails, flew towards them.
Another ground-clearing attack!
Her expression remained unchanged as she casually pulled out an ice mirror and took a look.
In an instant.
The girl disappeared from the battlefield, only the ice crystal gently landing on the ground.
Amidst violent explosions.
The light of destruction swept across the entire battlefield.
However, it didn’t harm any living beings.
When all the explosions ended.
The girl reappeared.
At the edge of the battlefield.
A dense army of robots had assembled.
Above these robots floated a humanoid metal construct, about three meters tall.
It looked somewhat like a woman.
As Shen Ye looked at it, its voice suddenly sounded in Shen Ye’s ear:
“I am the Empress Bee, commanding all demolition programs.”
“Surrender.”
“Surrender now, and you will undergo a transformation. Your consciousness will be preserved, to live with the machines until the end of time, instead of having a lifespan as short as an ant’s.”
Shen Ye uttered only one word:
“Attack.”
Countless human professionals surged out from behind him, charging with all their might towards the opposite side of the battlefield.
The Empress Bee said coldly:
“Suicide is your usual self-destructive procedure, and I never appreciate it.”
As her voice fell.
The six pairs of wings behind her vibrated rapidly.
—High-frequency resonant brainwave burst ripples!
All human professionals, and even the ice mirrors suspended in mid-air, instantaneously shattered.
Only Shen Ye, still protected by the Big Skeleton’s magic array, was momentarily unharmed.
He released his pháp tướng to cover his surroundings, his gaze falling upon the shattered ice mirrors.
What if the mirrors shattered?
It wouldn’t affect the skill’s activation at all!
Shen Ye reached out, pressed her hand into the void, and softly said:
“I am the inversion of all things.”
In an instant.
All deceased living soul puppets returned to the mirror, while the living ones reappeared on the front lines.
Now knowing how terrifying the enemy’s attack was, Shen Ye began to personally control everyone.
“Volley!”
Under his command, all ranged professionals unleashed a volley of spells towards the Empress Bee!
Elemental lights filled the sky, streaking like meteors.
Their numbers were too vast, a full-scale war-level magical volley that had reached a threshold of qualitative change.
The Empress Bee, left with no choice, vibrated incessantly, unleashing an invisible sound wave shield to defend against the attacks.
Taking advantage of this moment—
“Earth Demon Beast, may I use your profession?”
Shen Ye said.
The Earth Demon Beast flew out of the pháp tướng, honestly nodding its head.
Boom.
A light sound.
A brand new Earth Demon Beast appeared before the Earth Demon Beast.
It stared with wide eyes, looking at the Earth Demon Beast puppet, then performed various actions.
—The other one was identical to it, like its reflection in a mirror!
“Attack with full force, let the sea of spells drown that venomous bee.”
Shen Ye said.
The Earth Demon Beast immediately stopped studying its other self.
It soared into the sky, its hands moving like afterimages.
Frost Storm!
Frost Storm!
Frost Storm!
Three instantaneous casts per second, all spells stacked.
This terrifying spell-casting ability exceeded the limits of most professionals.
The Earth Demon Beast, madly releasing spells, glanced around.
It saw its other self also quickly casting spells.
Meteor Shower!
Meteor Shower!
Meteor Shower!
This was a large-scale fire spell with extremely terrifying destructive power, difficult to evade, especially when cast continuously and instantaneously!
The area where the Empress Bee was located was completely covered by spells.
After several tens of breaths.
All spells ceased.
The howling wind swept away all the dust from the plain, revealing the true aftermath of the battle.
Not to mention the Empress Bee, not even a single robot could be seen.
Annihilation.
—That area had been transformed into a bottomless abyss.
The spells, like a raging tide, had utterly destroyed the enemy along with the very earth.
Shen Ye retracted his gaze, first checking his attribute consumption.
One “Living Soul Puppet,” three “I exist in the mirror.”
Consumed 60 points of spiritual power.
After such a large-scale battle, this was the only consumption.
At this moment.
She suddenly realized the importance of the profession.
Xu Xingke initially didn’t let her easily take on a profession, fearing it would distract her and consume time.
