The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 440 - 419 Bear’s Fury_1

Chapter 440: Chapter 419 Bear’s Fury_1

Dozens of miles away, the Sword Boat landed and came to a stop.

"Along our journey, every area rich in Spiritual Energy we’ve seen has been frequented by Great Demons." Fan Chen surveyed his surroundings, sweeping the area with his Divine Sense, and frowned, "Why aren’t there any near the Green Rock Mountain Range?"

"Isn’t the Rock Bear Demon King here?" Dong Wenjian said.

"Think about it, in Demon King Yuan Min’s territory, how many Great Demons and Spirit Beasts live there? Isn’t it the Demon Race’s nature for lesser demons to gather around the Great Demons, who in turn obey the Demon King?" Fan Chen retorted.

Dong Wenjian shook his head, "I don’t know much about the Demon Race."

It wasn’t just him; Liou Youyu and the others were also quite unfamiliar with the Demon Race of the Saint Spirit Continent.

Their elders had explicitly forbidden them from exploring the Saint Spirit Continent in the earlier years, and didn’t tell them much about the demons there.

"The only ones who truly understand the Saint Spirit Continent are the Heaven Treasure Li Family," Lin Manhe whispered.

"The Li Family?" Zhou Qingchen was taken aback.

"Mhm." She sat close to Dong Wenjian, her eyes sparkling with strange light as she earnestly explained, "The trading ships of the Heaven Treasure Li Family are often seen around the Saint Spirit Continent. The Demon Race also requires various materials not found on the Saint Spirit Continent, such as rare stones, fine iron, and special medicinal ingredients, all necessary for Great Demons to enhance their bloodlines."

"And the most premium materials can only be sold by the Heaven Treasure Li Family, while those small forces formed by Individual Cultivators simply cannot offer them to Great Demons."

The group pondered silently, thinking no wonder Li Yuqing left the battle in the Third Realm after the upheaval here, choosing to venture into the Demon Race-controlled Saint Spirit Continent.

At this moment, Hu was holding a Sword Command, secretly communicating with Elder Mu Aichuan from the Sword Tower, who was stationed in the Yuan Ji Fragment Land.

Suddenly she said, "The Green Rock Mountain Range has always been the territory of the Rock Bear Demon King. This Demon King used to follow the Heaven Phoenix. After the Heaven Phoenix fell, he left the Saint Spirit Continent, only recently returning."

"It is said that the Old Thunder Dragon had a hand in the fall of the Heaven Phoenix. The Old Dragon currently resting in the Dragon Cave is the strongest among the Demon Race," she continued.

"Because of this, and because the Demon Race fears the Dragon Cave, no Great Demons follow the Rock Bear Demon King. Elder Mu from the Sword Tower said that this Rock Bear Demon King is exceedingly ferocious, and even though he has long left the Green Rock Mountain Range, no Great Demon dares to take it over."

"Gradually, this place has become a rather peculiar spot in the Saint Spirit Continent," she finished, and everyone suddenly understood.

"There are many members of the Demon Race pouring in! A lot!"

As if to challenge her words, Liou Youyu abruptly raised the Mysterious Heavenly Divine Mirror, showing the image inside to everyone.

Hundreds of miles away, hordes of Level 7 and Level 8 demons roared towards them, led by Demon Kings.

When the Demon Race descended, the heavens and earth changed colors, and dark clouds covered the sky.

"Whoosh!"

Seas water, coming from nowhere, swept across the land in waves, surging towards the Green Rock Mountain Range.

The tallest wave reached dozens of feet high, rolling rocks and trees along its path.

The group had seen the white-robed old woman in the Third Realm, now advancing across the land on a wave like a surfing flower.

A massive Black Stork flew over the many Great Demons, its pitch-black wings intertwined with deep red light and lightning.

"Hiss!"

Every now and then, a lightning bolt shot into the distance, igniting a fire in the Green Rock Mountain Range that wouldn’t die down.

