The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 461 - 438 Fan Ao’s Opportunity_1

Chapter 461: Chapter 438 Fan Ao’s Opportunity_1

Observatory, silent and still.

All of them were True Gods, and none could bear to let Fan Ao perish in Purgatory just to make room for a Five-clawed Golden Dragon.

However, ever since they learned about the alliance of Outer Realm gods planning to annihilate the Human True Gods beyond the Dome of Purgatory in the Vast Star Ocean, they had already agreed upon a course of action during their last discussion.

—If they were to break through the Heaven Forbidden again, numerous True Gods would unite to withstand the ban’s lethal shocks.

Only by doing so could the True Gods survive outside Heaven!

The eternal Heaven Forbidden at the Dome of Purgatory, each True God could only puncture a small hole during their breakthrough.

Therefore, when they joined forces to break the Heaven Forbidden, each True God had to exert their full strength and spend considerable energy to shatter the ban.

Yet, according to the Old Dragon from the Dragon Cave, Long Zhan, who possessed the Five-clawed Golden Dragon Bloodline, could tear a hole in the Heaven Forbidden all by himself if he successfully ascended to a Demon God.

The True Gods would no longer need to struggle to break the Heaven Forbidden one by one, but could simply exit through the tear he created.

This was undoubtedly very attractive to everyone.

Furthermore, that Old Dragon, who had not given a clear response, had openly stated that if Long Zhan were to ascend to a Demon God, Dragon Cave would join forces with the Human Race, bringing along the Demon Race of Saint Spirit Continent to stand against the Alien Tribes.

And they were willing to exert effort to resolve the trouble brought by the Ancient Demon Clan in the Fourth Realm.

Sacrificing Fan Ao meant the Human Race would only temporarily lose a True God; his vacant Godhood remained.

The rising talents of the Human Race in the Immortal Realm could still try to fill his position, and the apparent damage seemed acceptable.

The Demon Race’s trouble could be resolved, and all it took was for Dragon Cave to gain another level ten Five-clawed Golden Dragon—that Dragon could later help everyone break the ban.

Whether looking at the bigger picture or dreaming of the future, Long Zhan’s Divine Enthronement seemed to have more pros than cons.

Yet, no True God dared to openly take a stand in support of letting Fan Ao die.

After an awkward silence, Li Wang took the initiative to speak, "Fan Ao actually harbored the thought of fighting a desperate battle for the Human Race’s future against level ten Bloodline Fighters of the Alien Tribes. But he believes that allowing Long Zhan to become a God presents too great a danger to our Human Race. He feels that Long Zhan, once he becomes a Demon God, would be even more dreadful than the Old Thunder Dragon."

"So..."

Li Wang spoke in a grave tone, "He is resolved to kill Long Zhan. He will willingly meet his death for the great cause of the Human Race, but only after Long Zhan is dead."

Upon these words, a portion of the True Gods immediately felt respect and became even more silent, unwilling to express their opinions.

Moments later, Zhu Ji suddenly asked, "Where is Fan Ao at this moment?"

"His exact location is unknown. Generally speaking, if his location is unknown and even I can’t communicate with him, then he is in the Mysterious Fog," Li Wang calmly said.

"Is Long Zhan also in the Mysterious Fog?" Zhu Ji asked, more surprised.

Li Wang nodded, "Very likely."

At this point, Ghost Mother suddenly said, "I personally think that we cannot completely trust what the Old Dragon from the Dragon Cave has said."

"The fear Fan Ao has for the enshrinement of the Five-clawed Golden Dragon shows how terrifying Long Zhan’s potential is. The Old Dragon dared to say that Long Zhan possesses the strength to tear the Heaven Forbidden by himself, which fully illustrates how fearsome he is."

"I’m afraid..."

The ghostly figure of Ghost Mother spoke with a heavy tone, "If we really allow Long Zhan to become a God, and Dragon Cave has yet another stronger Five-clawed Golden Dragon, we might never be able to restrain Dragon Cave. The future situation is still unclear, and if new Demon Gods arise, with two level ten dragons at their helm, the Demon Race might truly rise."

Hearing this, the True Gods fell deep in thought.

After a long pause, Li Wang said, "I agree with Fan Ao’s course of action; that is giving him a chance. If he can succeed in killing Long Zhan in the Mysterious Fog, then there will be nothing to discuss."

"If Long Zhan dies, the matter will naturally be dropped."

"But if Fan Ao fails and Long Zhan emerges alive, then... it will simply prove that he’s not capable enough."

"What do you all think?"

Li Wang asked everyone for their opinion.

"It’s acceptable."

"I think this is quite reasonable."

"Yes, it’s not like we’re forcing Fan Ao without giving him a chance."

"Honestly, I hope he kills Long Zhan. But if he can’t do it, then it just shows that he’s indeed too weak for his position,"

"I agree."

Once more than half of the True Gods had expressed their stance, Li Wang didn’t inquire further.

More than half was enough to draw a conclusion.

...

Deep within the Mysterious Fog.

Pang Jian held the Origin Demon Sword, allowing the souls of the Source Demon within different sword bodies to battle, his Spiritual Soul still perceiving through the Bee Insects, on alert for Fan Ao’s pursuit of Long Zhan.

Long Zhan, a nine-level Five-clawed Golden Dragon, exhibited such a tenacious vitality that Pang Jian marveled at it.

With continuous "Dragon Blood Escapes," splattering Golden Dragon Blood, he vanished and reappeared within the Mysterious Fog time and again.

Each time he reappeared, it was hundreds of miles away.

Many times, the reappearing Long Zhan was not seen by the Bee Insects.

