Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 472
byShen Ye slowly drew out his Night Rain Blade, pointing it at the Female Knight opposite him.
Battle—
Battle is too complex.
Basic skills and moves, terms, Dharma forms, professions, and truth.
No one knows what will happen in the next battle.
But Shen Ye was certain of one thing.
The other party couldn’t fight him with full strength.
If she fought with full strength, there would be no need for this Female Knight to be a bait—
He would have been finished long ago.
So the conditions for survival are:
1. Must not have the thought of “possessing this ultimate creation”;
2. Survive the hourly changing restrictions;
3. Keep that great expert, who is at the seventeenth stage of truth, alive!
As long as it’s still alive, the truth creation will have to expend immense effort to fight against it!
The Female Knight swung her spear, yelling loudly:
“Surrender, mortal. Don’t exhaust my patience, or your fate will be a thousand times worse.”
A powerful, invisible wave emanated from her, filling the entire void.
Tiny glowing words quickly popped up:
“Current rules have been extended to the bottom deck.”
“Current rule is:”
“Only the power of spirit arts and terms can exert their normal effectiveness.”
Shen Ye swung his blade, leaving a long cut on the floor.
The cut quickly healed.
Indeed.
Even ordinary attacks with cold weapons were suppressed and couldn’t cause corresponding damage.
Shen Ye suddenly had a guess.
He put away his Night Rain Blade and walked straight towards the Female Knight.
“Please stop bluffing—your power is already being constrained by that seventeenth-stage expert, so you can’t spare any more energy to deal with small fries like us, can you?”
Shen Ye said.
“How can you tell?” the Female Knight asked.
“To kill an ant like me, who is at the thirteenth level of the Dharmic Realm, why bother with traps, and even thoughtfully use this lady’s body as bait?” Shen Ye said.
A huge phantom suddenly appeared behind the Female Knight.
—She was summoning a spirit art!
Pfft.
A soft sound.
The Night Rain Blade pierced the Female Knight’s body.
The powerful fluctuation of the Heaven-Shaking Art emanated from the blade.
—This ultimate art also has a spirit art!
A voice suddenly rang out: “No! Don’t kill her—as long as I’m alive, at least her soul hasn’t been corrupted!”
The voice was almost pleading.
—It was the Finisher Lord of all epochs!
It had signed a contract with Shen Ye and could now perceive external changes through the contract.
Shen Ye, however, seemed to ignore it.
He gripped the Night Rain Blade, looked calmly at the Female Knight, and said:
“You used her body, but you had already corrupted her followers, which made her lose those spirit arts.”
“You also made her soul lose control of her body, so the terms are no longer recognized.”
“—In other words, she now has no terms and no powerful spirit arts.”
“So you can’t beat me.”
The long blade flashed.
The Female Knight’s body split open—
But the huge phantom behind her quickly transformed into two intertwining black shadows, condensing into a spirit seal.
The art was complete!
Shen Ye felt a blur, almost unable to see anything in front of him.
A vast and boundless will descended, like billions of stars, engulfing his soul.
Countless voices echoed in his ears:
“If you don’t want me.”
“Then I can’t have you.”
“Speak.”
“Speak your ultimate wish, and I will grant it—”
“With my infinite and great power of truth, I will suppress all wills of sentient beings and ensure your wish comes true.”
“—Then you will belong to me.”
Shen Ye’s eyes became hazy, and his whole being seemed to lose its independent will.
A wish…
What is my ultimate wish…
Shen Ye thought for a few seconds, and just as he was about to speak, the void suddenly opened.
An even more colossal glowing humanoid presence emerged from the endless darkness.
“Think carefully, don’t give it a chance!”
The glowing giant humanoid roared.
—That expert at the seventeenth stage!
At this critical moment—
It actually broke through the void and descended here!
The moment this expert spoke, something on Shen Ye seemed to dissipate.
The next moment.
The expert was once again enveloped in endless mist, disappearing into the void.
Taking this opportunity!
Something suddenly cut Shen Ye’s hand, leaving a bloody mark.
—It was the thread of fate!
His hand was deeply cut by the power of fate, and blood immediately flowed profusely.
