Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 714

“Hiss—”

“Ha—”

In the hallway.

Several people were puffing on cigarettes.

But when a noise came from outside, they instinctively extinguished their cigarettes and hid them in the void.

They only started smoking again once everyone else had left the hallway.

“Keep this a secret, everyone.”

One man whispered.

“Of course.”

“Don’t worry.”

“I also want to get a higher ranking.”

The others replied.

—That’s right, everyone had to strive for a higher game ranking to have a chance to board the ship.

But human bodies are simply too prone to fatigue.

And games are constantly being updated.

This made playing games for long periods an exhausting endeavor.

Under these circumstances, someone discovered a secret.

—Cigarettes could help the human body “awaken.”

They could temporarily increase a person’s focus!

Those who discovered this secret gathered together, quietly using this method to refresh themselves.

Boom—

A loud noise came from outside.

The few people immediately rushed out, stood in the third-floor corridor, and looked outside.

They saw a human lying dead on the ground outside the building.

“It’s that guy ranked third.”

Someone murmured.

“He originally had a chance to contend for first place,” another said.

“But he was killed—but what’s the point?” yet another asked, puzzled.

In the plaza.

A giant tree phantom, reaching to the heavens, appeared.

Under the blessing of this dharma idol, the dead person revived.

“Ah… what the hell…”

The person jumped up and promptly rushed into the online battle center, snatched a computer, and quickly logged into their account.

Beep beep beep!

Lines of prompts appeared on the computer screen:

“You were killed in the previous battle.”

“Game over.”

“Your ranking has dropped.”

The person stared blankly at the computer screen, then suddenly roared:

“Bastard—”

He rushed towards the higher floors.

Before long.

A series of rumbling sounds came from upstairs.

—Clearly, a fight had broken out!

This made the few people hiding and smoking contemplative.

Indeed.

If you can’t win in the game—

You can interfere with the other party in the real world!

It seemed that underestimating the game at first was wrong.

Because humans could completely manipulate things outside the game—

Eliminate the opponent!

Affect their battle results!

“Humans probably play games this way too—it turns out this is the true way to play,” a smoker said.

“That’s right,” another smoker said, “it’s already quite difficult to improve your performance while fending off assassinations.”

The third smoker exclaimed:

“I take back what I said earlier, humans are quite skilled at devising competitive events.”

It wasn’t just these smokers; other humans also looked thoughtful.

Almost simultaneously—

Some people already looked maliciously at players with higher rankings than themselves!

However, what these people didn’t know was—

In the world.

In countless worlds.

In the fragmented worlds spanning countless past histories.

Things that could make people “clearer” than smoke were rapidly being discovered, identified, and used.

Suddenly killing an opponent to make their ranking drop was also happening frequently.

All sorts of tricks emerged.

Such as blindfolding, throttling internet speeds, tripping circuit breakers, pouring money into the game, hiring boosters…

A civilization of game-based confrontation spanning virtual and reality was born!

Besides.

Those standing at the pinnacle of various games began to face a final challenge.

Falling in love and procreating.

—This was something that utterly baffled them.

Procreation without emotion was not permitted.

Using human bodies, still being able to fall for each other, and then procreating and raising offspring in a human way—

Too difficult.

By a seaside.

Under the night sky.

A man and a woman, each holding a book.

“Do you love me?” the woman read from the book.

“I love you to death.” The man also read.

“Then shall we get married?” the woman read.

“Do I need to propose?” the man read.

“No, first you need to prepare three divine artifacts, three hundred boxes of void treasures, and a historical fragment exclusively for us to live in,” the woman said.

The man looked up and asked in surprise, “Is that also dialogue?”

“Yes—it’s just that what I ask for is naturally more than what an ordinary human woman would,” the woman said.

“…” The man.

“What’s wrong?”

“I don’t feel like I can love.”

…

Leaving aside the various problems faced by the monsters.

On the other side.

Shen Ye’s side.

Countless dark flames rose from his body, and with the “Void Creation of Life” future technique, gradually transformed into a human form, revealing his facial features.

—It was Shen Ye’s appearance.

Thump.

He landed on the ground, yawned, and said:

“Who woke me up?”

The few people exchanged glances.

—This Armageddon flame, it could actually transform into a human life form!

And it looked exactly like Shen Ye!

“I woke you up, but who are you?”

Shen Ye asked.

“This old man is your grandfather, why aren’t you kneeling?” the Armageddon version of Shen Ye shouted.

“…” Shen Ye.

Is this guy out of his mind?

According to the power of a “Creator,” this guy, whose intelligence he had enlightened, should wholeheartedly fight for him.

Shen Ye reached out.

The power to dissolve the “Void Creation of Life” technique gathered in his hand.

Right now.

As long as this technique was dissolved, the Armageddon version of Shen Ye would revert to its original dark flames!

“Wait a minute!”

The Armageddon version of Shen Ye quickly said.

“What? Do you still want me to kneel?” Shen Ye asked.

The Armageddon version of Shen Ye knelt on one knee, cupped his fists, and said, “Imperial Father, don’t kill me.”

“…” Shen Ye.

“…” Xu Xingke.

“…” Xiao Mengyu.

Song Yinchen, impatient with waiting, stepped forward and placed her hand on his forehead.

—Memory Activation Technique!

“Don’t move, if you move, I’ll dissolve you.”

Shen Ye said immediately.

The Armageddon version of Shen Ye could only remain motionless.

A moment later.

