Gatekeeper of all realms

Chapter 352 Evolve! Gate Ability!
The Empire of the Dead.

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Bloody town.

A handsome vampire was walking down the street.

The commotion and screams coming from afar had no effect on him at all.

He was extremely tired after the long journey and just wanted to go to the bar in town to relax.

The door to the bar opened.

"Ahaha, a pretty boy, a sissy."

Some people laughed loudly.

The vampire stopped, thought for a moment, and closed the door.

He stood outside the door, took out an emblem, pinned it on his chest, and pushed the door open again.

"Ha, I'm too scared to dare--"

The voice stopped talking halfway through.

It’s because the emblem pinned on the vampire’s chest is the emblem of the Dark Night Rose Dance Troupe!

That is the most famous dance troupe in the Undead Empire!

Places like bars are naturally the home of singers and dancers.

Anyone who dares to go against them in a place like this will have no idea how he will die!
Maybe one time when he was drunk, someone stabbed him in the neck.

"welcome!"

The bartender standing behind the bar shouted:

"Dear sir, please come directly to the bar and I will make you a cocktail free of charge."

"I'd like some juice, thanks."

Shen Ye walked to the bar, sat on a high stool, and looked around leisurely.

People looked at him with enthusiasm in their eyes.

"Sir, what's your name?"

A zombie with a serious expression came over, sat next to him and asked seriously.

"Baxter."

"Your occupation?"

"Song girl."

"Oh, great, Mr. Baxter, I'm Aaron, and I've been longing to meet someone like you."

The zombie Aaron pushed a small bag in front of him.

"What is this for?" Shen Ye asked with a smile.

"Can you help me check my skills? Please." Aaron requested in a low voice.

Shen Ye picked up the bag and weighed it.

——In fact, there are not many bone coins in it, not enough for a distinguished singer or dancer from the Dark Rose Circus to spend.

But Shen Ye is penniless now.

He was also using Dharma to lead three people and was avoiding the killer group's pursuit.

"For my sake, I am happy today."

He said in a helpless tone.

"Thank you so much! Thank you very much!" The zombie Aaron bowed quickly.

Others gathered around.

Even the bartender quickly placed a glass of orange juice in front of Shen Ye, then widened his eyes, ready to watch the next scene.

The zombie was a little nervous and said dryly:

"It's like this. I'm a swordsman. I've been working on my slashing skills for a long time, but I can't improve them to the next level."

Swordsman!
Shen Ye raised his eyebrows slightly.

I also have this profession, and combined it with "night wandering", I became a ghost messenger.

You should learn the knife skills yourself.

"Let me see." Shen Ye said indifferently.

"Thank you. I'm sorry to show you my ugliness."

The zombie Aaron took a few steps back, drew out a dagger, and slashed forward three times in succession.

All in one go!
Every time he attacked, he changed his body position so that the position of the knife would change accordingly.

If faced with such a three-hit series suddenly, most people would easily be thrown into a panic.

"Good sword skills!"

"Aaron, it has to be you!"

"Is this the three consecutive kills that killed the enemy on the battlefield?"

"Not bad."

The onlookers cheered.

Aaron put away the knife, turned around, saluted towards Shen Ye and said:

"Dear Mr. Baxter, what do you think?"

Shen Ye couldn't help but smile.

First of all, it’s my old business.

Secondly, the other party is only a swordsman at the first level of the Dharma Realm.

With my own understanding, after watching his swordsmanship once, I basically understood it.

This does not require Ms. Daisy's "absolute imitation" ability.

"I think--"

As Shen Ye was speaking, he suddenly heard a commotion outside.

His heart moved slightly, and he changed his words:
"You need to perform it again so I can see it more clearly."

Aaron the zombie didn't doubt anything, he just nodded and said, "Really? Okay, I'll do it again."

The moment he raised the knife, the door of the bar opened.

Several aggressive undead walked in and saw Aaron attacking with a knife, and they couldn't help but show disdain.

Three consecutive cuts!
Aaron quickly finished the move, put away the knife, and looked at Shen Ye expectantly:

"Mr. Baxter, what do you think?"

“Overall it’s pretty good.”

