Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 494
by“Next stop, Renmin Road.”
“Please exit through the right door.”
“Beep, beep, beep—”
The subway doors opened.
Shen Ye followed the crowd out of the platform and walked towards the stairs.
Time was a bit tight.
He quickened his pace, moving swiftly through the passage.
Out of the subway exit, across the road, and he would be at the office building.
His company was on the twenty-first floor.
Today was Monday, and there was a morning meeting.
He couldn’t be late.
Being late for the morning meeting would result in a deduction of… 100 yuan?
Yes, 100 yuan.
That was a fortune.
At the 24-hour convenience store downstairs, a microwaveable pre-packaged meal only cost a dozen yuan.
By eating frugally, 100 yuan could last him for two whole days, with some left over.
If used to buy noodles, 100 yuan could buy five boxes of egg noodles.
Cooking the noodles at home could feed him for a month!
Shen Ye started to jog.
He absolutely could not lose that 100 yuan!
He arrived at the company on time.
Punched in on time.
Sat at his workstation on time.
Soon after.
The morning meeting began.
The junior leader stood at the front, loudly discussing various matters.
Shen Ye listened distractedly.
—This was how every single one of his days went.
Compared to the first half of his life, this was already considered an excellent life.
From a very young age, he had started to remember things, and even now he clearly recalled that distant afternoon when he was abandoned at the orphanage gates.
About… two years old?
Less than two years old, probably.
He was so sick he was almost dying, but who knew that after entering the orphanage, he burned with a fever for two days, and then slowly came back to life.
It was all in the past.
And honestly, he didn’t feel anything about it.
Your family can choose to abandon you.
And you can choose not to care.
After that, life in the orphanage was good.
Although he often didn’t get enough to eat.
But at least he was alive.
Later, he took exams, graduated, found a job, had enough to eat and wear, and a place of his own at night that could shelter him from wind and rain and where he could sleep—
He was very satisfied with this.
As for the future, if he could achieve something in his career, or start a small business, like opening a supermarket near residential areas, a children’s clothing store, or a small restaurant.
That would be even better.
If he could earn money and give back to the orphanage.
Then this life would be perfect.
Shen Ye casually thought about the past, then suddenly glanced out the window.
Downstairs.
A long convoy was parked at the entrance of the building.
Police had blocked both ends of the road with barricades, preventing any vehicles from passing.
A helicopter hovered in the air.
…What was going on?
Shen Ye couldn’t help but shift his attention to reality.
In reality.
The Demonic Beast of the Earth led the way, while the Four Kings ran behind, carrying his body.
They suddenly entered a massive room.
This room was like a miniature world, filled with various green plants, rocks, streams, and wild animals.
Ripples appeared from all directions.
These ripples didn’t seem to be aggressive, but rather some kind of psychic induction power.
It was like a grand voice echoing throughout the huge room:
“To the beings from other dimensions, we mean no harm.”
The Demonic Beast of the Earth looked back at the Four Kings.
The Four Kings exchanged glances.
Shen Ye said, “Be arrogant.”
The Four Kings immediately roared in unison:
“Ants, what right do you have to speak with us?”
The ripples gathered again, forming a psychic message in the void:
“We can be mutually beneficial—if you are willing, we will help you achieve anything.”
“Ask it for my body,” Shen Ye said.
Among the Four Kings, the one wearing armor and holding a large shield stepped forward and spoke in human language:
“This body possesses the power to connect our world with yours.”
He pointed at Shen Ye’s body and continued:
“—We want it!”
The other side fell silent for a few breaths, then asked again:
“Based on the principle of mutual benefit, what can you pay for this?”
Pay what…
Shen Ye pondered, placing a revolver into his Dharmakaya, then transferring it to the Four Kings through his Dharmakaya.
“We exchange it for this.”
He regretted it as soon as he spoke.
“No—”
“We won’t give anything.”
The shield-wielding king was displaying the revolver in his hand.
This was a weapon obtained from the ancient ruins, possessing special powers.
“Proclaimer.”
