Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Above the vast sea.

A lone boat.

Xu Xingke sat at the dining table, a cigarette between his lips, his entire being emanating murderous intent.

But the man sighed.

"It's tedious, they all think they can kill me."

It was as if he had encountered the same scenario countless times before and couldn't muster any interest. His eyes drooped as he said lazily,

"I have something to ask her. If you get in my way, you die."

Having said this, he rose to head toward the kitchen.

Xu Xingke didn't move; he just curved his lips into a mocking smile.

The next instant.

A burst of colorful light shot out, hanging in the air and transforming into two eyeballs.

Chaos Spirit Light!

The man halted his steps and said softly, "This matter does not concern you."

"How can it not? She interfered with me choosing my Contractor, and even devoured one of two sisters – she has grievously offended me—"

The two eyeballs made a buzzing sound as they continued,

"Therefore, she will no longer be able to divulge anything until you decide how to handle her."

It became quiet in the cabin.

It seemed the man momentarily didn't know how to respond.

Xu Xingke said nothing either.

He simply took a deep drag of his cigarette, eyes narrowing in contentment.

After a while.

The man standing in the darkness looked at Xu Xingke, then at the Chaos Spirit Light, and suddenly said,

"Disrupting Chaos Spirit Light in choosing its master... that was not my intention."

"So what?" asked the Chaos Spirit Light.

"Let her suffer untold torments here, redeeming her own sins with the agony of her soul and flesh – I will decide on this matter," the man stated.

"Xu Xingke, what do you say?" the Chaos Spirit Light inquired.

With a gentle smile on his face, Xu Xingke replied softly,

"This guest is too heartless, I disagree with such a course of action."

"What's your opinion then?" the Chaos Spirit Light asked.

"I am of course more compassionate than he is – I dislike what he said about torturing a Divine Spirit in that manner," Xu Xingke declared.

The man across also looked toward Xu Xingke.

Xu Xingke exhaled a ring of smoke, his countenance relaxed, his brows tinged with pity,

"This Divine Spirit has been dwelling in the mortal world, creating a multitude of harmful deeds, laden with sin."

"So let's allow her to leave."

"Once she's gone, she can't continue to do evil."

"That is truly aiding her in breaking away from suffering."

Yun Ni trembled all over.

Yet she was sealed by the Chaos Spirit Light's power and could not utter a single word.

Only at this moment did she realize where she had gone wrong.

Chaos Spirit Light—

Its terrifying strength and level of self-awareness surpassed her imagination.

And she had ludicrously seen it as nothing more than a mighty weapon.

How utterly mistaken!

"I like this idea, let her break away from suffering. She doesn't even need to go to Hell,"

The Chaos Spirit Light flashed once.

Yun Ni let out an agonizingly shrill scream as her body merged into the colorful light, dissipating into nothingness, and at last, even her skeleton and spirit were completely erased.

"My business here is settled. I won't concern myself with whatever you wish to do next," the Chaos Spirit Light spoke.

Then it disappeared in an instant.

In the darkness.

Only two unparalleled powerful beings remained.

"Do you know about the sculpture she mentioned just now?" the man asked persistently.

"What the hell do I care, I just wanted her to leave in peace," Xu Xingke retorted with a snort.

"The sculpture is gone—it seems to have become something else in your world. What's going on with that?" the man pressed.

"Since you brought up our world, well then, it's about time we discussed our own affairs," Xu Xingke said.

"Fine, go ahead, but I want to know about the sculpture's whereabouts," the man said.

Xu Xingke's eyes narrowed slightly as he sighed and replied,

"By all rights, a visitor from afar should be treated as a guest, but I need to know exactly what you all are here for."

"Conquest—and I want further information on that sculpture," the man said.

"Never mind the conquest business for now," Xu Xingke flicked the cigarette ash, "fight me first, and if you survive—"

"You'll step aside?" the man asked.

"If you survive, then we will have a second fight," Xu Xingke said earnestly.

The man suddenly laughed, shaking his head,

"Mutt, you have no idea how I've slaughtered countless planets. Those powerful Professionals didn't even have the chance to beg for mercy in front of me."

In the darkness, only the sound of the waves could be heard.

Xu Xingke exhaled a puff of smoke, allowing it to fly out and envelop the other party.

Suddenly the man raised his hand, clenched it into a fist, and swung at Xu Xingke.

Xu Xingke's eyes brightened; he lazily swung his arm, blocking with one forearm, and then kicked out his foot.

A series of muffled thuds echoed from the cabin.

In an instant, the boat disintegrated and sank.

Only the two remained standing on the sea's surface.

"Pity."

Xu Xingke sighed.

"Pity?" the man asked.

"If your Attribute had been just a bit weaker, I wouldn't have needed to use my Dharma Aspect, and my punches and kicks would have killed you," Xu Xingke said.

