Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

The Skeleton's hoarse voice followed:

"Shen Ye."

"What?" Shen Ye asked.

"Back in the Valley of Ten Thousand Corpses, when you suggested launching a proxy war, I had some misunderstandings about you."

"— Now I formally apologize to you."

Shen Ye also sighed.

"At that time, I just felt that having this identity might have some special effects—who knew I'd run head-on into such a terrifying guy."

After he finished speaking, he looked around.

His classmates were still stiff and motionless.

"Lilias," Shen Ye said.

"I'm here," Lilias responded.

For some reason, Shen Ye felt her mood seemed a bit different from before.

"How much longer do you think they'll be unconscious?" Shen Ye asked.

"Mo Ga Ru merely used the Six Senses Seal Technique casually, without even a tenth of his strength. I estimate in about two more hours, your classmates will come to," said Lilias earnestly.

A casual move could seal these newcomers for a full two hours.

Shen Ye looked towards Nangong Sirui and saw a large shield quietly emerging behind him, decorated with many fairies dancing, all of them looking at him—

—They knew Nangong Sirui had avoided fatal danger this time because of Shen Ye.

"Don't tell him, it's too dangerous."

Shen Ye said.

The fairies nodded in understanding, greeted him with a nod, and vanished back into the large shield.

Shen Ye then turned to look at Xiao Mengyu.

All he saw was the Luo Shui Sword at Xiao Mengyu's waist flying out with a "clang," slicing through the air with a flash of sword light, and then flying back into its sheath.

Feeling the sword's aura, Shen Ye roughly understood what it was trying to convey:

— "I was also watching just now, ready to assist at any moment."

As expected, Divine Artifacts were reliable.

Apart from the shield and sword, no one or thing had the chance to resist.

Shen Ye sighed softly.

"Lilias."

"I'm here."

"Guard them for me. If there's any danger, immediately sense the chain on my arm, and I'll come right away."

"Where are you going?"

"I have some things to do."

Having said that, Shen Ye's figure flashed, and he flew away from Lake Heart Island, casually entering an underground passage and heading far off.

Until he had moved far away from the Underground Lake.

He stopped his steps and beckoned with his hand.

"Gate."

A door suddenly appeared.

Shen Ye pushed open the door, and immediately re-entered the Panda's office.

The Panda was toying with a pair of sunglasses when he saw Shen Ye come in, and asked in surprise:

"You're back so soon? Got any assignments for me?"

"Brother Tie Nan, you've been here for a thousand years and have completed the assignment. Don't you plan on leaving?" Shen Ye asked.

"No, the locals love pandas, and I'd like to stay here," replied Tie Nan.

"But the world is being invaded, and dangerous things are going to happen. It's likely you won't be able to leave if you don't go now," Shen Ye said frankly.

"Interstellar travel is even more dangerous, so I'd rather wait," Tie Nan said, putting on sunglasses and giving a thumbs-up:

"But thanks for your warning. Want something to drink? My treat today."

"Do you have mineral water?"

"Yes."

Shen Ye took a sip of water and asked, "What can I commission you to do?"

"Anything," Tie Nan responded proudly, baring his teeth with a smile.

"What about fighting?" Shen Ye asked.

"Anything but fighting," the Panda corrected.

"Investigating secrets of the Great Tomb?" Shen Ye asked.

"Anything but fighting and investigating the Great Tomb," the Panda amended again.

Shen Ye glared at him.

The Panda shrugged and said, "You can stay in my rest room for a while."

"The first time only costs one Gold Coin, or you can pay with an equivalent amount of World Currency, and I'll exchange it myself for gold."

"Rest room?" Shen Ye looked around, noticing the entire room was only about twenty-some square meters, without any other rooms.

The Panda stood up, pressed a paw against the wall, and mumbled:

"You've got 'gate' power yourself—"

"In the cosmos, out of every ten thousand worlds, there is only a one in ten thousand chance that a being with 'gate' power is born."

"The power of 'gate' varies."

"Of course, your gate power is much stronger than mine, allowing you unrestricted travel to other worlds. I guess it comes with some other powerful abilities."

A glint of surprise flashed through Shen Ye's eyes.

This Iron-Eating Beast knows what it's talking about!

"Right—the 'gate' power I have is a rest room."

As it explained, a door suddenly appeared on the wall.

The Panda opened the door, revealing a yard of a few hundred square meters with its own swimming pool, lawn, basketball court, and gym.

"Resting here you might randomly receive a blessing."

"Nice environment, but I'm feeling okay now. I'll try it when I'm tired," Shen Ye said.

In front of him, a faint light surfaced:

"Discovered gate power: Rest Room. You can use it at any time to recover your condition."

It truly was a gate power!

"No problem," agreed the Panda cheerfully.

"What exactly is gate power?" Shen Ye asked.

"Nobody has a clear answer, but there is a popular theory—the universe is about to change eras, and in the next era, 'gate' will be the most critical ability," the Panda explained.

"Mo Ga Ru also has a gate," Shen Ye said.

"Haha," the Panda laughed mockingly. "True holders of gate power are extremely rare; it's difficult to find one across several star systems, and you think he has a 'gate'?"

"But I saw it with my own eyes. He has a black gate with eyes on it," Shen Ye said.

"Fake. That's a Technique-forged gate which most people can't see through," said the Panda.

