Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 650

Chapter 633: Quirky Ones!

“Door.”

A forbidden door opened.

Shen Ye walked in, passed through the “distance to Sanctuary No. 6”, and arrived at a collapsed house.

The entire house had long been completely destroyed.

Only in the corner of the floor was there an entrance to a cellar.

Going down from the entrance.

Shen Ye sat down on the bluestone floor of the cellar and took a breath.

Sanctuary No. 6 had once been hit by a spell, and all living things inside were reduced to ashes.

Not even their souls remained.

Only at this moment did the aftershocks of that spell gradually dissipate.

But others still didn’t know about this.

So it was temporarily safe here.

Shen Ye closed his eyes slightly, then reopened them, looking at the metal seed in his hand.

The Seed of Truth’s Emergence.

This was temporarily stored here by a prominent figure.

Last time he came, he activated his Quirky identity with the “White Night Demon Cage”.

This time was different.

He waited quietly for a few breaths.

The metal seed suddenly began to sprout, emitting dark golden vines that coiled around Shen Ye.

These vines seemed to have a consciousness, lightly touching Shen Ye and absorbing an element.

— “Eating,” “natural evolution,” “parasitism,” “sacrifice” from the other six truth creations…

Suddenly.

The six elements were pieced together by the vines, forming a brand new card.

On this card, a person was hanging upside down on a branch, observing the scene in the water below.

His reflection also appeared in the water.

Faint small words quietly appeared:

“You have joined the Quirky faction.”

“Your initial identity is ‘The Hanged Man’.”

“This is an ‘unique’ Quirky faction identity, and also the master of an ‘unique’ Quirky ability.”

“Innate Quirky Ability: Shadow of the Hanged Man.”

“Description: Let a target swap their physical state with yours.”

“Can be activated once per hour.”

Identity!

Finally, he had a Quirky identity!

Shen Ye let out a long sigh of relief.

Unlike other factions.

In the Other Shore, most terrifying existences gathered in the Quirky faction.

“If you don’t know what a Quirky being’s ability is, it’s best not to provoke it—in fact, you’d better not provoke any Quirky being.”

This was an iron rule of the Other Shore.

But the Quirky faction also had a problem.

The Quirky were a scattered mess.

For profit, or even just for “delicious taste”, they would kill their own kind.

No Quirky being would unite with other Quirky beings to form a “society” or “clan”.

Shen Ye silently pondered, only to see faint small words appear again:

“Your sequence has begun to operate.”

“‘Sequence: Exiled Emperor’ detected hostility from the old order.”

“Current survival mission issued:”

“Life and Death.”

“Description: 1. Escape the areas controlled by the ogres alive before they unite and defeat you.”

“2. Try to defeat as many ogres as possible; the more you defeat, the higher your mission rating.”

“Mission Reward: Lost Quirky Bladework (drawn based on mission completion).”

“High Rating Mission Reward: 1. Lost Quirky Bladework; 2. One of your seven Quirky creations will undergo an advancement.”

Bladework!

Shen Ye’s eyes lit up.

All his bladework combined only formed one style, “Instant Slash”.

But this style of bladework also had its problems.

— If it can kill, it kills directly; but if it can’t kill, then the blade cannot even be drawn.

He desperately needed to master more and stronger bladework!

Advancing truth creations was also very important.

Perhaps Chatterley and the others also wanted to become stronger!

“Life and death…”

Shen Ye was full of energy, muttering to himself, and began to consider how to complete this mission.

Suddenly.

A black vortex opened in the void opposite him.

Three ogres emerged from the vortex.

“Filthy Quirky guys.”

An ogre muttered in a low voice.

They were on high alert, all cautiously staring at Shen Ye.

“I hope you read my terms and then speak with respect.”

Shen Ye said indifferently.

“Yes, we certainly noticed you possess ‘Glory of the Old Days’, but you are ultimately a Quirky faction member—what are you doing here?” the ogre asked.

