Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Xiao Mengyu stood still, waving her sword back and forth, performing the remaining moves before she gently sheathed it.

"Thanks to you, Yun Ye," she said.

"——I didn't even get to use the sword moves I had prepared, and it was already taken care of."

Teddy rushed to the mouth of the cave and looked down, excitedly saying:

"Did we really defeat a monster?"

"How many more times can you use 'Appreciation'?" Xiao Mengyu asked.

"Many times——this ability doesn't consume much of any Attribute," replied Teddy.

"Then you'll see us defeat even more monsters," said Xiao Mengyu.

A figure descended from the sky and hovered outside the cave.

Shen Ye was back!

He slipped into the cave and landed beside Xiao Mengyu.

"What's the situation outside?"

Xiao Mengyu asked.

"I didn't see any other students," Shen Ye looked at the spattered blood on the rock wall, "Did you have a fight?"

"It was a First-Order Demon Spider, the Human-faced Poisonous Spine Spider," Xiao Mengyu said.

"Was it troublesome?" asked Shen Ye.

"If it had managed to unfold its Dharma Aspect, it would release a large cloud of poison, very troublesome——"

"But fortunately we had Yun Ye. He drew its attention while I directly attacked its joints and abdomen, ending it with a single sword strike," Xiao Mengyu said.

"It seems there are many monsters here."

Shen Ye was somewhat worried.

If it was just a First-Order Human-faced Poisonous Spine Spider, then there was still a chance to fight.

But if they encountered a Fifth-Order Unihorn Snake——

The outcome would be hard to say.

"We shouldn't stay long in the Great Tomb, but right now we don't even know what the situation is like in the outside world," Xiao Mengyu sighed.

A lightbulb went off in Shen Ye's head.

"Right! We can call for help!"

He sent out his Biochemical Avatar.

——This avatar could still receive signals from the outside world while in the Law Realm!

After explaining the origin of the avatar to Xiao Mengyu and Guo Yunye, Shen Ye turned it on.

"Hello, Master. What can I do for you?"

the avatar asked.

"Contact Kunlun and tell them to send rescue," said Shen Ye.

"Okay, contacting Kunlun now," replied the avatar.

After a few moments.

The voice of the Biochemical Avatar turned into an electronic voice:

"Shen Ye, this is Kunlun."

"All of us first-year students have fallen into the Great Tomb and need rescue," said Shen Ye.

"Please be aware! The world is currently in the midst of a great war!"

Kunlun's voice continued to echo:

"Many 'Anomalies' have unfolded, and countless 'Catastrophes' have ensued. You need to save yourselves!"

"I repeat, you need to save yourselves!"

"This is Kunlun, satellite signals are limited, and we're almost unable to link with you——"

The voice disappeared.

The Biochemical Avatar spoke, "The communication network has been disconnected."

The three of them looked at each other in shock.

A world war?

With that being said, nobody could rescue them.

"For now, we can only rely on ourselves," Xiao Mengyu said, shaking the jade bracelet on her wrist, taking out two pieces of chocolate, and handing them to the two boys, "How much food and water do you have left?"

"I don't have any storage tool and only carried a pack of instant noodles with me," Guo Yunye said somewhat embarrassedly.

"I brought quite a lot of ingredients; I had planned to try cooking some dishes, but now they have become lifesaving supplies," said Xiao Mengyu.

"How long will that last the three of us?" asked Guo Yunye.

"Two days... if we're careful, maybe five, but I didn't bring much drinking water," said Xiao Mengyu.

The two then looked at Shen Ye.

"Don't worry about food and water; I brought a small warehouse," Shen Ye said.

He wondered how his parents were doing.

Please let them be okay.

He took out two bottles of mineral water and handed them to Xiao Mengyu and Guo Yunye.

They both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Ye, how were you so prescient? Did you make these preparations in advance?" Guo Yunye asked excitedly.

Facing their gaze, Shen Ye awkwardly scratched his head.

"Because this morning, when the news said the planets were coming close, I felt something was off and immediately went shopping for a lot of stuff," he explained sheepishly.

Who knew, the two others seemed to have an epiphany.

"You think fast——no wonder you were not at the school when the teacher called us to assemble," said Guo Yunye admiringly.

"So you made preparations in advance; actually, I should have thought of that too," Xiao Mengyu also sighed.

Shen Ye felt a little embarrassed.

——In fact, all these were preparations for going to the Nightmare World and Hell.

He didn't expect they would be used now.

He changed the subject:

"It's actually more dangerous outside; I suggest we stay here for now, ensure our safety, and then find a way to get news of the other students," he said.

Xiao Mengyu immediately nodded in agreement: "This place is a cliff, climbing is very dangerous, and fighting monsters would be unimaginable."

"And only you, Brother Ye, can fly," Guo Yunye added.

The three quickly came to a consensus.

