Chapter 250 Embrace of the Monsters

"First, let's distribute food to the students, then I'll tell you my speculation," Shen Ye said."Do you swear?" Nangong Sirui asked.

"I swear," Shen Ye said.

Nangong Sirui looked at him a few more times before slowly getting to his feet and moving toward the students, loudly declaring:

"Everyone, come and get some food; take advantage of the safety for now."

"One portion per person."

"No snatching."

"Come on!"

Shen Ye sat to one side, watching Nangong Sirui distribute the food, while quietly contemplating his own matters.

Now that no one is leaving.

It should be temporarily safe, right?

I wonder how long that monster will stay here.

"Seeing that everyone is alright makes me relieved," he said with a smile as he stood up. "Now, I'll go gather some more intelligence."

"Hey! What did you just tell me?" Nangong Sirui blocked him, asking somewhat annoyed.

Shen Ye was about to speak when he suddenly felt his field of vision change.

What is it?

Keeping his expression unchanged, he continued to look at Nangong Sirui, but with his peripheral vision, he saw a black hand on his left arm.

No, not just the left arm.

The right arm too.

A colossal shadow slowly descended, stopping behind him, leaning forward slightly and enveloping him.

— The three-meter-tall woman.

She enfolded him; a long, female face pressing close to his ear, a lingering inhale coming from the nostrils, accompanied by the sounds of hushed murmurs.

But she didn't make a move.

Maybe—

She was deciding whether or not to kill someone just then.

Shen Ye spoke in his usual tone:

"When I was exploring earlier, I didn't find any signs of activity from other humans, which means we've gone deeper than the total depth of past human exploration."

"We are making history!"

"How boring, that's stating the obvious," Nangong Sirui said with a lazy expression.

"We fell down here, of course, we're deeper than those who explored slowly," Guo Yunye chimed in.

Zhang Xiaoyi gave a thumbs up:

"In the future, we'll be remembered in the history books. But for now, everyone should be careful. We're best off working together, following my lead, and getting our defenses ready!"

— They couldn't see it.

Why?

Nangong Sirui has the Dharma Eye too!

Why couldn't he see it either?

Shen Ye began to smile, suggesting, "In any case, it's about time for a meal, why don't we all eat together?"

"Sure, if it weren't for an alien invasion, this would be just like camping."

"It does feel a bit like it."

Everyone sat down on the ground, eating and drinking while chatting.

Seven to eight minutes later.

A gust of wind came from behind Shen Ye.

— The three-meter-tall woman soared into the sky, drifting away, landing on the rocky wall by the lake, scrambling rapidly toward the deep underground.

She had left.

The students continued on as normal, eating and drinking, oblivious to what had transpired.

Shen Ye casually picked up his phone, typed out a line of text rapidly, and flashed it in front of Nangong Sirui.

After showing it, he immediately deleted the message.

"Guys, take a break. I'm going to take a walk to digest the food and patrol a bit," he said cheerfully.

Shen Ye flashed a smile and, in a blink, soared into the air, crossing the breadth of the lake, flying toward the deeper parts of the underground.

"I'm so jealous; he can fly now."

"Tell me about it."

The other students muttered quietly amongst themselves.

The smile on Nangong Sirui's face vanished, and he lowered his head. While he chewed on his food, he began to unravel the bandages wrapped around his hand.

The line of text on Shen Ye's phone had read:

"Don't mention 'leaving the Great Tomb' at all. There was a monster nearby just now, it almost killed us."

Damn it.

He hadn't noticed it at all.

So, this was a situation he was utterly unable to handle.

Nangong Sirui stood up, walked to a secluded part of the island, his expression turning grave.

The power he had been suppressing burst forth.

"I've hesitated for too long... Now, I've decided to inherit the Yaksha Blood Pact."

"My sisters, please lend me your strength!"

A large shield's phantom emerged behind him.

The divine women on the shield descended around him, standing to his left and right, beginning to chant an ancient spell.

...

Elsewhere.

Shen Ye navigated through the complex network of underground tunnels, traveling quite a distance before he softly called out:

"Lilias."

As expected, her voice followed immediately:

"I'm here— I've been here all along."

"I have a question for you," Shen Ye said.

"Ask."

"Could you see it?"

There was a pause on the other end.

"...Impossible, how could you possibly see it?" Lilias's incredulous voice rang out.

She stood at the other end of the underground passageway, eyes wide open, staring intently at Shen Ye.

"You can see it," Shen Ye stated.

"Don't provoke it; with my current strength, I stand no chance against it," Lilias cautioned.

"Where did it go?" Shen Ye inquired.

"I wouldn't dare follow it," Lilias replied.

"What is it?"

"A Technique Spirit."

"Are you kidding? Such a powerful being, and you're telling me it's just a Technique Spirit?"

"Shen Ye, you are only in the First Layer of the Law Domain, and already commanding a Technique Spirit nearly makes you outstanding among humans. What makes you think so little of Technique Spirits?"

That made sense.

But why did he look down upon Technique Spirits?

...It was all because of the Great Skeleton.

Shen Ye forced himself not to think about all the different forms of the Great Skeleton.

After a while.

He cleared his throat and spoke gravely:

"I do think Technique Spirits are strong—so it really is just a Technique Spirit?"

"Yes, it's the spirit of a very powerful Sealing Technique, the very Seal of Destiny's Seal that those people have been seeking," Lilias explained.

Shen Ye was taken aback.

The truth was so ridiculous?

