Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 361

Shen Ye placed his hand on the ground.

A shadowy scene of a Dharma image spread from his hand.

Tiny shimmering characters appeared:

“The sole opportunity has arisen.”

“You possess a recognition level of ‘1’ point for the Immortal Kingdom, making you the only recognized being;”

“You possess an exclusive ‘Name’ of the Immortal Kingdom: ‘We will meet under the moon at Yao Terrace;’”

“You possess the Immortal Kingdom’s Dharma image: ‘Guanghan Palace;’”

“From this, you can make the following choices:”

“1. Choose to merge with the Immortal Kingdom, making the Immortal Kingdom a part of your Dharma image;”

“2. Forfeit this merger, permanently losing the chance to become the Lord of the Immortal Kingdom, but your official rank of ‘Selector’ will increase by three levels.”

Shen Ye looked around.

The black torrent exuded an overwhelming aura of destruction; it was impossible to even touch it.

If he merged with the Immortal Kingdom, would he not also have to face such ultimate power?

The World Destruction Experiencer clone had the highest possible Nine-Layered strength.

But within this torrent, it died without even uttering a word.

So, option two was safer.

He absolutely couldn’t choose one.

He couldn’t merge with the Immortal Kingdom.

—Unless he genuinely wanted to die, he absolutely couldn’t merge with the Immortal Kingdom!

Shen Ye took a deep breath and uttered two words:

“Merge.”

Numerous Dharma images unfolded behind him, then transformed into a seven-colored light, flowing through his palm into the stone suspended in mid-air.

In an instant.

All the dark torrents vanished.

Within sight.

Everything returned to tranquility.

Only then did Shen Ye realize that he and Miktech Tika Shiva were standing together on a massive stone tablet.

The tablet emitted a faint glow, illuminating only the characters on it and the two of them.

Beyond the tablet, there was boundless darkness.

Shen Ye scrutinized the characters on the tablet and asked:

“Lord of the Underworld, can you understand the text on this?”

“It is extremely ancient human script, reading as ‘Supreme’,” said Miktech Tika Shiva.

She pulled out a nightmare crystal and handed it to Shen Ye.

Shen Ye crushed it in his hand, letting the mist merge into his body. Soon, he understood the two large characters on the tablet.

“This stone tablet is resisting me; it’s trying to push me out.”

Miktech Tika Shiva said.

Push out?

Shen Ye looked at the dense darkness beyond the tablet.

Heaven knew what was in the darkness.

“Door.”

A door then opened.

At this moment, Viscount Weiss was dead, and his lord’s mansion was temporarily safe, so the Lord of the Underworld could stay there for a while.

“I’ll find you later—we’ll meet in that armory.”

Shen Ye said.

“Alright.” The Lord of the Underworld entered the door and quickly vanished.

Only Shen Ye remained in place.

Lines of glimmering small text immediately appeared before his eyes:

“Merge complete.”

“You have gained a new Dharma image: Supreme Immortal Kingdom.”

“This Dharma image originates from the uppermost layer of the cosmos and possesses various incredible powers, but is currently in a damaged state.”

“The Dharma image is about to perform a holy baptism on you.”

“What is a holy baptism?” Shen Ye asked.

“Guard, empower, bless.”

A faint glow emerged from the nine-meter-tall stone tablet and entered Shen Ye’s body.

He felt a jolt throughout his body, his spirit immediately refreshed, his physical strength completely restored, his power grew stronger, and his body became lighter.

All attribute points steadily increased.

There were faint signs of a breakthrough.

Once he breaks through to the sixth level of the Dharma Realm, he can manifest the Dharma image, granting stronger blessings to the deities who follow him.

His combat power will also increase to the next level.

More importantly, a realization gradually dawned on Shen Ye.

The vast and boundless Immortal Kingdom had been destroyed.

What was integrated into his Dharma image was merely a grain of sand from the Immortal Kingdom of old.

However, in that uppermost cosmos, a single grain of sand could expand again and become a complete Immortal Kingdom world.

In other words, with this one grain of sand, the entire Immortal Kingdom could have potentially made a comeback.

Unfortunately—

Although this grain of sand escaped to the Indefinite Layer Cosmos, it was still tainted with destructive power.

It continuously regenerated, continuously destroyed, and was always unable to reproduce its former power.

Thus, the mother of the Emperor Species acquired it but was still unable to utilize it.

Back then.

The Emperor Species mother could only use it as bait, luring those who wanted to explore its mysteries into a fake Immortal Kingdom.

—That was the mother’s hunting ground.

Until now—

Finally, someone who had obtained the Dharma image of the Immortal Kingdom arrived.

