Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 484

Fire.

A raging fire ignited in the courthouse prison.

But the fire only flickered for a moment.

Many people only had one or two hairs singed before the fire extinguished.

Shen Ye snapped his fingers:

“All right.”

People.

Cannot be killed.

Not a single one.

Just devour the keywords.

Following Shen Ye’s thought, the crowd reappeared on the street, frozen in their original positions.

In a while.

The “Blood” category keywords would be completely devoured, and they would slowly regain consciousness.

This was actually troublesome.

—They were sleeping, but when they woke up, they found themselves standing on the street.

Collective sleepwalking?

It didn’t make sense.

Shen Ye sighed and put his hands together, forming a mudra.

—Mystic Arts of Heaven and Earth!

Mystic Arts of Heaven and Earth could turn dreams into reality and reality into dreams.

But this time, it didn’t need to be so thorough.

Faint light appeared as small characters:

“You have activated a portion of the power of Mystic Arts of Heaven and Earth.”

“Everything that happened in the city has turned into a dream and disappeared, but the titles stripped from the living beings remain stripped.”

In an instant.

Everyone disappeared from their original places.

Everything just now was like a dream, disappearing without a trace, and people all returned to their homes, continuing to sleep in their beds.

“Mystic Arts of Heaven and Earth…”

Shen Ye murmured.

Indeed.

Truth Tier power suppressed everything.

But even Truth Tier, Shen Ye had seen many.

Few techniques could be more profound than the Three Techniques!

Were the Three Techniques truly just the ultimate powers of the first few epochs of the multi-layered universe?

Shen Ye hesitated:

“Su Rong, Mystic Arts of Heaven and Earth—”

“It’s not time yet,” Su Rong interrupted him: “Telling you now would cause big problems; please wait patiently for a while longer.”

Shen Ye had one good quality: he listened to advice.

Since she said so, he really didn’t ask further.

—After all, up until this point, the multi-layered universe of the Sixth Epoch had not launched any counterattack against the Parasitic Empress.

This was a multi-layered universe that had just merged with Su Rong and completed its evolution.

In the Fourth Epoch, upon detecting the danger of destruction, it had overdrawn its power and prematurely developed the Sixth Epoch’s Gate abilities.

—Such an existence, would it just surrender?

Shen Ye completely disbelieved it.

His gaze shifted to the lines of faint glowing characters appearing in the void:

“You have defeated a large number of professionals.”

“Eye Technique: Truth Out of Order has been successfully activated. Countless ‘Blood’ category keywords have been devoured by you!”

“Congratulations.”

“Your keyword ‘Bestselling Idol’ has been upgraded to ‘Bestselling Idol Max’.”

“Metaphysical keyword, no rank, passively effective.”

“Description: Although it cannot provide combat assistance, you can become extremely popular with ease.”

“—Maximum affinity, and a touch of madness.”

“—You need to unearth the power of this keyword.”

“This devour and change will not be detected.”

Shen Ye yawned.

This kind of keyword was actually somewhat similar to a songstress.

Nothing to worry about.

Compared to that, what concerned him more was—

He hadn’t slept all night, fought for so long, and hadn’t eaten enough at night.

It was truly enough.

He looked around the entire street block.

Everyone was asleep.

What else could he do at this time?

The avatar was cultivating, the robot was mining, and shells were being built one by one.

The court was being renovated—

It was used once for emergencies just now, but even the floor hadn’t been laid yet, and there was no wiring for lighting and heating.

Now resources were continuously poured in, and the court was beginning to look more and more proper.

Its functions also became more abundant.

So—

Nothing for me to do!

Go to sleep!

Shen Ye climbed over the wall, tiptoed back to his room, undressed, and got into bed.

Sleep?

“Cat and dog.”

With his soft call, the cat and dog jumped out and squatted on the windowsill, acting as sentinels.

Only then did Shen Ye close his eyes and fall into dreamland.

The night passed without a word.

Daybreak.

Shen Ye opened his eyes.

A line of faint characters appeared before him:

“It’s dawn.”

Shen Ye was a little puzzled.

—There’s no need to remind me about this.

After all, he hadn’t been reminded about dawn every day before, so why was today special?

“It’s dawn,” Su Rong said.

“So what? Why are you saying that?” Shen Ye asked.

“At night, people are resting, so the Parasitic Empress’s surveillance spells also operate at low energy.”

“But at dawn, the Empress’s envoys will come out to observe this world.”

