The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 442 - 420 Yuan Qi’s Prepared Gift_2

Chapter 442: Chapter 420 Yuan Qi’s Prepared Gift_2

"No more hesitation! Dong Tianze has made his move, and the feud is now irreversibly sealed, with no chance for peace!" Fan Chen took out a handkerchief and, even as he resolved himself for a major battle, wiped his hands and said, "Kill!"

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Deep within the Green Rock Mountain Range.

Atop the highest pinnacle, Pang Jian stood alongside the grey Giant Ape, looking out towards the distant battlefield from their lofty vantage point.

When the battle erupted, Elder Xiong silently burrowed deep into the earth, his current whereabouts unknown.

Above the ground, the fleeing Great Demons were inexplicably dropping dead one after the other.

Through the black and yellow Fragment Land above his dantian, Pang Jian felt a sudden shift in the earth’s gravity.

His eyebrows twitched, and he asked, "Elder Xiong, is your bloodline related to the earth?"

"Yes, after the Mysterious Turtle, a level-ten creature, perished in the Mysterious Fog, he was the strongest Demon Race linked to this aspect," Yuan Qi sighed and said, "The death of Lord Mysterious Turtle was felt by the most powerful among the demons, as well as the True Gods of the Human Race. It’s just that nobody knew where exactly He died."

"Before, His philosophy aligned with that of the Heaven Phoenix, advocating for peaceful coexistence with the Human Race."

"His passing, along with that of the Heaven Phoenix, left this group of Demon Race leaderless. Naturally, the Old Thunder Dragon from the Dragon Cave became the dominant power, and the Dragon Cave subsequently became the command center for the Demon Race."

"Yuan Min’s ancestor, the also perished Primordial Serpent, previously had an excellent relationship with the Thunder Dragon."

"For this reason, the Dragon Cave has been strongly supporting Yuan Min, hoping that Yuan Min can kill all the contending Demon Kings. With the backing of the Old Thunder Dragon, Yuan Min dared to be so arrogant and domineering," Yuan Qi said, his voice filled with resentment when he mentioned the Old Thunder Dragon from the Dragon Cave.

Meanwhile, Pang Jian shifted the topic and suddenly asked, "Yuan Qi, have you ever encountered my father afterward?"

The level-eight grey Giant Ape paused for a moment, then contemplated deeply with its head lowered before responding, "I have heard from the elders of the Mysterious Fog Fragment Land that he too appeared in the depths of the Mysterious Fog, but then he suddenly vanished. Those elders also deeply avoid discussing your father, not disclosing much about him."

"The elders? Level-ten?" Pang Jian pressed on.

This time, perhaps due to the absence of the Rock Bear Demon King, the grey Giant Ape hesitated for a moment before giving a gentle nod.

Pang Jian’s spirit was shaken.

He immediately became certain that in that secretion of the Fragment Land Group hidden in the Extreme North Land, adjacent to the Boundary Wall of the Fourth Realm, his father must have played a role in their persistent existence.

Generations of Realm Gods have been assisting these Ancient Demon Clans in becoming powerful, as well as acquiring Secret Skills to awaken their bloodlines.

That level-ten elder, not specifically mentioned by Yuan Qi, must know my father’s identity, as well as his current state of life and death!

"Wait until you ascend to the Immortal Realm, no, it’s best to wait until you become a True God!" Yuan Qi chose his words carefully and said gravely, "At the very least, wait until you possess the power of a True God before you return to your homeland to investigate the truth."

"As for me, I am merely following orders, tasked with activating the dormant bloodline for the Rock Bear Demon King."

"There are many things I am not privy to, I’m not considered a core member of their group."

He had said all he could; any more, and he either did not know or would endanger his own life.

At that moment, from his high position, Pang Jian saw Dong Tianze suddenly kill a level-eight Illusion Cloud Beast.

Then the Sword Boat roared into action, with Fan Chen, Liou Youyu, and Dong Wenjian also setting their sights on a few level-eight Great Demons.

Pang Jian set aside other thoughts and said with a look of concern, "My friends who came with me..."

"This isn’t Yuan Min’s territory, nor is it the deep sea," Yuan Qi responded with utmost composure, "Rest assured, that level-nine Black Stork Bird will surely die here."

"With its impending death, all the intruding level-eight Great Demons will only desperately flee."

"And your friends, not one of them is an ordinary Soul Wandering Realm Cultivator. The level-eight Great Demons here are not like those of the Ancient Demon Clans in Northern Qi; their bloodlines are flawed, so you needn’t worry too much," Yuan Qi said.

