Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 554

Outskirts of the city.

More than a dozen human professionals galloped through the fields.

The low farmhouse in front suddenly collapsed, and a monster made entirely of black flames slowly crawled out from underground.

“Destroying Flame Demon!”

“It’s a Flame Demon, everyone be careful!”

Someone shouted a warning.

The professionals quickly prepared for battle.

The Destroying Flame Demon was seven or eight meters tall, its fiery flames scorching the earth into molten lava.

It growled:

“Despicable humans, your death—”

A cold gleam flashed and disappeared.

The Destroying Flame Demon’s voice abruptly stopped.

Only a streak of sword light, having flown back from outside the heavens, “clang”ed as it re-entered its sheath.

The young girl pressed her hand to the hilt of her sword, her expression calm.

Everyone fell silent.

“Keep moving.”

Xiao Mengyu said, looking at the dark city ahead.

—The obstructing enemy had been eliminated.

The team quickly moved, and in a short while, they reached the bridge leading to the city.

Someone was already waiting by the bridge.

It was an armored humanoid wooden sculpture, and several powerful human professionals.

“The area ahead is occupied by the destruction faction. I believe everyone knows that once they successfully establish a foothold, the planet will eventually be destroyed.”

“Everyone, please fight with all your strength!”

The humanoid wooden sculpture shouted.

Everyone was aware of the current situation.

—To protect their own lives and those of their families, they had no choice but to join the battle.

Several powerful professionals stepped forward, divided the people, and led their respective teams across the bridge.

Only Xiao Mengyu remained in place.

After everyone had left, she asked:

“What’s the meaning of keeping me specifically?”

The humanoid wooden sculpture looked at her, marveling:

“Amazing, truly amazing. Your Dharma Aspect is unbelievably fierce. Do you know? At such a young age, you possess an unparalleled sword intent. If one day you ascend to the path of truth, wouldn’t you soar to the heavens like a dragon?”

Xiao Mengyu was silent for a few breaths, then said, “You don’t need to quote movie lines when communicating with humans. Just say directly what you want to say.”

The humanoid wooden sculpture cleared its throat and said:

“Your strength and will are outstanding, and you progress very quickly. You are a genius.”

“So?” Xiao Mengyu asked.

“You need greater power,” the humanoid wooden sculpture said.

“Just get to the point, stop beating around the bush.” Xiao Mengyu frowned.

“You have the qualification to choose a true creation and become its master, which will allow you to directly unleash the power of the truth realm.” The humanoid wooden sculpture said.

“True Creation?”

“Yes, follow me.”

…

Church.

Shen Ye retracted his saber and took out his Tarot identity card.

Lines of small text appeared on the card:

“I’m choosing a true creation and took a look at the map.

“You’re at the church, right? Next up, your area will be the focus of the attack. Be careful yourself.”

—It was a message from Xiao Mengyu.

Shen Ye felt quite comforted, like a mother seeing her daughter finally grown up.

With a true creation, the combat power would be completely different.

For example, he himself, relying on the power of the Ship of Destruction, could use three divine arts.

Yet, he had not yet advanced to the Truth realm.

—Currently at the 28th layer of the Dharma Realm.

It was indeed close.

So—

With a true creation, what level of combat power would Xiao Mengyu reach?

He truly looked forward to it.

Her sword technique was indeed terrifying; if not suppressed, it would be quite difficult to deal with.

There was another thing to pay attention to.

Next.

The church will become the main target of the true creation’s attack.

Hmm.

I must be careful.

I must—

Boom!!!!!

A deafening sound struck.

The ceiling scattered into messy bricks, crashing down, and the four walls also collapsed, falling towards them.

—It was too fast!

Shen Ye sliced through the wall with his saber and charged into the hall.

However, he saw dozens of people suddenly appear in the hall, swiftly attacking members of the destruction faction amidst the chaos.

These people were not very strong, but they all possessed a true creation.

That made all the difference!

