Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Upon hearing these words, everyone prepared for battle.

— Such a malicious provocation was bound to provoke a fierce response!

However, what happened next was unexpected for everyone.

Saintly Honor stood still, quietly looking at the vermilion palace wall.

"How did he do that?"

He murmured softly, his expression somewhat lost.

Suddenly, a hand emerged from the void and went straight through Saintly Honor's head.

His head burst open like a smashed watermelon, with red, white, and yellow splattering everywhere.

Following that,

Saintly Honor's body was pulled into the void.

A dull chewing sound started.

Xu Xingke's face changed drastically as he grabbed his card book and quickly pulled out a stack of cards.

"Be careful! An entity ten times more formidable than the last one has appeared!"

He shouted loudly.

Everyone also grew tense and made ready for battle.

Then, the void slowly opened.

A man, looking exactly like Saintly Honor, appeared within it.

The man smiled and looked around.

Chewing sounds continued from the void behind him, as if something was still devouring Saintly Honor's body.

"This is a bit tricky, excuse my clumsiness,"

The man said with a humble tone, rubbing his hands, "I was just curious and dabbled a bit in the School of Method from Penglai Mountain, created this low-level thing to do tasks."

"It's called Heart Demon—just the name tells you it's foolish."

"Who are you?" Xu Xingke asked.

He tapped on his card book.

The card book slowly unfolded into a giant card three meters long and one and a half meters wide.

Oddly, this card showed only the backside pattern on both sides, without any depiction on the front.

Seeing this card, the man sighed, "This is difficult, the situation now makes me—"

His gaze swept over everyone and suddenly paused; his amber pupils turned into thin vertical ones, looking toward the space above Xiao Mengyu's head for several breaths.

"This is really troublesome," muttered the man, "... why are all these in this layer?"

His eyeballs flipped inward, turning completely black.

"What are you talking about?" Xu Xingke asked.

The man said, "Do you know about the Supreme Immortal Country? I destroyed it."

Everyone looked confused, glancing at each other.

"Immortal Country? What is that?"

Xu Xingke asked, frowning.

His hand went into his pocket and suddenly pressed down on a newly emerged card.

"Tarot of Nothingness."

"Effect: All lies are believed as truth, making the other party utterly convinced."

"Can be activated once every ten years."

"—Beware of those who never lie."

The man carefully observed everyone, his eyes' darkness condensing back into human pupils.

The terrifying murderous intent on his body also vanished.

"The Indefinite Layer... quite interesting, but I don't have time to play with you all, those two Technique exhausted me, I need to rest."

The man vanished in a flash.

Xu Xingke did not relax at all but put away the "Tarot of Nothingness" card and loudly called out:

"Who has cosmic tracking abilities!"

"I do!" Song Yinchen said.

"Activate your ability, press your hand on this card!" Xu Xingke threw a card to her.

Song Yinchen caught the card and saw it was entirely grey with a depiction of a three-headed, six-armed monster.

When she activated the cosmic tracking ability, one head and two arms of the monster turned to color.

"FooL's Sigh."

"Forbidden Card."

"Description: Simultaneously activates the special abilities of three people, converging them on one person, temporarily granting them the title 'The Fool'."

Xu Xingke also threw a card to the Nangong Family Head.

The Nangong Family Head, apparently prepared, suddenly donned a bird mask, caught the card with one hand and yelled:

"Wings of Garuda."

The card in his hand also depicted a grey three-headed, six-armed monster.

When he activated "Wings of Garuda," another head and two hands turned to color.

Xu Xingke himself also took a "Fool's Sigh" card and thoughtfully—

Everyone looked up at his head.

Above his head quietly appeared the label "The Serious One," stirring the Dharma Realm and creating an invisible ripple.

"All three cards are ready."

The Nangong Family Head remarked.

Xu Xingke descended in front of Xiao Mengyu and handed her another card, quickly saying:

"Song Yinchen can track entities in the universe;"

"The Nangong Family Head allows such tracking to transcend cosmic layers;"

"My 'Name' can continuously lock the enemy, and, if necessary, directly capture them back."

"All three powers converge on this 'Fool,' given to you—you must keep an eye on the monster."

"Should it act against our world, capture it back immediately and activate the 'Creator of the Earth'!"

Knowing the situation was urgent, Xiao Mengyu immediately took the card and answered "Okay!"

The card activated automatically.

Xiao Mengyu then discovered her perception indefinitely extending outwards.

Her perception seemed endless, continuously stretching into the depths of the cosmos, never halting.

What a remarkable experience.

She was about to let out an astonished yell but saw Song Yinchen staring at her with a semi-smile.

The involuntary yell was resolutely suppressed.

Keep calm.

Keep calm, keep calm, keep calm!

These were the three powers generated by the cooperation of Song Yinchen, the Nangong Family Head, and Xu Xingke.

She wasn't a child anymore; no time for astonishment and anxiety.

—Use it well!

Xiao Mengyu took a deep breath, placed her hand on the Luo Shen Sword, and assumed a sword stance.