Gatekeeper of all realms

Chapter 394 Heart of the Swarm!

Passed unanimously!
The huge blood-red vertical pupil suspended in the sky above the Dharma Realm slowly turned and aimed at Shen Ye's consciousness.

"Welcome to join us."

A majestic voice sounded.

Almost at the same time, dense runes suddenly emanated from the huge blood-red vertical pupils.

These runes flew out and wrapped around Shen Ye's consciousness.

For an instant.

In the cave, Shen Ye opened his eyes and looked at his left hand.

Dense black lines quietly appeared on the back of his left hand, intertwining with each other to form a black vertical pupil.

This vertical pupil gazes into the void, emitting the will to end everything.

This is the representative form of the emperor:
"The end of destiny"!
The vertical pupils stared into the void, causing Shen Ye to have some kind of vague connection with the Dharma Realm.

Shen Ye subconsciously understood how to use it.

Just focus your consciousness on the back of your hand, and the power of the black vertical pupil will be activated——

One's thoughts were immediately projected into the largest united consciousness body, allowing one to communicate with other imperial species.

As soon as his mind entered the union, he immediately received many messages:
"welcome!"

"Welcome new bugs!"

"Hurry up, let's follow the old rules for new bugs."

"I can't wait, come on."

Shen Ye was a little confused.

"What's a new bug to do?" he asked.

That majestic voice sounded:
"In our joint consciousness, the new bugs are ranked 0 and receive no treatment."

"If you want to advance to level 1, you must contribute some resources to everyone."

“This step is the easiest.”

An empty insect egg passed through the Dharma Realm and landed in Shen Ye's hands.

"I believe you have accumulated some treasures and wealth. As long as you can fill this insect egg and contribute it to the joint consciousness, your level will reach level 1 and you can use most of the functions of the joint consciousness."

Shen Ye nodded.

This is understandable.

As a newcomer joining a group of big guys, you have nothing to contribute, but you want to take advantage of what is already there.

Is there such a good thing in the world?
"Sure, I'll finish it in no time."

Shen Ye said.

There was a burst of laughter.

Some insects even whistled happily.

Shen Ye didn't understand.

But he could feel that everyone seemed to have no ill intentions.

The majestic voice coughed lightly and sounded again:

"Your attitude is good, but this insect egg has its own consciousness."

“It won’t accept anything that is not valuable enough.”

"It's still a bit difficult to fill it up... You'll probably have to work on it for a while."

It turned out to be the case.

It seems that other bugs also encountered a lot of embarrassing situations when they joined.

——Does it require a lot of treasure?
Then we can only try it.

Shen Ye touched the ring, opened the empty insect egg, and poured the treasures collected by Elder Wang into it.

It was full in a short while.

Shen Ye was a little surprised.

——This number is not bad!
He patted the insect egg that was half the height of his palm.

The insect eggs immediately drilled into the void, jumped to the Dharma Realm, and quickly landed in the huge vertical pupil.

Waves of majestic and powerful mental force swept back and forth over the insect eggs.

"You have money."

“It seemed to be filled up all at once.”

"When bugs like this join us, it will strengthen our entire group."

"Ok, Ok."

The bugs talked in unison.

at the same time.

Shen Ye discovered that a bronze outline appeared around the vertical pupil on the back of his hand.

The majestic voice revealed a sense of satisfaction:
"Your rating has been raised to level 1."

"The first level of the talent tree is open to you. You can choose the appropriate level 1 skill."

"——These skills were left behind by the strongest bugs."

"Mastering them will help you become stronger."

"You can explore more functions slowly by yourself. Now there is only one last thing left—"

"Do you have any suggestions for our swarm?"

"Suggestions?" Shen Ye was stunned.

“Yes, we pay great attention to the suggestions of newcomers.”

The majestic voice continued:
"After all, this is your first time to come into contact with a joint consciousness, and you can see problems that we cannot see. If your suggestions are adopted, I will give you corresponding rewards."

suggestion……

Shen Ye thought for a moment, and thinking of the many vertical pupils he had seen in the Dharma Realm just now, he could not help but speak:

"Does our joint consciousness have any special 'name' or title?"

