The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 214 - 199 The mastermind’s exertion!_1

Chapter 214: Chapter 199 The mastermind’s exertion!_1

"Crack!"

Pang Jian crushed another Ghost Clan warrior’s skull, absorbing a wisp of "Soul Fire."

"Swoosh!"

Wielding the Astonishing Spear, he suddenly flew towards the distance when the Ghost Clan leader, with a cold gaze, was about to command the Ghost Ape to give chase.

The frenzied Ghost Clan leader, with a slight figure, perched on the broad shoulders of a fifth-level Ghost Ape, screamed in the Ghost Clan’s language.

He was clearly cursing loudly.

But Pang Jian was gradually moving away.

"Ninety strands!"

Pang Jian felt elated.

In this short period of time, he had refined over a dozen new divine senses from the wisps of "Soul Fire" that sprang from the skulls of fifth-level Ghost Clan warriors upon their death.

He was thus convinced that only upon the death of a fifth-level Ghost Clan warrior would a wisp of "Soul Fire" emerge.

Despite being fifth-level warriors, some "Soul Fires" upon absorption could produce three strands of divine sense, while others could only birth two.

He speculated that it must be related to the strength of the deceased Ghost Clansmen.

He also knew that he needed to collect these wisps of "Soul Fire" quickly, or they would dissipate with time.

When a fifth-level Ghost Clan warrior was slain by a protector of the Star River Alliance under the Star-shattering Umbrella, he, delayed by collecting "Soul Fire" elsewhere, would find the "Soul Fire" gone upon arrival.

The Star River Alliance’s Liang Ying, Xie Xiwen, and the Raging Sun Sect’s Fang Boxuan seemed to be unaware of the wonders of the Ghost Clan’s "Soul Fire."

After slaying the Ghost Clan warriors, they all overlooked the most important thing, not absorbing "Soul Fire" like Pang Jian did.

"The cultivators of the Third Realm in this era probably haven’t had the chance to encounter the Ghost Clan, hence their ignorance of its wonders. But the powerful sects of the Second and First Realms, which occasionally delve into the Fifth Realm, must understand the magic of Ghost Clan ’Soul Fire.’"

"Perhaps..."

Pang Jian felt that it was for the sake of bolstering their own combat strength through the Alien Tribes that those towering and longstanding great sects of the Second and First Realms organized their disciples to enter the Fifth Realm.

"If the fifth-level ’Soul Fire’ is already so magical, then what about the sixth-level..."

His gaze rested on the strongest of the Ghost Clan leaders.

He had long seen that the real target of this Ghost Clan leader was none other than Liang Ying, who firmly controlled the Star-shattering Umbrella.

The leader only wanted to kill Liang Ying of the Spirit Condensation Realm, seize the bracelet from her, and then quickly retreat with his clan.

But he clearly underestimated the wonders of the Star-shattering Umbrella, and the nefarious soul skills he launched several times were all easily blocked by Liang Ying.

Under the umbrella of the Star-shattering Umbrella, the disciples of the Star River Alliance from the Innate Realm and Hollow Profound Realm, had all taken refuge, nearly unscathed and still slaughtering the enemy with the help of spiritual artifacts.

A moment later.

"Everyone can come out now."

Liang Ying smiled coldly, her gaze upon the diminishing number of Ghost Apes and Ghost Clan warriors, as she firmly grasped the massive umbrella that blotted out the sky.

The huge umbrella shrank slowly, and Liang Ying of the Spirit Condensation Realm’s momentum surged suddenly.

She, holding the now normally-sized Star-shattering Umbrella, walked calmly towards the Ghost Clan leader and said, "You alien kinds have no idea how much a powerful spiritual artifact, a profound and intricate array, can influence the battle."

"Now, I will kill this Ghost Clan leader, and you deal with the rest."

"Whoosh!"

Liang Ying maneuvered the Star-shattering Umbrella to float towards the leader riding the Ghost Ape.

Countless tiny stars sparkled on the surface of the umbrella, but this time, instead of protecting those beneath with their brilliant starlight, they detached from the surface of the umbrella.

