Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 523
byShen Ye held the saber in one hand and made an unremarkable slash in the void.
He had never used such swordsmanship.
No.
Rather than calling it swordsmanship, sabermanship, or saber forms, it was more like—
It was the Dao of the Saber.
Every strike of the Long Hate Saber Art was accompanied by thousands of saber glows.
But this particular slash was completely different.
It was utterly restrained, a slash whose power could not be discerned.
The Rain of Blood Saber cut through the dark void, exhibiting a profound trajectory, drawing upon infinitely powerful forces that were naturally formed.
An invisible ripple suddenly appeared on the saber’s edge—
This was the power to shake the heavens.
—It was enough to clash with all enemies, change all situations, and shake all destinies.
It transcended the realm of “techniques.”
It was enough to represent the profound meaning of the saber, unprecedented and unmatched!
But at this moment, it thoroughly retracted into the saber’s edge, instantly returning to complete 평범함, like spring rain nourishing life, or autumn waters flowing endlessly, everything returning to nature.
—Not even a trace of its power could be seen.
Duke of Destruction, however, sensed a dangerous meaning from this saber strike.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a little regret.
The logic was actually simple—
The opponent’s ability to reduce the Boat of Chaos to such a state already proved their strength.
And what had he done?
He went to confront the strong one who defeated a creation just for an already defeated creation.
How absurd.
Greed had blinded his eyes, and eventually he would have to pay with his life.
Unfortunately—
There was no medicine for regret in the world.
At the last moment, Duke of Destruction suddenly cried out:
“Wait, I’ll pay, I’ll exchange all my wealth for—”
The saber whizzed past.
His voice stopped abruptly, and blood splattered.
Shen Ye retracted his saber, took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood from his face, and said:
“What were you doing earlier?”
The corpse in front of him was split into two, annihilated countless times by the spreading power of truth, and finally turned into dust.
A wind blew through the void.
Everything scattered like smoke.
However.
The saber’s power was not yet exhausted.
Its power was compressed to the extreme, erupting at that instant, transforming into infinitely extending truth, shooting into the void.
At this moment.
Countless creations in the void would sense this technique and understand its meaning.
—This is how the power of ultimate creations is unleashed!
Only by utilizing a Dharma Aspect, evolving a creation, and unleashing ultimate techniques can the full power of the creation be realized!
This was the true paradigm!
For a moment.
Countless creations in the void stirred with excitement, awakening from their reclusion and slumber, and began to consider their future.
On Shen Ye’s side, lines of faint phosphorescent text appeared:
“You have unleashed the Dao of the Saber:”
“Heaven-Shaking.”
“A truth twenty-first-rank slashing technique, the ultimate Dao of the saber.”
“Description: With supreme wisdom, perceive the opponent’s limits of strength, and with the Dao of the saber, draw upon truth to strike ten times beyond those limits.”
“—Completely defies all reason, simply because this strike *is* truth.”
“Note: This power can only be achieved when unleashed through a Dharma Aspect of a truth creation; otherwise, the sabermanship’s power will be reduced to about three-tenths of its original strength.”
All the small text flashed away in an instant.
Immediately after.
New prompts appeared:
“You have performed an annihilation on a high-ranking Servant of Destruction (Duke of Destruction).”
“Given the noble identity and powerful strength of the annihilated being, you have gained an excessive amount of Destruction Power this time.”
“With this power, you can accelerate the evolution of the second saber technique; or choose suitable individuals to complete the construction of your other two truth creations.”
—No suitable candidates have been found yet!
So, the construction of the truth creations is not urgent.
Let’s evolve the saber technique first.
Shen Ye’s thoughts stirred, and the power of destruction gained from the battle immediately transformed into a surging mighty force, which Su Su absorbed.
“Hehe, that’s great. I was just running out of energy, now I can deduce another move!”
Su Su said excitedly.
Shen Ye was about to respond when he suddenly felt something was amiss around him.
The next moment.
The wind stopped.
Billions of dust particles flew backward from all directions, re-coalescing into a body, transforming into the Duke of Destruction.
—He’s alive again!
“Impossible… Even his soul was wiped out by my saber…”
Shen Ye muttered, raising his long saber again.
“Calm down, it’s not the Duke of Destruction!” Su Su said solemnly.