“Doing a small business.” Shen Ye said.

“What business?”

“Killing—as long as you can pay the remuneration, I will eliminate enemies for you.”

The three ogres exchanged glances.

“Did you kill Pusgut?” the leading ogre asked.

“I don’t answer questions casually; information also costs money.” Shen Ye said.

His words had barely fallen.

A faint current of wind suddenly appeared in the dark cellar.

The long saber at Shen Ye’s waist trembled slightly.

All sudden events, at the moment they occur, catch people off guard.

Unless—

You possess causal bladework, and truly bottom-tier coping mechanisms.

A furious roar came from a far distance.

Faint small words instantly appeared:

“Warning!”

“Hostile sequence has issued a mission, the Ogre Priest has launched an attack!”

Boom—

An invisible force emanating an ominous aura struck from far to near, arriving in an instant.

Amidst the earth-shattering sound, the cellar was directly pierced through.

That invisible force hit Shen Ye, grinding away his flesh and bones, and even beginning to erase his soul.

Suddenly.

This force disappeared.

“Ah ah ah ah ah ah!”

A painful roar echoed far away, covering the entire dark ruins.

At the same time.

Shen Ye’s flesh and bones fully recovered, and his entire being was in peak condition.

He gripped the long saber at his waist and looked at the three dumbfounded ogres:

“Who was that just now?”

“That kind of instant-death ranged spell… should be the High Priest.” an ogre explained.

It cautiously took a step back.

The other two ogres also looked at Shen Ye with awe.

An instant-death spell!

It would definitely kill if it hit!

In this world.

Only Quirky beings would not fear this spell.

But these people completely failed to understand what had just happened.

“If you have nothing else, we’ll part ways here.”

Shen Ye said.

“Shadow of the Hanged Man” could only be used once an hour.

He had to hide quickly.

— Compared to the battle description, what was more noteworthy was the sequence’s message:

“The hostile sequence is inciting more ogres to attack you.”

“Please be extremely careful; if you are defeated, your sequence ‘Exiled Emperor’ will be devoured by the hostile sequence.”

“Additional note:”

“If all existences under a sequence are defeated, that sequence will be in a ‘defeated’ state, and can be devoured by other sequences at any time.”

Shen Ye had three clones, and also the “Place of Exile” door ability, a fusion of apocalyptic destructive power and high-dimensional cards.

He wasn’t particularly afraid of death.

But the current situation was that his sequence was being targeted by another sequence?

“Who is the hostile sequence?”

He silently asked in his mind.

Faint small words immediately appeared:

“Soul Yoke and Desire Erosion, one of the three powerful sequences of the Old Days, has bred many Old Day powerhouses, very difficult to deal with.”

“It has devoured many sequences.”

Soul Yoke and Desire Erosion?

Shen Ye said, “Is your sequence’s world so cruel?”

“All worlds are cruel,” the sequence said.

“Perhaps.”

Shen Ye turned and walked towards the cellar exit.

— His sequence only had him as a loader.

He couldn’t lose.

If he lost, it would be over for it.

“Wait a moment.”

The ogre opposite suddenly shouted.

A purple glowing coin was tossed by it, landing steadily on Shen Ye’s newly drawn long saber.

“What is this?”

Shen Ye asked.

He glanced at the coin.

— It seemed to be a valuable currency.

“A deposit, I want to ask you to help kill a target.”

The ogre stared at him, saying in a deep voice.

Shen Ye was about to refuse, but then remembered the line in his mission.

“Before the ogres unite…”

If he was helping some ogres, killing for them, then they would certainly want him to complete the mission even more.

After all, they had already paid.

If he died, it would be a loss for these investors.

Then—

Don’t let them unite!

The tip of the blade trembled.

The purple-gold coin landed in Shen Ye’s hand.

“Who do you want to kill?”

Shen Ye asked.

“The High Priest—he just attacked you,” the ogre said.

