The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 563 - 533: Success_1

Chapter 563: Chapter 533: Success_1

Hongdu Fragment Land, the south.

A black stone coffin rose slowly from deep underground.

An endless aura of deathly stillness emanated from the deserts of the south, quickly spreading across the entire Fragment Land.

A slender and graceful shadow flitted about, appearing atop the coffin.

Compared to the body of Luo Hongyan, Her pallid face bore a great difference; yet both were equally breathtakingly beautiful.

Only, Her eyebrows were finer and Her cheeks more gaunt, while Her eyes, clear black and white, were even colder and more indifferent.

Sovereigns like Her had many aspects, each corresponding to a Great Tao and possessing its own separate God Status.

"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Outside the Fragment Land, the waves rose again.

Six radiant light circles formed in the sky just outside the Fragment Land.

At the heart of each circle, a figure of imposing aura abruptly appeared.

Li Bai, Lie Yang, Aman, Shajia, Jingsha, Qi Xu.

Six of the most powerful warriors with Level 10 Bloodlines emerged at the head of a once again revealed Mirror Tunnel without a word, silently welcoming the return of their Sovereign.

Hovering above the abandoned well whose occupants had long since departed, the Ghost Mother in her green Magical Robe, crossed her hands over her chest and flew into the sky.

Behind her, the Reincarnation Pool that could blot out the sky shimmered in and out of sight, ready to materialize out of thin air at any moment.

Yet she dared not act rashly, her expression somber as she gazed upon the black stone coffin.

Li Wang, Li Yuanli, Dong Shangqing, Jiang Fan, Liu Fu—the few Human True Gods did not speak either.

Their eyes consistently followed the black stone coffin, observing the woman ascending to True Godhood through the power of death.

Only then did they understand that what She truly yearned for might well be the forging of Godhood through the quintessence of extinction and deathly stillness.

Members of the Ghost Clan like Wubi and the Horned Demon Clan like Chi Feng were sacrifices She was willing to make.

Just as they were willing to sacrifice seven thousand Individual Cultivators of Hongdu Fragment Land and Jiang Ran of Sword Tower, to deal a heavy blow to their adversary.

At this moment, the Mirror Tunnel resumed operation, directly linking this place with the Fifth Realm, allowing the six ultimate warriors to descend immediately.

All schemes and tricks had failed.

Li Wang and the others would not enter the trap specially designed for True Gods through any spatial rift, and strong warriors from the Fifth Realm would not step into Hongdu one by one.

If they were to come, they would come together, and they would be joined by a being known as the Fire God, Yan Lie.

There would be no battle, or it would be a fight to the death.

And it might well be the final battle.

Under such circumstances, the Ghost Mother dared not initiate combat on her own, and Li Wang was also hesitant.

So, they could only watch as the black stone coffin slowly lifted off, watching Her, flanked by the coffin, reach the side of the Ghost Mother.

"How can you be so certain that I wouldn’t simply obliterate your body while you forge the God of Death Road?" asked the Ghost Mother at last.

For Her, using the body of the pale-skinned woman to draw upon a God Status to merge with, should Her mortal frame be destroyed mid-way, no amount of planning could craft the God Status successfully, regardless of prior scheming.

The Ghost Mother, had she not been overtaken by curiosity to see whether the woman could ascend to Divine Enthronement through the doctrine of deathly extinction, could she have changed the outcome by killing Her on the spot?

To this, She replied indifferently, "How can you be so certain that this is the true desire of your heart?"

The black stone coffin under Her feet did not stop because of the Ghost Mother’s question, and under the eager gaze of the True Gods, both the coffin and She headed toward the Mirror Tunnel.

The tall figure of the Ghost Mother, however, quivered slightly.

Her words were clear in their implication.

The curiosity that arose in the Ghost Mother’s mind, the desire to see whether the woman could achieve Divine Enthronement through the path of deathly stillness... might not originate from the Ghost Mother herself.

If not from her own heart, it suggested that while She hadn’t yet crafted the Divine Tao with this body, She could still interfere with the Ghost Mother’s thoughts.

It also meant that even if the scenario did not involve the Ghost Mother beside the dry well, but Li Wang or any other True God instead, She could still forcibly change their decisions through Her will.

As long as the decision was to watch and wait, She would naturally ascend to Godhood smoothly.

The arrangement She made in Hongdu Fragment Land, what She really wanted was to seize the Fate controlled by the Human Race, using a body of unknown origin to forge Godhood through the Path of Death.

Now, She had obtained what she desired.

She had also quelled two beings, Zimo and He Motian, who, having crafted Demigod bodies in Purgatory, might have had a slight chance to influence Her decisions.

With Wubi dead and Chi Feng gone, it seemed as if the Alien Power of the Fifth Realm had weakened.

But Her unique Body of the Death God was enough to turn everything around.

"Swoosh!"

Another version of Her stepped out of the Mirror Tunnel, shrouded in a mist of blood, Her figure ethereal and graceful.

In the presence of the Human True Gods and the six mighty Alien warriors, She who bore the Body of the Death God took a step towards the body of Luo Hongyan.

The pale-skinned woman, midway through the process, vanished like smoke.

An entity refined from soul and Godhood, containing the complete Great Tao of death, slipped into Luo Hongyan’s forehead and became part of Her power.

"Boom!"

Her terrifyingly boundless aura oppressed the True Gods and the six mighty aliens.

