Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 530

Internal spy?

Xu Xingke flipped the card over.

On the other side of the card, two words were written.

“Group photo.”

A group photo?

—With whom?

Before Xu Xingke could think further, the card suddenly turned into a ball of flame and burned to ashes.

The card was destroyed!

Xu Xingke’s heart trembled.

—Unless it consumed more power than expected, overdrawing all the card’s teleportation capabilities, the card would be damaged.

“Hmm? What’s going on?”

Jian Ji was a little surprised.

“Yeah, why was your card destroyed?” Cang Nanyan also asked.

Xu Xingke’s expression remained unchanged as he said indifferently:

“A problematic card naturally has no need to continue existing. To avoid causing trouble, I simply destroyed it.”

This explanation was perfectly reasonable.

Moreover, it was Xu Xingke’s own business.

Everyone wisely didn’t ask further questions.

Xu Xingke clapped his hands, signaling everyone to look at him:

“Go back and rest well. Tomorrow, we’ll discuss what to do next.”

“Now—”

“This expedition successfully annihilated the enemies of the White Night Demon Cage, and Song Yinchen also brought back the White Night Demon Cage.”

“We have won!”

The crowd cheered.

Xu Xingke lit a cigarette, took out his phone, and waved his hand:

“Alright, let’s take a group photo as a souvenir!”

“Later, I will release a commemorative card of this interstellar operation, with everyone’s group photo on the front—everyone stand ready, I’m going to take it!”

Everyone was a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, a figure like Xu Xingke still cared about this?

But this was indeed the first interstellar expedition to the Death Star, and they won in the end.

It was indeed worth commemorating.

“Wait a moment, I’ll comb my hair!”

“I’ll put on some blush!”

“I’ll change my clothes, just a moment.”

“Perfect, I’ll just shave my beard too.”

The crowd was in a commotion.

Xu Xingke smiled, watching everyone clumsily fix their appearances, his gaze calm, yet not missing any suspicious signs.

When everyone was ready, he raised his phone high and pressed the shutter button.

Click!

“Alright, dismissed now. Everyone go back and rest.”

Amidst cheers, the crowd flew into the sky and dispersed in all directions.

Xu Xingke narrowed his eyes, exhaled a smoke ring, and turned to walk into the spaceship.

“Teacher!”

Song Yinchen hurriedly followed him.

“What’s wrong?” Xu Xingke asked.

“I’m going to find Shen Ye—that ship is too bad, it dared to target him, I’m going to make it pay the price!” Song Yinchen said.

“Your strength is insufficient. For now, you should explore how to use the White Night Demon Cage to maximize its power, and only then can you consider helping Shen Ye,” Xu Xingke said.

He thought for a moment, then took out a card and handed it to the girl.

The card depicted a cultivation room, empty except for a clock sealed in ice on the wall.

“Tarot Secret Chamber.”

“Cultivating inside for ten days equates to three years of cultivation outside.”

“Everyone can only use it once in their lifetime.”

“Consider it.”

Xu Xingke said.

Song Yinchen immediately said, “No need to consider, thank you, Teacher, I’m going now!”

She took the card, walked into the spaceship, returned to her room, and closed the door.

Xu Xingke stood there for a while.

At a certain moment.

He sensed that the card had been activated.

The card’s activation meant Song Yinchen would be alone in the Tarot Secret Realm for three years, which was ten days in the outside world.

“It’s not her…”

Xu Xingke murmured softly.

If it were an internal spy, they would undoubtedly stick close to him, wanting to gather information about him.

But Song Yinchen had left.

—So, who was the internal spy?

Xu Xingke returned to his room, printed the group photo from his phone, and placed it on the desk.

He took out a blank card and placed it over the photo.

Soon.

The photo became blank, but the group photo appeared on the card.

The previously still figures in the photo began making silly faces at the card, and everyone started to do their own things.

Xu Xingke put the card into the card book, pressed his hand on it, and whispered:

“Go, go to Shen Ye!”

The entire card book trembled slightly.

—With the power of the card book, that card finally teleported away.

Xu Xingke quickly opened the card book and took out another card, placing it on the desktop.

“Ah, it’s Xingke. What brings you here?”

An old woman in a wizard’s robe stood in the center of the card, yawning as she spoke.

“I have some problems around me. Please take a look for me.”

Xu Xingke said respectfully.

“Around you?”

“Hmm… I see the problem. You are caught in a struggle between two factions.”

The old woman’s voice suddenly rose:

“Oh? The power behind them is irresistible. Once they find you, they can completely control you.”

“So you have nowhere to escape.”

“Tsk, tsk, this is a death trap, Xingke, how did you get to this point?”

Xu Xingke took a puff of his cigarette and asked:

“Is there a solution?”

The old woman pulled out a crystal ball, looked at it for a few moments, and said:

“Fate has formed a fork in the road for you.”

“If you hide like gold buried underground, no longer expose yourself, and stop contacting anyone from now on—”

“Your chances of survival will significantly increase.”

