Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

On the street.

Several security mechas were destroyed, lying by the roadside.

A blue humanoid entity floated mid-air, constantly shooting out arc-shaped ice edges, attacking the police officers hiding around.

It uttered strange intonations, speaking words that couldn't be understood, filled with disdain.

"I'll go first!"

Zhang Xiaoyi shouted loudly.

"Wait, we still don't know its strength!" Shen Ye quickly said.

"The task issued to us by the Tower of Tarot can't possibly involve an enemy with such a huge gap in strength; otherwise, it would be meaningless," Zhang Xiaoyi said.

He wielded a long staff and charged out into the street.

Just as Shen Ye was about to follow, he suddenly remembered he had a teammate by his side.

"Yun Ye, what profession are you today?"

He crouched in front of Jin Mao and asked.

"Today, I'm a single dog," Jin Mao responded.

Single... dog?

As if you're not one every day.

And that doesn't seem too powerful, does it?

"Wasn't your profession the day before yesterday also 'dog'-related? Why has it now changed to a profession with 'dog' as a suffix?" Shen Ye asked.

"In the battle at the Great Tomb, I further discovered that as long as it's legendary and related to 'dog,' 'canine,' if I hear of it, I can form a profession," Jin Mao explained.

Shen Ye pondered for a moment.

"Have you ever heard of 'Inuyasha'?"

"What's that?"

"...That's pretty expensive in terms of copyright, let's forget about it. Let me think some more."

A harsh frostwind blew by, causing both man and dog to turn their gaze towards the monster.

It was seen that a ball of burning frostfire had appeared in the monster's hands.

That somewhat resembled Shen Ye's Frost Prison Flowing Fire.

"Shen Ye, I'm going in first, help out Zhang Xiaoyi, and join the fight when you see an opportunity," said Yun Ye.

"Wait, how are you going to fight a Technique Spirit as a single dog?"

"I can force it into a one-on-one with me!"

Jin Mao, the big dog, jumped out and "barked" at the floating monster.

That move was brilliant.

The monster's hand with the frostfire, originally aimed towards Zhang Xiaoyi, suddenly twisted and threw it towards Jin Mao instead.

What kind of aim was that?

The frostfire slammed hard onto the road, thoroughly freezing a large area of the ground.

"Charge!"

Zhang Xiaoyi's spirit soared, and with the staff, he swung out a blur of shadows toward the monster.

Although far apart, it was as if the monster was hit by something, falling toward the ground.

Seeing the situation, Shen Ye was in no rush to join in.

He hid behind, drew the Lunar Bow, and was getting ready to stealthily shoot a few cold arrows.

A voice rose from the Dharma Aspect:

"That fire is no ordinary thing; it simply doesn't reveal its true potency in the hands of that creature," said Diliya!

The strongest Prison Guard of the Five Desires World!

"Is that so? If it is not ordinary, why can't it demonstrate its power?" Shen Ye inquired.

"Because its comprehension is too low and the Resonance isn't high, that's why you see the current situation—if possible, you should definitely try to get your hands on that fire," Diliya advised.

"Are you sure?" Shen Ye asked.

"Absolutely. You won't regret it; that fire has baffling Traits. I haven't even fully grasped its true Strength yet," Diliya explained.

If that's the case—

Shen Ye put down the bow, opened up his Dharma Aspect, and spoke in a low voice:

"Brothers, it's showtime."

As his words fell.

Within the Lunar Palace.

The Four Kings jumped over the high palace walls in succession, landing outside on the ground.

Each of them took up their own battling stance.

One cooler than the next.

The electronic music blared—

"Wait! Big brothers, this is not the time for a concert—the fire on that monster seems to have a Compatibility similar to mine. Get me some to see if it's usable," Shen Ye said quickly.

Immediately, the music stopped, and the Four Kings dashed toward a small grove outside the palace.

"The last time you called upon them to sing, they practiced diligently for a while, thinking you were going to complete a performance," Diliya said, explaining.

Shen Ye rubbed his forehead with resignation.

It seems there was a misunderstanding.

Next time, if there's a chance, let's all sing karaoke together.

Soon after.

The Four Kings, sticking their heads out and looking around, noticing everything was normal, tiptoed with the wooden boat held high above their heads, sneakily running out from the grove and heading towards the empty space outside of the Dharma Aspect.

Seeing that they had left, Shen Ye took his bow and arrow again, preparing and waiting.

At the moment the monster charged toward Zhang Xiaoyi—

Whoosh!

A Taiyin Divine Arrow shot out, scattering into seven or eight illusions mid-air, knocking the monster flying away.

