Starting with SSS-rank talent, I contracted the Forbidden Ferocity.

"Go home."

"You were originally..."

"It doesn't belong here."

The voice in the shadows was exactly the same as Shen Ye's.

On both sides of the street, the shadows under all the streetlights stopped.

They were like half-open doors, quietly waiting for Shen Ye's answer.

Zhou Xuan's expression changed.

"Don't respond."

"This is where the shadows return."

"Once you answer where you want to go back to, it will open the door according to your answer."

Lu Chenzhou gripped the old Night King Blade tightly, his gaze sweeping over the shadows on the ground.

"Back then, the Blood Gate would also ask people who they wanted to see."

"As long as you have the answer in your heart, there will always be a crack in the door."

Shen Ye did not speak immediately.

He looked at his own shadow.

The shadow slowly raised its head.

It has no facial features, yet it looks like it's smiling.

The next moment, a cramped rental room appeared in the glass window of a shop on the street.

An old table.

An old bed.

The window wasn't closed properly.

There was also a bowl of cold instant noodles on the table.

That's not the old Jiangcheng of this world.

This is Shen Ye's room before he transmigrated.

A soft voice came from behind the door:

"You're tired."

"Beast Taming, War, Myriad Races, Heaven and Abyss."

"These shouldn't have been yours in the first place."

"go back."

"Take a nap."

"When you wake up, you'll still be the same person you were before."

Shen Ye's shadow began to lengthen slowly.

It felt like a hand was grabbing his ankle from the ground.

The system notification light appears.

[The location of the shadow has been detected.]

[Target: The first gate mark within the host's body.]

[Rule: Use "return location" to determine the path.]

[Warning: If the host acknowledges the old home outside the gate as their only true home, the Shadow Gate transformation process will accelerate significantly.]

[Warning: Forcibly denying past memories will backfire on the door mark.]

Zhou Xuan broke out in a cold sweat when he saw the notification.

That's the most troublesome part.

We cannot admit it.

It cannot be denied, though.

Admittedly, the door will open.

Denial will tear open memories.

Shen Ye looked at the rental rooms in the shop window.

long time.

Then he spoke:

"I remember that place."

The knocking from the shadows suddenly softened.

It was as if they were waiting for him to continue.

Shen Ye said:

"But I won't go back inside."

boom!

The shadow beneath my feet jolted violently.

The voice behind the door instantly turned cold.

"Don't you want to go home?"

Shen Ye looked down at his own shadow.

"Where should I go back to?"

"No need to decide through the door."

As soon as he finished speaking, the phantom of the Throne of Beasts appeared behind Shen Ye.

Although the cracks remain.

But all five animal patterns lit up at the same time.

Night feathers, black sun, set.

The candle casts a dark shadow.

Longyuan took a step and stomped on the ground.

The Heavenly Punishment of Calamity locked the shadow gate beneath Shen Ye's feet.

Guixu opened its mouth and bit directly at the edge of the elongated shadow.

"Door."

"No home decorating allowed."

Click.

A crack appeared in the shadow.

A piercing shriek came from inside.

All the screen doors on both sides of the street shook simultaneously.

Zhou Xuan's eyes lit up.

"efficient!"

"It asks where you're going; don't answer with a location, just answer with your choice."

"The shadow gate cannot be located!"

Shen Ye raised his hand.

A black gold short sword materialized.

"Candle Nine".

Zhu Jiu raised his head from the shadows.

The Nine Netherworlds unfolded.

This time, it did not engulf the shadow.

Instead, it cast a new shadow beneath Shen Ye's feet.

Pure black.

Quiet.

There is no door.

Shen Ye stepped forward, using the shadow as a step.

Boom!

Suddenly, all the knocking sounds in the old Jiangcheng were disrupted.

The system prompts an error.

[The question about where to go was interrupted.]

[The first gate in the host's body is stable.]

[Candle Nine gains Shadow Gate resistance.]

[The progress of the Shadow Gate transformation has stopped increasing; current progress: 37%.]

Lu Chenzhou looked at the new shadow at Shen Ye's feet and whispered:

"The shadow has been taken back."

Zhou Xuan immediately said:

"Hurry up and go."

"It was just interrupted, it hasn't disappeared yet."

The three continued walking deeper into the old town.

The streets were eerily deserted.

The shop signs on both sides were all lit up.

But at the entrance of each shop, there was a shadow standing.

There are people there.

There are beasts.

Some are so small that their shapes are not clearly visible.

They do not attack.

Just knock on the door.

thump.

thump.

thump.

The further in you go, the more frequent the knocking becomes.

Zhou Xuan continuously dropped battle flags onto the ground.

"I can mark out a safe route for now."

"But the shadow gate can move."

"Stay close."

Lu Chenzhou walked on the left.

The Old Night King's Blade has never been returned to its sheath.

Suddenly, he stopped.

At the intersection ahead, a shadow fell from the wall.

The shadow was wearing tattered armor.

A blood chain was stuck in his chest.

It has no face.

However, he was holding a knife exactly the same as the one in Lu Chenzhou's hand.