“Good, give me some time, he’s good as dead,” Shen Ye said.

“Are you sure?”

“Sure.”

The ogre gave Shen Ye a deep look and said in a low voice, “If you really kill him, the coin will lead you to me, and I will pay the full reward.”

“Deal,” Shen Ye said. The three ogres seemed a bit excited.

Shen Ye’s determined attitude gave them a little confidence, and perhaps some hope.

“We haven’t been here.”

“And then.”

“This place will be surrounded in 10 seconds.”

“Take care of yourself.”

After the ogre finished speaking, they retreated together into the dark vortex that appeared again and vanished.

Only Shen Ye remained standing.

10 seconds.

The other party provided intelligence.

Logically, he should have escaped by now.

With Shen Ye’s ability, 10 seconds was enough to escape to another place and avoid this round of pursuit.

One breath.

Another breath.

Only two or three seconds left.

The cellar was silent.

Shen Ye looked up, his gaze distant, as if recalling something.

— The entire human civilization descended from the Other Shore.

Then.

Where was humanity’s homeland?

How vast was the Other Shore?

Shen Ye became curious about this.

As for his current predicament, he had actually faced it many times.

Compared to the past.

He had grown.

Collecting his thoughts, he murmured:

“What a pity.”

— In fact, his fake gesture of wanting to leave was just a deception.

If the other party hadn’t paid this purple coin, and he hadn’t analyzed from the sequence mission that he shouldn’t let them unite—

He would have already made a move.

10 seconds ended.

The ground began to vibrate slightly.

It was as if many heavy and massive bodies were constantly trampling the ground.

— The ogres were coming.

They began to surround the cellar.

“Sequence, you only have me as a loader. If I die here, won’t you be finished too?”

“With such a big risk, why don’t you get more candidates?”

Shen Ye asked.

A line of faint small words appeared in the void:

“Because others are unworthy. Also, note that you are already surrounded.”

Life and death are not important.

Cannot be defeated.

Shen Ye shook his head and said, “—According to the most basic survival strategy, you should have as many loaders as possible, so at least you wouldn’t be in such danger.”

Heavy breathing came from outside the cellar.

The void subtly vibrated.

Large-scale spells were accumulating power, ready to be unleashed at any moment to flatten the entire cellar.

Lines of faint small words quietly appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:

“No one else is worthy.”

“This sequence believes that only you possess truly outstanding talent!”

“Please give it your all.”

“The high-rated reward will definitely satisfy you, I hope you don’t miss it.”

Shen Ye was silent for a moment.

He was a little embarrassed by the praise…

Tsk.

From the previous encounter, the ogre race enjoyed eating various living beings alive.

But this was only superficial.

What they were truly doing was “civilization devouring.”

Destroying all civilized order driven by wisdom with the most primitive desires.

Let everything return to desire itself.

The opponent’s sequence guided them to fulfill such a mission.

Then.

What about his own sequence?

— The eternal poem of humanity.

He was actually quite curious to know what the end of that poem held.

Thinking this way, he seemed to have more motivation.

Shen Ye reached out and pressed against the wall.

A door to a forbidden zone quietly appeared.

Shen Ye stepped into the door, sat down in the Place of Exile, and began to wait quietly.

At a certain moment.

Outside the forbidden door.

In the cellar.

Several ogres appeared and began to inspect the cellar.

They inspected very meticulously.

But the “forbidden door” was invisible.

So they couldn’t see a door on the wall.

After about seven or eight breaths.

“The target escaped!”

An ogre reported loudly.

More ogres swarmed in, then retreated, shouting loudly.

The spell fluctuations gradually quieted down.

Following that, a roar of disappointment erupted.

Some commanding voices directed the ogres to disperse in various directions to hunt down the escaped human.

After a few more breaths.

Not many ogres were left here.

Only then did Shen Ye push open the door, gently raise the Youhuang Saber, and leap with all his might!

