The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 475 - 451 Both Lose _1

Chapter 475: Chapter 451 Both Lose _1

The battlefield where Dazzling Shadow and Pang Jian had been locked in combat slowly returned to calm under the unusual changes in the sky.

The gaping fissures in the ground did not heal in time, and inside them, the astonishing tremors had yet to subside.

Blood light and sword flashes still occasionally shone briefly before quietly fading away within.

At this moment, Dazzling Shadow silently gazed at Pang Jian with her skeletal hands gripping the blade.

However, her two arms, which held the sword, were being eroded by the aftermath of Pang Jian’s final Secret Skill that caused heaven and earth to collapse.

"Sizzle!"

The strength capable of blasting an eighth-grade Bloodline Warrior surged crazily up her arms, with the chaotic power within easily grinding away her tendons and flesh.

Her two arms, as if gnawed by invisible Venomous Dragon Serpents, quickly revealed the blood-stained bones underneath.

In a short while, that final wave of invasive strange strength had turned her two arms into bone structures shrouded in blood.

Yet, the look she cast at Pang Jian was so calm it was startling.

As if those two flesh-stripped arms had never belonged to her at all.

Suddenly, her eyes turned fierce and cold, as if confidently waiting for something to happen.

"Crack! Crack, crack!"

A series of crisp sounds came from Pang Jian’s sunken breastbone as he spewed out a mouthful of fresh blood, his chest skin tearing open like the earth that had been ripped apart.

With a "puff," a burst of scarlet blood mist emerged from his "Creation Divine Pool," timely shrouding his body within.

Dazzling Shadow was eroded by the aftermath of the final Secret Skill, but the force she had used to annihilate that realm, which had been hidden and not fully exploded, also followed the trail into Pang Jian’s body.

And at this moment, it suddenly exploded.

Only when she saw Pang Jian seriously injured and powerless as he fell from midair did a sense of satisfaction surface in her eyes, and she said coldly, "I’m injured, how could you remain unscathed?"

Before her words had even faded, majestic blood energy burst from her heart.

Her two fleshless arms immediately began to regenerate, with sinew and flesh, drop by drop of demonic blood, stacking up on her arms in a dizzying fashion.

It looked as if several fierce blood-flesh serpents were entwining and writhing along her arm bones.

"Pang Jian!"

As he fell to the ground, Zhuang Yuyan, Qi Qingsong, and others had already rushed over, surrounding the seriously injured Pang Jian.

"Miss!"

The Devil Scale Tribe’s eighth-grade warriors, one after another, landed around Dazzling Shadow.

"I’m fine."

Dazzling Shadow shook her head while the pain was now visible on her small face that had been hidden beneath the shining scale armor.

But no one could see it.

She looked up at the fierce white bone ship and said softly, "Let them go. I said before that as long as he could withstand me, I would allow him to take his fellow sect members back with him."

Above the ship, several ninth-grade Devil Scale Tribe powerhouses frowned, yet they nodded and agreed.

Below.

Zhou Wenhao, who had taken a Pill and restored some strength, also voluntarily approached and asked with a complex expression, "Pang Jian, are you alright?"

"I’m alright."

Pang Jian, his mouth and chest stained with blood, struggled to take out a Big Blood Essence Pill to swallow, then activated the healing techniques of the "Great Creation Sacred Body" trying to stabilize his injuries as best as possible.

He had not expected this eighth-grade female warrior of the Devil Scale Tribe to be so outrageously strong.

Having advanced to the Extinction Realm, possessing the Chaos Sea, and having made a short-term pact with the Source Demon, his body’s strength, Spiritual Soul, and Spiritual Power all exceeded those of others in the Extinction Realm.

In such a state, he had the confidence to fight a fully-powered eighth-grade Great Demon.

Never had he imagined that the Devil Scale Tribe woman, with whom he’d had interactions on the Demon Spirit Continent, would have such an exaggerated true combat strength, fighting him to a standstill.

In that previous battle, he had gone all out, using the divine artifact, the Origin Demon Sword, in concert with the Chaotic Sword Skill.

And yet, he was unable to suppress Dazzling Shadow firmly and ended up in a situation where both sides were injured.

"Pang Jian, take your fellow sect members and leave the Qian Tian Continent. The last time your master descended on the Demon Spirit Continent, he did not harm me or our tribespeople of the Devil Scale Tribe."

"This time, I will uphold the promise I rashly made."

"The war between our tribes and the Human Race has only just begun, and I am looking forward to our second, third, and fourth battles!"

"You are the whetstone for my blade, the checkpoint on my path to ascending to a God Spirit; for that reason, I am willing to let the tiger return to the mountain," Dazzling Shadow declared solemnly.

Although flesh had covered her white bones, her arms were still slender, looking somewhat odd next to the huge serrated long blade.

Without another word, Pang Jian also did not worry about hastening his healing; he immediately communicated with the Source Demon, then guided his sword towards the exchange point where the ship was docked.

He had no time to chatter with Zhuang Yuyan, Qi Qingsong, or to exchange pleasantries with Zhou Wenhao.

"Follow him!"

Zhou Wenhao was also no fuss at such a critical moment. As soon as Pang Jian made his move forward, Zhou immediately issued his commands.

A group of Sword Tower’s disciples and Protectors, all silent, held their swords alertly, guarding against the Devil Scale Tribe warriors, either flitting about or swiftly moving on their flying swords.

In the sky.

