The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 512 - 487: The Secret Struggle of the Outer Gods_1

Chapter 512: Chapter 487: The Secret Struggle of the Outer Gods_1

Beneath the Demon Abyss Continent.

In the high skies of the Third Realm, shrouded by the Filth Alien Power, a number of large ships belonging to the Devil Scale Tribe remained stationary.

All ninth-level warriors of the Devil Scale Tribe gathered on the same vessel at this moment, solemnly looking at their leader—Li Bai.

Adorned in white robes, without a single piece of Scale Armor on his body, Li Bai exuded an elegant and refined temperament.

Standing amidst a group of heavily armored warriors poised for battle, he seemed out of place, like a scholar amongst the Human Race.

Yet, every Devil Scale Tribe warrior present respected him from the bottom of their hearts.

Before Li Bai had made his appearance, before he had become renowned among the Devil Scale Tribe, the tribe had been like scattered sand across the seven continents of the Fifth Realm.

At that time, due to the absence of tenth-level warriors, the Devil Scale Tribe suffered from the oppression and bullying of other major clans, and they were disunited, fighting independently across different continents.

It wasn’t until Li Bai emerged out of nowhere that he unified the Devil Scale Tribe into a single force, affording them the dignity to converse on equal terms with other clans.

Now, the Devil Scale Tribe had a profound strength, with ninth-level powerhouses continuously emerging and possessing elite forces like Dazzling Shadow.

All this success could be attributed to Li Bai.

"The Second Realm, the Demon Abyss Continent is witnessing the descent of Demon Gods and Great Demon Gods. That place is our homeland, where the Demon Stone stands. It was originally our Holy Land," Li Bai said calmly and nonchalantly, "Dazzling Shadow is also there. I just received a divine command from the Great Demon God. He is directing me to lead the demonic army into the Demon Abyss Continent and to cooperate with Their actions."

"Chieftain, we’ll follow your lead."

"Lord, we can depart at any moment, just say the word."

The ninth-level commanders immediately pledged their stance.

They didn’t question Li Bai regarding whether other clans were aware of this matter or whether the Devil Scale Tribe’s independent action would be inappropriate.

They trusted Li Bai unconditionally and obeyed him without question.

Li Bai smiled lightly and said, "Very well, in half an hour, let our Devil Scale Tribe be the first to begin the war."

The Filth Alien Power had not yet poured into the Second Realm, and according to those below, it was not yet appropriate to start a war with the Human Race.

But Li Bai didn’t care about that.

"Whoosh!"

A fiery meteor shot from the direction of the Qian Tian Continent and came to a halt in front of the Devil Scale Tribe’s ship.

The tall figure of Qi Xu, with her fiery red hair dancing like a river of flames, stood in the middle of a blazing fireball. She said, "Lord Li Bai, that person is inviting you to the First Continent to participate in discussions. Everyone with a bloodline reaching the tenth level is being invited and must immediately proceed to the Fifth Realm."

Qi Xu, having ascended to the tenth level, with her visage obscured by flames, smiled faintly, "We will be travelling together."

Li Bai frowned, "Now?"

Qi Xu nodded with a smile amidst the flames, "Yes, now."

Looking up at the Demon Abyss Continent suspended over the Second Realm, Li Bai weighed his words, "My daughter, Dazzling Shadow, is trapped in the Demon Abyss Continent, and I’m unsure of her condition. I was about to make a trip there."

"Taking all the elite of the Devil Scale Tribe to the Second Realm, which is ruled by the Human Race?" Qi Xu said and then sighed, shaking her head before continuing, "Lord Li Bai, your Devil Scale Tribe is obeying the orders of the Outer World Demon Gods. You’re planning to cause some disturbance in cooperation with Them, and that person already knows."

"However..."

Qi Xu spoke earnestly, "Don’t compromise the lives of all your tribespeople for some of Their desires! That person has heard the news and says that currently near the Demon Abyss Continent are the four Human True Gods—Li Wang, Liu Fu, Dong Shangqing, and Li Yuanli—all of whom are stationed there in their true forms."

Upon her words, all the ninth-level Devil Scale Tribe warriors present were shocked to their core.

Li Bai’s expression changed slightly as well.

