Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Elsewhere.

Beneath the earth's surface.

The giant flesh egg had melted away to nothing.

The light also vanished.

Shen Ye opened his eyes and looked down.

Several withered things, similar to blood vessels, were deeply embedded in his shoulders, ribs, thighs, and calves.

With his slight movements, they immediately shattered into pieces and scattered on the ground.

A faint light quickly emerged:

"You have gained an incredibly immense Power of the Stars."

"With this unparalleled Power of the Stars, the current 'Night Roamer' Professional Skill: 'Sudden Rain' has broken through its upper limit, becoming an unprecedented Skill:"

"Sudden Rain."

"Transcendent Skill, Time-Space series of Archery."

"Effect 1: Conjure Taiyin Divine Arrows out of thin air... (unchanged);"

"New Effect 2:"

"When you fire your bow, you and your target will enter a 'Distance Solidification' state, permanently unable to close the distance between each other until you cancel this state."

This archery skill had surpassed the limit.

That is to say, the Sect's archery could not reach this level originally.

— It had entered the ranks of Time-Space series Archery!

Shen Ye was somewhat excited.

"Borrow the Power of the Stars of the Law Realm to strengthen the first Professional Skill while creating a higher-ranking second Professional Skill, which will allow the Star Law Phase to evolve."

— Only by doing this can one ascend to the Law Realm Second Layer.

His first Professional Skill had already been enhanced, even surpassing the limit.

It was now time to develop the second Professional Skill.

Once the second Professional Skill is developed, the Star Law Phase will begin to evolve.

Upon the completion of the Dharma Aspect's evolution, his power would be elevated to the Law Realm Second Layer!

In fact, among "Night Roamer", "Non-Living Master", and "Dark Devourer", the easiest to upgrade was indeed "Night Roamer".

How should "Night Roamer's" second skill be developed?

He had to ponder this carefully!

This was why many powerful Professionals struggled to level up.

Creating skills was too difficult, requiring Talent and Inspiration.

There's no need to speak of Talent.

Inspiration, too, was an extremely ethereal thing.

Therefore, in Eternal Night City, the Divas who could provide inspiration were highly revered.

Even the Beastmen couldn't help but come to capture—

Wait a minute!

I am a Diva!!!

As Shen Ye was thinking, he suddenly saw the surroundings brighten.

A light pink glow illuminated the vast subterranean world.

Apart from himself, on the flesh-covered ground, there were other strangely shaped beings.

Some looked like insects.

Some had the bodies of wild beasts with human heads.

Others were birds.

The three-meter-tall dark woman appeared.

She landed directly in front of Shen Ye and said in a low voice:

"Child, you have received adequate nourishment; now you may enter the first selection."

"Among all the weak and frail young ones, only one may receive the next round of nutrient infusion."

"Survive, and you will receive more food."

"To gain a survival spot—"

"Fight."

After speaking, the three-meter-tall woman disappeared.

The various monstrous creatures around began to emit threatening howls.

They seemed quite familiar with the process.

— Only by surviving could they continue to grow!

Shen Ye kept silent.

The creatures around him immediately looked his way.

He let out a loud shout.

Had he not shouted, that might have been okay, but this shout immediately drew even more monsters' attention.

"Truly... weak..."

A beast resembling a mantis spoke.

Damn it!

"You think I'm weak?"

Shen Ye raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding monsters.

... Everyone's more or less the same!

Except I don't have their sharp teeth and claws.

Wait a minute.

I do have them.

Shen Ye recalled the appearance of that cosmic giant insect, and suddenly, a frosty mist emanated from his body.

Broad Cold Holy Relic!

In an instant, the frosty mist formed several long tails on his back, dragging sharp tail hooks behind them.

The mantis-shaped monster rushed towards Shen Ye.

Shen Ye held out both hands, forming Spell Seals.

"Dharma Aspect unfold·Cold Palace Arsenal."

In a flash.

Endless frosty palace phantoms emerged behind him, exuding an extremely cold breath to the surroundings.

