Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Stop!

"Make the most of the time," Shen Ye spoke.

The wretched, skinny man took out a pair of sharp claws and put them on his hands. His physique soared into the air, rushing towards Shen Ye.

"Go to hell, kid!"

He bellowed.

Suddenly, something strange occurred—

Up on the house beam.

A beam of wood suddenly broke, silently crashing onto the back of his head with a loud "bang."

The wretched man turned pale with fright, his physique instantly unsteady.

Shen Ye drew his sword.

—Sword Technique: Miss You!

Everything around him slowed down.

This time, Shen Ye didn't even use the Dharma Aspect or activate the power of the Hongying Knife, but simply raised his sword and slashed at the opponent.

The opponent's movements slowed to an extreme.

Shen Ye could even see the slowly swelling bump on the back of his head.

Whoosh—

The long sword flashed by.

Head and body separated.

A hefty brocade pouch detached from the corpse and fell, which Shen Ye caught in his hand and weighed.

Faint light revealed small letters:

"300 taels of gold."

Not bad.

Gold is quite expensive now, and prices are so high; earning a bit is still earning.
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Shen Ye put the brocade pouch into the ring.

"Next,"

he shouted.

The shopkeeper didn't speak, but stepped out from behind the counter, grabbing the beam of wood to inspect it closely.

"You're damn lucky, kid,"

the shopkeeper said.

"How so?" Shen Ye asked.

"This is a Banishing Defense Technique Beam, silent, undetectable, it breaks magic and defenses, damage multiplied by ten. That hit actually hit quite hard; otherwise, you wouldn't have had the chance,"

the shopkeeper said, then stretched out his hand toward Shen Ye.

"Hand over the spoils of war."

"Why should I?"

"Hand over the spoils, and I'll let you fight one less,"

the shopkeeper bartered.

"Then forget it," Shen Ye responded immediately.

The shopkeeper looked at him for a long moment and then pronounced, "Next—one of the good ones."

A man of imposing presence stood up, drawing the long sword at his waist.

"Wait a second," Shen Ye said.

"What's the issue now?" the shopkeeper asked.

"I'm just wondering what happens if everyone is too scared to fight me," Shen Ye queried.

A silence persisted for a second.

"Hahahaha!"

A rowdy laughter filled the tavern's main hall.

A large man with a bare chest and wearing a black eyepatch stood up, slapping the table and sneering:

"This kid thinks he can intimidate us by killing that apprentice who slices vegetables in the kitchen and by some fluke defeating the weakest amongst us, Skinny Monkey!"

"I'll take him down! Let me do it!"

"No way, I'm getting interested, let me go!"

"Better leave it to me, Skinny Monkey's brocade pouch is something I must have, all of you step aside!"

The crowd yelled back and forth.

Shen Ye didn't get annoyed; instead, he smiled and stood before the counter, simply watching these people.

After a while,

the shopkeeper raised his hand in a quieting gesture, saying, "Quiet! Everyone, quiet down!"

The crowd eventually hushed.

"It's my turn; let me handle it,"

the young and handsome man said.

He didn't wait for anyone to agree; with a light footstep, he lunged towards Shen Ye.

"Are you sick? You just charge over before anyone even says anything?"

Shen Ye said.

"A mere Triple Layers of the Law Realm, I'm on the Fourth Layer!" the handsome man shouted.

The Fourth Layer, huh?

Doesn't that mean he can summon Technique Spirits?

As Shen Ye contemplated, he saw a rabbit rise from the man's body, staring him down as if about to unleash a Technique attack.

"Great Skeleton!" Shen Ye called out.

"On it!" the Great Skeleton quickly replied, projecting a Bone Shield in front of Shen Ye.

Seeing the Shield, the rabbit scattered the Technique from its paws but clung to the handsome man's sword, slashing at Shen Ye along with the blade's edge.

The Underworld Lord Miket Tikaxiwa's voice suddenly resounded:

"Technique Spirit attached to the sword, resulting in a 'Barrier Break' effect, you'll be bisected along with the shield,"

Shen Ye clicked his tongue and couldn't help but back away.

—That move, Technique Spirit fusion, was indeed hard to defend against!

At that moment,

the disparity in strength silently revealed itself.

On Shen Ye's side, the Great Skeleton was fighting as a separate entity.

—Being at the Triple Layer of the Law Realm himself, he couldn't form a special connection with the Great Skeleton to release a stronger offensive power.

As he thought this, he noticed the opponent had vanished into thin air.

Damn!

—It's a movement technique!

Where did he go?

Without hesitation, Shen Ye unsheathed his long sword and immediately executed the Blade Technique "Thinking of You."

The long sword vibrated.

Suddenly, everything around became sluggish.

Shen Ye's gaze swiftly moved, and only then he noticed the opponent's technique.

To his left, the man crouched low to the ground, perfectly within Shen Ye's blind spot.

The sword angled upward toward his ribs.

If this strike were true, his entire waist, kidneys, stomach, and heart would be punctured in one go!

