Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 395

Chapter 378: The Battle Between Yun Ni and Shen Ye!

Let’s turn back time a bit.

The endless sea of stars.

A single sail against the current.

Charlotte sat on the deck, her gaze fixed on the horizon.

The water was filled with corpses.

—Any entity that attempted to attack the Starship had lost its life, without exception.

This served as a very strong warning.

In the past few hours, no monsters dared to show their heads.

Charlotte subconsciously yawned.

“Hmm?”

She raised an eyebrow slightly and said, “Who yawned?”

“Not me,” Nancy said.

“Not me either,” Pe’a Suo said.

“And certainly not me—it was you, Charlotte,” Annie said.

From the outside, there was no one else around.

The girl was talking to herself.

“Me yawning? No way, I’m not tired at all, that’s really strange.”

Charlotte said.

This attracted the attention of all her personalities.

“Pe’a Suo, what do you think is going on?” Nancy asked.

“Charlotte, give me your body, I’ll take a look.”

“Okay.”

The girl’s eyes turned emerald green, her hair became lustrous black, and a natural sense of mystery emanated from her expression.

“So that’s it… your art sensed the awakening of another art and resonated with it.”

Pe’a Suo said.

“My Hun Tian Art?” Charlotte asked.

“Yes.”

“Interesting, what did it sense? The Heaven-Shaking Art? Or the Heaven-Connecting Art that has never appeared in history?”

“It’s the Heaven-Connecting Art—all signs indicate that we will face death if we go.”

“Boring, not going.”

“I thought so too, but I saw a person’s shadow in the prophecy.”

“Who?”

“Shen Ye.”

“Let’s go!”

“—It’s too late to rush back, just activate the Hun Tian Art, dream of him, and then make the dream a reality. That’s the fastest way!”

…

The ground shattered.

The earth turned into a bottomless chasm.

Shen Ye held Charlotte and plummeted downwards.

To ensure safety, the Benevolent God Rooster steadied itself on his head, clutching the carrot in its beak, and looked around vigilantly.

“What is this?” Charlotte asked curiously.

“My friend, Benevolent God, can attack and also help us conceal ourselves,” Shen Ye said.

“It looks like we can talk for a few minutes.”

Charlotte smiled and continued:

“I thought that by taking the Hun Tian Art, you could safely stay in the Undetermined Layer, but now it seems I underestimated the impact of the Hun Tian Art’s emergence.”

“That’s not your fault, you had good intentions,” Shen Ye said.

Their eyes met, and that familiar feeling resurfaced in their hearts. Their defenses quickly crumbled, and a longing like a flood could no longer be contained.

But sometimes, fate only knows how to separate people.

“I’m about to die.”

Charlotte said.

“What’s going on? Is someone chasing you?” Shen Ye asked.

He placed his hand in the void, preparing to open a door.

—But Charlotte stopped him.

“Listen to me, the ninety-ninth layer of the universe is different from other places. It uses the relics of Penglai Mountain as bait, setting up a trap specifically to capture anyone related to the Heaven-Connecting Art.”

“As for Pei Pei—”

Charlotte quickly continued:

“Pei Pei is a clone I created using ‘One Person, Ten Thousand Lives’, but I didn’t place a soul and consciousness in this body. Instead, I left her as a ‘backup body’ for Yun Ni to help her evade the Saint’s pursuit.”

“In exchange, Yun Ni secretly let me escape from the Dao Palace.”

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“Who knew she would use this clone to approach you—”

“Even the Lord of Penglai was fooled by the aura of the Hun Tian Art on Pei Pei.”

“Yun Ni was able to lurk by your side and discover that you possessed the Heaven-Connecting Art.”

Charlotte performed a one-handed seal and uttered a soft “Collect!”

In an instant.

Pei Pei appeared in front of Shen Ye, her expression blank, like a puppet.

Charlotte said, “I’ll leave her to you, to use as your clone, and I am about to die now.”

“How is that possible—” Shen Ye exclaimed.

Charlotte gently covered his mouth and quickly said, “There’s not enough time, listen to me.”

“Yun Ni is coming.”

“She discovered the inheritor of the ‘Heaven-Connecting Art’, thus gaining permission to use the full power of the Demon Abyss.”

“The Demon Abyss contains power that can counter the three arts.”

“—With that permission, she will use that power to kill you.”

Charlotte’s gaze fell on Shen Ye, gradually filled with reluctance:

“But I won’t let you die—”

Shen Ye’s pupils contracted.

He had already realized Charlotte’s determination.

She was going to die for him!

In the distance.

Dark demonic light shot up from beneath the abyss, layer upon layer, destroying all buildings and killing all living beings that touched the demonic light.

The entire world plunged into destruction.

A figure suddenly appeared in the sky.

It was a female Daoist priest in white feathered robes.

—It was Yun Ni!

As soon as she appeared, the entire earth crumbled into dust, cracks appeared in the void, and the sky vanished.

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Charlotte was about to cast a spell when her entire body suddenly turned into a faint mist of blood.

“Do you see? I now wield the full power of the Demon Abyss. No matter how powerful she was, she’d only find death.”

