The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 460 - 437: The Broken Sword Becomes Whole Part 1

Chapter 460: Chapter 437: The Broken Sword Becomes Whole Part 1

Misty Mysterious Fog World.

A towering, golden God Spirit stood atop a vast golden spirit platform, soaring in one direction.

"Sizzle sizzle!"

The Divine Dharma Aspect he sacrificed radiated strands of twisted laws of heaven and earth, making the gray Mysterious Fog become thin.

His muscles, his hair, his bones, his Divine Sense thoughts—all concealed the elite mysteries he had comprehended.

He was one of the True Gods from Purgatory World, a grand unifier of a path from the Divine Tao.

His astounding figure, if moving so unreservedly in the actual Purgatory World, would cause all the Fragment Lands he encountered along the way to instantly crumble.

Fragment Land simply couldn’t withstand the might of a True God of this caliber.

"Taiyi Divine Kingdom, True God Fan Ao!"

Watching Fan Ao drastically transform and revealing his Divine Dharma Aspect through the vision of the golden bee insect, Pang Jian felt a deep shock in his heart.

With the spread of Fan Ao’s Divine Power, the Divine Dharma Aspect he manifested through the fusion of his flesh and Spiritual Soul was comparable to the true bodies of God Spirits from the Outer Realm.

That same Fire God, once fallen in Flame Fragment Land, was of a similar scale.

"The path of cultivation for the Human Race, once at its peak with the ascension to True God status, indeed does not pale in comparison to the Alien Gods from the Outer Realms!"

Pang Jian felt a surge of excitement.

"Wuao! Fan Ao!"

Long Zhan, in human form, let out a panicked dragon roar, instantly revealing the primitive form of a Five-clawed Golden Dragon.

A giant dragon over a thousand zhang long, with scales shining with blinding gold, like a meandering golden wall, stirred its claws in the Mysterious Fog.

Ripples of light burst forth under its dragon claws, one after another.

The Five-clawed Golden Dragon that was clearly flying towards Fan Ao, with the golden ripples from its dragon claws, had the space-time distance suddenly reversed; its colossal dragon body desperately retreated backward.

Seeing Fan Ao’s appearance, Long Zhan understood that the Human True God blocking his Divine Tao was intent on killing him in the Mysterious Fog.

If only he were a level-ten Five-clawed Golden Dragon—even if he had just ascended—he wouldn’t hesitate to battle Fan Ao, who had held sway over the Gold Sharp Divine Tao for many years.

But alas, he was only level nine!

Between level nine and level ten, there was an insurmountable chasm, an impassable gulf; even the strongest level-nine Five-clawed Golden Dragon would find it difficult to contend with the profound and darkly sharp Gold Sharp Divine Tao, let alone with Fan Ao, who had been a god for many years.

So he had to flee, to desperately escape from the Mysterious Fog.

He had already sensed that dragon scale, but he was not versed in spatial Alien Power, unable to instantaneously transport to the dragon scale’s location within a single breath, and therefore could not swiftly escape the Mysterious Fog.

"Fan Ao, your occupation of that position is a threat to all life in Purgatory! You should have fallen long ago, allowing me, Long Zhan, to ascend as a Demon God! Once I become a Demon God, I will become the sharpest blade of Purgatory! The Heaven Forbidden that obscures Purgatory, I can break with my own strength alone! Fan Ao, it’s your time to die!"

The Five-clawed Golden Dragon, in turmoil, vented his inner fury.

"Ao!"

Another dragon roar later, he crashed into a golden wall.

He saw the golden spirit platform beneath Fan Ao’s feet spit out myriad laws that suppressed his bloodline and prevented his Divine Secret Techniques from fully manifesting their power.

"Boom! Boom, boom!"

On Long Zhan’s dragon body, scales as large as roofs cracked under the immense pressure.

The howling Long Zhan knew he had no chance of breaking through that golden wall, and it was impossible to reach the spot where a dragon scale lay.

He had no choice but to flee, using the Dragon Race’s blood escape technique.

As a rain of golden blood cascaded down, the winding dragon body of Long Zhan disappeared.

The desperate blood escape technique used by the Five-clawed Golden Dragon instantly created a terrifying disturbance, killing a nearby golden bee insect.

Pang Jian was secretly startled and hurriedly conveyed thoughts of warning, advising the remaining golden bee insects to get as far away from the two as possible.

So far that a blurred image of them would be enough.

Whether it was Fan Ao or the level-nine Long Zhan, the commotion they stirred contained paths that could penetrate everything.

Heavenly laws and decrees existed in their every thought and movement, threatening the lives of all around them.

If the bee insects dared come too close, the dragon’s breath shockwaves or the residual waves of their angry Spiritual Souls could kill them.

"The Dragon Race’s blood escape has limited range within the Mysterious Fog; you can’t escape."

Fan Ao’s Divine Dharma Aspect stepped onto the overturned golden spirit platform, reactivating the "Seeking Dragon" Divine Skill, quickly pinpointing Long Zhan’s position.

"I may perish, may die in this great calamity, but you, Long Zhan, must die first."

"I will not allow the Dragon Race to produce a level-ten Five-clawed Golden Dragon."

Fan Ao murmured softly, then steered the golden spirit platform to pursue.

...

Within the Mysterious Fog, Pang Jian, along with the White Fox Demon King, performed successive instantaneous movements.

One golden bee insect after another appeared with each of his movements.

The White Fox’s dark demon pupils filled with terror as she asked, "In this Mysterious Fog that envelops the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land, just how many such bee insects are hidden?"

"A lot."

Pang Jian, multitasking, clutched the Origin Demon Sword and continued to discern direction through the Source Demon’s senses.

