Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 543

Breakfast shop.

Shen Ye sat on the sofa, his gaze deep.

The Tu Yu Saber lay beside him.

This was in the city.

If the scale of the battle expanded, there would only be more casualties, not fewer.

He had to find a way.

A way…

His gaze fell upon the saber.

The saber.

It lazily sprung upright.

Failun and he had a tacit understanding, knowing each other’s thoughts with just a glance.

When others obtained a saber, they needed a long time to familiarize themselves with it before they could wield it as an extension of their arm.

He didn’t have this problem.

So—

He lightly grasped the hilt.

The long saber immediately understood his intention, retracting all its sharpness cleanly.

Retraction was not disappearance, but compression and convergence.

Shen Ye lightly swung the saber.

The saber was silent.

There was no ripple in the void.

—He had actually found the knack.

If this Heaven-Shaking Slash were unleashed with full power, the entire city, or even the planet, would be unable to withstand it.

But if all its power was concentrated on the blade—

The damage borne by the target of the attack would be exponentially increased, and the surrounding environment would remain unaffected.

Nor would any innocents be harmed.

Shen Ye lightly withdrew his stance and sheathed the long saber.

A peculiar feeling, unprecedented, emerged in his heart.

Previous attacks were about unleashing power.

Now, he had to retract it.

Retract all power, and conceal it within the blade.

He had to control it well, otherwise he would inevitably harm innocents.

Thump-thump-thump—

There was another knocking sound from outside.

Gallian’s voice then rang out:

“Two business partners, I’m back.”

Shen Ye sneered, pressing his hand against the hilt of the Tu Yu Saber, and as he walked towards the door, he replied:

“Welcome back.”

He pulled open the door.

A two-horned demon, emanating obscure bone fire, stood outside, speaking in a strained voice:

“Where’s the Queen of Destruction?”

“She’s resting in the yard, ready to wash things at any moment.”

“Wash things?”

“Yes, wash things—and who are you?”

“I’m Gallian.” The two-horned demon chuckled.

“Look at yourself, who are you really?” Shen Ye said.

The two-horned demon looked down at himself.

At the same time.

Faint text appeared in the void:

“The opponent used a third-order destruction transformation technique.”

“Abilities below the third order cannot resist it.”

“You wield the twenty-first order Heaven-Shaking Slash of Truth, suppressing this technique and rendering it null.”

The saber.

It drew an unremarkably plain arc.

There was no brilliant saber light, no violent fluctuations, let alone world-shdestroying commotion.

The two-horned demon was cleaved from head to foot, split into two halves.

Dead.

“The destruction you caused has once again boosted your attributes.”

The faint text flickered.

Clang!

The long saber returned to its sheath.

“Sister, clean up the floor.”

Shen Ye called out.

Black flames immediately erupted, burning the two-horned demon’s corpse with crackling sounds.

In a breath’s time.

The corpse turned to ash.

Bang.

The door closed.

Shen Ye returned to the living room and sat down on the sofa.

Destruction.

Destroying enemies to enhance attributes.

What a convenient way to improve.

If…

Shen Ye slightly closed his eyes, then opened them again.

No, he couldn’t be tempted.

In the True Void, Augustus was fighting a life-and-death battle with a destruction monster.

As for here—

Here gathered the envoys of various destruction main gods.

Whether in the True Void or here, he had to face everything with caution.

One failed attack would lead to eternal damnation!

He reined in his killing intent and relaxed, but saw faint text appear in the void:

“A new building has been completed.”

“Your ‘Cannon of Truth’ has fused the power of truth and destruction, forming a new eye technique—”

“Truth’s Destruction.”

“Description: The truth-tier of your strongest move will be borrowed by this eye technique, forming a powerful suppressive force that will leave your enemies unable to resist and directly destroyed by the power of destruction.”

Excellent.

The second building, the “Cannon of Truth,” was complete.

The eye technique it brought could borrow the twenty-first-order power of the Heaven-Shaking Slash!

The eye technique instantly reached the twenty-first order!

The suppressive force would be terrifying!

On the other side.

The bar.

The tall, white-haired man’s expression stirred, and he rumbled:

“Gallian, my man is dead.”

“Really? Sorry, perhaps I didn’t verify that person’s value more carefully.” Gallian said.

He casually pulled out.

The hundreds of vengeful spirits lurking behind him transformed into a card, placed on the table.

The front of the card depicted wailing, distorted human faces.

“Just killed, still fresh, have it.”

Gallian’s eyes glowed crimson, and he involuntarily licked the corner of his mouth.

The card was taken by the tall, white-haired man.

