Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 359

Viscount Weiss’s territory.

Viscount’s manor.

In a remote armory.

A door silently appeared on the wall.

As soon as it appeared, the door immediately began to adapt, quickly becoming identical to the warehouse door.

This gave the illusion that there was an extra room in the warehouse.

The door opened.

Shen Ye jumped out.

As soon as he entered, he saw the golden spear.

The spear was resting quietly on the weapon rack. The rack had been polished new, and adorned with elaborate silk ribbons embroidered with aristocratic crests.

It looked like the weapon rack would soon be put to use.

“Shen Ye, you still have this thing.”

Big Skeleton reminded him.

Shen Ye looked into the Dharma form and saw a small metal emblem on the ground.

A faint glow emanated from beside the emblem, forming words:

“Viscount Weiss’s Royal Guard Emblem.”

“Proof of identity.”

“Description: With this emblem, one can freely enter and exit the Viscount’s manor.”

“—Many strangers have arrived in Viscount Weiss’s territory recently, and have been granted various official titles personally bestowed by His Excellency the Viscount.”

Shen Ye looked at the emblem and suddenly came to his senses.

Joseph was dead, having died within his Dharma form, as light as a feather.

But he had a “danger” real person mark on him!

He was supposed to drop items upon death!

This emblem was what he had left behind.

Speaking of which, his companion was killed by Eudelia, exploding in mid-air, and should have dropped items as well.

Unfortunately, he didn’t bother to pick them up at the time.

Never mind.

Shen Ye took out the emblem, pinned it to his chest, and casually grabbed a leather military cap from the warehouse to wear on his head, covering his face.

He walked up and gently touched the golden spear.

The spear was a purple-grade weapon, very good, but he didn’t have any long-handled weapon skills.

Shen Ye’s hand twitched, pulling out another golden spear.

Interestingly—

Even back at this past moment, the golden spear he had captured had not disappeared.

—So now there were two spears.

One was the current golden spear, about to be awarded to Joseph at the weapon bestowal ceremony.

The other was the golden spear stolen by the “good brother” doll at that future moment.

Should he…

Fuse them?

Shen Ye’s hand itched a little, but he quickly stopped that thought.

Fuse this spear to make it stronger, then let Joseph hold it and chase him in the future—

Wasn’t that crazy?

Forget it, forget it.

He put away the future spear, put the current spear back in place, then tiptoed to the warehouse door and looked out through the window.

Several soldiers, weapons in hand, jogged past outside the warehouse.

—These were patrols.

Across the lawn.

A melodious music sounded from the castle not far away.

Carriages were parked in front of the castle.

In a little while.

Those people should be coming to the armory to move weapons.

Leave now while no one is around.

Shen Ye pushed open the door and quickly walked along the road, suddenly encountering several patrolling soldiers at a corner.

“Password!”

The soldiers shouted.

Shen Ye, quick to react, pointed to the emblem on his chest and said fiercely:

“You ask me? I’m asking you!”

The soldiers saw his emblem and hesitated for a moment.

The leading soldier said reluctantly:

“No, sir, everyone must say the password, please don’t make it difficult for us.”

“Eat grapes without spitting out the skins,” Shen Ye said.

The soldiers were stunned for a moment.

“Is that not it? Or has the password changed?” Shen Ye asked.

Before the other party could speak, he smiled, took off the emblem from his chest, threw it to the other party, and said:

“After I came down from the battlefield, I have a sequela in my head. I always easily forget things. All my comrades know about this.”

The soldiers took the emblem, scrutinized it, then nodded.

The emblem was real.

The leading soldier handed the emblem back, quietly pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword, and said with a smile:

“Sir, your identity is unquestionable, but according to the rules, if you don’t say the password, we must call someone from the senior guard to come.”

“Of course! You call someone, I’ll wait here,” Shen Ye said nonchalantly.

He looked extremely natural, not at all like he was trying to escape.

This attitude made them feel a little relieved.

The leading soldier singled out one person, ordering him to report the situation immediately, while he stayed to talk to Shen Ye.