Yun Ni said.

Shen Ye’s face was covered in blood.

—Charlotte’s blood.

Glimmering light appeared as lines of small text:

“Charlotte used her blood, bones, and soul to activate the most powerful Hun Tian Art, directed at you.”

“The Hun Tian Art was reborn through your efforts, and thus it recognized you.”

“You can now unleash the most powerful Hun Tian Art once to escape this dangerous predicament.”

“Given the critical nature of the situation, the Hun Tian Art automatically locked onto the future as a dream to escape the pursuit.”

“Activate Hun Tian Art?”

“—At this moment, Charlotte’s soul and spirit linger, fully activating the final art. Do not let her down.”

The blood mist lingered, clinging to Shen Ye like a lover.

“Hurry up.”

Charlotte’s voice urged him in his ear.

Shen Ye showed no expression, his eyes staring blankly at the opposite side.

Yun Ni.

Yun Ni formed a spell with one hand.

Massive “earthworms” emerged from the Demon Abyss, flying everywhere and devouring all living beings.

Yun Ni flipped her hand seal.

Tens of thousands of destructive lightning bolts descended from the sky, striking all buildings and the earth.

The planet began to crumble, heading towards destruction.

All living things were heading to their demise.

Yun Ni’s gaze fell on Shen Ye, and she sighed:

“I didn’t expect her to make the Hun Tian Art so powerful. My art becomes ineffective once it gets close to you.”

“—But why don’t you leave?”

Shen Ye did not speak, his murderous aura completely withdrawn, his face still devoid of any expression.

“I see, once you leave using the Hun Tian Art, she will be completely dead.”

Yun Ni showed an interested expression and continued:

“You can’t bear to lose her.”

“Perfect, I don’t want to let you go either.”

“How about we have a gamble?”

As her voice fell, a contract quietly appeared in the void.

Lines of small text, emanating monstrous demonic energy, quickly appeared on the contract.

Yun Ni continued:

“In the Heart Devil duel, you repeatedly broke my destiny settings, and your Heart Devil actually survived.”

“Although it was just a boring battle, I actually lost to you.”

“—Let’s finish the remaining duel.”

“I will use your soul to prove that no one can defeat me in a duel.”

This time, Shen Ye finally spoke:

“If I win, what then?”

Yun Ni laughed playfully and said, “Everyone I’ve killed cannot be resurrected without my explicit permission—”

“If you can beat me again, the Heart Devil duel will be reversed, and my Heart Devil will appear to fight against your destiny settings.”

“If you can force my Heart Devil to the brink of death, I will agree to resurrect Charlotte.”

Shen Ye did not speak.

Charlotte’s urgent voice came from the swirling blood mist:

“Don’t listen to her, they have the ancient Heaven-Connecting Heart Devil’s destiny construction method, which has means to deal with all situations—”

“You can’t win against her, hurry up and leave!”

Yun Ni’s voice was full of temptation, and she said again:

“Think about it carefully, if it weren’t to save you, she wouldn’t have had to die.”

“It’s only right for you to save her, isn’t it?”

Shen Ye said, “I only have one request.”

“What?” Yun Ni asked.

“This duel cannot be called a death match, because I don’t want to fight anyone—let’s call it a joint effort to save Charlotte.”

“Hahaha, do you think I’ll cooperate with you?”

“Try me.”

“Come on, you ignorant brat… your Heart Devil is about to be killed by me. Of course, if you can win, then everything can be discussed.”

As the two talked, the contract automatically filled with all the combat details, and before Shen Ye could confirm, it was already fully activated.

Lines of faint text appeared before Shen Ye:

“The forced contract has taken effect. You have no advantage to gain. Even if you win this Heart Devil duel, it will still have no effect on the current situation.”

“Remember!”

All the small text vanished.

In an instant.

The devastated Penglai Immortal Mountain once again came into view.

In the alchemy room.

Shen Ye was surrounded by blood mist, holding the soulless Pei Pei’s hand, while his Heart Devil quietly appeared beside him.

Yun Ni stood not far away.

She suddenly laughed wildly, forming seals with both hands and shouting:

“I never thought I’d have to use the final question of the Heart Devil’s Three Inquiries on an ignorant youth like you—”

“Its power is so immense, crushing you is like crushing an insect. It’s like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.”

“But never mind, who told you to win against me in the duel?”

“Die!”

Dark demonic energy suddenly appeared on Shen Ye’s Heart Devil.

“This isn’t my power!” the Heart Devil cried out in alarm.

“What are you afraid of?” Shen Ye said.

“There’s demonic energy in a place like Penglai, I’ll definitely be killed,” the Heart Devil said urgently.

Immediately after, Charlotte’s voice quickly rang out:

“The Heart Devil’s Three Inquiries is her setting up three definite death situations in a row. In each inquiry, you can only make one setting to change the situation.”

“In the final inquiry, you have no time to think, you can only blurt out, and you can only say one word!”

“Furthermore, you cannot change any of the opponent’s previous destiny settings, nor can you resist any of the opponent’s arrangements.”

“You only have one word that can affect the destiny setting.”

“Shen Ye, this is a certain death situation.”