This pain made Shen Ye frown, and his gaze became clear again.
Although it was only for an instant, the power of fate divination was activated autonomously, protecting him—
He had to utter a perfect, flawless wish!
As long as the other party couldn’t fulfill it, he wouldn’t be enslaved by them!
A wish!
What kind of wish should he make?
Shen Ye didn’t have much time to think, so he could only say:
“My wish is that the owners of the means of production—that is, the capitalists—no longer exploit and oppress the proletariat.”
As soon as the words fell.
An invisible power surged from all directions.
The bloodline on Shen Ye’s hand immediately disappeared, no wound visible, and his whole being became dazed again.
However, his wish had already been spoken.
Now.
If the other party truly fulfilled his wish—
He would become their slave!
Time slowly passed.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three to five breaths.
A full quarter of an hour.
The enormous phantom opposite condensed into billions of stars, deducing countless human civilizations, allowing human societies to evolve from slash-and-burn farming to the agricultural age, then to the industrial revolution, and continue to develop.
Among countless civilizations—
Not a single one ultimately succeeded.
Capitalists.
Always maintained their true colors as capitalists.
A full quarter of an hour.
In the void, the massive shadow let out a deep sigh:
“Humanity… greedy nature…”
“…Unsolvable.”
Before the words finished, lines of glowing text appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:
“The other party transformed into a spirit art and personally descended here, using the Valkyrie as a springboard, initiating an irresistible truth-level transaction with you.”
“The other party cannot fulfill your transaction request.”
“This transaction failed, the truth suppression ended, and you regained your freedom.”
All the small words flashed.
Shen Ye suddenly shivered, and his whole being became alert.
His gaze met the Valkyrie opposite him.
The Valkyrie was still impaled by the long blade.
The enormous phantom spirit art behind her overlooked them both.
At this moment.
Shen Ye, however, had no fighting intent, merely asking:
“Even an ultimate creation like you, an existence that controls infinite truth, has no solution for capitalists?”
“…” The phantom spirit art remained silent.
Shen Ye sighed, a hint of desolation in his expression.
The long blade flashed.
The Valkyrie was instantly dismembered.
“No—you killed her! You killed her!”
The Finisher Lord of all epochs suddenly let out an extremely mournful howl.
“Shut up, she’s not dead yet,” Shen Ye transmitted.
“You clearly killed her, is there still a chance?” the Finisher Lord of all epochs asked with a trembling voice.
Shen Ye suddenly put away his blade, retreated a distance, and waited in silence.
Once the Valkyrie died.
The enormous phantom spirit art immediately disappeared.
Immediately after—
In the void, several lines of glowing text had already appeared and were slowly fading:
“You used the Mountain God’s professional skill: ‘Mandala Blessing’.”
“The attribute requirements for your main body for the three arts are reduced by 30%, and the power of the arts is increased by 30%.”
“The spirit art of the Heaven-Shaking Art descends upon the blade, preventing the power of the art from being stripped away.”
“You slew the enemy.”
“In addition.”
“‘Others’ True Self Transformation’ you cast on the opponent took effect.”
“The Female Knight will resurrect one quarter of an hour ago, then re-experience all of this, and ultimately come before you.”
The faint glow of the small letters slowly faded.
One quarter of an hour ago—
Shen Ye had cast “Others’ True Self Transformation” on the Female Knight.
She was about to resurrect.
Almost instantly.
The Female Knight suddenly appeared before Shen Ye, her aura rapidly rising.
A term even appeared above her head:
“Invincible Valkyrie.”
“(Term temporarily recovering), Truth Stage Three.”
“Description: Immune to all negative terms, each attack deals five additional damage stacks.”
“—Her extracted soul is temporarily returned, allowing her to activate her former terms and unleash a fraction of her past strength.”
Shen Ye’s gaze sharpened.
Here it comes!
Her soul indeed returned!
This time.
That ultimate creation learned its lesson and brought her soul back.
With a soul, terms would gain the recognition of the Dharmic Realm.
The opponent’s combat power was soaring!
However, there was a corresponding side effect, which was—
The Female Knight’s face showed pain, and she said intermittently:
“This ultimate creation… is invincible… Before I lose my will, run!”
