Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 612

Noise of human voices.

Dragon Lady seemed a little distracted.

“You’ve been put on ice by the Heavenly Light Saint.”

“But it doesn’t matter, we’re already contacting another Saint—as long as the money is in place, you can come out of cold storage and debut again.”

“Just wait a moment.”

Although she spoke with a concerned tone, her gaze wandered as if thinking about something else.

The subordinate standing next to her was the same.

Good Duck (not) could feel people rushing past in the corridor outside.

Groups of professionals.

Noisy.

An atmosphere of panic permeated the air.

—A Saint has fallen!

—A major event concerning the survival of all realms!

No matter who it was, upon hearing such news, they couldn’t help but want to find out more.

“Do I need to pay?”

Good Duck asked.

“No need,” Dragon Lady said, “Since you’ve decided to join us, the organization will cover this expense.”

“So I just need to go back and rest?”

“Yes.”

“Alright, farewell—please summon me anytime.”

Good Duck stood up to leave.

It didn’t forget to put away the emblem on the table.

This was a brand new emblem, carved from special bone into a bent leaf shape, representing a sewing association called “Dark Pattern.”

Those who joined it were all famous fashion and appearance designers, or celebrities pursuing fashion trends.

But this was only the outward appearance of the association, and those were just the outer members.

In fact, this “Dark Pattern” sewing association concealed a secret organization—

The Dawnbreakers!

This was a united brotherhood resisting the Saints.

Without an introduction, it was impossible to join!

Good Duck was also a little confused.

It didn’t know how it had obtained this qualification.

But it probably had something to do with not succumbing to the Saint’s threats.

This was the most important point.

As long as there was conflict and hatred with the Saints, and one did not submit, then one gained the qualification to join.

Of course—

One also had to be powerful.

Dragon Lady praised Good Duck for having the potential of a “Star of all Realms,” which was why she extended an olive branch.

Good Duck pinned the emblem to its chest.

—Whether it was to earn money in the Entropy Saint Realm, or to gather various intelligence, it had to find a way to stay.

It was about to leave the room but stopped at the door.

“Anything else?”

Dragon Lady asked.

“Actually, my business has been really popular lately, and I have a lot of customers. If there’s anything I can help with, I’m willing to lend a hand,” Good Duck said.

Dragon Lady looked it over.

“I’m a little duck, oh-yay-oh-yay-oh,” Good Duck sang.

In the room.

The table swayed back and forth with its song;

The curtains kept shaking, as if doing a breakdance;

All the portraits on the wall came alive, singing along:

“Oh-yay-oh-yay-oh!”

Dragon Lady’s subordinate couldn’t help but clap furiously, but was glared at by Dragon Lady.

“I know your talent—but this is soft power. We might need to fight now. I’ll contact you later.”

Dragon Lady said solemnly.

Good Duck didn’t mind.

It had already shown its loyalty.

Now it could leave and go rest.

It was about to say a few more pleasantries when it saw the subordinate seem to receive a message, picking up the emblem in his hand and whispering:

“The Lord is ready.”

“Currently accepting new members… yes, we’ll go to the dream world in a bit…”

The communication cut off.

—Dragon Lady was going to the dream world!

Good Duck’s mind raced.

Old John was dead.

What was the situation with Ulrich, the King of Dreams, now?

Was there still any hope for the alliance between the Great Tribulation of Destruction and the dream world?

After all…

Kaelen had also fulfilled his obligations as an ally.

It wanted to investigate the situation of the Great Tribulation of Destruction—

This was for the safety of the world of truth.

At the same time, it also had to think about Kaelen’s future situation.

If.

It could go with Dragon Lady this time, that would be great.

Good Duck suddenly used “Mandala Ouroboros” to integrate several rarely used terms, such as “Burst Drummer” and “Popular Idol,” into “Battle Dance Songstress.”

A faint glow of small text immediately appeared in the void:

“Congratulations.”

“Overlimit fusion has been completed.”

“Your pink term ‘Battle Dance Songstress’ has been upgraded one level, advancing to:”

“Hymn Songstress.”

