Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 352

A line of faint text quietly appeared:

“The Tomb-guarding General has been here for 12 hours. Do you wish to recall him?”

Shen Ye glanced at Xiao Mengyu.

Ever since returning to the magic cabin, she had been sitting cross-legged, holding her sword with both hands, eyes slightly closed, completely immersed in a state of enlightened comprehension.

Interrupting her now would be too much of a loss.

Shen Ye’s mind stirred, and a faint light appeared:

“For every hour the Tomb-guarding General remains, 2 energy units must be paid.”

“Remaining energy: 500.”

Just now, the Immortal Puppet and the Earth Demon Beast dealt with the familiar army, allowing the Avatar to absorb a lot of energy.

Even earlier, that nuclear bomb had also released a formidable amount of energy.

Fine.

He could afford it.

As he willed it, faint small characters kept appearing:

“2 energy points have been paid. The Tomb-guarding General will remain for one hour.”

“Energy will continue to be paid after one hour until you terminate this summoning.”

Shen Ye retracted his gaze.

Bronte walked over, his face full of gratitude:

“Brother Peach, thank you for saving my life this time. It’s truly wonderful that recluses like you can emerge at such a time.”

“It’s nothing, we also need to survive,” Shen Ye said.

“I just used the magic cabin’s communication array to report what happened here. Someone will probably come to confirm the situation soon,” Bronte said.

“Alright, got it,” Shen Ye said.

Bronte saluted respectfully and retreated to where the soldiers were.

Before long.

A bird brought a note.

Bronte read the note and immediately led the soldiers to patrol the nearby forest.

Only Shen Ye and Xiao Mengyu remained in the cabin.

Shen Ye still guarded her.

Suddenly.

The Big Skeleton’s voice echoed in his ear:

“It’s put together.”

“Oh? Perfect, let’s ask it,” Shen Ye said.

The Big Skeleton said, “You should look first, then talk. I think… it’s very strange…”

“Strange? Bring it out. I need to guard Xiao Mengyu, so it’s not convenient to enter the Avatar.”

“No problem.”

A flash in the void, and the Big Skeleton gently placed a fully assembled corpse on the floor of the cabin.

It was the demon’s corpse.

The two horns on the corpse’s head were gone, replaced by numerous slender arms.

Behind the body, covered in bizarre runes, was a long, pointed tail.

So familiar.

Isn’t this an Emperor Species?

However, this corpse was smaller and more slender than an Emperor Species.

The Big Skeleton remained silent.

Shen Ye also fell silent.

Both sensed an ineffable strangeness.

It was as if a shadow of death lingered around them, ready to pounce and devour them completely.

“Should we ask?”

The Big Skeleton’s voice carried a hint of tension.

Shen Ye mused, “Because I also have the blood of an Emperor Species and am employed as a ‘Dark Devourer,’ I can vaguely sense that the Emperor Species seems to be restricted from revealing the secrets of the great tomb.”

“That’s why I had you eat it.”

The Big Skeleton continued:

“But now there’s another Emperor Species – look, it’s so thin and fragile, and its carapace is still soft, clearly a juvenile.”

Shen Ye said, “There must be something complicated going on here. If I ask and it refuses to answer again, wouldn’t we just hit another dead end?”

“I have a plan,” the Big Skeleton said.

Its form shifted, also transforming into the appearance of an Emperor Species.

“Look, I’m exactly like it now. I can confront it, and you can hide in the shadows and ask questions, how about that?” the Big Skeleton said gleefully.

Shen Ye observed for a moment and then hesitated, “Can you remove that shell on your back?”

“There’s still a shell?” the Big Skeleton was surprised.

“…Yes,” Shen Ye said.

“Perhaps it’s a shell that naturally formed because I lack a sense of security,” the Big Skeleton explained.

“No, you’re just too good at this,” Shen Ye replied blankly.

“Alright, I’ll try.”

