Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 527

“Door.”

Shen Ye spoke.

A door quietly appeared in front of him.

However, this time, he was in a 24-hour trial and could not leave at all.

And his plan was—

“Is something wrong?”

Uncle Seven stood outside the door, asking nervously.

—This was the courtyard behind “Uncle Seven’s Breakfast Shop.”

The moment the door opened.

Uncle Seven put down what he was doing and immediately rushed over.

“Nothing, go ahead and be busy. I just need to find a signal to make a call,” Shen Ye said.

“That’s good.”

Uncle Seven breathed a sigh of relief and hurried back to the shop to “accept sacrifices.”

Shen Ye leaned against the rock wall, took out his phone, and placed it in the courtyard on the other side of the door.

After a few breaths.

The phone signal was full.

It really worked!

Shen Ye reached out from the door and dialed Xie Lan’s number on his phone.

He put it on speakerphone.

Beep—beep—

“Hello?” Xie Lan’s voice rang out.

“What are you doing?” Shen Ye asked.

“Reading the script, you know, I have a play to shoot,” Xie Lan said.

“There’s something I need you to get involved in,” Shen Ye said.

“What is it? Is it important?” Xie Lan asked.

“—It concerns the survival of the world,” Shen Ye said.

“Okay, I’ll come find you.”

“No need, you find a secluded place, and I’ll pick you up.”

“A secluded place… hold on a moment.”

Xie Lan put down the script, told the staff around him “sorry,” got up and left.

He went downstairs to the parking lot, opened the car door, and got in.

“I’m here, there’s nobody around.”

Xie Lan said into the phone.

A door appeared in the car, standing between the driver’s and passenger’s seats.

Shen Ye waved to him from the other side of the door.

“Come over for a bit, I want to verify a guess.”

“Okay.”

The space was too narrow, so Xie Lan had to bend down and climb over the driver’s seat.

On the other side of the door.

As soon as he came over, his whole person suddenly changed, becoming much younger.

“What’s going on?”

Xie Lan was startled.

“Sure enough, it’s like this.” Shen Ye, however, breathed a sigh of relief and murmured in a low voice.

Xie Lan felt the changes in his body and slowly understood.

“I…”

He casually drew out a fan.

Nangong Sirui’s commonly used paper fan.

Yes.

In the True Land and the void, he had reverted to Nangong Sirui!

“This is what the Multiverse did back then—it drew you into the void, giving you new identities, thereby promoting the development of the Multiverse.”

“So, as soon as you return to the True Void or Land, this change continues.”

Shen Ye explained.

Xie Lan—no, Nangong Sirui raised his hand and casually cast a spell.

Frost condensed into a crystal-clear rose in his hand.

“This feeling is great…”

“If I could always maintain my current appearance, my strength wouldn’t be so bad.”

“—And I could immediately cultivate the complete Yaksha heritage given by Uncle Seven!”

Nangong Sirui grew more excited as he spoke, then turned to Shen Ye and asked:

“Can you talk to the Multiverse and ask her to let me stay like this?”

Shen Ye pondered for a long time, then said:

“She is still in slumber—but I can try.”

“You?”

“Yes, I probably know what’s going on…”

Shen Ye placed one hand on Nangong Sirui’s shoulder and formed a hand seal with the other.

—Mystic Heaven Art!

As the spell moved, faint glowing characters instantly appeared:

“You have cast the Mystic Heaven Art.”

“Currently, you have transformed the illusory Nangong Sirui into reality, and the real Xie Lan into an illusion.”

“This was the method used by the Multiverse to transform all beings back then.”

It succeeded!

The Multiverse established sentient beings and evolved civilizations, indeed by borrowing humans from Earth with the Mystic Heaven Art!

“From now on, you can appear on Earth in the guise of Nangong Sirui!” Shen Ye said.

“That’s great—wait, but I’m still filming,” Nangong Sirui said.

“What filming? The Catastrophe of Destruction is almost here. Are you still worried about your film?”

Shen Ye complained.

Nangong Sirui hesitated and remained silent for a moment.

Shen Ye then said, “Come, let’s continue to verify the second thing.”

“What?”

“Take this!”

A pickaxe was thrust into Nangong Sirui’s hand.

“?” Nangong Sirui.

“Try digging,” Shen Ye said with anticipation.

“Mining? Me? You’re kidding, I’m an artist even in the real world.” Nangong Sirui said.

“You won’t dig?”

“No! Find someone else.”

“This is the True Mining Area. Everyone can dig up a supreme treasure corresponding to their nature. Don’t you want such a True Treasure?”

“…You should have said so earlier.”