...Still pretty impressive.

But.

Shen Ye's gaze shifted again, only to see the handsome man's feet slowly moving beneath him.

He stepped into a pool of blood, his feet slipped, and he was about to accidentally fall.

Shen Ye held his knife to block the blade.

Clang!

A crisp sound of metal clashing.

A blade light with afterimages surged from the Hongying Knife, slicing towards the handsome man!

"The sword technique 'Mutual Toast' is activated!"

The handsome man was taken aback and wanted to dodge, but his feet slipped, and he failed to avoid it.

Pff.

A muffled sound.

The blade light split open his skull.

Died instantly.

—Just now, Shen Ye had targeted him with a "danger," and as soon as he resisted, the "danger" exploded.

There was no way around it.

Master Wei was enlightening all beings.

That's just how awesome he was.

The man opened his hands and fell to the ground, but the sword in his hand flew up.

The rabbit appeared on the blade's edge, about to flee, but was gently sucked away by the void behind Shen Ye, directly taken away.

Underworld Lord Miket Tikaxiwa sat atop a tower in Guanghan Imperial Palace, caressing the rabbit with his bony hand.

"Do you want this rabbit?" Shen Ye asked.

"Something to keep me company when I'm bored," the Underworld Lord Miket Tikaxiwa said.

"Fine."

—The rabbit in the Underworld Lord's arms was so scared that all its fur burst up, but it didn't dare to move at all.

Shen Ye sheathed his knife.

He surveyed the entire hall.

Including the shopkeeper, everyone was dumbfounded.

Shen Ye was actually quite satisfied.

He had killed three opponents.

Not only had he honed his blade technique, but he had also gained gold and a Technique Spirit.

Mythical keywords, extraordinary power.

"Who's next?" Shen Ye asked.

A moment of silence.

"I will."

The shirtless burly man stood up, stroking his shiny head and laughing loudly:

"You guys, none of you can see through his techniques, but I've figured it out."

"Good," the shopkeeper nodded, "go ahead, Blood Fiend Demon."

"The spoils of war are mine," the burly man said.

"As long as you can defeat him, they're naturally yours," the shopkeeper replied.

The man known as the Blood Fiend Demon drew out a wolf-tooth club as tall as himself, whistled, leapt high into the air, skimmed over the crowd of professionals, and rushed straight at Shen Ye.

"Are you sick?"

Shen Ye threw a "danger" over, habitually speaking.

"Yes, I am sick!" the Blood Fiend Demon immediately responded.

Shen Ye was momentarily taken aback.

—Not bad!

This guy might look rash, but who knew he was so observant, seeing through the trigger mechanism of the Mythical Level keyword in an instant.

But...

Since it's a Mythical Level keyword, even the teacher praised it, and the Underworld Lord has more confidence in it because of this keyword.

You think I can't use it well?

"Illness calls for treatment," Shen Ye said quickly.

"Treat then treat!" the Blood Fiend Demon shouted, raising the wolf-tooth club high, his whole body's strength surging, apparently ready to perform a formidable move.

—He's matched it quite well!

Combat readiness and timing are all good.

However—

In the void, a faint light gathered, forming lines of text:

"The opponent has accepted Master Wei's teaching."

"This is a very rare occasion."

"A Mythical Level covenant of healing and saving people has formed above the opponent's head, 'Heart Demon' state officially activated."

"Starting now, he becomes your disciple and must follow your teachings."

"Resisting will lead to being devoured by the 'Heart Demon,' turning into a lifeless husk."

"This covenant is recognized and protected by the Law Realm."

"—The opponent is now aware of this covenant."

The Blood Fiend Demon fell from the sky with a "thud" and stood in front of Shen Ye.

"..." Shen Ye.

"..." Blood Fiend Demon.

Shen Ye sighed.

Now he finally understood why Master Wei's description was:

"Place 'danger' above a target with your mind, patiently wait a few minutes, and then you can mourn for them."

He once mocked this description as being like instant noodles.

But actually, it was like this—

If you agree to treatment, you become a "Heart Demon disciple."

If you don't agree to treatment, you die.

—This way of enlightenment is a bit too "dangerous."

"Still fighting?" Shen Ye asked.

The Blood Fiend Demon slowly hid his wolf-tooth club behind him.

The shopkeeper's eyebrows twitched, he shouted:

"Blood Fiend Demon, what are you doing?"

The Blood Fiend Demon, with a wooden expression and covered in sweat, slowly turned his head to look at the shopkeeper, then slowly turned back.

A deathly hush.

Under the gaze of the crowd, with a "plop," the Blood Fiend Demon got down on his knees, clenched his fists, and gave a respectful salute:

"Teacher! Please teach me to cultivate!"

"Weren't you just clamoring for the spoils of war?" Shen Ye asked languidly.

The Blood Fiend Demon forced a smile uglier than crying:

"Teacher, the most valuable spoils of war in this world are your teachings!"