The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 566 - 536: Demon God from Beyond the Heavens_1

Chapter 566: Chapter 536: Demon God from Beyond the Heavens_1

Speaking of Purgatory, when it came to the god of the Human Race, Fan Di’s eyes, a sea of thunderous light, unexpectedly filled with amazement.

"Since it’s Purgatory, no wonder I cannot enter."

"Ha, the legendary Purgatory, the most terrifying birthplace of the Human Race, was once so close to me."

"I was actually infinitely close to Purgatory!"

Fan Di, after expressing his thoughts for a moment, suddenly said, "My name is Fan Di, from the Ancient Demon World. Have I heard correctly that in Purgatory, there are ancient demon clans like mine?"

Ancient Demon World!

In the outer void of Northern Qi, that eighth-level Red-eyed Demon Wolf once said that they are the so-called Ancient Demon Clan.

The original Purgatory was ruled by the Ancient Demon Clan.

Mysterious Turtle, Primordial Serpent, Heaven Phoenix, including the Dragon Race, could all be classified under the Ancient Demon Clan.

In the ancient times, members of the Demon Race had bodies as massive as mountains, with immense qi and blood.

A demon of the same level from the Ancient Demon Clan required several warriors of the same level from Alien Tribes to barely handle it.

Even a Demon God needed many level ten warriors, multiple True Gods to contend against one.

Ancient Demons were a clan with extremely formidable individual combat strength.

Unexpectedly, just outside of Purgatory, there was a place like the Ancient Demon World, inhabited by numerous members of the Ancient Demon Clan.

Regions that carry the word "prison" in their name are hidden within the Mysterious Fog, and due to the existence of the Boundary Wall, it’s not easy to enter or exit.

Whereas the regions ending with the word "realm" are eternally open, maintaining the possibility of intercommunication with the outside world.

Prison within the Mysterious Fog, realm outside of it in the divine lands, this was information he had known for a long time.

After a moment of silence, Pang Jian said, "There are Ancient Demons in Purgatory. In fact, the earliest rulers of Purgatory were Ancient Demons like you... Demon Gods."

Seeing that Fan Di had no intention to start a fight, Pang Jian, who was interested in understanding the situation outside of Heaven, opened the conversation and said, "Even now, there are a few powerful Demon Gods that dominate certain regions of Purgatory."

Suddenly, Pang Jian thought of another Thunder God.

That one called Lei Meng Beast God, who once followed the Thunder God and then betrayed him.

He bluntly asked, "There is a Lei Meng Beast God, is he one of the Demon Gods like you? To my knowledge, this Lei Meng Beast God is also one of the Thunder Gods, have you had any contact with him?"

"Tsk tsk!"

The calm sea of thunder and lightning in Fan Di’s eye sockets suddenly erupted violently.

He, greatly disturbed emotionally, furiously yelled, "That Lei Meng Beast God was not born in the Ancient Demon World, but in Thunder Prison. He does not belong to the same faction as our Ancient Demon Gods and has been helping other God Spirits battle against our Ancient Demon World."

"As for me..."

Fan Di hesitated for a moment before saying, "I left the Ancient Demon World to delve into the Mysterious Fog because I wanted to enter Thunder Prison. Thunder God from Thunder Prison is recognized as the number one god of thunder between Heaven and Earth. The path of thunder and lightning He comprehended, the Thunder Divine Court He constructed, is the place all Thunder Gods aspire to."

"Even His later brutal and autocratic actions, which drew widespread denunciation from many Thunder Gods."

"Even though the Thunder Divine Court has been shattered."

"Yet Thunder God’s position among us Thunder Gods is still unshakable."

Speaking of Thunder God, Fan Di, a newly arisen Thunder God, actually showed reverence, "I originally wanted to find the shattered Divine Court of Thunder God in Thunder Prison to enhance the path of thunder and lightning that I have comprehended."

"As a result, I got lost in the Mysterious Fog that envelops Thunder Prison."

"There is no north, south, east, or west in the Mysterious Fog, nor is there an up or down, no power for me to absorb. I couldn’t find the path to leave and was constantly eroded by the Mysterious Fog, my flesh being corroded; I didn’t even know how many years had passed."

"..."

Having finally encountered an intelligent creature, especially a new god who left Purgatory, Fan Di also became talkative.

"The god of your Human Race, I do not know where they are hiding. Ever since I entered the Mysterious Fog, they have been out of sight for a long time. In the Outer Star River, gods of the Human Race once shone brightly, you... also took on a great deal of pressure for our Ancient Demon World."

"I’ve heard that in the starry sky above Purgatory, various Alien Gods from Outer Space have been stationed for long periods. As soon as any god of the Human Race leaves, those Alien Gods immediately notice and carry out encirclement and assassination."

"Over the years, nearly all the gods of the Human Race eligible to break through Purgatory World and emerge into the starry sky have been killed."

Without Pang Jian having to ask further, Fan Di talked about the plight of the Human Race in the outer world.

Pang Jian also learned that He did not feel hostility towards himself because the situation of the Human Race and the Ancient Demon Clan in the outer world was strikingly similar to that inside Purgatory.

Human True Gods and Demon Gods of the Ancient Demon Clan are also pursued and suppressed by gods of the Alien Tribes in the outer realm’s starry sky.

In the interior of Purgatory, the Human Race had long turned the tables and became the rulers, driving the Alien Tribes to the Fifth Realm and causing their attempts to ascend to fail time after time.

However, in the vast expanse of the Star River, the situation was the exact opposite.

In the boundless starry sky beyond Heaven, the real masters were still those numerous Outer Realm God Spirits.

