The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 452 - 430

Chapter 452: 430

The news revealed by Rock Bear left Pang Jian profoundly shocked.

The seven Heavenly Tribulation Pillars that suppressed the Alien Tribes of the Fifth Realm, trapping them in the eternal darkness from which they could not escape, could even suppress the awakening of the Demon Race’s bloodline, preventing it from fully awakening.

Heaven Phoenix had contributed greatly to the forging of the Heavenly Tribulation Pillars.

The Realm God had also personally participated in the matter.

But Heaven Phoenix would certainly not allow those Heavenly Tribulation Pillars to weaken the Demon Race’s bloodline, and the Realm God, who harbored guilt towards the Ancient Demon Clan, would naturally not do so either.

Given this, the answer was almost self-evident.

The True Gods of the Human Race, after creating the Heavenly Tribulation Pillars, or even before their creation, had considered using the seven pillars to restrain the Demon Race’s bloodline!

This restraint would not have been in place immediately upon the formation of the Heavenly Tribulation Pillars.

Instead, it must have been years later when they silently released their influence, preventing the Demon Race’s strong bloodlines from unleashing the Bloodline Divine Powers that should have emerged at their respective levels.

Realizing the root cause, Heaven Phoenix, who knew that it was the creation of the True Gods, must have fiercely resisted.

The result was its destruction.

The Dragon Race, being the only clan whose bloodline was not suppressed, now stands out among all the Demon Race in Purgatory World, maintaining a transcendent status.

The long-lived Old Thunder Dragon must certainly be in the know, perhaps even one of the participants!

After a lengthy silence, Pang Jian left the depths of the earth and returned to the cave where he and Yuan Qi had discussed the Cold Ice Secret Skill, covering the Sword Command and seeking verification from Pu Zhaotian.

He sent a message, but it vanished without a trace, as Pu Zhaotian gave no response whatsoever.

Within another Sword Light Symbol, the soul image left by Pu Zhaotian still demonstrated many mysteries of the "Chaotic Sword Skill," explaining to him the many combinations and operations of the sword technique when paired with the Chaos Sea.

Pang Jian, feeling depressed, had a thought and entered the symbol used for communication by the Sword Tower.

A multitude of messages related to the entire Purgatory World began to descend like light rain, informing him of his master Pu Zhaotian’s seclusion for cultivation, as well as a joint apology from the Gui Sacrificial Sect and the Jiuli Sect.

"The Li Wang and Ghost Mother actually admitted that their followers were wrong."

Surprised, he went on to check other messages.

One piece of intelligence related to the Demon Spirit Continent of the Fourth Realm caught his attention: it reported that Human Race warriors had infiltrated the Fourth Realm and discovered all Alien Tribes were vacating the Demon Spirit Continent.

That piece of land, pushed forth by the Mysterious Turtle, He had procured it as a new world for the Demon Race, was now swarming with Ferocious Beasts.

The Ferocious Beasts of the Fifth Realm were no longer being fed Bloodthirsty Liquid and were instead settled by those Alien Tribes on the Demon Spirit Continent.

The Alien Tribes were now surprisingly allowing the Ferocious Beasts to have autonomy on this land.

"Strange, given the dominance of those Alien Tribes and their indifferent, even intentional willingness to sacrifice the Ferocious Beasts, why would they cede the Demon Spirit Continent?"

The more Pang Jian thought about it, the more perplexed he became.

"Why aren’t you with the others? They’re somewhat worried about you. Are you alright?" Hu’s voice came from a Sword Light Symbol.

"I’m fine. Yuan Qi was not disheartened when he left after his defeat; he was still full of fighting spirit. What could be wrong with me? Elder Sister, wasn’t Master pretending to be in seclusion to break through to the True God Realm? Why can’t I reach him?"

"Pretending? How can one pretend to break through to the True God Realm? The essence of heaven and earth subtly changes when someone attempts to break through to the True God Realm. We might not feel it, but the other True Gods will. Master isn’t pretending; he is really doing it!"

"He is really doing it!"

Pang Jian was rocked to his core.

...

Days later.

