Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

190 Resonance points!

This was a terrifying number.

Through training and battle, Shen Ye had enhanced his strength, agility, spiritual power, and even comprehension.

However, the increase in Resonance points had always been just a follow-up to these improvements.

This was the first time he saw it grow independently.

—And it had grown so much all at once!

After a moment of thought, Shen Ye began to understand.

Back when he was with the Human Martial Arts Group, someone had specifically explained Resonance to Shen Ye.

Resonance essentially meant "Recognition Degree."

It was also the compatibility between a person and all things.

—That is to say, the meaning of "mutual recognition."

Therefore, putting other attributes aside and speaking only of "Resonance"—

It might not be that he was that remarkable, but rather that those historic heroes had tremendous influence.

Their recognition of him prompted the increase in "Recognition Degree."

Each person's pat on the back added "+1" to the Resonance.

The Dharma Realm accepted this form of recognition.

That's why his "Resonance" suddenly soared to 190 points.

It is said that the higher the Resonance, the more one can bring out the power of weapons, armor, skills, and all kinds of items.

—Consider it an unexpected gain.

The thought had barely crossed Shen Ye's mind when he immediately left Sect Leader's Precious Tactic.

He returned to the dark tunnels.

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Lilias was still waiting on the side, and as soon as she saw him, she began to nag:

"Let's find a safe place to hide, it's too dangerous under the Great Tomb."

"No, you continue to protect my classmates," said Shen Ye.

Lilias glared at him, then her tone softened:

"Shen Ye, I was wrong to force you into that bet, you don't have to keep resenting me."

"I'm not resenting you," Shen Ye replied.

"I don't want to deal with so much weak trash," Lilias growled impatiently.

—"Not everyone is born with all kinds of favorable conditions, if I hear you talk like that again, I won't ask the teacher, I'll just kill you myself, to avenge all the innocent people."

"I'll tell you one last time, go protect them, do it now."

Shen Ye commanded.

Murderous intent...

There was such heavy killing intent on him.

Does he really want to kill me?

Lilias grinded her teeth hatefully, her physique flashed, and she headed towards Lake Heart Island once more.

Shen Ye smiled wryly, ready to continue exploring deep into the Great Tomb. He had taken only a few steps when he suddenly saw something jump out from him.

—It was still the Sect Leader's Precious Tactic!

It flipped directly to the third page, revealing the empty grand hall.

Lines of faint glowing text appeared:

"Training room."

"An independent isolated space."

"The ratio of time flow speed to the outside world is:"

"1:12."

"—Originally enhanced by the collective heroes to 1:8, but your high Resonance can fully activate the training room's entire power without any omission."

It seemed the heroes had left the training room for him after all.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

It was a good thing.

Stay in there for twelve hours, and only an hour would pass outside.

—I'll come here to train when I have free time!

Shen Ye pocketed the Sect Leader's Precious Tactic and continued to zip through the tunnels.

Suddenly.

An aurora flashed through his mind, almost causing him to crash into the rock wall, and he staggered a few steps to steady his physique.

"Wait a minute!"

"It's not entirely hopeless, maybe I can do this..."

To take on the profession of the king species, Cosmic Giant Insect, as the "Dark Devourer," all attributes had to reach 200 points!

He had no hope at all.

But—

"How much time do I have left?" Shen Ye asked in a deep voice.

Faint light formed into text:

"You have twenty minutes to complete this initiation."

"Exceeding twenty minutes, the residual waves of technique power will fully dissipate, the Dharma Realm will retract its recognition, and you will lose the chance for this initiation."

—Just now it was half an hour.

Saying farewell to the heroes of the past era had taken about ten minutes.

If there were twenty minutes left...

At a time flow ratio of 1:12, he could spend 4 hours in the training room!

Where there's a will, there's a way.

"Door."

Shen Ye immediately opened a door and went straight to the underground passage of the Nightmare World.

Compared to Hell and the Great Tomb, this place was relatively safe.

"Great Skeleton."

"I'm here, what's up?"

"Protect this book, I need to go in for a bit, and unless it is utterly unavoidable, do not disturb me."

"Understood."

The Great Skeleton emerged from the ring, concealing its presence, holding the Sect Leader's Precious Tactic, and squatting motionless deep in the tunnel.

Shen Ye directly entered the Sect Leader's Precious Tactic.

Standing in the great hall, light immediately began to form text around him:

"You have four hours to complete this initiation."

I can do this!

The time here is indeed flowing more slowly!

Let's give it a try.

Shen Ye immediately invested all his free attribute points into his Comprehension, receiving 44.1 points of comprehension.

Such numbers were unimaginable to the former Shen Ye.

Yet, even after using that drop of blood, the sensation of piercing through the universe's mysteries lingered long in his heart.

Nowadays, he found the boost in understanding from 44.1 points of comprehension "quite foolish."

Shen Ye casually summoned a piece of Frost as a mirror.

"The Soulless Master has two branches, one being the Life Soul Master and the other the Non-Living Master."

"My 'Night Roamer' profession has 'Frosty Moon Shocking Sky,' 'Sudden Rain,' and 'Soul Reaper Pull'—"

"But the Non-Living Master has only one professional skill."