“Description: Repels enemies, preventing them from attacking for one second.”
“Six dedicated rounds can be obtained daily.”
“—The Glory of the Meritorious.”
Just as he was about to place the pistol on the stone in front, he received Shen Ye’s command.
The pistol was taken back.
The king paused and then said,
“No! You get nothing, but this person is ours!”
The other side fell silent.
Going back on an agreement so quickly, this actually increased the risk of war.
The Demonic Beast of the Earth grew tense.
It released the fluctuations of its 法界 (fa jie, ‘Dharmic World’) throughout its body, preparing to summon its 法相 (fa xiang, ‘Dharmakaya’) and cast large-scale elemental spells.
The Four Kings guarded Shen Ye’s body.
The air was filled with tension—
He didn’t know what the other side would do, but Shen Ye even hoped they would attack.
After all.
It was time to see what the combat power of the real world was like.
—If he didn’t even know the strength of his enemies, he had to gather information first.
Otherwise, he’d be blindly fighting.
At this moment, the ripples gathered again into a voice:
“We can give you the body, but we must erase his consciousness. This is to protect our world.”
“—After all, an individual’s consciousness contains details about our world.”
“We hope you can understand this point.”
Erase his consciousness?
Not good.
Shen Ye once again activated the “Blind Arrogance” entry, shielding his entire body with the defensive power of the Triple Truth.
—A mere chip, it couldn’t possibly explode like a nuclear bomb, could it?
In the void, several lines of shimmering small text appeared:
“The opponent has detected the reinforcement level of your body.”
“The method of erasing consciousness is changing.”
“The current chip will not explode, but your consciousness will be in danger.”
Shen Ye withdrew his attention from reality.
He sat at his workstation and looked out the window again.
On the street.
Large numbers of special operations soldiers, wearing bulletproof vests and fully armed, entered the building.
This…
They couldn’t possibly be trying to eliminate his consciousness, could they?
If consciousness dissipated, a person would become a vegetable.
As a gift for first contact, given to those otherworldly visitors, it would also put people at ease.
Shen Ye rested his chin on his hand, twirling a ballpoint pen in the other, and began to ponder how to deal with this matter.
After a moment.
The Four Kings spoke again:
“That’s a good method, we can accept it.”
“But there’s still one more—”
Before the words finished, the Four Kings and the Demonic Beast of the Earth suddenly vanished from their original positions.
They were gone!
Shen Ye’s body then dropped to the ground with a “thump.”
The ripples in the void gathered into a voice again:
“Outsiders!”
“—Are you still there?”
No response.
Only Shen Ye’s body lay silently on the ground.
Ding!
The elevator opened.
Large numbers of special operations soldiers rushed into the corridor, quickly arriving at the company entrance, surrounding it tightly.
Just as they were about to act, the walkie-talkie suddenly blared:
“Highest directive, this operation is converted into a hostage rescue exercise.”
“Repeat, this is an exercise!”
“Execute the exercise command according to Action Plan Five.”
“Do not harm any citizens, patiently perform explanation duties, begin!”
The special operations captain, who was leading the team, had just pushed open the company’s glass door.
Hearing the changed directive, his hand paused on his gun.
The company’s receptionist had already stood up, looking bewildered at the large number of special forces soldiers in front of her.
“Where’s your leader? Call him over, we’re about to conduct an exercise, please cooperate,” the special operations captain said loudly.
The morning meeting was temporarily suspended.
The employees all looked towards the entrance.
Several company leaders hurriedly stepped forward to communicate with the military.
Shen Ye picked up his cup and took a sip of water.
Almost.
He almost exposed himself.
But he couldn’t relax yet.
The other party clearly wanted to figure out what was happening before deciding whether to kill him.
While this was happening—
Shen Ye’s heart stirred, and lines of shimmering small text immediately appeared in the void:
“You have activated the Primordial Term ‘Man Behind the Scenes’.” “Now, prefixes will be continuously generated for the item ‘Human Individual Brain-Computer Chip’.”
