Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Human?

Just now, you were in someone's Dharma Aspect literally tearing down walls, gleefully swapping out beams and pillars, then writing all over the place, practically asking for social death.

Could you please start by being a human?

"No, no, relax," Shen Ye waved his hand, "Actually, every month we do some good deeds, giving back to society, caring for the universe—"

"Hey, it's your turn this month."

"The theme of the month is blood donation. They say every blood donation is a gesture of respect and love for life; your warm blood can warm someone else's world!"

"Come on, donate some blood, not much, just 1000 milliliters."

1000 milliliters!

The Earth Demon Beast jumped back.

Are you trying to kill me?

"Wait—don't run, I misspoke, actually 500 milliliters will do."

"You're still running?"

"Given the harmonious relationship between us, 300 milliliters!"

"200 milliliters!"

"If you keep running around like this, I'm going to get angry!"

"..."

A few minutes later.

The Earth Demon Beast returned to the Dharma Aspect, happily clutching a bunch of tasty snacks.

The blood drawing was totally painless!

It didn't hurt or itch, and it didn't feel like it had lost any strength.

And there was even a big bag of snacks to eat!

Had it known it would be like this, it wouldn't have run away in the first place.

As for Shen Ye—

Shen Ye was sitting cross-legged on a cushion, silently cultivating the "Supreme Blood Demon Void Sanctification Method," First Layer.

The bloodline strength of the Earth Demon Beast had been fully refined.

As the Cultivation Technique continued to circulate, a burning sensation roamed around Shen Ye.

The bloodline strength was like a potent nutrient.

The thin strength of his own king species bloodline began to coalesce, mysterious Runes appearing in his mind.

As these Runes converged, the Race heritage hidden within the king species bloodline activated.

A line of glowing small characters emerged:

"Your bloodline purity has surpassed that of the king species that first passed its blood onto you."

"Your innate heritage has been activated."

"The ancient king species heritage splits into two paths."

"One, transform into the Insect Queen:"

"You will change gender into an Insect Queen of the Cosmic Giant Insect, spawning countless king species who will serve you for life—except for the weaklings you abandon."

"Two, Swarm Search:"

"You retain the great strength of turning into an Insect Queen within yourself, and you have activated it, using it to apply to the Swarm in the universe—"

"Upon joining the Swarm, you can access the Talent tree developed collectively by the Swarm!"

"In the life of a king species, there is only one chance to join the Swarm."

"Act wisely."

Is there even a choice?

As Shen Ye willed it, another line of glowing characters appeared:

"You have chosen 'Swarm Search.'"

"The current power of your bloodline is releasing a unique power fluctuation of the king species into the cosmos, a wave that can penetrate the Dharma Realm, creating a broad multilayered cosmic radiation."

"Please wait."

The strength of the bloodline wandered in Shen Ye's body, giving him a special sense.

It was a mysterious perception of kinship through the bloodline.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Suddenly, Shen Ye sensed an immense strength.

It was so unique and exquisite that he followed it, ultimately finding the manifestation of that strength deep within the Dharma Realm.

—It was a blood-colored vertical pupil.

Without a doubt, this vertical pupil symbolized the fundamental Dharma Aspect of the king species: Destiny's End.

Shen Ye understood everything naturally—

—This vertical pupil was a consciousness collective formed by several king species.

What he needed to do was to immerse his consciousness in the blood-colored vertical pupil and connect with other king species!

Just as he was about to proceed, he paused in the void of the Dharma Realm.

Wait a second.

His consciousness spread out, sensing similar entities nearby—could it be—

He changed direction and flew towards another location.

Before long.

Another blood-colored vertical pupil appeared before him.

Except this vertical pupil was bigger than the one he had seen before, and the power fluctuation it emitted was even stronger.

A realization suddenly surged through Shen Ye's mind.

That's it.

"There is only one chance in the life of a king species to join the Swarm."

He couldn't just join any vertical pupil.

Because there was only one chance!

His consciousness rapidly darted through the Dharma Realm, exploring all the regions where the king species manifested.

At last—

"It's just too huge..."

Shen Ye murmured.

High above in the Dharma Realm, there was a colossal blood-colored vertical pupil whose power and strength surpassed all other consciousness collectives in the region!

This is the most formidable one!

Without any hesitation, Shen Ye projected his consciousness towards this pupil.

As his thought moved, a powerful consciousness immediately enveloped his own.

Voices echoed around him:

"Who are you?"

"In which layer of the universe?"

"What achievements do you have?"

"What makes you think you are worthy of applying to join the greatest collective consciousness of the king species?"

"The too weak have no right to connect with us."

"If you're just common trash, leave at once!"

Suddenly.

A commanding voice cut through all the inquiries, rising in Shen Ye's consciousness:

"I am the strongest being in this Swarm consciousness collective, and the questions I ask you now represent our scrutiny of you."

"This examination will decide whether you can join us."

"You must answer seriously."

"Understood," Shen Ye responded.

The voice began to pose questions:

"Typically, ordinary king species would never dare to dream of joining us, for we are the strongest. Why do you have such confidence?"

Shen Ye instinctively said, "Hello, I'm very grateful for this opportunity to answer your questions today. I come with admiration for all you strong beings and a desire and endorsement of the collective consciousness you've woven together, hoping to further grow here."