The grey Giant Ape sat cross-legged on the ground.

With his ice-blue heterochromatic eyes reflecting reminiscence, he said, "Ever since my wisdom emerged, I’ve longed for the day when I could speak to you like this."

"As, friends."

Turning his head, he gazed deeply at Pang Jian and said, "My coming here is also in anticipation of meeting you again in the outside world."

He spread open his palm, covered in dense fur.

In his giant ape hand, he held several storage rings. A glint of icy blood light flashed by, and cultivation spells, pills, and bell-shaped vessels flew out from those rings.

"Over the years, I’ve prepared some things for you, as I wanted you to become a powerful Human Race cultivator. But I never expected that you would also have your own fortuitous encounters, I..."

Only he knew how much he had done for the Ancient Demon Clans to obtain these Human Race cultivation materials that he now held in his hands.

Back then, he had secretly watched Pang Jian enter Bagua City and eventually leave the Mysterious Fog-filled land.

At that time, he thought about giving Pang Jian some items when they met again in the future.

He truly hadn’t expected that Pang Jian would be so fortunate as to become Pu Zhaotian’s Direct Disciple.

Their fleeting meeting at the edge of the Saint Spirit Continent had also made him realize that Pang Jian possessed a terrifying Divine Object capable of reaching godhood.

This made the things he had painstakingly prepared seem valueless and meaningless.

Pang Jian felt a warm current in his heart and softly said, "Are these all prepared by you for me?"

"Mm, I’ve been preparing them for several years now. I thought we could grow together," Yuan Qi said with a smile in his eyes.

"Such touching friendship, tsk tsk."

An untimely laugh suddenly erupted.

Pang Jian and Yuan Qi hadn’t sensed anything unusual, but they saw a giant blood-red beast’s eye, floating towards them like a deep red sun.

The blood-red beast’s eye gradually enlarged, illuminating the rocky peaks below it.

The beast’s eye seemed to form its own world, within which stood the two Great Demons that Pang Jian had encountered in Demon King Yuan Min’s undersea palace.

The Great Demon who was speaking was a thin and small figure with pale skin, the same one who had first sucked the blood of the Human Race girls in the palace hall.

The other Great Demon was a rough-skinned female with a dark complexion, whose original form was a black giant elephant.

The two Great Demons who had devoured the young girls and boys, using the blood-red beast’s eye harvested by Dong Tianze, had concealed the fluctuations of their Qi and Blood and now brazenly appeared.

"The ninth-level Black Stork Bird was just the bait Lord Yuan Min used to lure the Rock Bear Demon King away. He doesn’t care about its life or death," the thin Great Demon said, baring sharp pearly white teeth with a smile.

"What Lord Yuan Min truly cares about is you, the grey ape who has come from afar to awaken the Ancient Bloodline for the Rock Bear Demon King!"

"Lord Yuan Min invites you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the blood light illuminating the rocky peaks, like thick blood water, suddenly contracted.

Pang Jian and Yuan Qi, unable to resist, were instantly pulled toward the vast blood-colored beast’s eye.

"Those Great Demons who were being chased by the little fellows on the Sword Boat were also kept in the dark. However, now that we have invited such a distinguished guest, I can tell them they can go ahead and kill to their hearts’ content," the slim Great Demon said with a smile.

His companion, the Great Demon whose original form was a black giant elephant, let out a low roar, coordinating the transmission of the message.

"Lord Yuan Min, please host the Return to Ancients ceremony for him, and also revive his bloodline that has yet to awaken," the slim Great Demon declared, after which the blood-colored beast’s eye began to shrink from large to small, taking them beyond the Green Rock Mountain Range.

"Speaking of which, so many years have passed, yet we have never fought alongside each other," Yuan Qi said, standing unafraid within the blood-colored beast’s eye transformed by Demon King Yuan Min, as if he was alone, "The Red-eyed Demon Wolf you’ve seen and I have complete bloodlines with no flaws."

"And such talent-impaired, crudely-forged demon bones without powerful Demon Instruments for support are nothing but fish on the chopping board in my eyes," he continued.

At these words, the two Great Demons loyal to Yuan Min slightly changed their expressions.

Pang Jian, who seldom laughed, revealed a rare smile upon hearing Yuan Qi speak so confidently, saying, "Seeing you so confident, I’m relieved too."

He drew the Origin Demon Sword in this deep red, blood-like beast’s eye realm and spoke again, "You pick an opponent first."

Yuan Qi said with a laugh, "Killing the two of them would be as effortless as flipping my hand."

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