What to do?

Shen Ye tightened his grip on his saber.

Attack!

He was the strongest; if he didn’t act now, it would surely arouse suspicion.

Shen Ye first blocked a human professional, sending him and his true creation flying, streaking across the sky like a meteor.

Ning Yunyu leaped to his side, clutching two severely wounded destruction subordinates, and quickly said:

“You fight, I’ll save them.”

“Alright!”

Shen Ye responded, raising his long saber—

Heaven-Shaking Slash!

Invisible saber qi gathered into dense, countless lines, instantly filling the entire church.

“We won.”

Ning Yunyu said silently, then lowered her head to treat the injuries of the two subordinates.

But the next instant.

She looked up abruptly.

A phantom suddenly appeared in the center of the church, raising a scepter in hand, and lightly chanted:

“Block.”

The high-frequency clash of weapons echoed one after another.

Boom—

The shockwave from the clash of their moves turned into a gale, flattening the entire church.

“You’re still too green to kill someone in front of me.”

The man holding the scepter said.

Shen Ye looked closely.

Augustus.

It’s him!

Augustus, the master of the Withering Scepter!

At this moment.

Shen Ye couldn’t help but be stunned.

Why did this guy suddenly come here?

—What about the museum?

What about himself? How should he react?

Ning Yunyu was still watching.

Should he use the Heaven-Shattering Slash?

That would be exposing the greatest secret of the multi-layered universe.

His observation value would also increase significantly.

At such a moment—

No time to think carefully!

Shen Ye’s figure flashed, moving in front of Ning Yunyu, shielding her completely, then he shouted:

“What are you doing here?”

Augustus waved his scepter and said leisurely,

“I’m going all out to take down this annoying fellow.”

The Withering Scepter erupted with a light that enveloped the entire scene.

Everything struck by this light instantly turned to dust, then was blown away by the strong wind.

“Ning Yunyu, run!”

Shen Ye shouted, still unleashing a Heaven-Shaking Slash.

This strike used the power of the Ship of Destruction.

Judging solely by the momentum of his saber technique, he had clearly gone all out!

The long saber collided with the Light of Withering.

Boom—

Shen Ye, man and saber, flew out, covered in wounds and bleeding.

“Run!”

He shouted from afar, then fell into a coma.

In the arena.

All the destruction subordinates were killed.

Only Ning Yunyu—

She flew to Shen Ye’s side, lowering her head to carefully check his injuries.

“Huh? There’s still a fish that got away?”

Augustus raised his scepter again.

Ning Yunyu, however, still didn’t look up, only meticulously examined Shen Ye’s injuries.

“He was knocked out by that move…”

“But he won’t die.”

She murmured, then pressed her hand against Shen Ye.

Bang!

Shen Ye disappeared.

Augustus’s expression suddenly became grave and serious.

He could fully perceive the spatial teleportation fluctuations on Shen Ye’s body.

The key question emerged—

“Under my twenty-first tier truth power, he wasn’t suppressed, and even performed a teleportation spell.”

“Who exactly are you?”

He vigilantly watched Ning Yunyu.

“Is he your target?” Ning Yunyu asked.

“I need to destroy this place — your shelling is too annoying.” Augustus said.

“So, dealing with him was just incidental, wasn’t it?”

“Yes—who exactly are you—”

Before he finished speaking.

Two more figures appeared in the ruins of the church.

An old man with white hair.

And a young woman.

As soon as the white-haired elder saw Ning Yunyu, he immediately said:

“They collaborated to use a combined secret art, making their power surpass the twenty-first tier of truth, reaching the peak of truth, and pinning me down.”

Ning Yunyu’s expression remained icy.

The white-haired elder hurriedly continued to explain: “It won’t happen again.”

“It’s not your fault, they are indeed the strongest creations of the truth world.” Ning Yunyu finally spoke.