One word!

Before Shen Ye could say anything, Yun Ni on the opposite side had already spoken:

“Penglai disciple Shen Ye, fallen into the demonic path, the demonic energy all over his body can no longer be suppressed, exposing his identity as a demonic cultivator during the great tribulation of heaven and earth.”

Around them, powerful cultivators gradually appeared.

They formed an inescapable net, surrounding Shen Ye’s Heart Devil.

No escape!

“This is a demonic cultivator! Infiltrating our Penglai, who knows what he intends to do.”

A powerful cultivator with a strong aura shouted.

Yun Ni smiled smugly and continued:

“The cultivators of Penglai Immortal Mountain surrounded Shen Ye, and indescribable anger and killing intent arose in their hearts. They all—”

“Die.” Shen Ye uttered a single word.

“…” Yun Ni.

“…” Charlotte.

“…” Heart Devil.

Screams echoed across the scene.

It seemed that to make this destiny setting effective, the scene was processed as Shen Ye’s Heart Devil releasing strange demonic energy, sweeping across the entire area.

The cultivators died immediately upon being touched by the demonic energy.

Amidst the screams, everyone died.

Only the Heart Devil remained standing, staring blankly at Shen Ye, and said:

“That works too?”

Perhaps that sentence provoked Yun Ni—

She quickly formed hand seals and shouted furiously:

“That’s not how it works, again!”

Meanwhile.

Lines of faint text also appeared before Shen Ye:

“The opponent has activated the Three Inquiries again, which has violated the rules of the Heart Devil duel.”

“However, there’s no choice. The opponent’s power is too great, and a new round of duel has been forcibly initiated.”

“The rules are the same as before, you must respond again!”

Rumble—

In the sky, a bolt of lightning descended, blasting open the alchemy room.

The Heart Devil looked up.

Only to see twelve elders of Penglai Mountain standing in mid-air, each holding an array disc, drawing upon the destructive thunderclouds deep in the sky.

Yun Ni’s voice rang out again:

“Tribulation lightning is the law of heaven and earth that can destroy the souls and flesh of cultivators.”

“The Penglai Twelve Heavenly Tribulation Array has never lost!”

“Throughout history, every enemy has been blasted to ashes by the tribulation lightning, without exception!”

“Now, the twelve elders of Penglai Mountain—”

“Die!” Shen Ye interrupted.

In the sky.

The twelve elders simultaneously let out a scream and fell from mid-air.

—They died!

Yun Ni glared at Shen Ye, shouting frantically:

“Don’t say ‘die’ again!”

“Is that a rule?” Shen Ye asked calmly.

Yun Ni once again activated her hand seals, reactivating the Three Inquiries, and forcibly continued the Heart Devil duel with irresistible great magic power.

She said:

“From now on, the destiny setting word ‘die’ is forbidden in the Heart Devil duel.”

“Penglai Mountain has encountered a demonic fiend, and can only invite the two Grand Elders who guard the sect, whose strengths are both at the twenty-third level of the Dharma Realm, invincible.”

Two white-haired old men in Daoist robes immediately appeared in the sky.

Yun Ni’s voice was full of killing intent:

“They discovered the demonic fiend, and immediately—”

“Perished.” Shen Ye uttered.

“Ah!” “Ah!” Two screams echoed in the sky.

“…” Yun Ni.

“You’re too foolish,” Shen Ye sighed, “You have power, but you use it so terribly. I advise you not to learn any Grand Forgetfulness Dao Sutra, it doesn’t suit you.”

“So what? Even if I’m not as good as you in the Heart Devil duel, I can still kill you in other ways!” Yun Ni’s voice had a frosty edge to it.

She clenched her hands into a spell again, preparing to cast a powerful spell.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred—

The void trembled incessantly, as if trying to summon something, but nothing could be summoned.

“The Heart Devil duel isn’t over yet?”

Yun Ni was momentarily lost, and couldn’t help but say, “No—where’s my Heart Devil?”

The void returned to silence.

The Heart Devil did not appear.

But the power of the duel still surrounded the entire Penglai world!

Yun Ni paused, then sneered:

“Even without a Heart Devil, it doesn’t matter. I only need to face one normal Heart Devil duel, and then everything will be over.”

Shen Ye didn’t understand what she meant.

Just then, lines of faint text appeared in the void:

“The opponent’s forced Heart Devil duel has touched the limits of the laws of destiny.”

“The Heart Devil duel has been reversed.”

“The opponent’s Heart Devil must accept your destiny settings and safely survive at least one duel for the entire duel to end.”

“The opponent cannot summon their Heart Devil!”

“The opponent will participate in the battle personally!”

What a good opportunity.

Shen Ye’s heart pounded, and he couldn’t help but clench his fists tightly.

Yes!

Yun Ni’s Heart Devil was sealed by him.

If he didn’t open the seal to release her Heart Devil, she would have to go herself!

In a normal battle, even Charlotte was no match for Yun Ni.

After all, she could now mobilize the entire power of the Demon Abyss!

So—

In a situation where he couldn’t compete, this final Heart Devil duel would be his last glimmer of hope—

He must seize it!