“Sir, if you can name one or two comrades and their professions, then we can generally lift the alert,” the soldier probed again.

Shen Ye leaned against the wall and said in a lazy tone:

“Joseph is my brother. His profession is a Rage Sand Warrior. This guy is tall and big, talks a lot of rubbish when fighting, likes to use a spear, and every time he throws a spear, he can kill an enemy general.”

“That’s right! That’s correct!”

The leading soldier breathed a sigh of relief, his hand moving away from the sword hilt.

Shen Ye suddenly said, “What are we doing here?”

The soldier leader was stunned.

“I was supposed to go to the banquet, why am I talking to you here?” Shen Ye ruffled his hair in confusion.

“Sir, have you forgotten? You need a password to pass,” the soldier leader couldn’t help but say.

“The password is ‘eat grapes without spitting out the skins’,” Shen Ye said assertively.

Just then, a group of people approached from a distance.

—The soldier who had been sent earlier was now leading the entire guard squad towards them.

The soldiers surrounding Shen Ye immediately relaxed.

Looking at Shen Ye again, he still had a bewildered expression.

“Is the password incorrect?”

Shen Ye asked.

One soldier couldn’t hold back and said, “Sir, the password is ‘the moonlight tonight is beautiful’, please remember it.”

The squad leader turned and glared at the soldier, but didn’t say much.

After all, the guard team had arrived.

Furthermore, this lord was so relaxed and his expression didn’t seem feigned. He was also wearing a genuine standard-issue senior military cap from the territory.

He could even recount so many details about Joseph.

He should be Joseph’s comrade.

—These people were extremely powerful professionals, of mysterious origin.

Among them were quite a few with strange temperaments and personalities.

They absolutely could not be offended.

And the emblem was also real.

So, what his subordinate said was actually to ease the atmosphere and curry favor with this lord, lest he vent his anger on these junior soldiers.

By the rules, this approach was inappropriate.

But in practice, as grassroots soldiers, facing powerful individuals, this was a necessary survival tactic.

The soldier leader glanced at the road not far away.

The guard team had arrived and was surrounding the place.

Whatever the situation—

Anyway.

This matter had nothing to do with them.

“You, boy, put down your weapon immediately. We need to verify your identity now.”

A senior professional said coldly.

Shen Ye, leaning against the wall, was originally giggling foolishly, but upon hearing this, he immediately sank into the wall.

A door!

A door appeared on the wall!

Amidst a clamor of shouts, he passed through the dimensional door, directly disappearing from this moment!

Viscount Weiss’s territory.

Viscount’s manor.

In a remote armory.

The door silently appeared on the wall.

This door was identical to the warehouse door, giving the illusion that there was an extra room in the warehouse.

The door opened.

Shen Ye jumped out.

—He was back at this moment!

“Is that so? The password is ‘the moonlight tonight is beautiful’?”

Shen Ye mumbled to himself, glancing at the golden spear.

The spear still lay quietly on the weapon rack.

Outside the window.

A patrol team was crossing the lawn, turning onto the road towards him.

Shen Ye adjusted the military cap on his head and re-pinned the emblem to the most prominent spot on his chest.

Once more!

He pushed the door open and strode out.

After walking a few hundred meters, he ran into the squad of soldiers.

“Password!”

The leading soldier shouted.

“Tonight’s moonlight is really—ugly,” Shen Ye said, roaring with laughter.

The soldier was about to reprimand him but then saw the emblem on his chest.

“Sir, please be serious, this is our duty.”

The squad leader said.

Shen Ye’s smile vanished, replaced by a murderous aura on his face, and he demanded:

“Why should I cooperate with you?”

“Sir!” The squad’s soldiers turned pale, retreating backward.

—The other party had that kind of emblem, clearly one of the Viscount’s top powerhouses.

Moreover, judging by the password he said, it could be inferred that he knew the correct password content!

But he refused to cooperate!

“Hmm? Why should I cooperate with you?” Shen Ye asked again.

