The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 473 - 449 Descending into the Lower Realm with Sword_1

Chapter 473: Chapter 449 Descending into the Lower Realm with Sword_1

In the midair of Qian Tian Continent.

Two Immortal Realm Elders from the Sword Tower were suspended above a gigantic sword boat, their expressions solemn as they looked down upon the Lower Realm.

On the deck of this sword boat, there was a small Space Teleportation Array that could instantly send its disciples back to the Sword Tower the moment they stepped on it.

As long as the arrivals weren’t dead, even if they were grievously injured, once delivered to the Sword Tower, there were always ways to heal them.

Regrettably, on the surface of Qian Tian Continent below, there was no such small Space Teleportation Array that could correspond with it.

Tens of miles away, above a ship adorned with gruesome white bones, stood several ninth-level Bloodline Fighters from the Devil Scale Tribe.

Farther afield, Immortal Realm Great Cultivators from the Gui Sacrificial Sect and the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom were anchored on boarding ships, awaiting those who broke through the encirclement to soar into the sky.

Cultivators of the Human Race from the Hollow Profound, Spirit Condensation, Soul Wandering, and Extinction Realms were dying every moment on the land below.

Alien Tribes and Ferocious Beasts were no exception.

Ethnic wars have always been this cruel.

In every battle, no matter the winner or loser, a multitude of corpses are inevitably left behind.

And often, even when the battle ends, there isn’t necessarily a distinction between victory and defeat; what’s left behind is near-equal amounts of remains.

"Wenhao’s situation over there is getting tougher and tougher,"

Shi Bingyun, on the deck of the sword boat, watched Zhou Wenhao charging towards a redemption point being intercepted by a Devil Scale Tribe woman wielding a saw-toothed Long Blade.

A former fellow disciple of Shi Bingyun, an Elder from the Sword Tower in the late stages of the Extinction Realm, had been slain by that fierce Devil Scale Tribe woman.

Several eighth-level Bloodline Fighters from the Devil Scale Tribe, all following the lead of that woman, set out to kill this group of Sword Tower members attempting to leave Qian Tian Continent.

—They were also the mightiest band of interceptors.

The teams formed by the Flame Clan, Ghost Clan, and Wood Tribe were less threatening than this Devil Scale Tribe when it came to blocking the Swallowing Cloud Army and the Astonish Rainbow Army of the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom, as well as intercepting the evacuees from the Desolated Terrains and the Ancient Law Sect.

This also showed the Fifth Realm Alien Tribes’ high regard for the Sword Tower.

"She is Dazzling Shadow, the daughter of Li Bai, the current chieftain of the Devil Scale Tribe. I’ve heard she advanced to an eighth-level Bloodline in the Northern Qi Fragment Land. Back in the days on the Demon Spirit Continent, she almost killed Liou Youyu, Hu Yatou, and others single-handedly," Cai Xin said with a heavy gaze. "At that time, her Bloodline was only at the seventh level!"

"This girl truly is an unparalleled genius among the Alien Tribes, her potential might even surpass that of Li Bai," Shi Bingyun said coldly.

They were all in the Immortal Realm yet could only watch as Dazzling Shadow, merely an eighth-level Bloodline Fighter, toyed like a cat with a mouse, wielding her terrifying saw-toothed Long Blade, continually inflicting wounds upon Extinction Realm warriors from the Sword Tower.

Wenhao, with disheveled hair and covered in filth and blood, was unable to withstand the Devil Scale Tribe woman who had just stepped into the eighth-level Bloodline.

"Crack!"

The saw-toothed Long Blade chopped down once more, tearing a deep fissure in the earth.

This Demon Knife, which had shattered numerous continents and broken countless mortal kingdoms, first shattered the protective Firm Cover of a Sword Tower Extinction Realm Great Cultivator and then split him in two.

"Uncle Yin!"

Sword Tower disciples wailed in grief.

The one who came from Heaven Gate Peak, a member of the Great Elder Jiang Ran’s lineage with surname Yin who had invested so much in protecting them, ultimately fell in battle right before their eyes.

The Devil Scale Tribe woman, wearing a shining silver scale armor mask that only revealed a pair of piercing cold eyes, was so powerful that it brought despair.

The so-called geniuses of Sword Tower finally realized that even among the Alien Tribes they once looked down upon in the Fifth Realm, shrouded in Eternal Darkness, there were individuals capable of shaking heaven and earth.

