The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 361 - 340 Bloodthirsty Divine Guards!_1

Chapter 361: Chapter 340 Bloodthirsty Divine Guards!_1

Zhou Qingchen’s expression was dull.

Qi Qingsong was also startled, exclaiming, "Are you insane? Why would you kill them without any reason?"

"Pang Jian has done so much for us, it’s time we did something for him. He is too kind and merciful, a woman’s compassion will leave pitfalls," Dong Tianze said coldly, each word he spoke was tinged with bloodthirst, "Lu Jie from the Desolated Terrains, Jiang Chao from Sky Water Swamp, Demon Sect’s Chen Lushi, and what about those from the Xiao family and the Qiao family."

"Once they truly leave the Mysterious Fog and return to the Purgatory World, do you think their mouths will stay shut?"

"In the Lower Realm, the Alien Tribes keep killing their way up, and the Alien Gods of the Outer Realm are also inciting and deceiving the Alien Tribes."

"The Ice Tribe, loyal to Pang Jian and even led by him into Purgatory, what do you think the consequences will be if this news spreads out?"

"And! The matter with the Golden Bee Insects being Netherworld Prison Soul Bees, Fu Wangchen has already let it slip, do you think those people will cover for Pang Jian?"

"The big sects of the First Realm, the True Gods, do you really think they will just sit by and watch? Sword Tower, Pu Zhaotian, can they withstand the inquisition of those True Gods?"

"Even if Fu Wangchen was infected by an Outer Realm Alien God, Pang Jian should’ve tried to remove the contaminant first, instead of just blasting Fu Wangchen to death,"

"Li Chu of the Desolated Terrains, and those who placed heavy bets on Fu Wangchen, do you think they would just let bygones be bygones?"

"Have you thought about these things?"

Dong Tianze bombarded them with questions.

After listening to him, Qi Qingsong and Zhou Qingchen both fell silent.

After a while, Qi Qingsong said gravely, "What are you suggesting?"

"None shall be spared, kill them all, to prevent the news from leaking,"

Dong Tianze wasn’t the slightest hesitant, he resolutely said, "I can’t do it alone, but with the two of you, it should be about right. Zhuang Yuyan, she is from your Sword Tower, she may join us, or she might stay out of it, but she definitely won’t interfere."

"Zhao Yuanqi is too naïve, knows nothing, so she can be left for later."

"As for Wu Yuan of the Demon Sect..."

Dong Tianze took a deep breath and said sternly, "If he dares to intervene and save Chen Lushi, we’ll kill him along with her!"

"If he stands by and does nothing, then that fellow disciple of his, the woman named Chen Lushi, we shall keep as a hostage, and let him kill her by his own hand. If he kills her, he must keep the secret with us; if he doesn’t kill Chen Lushi, we’ll kill him."

Dong Tianze’s murderous aura soared into the sky, his eyes filled with bloodthirst as he laid out his plan.

Zhou Qingchen rubbed his forehead while kneading his temples, feeling a splitting headache coming on.

"If we don’t act, Pang Jian will be in trouble! Everything I’m doing is to clear the obstacles for Pang Jian!" Dong Tianze added.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingchen gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! I’m in!"

"You maniac... You really are insane," Qi Qingsong took deep breaths repeatedly.

Gazing at Dong Tianze with eyes as if looking at a predator or demon, he asked, "Your concerns make sense. But once we do this, there really is no turning back."

"Purgatory is bound to be thrown into utter chaos. If we aren’t daring enough, the ones who may die are Pang Jian and us," Dong Tianze said.

"Qiao Zhen is a family that relies on our Sword Tower, she..."

Qi Qingsong’s face showed difficulty.

"Her status is too low and her own strength is not enough; she’s an easy breakthrough point. If she lives, the truth may be pried from her lips. No matter what you think, I must kill this woman!"

"While Pang Jian is away, we need to get rid of all troubles as quickly as possible, once in Purgatory, it will be too late!"

"So I’m asking, are you two in or not?" Dong Tianze demanded harshly.

"I’m in!"

"Damn it! I’ll join your madness!"