“Pink term, rare, unique.”

“Description: Your songs and dances not only inspire others but can also enhance your own skills (raise 2 ranks) and bestow blessings upon others (raise 1 rank).”

“Natural passive effect: The blessed target will feel grateful and involuntarily want to offer remuneration.”

“—Singing is to bring beauty to the world, not for stinky money!”

All the small text vanished.

Good Duck wiggled its backside as it walked out, flapping its wings and singing:

“Let’s leave it at that, let’s part ways in the long river of love, looking forward to the warmth and joy of our next meeting.”

As it sang, it thoughtfully closed the door.

Walking back along the corridor.

One step.

Two steps.

Three, four steps, looking at the sky.

Stop!

Singing any more would be copyright infringement!

Good Duck continued to walk forward, but then heard the sound of the door being burst open behind it.

Immediately after.

Dragon Lady rushed out, scooped up Good Duck, dragged it back into the room, and tightly closed the door.

“That song you just sang—did it have some special effect?”

Dragon Lady asked with a tense expression.

“Ah oh, you found me out!” Good Duck said in a tone that implied “you really can’t hide anything from you”: “My song can raise others’ skill levels, up to 1 rank.”

Dragon Lady and her subordinate exchanged glances.

She suddenly threw a punch, sending her subordinate flying and sticking to the wall.

“Ouch! Boss, this isn’t a dream!”

The subordinate yelled.

—They’d found a treasure!

Dragon Lady turned her head, her eyes filled with bright light.

“I have a mission now, are you willing to come with us? Don’t worry, I’ll protect you.”

She asked.

“To fight against the Saints, I will not hesitate,” Good Duck said.

“Excellent.”

Dragon Lady scooped Good Duck into her arms.

The duck struggled, but then a gem containing powerful magic was stuffed into its grasp.

The duck shivered all over as soon as it touched it.

This gem was good!

To save the human world, it spent every day at KTV, so it had seen many good things.

With its discerning eye, it could tell that this gem was extremely valuable!

“Oh my, we’re all like-minded, why send a gem like this!”

The duck exclaimed in surprise.

“Go buy some candy—it’s from your big sister, you can’t refuse,” Dragon Lady said.

“Big sister, ah, no need, really, you’re too kind.”

“Just take it if I tell you to!”

“Then thank you, big sister, ah! Big sister, your hand—please—”

The duck’s powerless resistance, tinged with a hint of seasoned experience, gradually faded into inaudibility.

…

On the other side.

Pale World.

Old John’s eyes were open, still filled with fear and disbelief.

He was dead.

His head was pierced by a long tail, gently lifted, and held in mid-air.

The “King” meticulously examined Old John’s skull, then suddenly spoke:

“You created me.”

“At this moment, I have finally killed one of you.”

It squatted down, covering its face with its hands, and began to sob softly.

The void flickered.

Several powerful professionals descended.

Four in total.

Each was a Saint-level existence.

“Old John is indeed dead.”

“This must be the monster—did it kill Old John?”

“Take this guy down.”

“…Wait a minute, it’s crying. Is there more to this?”

The four exchanged thoughts, communicating quickly.

“You killed him?”

A Saint asked.

“I did it.” The “King” was still sobbing, its voice filled with pain.

“Are you—regretting it?” another Saint asked.

The “King” lowered its hands, looking down at the ground, and whispered:

“He was too weak.”

“It makes me feel pain—to seriously fight him would be an insult to me.”

Its tail twitched.

Old John’s head instantly turned into fine blood mist, scattering and drifting down.

The “King” rose from the blood mist.

“Sorry…”

Its tone had returned to normal, even imbued with a sense of calm and pity:

“Actually, I’m not interested in the weak.”

“But to achieve my dream, you too must die.”

“How pathetic.”

“You are as weak as he is, and you are my creators, yet you cannot escape the fate of being devoured by me…”

The “King” vanished from its spot in an instant.

A series of screams erupted.

Four fountains of blood burst into the wind, splattering all over the “King.”

Tens of thousands of miles away.

Underground well.

The resurrected messenger once again appeared before Shen Ye.