The surging of the waves, the shooting of lightning, and the growls of the Great Demons slightly altered the complexions of the group.

"A Demon King, the Black Stork!"

Hu’s face darkened as she said, "I’ve met that Black Stork with Pang Jian in the underwater palace! He and Yuan Min are friends; he should belong to the weaker level of the Level 9 Demon Kings and doesn’t qualify to compete for the position of Demon God this time! His appearance must be at the command of Demon King Yuan Min!"

"This group of Great Demons and Demon Kings are surely arranged by Demon King Yuan Min to check out the strength of the Rock Bear Demon King!" Dong Wenjian exclaimed.

"Do we sit by idly this time, or not?" Zhou Qingchen called out sharply.

"The Black Stork Bird is a Level 9 Demon King; even though he is one of the weaker ones, we’re not a match for him," Fan Chen said with a wry smile, shaking his head. "Level 8 Great Demons, we might be able to handle if we grit our teeth and risk our lives."

"Level 9..."

"Let’s hold back for now!"

...

Inside.

Pang Jian and Yuan Qi were discussing matters related to Northern Qi.

Yuan Qi straightforwardly told Pang Jian that in the Extreme North Land of the Fourth Realm, close to the Boundary Wall in the Mysterious Fog, there existed a group of Fragment Lands.

This group of Fragment Lands, consisting of several small lands, was home to a number of Demon Race members from the ancient times.

These members of the Demon Race, it is said, were able to survive in the depths of the Mysterious Fog near the Boundary Wall with the help of the Realm God.

Moreover, they had obtained a number of secret methods from the Outer Domain Galaxy through the Realm God, which helped strengthen the Demon Race.

Because of this, they lived quite well.

The Fragment Lands became their paradise, a place where they existed within Purgatory yet stood apart from it.

Recently, upon learning of the surge of the Filth Alien Power, they realized they faced a once-in-a-millennium opportunity and emerged from their hiding.

"In the Mysterious Fog, what is the strongest level of demon? How many are there?" Pang Jian inquired.

Yuan Qi, still in his giant ape form, seemed troubled and said, "I reached my current status only with their assistance and due to my unique bloodline. Before I left, I had promised to keep their secrets."

"Alright then."

Pang Jian did not press further and shifted the conversation to other topics.

During all this, the Level 9 Rock Bear Demon King remained silent.

This Rock Bear Demon King, sitting upright, was refining the secrets beneficial to his bloodline in murky blood water, thick with dense fur.

The Demon Race’s array named "Return to Ancients," formed from the blood of dozens of Great Demons closely related to his bloodline and mixed with over a dozen kinds of juices that could stimulate bloodline activity, churned around him.

The Rock Bear submerged itself in the pool of blood. With its bloodline level, it discerned which strands of the bloodline aura it needed.

"Chichichichi!"

Dozens of bloodline auras, as thin as hairs, were suddenly pulled into its flesh, disappearing into its massive bear heart, to activate the bloodline crystal chains that existed but had not yet displayed their miraculous powers.

After a while, it belched contentedly and listened indifferently to Pang Jian and Yuan Qi catching up.

"Northern Qi, Hunter."

He grumbled and suddenly interjected, "Pang Jian, I heard from Yuan Qi that you released the beast soul of a Mysterious Turtle on an island in the Solitude Mountain Range?"

"Mm, not long ago, I also saw the corpse of a level ten Mysterious Turtle," said Pang Jian.

The Rock Bear’s eyes immediately showed shock and awe, "Where?"

Yuan Qi was also taken aback.

His conversation with Pang Jian hadn’t touched on the Demon Spirit Continent, so naturally, it didn’t involve the Mysterious Turtle.

"The Fourth Realm, there is a complete land hidden in the Mysterious Fog, which was pushed out little by little by a level ten Mysterious Turtle using its own power," Pang Jian explained and sighed, "To make a complete land reappear in Purgatory, He... exhausted all His flesh and blood power and died deep within the Mysterious Fog."

