Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Shen Ye's appearance was indeed not bad.

But this is a serious task of selecting talented individuals!

Could the ancient times really be so lax?

——At least come up with a plausible reason!

The students murmured among themselves.

Suddenly, all chatter around them ceased.

All the soldiers and officers on the field became frozen,

——as if time had stopped.

Teacher Dong's voice echoed from all directions:

"Eh? Have you already touched upon a knowledge point?"

"Alright, I'll say this, you all take note."

"In these ancient times, humans had already learned 'Qi Observation'."

"'Qi Observation' is the earliest form of what we call the Dharma Eye."

"Common names and the ordinary techniques of 'Qi Observation' can't discern clearly."

"But classmate Shen Ye is a bit special——"

"His head is too lively, even the most ordinary 'Qi Observation' technique could see it."

"In that era, it was clear at a glance that he was no ordinary person, so the officer did not dare to trouble him and simply let him go."

"The content related to 'Qi Observation' is on page 3 of the textbook, every one of you is required to memorize and write it."

"Alright, continue." Find more to read on M-V-L

Teacher Dong's voice disappeared.

Everything in the 'Anomaly' returned to normal.

The students looked at Shen Ye with complex expressions.

Shen Ye scratched his head embarrassingly.

Is it my fault?

——Being handsome is recognized by nature, I don't really have a solution.

He gave a respectful bow to the officer, thanked him, and walked towards Xiao Mengyu.

Xiao Mengyu gave him a cold look.

The two left the mountain together.

The surroundings flickered.

The scenes from the past era all disappeared.

Shen Ye found himself and Xiao Mengyu standing in the classroom.

Nangong Sirui stood to the side.

"So as long as you're free from corvée and selected by the officer, not to be a laborer——that counts as completing the class assignment?"

He said thoughtfully.

"It seems that's the case——we don't have any other classes this morning, we have time to do our own things." Xiao Mengyu said.

Shen Ye walked to the blackboard and looked at the class schedule posted beside it.

Yes.

There was only one class every morning.

It looked easy, but considering today's experience, it wasn't so certain.

The afternoon was for small classes.

Conducted by their respective mentors.

"Since there's still some time, I want to go to the library to read, are you guys coming?"

Nangong Sirui asked.

Xiao Mengyu glanced at Shen Ye, implying something as she said:

"I was thinking of trying out the Martial Arts Arena today, to see why Shen Ye would practice till late at night and not want to go back."

"I also have something to do, Xiao San, you go ahead." Shen Ye waved his hand.

Nangong Sirui snorted and turned to leave.

Xiao Mengyu watched his retreating figure and whispered to Shen Ye:

"How did your practice go last night?"

"I made some gains." Shen Ye said.

Seeming to feel that his words were not convincing enough, he casually pulled out a bow and arrow and placed his finger on the bowstring.

A wisp of frost-like substance took the form of an arrow and silently appeared on the bowstring.

"You've broken through!"

Xiao Mengyu exclaimed in shock.

This frost arrow contained a strong power of the stars, and it was a powerful force of the Ice Element.

——He certainly didn't have this skill before!

"Yes, this is the result of last night's practice, not bad, right?" Shen Ye boasted.

"Wait a second——has your Professional Skill fully advanced to the First Layer of the Law Domain?"

"Yeah."

Xiao Mengyu had already forgotten about Nangong Sirui and his affair, she took a step back and surveyed Shen Ye with widened eyes.

"...Do you know what the criteria are for advancing from the first year to the second year?"

She asked.

"Huh? How would I know that." Shen Ye shrugged.

"You really don't care about anything. Actually, to rise to the second year, you must pass each subject, and then——"

"Your Professional Skills must reach the First Layer of the Law Domain."

Xiao Mengyu said earnestly.

"What happens if you don't meet that?" Shen Ye asked.

"If you don't reach it within a year, it proves your potential is no longer suitable for further teaching. You'll go off to university and then find a job——you can't stay here and continue climbing up." Xiao Mengyu said.

"A year, huh." Shen Ye remarked.

"Right, you've already reached this standard. As long as you pass every subject, you can move up to the second year." Xiao Mengyu said

"That's good news indeed." Shen Ye was delighted.

"Hmph, I won't talk to you anymore," Xiao Mengyu seemed frustrated, "I'm going to practice too, see you later!"

She left.

Only Shen Ye remained in the classroom.

According to the schedule——

The afternoon was for small classes.

Shen Ye thought for a moment and dialed Xu Xingke's number.

Beep… Beep…

"Shen Ye?" Xu Xingke's voice came through the handset.

"Teacher, my morning class is over, will you be coming back this afternoon?" Shen Ye enquired.

Xu Xingke's voice was very calm:

"Just practice on your own for now, casually train in the First Layer of the Law Domain, improve yourself——I'm over here resolving a 'Catastrophe', it'll be a couple of days before I can return."

Shen Ye's whole body shook, and he said loudly:

"Yes, Teacher!"

The teacher was fighting against a "Catastrophe"?

This meant that the war between the two planets had already started!

Such earth-shattering news!

After pausing for a few moments,

Shen Ye's heart slowly eased.

He lowered his head to look at his wrist——

The scarlet vertical lines had completely disappeared.