Immediately after, prefixes appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:
“Super strong, advanced, outstanding, defective, damaged, special…”
Shen Ye sat at his workstation, quietly waiting.
The leaders were still communicating at the front desk.
After all, it was too sudden, and there was no prior notice; nobody knew if it was real or fake.
They had to confirm its authenticity first, then see if it complied with procedures.
After a while.
It was finally confirmed that there was indeed such an exercise, and the company had to cooperate.
“Everyone, stay at your workstations. This is a normal anti-terrorism exercise. Please cooperate; it will be over soon,” the leader said loudly from the stage.
The employees had no choice but to return to their workstations, quietly awaiting the so-called exercise.
Soldiers entered the company.
They pretended to look around a few times, then pointed at Shen Ye and said:
“Please cooperate and act as a hostage.”
“Okay.” Shen Ye stood up.
Lines of shimmering small text appeared before his eyes:
“Two matching prefixes are currently available:”
“1. Non-existent.”
“Description: The chip never existed.”
“2. Supreme.”
“Description: You will become the supreme being in the virtual dream world.”
Supreme?
Shen Ye’s lips curled slightly, and a hint of playfulness flashed in his eyes.
No matter how “supreme” the identity, it was merely a dream in a virtual world.
Who knew who the master behind the virtual world was!
Furthermore—
To call for wind and rain in the virtual world, while one’s real body remained weak and constantly at someone else’s mercy, even facing the risk of being killed.
Even an idiot would know how to choose!
“Choose 1,” Shen Ye mentally murmured.
—The “non-existent” chip!
The term “Man Behind the Scenes” did not generate prefixes randomly, but gradually “adapted to the target’s characteristics.”
The prefix “non-existent” meant that the “chip never existed” in Shen Ye’s head.
Since it never existed, it would not have caused any impact on the brain.
This was actually a causal backtrack!
In an instant.
Shen Ye vanished from everyone’s sight.
Screams of extreme terror and shouts erupted throughout the company.
The special operations captain’s walkie-talkie suddenly blared with new instructions:
“Erase the current building, restore all data.”
The entire building suddenly disappeared.
The next second.
The building reappeared.
“Everyone, stay at your workstations. This is a normal anti-terrorism exercise. Please cooperate; it will be over soon,” the leader said loudly from the stage.
The employees sat at their workstations, quietly awaiting the so-called exercise.
Shen Ye’s workstation was empty.
However, everyone seemed to ignore it, as if he had never existed.
On the other side.
In the real world.
Shen Ye slowly opened his eyes.
“Ugh…”
He let out an extremely weak groan.
“Current personal attributes are as follows:”
“Strength: 0.5;”
“Agility: 0.2;”
“Spirit: 450;”
“Comprehension: 450;”
“Resonance: 0.1;”
“Available free attribute points: 450.”
His attributes seemed strange. This was because his soul returned from the other side of the door, bringing back his original “Spirit” and “Comprehension” attributes.
As for Strength, Agility, and Resonance, they were still the attributes of his original body.
Having been soaked in nutrient solution for too long, these attributes had even decreased significantly.
—This was his real body!
Shen Ye allocated all 450 free attribute points to “Strength” and “Agility.”
His body gradually gained strength, even developing strands of muscle.
Ultimately, this was an ability brought by the “door,” which could be considered a special kind of “mutation.”
“Congratulations, Shen Ye.”
The ripple echoed in the void, transforming into a voice:
“In our experiment, you seem to have acquired powerful abilities, and your strength is constantly increasing.”
“We hope to work with you to continue developing this research project and help you become stronger.”
“I don’t think so,” Shen Ye said, finding a piece of clothing and putting it on.
The voice continued:
“Shen Ye, you only need to continue cooperating with us to gain unprecedented power, wealth, and everything in the world!”
“You will become one of the heroes!”
Shen Ye sat on a rock and began to put on his pants.
These were standard leather pants for a front-line assassin of the Human Empire. Norton had given him many things back then, and clothes were essential.
“Slightly increases movement speed.”
“—Shadow Brotherhood exclusive style.”