After a while, the shell on the Big Skeleton’s back finally disappeared.

It completely transformed into an Emperor Species cosmic insect.

—But it didn’t possess the powerful strength of an Emperor Species.

“I still feel like something is missing…”

Shen Ye said.

“Now that you mention it, I feel the same way. Perhaps I don’t have the insect race’s legacy?” the Big Skeleton pondered.

Both fell into thought.

Shen Ye thought back and forth for a while, then slowly said:

“Although you can transform into an Emperor Species, you haven’t taken on the ‘Dark Devourer’ role.”

“That’s right!” the Big Skeleton suddenly realized, “I only know some basic cosmic insect skills, no professional skills.”

“You’ll be exposed,” Shen Ye said.

“Right,” the Big Skeleton sighed.

The two stared at each other again.

“No, I must know the truth,” Shen Ye suddenly said.

“But there’s no way,” the Big Skeleton squatted down and jabbed the corpse with its finger, “How could an Emperor Species, tortured for tens of thousands of years and unable to reveal its secrets, tell us?”

“I have a way,” Shen Ye said.

“What?”

“We combine!”

“Wait, what did you just say?” The Big Skeleton jumped back warily.

“Be serious. I mean, you need to be able to fit a person inside your body, like last time when we entered the City of Ten Thousand Shadows’ Lamentation.”

“That’s easy to do,” the Big Skeleton breathed a sigh of relief.

It shrugged easily, and soon, a series of “clack-clack-clack-clack” noises came from its body.

A long crack appeared on its left side. With a gentle pull, it peeled open its entire ribcage, revealing an empty interior.

“Wait for me,” Shen Ye said.

He struggled to squeeze into the Big Skeleton’s body, grabbed its ribs, and closed himself in.

Then—

Following the method in his memory, he released the power fluctuations of a “Dark Devourer.”

Though weak, this was an authentic Emperor Species professional skill!

Now.

With the Emperor Species’ bloodline, professional skills, and body, there should be a chance to deceive a corpse, right?

“I’m starting.”

Shen Ye said.

“Mmm, be careful,” the Big Skeleton said.

It walked forward, looked down at the corpse, and prepared itself.

Shen Ye maintained the power fluctuations on his body, took a deep breath, and said:

“Ridiculous! Died just like that, couldn’t even defeat a human?”

His voice came from the “Emperor Species” body, as if the “Emperor Species” was speaking.

At the same time, “Dark Whisper” activated!

The corpse on the ground stirred.

The corpse slowly opened its eyes, looked at its counterpart in front, and explained:

“I underestimated them. That sword was too powerful.”

“So you’re finished, aren’t you?” Shen Ye said in a mocking tone.

The corpse paused, then immediately said with disdain:

“An inferior species like you, who hasn’t even awakened the Fourタブーs, cannot penetrate the fate seal or connect to the matriarch. What right do you have to judge me?”

In the silence, a thunderclap seemed to explode in his ears.

Shen Ye desperately tried to remain calm, maintaining a steady tone:

“That seal can’t stop me. Besides, you’re dead now. Who’s the inferior species?”

—This was the real situation when the Emperor Species drilled through the seal, so there shouldn’t be any mistakes.

Coupled with the continuous activation of “Dark Whisper,” as long as the other party wasn’t wary, they would definitely answer his questions!

The juvenile on the ground indeed replied:

“Even if you enter the seal, you will be chased out by the matriarch, because you are a rejected, inferior species that hasn’t even awakened the taboos.”

Matriarch…

Isn’t it the Immortal Kingdom?

Shen Ye immediately retorted, “Hmph, aren’t you also outside the matriarch? What right do you have to criticize me? You are the true inferior species!”

The juvenile roared angrily:

“I came here because the Hun Tian Technique appeared.”

“Next, as long as other companions find the core of the Hun Tian Technique and offer it to the Matriarch—”

“The Matriarch will welcome my soul and allow me to return to the nest to regain my body!”

