Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

One breath.

Two breaths.

"Who dares to ambush me!"

From the depths of the sky, a voice replete with murderous intent exploded.

It was Tian Luo!

His arm still had remnants of ice shards on it.

It seemed that he had blocked the arrow.

Truly, he was one of the top powerhouses in the world of "Five Desires."

"Die."

Shen Ye spat out two words.

This guy thought he was invincible in the Nightmare World, and instead of fleeing first, he charged straight in the direction of the arrow.

Shen Ye stood motionless on the spot.

The immense power of the king species had been charged in seven nodes, all of which he fully activated.

Along with this surging power, the Rune of Descent of the insect race, which had been concealed on his skin, appeared once more.

As the Rune of Descent emerged, the Seal of Fate also appeared.

Shen Ye clapped his hands together, forming a Spell Seal.

Using the power of the seven nodes of the king species to stimulate the Dharma Aspect Technique—

Destiny's End · Banner of the Nest!

Spinning ceaselessly, a blood-red pupil appeared behind Shen Ye.

Boom!

The whole battlefield was blasted apart by an extremely powerful Technique.

Suddenly, around Shen Ye appeared the phantoms of four men wearing crowns, each holding a scepter, casting Techniques in an attempt to fend off Tian Luo's attack.

Golden Battle Armor, Embrace of the Four Kings!

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

Four sounds rang out in succession.

The phantoms of the four men and their Techniques were shattered into dust by Tian Luo's Techniques.

However, they did manage to buy Shen Ye a bit of time.

The sky turned completely dark.

Tian Luo, who had originally been diving down with great momentum, was about to unfold his Dharma Aspect, but then he suddenly saw Shen Ye's face and sensed that Technique—

"No!"

He screamed, immediately trying to shoot up into the sky.

Too late.

The blood-red pupil behind Shen Ye emitted countless swift, crimson beams of light that instantly pierced through the sky, sealing off all around.

Tian Luo suddenly became rigid.

—In fact, the first time Shen Ye used this Technique to kill him, he hadn't exerted his full strength.

He just thought that keeping Tian Luo alive might be valuable.

So, he spared Tian Luo's life.

But now, times have changed, and the Nine Aspects, having devoured Tai Yan, had become strong enough.

He absolutely couldn't let the Nine Aspects consume such a one again.

That would create a mess that was difficult to clean up.

Moreover—

No.

Actually, there weren't that many reasons.

Maybe the Nine Aspects are already finished.

Mo Ga Ru relegated me to be your servant.

Just for the killing intent you harbored against me, and that kick, if I still humbly served you—

I might as well return to Earth and get a job!

"Devour!"

Shen Ye shouted in a low voice.

The blood-red pupil behind him emitted tendrils of light that flashed once and then pierced through Tian Luo's body.

Shen Ye was about to finish him off when he suddenly remembered something and said:

"You don't beg for mercy at this time? Are you sick?"

Tian Luo let out a mournful wail and roared:

"Mo Ga Ru, come save me!"

Pop.

The character for "danger" that had just emerged above his head instantly exploded.

The Transcending Tribulation State activated!

Then Shen Ye directed Destiny's End · Banner of the Nest, causing all the light tendrils to merge into a single long Light Thorn, running Tian Luo through on the spike.

—And just like that, a Banner of the Nest was created!

Shen Ye altered the Technique in his hand and said softly, "Please stay on the banner for a while."

He stepped back and instantly leaped back to the secret passage's end, pushing the door and entering.

Hell.

Shen Ye took a few steps in the vast Hell Plain and commanded in a low voice, "Door."

A door appeared.

He pushed open the door again, stepped inside, and returned to the noisy Main World.

In a corner of a dead-end street.

Shen Ye even received a few text messages.

Xiao Mengyu asked herself what she was doing, Song Yinchen asked herself what she was doing, and Nangong Sirui asked himself what he was doing.

Wait a minute!