Once upon a time, gods of the Human Race who rose to power, because they had destroyed the Hall of Gods, instantly became the thorn in the eye and nail in the flesh of all gods.

After the Hall of Gods was destroyed, the gods joined forces to eliminate the gods of the Human Race, tirelessly pursuing them across the stars.

Outside Purgatory, Alien Gods from Outer Space also stationed themselves, waiting to strike down any newly ascended gods of the Human Race as they broke through the Heaven Forbidden, to prevent too many gods of the Human Race from rising anew.

In the Ancient Demon World, the situation for the Ancient Demon Clan was much better than that of the gods of the Human Race.

Although they were also suppressed and their powers weakened, it was not to the extent that they had to be eradicated.

Fan Di, as a Demon God of the Ancient Demon World, clearly had a favorable impression of those gods of the Human Race who had stirred giant waves in the Star River and destroyed the Hall of Gods, and there was also a sense of admiration from him.

This was also why He, upon realizing that Pang Jian was a god of the Human Race and had stepped out of Purgatory for the first time, was willing to solve Pang Jian’s confusions.

"In the Prison of Heaven and Earth with ’Prison’ in their names, how many are there in total? Are there also powerful beings in those heavens and earth? In the Prison of Heaven and Earth, is there a force capable of contending with the Alien Gods from Outer Space?"

Pang Jian pressed for answers.

"I’m not sure about the exact number of heavens and earth with ’Prison’ in their names. I know of Dark Prison, Fire Prison, Ghost Prison, Thunder Prison, Netherworld Prison, Demon Prison, and Sky Prison. The Mysterious Fog is mysterious and boundless, and there are definitely more heavens and earth hidden within it than these. Generally speaking, the beings inside the Mysterious Fog are far more terrifying than those outside it."

"Nowadays, the Supreme God of the Ghost Clan, the Great Demon God of the Demon Clan, and the God Spirits of the Heaven Clan, who dominate the Star River, were all born in the Prison of Heaven and Earth."

"They have broken free from the Prison of Heaven and Earth, like the True Gods of your Human Race, and are able to soar across the vast Star River."

"In the even vaster Star River, they shine brilliantly, becoming even more eye-catching."

"’Prison’ implies a cage; those who can break free from the cage are naturally extraordinary. God Spirits who ascend to godhood in the Prison of Heaven and Earth are often stronger than those refined in the heavens and earth of the Boundary Wall."

Fan Di candidly offered his explanations without reserve.

Pang Jian listened intently, not mentioning that his True Body possessed the Thunder Divine Court where thunderlight shattered.

Thinking about the nearby "Prison" world, he said, "The one nearby with ’Prison’ in its name, do you know which one it is? The one that you’ve been trying to enter relentlessly but have never succeeded."

"You can see me from that far away?" Fan Di exclaimed in surprise.

"I can."

"Your Soul Power and Divine Power are unaffected within the Mysterious Fog?"

"It seems they are hardly affected?"

"This divine body of yours is also not corroded by the Mysterious Fog?"

"Correct."

After a few questions and answers, the Thunder God Fan Di fell silent.

In His eyes, Pang Jian had become a mysterious and terrifying creature.

Just a nascent god, yet he could adapt to the harsh environment of the Mysterious Fog as naturally as a fish takes to water.

If He could be like Pang Jian, with Soul Power unaffected and flesh uncorrupted, why would He be in such a state?

After a long moment of silence.

Fan Di responded, "One cannot know which one it is until entering a heaven and earth. It’s like when I vigorously attempted to break through the Boundary Wall of Purgatory, not knowing it was Purgatory itself."

"I want to go and explore it. This is the first time I’m truly leaving Purgatory." Pang Jian extended an invitation, saying, "If you’re not busy with anything, why not accompany me? We can see if there’s a way in."

"I cannot." Fan Di shook his head, saying, "I have fallen into the Mysterious Fog, and all my preparations were for entering the Thunder Prison. The things I prepared were consumed in a battle soon after I entered the Mysterious Fog."

Pang Jian asked, "Battle? With what being?"

"Naturally with lost beings like myself. There are other creatures and Different Kinds in the Mysterious Fog, and not just me. However, we rarely encounter each other. It could be decades, or even hundreds or thousands of years. Time here has no meaning; I have no way to measure it, so I can’t say exactly," Fan Di answered honestly.

At this, Pang Jian suddenly fell silent, his thoughts turning to his mysteriously vanished father.

He always believed that his father was still alive.

Perhaps, like Fan Di, after stepping out of the Purgatory World, his father became lost in the Mysterious Fog, struggling to find the way back to Purgatory.

Perhaps his father had burst through the Mysterious Fog, appeared in the vast Star River, and then was forced into hiding, chased by the Alien Gods from Outer Space.

Seeing him fall silent, Fan Di said, "If you want to have a look, I can accompany you. If... we truly can get in and I can replenish a bit of strength, my life would be extended."

He was fast running out of time.

Maybe in a few decades, He would exhaust everything and become a dead carcass in the Mysterious Fog.

If He didn’t quickly find a way to live, death would be His ultimate end. Since learning that Pang Jian was a god of the Human Race, He had been restraining His own heart.

Because Pang Jian was of the Human Race, because Pang Jian exuded mystery everywhere, because He was not yet at the point where He was about to die immediately.

He was not yet willing to take the risk for this.

"Then let’s go and see," Pang Jian said.

Pang Jian activated his Immortal Primordial Spirit and headed towards the heaven and earth he had sensed.

Fan Di watched his silhouette, the cold light of thunder and lightning concealed within his eyes, and silently followed.

For a being on the brink of despair, any fragment of hope, any chance at continued survival, was not to be forsaken.

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