“But if you want to find the traitor, thereby increasing your opportunities to interact with people, then your probability of death will greatly increase.”

Xu Xingke asked, “What about the traitor?”

“What?” The old woman was puzzled.

“If I hide, the traitor won’t be able to find me, but I also won’t be able to find out who the traitor is,” Xu Xingke said.

“That’s right,” the old woman nodded.

“If I start searching for the traitor, is there a chance to root him out?” Xu Xingke asked.

“The probability is high, but you’re also not very likely to survive,” the old woman said.

“Understood.” Xu Xingke said.

He put away the card, stood up, opened the door, and walked out.

Although many professionals had left, there were still a large number of researchers and various professionals on this spaceship.

Everyone was busy with their own tasks.

Xu Xingke arrived at the command room.

Jian Ji was sitting on the commander’s chair, crossing her legs, playing a mobile game.

Xu Xingke walked over and sat down beside her.

“What are you doing here? I don’t have anything going on right now.”

Jian Ji said without looking up.

Xu Xingke smiled, revealing his stark white teeth:

“Since I’m free anyway, I’m just taking a stroll.”

“Want to play a game?” Jian Ji asked.

“No.”

“Alright, then watch me play.”

“Okay.”

As Xu Xingke was speaking, he saw several professionals walking towards him.

They were members of the Tower of Tarot.

Could the traitor be among these people?

He lit a cigarette, his eyes narrowed.

…

On the other side.

Earth.

“Follow me!”

The voice of Assassin Amy rang out.

Zhao Changhu swiftly followed, bringing Shen Ye and Fatty with him.

The four ran quickly through the deserted village.

Before long.

The red-haired female assassin climbed over a wall and landed in a courtyard of a house.

It was still empty here.

Amy closed her eyes, sensed for a moment, and then spoke:

“Indeed, it’s here. The airflow beneath the courtyard is problematic, indicating there might be a tunnel or something similar.”

“You can even sense that?” Shen Ye asked in surprise.

“Amy can sense changes in airflow and energy, making her a top-notch scout,” Zhao Changhu explained.

“Amazing,” Shen Ye said, giving a thumbs up in admiration.

Amy led the way decisively, guiding the group into the room. After a quick search, she stopped before a bed.

She pulled the bed aside.

Beneath the bed was a dusty blanket.

Pulling aside the blanket revealed a dark, gaping hole.

“During our conversation with that person just now, the airflow only changed here. I estimate that person’s true body is deep within the tunnel.”

Amy said.

“Once we catch him, we can directly extract all the information,” Fatty said with a sinister grin.

Zhao Changhu said nothing and was the first to jump into the hole.

Shen Ye immediately followed.

Fatty was next.

Amy was the last. She restored everything to its original state before jumping into the hole, placing the carpet back in position.

The four traveled downward along the tunnel.

Before long.

They landed on a wide platform.

In the center of the platform stood a stone pillar carved with figures of humans in various states of agony, tightly embracing each other, as if being squeezed by something, or instinctively trying to cling to something beside them before death.

“Suffering.”

Fatty blurted out two words, a hint of excitement in his tone.

“Indeed, it’s a sculpture of suffering. It seems there’s something valuable hidden here,” Amy also said.

Shen Ye looked at the two and then turned his questioning gaze towards Zhao Changhu.

“Earth is a relic from the last world’s destruction, escaping through a ‘barrier’ into the True World.”

“The sculptures of suffering represent the legacy of these ruins, containing certain powers, resources, and inheritances.”

“If we continue further down, perhaps we can find great treasures.”

Zhao Changhu explained.

“I see,” Shen Ye said.

“What are we waiting for? Let’s go!” Fatty exclaimed excitedly.

“Let’s go,” Zhao Changhu echoed.

The four crossed the platform and continued along a downward path.

About ten minutes later.

A giant bronze door appeared ahead.

The door was carved with scenes of the apocalypse.

Heavenly fire, floods, earthquakes, and falling stars.

The entire world was shattered.

Zhao Changhu took out a thick suit of armor, put it on, then approached the gate and pushed it with force.

Rumble—

The door opened.

Behind the massive door was a hall resembling a warehouse, filled with various treasures, weapons, and armor.

Zhao Changhu casually picked up a short bow and tossed it to Fatty.

Fatty caught it, examined it, and then tested the bowstring, exclaiming:

“Good stuff, priceless.”

“I wonder if the fellow who spoke to us is hiding here,” Zhao Changhu said.

“How could he be? He must have run away long ago—Boss, let’s quickly collect all these things and offer them to the Queen of Destruction. We’ll also get a good amount of destruction points ourselves, and then we can rest comfortably for a while.”

Fatty said excitedly.

Zhao Changhu glanced at Shen Ye, who was studying the various patterns on the door.

He then looked at Amy, only to see her gazing intently at the path they had come from.

“Amy?”

Zhao Changhu called out.

“Someone’s coming,” Amy said.

The void flickered.

Several professionals appeared before the bronze gate.