Shen Ye glanced at the group of undead who had just walked in.

One of the necromancers had a word floating above his head.

——It could be the Advent.

Is it the undead?
Or is it the second wave of killers from the Human Empire?
“Can you give me some inspiration?”

The zombie Aaron asked.

"What do you do to make a living in Xuefu Town?" Shen Ye asked.

"Patrolman." Aaron said.

"So you are serving your country. That's respectable."

Shen Ye held his chin with one hand and tapped out a simple rhythm on the bar with the other hand.

Originally, singing was required to activate the skill.

But the opponent's skills were too simple, so Shen Ye was unwilling to sing.

Only this rhythm is needed to activate the singing skills——

Brilliant opening!
With a "clang" sound, the long knife on the zombie Aaron's waist flew out, landed on the bar in front of Shen Ye, and began to spin at an extremely fast speed.

In this irregular rotation, the long sword sometimes moved fast and sometimes slow, radiating afterimages in all directions with unpredictable rhythm.

Boom! Boom! Bang!
Shen Ye knocked on the table twice, and finally slapped it with his palm.

The whole rhythm ends with the sound of clapping and drumming.

The rotation of the long sword also slowed down and finally stopped.

Knife.

Stand still on the table.

Aaron stood there in a daze, staring at his long sword.

"I...seem to have some inspiration..."

He stepped forward, grasped the hilt of the knife, and danced slowly.

The long sword moved his arm, turning into several afterimages, slashing in all directions.

“I created new skills!”

Aaron said happily.

A voice suddenly sounded:
"Oh! The food has been placed right in front of your mouth. If you still can't eat it, you are really stupid."

Aaron looked back and saw several unfamiliar undead spirits.

He had just made a breakthrough and was in a good mood, so he didn't take it seriously. He quickly walked through the crowd and left the bar, looking for a place to practice his swordsmanship.

The bar became lively again.

People were toasting and talking loudly about what had just happened.

The handsome vampire also relaxed, picked up the juice, nodded to the bartender, and then sipped it slowly.

The strange undead souls slowly walked to the bar.

The leading necromancer asked:

“What’s the best wine you have here?”

"Burning corpse," said the bartender.

"Give me a drink, sir. Excuse me, what is your name?" said the necromancer.

"Baxter, vampire Baxter." Shen Ye said.

The bartender placed a glass of dark red wine that seemed to be burning in front of him.

He took a look and secretly felt a little sorry.

——I’m a minor, why should I drink strong liquor?

What a nice discount.

"Mr. Baxter, I have only seen the profession of singer in the seventh universe, 'Guangyin Tian', but they obviously don't have your accomplishments. How did you do it?" asked the necromancer.

Shen Ye smiled and said nothing.

A drunkard shouted:

"He is the chief singer of the Dark Night Rose Song and Dance Troupe, Baxter!"

The necromancer glanced behind him.

Several followers nodded slightly.

——There really is such a person, and it is definitely him.

The necromancer had an idea in his mind.

"Mr. Baxter, I have a sincere request." said the Necromancer.

Just as Shen Ye was about to speak, a faint light appeared quietly and turned into small words:

"Congratulations."

"You are the first person among those with the 'Gate' ability to stop in the process of overdrawing your potential."

"After a period of rest, the hidden dangers have been eliminated, and your original three 'gate' abilities are ready again."

"Some of the mysterious power of the 'Dimensional Gate' remains. It can change one of your gate abilities."

"Please choose which gate ability to infuse this power into."

"Special reminder:"

"The power of the 'Dimensional Gate' has certain affinity preferences. Infusing the 'Gate' with a high affinity will achieve a stronger power."

Shen Ye was surprised.

It is difficult to increase door capacity.

I didn't expect that after this incident I would have the opportunity to be promoted again.

He possesses three abilities: "Time Fluid", "Unrivaled Method" and "The Shift of Stars".

Which one to improve?
In front of the bar.

Shen Ye remained silent.

The necromancer on the opposite side thought that he agreed to let him continue to speak.

"It's like this. I have a professional skill that hasn't been advanced for a long time. Can you help me take a look at it?" said the Necromancer.