"You wish—But on second thought, it's been quite a while since I've met someone whose Attribute is so close to mine," the man said.

Behind him, suddenly there floated hundreds and thousands of stars in the darkness, each radiating a brilliant glow.

This was his Dharma Aspect!

—Since both parties' Attributes were nearly equal, and neither could kill the other in a single strike, they had to go all out, fighting desperately to the end!

"These are the worlds I have annihilated, now all merged into my Dharma Aspect—each planet that falls has the power to destroy your world, how will you block me?"

```

The person spoke with a tone laced with mockery.

A star detached from its position on the Dharma Aspect and plummeted downward before suddenly vanishing into thin air.

Xu Xingke glanced at the night sky.

A meteor streaked across the firmament, rapidly descending onto the sea surface not far away.

Boom—

Sea water surged hundreds of meters high.

Before the massive tsunami could hit, a strong energy blast whipped the entire world into such a blur that nothing could be seen clearly.

The sea transformed into mist, swelled into tides, and howled away.

The earth trembled incessantly.

It seemed as though the world was truly on the brink of destruction.

A grave expression appeared on Xu Xingke's face for the first time.

The world suddenly became still.

The earthquake disappeared.

The raging waves that towered to the sky turned into stone sculptures, frozen in midair.

The ocean had completely turned into a plain.

A vast expanse.

"Not bad," Xu Xingke said indifferently, "It's been a long time since I've met a decent opponent, someone worthy of sharing life and death with me."

The person grinningly smiled and waved a finger lightly.

Behind him.

Hundreds of thousands of meteors moved at once, falling downward and turning into a dazzling meteor shower.

The world.

Outside the firmament.

One by one, small asteroids began to appear.

They plummeted toward the world below.

"I have come to conquer—everything you said earlier, if you do not give it, then everything you care about will be destroyed," the person stated with an air of certainty.

Xu Xingke looked up at the sky and said leisurely,

"Even if everything goes as you wish, will you spare this world?"

The person explained patiently,

"After I'm satisfied, I will kill you all—"

"It's not for fun nor because I have a grudge against you. It's just that any approach and communication within the universe should end in destruction."

Xu Xingke did not speak.

Behind him, it seemed as if something was brewing.

A giant shadow emerged from the void, gradually taking on a tangible form.

Dharma Aspect!

Dharma Aspect against Dharma Aspect!

…

The clock above the blackboard had just struck 9.

9 a.m.

It seemed that he had finished his class assignment too quickly.

Shen Ye stretched lazily.

Ah, so sleepy.

Let's go to sleep, lest I truly drop dead.

No sooner had he returned to the dormitory than a rainbow light suddenly streaked from the void, instantly wrapping around his arm.

Too fast!

There was no time to react!

"Kid, I lost the bet," the voice of Chaos Spirit Light said lazily.

Shen Ye was taken aback and then realized.

It was referring to the bet the teacher made with it on the night he fought The Skinner.

The teacher bet that he would go help Song Yinchen.

It bet that he wouldn't.

And it lost.

—What did it mean by bringing this up now?

"Did you kill those who wanted to murder Song Yinchen?" Shen Ye asked.

"That's right, I've been so busy until now that I've had no rest—I truly lead a life of toil. But there's no helping it," Chaos Spirit Light sighed, "A bet's a bet."

Clang—

A slender chain suddenly appeared on Shen Ye's arm.

Before he could ask, Chaos Spirit Light said,

"Enclosed within this is an old acquaintance of yours. Everyone thinks she's dead, but now I'm giving her to you."

"The rules between you two are simple—"

"Any pain you suffer, she must endure a hundredfold."

"If you die, she won't even be able to go to Hell or Purgatory; she'll just vanish into smoke and cease to exist."

"Besides, she can't defy your orders. Otherwise, she will also dissipate into smoke."

"—Now we're even."

"Take care of yourself from here on out. If you die, I'll mock Song Yinchen's judgement, kid."

No sooner had the words faded than, with a "whoosh," it soared into the sky and disappeared in an instant.

"Hey…" Shen Ye.

There was no chance to say anything; the other party had already left.

—Brother, what on earth did you just do?

Shen Ye looked down at the chain on his arm, feeling a strange sensation connecting to his mind.

The chain seemed detachable from his arm, able to be discarded into the Ring.

—But what exactly was it for?

"It's me."

A weary female voice emerged from the chain.

Shen Ye was startled: "Yun Ni? No, Master of the Weeping Demon Prison?"

"Yes, whatever orders you have, I shall fulfill them to the best of my ability—for the sake of staying alive," the female voice said.

"…" Shen Ye.

This kid used to drag him into gambling every day; now, she had finally turned into a maid.

—Gambling truly does no good at all!

```