In addition.

There was also a card in front of Shen Ye.

Xu Xingke stood on the card, his expression serious.

“The law has turned into a living being?”

Xu Xingke repeated.

“Yes—it’s simply too strong, completely unbeatable—I already sense the death of that Saint,” Shen Ye said.

He looked at the messenger and continued, ”

I want to know what the final mission is, and how you died.”

“Otherwise, I have no grasp of this world at all.”

“—Strictly speaking, at this moment I should have fled. Every second I stay here is an adventure with my own life.”

The messenger said, “Without the law, even if human civilization possessed eternal power, it would only be a slave to others.”

“Therefore—”

“Humanity’s first mission is ‘stealing fire,’ which means obtaining a complete chain of laws from all realms.”

“What is a chain of laws?” Shen Ye asked.

Xu Xingke explained:

“For example, only having the ‘fire’ law is not enough. Although ‘fire’ promotes the advancement of civilization, it also means ‘destruction’. You must also have ‘water’.”

“But ‘water and fire contend,’ which does not form a complete ecosystem. There must also be ‘soil’ to support them.”

“But these are only three laws, still not enough.”

“So you also need ‘wind’ to spread energy.”

“Earth, water, fire, and wind are elemental ecosystems—I’m just using it as a metaphor. The law chain is more complex and requires more types of laws.”

“Many laws combined together form a chain of laws, which can help civilization form a complete power system.”

“This is what humanity needs!”

Shen Ye subconsciously raised the ancient weapon in his hand and said:

“Thirty-six laws, isn’t that enough?”

“No, these are fragments of ancient laws. Humanity needs formal, complete laws that operate in all realms and are full of power!”

Xu Xingke said.

Shen Ye pondered for a moment, then suddenly understood.

That “King” had given him such a long blade.

Although the long blade was filled with the power of ancient law fragments, its fundamental purpose was to summon various complete laws!

This was the same principle Xu Xingke spoke of!

And the laws he summoned—

All came from the “Pale” world, that is, from the “King’s” grasp!

“We failed again just now,” the messenger sighed.

Shen Ye said:

“How could you fail? Couldn’t you defeat him?”

The messenger said, “The first ‘balance’ was easy to get, and the second ‘rebirth’ wasn’t difficult, but from the third one, the Pale World was completely activated, and we faced monsters born from the law.”

“Is this it?” Shen Ye made a seal.

The “King’s” image instantly transformed into light and shadow, floating in mid-air.

“No, it shouldn’t be as strong as you described, but it’s not to be underestimated either.”

“—Without laws, it’s too difficult for us to deal with that law monster.”

“We ultimately failed.”

The messenger shook his head.

Are there other law monsters?

Shen Ye’s heart sank, and he fell silent.

Yes.

This world was constructed by all the Saints of all realms.

It was normal for the messengers to be unable to defeat the law monsters.

But.

It was truly frustrating.

He had come here from the dream world, but still hadn’t obtained a complete law.

Could it be that humanity’s mission truly could not be completed?

Shen Ye thought for a while and said in a deep voice:

“Something must be done in ancient times, or something must be gained from history—”

“Otherwise, let alone completing the mission, I doubt whether humanity can even continue to exist.”

“No, we tried our best, but we were completely outmatched,” the messenger murmured again.

Couldn’t beat them.

The lawless messengers were no match for the law monsters.

This was the inevitability of history!

The messengers were destined to fail!

Xu Xingke’s eyes flickered, glancing at the long blade in Shen Ye’s hand, and suddenly said:

“Now you can summon various laws.”

“Yes,” Shen Ye said.

“Then, what if you make a move?” Xu Xingke asked.

“Me? I’m not even as good as the cards of the mission team,” Shen Ye said with a wry smile.

Xu Xingke remained unmoved and continued:

“I remember you saying that several powerhouses from all realms coveted your saber techniques. Could it be that if your saber techniques acquired laws, they would become something even they wouldn’t dare to face?”

“That makes sense,” Shen Ye mused.

—If his saber techniques were trash, then from the start with Ao Jia to the end with Old John, these beings wouldn’t even bother to take a second look.

