The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 569 - 538 Exotic Spirit Star Devourer_2

Chapter 569: Chapter 538 Exotic Spirit Star Devourer_2

"Right, what do you need to recover some of your strength?"

Pang Jian suddenly changed the subject.

He had seen the struggle and hesitation in Fan Di, knowing what Fan Di was conflicted about.

It was actually very simple to remove the evil thoughts from Fan Di’s heart.

——Just need to give Him hope, let Him maintain his life, then He would not take the risk to act rashly.

This was a genuine Demon God, who, if able to restore his peak strength and brought to Purgatory, would be capable of competing with the Old Thunder Dragon.

Moreover, Demon Gods like Fan Di naturally viewed the deities worshiped by Alien Tribes with enmity.

He also came from the Ancient Demon World.

Bringing Him to the Purgatory World would be like a guiding light for the Demon Race, informing them that beyond the Purgatory, in the starry sea, there was a place called the Ancient Demon World suitable for their survival.

Internally in Purgatory, the main conflict and divergence between the Demon Race and Human Race was the lack of entitled territory acquired after the war.

If Heaven Forbidden could break open one day, the Demon Race could also step out of Purgatory, and the Ancient Demon World would be their best habitat outside of heaven.

"Flesh that contains the essence of life, Crystal Stones and timber with the power of Thunderous Lightning, potions and leaves that can restore Soul Energy!" Fan Di couldn’t help but cry out.

"Good, I will keep an eye out for you."

With those words, Pang Jian returned to the Dark Prison.

...

In the alternative world, high above the firmament, there are a few stars whose light is not very dazzling.

The beings living in the Dark Prison can see those stars just by looking up.

They are unchanging through the ages.

Unlike Purgatory, the Dark Prison is static; it is eternally still.

Therefore, those stars suspended outside of the Dark Prison are the only celestial wonders the beings here can see.

The Sun and the Moon are only existences of legend.

Tens of thousands of years ago, there were extraordinary beings who broke through the Heaven Forbidden and stepped out of the Dark Prison, seeing the Sun and the Moon in the outer starry sky.

When the god of the Dark Spirit Clan communicated with them through the altar, He had described them in detail.

Thus, the people of the Dark Spirit Clan knew that in the outer starry sky, there was a blazing Sun and a bright, clean Moon.

They also longed for the world outside and were filled with anticipation, dreaming that one day they could step out of the Dark Prison and witness the boundless expanse of the starry sky.

However, the arrival of the Star Devourer, which grew wildly in strength, killed any potential they had to reach the heavens.

...

Within the Sky Shuttle Ship.

The seven elders of the Dark Spirit Clan, after building an altar, stood by silently waiting.

The hexagonal altar was constructed mainly of Dark Star Stones, with various diamonds and gems containing exotic space powers, and it was up to the Saintess Cui Ling to try and communicate with the outside.

At this moment, Cui Ling, dressed in an exquisite Magical Robe, was using her Bloodline Power to resonate with the altar.

This was her seventy-fifth time sitting on the altar since being chosen as the Saintess, using her body and Spiritual Soul as coordinates, longing for the attention of the God of Shadow.

Nine hundred years ago, the last God of Shadow born into the Dark Spirit Clan successfully broke through Heaven Forbidden and stepped into the Outer Starry Sky.

In the two hundred years that followed, the people of the Dark Spirit Clan in the Dark Prison could still communicate with Him through the altar, learning about the marvels of the Outer Realm from His words.

But in the following seven hundred years, He suddenly disappeared into thin air and never responded to His clan members again.

And five hundred years ago, a being called Star Devourer suddenly emerged in the Dark Prison World.

In the beginning, the Star Devourer just consumed very small Fragment Lands, depleting each one of its energy and nutrients.

As the Star Devourer grew, it began to consume continents, turning three continents into dead lands in succession.

Eventually, the Star Devourer gained the strength to pull in stars from outside, feeding on smaller stars.

The powerhouses of the Dark Spirit Clan didn’t pay much attention at the start and didn’t take the Star Devourer seriously.

By the time they realized something was amiss and joined forces to suppress and encircle the Star Devourer, it had already grown formidable.

The warriors of the Dark Spirit Clan paid a heavy price and could only severely wound the Star Devourer.

Afterward, the Star Devourer, having healed its injuries, exacted revenge by devouring an entire continent of the Dark Prison.

From then on, the Star Devourer became the nightmare of the Dark Prison, with no other beings capable of contending against it.

