Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Shen Ye subconsciously realized something.

All the ominous and craziness was about to unfold.

It was an absolutely hopeless, sinister curse, a deep mire of an abyss that no one could escape from.

All he could do was to watch open-eyed—

Miket Tikaxiwa suddenly leaped from the palace wall, formed a Spell Seal with her hands, and shouted lowly,

"Elemental Banishment·Reversal!"

Everything in the space froze in stagnation.

Immediately afterward.

Shen Ye found everything rewinding at high speed, as though playing in reverse.

In the void, those specks of gold light reformed into the book, flying back into his hand.

All the golden light reappeared on him, retracting the emanated fluctuations, then flowing back into the golden leaves.

He involuntarily put the book back in its place and walked backward to his previous position.

—Until he once again stood in front of the pile of ash that was the pirated books.

"Release!"

Miket Tikaxiwa said softly.

Shen Ye immediately felt he regained his freedom to move.

"What just happened—"

He hesitated and asked.

"I haven't changed anything around us, only the temporal elements near you have been reversed," she replied.

"Shen Ye, this is the only way we can deceive reality," Miket Tikaxiwa's tone was filled with exhaustion and despair, "Now go back and get that book."

"Remember, once you've grabbed the Earth Gold Seal, never touch that book again, and immediately walk out of the room."

"If you can't do it, I will let you die here, and then send you to Hell, trying to get you past the barrier to the very Bottom of Hell."

"—At least there, you can preserve your self."

"If one day you feel you're about to go insane, don't even stay in the Bottom of Hell, kill yourself and go to Purgatory."

"Purgatory... might not be safe either, who knows, it's all down to luck."

"Start now, we can't delay any longer."

Shen Ye felt as if his legs were filled with lead and he couldn't move a step.

A voice in his ears screamed crazily, telling him not to touch that book again, better to turn around and flee right now.

He immediately realized that this thought was correct.

Stay away from that book.

Stay away from everything it said.

This was the instinctive consciousness born out of fear!

Time seemed to stretch endlessly.

But Shen Ye knew that Miket Tikaxiwa was beginning to prepare to kill him.

She even believed that this was the only way to save him.

Shen Ye took a deep breath, suddenly discarded all thoughts, took a step forward, walked straight to the book, took the gold leaf from the cover, and left.

Void.

Void.

Void.

His mind was blank.

Everything around him quickly changed.

The Dharma Realm arrived.

The Dharma Realm seemed alive, conscious, scrutinizing him.

No.

He thought something so immense and irresistible must be the Dharma Realm.

But it wasn't.

What was it? Why did it come? Why was it watching me?

Void.

Void.

Void.

Shen Ye didn't want to think of anything, he just walked.

One step, two steps, three steps, he moved through the long corridor and stepped out the door.

Bang!

The door to the Royal Collection Room shut behind him.

With that sound, all the strange visions disappeared completely.

"Stand down."

Shen Ye heard himself say.

Everyone retreated, leaving him standing alone.

He picked up the golden leaf, and used it again.

Light.

It gracefully and seamlessly conveyed the message.

This time, the excess light didn't scatter but returned to the golden leaf.

After completing all this, he felt on the verge of collapsing.

That strange, endless, great power roared away, as if disdainful of lingering even a second longer.

Along with the illusion of leaving the Dharma Realm, it seemed as though something full of danger and madness was now far from him.

A faint glow formed small characters, appearing before his eyes:

"You have escaped from fatal danger."

"The entry 'The Boy Who Survived Great Adversities' has been activated once, increasing all your Attribute Points by 2."

"Current Attributes:"

"Strength:54."

"Agility:54"

"Spirit:44"

"Comprehension:54"

"Resonance:214; (Legacy Resonance under the moon +20)."

"Free attribute points available:0."

"You cannot use the entry 'The Boy Who Survived Great Adversities' again today."

Shen Ye quickly glanced over it, feeling only an imperceptible elevation in his physique.

—Having used the king species' power, using his own now felt utterly uneventful.

"Well done," Miket Tikaxiwa's voice rang out.

"Did I succeed?" Shen Ye asked.

"You did, I didn't expect you to have such talent—when you were acting, you had no stray thoughts, just like creating a piece of art, you burned all your power—has anyone ever appreciated you before?" Miket Tikaxiwa asked.

"...There was a swordsman who, after seeing me kill, recommended a teacher to me," Shen Ye said.

His unfocused eyes moved, he took a deep breath forcefully, and only then did he feel his own breathing, the moist wind coming toward him, the solid earth under his feet, as the Night Shadow deepened over the land.

His clothes stuck to his back, covered in cold sweat.

He was alive.

Damn this world.

No.

This universe.

Shen Ye had no desire to move, merely sitting on the staircases, resting for nearly an hour before he felt that he'd regained some strength.

Let's go.

It's not good to keep sitting here, others would say the King has gone mad.

Shen Ye crossed the corridor and reached the guarded passageway.

...The King must have some room to maneuver, right?

Nine Aspects didn't tell me anything.

I have to figure it out myself.