Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

——It was like a satellite of the Death Planet.

Together they advanced, approaching the oncoming planet more and more closely...

Indeed.

If one couldn't survive, there was no need to think too much about what followed.

Shen Ye flipped through the invitation with his hand.

——Suddenly, a stream of black mist emerged from the invitation, repelling his hand.

The black mist coiled in mid-air, forming a line of human text:

"You must reach the Sixth Layer of the Magic Realm to activate the teleportation."

Shen Ye was slightly taken aback, but he quickly understood.

The Sixth Layer was the level required to manipulate Divine Spirits in combat.

He himself was only at the Third Layer.

He was not qualified to open this invitation at all!

...No problem.

This didn't discourage him in the least!

He just needed to focus on improving his strength from now on.

Other matters come first——

"Diliya, do you want to obtain your freedom?"

Shen Ye asked.

Diliya raised her shackled hands to show Shen Ye.

"My strength is locked by these shackles, I can't move."

"These shackles were originally meant to bind that imprisoned monster, but after it unlocked them, they ended up chaining me."

"——So now I'm a useless cripple."

Shen Ye smiled and said, "I know many masters, surely one of them can unlock it."

"Then I'll wait for your good news," Diliya said.

Just as Shen Ye was about to leave, the voice of the Female Art Spirit suddenly came to his ears:

"Someone has entered the Great Tomb and is rapidly approaching you."

"It must be Mo Ga Ru——then I'll continue training!"

"Okay, I've activated the Human Figure."

No sooner had the words fallen than the Human Figure began to wield its blade.

Shen Ye slapped his face to calm himself down, then raised the Hongying Knife and also resumed his blade swinging!

——Upon reflection, the "Encounter at the Jade Terrace Under the Moon Skill System" bestowed by the Great Tomb was also a power for the future.

Why did they all relate to the future?

What was it about the future?

Shen Ye felt bewildered and decided not to think about it any further, focusing instead on his sword practice.

Just keep practicing.

Practicing strenuously amidst sweat.

Until Mo Ga Ru arrived——

By then, Shen Ye had performed two thousand four hundred seventy-seven strikes, wiping the sweat from his forehead while panting heavily.

Mo Ga Ru stood to one side with his arms crossed, watching the Human Figure with surprise.

"What's happening?" colorful small characters popped above his head.

"Lord, I just came back to get something and accidentally stepped on a brick, then this Human Figure appeared and wanted me to learn Blade Technique with it," Shen Ye explained.

"I see... this Great Tomb is full of mechanisms, I've also triggered one before," telepathically typed Mo Ga Ru, the text appearing above his head.

"You practiced Blade Technique too?" Shen Ye asked.

"No, I got this instead." Mo Ga Ru took out a piece of Leather Armor.

Despite the lavish threadwork and the remnant power fluctuations of strong Runes on it, the Leather Armor was very Broken from the toll of time.

"Pity, it must have been a nice piece originally," Shen Ye said.

"Yes, its Level was too low, if it were a few Levels higher, it wouldn't have ended up like this," sighed Mo Ga Ru.

"Maybe there are higher Level ones, Lord, perhaps you should look some more."

"I too believe there must be higher Level ones."

After exchanging their insights on tomb exploration, Mo Ga Ru thought for a moment and then said:

"Baxter, I must tell you, we have now temporarily entered a strategic defensive state."

"Lord, why?" Shen Ye asked while still wielding his blade.

"Charlotte went on patrol in Hell and found that strong spatial fluctuations are emerging beneath Jin Enjia Gorge, which initially suggests a large-scale Teleportation Array," Mo Ga Ru explained.

"Lord Nine Phases didn't go down to see for herself?" Shen Ye curiously asked.

"No——she said she sensed the power fluctuations of many Divine Spirits and going down there might land her in the midst of enemies," Mo Ga Ru said.

Shen Ye surprisingly tilted his head.

Lord Nine Phases was so formidable, yet she was being so "cautious" in the face of the enemy?

Had the change in personality also changed her combat style?

"Do you think Charlotte is being too cautious?" Mo Ga Ru asked.

"A little," Shen Ye admitted.

Mo Ga Ru's face twitched, and in a lowered voice, he said:

"Having words pop above the head like this, in her view, is too embarrassing, too dishonorable; that's why she doesn't want to go down."

Shen Ye thought about it and agreed.

Facing an enemy and preparing for battle, only to have to type words to communicate, completely loses the momentum.

And those words would appear right above your head.

Adorably cute.

——Ridiculous enough to kill a person with laughter.

And if she forwent typing and spoke instead——

"Hate it, I'm going to start fighting now~"

...That would be even more embarrassing.

At this moment, Shen Ye fully understood the suffering in Lord Nine Phases' heart.

Mo Ga Ru was somewhat better off.

Insulting was still a matter with some force to it.

He sneaked a glance at Mo Ga Ru.

Sure enough, a gleam of smugness appeared in Mo Ga Ru's eyes.

"Who could have known the Great Tomb's pills would have such a troublesome effect? I'm not having it easy either," Mo Ga Ru feigned lament.

"Indeed, Lord, who knew this would happen——but how exactly are we going to solve this issue?" Shen Ye followed up.

"She's dedicating all her efforts to figuring out how to break the pill's effects, and I need to hurry and find a solution as well," Mo Ga Ru said.

"It would be best if we could all speak normally before the enemy appears."

While saying this, Mo Ga Ru glanced at the Human Figure.

Baxter had obtained a training Human Figure.

But he didn't understand those pills.

And his strength was a bit too lacking.

Forget it...

"Let's just leave him here."

"Well then, your combat skills are indeed too poor; getting this opportunity to learn the Blade Technique from the Great Tomb is also a good thing."

"A good thing? Lord, I am a Frost Death Knight!"