What is the Hun Tian Technique?

“Give me some clues, and I’ll find the Hun Tian Technique. How about I split the credit with you?” Shen Ye asked.

“Are you sure you want to split it with me?” the juvenile asked.

“That’s right, as long as you cooperate with me, how about it?” Shen Ye said.

—Children are easy to trick.

“Since you have this idea, I will report everything truthfully when I return to the matriarch. You cannot fake it,” the juvenile said.

So there’s the matriarch to witness, it seems it’s not that easy to trick.

“No problem! My only desire is to pass through the seal and return to the matriarch,” Shen Ye said.

—The Emperor Species had drilled through the seal for countless years, so this point could not be faked.

“Listen carefully,” the juvenile said, “This entire world here is a nightmare-like world, constructed by the Hun Tian Technique.”

“If one masters the Hun Tian Technique, they can transform dreams into reality, or reality into dreams.”

“The matriarch wants this technique!”

Shen Ye began to understand.

The Hun Tian Technique… isn’t it the Nightmare Technique!

The matriarch in the great tomb wants the Nightmare Technique, and he also wants this technique.

“How do I obtain the core of this technique?”

Shen Ye asked.

“It is said that in the Human World’s Imperial Palace, if you find an item called the Great Earth Golden Seal, you can control this technique,” the juvenile said.

“So simple?” Shen Ye asked.

“That Great Earth Golden Seal possesses self-defense capabilities. Any being attempting to obtain it, if they fail to find it within three minutes, will never be able to approach it again,” the juvenile replied.

Great Earth Golden Seal…

It’s in the royal treasury.

In later generations, he had personally retrieved this item.

Is it the core of the Nightmare Technique?

He hadn’t seen it possess such power in later generations!

Shen Ye felt as if he was enveloped by countless mists.

“Why are you at the border?” Shen Ye asked.

“To attract attention. The matriarch sent those proficient in finding treasures—”

Boom!!!

The juvenile’s words were cut short as Annie, who had been sitting at the other end of the cabin, suddenly moved.

Under Shen Ye’s control, she burst through the house, her body turning into an afterimage, streaking through the sky and flying towards the heartland of human territory.

She would fly at full speed, reaching the imperial palace as quickly as possible.

Only then did the juvenile finish its sentence:

“Several teams are heading to the imperial palace to search for the Great Earth Golden Seal.”

As the words faded.

It suddenly let out a painful groan, screaming, “Why am I defying the matriarch’s curse! You—you are not a member of our species!”

Thump thump thump thump thump—

A series of violent impacts erupted.

The entire corpse seemed to be hit by something, exploding repeatedly until it turned into dust.

“What are you!”

The juvenile’s soul rose from the corpse. Just as it uttered a question, it vanished amidst a continuous, high-pitched scream.

“What’s going on!” the Big Skeleton screeched.

“I tricked it into revealing a secret, and its matriarch has pre-set punishment measures,” Shen Ye quickly said.

He leaped out of the Big Skeleton’s body and yelled at Xiao Mengyu, who had just opened her eyes:

“Disperse!”

Xiao Mengyu was sent back before she could speak.

Almost simultaneously, Shen Ye quickly walked to the door of the magic cabin and wiped his hand across the door.

“Non-dual Gate” instantly activated!

This door was given the ability to connect to other worlds, and the other side it transmitted to was Twilight Star.

“We need to get ready to go too, quickly! Big Skeleton, get into the Avatar!”

Shen Ye said quickly.

“Why?! Wait—why is your face all pale?” The Big Skeleton was bewildered.

“Once the curse is triggered, it will certainly attract the matriarch’s attention. Maybe she’s already on her way here,” Shen Ye said.

“Then why aren’t you escaping! Hurry, escape!” the Big Skeleton grew impatient.

“The curse being triggered proves this information is true — they’re close to finding the Great Earth Golden Seal. We came here for this very reason; we must get to the Golden Seal before them!”