So this grain of sand integrated into the Dharma image.

This was its last attempt to break free from its destructive fate!

Even becoming part of another’s Dharma image was better than complete annihilation!

Suddenly.

A furry kangaroo gently dropped from the void.

Earth Demon Beast!

It remained in a dormant state, just lying on the stone tablet.

Tiny shimmering characters appeared:

“After the Dharma image merged, it lost its nest, and at that time, it was in a dormant state of advancement.”

“Please temporarily accommodate it.”

Shen Ye was speechless for a moment.

The entire Dharma image only had this one stone tablet left; how was he supposed to accommodate it?

—Let it keep sleeping for now.

Another item flew out of Shen Ye’s body.

It was a black invitation.

The surface of the invitation showed countless densely packed planets, forming a grand and intricate star chart.

—This was an invitation from the Black King!

Shen Ye’s heart suddenly stirred.

Using this invitation required the strength of the sixth level of the Dharma Realm, and he was almost there.

But—

He was still at the fifth level, so he still didn’t know how to use it.

A sharp light emanated from the stone tablet, directly striking the invitation and shattering it completely.

A soft glow then appeared:

“Shattered the ‘door’ ability collection artifact from the Upper Cosmos.”

“Explanation as follows:”

“1. The ‘door’ ability is an extremely rare, niche, and powerful ability even within the multiverse;”

“2. The invitation is an observation and power-gathering artifact from the Upper Cosmos. You cannot understand it, but the Supreme Immortal Kingdom knows its secret:”

“It constantly overdraws your ‘door’ ability’s development potential, making the ‘door’ ability overly exaggerated. In reality, many artificially boosted ‘door’ abilities cannot be achieved in higher cosmoses;”

“—This is done to observe the development direction of your ability, but the overdraft method is too crude and actually confers no benefit to your ‘door’ ability;”

“The laws of the Dharma Realm will gradually distance themselves from you.”

“All of this is so that when you ascend to the Upper Cosmos, they can control you.”

“Precisely because of this, the Supreme Immortal Kingdom destroyed this artifact, and you are no longer affected by it. The ‘door’ ability will no longer be infinitely magnified and overdrawn.”

“3. The invitation would have transported you to the corresponding Upper Cosmos once you reached the sixth level of the Dharma Realm;”

“—That Upper Cosmos is overall weak in strength, but has too many methods for control, which would waste your youth. Do not go there.”

“It’s a good thing you have me, your loyal Dharma Image Spirit: Supreme Immortal Kingdom.”

Shen Ye: “…”

The moment the invitation was shattered, he immediately felt much lighter.

Even the “door” ability seemed to begin changing silently.

Damn it!

This invitation was actually overdrawing his “door” ability’s development potential!

Such a method, such an Upper Cosmos, it’s better not to go!

Besides.

A place his Dharma image couldn’t even stand, he might as well just forget about it.

Shen Ye closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and felt the changes in his “door” ability.

He had actually harbored deep doubts.

If he could always, always, always traverse time and space, wouldn’t everything become utterly chaotic?

Unfortunately, Shen Ye did not hear Viscount Weiss’s evaluation of his time-traveling abilities—

“The laws in this cosmos are so fragile that even worms can come and go as they please; it is truly chaotic.”

If Shen Ye had heard it, he might have already gained some enlightenment.

“My power… is converging… it seems to be relaxing.”

Shen Ye muttered to himself.

Tiny shimmering characters once again appeared before his eyes:

“Your talent has been over-stimulated. A period of rest will do it good; it will recover again.”

Immediately afterwards—

Three more lines of tiny shimmering text appeared:

“Holy cleansing complete, all hidden dangers removed.”

“First Dharma image repair begins.”

“No overly powerful enemies will be released this time; please prepare for battle.”

“Start!”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Heavy footsteps echoed from the darkness.

The darkness receded to both sides.

A giant dragging a heavy iron ball appeared before Shen Ye.

A faint glow appeared beside it:

“A monster manifested by sorcery.”

“Killing it can reduce the destructive damage the Immortal Kingdom is suffering, though only a negligible amount.”

“—Better than nothing.”

Shen Ye finished reading in a glance and couldn’t help but sigh, “Are you sick?”

A bright red “Danger” immediately appeared above the giant’s head.

At this moment.

Shen Ye drew his bow and fired.

Arcs of arrows flew out, all piercing the giant’s body.

Boom—

The professional skill “Lunar Demonic Edict” activated, summoning a sixth-tier Dharma Realm ghost dragon, which entwined itself around the giant.