However.

They all coveted his saber techniques.

“Why not try it in history?” Xu Xingke said seriously, “Go quickly once, fight those monsters, and test their depth.”

Shen Ye fell into contemplation.

—Using a blade with the present law monsters, to sever the past law monsters?

Teacher is indeed cunning!

He didn’t even have to win against those monsters.

The mission deck was exploring the entire Pale World, and if he could block the monsters for them—

Perhaps they could find some useful information!

This was truly a good idea!

“Teacher, can I go back in history?”

Shen Ye asked.

“I am the Human Emperor, the master of the mission deck, so I can do one thing.”

Xu Xingke said, stepping off the card and landing in front of Shen Ye.

He placed one hand on Shen Ye and the other on the messenger.

In an instant.

Rectangular borders appeared around them.

“Temporary replacement—the time limit is five minutes.”

“Shen Ye, you can appear in history for about five minutes.”

Xu Xingke said.

“Five minutes… I need to think about how to use these five minutes,” Shen Ye said.

“There’s no time, I just sensed another powerful aura fall. You must hurry, otherwise that monster might discover what you’re doing.”

Xu Xingke said.

“Then send me!” Shen Ye gritted his teeth.

“Good,” Xu Xingke uttered a single word.

The next instant.

The border around the messenger disappeared.

He became a living person.

Shen Ye, however, transformed into a card, instantly disappearing into the void, returning to a distant point in history.

Tens of millions of years ago—

That era when humanity struggled to survive.

Pale World.

A card drifted gracefully and landed in the hand of a burly knight.

“Look at this.”

The knight handed the card to the female mage beside him.

The female mage examined Shen Ye on the card and suddenly realized:

“So Xu Xingke made a move—what did he send you to history for?”

Shen Ye looked at the other party, instantly recognizing the woman.

She was the strongest card in the deck—

Saint Mage Celine!

Shen Ye bowed, then drew his snake-scale longblade and brandished it.

Celine immediately understood.

“Laws? Humanity has acquired the power of laws?”

She asked in surprise.

Shen Ye quickly shook his head and pointed to himself.

“Only you obtained it?”

“Yes,” Shen Ye said.

“You can talk!” Celine and King of Hearts said in unison.

“Why can’t I?” Shen Ye asked curiously.

“Well, you… can only appear for five minutes, what good is that?”

“I don’t know, but it’s worth a try.”

“Alright, we couldn’t defeat the law monsters, so we’re going to investigate the secrets of this world—I found a prison, but as soon as I touch it, the law monsters appear.”

“Understood, I will hold off the law monsters,” Shen Ye said.

“You?”

“Who knows how long I can hold on, I can only try—you all go all out to explore,” Shen Ye said.

“Alright.”

Saint Mage Celine took out a mask and placed it on the card.

“You can use it to conceal your face.”

“Also, what happens in history will immediately affect the future, so you need to be mentally prepared.”

“Understood, let’s begin!” Shen Ye said.

Saint Mage Celine then gathered all the mission members and cast a large-scale teleportation spell.

The entire team instantly left the underground well.

They landed in a city in the sky.

This was where the prison was located.

“We’re going.”

Celine said.

“Two minutes have passed—now there are only three minutes left,” Shen Ye said.

As soon as the words fell.

In an instant.

All the cards disappeared.

Only Shen Ye appeared on the observation deck of the city.

He put on his mask, waiting silently.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

The void opened.

A lizard-like monster quietly appeared.

“Not the King.”

Shen Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

The monster exuded abundant power of laws, constantly changing, activating one rune after another that flashed in the void.

—It could attack at any time it wished.

Shen Ye drew his long blade.

—This was the first time he had fully executed this saber technique.

On the blade, fine lines like snake scales lit up one after another.

One law after another was summoned.

Chaotic World • Slash!

Boom—

Without any preamble or unnecessary words, Shen Ye brandished his long blade, a man and his blade charging towards the monster.

He vanished in an instant!

At this moment.

The entire world, before his blade, split into thousands of parallel worlds.