Shen Ye said.

The Big Skeleton paused, slowly beginning to understand.

—If Shen Ye left now, the Great Earth Golden Seal would fall into the hands of the “matriarch.”

He had to remain in this world to control the living soul puppet, Annie, to seize that Golden Seal.

Now it was a race to see if Shen Ye could seize the Golden Seal first, or if the “matriarch” would come to kill him first!

“Life is more important than the Golden Seal, hurry and go!” the Big Skeleton urged.

“No, we’ve worked so hard for this, we have to fight for it,” Shen Ye insisted.

“Faster… even faster…”

He gazed at the void, muttering softly.

Suddenly.

He tossed the Big Skeleton into the Avatar, then immediately turned to look.

A “person” had appeared in the magic cabin.

This “person” floated in mid-air, and everything around it seemed to be distorted by some interference, becoming blurry.

Shen Ye also couldn’t clearly see any detailed features of this “person,” only that its face was completely black, devoid of facial features.

“Child, by what method did you obtain the profession of ‘Dark Devourer’?”

The “person” asked with interest.

Shen Ye looked at the other party.

Above its head, a line of small characters suddenly appeared:

“Devourer of a thousand stars, master revered by cosmic laws, ultimate hunter, Queen Mother of swarms.”

Every term was glaring red.

Red meant mythical level.

—So powerful!!!

“Because I killed an Emperor Species.”

Shen Ye said.

At this moment, he clearly sensed two things.

First, he seemed to be completely suppressed by the other party’s power; his body was completely immobilized, and he couldn’t cast any spells.

Second, he could still sense and control the puppet Annie!

Annie had unleashed the full power of the Nine Aspect Multiple Negative Personalities, speeding through the sky and landing in the imperial palace of the human capital.

The imperial palace was surrounded by demons.

Fierce fighting was taking place, and the human defenders were retreating steadily.

Those demons naturally discovered her.

They charged up, wanting to fight her and test her skills.

But Annie didn’t care about any of this. She charged straight down, accelerating towards the royal treasury.

All demons in her path were directly crushed into pulp by her.

—Just the sheer physical strength was enough to kill; no skills were needed!

“Forbidden Collision!”

A demon roared.

Annie looked back at it.

Boom—

The demon’s entire body exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

The prohibition had no effect and immediately backfired on the demon!

It was like an ant roaring at a lion, but because the strength gap between the two was too vast, the ant was shaken to death by its own roar.

The door was broken.

Annie rushed into the royal treasury and immediately began searching for the Great Earth Golden Seal.

On the other side.

Magic cabin.

“Is that so? You killed that offspring outside the destiny seal? I thought it was still alive,” the Empress Bee said.

It quickly added, “However, I can understand that any duel between two civilizations usually falls into a cliché.”

“What cliché?” Shen Ye asked.

A sharp thorn suddenly appeared, pierced through his shoulder, and nailed him to the ceiling.

Drip.

Drip.

Blood dripped.

“You are about to die, yet you are still interested in the conflicts between civilizations?”

The Empress Bee raised its black face and asked indifferently.

“There’s a saying in my hometown: ‘One may die in the evening content if one has heard the Way in the morning.’ So I still want to know that answer,” Shen Ye said with difficulty.

Stalling for time!

Success was almost at hand; he had to stall for a little more time.

Even a minute—

Half a minute would suffice!

Imperial Palace.

Shen Ye’s will controlled Annie as she rushed into the royal treasury, skillfully navigating through layers of treasures.

Here, a demon’s head was directly crushed by her hand.

—They were close to finding the Great Earth Golden Seal!

Annie bypassed the corridor and came to the other side of the treasury.

She immediately spotted the book floating above a pile of sparkling jewels.

Epochal Prediction!

It had been here all these years!

“Quick! Quick!”

Annie muttered urgently, grabbed the book, and flipped it open.

