Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 501

Xiao Yurong invited him to dinner.

Other things aside, when it came to food, Shen Ye readily agreed without a second thought.

At the dinner table.

As Xiao Yurong continued to grill him on how he came up with those lines—

Shen Ye gradually realized one thing.

Compared to last night’s battle, Xiao Yurong was more impressed that he got trending on social media without doing anything.

Tsk.

Young people these days.

He responded absentmindedly to the young girl, fully focused on the steak, lobster, and red wine in front of him.

After eating his fill, he contentedly held a cup of tea and sipped it slowly.

Those glowing specks of text reappeared before his eyes as he willed them:

“You have taken on the hidden profession:”

“Conduit Daoist.”

“Profession Skill: Eternal Summon (Elementary).”

“Description: Summon/dismiss your companions to participate in your missions and battles, which will redistribute the threat level you demonstrate.”

“Currently callable: 1 person.”

“Note: Upon mission completion, teammates will also receive eternal infusion.”

“Profession Taboo: Once you possess money, the ‘threat reduction’ effect will disappear.”

Behind these glowing specks of text were several lines of dark golden text:

“Profession Mission: Threat-free Growth.”

“Description: You will discover that special starting mission, which will lead you to a path of rapid advancement, and even help you uncover the secrets behind the world.”

“—An orchestrated self-salvation path diligently prepared by the Eternal Brain.”

Shen Ye withdrew his gaze.

—The Eternal Brain takes the consciousness of all sentient beings as its self-consciousness; it shouldn’t have such a complex and perilous arrangement.

Unless—

When it was alive, it wasn’t unconscious.

Beep beep beep!

The phone rang, interrupting Shen Ye’s thoughts.

Xiao Yurong got up to answer the phone.

Shen Ye simply closed his eyes, leaning back comfortably, slowly contemplating the “Conduit Daoist” profession skill while feeling the changes in his power.

Having completed three “Pure Cultivation Daoist” missions, he had once again received an eternal power infusion.

He was now very close to the twentieth layer of the dharma realm.

He just needed to…

Keep taking missions.

Following this line of thought.

There was no need to care who controlled the Eternal Brain.

He just needed to focus on improving his strength while ensuring his safety.

Everything else was unimportant.

Having made up his mind, he relaxed.

Just then, Xiao Yurong walked back, saying:

“The higher-ups are very displeased with us.”

“Why?” Shen Ye asked.

“Two major generals, choosing the simplest mission, really failed to live up to expectations,” Xiao Yurong said.

“Do major generals have to take the hardest missions?” Shen Ye said indifferently.

“With our strength, we could have done more,” Xiao Yurong said.

Shen Ye sneered.

Nonsense!

If he had taken other missions, he might already be dead!

That entity controlling the Eternal Brain did not allow overly powerful humans to exist.

Any risk would be eliminated.

Even in an ordinary variety show, he encountered a “supervisor.”

Fortunately, he passed.

No need to worry about the other party’s motives.

He just needed to become stronger—

Seize the time and desperately absorb the power of the Eternal Brain!

“They wouldn’t punish us just because our mission level was too low, would they?”

Shen Ye said.

“The higher-ups want us to take new missions to make up for our laziness this time – are you still willing to take a mission today?” Xiao Yurong asked.

“I’m fine with anything,” Shen Ye said.

Xiao Yurong took out a tablet, opened the mission system, and scrolled through, starting to pick missions.

Shen Ye suddenly remembered something.

His “Fate Divination” ability was currently overdrawn and needed time to recover.

So taking missions had to be done with caution.

He simply leaned over and watched Xiao Yurong select missions.

Unexpectedly—

Faint glows appeared over the names of each mission.

Many of these glows dispersed.

Only one wisp of light gathered into small characters, appearing above a mission:

“Profession Starting Mission.”

—The Conduit Daoist’s mission!

Shen Ye glanced at it for a few moments, then pointed to the mission name and said,

“Let’s do this mission.”

Xiao Yurong focused her gaze and read aloud, “Interstellar Escort, originally an A-class mission, upgraded to S-class due to intelligence leaks—”

“Excellent, this one suits us!”

“Time is tight, we’ll have to depart as soon as we accept the mission,” Shen Ye said.

“Then I’ll accept it.”

“Accept.”

Xiao Yurong quickly operated, accepting the mission for both herself and Shen Ye.

Two hours later.

Space launch base.

A spaceship soared into the sky.

Shen Ye, Xiao Yurong, and several other astronauts sat inside the spaceship, all watching a metal box fixed within the cabin.

This box contained extremely important core components for a space fortress.

It was guarded by six generals.

Only when it safely reached the Galactic Revolutionary Army’s space base outside Earth would the six generals’ mission be complete.

