Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 524

Duke of Destruction, Mel.

This was an extremely terrifying being.

The destruction of many planets and worlds was orchestrated by him.

He had numerous subordinates, and the demonic beasts he raised were powerful and vicious. His actions were cruel and notorious.

But he died.

Killed by an unknown newcomer.

Everyone was unconvinced.

However—

The will of destruction personally descended upon the Castle of Finality, proclaiming the legendary deeds he had accomplished.

No one had received a personal endorsement from the will of destruction for many years.

Perhaps he really was that strong?

Everyone was hesitant and wavering.

At this moment.

The new Duke was dead.

He was stabbed to death at the port.

A very ignominious death.

According to the rules, when any servant of destruction died, everything he possessed would be inherited by the one who killed him.

Therefore.

The one who killed Duke Mel, also the new Duke, the one endorsed by the will of destruction—

He was killed by a young man.

The young man became the Duke.

—It sounds a bit convoluted.

But the fact was, an unknown young man became the new Duke, inheriting everything the former Duke possessed.

Everyone was still trying to process it.

With so many things happening one after another, who could make sense of it all?

—Let’s just eliminate him!

Why should he get everything the Duke had accumulated over so many years?

Was he even worthy?

Inside the Castle of Finality.

Numerous factions were restless, and countless servants of destruction had their own turbulent thoughts.

But Shen Ye was unaware of any of this.

He didn’t even know the news would spread so quickly!

At this moment.

He was still at the port, waving at the Boat of Chaos.

“Come over here!”

He shouted.

Secretary Brenna stood beside him, her hands clamped tightly over her mouth.

Could the Duke really be that easy to kill?

Should she try it too?

Brenna gasped a few times, trying to suppress the murderous intent in her heart.

No.

She was absolutely not cut out to be a Duke.

Just thinking about the Duke’s enemies, and then about the Duke’s massive organization of subordinates, his countless assets, and the myriad of fierce beasts that didn’t obey orders—

Brenna immediately calmed down.

—Without strength, she couldn’t hold onto it.

Even the young man who killed Duke Paige directly stated, “This is not an easy task; I must be killed myself.”

See, he knew that being a Duke would put him in a dangerous situation, even leading to death.

But he couldn’t control his greed!

I, Brenna, controlled it!

I will survive!

“Respected Duke, how should I address you? And what are your commands?”

Brenna bowed respectfully.

Shen Ye glanced at her, somewhat surprised.

What?

You don’t recognize me?

I’m just a bit younger.

…No.

I am currently in the form of the young Shen Ye from the layers of universes within the True Void, on a death planet!

This young Shen Ye looks completely different from my form on Earth!

Although he’s also handsome, he’s a tiny bit less attractive than my true self!

So—

This woman thought Duke Paige was slaughtered?

I am Paige!

Tsk.

It’s a bit hard to explain.

Never mind.

“I’ll talk to this ship first, and discuss other matters later.”

Shen Ye said to the secretary.

He looked at the Boat of Chaos again, raised the contract in his hand, and loudly declared:

“Are you trying to renege? You know, this is a destruction contract!”

“The contract was witnessed personally by the will of destruction!”

“Have some responsibility, will you!”

It was fine when he didn’t say anything, but as soon as he spoke, the metal ship was practically fuming.

“Damn it!”

The Boat of Chaos roared:

“Who’s reneging now!”

“You call that fulfilling the contract requirements? You’re the real swindler!”

“I shouldn’t have gotten involved with you!”

“You damned liar!”

It seemed to erupt emotionally, spouting a lot of words all at once.

Shen Ye could understand.

If he were bound by a master-servant contract with an ant, he’d be frustrated too.

Let it talk.

It was just gaining some verbal advantage anyway.

However—

Something needed to be done.

“Hey, you’ve already pledged yourself to destruction, so give me all the remaining ‘Natural Evolution’ elements on you.”

Shen Ye secretly communicated.

“Dream on!” The Boat of Chaos roared, its voice shaking the void.

Now Shen Ye was irritated too.

“You, ship, have no sense of contract at all! Don’t blame me then!” He brandished the contract in his hand.

The contract instantly activated.

Boundless and vast aura of destruction descended from the sky.

The will of destruction settled on the contract, lingered for a moment, then swiftly returned to the void, vanishing without a trace.

But new small black characters appeared on the contract:

“The Duke has fulfilled the kill requirement.”

“Contract established.”

“If the creation disobeys the arrangements of the contract, the creation will be utterly annihilated.”

The contract was just a thin piece of paper.

But at this moment, the contract emitted a faint ripple, as if an invisible long line connected and pulled the endless Catastrophe of Destruction from the depths of the void.