The giant let out a roar, struggling with all its might.

The ghost dragon’s bones made a “clatter” sound, and finally, with a “clatter,” they broke into scattered fragments on the ground.

Shen Ye’s eyelids twitched.

That was a sixth-tier Dharma Realm deity!

Could it not even restrain the opponent?

The giant broke free from its restraints and was about to move forward when it suddenly tripped, falling heavily to the ground.

The “Danger” real person skill had taken effect!

At this moment, Shen Ye’s hands moved like afterimages, continuously releasing arcs of Lunar Divine Arrows.

Boom—boom—

Two ghost dragons were summoned, each entwining the giant’s upper and lower body respectively.

All the arrows penetrated the giant’s torso.

The giant couldn’t move and could only roar continuously.

Logically, in such a battle, Shen Ye should have won.

But he noticed a detail.

All wounds on the giant’s body healed rapidly.

The damage he inflicted on it was not as fast as its recovery!

The giant roared, breaking free from the two ghost dragons again, and climbed up from the ground.

Clang—

The long blade flew up, a cold light bursting forth.

The giant froze, trying to block it with a hand, but the blade light took its head flying.

Black mist, like a fountain, spewed from its neck.

Immediately afterward.

The giant’s entire body vanished into nothingness, leaving behind only a pure white light pearl.

A soft glow quickly appeared:

“The light pearl is purified energy and can expand the area of the Dharma image. The Supreme Immortal Kingdom will directly absorb it, granting you a reward.”

“What reward?” Shen Ye asked.

The white light pearl quickly disappeared, leaving approximately one square meter of blank grass where it had been.

Shen Ye waited for a while longer.

Nothing else happened.

“…You’re not saying the reward you mentioned is just this one meter of grassland, are you?”

He asked, arms crossed.

Tiny shimmering characters quickly gathered:

“Reward: safe space: one square meter.”

It’s true!

Shen Ye jumped off the stone tablet, landed on the grass, and poked at the dirt with his hand.

—It’s just ordinary dirt!

This counts as a reward?

Perhaps knowing what he was thinking, the Supreme Immortal Kingdom immediately sent a prompt:

“The entire Immortal Kingdom is under the immense power of destruction, constantly reviving and constantly being destroyed.”

“To obtain one square meter of safe ground is already the result of the Immortal Kingdom’s utmost effort.”

“Acquire more space in future battles and make good use of them!”

Shen Ye silently watched these prompts.

This isn’t Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou.

It’s just one square meter.

What’s the use?

You can’t even build a toilet!

Forget it.

He could only wait and see.

First, he would check on the Lord of the Underworld.

Just as he was about to push open the door, he remembered that his “door” ability was recovering.

Tiny shimmering characters reappeared:

“Don’t use the door ability; let it slowly recover its overdrawn power.”

“You also don’t need to worry about that deity; I have already informed her that she should return to the Undead Empire and continue to manage the undead.”

Shen Ye breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly remembered a crucial matter and hastily asked:

“Wait a minute—is there no Immortal Kingdom behind the Nightmare World?”

“Yes, isn’t it on you?” Tiny shimmering characters appeared.

“Then what if others want to enter the Immortal Kingdom?” Shen Ye asked.

“You still need to test them—when they pass the test, they can come in here to help you clear the destructive power. You can just throw some rewards at them.”

“Do we have anything to reward them with?” Shen Ye asked again.

“Absolutely nothing.”

“…So, we’re supposed to be con artists, right?”

“That’s not it. When the Immortal Kingdom gradually recovers, you can use the knowledge, skills, and treasures of the uppermost cosmos to reward these professionals in the indefinite layer cosmos. Any one of these things would be enough to bring about a world-changing transformation in their lives.”

“However, initially, we really only have this stone tablet, and no other rewards.”

Shen Ye remained silent for a few breaths, then sighed:

“It seems we still have to be con artists.”

The tiny shimmering characters continued to appear: “The Immortal Kingdom still needs some time to fully stabilize. It is recommended that you go back and rest first.”

“Okay, send me back.” Shen Ye said.

The void shimmered.

He suddenly appeared in the plaza of Xirang High School.

He was back!

It was already evening.

Students were either eating in the cafeteria, training in the skill hall, or shopping in Yujing City.

There weren’t many people in the plaza.

Shen Ye stood still, replaying the events in his mind.

With two of the World Destruction Experiencer clones taken down, the Nightmare World should be safe for now.

The Big Skeleton was in trial.

His “door” ability was resting and recovering.

The Immortal Kingdom was also slowly stabilizing.

In short.

The matter of the Great Tomb was finally completely understood.