The white-haired elder breathed a sigh of relief, then hesitated:

“Then—”

“There’s nothing to think about. It’s time to have a fight with them and see what they’re made of.”

Ning Yunyu said.

Augustus sneered, then spoke:

“Boasting, just the few of you?”

Both he and the woman had already emanated powerful truth energy, suppressing the entire city.

For a moment.

All the destruction subordinates and monsters in the city were immobilized.

“Now is the time to catch you all in one swift blow. Remember, don’t ever come to the truth world again.”

Augustus raised his scepter high.

However, the next instant.

He suddenly felt something cut his neck.

What?

How could it be?

Augustus’s expression tightened.

Although he wasn’t seriously injured—

But what exactly was it?

What happened?

As he was distracted, Ning Yunyu immediately moved.

Augustus only saw a fist appear before his eyes.

A delicate, small fist.

Thump.

A sound that shook the world.

Augustus was sent flying, shattering the void, and disappeared without a trace.

Ning Yunyu turned to look at the young woman.

“Are you the strongest in the world of truth?”

“I wouldn’t dare presume. Did you just forcefully break through the twenty-one layers of truth suppression?” The young woman asked curiously.

“Because I am the strongest in the world of destruction—we should have had a contest long ago.” Ning Yunyu said.

“You want to kill me?” The young woman smiled.

“If you die, I won’t bother with any more effort; I’ll just destroy everything in the world of truth,” Ning Yunyu said flatly.

“Then you’re mistaken.”

“Oh? Mistaken about what?”

“Among all the awakened creations in the world of truth, I am the strongest.” The young woman stated.

Ning Yunyu pondered for a moment, then said, “Then I’ll kill you first.”

At this moment.

The void flashed.

A bruised and battered Augustus appeared again, desperately trying to cast a spell in a fit of rage.

But the young woman held him back.

“This is my battle.”

After she spoke, she nodded to Ning Yunyu again:

“Please, give it a try. I, too, would very much like to kill you, master of the Abyss of Destruction.”

“Very good.” Ning Yunyu said.

…

Abyss of Destruction.

Shen Ye crouched on the cliff, pressing his body tightly against a recessed rock.

The voice of the Ship of Destruction suddenly sounded:

“Hey, what’s going on? Your other self is in a coma, don’t you know that?”

“I know,” Shen Ye said.

“Couldn’t you try a little harder? How did you get crippled after just one attack?”

“Then why didn’t you help?”

“I lent you all my power—hurry, go find your comatose self, otherwise, one slip-up will lead to eternal regret.” The Ship of Destruction urged.

“You couldn’t stay there, that’s why you came here, right?” Shen Ye said.

He lowered his head, closely observing the movements in the abyss.

Since a moment ago, a terrifying destructive power had been hovering below.

If it were to rush up, it could kill him in an instant.

Although he could revive after death—

But the resurrection spell was not a very profound truth spell; what if it was scattered by the destructive power here?

So it was better to be careful.

The voice of the Ship of Destruction rang out again:

“That’s right, a very strict barrier has opened over there, I can’t see anything at all…”

“So I had no choice but to come find you.”

“Hey, what do we do now?”

Shen Ye spoke:

“Wait first.”

“Wait?”

“Yes, wait a moment.”

As Shen Ye spoke, fine feathers suddenly grew all over his body.

“Huh? What are you—changing costume?”

“It’s nothing, just wait and see.”

Shen Ye looked towards the void.

Lines of faint light appeared before his eyes:

“Your destruction descriptor: ‘Spring River warms’ has taken effect.”

“Augustus, who jumped out to be beaten, was cut once, but his head is still on, so the effect of ‘standing out’ was not achieved.”

“Furthermore, you have obtained some hidden secrets about him, written on duck feathers.”

“Please continue to upgrade the descriptor, striving to cut off his head in the future.”

“Go, duck!”

Shen Ye looked at the bright duck feathers on his chest.