Once someone violated it—

No matter who, they would immediately be obliterated by the Catastrophe of Destruction!

The Boat of Chaos fell silent for a moment.

Life?

Or death?

This was an eternal dilemma.

If the Boat of Chaos wasn’t afraid of death, it wouldn’t have aligned itself with the Catastrophe of Destruction.

But at this very moment, its hatred surpassed its fear of death.

“I’d rather die—”

“Wait!” Shen Ye interrupted it. “If you’re going to die, you absolutely cannot die so easily!”

“What do you mean?” said the Boat of Chaos.

“You haven’t fulfilled your promise, and for your promise, I’ve spent a great deal of effort, a large amount of funds, and precious time!” Shen Ye said.

“Bullshit! What did you spend to kill yourself? Just one stab!” The Boat of Chaos raged.

“You’re the bullshit! Wasn’t it difficult for me to kill that Duke? I used up all my treasures, and even my good friend’s sofa was destroyed, and that was a limited edition sofa!”

Shen Ye jumped up, looking like he wouldn’t back down.

“In short, you must pay your debts first before you can die!”

“If you die prematurely, your soul will be extracted and endure eternal, endless torment as punishment!”

Shen Ye finished in one breath.

On the contract, the will of destruction showed no reaction.

Shen Ye cleared his throat and transmitted his voice to the contract:

“It is very familiar with the True Void. To destroy the True Void and eliminate the twenty-one ultimate creations, we must subdue it!”

The contract vibrated.

Endless destructive light emerged from the contract, appearing as a vision.

—The contract recognized Shen Ye’s recent suggestion!

“How is this possible! Why!”

The Boat of Chaos exclaimed.

Shen Ye sneered.

The reason the Catastrophe of Destruction allowed the existence of this Castle of Finality and permitted these people to borrow its power was because it needed them to accelerate the efficiency of destruction!

This was like a symbiotic relationship between living beings.

But in the end, the Catastrophe of Destruction only cared about whether destruction could be achieved.

If you say you can, it’s willing to help you!

This was the “truth”!

Alright.

Now you can’t even die.

What else do you want?

Shen Ye pondered for a moment, then spoke again:

“Hey, I’ll make a deal with you, what do you say?”

—His goal was the source power of Natural Evolution.

It didn’t matter if the Boat of Chaos died; the problem was that the source power would also return to destruction, and he wouldn’t be able to get it.

He had just tightened the rope around its neck.

Now.

He needed to loosen it a bit.

“What else do you have to say?” said the Boat of Chaos.

“Give me the source energy. Since you once saved Seventh Uncle, I’ll allow you to heed orders but not be called to account,” Shen Ye transmitted.

“What does ‘heed orders but not be called to account’ mean?” the Boat of Chaos asked.

“What I command you to do, you must complete—otherwise, I don’t care what you do, and you don’t have to follow me; you won’t be restricted or bound by me.”

“These are already very generous terms; I hope you can accept them.”

Shen Ye said.

“When can I repay all my debts?” the Boat of Chaos asked.

“It depends on the situation—don’t worry, once I think it’s enough, I definitely won’t stop you from dying.” Shen Ye said.

He had done his utmost.

Everything he needed to say and do was in place.

If it still wanted to play tricks, then it would face endless torment.

A moment of silence.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

The voice of the Boat of Chaos sounded again:

“I just fear you won’t have the ability to take that element from me.”

—This meant agreement.

In the face of absolute destruction and annihilation, even it had to yield.

But it still posed a challenge.

—If you’ve got the guts, come and get it!

Shen Ye said disdainfully, “Despite having superior strength, you’re usually petty and full of schemes, and in the end, you schemed yourself into this predicament. There’s no one else like you.”

As his words fell.

Shen Ye raised his hand, and a cluster of light shimmering with the aura of truth suddenly appeared in his palm.

“Quick! Put it away!”

Su Su’s voice immediately rang out.

Such a precious item, even the onlookers shouldn’t be allowed to gaze at it for too long!

Shen Ye naturally knew this.

But when he made his move, he thought the Boat of Chaos would resist a bit, but who knew, the other party opened wide as if inviting him to draw from it.

—This ship knows how to be sensible when it needs to be.

In an instant.

Shen Ye absorbed the cluster of light into his Dharma Aspect.

A faint glow immediately appeared as small characters, manifesting in the void:

“You reprimanded the Boat of Chaos.”

“You activated the ‘Blood-Sucking Veteran’ trait.”

“The target suffered a personal attack from you, and under the effect of the trait, you forcibly extracted the core element source energy ‘Natural Evolution’.”