But for extremely rare professions, he also supported her.
60 points of spiritual power.
Winning a battle that decided the fate of the world.
—This is the profession of a top-tier cosmic powerhouse!
“The radiation and pollution are still annoying. I should have won by now, can I leave this area?”
She asked the void.
At this moment.
The battlefield was full of damaged bio-mechs.
Only one human remained.
—One person who could not be destroyed even by a nuclear bomb!
The war was won!
Infinite dark figures descended from the sky, saying:
“You won.”
“Now is the time for you to make a choice.”
“What choice?” Shen Ye asked.
The dark figures condensed into the form of the Little Girl, who then spoke:
“You can obtain our power.”
“—All the power of us personalities, beyond the ‘Serpent Woman’ Charlotte and the Demon of Fear.”
“But you must be aware of that matter.”
“What?” Shen Ye pressed, frowning.
The Little Girl spoke:
“In fact, you cannot deceive yourself, and we cannot pretend not to know about that matter at this moment—”
“You are a personality that Charlotte forcefully transformed using some special method.”
“Actually, you are not one of us.”
Shen Ye remained silent.
At this moment, he didn’t know if his speaking would cause any danger to Charlotte’s battle.
However—
The fact was indeed so.
The Little Girl spoke:
“You eliminated the key node that caused us the most pain, which is why you have the right to choose.”
“You can acquire all of our power.”
“But because you are not one of us, the power you gain will be greatly diminished.”
“Besides that, you have two other choices:”
“Either grant our power to the Demon of Fear; or grant our power to Charlotte, helping her, Nancy, and Pe’a Suo win the entire personality battle.”
“Please choose.”
Shen Ye said without hesitation, “Give all the power to Charlotte.”
The Little Girl looked bewilderedly up at him and asked,
“You could gain immense power instantly, becoming at least an eighth-level expert in the spiritual world, so why do you still care about Charlotte?”
Shen Ye said, “The power would be discounted if it came to me, it’s too inefficient. It’s better to give it to her completely.”
The Little Girl looked at him, and continued,
“But if you gained that power, you could become a mighty person who controls others.”
Shen Ye stroked the Little Girl’s head and smiled,
“I can constantly grow stronger through my own efforts, without needing to seize the power of others.”
“Besides, after seeing what she’s been through, I hope she wins.”
“Why?” The Little Girl tilted her head, looking at him.
“I’m on her side,” Shen Ye said.
Before his words finished, an abrupt change occurred—
Wisps of dark mist emanated from Shen Ye, forming a figure in mid-air.
It was the likeness of an adult male, his back covered in human heads.
Shen Ye was so startled he forgot to breathe.
This was the Nine Aspects personality he had first encountered—
The Abusive Devourer!
Why would it appear?
Before Shen Ye could do anything, this personality, entirely composed of dark mist, suddenly let out a scream and vanished into thin air.
“This is the curse of the Demon of Fear.”
The Little Girl continued calmly, as if multiple voices were layered together:
“You already know that this curse will make you lose all your powerful friends.”
“However, its most treacherous aspect is not just this; only we negative personalities truly understand that it will constantly watch over you.”
“As long as you have even a tiny bit of greed for our power, wanting to possess it for yourself, the curse will erupt.”
“You will be controlled by greed, degenerating into the most vile personality among us—”
“The Abusive Devourer.”
“—After Charlotte manipulated you into this situation, the Demon of Fear immediately cursed you. This was a confrontation between two personalities within you.”
“Now, the curse on you has been completely shattered.”
The Little Girl revealed a look of disdain, and continued:
“A weakling utterly devoid of talent and courage, seeking to reach unprecedented heights by relying on others’ power—such a person is not qualified to be our companion.”
“Fortunately, you are not such a person.”
Shen Ye listened blankly, a cold sweat breaking out on his back.
Since he entered this memory world, if he had ever harbored any desire to touch the power of the Nine Aspects, the Demon of Fear could have killed him!
—If he had given in to greed, even Charlotte would have been unable to help him.
And once that outcome occurred—
It would instantly be a tremendous blow to Charlotte!