“Latest intelligence from command indicates that the demons hidden in space have learned of our operation and are heading our way.”

A general said.

“Then let them come, I want to have a good fight with them,” another general said in a deep voice.

Everyone tensed up, maintaining a cautious vigilance.

Xiao Yurong also clenched her fists, ready for battle at any moment.

Shen Ye shrunk back to the very end.

He leaned against the back of his chair, staring at the metal box, and soon his mind wandered.

According to the mission description, enemies were definitely coming to attack.

But it was labeled a “profession mission”—

He hadn’t encountered such missions before, so he wasn’t sure about the situation.

—He’d just have to wait and see.

The spaceship roared, gradually leaving the atmosphere and entering the dark reaches of outer space.

Beep!

An electronic sound followed:

“Ship is flying towards Space Base 6577.”

“All is well.”

The six general-ranked experts exchanged glances, continuing their careful vigilance.

By now, the sights of outer space were visible.

The spaceship was surrounded by darkness.

Neither the radar nor anyone’s sight or psionic abilities detected any enemies.

The spaceship continued its voyage.

Finally—

The ship’s broadcast sounded:

“Generals.”

“I am the captain of this vessel, responsible for this voyage.”

“I am hereby informing you that in twenty minutes, we will arrive at the base on schedule.”

“May good luck be with us.”

The broadcast ended.

Upon hearing this, everyone stood up and surrounded the metal box.

“This is the most dangerous part of the journey.”

A general said.

“Indeed, if they don’t come to snatch it now, we’ll be within the base’s defensive weapon coverage.”

“Which means, they will definitely come!”

The reasoning was so simple that everyone clearly understood the answer.

The enemy was bound to surge in like a raging tide.

They would go all out to seize that metal box!

The battle would become intense from the very beginning.

Death was also foreseeable.

But no one had a way out!

Everyone drew their weapons, raised their battle aura, and prepared for a life-or-death struggle.

Time slowly passed.

Shen Ye suddenly pointed out the window and asked:

“What’s that?”

Everyone turned to look.

They saw another spaceship catching up from behind at an extremely fast speed.

“It’s a transport ship,” Xiao Yurong said.

“Could there be enemies on board?” Shen Ye asked.

“Probably not, this ship is transporting ordinary and heavy mechanical objects, there’s no value in attacking it,” another general said.

Under everyone’s gaze, the spaceship quickly sped away.

However, no one relaxed; instead, they became even more nervous.

—You knew an attack would happen, but you didn’t know when.

This was the most tormenting thing.

Under the immense pressure of tension and anxiety, everyone endured an incredibly long twenty minutes.

The broadcast sounded again:

“Generals.”

“We are about to arrive at the base.”

“Yes, we are about to land!”

The captain’s voice carried a hint of disbelief.

Everyone looked out the window and saw that it was indeed a human space base.

The landing pad was already prepared.

The spaceship was slowly descending.

Many soldiers were on alert around, and as soon as the spaceship landed and the hatch opened, they poured in.

—The replacement core component had to be installed immediately.

The soldiers carried the metal box away.

Mission accomplished.

The six generals stood in the spaceship’s cabin, exchanging bewildered glances.

An S-class mission!

This was a mandatory escort mission where intelligence had already been leaked!

Everyone had prepared for sacrifice.

But—

It was completed so ordinarily, so uneventfully, so calmly?

“Mission confirmed complete.”

A general received the message and announced loudly.

Only then did everyone slowly relax.

“That doesn’t make sense… with the intelligence leakage, how could those demons let such a good opportunity slip by?” another general pondered, unable to understand.

Suddenly.

The broadcast sounded once again:

“Emergency alert.”

“A few minutes ago, a transport ship heading to Space Base 1354 was attacked by demons and exploded in space.”

Everyone was stunned.

An elderly lieutenant general spoke: “That’s not right, the transport ship heading to Space Base 1354 today was an unmanned model, carrying a batch of autonomous robots.”

“Wasn’t that the spaceship that just passed us?”

“—There wasn’t a single living soul on that ship.”

The demons had attacked that ship…

Everyone started to understand.

The two ships had taken off at roughly the same time.

Because there was no need to consider human tolerance, the unmanned ship was even faster.

It “overspeeded” from behind, rushing furiously towards the space base—

But it was noticed by the demons.

So, this meant…

The demons targeted the wrong object?

It seemed so!

“Anyway, the mission is complete,” one of the major generals laughed.

Everyone laughed.

This was good news!

“Gentlemen, you’re free to do as you please now—I’m going to play some cards, and don’t call me for anything,” the elderly general said.

He left after speaking.

The remaining people also dispersed.

Shen Ye stood at the back and poked Xiao Yurong with his finger.

“How was the mission I picked? Not bad, right?” “…Yes.”

