Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 353

“Do you want to die by my hand?”

As Charlotte spoke, an invisible, powerful force echoed through the magic hut.

The Queen Mother did not respond.

However, in this confined space, another force emerged.

It came from the Queen Mother herself, and as soon as it appeared, it immediately began to clash with the previous force.

Shen Ye glanced at the window.

“Presence in the Mirror!”

He vanished directly from his spot, landing lightly in the mirror world.

It worked!

Charlotte had merged all her personalities, becoming the strongest of the Nine Aspects!

The enemy was the Emperor Queen Mother.

If he stayed on the sidelines in this battle, it would be suicide.

It was better to just get out of the way.

To avoid Charlotte having to distract herself to look after him.

Shen Ye looked out of the mirror.

The two forces constantly intertwined, causing everything around them to collapse and scatter into the distance.

The entire world fell into a deadly silence.

A chilling aura of death quietly arose, instantly sweeping across heaven and earth.

The Queen Mother remained floating in mid-air, finally speaking:

“A mere ant of the fifth level of the Dharma realm dares to kill my offspring. This matter will not end here.”

“What do you want?” Charlotte asked.

“I want him dead,” the Queen Mother said.

“As long as I live, he won’t die,” Charlotte replied.

“Is it worth it? For a guy who is only at the fifth level of the Dharma realm, you want to fight me to the death?” the Queen Mother said chillingly.

“To the death… you think too highly of yourself,” Charlotte scoffed.

“A mere human, born in such a low-level universe, don’t you think you’re being overly arrogant?” the Queen Mother asked.

“And you? Guarding a fallen immortal civilization, yet you don’t have the guts to challenge the guardians in the center of the universe. What does that make you?” Charlotte retorted.

In an instant.

The two disappeared from their original positions.

Several breaths passed.

Still, nothing happened.

As time elapsed, the two supreme powerhouses did not reappear.

Shen Ye crouched in the mirror world, watched for a while longer, and frowned.

The hillside was a mess.

The magic hut and the surrounding forest were razed to the ground.

But all power fluctuations had subsided.

“…No, I must find a way to see how this battle is going.”

Shen Ye muttered to himself.

With his strength, approaching such a battlefield would surely mean death.

What then?

A thought flashed through Shen Ye’s mind.

He quietly emerged from the void, landing gently before the shattered mirror.

At the same time –

Annie, the living soul puppet in the imperial capital, suddenly stirred.

Annie looked up, glanced at the sky, and immediately saw what Shen Ye could not.

“What astonishing power… so they are fighting this battle in the universe.”

Annie shot into the sky, quickly passing through the atmosphere and entering the dark universe.

Following the fierce energy waves of the battle, she flew at full speed, finally catching a glimpse of blurry afterimages.

Infinite, destructive power radiated from the afterimages.

The surrounding planets changed their orbits, all slowly moving away from the area of the afterimages.

Annie looked at the blurry, constantly shifting afterimages, and understood.

These were two top powerhouses, fighting with all their might.

Because their speed was too great, even Annie could only see a blur.

Annie was holding her breath, when suddenly the afterimages scattered, and the two separated.

Is it over?

No, it’s not over, but –

“Dharma manifestation descends.”

The Queen Mother bellowed.

— This was about to go all out, to fight to the death!

Annie quickly turned her head to look at Charlotte.

She saw Charlotte about to form a spell seal, but her hands were scattered by a long tail stinger.

No good!

Annie’s heart sank.

This slight delay, it was almost decisive.

The Queen Mother’s dharma manifestation suddenly unfolded.

In this dark universe, a woman’s corpse appeared, as large as several planets linked together.

The woman’s eyes were tightly closed, half of her flesh had become bone, and the other half constantly squirmed.

Yet a giant insect, equally massive, clutched the woman tightly, embracing her, its proboscis like a long stinger, piercing into the back of the woman’s head.

Dharma Manifestation – Saint Corpse Insect Demon!

“Hehehe,” the Queen Mother laughed triumphantly, “You don’t have a chance now.”

But then, within the dharma manifestation, the woman slowly opened her eyes.

The dark universe was instantly filled with an indescribable sense of ancientness, as if an immensely great will had awakened again from countless eons past.

Charlotte’s pupils contracted sharply, and she immediately adopted a defensive stance.

Annie merely watched from afar, her body’s surface already beginning to decay, forcing her to retreat to an even greater distance.

On the other side.

Shen Ye withdrew his consciousness from Annie’s body, opening his eyes in the nightmare world.

“This is bad, I must find a way to help her–”

“But even Annie can’t get close, what way do I have?”

A surge of anxiety rose in Shen Ye’s heart.

Had her struggle with the Demon of Fear been too long, causing her to expend too much power?

So much effort.

Coming out of painful paths again and again.

Is it just going to end halfway like this?

Will she die?