He could no longer watch the chase between Fan Ao and Long Zhan through the bee insects in detail, only vaguely seeing their movements and knowing they were gradually moving farther from Purgatory World.

In the Mysterious Fog with no sun, moon, or stars, time was difficult to judge.

Time passed, and through the blink of the Golden Bee Insect, Pang Jian arrived at a small, shattered vessel, which had been broken for who knows how many years.

The shape of the vessel bore some resemblance to the Demon Boat of the Demon Sect, though it was much smaller in scale.

On the deck lay a skeleton that had withered for a very long time.

The skeleton faced the sky, with a hole in its ribcage; the bones shared a similar ebony hue to that of the Origin Demon Sword, looking like black jade.

"Buzz! Buzz!"

Two sword hums echoed, one from the Origin Demon Sword in Pang Jian’s hand, and the other from the hole in the skeleton’s chest.

"Mo Nan..."

"Pang Jian..."

One sword spoke the name of its previous owner, while the other uttered the name of its current wielder.

Suddenly, the other half of the Origin Demon Sword began to emerge bit by bit from the skeleton’s chest.

This half-armed-length blade of black jade first pierced through the ribcage of the skeleton and then plunged into the deck.

As it called out the name of its previous wielder, it appeared before Pang Jian and then, with a "click," it fused together with the Origin Demon Sword as one.

The broken Origin Demon Sword, once reunited inside the Mysterious Fog, looked brand new as if it had never been severed.

A streak of pitch-black lightning moved over the blade’s surface, seemingly sealing the invisible cracks perfectly, leaving the sword without blemish.

"You came here in search of the Origin Demon Sword? The former owner of this sword was clearly eroded and demonized by it, even his bones turned the same material as the sword."

"Such a nefarious sword imposes a great burden on its wielder, and one false move could lead to the fate lying before you."

"I advise you..."

Fear shone in the eyes of the White Fox Demon King.

As a level nine Demon King with full Spiritual Intelligence, she had certainly heard some legends about the Demon Sword and knew of the former Sect Master of the Demon Sword Sect, Mo Nan, who had left a formidable reputation in Purgatory.

Yet, didn’t such a figure still meet an end where the sword broke and the person died?

"Boom!"

The black, crystal-like skeleton, after the departure of the half of the Demon Sword, suddenly turned into a pile that exploded into black ash.

Within the small world inside the sword, countless streams of Demon Flame, Demon Light, and Demon Cloud fought ceaselessly, devouring Demon Souls within six secret realms.

Both sides hailed from the Source Demon, originally part of the same sword, but even after being separated for so long, they still battled to determine a victor.

It was as if the past self was fighting with the current self.

Absurd, to say the least.

As the current wielder of the sword, Pang Jian could not intervene nor knew whom to help.

So, he decided to ignore it altogether, allowing the two powerful Demon Souls within the sword to battle it out and establish a hierarchy.

...

Outside world.

Jiuli Sect, Observatory.

Each of the white jade pillars symbolizing supreme authority flickered with shadows, as True Gods descended from different realms.

The True Gods belonging to different leading forces discussed what level of warriors should be dispatched to participate in the war on Universe Heaven and Xuan You Continent.

They also debated whether or not to withdraw from the two continents of the Third Realm, moving the battlefield further up.

In Universe Heaven and Xuan You, two intact lands, beings from the Human Race and Alien Tribes fell every moment.

Filled with the Filth Alien Power, the Alien Tribes had an advantage in their battles with Human Race Cultivators on these two continents.

——They could enhance their strength through the Filth Alien Power.

Conversely, the Human Race, after a prolonged battle in the lower realms, also needed to allocate a portion of their Spiritual Power to resist the contamination of the Filth Alien Power.

"In the Fourth Realm, the Demon Race in Northern Qi Fragment Land has reached an agreement with the Ferocious Beasts and Spirit Beasts that have awoken Spiritual Intelligence. They voluntarily cooperate with the Alien Tribes, significantly boosting the battle power of those mounted on Ferocious Beasts and Spirit Beasts,"

Liu Fu said with deep concern.

"Isn’t it your responsibility to inscribe those runes on the Heavenly Tribulation Pillar, restraining the Demon Race’s Bloodline?" Zhu Ji of the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom inquired as a hazy divine shadow, "Since the Demon Race’s Bloodline began to awaken after a trip to Northern Qi, do you not bear any responsibility?"

Liu Fu replied gravely, "It was the problem with the Heavenly Tribulation Pillar that led to such consequences."

"Enough, I’ve called everyone here because there’s another matter to discuss,"

Li Wang, seated at the center of the white jade pillars, not specifically looking at any of them, said, "There’s finally a message from the Dragon Cave. The Old Dragon explicitly stated that due to the special Bloodline of the Five-clawed Golden Dragon, Long Zhan, after ascending to Demon God, he has the potential to break the Heaven Forbidden shrouding the Dome of Purgatory."

"That is to say, if we want to join forces to strike at the Outer Domain Galaxy, once Long Zhan becomes a Demon God, he could open the door for everyone."

"And Fan Ao will never have that capability."

At these words, the True Gods all fell silent.

This council did not involve Fan Ao, and it seemed to be a deliberate decision by Li Wang.

"The Dragon Cave implies that if Fan Ao falls and no longer stands in Long Zhan’s way, allowing Long Zhan to ascend to Demon God at this time, then the Dragon Cave is willing to lead all the Demon Race of the Saint Spirit Continent into battle."

"Also, regarding the Demon Race in Northern Qi Fragment Land, the Dragon Cave is also willing to try and resolve that issue."

"Now, I want to know what everyone thinks,"

Li Wang then turned his gaze to each of the white jade pillars, looking individually at the images of those True Gods.

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