“Since you have Red’s potential, the envoys will surely notice you,” Su Rong said.

“Will they kill me?” Shen Ye spread his hands.

“No, the entire world is like a farm to them, and you can help them control humans. They will use you.”

“—A powerful and unmatched aura has arrived, be extremely careful!”

Before Su Rong had finished speaking, Shen Ye had already put away the cat and dog, and looked out the window.

On the wall.

A person appeared.

However, this time it was not a person in black.

Instead, it was a mature, beautiful woman in a gorgeous long dress.

Across the backyard, her gaze met Shen Ye’s.

In an instant.

She appeared in Shen Ye’s room, closed the parasol in her hand, and continued to stare at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye felt something, and suddenly noticed that the keywords above his head were changing.

A few words appeared after “Bestselling Idol Max”.

Those words sometimes formed into “does not exist”, sometimes changed to “enemy of”, and then transformed into “the first person”—

This was a suffix.

The suffix kept changing incessantly.

“A child of the Shen family actually possesses such talent?” The woman smiled, extending her fair, slender hand, and pressed it at Shen Ye from afar.

A line of faint characters quietly emerged:

“You have been marked.”

Shen Ye stood up, instinctively clenched his fist, and assumed a boxing stance—

But he had put away his saber beforehand.

After all, the Night Rain Saber was a Truth-ranked weapon, and being discovered would be bad.

“Who are you?”

Shen Ye asked cautiously.

The woman said, “I’m ending your silent period. Today, I’ll let you participate in the profession test.”

“But I have to ask you—do you think effort is more important, or choice is more important?”

“A slave performing two tasks isn’t very important,” Shen Ye said.

The woman smiled, and said softly:

“You must remember, choose your profession carefully.”

“Many incredibly talented people have wasted their lives and become ordinary because they chose the wrong profession.”

“If you choose the right profession today, you will see me again, and I will tell you my name.”

“—If you never see me again, then so be it.”

After the woman finished speaking, she disappeared in an instant.

Only Shen Ye remained standing there in a daze.

After a long while.

He transmitted his voice: “Is that woman the emissary of the Parasitic Empress?”

“Yes, she is.”

Su Rong’s voice was somewhat peculiar.

It sounded as if it carried some inexplicable emotion.

“Su Rong? You know, we can speak frankly with each other,” Shen Ye said softly.

A moment of silence.

Suddenly.

Su Rong’s voice rang out again:

“She *is* the will of this multi-layered universe that the Parasitic Empress has parasitized.”

Shen Ye’s heart jolted:

“How can this be? Is she willingly serving the Parasitic Empress?”

Su Rong’s tone was somewhat complex: “Unclear… perhaps forced, perhaps for other reasons. In any case, if we want to know the secrets within, we must further interact with her.”

Shen Ye recalled what the other party had just said.

Choosing a profession…

He could choose a profession today?

His profession was Shadow Blade master.

His father was also a warrior skilled in polearms, but his father’s path was “public order management.”

What should I pursue?

Is there an entertainment industry in this world?

Countless thoughts surged in Shen Ye’s mind, and he sat there contemplating for a while.

Knock, knock, knock—

Not until Zhao Xiaoshang knocked on the door and called for dinner.

Only then did he snap back to reality, jump out of bed, and begin to wash up.

“Just received notice that your ‘dormant period’ has ended early.”

During breakfast, Father Shen spoke.

Father Shen looked at Shen Ye with an inquiring gaze, only to see Shen Ye first surprised, then showing joy and saying:

“I don’t have to stay at home anymore?”

“Yes, I’m taking you to the professional appraisal office. You’re going to have a job now, child,” Shen Shian said.

His son didn’t seem to have done anything.

So why did the dormant period end early?

Shen Shian couldn’t quite figure it out.

“Is the job fixed?” Shen Ye asked.

“Of course not. If you can get stronger and stronger, your job will get better and better,” Shen Shian said.

“Understood, let’s go.” Shen Ye said, putting down his chopsticks.

“Eat properly first, what’s the rush? Going to the career selection on an empty stomach? You might as well just be sent to farm!” Shen Shian said, dissatisfied.

Shen Ye smiled apologetically, picked up his chopsticks again, and started eating.

Shen Shian, however, put down his chopsticks, revealing a solemn expression, and transmitted his voice:

“Listen, choose the lion.”

“Huh?” Shen Ye asked in surprise.