Shen Ye felt the endless aura of destruction emanating from the other party and involuntarily blurted out a sentence:
“Catastrophe of Destruction.”
Hearing these four words, the Duke of Destruction’s expression finally changed slightly.
“You, did, well.”
He spoke in a dry, stiff tone.
Before he finished speaking.
Lines of faint light text immediately appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:
“The will of the Catastrophe of Destruction has descended here to claim all of the Duke of Destruction’s possessions, according to its contract with him.”
“It has discovered the secret of ultimate creations from you:”
“—The power of ultimate creations can only be enhanced to an unparalleled level through a Dharma Aspect.”
“This information is extremely important.”
“Your status has been elevated, and you have currently replaced the deceased to become the new Duke.”
“The Catastrophe of Destruction allows you to offer two ultimate creations, and by doing so, your Destruction Source Power will be directly enhanced.”
Offer Chatterley and Su Su?
Shen Ye said seriously:
“To be honest, among countless servants of destruction, only I have subdued an ultimate creation.”
“Earth has existed for so many years, and only I have truly penetrated the void.”
“Only I have defeated the Boat of Chaos.”
“So—”
“To completely destroy the truth void, these ultimate creations should remain with me.”
“—With their power, I can achieve more.”
The Duke of Destruction looked at him and said:
“You must capture a new ultimate creation within ten days.”
“Can you do it?”
Ten days!
If there were ten days…
“Absolutely no problem.”
Shen Ye smiled.
The Duke of Destruction raised a hand and pointed.
A black contract immediately appeared in the void.
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The contract read:
“Destruction mission issued, titled:”
“Ultimate Collector.”
“Description: You have ten days to capture a new ultimate creation. If you succeed, you may temporarily keep your current ultimate creations.”
“If the mission fails, you must immediately surrender your previous gains, otherwise the will of destruction will dispatch endless servants to hunt you down and claim everything from your corpse.”
“—A mission personally issued by the will of the Catastrophe of Destruction.”
“Do you accept this mission?”
Shen Ye looked at the mission, then at the Duke of Destruction.
The will of destruction believed he had done well.
Because he had discovered the secret of creation and Dharma Aspect!
The will of destruction didn’t care at all that he had killed its Duke, and was even willing to give him that title.
—It only cared about this secret!
In fact.
He didn’t want it to know these things at all.
But through the battle with the Duke of Destruction, it had already perceived everything!
It was irreversible.
Now, the only way was to continue to find a way to negotiate with it based on the credit he had just established.
—As long as he didn’t hand over Chatterley and Su Su.
If he could delay for a period of time, that would be even better—
He wouldn’t have to face being hunted down immediately. After ten days, when his strength had increased to a certain stage, he could then turn against it.
This was the best option!
“I agree to this contract.”
Shen Ye said.
Before he finished speaking, his name immediately appeared on the contract.
—The contract was made!
The Duke of Destruction nodded satisfactorily and finally said:
“What’s your name?”
Shen Ye was about to speak, then suddenly became slightly alert, and said:
“I am Paige—Baxter Paige.”
The Duke of Destruction said:
“Very well, I will announce this to all my servants, let them descend to Earth, and find those truth creations.”
“As the first pioneer, your name will be proclaimed.”
Boom—
He exploded, his body transforming into an immeasurable sea of destruction light, its vastness and grandeur incalculable, its power and depth beyond measure.
Before this endless ocean of light, Shen Ye felt almost no power to resist.
“Don’t forget.”
“Your contract.”
Within the sea of light, that vast and incomparable will emitted such a message.
Before Shen Ye could respond—
Or rather, it seemed not to care at all whether Shen Ye broke the contract, or what the consequences of destruction might be—
The endless ocean of light rose up and flew into the depths of the void.
In an instant.
All the light of destruction left.
Only Shen Ye stood still, still carefully sensing that supreme aura of destruction.
“Su Su.”
“Hmm?”
“This is completely unwinnable.”
“…Don’t be nervous, this is only one billionth of the will of destruction’s power.”
“Huh?”
“It could only reach here by relying on the Duke of Destruction’s corpse, and it will be driven out by the ‘barrier’ afterward.”
“Was it difficult for it to reach here?” Shen Ye asked.
