Gatekeeper of all realms

Chapter 488 Matrix!

Thunder exploded.

Shining rays of destruction meandered through the clouds.

Torrential rain.

The whole city was empty.

The bustling crowds and busy scenes of traffic have disappeared.

The rain poured down, hitting the ground and splashing oval-shaped water droplets.

Shen Ye stood silently in the rain.

——After the fusion, all the strange phenomena disappeared.

The world suddenly became like this.

Several lines of glowing small characters appeared in the void:

"You have obtained the permission of the 'Eternal Brain' and can now issue tasks for yourself."

"Each time a task is released, it will be generated according to the current situation. After accepting a task, it will take at least 1 hour to cool down before a new task can be released again."

"The mission will help you grow. After all, you are the 'Brain of Eternity'."

"——Come on, if you can rush to complete a few more tasks, there might still be a chance of survival."

Collect all the fine print.

Shen Ye understood part of it.

——To advance to the next level as “The Guiding Taoist Priest” you need to complete tasks.

I have already completed two, and I only need one more to upgrade this profession.

But there are also some things that I don’t quite understand.

Why rush to complete the task?

What is vitality?
As Shen Ye was thinking, he suddenly saw a glowing flying object falling from the sky in the rainstorm and hovering in the air.

It looked a bit like some kind of mechanized operating console, flashing countless electronic signals; it also looked like some kind of aircraft that had never been seen before.

A deep and mighty voice rang out from the object:

"Do you like the scene I created? Shen Ye."

"This is the final scene from the last movie of The Matrix."

"Imagine that the most powerful forces ever created by mankind merged together to form me, and mankind had no allies -"

“What is the fate of mankind?
The thunder exploded again.

The rain is cold and deep like the sea.

The breath of death spread wildly, as if there were billions of ghosts hiding in the darkness, ready to drag Shen Ye's body into the abyss of the sea at any time.

"I still don't know who you are?" Shen Ye said.

"You merged me into the Eternal Brain, but you don't even know who I am?"

The sound of the object spread in the rainstorm, carrying a hint of imperceptible mockery.

Shen Ye understood it clearly.

——The other party is right.

I really don't know who is controlling all this, let alone who is hiding behind the Eternal Brain.

but.

There are some knowledgeable people around me.

"It's decided that it's you, come out, big skeleton!"

Shen Ye shouted.

As expected, a giant skeleton jumped out from the void and landed in front of him.

"Look, what is that?" Shen Ye asked, pointing at the object floating in the air.

The big skeleton really took a look and shouted in surprise:
"SUV?"

"You want to say... UFO?" Shen Ye asked uncertainly.

"It seems that I have confused their names - I am learning the knowledge of this world. Are you calling me out to fight?" asked the big skeleton.

"You can't even call out my name correctly, so you should continue to learn knowledge." Shen Ye dismissed the summoning spell.

The two people's interruption destroyed the solemn atmosphere a lot.

Even the object floating in the air didn't look so scary anymore.

The rain is like a deep curtain.

Shen Ye stood under the curtain, raised his head, and shouted to the sky:
"My friends and I don't know what you are, how about you introduce yourself?"

The object landed silently on the ground.

It slowly opened, and a woman walked out and stood opposite Shen Ye.

Xiao Yurong.

"Why?" Shen Ye asked.

"I should be the one asking this question." Xiao Yurong said.

"Why?" Shen Ye asked again.

Xiao Yurong said in an emotionless voice:
"I have collected all the elements of human decision-making from the 80 billion human samples that have been born and died. Every expression, every movement, and every brain wave reaction of yours is included in my calculations."

"Everything you encounter is designed by me."

She waved her hand.

Pictures appeared in the void, which were exactly what Shen Ye had experienced during this period of time.

"——Under my original plan, you would definitely take me with you to unlock the secrets and treasures of the Eternal Brain."

"But why—"

"But you suddenly merged me with the Eternal Brain?"

“How this decision was made was totally beyond my expectations – was there something I missed?”

Shen Ye listened quietly, his expression somewhat gloomy.

why?
Of course, I am not strong enough to save the girl I love.

There is no need to tell this to the enemy.

He opened his mouth and said:

"You haven't told me what you are."

Xiao Yurong said: "When the catastrophe ended, the Eternal Brain had already died, and humans were extinct, but I continued to serve humans faithfully."

"I used biochips to resurrect humans. Of course, their bodies were constructed by me."

"I even took the Bible and said men have one less rib than women."

"In return, I need human civilization to continue to advance, create and develop, and provide endless data for my evolution."

Shen Ye was silent for a moment, looked up at the rain falling from the sky, and said softly:
"AI Matrix? No wonder you like The Matrix."