A ship carrying warriors from the Ghost Clan and Yao Clan was quietly approaching the Devil Scale Tribe’s dreadfully ornamented bone ship. A rank nine Ghost Clan warrior, with a frosty expression, said, "You just believe whatever Dazzling Shadow says? A disciple of Pu Zhaotian, with the cultivation of the Extinction Realm, can match Dazzling Shadow evenly."

"You all know, such a youngster has the potential to achieve Divine Enthronement!"

"The Sword God born from the Sword Tower, how thickly his tale is written in the ancient records of our tribes, there’s no need for me to remind you, right? Such a youngster, if allowed to leave today, will become a peerless Sword God in the future!"

The rank nine Ghost Clan warriors had already relayed the order upon arrival to merge with the level eight warriors engaging other forces, to eliminate the Sword Tower disciples.

Especially Pang Jian!

The remaining Sword Tower disciples, if they were lucky enough to survive, need not be pursued doggedly.

However, the injured Pang Jian, as a primary target, must be desperately eradicated.

"On this continent, our Devil Scale Tribe is the strongest force, and it’s us who make the rules." The rank nine Devil Scale Tribe officer in charge of the battlefield, although agreeing with his views, still responded firmly, "Miss Dazzling Shadow will become a God Spirit born from our tribe! Without concealment, to some extent, she holds a status even higher than that of Elder Li Bai."

"Since she has clearly conveyed her decision, we will definitely adhere to it. If you dare to obstruct us, then don’t blame us for being impolite."

The other rank nine Devil Scale Tribe warriors all looked at these guests with cold and severe eyes.

"Are you serious?" the Ghost Clan warrior shouted angrily.

"If Miss Dazzling Shadow is serious, so are we."

"Good! I hope you can bear the consequences afterward!"

Angered, the Ghost Clan warrior communicated with his level eight kin below, instructing them to halt their actions, allowing that group of Sword Tower disciples to return to the exchange point.

...

"Miss, this youngster?"

A Devil Scale Tribe warrior close to Dazzling Shadow, after handing over a major healing pill, looked worriedly in the direction where Pang Jian had departed and said, "He’s strong, and he will only become stronger."

Dazzling Shadow indifferently said, "So am I."

"I fear that his future could surpass Pu Zhaotian. Miss, you witnessed yourself, the horror of Pu Zhaotian in his peak Immortal Realm cultivation, battling the chief without perishing." The man’s face grew grave as he added, "Pu Zhaotian possesses the power to challenge beyond his realm, and after Divine Enthronement, he will become exceedingly formidable. Similarly, Pang Jian appears to be on the same trajectory."

Expectation filled Dazzling Shadow’s eyes as she said, "Firstly, at any level of bloodline, I am stronger than my father was. This means that after my bloodline ascends to level ten, my combat strength will far surpass his."

"Secondly, there is no precedent of someone with the Chaos Sea successfully ascending to True God status. If he cannot join the ranks of the strongest True Gods of the Human Race, what do I have to worry about?"

"Lastly, even if he truly achieves Divine Enthronement and becomes a True God of the Human Race, I have confidence I can slay this deity!"

Dazzling Shadow paused for a moment, whispering, "You’ll never know how much I gained from battling him. My fresh blood, the exquisite secret skills within my bloodline, my level eight demon bones, all have been solidified due to this battle."

"He may be the most evenly matched opponent in my life. Every battle with him is a form of ascension for me; he will be the essential nourishment that propels me to transform into a God Spirit."

"His survival and continuous growth are crucial to me."

"You wouldn’t understand these matters even if I explained them, so all you need to do is follow my instructions."

...

At an exchange point where a mountain peak was leveled.

A small Sword Boat and ships from the Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom were docked.

The Bright Heaven Divine Kingdom’s Astonish Rainbow Marquis, one of the three great Divine Marquises, watched as Pang Jian, who voluntarily took the rear as they reached the foot of the mountain.

Zhou Wenhao, Qi Qingsong, Zhuang Yuyan, along with some Spirit Condensation Realm and Soul Wandering Realm disciples of Sword Tower, each arrived at the top of the mountain where the ships were anchored.

"Hu! Hu-hu!"

Ships belonging to the Alien Tribes, from different directions of the Qian Tian Continent, quietly moved in.

With the assistance of extraterrestrial civilizations, these refurbished flying behemoths were no less impressive than the Human Race’s flying ships.

The warriors of the Alien Tribes above, wearing their armors and wielding their equipment, were also exceptionally splendid.

"The Sword Tower truly cannot be underestimated."

A young Yao Clan member suddenly soared from the direction of Raging Sun Sect, resembling a humanoid Fierce Sun.

Surrounded by the halo of the sun, he was bald and browless, his entire body shining extremely brightly, his skin releasing a dazzling luster.

"Lie Yi!"

The rank nine Devil Scale Tribe warrior, aboard the dreadfully ornamented bone ship, shouted sharply, "Our Miss has already promised to allow Pang Jian to lead his fellow disciples back! Lie Yi, no matter your status within the Yao Clan, on the Qian Tian Continent, it’s us, the Devil Scale Tribe, who make the decisions!"

He clearly knew that the other’s status was extraordinary.

And realized that this young and formidable member of the Yao Clan had suddenly appeared, most likely targeting Pang Jian.

"The Yao Clan, Lie Yi, is also of level eight bloodline."

"He was the most renowned young powerhouse of the Fifth Realm before Dazzling Shadow emerged."

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