Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Mo Ga Ru said.

Shen Ye stole a glance at Charlotte.

Charlotte showed no reaction, her eyes glued to the divine spirits and powerful beings within the light and shadow images, revealing an unbridled greed.

——It seems she wants to feed again.

Since she doesn't care about her own affairs——

Shall I go?

Shen Ye took out a bottle labeled "Death Planet" filled with Catastrophe Source Liquid, took a sip, and gave the rest to Karula and Rosalia.

In a flash,

he disappeared from the "Five Desires" world and directly appeared in the tunnel beneath the Great Tomb.

——This Catastrophe Source Liquid was made by Mo Ga Ru and was originally targeted at the Great Tomb, although the teleportation was not precise, often only reaching a rough location.

But Shen Ye didn't care about that.

"Finally left that company... Now, let me relax a bit..."

He stretched his limbs and took off the Death Camouflage Cloak, reverting to his original appearance.

Karula and Rosalia came looking for him from the other end of the tunnel.

"This is Death Planet; now that Earth Mother and the Underworld Lord are in this world, Karula, do you want to go back to Earth Mother?" Shen Ye asked.

"I sense the great power fluctuations of the Earth Mother," Karula exclaimed with joy, "I'll go see her first and contact you later."

"Alright, off you go," Shen Ye said.

With a swift movement, Karula scaled the cliffs and crags above her.

Her speed was as swift as the wind, as if walking on level ground.

Only Rosalia remained standing before Shen Ye.

"My lord, I await your orders."

She spoke earnestly.

Shen Ye, however, grew contemplative.

"Rosalia, did you have family when you were alive? People or things you were concerned about?"

"...Yes, I did."

"Family?"

"My assassin mentor, he's elderly with injuries, has little money, and works at an assassin training ground in Eternal Night City. I don't know how he's doing now."

"Now that the Nightmare World has merged with Death Planet, you need to go back and see."

As he spoke, Shen Ye took out a small pouch and tossed it to Rosalia.

"My lord... so many Bone Coins..."

"This is your reward for all the work you've done with me."

"But you've already resurrected me."

"Resurrection is a minor matter—working for me should always be rewarded. Take it, go see your teacher, and once everything is settled, if you still wish to follow me, come find me."

"Yes, my lord."

"Go on then."

Rosalia bowed deeply, her figure darting up, clinging to the steep rock face, and swiftly departed.

Shen Ye retracted his gaze.

Now he had to tend to his own affairs.

He discerned the direction and continued along the tunnel, quickly arriving in front of a cliff.

This was the place.

Going down from here would lead to the breeding ground for the larvae.

And it was where Lilias had been transformed into the Banner of the Nest!

Just as Shen Ye was about to move, a towering black female figure leaped from below, stopping in front of him.

——That three-meter-tall black woman!

"Larva... have you returned?"

The black woman sized him up and down.

——This was a monster created by the king species, imitating the principle of the Destiny Seal Spirit Technique.

Before Shen Ye could speak, the voice of the Female Art Spirit echoed:

"Shen Ye, I cannot tolerate a monster that imitates me; may I have it?"

"Of course you can," Shen Ye replied.

The next second,

a glowing giant hand reached out from the darkness, grabbing the three-meter-tall black woman and dragging her into the dark depths, vanishing swiftly.

——Joking aside, the Female Art Spirit's real body was hundreds of meters long!

This deep underground tomb was actually her main stage!

"Let's go, time is of the essence."

Shen Ye leaped downward.

——He needed to check on Lilias immediately.

Mo Ga Ru mentioned he'd come after a while.

If he arrived and couldn't find him, that would be another hassle.

After a dozen or so breaths,

Shen Ye landed on a withered and dried expanse of flesh.

It seemed that without the power of the king species, this place had gradually decayed.

Shen Ye closed his eyes and sensed the surroundings, then he activated the power of the bugs in his hands, directly unfolding his Dharma Aspect!

——Destiny's End!

A rapidly rotating red pupil appeared behind him.

