Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Mo Ga Ru arrogantly spoke, swallowing the pill in one gulp.

But he wasn't foolish.

He used a technique to contract his esophagus, trapping the pill therein.

This was a very old skill he had learned early in his career, a time when he had just started out, to poison his enemies.

He hadn't used it in a long while...

Unexpectedly, today it would be used to show off his fearlessness in front of his subordinates.

"He took it," Shen Ye silently commented to himself.

"He must be an idiot, that pill melts as soon as it enters the mouth; it's too late to reverse it now," the Female Art Spirit said.

"What happens when you eat an expired Reincarnation Elixir?" Shen Ye asked.

"It creates a kind of spiritual pollution — every once in a while, he'll uncontrollably blurt out some unpleasant words," the Female Art Spirit explained.

"That's not too bad, impact's minimal," Shen Ye said, sighing with relief.

"Almost impossible to purge!" the Female Art Spirit emphasized.

At that moment,

the walls around them suddenly brightened with light, revealing countless flowing lines.

Mo Ga Ru turned abruptly to look at Shen Ye.

— What have you done?

Shen Ye tensed up, returning the gaze boldly.

— I haven't done anything, sir. You have been watching me the whole time.

But, what did you do, sir?

They quietly faced each other.

The light from the walls grew stronger, about to form some kind of technique.

"I surreptitiously guided some of the power of the Technique to target your enemy, so he wouldn't realize you were passing 'Three Disasters,'"

the Female Art Spirit's voice echoed in Shen Ye's mind.

The next second,

the light did indeed leap from the walls, whirling around Mo Ga Ru non-stop.

Mo Ga Ru appeared startled, trying hard to recall everything that had just transpired.

Baxter was immobilized by him and couldn't move.

Then he told himself to run.

He fought the Black Snake.

Then what happened?

Baxter did nothing after all.

It was himself...

himself bullshitting and swallowing the pill.

Wait, what about that pill?

Didn't I trap it with my throat?

Gone?

"Strange..."

"Just because I ate a pill, it could be detected?"

Mo Ga Ru avoided Shen Ye's gaze, half explaining, half helplessly saying.

He was careless.

The pill had been absorbed naturally in the esophagus!

So why did swallowing a pill cause some kind of change in the entire corridor?

What is the principle behind this?

Why don't I understand it at all?

...It's too high level.

The entire passage lit up.

The lights and shadows changed.

The Great Tomb disappeared.

Shen Ye found himself with Mo Ga Ru in a desolate great desert.

"It's started, you only have three hours,"

the Female Art Spirit declared.

A sense of urgency surged within Shen Ye, and he asked in a fluster:

"Sir, what's the situation, why have I been transported along with you?"

Mo Ga Ru had no answer.

— It seems the force I triggered brought the vampire along with me.

He's really unlucky to have bumped into me.

"I'm not sure," Mo Ga Ru said vaguely.

Shen Ye observed the surroundings and pointed towards something in the distance:

"Sir, there's an inn over there, shall we go see if we can find out what's happening?"

Mo Ga Ru nodded, "Mm, we should check it out, you damn idiot."

Shen Ye turned to him in surprise.

— No, I'm not supposed to know the effect of expired pills, I must act shocked.

"Sir," he bowed respectfully, fearfully saying, "Why are you cursing me, did I do something wrong?"

Mo Ga Ru paused for a few moments before gesturing and saying, "It's nothing, I wasn't cursing you, I was just—remembering some things from the past."

Damn it.

The pill actually had that effect?

"As long as it wasn't directed at me, it's fine," Shen Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

"Of course it wasn't at you—actually, someone killed one of my brothers years ago, and every time I think of him, I curse like that," Mo Ga Ru said sternly.

"You really are loyal, sir!" Shen Ye exclaimed, giving a thumbs up.

"Enough talk, let's head over there."

"Okay, let's go—I'll lead, and you'll follow, sir."

"No problem, I see the sky is changing; there's a major problem with the world's power fluctuations. We need to hurry," Mo Ga Ru observed the skies and said. Find more to read at empire

"Sir, what will happen?" Shen Ye asked.

"You big bloody fool, go die," Mo Ga Ru yelled.

"..." Shen Ye.

"..." Mo Ga Ru.

"Sir, the person who killed your brother, it was two people, right?"

"You're quite perceptive,"

Mo Ga Ru turned his face away.

He thought for a moment and took out a bottle of Catastrophe Source Liquid, drinking two sips.

The space didn't open up.

And Mo Ga Ru was unable to teleport away.

"Sir, it didn't work?" Shen Ye inquired.

"No — this maggot-infested piss is bloody useless," Mo Ga Ru said.

This cursing—

If you respond too much it's also not good; it seems like he's really cursing you.

Plus, he's cursing that Catastrophe Source Liquid.

He drank that stuff.

So he's cursing himself, right?

Both began to catch on.

Mo Ga Ru looked straight ahead, pointing with his finger.

Shen Ye nodded in understanding.

Deciding not to talk any further, they quickly flew and soon arrived at the inn's doorstep.

"The stench of blood is strong."

Shen Ye pushed open the door.