Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 713

The Great Ship of the Other Shore.

Young Shen Ye silently looked at the “Eternal Night” mission in front of him.

This mission—

It was not suitable for his “current” self to undertake.

Let his “past” self deal with this matter!

After all, he had to guard this ship, and not allow it to suffer the slightest mishap.

His gaze moved, looking out into the void beyond the ship.

The Soul Orb reappeared, suspended in mid-air, looking down at Shen Ye on the ship.

Shen Ye suddenly beckoned:

“Come.”

The Soul Orb was about to unleash its technique, but unexpectedly, the other party spoke such a word.

Looking at the ship again, all the cannon barrels were lowered, with no intention of attacking.

The Soul Orb suppressed a technique, and its figure leaped down.

“What else do you have to say?”

It asked coldly.

“Your ship is done for,” Shen Ye said.

“That’s right, even the Era of Entropy Extinction was initiated because of our mistakes—what do you want to say?” the Soul Orb asked.

“My ship and I are the only hope, but you should know that with just a thought, my ship can self-destruct,” Shen Ye said.

“This is the Era of Entropy Extinction,” the Soul Orb sneered, “If you destroy this ship, it will directly entropy, and cease to exist from then on.”

“—And you, the last human in this epoch, will also ‘terminate’ in this Era of Entropy Extinction.”

To its surprise, Shen Ye actually nodded and said:

“You’re right.”

The Soul Orb scrutinized him, hesitated for a few breaths, and asked, “What exactly do you mean?”

Shen Ye spread his hands and said:

“Don’t you want to kill me? Come on.”

The Soul Orb didn’t move.

Shen Ye, however, started to laugh, and said lazily:

“This is the last ship—”

“If I and the ship are destroyed together, then in this entire Era of Entropy Extinction, everything will return to ‘nothingness’, and you will no longer have any way to go to the ‘future’.”

“If not for that, you would have already died,” the Soul Orb said angrily.

“Let’s make a deal,” Shen Ye said.

“You damned—what? You said a deal?” The Soul Orb suspected it had misheard.

Shen Ye rubbed the ring on his hand.

The gold and other treasures stored in the ring were constantly increasing.

—His past self worked hard to collect them, so his current self obtained more and more treasures.

All treasures were transferred to the Big Skeleton in the ship’s hold.

It continuously contributed them to the Great Ship of the Other Shore, helping it upgrade.

This upgrade continued.

Until this moment—

Shen Ye stretched out his hand, pressed down on the Great Ship of the Other Shore from a distance, and said:

“You’ve already reset history, haven’t you?”

“So what?” the Soul Orb said vigilantly.

“I have collected many species and am preparing to take them to the future.”

“—This also includes humans.”

The Soul Orb showed a cruel smile and growled:

“We will not give you a single human; they will all be killed in the experimental grounds before reaching the Era of Entropy Extinction.”

“So I’m talking about a deal,” Shen Ye said.

“What can you offer?” the Soul Orb asked.

“I don’t care how you do it, or whether you turn into humans—”

“As long as a human can reach this point and meets the human standard, I will accept them onto the ship,” Shen Ye said.

His hand moved slightly.

The entire Great Ship of the Other Shore trembled with it.

In an instant.

A small lifeboat appeared on the deck.

On this lifeboat, countless rules condensed, displaying a reception standard.

The Soul Orb walked over and looked at that reception standard.

It was empty.

“If it meets your human standards… you will save them?”

The Soul Orb turned its head and asked.

“Absolutely,” Shen Ye guaranteed, “Once the ship’s search and rescue rules are manifested, I guarantee to arrange a ship to rescue them.”

“…” the Soul Orb said.

It was a bit skeptical.

If they could really get on the ship, they could go to the future.

That was the key!

“The first human standard has been announced,” Shen Ye said.

The Soul Orb quickly turned its head to look at the search and rescue guide.

It looked for a long time.

“Are you sure this is the reception standard for the Other Shore?”

“Yes.”

“But this condition is too—”

“Too what? This is how we humans are.”

Before the other party could speak, Shen Ye continued: “You never pretended to be human, which is why everything was destroyed. Do you know what that’s called?”

“What is it called?” the Soul Orb asked.

“Arrogance—species don’t perish because they’re weak, but arrogance certainly does.”

“…”

The Soul Orb was somewhat unwilling to admit it, but it was indeed true.

As a super species that created countless historical fragments, who would care about the joys and sorrows of humanity?