“With this fundamental source energy, Su Su began to deduce the third style of bladesmanship:”

“Through the Heavens.”

—Done!

Shen Ye put away the contract and looked at the Boat of Chaos again.

At this moment.

The only light on the metal ship also disappeared.

It seemed to have turned into a black hole, constantly devouring all the surrounding energy.

—It had completely fallen under the shroud of destruction’s laws!

A line of faint glowing text then appeared:

“Do you wish to allow this contracted item to receive the enhancement of your Destruction Arsenal?”

The effect of the Arsenal enhancement was—

“As long as destruction occurs, attribute points and power will be gained.”

Shen Ye pondered for a moment, then said:

“Give it to it.”

As soon as he spoke.

The Boat of Chaos immediately sensed it.

“This is your power…”

It transmitted in a low voice.

“Yes,” Shen Ye waved at the Boat of Chaos: “I have other things to do, go play by yourself.”

With that, he turned and left.

He indeed had other things to do.

Many things.

He didn’t need to bother with this ship for now—

After all, he had promised it could heed orders but not be called to account.

“Brenna, I need a quiet place to rest for a bit.” Shen Ye said.

“Alright, back to the Duke’s mansion then?” Brenna asked.

“Let’s go.” Shen Ye said.

As soon as he turned around, four figures rushed up, knelt on one knee, and said in unison:

“Greetings, Duke.”

Shen Ye was startled and turned to look at Brenna.

“These are Duke Mel’s four capable subordinates—of course, now they and the forces under them belong to you.”

Brenna said calmly, stepping back at the same time.

—Here they come!

Those vast resources and power were the foundation of achieving the title of Duke.

Now the Duke was dead.

How could they be willing to give up so many benefits?

This was bound to be a forced abdication!

“Oh, so they’re subordinates… What do you want?”

Shen Ye asked.

“Duke, our spacecraft crashed, and all the treasures we brought back disappeared with the ship,” one person said.

“Reporting to the Duke, that underground ruin suddenly collapsed, and all our gains were buried deep underground, unable to be retrieved!” another person said.

“Great Duke, my subordinates suffered heavy casualties. Please allocate a sum of money to help our brothers,” the third person said.

Shen Ye listened, nodded, and looked at the fourth person.

The fourth person looked up at him, meeting his gaze, and said, “Duke, my subordinates all feel that my recent cultivation has been quite good, and they hope I can spar with you for some guidance.”

Silence fell.

People showed expressions of anticipation.

Such things happened often.

If a newly ascended powerhouse couldn’t handle the old forces, he would quickly lose his position.

—Either demonstrate your strength, or withdraw gracefully!

“It’s not easy for any of you, having toiled for the Duke’s mansion for so long. As soon as I ascended, you immediately rushed to report all sorts of errors and problems.”

“And I, as the Duke, naturally have to resolve these matters for you.”

“Otherwise, what would others think of me?”

Shen Ye cleared his throat, surveyed the four, and continued:

“How about this, just kill them all.”

The contract in his pocket glowed faintly.

Before the four cultivators could react, they all vanished into the void, disappearing without a trace.

At the same time.

In the distant port.

The Boat of Chaos erupted with an astonishing surge of power, transforming into a violent and frenzied hurricane that swept away all the mounts and flying vehicles docked nearby.

“Are you so sure I can take them out?”

The voice of the Boat of Chaos boomed.

“That’s your business,” Shen Ye said faintly, “Either you die, or they die.”

With that, he ignored the Boat of Chaos, beckoned to Brenna, and gestured for her to lead the way.

—Actually, he could have just opened a door and gone back.

But—

His Gate ability was his foundation; why should he expose it to everyone?

It was better to find a place to rest.

And arrange things here.

After Su Su deduced the third blade technique, he would return quietly to a place where no one could spy on him.

Brenna led the way, and Shen Ye walked behind her.

Further in the direction of the port.

The Boat of Chaos suddenly erupted with a heaven-piercing dark light.

Its attributes were growing!

—Only by performing destruction could it utilize Shen Ye’s “Throne of Destruction · Arsenal” to gain all the opponent’s power, thereby improving its attributes and abilities!

In other words—

In just a few breaths, it had killed one person!

Everyone wasn’t stupid; they sensed that the aura of one of the four strong individuals had disappeared.

A gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd.

Someone whispered:

“Those four guys, they’re experts who could destroy star systems anywhere, how could they just…”

The words trailed off.

Even Brenna felt a chill in her heart.

Shen Ye, however, didn’t seem to care at all.

In terms of strength.

He dared to fight Duke Mel to a standstill, and even emerged victorious.

But he wasn’t confident he could subdue this ship.