Now, he would take things slowly.

Shen Ye stretched, considering whether to go to the dining hall or just go back to his dorm to lie down for a while.

…Let’s go eat first.

The braised noodles with green beans in the cafeteria are quite good. He’d go eat a bowl of noodles, add an egg, and then get a bottle of iced soda.

Then back to the dorm to lie down.

Perfect plan.

As Shen Ye took a step, the surrounding void suddenly flickered.

Dozens of professionals appeared consecutively, surrounding him.

“Student Shen Ye!”

“Please stay here and don’t move!”

“A ‘Heavenly King’ level expert from the World Policy Committee is on their way and will question you about your affairs.”

The leading professional said.

Shen Ye paused, then asked, “Question? What do you want to ask?”

“Don’t be nervous,” the professional smiled and explained, “You, Nangong Sirui, Xiao Mengyu, and Guo Yunye have all simultaneously gained the qualification to communicate with the Great Tomb Immortal Kingdom, making you the first group of people in the entire world to achieve this. So, there will be such a procedure.”

“Everyone wants to know how it was done.”

“After the questioning, you will also receive joint rewards from the school and the world government.”

Rewards?

That would be good!

In this new timeline, he had lost the “Emperor Species” and the title of “Heavenly King,” and he didn’t have much money left to use.

Better to give him more rewards!

“Okay, how long do I have to wait?” Shen Ye said cheerfully.

“The Heavenly King is on the way, likely arriving soon,” the other party replied.

Shen Ye nodded.

Heavenly King, huh.

He wondered who would come this time.

More than ten minutes later.

A classroom office was temporarily borrowed.

A stunning young woman sat cross-legged on the office chair, smiling as she looked at Shen Ye.

Song Yinchen!

She was already at the eighth level of the Dharma Realm, so she was naturally qualified to be a Heavenly King.

“Is that all? Anything to add?”

She asked.

“No, that’s pretty much the whole story,” Shen Ye said with certainty.

He could talk about the events.

But he absolutely couldn’t tell anyone in this world that the Immortal Kingdom was in his hands.

—It would cause huge trouble.

Now that everything else was temporarily resolved, it would be better to keep it hidden and guide everyone to work in the Immortal Kingdom.

This way, he could also smoothly spend his high school life.

Studying while improving his strength.

Youth, ah.

Just thinking about it felt wonderful.

Song Yinchen picked up the phone on the table, glanced at it, and said:

“Kunlun has recorded everything clearly. Your matter is settled, and my mission is complete.”

“Someone just mentioned that rewards would be given out,” Shen Ye said.

“There are rewards. What kind do you want? I’ll apply for it.” Song Yinchen quickly operated her phone.

“You’re in charge of giving out rewards?”

“Yes, I specifically took on this task because I wanted to come and see, and also to give you some good stuff—what do you want?”

“Money,” Shen Ye uttered a single word.

“Money? Not weapons, armor, skills?” Song Yinchen asked in surprise.

Those things couldn’t compare to the Hongying Blade left by the Immortal Kingdom, nor to professions like “Nether Spirit Envoy” that summon ghosts and gods to fight.

Money was more practical.

It could improve his life.

“Hmm, just money. I’m quite poor recently,” Shen Ye said.

“How much?” Song Yinchen asked.

“…I shouldn’t be the one to say, just give whatever the regulations stipulate.” Shen Ye shrugged.

“Kunlun, how much should be given?” Song Yinchen asked.

Kunlun’s voice echoed from the phone:

“This incident is a landmark, groundbreaking event, as it’s the first time we’ve established communication with the Great Tomb Immortal Kingdom.”

“However, considering Shen Ye is a student, having too much money isn’t conducive to his physical and mental health. After assessment, the most appropriate amount is between 100,000 and 1,000,000 World Coins.”

“Of course, the specific amount will still be decided by the Heavenly King in charge of this matter.”

“It’s up to me to decide, right?” Song Yinchen asked again.

“Yes.” Kunlun said.

Song Yinchen held her phone, brought up the interface, and quickly typed a line of numbers.

Ding dong!

Shen Ye’s phone rang.

He took out his phone, unlocked the screen, and focused his gaze—

“Your account balance has changed. There is an interbank transfer, amount:”

“100 million yuan exactly.”

“That much?” Shen Ye was startled and looked at Song Yinchen.

One hundred million.

This could solve many problems, freeing him from trivial worries.

Song Yinchen winked at him.

“Your Excellency Heavenly King, isn’t this amount too outrageous?” Kunlun’s voice echoed from the phone.