From now on, he no longer needed to worry about the threat from the Master of Weeping Demon Prison.

As for those earth-shattering battles——

He didn't have the strength to participate in the war.

Instead of worrying unnecessarily, it was better to accumulate strength and take care of his own affairs.

This was proper reasoning!

...

At sea.

A fishing boat bobbed up and down on the waves.

Yun Ni placed the meals on the table and crouched back in the kitchen, waiting a moment before stretching her neck to peek outside.

The man sat at the simple dining table, using chopsticks to pick up vegetables and rice.

He ate seriously, occasionally lifting a can of beer to his mouth for a gulp, then burying his head back into eating.

Yun Ni withdrew her gaze, silently sensing the changes in the void around her.

"Hee."

"It's starting..."

A faint light flickered in her eyes, reflecting an excitement she hadn't felt before.

The battle between two worlds.

No matter what, it would ultimately lead one world to extinction.

It was an extremely brutal process.

No matter how powerful the being, Divine Spirits included, were all just meat in the battlefield's meat grinder.

Only when countless bodies were piled up could they occupy an important position on the scale and finally tip everything towards victory.

And she had already been captured, soon to witness the outcome above this deep sea.

"No matter who loses, I win," Yun Ni thought quietly.

A slight noise came from outside.

She looked up.

Suddenly, a person appeared on the deck.

The moment this person appeared, Yun Ni's blood almost froze.

She was so scared that she retreated continuously, knocking over the pots and pans on the stove, creating a "ding-ling clang" noise.

The man who was eating acted as if he hadn't heard anything, continuing to eat and drink.

But the man on the deck—

"Excuse me, I'd like to take a look at her first," he said politely to the man eating.

The eating man waved his chopsticks, chewing his food while he said indistinctly,

"Go ahead."

The man jumped down from the deck and walked in from the dim hallway, silently taking a seat on the only chair in the kitchen, looking towards Yun Ni.

"Prove your value, or die," he said, shrouded in darkness beyond the reach of the light.

Yun Ni smiled softly, saying,

"Take it easy, haven't I already given you quite a bit of information?"

"—You've got to let me rest a bit,"

In the darkness.

The man fell silent for a moment, then reached out his hand.

In an instant, his hand transformed into a sharp claw, which quickly grasped Yun Ni's throat.

"Who do you think I am? A lamb of this world?" the man said.

Yun Ni shivered all over.

"You are— are—"

She stuttered, unable to complete her sentences.

A miscalculation.

She hadn't expected their infiltration to be so deep, able to impersonate humans and freely enter even this deep prison.

"A Divine Spirit from the Weeping Demon Prison,"

"I gave you a chance. You only needed to complete your task and get Chaos Spirit Light on our side, and you could have been freed from slavery, becoming one of my subordinates,"

the man continued.

"But look at what you've done?"

The claw tightened slowly.

Yun Ni shook uncontrollably, blood spilling from the corners of her mouth.

"Years of planning, all the effort gone into it, waiting for a lineage that fit the contract,"

"A lineage willing to work for us."

"Such a rare opportunity!"

"And not only did you not help her, but you even devoured her soul in the end."

"Come, tell me—"

"Why shouldn't I kill you?"

The claw suddenly released.

Yun Ni fell to the floor, gasping for air, her eyes showing unprecedented fear.

Impossible...

Why can it move so freely in this world? Even hold a certain status?

Has the entire world already been infiltrated like a sieve?

Then, isn't this battle a sure win for them?

And now, I have no more chips in hand...

No.

There is one last chip.

"...I've discovered something about the sculpture," Yun Ni gasped.

"The sculpture?" the man asked with a sudden hint of emotion in his voice.

"Yes, those sculptures scattered throughout history—at the moment of your arrival, we gathered all the sculptures' powers into one, transforming it into the last sculpture, continuing to collect souls to feed and empower it," Yun Ni explained.

"Yes, indeed, those were my orders," the voice confirmed.

"It succeeded," Yun Ni said.

"Succeeded? No, I've sensed it with secret techniques; you're lying to me, it has been destroyed," the voice accused with a trace of anger.

"I dare not deceive you, it really succeeded," Yun Ni insisted.

"Really?" the voice asked.

Yun Ni quickly added,

"Yes, it has transformed into—"

Her voice abruptly cut off.

A rainbow-hued filament slid down Yun Ni's smooth forehead, tightly binding her entire head.

Following it came a voice:

"This one here,"

"Sometimes she tells us your information, and sometimes she tells you our information."

"She thought she could play both sides, but she forgot something—"

"No one likes a turncoat."

The man turned to look.

The man who had been sitting at the dining table had finished his meal and was drinking a beer.

The man stood up, walked over, and sat down at the dining table.

"How may I address you?" he asked.

"Xu Xingke," the man replied, setting down the can while wiping his mouth.

—He didn't even ask for the other's name.

"She's my person. Would you allow us to finish talking before we discuss matters between us?" the other man said.

The flame from a lighter flared up.

A cigarette was lit.

Xu Xingke took a comfortable drag and shook his head, saying,

"Why bother, and it seems you've misunderstood. She's actually not your person."

"Not my person?" the other man queried.

"Right, you are all dead—the soon-to-be-dead," Xu Xingke replied, his face carrying a gentle smile as he spoke slowly.