“Dinner’s on you,” Shen Ye immediately said.

The professional taboo was “not possessing money,” so eating had become a top priority now.

“Okay, I’m going to see some friends, do you want to come with me?”

Xiao Yurong asked.

Shen Ye was about to agree, but suddenly felt something, shook his head and said, “No, I’ll rest a bit, we’ll meet for dinner.”

“Alright then,”

Xiao Yurong said with a hint of disappointment.

She had wanted to introduce her friends to him but was rejected.

But since they were still having dinner together, it would be fine to connect during dinner.

“The senior officer’s lounge is over there, you can go straight there.”

She pointed in a direction.

“Okay, I’m going to get some sleep,” Shen Ye said.

Xiao Yurong still wanted to say something, but saw him flash and disappear.

“Running so fast… is his life only about eating and sleeping?”

Xiao Yurong said resentfully.

At this moment, Shen Ye had found a lounge, verified his identity, closed the door, and sat on the sofa.

A sudden anomaly occurred—

In the void, countless phantoms flickered around Shen Ye.

These were souls living in the virtual world.

They were now stored on biological chips, using the chip’s power to simulate a body, allowing the soul to temporarily reside there.

Layers upon layers of souls gathered, instantly surrounding Shen Ye, forming a towering and magnificent mandala.

All the souls knelt beneath the mandala, chanting incantations in unison.

Shen Ye was about to ask something when his heart suddenly skipped a beat, filled with an indescribable sense of solemnity and tension.

Something was coming!

He instinctively looked up—

He saw a small, glowing mass slowly descending from the depths of the sky, hovering in front of him.

Shen Ye observed this slightly wriggling, glowing mass, gradually opening his mouth wider and wider uncontrollably.

—It was a small clump of brain tissue.

It’s a brain, after all!

Wait a minute.

Hold on.

If the Eternal Brain was truly dead, how could it plan such a “hidden profession mission”?

It was a brain in a jar, controlled.

How could it—

It could foresee the demon attack and use another spaceship as a decoy, thereby avoiding danger for itself?

—It was still alive!

Even if it was just this small clump of brain tissue…

Shen Ye reached out and took the pink, tender brain mass.

The next moment.

The brain disappeared.

A chip appeared in his hand.

Faint bits of text appeared:

“At its dying moment, the Eternal Brain transformed its last surviving brain tissue into information data and stored it on this chip.”

“Congratulations.”

“You have obtained the ‘Last Immortal Chip’!”

Instantly.

All the surrounding souls vanished.

The mandala became illusory.

Only Shen Ye remained seated on the sofa.

Everything was as if nothing had happened.

But.

He really held a faintly glowing chip in his hand.

The chip was not metallic, but rather resembled a lump of ice.

The ice gradually melted.

It seeped into Shen Ye’s palm.

A grand and magnificent voice echoed in Shen Ye’s ears:

“I died.”

“—I died so swiftly that although the enemy could resurrect the entire brain, they couldn’t find the secrets and treasures I cherished.”

“Because at the moment of my death, I had erased them from my memory and uploaded them to this chip instead.”

“Oh, future generations.”

“Go and seek all that I have buried.”

“With this last immortal chip, you are the new Eternal Brain!”

This information was too shocking.

Shen Ye even instinctively stood up from the sofa.

…

Elsewhere.

Multi-layered universe.

Death Star, Xirang High School.

Gymnasium.

Guo Yunye was sweating profusely, practicing his boxing.

“Yunye.”

A voice called out from afar.

Guo Yunye was startled, then overjoyed.

“Brother Ye, you’re finally back!”

He leaped onto the spectator stands in a few steps, arriving before the young Shen Ye.

“How have you been lately? Is everything normal?”

Shen Ye asked.

“Kunlun is maintaining social order, food production is guaranteed, and we haven’t had any major incidents here, but it’s a bit lonely,” Guo Yunye said.

“Not bad, you’re already at the seventh stage of the Dharma Realm,” Shen Ye observed him.

“Thanks to the quick cultivation manual Brother Ye gave me, I’m improving really fast now,” Guo Yunye said excitedly.

“Really? Want to spar a bit?” Shen Ye smiled.

“Please guide me, Brother Ye!” Guo Yunye said seriously.

The two landed in the center of the gymnasium.

Guo Yunye attacked first.

He stepped forward, striking Shen Ye’s face with his fist.

Shen Ye’s full stats were currently as high as 500 points, so he wouldn’t be hit even if he casually dodged, but to train Guo Yunye, he chose to lightly block with his hand.

Guo Yunye threw seven or eight punches in a row, all deflected by Shen Ye, and his heart couldn’t help but feel a little anxious.

“Watch out, Brother Ye!”