No!

Shen Ye suddenly remembered something.

— Charlotte was originally supposed to evolve the “Soul Sovereign of the Lifeless” profession.

With her talent, after battling the Black King, she not only mastered the power of devouring personalities but also pushed her profession to a higher level.

Chaluchitorik, the Creator of the Fourth Era, once said that the profession Charlotte was evolving would become “unique” at its higher levels.

But—

Now there are two practitioners of “Soul Sovereign of the Lifeless.”

So, this profession is stuck and cannot advance further!

Not only that.

He was the last warden of the “Five Desires” prison.

Only when he died would the prison completely collapse, and Charlotte’s power would be entirely unleashed!

No time to hesitate.

“Star Shifting.”

Shen Ye let out a low cry.

With this ability, he left a coordinate in place, and then—

The Broad Cold Bow subtly appeared, an arrow shot into the sky, arcing gracefully, and then landed back on Shen Ye’s shoulder.

“Heavenly Dragon One-stop Service” activated!

“Ranged attacks will cause the target to teleport, sending them directly to a deep world of death.”

“—Funeral One-Stop Service, safe, fast, and efficient, everyone who used it says it’s good!”

Swish!

Shen Ye appeared directly in purgatory.

Although he had entered the “death” world and could be considered dead, it wasn’t enough!

— That “Lifeless Sovereign” profession!

Only by losing this profession would Charlotte’s “Living Soul Sovereign” advance to that unique new profession!

But how to lose this profession?

“…Fusion.”

Yes, even if he had to mess it up now, he had to get rid of this profession!

As Shen Ye willed, lines of faint golden text swiftly appeared:

“You have activated the power of the ‘Vampire Baby’ (Golden Legend) trait, and are currently fusing the following professions:”

“‘Dark Devourer’ and ‘Lifeless Sovereign’.”

“Fusion failed.”

“Please note: The golden-tier trait ‘Vampire Baby’ can only fuse traits, (same category) items, or (same category) skills.”

“Professions cannot be fused.”

Tsk.

What a hassle!

— Hurry, think, is there any other way?

Right, skills.

Skills of the same category can be fused.

What is associated with that profession?

The door!

The skill “Presence in the Mirror” from the Lifeless Sovereign brought the white door, which then evolved into the Hanged Man’s Door.

If he fused it with his original door—

Wouldn’t that mean his door ability would undergo a super-evolution, and the door created by “Presence in the Mirror” would disappear!

Would this kind of retroactivity work?

Never mind, try it!

As Shen Ye willed, lines of faint golden text again appeared in the void:

“You have activated the power of the ‘Vampire Baby’ (Golden Legend) trait, and are currently fusing same-category innate skills:”

“‘Gate of Two Worlds Connection’ and ‘Hanged Man’s Gate’.”

“Congratulations!”

“This fusion has resulted in a super-evolutionary effect.”

“Furthermore, because you lost your original ‘Hanged Man’s Gate,’ your skill ‘Presence in the Mirror’ has been dismantled.”

“You have lost the skill ‘Presence in the Mirror’.”

“You have lost the profession ‘Lifeless Sovereign’.”

“Your current Door innate skill has advanced to—”

Shen Ye had no time to look, instead, he directed his mental energy back to the Annie puppet floating in the universe.

Wait.

Why can’t I project my mental energy?

Oh…

I’m in purgatory, separated by several layers of worlds.

Shen Ye was a bit embarrassed.

Meanwhile.

In the universe.

Charlotte crashed through a planet, then was continuously struck by an invisible force, unable to even fight back.

“Hehehe, so arrogant just now, turns out your skill is only at this level!”

The Queen Mother couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

At one point.

Charlotte suddenly sensed something.

She spoke:

“Wait for me for a moment.”

“Wait for you? You’re dreaming.” The Queen Mother used another spell.

However, Charlotte suddenly disappeared.

— She vanished before the Queen Mother’s eyes with such ease.

In purgatory.

Shen Ye, riding a four-clawed, hard-shelled, short-tailed skeletal beast, roared:

“Go faster!”

“I’m already fast enough!” the four-clawed, hard-shelled, short-tailed skeletal beast yelled.

“But it’s not enough! If you slack off any more, we’re both doomed!” Shen Ye shouted, looking back.

Behind them, a large group of purgatorial demons, their bodies aflame with purgatorial fire, were chasing relentlessly.

— Should I take out a few?

They wouldn’t go berserk, would they?

Shen Ye hesitated.

“Ahead! Shen Ye! Look ahead!” The Big Skeleton’s voice came from beneath him.

More monsters?

Shen Ye immediately turned his head to look forward.

On a black giant rock ahead stood a person.

A beautiful woman in a red dress.

Charlotte.

“You—no way, you died too?” Shen Ye gasped.

