Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 522

The lotus flowers bloomed, and the lotus leaves swayed in the wind.

In the darkness.

The power of truth filled the void, materializing into light as the lotus flowers bloomed.

This light then scattered into countless particles, drifting away with the wind.

Duke of Destruction pointed casually.

Black lightning condensed into a giant axe several hundred meters long, slashing down towards Shen Ye and his Dharma Idol.

But the situation seemed to turn a little strange.

—The giant axe, the moment it touched the particles of light, split into three, then three split into nine, then nine into eighty-one, continuously dispersing and multiplying.

The power of the giant axe was thus scattered.

First, it split into three parts, consolidating into three giant axes, then split again, and again, continuously dividing as the number of giant axes increased.

By the end, the power of each giant axe was so weak as to be imperceptible, having lost its original might.

Duke of Destruction paused, then chuckled:

“Brother Shen, this is the first time I’ve seen such an ingenious defense method.”

“I seem to have underestimated you just now.”

Shen Ye, however, had a solemn expression, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.

After unfolding this “One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones” Dharma Idol, he entered an extremely critical stage.

It was as if—

Something extremely secret was coming from the depths of the void of truth.

It would not descend in person.

But it would make itself known through resonance, revealing certain things.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

And it was precisely because of the impending great enemy that the Parasitic Queen had to cooperate wholeheartedly with Chatelet to assist him, revealing this secret!

However—

Duke of Destruction was right opposite him.

And the resonance deep within his soul had already begun.

He couldn’t even move his position, couldn’t cast spells, otherwise—

This resonance would be immediately interrupted.

“Lord Duke, I have many tricks, and that ship has been attacked by me many times, which is why it hates me so much.”

Shen Ye said in a relaxed tone.

This was a lie.

Logically, in a confrontation of this level, lies would be useless.

Because as the fight progressed, the lie would quickly be exposed.

Shen Ye said this only for the present moment—

To buy a little time!

As his words fell.

The other two Shen Ye’s hidden deep within the Dharma Idol opened their eyes.

To protect himself, he had to keep the other two Shen Ye’s on standby!

At the same time.

Duke of Destruction listened to Shen Ye’s words, his expression subtly condensed, and he murmured softly:

“Brother Shen, I underestimated you.”

“In the coming battle, I will go all out, so as to slightly alleviate the guilt in my heart.”

“—How ridiculous, since when did I start underestimating my enemies?”

He raised his hand, about to cast a spell, but Shen Ye immediately interjected:

“To become a duke under the Catastrophe of Destruction, you must have gone through many extremely difficult battles, right?”

“I guess you must have defeated many powerful enemies to get where you are today.”

“—Perhaps even other destroyers and servants would tremble upon hearing your name.”

Duke of Destruction’s hand remained suspended in mid-air, a spell momentarily uncast.

“Yes…”

He looked nostalgic, a hint of pride in his expression.

Seeing this, Shen Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief, continuing to sense the resonance.

—This was actually a tactic he often used when he was out in society.

Some important figures, leaders—

These people, when complimented appropriately by others, couldn’t help but want to boast about their glorious past.

People are not reluctant to share their success stories with a nobody.

It shows their approachability and demonstrates their strength.

Why not?

—This is a universally applicable truth.

Duke of Destruction was an incredibly shrewd person, but at this moment in the battle, neither side was continuing to fight, and even a few words wouldn’t affect the overall situation.

If there was such an impact—

A person like him would immediately see through it.

So he said with confidence:

“Back then, I didn’t have many subordinates, fighting in extremely harsh environments, sometimes not even having enough to eat…”

Shen Ye listened with focused attention, as if truly rapt.

Time slowly passed.

The resonance from the distant void gradually formed a special information transmission in his soul.

A flash of enlightenment appeared in Shen Ye’s mind.

That was the initial cause of the birth of the void of truth—

In the beginning.

There was nothing in the void.

But in endless worlds, the Catastrophe of Destruction appeared.

It swept through world after world, destroying all civilizations, and all sentient beings and myriad things were buried with it.

Such a time lasted for billions of years.

Countless worlds were destroyed, and immeasurable beings were slain.

However, the reason worlds are born, and why sentient beings can generate civilization, is because of the source that creates all things—

Whether birth or destruction, all originate from “truth.”

So when all those worlds perished, “truth” withdrew from the worlds.

