The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 220 - 205 Revenge_1

Chapter 220: Chapter 205 Revenge_1

The First Peak of Yuanmang.

Pang Jian sat calmly in his spot with the Star-shattering Umbrella suspended above him, indifferently watching the people in front of him.

The Astonishing Spear lay within his reach.

As numerous Spirit Condensation Realm Individual Cultivators fiercely battled against level six Alien Tribes and Ferocious Beasts, his abrupt appearance attracted everyone’s attention -- yet, he showed no intention of joining the fight.

His presence naturally drew the eyes of all.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Bright beams of Star and Moon Radiance fell from the motionless Star-shattering Umbrella, enveloping Pang Jian within.

"Cao Mang, Jiuyuan, Lou Yunming, Madam Hua..."

His piercing gaze, sharp as a cold blade, swept over the bloody battlefield.

The scenes of the previous incidents at the trading site replayed clearly in his mind, and he looked upon the people before him as if they were lifeless skeletons.

At the same time, another higher vantage point allowed him a clearer and more comprehensive view of the battlefield.

About a dozen Alien Tribe warriors, level six Ferocious Beasts, and nearly double the number of Human Race cultivators at the Spirit Condensation Realm battled fiercely, not just confined to the mountaintop clearing.

Deep within the trading site, Spirit Condensation Realm Individual Cultivators were being pursued by Ferocious Beasts, their blood staining the area’s round cushions and platforms.

On the smooth rocky mountaintop, several heavily injured Individual Cultivators struggled to withstand the Ferocious Beasts’ assaults.

There were also beheaded Ice Rocs, dismembered Ghost Apes, and Devil Scale Tribe warriors with exploded bones scattered across the summit.

A thick stench of blood floated in the air, while broken bones and shattered fragments of objects mixed with filthy blood and severed limbs, rendering the battleground mercilessly brutal.

"Jiuyuan, Madam Hua, Lou Yunming, all at the early stage of Spirit Condensation. Wei Wenhan, at the middle stage."

"Cao Mang, also in the middle stage of Spirit Condensation."

Pang Jian’s probing and frigid look could discern the cultivation realm of each individual upon whom it landed.

Apart from the Sea of Consciousness which was a forbidden zone for God Spirits, he could clearly understand the strength of the Spiritual Power and the filthy Alien Power within every Great Cultivator of the Human Race present, including the attacking Alien Tribes and Ferocious Beasts, and to what extent their bodies had been tempered...

All were clear in his eyes.

He could see every detail within a living being’s body, the flow of Spiritual Power and blood.

Like a "Demigod" of this realm, Pang Jian, connected to the Mysterious Turtle with a mysterious bond, may not have had a stage as advanced as those before him, but his insight and many other mystical abilities far exceeded everyone else’s.

"Cao Mang in the middle stage of Spirit Condensation, with the added power of the Heavenly Killing Spirit Array, has combat abilities comparable to the late stage of Spirit Condensation, no wonder he’s so brazen."

Pang Jian snorted to himself.

Amidst the cruel battlefield, where Spirit Condensation Realm Great Cultivators and Alien Tribes continued their relentless duel, everyone struggled to contend with the immediate adversaries.

Pang Jian’s sudden appearance and strange demeanor of sitting still caused bewilderment among everyone, yet no one had the leisure to come over and question him.

Cultivators like Lian Feng, knowing his low realm, thought that whether he chose to fight or not, it would not affect the battle’s outcome, so they said nothing.

Those who disliked him, such as Jiuyuan, Lou Yunming, and Cao Mang, also had no time to deal with him at this moment.

Thus, in this chaotic battlefield atop the mountain, he became the only one who remained detached from the fray.

"Whoever dares to come at me first, I will kill them, be they Human Race or Alien Tribe."

Keeping his mystical connection with the Mysterious Turtle, Pang Jian probed with his mind.

Suddenly, he found that the Mysterious Turtle, hidden beneath the smaller Fragment Land, had grown to a size comparable to that of the one on Lake Heart Island!

The Mysterious Turtle, nourished by the flesh and blood of numerous high-level Ferocious Beasts, revealed its massive body only when it started to capture the Underground Spirit Vein.