Only a few ogre soldiers remained outside.

The saber light, like a thread, instantly pierced through their bodies.

A series of screams echoed.

Blood splattered.

The pungent smell of blood mixed with painful howls once again reverberated through the quiet ruins.

Shen Ye said softly:

“The first battle of the Other Shore.”

His words had barely fallen.

A harsh alarm sounded outside, piercing through the entire area.

The ogres were back!

This time.

They came in greater numbers and with stronger power, absolutely unwilling to let the enemy escape again!

Shen Ye’s expression remained unchanged as he looked into the darkness.

A line of faint small words quietly appeared in the void before his eyes:

“You activated ‘Warm-blooded Comrade’ and exchanged all your attributes with Xiao Mengyu’s clothing style tips.”

“This exchange was successful.”

Xiao Mengyu emerged from the Dharma Idol behind him.

“What? Do you think my strength is increasing too slowly?” she questioned, her beautiful eyes wide.

Shen Ye naturally detected the “fatal” implication in her words and squinted, smiling:

“No—I always feel you’re the most amazing, and I’m asking you to lend me a hand.”

“You really think so?”

“Absolutely.”

“Hmph, that’s more like it.”

Xiao Mengyu’s lips curled up slightly, and she reached out a hand, gently wrapping it around him.

Shen Ye sensed something was wrong and said:

“Wait—this is going to—”

“Take you flying,” Xiao Mengyu said.

She hugged Shen Ye with one hand and drew out the Luoshen Sword with the other.

Endless star rain fell, rapidly unfolding behind her, transforming into a mutated Dharma Idol—

Starfall Seed!

A torrent of starlight poured down, covering an area about five football fields wide.

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“Not enough.”

Xiao Mengyu burst forth with dark flames, using the destructive “burst” attribute to continuously ascend her power.

Clang—

The long sword was unsheathed.

She carried Shen Ye and flew with the sword, instantly piercing through the cellar and slashing forward as her Dharma Idol expanded.

Countless ogres were utterly annihilated by the sword’s light.

Until the sword light faded.

The ruins were filled with shattered bodies.

It was impossible to tell how many ogres had been slain.

“Thanks.”

Shen Ye smiled.

He activated “Will Meet Under the Yao Terrace Moon,” directly sending Xiao Mengyu into the Dharma Idol, then pressed his hand.

The Place of Exile opened.

Shen Ye disappeared.

In his place, another man appeared.

This man, puffing on a cigarette, wearing black gloves, stood indifferently on the crumbling ruins, looking at the distant ogres who dared not charge forward.

Lines of faint small words appeared before his eyes:

“Shen Ye activated ‘Warm-blooded Comrade’ and exchanged all his attributes with your ‘smoke ring blowing skills’.”

“This exchange was successful.”

“Please go into battle!”

The man smiled, spat out his cigarette butt, and whispered:

“Is this the Other Shore? Our human homeland?”

A massive Dharma Idol illusion appeared behind him.

A roar of shock and anger came from afar:

“Humans can actually release Quirky Shadows?”

“—Wait a moment, you are not the enemy we are looking for, don’t attack!”

Xu Xingke had no time to listen to any of that.

He pulled out a card and tossed it into the air.

On the card was a hand, using five fingers to make a universal gesture.

“Provocative Hint.”

“Identifier-class spell card.”

“Description: You designate a race, and this card will represent that race, issuing a challenge to stronger beings.”

“—Humanity’s most common trick.”

Boom!!!

A raised middle finger shot into the sky, like a flare in the darkness, illuminating the entire ruined area.

After doing this, Xu Xingke disappeared.

Only Shen Ye moved a chair and sat in the Place of Exile, looking out through the invisible door to the forbidden zone.

“High Priest…”

“He should appear, right?”

He shelled a peanut, put it in his mouth, and said in a low voice.

The Youhuang Saber lay on the ground beside him.

Everything had just begun.

(End of this chapter)