If they were going to stay here, checking the environment of the cave was necessary.

Guo Yunye transformed into Teddy and began to search the cave using his sense of smell.

Shen Ye also took a glance around.

No aurora emerged.

Then there was nothing valuable.

...But the monsters on this cliff were unpredictable—what if something they couldn't handle came along?

Shen Ye pondered hard, his eyes suddenly falling on the mouth of the cave.

The cave mouth...

Wait a moment!

Isn't this cave entrance a natural "gate"?

His thoughts whirred as he slowly approached, pretending to scout outside, resting his hand on the outer edge of the stone cave entrance.

Faint light kept emerging, gathering into words:

"You have activated the 'gate' power: Unique Gateway."

"You have bestowed the power of linking two worlds onto this stone cave entrance, allowing all who enter to pass directly to the Netherworld."

The Unique Gateway has an advantage.

Since the power was conferred to an existing gate, one could choose whether or not a "gate" needed to appear on the other side.

If the choice were not to have one—

On the other side of the World Link, the transmission point would become invisible.

The passage is intangible.

This makes the connection between the two worlds less noticeable.

Without knowing the coordinates of the gate, it is almost impossible to pass through and come to this side of the world.

Moreover.

I'm guarding the gate inside the cave.

If any monster comes, I'll send it straight to Hell!

If it's my classmates who find it, I just need to release the gate power to let them in!

With that—

The safety of this stone cave is guaranteed.

"I have released an exclusive technique of the Huntian Sect on this gate. You must not go out, or it will trigger the attack techniques above."

"—You will die!"

Shen Ye said to Xiao Mengyu and Guo Yunye.

Both nodded in understanding.

As a True Disciple of the Huntian Sect, it was normal for Shen Ye to have some techniques unknown to others.

Ding-ling-ling—

The alarm on his cell phone rang.

It was 11:55 pm.

This was the alarm Shen Ye had set for himself, to remind him that he could soon refresh his entries.

Shen Ye glanced at the two, then at the stone cave entrance.

It should... be fine...

And I can leave an avatar behind.

The avatar is a combat robot!

Shen Ye walked over and patted his Biochemical Avatar on the shoulder, saying:

"You stay here on high alert. If there's a fight, you go first—to ensure their safety."

"Command received," replied the Biochemical Avatar.

"There are dangerous techniques on the gate. If humans come, warn them not to enter the gate until I return," Shen Ye instructed.

"Alright, Master," said the Biochemical Avatar.

"Where are you off to?" Xiao Mengyu asked.

"I can fly—fly out and look for other classmates. You rest here," replied Shen Ye.

"Alright, be safe," Xiao Mengyu advised.

"Don't worry."

Shen Ye jumped out, his figure floating in the dark void. With an upward sweep, he was gone.

"When will I be able to fly?"

Envy filled Guo Yunye's eyes.

"The fourth or fifth level of the Law Realm," Xiao Mengyu said.

Guo Yunye was shocked and blurted out:

"You need to be that powerful? But look at Shen Ye—"

"He has acquired a special gateway. I guess it's a flying secret technique exclusive to the Huntian Sect, and it's not something to be envious of."

Xiao Mengyu's voice betrayed a strong note of envy as he said the words "not something to be envious of."

Meanwhile.

Shen Ye kept flying close to the rock wall.

It was midnight!

To Hell or not?

If I go to Hell to rescue the Underworld Lord, it will take at least seven hours!

Looking back to the Main World—

In seven hours, all kinds of dangerous situations could occur.

By the time I hurry back, it might all be over.

Going to Hell, I'd worry about the Main World the whole seven hours, which could affect the search for the Underworld Lord's skeleton.

An invasion from that planet is underway!

Parents, friends at the brink of peril.

Forget it!

At least wait until things here settle down before heading to the Netherworld!

"Big Skeleton, can you sense any living people around?"

Shen Ye steadied himself.

"No, I'm telling you to be careful though. This area is full of magic fields, and those terrifying sealing fields that, once you're swept in, you can't escape," said Big Skeleton.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Nonsense, you have a gate. Even if you do get swept in, you'd still be able to escape. It didn't warrant a mention," retorted Big Skeleton.

"...Makes sense."

Shen Ye flew for a while but found that the cliff was almost seamless, with no paths to pass through.

He hadn't found a single classmate!

What to do now?

After hesitating for a while, Shen Ye suddenly pulled out the Sect Leader's Precious Tactic.

He flipped open the first page to see the calendar had been updated:

"Rain today, a destructive fire rain."

"Suitable for slaughter."

"Avoid other activities."

"—To survive or to perish, that is the question."

"Keep up the effort to gain a 'name' of your own, new generation Headmaster of Huntian!"

Shen Ye looked towards the words "Suitable for slaughter."

Two annotations then appeared:

"'Guanghan' is waiting for your move—"

"It deeply longs to converge a 'true name' for you!"