He nodded his head in satisfaction and took one last look at Hongdu City, saying, "When the alien powers surge from below, we shall meet again."

With that, He flashed into the Mirror Tunnel.

In the outer reaches of the Fragment Land, the multitude of alien powers and spatial waves gradually subsided.

All the space rifts, passageways, and the mightiest of the Alien Tribes disappeared along with Him.

From the moment He appeared in the southern wastelands to the time He left the Second Realm, gods like Li Wang kept silent throughout.

Only the Ghost Mother asked a question.

After asking, a crack opened in the Ghost Mother’s state of mind, which she has been struggling to mend ever since His departure.

If this crack could not be repaired in time, the next time she faced Him, she would be utterly defeated.

"He..."

From the Ancient Law Sect, Dong Shangqing’s voice was thick with difficulty when he spoke, "What He truly desires is to use our fate and godhood to forge the God of Death Road within the Purgatory World. The Black Wood Sect’s leader, that disseminating death alien god puppet, and the Black Horn Tribe’s Chi Feng were sacrifices He was willing to make."

"What does it mean for the God of Death Road to be created and merged into His body?" Li Yuanli wondered aloud.

Li Wang remained silent, his gaze fixed on the Ghost Mother as she stepped out of the Fragment Land.

At the Earth Palace, the highest god of the Ghost Clan, Zimo, was forced to disintegrate, and many useful memories and messages were captured by the Ghost Mother. He felt that perhaps only the Ghost Mother had the answer.

Liu Fu sighed, "I have a feeling that even Lin Xuanqi from the past might not be able to defeat Him now with his sword."

"From now on, He will be able to start His new path of Sovereignty in our Purgatory World," the Ghost Mother said with a somber face. "That godhood, forged by His Death Road, gives Him this possibility."

Li Wang was startled, "What is the exact situation?"

"I need time to reassemble and sort through the knowledge from Zimo’s disseminated memories, so I don’t have specifics yet," the Ghost Mother hesitated before continuing, "All I know is that He has become just like us. In the future, He won’t be heavily restricted by our world due to His status as an Alien God from Outer Space."

"His vast knowledge, His wisdom at the level of Sovereignty, will provide Him with the strongest support."

"And we..."

The Ghost Mother lowered her head, "Without a miracle, I fear it will be very difficult for us to defeat Him."

"A miracle? Pang Jian from Hongdu City, assaulting godhood at the Extinction Realm, does that count as a miracle?" Li Yuanli of the Heaven Treasure Sect directed his gaze toward the center of the Fragment Land, where a dazzling crystal-like radiance was still pouring into Pang Jian’s body.

"Before Pang Jian, no one at the Extinction Realm had been able to start a Divine Tao."

"And he is the new Realm God of our Purgatory, who also practiced the swordsmanship with the strongest killing power."

"Could he be that miracle?"

Li Yuanli spoke to himself.

The eyes of these true gods were drawn to Hongdu City by his words, looking toward Pang Jian, who was being protected by Tian Du San Ren as he assaulted the Divine Tao.

"His Divine Tao has not yet been forged, how can we speak of a miracle?" Jiang Fan said with a frown.

"For some reason, I always feel that the solidification of his Divine Tao will be an extremely lengthy process. During this period, it’s our duty to watch over him," Liu Fu stated.

...

Time passed swiftly.

Half a month flew by, and the news of Li Wang and other true gods obliterating Wubi, Chi Feng, and others spread throughout the first and second realms of Purgatory.

The morale of all sects was buoyed, singing praises for Li Wang and the others.

The woman who had successfully forged her godhood through the dead and silent evil way under the watchful eyes of the true gods was deliberately concealed.

Almost all the righteous and evil cultivators from Hongdu Fragment Land were wiped out.

The true gods who knew the truth kept silent about it.

Thus, everyone treated it as a great victory.

In Hongdu City, there was a Sword Boat moored outside the city.

Tian Du San Ren, Li Yuanli, Liu Fu, these three great true gods all stayed behind, jointly guarding Pang Jian.

—Because Pang Jian was still ascending to true godhood, still refining his Chaos Divine Path.

The spiritual energy, qi and blood, and soul energy in his body became full again just as they were about to deplete, enabling him to integrate methodically and unimpeded with the godhood.

"Half a month has passed, and he is still continuing," said Yao Junhong, sitting on the Sword Boat, surrounded by Guanghe, Wang Ce, Xu Yu, Lu Xiaolin, Cai Xin, and Shi Bingyun.

The elders of the Sword Tower had all gathered here.

"Half a month is not a long time; there have been true gods who took that long just to attain godhood," Xu Yu said as she flipped through an ancient scroll, "According to our Sword Tower records, the longest someone took to become a god was a full nine months."

Guanghe said, "There is only one godhood left for our Human Race."

This statement caused the other elders to frown.

After Fan Ao’s fall, an extra godhood became available, and the one who first succeeded in ascension through the Death Road took the spare fate godhood.

The godhood Pang Jian is currently integrating with is the very last one.

If he succeeds in taking the godhood, when Pu Zhaotian’s injuries heal, there will be no new godhood available for his ascension.

"Worrying for nothing."

A sword light descended from the sky, materializing next to the Sword Boat as a rotund man in blue robes.

With a stern face, he spoke coldly, "Mu Wentao of the Gui Sacrificial Sect will ultimately die. When he does, a new godhood will naturally become available, and there will be no delay in my ascension to true godhood."

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