The monster's ice blade couldn't reach Zhang Xiaoyi and instead twisted and flew out, cutting down a large tree by the roadside.

"Thanks!"

Zhang Xiaoyi called out loudly.

Shen Ye lowered his bow, his gaze fixed firmly on the monster.

Pupil Skill · Double Ghost Slayer!

The monster suddenly shuddered, quickly recovering, and took up a defensive posture.

—Pupil Skill had failed!

Shen Ye was somewhat taken aback.

It's quite strange, that monster in mid-air just now was also immune to Pupil Skill.

Could it be that the monsters from that world are all unafraid of Pupil Skill?

His physique flashed as he changed his shooting position, hiding on the rooftop of a five-story building, behind a wall.

As soon as he hid himself, the monster indeed gave up on Zhang Xiaoyi in front of it and threw seven or eight balls of fire towards the place Shen Ye had originally been hiding.

Boom boom boom boom boom——

The entire alley was sealed in ice.

"Damn it!"

Zhang Xiaoyi yelled in shock and fury, swinging his staff to knock the monster flying.

Seizing this moment, Shen Ye once again raised his bow, about to shoot, when suddenly something occurred to him.

He directed his attention towards his Dharma Aspect.

He saw a small boat slowly drifting towards him.

Before the boat could come to a halt at the edge of the Dharma Aspect, the three Kings had already jumped down.

They were carrying one of the Kings, rushing quickly towards the Lunar Imperial Palace.

The King they were carrying was held stiffly, his abundant, dense hair burning with a wisp of faint frostfire.

——They really brought the fire back!

"Damn, this works too?"

Shen Ye couldn't help exclaiming.

"Hurry, release the frostfire from your True Moon Dharma Aspect, and merge it with this one, or it'll be too late!" Diliya urged.

Shen Ye immediately activated his True Moon Dharma Aspect, releasing a ball of Frost Prison Flowing Fire, floating next to the King's head.

Upon seeing this, the Kings pondered briefly; one of them took out a pair of scissors and cut the frostfire along with the hair.

The frostfire flashed, and as it was about to go out, it fell into the ball of Frost Prison Flowing Fire.

The two fires slowly fused into one.

The firelight gradually changed color, turning into a cold ice-blue.

A faint light emerged in the form of tiny characters:

"You have obtained 'Cambrian Era Holy Fire'."

"This fire has merged with 'Frost Prison Flowing Fire', and its traits are changing. It will need some time to grow; check back later."

Whew——

Shen Ye exhaled a breath of relief.

It was a success!

Following Lilias's "Woeful Devil Prison Flame," he had obtained a new kind of flame trait!

However——

Lilias's "Woeful Devil Prison Flame" had merged instantaneously.

Why did this fire need more time?

Shen Ye shook his head, not dwelling on it further, and looked back towards the center of the action.

In an instant.

The faint light danced, forming small characters before his eyes:

"Complete."

Complete...

Why didn't he see the new trait?

As Shen Ye hesitated, he noticed that a burst of light had erupted in the distant sky, illuminating the entire night.

"A bunch of trash! What is this!!!"

Mo Ga Ru's angry voice thundered through the area.

Light.

A deep cold-colored blaze swept across the entire city.

In a flash.

The whole world went silent.

What happened?

What's going on?

Shen Ye was stunned.

Suddenly, he realized everything around him had vanished.

Zhang Xiaoyi was gone, Guo Yunye was gone, and even the monster that had been knocked away had disappeared.

He wasn't standing on the rooftop of the five-story building anymore.

Surrounding him were familiar streets.

In front of him stood a familiar building.

His location was——

At the entrance of Renjian Wudao Group Building.

Then.

A familiar voice reached his ears:

"Don't look at me, I don't know why Kunlun calls it Mechanical Martial Arts either."

Slowly, Shen Ye turned his head.

He saw Qian Rushan standing beside him, shrugging his shoulders helplessly.

...What's going on?

Shen Ye couldn't grasp the situation for a moment.

On the streets.

The crowd was running every which way, emitting waves of chaotic screams and cries.

Security Mechs were maintaining order.

The teacher had just left.

And everything seemed to have reset?

Was that angry roar from Mo Ga Ru because the other party had employed this kind of "reset" power?

So.

What sort of power could reset everything?

Suddenly, a refined AI voice resounded in Shen Ye's ear:

"Nuclear weapons are also martial, and ballistic paths are also ways.

"——Our technological side's Mechanical Martial Arts are environmentally friendly and impressive; we welcome the trusted Shen Ye to use it responsibly."

Shen Ye shuddered, his understanding dawning on him.

It was time!

——Time had been reset!!!