He shouted, suddenly transforming into a giant wolf over two meters tall, covered in flames, and breathed a jet of fire at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye dodged, snagged a wisp of flame with his finger, and twirled it between his fingertips, feeling its temperature.

This power…

It had already reached the level of the eighth layer of the dharma realm.

Not bad.

Shen Ye knew that Guo Yunye could transform into a wolf.

But he had never seen his wolf possess such power.

“Brother Ye, are you alright?”

The two-meter-tall wolf spoke in human tongue.

“I’m fine, what do you call this move?” Shen Ye asked.

“Just learned it recently, I plan to call it ‘Inuyasha’.”

“Why call it that?”

“Nangong Sirui can transform into a Yaksha, and I’ve always admired that, so I want to too.”

“…I advise you to change the name.”

“Brother Ye thinks it doesn’t sound good?”

“Yes, it’s too expensive.”

“Alright then, what name does Brother Ye think is good?”

Shen Ye fell into deep thought.

He could indeed send Guo Yunye to the other side of the door to help.

In this way.

His profession is a Daoist.

He was summoned by himself, and could transform into a fire-breathing giant wolf.

Should this move be called Summon Divine Beast?

Doesn’t sound good.

Then… Wolverine?

Even more expensive.

Shen Ye thought hard, then suddenly slapped the back of his head:

“Just call it Wolf God Transformation!”

“Okay!” Guo Yunye’s eyes lit up, and he gave a thumbs up.

“What other moves do you have?” Shen Ye asked.

“Now I can transform into various canine animals, but they don’t have much power… I still need to grow further,” Guo Yunye said.

He instantly transformed into a Pekingese, then a Poodle, then a Golden Retriever, and finally a rural mongrel.

Shen Ye fell into contemplation.

Taking Guo Yunye to that other world had inherent advantages.

First, his strength wasn’t that high, so he wouldn’t provoke a huge threat level in battle.

Second, once he made a move, Guo Yunye could immediately share a lot of the threat.

Third, transforming into a pet dog normally would even solve identity issues and not draw attention.

It’s decided!

“Yunye, I need a hand over there… do you think you can come help me?” Shen Ye said.

“Doing what?” Guo Yunye asked.

“Battle—an epic and magnificent battle, enough to decide the fate of humanity!” Shen Ye said solemnly.

Guo Yunye’s eyes showed longing, his face flushed with excitement:

“Of course I’m willing, Brother Ye, I used to be too weak to keep up with you, I actually wished I could participate in such a grand event!”

“Very good,” Shen Ye patted his shoulder, “First, turn into a Chihuahua.”

“…Aren’t we going to fight?” Guo Yunye hesitated.

“Chihuahuas are very cute, they can numb the enemy and make them careless,” Shen Ye said seriously.

“Ah, I see! Alright!”

Bang.

Guo Yunye turned into a Chihuahua.

Shen Ye picked it up and said, “We’re about to join a great battle that could change two voids, are you ready?”

The Chihuahua was eager, nodding repeatedly.

“Excellent, then go, go to the other me.”

Shen Ye opened the door and threw the Chihuahua in.

On the other side of the door.

A pair of hands immediately caught the Chihuahua.

Shen Ye!

Shen Ye came out of the restroom, holding the Chihuahua, placed it on the table, and then put a few pieces of beef in front of it.

“Eat first, then work.”

Shen Ye said.

The Chihuahua was a bit confused.

It looked around and saw that it was in a restaurant.

The clock on the wall pointed to seven.

It was dark outside.

—Is it dinner time?

Where was the battle?

Where was the epic and magnificent battle?

It looked at Shen Ye with confusion.

Shen Ye sent a telepathic message: “You first have to face various trials, and then comes the battle.”

Trials.

What a load of rubbish.

I am a born warrior, training hard for the battlefield, dreaming day and night of fighting for the survival of humanity.

—And I still need trials?

“Brother Ye, you really look down on people!”

The Chihuahua felt a little upset, and just as it transmitted a sentence telepathically, it suddenly found itself being picked up by a pair of hands.

They were fragrant, fair, and delicate little hands.

“I can’t believe you even have such a cute little dog, you’re so caring.”

A gentle female voice sounded.

The Chihuahua was picked up in a daze, then landed in a soft, warm embrace.

It looked up for a moment.

It was a beauty.

A beautiful young girl.

—A beautiful young girl who only appears in men’s dreams!

Shen Ye’s voice then rang out:

“I just raise dogs, I wouldn’t say I’m particularly caring.”

“Still saying that, you just donated a million this morning, and you call that not caring?” the young girl chided.

She held the Chihuahua in her arms and gently stroked it.

Shen Ye looked at the Chihuahua.

He saw the Chihuahua leaning in the young girl’s arms, giving him a resolute look:

“Brother Ye, don’t worry, I can handle this kind of trial!”