Gatekeeper of all realms

Chapter 695 Only One Chance!
in the dark.

Two large ships, one in front of the other, moved silently back and forth.

The young man, Shen Ye, sat on the boat in front, his gaze blank, seemingly lost in thought.

After a long time.

His eyes flickered, and he regained his senses, muttering to himself:
"Time...it's really interesting..."

Yes.

Now that he has attained the title of "one who harmonizes with all dharmas," he can fully and deeply perceive all kinds of dharmas.

Time is neither a scale for reference nor a mark.

It is a kind of "state energy".

Using the right state of energy can instantly rejuvenate all beings; however, if the state of time is "death," then all beings will die, and their souls will leave their bodies.

Shen Ye stood up, stretched, and looked at the other ship that was closely following behind.

—They locked down the entire timeline of history.

However, if one delves deeper into the properties of time, one will find their strategies to be too crude.

Does locking down all "moment states" mean you can win?
Shen Ye thought to himself silently.

suddenly.

The ship behind them shook violently, producing a deafening roar.

The ship exploded!
The monster's large ship was torn to pieces and struggled precariously in the dark void.

But it's no use.

The power of entropy annihilation descended upon the ship, rapidly disintegrating the entire vessel into luminous particles.

These particles are as beautiful as flowers, yet they quickly fall and fade away.

in the dark.

A figure rushed over.

Soul-Conduit Orb!
"what have you done?"

It asked in a deep voice.

"Me? I didn't do anything," Shen Ye said with a smile, spreading his hands.

"Impossible... If you did nothing, why was our ship destroyed?" The Soul Orb refused to believe it.

While the two were talking.

The giant skeleton silently appeared in the cabin, took out piles of gold and placed them on the ground, muttering:

"Eat it all, eat it all."

"He wants you to evolve into a transforming mech... I think that's very difficult. Do you have the confidence?"

The large ship did not respond.

But the gold kept disappearing at an alarming rate.

outside.

Shen Ye smiled and said, "It might be related to what you did in the past. Anyway, I didn't do anything."

"That would be best," said the Soul-Possessing Orb.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing," Shen Ye said.

"?" Soul-binding orb.

"Have you ever seen a cannon barrel thicker than a train?" Shen Ye asked.

The Soul-Possessing Orb slowly lowered its head, gazing at the massive ship.

I don’t know when.

The ship's cannons extended out, already aimed at the Soul-Swallowing Orb.

boom--

Amidst a deafening roar, beams of blazing light struck the Soul-Possessing Orb, sending it flying and disappearing into the depths of darkness, its whereabouts unknown.

Shen Ye stood on the boat and shook his head dismissively.

You don't even have a boat anymore, yet you still dare to act tough here?

Are you questioning me?
to die.

He looked back in the direction of the ship's explosion.

Countless human corpses floated in the void.

These corpses scattered into dust, illuminating the darkness, utterly ended by the power of entropy, turning into nothingness.

They're all dead.

Looks like——

If history were filled with monsters with human bodies, they would not have been able to reach the Age of Entropy Annihilation.

This isn't right.

They should be very strong.

A deep look of doubt flashed in Shen Ye's eyes.

……

The past.

Within a fragment of history.

Halfway up the mountain.

Young man Shen Ye stood on a tree, looking towards the village.

"Why did all 'humans' die during the Entropy Annihilation Era, and even the ships were blown up?"

He looked at the people standing in the village.

Those people—

It strangely maintains a human standing posture, occasionally taking a few steps, seemingly adapting entirely to the human body.

suddenly.

Many people looked in Shen Ye's direction.

"You can climb trees now?"

An old man asked loudly.

"My strength is such that I'm a little bit faster than everyone else," Shen Ye said.

To avoid attracting attention.

He then released a few strange and mysterious auras of law.

—After all, he also possesses the bizarre identity of "The Hanged Man of the Past".

really.

The moment this aura was released, it immediately caused those people to burst into laughter.

Shen Ye's words were already somewhat provocative, and now they launched into a massive tirade of mockery:

"Even the power fluctuations are still the same as before; you haven't adapted to the human body at all!"

"That's right, it's not as good as me."

"At least I won't give off any strange aura."

"..."

The crowd chattered amongst themselves, then quickly looked away.

—They continue to adapt to their new bodies.

Shen Ye didn't take it seriously and simply sat on the tree, slowly observing how things were progressing.

Just looking at those "humans" is enough to make one feel hopeless.

Their lowest rating is S.

I could sense that they all possessed extremely high and bizarre identities.

—It's far better than my own identity.

There are also many SSS-level beings, and even beings that exceed SSS-level.

These beings all disguised themselves as humans!
Who can stand against them?
Shen Ye fell silent.

No.

It's not time to despair yet.

Now that I've advanced to a Level 2 Fate Creator, I can learn the skills of these monsters.

