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Chapter 195 Ten Thousand Shadows Knock on the Door, the Old City is in Crisis

"All the shadows in the city."

"They're all knocking on the door."

When Lu Chenzhou's voice came, the wind and snow at the end of the ancestral road suddenly became chaotic.

Shen Ye stepped out of the Azure Gold Ancestral Path.

Outside the Demon-Suppressing Pass, Qin Wuji, Li Xuance, Chu Jinglan, and Meng Qianqiu were all present.

Wei Cang, Zhou Xuan, and Han Pojun also arrived.

Their expressions changed the moment they saw Shen Ye.

The blood on Shen Ye's body was still wet.

Night Feather's wings are torn.

The shadow of Zhu Jiu faded slightly.

The Dragon Abyss Fighting King Armor was almost half destroyed.

The Heavenly Punishment Eye on Jie Chen's forehead was still seeping grayish-white lightning blood.

Guixu perched on Shen Ye's shoulder, clutching a broken piece of black gold tooth, and gnawed on it slowly.

Qin Wuji frowned.

"What were you doing in the ancestral temple?"

Shen Ye said:

"extract a tooth."

Qin Wuji glanced at the broken tooth in Guixu's arms and remained silent for a moment.

"Really?"

Shen Ye did not explain.

He looked at Lu Chenzhou.

"What's the situation in Old Jiangcheng?"

Lu Chenzhou was still wearing the Demon Suppression Army robe, and his face was very cold.

He raised his hand, and a projection unfolded.

The scene depicts the old Jiangcheng.

Under the cover of night, the entire city was locked down.

There were no pedestrians on the street.

All the lights are on.

Strangely, the brighter the light, the deeper the shadow.

Under the streetlights.

Beside the tall building.

On the playground of an abandoned school.

In every shadow, a small door emerges.

thump.

thump.

thump.

Countless knocks echoed from all over the city.

They are not outside the door.

In the shadows.

Zhou Xuan said in a deep voice:

"It started as just the old town."

"Later it spread throughout the entire city."

"Now, the shadows of all living things, buildings, and even lampposts cast a door-like shadow."

"We have evacuated most of the residents, but some are still trapped in the old town."

"Once they fall asleep, they will hear someone calling them to come home from behind the door."

Shen Ye's eyes narrowed.

"go home?"

Lu Chenzhou nodded.

"right."

"Not by name."

"They're being told to go home."

Guixu suddenly looked up.

"The door is looking for a way."

Shen Ye looked at it.

Gui Xu stared at the old Jiangcheng projected on the screen, his tone much lower than usual.

"Many shadows."

"They're all small paths."

"It tries to squeeze out from every alley."

Wei Cang's expression was grave.

"We overwhelmed them with the Demon-Suppressing Army Formation."

"It's no use."

"Shadows don't fall into battle formations."

Han Pojun said:

"We also tried light coverage."

"The brighter the light, the deeper the shadow."

Zhou Xuan added:

"Even Zhu Jiu's Netherworld-type abilities might not be able to suppress it directly."

"Because this is not an ordinary shadow gate."

"This is the first gate to awaken through the cracks in the old city."

Shen Ye looked at the projection.

The scene shifts to the old town of Jiangcheng.

That was the very area of ​​the crevices and echoes from which he had found the Ruins of Return.

An old residential building was shrouded in darkness.

In the stairwell, the shadows on every step seemed to be knocking on the door.

thump.

thump.

thump.

Lu Chenzhou pointed to that building.

"The center point is here."

Shen Ye's eyes flickered slightly.

He recognized that building.

This is not the place where Shen Ye once lived in this world.

Rather, it was a reflection of the rented room in his memory before he traveled through time.

The fissures in the old Jiangcheng city superimposed the remnants of two worlds.

The second lock is probably inside that building.

The system notification light appears.

[Task 1: The first lock on the Beast Emperor's Platform is currently being guarded by the Demon Clan's Ancestral Court.]

[Mission Two: The second lock on the Old City Rift is loosening.]

[Current countdown: 6 days, 23:00.]

[Warning: Old Jiangcheng Shadow Gate transformation progress: 31%.]