A lofty dragon roar echoed throughout the entire Saint Spirit Continent, and every strong member of the Demon Race, no matter where they were at the moment, heard it loud and clear.

"It’s started!"

"Dragon Cave has spoken. The bloody competition for the seats of Demon God has begun!"

"Perhaps a new Demon God will emerge, or perhaps all six Demon Kings will die!"

"I really hope that our Demon Race can gain another Demon God!"

Countless Great Demons, and those Demon Gods not qualified to compete, were all boiling with excitement at this moment.

The Demon Race had not had a new Demon God emerge for far too long.

In the heyday of the Demon Race, there were four Demon Gods in existence.

Had it not coincided with the strongest era of the Sword Tower, with its five Sword Gods each renowned for their prowess, the Demon Race would likely have had a stronger say.

As time went by, the four Demon Gods of the Demon Race died one after another, some failing to break through to beyond the sky.

Until today, the only confirmed surviving Demon God was the Old Dragon from Dragon Cave.

For three thousand years, the Human True Gods had fallen and emerged, constantly transitioning in an orderly fashion from old to new.

But the Demon Race had not seen the emergence of any new Demon God!

It was for this reason that the Old Thunder Dragon, slumbering in Dragon Cave, could deter all the strong members of the Demon Race, causing Dragon Cave to dominate, and leading all the dragons to become arrogantly domineering.

There is only one way to change the status quo, and that is the emergence of a new Demon God!

Only if another emerges who is capable of combating the Old Thunder Dragon, will the dragons of Dragon Cave stop being so imperious!

With the rise of the dragon roar, the competition for the title of Demon God begins, and perhaps a brand-new Demon God will be born.

This event was not only of interest to the Demon Race, but the Human Race inhabitants of Purgatory World were also closely observing.

...

In a corner of the Saint Spirit Continent,

Li Yuqing, who had arrived in this continent quite some time ago, spoke to a white fox with four demon pupils nestled within a lush forest: "Great White Fox, I hope you conquer triumphantly and successfully advance to a Demon God."

"Should I ascend to Demon God, I will remember the aid of the Li Family,"

said the Four Pupils Spirit Fox clearly in the language of the Human Race, with a pleasing voice: "Those pills beneficial to my bloodline, the artifacts that enhance my combat strength, will be key to my slaying of the Blood Jade Scorpion."

"The dragon’s chant has begun; I must go,"

said the agile Four Pupils Spirit Fox, leaping throughout the forest and vanishing after just a couple of bounds across the thousand-mile expanse of woods.

"Dragon Cave has become increasingly thorny and hard to shake off, what a nuisance,"

muttered Li Yuqing with frustration.

As filth alien power surged, when the Alien Tribes first set foot onto the Fourth Realm, envoys from mighty sects like the Gui Sacrificial Sect, Desolated Terrains, and Ancient Law Sect rushed to Dragon Cave to seek an audience with Old Thunder Dragon.

However, all envoys were turned away at the gate.

The reason was the same for all: Old Thunder Dragon was in deep slumber and would not see any visitors for the time being.

Everyone knew that this was just Dragon Cave’s way of dodging and fending them off.

It was because Dragon Cave was aware of the envoys’ intentions, knew they represented True Gods seeking a definitive answer from Dragon Cave.

Would the Demon Race participate in war as they had before?

The evasiveness of Dragon Cave and the absence of Old Thunder Dragon were first-time signals of a crisis for the True Gods.

Without Dragon Cave’s pledge, the Demon Race would not join the war, and the Human Race, losing its most important ally, saw its chances of winning the war against the Fifth Realm’s Alien Tribes decrease by a significant ten to twenty percent.

Only then did the True Gods begin to miss Heaven Phoenix and Mysterious Turtle, those Demon Gods who had firmly stood with the Human Race in the past.

Regrettably, both influential Demon Gods had perished, leading to the dire situation where a single word from Old Thunder Dragon could determine the direction and attitude of the entire Demon Race.

The Human True Gods had put in a substantial effort behind the scenes for the emergence of a new Demon God’s seat.

