The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 556 - 528: Slaying Demons_1

Chapter 556: Chapter 528: Slaying Demons_1

Sword Tower, Great Elder Jiang Ran.

Pang Jian suddenly looked up into the sky.

The pitch-blackness that had enveloped the Fragment Land all night was slowly fading, and the morning of the Purgatory World was about to emerge.

The sky was also turning whiter by the moment.

With the night curtain vanishing and daylight descending, it mirrored the fate of the Hongdu Fragment Land.

Under the dimly lit sky curtain, the magnificent Sword Light Heaven Gate had long disappeared, and Jiang Ran, wielding the Heaven Gate Sword, was still there, but he was now brimming with demonic intent, oozing a pressure that overwhelmed the soul.

In the gradually brightening daylight, his pupils were still as black as stars.

He clearly was no longer Jiang Ran.

Since Shang Xiuchun had put everything aside and failed to break out of the Hongdu Fragment Land, and from the sudden appearance of the thousand-zhang-high Bone Gate, the entire Hongdu Fragment Land was filled with despair and gloom.

The people of the Fragment Land once saw no hope of survival.

Their hearts were filled with silence and despair.

In all four directions—east, west, south, and north—individual cultivators were being slaughtered by invading evil cultivators, their flesh, bones, and souls divided and devoured.

It was Jiang Ran’s arrival and his display of strength that reignited the flame of hope for the people!

Thus, those individual cultivators within the city began to fantasize about the arrival of the true gods.

Naively, they believed they could hold out until the true gods arrived, thinking they could be saved.

Immediately after, their hope was swiftly extinguished by Jiang Cen.

Sword Tower Jiang Ran also fell in battle, besieged by three supreme evil cultivators, under the cooperation of that pitch-dark star.

And during this process, where were the true gods?

They had always been there!

If they had refrained from entering the Hongdu Fragment Land due to concerns about those secret Mirror Tunnels, that would have been one thing, but Tian Du San Ren was clearly present, and other true gods were hidden in the dark corners of the Fragment Land as well.

They silently witnessed everything, watching the evil cultivators ravage the Fragment Land, watching seven thousand righteous cultivators fall.

They also watched Jiang Ran die!

Pang Jian, trapped in the Weird Land and having learned from Jiang Cen of the existence of secret Mirror Tunnels, wanted to send a message; at this moment, he suddenly felt somewhat ridiculous.

At that time, he had thought calmly, believing that the true gods of the Purgatory Human Tribe should not be so easily defeated.

He assumed that the true gods of the Human Race were cautious because they sensed the hidden Mirror Tunnels, thus refraining from rashly stepping into the Hongdu Fragment Land.

Now, he realized he had still underestimated these true gods who dominated the Purgatory.

The revival of the Second Realm evil cultivators, the spread of various evil skills, the secret plots of the Alien Gods and Fifth Realm Alien Tribes warriors, the true gods were well aware of all of these.

Their layout in the Hongdu Fragment Land was also within the true gods’ expectations.

True gods turned the tables; they abandoned all individual cultivators and were even willing to sacrifice the Hongdu Fragment Land, all to deal a heavy blow to those most powerful warriors of the Fifth Realm.

Jiang Ran and seven thousand individual cultivators, including this piece of the Fragment Land, were the price the true gods paid for this.

No wonder Tian Du San Ren asked him to sneak underground, saying that he couldn’t stop this great calamity.

Apart from Pang Jian’s coincidental presence, just because Dong Tianze appeared in the Hongdu Fragment Land, was there really any coincidence?

It was all premeditated.

"Dark Ghost Extinction Array!"

"Heartrending Technique!"

As turbulent waves surged in Pang Jian’s heart, Jiang Cen released the Dark Ghost and arranged the array, while Xie Tong’s Blood Prison Sect Secret Skill was also successfully completed.

Twelve Flesh-bound Dark Ghosts became twelve tall and brave Ghost Clan warriors, far from their usual frail forms.

In the Fifth Realm, Ghost Clan warriors were adept at soul secret skills, naturally weaker in flesh compared to other tribes.