"Old Master, in the end, in the end..." the voice of the level nine Rock Bear choked up.

Its enormous beast eyes shimmered with tears, and it said with a voice almost too choked to speak, "For our Demon Race, the old master gave his all. He offered up his life, just to seek more vitality and possibilities for the Demon Race. The new generations of Great Demons and Demon Kings will never know how much the old master sacrificed!"

It was clear that this level nine Rock Bear Demon King held the late Mysterious Turtle in the utmost respect and affection.

"If there had been no disagreement, the Human True God and the four Demon Gods should have worked together to try breaking the Heaven Forbidden, to seek a brand new way out for the humans and demons in Purgatory!"

"What a pity!"

The level nine Rock Bear Demon King let out a roar towards the sky.

"Aaaaaooouu!"

Its roar shook the heavens and earth, causing the surrounding rocky peaks to shudder and the land within hundreds of miles to tremble fiercely.

"Yuan Min, why resort to such despicable tricks?"

The Rock Bear stood up straight from the murky pool of blood, and the dense blood beneath it seemed like strange snakes, winding their way up along his two legs that propped up heaven and earth.

Hundreds of columns of Qi and Blood light suddenly plunged deep into the ground, like Earth Dragons wandering in the heart of the Green Rock Mountain Range.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Within a range of hundreds of miles, the earth cracked as sharp stones burst forth from the soil.

Dozens of feet tall and sharp rocks, drawn by the bloodline power of the Rock Bear, instantly annihilated a large group of invading small and Great Demons.

The cries of level seven and level eight Demon Race members came from different regions, their fresh blood staining this world red.

Their massive beast bones and demon bodies were deformed by the impact of the boulders, then covered by the rocks.

In the blink of an eye, this group of demons, manipulated by Demon King Yuan Min to test whether the Rock Bear was past its prime, had suffered heavy casualties.

"Hold the formation! We must see the Rock Bear’s true form!"

The level nine Black Stork Bird screeched in the air.

Thousands of dark red bloodline auras erupted from its broad wings, falling into the cracks in the earth, attempting to suppress the Rock Bear’s bloodline power.

A hundred feet below the ground, the burning dark red lightning was captured by the thick "Earth Dragons."

The "Earth Dragons," imbued with the mighty power of the thick earth, carried an overwhelming and profound force, causing the Black Stork Bird’s electric attack, mixed with the Great Tao of thunder and fire, to abruptly dissipate.

The Black Stork Bird cried out mournfully in midair.

At that moment, it understood why Demon King Yuan Min did not come personally, but instead arranged for it to test the Rock Bear Demon King’s strength and weakness.

"Retreat! Get out of the Green Rock Mountain Range!"

The Black Stork Demon King shrieked sorrowfully, quickly changing its tune.

It even took the lead, reversing direction in the void and darting back the way it came as fast as lightning.

"Earth, thick soil, split rocks..."

Floating above Pang Jian’s dantian in the Spiritual Sea, the Fragment Land given to him by the level ten Mysterious Turtle, displayed several peculiar innate Divine Skills.

It seemed to be the same Divine Skills the Rock Bear was currently unleashing.

"Eh!"

The hundreds of feet tall Rock Bear looked down at him while using its bloodline innate Divine Skills.

"You have not lied; the old master has even given you something. With your human body, you can actually bear the item He bestowed, strange..."

On the other side.

Within Liou Youyu’s Mysterious Heavenly Divine Mirror, several demon shadows that had been continuously shifting were those Great Demons who had plundered them.

"It’s your decision."

She held the Divine Mirror high above her head, allowing Fan Chen, Dong Wenjian, and others to clearly see that these Great Demons loyal to Yuan Min had robbed them while Pang Jian and Hu were absent.

"As long as we can kill Demon King Yuan Min, there is nothing to fear!" Fan Chen clenched his teeth.

"Whoosh!"

A gaunt figure had already darted out first, heading straight for one of the Great Demons he had been watching for a long time.

"Dong Tianze!"

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