The “truth” of world after world withdrew, fled, and finally gathered in the void.

Those with similar natures gradually merged.

Billions of years passed.

These truths formed “Truth Creations.”

And because these truths were stripped from an endless number of destroyed worlds, born in destruction, they were also called “Ultimate Creations.”

There were twenty-one such creations in total.

They either slumbered or awakened, and over vast stretches of time, continuously emitted a common force to reshape the void.

—They had been constantly deducing methods to resist destruction.

Finally.

With the combined power of these twenty-one ultimate creations, a special type of power was generated in the void that did not exist in other worlds:

Dharma Idol.

At this instant, Shen Ye couldn’t help but shiver, his entire being suddenly awakening as if enlightened.

The evolution of the void was truly too grand, like an epic.

However, all of this was for one purpose.

“The creations were prepared for the Dharma Idol…”

Shen Ye murmured involuntarily, unable to resist.

On the other side.

Duke of Destruction was still rambling on about his greatness, when he suddenly heard Shen Ye speak and stopped.

“What did you just say?” the Duke asked.

“Nothing—I just feel that having to fight you to the death is really a regrettable thing,” Shen Ye said.

Duke of Destruction sighed: “No choice, Brother Shen, killing you is better for you.”

“Why?” Shen Ye asked.

“If you live, I’ll torment you for a hundred million years. If you die, I’ll take your head back—those are the terms of the Boat of Chaos.”

“I figure it’s better for you to die.”

Shen Ye nodded.

That was quite reasonable.

“Thank you, thank you for not wanting me to live,” he said sincerely.

“Not at all, it’s just that tormenting you for a hundred million years would consume more resources for me—”

Duke of Destruction continued in a sincere tone:

“I’d prefer to settle this once and for all. The small talk ends here, child, now die.”

He formed a spell-seal with both hands.

Shen Ye also prepared for battle.

—However, this time, he already knew how to use the power of the Ultimate Creations.

“Come, help me open up my Dharma Idol!”

Shen Ye transmitted telepathically.

The woman formed by the fusion of Su Su and Chatelet flew down from the lotus platform and embraced him from behind.

“Hurry up, let’s strive for success in one go.”

The woman said.

Shen Ye hummed in agreement, his eyes flashing with endless surging quicksand.

At the same time.

Three completely different forces surged from the woman, flowing through her hands and into Shen Ye’s mind.

This was of great importance!

Shen Ye knew it was the most crucial moment and spoke:

“Come out.”

Before his words fell.

The void stirred, and the young Shen Ye appeared.

He gripped the Tu Yu Blade, and with a leap, flew towards Duke of Destruction.

“You also divided yourself into three?”

Duke of Destruction squinted and asked.

The young Shen Ye did not reply, but instead unleashed his long blade with full force, causing endless poisonous fire to pour down like rain.

—Close-quarters combat!

Duke of Destruction cast a spell with one hand, breaking through the torrent of venomous fire, and extended his other hand forward to block the long blade.

The spell he was about to cast was instantly shattered by the long blade.

“Hmph.”

Duke of Destruction simply gave up on casting spells and engaged Shen Ye in close-quarters combat.

In an instant.

The two had already exchanged nearly a hundred moves, their fight growing more intense, entangled in a ceaseless struggle they couldn’t stop.

On the other side.

Within the nineteen billion layers of world shells, surrounded by endless lotuses—

An invisible sword intent suddenly surged from Shen Ye.

Tiny characters of light then flashed:

“Two ultimate creations have merged into one, simultaneously activating ‘Devour’ and ‘Parasitize,’ condensing these two truths onto you.”

“With these two truths, extract the supreme power and achievements of the two ultimate creations.”

“Your ‘Endless Destruction Throne’ has been updated.”

“You can rebuild ‘Truth Cannon’ (Disorder), ‘Inquisition’ (Natural Evolution), and establish new ‘Cultivation Tanks’ (Parasitize), ??? (Devour) at any time.”

—Each structure was derived from incredibly powerful elements.

Given time, his power would surpass anyone before him!

Shen Ye stared blankly at the tiny glowing characters before him, knowing that this was merely an auxiliary boost.

The real prize was the Dharma Idol.

The power of creation was meant for the Dharma Idol!

Yes.

Ultimate creations, in the end, were merely “creations,” powerful weapons incapable of independent action.

To unleash their power, he had always thought a controller was needed.