He looked again at the “Shen Ye” and “Queen of Destruction” cards on the table and said:

“This time, you deliver the person yourself.”

“Wait, just now was to compensate for your loss, but our deal needs to be recalculated.” Gallian tapped the table.

On the “Shen Ye” card, a hint quietly appeared:

“This slave has displayed the talent of ‘Destruction Absorption’.”

“Description: Any destruction and killing of things will be converted into his attributes.”

The envoys sitting at the bar were somewhat moved.

“I thought he was a ‘Midas touch’ type of talent used for handling various treasures, but I didn’t expect this person to have such talent in combat as well.”

“Indeed, this talent is quite rare; he can grow stronger at an extremely fast rate.”

“He needs to be controlled with the best slave shackles…”

“He’ll be a good fighter.”

Everyone discussed animatedly.

“If you want him, pay more, hahaha.” Gallian couldn’t help but laugh.

In the past, some slaves suddenly displayed astonishing talents.

—Whenever such moments arrived, it meant he was about to make a fortune.

This time was no exception.

…

Still at the breakfast shop.

A faint dark red gleam flashed in Shen Ye’s eyes, then quickly faded.

Eye technique: Truth’s Destruction.

It possessed a suppressive force of up to twenty-first-order truth and could unleash destructive attack power.

Quite perfect.

But Shen Ye was still somewhat puzzled.

If destruction-type monsters went up against truth-type creations—

Would they also compete by tier?

If so.

Then what about the Eternal World?

The Eternal Brain’s source energy infusion was so powerful, directly boosting individual strength.

Would it still lose to the Catastrophe of Destruction?

“AI (Artificial Intelligence), how did you lose back then?” Shen Ye asked.

In his phone, the AI’s voice sounded:

“The ultimate eternal power of the Eternal World reached twenty-first order, and possessed the characteristic of ‘never decaying,’ which generally no other world could rival.”

“Never decaying?” Shen Ye asked with interest.

“The deceased Eternal Brain can still provide you with missions and source energy infusion, precisely because of this ‘never decaying’ characteristic,” the AI said.

Twenty-first order.

Just like the World of Truth.

And never decaying.

If so—

“How many orders does destruction have?” Shen Ye asked again.

“Twenty orders,” the AI said.

“Twenty orders… against twenty-first order never-decaying power, and it still won?” Shen Ye was incredulous.

“While ‘destruction’ only has twenty orders, it possesses the power of ‘destruction burst’.”

“The so-called ‘destruction burst’ means it can temporarily boost its twenty-order power to twenty-two, or even twenty-three orders.”

The AI said.

Shen Ye held his breath, speechless for a long time.

This was too terrifying.

In a game, this would be a “one-shot kill” scenario.

Wait—

The highest tier in the World of Truth was also twenty-first order!

If the power of destruction burst from twenty orders upwards, and instantly reached twenty-three orders, wouldn’t it easily destroy various ultimate creations of the World of Truth?

No…

That’s not right.

Shen Ye pondered carefully and asked:

“Can the ‘burst’ characteristic of destruction last indefinitely?”

“Since it’s a ‘burst,’ it certainly can’t last indefinitely—’duration’ is an eternal characteristic,” the AI said.

Shen Ye’s mind suddenly cleared, and he slightly raised his head, looking towards the profound, ethereal void.

—Augustus, the Lord of the Scepter of Withering, was fighting a destruction monster.

Although everyone thought he couldn’t win.

But now he had a new perspective on this.

A person like him, who even the Scepter of Withering recognized as its master, must have extraordinary qualities.

If he also knew the characteristics of ‘destruction’…

He would win.

—With his strength, which could represent the Lord of Truth’s creations, he would definitely defeat the destruction monster!

Because—

The characteristic of “truth” was different from “eternity” and “destruction.”

The characteristic of truth was “suppression”!

One rank higher than you, and it would completely suppress you!

All techniques would be broken, the enemy couldn’t even move, let alone burst.

As long as he suppressed the destruction monster in advance, preventing it from “bursting”—

Then he would win!

Suddenly.

A vague thought quietly flashed through Shen Ye’s mind, causing him to stand up abruptly.

—Earth hid many creations of truth.

This was intelligence from the Lord of Destruction.

It should not be false.

Could it be—

These creations of truth actually had some purpose for being on Earth?

Was it a plan?

Whose plan was it among these creations of truth?

Thump-thump-thump—

Knocking sounds.

Without waiting for any action from Shen Ye, Gallian pushed the door open and walked in.

—This time, it was the real Gallian.

“We need to leave this planet—it’s too dangerous.”

Shen Ye said.