"No, the Dharma Realm will not give a 'name' or term to a joint consciousness entity." said the majestic voice.

"Is there any way to distinguish us from other conscious beings?" Shen Ye asked.

"We are in the highest position because we are the strongest," said the majestic voice.

Got it!

Shen Ye coughed lightly and said:

"In fact, when I first entered the Dharma Realm to look for the organization, I almost entered a joint consciousness body by chance."

"——It's not strong, but it was the first one to appear in front of me."

"I guess some bugs are like this too. They accidentally enter other joint consciousness bodies."

"However, there is only one chance to choose a united consciousness."

"So, in order to attract those powerful and talented newcomers to join, and to avoid them making the wrong choice -"

"Our joint consciousness needs a highly recognizable name, so that everyone can know us more clearly and get closer to us."

"Well said," the majestic voice praised, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

"I suggest giving our combined consciousness a name."

name!

The consciousness of other insects emerged one after another, and they spoke out:

"that's right!"

"For too long, we have been shutting doors and managing our own consciousness. This is outdated - why not open things up?"

"It should have been so!"

"We are the strongest, so we should have a unified name."

"Name it! Name it!"

The majestic voice sounded again, drowning out the sounds of all the insects:
"Okay, now let's start naming. Does anyone have any opinions?"

The bugs immediately began to express their opinions:

"The Emperor Insect Alliance!"

"Space Bug Combat Team!"

"Transfiguring Gold Bug!"

"Bug elf!"

"Beautiful bug!"

"..."

They were arguing at the same time, no one was convinced by the other, and they all thought that their name was the best.

"stop!"

The majestic voice said angrily.

The insects gradually calmed down.

"The names you gave us are all too ugly. They don't reflect our power at all. By the way, how should I call you? A level 1 new bug?"

"Page - Baxter Page." Shen Ye said.

"Why are you called this name? Did your queen insect give it to you?" asked the majestic voice.

"No, it's just because I once disguised myself as a human and a vampire, so I gave myself this name. Humans who know this name may be my subordinates, so please take care of them." Shen Ye said.

The majestic voice said casually:
"Pretending to be a human? Good idea. Humans and pandas are the races most likely to awaken gate abilities, and gate abilities represent the future."

"More importantly, you didn't tell a single lie!"

"Baxter—"

"Now you propose a name first, and then the other bugs propose names, and finally everyone votes together." said the majestic voice.

"Heart of the Swarm." Shen Ye said.

There was a moment of silence.

The bugs are all pondering over the name.

It sounds ordinary, but if you think about it carefully, it seems to represent the status of the united consciousness among all the imperial species.

"Why is it called this name?" asked the majestic voice.

Shen Ye said:
"We are the king of the Zerg and the core of the entire race. We decide the future of the Zerg!"

"Very good, I vote for you." said the majestic voice.

"I feel good too."

"good."

“That’s the name.”

The other bugs said one after another.

"Then let's vote—" said the majestic voice.

The bugs communicated quickly with their consciousness and soon completed all the voting.

"Heart of the Swarm" was 18 votes higher than the second place "Fireworks Bug City"!

A majestic voice rang out:
"Baxter, your suggestion today is very good. From now on, we will have a unified name of the United Consciousness Entity."

"Your arrival makes us more advanced and stronger."

“I hope every member can do the same.”

"Only then can we be worthy of the title of Heart of the Swarm."

"I want to reward you on behalf of the entire joint consciousness—"

Moment.

The power of the Dharma Realm fell from nothingness and flowed directly into Shen Ye's heart, materializing into a skill exclusive to the emperor species.

Small words quickly appeared, explaining the reward:
"'Heart of the Swarm' has rewarded you with the most recognized skill in the first tier of the Emperor Cosmic Giant Insect's talent tree:"

"The thorn of destiny."

"The innate skill of the Emperor, a constant carry-on skill."

"Description: Any attack made by any target on you will also attack that target at the same time."

“——Although it is located at the first level of the talent tree, this is indeed a very powerful Emperor talent, and it is also the core talent of the Emperor.”

“Perhaps you only need this one talent to travel the universe at will.”