Her soul was free!
Because the last guardian knight had not yet died, and was even sealed by Shen Ye deep within the Death Planet.
According to what the Finisher Lord of all epochs said before—
Her soul had a certain degree of freedom!
Shen Ye listened to her words, stood still, and took a deep breath.
The Finisher Lord of all epochs.
Whether the Valkyrie you protect lives or dies depends on this one-time deal!
—In fact, his earlier statement that the Valkyrie had lost her spirit arts and terms was precisely to prepare for this moment.
As long as the other party returned her soul—
That ray of hope would follow!
“Go!”
The Valkyrie trembled, raising her spear, blood and tears streaming from her eyes, and shouted at Shen Ye.
Shen Ye nodded and snapped his fingers—
“Music, go!”
Sizzle sizzle sizzle—
Thump!
Drums sounded!
Rhythmic drumbeats set the tempo.
Doon-chi-ka-cha—
Doon-chi-ka-cha—Doon! Doon! Doon!
Doon-doong-kyang! Doon-doong-kyang!
In the void.
Drumbeats controlled the rhythm, and the music began.
Shen Ye took out a pair of glasses and put them on.
The drumbeats were immediately accompanied by electronic music, rising and falling like waves.
To the rhythm of this pop music, Shen Ye threw off his jacket and casually shuffled his feet a few times.
He waved his hand—
Behind him, colorful lights immediately appeared, condensing into human figures, like an entire band!
—A grand and dazzling opening!
Only to hear these musicians sing in unison:
“The cross-dressing youth, oh, he’s so flamboyant!”
“On tonight’s court, oh, he fears no one-on-one, after playing, he’ll take pretty girls for late-night snacks!”
Doon-doong-kyang! Doon-doong-kyang!
—Concert-like sound waves scattered in all directions!
Glowing humanoid dancers appeared behind Shen Ye, dancing to his change of costume.
The Valkyrie was stunned.
“You—this—”
She looked down at her hands.
Hands trembling incessantly, wanting to thrust out her spear, but held in place by an invisible force, completely unable to use any skills.
But the next moment.
That massive spirit art phantom appeared behind her again.
Shen Ye suddenly spoke:
“Do you remember the capitalists of that year?”
The spirit art phantom trembled, hesitating for a moment.
At this point, the crowd behind Shen Ye sang in unison:
“Handsome young man, who are you taking tonight?”
Shen Ye changed into a black trench coat, pushed up his glasses with one hand, and sang himself:
“It’s her!”
Thump thump thump—
Doon-chi-ka-cha doon-chi-ka-cha—
Amidst the explosive drumbeats, Shen Ye walked step by step towards the Female Knight.
—Truth Seventh Stage Covenant Skill: Costume BGM!
“During the process of your costume change, all enemies are unable to harm you, and can only watch you complete your costume change without making any moves.”
Combined with the Battle Dance Diva’s “Dazzling Opening”—
This costume change background music reached the eighth stage of truth!
The Valkyrie was immediately suppressed.
Her soul was already incredibly weak, and now controlled by the Costume BGM, she could only stand still.
And that spirit art couldn’t think of a way to deal with capitalists for a moment!
Shen Ye, with dancing steps, walked towards the Valkyrie, a wary expression on his face.
In this short time, he figured out one thing.
If he was in a state of “having no desire to possess the ultimate creation,” he would be safe.
But the other party cheated.
The ultimate spirit art used a method that crossed the boundary of rules—
Manipulating the Valkyrie!
It manipulated this “agent,” who was barely still in a free state, to attack him.
Fortunately, he broke the opponent’s truth transaction with the capitalist wish.
Then—
As the other party in the battle, did he have a way to cross the boundary of rules?
After all, the expert at the seventeenth stage had previously asked him to sacrifice something, but he, following the prompt of fate, made no sacrifices.
Because once he sacrificed, he would be drawn into the battle between the two and would not be able to maintain the state of “having no desire to possess it”!
A way to cross the boundary of rules…
“Learn from the barbarians to defeat the barbarians.”
Shen Ye muttered softly, his eyes fixed on the Female Knight in front of him, glowing brighter and brighter.