Dazzling Shadow was a talent of the Fifth Realm, similar to that monstrous young girl from the Heaven Treasure Li Family.

Zhou Wenhao, a direct disciple of Jiang Ran, even though he was at the middle phase of the Extinction Realm. paled in comparison to her.

"Perhaps, only Brother Chen Weihuang is able to fight her. Unfortunately, Brother Chen is in Xuan You Continent, not in Qian Tian," Zhuang Yuyan called out weakly.

She was fighting shoulder to shoulder with Qi Qingsong against a seventh-level Devil Scale Tribe warrior, their Firm Covers shattering and reforming, over and over again.

Her temples were smeared with blood, and Qi Qingsong’s arm, which had been reattached after being severed, had its bones shattered.

As they fought, they kept swallowing Pills, constantly overtaxing their potential.

They understood that if no one could deal with the Devil Scale Tribe female warrior who had ascended to the eighth Bloodline level, they would all perish here.

But when even Zhou Wenhao couldn’t withstand the slashes from Dazzling Shadow’s Demon Knife, who else could lead them to escape?

Those in the Immortal Realm above the clouds, along with Alien Tribes’ ninth-level Bloodline Fighters, had an unspoken agreement not to intervene in the Qian Tian Continent.

So even though they could see the Sword Boat above, they knew that those Elders with Immortal Realm cultivation would not break the rules to swoop down and rescue them.

If the rules that both sides adhered to were broken, and Immortal Realm beings and ninth-level warriors entered the battle, then Qian Tian Continent would shatter.

Neither Humans nor Alien Tribes wished to see another continent fragmented; they would rather have their people below the ninth level and Cultivators below the Immortal Realm fight to mutual destruction on Qian Tian Continent.

As long as there is land to sustain them, life can continue to proliferate, giving rise to more warriors with strong Bloodlines and Cultivators.

"Drip, drop!"

From within Zhou Wenhao’s sleeve, blood flowed ceaselessly. His protective Firm Cover had shattered, and he felt the invasion of Filth Alien Power.

He couldn’t be bothered to resist the Filth Power anymore, ignoring the continuous damage to his flesh, not caring about the potential lasting effects, fixating his gaze on Dazzling Shadow.

His heart was bleeding, and he was screaming inside.

In the years without his master, Jiang Ran, it was this Uncle-Master named Yin Tong who looked after him and Su Yue, who taught them swordsmanship, who solved their worries and doubts.

Yin Tong was no Cultivation genius, and at over three hundred years of age, he had not reached the Immortal Realm, stuck in the Extinction Realm without progress for many years.

Yet, it was this Yin Tong who treated him and Su Yue as his own, occupying a high place in his heart.

A moment ago, when Dazzling Shadow brandished her knife, Yin Tong saw that Zhou Wenhao was collapsing and tried to shield him with his Firm Cover, attempting to take the hit for him.

Yin Tong succeeded in blocking it, but at the cost of his own life.

Zhou Wenhao, once proud and arrogant, now had tears involuntarily brimming from his reddened eyes. He yearned to do something for Yin Tong, only to realize there was seemingly nothing left for him to do.

"Me leading the Devil Scale Tribe to intercept you is the greatest respect for Sword Tower," she said.

Dazzling Shadow, agile and upright, stopped above a bloodstained dead tree, coldly watching the Sword Tower disciples in battle.

Behind her, the narrow saw-toothed long blade quietly hovered, deterring all Sword Tower members.

"Sword Tower has always seen the emergence of extraordinary figures whenever the Human Race has faced peril."

"Even though the present Sword Tower has yet to see the formation of a True God, we still do not dare to take it lightly."

Her chilling gaze fell upon Qi Qingsong, then shifted to Zhuang Yuyan, and she said, "You two are quite remarkable, too. Once you advance to the Extinction Realm, you will become a great trouble for our Level Eight warriors."

"And that Pang Jian!"

When she mentioned Pang Jian, her silver teeth clenched in the shadow of her mask, "I specially went to the Fragment Land of Northern Qi to seek him out in his homeland, yet there was no news of him."

"He poses a greater threat than you do, if..."

Her words stopped abruptly.

She suddenly looked towards the empty night sky, sensing a familiar aura from the Sword Boat that had been moored motionless for a long time.

"Pang Jian!"

Dazzling Shadow lifted her head and shouted sharply, releasing countless fierce blade lights from the saw-toothed demon blade, akin to a bloodthirsty swarm of fish.

"Pang Jian?"