Like the neat, countless small worlds in a dense beehive—

Shen Ye suddenly appeared in one of those worlds.

He swung his blade at the lizard monster.

The lizard was about to strike, but found its left arm unable to move.

This was it!

Shen Ye’s longblade flashed, stabbing into its left arm.

The moment before the monster retaliated—

Time stopped.

Another parallel world.

The monster’s right arm gripped its own left hand.

Shen Ye plunged the long blade into its throat.

Hundreds of thousands of parallel worlds.

At the same time.

A part of the monster’s body always lost control.

Shen Ye always struck the part of its body that was out of control.

—In a flash.

Thirty-six instants passed.

Clang!

All parallel worlds disappeared.

Shen Ye sheathed his blade behind the monster.

“You… what… is that!”

The monster froze, barely managing to utter a sentence.

“It’s a saber technique,” Shen Ye explained seriously.

Before his words finished.

Dense bloodlines appeared all over the monster’s body.

—All injuries were consolidated onto its body, irreversible!

Splash!

It turned into countless shattered pieces of flesh, scattered all over the ground.

Only a few seconds had passed!

Shen Ye stood there, holding his breath, silently waiting for the deck members to gather information.

Meanwhile.

At the other end of history.

Future.

Present moment.

In the Pale World.

The “King,” having just killed four Saints, suddenly stopped in place.

It showed a look of recollection, muttering to itself:

“I remembered something…”

“Historically, someone seems to have killed the prison’s guardian with a saber technique, committing that unforgivable act.”

“Who was it?”

“Could it be—”

“Related to you?”

It suddenly vanished.

The next instant.

It appeared in front of Xu Xingke.

Xu Xingke held a cigarette in his mouth, a card in his hand, and the messenger stood beside him.

—He was presiding over that technique.

But there were still three minutes left!

Three minutes later.

Shen Ye could finally return!

“Who are you?”

The “King” asked.

Xu Xingke was about to speak, when a prefix and term suddenly appeared above his head:

“Ally’s teacher in the Pale World, a serious person.”

—This was a term prefix left by Shen Ye through “Behind-the-Scenes Operator”!

At the same time.

Xu Xingke found that all his skills had increased by one level.

Even the historical replacement technique reached a higher level.

This was probably Shen Ye’s technique as well.

Xu Xingke frowned slightly.

These strategies were all fine—

—But why did he want to give Shen Ye money so badly?

On the other side.

The “King” looked slightly up at the small words above Xu Xingke’s head and said:

“You are his teacher, so you must also be skilled in saber techniques.”

“I am skilled in governing the country, legislating and enforcing laws, and exterminating entire clans—I have no interest in saber techniques,” Xu Xingke said.

“So you don’t want to fight me?” the “King” asked.

“It makes no difference to me, but what is the meaning of battle?” Xu Xingke asked.

The “King” was stunned.

“Yes.”

It murmured to itself, “Those guys, it’s completely meaningless for me to personally deal with them.”

“Why not create some subordinates…”

It suddenly vanished from its spot.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

The messenger slumped to the ground, muttering:

“Almost died, almost died…”

Xu Xingke, however, reached out and drew another card from the void, placing it next to the previous one.

“This is the greatest moment for all humanity, yet you are worried about life and death.”

He said.

“What about you? What are you doing?” the messenger asked.

“Arranging more time for Shen Ye,” Xu Xingke said.

“But that monster could come back any time!” the messenger jumped up and shouted:

“Yes,” Xu Xingke said.

“It might kill us!”

“Also true.”

“The smartest thing to do is to bring Shen Ye back immediately. More people means more ways to handle it.”

“Absolutely true.”

“But why aren’t you doing it!” the messenger cried out in frustration.

“Nonsense.”

Xu Xingke lit another cigarette, his eyes narrowing as he said:

“Since humanity’s birth, from distant history to this very moment, we have always been losing.”

“Utterly defeated.”

“Now Shen Ye has returned to history with the Blade of Laws, which means humanity has finally seized an opportunity to escape the fate of failure.”

“I will naturally give him my full support.”

“—I would rather die here than lose again!”