[If the Shadow Gate transformation progress reaches 100%, the first rift of the Heavenly Abyss's first gate will open.]

[Hint: The second lock is locked.]

[Target: Old Jiangcheng, Building No. 13.]

Building No. 13.

Shen Ye let out a soft breath.

It really was there.

Qin Wuji looked at him.

"You don't look well."

Shen Ye said:

"That place is related to me."

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Zhou Xuan didn't ask any further questions.

He simply said:

"You are badly injured."

"The Throne of Beasts is damaged, and all five Beast Tamers need to be restored."

"Going to Old Jiangcheng immediately would be very risky."

Shen Ye asked:

"How long will it take for the Shadow Gate to reach 50% completion?"

Zhou Xuan glanced at the data.

"At the current speed, it will take at most three hours."

Lu Chenzhou said in a deep voice:

"After 50% completion, the shadows of those trapped in the city will be the first to open the door."

"Things behind the door will come out using their shadows."

Shen Ye nodded.

"Then let's go now."

Wei Cang frowned.

"You just came from the ancestral temple."

Shen Ye said:

"The door won't wait for me to recover."

Qin Wuji suddenly said:

"I'll go with you."

Li Xuance also said:

"I'll go."

Chu Jinglan and Meng Qianqiu stepped forward simultaneously.

Shen Ye glanced at them.

"The old Jiangcheng may not be able to accommodate many people."

Zhou Xuan nodded.

"The rules of the Shadow Gate are very strange."

"The more people there are, the more shadows there are, and the more doors there are."

"The procession entering the city cannot be too large."

Lu Chenzhou said:

"I have to go."

Shen Ye looked at him.

Lu Chenzhou's voice was very steady.

"In the old Jiangcheng, the echoes of blood-stained gates still linger."

"I've guarded the gate, and I've been eaten by the gate."

"I can tell whether the sound behind the door is real or not."

Wei Cang pondered for a moment.

"Then Shen Ye, Lu Chenzhou, and Zhou Xuan will enter the city."

Qin Wuji frowned.

"And what about us?"

Wei Cangdao:

"You will guard the four corners outside the city."

"If any Shadow Gate attacks spill out of Old Jiangcheng, send them back immediately."

Qin Wuji was displeased.

"Outside again?"

Shen Ye said:

"The outside world is more important."

Qin Wuji looked at him.

"real?"

Shen Ye nodded.

"If you really spill it, I'll be the first to eat your thunder."

Qin Wuji's face darkened.

"Can't you say something nicer?"

Li Xuance said calmly:

He was telling the truth.

Qin Wuji: "..."

Half an hour later.

Outside the old Jiangcheng.

The entire city was sealed off by the Demon Suppression Army.

Qin Wuji, Li Xuance, Chu Jinglan, and Meng Qianqiu each guarded one of the four directions.

In the sky, dozens of military lights illuminated the city as bright as day.

But the shadows on the ground were still as dark as ink.

Shen Ye stood in front of the blockade line.

Night feathers landed on her shoulder.

Candle Nine sank into the shadows.

Long Yuan stood behind him.

Jie Chen rested on the other shoulder.

Guixu squatted at his feet, his eyes fixed on the shadow at the city gate.

Lu Chenzhou gripped the old Night King Blade.

Zhou Xuan carried the array plate on his back.

Inside the blockade, countless figures in the old Jiangcheng simultaneously knocked on doors.

thump.

thump.

thump.

It was as if the entire city was waiting for Shen Ye to enter.

Shen Ye stepped through the city gate.

A system notification sounded.

[Enter the Old Jiangcheng Shadow Gate Area.]

[Shadow Gate Projection Progress: 36%]

[Second lock coordinates: Building 13.]

[Warning: Resonance of the first gate mark within the host's body detected.]

At the end of the street.

Under a street lamp.

Shen Ye's shadow suddenly stopped.

The others are still moving forward.

The shadow, however, remained standing in place.

Then, the shadow slowly raised its hand.

He tapped his chest three times.

thump.

thump.

thump.

next moment.

A voice identical to Shen Ye's came from the shadows.

"Go home."

"You were originally..."

"It doesn't belong here."