Pang Jian realized in shock that, unbeknownst to him, it had grown to an exaggerated size comparable to the one on Lake Heart Island.

"Boom! Rumble!"

The mountain peaks were still shaking incessantly, fissures spreading through the rocks, with large boulders tumbling down.

Deep in the heart of Yuanmang.

A Spirit Vein coiled like an Ice Crystal serpent began to unfold from its "curled" state, a section of its crystalline structure pulled by the Mysterious Turtle’s power, heading towards the smaller Fragment Land that lay close to Yuanmang.

Pang Jian was keenly aware that once this Underground Spirit Vein moved from Yuanmang to the Mysterious Turtle’s territory.

Yuanmang would witness devastating destruction, with several of its nine peaks likely to collapse.

This famous trading site, renowned throughout the Third Realm, would become barren and desolate, no longer filled with rich nature’s spiritual energy nor a coveted trading Holy Land for Individual Cultivators.

"You dare to capture my people, I will destroy your land and sky."

Pang Jian snorted nefariously to himself.

While he watched the situation unfold with malicious intent, quietly observing the overall situation and waiting for the first to seek death...

"Huff!"

A familiar high-level Spirit Evil emerged floating from the void behind him, suddenly lunging towards him.

"Individual Cultivator Cloud Ascetics!"

This Spirit Evil, refined by Luo Hongyan and currently levitating in Lou Yunming’s hand along with an iron pot featuring a black crow, was evidently released by Lou Yunming from the shadows.

This also indicated that the Spirit Evils that Cao Mang had collected had been handed over to Lou Yunming.

"It’s you then."

Pang Jian immediately set his sights on this Elder of the Yin Spirit Temple who was battling a level six Ice Roc.

He abruptly stood up, took hold of the handle of the Star-shattering Umbrella with his left hand, and gently gave it a twist.

"Swish!"

An utterly cold white rainbow shot from one of the umbrella ribs, instantly piercing through Cloud Ascetics who had floated up from behind.

"Puff!"

This high-level Spirit Evil, pierced by Extreme Cold Alien Power, had its Soul Spirit extinguished instantly, failing to inflict even the slightest injury on Pang Jian.

"A Spirit Evil from the Hollow Profound Realm dares seek death with me?"

Lou Yunming was startled to be called out by name.

This Elder of the Yin Spirit Temple, who held the Black Crow Pot, had always been observing Pang Jian through the Spirit Evil. He didn’t expect the Spirit Evil Ling Yun to be killed so quickly and so thoroughly.

By the time Pang Jian called out his name, Lou Yunming knew that his manipulative actions were exposed, and he said with a dark expression, "I’m here."

"Whoosh!"

He conjured a cloud of grey mist and dashed straight towards Pang Jian.

Behind him was a sixth-level Ice Roc, still in relentless pursuit.

"As a member of the Human Race, since you dared to ascend to the mountain’s peak, you should join us in slaying the Alien Tribes!"

Lou Yunming’s expression was icy cold. Without waiting for Pang Jian to speak a second time, he took the initiative to evoke a moral high ground and scolded, "And you still have the nerve to wear the garb of the Sword Tower!"

He hated Pang Jian for maliciously pointing out the connection between Dong Tianze and the Dark Ghost on Ice Rock Island, nearly causing the Yin Spirit Temple to take the blame.

If the Yin Spirit Temple were to fall, then the foundation of his existence would be gone as well.

"With the Star-shattering Umbrella in your hands, you should be vigorously fighting the enemy, not standing idly by!"

With malicious intent, Lou Yunming led the sixth-level Ice Roc towards Pang Jian, who stood under the Star-shattering Umbrella.

He intended to use the sixth-level Ice Roc to kill Pang Jian indirectly, through the beast, without bloodshed on his own part.

While the Human Race cooperated in resisting the Alien Tribes and Ferocious Beasts at the peak, he didn’t dare to fight openly against his kin; he couldn’t alienate Individual Cultivators like Lian Feng by attacking Pang Jian.

He had his own concerns.

But Pang Jian did not.