“Huh? What did you say? I can’t quite hear you, actually.” Song Yinchen asked with a tone of confusion.

Her finger pressed the power button.

Kunlun’s voice continued to resound:

“Heavenly King Song, the money you approved is truly too—”

The sound cut off.

The phone shut down.

Song Yinchen smiled, put away her phone, and stood up, saying:

“I don’t care; you have to treat me to dinner tonight.”

“Absolutely, we’ll go to that restaurant where I last ate with my teacher; their food is excellent.” Shen Ye also smiled.

“Great!” Song Yinchen cheered.

“Oh, by the way, there’s one more thing I need to tell you.”

Song Yinchen said.

“What?” Shen Ye asked.

“Only you can know about this; you absolutely cannot tell anyone else.”

“Okay.”

“This cosmos layer we’re in, called the ‘Indefinite Layer,’ is actually the lowest layer of the multiverse.”

Song Yinchen looked at Shen Ye, who remained impassive.

One second. Two seconds. Three seconds.

Shen Ye suddenly exclaimed, “Wow, the structure of the cosmos is actually like this?”

Song Yinchen, speechless, hit his arm and said:

“Your reaction is too slow! Let me continue—”

“Some time ago, a certain spell erupted in the Immortal Kingdom, and the波動of that spell attracted the attention of various higher cosmoses.”

“According to feedback from the higher cosmoses, that spell is called the Heaven-Shaking Spell.”

“Huh? There’s such a thing?” Shen Ye was utterly shocked.

“That’s right,” Song Yinchen’s expression turned serious, “That spell belongs to the uppermost cosmos. It’s said to have incredible power, capable of forcibly changing the fate of all beings and myriad things. Even the cosmos itself has no power to resist this spell.”

“Too strong…” Shen Ye sighed.

“Precisely because it’s so strong, various higher cosmoses are sending people down, or even preparing to empower some experts from our world, to search for this spell in the Immortal Kingdom,” Song Yinchen said.

“I can understand sending people down, but empowering experts from our world—our people surely aren’t as strong as those from higher cosmoses,” Shen Ye said.

“That’s not the case; it’s because in the ‘Indefinite Layer’ cosmos, the maximum strength for professionals cannot exceed the ninth level of the Dharma Realm.”

“Even if people from the upper cosmos come down, their strength must be suppressed to the ninth level.”

“Once they exceed it, they will be immediately expelled from this cosmos layer.”

Song Yinchen explained patiently.

“Understood, then what?” Shen Ye asked.

“If someone from a higher cosmos tries to recruit you, don’t rush to agree, because the civilizations and ways of doing things in different cosmoses vary, and I’m afraid you might suffer a disadvantage.” Song Yinchen said.

“Okay, I will never agree easily.” Shen Ye said.

“That’s good. You must tell me if anything happens, even if you’re going to join a certain cosmos. Otherwise…”

Her voice became faint: “Once they take you away, I’m afraid I won’t be able to find you again.”

The office quieted down.

Song Yinchen’s face was flushed, her bright eyes held a smile, and she just looked at Shen Ye.

“Don’t worry,” Shen Ye scratched his head, “I have no plans to side with anyone for now. If I do, I’ll tell you.”

“That’s good. I suddenly remembered I have something else to take care of. You go ahead and order, I’ll join you later.”

“Alright, I’ll send you the location later.”

“Mm.”

Shen Ye left the office.

Only Song Yinchen remained, sitting cross-legged.

After a long while.

The office door opened.

Xiao Mengyu stood at the doorway, sword in hand, looking Song Yinchen up and down.

“What were you looking for him for?”

Xiao Mengyu asked.

“To eat—what, can’t I even have a meal with my savior?” Song Yinchen said with a smile.

“Oh, you only got this far too?” Xiao Mengyu said.

Song Yinchen knew she was trying to provoke her, but this question needed to be clarified.

“What’s this ‘this far’ and ‘that far’? What are you trying to say?”

She asked.

Xiao Mengyu also smiled, crossing her arms and leaning against the door, slowly saying:

“Before, in the Nightmare World, I was the one who cooked for him.”

Cooked for him…

They were acting together, and then she cooked for Shen Ye.

Song Yinchen immediately sat up straight, her smile vanishing, her voice turning cold:

“It’s just cooking. I guess—in the Nightmare World, you couldn’t protect him at all, only someone of my strength could shield him.”

This hit Xiao Mengyu’s sore spot again.

Yes, indeed.

Facing that Joseph, she truly felt a sense of powerlessness.

She bit her lip, her gaze meeting Song Yinchen’s.

“Hmph!”

Both of them uttered at the same time.