“Dangerous…” Gallian smiled and shook his head, “I already know a few small monsters caused some trouble, that’s not dangerous at all.”

—How to capture these two?

Which trap would be better?

Or use a one-time main god curse?

No, main god curses are too expensive. If used this time, the profit from the transaction would be greatly reduced.

Gallian pondered silently.

He suddenly noticed the Queen of Destruction walking from the backyard into the front hall, opening the refrigerator, and collecting all the ingredients with her storage ring.

“You didn’t understand what I meant,” Shen Ye said in a deep voice, “this planet might be a trap—a truth creation has prepared this place, and once you enter, you won’t be able to escape.”

“Oh? That’s an interesting deduction… Do you have evidence?”

Gallian asked nonchalantly.

—Let’s use the main god curse after all.

It’s safer.

Money can always be earned, even if it’s a little less, risk must be controlled.

Besides, this time was a big profit anyway.

“I have no proof, and I don’t need to prove anything. I have to go.”

Shen Ye said.

He grabbed the Queen of Destruction’s hand and, leading her, walked towards the backyard.

“Hey, don’t rush, where are you going?”

Gallian raised his hand, preparing to cast the main god’s curse.

But at this very moment—

He suddenly paused.

The Queen of Destruction also stopped in place.

Both of them appeared to be listening intently.

“What’s wrong?”

Shen Ye asked.

An expression of disbelief appeared on the Queen of Destruction’s face, and she spoke rapidly:

“That monster that destroyed the Eternal World—it’s been eliminated!”

Shen Ye’s heart tensed.

Yes!

Augustus, the Lord of the Scepter of Withering, must possess twenty-first-order truth skills!

As long as he suppressed the monster in advance, preventing it from using “destruction burst”—

Then the chances of winning were very high.

Not to mention, the Ship of Destruction had gathered a group of truth creations to help.

“Is that the only news?”

Shen Ye asked.

The Queen of Destruction’s face was pale as she quickly read out the message:

“The Will of Destruction has sent out a message across all conquered territories, demanding that all main gods and their envoys prepare for a decisive battle!”

“The target is—”

“Earth.”

It was here indeed.

What was going to happen?

Never mind!

“Go.”

Shen Ye uttered a single word, pulling her, and immediately tried to push open the door to the backyard.

As soon as they pushed the door open, the two would immediately disappear from Gallian’s sight.

No matter where they went—

In short, leave Earth first!

“Wait a moment!”

Gallian suddenly shouted.

Unbeknownst to them, the spell in his hand had quietly disappeared, and his expression became unprecedentedly serious and earnest:

“Tell me your prediction, and I will pay the corresponding intelligence fee.”

Shen Ye ignored him, pulling the Queen of Destruction to push open the backyard door—

A voice suddenly came from the living room:

“Stop your tricks, demon.”

Shen Ye looked back.

At some point, a person in a trench coat had appeared in the room.

Wearing a mask and a hat.

Their face was completely obscured, and their gender unknown.

This person stood there and whispered:

“The envoys are all watching? That’s perfect.”

Before the words finished.

All the envoys who had appeared in the bar broke through the void and materialized in the living room.

The envoys surrounded this person.

“Who are you? What right do you have to speak to us like that?”

Gallian asked flatly.

If the other party gave one wrong answer, he would immediately kill them.

The person spoke:

“Quiet down, envoys of the Lord of Destruction.”

“You only need to listen to one thing from me.”

“—You want to force your way into the World of Truth and completely turn this place into a domain of destruction, that is impossible.”

Without any apparent movement.

All the envoys suddenly spun around—

Gallian turned into a five or six-year-old child, sitting on the ground playing with toys.

The tall, white-haired man standing beside him became a middle-aged woman.

The other envoys transformed into various other people.

Two envoys became water heater repairmen, standing in the kitchen, repairing a water heater.

Three envoys sat at a table, took out a deck of poker cards, and started playing.

Two more envoys turned into an old man and woman.

“Quickly, play your card, I’m waiting for you.”

“Zhao Ming, come and coax the child, I’ll play two rounds for you.”

“You go cook.”

“The kitchen’s water heater is still being repaired.”

“Master, when will it be fixed? Also, can you take a look at my stove, it’s not lighting up easily.”

“Good grandson, come, grandma will coax you.”

The entire breakfast shop became noisy.

—This comical and chaotic scene sent a chill down Shen Ye’s spine.

Damn it!

Those were the envoys of the Lord of Destruction!

How did they suddenly lose all their memories and instantly turn into ordinary people, with ordinary emotions and cognitions?

He no longer cared to look closely.

