Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 654
byChapter 637: The Hanged Man
A mysterious aura emanated from the long blade.
Blade intent born.
The moment before Shen Ye raised his blade, the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit suddenly struck first!
“I’ll finish you in one move!”
The instant it roared, a gaping maw full of fangs appeared in the void behind it.
**Phenomenon: Soul Stripping!**
“Description: Irregular Phenomenon (Strange Shadow), directly devours the enemy’s soul, irresistible.”
In a flash of lightning.
A duck appeared behind Shen Ye, pressing one hand into the void and shouting, “Door!”
A door descended, opening with a crash—
**Place of Exile!**
Behind Shen Ye, an endless blank world appeared.
The moment the blank world manifested, it enveloped Shen Ye and everyone with him.
—The enemy’s attack arrived instantly!
From the fanged maw, terrifying humanoid phantoms emerged, circling and probing the Place of Exile, attempting to rush down and absorb the souls of Shen Ye and the others.
“It’s useless, no one has ever been able to resist my Strange Shadow!”
The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit laughed loudly.
Shen Ye ignored it, simply gripping his long blade and striking forward with full force.
Those humanoid phantoms rushed down—
But they passed through Shen Ye, Annie, and Cassandra’s bodies, flying out the other side, unable to harm them in the slightest.
Lines of faint text frantically appeared before his eyes:
“Your ‘Place of Exile’ is not of the Strange, there is no comparable ability.”
“The enemy’s Phenomenon has been suppressed!”
“The enemy’s Phenomenon has failed!”
The Place of Exile was formed by the combined power of apocalyptic destruction and the power of the old high-dimensional masters.
You, an Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit, want to suppress the power of these two?
That’s a bit of a joke.
Shen Ye focused on swinging his long blade, speaking aloud:
“If you dare, let me strike once!”
The blade, like a crescent moon, instantly cut towards the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit’s neck.
This was a move for a move, taking advantage of the opponent manifesting their Phenomenon!
“With just you?”
The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit growled.
Though his tone was scornful, his eyes held a hint of solemnity.
His Phenomenon was originally an extremely rare and powerful self-attacking type, but it couldn’t harm the opponent in the slightest.
—This guy is a door ability user!
He didn’t know what tier of truth his door was, but it actually suppressed his Phenomenon.
Complete suppression!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the opponent wanted to trade a move with him.
No.
He absolutely could not suffer a surprise defeat.
The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit moved extremely swiftly, quickly drawing out a sharp claw to meet Shen Ye’s blade, intending to block it first and then act.
Suddenly.
It widened its eyes and roared, “What kind of blademanship is this!”
—It couldn’t move!
This wasn’t a truth suppression.
It must be a highly profound convergence of emergent power, creating a “binding” effect!
Clang—
The sharp claw struck the blade, disappearing in an instant.
“The Ethereal Blade activated ‘Divine Seize’, taking the opponent’s sharp claw.”
The blade continued its advance!
Swish!
The long blade swept past the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit’s neck, severing its head.
“What bizarre blademanship, but it’s not enough to deal with me!”
Countless fine blood-red threads sprayed from the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit’s neck, instantly catching its head and reattaching it.
At the same time.
It regained its freedom, retreating swiftly, its hands rapidly forming seals.
But Shen Ye’s actions once again left it bewildered.
Shen Ye concealed the long blade behind his back.
The emergent power gathered on the blade not only didn’t recede but intensified, instantly multiplying several times over what it had been, emitting a terrifying fluctuation.
“You’re a good man, come on, one more strike.”
Shen Ye said.
His body shot forward like an arrow, pursuing, the long blade swung behind him, accumulating immense power.
An endless ominous aura emanated from the blade.
—He actually dared to pursue?
No longer even probing, directly going for a life-or-death strike?
The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit’s ferocity was ignited, and it shrieked:
“I will kill you!”
In an instant.
Eight identical figures appeared behind it.
A total of nine clones!
Nine spells were cast simultaneously—
Even if Shen Ye sliced one of them, it wouldn’t affect the other demon spirits from casting spells!
This was a deadlock.
In an instant—
Shen Ye’s figure suddenly became illusory and insubstantial.
Both man and blade became like a dream or a bubble.
The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit’s eye twitched, then it suddenly retracted its clones and shouted:
“You evil bastard, I’ll definitely kill you next time.”
Layers of runes appeared behind it, forming a formation that instantly carried it through the void, intent on escaping.
Shen Ye’s long blade suddenly shifted.
A change in move?
—The opponent actually changed moves!