Nangong Sirui raised his pickaxe and vigorously dug into the ore vein.

Shen Ye looked towards both sides of the mine shaft.

The cat, dog, and bronze figures each gave him an “it’s alright” gesture.

Alright.

Keep digging.

While it’s still safe for now—

Let’s see what treasures Nangong Sirui can dig up!

After a while.

Only a faint “click” was heard, as if something had been dug up.

Nangong Sirui stopped his pickaxe, squatted down, and dug out a faintly glowing rock.

“Is this a treasure?”

He turned to ask Shen Ye.

“You have to open it to know what’s inside,” Shen Ye said.

Nangong Sirui casually slapped it.

The rock immediately split open, revealing a fiery red gemstone inside.

The gemstone’s surface had natural纹路 that gathered together to form a blurry “plus” sign.

“What’s the use of this gem?”

Nangong Sirui looked at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye, however, looked at the lines of faint glowing characters that had just refreshed in the void:

“True Gem: Plus.”

“True Eighteenth Order.”

“Small piece, consumable, for one-time use.”

“Description: When others are doing anything, you can insert yourself, temporarily increasing your screen time, without being affected in any way.”

“—Temporarily adding scenes is an emperor’s daily routine.”

Adding scenes.

This stone is for Nangong Sirui to add more scenes.

Damn it.

Why is it that my stones are about clocking in and slacking off, while his are for adding scenes?

Shen Ye tried to suppress his irritation and explained the gem’s function.

“Good stuff.”

Nangong Sirui said delightedly.

“Just keep it for now and dig some more, maybe something else will be found,” Shen Ye said.

He suddenly had a change of expression.

—Someone else was traversing the world barrier, trying to reach the True Land.

Two groups of people have died.

Still won’t learn their lesson?

But perhaps this person’s strength… was stronger than the previous two groups, which was why he dared to come alone.

“Xiao San, you go back to reality first. I have something to deal with here.”

Shen Ye said.

“Okay!”

Nangong Sirui entered a door opened by Shen Ye and disappeared from the True Mine.

He returned to the parking lot outside the set.

Sitting in the driver’s seat.

He reached out and felt—

The car keys were with Xie Lan’s body, not his!

Too bad.

So he couldn’t drive.

Nangong Sirui got out of the car and stood in the parking lot, reaching for his phone to call his assistant to pick him up.

—The phone was also with that body!

Not only that.

He wasn’t Xie Lan anymore, and he didn’t have an ID card.

—He was an undocumented person.

“Hey, young man over there.”

Nangong Sirui turned his head.

He saw several directors, assistant directors, and producers he knew well standing at the other end of the parking lot.

“Your ancient costume is very approachable.”

“Are you interested in playing a small role for our team or something?”

The other side asked.

Nangong Sirui was a bit speechless.

That’s right.

He was still wearing the family-style long robe!

Few men in Earth wear such ancient costumes.

Undocumented, no car, no money, and being asked to act.

He decided against it!

“Sorry, I’m not interested.”

He said and turned to run.

—It’s better to switch back to Xie Lan’s identity for daily life!

Nangong Sirui made up his mind.

As soon as Shen Ye was finished, he would immediately tell him about it.

On the other side.

Shen Ye silently adjusted the teleportation location.

—Let the other party teleport to where the Soul-Sucking Bone-Binding Demonic Worm is!

“Alright, let him come.”

As a gatekeeper, Shen Ye opened the barrier.

After a breath’s wait.

Lines of faint glowing characters appeared:

“The other party has crossed the barrier and arrived at the True Land.”

Alright.

After the Soul-Sucking Bone-Binding Demonic Worm is dealt with, I’ll contact Xiao San.

Shen Ye simply waited calmly in place.

However, for some reason, he suddenly felt uneasy.

This was an inexplicable feeling.

It was as if he was being watched by some fierce predator.

Could it be—

The person who just came in?

Shen Ye’s heart tightened. He was about to retreat to the other side of the mine shaft to find a safer place to stop.

An unexpected change occurred!

Dark light instantly penetrated the entire space, enveloping Shen Ye.

This was—

The ultimate power of destruction!

Shen Ye suddenly drew out his Tu Yu Blade, raised it high, and swung it with all his might towards the void.

—World Shaking Slash!

As soon as his long blade was swung, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

The endless and magnificent power of the Catastrophe of Destruction was not a spell cast by someone, nor was it based on someone’s summoning.

It was the Catastrophe of Destruction itself!

If that were the case, the “draw on truth, strike with tenfold power” of the World Shaking Slash would not hold true.

Because he couldn’t use the power of the Multiverse right now!

Then the blade technique’s power would only be about three times its original.