Because a line of faint text quietly appeared before his eyes:

“You are using the saber technique of the Heaven-Shaking Slash.”

“This saber technique is about to be unleashed, and possesses the power of the twenty-first-order truth, so you have temporarily resisted the opponent’s technique.”

—Go!

It said “temporarily resisted.”

If he lost himself and became a five or six-year-old child like Gallian, wouldn’t that be worse than death?

Shen Ye gripped the Queen of Destruction’s hand and stepped out.

An invisible force arose, like an extremely tough membrane, blocking the two of them.

Shen Ye’s gaze swept across it.

Eye technique: Truth’s Destruction!

The membrane immediately bulged backward, but it hadn’t broken yet.

Not enough!

Although the eye technique’s tier was forcibly raised to twenty-first-order truth, its actual power was far from sufficient.

Shen Ye simply swung his saber, unleashing the Heaven-Shaking Slash with full force.

Zi La—

A gap opened in the membrane.

Shen Ye flashed through.

In an instant.

The door closed and disappeared.

He stood on ground entirely composed of flesh and blood.

The Eternal Brain.

—This was the Eternal World, already destroyed!

He had escaped!

Shen Ye had no time for joy. He looked back, but saw that the Queen of Destruction had not followed.

The barrier at the door had only disappeared for an instant, immediately reverting to its original state.

Only he had come through.

Faint light flickered into lines of text:

“You are the World Lord of Earth, possessing a twenty-first-order eye technique, and the ability to access multiple universes, making you a gatekeeper of two realms.”

“All laws of escape converge upon you, allowing you to forcibly leave, but others cannot.”

“The ‘barrier’ has closed.”

Shen Ye was stunned.

“Finally escaped.” A voice filled with lingering fear whispered in his ear.

—It was the voice of the Ship of Destruction!

“When did you come back?” Shen Ye asked in surprise.

“Just now, at the moment the net finally closed, I was instantly teleported back by the contract you and I signed.”

The Ship of Destruction’s voice carried a hint of smugness:

“I just knew you’d find a way to leave.”

“Haha, I finally escaped with my life, and will no longer be suppressed by the Scepter of Withering as its slave.”

Shen Ye fell silent.

The Queen of Destruction hadn’t made it through.

The mistake just now was not having taken her into his dharma body earlier.

Not just her.

Nangong Sirui and Xiao Mengyu were still on Earth.

—Everyone else’s true bodies were on Earth!

Only he had escaped alone!

“Ship of Destruction.”

Shen Ye said.

“What?” the Ship of Destruction asked.

“You just said ‘before that net closed,’ what net exactly? What do you know?” Shen Ye asked repeatedly.

“You don’t know?” the Ship of Destruction asked in surprise.

“Why would I know?” Shen Ye counter-asked.

“The multi-verse and the Parasitic Empress didn’t even tell you this… Tsk tsk, Shen Ye, let me be kind and tell you.”

“The Land of Truth awakened twenty-one ultimate creations, each with terrifying power.”

“I could only rank third, and although I’ve lost the ‘natural evolution’ element, I’ve transformed into ‘destruction evolution,’ with my combat power increasing instead of decreasing.”

“But I still can’t compare to the Scepter of Withering, which has a master; it’s the second-ranked ultimate creation.”

“The first-ranked, of course, is that net.”

“The Spirit-Catching Net.”

“It captures all intelligent beings, forcibly extracts their souls, and turns these beings into something else.”

“It’s incredibly powerful.”

“Unrivaled.”

“I don’t even dare to speak to it, for fear that it will extract my intelligence from my body and infuse it into something else.”

As the Ship of Destruction spoke, its tone changed somewhat.

—It was clear that it was truly afraid of that Spirit-Catching Net.

Shen Ye stood there stunned for a moment.

If the first-ranked Spirit-Catching Net was lurking on Earth—

Its purpose for attracting those destruction envoys was already very clear.

—To set a trap and eliminate the opponent!

To warn the opposing main gods not to enter the World of Truth again.

This was the strongest creation of the World of Truth, an act of defiance against all enemies!

“Why… did you come back?”

Shen Ye asked.

“The Scepter of Withering has allied with the Spirit-Catching Net! I’m no match for them at all!” the Ship of Destruction cried out loudly.

“…Sorry.” Shen Ye said.

“What do you mean?” the Ship of Destruction asked.

“You can stay here, I probably have to go back to Earth.” Shen Ye said.

“Damn it, you’re crazy!” the Ship of Destruction said.

“No choice, I have to watch over it, I have to ensure Earth’s safety… Though I might not be able to, my people are all on Earth.”