The people desperate to unlock the Seal of Fate didn't realize that the spirit of the Seal was already free and seemed to be plotting something.

"Lilias... how many more secrets do you actually know?" Shen Ye asked.

"You misunderstand. I am merely utilizing my profound knowledge and superior insights to understand the purpose of their existence, and that's it," Lilias said.

"What exactly does that Technique Spirit intend to do?" Shen Ye asked.

"Not sure, but it definitely doesn't look like it has any good intentions—I've seen many Technique Spirits and Divine Spirits, but I must say, that one just now is even stronger than the vast majority of Divine Spirits, an absolute freak."

"Then why hasn't it ascended to become a Divine Spirit?" Shen Ye pressed on.

"Because the Seal of Fate that constitutes it is so powerful it's extreme, and it's of the sealing attribute. Thus, it's only partially awakened, maintaining it in the state of a Technique Spirit."

A flicker of terror crossed Lilias' eyes:

"As the Seal of Fate further awakens, its power will become even more terrifying."

"—Let's go, Shen Ye, to another world immediately; that way, you can still survive, and I can survive along with you."

Shen Ye pondered, "What kind of strength do you think is needed to not fear it?"

"Within the entire Great Tomb, only Mo Ga Ru is strong enough to be involved in what's to come; others are but accompaniments to the burial," Lilias said.

Shen Ye gave a slight nod and pressed his hand into the void.

A white door immediately appeared before him.

Many things were pressing.

But first, he needed to figure out exactly what this white door was for.

He reached out and pushed hard against the door.

The door remained immobile.

It wouldn't open???

Shen Ye tried with force, but found that he truly couldn't open it.

Two lines of faint, luminescent words then appeared:

"Contrary to your Two-Worlds Connecting Gate, this door cannot be reused within the span of one day."

"Limited to once per day."

Tsk.

What a hassle.

"Lilias, do you know what's with this door of mine?" Shen Ye asked.

"Not sure—I initially thought you had only gained the ability to link two worlds, but now it seems that the Cursed Sculpture of the King of Ten Thousand Fallen Evil Spirits has secrets unknown to me."

Lilias stared at the white door and muttered softly.

Shen Ye fell silent for a while.

This door's abilities aren't limited to connecting two worlds.

It also has the power to condense "names," acquire free attribute points, and even presents prophetic entries when in extreme danger.

Wait a second.

Could it be a prophecy?

A Gate of Prophecy?

...I'll only be able to find out the answer tomorrow.

As for now.

Just as Lilias said, I'm only at the First Realm of Dharma Phase; I lack the strength to be involved in what's to come.

Then I'll leave it be.

I might as well wait for the teacher to come.

Shen Ye gradually relaxed his tense nerves and took out a can of drink to have a few sips.

Suddenly.

He subconsciously looked up.

That three-meter-tall black figure was inverted on the rock wall, watching him coldly.

In a flash.

The black figure stretched out her hand.

Her finger shot forward like a spear, piercing through Shen Ye's chest in an instant.

"AAAAAAH!"

Lilias burst out a painfully sharp scream that was a hundred times angrier.

Shen Ye was about to be killed right there!

I must make a decision in the shortest time—

Do I intervene to help him, joining him in battling this Sealing Spirit of Fate, or do I completely give up?

After glancing at the three-meter-tall figure, Lilias suddenly dashed toward the other end of the tunnel at full speed.

She ran.

This seal was no ordinary thing; with just a fraction of its power revealed, it could materialize into a Technique Spirit.

If it caught me, I might not even be able to escape with my soul intact.

Death would become a luxury!

Evading it was the only correct choice!

As Lilias ran, she drew a dagger.

That's right.

If Shen Ye died, I'd die too.

But if I were already dead, I wouldn't be affected by this technique!

Resurrection Technique!!!

This technique, rare in all of the Myriad Realms, was my true trump card!

Even Chaos Spirit Light was unaware of this!

As for Shen Ye, perhaps by observing Zhao Yibing's death and Yun Ni's resurrection, he might have realized this.

But he didn't take it to heart.

So, my opportunity is—

To die first!

Lilias drew out a dagger, plunged it into her own heart, and fell motionless to the ground.

Upon her death, her soul immediately fled from the world.

—Her soul went to Hell.

At that moment.

In the dark underground passage.

Only Shen Ye was left.

Actually, when he first saw the three-meter-tall woman, he had a chance to open the door.

But a mysterious feeling made him stop.

Yes.

It was a sensation of...

Being judged.

Until the woman's finger flew at him, Shen Ye still did not activate the "door" power.

The woman had no killing intent.

And her movements were not that fierce or fast.

As a powerful Technique Spirit, she could've appeared silently behind me and embraced me. Sёarᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

—And I wouldn't have sensed it at all.

If she wanted to kill me, one move would have been enough.

Why then use such a crude and easy to evade method?

An unimaginable possibility flashed through Shen Ye's mind.

"Run away— or should I come out and fight with you?"

The great Skeleton roared anxiously.

Shen Ye didn't respond; he just waved his hand to signal the great Skeleton not to act rashly.

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As that finger passed through his chest, he finished the Spell Seal on his hand.

Next.

He could switch bodies at any time, utilizing the Reversed Body in the mirror.

But Shen Ye did not activate the technique.

He just stood still, quietly watching the three-meter-tall black woman that inverted on the rock wall.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

The woman descended from the rock wall, stepped in front of Shen Ye, and wrapped her arms around him.