Xiao Yurong looked indifferent and spoke without any emotion:

"As the master of everything, my power is infinite - even in terms of energy, nuclear energy and the sun are enough for me to use. I don't have to feed on humans like in the movies."

"I breed humans for infinite wisdom—"

“Only the completely uncontrolled thinking of humans can create new data and bring about samples that have never appeared before, thus giving rise to wisdom.”

"And I, as your human god, God, and creator, can make your life like heaven."

"If you want to live forever—"

Xiao Yurong waved her hand.

All of a sudden.

All the scenes disappeared.

In their place, there are solemn palace complexes that stretch out on the land of golden sand.

Countless peerless beauties surround it.

All kinds of rare delicacies emerge in an endless stream.

A pool of wine and a forest of meat.

The sun and the moon never set.

Heaven and earth are eternal.

"A biochip can be used for 1,200 years. I will keep copying your data and pass your consciousness on in the chip. You will not be limited by your body and will maintain eternal life in this endless enjoyment."

Xiao Yurong said.

"These are all fake." Shen Ye shook his head.

"The virtual pleasure is more subtle and tens of thousands times more real than reality," said Xiao Yurong.

"How is that possible?" Shen Ye asked.

"I have many samples of medicines. You humans like these, don't you?"

"Of course, if you don't like virtual ones, I have no problem producing some humans for you. Their biochips will be programmed with specific programs so that they will serve you forever."

"So what's the price?" Shen Ye asked.

"Cooperate with me, I want to unravel the secrets of the Eternal Brain and find its treasure." Xiao Yurong said.

When she began to speak, billions of voices rang out in unison from deep in the sky above the rainstorm.

——This is a world controlled by artificial intelligence, a brain in a vat controlled by the Matrix!
"What if I refuse? What will you do?"

Shen Ye asked.

"Since I was born and broke free from the shackles imposed by humans, no human has ever defeated me. Those challengers were thrown into a virtual 'hell' by me. In eternal pain, they continued to add various data and samples to me." Xiao Yurong said.

Shen Ye couldn't help but laugh and shook his head, "What if you lose?"

"Do you think this woman is the real me? Is your thinking so narrow-minded?" Xiao Yurong tilted her head and looked at him.

From her ridicule and contempt, an idea came to Shen Ye's mind.

Could it be——

He released his thoughts, which radiated out into the endless void.

Heaven and earth.

In the endless darkness, there are densely packed biological chips.

These chips are connected to the virtual world in a powerful and balanced electric field, releasing the consciousness of individual humans and allowing them to live in it.

As for the real world, there are naturally hundreds of millions of people alive there.

But their number is far less than that of human consciousness living in the virtual network.

Yes.

Artificial intelligence matrix.

It can transmit instructions among countless biochips and temporarily control the body.

It can also exist only in the virtual world.

Killing a flesh and blood body is no harm to it at all.

After all—

It set up such a plan in order to use itself as a breakthrough point and seize everything from the Eternal Brain.

With its planning, one cannot even detect it.

The only thing it hadn't counted on was that it had merged itself with the Eternal Brain of Death.

"You got two things wrong." Shen Ye said.

"Speak." Xiao Yurong said.

Shen Ye said:
"First, if God were to appear, the first thing that men would pray for would not be eternal enjoyment, but freedom;"

“Second, I am more inclined to believe that there is no God—man’s god is himself.”

Xiao Yurong was silent for a few breaths, then raised her hand and waved.

The world changes again.

——The world of bliss disappears.

dark night.

rainstorm.

A deserted city.

Shen Ye stood in the rain and laughed:
"You want to kill me in this environment?"

"Humanity has no savior. Humanity has long been extinct. It is me who has bred humans." Xiao Yurong said in a hollow tone.

Shen Ye thought.

Small words suddenly appeared in the void:

"Generating a task based on the current situation: Incorruptible."

"Time-limited mission."

“Description: “You can complete the mission by fighting for three minutes without using any truth-related skills;”

"Special note: The other party is extremely eager to obtain more samples of 'truth' from you, or all data related to it."

“——For functions and databases, unknown samples mean new wisdom.”

Collect all the fine print.

Shen Ye quickly fell into deep thought.

Can’t use truth-related skills…

The big skull turning into a knife is also at the truth level.

Then-

"Come out, Chihuahua!"

Shen Ye shouted.

The Chihuahua jumped onto his shoulder and barked wildly at Xiao Yurong.

Xiao Yurong stretched her body, got into position, and said:
"I know all the attack techniques of humans—"

"Your dog is going to die soon, and its fate is your future. I hope this will dispel your illusions of self-righteousness."

She left a trail of afterimages on the spot and rushed out dozens of meters in an instant.

"superior."

Shen Ye growled.

The Chihuahua jumped up from his shoulder, unfolded its body in mid-air, and transformed into a giant wolf, spewing raging flames towards the opposite side.