Collect all the fine print.

Shen Ye's whole body radiated a deep red light, and as his mind moved slightly -

Translucent scarlet spikes covered Shen Ye's entire body.

This is talent!

Just like the gate ability.

——Generally speaking, talent is an innate ability, just like eating and sleeping, which comes easily to you.

The so-called "constant portable skill" means that this skill will always exist.

Unless you turn it off.

——It’s a bit like the working mode of air conditioning.

Shen Ye had also experienced many battles and knew how strong the talent of this "Thorn of Destiny" was.

If the emperor species that he had seen could master this talent—

Then why bother fighting a ghost?
It can almost be called invincible!

However, it did not receive such a core talent.

Even its queen doesn't have this talent!
——But I have it!

The Heart of the Swarm is indeed worthy of being the strongest union of imperial consciousness, and the rewards it offers are simply terrifying.

Shen Ye exhaled gently and calmed himself down.

At this moment, it seems that I should say something.

"Thank you so much for giving me this talent. I want to thank every brother who voted for me. I love you. Thank you!"

"I will work harder in the future and strive to make more contributions to Heart of the Swarm."

"Thanks again!"

Shen Ye's speech caused whistles and cheers.

"That's good, Baxter. I hope you keep up the good work."

The majestic voice encouraged.

"I will!" Shen Ye said.

This matter is over.

Shen Ye disconnected from the Heart of the Swarm.

He was about to continue to familiarize himself with the Destiny Thorn, but he saw a few more lines of small words appear in the void:
"The dark gold entry 'Vampire Baby' has become loose."

"As the former vampire Baxter, your name began to appear in the vast multi-layered universe and became known to truly powerful beings."

“Please do more to spread your fame.”

"——'Vampire Baby' has the possibility of evolving again!"

Collect all the fine print.

Ok.

It's all good news.

Shen Ye was somewhat excited.

Suddenly a voice rang in my ears:
"Huh? That's the thorn of destiny on your body - it turns out you really are an emperor? I thought it was fake."

Shen Ye suddenly turned his head and saw a man squatting on a tree in the courtyard, holding a bloody head in his hand.

"Holy Lord? Nangong Wantu, a disciple of Xuanmen Peak, greets the Holy Lord."

Shen Ye was startled and quickly stood up and saluted.

The person on the tree is the Holy Lord.

...Too careless.

Just now my consciousness remained in the Dharma Realm, so I was not very aware of anything in the courtyard.

"Your human name is Nangong Wantu? Why did you choose a human name? It's really ugly, you little bug of the imperial race."

The Holy Lord narrowed his eyes and looked down at Shen Ye with a scrutinizing gaze.

"It's just a code name, Your Majesty, don't worry about it." Shen Ye said.

Shen Ye looked towards the head.

Justice!
It's actually justice!

Why did the Holy Lord want to kill him?
Perhaps noticing Shen Ye's gaze, the Saint raised the head and pointed it at Shen Ye and said:

"Have you met him?"

"Not only have I met him, I've asked him to help me with many things." Shen Ye said.

"Why entrust him?" asked the Holy Master.

Shen Ye spread his hands and said in a matter-of-fact tone:
"Do I have to do those trivial things myself?"

"He belongs to a secret human organization that specializes in exploring all human relics and ancient forces, and wants to dig up and take away all treasures and heritage." said the Saint.

"I really don't know about that - I haven't been in the Taoist Palace for long, Your Majesty." Shen Ye said.

The Holy Lord looked at him without saying a word, and the head in his hand suddenly exploded with a "bang" and turned into flying blood mist.

"Your Excellency the Great Saint, I apologize again. If there is anything you need me to compensate you for, I am willing to pay for it." Shen Ye said.

The Saint grinned and said:

"Little bug, I heard that you have a strong background. Now tell me the power behind you. If you tell me a lie, or try to cover up or bluff in front of me, I guarantee that your fate will be no different from Dao Zhengyi's."

Shen Ye calmly raised his left hand, allowing the other person to see the black vertical pupil on the back of his hand.

"I come from the Heart of the Swarm."

He said.

The Holy Lord's gaze fell on the back of his hand, and with a quick glance, the murderous intent in his body dissipated a little.