He had barely managed to subdue it by using the destruction contract and suppressing it with the will of the Catastrophe of Destruction.

Now.

This Boat of Chaos, transformed into the Boat of Destruction, had become even more extreme and frenzied.

These people wanted to eliminate it?

Absolutely dreaming!

In other words, if the Boat of Destruction was defeated so easily, he would have to immediately find a way to escape.

Because if he couldn’t beat it, he certainly couldn’t beat its subordinates.

But now, it seemed—

A gasp of surprise suddenly erupted from the crowd.

At the port.

Boundless dark light surged from the Boat of Chaos, reaching to the sky and lingering for a long time.

—Three consecutive times!

This meant it had already eliminated four powerful individuals.

Shen Ye paused slightly, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Those people wanted to test the waters.

And didn’t he also want to know the true strength of these people in the Castle of Finality?

This test revealed it.

They were killed so quickly.

…Much faster than he expected.

This gave him a rough idea.

For the Boat of Chaos—

It was also a good thing.

Death is like this:

Once brave, then twice weak, thrice exhausted.

The bravest it ever was, he had managed to stop it. Now that it had accepted the benefits of constantly increasing its strength, would it still be willing to die again?

If so, he wouldn’t stop it.

After all, the “natural evolution” source energy was already in hand.

But if it no longer wanted to die…

“Stop right there! New Duke, I challenge you!”

Someone in the crowd shouted.

“Kill him.” Shen Ye said indifferently.

That person immediately vanished.

The Boat of Chaos transformed into a streak of light, soaring to a stop high above and behind Shen Ye.

It radiated an eerie destructive light, like a demon constantly coveting fresh souls, following its new master.

“Does anyone else want to challenge me?”

Shen Ye surveyed his surroundings.

—The entire Castle of Finality was filled with servants who had pledged themselves to destruction.

To save their own lives, they committed all sorts of evil, destroying other worlds and planets.

These scum.

The more of them he killed, the safer other worlds would be.

It didn’t matter if he killed them all!

A profession class snorted, “Among the three Dukes, you are the weakest. The other two Dukes will eventually teach you a lesson.”

“They’ll eventually teach me a lesson… Is that what they said?” Shen Ye asked seriously.

The person froze, suddenly panicked, and quickly said:

“I was just guessing.”

“Kill him.” Shen Ye said.

That profession class instantly vanished.

Shen Ye looked around and said:

“If the other two Dukes want to talk to me, I am naturally willing, but by what right does he speak for them and say they will teach me a lesson?”

Everyone avoided his gaze.

Only one profession class stared at Shen Ye, a look of displeasure on his face.

“Do you have an opinion?”

Shen Ye asked.

“I am a retainer from Duke Ghostface’s mansion. You just killed my younger brother without a word,” the profession class said.

“My sincerest apologies,” Shen Ye said, looking up, “There’s one who slipped through. Why haven’t you killed it yet?”

Before the profession class could react, he was teleported onto the Boat of Chaos.

In a moment.

He was dead.

Shen Ye looked around again.

This time, no one spoke.

Many even avoided his gaze.

Another person stepped out and said:

“I am Chen Hu, a martial artist known as the Silver Lion.”

“What do you want?” Shen Ye asked.

“I see that you are equipped with a long saber, so you must be a master of saber techniques,” Chen Hu said.

“My saber techniques are average.” Shen Ye said.

“May I respectfully request a spar?” Chen Hu asked.

“Kill him.” Shen Ye said.

Swish—

Chen Hu disappeared.

A powerful surge of energy emanated from the Boat of Chaos.

After this round of killing.

The strength of the Boat of Chaos would once again climb upwards!

“You’re truly a demon king of slaughter.”

The Boat of Chaos transmitted.

Its tone was complex, sounding helpless, yet tinged with a certain anger, and also an inexplicable joy and exhilaration.

“You’re the one who killed them, not me.” Shen Ye said.

“You ordered me to kill them; I’m just carrying out orders and taking a bit of power to replenish my own consumption, incidentally,” the Boat of Chaos said.

“Do you still want to improve your strength?” Shen Ye asked.

“At any time, the stronger the better,” the Boat of Chaos said.

It seemed it didn’t want to die anytime soon.

Having such a terrifying guy as a thug was actually quite good.

“The servants of destruction are all cowards; the more of them that die, the better.”

Shen Ye transmitted, then turned around and followed Brenna in a certain direction.

In an instant.

Several lines of faint light characters appeared in mid-air:

“Deduction complete.”

“You have obtained the ultimate blade path: Sky-Piercing Slash.”

“You have currently obtained all three blade techniques.”

“You need to continuously improve your strength in order to unleash their true power!”