“Its laws don’t exist here, so it must establish its own laws before it can slowly appear in this world,” Su Su explained seriously.
Shen Ye suddenly recalled something.
In the vision of destruction he had seen, the Catastrophe of Destruction didn’t descend directly at the beginning.
At first, there were only some subtle changes that were difficult for people to perceive.
What was that?
It was a black flying insect.
It landed on a large tree, hidden deep within the lush branches, and began to build a nest.
“Initially, it was just a new species that people had never seen before.”
—Xiao Yurong’s chip!
The chip recorded the complete process of destruction’s advent!
Shen Ye’s heart trembled.
If he wanted to resist the Catastrophe of Destruction, he first had to prevent its laws from taking root in the truth void—
Without a foothold, it couldn’t come!
Good.
Excellent, he finally found a way.
“Su Su, you deduce the saber technique, I’m going to save people.”
Shen Ye said with great excitement.
He opened a spiritual portal and impatiently rushed into it.
The void flashed.
Shen Ye appeared on a barren planet.
Not far away.
A True Sage of the seventeenth rank was sprinting at full speed.
Behind it, the demon beast Azazel was hot on its heels.
“Finally here—quick, open the gate and take me!”
The True Sage breathed a sigh of relief and quickly shouted.
Shen Ye was about to open the gate when he saw the demon beast Azazel suddenly stop, looking at him from a distance.
The demon beast seemed to sense something from him, stared deeply at him, and said:
“Duke Baxter…”
“You are stronger, more dangerous, and more favored by the will of destruction.”
“I wish for us to live in harmony.”
Finished speaking.
It retreated slowly, step by step, then disappeared into the darkness.
It was gone.
This scene made Shen Ye freeze.
Clang!
A sudden tremor resonated above his head.
Immediately after, lines of faint phosphorescent text appeared:
“Baxter Paige.”
“You eliminated the Duke of Destruction, revealed the secret of the truth void, forged a contract with the will of the Catastrophe of Destruction, and became the new Duke.”
“Your name resounds throughout Ending Castle, remembered by countless servants of destruction.”
“Your temporary title ‘Vampire Ancestor’ did not diminish; instead, it advanced further through this event.”
“Congratulations.”
“You have lost the title ‘Vampire Ancestor’.”
“Given the emergence of a new destructive force, your new title now carries fame related to destruction, thus evolving into a new title:”
“Vampire Overlord.”
“Destruction-type combat title, Truth ninth rank.”
“Description: As you continuously harm a target, you can extract elements from it, integrate them, and cause it to ‘super-evolve’.”
“—You are a representative of the new force feared by the servants of destruction.”
Shen Ye looked at the new title and fell into contemplation.
The “Vampire Ancestor” needed to “continuously interact with the target” to extract elements from it.
Interaction.
This easily put him in danger.
Several times when extracting elements, he had been in extremely perilous situations.
Now the title had advanced one rank.
Harm the target would suffice!
But—
How was this so-called “harm” defined?
Shen Ye suddenly spoke:
“That Boat of Chaos isn’t even truly the third-ranked ultimate creation.”
“Why?” asked the True Sage at the seventeenth rank.
“It cries for others’ help as soon as trouble arises, hiding behind the scenes. It’s simply a sissie,” Shen Ye said.
“Hmm… that doesn’t seem wrong either…” the True Sage said.
The void flashed.
A new prompt appeared:
“You have provoked and injured the Boat of Chaos!”
“The title ‘Vampire Overlord’ is about to extract elements from the opponent!”
—This works!
Even verbal harm counts as harm, so the power of this title is quite considerable!
Shen Ye’s heart was filled with joy.
But then another prompt appeared:
“Extraction failed!”
“The Boat of Chaos is not within the truth void; the distance is too great, and it is isolated by the ‘barrier,’ thus preventing the extraction of its elements!”
Shen Ye was stunned, then immediately understood.
—It was indeed too far.
Since that was the case, he better deal with the chip first.
“Uncle Seven, let’s go back.”
“Alright, it’s about time to open the store for breakfast anyway—this night has almost completely drained my energy!”
As the two were about to move, the Dharma Aspect behind Shen Ye stirred.
Su Su’s voice came from within:
“There’s an extremely urgent matter right now that you must attend to immediately.”
“What is it?” Shen Ye asked.