Who would care about their lives or deaths?

They were just experimental subjects, tools used to find the future!

Looking at it this way.

What the other party said wasn’t wrong.

“If we follow this standard, we’re definitely getting on the ship.”

The Soul Orb said in a deep tone.

“As long as it meets the standard, I will definitely save them,” Shen Ye said.

“So, what do you want?” the Soul Orb asked.

—The fact that it asked this question proved that it had acknowledged the sincerity Shen Ye showed!

Shen Ye smiled and said:

“Play however you want, just don’t harm the living humans in those historical fragments. Let them go.”

“Is that all? We can transform into humans, and be stronger than all humans,” the Soul Orb said.

“That’s all,” Shen Ye confirmed again.

“Wait a moment,” the Soul Orb said.

A few breaths later.

“Deal.”

It said.

This transaction, which concerned the past, present, and future, was thus settled!

…

In the past.

Two figures chased each other in the endless dark void.

Shen Ye was in front.

The Demon King was behind.

Whenever Shen Ye was about to attack a historical fragment, the Demon King would rush up and block his blade’s edge.

—It wouldn’t die anyway!

“Come on, surround him for me!”

The Demon King roared.

Countless monsters surged from the void.

At one point.

Just before being surrounded.

Shen Ye suddenly opened a door and rushed in.

He went straight to a historical fragment far from the battlefield.

—He had almost completely figured out what these so-called historical fragments were.

A historical fragment represents a specific world scene and time within an era.

For example, this fragment.

Here, it was a world war in human history.

Front lines.

Airplanes, tanks, and rifles—

Soldiers confronted each other.

War was about to erupt!

Shen Ye landed, stepping on a tank, and looked towards the crowd not far away.

The reception standard had been announced.

The deal was also concluded.

—Would they make serious changes in this past era?

On the vast battlefield, tables and chairs were set up.

The soldiers and generals looked cold and strange.

—They were all humans transformed from monsters, so naturally, they had no normal human emotions.

They stared intently at the computers on the tables, watching the battle scenes, their hands rapidly controlling keyboards and mice.

“You go mid.”

A general said coldly to his subordinate.

“Yes.”

“The few of you go top lane, beware of ambushes.”

“Understood.”

The clicks of mice and keyboard clatter echoed one after another.

Shen Ye looked at another position.

“Call the landlord.”

“Grab the landlord.”

“Don’t grab.”

—The sounds of card-playing rose and fell.

He looked at another position further away.

“Bless the tank.”

“All ready.”

“Pulling the boss.”

Someone shouted.

Yes.

The first condition for reception was—

“Those who stand at the pinnacle in various games will definitely be welcomed onto the ship.”

In countless historical fragments.

All monsters began to compete in gaming!

At this time.

The second reception condition from the future appeared:

“Master smoking, drinking, dancing, and all other forms of enjoyment.”

So, the monsters played games while drinking and smoking.

Those who lost stood up and started dancing.

Immediately after.

The last reception condition was announced:

“Men and women who meet the above two points must be proficient in falling in love among humans, become love gurus, and reproduce and raise offspring like humans.”

—This was the last one!

The monsters stopped.

They looked at each other.

“What is… falling in love?”

Someone asked.

“It’s an activity to attract others for reproduction,” another said.

“Shall we try?”

“You’re too weak, get lost.”

As the two were speaking, they saw several others nearby embracing.

“It’s useless.”

The knowledgeable monster from before said coldly:

“You are all males, unable to reproduce, and besides, you have no feelings.”

Those people expressionlessly released each other, then began to search for females.

Shen Ye saw this and breathed a huge sigh of relief.

“It’s done…”

He murmured.

The Demon King descended from the sky, hovering opposite him.

“Come on, let’s fight to the death!”

Shen Ye said deceptively.

The Demon King looked at him and said, “You are very lucky.”

“What do you mean?” Shen Ye asked.

“In the Era of Entropy Extinction, a foolish human betrayed all of you.”

“What did he do?”

“Nothing much—anyway, we won’t kill you now, pathetic creatures.”

The Demon King said, then vanished in a flash.

Only Shen Ye remained.

His expression suddenly changed, and he looked towards the void.

“The fourth mission task of the Eternal Poem: Eternal Night.”

Yes.

The deal with the monsters was merely a stopgap measure.

—The real task was to complete this mission!

To find that non-existent great war!

Without much hesitation.

He directly opened a door and stepped in.

Another historical fragment.