This makes it easier for me to understand them further.

Knowing yourself and your enemy is always a good thing.

With that thought in mind, he squatted on the tree branch and continued to observe the village.

Time passes gradually.

Those "humans" gradually became accustomed to existing as human beings.

They became more and more adept at running, jumping, and walking.

But then, things took a turn for the worse.

These humans then manipulated magic to cut wood and rock, creating one coffin after another.

Once the coffins were finished, they lay down inside and closed their eyes to rest.

Time continues to pass.

Darkness falls, then dawn breaks.

The coffin remained completely still.

Several days passed.

The coffin remained motionless.

Shen Ye was initially a little confused, but as time went on, he completely understood.

Yes.

Although these "humans" have replaced humans, they still maintain their original way of life!
This way.

In countless fragments of history, many major historical events, countless achievements of civilization, and those heroic figures will never appear.

What consequences will this have?
"broken."

Shen Ye said softly.

The words have not yet fallen.

Lines of faintly glowing text appeared before his eyes:

"The main historical thread formed by all the historical fragments has been distorted."

"The main historical narrative is invalid."

"All the fragments of history are currently crumbling."

"After the complete destruction of history, the Entropy Annihilation Era is about to arrive."

As Shen Ye looked at the lines of prompts, a look of sudden realization flashed in his eyes.

If--

All the historical fragments were the monsters' "experimentation grounds".

Therefore, the so-called final battle between the "Lord of Higher Dimensions" and "Doomsday" is not real.

The Age of Entropy Annihilation will not be born from a fake battle.

The reason it came into being is actually—

In order to cope with the entropy annihilation, the monsters all reincarnated as humans, thus causing the complete destruction of the main history!
—In their search for a way to escape the entropy extinction period, they brought about the birth of the entropy extinction period!
How ironic!

Shen Ye suddenly realized something.

He leaped high into the air, jumping out of this fragment of history, and looked around.

really.

—All fragments of history in the Dark Void are being destroyed!
so--

The past is coming to an end.

What followed was the "present" of the Entropy Annihilation Era, which destroyed everything!
Shen Ye suddenly realized something.

God and He share a secret—

Shattering historical fragments will give rise to the power of "entropy annihilation," thus forming future terms.

just now.

The power of entropy destruction is being born, and an era is changing.

Everything fits together perfectly!

So the thing I need to do right now is—"Don't let it end so quickly."

Shen Ye murmured to himself, then suddenly drew his long sword and charged toward a historical fragment not far away.

But halfway there, another thought popped into his head:
If I were to attack historical fragments without provocation, and the monsters were to observe me—

Wouldn't that be revealing the secrets of the future?

now.

Only you possess the key to the future!

Don't take any more risks.

The monsters must never find out that secret!
After all, they created all the fragments of history!

Think about this.

Shen Ye remained in a forward-rushing posture, reached out and pushed open a door, then rushed inside.

"You set the obstacle to 'distance to the nearest gold storage point'."

The door opens.

Shen Ye appeared directly in a collapsing world and swept away all the gold bars piled up in the bank's warehouse.

Such a move is perfectly reasonable!

He opened the door again, arrived at another gold storage point, and collected all the gold again.

"continue!"

The door opened for the third time.

Shen Ye took a step forward, then suddenly froze.

This is a secret underground cave where gems and gold are stored.

An old man stood before a mountain of gems, his hands clasped behind his back, and said:
"You came."

“…I should have known that you would appear at this moment and then leave during the Entropy Annihilation Era,” Shen Ye said.

That's right.

The old man standing opposite him exuded an extremely strong divine power.

—It is God!
"I don't have time to say much more to you, I'll just give you some information," God said.

"What?" Shen Ye asked.

"Their capabilities are beyond your imagination; they can repair all the fragments again!"

Shen Ye was startled.

If everything can be restored, wouldn't that be equivalent to "It doesn't matter if I fail, I can always start over"?

How to fight then?
God looked at him and said meaningfully:

"The situation was so desperate, and the enemy was so powerful."

"So you only have one chance to completely change the situation."

"What should we do?" Shen Ye asked.

“You must not speak of it, for if you do, they will sense a life-or-death crisis in your destiny; after the divination, they will quickly fill in the gaps and swarm you to kill you,” God said.

“Then—” Shen Ye hesitated.

God interrupted him and continued, "Mary hasn't told you the fourth mission of the eternal poem of mankind, has she?"

“That’s right,” Shen Ye said.

Upon reflection, Maria was supposed to tell him herself what the fourth mission was.

but.

She only explained the situation and did not mention the fourth mission!
"In fact, she didn't know what the fourth mission was either—if she did, the enemy would have sensed it immediately."

God said.

"Huh? She doesn't know either? What should we do then?" Shen Ye asked in surprise.

God looked at him intently and said softly:

“She has a good ability to be ‘omniscient’, she knows almost everything, but you can’t rely on that.”