The matter of the four Human True Gods guarding the Demon Abyss Continent had not been mentioned by the Demon God who delivered the divine command. If it was as Qi Xu said, and he rashly led his people to attack the Demon Abyss, wouldn’t they have to face the four Human True Gods?

As Li Bai remained silent, Qi Xu spoke again, "That person wants you to personally go to the Fifth Realm and also to disband these tribespeople beforehand. He said, He will tell you what exactly is happening on the Demon Abyss Continent right now."

"This is His will and command."

"Even if we overlook your position, Li Bai, even those Demon Gods you worship would have to weigh His formal command carefully."

Having said that, Qi Xu plunged directly towards the Fifth Realm.

Lord Li Bai pondered for a moment before dispersing these elite clansmen, and like Qi Xu, he too descended to the land below.

That being in the Outer Star River possessed a real body that was one of the four Sovereigns, his official Godhood ranking higher than all the Demons of the Outer Realm.

The Demon Clan, before the birth of a Sovereign-level Demon God, indeed found it difficult to defy the commands He issued.

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Demon Abyss Continent.

Dazzling Shadow slashed at Pang Jian, who was soaring in mid-air.

A silver luminous river carrying the will of the Demon Knife, as if splitting the void within the Demon Abyss, aimed to cleave Pang Jian, who had taken the form of a blue-black light orb, into two.

"Bang!"

The intensely concentrated blue-black Demon Element Power transformed Pang Jian into something resembling a huge cotton ball, surprisingly blocking Dazzling Shadow’s unstoppable slash.

What Dazzling Shadow found most unacceptable was that Pang Jian, wrapped in Demon Light, still had his eyes closed!

This Human Race youth, with the Demon Element Power that should nourish them of the Demon Clan, had formed what was called a protective Firm Cover.

While madly absorbing the Demonic Energy from the entire land, Pang Jian also rendered her blade’s might ineffective.

"The profound secrets of the laws I’ve comprehended, the true essence of my bloodline, should not be blocked by his Firm Cover!"

"This defies all reason!"

Dazzling Shadow cried out internally.

Using the mystery of her bloodline and observing carefully with her demonic eyes, she suddenly discovered that the blue-black Demon Light enveloping Pang Jian was extremely similar to the barrier currently shrouding the Continent!

The same demonic runes, the same delicate crystal filaments, the same interlocking Arrays.

One enveloping the entire Demon Abyss Continent, the other wrapping around Pang Jian’s body.

"What demonic technique is he cultivating?!"

"Why does the Demonic Energy screen forming on him conceal such profound Truth of Demon Tao?"

Dazzling Shadow swung her Demon Knife continuously, striking at Pang Jian several times, but the result for every slash after was the same as before.

——None managed to break through the Demonic Energy screen enveloping Pang Jian.

The terrified Dazzling Shadow, after several slashes, was forced to stay her hand. She communicated with the demon runes on the blade’s surface and her Demon Soul, seeking answers from those Outer Realm Demon Gods.

"The Demon Gods you worship have together prompted the birth of a Demon Fetus. And this Demon Fetus seems to have taken a fancy to Pang Jian, wanting to make him the vessel capable of carrying Its Demon Soul."

Ying Yue sneered as she passed by Dazzling Shadow.

"Moon Halo."

He pointed toward the high sky from which Pang Jian had flown away, and there appeared one moon after another, like reflections in water.

These moons, like hoops, interconnected with each other, forming a profound Great Tao secret He had divined and contemplated, reaching out to Pang Jian who was trapped in some sort of alien state.

"Whoosh!"

The interconnected Moon Halos did break through the thick and deep screen of Demonic Energy, smoothly infiltrating into the Firm Cover.

But they were abruptly crushed under the intense pressure of the Demonic Energy, bursting with a loud pop.

Pang Jian, completely unaware of what was transpiring, continued to rise toward the high skies, eventually reaching the supposed "Sky-covering Demon Array" that enveloped the entire Continent.

"Huff! Huff, huff!"

Inside the Demon Array, the thick blue-black Demonic Energy still wildly poured into his body, still being greedily and excessively absorbed by him.

Outside, the four Human True Gods including Li Wang, and the not yet healed Pu Zhaotian, all saw him emerge from within that sea-like light screen.

"Pang Jian!"

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