“I can’t say more, just remember what I said—if you really don’t know what to choose, then choose the lion.”

“—The lion is the safest.”

Shen Ye was about to ask again, but Shen Shian shook his head, refusing to say anything more.

“Dad, give me a saber.”

Shen Ye said again.

“Don’t you have a saber?” Shen Shian frowned.

“It’s not very convenient to use, it’s black market.”

“…What kind of saber do you need?”

“The more ordinary, the better.”

“That’s easy.”

An hour later.

Shen Ye was taken to a towering building.

The building somewhat resembled a magic tower.

But unlike a magic tower, it was entirely gray-white, and a gigantic platform was formed at its top, instead of tapering to a spire.

“Take your identification card and go in—remember, no matter what job you end up doing, I’ll be proud of you.”

Shen Shian said gently.

“If I were to become a porn actor…”

“I’d kill you, kid.”

“Dad, you’re not being sincere.”

Under Shen Shian’s murderous gaze, Shen Ye bounded up the steps and pushed open the door.

The clamor was shut out.

At the entrance, a man in a black uniform greeted him, already at the reception desk.

Shen Ye showed him his identification.

“Shen Ye, right? Follow me.”

The man smiled gently.

Shen Ye followed the man, walking straight ahead until they reached the end of the path.

The man pulled out a card and pressed it against the door.

Rumble, rumble, rumble—

The enormous gate slowly opened to both sides.

The door was made entirely of metal, etched with intricate runes, and measured a full five meters thick.

It was astonishing.

“Alright, go on. Good luck with your test,” the man said with a smile.

“Thank you—I wanted to ask, is there anything I should pay attention to?” Shen Ye said.

“Don’t be nervous, once the test begins, you’ll understand.”

“Okay.”

Shen Ye walked through the iron gate.

The gate emitted another “rumble” and slowly closed.

A gentle female voice sounded:

“Test begins.”

The metal floor ahead opened.

One by one, transparent cultivation vats rose from the ground, arrayed before Shen Ye.

Inside the vats, liquid filled them, sealing various monsters in different forms.

They were all dormant.

Shen Ye glanced at them, then gasped.

“This is…”

He murmured, but the rest of his words didn’t come out.

In those cultivation tanks, he saw Earth Demons, Emperor Species, Three-Eyed Demons, and other legendary monsters.

Earth Demons came from Twilight Star.

That planet was teeming with mythical monsters, and no one ever survived!

Emperor Species needless to say.

The Three-Eyed Demons were also extremely powerful species in the Cosmic Council.

Undoubtedly—

These monsters’ combat power was simply off the charts!

No wonder such thick metal gates were installed.

But—

Could it be that a mortal had to defeat an Emperor Species to find a job here?

That’s not it, not it.

The female voice sounded again:

“Choosing an opponent wisely is the most basic element of survival.”

“You must select a creature you feel you can defeat from these known and unknown monsters.”

“Win the battle, and you pass the first round of selection.”

“This selection will determine your initial profession based on your choice, your combat skill level, and your degree of victory.”

“Begin!”

The female voice disappeared.

In the spacious hall, only Shen Ye remained.

And rows of cultivation tanks.

Shen Ye walked a circle.

He indeed saw a lion.

The lion was also sealed in a cultivation tank, remaining dormant.

Dad said to choose a lion when he didn’t know what to choose, at least to save his life.

—But I don’t need that.

Most of the monsters here, I recognize.

So.

The real question to consider is another one.

The seventeen-year-old Shen Ye possessed the strength of the sixteenth level of the Law Realm.

What kind of opponent should he choose?

This choice must be extremely wise, ensuring that he can just barely defeat the monster, rather than there being too large a disparity.

—The primary test is combat perception!

Shen Ye walked in front of the Emperor Species.

No—

The Emperor Species is too strong.

Shen Ye is an expert of the Shadow Blade.

Even with the Long Hate Saber Technique, defeating an Emperor Species head-on would still require using keywords.

Truth-level keywords cannot be exposed.

He stepped forward, coming to face the Three-Eyed Demon.

The Three-Eyed Demon is skilled in mental techniques.

Likewise, Truth cannot be used.

Without using Truth, he only had the power of the sixteenth level of the Law Realm.

If it controlled him and exposed his memories, letting slip crucial information, then he would be finished.

Shen Ye continued to walk forward.

Hmm?

He suddenly stopped.

Why is there a creature from the Nightmare World here!