A golden leaf was indeed clipped inside the book’s cover.

The Great Earth Golden Seal.

However, in this era, its description was completely different from what it would be in later generations.

“Great Earth Golden Seal.”

“The core law of the Hun Tian Technique, manifested.”

“Description: Hold it, and with sufficient energy replenishment, one can transform a world into a dream, or transform a dream into reality.”

“Current magic power is scarce.”

Shen Ye’s will descended upon Annie’s puppet body, gripping the Great Earth Golden Seal, and continuously pouring the living soul puppet’s attributes into it.

Then came the most crucial part—

She spoke:

“In those two parallel worlds, let the world of the Demon of Fear turn into a dream, and let Charlotte’s world turn into reality!”

The Great Earth Golden Seal emitted a faint hum.

Ripples of golden light spread from the leaf, rapidly extending into the deep void.

Magic cabin.

“‘To hear the Way in the morning and die in the evening content’? That saying is an awakening of the powerful… not something a mortal like you would say.”

Empress Bee said.

Sharp thorns appeared on its body, slowly, one by one, piercing into Shen Ye’s body.

Bleeding profusely.

“Of course not me,” Shen Ye said in a casual tone, “In my hometown, there was a scholar, carrying a precious sword, incredibly skilled in martial arts, with 72 disciples and thousands of followers, who traveled across nations, treating everyone with respect wherever he went—those were his exact words.”

The Queen Mother retracted a thorn, sniffed it before her, and chuckled, “Indeed, it has the blood of our race. Logically speaking, you could certainly take on the ‘Dark Devourer’ role.”

“—But you are just an ant.”

Those sharp, long tail thorns flicked Shen Ye.

He was immediately flung, hitting the wall, then rolling to the ground.

“Die now.”

The Queen Mother said indifferently.

“Wait, I still have something to tell you,” Shen Ye said.

“Speak,” the Queen Mother looked at him.

“You, as the esteemed Empress Bee, personally coming to kill an ant like me, is too high a standard.”

Shen Ye gasped and continued, “You should also send an ant to kill me, so that I am an equal in status to it, and my death will not appear too noble.”

The Empress Bee remained calm, saying with an all-knowing tone:

“Are you stalling for time? Or feigning composure? It’s a pity, too many have done that in front of me, and none have ever survived—everything you do, in the face of true power, is just a comical performance.”

“Now, die.”

A sharp thorn emerged from its back, thrusting towards Shen Ye’s head.

A sudden change occurred—

Snap.

A fair and delicate hand caught the sharp thorn.

Immediately after, the familiar voice:

“I guarantee that Baxter will be the first person to talk glibly in front of you and still walk away unharmed.”

A mature and beautiful woman in a vibrant red dress stepped out of the void.

Charlotte!

The real Charlotte!

Before her words even finished, Shen Ye seemed to suddenly receive a form of protection. His body instantly became able to move.

“How is the situation?” he asked with difficulty.

“Thanks to you.”

Charlotte gave him a deep look, her gaze lingering on the numerous bloodied holes on his body, and softly continued:

“All negative experiences have become a dream; when the dream ends, the pain is gone;”

“All memories of love and happiness have become reality, and this reality can nurture me, but it cannot produce an personality like the Demon of Fear.”

Charlotte smiled faintly and continued: “We won.”

Shen Ye immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

In this battle of the Nine Aspects’ personalities, Charlotte had achieved ultimate victory!

It was incredibly difficult.

He suddenly winced.

Only then, completely relaxed, did he realize the terrible extent of his injuries.

Charlotte naturally saw it.

“Heal.”

She waved her hand.

Shen Ye’s injuries instantly healed.

Then—

Charlotte shielded Shen Ye behind her, faced the Queen Mother opposite, her face filled with displeasure:

“I’ve heard of you, you weak and self-important rubbish bug.”

“—Do you wish to die by my hand?”