He appeared quietly, standing before a woman.

—Xiao Mengyu!

“Shen Ye?”

Xiao Mengyu looked at this young version of Shen Ye and spoke.

“It’s me,” Shen Ye said.

“What happened? We were clearly surrounded and died in the final battle, why are we alive again?” Xiao Mengyu asked in confusion.

“No time to explain, I have an important question for you,” Shen Ye said.

“Tell me,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“Can you find your master?” Shen Ye asked.

“I only received the inheritance; I haven’t actually met my master,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“Tsk, then it’s over.”

Shen Ye sighed, his eyes suddenly lighting up again.

“Let’s go.”

He pulled Xiao Mengyu through the door, and instantly entered another historical fragment.

This was a graveyard.

A man stood in the graveyard, looking at the words on a tombstone.

—Xu Xingke!

“Teacher,” Shen Ye called out.

Xu Xingke turned around, and seeing Shen Ye and Xiao Mengyu, a trace of emotion finally appeared on his face:

“Why are you here?”

“Teacher, do you have a term that can summon someone to you?” Shen Ye asked.

“Ah, I do have that term,” Xu Xingke said.

“That’s great, Xiao Mengyu, tell us your master’s name,” Shen Ye said.

“…I don’t know either,” Xiao Mengyu said.

Shen Ye froze.

“I’m sorry,” Xiao Mengyu sighed.

“…Never mind, I was impulsive, I’ll think about it again,” Shen Ye said.

“Is that person very important?” Xu Xingke asked.

“Extremely important,” Shen Ye said.

The three fell into silence.

Xiao Mengyu’s eyes flickered, and after hesitating several times, she finally spoke:

“Perhaps there’s someone who can help.”

“Who?” Shen Ye asked.

“…Song Yinchen,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“Why?” Xu Xingke asked.

Xiao Mengyu raised her hand.

Clusters of dark flames immediately emerged from her hand.

“Sometimes I feel like these flames have sentience… like bits and pieces of a spell, and Song Yinchen happens to excel in memory-related abilities.”

Xiao Mengyu said.

Shen Ye’s heart trembled.

—She was right!

Why couldn’t the apocalypse be a spell?

It’s perfectly normal for a spell to have sentience!

“Wait for me.”

Shen Ye opened a door, and just as he was about to enter, Xu Xingke directly called out “Song Yinchen”.

With a “swish” sound.

Song Yinchen arrived right away.

After listening to the trio’s explanation, she stepped back a few paces and carefully observed the dark flames on Xiao Mengyu.

In an instant.

“No,” Song Yinchen shook her head, “your strength is too weak.”

“What does exploring the Flames of Doomsday have to do with my strength?” Xiao Mengyu glared at her.

“You’re too weak, so these flames only have slight sensory fluctuations; it’s impossible to explore their memories,” Song Yinchen said.

Hope was dashed again.

The four fell silent once more.

Shen Ye suddenly remembered something and said:

“Does that mean if these flames reach a certain level, I can explore their memories?”

“Yes,” Song Yinchen said.

Shen Ye’s whole body glowed with dark flames, and he asked, “What about me?”

Song Yinchen observed carefully, then shook her head again:

“You are stronger than that little bitch—no, stronger than student Xiao, but the power fluctuations of your flames are not enough to track its true sentience.”

Before she could say anything else, Shen Ye raised his hand and suddenly activated “Void Creation.”

Subtle characters quickly appeared:

“You have activated the ‘Void Creation’ ability of the ‘Creator’.”

“The current Doomsday Destruction Flame has gained sentience, and its ‘Doomsday’ characteristic has risen to SSS level.”

Boom—

Countless dark flames surged from Shen Ye’s body, gradually transforming into a human figure.

“It’s out!”

Several people shouted in unison.

…

On the other side.

In those numerous historical fragments.

In a certain historical fragment.

A man and a woman.

They transformed into humans, and also fulfilled several conditions for crossing the river, leaving only the last one—

To reproduce and raise offspring like humans.

“Wa—wa—”

The cry of a baby sounded.

The man and woman looked at this new life expressionlessly.

“What a pathetic species, utterly despicable.”

The man said coldly.

Thud!

A dull thud.

He was sent flying, smashing through several mountains, and struggled back after a while.

“Why did you hit me?”

The man’s eyes held a hint of gloom as he stared at the woman and asked.

The woman held the baby in her arms, silent for a long time.

“I don’t know.”

She murmured.