Indeed, there were a few lines of small text:

“The target struck by the descriptor is a fellow without a human soul. It is a true creation that has reincarnated as a consciousness.”

“—Powerful true creations cannot trust humans, nor will they allow them to become their masters.”

Huh?

So Augustus was the consciousness of the Withering Scepter?

Becoming one’s own master?

That was interesting.

“Hey, aren’t you going to save yourself?” The Ship of Destruction asked.

“No,” Shen Ye said.

The Ship of Destruction didn’t know about this.

—If he was in a coma, he wouldn’t be able to practice that blade technique.

Ning Yunyu also wouldn’t be able to interact with him constantly.

This would preserve the observation value.

More importantly—

If.

He was in a coma.

“Ning Yunyu” would not need to borrow Ning Yunyu’s soul fragments to display the emotions, demeanor, cognition, and ways of interacting of a human woman.

Ning Yunyu’s soul fragments would be in an “unused” state.

In this way.

If her soul fragments were not summoned, they might return to the Abyss of Destruction—

He might have a chance to find her!

But the time to find her was not long.

He could only hope that “Ning Yunyu” would fight Augustus for a little longer.

Boom!

A powerful wave of destruction surged upwards from the bottom of the ten-thousand-foot abyss.

“Look, what is this!”

The Ship of Destruction screamed.

Shen Ye looked out beyond the cliff, only to see countless shattered rhombic crystals appearing in the void.

Wails came from within the crystals.

Tiny words appeared in the void:

“Soul fragments.”

“—These are the broken souls collected by the Lord of Destruction; they have lost their self and only contribute power and wisdom when the Lord needs them.”

The Ship of Destruction, very experienced, quickly reacted and shouted:

“It’s souls—broken souls!”

“They’re truly pitiable, existing in a state between life and death, constantly tormented by destruction.”

“Relax, now we need to find those specific fragments.” Shen Ye said.

“You’re crazy!”

The Ship of Destruction couldn’t help but say, “There are billions of fragments here. You want to piece together a complete soul from these fragments? How is that possible?”

“Door,” Shen Ye whispered.

A Gate of Lingkage quietly appeared.

“Hey, isn’t that a skill Chatelet researched? Are you using it to find a mistress?” The Ship of Destruction asked.

“Shut up,” Shen Ye said, exasperated. “This is for the survival of the world of truth!”

“Why is this woman related to the survival of the world of truth?”

The Ship of Destruction asked.

Shen Ye said, “I’m also curious why that powerful entity chose her as a host.”

The faint glowing text had already appeared:

“You summoned a Gate of Lingkage.”

“Obstacle set to ‘the distance to a piece of ‘Ning Yunyu’s soul fragment’.”

“Setting successful.”

Shen Ye pushed open the door.

Indeed, on the other side, a translucent fragment of dark purple floated.

—Was this it?

He picked up the soul fragment and retracted his hand.

A line of small text immediately appeared next to the fragment:

“Ninth of Ning Yunyu’s soul fragments (21 pieces in total).”

The door ability was indeed reliable!

Shen Ye then repeatedly followed this process, collecting the fragments.

“I thought it would take a long time. At this rate, you’ll soon collect all her soul fragments.”

The Ship of Destruction said.

Shen Ye quickly opened and closed the door, saying:

“Right, we have to hurry, otherwise that monster will heal my other self, and I’ll have to deal with it.”

“And it will use Ning Yunyu’s emotions and all her cognition.”

“Then there will be no chance!”

“But haven’t you noticed, there’s actually one last problem?” The Ship of Destruction asked.

“What problem?” Shen Ye asked.

“These are all fragments, her soul is only fragments. Even if you take them away, what good will it do?” The Ship of Destruction asked.

Shen Ye once again opened and closed the door.

All twenty-one dark purple soul fragments had been collected.

Faint wails emanated from these fragments.

“Considering her experiences, she’s really quite tragic. By the end, even her own identity and soul were shattered.”

The Ship of Destruction sighed.

