Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

"One in Ten Thousand, True Disciple Nangong Wantu, do you know that this pill furnace is an extremely ancient treasure? To take it with you, you must also reveal your own cultivation strength."

Shen Ye looked around and said, "I am now at the Eightfold Dharmakaya."

It was bad.

What exactly did Saintly Honor want to do?

But then the ground flames gathered and formed a human shape, stepping out of the void and materializing into a faceless human figure.

It landed opposite Shen Ye and spoke,

"I am also at the Eightfold Dharmakaya—come on, let's have a bout."

A bout?

Shen Ye panicked all of a sudden.

It wasn't about fearing the fight but the risk of revealing his identity was too great in combat.

"Do I have to beat you to take the pill furnace?"

Shen Ye asked.

"Not necessarily. I need to see whether you can actually fight or not. If you're just a wastrel who knows nothing but throwing money around, you don't deserve to use such a pill furnace," the figure of flames said.

A line of tiny, glowing text emerged beside it:

"The opponent has launched the Supreme Life-Binding Pupil Technique, solidifying this soul body to battle with you."

Shen Ye ignored it and asked the figure opposite, "What exactly are you? If I fight you and damage this pill room, who will compensate for it?"

"Don't worry about it." The flame figure casually formed a hand gesture.

In an instant,

Defensive runes densely covered the four walls of the pill room and activated.

A faint ripple echoed in the void.

The pill room's protective array had been opened!

—This move not only preemptively protected the pill room but also verified its identity.

Shen Ye's heart sank.

The Saintly Honor's Pupil Skill could actually do this!

Fast.

He had to think of something fast—

If this guy was sent by Saintly Honor, that would be a huge problem.

Behind Saintly Honor were cosmic monsters.

In the past, they had destroyed an entire Immortal Country.

And his own profession, "Nether Spirit Master," was from Immortal Country.

Long-range skills like the Guanghan Bow came from the inheritance of Chaotic Heaven Gate, also known as the Heavenly Technique.

The Blade Technique "Thinking of You" was also an inheritance from the Great Tomb.

It was also a Heavenly Technique inheritance.

Lacking the Heaven Connecting Technique, the Heavenly Technique had been defeated before!

Would the cosmic monsters recognize his profession and skills?

He couldn't gamble.

The risk was too high!

They weren't fools!

"Come on, attack me at will, let me see your true strength."

The flame figure casually posed in place.

Shen Ye stretched his limbs and didn't make a move yet—

That's right.

His own Dharma Aspect was also from Immortal Country.

Once the Dharma Aspect was revealed, and the opponent saw that "Supreme" stele, they would go insane for sure.

An outbreak of combat—

Was there any way out?

There was no way!

To survive, he could only—

At that thought,

A dense array of tiny glowing characters swiftly flashed across the void:

"You've activated the Dark Gold Entry 'Vampire Kiddo,' attempting to fuse Archery 'Star Peak' with Blade Technique 'Thinking of You.'"

"The entry can only fuse skills of the same type; please find the common ground between the two skills."

"Both are Immortal Country Skills," Shen Ye muttered to himself.

"Agreed."

"Fusion begins."

"The fusion of Archery and Sword Techniques will be elective."

"Please choose whether the resulting skill will be an Archery skill or a Sword Technique."

The Guanghan Bow would give away the inheritance the moment it was brought out!

So it had to be Sword Techniques.

At least with the Hongying Knife, he could continue to fuse with other long knives, making it unrecognizable to its own mother.

"I choose Sword Techniques," Shen Ye silently decided.

Across from him,

The humanoid flame was getting impatient, "You dare not make a move against me? Or is it that you cannot fight at all?"

"You're thinking too much," Shen Ye replied leisurely, "I was just considering which summoned beast—"

"I've decided on you!"

"Come forth, Earth Demon Beast—"

Boom.

A flicker in the void, and the Earth Demon Beast landed on the ground, charging towards the opponent immediately.

"So you're skilled in summoning," the flaming figure nodded, "but the Earth Demon Beast holds a very average position in the cosmos, lacking significant strength."

Shen Ye heard this without care, but it enraged the Earth Demon Beast.

"Quit pretending, I've just completed an evolution, my strength is immensely formidable—"

It roared, its body erupting with layers of Rings of Frost.

In an instant, a five-fold burst!

The Five Rings of Frost trapped the humanoid flame.

Seizing this moment,

Shen Ye looked into the void once again.

A new set of faintly glowing words had appeared:

"Confirm new skill as Blade Technique."

"Given the Dark Gold Entry 'Vampire Kiddo's' power, this fusion will result in a Super Evolution, but due to the large difference between the two skills, the power of the Super Evolution is used to bridge the skill discrepancy, hence the skill level will be somewhat lowered."

"—However, it's a Blade Technique you've fused yourself, unique in the world."

"Congratulations."

"You have obtained a new skill:"

"Dream Stealer."

"Blade Technique (Unprecedented), Purple Grade (One in Ten Thousand), Inter-world Class Skill."

"Description: One blade conjures thirty-six shadow strikes, within a slight stagnation of time, slicing through the void; even pursuit to another realm is unstoppable."

"—No dreams of cold tonight."

Skill settled!

In a rush, one cannot demand too much.

As long as it does not recognize the origin of the skill, there's always a way to enhance the Blade Technique later on.

There's just the issue of the blade left to solve—

While Shen Ye's mind rapidly comprehended the essence of the Blade Technique, his hands were steadily at work.

He placed his hand on the Ring, probing with his spiritual power, and arranged the Hongying Knife and several long blades collected by Elder Wang together.

Purple and gold tags emerged from Elder Wang's blades.

Upon closer inspection, lines of Attribute text would pop up.

But Shen Ye had no time to look!

He directly activated the Dark Gold Entry "Vampire Kiddo".

—Fuse!

The faintly glowing words refreshed quickly:

"A disclaimer:"

"Two consecutive high-quality fusions have exhausted 'Vampire Kiddo'."

"After completing this fusion, the Kiddo needs rest."

"Do you acknowledge this?"

What's there to discuss, it's a matter of life and death!

"Acknowledged!" Shen Ye said.

Only then did more faintly glowing words emerge:

"You used the Dark Gold Entry 'Vampire Kiddo' to fuse four long blades, combining their powers into one, resulting in a unique Super Evolution."

"You have now obtained a new divine blade:"

"Spring Rain."

"Dark Gold Level (Unparalleled) Divine Artifact."

"Description: Attacks unleashed with this blade cannot be blocked."

"—A small building, one night listening to spring rain; joys and sorrows, encounters and departures, all are heartless."

Done!

Shen Ye looked towards the center of the arena.

Only to see the Earth Demon Beast now pinned under the foot of the flaming figure.

"Aside from summoning, do you know anything else?" the flaming figure said with a tone of disappointment.

Shen Ye reached out into the void and gently grabbed, pulling out an ancient long blade.

"I have one Blade Technique; please enlighten me."

He walked slowly towards the opponent.

Blade.

Lifted.