Lu Chenzhou's eyes darkened slightly.

"They're coming for me."

The shadow raised its sword.

The voice behind the door became Lu Qingshan's voice.

"The sunken ship."

"Go home."

"You've held on long enough."

Lu Chenzhou's fingers trembled slightly.

Shen Ye glanced at him.

Lu Chenzhou said:

"Don't worry about me."

The shadow took a step forward, and the blade flashed straight at Lu Chenzhou's heart.

It's not about killing the physical body.

It is to sever the remnants of the soul and the old wounds.

Lu Chenzhou was swallowed by the Blood Gate for ten years.

The door knows best where he hurts.

Lu Chenzhou did not back down.

The old night king slashed with his sword.

clang!

The two knives collided.

The sound of countless blood chains being dragged could be heard from within the shadows.

"You should have died in the river of blood."

"Your return will only cause Lu Qingshan to lose you again."

Lu Chenzhou's eyes turned cold.

"That's not for you to choose for me."

He turned the blade.

Night King's sword intent erupted.

With a single stroke, he severed the blood chain on the shadow's chest.

The shadow froze.

Lu Chenzhou unleashed his second strike.

"I've been a goalkeeper for ten years."

"It's not for returning to the sect."

boom!

The shadow shattered.

Lu Chenzhou's face turned pale, but he did not fall down.

Shen Ye said:

"Can you walk?"

Lu Chenzhou sheathed his sword.

"able."

Zhou Xuan looked at the ground where the shadow had shattered, his expression turning even uglier.

"It's asking us one by one."

"It's not just targeting you."

Shen Ye raised his eyes and looked at Building No. 13 in the distance.

"That means we're almost there."

At the end of the old town, Building No. 13 came into view.

It was a very ordinary old building.

The paint on the wall is peeling off.

The hallway lights flickered on and off.

But there was no shadow on the entire building.

It's not that it doesn't exist.

Instead, all the shadows were collected inside a door.

That door is at the entrance of the first-floor hallway.

black.

Narrow.

It looks like the door of a rented room.

Gui Xu stared at the door, his voice low.

"The second lock."

"Behind the door."

Shen Ye was about to take a step.

Zhou Xuan suddenly reached out to stop him.

"etc."

He looked at the open space in front of the building.

There was a person standing there.

A young man wearing an ordinary gray coat.

He had his back to them.

His build is very similar to Shen Ye's.

Lu Chenzhou tightened his grip on the knife abruptly.

"What is that?"

The young man slowly turned around.

That face was exactly the same as Shen Ye's.

But his eyes weren't cold.

It's not sharp either.

I'm just exhausted.

Like an ordinary person who works overtime until late at night and is too lazy to even turn on the lights.

He looked at Shen Ye and said softly:

"You're finally back."

Shen Ye remained silent.

The man raised his hand and pointed to the door in the stairwell.

"Your parents are waiting for you."

"Your friend is waiting for you."

"Your original destiny is also waiting for you."

Zhou Xuan's expression changed drastically.

Don't listen.

"This is a concrete representation of the door mark."

"It is not the enemy."

"It is your old life that was cut off by the door."

The "Shen Ye" standing at the door looked at him and whispered:

"You have saved many people here."

"And killed a lot of things too."

"But have you ever thought about it?"

"If only you hadn't time-traveled."

"Will you also be able to live out your entire life?"

Shen Ye looked at that face.

This time, he remained silent for a longer period than before.

The five beasts behind him remained silent.

Because they can sense that this is not an ordinary illusion.

This is something dug out from the depths of Shen Ye's heart.

Old life.

Another path.

Shen Ye, standing at the door, slowly said:

"Go in."

"As long as you come in."

"Both sides can end it."

Go back to your world.

"Tianyuan will no longer look for you."

"The world will no longer need to target the First Gate because of you."

Shen Ye suddenly smiled.

It's very light.

Shen Ye, standing in front of the door, paused in surprise.

Shen Ye raised his sword.

"Well said."

"But there's a problem."

"Shen Ye" at the door asked:

"What?"

Shen Ye took a step forward.

"I don't like others ending things for me."

The sword flashed.

It wasn't aimed at that face.

Instead, it slashed at the shadow line connecting the building entrance to his feet.

Click!

The shadow line is broken.

Shen Ye's expression changed drastically as he stood at the door.

The entire entrance to Building 13 was abuzz with excitement.

The black door in the corridor slowly opened.

Behind the door, there was no rental apartment.

Instead, it's an old staircase that extends downwards.

The same sentence was written densely on the stairwell wall.

You should have come back.

A system notification suddenly rang out.

[Arrived at the second lock entrance.]

The rift in the old city has opened.

[Shadow Gate Projection Progress: 42%]

[Warning: Door marks have not been eliminated.]

The figure in front of the door, who looked exactly like Shen Ye, stood behind the broken shadow line, and the weariness on his face gradually disappeared.

Instead, there is a porch-like emptiness.

He looked at Shen Ye and said softly:

"Then let's go down."

"Let's see what you're really like."

"I owe one of your lives."