An hour later, the three who had excused themselves for a stroll arrived at the pit where Lu Jie, Jiang Chao, Chen Lushi, and others were.

"Well, well, if it isn’t Qi Qingsong, you all decided to grace us with your presence?"

Chen Lushi’s eyebrows carried a chill.

She looked up towards the mountain peak and said, "Where’s Pang Jian? I asked to see him, and he ignored me every time, sure puts on quite the airs."

"Indeed, he’s like the king of this Fragment Land; the Ice Tribe listens to him, no one can do anything about him."

"What about when we return to Purgatory?"

"Once in Purgatory, how long can the strongest of these Alien Tribes, only at level seven, keep jumping around?"

Chen Lushi, repeatedly thwarted by Pang Jian, was in an extremely bad mood and vented, "Pang Jian, being able to command some Alien Tribe members, isn’t really that great."

"Once back, Pang Jian has to explain clearly how those Ming Prison Soul Bees came about," said Lu Jie as well.

"The Heart of Winter and that Thunder Pond are things refined by the Outer Realm Alien Gods. Pang Jian is able to use them, there must be something wrong with him," Jiang Chao also said.

Xiao Yu and Qiao Zhen remained silent, as they dared not offend either side and chose to keep their mouths shut.

"Go back?" Dong Tianze chuckled derisively, "You won’t be going back!"

A sharp, piercing phoenix cry suddenly resounded.

"Whoosh!"

A phoenix bathed in divine light burst out from the center of his brow. As its wings unfolded, it targeted Chen Lushi first.

"Soul Departure!"

Using the power of the Phoenix Seal and leveraging his mid-stage Spirit Condensation Realm cultivation, Dong Tianze cast the Soul Secret Skill.

Chen Lushi, as well as Lu Jie and Jiang Chao by her side, felt their souls being torn apart.

"You two, kill!"

At Dong Tianze’s roar, Qi Qingsong and Zhou Qingchen drew their blade and sword simultaneously.

Instantly the area of the pit beside the ice mountain was engulfed in the azure sea of Dream Sword and blanketed by the shimmering light of Zhou Qingchen’s long blade.

"Pff! Pff!"

The unprepared Jiang Chao and Lu Jie were cleaved by Zhou Qingchen’s blade light on the spot.

The remaining few were also overwhelmed by the blade light and the sword sea.

"Qi Qingsong! Zhou Qingchen! Dong Tianze!"

Zhao Yuanqi was shocked stiff on the mountain peak, the bloody scene below made her scalp tingle, she could hardly believe her eyes.

Zhuang Yuyan of the Sword Tower, watched with an indifferent expression from the mountain, focusing especially on Dong Tianze, who was radiating the most killing intent.

She nodded slightly, as if she highly approved of Dong Tianze’s ruthlessness.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The Bi-Spirit Sword quietly flew out as her gaze fell on the sky below, and the sword tip of the Spirit Sword on her back pointed remotely at Demon Sect’s Wu Yuan.

If Wu Yuan dares to make any sudden moves, he will have to withstand her fierce, storm-like offensive.

"I just want to take a look," Wu Yuan said silently, moving to the other end of the mountain peak.

He kept his distance from Zhuang Yuyan and Zhao Yuanqi, then looked down to see Xiao Yu also being slain by Qi Qingsong with one sword strike.

"The Qiao family behind Qiao Zhen, they depend on your Sword Tower, you..."

Wu Yuan frowned and said.

"Little junior brother is shouldering the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the Sword Tower. Qiao Zhen is just a Spirit Condensation Realm cultivator from a vassal family. Her will isn’t firm, and her mouth may not be very tight,"

"To avoid any accidents, it’s better that she’s dead."

Zhuang Yuyan said indifferently.

"Me, are you really going to trust me?"

There was a hint of bitterness in Wu Yuan’s tone.

"I also want to know what these three guys hiding and discussing together have planned for you," Zhuang Yuyan slightly tugged at the corner of her mouth, her eyes revealing anticipation.

The girl with black clothes and silver hair stood with those two people on the mountain peak, watching the bloody slaughter below.