"Heart of the Swarm... I've never heard of it, but what you have in your hand is indeed the consciousness of the monarch species."

"Well, I'll take a look myself and see for myself."

The words have not yet fallen.

The Holy Lord disappeared from the tree and suddenly appeared in front of Shen Ye, pressing the back of Shen Ye's hand with his hand.

So fast!

Shen Ye's pupils shrank suddenly.

Even though he had summoned the invisible demon, he had no chance to react!

next moment.

The Holy Lord's hand has already retracted.

He put on a gentle expression and his tone became more cordial:

"So you are now called Heart of the Swarm - I know you - of course, you are the strongest emperor species, there is no doubt about this."

"But why do you want to dress up as a human? Please allow me to ask this last question."

Shen Ye was about to give another reason when a light bulb suddenly lit up in his mind.

That's right.

That majestic voice once said something.

It seems to be suitable for use here——

"Humans and pandas are the races most likely to awaken gate abilities, and gate abilities represent the future."

Shen Ye repeated this sentence.

The Holy Lord listened carefully, nodded subconsciously, and continued:
"That's absolutely true."

Shen Ye continued:
"——I must dress up as a human, learn about the human training method, and see why they are more likely to awaken their gate abilities."

"Of course, if my staying here causes trouble to the Holy Lord, that is not my intention."

"I can go any time."

"Before leaving, I have one more word:"

"If I cause any negative impact or loss to the Supreme Taoist Palace——"

"I can pay ten times the compensation!"

The Holy Lord was slightly startled, then burst into laughter.

This emperor species comes from the strongest emperor species organization in the multiverse.

——First of all, based on his identity, we can be sure that he is reliable.

He would never be on the side of humanity.

And there is a bright future ahead.

And very rich.

No.

He must be very rich.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with what was said just now about the ability of the gate. It is the consensus of the demon lords of the universe.

It's rare that he still wants to dress up as a human.

They are indeed the strongest group among the emperor species.

Also.

He also said he could leave at any time.

This is absolutely not a lie -

I could clearly hear that he really didn't care.

"Hahahaha, misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding!"

The Holy Lord said quickly:
"Nangong Wantu, I must tell you sincerely that my inner demons have messed up the sect, so I had to rush back to deal with this mess."

"——Don't be offended."

"You can stay here as long as you want."

"Absolutely no problem."

As the Holy Master spoke, he patted his shoulder affectionately.

Just as Shen Ye was about to continue speaking, the door of the cave was knocked open.

Tan Tai Ming Yue walked in with several men and women.

“Nangong Wantu!”

A female cultivator shouted.

"Hello, seniors." Shen Ye bowed quickly.

He looked back, only to find the Holy Master waving at him and saying, "They can't see me, nor can they hear me."

"——Senior brothers and sisters, what can I do for you?"

Shen Ye had no choice but to continue asking.

Tan Tai Ming Yue came forward, frowned and said, "Chu Man Shu said you are a good person, so I thought of giving you a chance."

"You claimed that you could refine mid-grade pills, but your furnace exploded."

"We had agreed to meet and discuss the Dao, but you left without saying goodbye. We were so worried about you that we searched everywhere for you."

A male monk jumped out, stood in front of Tan Tai Ming Yue, and shouted:
"enough!"

“Nangong Wantu, don’t contact us again, you don’t deserve it!”

"Yes," another female cultivator also shouted, "You are a despicable, shameless, talentless and immoral fellow. You are not worthy of our Senior Sister Tan Tai!"

After saying this, everyone stared at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye scratched his head.

——Is it my turn to speak?

He glanced at the Holy Lord.

The Saint seemed to remember something and said in a voice transmission: "Sorry, it seems that your alchemy furnace was blown up by my inner demon."

"It's okay, I'll just say a word and send them away." Shen Ye also transmitted the message.

Say what?

In fact, I'm not that familiar with these people, so I'll just send them away.

"Ahem - well, you actually look down on me."

Shen Ye raised his voice and casually recited a line from memory:
"Henan in 30 years, Hebei in 30 years, we'll see!"