He took out a small box from the space storage bracelet, placed it on the bar, and pushed it in front of Shen Ye.

Shen Ye came back to his senses, his eyes fell on the exquisite and luxurious box, and said:
"If it's the level of swordplay just now, I can help you easily, but if it's advanced professions and skills, we still have to go back to Evernight City and let Ms. Daisy preside over it."

"——That will be more effective."

"Ms. Daisy?" the necromancer repeated.

An undead immediately leaned over and spoke something quickly into his ear.

The Necromancer nodded continuously and said happily:
"Is that so? The head of the troupe who possesses the power of 'Absolute Imitation', plus the cooperation of you, the chief singer——"

“It really got me excited.”

Shen Ye was concerned about the advancement of his abilities and had no interest in talking to this suspected descender.

"I will be returning to Evernight City soon. How about if I can meet you at the Dark Night Rose Dance Troupe and we can talk about your skills?"

He said in a gentle tone.

The small box on the bar was pushed over and placed back in front of the necromancer.

The necromancer smiled and was about to speak when he saw the door of the bar being slammed open.

Seven or eight murderous undead walked in.

They looked around, checking everyone, before finally coming to the Necromancer.

They knelt on the ground respectfully and saluted:
"Report to the Lord."

"We killed them all, but we didn't find any trace of the target."

The necromancer said indifferently: "It seems that he escaped to another city through the teleportation array. Unfortunately, I didn't catch up."

"Sir, there are many suspicious guys here. Do you want to..."

The undead assassin kneeling on the ground looked around and made a gesture of wiping his neck.

The Necromancer shook his head:
“That’s not the goal.”

"——Besides, I'm communicating with a distinguished singer, please don't ruin the atmosphere."

The murderous aura of those assassins suddenly subsided.

The necromancer let them kneel on the ground, but turned his head and smiled at Shen Ye:
"This is a meeting gift, please don't refuse it."

The small box was pushed in front of Shen Ye again.

"We should be meeting soon, and I will make a special trip to visit you and Ms. Daisy then."

"So, goodbye."

"Mr. Baxter."

Shen Ye nodded and said, "Goodbye - but I still don't know how to address you, Excellency."

"It's not very convenient here. I'll tell you next time we meet."

After the necromancer finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the bar with all his men.

for a while.

The bar finally returned to its original atmosphere.

Shen Ye looked at the small box on the table, knowing it was not a good idea to open it here, so he flipped his hand and put it into the space ring.

Now I finally have time to think about the advancement of my abilities.

"This drink is on me."

He placed the glass of liquor in front of the bartender, then picked up the orange juice and took a sip. Just as he was about to concentrate on studying the door's ability, he heard a scream.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

The cry was full of fear and hysteria.

The music in the bar stopped.

People looked towards the bar door.

I saw a drunkard holding the door handle, about to leave, but he stood there motionless.

“Ah! Ah! Ah——”

He uttered a continuous, unconscious cry.

One of the undead couldn't help but stepped forward and patted him, saying loudly:
"Damn it, old Henry, you're crazy!"

Old Henry opened his mouth, but no sound came out of it. Instead, he pointed outside the door.

Outside the door?

The undead pushed him away, stood at the door and looked outside.

"Ahhhh-"

He also let out a cry of fear.

Now everyone couldn't sit still.

Shen Ye had to stop thinking, strode to the door of the bar and looked outside.

outside.

The entire Bloodrot Town disappeared.

It seems to be looking for something——

All the buildings were razed to the ground and dug three feet deep into the ground, leaving pits.

All the undead were slaughtered and their corpses piled up into a small hill in the square not far from the bar.

Only the bar remained intact.

Only the people in the bar were still alive.

Some people rushed out of the bar like crazy, shouting several names.

Even the bartender jumped out of the bar and crawled out.

The entire bar was empty.

Shen Ye was the only one left standing there, listening to the shrill screams outside. He slowly turned around and sat back down at the bar.

"I underestimated them..."

Shen Ye talked to himself.

Just a little bit.

If I use any other method, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape and I will have to fight.

Thanks to her reliable identity as a singer.

——It seems that this identity is also useful in the higher universe.

