The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 513 - 488: Snatching Food from the Tiger’s Mouth_1

Chapter 513: Chapter 488: Snatching Food from the Tiger’s Mouth_1

Enveloped within a barrier congealed from thick demonic elemental power, Pang Jian silently emerged with his eyes closed.

His expression was serene, as if completely unaware that he was immersed in a deep sea of magic power.

With one hand holding the scabbard and the other clutching the black and golden longsword, he was in a state of meditation, comprehending the profound mysteries of the Tao.

His body, like an abyssal black hole, absorbed the "seawater" from the deep sea of magic power.

That magic elemental power, unbearable for humans and only refinable to the bone and blood by warriors of the Demon Clan like the Devil Scale Tribe, was being insanely attracted and pulled by him.

The fluctuations emanating from him surged like tidal waves of magic power.

"This is falling into the Demon Tao, willingly becoming a demon," sighed Dong Shangqing from the Ancient Law Sect.

He moved his compass closer, carefully distinguishing the fluctuations within Pang Jian’s body, and exclaimed in shock, "This demon is no ordinary being!"

The Firm Cover enveloping Pang Jian was engraved with intricate and profound demonic patterns, corresponding to the Secret Skill Divine Skills of the Outer World Demon God.

Just like the structure of the Demon Array above the Sky-covering Demon Array.

What did this abnormality indicate?

It indicated that many demon gods and Great Demon Gods from the Outer Realm, through the Demon Stone known as the demon nest, had branded the Demon Path Truths they had comprehended within the Firm Cover protecting Pang Jian!

Why would they do this? Naturally, because Pang Jian was crucial, having significant importance to them!

"Fallen into demonhood? Dong Shangqing! Until he awakes and takes any action harmful to the Purgatory Human Tribe, do not rashly jump to conclusions!" Severely wounded Pu Zhaotian, standing upright in the sky with the Divine Sword Kuang Wang on his back, his round face was filled with anger.

His tone was disrespectful, his words were blunt, and he bellowed, "Li Wang, was it you who let him take the Demon Subduing Stone Niche into the Demon Abyss? Knowing full well that he only has the cultivation of the Extinction Realm, knowing full well that he is the Realm God of this era, you!"

"Pu Pangzi, you misunderstand. Before he returned to the Demon Abyss, we did not know that he was the new Realm God," Li Wang explained.

"Then you must know that he is my, Pu Zhaotian’s, disciple, right?"

The fiercely angry man in loose blue robes said, "You want me to ascend to True God and become the sharpest Divine Sword there is, I have done as you wished. But this disciple I’ve chosen is meant to inherit my position as Tower Master and take on the responsibility of upholding Sword Tower!"

"When my ascension to True God failed, causing me to lose my realm and become unconscious, you made my disciple risk his life for you?"

"What? Do you want all of the talented individuals in Sword Tower to die one after another?"

"And you want him to die before me, his Shifu?"

Pu Zhaotian’s fierce expression seemed like he wanted to devour several True Gods alive.

After awakening from Sword Tower, he just learned that the Third Realm had been overrun, Red Mountain had been seized by the Alien Tribes, and his beloved Liu Lingyun had fallen in battle.

Many Sword Tower disciples also faced numerous obstacles when returning to the Second Realm, with quite a few core disciples from the Inner Gate being killed.

Several Protectors at the Extinction Realm level also died in battle.

If it weren’t for Pang Jian bravely entering Universe Heaven Continent, blocking the Demon Knife of Dazzling Shadow, and resisting the God Son Lie Yi of the Yao Clan, those under Zhou Wenhao’s command from Sword Tower wouldn’t have been able to retreat fully intact.

Towards his chosen disciple Pang Jian, Pu Zhaotian was extremely satisfied and truly proud.

And now, this was their first real meeting.

As his Shifu who had failed his breakthrough, and his disciple, Pang Jian, used by Li Wang and others as a pawn to enter the Demon Abyss, ending up in his current state.

How could Pu Zhaotian accept this?

"Even if Pang Jian has fallen into the Demon Tao, I will awaken him and help him find himself again!"

He stated emphatically to Li Wang and the other True Gods, "Prior to that, whoever dares to harm him will be my, Pu Zhaotian’s, enemy, and an enemy of Sword Tower!"

"Even if he attacks you while fallen into the Demon Tao, that is a consequence you should bear!"

"He has barely made it out, who asked you to have him carry the Demon Subduing Stone Niche down there again?"

"The shattering of the Demon Abyss Continent, with barely one in ten living beings surviving below, has nothing to do with Sword Tower! In my eyes, Pang Jian’s life is more important than all the lives of the Demon Abyss Continent!"

"Don’t talk to me about sacrificing the smaller self for the greater self!"

"Stop spouting bullshit!"

Pu Zhaotian glared at Li Wang and roared.

Facing Pu Zhaotian, who was unreasonable and unwilling to consider the bigger picture, Li Wang, Dong Shangqing, and Li Yuanli could only exchange wry smiles with each other.

Because this was the Pu Zhaotian they knew.

They also preferred not to have such a thorny figure ascend to True God before the Human Race faced any great calamity because of his volatile temper.

They firmly believed that once Pu Zhaotian became a True God, his combat power would be terrifyingly uncontrollable, knowing all too well that it didn’t take much for Pu Zhaotian’s temper to explode.

An emotionally unstable and capricious True God with overwhelming power was definitely not what they wanted.

"Pu Pangzi, I promise you now, even if he has fallen into demonhood, I will give you time to try and awaken him. But you must prevent him from indiscriminately killing innocents in a state of demonhood," Li Wang reluctantly conceded.