And then looking at the two people beside her...

She suddenly realized that she and these people seemed not to live in the same world; she had never truly recognized them, never really understood them.

Compared to these people, she was like a fool who only knew how to cultivate.

Soon, Chen Lushi was the only living person left at the bottom of the pit.

"Wu Yuan!"

Chen Lushi cried out for help in lament.

Dong Tianze looked up at Wu Yuan on the mountain peak and said solemnly, "She has been left especially for you. As long as you kill her, we can still tolerate your presence. If you don’t kill her..."

"Whoosh!"

Wu Yuan descended from the sky, summoning large rocks along the way, and turned Chen Lushi, who stood pretty and tearful, into a pile of flesh with a bombardment of stones.

"As expected of Wu Yuan."

Qi Qingsong gave a thumbs up.

...

Mid-air in The Frozen Land.

Second Elder Ice Plain and Third Elder Ice Surplus, riding on a Spiritual Bird, gazed at the pit where the battle had ended.

Ice Plain, using his power, listened in for a while and nodded, "Well done, it’s good to be rid of those not wholeheartedly with us early."

"Humans are quite terrifying," Ice Surplus whispered.

"Hmm, no wonder the gods of the Outer Realm are so wary of the Human Race," Ice Plain inhaled softly and said, "Once we reach Purgatory, we must be cautious and try to avoid contact with the Human Race as much as possible."

"It’s better to find a world inhabited by Alien Tribes and interact more with the tribes of Purgatory."

"Yes, that’s what I’ve been thinking as well."

...

Half a month later.

"Whoosh!"

Pang Jian teleported, suddenly appearing atop a departing iceberg.

After nodding gently at Qi Qingsong and the others, he then drifted toward The Frozen Land without much interaction.

Above the Altar of Praying to God.

At this moment, the "Heart of Winter" was situated there, communicating with nine glaciers and summoning the Extreme Cold Alien Power from the depths of the earth to propel the Ice-thunder Fragment Land on its distant journey.

Pang Jian suddenly appeared, gathering the five Ice Tribe elders.

"Has Ice Mirror left?"

Pang Jian asked.

"Yes, a group of our people loyal to him and the Great Elder, not willing to go to Purgatory, set off from the Ice-thunder Fragment Land on a Star River warship," Ice Surplus said with a saddened expression, sighing, "The Misty Sea is vast; who knows where they will drift."

Second Elder Ice River said in a low voice, "I heard that once lost in the Mysterious Fog, one would..."

From the conversations of Chen Lushi, Lu Jie, and the others, they had long learned that it was easy to get lost in the Mysterious Fog.

And to get lost often meant a slow death.

"Speaking of which, some of your kin also requested a Star River warship to leave,"

Ice Plain coughed softly and said, "You had already ordered that if they needed it, to give them a vessel."

"People from the Desolated Terrains?" Pang Jian asked curiously.

"Yes," Ice Plain replied, nodding.

"Those with divided loyalties leaving is for the best," Pang Jian felt it was odd but did not pay much heed to it.

"Swish!"

A golden Spiritual Soul flew out from his third eye, entering the Heart of Winter and extracting the core’s "Star of Winter" crystal nucleus.

"Some things originally belong to you, left by your ancestor, the Ice Demon. I’m not hiding them from you anymore."

Holding the "Star of Winter" crystal nucleus with the Spiritual Soul, he reached inside and pulled out several fingernail-sized crystal pieces.

Within each crystal piece was a complex and profound method for mobilizing the bloodline and responding to the Extreme Cold Alien Power, along with the Ice Demon’s understanding of the path to godhood.

"There’s only one surviving branch of the Ice Tribe left, and each of you is entitled to the pursuit of the Divine Tao."

"This is a proven, correct path to godhood by Him; I’m handing it over to you on His behalf today."

The Ice Crystals fell on the Altar of Praying to God, and all five Ice Tribe elders wept with joy.

"Ice Mirror made a terrible mistake; he will surely regret his departure in the future!"

Ice Surplus looked regretful.

...