"Therefore, I only need to focus on practicing the 'Existence in Mirror' Technique."

"The problem is—"

"Although this Technique grants me a second life, it lacks offensive capabilities."

"As the foundation of a profession..."

"It's definitely more than that."

Shen Ye formed a Hand Seal, casting the "Existence in Mirror" Technique.

Light formed into text:

"You have expended 5 points of spiritual power to cast the technique."

There was no response from the surroundings.

——Unless there was a mirror, one simply couldn't see any activity from the technique.

"Is the key the rule of the mirror..."

He murmured softly and dissolved the technique.

While casting the technique, with 44.1 points of "Comprehension," he gained an even deeper understanding of it.

After pondering for a long time——

Shen Ye once again brought his hands together and released the "Existence in Mirror" technique.

Still no fluctuations.

But he knew that there was now a completely reversed physique, ready for use at any moment.

"Another 5 points of spiritual power expended."

——Casting a technique once cost 5 points of spiritual power.

Then his spiritual power would be exhausted after just two more uses.

There was absolutely no need for four hours!

——This is an impossible task!

Shen Ye took a deep breath, steadied his mind, and closed his eyes, reflecting on the ways to break the deadlock.

No good.

He couldn't come up with a solution.

So instead of thinking any further, he simply stretched out his hand to form the Spell Seal and cast the technique again.

The technique was successful.

More insights flooded his mind.

...Still not enough, he needed to practice the skill further.

But when he looked up, the dim light gathered into small characters:

"Another 5 points of spiritual power expended."

"Current remaining spiritual power: 5 points."

Just one more chance left!

Think carefully, there must be some way.

Shen Ye walked back and forth in the practice room, and after a while, a streak of inspiration suddenly flashed through his mind.

There it was.

He thought of a method, but wasn't sure if it would work.

Shen Ye extended his hand and summoned the Vast Cold Frost, turning it into an ice mirror.

In the mirror, another him quietly appeared.

The Reversed Body!

At this moment, it couldn't be summoned to the real world, nor could it bear the blood of the king species.

——But its spiritual power was full!

Full Mana!

It couldn't come, but I could go!

The only thing he wanted was to practice skills, not to bring it into the real world!

Shen Ye took a step forward and directly entered the ice mirror.

This was the additional power accompanying "Existence in Mirror," allowing the Technique Master to exist within any mirror.

——Since the Reversed Body couldn't come to the real world, then I would go to the Mirror World to find it!

However, when two physiques existed in the mirror at the same time, a natural rejection occurred——

"You cannot have two bodies existing in the mirror at once; you must leave one body in the outside world."

Without hesitation, Shen Ye left his original body back in the practice room.

He stayed in the mirror, using the Reversed Body!

He checked his attributes.

20 points of spiritual power!

He could continue to cast "Existence in Mirror."

Each additional casting meant one more chance to comprehend!

Shen Ye formed the Spell Seal with both hands, urged his spiritual power, and instantly activated the technique.

At this moment, he discovered something fascinating——

The Reversed Body could reverse various skills, but it couldn't reverse the fundamental Technique "Existence in Mirror"!

Time slowly passed.

Very quickly.

Shen Ye completed casting "Existence in Mirror" three more times.

——Still not enough!

He must practice many more times to deepen his understanding!

But now his original physique's spiritual power was zero, and the Reversed Body had only 5 points of spiritual power left.

What to do?

Practicing a spirit-consuming move like this one was always troublesome.

The most classic example was that of mages——

They needed long periods of time to recuperate their mana through meditation in the magic towers before they could gradually master their spells.

——Any skill must be mastered through abundant practice.

When enough quantity is accumulated, a qualitative change occurs.

This is the truth of practicing skills.

Even if "Comprehension" could shorten this process, it couldn't eliminate it.

"What should I do..."

Shen Ye rubbed his hands, troubled and distressed, squatting on the ground with furrowed brows.

He looked at the time.

Almost half an hour had passed.

Without any hope to begin with, he would have accepted it.

But having conceived a thought, now he had to watch helplessly as the profession of king species slipped away before his eyes.

That was agony.

Shen Ye gritted his teeth and cursed:

"If I can't think of a solution, I'll stop breathing!"

One minute.

Two minutes.

Three minutes.

"Pfft—ha, ha—sshh—"

He gasped, greedily inhaling fresh air.

Forget it.

There really was no way.

——Even if he took a potion to boost his mana, he could only use one or two in a short time; too many and his body wouldn't be able to handle it.

Let go of the unrealistic fantasies.

Shen Ye sighed, placing his hand on the surface of the ice mirror, ready to return to the real world.

Just as his hand touched the ice mirror, he suddenly froze in place.

The mirror...

That's right!

The mirror!!!

Since his inauguration, he had more than once silently grumbled, feeling the "Non-Living Master" was not as strong as the "Life Soul Master."

After all, the "Life Soul Master" could have countless professions, truly a one-man army!

But at this very moment, the instant Shen Ye's hand lightly touched the ice mirror——

The terrifying truth hidden behind "Non-Living Master" was suddenly comprehended by him, causing his whole body to shake, and even his soul to tremble profoundly.