Qi Qingsong, Zhuang Yuyan, and Zhou Wenhao, whose chest was pouring with blood, all instinctively looked up into the sky.

"Pang Jian!"

Shi Bingyun and Cai Xin, two Elders, also looked in astonishment at the person who suddenly emerged from the small Space Teleportation Array, Cai Xin exclaimed, "Why have you come here?"

Hu said that Dazzling Shadow of the Devil Scale Tribe had been slaughtering in all directions, unmatched by anyone. I’ve come to take Qi Qingsong and Zhuang back."

Pang Jian, arriving directly at this place through the Yuan Ji Fragment Land’s Teleportation Array, descended from the sky on his sword.

"Dazzling Shadow is a Level Eight Bloodline!" Shi Bingyun exclaimed in warning.

A calm yet confident voice came from the sky, "It doesn’t matter, I too have broken through to the Extinction Realm."

"The Extinction Realm!"

Cai Xin and Shi Bingyun turned pale with shock.

"Sword Tower’s Pang Jian, once second on the list of the Soul Wandering Realm, he has actually descended to the lower levels!"

"The pressure on Sword Tower’s side is too great. Zhou Wenhao has held on for so long, but he can’t hold on much longer. Can Pang Jian alone lead them to survival?"

"That female warrior from the Devil Scale Tribe, wielding a divine long blade, is practically invincible on the battlefield where those in the Immortal Realm can’t intervene! Unless the monstrous talents from Heaven Treasure Li Family also descend in the Extinction Realm of the same level, I see no one who can suppress her!"

"Pang Jian, having returned from the Upper Realm, what can he do?"

"..."

Above the continent, and in various other places on the continent.

Battles continued to rage with Alien Tribes and Ferocious Beasts, but none faced the dire situation of Sword Tower as teams watched a black and gold sword light descend from the sky.

The name Pang Jian, already deeply embedded in people’s hearts through the images from Liou Youyu’s Mysterious Heavenly Divine Mirror, also showcased his prowess.

But Dazzling Shadow of the Devil Scale Tribe, truly ferocious beyond words, had already killed several Extinction Realm Protectors of Sword Tower.

They didn’t believe Pang Jian still had the right to battle someone like Dazzling Shadow.

...

"Whoosh!"

The black and gold Origin Demon Sword, carrying Pang Jian, plummeted into the midst of the forest, landing before dozens of Sword Tower members.

"Stop!"

Dazzling Shadow uttered lightly, gesturing with her hand for the Devil Scale Tribe warriors who were surrounding the Sword Tower disciples to disperse.

Obedient to her command, the Devil Scale Tribe warriors withdrew, allowing the Sword Tower disciples a moment to breathe, their curiosity piqued towards the Sword Tower newcomer who had come risking his life.

A man and his sword arrived before Dazzling Shadow—Pang Jian stopped in the forest filled with Filth Alien Power.

He was clad in the common blue attire of Sword Tower disciples, his waist adorned with a Sword Command, his hand holding a black and gold longsword.

"Hiss!"

The sword’s tip, dazzling with blinding golden light, was pointed diagonally toward the earth.

The sharpness emitted by the yet unrevealed Sword Intent not only cleaved the air but also split the ground where the sword tip pointed, piercing a thumb-sized hole.

"Pang Jian!"

Zhou Wenhao, Zhuang Yuyan, Qi Qingsong, and many who previously did not recognize him, suddenly cried out.

"The Origin Demon Sword, no longer broken! The missing part has actually been found by him!"

"He’s in the Extinction Realm!"

An astute Sword Tower Protector immediately noticed the difference in the black gold longsword and perceived Pang Jian’s brand-new realm.

The Extinction Realm of the Human Race corresponded to Level Eight Bloodline of the Alien Tribes. Pang Jian must have recently ascended to the Extinction Realm, just like Dazzling Shadow.

Dazzling Shadow wielded the Demon Knife, and Pang Jian wielded the complete Origin Demon Sword.

One was the daughter of Li Bai, and the other was a direct disciple of Pu Zhaotian; the two seemed evenly matched.

"During the time on the Demon Spirit Continent, you used deceit to elude capture, making you difficult to locate," Dazzling Shadow said coldly, the saw-toothed long blade at her back radiating an aura capable of tearing through the heavens and earth.

"This time, since you need to protect your Sword Tower brethren, you probably won’t be able to escape," she continued, "Pang Jian, if you can withstand me this time, I will let you take your comrades and go!"

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