“It’s the Destruction Squad!”

The leading professional shouted.

“This is what we found,” Zhao Changhu immediately shouted loudly, “Disciples of Annihilation, you cannot approach!”

“Kill!” the other side roared.

The battle began in an instant.

Zhao Changhu charged out, his fists forming a piledriver, meeting the opposing leader.

Amy vanished from her spot, appearing behind a mage.

Fatty had already drawn his longbow and fired seven or eight curved arrows.

As for Shen Ye—

He was about to charge, but suddenly drew his Tea Rain Blade and held it in front of him.

Boom!

An earth-shattering collision sound rang out.

Although he blocked the opponent’s attack, Shen Ye flew backward, crashing into the bronze gate, directly smashing it to pieces.

Pfft.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, his gaze cold as he looked opposite.

He saw a figure entirely composed of dark light surges, hidden amidst the crowd.

“World Destroyer!”

Zhao Changhu roared in shock and anger:

“—You actually used a World Destroyer, this is against the rules!”

“If Earth is destroyed, the anchor point of destruction will disappear, and it will be difficult to find the True World again later.”

“Relax,” the opposing leader of Annihilation snorted, “This is a World Destroyer personally summoned by Lord of Death, possessing some power from the Catastrophe of Destruction. Its sole target is to kill Duke Baxter.”

“—Other than killing him, the Destroyer will not do anything else.”

Before the words finished.

The figure, entirely composed of dark light surges, rushed towards Shen Ye.

Its fist gathered even stronger destructive power.

This punch was meant to kill Shen Ye!

Shen Ye had never seen such a monster, but he knew it was a matter of life and death.

A description suddenly unfolded above his and the World Destroyer’s heads.

No.

Not a description, but a prefix!

Countless characters flashed above his and the World Destroyer’s heads, finally settling.

“You activated the prefix ‘Behind the Scenes Manipulator’.”

“Description: Continuously generates prefixes for all things until they adapt to their characteristics, changing their pattern and power.”

“This action is difficult for all beings to detect.”

“You determined the prefix ‘God-like State’ for yourself;”

“You determined the prefix ‘Low Health’ for the target.”

“—Prefixes active!”

At the instant the two were about to fight to the death, Shen Ye acquired the prefix, becoming “Shen Ye in a God-like State”;

And the World Destroyer also gained a prefix, becoming the “Low Health World Destroyer.”

In fact.

When the Lord of Death offered that prefix reward, causing a huge stir, Shen Ye basically understood the status of prefixes in the Destruction Faction.

—In this faction, prefixes were also rare.

It could determine the outcome of a battle!

“Die.”

Shen Ye uttered a single word.

Invisible ripples burst from the Tea Rain Blade, transforming into a monstrous, sky-piercing sword aura that met the World Destroyer.

—World-Shaking Slash!

Given that Shen Ye’s state had reached god-like, this slash, though not aided by a Dharma Manifestation, was still four times stronger than the opponent’s!

The blade.

Collided with the dark currents of light.

Boom—

A powerful shockwave destroyed everything around them.

The people fighting nearby all stopped, trying their best to control themselves, even starting to look for cover.

The earth cracked.

The World Destroyer was sent flying, its hands blocking the invisible blade aura.

Shen Ye pursued closely.

He raised his long blade again, about to follow up with another slash, but heard the World Destroyer’s low growl:

“Dharma Manifestation unleashed.”

Shen Ye trembled all over.

What!

The Destruction Faction had no Dharma Manifestations!

Had they also begun to cultivate the rules and techniques here after reaching the True Void, thereby gaining Dharma Manifestations?

If so…

Things would become troublesome.

His heart trembled, and the blade in his hand paused.

He saw a phantom realm, composed of countless lava and fire rain under a crimson sky, unfold behind the World Destroyer, turning into a realm of destruction.

Faint light appeared as small characters:

“The opponent has unleashed Dharma Manifestation: Heaven and Earth Shattering, gaining a 30% increase in attack power.”

It was indeed a Dharma Manifestation.

This also meant that the laws of destruction had begun to integrate into the True Void.

In the future…

Battles would become even more difficult.

A murderous aura erupted from Shen Ye’s entire body, and a vast and magnificent Dharma Manifestation suddenly unfolded behind him.

Dharma Manifestation descends—

One Energy, Three Purities – Three Purities Return!

Almost instantly.

The Dharma Manifestation behind the World Destroyer became thin, almost nonexistent, and all its power was lost.

—After all, it was a Dharma Manifestation that had only recently condensed.

In front of Shen Ye’s Dharma Manifestation, which had undergone countless upgrades and was ultimately condensed by two ultimate creations, all its power was directly absorbed.

The long blade flashed.

The blade aura passed through the World Destroyer’s body.

That endless destructive power was absorbed by the Dharma Manifestation, and ultimately absorbed by the two great creations.

“Hmm… this power… more… Shen Ye…”

Su Su muttered in her sleep from the lotus platform, then rolled over and fell back asleep.