"That's strange then, why would he do that?" Shen Ye asked curiously.

"To maintain his status—having gate power signifies recognition by a higher level of rules. If he has such power, others have to acknowledge him," replied the Panda

Shen Ye thought carefully.

That seemed to be the case.

At the very least, when Panda's gate appeared, he received a prompt:

"Discovered gate power: Rest Room."

But when Mo Ga Ru used that black gate, there were no hints whatsoever!

The Panda suddenly recalled something, turning to look at Shen Ye:

"This piece of information comes with a price."

"Fine, Gold? Or World Currency?" Shen Ye also felt the information was valuable.

"Just transfer it, I've been running low on my account balance recently, need a bit of cash." The Panda took out its phone.

"How much?"

"First time dealing with you, you give thirty thousand and that'll be enough."

"Agreed."

The two added each other as friends and completed the transfer.

The Panda seemed pleased, took a sip of liquor, and cursed:

"Earning some money is really hard, damn it, I can't just steal or rob, and nobody wants to hire a panda, only the zoo! The zoo! The zoo!"

"Isn't the zoo pretty good?" Shen Ye interjected.

The Panda suddenly turned its head to look at him: "How would you feel if while you and your partner were doing something, there were a bunch of people watching you, all with cameras?"

"Uncomfortable."

"Exactly, I need the money, kid. You're welcome to come and rest in the restorative room anytime."

"… With a 'gate' ability like restorative rooms, you should be quite popular." Shen Ye didn't understand.

"My office is hidden behind the satellite—shielded by a secret technique, so only people from Chaotic Heaven Gate have been over."

The Panda hung its head, looking dejected.

"… Pathetic." Shen Ye let out two words.

After thinking for a moment, he stood up and said, "Well then, I'll patronize your business once more. How much to use the restorative room for one time?"

"Since it's your first time, it'll be thirty thousand again."

"Wait for me to transfer the money—done!"

The Panda made two earnings and almost burst into smiles:

"Please go inside. In the restorative room, all injuries and negative effects will melt away, and you will randomly receive blessings."

It stood up personally, opened the door to the restorative room, and only closed it after Shen Ye had entered.

"Is this the last Sect Leader of Chaotic Heaven Gate?"

The Panda returned to the table, picked up a piece of paper, and carefully read the content, reciting:

"Passed the True Inheritance Trial of Chaotic Heaven Gate that no one has ever passed before."

"After countless years, reconnected with the Nightmare World and even gained recognition from the Undead, Human Elves, and Orc Tribe Centaur Demigod."

"Awakened a 'gate' ability just like me."

"Ventured deep into the Great Tomb where an emperor-class monster sleeps, and to this moment, is still alive."

"Circulating among the experts of the Five Desires, he has never been killed, even faced the strongest person head-on and yet they couldn't lay a hand on him, he lived up to this moment."

"Such a pity, too much of a pity."

"… His strength is too weak."

"There's simply no time for him to grow."

Leaving aside the Panda's mutterings.

Shen Ye walked into the yard, lazily wandered around, then sat down on a deck chair in the backyard.

Lines of faintly glowing small text continuously emerged:

"Minor muscle tear has healed;"

"Arm bone damage is recovering;"

"The brain is beginning to relax and rest;"

"Spiritual power is beginning to recover;"

"..."

One doesn't realize how weary they are until they lie down; only after lying down did he discover how tired he really was.

Shen Ye sighed and decided to just rest for a while.

He didn't know how much time had passed.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes and took out the Sect Leader's Precious Tactic.

The Precious Tactic automatically flipped to the third page, revealing a blank space.

Looking at the blank space, Shen Ye suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.

All around him vanished.

Immediately afterward.

Countless scenes of battle flashed before Shen Ye's eyes.

In these scenes, the emperor-class insect reached a planet, began fighting with the Demigods and humans there.

Numerous Divine Spirits fell.

The Heavenly Palace collapsed.

Human warriors were no match for the huge insect.

In every scene, humans were defeated.

Such scenes continued.

Continued.

Until all the scenes disappeared and everything turned dark.

In the darkness—

Torches were lit.

Shen Ye found himself standing among a group of Professionals.

These Professionals were powerful, each wearing a full set of Combat Armor, wielding weapons, looking down at the abyss below.

—This seemed to be inside the Great Tomb.

This group of immensely strong Professionals had reached a very deep place.

An ancient voice then arose:

"Initially, we considered sealing space-time, to leave you a training ground."

"We can achieve a time flow rate of one to three at most, which means three days in the training ground are equivalent to one day outside."

"This way, your strength could improve rapidly."

Accompanied by the voice.

Those human warriors began to jump one after another into the abyss below.

In the dark abyss, a sharp and solemn insect cry suddenly echoed.

"It's discovered us!"

"Go!"

The Professionals rushed toward the depths of the abyss.

The scene flashed again.

All the clamor of battle receded.

Torches.

Darkness was illuminated once more.

Another batch of Professionals appeared deep in the Great Tomb.

The ancient voice spoke again:

"Besides the training ground, we considered other methods."

"For a time, we fought relentlessly, seeking a Technique that could counter that emperor-class species, but we found none."

"All challengers died."

"But we humans have a kind of tenacity."

"We won't give up on a truly unbeatable foe."

"—We learn from it!"