But how could he surpass three times the power of the Catastrophe of Destruction?

It wouldn’t work!

If he didn’t change his move, he would die here!

In a flash—

Shen Ye silently invoked his blade technique, forcibly changed his stance, and let out a low roar:

“Slash.”

—Heavenly Piercing Slash!

As this blade struck, the endless dark destructive power immediately ripped open a gap.

The congested, surging destructive force continuously destroyed everything around it.

But in front of this blade, it could no longer move forward.

This blade blocked the Catastrophe of Destruction!

Boom!

The earth shook and the mountains trembled.

The entire mine tunnel collapsed, with only the section where Shen Ye stood remaining intact.

An endless wind of destruction descended.

The ground turned to dust, scattering loudly in the gale.

Shen Ye gripped his long blade with both hands, shouting with rage, and met the wind head-on.

The wind—

It split on the blade, swirled to both sides, and completely avoided Shen Ye.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

The power of destruction finally gradually subsided.

Shen Ye still maintained the stance of striking against the wind.

Lines of faint glowing characters appeared:

“You have cast the Heavenly Piercing Slash.”

“Heavenly Piercing.”

“A True Twenty-first Order slash, the ultimate path of the blade.”

“Description: All existing and non-existing entities struck by it return to the state indicated by your blade intent, irreversible.”

“—Desiring to buy osmanthus and drink wine together, it’s ultimately not like the youthful journey.”

“Note: To achieve this power, it must be cast with the Dharma Aspect of True Creation; otherwise, the blade’s power will be reduced to about three-tenths of its original power.”

All small words disappeared.

The battle log then appeared:

“You used the Heavenly Piercing Slash to return destruction to its pre-birth state, making the void and the land as they were, like yesterday.”

“With this supreme blade dao, you withstood this move.”

“You survived.”

What?

A catastrophe of this magnitude, and it was just one move?

Could it be…

Shen Ye’s heart sank, and he said clearly:

“Since your Excellency possesses such powerful spellcraft, why hide and conceal? Why not come out and meet me?”

In the darkness.

A soft laugh sounded.

Immediately after.

Something was thrown over, critically hitting the ground in front of Shen Ye.

Shen Ye looked down, and his pupils immediately contracted.

It was the Soul-Sucking Bone-Binding Demonic Worm!

The giant worm, dozens of meters long, lay on the ground, bleeding profusely, covered in wounds.

—It was as dead as could be.

In other words—

He allowed the other party to pass through the barrier.

Then.

In just a few seconds.

The Soul-Sucking Bone-Binding Demonic Worm was found and killed by the other party.

Immediately after, that move was unleashed.

That move nearly reached the power of the Catastrophe of Destruction, destroying all the mine shafts nearby.

If it weren’t for the Heavenly Piercing Slash, he would have perished on the spot!

Shen Ye became completely serious and shouted into the distant darkness:

“Who exactly are you, Your Excellency?”

A voice resonated from the darkness:

“Before speaking of others, shouldn’t you introduce yourself first?”

“I am Paige, Baxter Paige,” Shen Ye said.

“Very good, very polite.”

Along with that voice, a person slowly appeared at the entrance of the mine shaft.

This was a man wearing a wide, pure white robe.

His face was shrouded in a blurry light, making it impossible to discern, and his body was entwined with flowing black light, holding a short black staff in his hand.

“Duke Baxter, look at this short staff in my hand, isn’t it amazing?”

The man asked in a gentle tone.

Shen Ye took a look and said, “I don’t see anything amazing about it.”

The man immediately laughed and clapped, saying:

“Indeed, it’s just an ordinary short staff, not worthy of being my weapon at all.”

“But in the Castle of the End, everyone recognizes this short staff.”

“—Because it symbolizes the owner of the castle, the Lord of Death, the one who controls all destructive servants.”

“So you are the Lord of Death? But why would you personally come to kill me?” Shen Ye asked.

The other party said:

“You killed Duke Weise and Duke Meier, and everyone said it was a fluke.”

“The entire Castle of the End was in chaos.”

“But now—”

“To survive one of my attacks already qualifies you for the title of Duke.”

“Come back with me.”

Go back?

“I seem to have to stay for 24 hours,” Shen Ye said.

“No need—I said no need, so no need. Your strength has already surpassed Weise and Meier, and no one will question you again,” the Lord of Death said.

“Alright then,” Shen Ye said.

The Lord of Death waved the short staff in his hand.

A force of spatial transformation immediately enveloped Shen Ye and him.

Both disappeared from the mine tunnel simultaneously.

…

Castle of the End.

At the top of the castle’s spires.

Two figures appeared simultaneously, causing a stir.

