Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Chapter 1656: Chapter 697: Cease Fighting? No, Observe the Battle!

"Hiss——"

"Ha——"

In the hallway.

A few people were puffing clouds of smoke.

But when there was a commotion outside, they tacitly extinguished their cigarettes and tucked them into the void to hide them.

After others left the corridor, they began smoking again.

"Keep this secret, everyone."

A man lowered his voice and said.

"Of course."

"Rest assured."

"I also want to boost my ranking a bit."

Others chimed in.

——That’s right, everyone has to strive to improve their game ranking to have a chance to board the ship.

But the human physique is really prone to fatigue.

And the game keeps updating versions.

This makes playing games for long periods a very tiring thing.

Under such circumstances, someone discovered a secret.

——Cigarettes can help the human body "wake up."

It can temporarily enhance a person’s attention!

The people who discovered this secret gathered together, silently using this method to refresh themselves.

Boom——

A loud noise came from outside.

They hurriedly rushed outside, standing in the third-floor corridor, looking out.

They saw a human lying outside the building on the ground, already dead.

"That’s the guy ranked third."

Someone whispered.

"He originally had a chance to contest for first place," another person said.

"But he was killed——what’s the point of this?" another person asked in bewilderment.

In the plaza.

A giant tree apparition connecting the heavens and earth appeared.

With the blessing of this Dharma Aspect, the dead person revived again.

"Ah... damn it..."

The person jumped up, rushed into the network battle center, grabbed a computer, and quickly logged into their account and password.

Beep beep beep!

Lines of prompts appeared on the computer screen:

"You were killed in the previous match."

"The match has ended."

"Your ranking has dropped."

The person stared blankly at the computer screen, suddenly roaring:

"Bastard——"

He rushed toward the higher floors.

In no time.

A series of rumbling sounds came from upstairs.

——It was clearly a fight!

This made those who were hiding and smoking all show thoughtful expressions.

Indeed.

When you can’t win in the game——

You can interfere with the opponent in the real world!

Looking at it this way, it was wrong to underestimate the game at first.

Because humans can completely manipulate things outside the game——

Eliminate opponents!

Impact their records!

"Perhaps this is how humans play games——this is the real way to play," one smoker said.

"Exactly," another smoker said, "Wanting to improve your record while guarding against being assassinated by others is already a relatively difficult thing."

The third smoker praised:

"I take back what I said before, humans are really adept at formulating confrontation events."

Not just these few smokers, other humans also showed a pondering look.

Almost simultaneously——

Some people already had ill intentions toward those players ranked higher than themselves!

However, what these people didn’t know was——

In the world.

In the endless world.

In the fragment world woven through countless past histories.

Things more potent than smoke to make people "awake" were quickly being discovered, identified, and used.

Suddenly killing opponents, causing their rankings to drop, was also happening frequently.

Various tricks emerged.

Such as blindfolding, lagging the internet, pulling the power switch, spending money, hiring substitutes...

The transcending virtual and real game confrontation civilization was born!

Moreover.

Those existing at the pinnacle of various games began facing the final challenge.

Romancing and breeding offspring.

——This is something that puzzles them extremely.

Breeding without emotion is not allowed.

Using human bodies, yet being able to take a liking to each other, then breeding and raising offspring in a human way——

Too difficult.

At a seaside.

Under the night shadow.

A man and a woman, each holding a book.

"Do you love me?" The woman read from the book.

"I love you to death." The man also read.

"Then should we get married?" The woman read.

"Do I need to propose?" The man read.

"No, first prepare three divine artifacts, three hundred boxes of void treasures, and a historical fragment exclusively for our living," the woman said.

The man raised his head, surprised: "Is that also a line?"

"Yes——it’s just that what I want is naturally more than the average human woman," the woman said.

"..." The man.

"What’s wrong?"

"I feel like I can’t love."

...

Not to mention the various problems monsters face.

On the other side.

Shen Ye’s side.

Endless dark intense flames rose from his body, and using the "Void Creation" future technique, gradually formed a humanoid, revealing facial features.

——It was Shen Ye’s appearance.

Thud.

He landed on the ground, yawning:

"Who woke me up?"

They exchanged glances.

——This Destruction Doomsday Flame can actually transform into human-shaped life!

And it looks exactly like Shen Ye!

"I was the one who woke you, and I still don’t know who you are?"

Shen Ye asked.

"This great one is your grandpa, aren’t you going to kneel?" the doomsday version of Shen Ye shouted.

"..." Shen Ye.

Does this guy have a screw loose?

According to the power of the "Life Maker," this guy should have been enlightened by my intelligence, fully committed to fighting for me.

Shen Ye stretched out his hand.

The power to dissolve the "Void Creation" technique gathered in his hand.

Right now.

As long as he dissolves this technique, the doomsday version of Shen Ye will return to the original dark intense flame!

"Wait a minute!"

The doomsday version of Shen Ye said urgently.

"What? Do you still want me to kneel?" Shen Ye asked.

The doomsday version of Shen Ye knelt on one knee, cupped his hands: "Father, don’t kill me."

"..." Shen Ye.

"..." Xu Xingke.

"..." Xiao Mengyu.

Song Yinchen, growing impatient, stepped forward and placed his hand on his forehead.

— Technique of Memory Activation!

"Don’t move, if you do, I will disband you."

Shen Ye immediately said.

Doomsday version Shen Ye had no choice but to remain still.

A short while later.

