Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Arena.

The shattered half of Shen Ye's physique instantly regenerated.

He withdrew the long blade from his opponent's chest, returned it to its sheath, and cupped his hands in salute.

"Thank you for joining."

The tone was sincere and genuine.

—But no one responded.

In front of him.

The blond man stood still, his expression blank.

"Hey."

Shen Ye called out.

The blond man didn't respond.

"You tell me what was the point of this match, failing to kill me and instead losing a tentacle yourself."

Shen Ye akimbo, sighed.

At this moment.

The aura from the blond man had completely vanished, and he stood frozen, like an unfeeling puppet.

However.

In the endless void outside the arena.

Countless large dark shadows swayed back and forth, exuding overwhelming fierce flames, as if they could surge forward at any moment to annihilate Shen Ye.

"Understand, it was you who tried to kill me, so I severed one of your tentacles."

Shen Ye shouted loudly into the void.

—Those shadows were the true bodies of the tentacle, desperate to kill me since I severed a part of it.

But—

I won.

I represent the will of destruction, fought against you, and won this duel!

In an instant.

Lines of dim microtext appeared in the void:

"You have won the 'Cage Battle'."

"This was a secret agreed battle of destruction and the D-0314 world."

"As the winner, you have absorbed the king's power from your opponent and will gain new authority."

Only the sound of "clang" was heard.

A line of small text appeared above Shen Ye's head:

"?????"

"King-level entry, a power entry acknowledged by Myriad Realms."

"Description:"

"1. This king's battle was initiated by the Destruction Tribulation and the D-0314 world. As the winner, using this entry's power, you can recruit troops and rule a world until a new king-level opponent defeats you;"

"2. Upon choosing the world you will rule, this entry will be created, granting you a king-level ability."

—In the king-level battle that shook all quarters, humanity made its debut and claimed victory!

In the void.

A mass of dark intense flames suddenly surged forth, enveloping Shen Ye and the blond man.

The blond man's corpse was directly taken away.

Shen Ye's eyelid twitched.

Although he absorbed the king's power from the tentacle, the body was also extremely useful.

The Destruction Tribulation took the corpse without so much as a greeting.

This was simply unsightly behavior.

In the next instant.

He was directly teleported away.

...

Black Flame City.

A scene of devastation.

All artillery positions were destroyed, altars collapsed, and cover obliterated.

No one survived.

Monsters occupied the city.

The void opened.

Shen Ye suddenly appeared.

The monsters, in the midst of destroying everything on the ground, sensed his presence and immediately ceased.

They quickly gathered and launched an assault in Shen Ye's direction.

"Another fight?"

Shen Ye sighed.

He was about to draw the long blade when a voice suddenly came from the void:

"No need."

Countless dark intense flames formed a passage in the void.

A figure entirely composed of flames appeared.

He walked out of the passage, raised a hand, and casually made a shooing gesture.

In an instant.

Flames surged up from the ground, sweeping the entire city.

The monsters, standing on the flames, had no time to resist and were immolated into screaming pillars of fire.

"Noisy."

The flaming figure said.

In the next instant.

Dust flew and silently fell.

—The monsters occupying the city all turned to ash.

The flaming figure's fiery glow extinguished, transforming into a normal human form.

He was a stunningly exotic man.

His eyes were narrow and sharp, with short red-brown hair, a long line of metal earrings on his ears, long physique, and his manner casual and relaxed.

"Main God?" Shen Ye asked uncertainly.

"I am the Destructive Main God, Kaylon, and you are?" the man asked.

"Baxter," Shen Ye said.

"Very well, Baxter, you possess the power of the Primordial Spirit, and you can also transform into human form. Truly excellent, but what I really want to ask is—"

"Is your blade technique for sale?" Kaylon asked.

"I'm sorry, that move used too many kinds of power, and I have yet to fully comprehend it myself, so I cannot teach it to you," Shen Ye said.

Kaylon immediately laughed, his gaze lowering to the long blade at Shen Ye's side:

"Really, I'm interested. Wanted to try that move myself..."

As he spoke.

He exuded a powerful wave of destruction, as if he might attack at any moment.

"You watched the battle just now?"

Shen Ye asked.

"Yes—it appeared to be a simple move, yet it severed the incarnation tentacle. I'm very curious about its power," Kaylon said.

The black flame coalesced in his hand into a spear emitting black light.

The battle could start at any moment!

Shen Ye sighed, unmoved by the opponent's aura, said calmly:

"Once my blade is drawn, there's no turning back."

"Oh? Are you threatening me?"

"No, this strike is simply that way—even I cannot stop it."

"I see."

The spear suddenly disappeared.

Kaylon's killing intent dissipated, a smile appeared on his face:

"Forget it, we're allies, no need for weapons."

"However, I did come for a reason."

He tossed a black crystal to Shen Ye.

Shen Ye caught it.

Before he could ask, Kaylon spoke:

"This is the central controller of Black Flame City."

"Because of your unexpected victory in the Cage Battle, the will of the Tribulation has rewarded you with it."

"—From now on, you are the City Lord of this city."