Nangong Sirui, how are you involved too!

Shen Ye swiftly typed a universal reply:

Asleep, will contact later!

Just as he put away his phone, he saw a faint light gather into small characters, rapidly appearing before his eyes:

"This opening has earned the evaluation entry:"

"Fierce Dragon Crossing the River."

"Group entry, War Drum entry, Purple Grade (One in Ten Thousand)."

"Description: When the war drums sound, you and those following you will all gain a 'Dharma Realm state' that negates one instance of physical attack damage, one technique control effect, and one technique damage."

"Evaluation: From Hell to the Nightmare World, although none of them are your home turf, the fact proves that those who follow you have made the right choice, while your enemies step by step walk towards their doom; you might be far from your goal, perhaps the dream is out of reach, but you've demonstrated with your actions that you are the most valuable one in the entire battle, your deeds have brought a ray of hope to a dark era."

"——It's not without reason they say 'no fierce dragon fails to cross the river!'"

"You can keep this evaluation entry and upgrade it in the future; or you can devour this evaluation entry to obtain Basic Attribute Points."

Fierce Dragon Crossing the River...

I'm not involved in any clubs.

Shen Ye snapped his fingers, and suddenly a high-pitched electronic sound emanated from the void around him.

——It was like the chilling night breeze, where those high-pitched wails of passing trains echoed through the distant mountains.

Dong dong dong dong dong——

The rousing and explosive drum beats crashed into the atmosphere, making the entire street seem unbearably crowded.

Shen Ye tried taking a few steps within the drumming.

...For some reason, with these drum sounds, his walking became a lot more domineering.

Is this the power of background music?

"Big Skeleton, how do you feel?" Shen Ye whispered.

"I feel like you want to ride me and overturn the whole world." the Big Skeleton said.

"Why would I ride you?" Shen Ye wondered.

"Because the drumming makes me want to transform into a giant beast and take down every eyesore in sight."

"Enough with that... We're not part of the underworld." Shen Ye responded.

Shen Ye snapped his fingers again.

The drumming stopped.

Alright, this state is quite useful after all.

But there's serious business to attend to first.

Shen Ye opened another door, passed through worlds, and arrived at the entrance of the Panda Agency.

"Business is booming!"

The panda suddenly pushed the door open, rubbing his hands together with a flattering smile on his face.

"Sorry, I'm in a hurry," Shen Ye said.

He continued to open a door, stepped inside, and disappeared from the panda's sight.

This time he returned to the Nightmare World.

Human Imperial Palace.

Shen Ye strode in, already wearing his cape, activated the Golden Token, and transformed back into His Majesty the King.

The door disappeared behind him.

He covered the spot where Tian Luo had kicked him, limping as he walked to the throne and sat down, slowly massaging the area.

It is said that traveling through a world, with the barriers between worlds, techniques do not take effect.

How many worlds have I passed through just now?

I haven't kept count.

But it should be enough.

After grumbling for a while.

The void opened.

A figure suddenly appeared in the great hall.

Mo Ga Ru!

He sized up Shen Ye and asked:

"What just happened?"

Shen Ye was still massaging his wound, and on hearing the question, he grimaced, stood up from the throne with a puzzled look, and said:

"What do you mean, sir? Everything here is normal."

Mo Ga Ru shook his head.

Indeed.

The life spark of Tian Luo had been extinguished far away at the border between the Human and Undead races.

This vampire barely had the strength of Triple Layers of the Law Realm.

After being kicked by Tian Luo.

He had been staying here.

There's no way he could have that kind of speed to catch up, nor the power to intercept Tian Luo.

From any perspective, that's an utterly impossible task.

"Do your job well."

Mo Ga Ru hurriedly said a word, then his figure flashed and he was gone.

"...Why are all these big shots so incomprehensible, sigh, it's tough being a worker," Shen Ye muttered to himself.

He sat down on the spacious throne, continuing to rub his sore spot.