“The Demon of Fear is truly sinister.”
Shen Ye muttered softly.
Such a perilous situation, he had been completely unaware of it, yet had exceptionally luckily won.
What about next time?
So his choice was correct.
He had to get the power to Charlotte immediately and utterly destroy it!
“Alright, I need to find a place to rest for a bit,” Shen Ye said weakly, waving his hand, “Now go to Charlotte and the Demon of Fear, and help Charlotte.”
“No,” the Little Girl said.
“No?”
“Yes, in fact, I cannot go over to their side.”
“…Are you messing with me?”
“No, Baxter.”
The Little Girl stepped forward, took Shen Ye’s hand, and leaned against her side, seemingly cherishing the feeling.
“The real key to victory, actually, is in this world,” she said.
“What do you mean?” Shen Ye asked.
“That spell—when Charlotte and the Demon of Fear fought, they unintentionally drew that spell into the conflict, and its power is enough to truly end this struggle,” the Little Girl said.
Shen Ye was startled, and suddenly a shiver ran through him.
Countless images flashed through his memory, making a certain truth surface abruptly.
“Are you saying… the Nightmare Spell?” he couldn’t help but ask.
“Exactly.”
The Little Girl glanced at him, finally released his hand, and retreated.
She transformed back into a dark humanoid figure and vanished into the void.
Only one sentence echoed around:
“Just wait a moment, and you’ll understand.”
Shen Ye was silent for a moment, then flew into the sky, swiftly leaving the battlefield.
He flew for hundreds of miles, found an uninhabited mountain peak, landed there, resting while waiting for the Nine Aspects’ multiple dark personalities to return.
At this moment, lines of faint golden text quietly appeared:
“Baxter’s reputation has transcended the limits of time and space, echoing in an extremely important decisive battle from a previous era.”
“This proclamation of reputation has been acknowledged by the cosmic powerhouse Nine Aspects.”
“Brother entry: Vampire Child (Gold) has now achieved unprecedented prestige.”
“If you can perform more praiseworthy fraternal deeds, this entry will grow to a higher level.”
All the small words flashed, then quickly disappeared.
Above gold, there was dark gold.
What powerful abilities would a dark gold “Vampire Child” entry possess?
Shen Ye was somewhat captivated, but after careful thought, he couldn’t help but shake his head.
Too difficult.
This time, it was an internal struggle among top cosmic powerhouses, and because he was familiar with it, he was allowed to participate and didn’t immediately die.
At any other time, powerhouses of this level could have easily crushed him.
It was impossible to do it again.
The void suddenly stirred.
The dark humanoid figure transformed into the Little Girl, dragging a strange corpse, and threw it on the ground before Shen Ye.
“Multiple scattered negative personalities formed me, I am Annie, Baxter, hello.”
“Annie? Hello.” Shen Ye said.
“With my power, killing a weak Emperor Species is naturally a very simple matter.”
Annie said.
Shen Ye looked at the corpse on the ground.
It was indeed an Emperor Species.
It was a dominant species in the universe, having burrowed through seals on a dead planet for so many years, incidentally killing all humans on the planet.
But in front of Nine Aspects, it died like a dog.
Worthless.
“You can question the corpse, so you can ask it about the Nightmare Spell.”
Annie seemed not to care about the Emperor Species at all, and continued:
“The one who controls the fate of this world is not some artificial intelligence, but a fellow called ‘World Destruction Experiencer Clone’.”
“You are not its opponent, so now I must engage in battle.”
“—I will hold it back.”
“Shen Ye, it’s not the point. The point is for you to go to the nightmare world, seize the nightmare spell, and help Charlotte defeat the Demon of Fear.”
“That way, everything will naturally end.”
Annie said, gesturing into the air.
In the distance, violent explosions could be heard.
It seemed that something was being prematurely eliminated by her in transit before it could even catch up.
“…Okay, then I’ll go to the nightmare world.”
Shen Ye said.
He picked up the Emperor Species corpse from the ground, intending to find time to question it properly.
As for now, he should quickly go to the nightmare world to find out more.