Several monks on the opposite side said in unison:

"We'll see, we'll see!"

They surrounded Tan Tai Ming Yue and walked out, and disappeared after a while.

The Holy Lord looked at Shen Ye's expression and saw that although his voice was loud, there was no unnecessary emotion on his face.

The power fluctuations throughout his body were also extremely calm.

This Nangong Wantu is so indifferent——

Knew it.

——As an extremely powerful emperor species in the universe, even if he disguises himself as a human, it is difficult for him to have human emotions, let alone interact with humans normally.

I feel deeply about this too!

That's why he shouted that he wanted to find a Taoist partner in a human sect.

It’s all about experiencing what it’s like to be human!

He also sought the identity of a sect leader to feel the strengths and weaknesses of humans, hoping to find out the path they took to practice the three arts of the Immortal Kingdom.

——In fact, Nangong Wantu is the same as me!

Same way.

It’s just that he is for the gate’s ability, while I am for the three arts of the fairyland!

The Holy Lord pondered and said:
"I remember that the common saying of mankind should be 'Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west.'"

"But the south is below and the north is above, which means that as time goes by, I will be above them sooner or later - this is more intuitive than the east and west of the river of human beings, and it better represents what I mean." Shen Ye said proudly.

The Holy Lord opened his mouth, but couldn't find any words to refute.

damn it.

That makes sense.

It is worthy of being the Heart of the Swarm.

but--

“East, south, west, north… it’s indeed just a matter of direction… but if you use the wrong idiom, humans will laugh at you.” As the Saint said this, his expression suddenly changed.

really.

Just now, those human monks were already laughing outside.

This is the consequence of using the wrong idiom.

At first.

When I was just a human, I made a lot of mistakes like this.

The Holy Lord sighed.

If you think about it carefully——

The demon in his heart is a flawed suspicious disease, which has caused trouble to this imperial race many times.

Isn't this a disease?
But in the final analysis, the inner demons are summoned by oneself.

This is my own fault.

“Nangong Wantu.”

The Holy Lord spoke.

"Please speak, Your Majesty." Shen Ye said.

"My inner demon once took out a drop of the emperor's blood, but I didn't give it to you."

"—now you take it."

The Saint waved his hand, and suddenly a drop of blood quietly emerged.

This drop of blood emitted a heavy scarlet light, illuminating the entire courtyard.

nice one!
Especially for the emperor species, this is an excellent treasure that can activate blood and enhance strength!
"No merit, no reward. Holy Lord, this is too embarrassing."

Shen Ye said quickly.

"It's alright," Saint Venerable said nonchalantly, "You have given my sect so many treasures and resources. Am I a stingy person? Just take it if I tell you to."

"Thank you very much, Holy Lord."

Shen Ye caught that drop of blood.

Seeing that he was open and honest, the Holy Lord nodded secretly.

They are all higher cosmic life forms.

There aren't so many things to complain about.

"Okay, you can slowly practice the human method. I'm too busy to stand still. We can talk later."

"Go slowly, Holy Lord."

"Well, come to me directly if you have anything."

"Yes."

The Holy Lord disappeared in a flash.

Only Shen Ye stood there.

For a while.

He let out a sigh of relief.

——It’s really too dangerous.

Fortunately, in the past, I had the intention to find the "Taishang Blood Demon Void Sainthood Refining Method" which can purify my blood.

Fortunately, he began to practice this technique immediately, thereby purifying his bloodline and generating induction with the aggregate of the imperial consciousness of the Dharma Realm.

Even more fortunately -

With his top-notch recruitment skills, he broke into the heart of the strongest insect swarm in one fell swoop!

Everyone inside is talented, speaks well and has superb skills!

Become a member of Heart of the Swarm -

This is the fundamental reason why the Holy Lord is polite to me!
Shen Ye reached out and patted the formation plate.

A series of concealment, warning, and defense arrays were activated.

just now.

Let’s first refine this drop of bone blood given by the Holy Lord.

But for safety's sake -

Shen Ye held the suspended drop of real blood in his hand and silently activated the term "Tool of Destiny".

Lines of dimly glowing small characters then appeared in the void.

(End of this chapter)