That three-meter-tall black woman had said—

"The Dharma Aspect is opened."

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"Among those who die young, he can also be considered strong."

Why hesitate?

Just go for the big move and open the Dharma Aspect!

Shen Ye, with his pupils dilated, surveyed the five or six monsters rushing towards him.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Under the watch of the "Moonlight Divine Illumination" Dharma Eye, he used the Dharma Aspect Pupil Skill—

Cold Palace Arsenal - Godslaught Lead!

In an instant.

The souls of the five or six monsters were captured, their bodies lost control and fell forward to the ground.

Shen Ye, hands in pockets, walked past them.

The long tails behind him flapped in the void, causing blood-red flowers to bloom from the corpses of the monsters.

All the monster corpses immediately turned into empty shells.

—The slaughter of the Broad Cold Holy Relic, with the power to absorb the enemy's origin!

On the other hand, Shen Ye's aura grew stronger, his robe fluttering without wind.

"Who else wants to challenge me?"

He asked with a smile, his eyes flashing with the phantom of the Jade Palace.

The larvae kept retreating.

Soon.

They turned to attack the larvae closest to them instead.

About seven or eight minutes later.

There were only three larvae left on the field.

One like a centipede, but with a human head and upper body.

One earthworm covered in eyes.

Shen Ye.

The three-meter-tall woman reappeared, saying in a hoarse voice:

"Tough work."

"You are all larvae that have gone towards failure in the mutation process."

"The only chance to free yourselves from an early death is this one, so please continue to fight."

"Only one can survive."

"The one who survives will enter the final round."

After speaking, she disappeared.

The three larvae looked at each other, quickly assessing the injuries on each other's bodies.

The centipede suddenly rushed towards Shen Ye.

The earthworm did the same.

"Two against one?"

Shen Ye grinned and said.

He reached out his hand and grabbed the frost-condensed Long Bow.

—Sudden Rain!

Taiyin Divine Arrows shot out from the bowstring.

In an instant.

The distance between the two monsters and Shen Ye was lengthened once again.

"Sudden Rain" with its inherent "Distance Solidification"!

The monsters looked down at the ground.

—Even though they were running at full speed, they were still standing in the same place, unable to get closer to the smallest larva!

The other's Technique was higher level than their own!

The arrow had already arrived.

The centipede blocked with both hands in front of its body.

The earthworm twisted its body, bending into a bizarre arc.

"Choices differ, so do lives."

Shen Ye said with a smile.

The centipede's arms blocked the arrow, but in the next instant—

Boom boom boom boom boom!

Nine holes pierced through the centipede's body by frost, its form shattered into pieces, flying up high and scattering on the ground.

The spreading frost and its sharpness-traits of the Taiyin Divine Arrow!

However, the earthworm had dodged this arrow, its multitude of pupils coalescing to the top of its head, all gazing at Shen Ye in unison.

An immense aura turned into a roaring gale.

The Dharma Aspect unfolded—

Pfft.

A sword pierced through from behind, followed by a swing.

The earthworm was cut in half at the waist.

Frosty Moon Shocking Sky·Flowing Moon First Stage.

Another Shen Ye, created by the Flowing Moon, had already activated "Heavenly Shadow" and was hiding aside, waiting for a chance to deliver a fatal blow.

At the moment of success, the Flowing Moon was undone, and Shen Ye dissipated.

Only the Shen Ye holding the Frost Bow remained, standing hundreds of meters away.

"Ugh..."

All the Origin Power gained from slaying the monster was recollected by the Broad Cold Holy Relic, surging into his body.

He had grown stronger.

...He was becoming even more powerful!

He waited for a moment.

A three-meter-tall black woman reappeared in mid-air.

"Rest for five minutes."

"The final round of battle will begin."

"—All who stand out will face all their kind that have survived."

"Survival of the fittest."

"There's only one chance to live."

After speaking, she disappeared again.

One after another, creatures began to appear on the bloody ground around them.

Compared to the weak teams from before, these beings were a notch stronger.

They were all seizing the time to rest.