Long Zhan could often temporarily elude Fan Ao’s perception, forcing Fan Ao to rely on that golden Spiritual Platform and a "Dragon Seeking" Secret Skill to search momentarily before reconfirming his location.

The enigmatic Mysterious Fog confused and hindered Fan Ao’s senses, preventing him from immediately locking onto the reappearing Long Zhan.

If this were in the outer world, a twitch of Fan Ao’s Spiritual Soul would allow him to precisely sense the aura of any powerful being within tens of thousands of miles and quickly reach there.

It was the Mysterious Fog that made the pursuit of Long Zhan difficult.

Furthermore, despite using "Dragon Blood Escape" to flee multiple times, Long Zhan’s Qi and Blood did not seem to be significantly depleted, as if he could repeat the blood escape countless times.

"I felt a terrifying fluctuation of the soul!"

White Fox suddenly exclaimed in alarm.

"It’s the Human True God, Fan Ao, who has entered this Mysterious Fog and is pursuing Long Zhan," Pang Jian explained calmly.

"Fan Ao!" White Fox exclaimed in shock, instinctively shrinking her head and whispering, "How dare he kill Long Zhan at the time when the Human Race needs him to represent our Demon Race in forming an alliance against the Alien Tribes?"

"How dare Long Zhan kill Fan Chen?" Pang Jian countered.

"Long Zhan thinks that Fan Ao can’t beat his great ancestor and wouldn’t dare to enter the Saint Spirit Continent," mumbled White Fox, panicking, "What should the two of us do?"

"Panicking for what? Neither Fan Ao nor Long Zhan can capture you and me in this Mysterious Fog," Pang Jian snorted coldly, "I have eyes everywhere, I can teleport to any place instantly, True Gods can hardly find me in this world, not even get close to me, what is there to be afraid of?"

White Fox looked at him somberly and kept quiet.

"How are you doing now?" Pang Jian communicated with the Bee King in secret.

"Not bad, just woke up a bit early. With the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land at the center, the Mysterious Fog surrounding this space has no more restrictions. Since a True God can enter, I’m worried that strong individuals from Outer Realm might also find their way to this special area and use it as a springboard to enter the Purgatory World."

"By the way, your Spiritual Soul can come over here for enhancement, I have the power to strengthen your soul."

The Bee King, now in a human form, stood on top of a huge beehive, with countless Golden Bee Insects shrieking as they went in and out of the beehive.

"Enhance the soul?"

"Yes."

"Right now too?"

"Indeed."

"Good, wait for me a moment."

Pang Jian pointed to the Bee Insect hovering above his head and said to White Fox, "It is one of my eyes, I will watch over you and communicate with you through it. Do not leave, just stay on this small boat for now, I need to leave for a while."

"Don’t leave me behind! I beg you, don’t leave me behind!" White Fox screamed miserably, "Either Long Zhan or the Human True God Fan Ao, I will die if anyone finds me! Without you, I won’t be able to teleport away instantly, if delayed even a moment, I will die here!"

Pang Jian looked hesitant.

"I swear, I swear on the ancient oath of our Demon Race, everything I see henceforth will rot in my belly!" White Fox’s petite body trembled as she looked at him pitifully and kept pleading.

"Fine then."

Pang Jian reluctantly agreed.

After that, he teleported several times via the Bee Insect.

"Swoosh!"

He reappeared in the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land, before a beehive as huge as a mountain range, deep within the dense forest.

"Who is she?"

The Bee King looked at White Fox and smelled a scent that was sweet and tempting, yet also somewhat dangerous, on this snow-white creature.

"A ninth-level Demon King."

Answering nonchalantly, Pang Jian pointed towards a distant lake and said, "At the bottom of the lake, there is an eighth-level Ice Armor Eel Dragon; go have a talk with it."

"It’s already ninth-level," the Bee King added.

"Ninth-level?!"

Pang Jian’s expression changed, and he immediately recalled what Mysterious Turtle had said: behind every member of the Demon Race that could rapidly enhance their bloodline in an extremely short time, there was always another mystery.

This was the case with Yuan Qi, and this imprisoned Ice Armor Eel Dragon was also very likely to be the same.

Because they are reborn members of the Demon Race!

"Ice Armor Eel Dragon, also of the Dragon Race? A ninth-level dragon?" White Fox’s demon pupils were filled with anxiety.

She had a fear engraved in her soul for the dragons of the Dragon Cave, truly unwilling to come in contact with even one of them.

"He is not a dragon from the Dragon Cave," Pang Jian coughed slightly, then said, "Don’t worry, just say I sent you there. If you don’t want to chat, you can walk around in this forbidden area."

Knowing that Pang Jian wanted to send her away, White Fox said resentfully, "Then I will just wander around."

She quietly drifted away.

At this moment, the Bee King softly chanted, "Soul Departure."

Pang Jian’s golden Spiritual Soul instantly left the Sea of Consciousness and descended into the beehive, into a bee cell he had designated.

The bee cell suddenly enveloped, tightly wrapping Pang Jian’s golden Spiritual Soul, as a honey-like strange Soul Power flowed towards his soul, nourishing it.

Like cleansing the sinews and tempering the flesh and internal organs, the honey was actually refining Pang Jian’s Spiritual Soul.

Pang Jian’s previous soul tempering in the Flame Pool beneath Black Flame Mountain with the magma fire water was far less effective than this honey.

In a short while, within the Spiritual Sea of Pang Jian’s dantian, a natural tide surged.

The nature’s spiritual energy of the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land converged into his dantian as if to assist in the transformation of his Spiritual Sea.

"You’re about to break through," the Bee King said softly.

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