It was her!
If the enemy could use her, so could I!
—This was the crucial point!
Shen Ye’s mind instantly became clear, and he began to sing:
“Girl, girl, you’re so beautiful, instead of appearing as an enemy, why not come with me to another land!”
He continuously kicked his feet, kicking off his shoes, maintaining his changing costume state, swaying his hips, and taking small steps forward, reaching out—
Clang! Clang!
He patted the heavy metal shoulder armor on the Female Knight’s shoulder.
In an instant.
The Female Knight disappeared from where she stood.
Out of cautiousness, Shen Ye activated “Meeting at the Jade Terrace Under the Moon” and threw the Female Knight directly into it.
Within the Dharma form, there was another door, leading directly to the death planet, deep beneath the ground into the epochal seal.
The Four Kings lifted the Female Knight and threw her through the door.
Taking this opportunity—
Shen Ye performed an art with both hands.
This was not casting a new spell, but completely dispelling an existing one.
—Epochal Seal!
Rumble rumble rumble—
The palace deep underground collapsed with a crash.
The Finisher Lord of all epochs emerged from the dust, flying towards the Female Knight.
He transformed into a human, a muscular male knight.
—No.
He was actually a spirit art!
The Valkyrie looked at the Finisher Lord, extended her trembling hand, and pressed it against his forehead:
“The world I protected has all been corrupted, devoured by it. I am no longer the gatekeeper—I only have you left.”
“Are you willing to fight alongside me again?”
“To fight for you, my lady,” the Finisher Lord said, kneeling on one knee, his voice trembling with excitement.
The Valkyrie nodded.
Blazing flames began to burn around her.
Tiny glowing words appeared in the void around her:
“The Valkyrie is reconstructing her body.”
“Her soul is free, a freedom both precious and, now that she has left that truth creation, she need no longer be manipulated.”
“With the power of a guardian knight, her soul and flesh will be reborn in nirvana.”
Shen Ye withdrew his gaze.
A faint smile appeared on his face as he turned and casually entered a room, pulled out a chair, and sat down at a table to rest for a while.
This was the bottom deck.
The safe zone.
He had no desire to claim the ultimate creation.
Safe.
Shen Ye rubbed his ring, took out some snacks and drinks, and began to eat and drink.
After a while.
The Valkyrie emerged from the void and stood before him, watching him silently.
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Shen Ye was still gnawing on a chocolate bar, saying without looking up:
“It’s our turn to counterattack.”
“But we are mere ants before it; even with our full strength, we cannot harm it in the slightest,” the Valkyrie said.
“We can’t, but someone can,” Shen Ye said.
The Valkyrie suddenly looked into the void.
Lines of prompts appeared before her eyes:
“The other party has issued a qualification certification.”
“This certification has been approved by that seventeenth-stage existence.”
“Congratulations.”
“You have become the second agent of that great expert.”
“I’ve become an agent?” the Valkyrie asked.
“That’s right, go find things. Anything with power can be sacrificed to empower it—it’s currently holding its own against that ultimate creation,” Shen Ye said.
“But wouldn’t that count as participating in the struggle for the ultimate creation?” the Valkyrie asked.
“Others can’t, but you can—”
Shen Ye looked into her eyes and said softly:
“Firstly, you are not doing this to obtain it; you are doing it for revenge.”
“Revenge?” The Valkyrie was stunned.
“Yes, isn’t anyone seeking revenge on it?” Shen Ye asked.
“…No, it’s invincible,” the Valkyrie shook her head.
“Good, now we seek revenge—this isn’t to obtain it—”
Shen Ye looked up at the ceiling, took a deep breath, and roared:
“You bastard, we’re going to kill you, do you hear me?”
“Don’t be so arrogant, no one wants you!”
He waited for a moment after roaring.
No movement.
“Alright, now for our second point.”
Amidst the Valkyrie’s incredulous expression, Shen Ye calmly continued:
“Secondly—”
“It used you to attack me. If that didn’t violate the rules, why can’t I use you to attack it?”
“Once it judges you to have violated the rules, it’s judging itself to have violated the rules!”
“This is a bug that occurred in this battle.”
“—And it’s our hope.”
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