"Mysterious Turtle, don’t be in a hurry to swallow all of the Underground Spirit Vein. Leave some for me to borrow strength from," Pang Jian communicated to his ally mentally.

The Mysterious Turtle responded immediately.

Lou Yunming, holding the Black Crow Pot and leading the Ice Roc through a grey mist, suddenly found his Spiritual Power Strong Shield, dense like a cloud, shatter with a "pop."

"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!"

Brilliant Spiritual Light interweaved and burst forth, shredding his protective Spiritual Power Strong Shield right next to him.

"Heavenly Killing Spirit Array!"

Lou Yunming cried out in shock.

He found that it was the sudden emergence of sharp radiance where he had traveled that had torn his protective shield apart, making the "grey cloud" dissipate!

That turned out to be the contours of the "Heavenly Killing Spirit Array," buried under the mountain peak’s surface and controlled by Cao Mang all this while.

"Cao Mang! You..."

Somewhat dazed, Lou Yunming looked involuntarily towards Cao, who was fighting fiercely with Yu Gu.

He began to suspect whether the "Heavenly Killing Spirit Array" had resumed operation on its own and whether Cao himself was unaware of it?

"Whoo!"

Before Cao Mang could respond, and before Lou Yunming could react, a giant umbrella that seemed to pierce the skies suddenly enveloped them.

The heavens were filled with shimmering starlight, and a bright, icy moon exuded its radiance, along with an Ice Pool emitting a faint cold mist, altogether filling the firmament above Lou Yunming’s head.

For a moment, he felt as if he had been transported from Yuanmang’s First Peak directly into the vast depths of outer space.

It wasn’t until he saw Pang Jian appearing under the dazzling Star River, stepping on a bright silver spear, that he realized something was amiss.

"Pang Jian!"

Lou Yunming’s spirit was greatly shaken.

Being within the small world of the umbrella, he felt a stifling suppression, as if some heavenly principle was constraining him, making every movement exceedingly difficult.

Seeing Pang Jian approaching, surrounded by the glow of the stars and the moon, he seemed like a Sovereign of this small world within the umbrella, causing Lou Yunming to feel an unsettling fear.

"It’s me."

Pang Jian responded calmly, and upon entering the world under the umbrella with his spear, started to manipulate the handle of the umbrella with his Spiritual Power.

The floating Star-shattering Umbrella began to spin slowly.

As if moving the brilliant Star River itself, numerous stars darted about, like countless shooting stars tracing across the surface of the umbrella, pulling forth a dazzling and beautiful radiance.

A Bright Moon, like an eye that could see through people’s hearts, reflected every move of Lou Yunming.

A ring of Alien Power light waves, hanging down from the ribs of the umbrella, formed a cage that isolated heaven and earth, cutting him and Lou Yunming off from the outside.

"Pop!"

The sixth-level Ice Roc outside, lured by Lou Yunming, crashed heavily against the canopy of the Star-shattering Umbrella.

"Whoosh!"

Endless starlight and Moon Energy burst forth, a tremendous force rippled on the surface of the umbrella, rebounding off the bleeding wing bones of the Ice Roc.

The injured Ice Roc let out a piercing scream.

Amidst this cry, the sixth-level Ice Roc left the Star-shattering Umbrella, randomly attacking a Spirit Condensation Realm Individual Cultivator.

"Lou Yunming has been caught under the Star-shattering Umbrella!"

"This umbrella, it’s truly controlled by that young Pang Jian!"

"Damn, he’s making a move on Lou Yunming! Pang Jian, do you realize what you’re doing?"

"He’s gone mad!"

The Human Race Cultivators fighting against the Alien Tribes and Ferocious Beasts, who could still catch a breath, all turned their attention to the commotion occurring at a corner of the mountain peak.

They witnessed the Star-shattering Umbrella expanding further, falling from the sky with a thunderous noise.

Lou Yunming, who was rushing towards Pang Jian, was enveloped by the umbrella thrown by Pang Jian before he could even reach him.

The divine brightness emanating from the surface and ribs of the umbrella suddenly became murky, obstructing their view of what was happening under the umbrella, leaving them uncertain about the state of Pang Jian and Lou Yunming.

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