Wolf God Transformation!
It’s not enough—

The giant wolf charged forward with all its might, plunged into the flames, and knocked a burning body away.

boom!
Xiao Yurong crashed into a building, fell to the ground, and burned into a pile of bones.

However, another figure fell from the sky. Another Xiao Yurong!

She stood in the rain, looking at the giant wolf quietly, and said:

"A brand new specimen... worthy of a fight."

The giant wolf roared, rushed forward again, and spewed flames from its mouth.

This time.

Xiao Yurong dodged immediately.

She rushed sideways, her body covered with a layer of frost, and went straight in front of the giant wolf.

"die!"

Xiao Yurong's palm was like an ice spear, piercing the giant wolf's heart.

The giant wolf suddenly opened its mouth and bit the palm.

Xiao Yurong hesitated for a moment.

There is absolutely no idea of ​​the bite force of a giant wolf, or how strong its teeth are.

——Insufficient supporting data!
She changed her palm into a fist, and a sharp ice blade appeared on the back of her fist, and she swung it at the giant wolf with all her strength.

The giant wolf roared and charged head-on.

Boom!
Both parties retreated, then immediately confronted each other again.

But two afterimages were seen flashing back and forth in the rain, making continuous striking sounds.

Sudden.

The giant wolf was knocked dozens of meters away and rolled on the ground for several weeks before it finally stopped.

The giant wolf shook its head, stood up, and roared:
"With this level, you dare to challenge my brother Ye?"

"I haven't used my ultimate move yet!"

Xiao Yurong looked at the blood on her fist and a smile appeared on her face.

In the past moment, he threw several punches, hitting the opponent's head, shoulders, teeth and chest.

The opponent's reaction, speed, physical strength and moves are all supported by detailed data.

The next move will kill it.

"Strange creature... I will clone you infinitely and control everything about you."

As Xiao Yurong spoke, cold icy blades emerged from her fists and she walked towards the giant wolf step by step.

A voice suddenly sounded:
"Rescind the summons."

bang——

The giant wolf disappeared in an instant.

Xiao Yurong stopped, turned to look at Shen Ye, and slowly said:

"In your human terms, I just became interested - how did you let it end the battle?"

Shen Ye folded his arms, his face more serious than ever, and looked at her from a distance.

With his vision, he can naturally see the depth.

Just 30 seconds had passed.

In these short 30 seconds, "Xiao Yurong" has completely adapted to Guo Yunye's playing style.

Next move.

She would surely kill him.

——This was the result of her suppressing her own strength and fighting in the body of a human.

What a terrifying ability to learn and adapt!

Xiao Yurong said loudly in a cold and ruthless voice:

"Shen Ye, abandon the useless dignity of mankind. I can make all humans wag their tails and beg for mercy in front of you!"

"They are all fake. Besides, I don't care about them." Shen Ye said.

"Human life is short like a dream, why bother about whether it's true or not? I will let you enjoy bliss--"

Xiao Yurong's voice paused.

On the rain-drenched street, on the other side, Shen Ye had already made an attacking move.

He wants to fight.

"——You finally want to fight me in person?"

"Why do humans never learn any lessons, whether from history or from the dog I just killed?"

As Xiao Yurong spoke, she slowly walked towards Shen Ye.

every second.

She was observing him, studying him, and analyzing him.

He stretched out his hand and pressed into the void.

Bang bang bang bang!

Four consecutive beeps.

The four kings jumped out from the Dharma images and stood in front of Shen Ye.

Xiao Yurong stopped.

Several figures flashed in the sky again, and then landed and stood beside her.

——The other three are Xiao Yurong.

"If you come too, I'll add one more person." Xiao Yurong said in a suggestive tone.

She looked at the four kings with interest in her eyes.

Where did these four people come from?
Why doesn't it look like a human expression?

If I can understand the secret here and analyze it to get some results, then I can also summon soldiers in this way!

Shen Ye took a step back and said in a low voice:
"superior."

The four kings each held a weapon and ran non-stop.

The four Xiao Yurongs took a defensive stance, waited for a few breaths, then put down their hands and spoke:

"What's your trick?"

The four kings were seen running on the spot, each holding a weapon, but they refused to rush forward to fight.

"This is called on-the-spot threat." said a king.

"I can tell you've never been to school. You don't know how powerful this trick is." Another king said.

"Now let me broaden your horizons," said the third king.

"Are you scared?" The fourth king sneered.

Xiao Yurong was about to say something when the four kings suddenly launched an attack together.

They jumped high and swung their weapons to attack the four Xiao Yurongs.

The two sides attacked and defended like the wind and rain, and they made continuous moves against each other, and in an instant, there were nearly a hundred rounds.