The creations themselves thought so too.

However.

In reality, what they needed was the Dharma Idol.

Boom!

A thunderous muffled sound came from ahead.

Shen Ye looked up, only to see his other self being sent flying by Duke of Destruction, tumbling aimlessly in the void.

“Brother Shen, it was you who wanted to fight me in close quarters, but alas—”

“Your clone’s strength is too weak.”

Duke of Destruction said leisurely.

He even glanced into the depths of the endless lotus, and continued:

“Are you underestimating me by using a clone to fight me?”

“I advise you to merge into your main body and fight me with full power, then I might still be interested.”

Shen Ye instantly understood.

—This Duke of Destruction mistakenly believed that the young Shen Ye was his clone, and therefore only possessed half of his strength.

After all, the “One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones” had given too strong an impression just now.

And he had seen his memories—

In countless battles, no one had ever possessed two “selves” whose strength was completely undiminished.

This time.

That’s why this misunderstanding occurred.

…Ridiculous.

Even with the significant boost in strength from the Heavenly Spirit Light and the Emperor Race bloodline, in close combat, he was still no match for Duke of Destruction?

Tsk.

It wasn’t time yet.

Shen Ye’s lips curled into a slight smile, and he continued to gather the power of the two ultimate creations through “Natural Evolution,” using them both to drive the advancement of his Dharma Idol.

At the same time.

Young Shen Ye suddenly turned into an afterimage, brandishing his blade and pouncing forward.

“Brother Shen, you’ve lost your composure.”

Duke of Destruction couldn’t help but chuckle, accumulating power in both hands, preparing to finish off his opponent in one fell swoop.

Both acted simultaneously!

The Tu Yu Blade aimed at Duke of Destruction’s head, but was blasted backward, man and blade, by an endless black lightning bolt.

Thud—

Young Shen Ye flew backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood, floating in the void, unable to move a single inch for a long time.

“Your internal organs must be shattered, Brother Shen, how pitiful.”

Duke of Destruction sighed.

Behind the young Shen Ye, however, a phantom image of a lotus platform emerged.

One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones!

A faint light appeared as small characters:

“Under the Dharma Idol’s blessing, the power of that last strike was decomposed into three parts.”

“You ‘devoured’ the opponent’s attack, turning it into your own power; this accounts for one-third.”

“Through ‘Natural Evolution,’ you analyzed another one-third, beginning to deduce the opponent’s fist technique, ‘Thunder Swift Shadow of the Destruction Sanctuary.'”

“The remaining one-third of the force struck you.”

“You are injured!”

Young Shen Ye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and chuckled:

“Lord Duke, aren’t you underestimating me too much? This is nothing at all.”

He raised the Tu Yu Blade again.

A flicker of doubt crossed Duke of Destruction’s face.

—Struck by his full force, yet still so energetic?

Not dead after all that?

Nevermind, he’d figured out his strength.

Finishing off this clone in the next move would be a piece of cake.

With this thought, he struck an empty stance, his eyes, like those of a venomous snake, fixed on Shen Ye:

“Youngsters talk big; next move, I won’t hold back.”

Shen Ye sneered, “As if you held back before.”

“Disrespectful little brat!”

Both vanished from their original spots simultaneously, then exchanged a blow in mid-air.

Shen Ye was sent flying again.

Duke of Destruction, with a triumphant smile on his face, was about to speak when he suddenly reached up and touched his neck.

Blood.

A trickle of blood flowed from a broken patch of skin.

—Just barely missed!

Duke of Destruction’s face was filled with disbelief, followed by a sharp scream.

Boom!

His body suddenly erupted with flickering black lightning, which condensed into human forms in mid-air, all roaring in unison:

“Tell me! How did you see through my moves?”

Countless lightning figures rushed towards the young Shen Ye.

This time, however, the young Shen Ye didn’t confront them head-on; instead, he opened a door and walked straight through it.

He vanished.

Duke of Destruction sharply turned his head, looking towards Shen Ye, who was deep within the countless lotus leaves.

Nineteen billion layers of world barriers.

Endless Triple-Dividing Dharma Idols.

—This fellow’s true body is like being inside a turtle shell, truly difficult to kill.

But—

It was merely a matter of a little more effort.

To secure the effectiveness of the Boat of Chaos, it was nothing for him to be a bit more serious.

Duke of Destruction waved his hand.

