Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

It's coming.

In the sky, a blazing column of light suddenly appeared.

An incomparable aura of destruction emanated from the column, plunging any who witnessed it into despair.

—No escape.

Shen Ye's heart sank.

What are the gods doing? Haven't they gained control over the enemy yet?

No matter!

Survive first and foremost!

The Formless Heavenly Demon leapt up high from the broken bridge—

The moment the light column roared down, it activated the Professional Skill of the "Nether Spirit Master" from the Immortal Country:

Netherworld Shock.

"You can transform into a Netherworld Body, invulnerable for 3 seconds, while drawing life force from the enemy to replenish your own (once every ten minutes)."

The light column, which obliterated everything, passed through the Formless Heavenly Demon's body and struck the earth.

The next instant.

Those spider-bodied monsters, the broken bridge, rivers, spider webs sealing the caves, and so on, all transformed into colossal Rune Giants, surging into the sky, pouncing toward the direction from which the light column had come.

Shen Ye's heart clenched fiercely.

Sealing Art Spirits!

They were the rarely seen Sealing Art Spirits!

So this Seal Gate held only seals, which had all given birth to sentience and could morph into living beings!

This was a higher form of sealing!

At this moment.

Because they had faced a destructive attack, all the Sealing Art Spirits mobilized, off to trouble the attacker!

Three seconds had passed.

The light column had disappeared.

The Art Spirits went to counterattack.

The Formless Heavenly Demon exited the "Netherworld Body" state and fell downwards, landing steadily in front of that cave.

By now, the cave had been penetrated by the light column, leaving only a deep crater in its place.

The Formless Heavenly Demon glanced into the crater.

It seemed that deep underground was a pool filled with blood,

An Ancient Mummy was nailed to the bottom of the blood pool by black nails, utterly immobilized.

It was probably over three meters long, with an enormous physique.

The Formless Heavenly Demon took a quick glance and no longer paid attention.

The gods still hadn't killed the enemy.

Quick, think of a solution!

I still need to keep evading!

—What could be used to evade pursuit once more?

He was frantically thinking.

The next second—

A grand voice emanated from the Mummy:

"The one from the 170th layer of the universe is quite powerful; none of you are a match for it."

The Formless Heavenly Demon paused, and its gaze returned to the Mummy.

—This guy's not bad.

Just by seeing one light column of destruction, it knew it came from a monster of the 170th layer of the universe.

The Mummy's voice sounded again:

"No matter who you are, reaching this place and evading detection by anyone is quite a feat."

"In light of you drawing away all the Sealing Art Spirits—"

"Now, come down here and remove the Sealing Holy Spirit Nail from my body."

"As long as you pull it out, I will strike on your behalf!"

Shen Ye pondered for a moment.

—Regardless of how much trouble the other side was harboring and whatever their agenda might be, one thing was certain.

"The light column actually didn't hurt you?" he asked, controlling the Formless Heavenly Demon.

"Of course, I fear no destructive attacks, no matter how many times they come, they won't harm me," the Mummy said proudly.

Shen Ye nodded silently.

—This guy may be useful.

Then—

"This place is already destroyed; wouldn't it be better for you to pull out the nail yourself?" said Shen Ye.

"The nail is the final Seal; only after you pull it out, can I break free—Act now! I can fight for you in a while!" the Mummy insisted.

"I see, Big Skeleton!"

Shen Ye uttered sharply.

The Big Skeleton leaped from the void, transformed into a giant Skeleton Serpent, and slithered down into the crater.

There were no traps or seals along the way.

It seems the light column's attack indeed possessed powerful destructive force.

The Sealing Art Spirits had truly been drawn away.

The Mummy, unaffected by the destructive light column, was still sealed.

Then—

There was still one safe place left!

"Wait, you're a Skeleton?"

"...What are you doing?"

"Stop!"

The Mummy in the blood pool shouted repeatedly.

Unfortunately, it was nailed firmly at the bottom of the pool, immobile and still under seal.

The Big Skeleton paid it no mind and directly dove deep into the blood pool, drilling a hole beneath the Mummy.

The Formless Heavenly Demon jumped into the blood pool and entered the hole.

At that moment.

If another destructive light column descended from the sky, the Mummy would be hit first!

The Mummy could withstand the destructive light column, and with a physique over three meters long—

It could completely serve as armor!

And indeed, armor that would not fail!

"Brother," the Big Skeleton said worriedly, "if you can't hold up, give me a heads-up so we can move elsewhere."

"...You're truly despicable," said the Mummy.

"It's not me; it's him," the Big Skeleton defended.

The next instant.

Another even more intense destructive light column descended from the sky.

The Mummy blocked it!

Boom—

The entire Seal Land began to crumble.

Yet the Mummy and the man behind it remained unharmed.

Suddenly, a row of small characters flashed in the void:

"As a Professional of the Eightfold Dharmakaya in the 170th-level universe, you evaded continuous pursuits by an Ancient Times Demon, until it was killed by your companion, while you remained unharmed."

"You really survived."

"For exceptional performance, the Dharma Realm grants you a new title:"

"Resilient One."

"—The Resilient One, nothing but despicably thriving."