“The Boat of Chaos has already separated from the realm of truth creations and transformed into a destruction creation—”
“You must go there and retrieve the residual ‘natural evolution’ source power from it.”
Su Su said.
“Why?” Shen Ye asked.
Su Su’s tone carried a serious note:
“‘Natural evolution’ is the power of the truth void. Countless servants of destruction can gain truth power from it, descend to Earth, and launch attacks on the truth void!”
Shen Ye pondered for a long time, then hesitantly said:
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“But we can’t defeat it.”
“We must try—to be honest, my power is also depleted,” Su Su said.
Several lines of faint glowing text appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:
“With the full deduction of the three elements, another ultimate saber technique has been gained:”
“Sky-Shattering.”
“One technique is still missing, please continue to evolve.”
Three techniques.
Evolved into three saber forms.
Among them, Heaven-Shaking and Sky-Shattering have both been evolved, and only the Heaven-Piercing form remains.
“How are you doing?”
Shen Ye asked Uncle Seven.
Uncle Seven shrugged: “I’m also pretty much at my limit. I have to go back and perform the breakfast sacrifice ritual to recover some strength.”
Chatterley was dormant.
Su Su was out of power.
Uncle Seven was also at the end of his rope.
Tsk.
What should he do?
“Quick! Don’t let those destruction servants react, Shen Ye.”
Su Su urged.
—She was really anxious!
“…Alright, I’ll send you back to rest first, then I’ll go try it myself,” Shen Ye said.
He opened the door.
Uncle Seven followed him into the door, back to the breakfast shop.
In the room.
Everything was as usual.
Only the sofa where the Duke of Destruction sat was transported to an alien planet and turned to ashes in Shen Ye’s battle with him.
“My sofa…”
Uncle Seven said with a pained heart.
Shen Ye said, “I’ll buy a new sofa later, Uncle Seven, you prepare breakfast. I won’t take you with me—Su Su, where are you resting?”
“Right inside your Dharma Aspect,” Su Su said.
“Alright, let’s go,” Shen Ye said.
He summoned a spiritual portal, stepped directly through it, and arrived in the destroyed world.
Here, he then used the Mark of Ending.
The transmission fluctuations gradually strengthened.
He disappeared from his original spot and appeared in the plaza in front of a magnificent castle.
“Welcome, Duke.”
A voice rang out.
Shen Ye followed the voice and saw the two guards in front of the teleportation array respectfully saluting him.
A slender, cold-faced woman stood not far away, also saluted, and then said:
“Duke Paige, please follow me.”
Duke Paige…
Why does that sound so awkward to me?
“Who are you?”
Shen Ye asked.
“I am the Duke of Destruction’s scribe, named Brunna. I am responsible for assisting you with all matters,” the woman said.
“You’re the Duke of Destruction’s scribe, not mine,” Shen Ye said.
“You killed him, so everything of his is now yours—that’s the rule of Ending Castle, don’t you know?” Brunna explained.
A hint of doubt flashed in her eyes.
This lord.
Doesn’t even know such basic common sense?
How did he defeat the former Duke?
Could it be—
He’s a bumpkin who just stumbled upon good luck.
One should know that the hierarchy of Ending Castle is strict, and the combat power at each level far exceeds the previous one, and the knowledge and information gained are even more vastly different.
A servant of destruction who doesn’t even know the basics?
The other people around also stirred a little.
Shen Ye saw it in his eyes, but he was too lazy to waste energy on such trivial matters.
His thoughts stirred, and lines of faint light suddenly appeared in the void:
“You have activated the title ‘War Dance Songstress’.”
“Your title ‘Vampire Overlord’ has been forcibly upgraded by one level, currently ‘Vampire Monarch’.”
“Vampire Monarch.”
“Destruction-type combat title, Truth tenth rank (temporarily elevated).”
“Description: As long as you wish, you can consume some mental energy to extract elements from a target, integrate them, and cause it to ‘super-evolve’.”
“—You are a powerful figure feared by the servants of destruction.”
“You have activated this title.”
At this moment, the servants of destruction in the plaza all sensed something and hurried to activate their Mark of Ending.
The endless will of destruction descended upon the entire Ending Castle, proclaiming with majestic grandeur:
“Baxter Paige!”