“Wait a moment.”
Annie said.
“Anything else?” Shen Ye stopped.
“The curse that the Demon of Fear placed on you has been broken, so I can now offer you a little help, for example—”
The Little Girl stepped forward, merging with Shen Ye and Nancy’s body.
In an instant.
Shen Ye lost control of his body.
He was ejected.
Nancy’s body was controlled by multiple negative personalities!
“Don’t worry, I must fight with this body to change the course of this world.”
Annie formed a spell seal with one hand, and with the other, pressed it to her chest, asking solemnly:
“Do I, possessing the power of the ‘Living Soul Lord’, allow myself to use my profession to bestow power upon Baxter?”
Shen Ye was stunned.
What?
She actually used the “Living Soul Puppet” skill of the “Living Soul Lord” on herself?
Then the Little Girl asked and answered her own question:
“I allow it.”
Bang!
The skill activated!
Next to her, an identical Little Girl appeared in the void.
At the same time.
Lines of faint golden text appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:
“The ‘Living Soul Lord’ used her professional skill ‘Living Soul Puppet’ on herself, targeting you.”
“Congratulations.”
“You have obtained ‘Living Soul Puppet – Living Soul Lord Annie’.”
“Her strength is identical to that of the multiple negative personalities Annie.”
“—A special professional technique that only the Nine Aspects can comprehend and master.”
The living soul puppet lightly landed beside Shen Ye and spoke:
“Baxter, I now possess all of Annie’s power, identical to her, and will serve as your puppet, accompanying you to battle in the nightmare world.”
Shen Ye looked at the Little Girl puppet, then at the Little Girl.
In other words—
When Nine Aspects fought, it could instantly create a puppet with exactly the same strength as its main body?
Wouldn’t that mean fighting two Nine Aspects?
…A terrifying professional skill.
Completely on par with the “Lifeless Lord”!
“Her power is the same as mine, just what you need to aid you—the only concern is not to tell anyone else the puppet’s true name, as that would allow the Demon of Fear to sense it.”
“Go quickly, the nightmare world is crucial!”
Annie said, waving her hand.
In an instant.
Shen Ye and the puppet vanished.
The world seemed to stretch into lines, flashing past Shen Ye’s eyes.
A dizzying sensation.
His feet landed on solid ground.
With him was naturally the puppet Annie.
A faint light formed into small words:
“Nightmare World.”
“This world has also returned to the ancient era, formed after its release from the Ancient Town Tomb God Guardian.”
“Currently in human territory.”
Shen Ye surveyed his surroundings, finding himself nestled among mountains.
In the distance, there was a small stream.
“Annie, how do we find the source of that spell?”
Shen Ye asked.
Annie didn’t speak.
Shen Ye then realized.
—This wasn’t the real Annie, but a puppet with Annie’s strength.
It could fight on its own, or be controlled by him to fight.
Beyond that, it had no soul.
Forget it…
I’ll explore myself.
Just as Shen Ye was about to move, a sharp shout suddenly came from the nearby bushes:
“Don’t move!”
Shen Ye didn’t move.
A squad of human soldiers emerged, armed with spears.
“What are you doing?”
The captain asked.
Shen Ye looked back at the towering mountains behind him and spoke:
“We are people living in seclusion in these mountains.”
“So, hermits, what is your esteemed name?” the captain asked.
Shen Ye, seeing these human soldiers dressed in Nightmare World attire, felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, and said:
“I am Peiqi.”
The captain then looked at the Little Girl beside him: “Is this your sister?”
“Ah, yes.”
“What’s her name?”
Shen Ye was about to speak, but suddenly remembered Annie’s warning.
He couldn’t say her real name.
His gaze fell on the Little Girl, and he naturally said:
“Her name is Loli.”
“Is that so? The brother is Peiqi, the sister is Loli?”
The captain took out a notebook, quickly wrote down their names, then waved to them:
“Demons have been appearing more and more frequently recently. I suggest you two, brother and sister, come with us, otherwise, there will still be danger.”
“Okay, then please excuse the trouble,” Shen Ye said.
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