In the cultivation tank opposite him, a centaur floated in the cultivation fluid, eyes closed, in a state of slumber.

Shen Ye’s gaze flickered.

“Carrula…”

He softly called.

Spirit—

The Centaur Carrula descended upon him, looking forward with his gaze.

“Already dead, a puppet body.”

“However, if you destroy his body, the essence of the earth within him will automatically scatter into the soil, and I can retrieve it.”

The Earth Demigod’s voice contained a suppressed anger after seeing the corpse of her fellow countryman.

Shen Ye asked, “Do centaurs have any weaknesses?”

Carrula quickly said: “This is a corpse puppet, so it won’t be as fluid in its initial moves, and centaurs will chant an Earth Anthem at the beginning of a battle, seeking power augmentation.”

“Also, its strength should be around the seventeenth level of the Law Realm.”

“The best opportunity is at the very beginning of the battle—”

“Don’t let it unleash all its power, or it will be very troublesome.”

Shen Ye quietly listened.

Listening to Carrula, the Earth Emissary of demigod rank, explain the combat essentials of a centaur, still gave one a good deal of confidence.

—It’s a fight he could win.

And—

It’s not surprising to see Emperor Species or Earth Demons here.

But why would Nightmare creatures appear?

He had to find out.

Shen Ye reached out and pressed the control panel next to the cultivation tank.

“I choose this one.”

He spoke.

All the cultivation tanks slowly sank beneath the ground.

Only the centaur’s cultivation tank remained, and the cultivation fluid in the vessel quickly drained.

The female voice sounded again:

“Battle begins.”

Click!

The cultivation tank opened.

The centaur opened its eyes, drew a heavy greatsword from the void, and shouted loudly:

“Grant me strength, Mother Earth—”

In the void.

Something seemed to flash.

The ‘Shifting Light’ of the Shadow Blade master!

All light was dispersed, so this strike could not be perceived, could not be seen.

The centaur was greatly enraged and had to temporarily stop chanting, blocking in front with its greatsword.

Clang—

Amidst the vibrating sound, the long saber in Shen Ye’s hand shattered.

This was an ordinary long saber found by Shen Shian.

—But the Long Hate Saber Technique was still deployed!

In the void, countless sharp saber glints suddenly blossomed, instantly enveloping the centaur.

The centaur’s hands moved somewhat slowly, forcing it to take a step back and again use its greatsword to block these saber glints.

However, the saber glints surged like a tide towards its feet.

Shadow Blade master, professional skill ‘Catching Shadow’!

An attack on a shadow is considered to cause equivalent damage to the target!

Thousands of saber glints tore through the shadow.

The centaur’s body was inexplicably slashed a thousand times, flying through the air and crashing far away against the metal wall hundreds of meters distant, blooming into a crimson flower.

Thump.

The corpse fell to the ground, unmoving.

The battle ended.

—Indeed, just as Carrula said, I had to go all out from the start!

“Oh no, my saber broke. It broke because of the test. Can I get a replacement?”

Shen Ye scratched his head, holding the broken saber, and asked.

Rumble, rumble—

The metal door opposite slowly opened.

Shen Ye walked out, only to see several other youths standing there.

It seemed they were all there for today’s test.

The female voice sounded again:

“Please wait briefly, your evaluation will be generated shortly.”

“We will resupply you with weapons after the evaluation is generated.”

Shen Ye stood there and waited.

Soon, someone came holding a white jade-like short sword.

Two rows of powerful professionals stood in order around the youths, encircling them.

This scene was unnerving.

The leading man spoke:

“Everyone.”

“Our world, in truth, is partially under the control of the ‘Gatekeepers’.”

“This divine weapon has a certain probability of harming the ‘Gatekeeper,’ or even killing him.”

The youths looked at each other.

One youth couldn’t help but say, “Is it really possible to harm them?”

“Yes, there’s a certain probability,” the leading man said.

“Is the Gatekeeper a human or a monster?” another youth asked.

“Legend says it’s a human.”

Murder?

The youths hesitated a little.

The leading man intensified his tone and said:

“Before you take office, you must prove your loyalty after your memories awaken.”

“Stab the void with the divine weapon. This act has a certain probability of harming the ‘Gatekeeper,’ and he will view you as enemies.”

“But this act also represents your firm stance.”

“Only then will you be worthy of the trust of the world and civilization.”

“Begin!”

Before his words faded.

Shen Ye was the first to step forward, grab the short sword, and thrust it fiercely into the void.