“Sir, there are envoys from various races present tonight, and Lord Joseph is also about to perform that ceremony in public. Please cooperate with our work to avoid disrupting tonight’s events.”

The soldier said tremblingly.

Shen Ye listened intently, then suddenly broke into a smile:

“The moonlight tonight is beautiful.”

“Thank you, sir!” The soldier breathed a sigh of relief.

He led his subordinates, brushed past Shen Ye, and left as if fleeing.

The situation that unfolded here was naturally witnessed by several other patrol teams.

However.

The moment Shen Ye uttered the password, the other patrol teams immediately dispersed.

—Surrounding a difficult strong man, were they not asking for trouble?

Shen Ye swaggered towards the castle.

Along the way.

Other patrol teams carefully avoided him.

This gave Shen Ye more time to observe the carriages parked in front of the castle.

His eyes suddenly flickered, and he lowered his voice:

“Big Skeleton, take a look, isn’t that a carriage from the Undead race?”

Presently.

Big Skeleton’s voice followed: “Although there are various disguises, the fluctuation of soul fire cannot be wrong. It seems I must take the stage.”

“You?” Shen Ye asked in surprise.

“Yes, my old lady should still be ruling the entire Undead Empire, so as a prince who inherited the Book of the Dead, I can naturally command all undead!” Big Skeleton said proudly.

“…What do you plan to do?” Shen Ye asked.

“You walk to the undead carriage, then I will come out from the Dharma form, declare my identity to the people in the carriage, and then you can join me in accepting their worship,” Big Skeleton said.

Worship?

Was Feilun that honorable before?

Alright…

Shen Ye walked up to the carriage, stopped, and released Big Skeleton.

A voice immediately sounded from inside the carriage:

“Is that you?”

The voice was full of surprise and joy, as if encountering a long-lost friend.

Big Skeleton puffed out its chest, its chin tilted up, and said in a deep voice:

“Indeed, it is me.”

Before the words finished.

The curtain of the carriage lifted, revealing the passenger inside the carriage.

Lady Daisy!

It was Lady Daisy!

She didn’t even look at Big Skeleton, but waved to Shen Ye and whispered:

“Come in quickly.”

Shen Ye was stunned.

Big Skeleton was also dumbfounded.

“You know me?” Shen Ye couldn’t help but ask.

—He was in human form now.

Daisy smiled at him, then looked at the skeleton beside him:

“Of course, and this gentleman—”

“Indeed, it is I,” Big Skeleton said in a deep voice.

“You must be his bodyguard,” Lady Daisy nodded to it, “Please keep watch outside and pay attention to the surroundings. I’ll have a word with him.”

The carriage door opened.

Lady Daisy personally reached out, pulled Shen Ye in, and then tightly closed the carriage door.

Only Big Skeleton remained standing in front of the carriage.

A gust of wind blew.

Big Skeleton stood in the wind, silently, even appearing somewhat desolate.

Inside the carriage.

Shen Ye sat opposite Lady Daisy, ready to unleash his Dharma form at any moment.

“Madam, how do you know me?”

He asked.

“Baxter, I recognized you at first glance!” Daisy replied with a smile.

“…Why?” Shen Ye pressed.

He was a human now, how could Daisy tell he was the vampire Baxter?

“You were going to the human world for inspiration, seeking suitable song ideas, and you showed us your human form before you left, didn’t you?”

Daisy said as a matter of course.

A memory suddenly appeared in Shen Ye’s mind.

It was the scene of him bidding farewell to Daisy and others.

Faint glowing small characters appeared:

“A changed history, just to preserve Baxter’s traces and identity in the Undead world—from Charlotte.”

It was Charlotte.

After winning the personality battle, she would not make the same mistakes again.

Then, she should not have been imprisoned.

The “Five Desires” prison world did not trap her.

The “Five Desires” would also not invade the Nightmare World.

She calmly changed the past of the Nightmare World, yet did not want “Baxter” to disappear from this history.

Now, in everyone’s memory—

Baxter is a singer, a warrior, a powerful professional.