Song Yinchen’s eyes lit up, and he spoke:

"Found it!"

"Found the place of the High-dimensional Entity and the Apocalypse Showdown?" Shen Ye asked.

"Not in any Historical Fragment, because the Historical Fragments here can’t bear such a battle." Song Yinchen said.

"So it doesn’t exist at all?" Xu Xingke asked.

"It exists—it’s actually in the Dharma Aspects of the monsters. They exhausted all efforts to simulate that battle—this flame is just a wisp escaping from that fight."

Song Yinchen said.

The Dharma Aspects of the monsters...

The others were still confused, but Shen Ye couldn’t help but feel a chill.

That tree.

The Tree of Dharma that can resurrect all monsters!

A showdown of that magnitude, if it took place on the tree, would make sense.

Only that tree can withstand the battle between both sides!

Shen Ye looked toward his doomsday version self.

— This guy is no longer of use.

"Don’t kill me, buddy," the doomsday version Shen Ye quickly said, "The SSS-level apocalypse power is no joke, I can help!"

Before Shen Ye could speak, he suddenly charged into the Void.

The entire Void shattered like smoked black glass, revealing a huge hole.

On the other side of the hole.

An extremely large tree appeared before everyone.

This tree was entirely constructed by Laws, merely watching it, one could feel infinite mysteries.

It seemed to be the perfect existence in all infinite worlds.

"Let’s go, take a closer look."

Shen Ye said.

"Alright."

They all jumped into the great void hole together.

Shen Ye landed on the tree, suddenly looked back, and saw the void hole along with everyone was gone.

What is going on!

"Don’t look, they can’t come in."

The doomsday version Shen Ye said.

"Why?" Shen Ye asked.

"Compatibility," the doomsday version Shen Ye said.

It suddenly transformed back into infinite intense flame, roaring upwards.

"Wait——"

Shen Ye shouted.

However, the flame ignored his summon and flew straight to the top of the tree.

Looking from afar.

At the top of the tree, two figures were swirling and chasing each other, emitting extremely powerful auras.

If you observe more closely, you will find that those two figures are surrounded by a shimmering Historical Fragment, constantly fighting each other.

As Shen Ye watched, lines of faintly glowing small text quietly appeared:

"You have completed the mission ’Eternal Night’."

"Currently, you have found the mysterious Holy Tree of the summit, discovered the Historical Fragment where that showdown took place."

"You have been rewarded with:"

"All abilities and skills enhanced by one rank."

Whoo—

Shen Ye’s entire body’s aura emerged, appearing like a halo on his body surface.

— All Attributes have been elevated by a significant rank, to the extent that the fluctuation of Strength has become tangible!

"..." Shen Ye.

He looked down at the Holy Tree.

Just now—

All the Strength rushed out from the Holy Tree, entered his body, enhancing him.

He is actually able to absorb the Holy Tree’s Strength?

Suddenly saw lines of brand new faintly glowing small text appear:

"The fourth mission of the Eternal Poem has been activated again."

"The second task has been issued."

"Cease Fire."

"Description: Under the deduction of the Holy Tree, the showdown between the High-dimensional Entity and the Doomsday of Destruction has been going on for endless days, you must stop this."

"Mission Objective: Stop the showdown."

"Mission Reward: Special entry arrival."

"— At the time you opposed all the monsters, this entry had already been incubated, and if you complete this mission, it will truly arrive!"

Shen Ye carefully examined the mission briefing.

Me?

Make those two entities’ showdown cease?

That’s a joke!

Although those two entities are just "puppets" simulated by the monsters, they already contain their true Strength.

How eager to die I must be to obstruct their showdown?

Shen Ye quietly contemplated and began to climb the tree.

Yes.

First climb up and see.

He leaped upward, soon reaching a place thousands of meters below the tree top.

The two contenders, entirely indistinct figures, their physiques blurred too.

Every clash they made would completely shatter the Void.

The Void at the tree top was shattering!

Turbulent auras were rampant among this shattered Void.

Shen Ye entirely believed that any existence, if caught by those battle hostile auras, would be doomed.

The mission...

Is to stop these two from continuing to battle.

How is this possible!

Even though I’ve elevated by a rank, to fight these two—

Forget it.

This mission is entirely indifferent to one’s life or death!

Shen Ye suppressed his frustration and simply stood there, watching the duel between the two.

— They are the two most pinnacle beings of the myriad realms.

Their fight is worth learning from!

Shen Ye watched them intently.

Each movement, every word spoken, and every action they made, fascinated Shen Ye deeply.

...indeed.

Why should I run around everywhere? Why deal with all those monsters?

Why not, on this tree top, through some means, learn their strengths and merits?

When this thought occurred.

Rows of faintly glowing small text appeared quietly:

"You are observing the High-dimensional Entity and the Apocalypse of Destruction."

"Would you intervene?"

"Or continue watching?"

"Continue watching," Shen Ye said.

He suddenly sensed something and craned his neck to look inside the ward.

As he acted, two lines of new small text quietly appeared on his toothpick:

"You are a Second Rank Life Maker."

"All techniques and skills deconstruct in your eyes, and will eventually become a part of you."

The Void transmitted a series of fierce clashes.

This was the two at the top of the tree exchanging blows.

— Even the aftermath had some interference for normal people.

It must be zero tolerance!

Shen Ye took a deep breath, temporarily suppressing his anger, watched closely their attacks and defenses.

Learn!

Learn everything, and it will become mine!

He vowed silently in his heart.