All the black human-shaped lightning bolts descended, standing behind him, ready to attack at any moment.

“Your clone dares not fight me anymore.”

Duke of Destruction spoke:

“Now you only have half your strength. Are you still not giving up?”

Shen Ye shook his head, smiling, “Since that’s the case, let’s end it. It’s almost time anyway.”

Almost time?

Duke of Destruction stared at him, somewhat disbelieving that he would just give up like that.

Shen Ye raised his hand, formed a spell-seal, and whispered:

“Dharma Idol descends—”

“One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones, Three Pure Ones return to their positions.”

Endless power fluctuations emanated from his hands.

In an instant.

Duke of Destruction suddenly sensed something was amiss, and immediately prepared to cast another spell.

“What…”

He gasped.

He saw that the surrounding void, at some unknown point, had become filled with black pipelines.

All the pipelines were densely connected to his entire body.

These pipelines connected to him, extending far out, deep into the endless darkness.

“Dual ultimate truth suppression—if you can move, I will immediately admit defeat and leave.”

Shen Ye said.

Duke of Destruction said nothing, merely looking up.

He saw all the dark pipelines stand tall, extending upwards, materializing into patches of lotus leaves and lotus flowers in the void.

At this moment.

Duke of Destruction suddenly understood.

“This is… using me as nourishment to cultivate your Dharma Idol?”

He unleashed various treasures from his body.

But as soon as these treasures appeared, they immediately lost all their brilliance, quietly floating motionless in the void.

Shen Ye continued:

“It obviously took some effort, otherwise the ‘roots’ wouldn’t be able to attach to you, and this move wouldn’t be possible.”

As he spoke, lines of tiny glowing characters scrolled frantically:

“You have combined ‘Natural Evolution,’ ‘Devour,’ and ‘Parasitize’ into your Dharma Idol, catalyzing its evolution.”

“Currently obtained Truth Dharma Idol:”

“One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones, Three Pure Ones Initially歸.”

“Description: Suppress enemies with the primal power of the three fundamental truths, turning them into nourishment for the ‘roots,’ to be completely absorbed as the power of the Dharma Idol, total thrice-returned.”

“First return: Absorb all the enemy’s power, causing their essence to dissipate into dust;”

“Second return: The Dharma Idol continues to grow, transforming into an increasingly powerful Truth Dharma Idol;”

“Third return: Transform the Truth Primal Power with the Dharma Idol, allowing the Ultimate Truth Arts of the three ultimate creations to adapt to you.”

“Congratulations!”

“You have absorbed the supreme form of the three arts.”

“You have initiated ‘Fate Evolution’ on yourself, utilizing the endless battle experience of the two ultimate creations to ‘evolve’ the three arts into blade techniques, adapting them to you.”

“One ultimate blade technique, ‘Shake Heaven,’ has been acquired.”

“Two more techniques are yet to be acquired; please continue to evolve.”

All the small characters subtly retracted.

Shen Ye summoned the Tu Yu Blade and gently gripped it with one hand.

He looked up.

He saw Duke of Destruction, bound and impaled by endless black roots, constantly having his power absorbed, and now in a state of panic.

“Dharma Idol?”

“No, I’ve never heard of a Dharma Idol being this strong.”

Duke of Destruction muttered incoherently.

Layers of spell radiance surged from him, various summoning runes appeared, and powers of teleportation and rapid traversal continuously emanated fluctuations.

But it was useless.

Two lines of faint luminous text appeared beside him:

“With the combined power of two ultimate creations, layered into Truth Stage 21, creating an unparalleled suppressive force in this void.”

“Your enemy cannot break through this suppression.”

Blade.

An invisible ripple suddenly emanated from the blade.

Shen Ye walked slowly, blade in hand, and spoke:

“For so many years, not only did the beings in the void get it wrong, even the ultimate creations didn’t know this.”

“But from now on—”

He suddenly vanished from his spot.

An invisible blade light gently brushed across the dark void.

This was a blade strike that had never appeared in the world.

Through endless ages, no one had ever used such a cutting technique.

It seemed silent, yet it contained the strongest frontal offensive power that had evolved over billions of years across multiple universes.

One strike was enough to shake heaven and earth!

Duke of Destruction felt the terrifying power on that long blade, and could no longer suppress himself, suddenly yelling:

“Boat of Chaos! Come save me!”