The Lord of Death.

And Shen Ye.

The two landed on the terrace.

“Duke Baxter, please take your seat. The meeting will begin shortly.”

The Lord of Death said.

Shen Ye was somewhat bewildered.

—You tested me, decided I wasn’t bad, and then dragged me to a meeting?

If I had died just now… I would have just died.

Right?

Shen Ye looked around and found that it was indeed a meeting hall setup.

All the seats were filled with people.

Rows of seats formed a circle around the Lord of Death, who stood in the center.

There was an empty seat in the front row, with a small sign on it:

“Duke Baxter.”

Good.

Then take a seat.

Shen Ye calmly sat down.

Behind him, however, whispers arose.

Many people stared at him.

Shen Ye could hear some unfriendly remarks and feel many malicious glances.

But what exactly was this meeting about?

Such a grand assembly, personally presided over by the Lord of Death, must have some purpose.

Shen Ye ignored the criticisms of others, just sat there, quietly waiting for the meeting to begin.

The Lord of Death, however, looked over.

His face was still blurred, and the light covering his face was constantly shifting.

But he wore a spotless white robe, and bathed in the radiant light, he appeared like a deity.

“Quiet.”

“The meeting will now begin.”

The Lord of Death said.

The sound in the hall gradually subsided.

Once the people were completely silent, he raised his hand and pointed far at the few people behind Shen Ye.

“Duke Baxter was brought back by me personally.”

“—You few, even though you saw me bring him back, you still look like you want to challenge him at any moment.”

“This is not giving me face, understand?”

Before the crowd could react.

A series of explosions were heard.

Blood spurted into the sky.

Shen Ye looked back, only to see that the few destructive servants who had verbally abused him had all had their brains explode, their bodies sprawled on the ground.

This time.

No one dared to make a sound.

The elites present were accustomed to facing dangers, and even with their companions dying before them, they kept their mouths tightly shut, for fear of causing any further trouble.

The voice of the Lord of Death resonated again:

“Duke Baxter indeed didn’t stay for 24 hours.”

“However.”

“I said he could return, and I brought him back.”

“Does anyone have an objection?”

The Lord of Death looked around.

Deathly silence.

Some people even held their breath.

The Lord of Death nodded in satisfaction and said,

“Understand this one thing, you can never question my decisions.”

“Of course, there is one person who can offer me advice, and that is the monarch who is most loyal to destruction.”

He bowed to the void before him.

The void immediately opened.

A majestic woman in a black robe stepped out, looked around, and said:

“Too many people—”

“There are too many rabble here, just trying to get by under the banner of destruction.”

The Lord of Death casually waved his hand.

Boom!!!

An endless black destructive torrent shot out from his hand, instantly obliterating one-third of the seats.

Those destructive servants had no chance to resist and were completely swallowed and killed by the destructive torrent.

“And now? Respected Monarch of Destruction, is it any better now?”

The Lord of Death asked.

The woman in black said, “Barely.”

The Lord of Death then clapped his hands in delight and announced:

“Then, the meeting begins.”

“I have an important announcement to make.”

The dead, were already dead.

The surviving destructive servants, not one dared to make a move.

—Simply because these two in the arena were too powerful!

In the blood-soaked meeting hall, people maintained silence with insane willpower, preserving order in the venue.

The Lord of Death had already begun to speak eloquently:

“Based on various intelligence, we have learned that a major war occurred in the True Void previously.”

“One of the ultimate creations, called the Multiverse, was besieged, defeated, and ultimately scattered throughout the True Void.”

“It once welcomed humans from Earth into the Void to help it develop.”

“So our opportunity has come!”

“Go find those Earthlings, seize their bodies, and annihilate their souls.”

“With these people’s identities, we can break through Earth’s restrictive barrier and reach the Void.”

“If this can be achieved—”

“The invasion will be successful!”

The woman in black interjected, “Of course, we now need to identify the primary target to kill. By killing this person, we can establish a deep root in the void, preparing for subsequent plans.”

“That human is—”

The Lord of Death chanted a spell.

Light and shadow gathered from all directions, forming the image of a person in the void.

“This person!”

“He is currently the most powerful and renowned human in the void.”

“Go to Earth, find his true body, kill him, occupy his body, and then we can march into the True Void!”

“Go—”

“Find him!”

The Lord of Death commanded loudly.

Everyone responded in unison.

Shen Ye also echoed.

He looked at the person in mid-air, gradually growing tense.

This person was too familiar.

—It was Xu Xingke.

These destructive servants were going to Earth to find Xu Xingke’s true body!

They wanted to kill Xu Xingke, seize his body, and invade the True Void!