He once assisted the Underworld Lord Mixtecatihual in initiating many great endeavors, then retired after achieving success to dedicate himself to his artistic creation.

This was the story Charlotte had arranged.

Baxter went to the human territories to seek new song inspiration!

“Baxter, how did you end up here? Did Viscount Weiss invite you to sing at his manor?”

Daisy asked.

“No—actually, I snuck in. I don’t have an invitation, I just want to experience the atmosphere of a human banquet,” Shen Ye said.

“Do you know what’s been happening recently?” Daisy asked.

“Clueless,” Shen Ye said.

“Oh heavens, what a guileless child, coming to human territory for art, yet utterly unaware of what’s happening in the world!” Daisy sighed softly.

“What happened?” Shen Ye asked.

“War is coming—now, to ensure your safety, you’ll stay by my side, but you need to revert to your vampire appearance,” Daisy said.

“…My companion can also hear about these things. Its strength is considerable, and its status is noble,” Shen Ye said.

“Alright, let it in,” Daisy said.

Shen Ye opened the carriage door, jumped down, closed the door, and after a short while, opened the door again and got back into the carriage.

At this point, he had reverted to his vampire form as Baxter, and Big Skeleton was also brought into the carriage by him.

“Madam, why are you here?”

Shen Ye asked.

“Viscount Weiss has decided to ally with us undead and beastmen to rebel against the human imperial family. I came with the undead delegation to witness and celebrate, and I’ll be singing soon,” Lady Daisy said.

“Is the Underworld Lord really going to wage war against humanity?” Big Skeleton asked.

“No… the Underworld Lord is missing, and so are the gods of several other races,” Lady Daisy said.

Shen Ye froze slightly.

Big Skeleton, however, said urgently, “Did the Underworld Lord not leave any words at all?”

“Some things were said, regarding the succession of the imperial throne,” Lady Daisy said.

“We actually know that,” Big Skeleton said.

“But I see Baxter doesn’t know at all, so let’s still talk about it,” Lady Daisy said.

“Please do,” Big Skeleton crossed its arms, its expression somewhat reserved.

Lady Daisy straightened her back, her expression stern, and slowly began:

“A month ago, the Underworld Lord Mixtecatihual issued a divine oracle, instructing us to spare no effort in finding that person’s whereabouts and bringing him back to the Undead Empire to enthrone him as the new Regent King.”

“Baxter.”

“This is about you.”

Big Skeleton leaped from its seat, its skull hitting the carriage ceiling with a resounding thud.

Shen Ye, however, frowned.

“He!”

“Me?”

Both asked in unison.

“Yes, His Majesty Mixtecatihual said that if anyone could lead the Undead Empire forward, it would be you, Baxter,” Daisy said.

—Looking at it this way, perhaps the Underworld Lord Mixtecatihual’s memory hasn’t been altered?

Was Charlotte specifically leaving help for herself?

“Did the Underworld Lord say who would be the next帝國國王of the empire?” Big Skeleton asked.

“Designated by Baxter,” Daisy said.

Big Skeleton was stunned.

It opened its mouth, as if wanting to say something else, but after hesitating for a long time, nothing came out.

Shen Ye, however, had already calmed down and asked:

“Besides the divine oracle, did the Underworld Lord leave anything else?”

“Nothing else, only the divine oracle,” Lady Daisy said. “This was the divine oracle distributed to various institutions at the time, containing the aura of the Underworld Lord to prove the authenticity of the entire matter.”

She took out a pale bone shard and displayed it before Shen Ye.

The bone shard indeed contained wisps of a special aura.

“May I take a look?”

Shen Ye asked.

“Of course!” Lady Daisy handed over the bone shard.

Shen Ye took the bone shard, flipped it over and back, and whispered:

“Lady Daisy, please wait for me for a moment.”

He reached out and pressed his hand on the inner wall of the carriage.

“Door.”

With his low shout, a door actually appeared on the inner wall of the carriage.

Shen Ye patted Big Skeleton, reabsorbed it, then walked through the door.

The door disappeared.