His gaze seemed to pierce through the obstruction of flesh and earth, able to see the secrets hidden deep underground.

"Banner of the Nest... found it!"

Shen Ye maintained a Spell Seal with one hand while the other grasped emptily through the air.

In an instant,

the ground rumbled loudly.

A sharp tentacle slowly rose from deep underground,

on which a woman's head, pierced through, still breathed.

Lilias!

Her body had been consumed by the insects, leaving only her head, yet she was not completely dead!

"Shen Ye... I... don't want... to die... save... me..."

The woman's head stammered.

Shen Ye couldn't help but click his tongue.

—Her life force is incredibly tenacious!

In truth, it was mainly because the king species had been sealed, interrupting its feeding.

Otherwise, how could she still be alive?

So the correct answer was already clear—

Of the four Prison Guards, Twin Stars Tai Yan and Tian Luo had died.

Lilias and Mo Ga Ru were still alive!

Shen Ye sighed, feeling somewhat troubled in his heart.

Kill her?

But she was turned into a Banner of the Nest by the insects; if she dies, the tentacle would absorb her directly, feeding the insect.

If the insect gets such replenishment, perhaps it would attempt to break the Seal?

Well, even putting aside these issues, if I just killed her—

Then the Nine Aspects and Mo Ga Ru would no longer be able to perform that technique to observe other planets.

Because all three Prison Guards are needed to execute that Technique.

What if the Nine Aspects regain its memory...

There's no telling how terrifying its real strength might be.

If it's too powerful, the Death Planet may enter another round of extinction.

Shen Ye was caught in a dilemma.

Mo Ga Ru could arrive at the Great Tomb again at any moment.

—No more hesitation!

"Guanghan Palace · Four Kings Under the Moon."

Shen Ye muttered silently. Your journey continues with empire

Behind him, within the Dharma Aspect of the Lunar Palace—

The Four Kings all suddenly lifted their heads.

Shen Ye's voice quietly arose:

"No need to cause destruction—go sneak a peek, see if there's anything valuable within that disembodied head's Dharma Aspect, and bring it back."

The Four Kings got the message and leaped out of the Palace, crawling over the city wall and hauling out a wooden boat from the bamboo forest by the roadside.

They lifted the boat over their heads, tiptoed away, and quickly departed from Shen Ye's Dharma Aspect.

At the same time,

a faint light appeared in the void:

"Your 'Guanghan Palace · Four Kings Under the Moon' has gained a new effect:

"Take."

"Description: Besides causing destruction, we have a keen interest in valuable items as well."

Shen Ye nodded to himself.

That's right.

The abilities of the next Era shouldn't be so rigid.

Sometimes we can actually gather some spoils of war.

As he waited for the Four Kings to return, he said to Lilias:

"Your methods are too many and too ruthless; I dare not save you."

Lilias, skewered on the sharp tentacle and in immense pain, suddenly laughed:

"Shen Ye, do you know I am the World Master?"

"There is no mistake about that; indeed, it is so," Shen Ye admitted.

"I remember now... Shen Ye, I actually am the 'Five Desires' world's will incarnate, one of the four Prison Guards."

"Save me."

"Otherwise, once I die, that monster will surely be released!"

"Impossible," Shen Ye said calmly, "the 'Five Desires' world is very stable; I just had an encounter with it."

"Hahahaha." Lilias burst into maniacal laughter.

"What are you laughing about?" Shen Ye asked.

"I am the 'Five Desires' world! That impostor is the true body of the monster!" Lilias shrieked furiously.

Shen Ye paused.

So—

The Nine Aspects were nothing but a split entity released by that monster?

Such strength in just a split entity!

That's simply too terrifying!

While Shen Ye was pondering, he sensed an unprecedented scene within his own Dharma Aspect.

A wooden boat drifted over from the Dharma Realm.

The Four Kings hopped off the boat, carrying a heavy wooden chest on their shoulders, and quietly but quickly headed towards the direction of the Lunar Palace.