With Old Thunder Dragon not making his stance clear, the Human Race would be pleased to see the emergence of another new Demon God, preferably one at odds with Dragon Cave.

Thus, there was Li Yuqing, who had come early to offer numerous strange treasures that could enhance the battle power of the Four Pupils Spirit Fox.

There were also individuals from the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom who had secretly approached the Ice Mandarin Demon King, offering many treasures of cold attributes, hoping that Ice Mandarin could successfully ascend to Demon God.

At Rock Bear’s end, Liou Youyu, at a critical moment, suddenly produced a drop of Primordial Serpent Essence Blood, naturally orchestrated by Liu Fu.

...

In the northern part of the Green Rock Mountain Range, Black Flame Mountain,

the Sword Boat carrying everyone sped towards this peak unoccupied by any Demon King, and the crowd gazed toward the location of the Green Rock Mountain Range.

The battle between Demon Gods had already kicked off; since Rock Bear was not planning to enter the territory ruled by Demon King Yuan Min as planned, Demon King Yuan Min himself would come to the Green Rock Mountain Range.

The Green Rock Mountain Range, turning into a battlefield, did not permit any other beings besides Rock Bear and Yuan Min to intervene.

This was a rule of the Demon Race from ancient times.

Unable to watch the battle, Pang Jian and the others could only move to Black Flame Mountain, considering whether they could use Liou Youyu’s Mysterious Heavenly Divine Mirror to keep an eye on the fight between Rock Bear and Yuan Min from a distance.

"Dragon Cave wouldn’t secretly play dirty and help Yuan Min harm Rock Bear, would it?" Zhou Qingchen asked sharply.

"Before the fight, Dragon Cave could assist Yuan Min through many means. But once their battle begins, no force would interfere," Hu, holding a Sword Command, said: "Elder Mu Aichuan from my Sword Tower is quite knowledgeable about the Demon Gods’ power struggle among the Demon Race; this is what he told me."

"Why hasn’t it started yet?" Lin Manhe repeatedly looked up, observing the Mysterious Heavenly Divine Mirror in the sky, changing its angles constantly, only to find the reflected scenes becoming ever blurrier.

"Whoosh!"

The last scene from the Green Rock Mountain Range inside the Mysterious Heavenly Divine Mirror vanished.

"A power has shrouded the entire Green Rock Mountain Range. Everything within a thousand miles is enveloped by that force," said a downcast Liou Youyu.

"Our journey here has been in vain, except for Miss Liou’s help; the rest of us have done little," Dong Wenjian said as he scratched his head: "Instead, we’ve been met with setbacks at every turn."

At his words, everyone fell silent.

The thought of Yuan Min plundering their supplies, the White Fox leading their souls astray with black and white, and Long Yan’s arrogant threats...

Now, with the battle of the Demon Gods unfolding, they were not only powerless to interfere, but they didn’t even have the privilege to watch.

This cast a profound sense of dejection on these geniuses who were considered outstanding anywhere outside the Saint Spirit Continent, on any other Human Race land.

They could not find the reason for coming to the Saint Spirit Continent, nor did they know if there was any necessity to stay.

"Sigh!"

Pang Jian’s golden Spiritual Soul flew out, suddenly descending beneath Black Flame Mountain.

"There is a fiery molten pool underground; I plan to use it to temper my Spiritual Soul. The final step in the Soul Wandering Realm requires intense flames to purify the Spiritual Soul, and I want to give it a try." He explained through his actual body: "Since we can’t influence the contest for Demon God anyway, and have nothing better to do, we might as well commit to cultivation."

"You seem to take it rather well," Dong Wenjian said in surprise.

Pang Jian replied with a somber expression: "Our biggest gap with Long Yan is still the realm. His level eight bloodline corresponds to the Cultivator’s Extinction Realm, while we are all in the Soul Wandering Realm. Not only is his bloodline complete, but he also hails from the formidable Dragon Race of the Demon Race. To stand up to someone like him, we must reach the Extinction Realm that matches his prowess."

"Indeed!"

The few of them sat down to meditate, earnestly seeking a breakthrough in their realms.

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