Shen Ye finished putting on his pants, then spoke:
“Can you tell me how many ‘materials’ are involved in this research project?”
The voice suddenly became excited:
“Hundreds of thousands! Do you know? This project has consumed hundreds of thousands of ‘materials’, and there have been some discoveries and results among them.”
“—But none have reached your level!”
“Shen Ye, you are the brilliant result of this project!”
Shen Ye listened quietly, then shook his head and murmured to himself:
“So many people killed…”
“I should have died at your hands too.”
Yes.
If the ultimate creation “Multi-Layer Universe” hadn’t opened the barrier, he wouldn’t have been able to reach the other side of the barrier and awaken in that young boy’s body.
In other words—
Both himself and the “materials” that this project would seek next would all end in death.
Blood feud.
“The achievements within you are of great importance, Shen Ye, please do not endanger yourself.”
The voice said.
But Shen Ye began to move his body.
Although he had already infused free points, his body hadn’t moved in a long time and needed to be activated little by little.
Compared to his other body, this body was older, probably in its early 20s, and also more handsome.
Of course, these were all irrelevant matters.
However, his “true name” seemed to have played a role in his resurrection at that time.
—The names of the two bodies were the same.
“Please rest assured, I am a very rational person and will not be easily swayed by emotions.”
Shen Ye said.
The voice breathed a sigh of relief and replied:
“That’s good. Your treatment will be implemented soon. Whether it’s money, power, or women, all your requests will definitely be met.”
“I only have one request,” Shen Ye said.
“What?” the voice asked.
Shen Ye showed a look of recollection: “I remember when I was hit by a car, I was immediately sent to a private hospital. The whole process was smooth and skillful. I want to ask—”
“Hitting me was planned long ago, wasn’t it?”
“Why?”
The other side was silent for a moment before responding:
“You will know the details of this plan sooner or later; there’s no point in hiding it from you.”
“Yes, you are the chosen one.”
“The chosen one?” Shen Ye asked.
“Right, you’re healthy, and you have no relatives. After disappearing from society, you won’t make any ripples, which helps avoid unnecessary trouble,” the voice said.
“I see.”
Shen Ye gestured.
A giant, fiery red blade-like greatsword appeared in his hand.
“Our conversation is over. I have no more demands of you, only to kill you all.”
As his words fell.
A towering blaze of flames slashed through the entire room.
Boom!
The flames pierced through reinforced concrete, incinerating everything in their path.
The roof was blown open, and only then did Shen Ye realize that this laboratory was located in an extremely remote desert.
The fractured wall revealed the scene in the adjacent room.
Dense rows of body bags, in a low-temperature environment, piled high on the racks.
Shen Ye glanced at them, then retracted his gaze.
If it weren’t for that instant when the barrier opened, and he happened to enter the experiment, then a minute earlier or a minute later, he would have died.
His body would have been piled up here.
Falling into eternal slumber with the other innocent victims.
Beep, beep, beep—
Alarms blared.
The void rippled again, gathering into a voice:
“What a pity, Shen Ye.”
“You had already touched the threshold of entering upper society, but your crudeness and ignorance have decided the true destiny of your fate.”
“We will learn from this lesson and avoid it in future experiments.”
“Farewell.”
Before the words finished, Shen Ye already had a premonition.
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A piercing whine echoed from the distant sky.
—It was a missile.
What kind of missile was it?
He didn’t know.
It was too late to run.
As for going through the door—
Shen Ye looked around and quickly dismissed the idea.
The person just now said he had touched the threshold of upper society, which meant there were other powerful beings.
In that case—
It was best not to let anyone see his trump card.
Especially the “door” ability.
The missile rapidly approached the base.
The next moment.
A blinding light filled the world.
“It’s a nuclear bomb,” Shen Ye sighed.
Amidst the rapidly rising heat and destruction, a line of shimmering small text quickly flashed before his eyes:
“This is the Fifth Epoch of the Multi-Layer Universe. Professionals can use spirit skills.”
“You used Failun, the spirit’s skill:”
“Transform into a dragon.”
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