“He has contributed an indelible force to the destruction of the new world.”
“Praise him, my servants.”
“Your praise, following, and obedience to him will bring you new opportunities.”
The voice reverberated for a long time before fading.
Shen Ye then realized.
—So he had arrived even earlier than the will of destruction.
Or perhaps the will of destruction didn’t originally intend to say much, but due to the activation of the title, it felt that backing him once wouldn’t hurt.
Yes.
Align with me, and from me, gain the power of truth, to achieve something in the truth void.
What it said was not wrong.
“My lord, what are your orders?”
Brunna knelt on one knee, her expression respectful and polite.
The two guards also knelt on one knee in salute.
The servants of destruction in the distance had alternating expressions of fear and reverence on their faces.
Shen Ye was satisfied with this effect.
“Take me to the Boat of Chaos.”
Shen Ye said.
“My lord, please come this way—before you see the Boat of Chaos, I must remind you of something,” Brunna said.
“What?” Shen Ye asked.
“It only had a contractual relationship with your predecessor, and your predecessor failed to fulfill the contract,” Brunna said.
“The contract?”
“Here—this is a contract personally witnessed by the will of destruction.”
A contract appeared before Shen Ye.
It was indeed the agreement between the former Duke and the Boat of Chaos.
“The contract is also inherited by you, but—”
Brunna didn’t finish her sentence, but Shen Ye knew what she meant.
He might be killed if he went.
“Lead the way,” Shen Ye said, pocketing the contract.
“Yes, Duke!” Brunna had no choice but to obey.
The two walked one after another, crossed the plaza, and arrived at the castle’s side port.
Various void vessels and mounts were docked there.
Shen Ye had long since seen that familiar metal ship.
Around the metal ship, no other flying mounts dared to approach it.
After some time apart.
The metal ship’s color had turned completely black, and the muzzles protruding from its hull were aimed directly at Shen Ye, buzzing:
“You would come here to seek death, that is something I did not expect.”
It was over.
This guy seemed even stronger than before.
How could he extract the remaining natural evolution power from it?
Shen Ye’s mind raced, and he suddenly spoke:
“How many destruction points do you have?”
The Boat of Chaos did not respond.
Shen Ye continued:
“Do you know I became a Duke in one fell swoop? In the future, I will become even more powerful, and possess more servants and treasures.”
“But you are just an artifact, without a master, forever stuck at this level.”
“Guess—”
“What will happen when I become stronger?”
The Boat of Chaos’s tone was full of ferocity: “No matter what, as long as I can kill you—I am willing to pay any price.”
Shen Ye held up the contract, glanced at it, and read:
“Indeed, witnessed by the will of destruction, as long as the Duke of Destruction kills Shen Ye, he can possess the power of the Boat of Chaos; otherwise, there is no relationship between the two.”
“Since you’re here, I’ll do it personally,” the Boat of Chaos said.
“No need,” Shen Ye said.
Before the other party could speak, his back suddenly opened, revealing layers of phantoms.
Dharma Aspect—
A person stepped out of the Dharma Aspect, holding a long saber, and plunged it directly into Shen Ye’s heart.
Young Shen Ye!
“Seriously,” young Shen Ye said with an annoyed tone, “I knew this would be a difficult task, I have to kill myself.”
As his voice fell.
Brunna stood by, tightly covering her mouth.
Other onlookers gasped in shock.
The Boat of Chaos was completely stunned.
But the contract had already taken effect—
Lines of faint light text furiously refreshed before young Shen Ye’s eyes:
“You have killed the Duke of Destruction.”
“You have taken his place, inheriting all his power and possessions.”
“You have currently inherited the Destruction Contract.”
“You have fulfilled the Destruction Contract!”
“The entity that killed Shen Ye will gain the power of the Boat of Chaos.”
“From now on, the Boat of Chaos will obey your commands.”
“—This contract is personally witnessed by the will of destruction!”
All the small text flashed and disappeared.
Young Shen Ye sighed, his mood low.
—It was too embarrassing to lose to a boat.
Nevertheless—
The contract was fulfilled.
He collected his own corpse, transforming it into a tombstone buried within his Dharma Aspect. Only then did he cheerfully reach out and wave towards the metal ship:
“Hey, you belong to me now.”
“Come over here, let me pat your head.”
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