And the Dark Ghosts, refined from the souls of the Ghost Clan, bolstered by Xie Tong’s Blood Bead Secret Skill, their bodies were as strong as a level eight Great Demon, all possessing powerful demon souls.

The Ghost Clan’s weakness was instantly remedied.

"Crack!"

The twelve huge and fierce Dark Ghost warriors, amidst the interlacing thunder and lightning, coordinated seamlessly, using the way of the array to surround and attack Pang Jian.

In Xie Tong’s palm, a heart formed from solidified blood floated.

This heart released a sinister blood light, and upon formation, it faintly connected with Pang Jian’s heart. Xie Tong, with his sharp fingernails, sliced the heart as if cutting flesh.

Pang Jian was in searing pain.

His heart felt as if it truly was being sliced by Xie Tong’s sharp nails, the pain causing him to shriek involuntarily.

A Dark Ghost towering about six meters tall took advantage of his distress to close in, its ghostly claws accompanied by a piercing shriek, reaching out from behind to grab at his head.

"Woo woo!"

The remaining eleven Dark Ghosts howled together amidst elusive ghostly shadows.

Invisible Ghost Howling blades penetrated Pang Jian’s defenses and reached directly into his Spirit Sea of Consciousness.

Twelve cold and chilling blades of light exploded upon his golden Spiritual Soul while he was in pain and under a heavy blow to his head, "Puff puff puff" marking his deity enveloped in the Heaven Demon Armor.

But, they were all blocked by the Heaven Demon Armor wrapping around the Spiritual Soul.

That piece of Heaven Demon Armor, birthed from the Sea of the Demon Abyss, became a solid fortress, effortlessly neutralizing the covert strikes of the Dark Ghosts.

The so-called "Dark Ghost Extinction Array" was actually most dangerous not in its attacks on the physical flesh, but rather, in its soul attacks!

Being Ghost Objects of Soul Spirit, the Dark Ghosts naturally excelled in unleashing evil skill critical strikes targeting the soul.

"The Heaven Demon Armor is the essence of refined Demon Element Power, through which various Demon Tao Spells can be cast and utilized. This Heaven Demon Armor, then, is the source of your magic power."

The Source Demon within the sword let out a gentle whistle.

No need for Pang Jian to wield the sword himself and slay enemies, the black-gold Demon Sword flew out of its scabbard on its own and, under the control of the Source Demon, it picked off one cut.

The Dark Ghost attacking from behind was split open by the incomparably sharp Demon Sword with a single strike.

"Bang!"

As the Dark Ghost and the Blood Bead split, both golden and black lights shone forth from the Demon Sword, the golden light repeatedly cutting through the Blood Bead, while the black light enveloped the Dark Ghost.

In just an instant, both the Dark Ghost and the Blood Bead were annihilated.

The unsheathed Demon Sword did not delay for a moment, transforming into a blinding sword light thrusting towards Xie Tong of the Blood Prison Sect.

"Boom! Boom Boom! Boom Boom Boom!"

Before the sword light struck, six great Demon Secret Realms suddenly appeared, arrayed in the void behind Xie Tong.

Rolling demon power surged, countless soul-capturing Demon Sounds echoing through heaven and earth, the handsome Source Demon moving between different Demon Secret Realms, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

"A heavily injured evil cultivator and a villain shattered by fear from Jiang Ran’s strike, you are only fit to receive one of my swords," said the Source Demon, scoffing.

He appeared in a Demon Realm seething with fiery magma, his thin lips slightly pursed, holding a Demon Pearl in his hand as if he had grasped a star from a demon world.

At this moment, he appeared with a complete Demon Soul, posing with an arrogant and lofty stance.

The six great Demon Secret Realms applied their seals, Xie Tong’s Spiritual Soul trembled, and the qi and blood within her dantian were restrained.

The heart she was holding up in her hand, as well as her own heart, were abruptly penetrated by the black-gold sword light.

As both hearts shattered, the soul shadow of the Source Demon flashed and appeared within her Spirit Sea of Consciousness.