—Only five minutes.

Shen Ye stood still, took out a bottle, and began to drink.

Elsewhere.

Lake Heart Island.

Lilias gently landed only to find that there was no one here anymore.

"Eh?"

"Did these weak and useless little things leave?"

Her mouth twitched with a mocking tone as she uttered the latter words:

"You always asked me to protect them, and now that you're dead, I've sent them to join you."

She stretched out a finger and pointed downward.

The void opened.

A fire meteor rushed down, striking Lake Heart Island.

Boom—

The ground kept shaking.

The entire Lake Heart Island was blasted into a deep crater that sunk down.

"Not here?"

Lilias was slightly surprised.

She suddenly stretched out her finger and lightly plucked in the void.

A sharp long sword was clamped between her fingers.

The sword's edge suddenly dispersed.

A child sword rushed forward again, only to be flicked away by Lilias with another hand.

"Up there!"

Lilias looked up and saw an absurdly handsome young man clinging to the rock wall, his hands forming spell seals.

Yaksha Armor Technique!

A fierce mask appeared on the young man's face, and his gaze met with Lilias'.

The world shook.

It seemed as if something was breaking through the world, descending toward this place.

"Stop!"

Lilias quickly formed hand seals and shouted angrily.

Her voice seemed to carry a certain power, causing snaking cracks to appear even on the rocky walls.

Nangong Sirui stiffened all over.

The technique abruptly ceased.

Clatter, clatter—

Large chunks of the rock wall fell away, revealing a large shield within.

"I see, so it's all hidden in the shield? Good idea, but too naive."

Lilias said with a light laugh.

A sword struck from behind.

She curled the corner of her mouth disdainfully, "It's useless, such swordsmanship—"

The long sword was silent as it sliced off three of her fingers and continued toward her back.

Lilias's expression changed.

Divine Artifact!

Only a sword of the Divine Artifact level could injure her body!

So that's how it is—

The Mother Sword and Child Sword had used the same move just now, to condition her into a mental set, leading her to believe she had a "measure" of the enemy's sword.

The real lethal move, however, was when she was dealing with the Yaksha Technique, delivering the same sword move for the third time.

But the sword had changed.

—Cunning humans!

"You're going to die," Lilias cried out, extending a hand radiating black light from her back toward Xiao Mengyu.

But Nangong Sirui formed another spell seal.

"Block her."

He said hastily.

A Void Shield appeared in front of Xiao Mengyu, blocking the black light arm.

Seizing the moment—

Infinite starlight burst forth from Xiao Mengyu's Luo Shui Sword.

—Secret Sword·Cosmic Edge!

Just as the long sword burst forth with endless dazzling sword light, about to slice into Lilias's neck—

Lilias suddenly let out a sharp screech.

Boom!

A spherical shockwave seemed to emanate from her body, blowing Xiao Mengyu away and smashing Nangong Sirui against the rock wall repeatedly.

The sword light faded.

Even the shield developed cracks.

Over a hundred students fell down, dropping into the underground lake.

Nangong Sirui's eyes flickered.

No good.

The opponent is too strong.

The difference in strength is too vast; there's no way to fight!

"Hahaha! Nice coordination—"

"I take back my words," Lilias laughed loudly, "you are all outstanding prospects, but you're about to be throttled by me right here."

Xiao Mengyu flew out, thrusting a sword into the rock wall to stabilize her figure, and called out:

"Who did you just say was going to die?"

Lilias felt even more delighted in her heart and paused the technique she was about to unleash, speaking in a teasing tone:

"Who do you guess it will be?"

"Let me tell you secretly—it's an answer that will drive you to despair."

Meanwhile.

Elsewhere.

In the deep underground.

The five-minute rest period had ended.

As the battle was about to begin—

Shen Ye idly swung the iron chain on his arm and called out:

"Lilias."

The chain issued a compelling summoning command.

Suddenly, the void opened.

A woman was forcefully pulled down by an overwhelmingly powerful force.

It was Lilias.

"You..."

She looked at Shen Ye in disbelief.