Streams of dazzling shooting stars, guided by Liang Ying, aimed at the Ghost Clan leader.

The Ghost Clan leader, knowing he had missed the best opportunity, issued orders in the Ghost Clan’s language as he saw how things had unfolded.

Including the leader, all the Ghost Clan warriors and Ghost Apes began retreating, scattering in all directions.

"I’ll go after the leader, you handle the rest."

Liang Ying issued commands one after another.

Squinting to sense for a moment, she then pursued the fleeing leader on the Ghost Ape, buoyant with the star-bright Star-shattering Umbrella.

Pang Jian didn’t move a muscle.

His eyes coldly followed the Ghost Clan leader heading towards the canyon between the fourth and fifth peaks, as well as Liang Ying’s relentless pursuit.

"A sixth-level Ghost Clan, a mysteriously wondrous Soul Fire, and Elder Liang who once harbored malice towards me."

Pang Jian muttered to himself.

While the Star River Alliance members chased after the Ghost Clan warriors, he concealed his form behind the rocks, quietly following Liang Ying.

"Demigod’s power, breath concealment."

With a thought, he reined in all his blood energy, spiritual power, and consciousness, blending his entire being into the world.

"Where is Pang Jian?"

Xie Xiwen, who had killed a fifth-level Ghost Ape, looked around and surprisingly did not see Pang Jian.

Using her divine sense to perceive, she could see all the Star River Alliance disciples and protectors nearby, as well as the retreating Ghost Clan warriors and Ghost Apes, but Pang Jian was nowhere to be found.

"Junior Sister, you seem a bit too concerned about this man."

A suave man of the Hollow Profound Realm frowned and chided, "This man’s methods are too venomous and ruthless; you’d best keep your distance from him. He insists on crushing the skulls of even the slain Ghost Clan warriors, which is truly vile behavior!"

"Indeed, like Dong Tianze of the Yin Spirit Temple, he is no doubt a madman!"

Another person loudly agreed.

Those who had crouched under the Star-shattering Umbrella had witnessed Pang Jian suddenly appearing beside the slain Ghost Clan warriors they had killed and crushing their skulls one by one.

Though the Ghost Clan appeared hideous and ferocious, they still felt there was no need for such behavior.

"His methods aren’t too good..."

Xie Xiwen said quietly with pursed lips.

"Swoosh!"

Pang Jian abruptly stopped.

He focused his attention and saw that the Ghost Clan leader riding the Ghost Ape had been caught up to by Liang Ying wielding the Star-shattering Umbrella.

Not eager to show himself before the outcome was decided, he immediately pulled up short in advance.

He took a glance at the two of them from another perspective and then shifted his focus to the summit of the First Realm’s peak.

"Boom!"

The Devil Scale Tribe warrior, burning with life, screamed and howled in pain as his black scales fell off in pieces, smashed by Yang Rui’s Nine Suns Tripod, ready to exert his last bit of remaining strength.

The Heaven Clan’s Yu Gu, with six pairs of wings stripped clean of their feathers, now had only the wing bones remaining on his back.

He looked as pitiful as a Divine Bird that had been plucked.

The leader of the Wood Tribe had also overdrawn his life potential, his skin on the body and cheeks cracked widely, revealing crevices capable of trapping mosquitoes and flies.

At the foot of the mountain, the bones of the Cyclops had merged indistinguishably with the surrounding rocks.

Several other sixth-level warriors from Different Kinds and Ferocious Beasts of the same level were scattered near the summit, all resembling death’s visage, seemingly about to die right there.

They all felt despair.

"Heavenly Killing Spirit Array..."

Yu Gu’s face was filled with bitterness as he looked at the terrifying array still intertwining above the summit, overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness and despair.

"It’s about time."

Pang Jian secretly communicated with the Mysterious Turtle.

The Mysterious Turtle, which had been waiting for this moment, excitedly made a strange cry of joy that only Pang Jian could hear from deep within the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands below.

Suddenly, the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands shook vehemently!

"Boom! Boom, boom!"

The Divine Power deeply buried in the earth erupted suddenly, causing the second and third peak mountains to collapse, with countless millstone-sized boulders rolling down the mountainsides.