With a beckon of the Demon Pearl towards her Spiritual Soul, the current Sect Master of the Blood Prison Sect, at the Immortal Realm, fell into that Demon Pearl. Her life force was completely extinguished by the Source Demon.

Having survived the calamities of the Demon Abyss Continent, the Source Demon penetrated the past and became aware of its own origins.

After absorbing numerous demon element powers within the sword’s inner world, obtaining the Demon Pearl refined by Pang Jian’s "Sky-covering Demon Array," and after this period of diligent comprehension,

the Source Demon’s combat power had reached its peak.

Even before the sword blade in Mo Nan’s hands had broken, and before it had been split, its combat power was far from what it is now.

If not for its higher aspirations, if not for knowing that the Original Demon was still suppressed in Panshi Fragment Land by Pang Jian, if not... Pang Jian had truly won its sincere approval.

It could now break free from Pang Jian and, just like it had counter-devoured Mo Nan in the past, it could also perform a counter-devouring on Pang Jian.

It now possessed the ability to turn the tables completely.

"Whoosh!"

After Xie Tong’s death, all twelve Dark Ghosts abandoned their flesh bodies and entered Pang Jian’s Spirit Sea of Consciousness.

In his own Spirit Sea of Consciousness, with preparation against the intrusion of these Dark Ghosts, Pang Jian, clad in Heaven Demon Armor, slaughtered them as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

"Jiang Cen, clearly you don’t understand me enough," he said.

Three thousand golden lightning bolts, carrying the traits of the "Ming Prison Soul Bee," shot out from the center of his Spiritual Soul.

The Dark Ghosts daring to appear in his Spirit Sea of Consciousness, those unable to approach his Spiritual Soul, were penetrated by the three thousand blades and died off in an instant.

As long as it was within his own Spirit Sea of Consciousness, his Spiritual Soul was the God Spirit that dominated everything, and various powers came easily to his hand.

Not to mention Jiang Cen’s Dark Ghosts, even if Jiang Cen himself, while his Spiritual Soul was out of body, recklessly entered Pang Jian’s Spirit Sea of Consciousness, Pang Jian was confident he could suppress his peak Immortal Realm Spiritual Soul with the Extinction Realm.

In the Weird Land, against Jiang Cen of that time, he had been cautious because his Spiritual Soul had left his own Sea of Consciousness.

In his own Spirit Sea of Consciousness, his Spiritual Soul’s combat power could surge greatly, much like how his physical body’s strength increased tremendously in Panshi Fragment Land.

The Dark Ghosts entering were purely seeking their own deaths.

In a flash, he and the Source Demon Sword had resolved the trouble at hand.

He stretched his right hand fingers a bit, and the Source Demon Sword arrived swiftly.

"Jiang Cen."

With the Demon Sword in his hand, Pang Jian called out lightly and raised his hand in preparation to strike.

"Crack!"

Over Jiang Cen’s head, the crystal-like radiance symbolizing godhood emitted a crisp cracking sound like shattering jade.

Numerous sorcery doctrines vanished along with the disintegration of the crystal radiance, countless somber "Netherworld Sacred Fires" extinguished in response.

Among the many unique fires of the Gui Sacrificial Sect, and ranking two tiers above the "Qingming Ghost Fire," the extinguishing of the "Netherworld Sacred Fire" that could assist Jiang Cen in refining his godhood signified the failure of Jiang Cen’s path to divinity.

"Whirl!"

The splendid divinity cloud that symbolized godhood released its seven-colored treasure light and returned to the heavens, rejoining the clump of colorful clouds.

The clouds continued to hover in the sky.

As if searching for the next one that could merge with it and attempt to strike for the position of god, it seemed as though it saw no suitable candidates.

Just then, the Purgatory Gate within Pang Jian’s chest suddenly became unbearably hot.

The bronze door quietly opened a crack.

In the high sky, that resplendent seven-colored radiance suddenly turned into a meteor, heading straight for Pang Jian.

Only a peak Immortal Realm powerhouse, when attempting to strike for the True God’s position, could gather such a cloud and be guided by it. Yet, it was now falling towards Pang Jian, who was in the Extinction Realm.

In the entire history of Purgatory, there had never been such a precedent.

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