Charlotte sighed helplessly, glanced at the demons behind Shen Ye.

In an instant.

All the demons vanished.

Immediately after.

An invisible force emanated from Charlotte.

One breath.

Two breaths.

The entire purgatory seemed to fall silent.

“Hello, would you mind excusing us for a moment? I need to speak with him,” Charlotte said to the king with an apologetic tone.

“Ah, alright!”

The four-clawed, hard-shelled, short-tailed skeletal beast quickly nodded, jumping up with a series of “jiji kacha” sounds, transforming into its skeletal form and returning to the dharma manifestation.

Only Shen Ye remained.

— And Charlotte.

Charlotte jumped down from the rock, walking step by step towards Shen Ye, saying:

“I noticed a long time ago that someone else had taken up the ‘Soul Sovereign of the Lifeless’ profession.”

“As I investigated further, I knew it was you.”

She scrutinized Shen Ye.

“What is your purpose? Approaching me, what were you looking to gain? Did you want to kill me, or did you desire something else?”

“—You need to know, I have to consider these things.”

Shen Ye nodded, “Indeed, it’s worth considering.”

“But you handle things well, I think you could be my subordinate,” Charlotte said.

“Of course I handle things well,” Shen Ye replied.

“And then… you got involved in my personality battle, and against all odds, you actually caught me.”

Charlotte walked up to the young man, looking up at him, and continued:

“My life had no path originally, but you changed my path, making all my true memories beautiful.”

“This is very good.”

“So, only one last question remains—”

“What exactly did you aim to gain from me by taking up the ‘Lifeless Sovereign’ profession and approaching me?”

Charlotte gazed into his eyes.

The young man spoke, “I only sought power to survive back then.”

“At any other time, I wouldn’t believe such words, because this profession is very important, and countless beings in multiple high-level universes covet it.”

Charlotte said.

“So?” Shen Ye asked.

“So I deliberately took the beating just now, wanting to see what you would do.”

“—When you unhesitatingly gave up this profession, the last shred of doubt in my heart vanished.”

Charlotte flashed a gentle smile.

She reached out, gently caressing Shen Ye’s face, then stood on tiptoe, tilted her head slightly, allowing her lips to meet his.

Awkward and innocent.

“It’s Nancy.”

She said.

They separated, then kissed again.

Gentle and cooperative.

“It’s Pe’a Suo.”

She said, then kissed him once more.

Shy yet brave.

“It’s Annie.”

She pulled back a little, then leaned in again.

Soft and cool.

The chaotic thoughts and the world fell silent together.

He felt as if he had shed his shell of suffering, traversed the endless night sky, and was quietly and eternally present with billions of stars in the universe.

This time, there was no need to say.

It was Charlotte.

In purgatory, the scorching wind blew from afar, blowing for a long time, but it did not disperse the figures.

She gazed at him, and whispered:

“I have to go.”

“Where to?” he asked.

“Kill that bug, arrange this period of history for you, and then I’m going far away.”

“Far away…” Shen Ye repeated.

“Yes, this layer of the universe is called the ‘Undetermined Layer,’ the lowest layer of the multi-universe. Every thirty thousand years, a great calamity erupts, completely destroying it once.”

“There are two notable things in this layer.”

“One is the Death Planet. It’s a speck of dust that fell from an extremely high-dimensional upper universe, but within that dust hides the secret of the immortal realm of the highest upper universe.”

“This planet is controlled by bugs. The bugs study the immortal realm while using it as bait for predation.”

“—I will crush those bugs.”

“The other notable thing is the Black King.”

“It’s a master sent down from the upper universe to assist in clearing everything during the great calamity, but it also selects some worthy individuals to absorb and send to the upper universe.”

“Remember these two points. As for this history, I will arrange it.”

“Now I must go.”

“My energy fluctuations will soon exceed the upper limit of this ‘Undetermined Layer’ universe, and beings from high-dimensional universes will come to receive me—this is an undeniable fact, even I cannot resist it.”

“Once you are found with me, it will harm you instead.”

“So I must leave early.”

Charlotte wrapped her arms around his neck, tilted her head back, and lightly kissed his cheek.

Reluctance.

He felt their profound affection.

“Baxter.”

“What?”

“Become strong, come to the higher universe to find me – you always manage to do what I ask, don’t you?”

“That seems quite difficult, I don’t know if I can do it,” the young man couldn’t help but sigh.

With her calling him “Baxter,” a certain trait seemed to begin evolving again.

But the young man had no time to see.

“Then you have only one path left,” Charlotte said with a teasing tone.

“What?”

“Once I’ve established myself in the higher universe, I’ll bring you up there—I’ll support you from then on.”

Charlotte smiled at him, brilliant and captivating like a star.

The wind blew again.

The flames of purgatory shot into the sky, slowly drifting above the clouds, reflecting a colorful world.

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She was gone.