…

A month ago.

Shadow Soul Empire.

Eternal Night City.

Imperial Palace.

Countless bone shards floated in the air, each inscribed with dense undead script.

The Underworld Lord Mixtecatihual sat high on her throne, waving her hand casually, injecting her aura into the bone shards.

Suddenly.

A door appeared on the side wall of the hall.

The shape of this door was identical to the main entrance of the hall, looking like a replica of the main door.

The door opened with a “bang.”

Shen Ye walked out.

“Your Majesty, why do you entrust the Undead Empire to me?”

He asked directly.

Big Skeleton also emerged directly from the void, strode forward, and knelt before the throne, saying in a trembling voice:

“Mother! I have been away from your service for too long, and I have not listened to your teachings for too long!”

Even the Underworld Lord Mixtecatihual, who had seen countless storms, was stunned for a long while at this moment.

“How did you… get here?”

She asked.

“I can open a door in space-time, and as soon as I realized this, I came directly.”

Shen Ye tossed the bone shard over.

Mixtecatihual took the bone shard, looked at it carefully, and mused:

“Baxter, I’ve thought long and hard, and at this critical moment of survival, I can only entrust the empire to you.”

“What exactly happened?” Shen Ye asked.

“A terrifying parasitic monster has descended upon Eternal Night City, and I find myself no match for it,” the Underworld Lord Mixtecatihual said.

As she spoke, she waved her hand.

The bone shards floating in mid-air immediately flew out of the hall, heading in various directions across Eternal Night City.

“It’s coming for you?” Shen Ye asked.

“That’s right, I estimate it will be here soon. I will fight to the death, at least to severely wound it and buy you time,” the Underworld Lord Mixtecatihual said.

Shen Ye stepped forward and extended his hand to Big Skeleton.

“What for?”

Big Skeleton asked.

“Give me one of your finger bones,” Shen Ye said.

“?” Big Skeleton didn’t understand.

“Hurry, I feel an evil aura approaching, give me the finger bone immediately!” Shen Ye said quickly.

“Here!”

Big Skeleton painfully tore off a section of its finger bone and handed it to Shen Ye.

“Madam, let us retreat for a bit, lest that monster harm you.”

Shen Ye said.

“If I leave, what about the empire?”

“As long as you are here, the empire is here. Now we must preserve our viable forces.”

“It seems you already have a plan, then alright!”

The Underworld Lord Mixtecatihual nodded in agreement.

Shen Ye immediately opened a door and quickly said to Big Skeleton:

“Take your mother inside and hide for a bit first.”

Big Skeleton also knew that the situation was becoming very dangerous, so it immediately jumped up, pushed the door open, and turned back to say:

“Mother, please!”

“Go,” the Underworld Lord Mixtecatihual said concisely.

The two entered the door.

Shen Ye remained where he was.

Two lines of faint small text appeared before his eyes:

“You will use the ‘finger bone’ to activate the dimensional door, pointing to the space-time of:”

“Location: Twilight Star, Time: When this moon reaches the skies above the Star of Ending’s Abyssal Zone.”

That’s right.

Big Skeleton had once arrived at that time!

It was also at that moment that he threw the flesh cocoon from within his Dharma form into the abyss.

Rumbling.

The door slowly opened.

In an instant.

Another person appeared in the great hall.

“Hee hee hee, stinky boy, have you seen your Underworld God?”

That person asked with a careless laugh.

Shen Ye did not answer, merely pushed the door and entered.

The moment he entered, he opened another dimensional door within that door.

A double door.

This way, he arrived at Viscount Weiss’s armory, meeting up with the Underworld Lord Mixtecatihual and Big Skeleton, who had just arrived.

Almost as soon as he entered, he closed the door.

So in the main hall of Eternal Night City, only an open door remained.

—Leading to Twilight Star.

The person laughed heartily, shaking his head and saying, “Run? It’s no use.”

With a flash of his figure, he flew into the door.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

A furious roar suddenly emanated from within the door, mixed with a hint of panic.

The door immediately vanished.