The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit immediately took a large shield and placed it in front of itself.
Come on.
It only needed to block this one move.
Once the spell on the teleportation array was complete—
It would be free!
This battle was enough for it to deduce much information.
Next time, it would be fully prepared.
—It would definitely kill this guy!
The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit roared, pressing its full strength against the great shield, while simultaneously casting various defensive strange spells.
In its eyes, Shen Ye, seven or eight meters away, swung his long blade, slashing through the air.
In an instant.
Numerous thin blade streaks appeared in the void, flying towards it.
An aerial slash?
—Useless!
The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit made its judgment, its heart settling.
However.
For some reason, an unprompted sense of regret surged within it.
Regret…
Why should I regret?
Why?
Under its deep questioning, an extremely uneasy feeling welled up in its heart.
Could something really go wrong?
It thought this, but realized it was too late.
An unexpected change occurred—
Fifteen masked humanoid figures leaped out of the void.
Ten of them surrounded the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit, shouting in unison:
“Capture!”
Each of them wielded artifacts, directly interrupting the teleportation array and then deploying a large net, trapping the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit within it.
The other five humanoid figures rushed towards Shen Ye—
“Don’t move, you are a major suspect!”
The five yelled in unison.
Shen Ye’s gaze flickered, but he saw that they had already drawn their weapons, and their attacks were all killing blows—
And he’s not allowed to move?
He slightly shook his Ethereal Blade, causing the blade energy to shift direction slightly.
Those thin blade streaks, like willow branches dancing in the wind, deflected away from the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit, flying towards the five figures.
—They disappeared!
The five, who had been preparing to receive the attack, were caught off guard as the blade streaks vanished into thin air.
These intricate blade streaks—
Where did they go?
The world of the five suddenly turned dark.
Everything came to an end.
Countless lines of faint text appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes, rapidly refreshing in the void:
“You have unleashed a new blade art evolved from the Strange Blade Art ‘White Impermanence’ and the Law of Causality Blade Art ‘Instant’:”
**“Three Spring Glories.”**
“A high-level emergent blade art, a triple strike of the Strange, Causality, and Emergence.”
“Description:”
“The first strike ‘Chilling Cold’, binding and killing;”
“The second strike ‘Blooming Flowers’, the body and blade become void, unaffected by spells, pursuing and striking;”
“Finishing move: ‘Picking Spring Breeze’—tracing the source to claim life.”
As all the light and shadows appeared.
Hundreds of years ago.
In a certain Strange nest.
Among the hundreds of glowing giant eggs adhering to the rock wall, five eggs were continuously struck by the intricate blade streaks穿透而来 from the void.
These blade streaks seemed to possess a spiritual quality.
They never attacked other giant eggs, only targeting the five, and each attack was precisely aimed at the existing crack from a previous strike. Crack.
The giant eggs finally broke open, their internal fluid spilling onto the ground.
Hum—
The delicate blade streaks, as if alive, all flew into the air, emitting joyful howls.
—Five enemies, killed before they were even born.
This was the final move, ‘Picking Spring Breeze’.
Tracing the source to claim life.
Its meaning was that the blade streaks pierced through time and space, reaching the time and space of the targets’ birth, directly annihilating them.
In the field.
The five humanoid figures besieging Shen Ye vanished simultaneously.
Reduced to ashes.
No—
It should be said that they never existed.
“Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz!”
Wisp after wisp of fragmented blade energy pierced through time and space, returning to the Ethereal Blade, swirling around it like a spring breeze a few times before disappearing.
Clang!
The long blade returned to its sheath.
Shen Ye pressed the hilt and softly chanted:
“Tightly sewn before departure, fearing a late return.”
As the words fell.
Annie suddenly looked up and said, “It’s done!”
—The entire historical fragment had been completely devoured by her.
At the same time.
The ten humanoid figures opposite had already surrounded the Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit, roaring in unison and pouncing towards Shen Ye like madmen.
“Three battles in a row? I refuse.”
Shen Ye said, and the duck behind him released the spell in its hand.
The Place of Exile vanished from their sight, taking Shen Ye, Annie, and Cassandra with it.
No matter what spells they used, they couldn’t stop this “door” ability from disappearing before their eyes.
Along with it, the entire world vanished.
—This historical fragment had been devoured by Annie!
It would assimilate into a part of the Multiverse!
Whoosh—
A soft sound.
The world was gone.
The Eight-legged Soul-devouring Demon Spirit, along with the ten humanoid figures, floated in the dark void, unable to find any trace of Shen Ye.
On the other side.