Song Yinchen’s eyes lit up, and she spoke:

“Found it!”

“Found the place where the High-Dimensional Lord and Armageddon fought?” Shen Ye asked.

“It’s not in any historical fragment here, because the historical fragments here have limited capacity and cannot accommodate that battle,” Song Yinchen said.

“So it doesn’t exist at all?” Xu Xingke asked.

“It exists—in fact, in the monsters’ dharma idols, they put all their effort into deducing that battle—this flame is a wisp that escaped from that battle.”

Song Yinchen said.

The monsters’ dharma idols…

The other few were still confused, but Shen Ye couldn’t help but be startled.

That tree.

The dharma idol tree that could revive all monsters!

Such a decisive battle, if it was on the tree, would make sense.

Only that tree could withstand the battle between the two sides!

Shen Ye looked at his Armageddon version.

—This guy no longer had any use.

“Don’t kill me, buddy,” the Armageddon version of Shen Ye quickly said, “SSS-rank Armageddon power is no joke, I can help!”

Before Shen Ye could speak, he suddenly crashed into the void.

The entire void shattered like smoked glass, revealing a large hole.

On the other side of the hole.

An extremely colossal giant tree appeared before everyone’s eyes.

This tree was entirely composed of laws; merely gazing at it, one could feel its boundless mysteries.

It was like the only perfect existence in the boundless worlds.

“Let’s go and see what’s happening.”

Shen Ye said.

“Alright.”

The few of them together jumped into the void hole.

Shen Ye landed on the tree, then suddenly looked back, only to see everyone, along with the void hole, disappear.

What’s going on!

“Don’t look, they can’t get in.”

The Armageddon version of Shen Ye spoke.

“Why?” Shen Ye asked.

“Compatibility,” the Armageddon version of Shen Ye said.

It suddenly transformed back into boundless flames, soaring upwards with a roar.

“Wait a minute—”

Shen Ye called out.

However, the flames did not heed his summons and flew directly to the top of the tree.

Looking from afar.

At the very top of that tree, two figures were swirling and chasing each other, emanating extremely powerful auras.

If one observed more closely, one would find that those two figures were constantly battling each other around a shimmering historical fragment.

As Shen Ye watched, lines of faint glowing text quietly appeared:

“You have completed the quest ‘Evernight’.”

“You have now found the astonishing anomaly at the top of the sacred tree and discovered the historical fragment where that decisive battle took place.”

“You have received a reward:”

“All abilities and skills have increased by one tier.”

Whoosh—

Shen Ye’s aura surged from his body, like a halo appearing on his surface.

—All attributes had increased by a major tier, so much so that the power fluctuations materialized!

“…” Shen Ye.

He looked down at the sacred tree.

Just now—

All the power surged from the sacred tree and entered his body, helping him to improve.

He could actually absorb the power of the sacred tree?

Suddenly, new lines of faint glowing text appeared:

“The fourth mission of the Eternal Poem has been reactivated.”

“The second quest has been issued.”

“Ceasefire.”

“Description: Under the deduction of the Sacred Tree, the decisive battle between the High-Dimensional Lord and Armageddon has continued for countless days. You must make it stop.”

“Quest Objective: Stop the decisive battle.”

“Quest Reward: Special descriptor descent.”

“—While you were an enemy to all monsters, this descriptor already began to form. If you complete this quest, it will truly descend!”

Shen Ye read through the quest description carefully.

Me?

Stop the decisive battle between those two existences?

Are you kidding me!

Although those two existences were merely “dummies” simulated by the monsters, they contained their true power.

How much did he want to die to try and stop their decisive battle?

Shen Ye silently thought, then began to climb the tree.

Yes.

Climb first and then talk.

He soared upwards and, before long, reached a spot several kilometers from the treetop.

The two combatants were completely indistinguishable, their figures blurry.

Every clash between them would utterly shatter the void.

The void at the treetop was broken!

Waves of violent energy raged through this broken void.

Shen Ye was completely convinced that any being that collided with those battle energies would only face death.

The quest…

Was to stop the continued battle between these two.

How was that possible!

He had indeed improved by one full level, but to battle these two—

Let’s just forget it.

This quest completely disregards whether a person lives or dies!

Shen Ye suppressed the frustration in his heart and simply stood still, carefully observing the exchange between the two.

—These were the two most powerful beings in all realms.

Their exchange was worth studying!

Shen Ye watched the two intently.

Every move they made, every word they spoke, every action they took, left Shen Ye deeply captivated.

…That’s right.

Why should I run around? Why should I confront those monsters?

Why not just stay on this treetop, and through some means, learn from their strengths and advantages?

As this thought crossed his mind.

Lines of faint glowing text quietly appeared:

“You are observing the High-Dimensional Lord and the Destruction of Armageddon”

“Intervene?”

“Or continue to observe?”

“Continue to observe,” Shen Ye said.

He suddenly felt an urge, craning his neck to look upwards.

As he moved, several new lines of small text quietly appeared before his eyes:

“You are a Tier 2 Creator.”

“All techniques and spells deconstruct before your eyes, and will eventually become a part of you.”

A series of intense collisions echoed through the void.

This was the two at the treetop exchanging blows.

—Just the residual shockwaves were enough to disturb ordinary people.

Yes.

He was like an ordinary person before them.

So difficult!

Shen Ye took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, and carefully watched the two’s attacks and defenses.

Learn!

Learn it all, and it will be mine!

He secretly vowed in his heart.