A few breaths of silence.

Shen Ye regained his composure and began to think about his own abilities.

Which gate's ability is more compatible with the remaining power of the dimensional gate?
“Time Fluid” is a time class;
The “non-dual Dharma” is to endow the various doors in the world with the power of the door;

"The passage of time" is to mark the new transmission point.

Dimension...

In fact, I mainly use it to travel through time and space.

"The Only Way" is eliminated.

Comparing "time fluid" and "the passage of time", one is time and the other is space.

They all conform to the dimensional compatibility.

But in the Dimension Gate, what is truly valuable is going back to a certain time in the past!
"Inject the remaining power of the 'Dimensional Gate' into the 'Time Fluid'."

Shen Ye said silently.

Small words quickly appeared in the dim light:
"Injecting, evolution takes time: five minutes."

five minutes.

It's pretty fast.

Suddenly, there were waves of space fluctuations outside the bar.

Shen Ye saw fully armed undead soldiers falling from the air and quickly forming a battle formation.

——It seems that Evernight City has received the news.

But those enemies have already run away.

Shen Ye withdrew his gaze and stared silently into the void.

Gate abilities are too difficult to evolve.

Right now, after the evolution of the "time fluid", it is unknown how long it will take to improve the abilities of the remaining two gates.

Shen Ye couldn't help but sigh.

A group of undead soldiers broke into the bar and looked around.

"Mr. Baxter! Why are you here too?"

The leading undead officer asked in surprise.

"I just happened to be traveling here." Shen Ye said concisely.

"It's a good thing you stayed in the bar. It's a great blessing." The undead officer sighed.

"Yes, it's a great honor." Shen Ye said.

"Then please wait a moment. We will gather all the survivors and then invite you to go back to Evernight City with them."

"Okay, trouble."

The undead officer turned and walked out of the bar.

Shen Ye lowered his head and took a sip of orange juice, silently waiting for the five minutes to end.

Yes.

It is very expensive to open a teleportation array. It would be efficient and energy-saving if everyone could be gathered together and teleported back to Eternal Night City.

He thought absentmindedly.

suddenly.

A flash of inspiration flashed through his mind.

Shen Ye was stunned for a moment, then suddenly slapped the table and stood up.

its not right!
If you only improve the "time fluid", the change in your combat effectiveness will not be too obvious.

Why not upgrade "The Only Way" and "The Change of Stars" together?
"The Only Way" and "The Change of Stars" are both "Door" abilities!
For abilities of the same category, you can:

He quickly called out a term.

"You activated the 'Sub' level dark gold item 'Vampire Baby'."

"Are you sure you want to merge 'The Unrivaled Method' and 'The Shifting of Stars'?"

"I'm sure." Shen Ye said.

“It’s merging.”

"With the power of the 'sub' level dark gold entry, the two currently rare 'gate' abilities are fused together to produce a super evolution."

"Congratulations."

"You gain a new door ability:"

"The sealed door."

"describe:"

"1. Open a door and randomly lead to a sealed place in the multiverse."

“2. Mark this sealed place so that you can come back next time (if there is no mark, the door will still be opened randomly next time, and you will not be able to reach the sealed place that the door opened this time).”

"——This is an extremely dangerous door, so you can close it at any time with your mind."

okay!

This is pretty cool!
The words "gateway to the multiverse" alone are worth the price of the ticket!
Suddenly, a few lines of small words appeared:
"Congratulations."

"Your 'Time Fluid' has absorbed the residual power of the 'Dimensional Gate' and has now evolved."

"The Tide of Time:"

"Description: When you open a door, time on one side of the door will freeze, while on the other side, time for everything will flow normally."

"This ability can last for 3 seconds."

"After each use, it cannot be activated again within 3 seconds (with you as the time reference)."

"——Special power on the side of time and space, hidden rules, and the power of two gates that cannot be seen by all living beings."

The ability is still 3 seconds!
But the cooldown has changed.

The previous "time fluid" had a cooling period of one week.

Now it only takes 3 seconds!
Shen Ye rubbed his hands excitedly.

Ok.

Finally, the shotgun has been upgraded to a cannon!
(End of this chapter)