After saying this, God took out a watch, checked the time, placed it on the ground, took a step, and disappeared from Shen Ye's sight.

—He must have gone to create the other side.

Only Shen Ye remained, still pondering his words.

Can everything be restored?
Did Maria know many secrets?
Tsk.

I still feel a bit confused.

next second.

Shen Ye suddenly sensed a change.

That watch.

—The hour and minute hands on the dial are constantly moving backward!

This means that the monsters' ability to lock time has failed.

In order for everything to be restored, they must liberate time!

suddenly.

A hand reached out, grabbed the watch, and crushed it.

Yuanmo.

It appeared opposite Shen Ye and said in a deep voice:

"So that's how it is. We made a mistake, which is why the Entropy Annihilation Era has arrived."

"It seems so," Shen Ye said.

"what are you doing here?"

"Collect money – you can never have too much money."

“Baxter, you’re a truly incredible guy. I’m thinking about what to do with you.”

deal with……

Having seen countless monsters disguised as humans, Shen Ye now knew just how vast the differences were between races.

He calmed down and said with a smile:

“I remember you said that if I survived, you would grant me the right to become one of your kind.”

“That was just a joke,” Yuan Mo said.

Shen Ye's smile faded.

Yes.

They can resurrect infinitely, are numerous, and their strength is at least S-rank.

Play however you want.

but--

The situation is not entirely hopeless!

"I have a secret about the future to tell you."

Shen Ye said.

“Speak,” Yuan Mo said.

“Those who like to play tricks on people will never get to the future. I’m telling you, even Jesus wouldn’t be of any use here,” Shen Ye said.

The words have not yet fallen.

He suddenly drew his long sword and slashed downwards.

The whole world was cut in two by this one blade—

The fragments of history are beginning to crumble.

"Damn it, do you know what you're doing?"

Yuan Mo roared in anger.

"Hahaha, I will destroy all the fragments of history," Shen Ye laughed loudly, holding a long sword. "Since I can't be transformed into your kind anyway, then I'll destroy all your hard work!"

He flashed into the sky and continued to unleash streaks of sword light upon the world.

The Yuan Demon was not easy to dodge.

—For the sake of the world's survival, it had no choice but to charge forward and take Shen Ye's sword strike head-on.
"Stop! Do you want to die?"

Yuan Mo roared in shock and anger.

Shen Ye's figure flashed, and he suddenly flew towards the outside of the world.

There are even more fragments in that dark void!
The wind whistled past my ears.

a moment.

With a loud "bang," a blurry string of small characters appeared above Shen Ye's head.

"Baxter's heinous act of destroying historical fragments on his own has already spread among the enemy."

"This is the first human action to step onto the real stage of history."

"Thanks to this, your entry will undergo an evolution."

"Please wait."

Shen Ye glanced at it and continued rushing forward.

……

A large ship on the other side.

"Maria."

Shen Ye called out.

“I am here.” Maria quietly appeared on the wall.

"The fourth mission of humanity's eternal poetry," Shen Ye said.

“Ah, you’ve finally figured it out. I didn’t tell you last time—in fact, I didn’t know what this mission was,” Maria said.

“I already know that,” Shen Ye said.

“You know?” Maria asked in surprise.

“I also know that you are almost on par with God in terms of ‘omniscience’,” Shen Ye said.

“That is true, but I still don’t know the fourth mission of the Eternal Poem,” Maria said.

"Okay, let's talk about something else then."

"say what?"

"What else don't you know besides the fourth mission?" Shen Ye said.

Yes!

God said, “Her ability to be ‘omniscient’ is quite good; she knows almost everything, but you cannot rely on that.”

This might be a hint to myself—

"What you can rely on is something she doesn't know."

Shen Ye stared intently at Maria.

Did you guess right?

Maria was stunned when she heard Shen Ye's words.

Her eyes were unfocused, as if she were trapped in some terrifying nightmare, and she said in a trembling voice:
"Things I don't know..."

"There is only one mission besides the fourth one."

"That was a battle that the monsters imitated—a battle that never existed."

"The final battle between the Lord of Higher Dimensions and the King of Doom of All Realms."

"No one knows which historical fragment that battle is hidden in."

The words have not yet fallen.

Suddenly, lines of faintly glowing text appeared before Shen Ye's eyes:

"The fourth mission of the Eternal Poetry has been activated."

"The first task has been issued."

"Eternal night."

"Description: This is an era of eternal night for mankind. Only by searching for a glimmer of hope that does not exist can we possibly change our predetermined fate."

"Mission objective: Find the historical fragments containing the remains of that non-existent final battle."

"Mission Reward: With the power of the wishes of all past humans in endless parallel universes, all your abilities and skills will be upgraded by one level."

"God said that you only have one chance to completely change the situation."

(End of this chapter)