"Perhaps, Pang Jian can help us break the Sky-covering Demon Array without shedding a single drop of blood," said Liu Fu, who had been quiet until now, suddenly speaking up.

Li Wang asked curiously, "How so?"

"His self-fall into demonhood is too grandiose, he’s continuously drawing in demonic elemental power. If you pay attention, you’ll notice that the demon elemental power constituting the Sky-covering Demon Array is gradually thinning out," Liu Fu observed.

Liu Fu, who had a good private relationship with Pu Zhaotian, watched the barrier below throughout their argument and then suddenly exclaimed, "Inconceivable, truly inconceivable!"

Hearing this, Li Wang and the others looked closely and were equally astonished.

The black magic array that enveloped a complete piece of land, how astonishing must the Demon Element Power within it be?

They had thought that Pang Jian, having fallen into the barrier, could only absorb a measly amount of Demon Element Power, merely one in ten millionth of the power within the magic array.

Who could have imagined that after he had just surfaced for a short while, the Demon Element Power nearby would become so thin?

The magic runes of that region’s magic array, cluster by cluster, also became unstable.

Dong Shangqing exclaimed, "Perhaps, he truly is an opportunity for us to step onto the land!"

...

Within the barrier, inside the Origin Demon Sword held in Pang Jian’s hand.

The six secrets of the Demon God Lamp from the Secret Demonic Realm had transformed into six Devil Sky Chaos Caves, floating in the void in front of the Source Demon.

In one such secret place, where flames seemed to want to extinguish the world, magma boiled turbulently, and the baby with greenish-black skin was also circulating demon spells amidst the sea of fire.

It was surprisingly also the "Original Demon Fusion Spell."

While Pang Jian, in his own Dantian Fragment Land, pondered and comprehended this earth-shattering demon spell through the Source Demon, the Demon Fetus in the small world within the sword, in the secret place of flames, also instinctively circulated the demon spell.

Logically, it should have been He who absorbed ninety-nine percent of the Demon Element Power, using the "Original Demon Fusion Spell" to strengthen himself.

When He began to exert himself, when He set the "Original Demon Fusion Spell" into motion, the Source Demon was unable to stop it.

The Source Demon could only watch, watch as He purified the Soul Body with endless Demon Element Power, watch as He grew bit by bit.

Then, watch as He swallowed the first subordinate soul released by himself— the Source Demon himself— when He was sufficiently strong.

Now, something unexpected had happened.

The Demon Element Power that should have flowed to Him, that should have become His nourishment for growth, had ended up flowing mostly toward Pang Jian.

Pang Jian had drawn off ninety percent, while He had only refined around ten percent.

He, who had failed to seize the True God form of Pu Zhaotian, had his Spiritual Intelligence fall into a brief state of confusion. He urgently needed this refinement of Demon Element Power to recover his strength.

A demon fetus like Him required an astronomical amount of Demon Element Power to grow, and He had long been prepared within the demon nest.

In the Purgatory World, no demon cultivator, including the separated Source Demon, should be capable of snatching food from His mouth.

Yet, Pang Jian was doing just that!

From time to time, with a moment of clarity in His Spiritual Intelligence, He transmitted His will to those Great Demon Gods loyal to Him; previously, His will was that He had taken a fancy to Pang Jian and wanted Pang Jian to survive.

Lately, upon realizing something was amiss, He abruptly changed His mind.

And so, the slashing from Dazzling Shadow ensued.

When His Spiritual Intelligence was restored, He discovered that both He and Pang Jian were inside the magic array— a place where no flesh and blood should linger.

Like Dazzling Shadow, like the two Elders of the Immortal Realm from the Demon Sect, they could not break in.

Yet Pang Jian was there grandly, and he was still drawing from the Demon Element Power of this place.

By the time most of the Demon Element Power had vanished within Pang Jian, His path to growth was suddenly disrupted, and the carefully considered plan between Him and the Demon Gods might come to nothing.

He pondered for a moment, and in his brief moment of clarity, suddenly issued a Demon Sound, "The Fifth Source."

The elegant body of the Source Demon from the Ghost Demon Clan immediately began to tremble.

The Fifth Source.

Those three words elucidated His origins. The Demon Sound that arose from the Demon Fetus gave Him an indescribable sense of familiarity.

Instinctively, He wanted to draw closer, to immediately enter into the body of the Demon Fetus, to instantly become a part of the other.

They were originally one.

Since He had the thought, He had already begun to act upon it.

The Source Demon, modeled after the Ghost Demon Clan male, flew towards the Demon Fetus, His face full of joyful satisfaction, like a wanderer who had been abroad for millions of years and was finally about to return home.

He did not know that as soon as the Demon Fetus began to speak, as soon as the Demon Fetus expressed its demand, it was impossible for Him to resist.

—He could never withstand a higher aspect of Himself.

Unless intervened by an outside force.

"Source Demon!"

Pang Jian, who had been in constant contact with Him, and who had been comprehending the "Original Demon Fusion Spell" through His narratives, keenly sensed His sudden change, "What are you doing?"

"Boom!"

The golden Spiritual Soul of Pang Jian suddenly appeared in the sword’s small world.

The towering Spiritual Soul, emitting dazzling golden radiance, spread beams of blinding gold light, releasing the characteristics of the "Ming Prison Soul Bee" that eroded Divine Consciousness through the radiance.

The invisible covenant between the Demon Fetus and the Source Demon was abruptly eroded and dissipated by the golden light.

The alien powers of the Demon Fetus that He, the Source Demon, couldn’t feel yet could constrain Him, making Him unable to rebel, were wiped clean by Pang Jian in the blink of an eye.

The Source Demon, about to merge with the Demon Fetus, jolted back to his senses and fled away in terror.

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