Shen Ye remained silent, merely clenching the twenty-one fragments, and with a sudden thought.

Lines of faint light immediately appeared:

“You activated ‘Mandala Ouroboros’.”

“You directly used all ‘Ning Yunyu’s soul fragments’ to perform an ultra-limitation fusion.”

“Congratulations.”

“This fusion has caused all fragments to re-form into a complete soul and has achieved an ultra-limitation evolution.”

“You have obtained ‘Ning Yunyu’s Soul – Cosmic Awakened Form’ (sealed and dormant).”

Shen Ye looked at the human-shaped illusion in his hand, and indeed, around the illusion, there was a chain made of destruction runes, tightly confining it.

Seal!

I’ve come this far, and there’s still a seal!

Shen Ye couldn’t help but feel a little anxious.

He couldn’t stay here much longer.

He had to find a way to break this seal!

“Ship of Destruction, Uncle Seven, you two are knowledgeable. How can I break this seal on the soul?”

He asked.

“There are ways, but you don’t have time,” the Ship of Destruction said.

“Yes,” Uncle Seven also sighed, “it will take some time, but your other self is about to meet ‘Ning Yunyu’.”

“This task is impossible, just escape,” the Ship of Destruction said.

The two true creations, having lived for countless ages, had now understood something.

“I will use another body to buy time!”

Shen Ye said.

“Then, whether this succeeds or not depends on how long you can delay,” Uncle Seven said.

Shen Ye, without another word, directly unfurled his Dharma Aspect and reached inside.

His hand passed through the Dharma Aspect and pressed against the back of his comatose self, shaking it with force.

Heavenly Skill!

—Forcibly skipping the injured state, returning to the level of minor injuries!

The comatose Shen Ye immediately opened his eyes.

Gentle light fell.

Someone was casting a healing spell on him.

Who?

Shen Ye jumped up and looked around, only to see that this was a hidden destruction camp.

The camp was hidden in the Bermuda Triangle of Earth, on a remote island no one could find.

“You’re awake.”

Someone spoke.

Shen Ye looked around and saw several powerfully auraed destruction subordinates standing there.

It was they who had just been treating him.

“Her Majesty Queen of Destruction will be back soon. We’re going to pick her up. Are you coming?”

A destruction subordinate asked.

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“You go ahead, she told me to practice a sword technique, and I’m at a critical juncture now,” Shen Ye said.

The few exchanged glances, nodded, and teleported away.

Seeing them leave, Shen Ye immediately jumped up, grabbed his saber, and went to the top of the island’s mountain, where he began to swing it continuously.

“Please… hurry…”

He muttered to himself.

Within a few breaths.

His distracting thoughts were completely gone.

Shen Ye gradually entered a state of flow.

He began to wholeheartedly practice the blade technique “Breaking All Things, World-Ending Twin Slashes.”

Time slowly flowed by.

At a certain moment.

Ning Yunyu did indeed return to the island.

She saw Shen Ye at a glance.

“Practicing that blade technique?”

She muttered to herself, stood and watched for a while, then turned to arrange other matters.

—As long as he masters this blade technique, her observation value of him will increase.

Now, he was at a critical juncture in his training.

Why disturb him?

On the other side.

Abyss of Destruction.

“Ready?” The Ship of Destruction asked.

“Ready.” Shen Ye said.

“Then go,” Uncle Seven said, “the seal can only be broken by the soul itself, so you need to go to her soul’s memory world and help her.”

“This will take time. How long exactly depends on how quickly you can awaken her,” the Ship of Destruction said.

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“Stop babbling, hurry up!”

“Alright, we’ll send you!”

The power of the spell vibrated.

Shen Ye vanished from his original spot.

The Ship of Destruction and Uncle Seven together caught the sealed soul, allowing it to gently fall into the Dharma Aspect with the power of “When the Moon Meets at Yaochi.”

In a moment.

The Dharma Aspect disappeared.