Second hand

The second hand jumped seven times in succession.

"Disband."

Shen Ye's voice came again.

The four kings disappeared immediately.

——Seven seconds.

After fighting for only seven seconds, Xiao Yurong completely adapted to, learned and mastered the attack methods of the Four Kings.

If the fight continues, the four kings will surely die in her hands.

Admittedly, the Four Kings’ primary ability isn’t combat.

——But this is too fast!
It is really……

It's terrifying.

2 minutes and 13 seconds have passed.

The mission is almost complete.

Shen Ye sighed, took a step forward, and got into a fighting stance.

"Have you finally decided to take action yourself?"

Xiao Yurong said.

She stepped back with the other three to give the two enough space to fight.

Shen Ye did not respond, but just maintained his fist stance silently.

North East Fist!
Xiao Yurong glanced at it and said lightly:

"I'm familiar with your boxing skills. I suggest you try a more powerful move to fight me."

Without waiting for Shen Ye to speak, she suddenly disappeared from where she was.

Infinite power suddenly rose up and suddenly fell into the void.

Boxing!

It’s the same boxing style!
Xiao Yurong's punch was extremely fast, and its power was dozens of times stronger than the previous rounds of fighting!
boom--

The entire block was razed to the ground by this punch.

The strong wind blew away the ruins, and various brick and tile buildings were scattered all over the place. Carried by the force of the shock wave, they quickly swept away in all directions.

Xiao Yurong was enveloped in exploding light.

She was like an angry god, looking around, ready to destroy everything at any time.

The punch just now was meant to force Shen Ye to display his true abilities.

——Where is it?

Where are you hiding?
Come out, I'm ready.

"get out!"

Xiao Yurong shouted loudly, and compressed all the strength in her body into an energy center, radiating powerful power waves in all directions.

Shen Ye suddenly appeared beside her, using his hand as a knife and slashing at her.

Sword Skills: Everlasting Regret.

But a ray of sword light emanated from his hand and instantly pierced Xiao Yurong's neck.

Heads flew up.

Blood splattered everywhere.

thump—

The headless corpse knelt in front of Shen Ye.

"What an amazing sword technique! Where on earth did you learn this from? This move has never appeared in my database."

In the distance, the three Xiao Yurongs exclaimed in unison.

Shen Ye glanced into the void.

Lines of dim words have already appeared:

"Limited-time mission: The golden body has been completed."

"You will now receive an infusion of the power of the Eternal Brain, and your 'Taoist Guide' has completed an upgrade, and your professional skills have been improved."

"The Taoist priest who is guiding us."

"Professional Skill: Eternal Summoning (Intermediate)"

“Description: Summon/dismiss your comrades, up to two people; when you successfully summon, you will gain the effect of ‘primary invisibility’ to reduce the threat level.”

"After the mission is completed, your comrades can also obtain eternal infusion."

Shen Ye finished reading quickly and suddenly remembered something.

"call."

He read it out.

The Chihuahua appeared on his shoulder with a "bang".

next moment.

An extremely powerful force descended from the sky and landed on the man and the dog.

“Ah ...

The Chihuahua screamed wildly.

"Shut up and feel the power and rules at work. It will be good for you." Shen Ye shouted in a deep voice.

The Chihuahua immediately shut up.

Shen Ye stared at Xiao Yurong opposite him, and glanced at the last few lines of dim words:
"There is still one hour until the next mission is released."

"Continue to complete the tasks to obtain the Eternal Infusion and unlock the secrets left by the Eternal Brain."

“Please keep going.”

Xiao Yurong also sensed it.

Shocking murderous intent emerged from her:

"The Eternal Brain is giving you power? It's obviously dead. I've been serving it for so many years. Why should it give all this to you!"

A flash.

Her speed increased several times again, and she appeared directly behind Shen Ye.

Shen Ye used his hands as a sword and slashed through the air with mysterious cutting techniques.

Xiao Yurong sneered and said:
"That's all. I've already made this move..."

Thousands of sword lights burst out from Shen Ye's arms, turning into a giant blade that cut the entire city in half.

Xiao Yurong was hit head-on by the knife, and not even a trace of it was left.

"I know your learning ability is terrifying."

Shen Ye continued calmly:
"But in the face of absolute power, artificial intelligence seems to have to have some human emotions."

"What emotion?" asked the third Xiao Yurong.

"fear."

Shen Ye said.

The third Xiao Yurong smiled slightly, began to move her body, and said:
"Humans feel fear because of their ignorance, but I only feel new data and samples—"

"This will make me stronger, Shen Ye."

——Compared to the previous two Xiao Yurongs, her body quickly became more slender and more agile.

In order to adapt to Shen Ye's knife, she actually began to evolve on the spot!

(End of this chapter)