"Crack! Crack!"

Deep fissures suddenly appeared on the first peak of Yuan Mang, and many of the spiritual light paths that ran through the mountain abruptly shattered!

The sharp rays of Spiritual Power that were intertwined at the summit also began to extinguish one after another.

"Cao, what’s happening? Cao?!"

Madam Hua, whose composure had been increasing, suddenly screamed hysterically.

She communicated with her subordinates, who were in charge of the Spirit Jade, using a Secret Skill, exclaiming, "What on earth is happening deep beneath the surface?"

"Cao the old freak! Why has the Heavenly Killing Spirit Array gone awry at the crucial moment?"

Jiuyuan’s face turned pale with shock.

"Cao Mang, maintain control of the Heavenly Killing Spirit Array!"

Wei Wenhan of the Raging Sun Sect shouted in alarm.

The summit became a scene of chaos instantly.

Many scions with lesser Cultivation Realms, who had been hiding inside the trade center, rushed out in a panic.

They then saw the "Heavenly Killing Spirit Array," which they had thought was their ultimate safeguard, gradually disappearing.

"It’s the Spirit Vein! The Spirit Vein beneath Yuan Mang is no longer channeling the power within the Spirit Jade!"

Cao Mang cried out frantically, his mind in turmoil.

The Underground Spirit Vein, which was connected to the Heavenly Killing Spirit Array and acted as its core soul, had suddenly lost contact with him.

He knew what that meant.

"The invading Different Kinds are about to run out of fuel. Without the Heavenly Killing Spirit Array, we still have the power to annihilate them!"

Cao Mang, realizing that disaster was imminent, forced himself to calm down and quickly rallied everyone, "Prepare yourselves, we’ll fight a decisive battle at the summit!"

The leaders of the sixth level from the Devil Scale Tribe, Ghost Clan, and Wood Tribe, facing death in this dire situation, finally saw the "Heavenly Killing Spirit Array" disappear.

"The Array has shattered!"

"Hope, our hope has appeared!"

"To die, but to obtain those things, to pave a broad path for those ascending to heaven!"

The surviving Different Kinds warriors rekindled their remaining energy, landing on the summit of Yuan Mang one after another.

They then drank up all the bottles of blood water and medicinal juice they had been using to cling to life.

Once more, vigorous life energy and filthy Alien Power flowed in their dry veins, partially restoring their combat strength.

"Kill!"

All sixth-level Different Kinds warriors and the Human Race’s Spirit Condensation Realm Great Cultivators on the summit began to fight fiercely amidst the chaos.

Pang Jian retracted his focus, moving his attention away from the summit of the First Realm, listening to the earth-shattering noises coming from all around the Yuan Mang Fragmented Lands, continuing to observe the battle between Liang Ying and the Ghost Clan leader.

"The power of the Star-shattering Umbrella is too strong. It needs to be suppressed and weakened; otherwise, there’s no suspense at all," Pang Jian muttered under his breath, frowning as he watched splendid shooting stars fly out from the edge of the umbrella—one after another, while the fifth-level Ghost Ape was already dead.

With a thought, his malice manifested on the high-grade Spiritual Artifact, the Star-shattering Umbrella.

The numerous intricate Arrays spread across the surface of the umbrella lost Liang Ying’s refined Spiritual Power and her own sudden disconnection of sensation with it, abruptly stalling the flow of Spiritual Power.

Struck as if by a blow to the head, Liang Ying uttered a muffled groan, and a trickle of crimson blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.

"The Star-shattering Umbrella, crafted by the Heaven Treasure Li Family, unstable as this!" Liang Ying inwardly cursed.

Clutching the Star-shattering Umbrella, she tried to feed it with Spiritual Power and Starlight again, hoping to reignite the Spiritual Power Arrays within and bring out the miraculous effects of the umbrella.

After several attempts, the Star-shattering Umbrella still did not shine with radiance, leaving her in an extremely bad mood.

She made up her mind that after this battle, she must go to the Heaven Treasure Sect’s branch in the Second Realm and demand justice from the Heaven Treasure Sect!

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