It fed on the lands of the Dark Prison while hunting for the ninth-level warriors of the Dark Spirit Clan, consuming their souls to ensure their decline.

Without advancing to the tenth bloodline level, the powerful ninth-level warriors of the Dark Spirit Clan were destined to be found and have their souls consumed by the Star Devourer.

For hundreds of years, the number of ninth-level bloodline warriors of this clan dwindled, and the tenth level... became an unreachable dream. They lost all possibility of breaking through Heaven Forbidden and stepping out of the Dark Prison.

The hexagonal Altar of Praying to God grew still as the spatial disturbances gradually subsided.

No foreign will descended, no symbols of light and shadow appeared on this ancient altar.

"High Priest, the God of Shadow... has most likely perished. Seven hundred years have passed, and He hasn’t responded to us. If He received our message and knew a Star Devourer was ravaging His homeland, how could He turn a blind eye?"

A young member of the Dark Spirit Clan cried out in despair, "My father, he just broke through to the ninth bloodline level, and I couldn’t stop him! Advancement to the ninth bloodline level would catch the Star Devourer’s eye—why did he seek death on purpose?"

The High Priest, his face covered with age spots and whose age was unknown, bellowed, "Do you think Tian Lu was truly foolish? He saw the Star Devourer pulling a star into the Dark Prison and knew it would be preoccupied – that’s why he decisively advanced to the ninth bloodline level!"

"What he seeks is to break through to the tenth level before the Star Devourer assimilates the star!"

"Only at the tenth level is there a glimmer of hope to shatter the Heaven Forbidden and step out of this sealed land!"

"The chance is indeed extremely slim, but it still exists!"

"He has been the strongest in our Dark Spirit Clan for the past hundred years. He lay low at the eighth bloodline level for many years just waiting for this opportunity! We must pray that the time required for the Star Devourer to absorb the star is long enough for Tian Lu to elevate his bloodline to the tenth level, so he can break the Heaven Forbidden and escape!"

"Someone must step into the Outer Realm and grow within the external Star River to return and deal with the Star Devourer."

The High Priest looked up at the starry sky, his face full of longing as he said, "When that star fell, I saw some bizarre shadows, which must be gods from outside. Cui Ling, continue to resonate with the altar, letting the vibrations reach beyond the sky. If not the God of Shadow, any other god will suffice, as long as they know of the Star Devourer in our Dark Prison."

The Saintess Cui Ling, her head lowered, wistfully said, "Only gods that originated from our Dark Prison have a slight possibility of returning, and it’s just as arduous. Gods not of the Dark Prison, even if they know its location, can’t break the Heaven Forbidden. High Priest, aren’t these the Basic Laws of Dark Prison you taught me? Have you forgotten?"

At these words, the glimmer of hope in the High Priest’s eyes abruptly fizzled out.

"Yes, Alien Gods from the Outer Realm simply cannot reach the Dark Prison. I’m old, I’m starting to forget things. In my era as High Priest, I fear I will not witness the demise of the Star Devourer."

His complexion turned ashen as he gently shook his head and sighed.

A group of Dark Spirit Clan members also fell into sorrow, unsure when hope would arrive.

...

Amidst the Mysterious Fog.

Pang Jian extended his Divine Sense, listening in silence for a while, confirming the presence of complex energies in the Dark Prison.

The power of plants, Alien Power of water, Star Power, and Cold Power, among other yin and soft ice-cold forces, mingled together, forming the foundational force of the Dark Prison.

It felt like a Spiritual Land of Purgatory World, where energies were a chaotic mix but thinner here.

"No wonder it’s called the Dark Prison; without the sun or moon, only starlight illuminates, and the sky is naturally dark. However, it’s still better than the Fourth Realm of Purgatory; at least here, one can still see the stars," Pang Jian muttered to himself before deciding to talk with the people of the Dark Spirit Clan.

"Swoosh!"

Like a Sky God descending, he abruptly appeared on the altar where Saintess Cui Ling was.

The moment he stood on the altar with his Immortal Primordial Spirit, a Cold Crystal star enshrined within his chest set off a flurry of spatial vein disturbances within the altar.

An aura that resonated with a certain Sky God beyond the heavens surged past the Heaven Forbidden and rose to the sky, spreading vibrations like a lighthouse.

And this vibration could only be perceived and caught by the Divine Soul of those attuned to it.

"Pang Jian!"

The Goddess of Cold Crystal in the Moon Temple exclaimed in shock.

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