Shen Ye landed in the Place of Exile, before he could even steady himself, a “thud” sounded above his head.
“This battle will undoubtedly bring great fame, and your term ‘White Impermanence’ is about to advance.”
“Please wait ten minutes.”
Shen Ye glanced at it and ignored it.
He pulled a letter from his sleeve and unfolded it.
The letter contained a few lines of small print:
“White Impermanence emerged, and such a battle was astonishing, making me admire you greatly and inspiring me to invite you for a discussion.”
“This letter will take you directly to our world.”
“It’s a good time for us to talk about that ‘Truth Emergence Seed’.”
“If you refuse, the curse on the envelope is enough to kill you.”
Shen Ye finished reading and fell into thought.
“What kind of letter is this?” Annie asked.
“When I made my move just now, someone was hiding on the side. Before I left, they somehow managed to slip it into my hand,” Shen Ye explained.
“A curse…” Annie finished reading the letter, frowning.
Everyone was somewhat speechless.
A single battle had involved so many forces, it was truly startling.
But why?
“Could it be that Truth Emergence Seed?” Annie asked.
“It should be—but I’ve already used it as the seventh truth creation to establish my identity,” Shen Ye said.
“Right, we can’t give it back, nor can we trade it to anyone else,” Annie said.
Suddenly, a voice rang out:
“It’s alright! Leave it to me!”
Shen Ye looked back to see a wooden boat jump out with a “thud”, hitting the ground hard.
“What do you mean, leave it to you?”
Shen Ye didn’t quite understand what it meant.
“This letter, it’s a selective curse. As long as you make the wrong choice, it will kill you,” the Chaos Boat said.
“That’s right,” Shen Ye said.
“Didn’t I just gain Strange power and undergo an evolution? It’s perfect for me to deal with this letter!”
“Can you really do it? Don’t brag now,” Annie asked.
“Don’t worry!” the Chaos Boat said.
Shen Ye and Annie exchanged glances.
The Chaos Boat was so confident that not letting it act would almost seem like underestimating it.
“Well then—”
Annie was still hesitating.
“You try it,” Shen Ye decided.
Suddenly, lines of faint text appeared:
“When your True Creation ‘Chaos Boat’ begins to exercise its new ability, this ability will solidify, and the Chaos Boat’s Strange power will also increase.”
“You have learned its new ability.”
**“Mighty Shadow.”**
“A rare negotiating type of Strange magic.”
“Description: Persuade the opponent to abandon impending curses, poisons, spells, and other threats.”
“—This spell is highly suited to the Chaos Boat’s temperament.”
Huh?
He had never seen a spell like this!
Shen Ye simply placed the envelope on the ground, then pulled Annie back a few steps, leaving the space to the Chaos Boat.
“Watch me.”
The Chaos Boat flew forward, and suddenly a pair of large hands and a pair of long legs grew from its sides.
It stood there like a person—
Proudfull before the letter, and spoke in a deep, majestic voice:
“We represent truth, our backbone forged from laws, and we are not to be threatened by petty creatures like you!”
The sound shook the four directions!
A strange fluctuation emanated from the Chaos Boat.
“That’s what you call professional,” Shen Ye whispered to Annie.
Annie’s eyes also widened in surprise.
Even Uncle Seven showed an expression of disbelief, staring at the boat.
“Listen!”
The Chaos Boat shouted, “You can hold a knife to my throat, but you cannot sever the unyielding iron in my bones;”
“You can take my life with a curse, but my soul will never yield;”
“Life and death have long ceased to sway our will.”
Its voice reverberated endlessly throughout the Place of Exile.
Everyone listened with solemn respect, and even Susu began to bite her lip.
Boom——————
The earth shook!
The Chaos Boat knelt before that letter, and loudly declared:
“So please withdraw your curse!”
“Please!”
Silence.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
*Snap.*
The letter shattered.
The Chaos Boat breathed a sigh of relief, stood up from the ground, and turned to face Shen Ye and the others.
“It worked.”
It made a victory sign with its fingers.
Everyone stared at it.
Without a word.
Shen Ye’s heart suddenly stirred.
The power throughout his body was continuously rising.
—What was happening?
The sequence prompt reacted quickly, flashing before his eyes:
“The True Creation ‘Chaos Boat’ that forms your identity has advanced one tier in power;”
“The True Creation ‘Multiverse’ that forms your identity has advanced one tier in power;”
“Congratulations, your Strange identity has begun to advance.”
“Your identity has advanced to:”
**“The Hanged Man of the Old Days.”**
(End of Chapter)
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