The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 588 - 556: Just So-So_1

Chapter 588: Chapter 556: Just So-So_1

"God of the Human Race!"

The Dark Bat was both shocked and furious.

Looking up, it finally confirmed that the towering figure, with an overwhelming aura, was indeed a god of the Human Race born from Purgatory.

It was also a newly ascended low-rank god and had not previously had contact with a god of the Human Race.

The puppet body it had descended into Purgatory with could not bear too much of its power and was frail.

In Purgatory, such divine puppet bodies were not even considered by true gods.

Therefore, it also felt unfamiliar with the god of the Human Race.

Unfamiliarity aside, the god’s renown outside of heaven was like thunder to its ears.

So it immediately became extremely vigilant.

As it saw the flurry of sword lights approaching like a river, it let out a piercing scream, first relaying the message to its two three-headed and six-armed companions, then summoning its own specialty in divine power.

Its massive bat wings suddenly spread a black sea of clouds on either side, and its claws grasped a dark scepter.

With the scepter in hand, feeling the extension of dark divine power, it suddenly became emboldened.

"God of Darkness, reveal your divine miracle!"

Within the completely light-absent black sea of clouds, a series of wonders and bizarre landscapes symbolizing darkness suddenly emerged.

There were enormous pitch-black grave markers bobbing up and down as if mourning the spirits of the dead, and countless broken crosses steeped in silence and chilling coldness that had been suspended in the sea of clouds for eons.

Black crows and vultures, with voices that sent shivers down one’s spine, crooned as they circled endlessly around innumerable decaying corpses.

And there were black roses, representing darkness, blooming throughout this black sea of clouds.

Grave markers, broken crosses, crows, vultures, and black roses were the manifestations of the dark path this God of Darkness had collected and fully comprehended - the very aspects of darkness materialized.

And the massive Dark Bat quietly vanished into the darkness.

When the river of sword lights shot forward, light shone upon the vast black sea of clouds, revealing the symbols of darkness.

The crows and vultures crooned mournfully.

The bobbing black grave markers and broken crosses emitted the utmost darkness, a mysterious, evil divine power that cut through the sword light that had entered the darkness.

Some sword lights struck the rotting corpses within the sea of clouds, but they were halted by the corpses as if by divine iron.

Petals detached from the withering black roses, accompanied by dead leaves dancing in the black sea of clouds, erasing the Divine Consciousness that Pang Jian had instilled into the river of sword light.

This wondrous black sea of clouds actually nullified Pang Jian’s offensive, rendering it invisible.

Even the strands of Divine Consciousness he had placed in the sword lights were wiped out, causing him light soul injuries.

The Dark Bat was just a low-rank god of darkness from the galaxy of the Outer Domain.

In terms of godhood, its power was on par with that of the true gods of the Human Race, possessing strength at the same level as Li Chu.

Desperately demonstrating its power and using its proficiency in the path of darkness to conjure miracles, it successfully neutralized Pang Jian’s first wave of attacks.

But that was only the first wave.

After the initial unsuccessful strikes, Pang Jian decisively changed his sword technique and intent.

Putting away his usual Thunderbolt and Cold Ice paths, he began to tailor his approach to the situation.

The next wave of attacks, known as "Milky Way Fission," suddenly erupted!

Above the broad and deep black sea of clouds, the huge Black Gold Demon Sword drew a dazzling Star River with its sword light.

Even within the most mystical Mysterious Fog, this Star River shone brilliantly, bursting forth with a divine light that captivated all beings!

Stars as large as millstones, transparent and glittering like gemstones.

A great sun overflowed with light and heat, hanging above the black sea of clouds, projecting its scorching sunlight upon the sea below.

The Bright Moon, cold and clear, also cast pristine moonbeams, falling one after another.

Sun, moon, and stars, emblematic of light, were divine skills designed to sweep away darkness.

And this splendid Star River, recreated by Pang Jian with the God Tao and through the Origin Demon Sword, shone frighteningly bright under his deliberate force.

In the mysterious and desolate fog, this Star River’s light flowed, dazzling to the eye.

From a distance, it appeared as if a god capable of reaching the heavens had pulled down the Star River above the Mysterious Fog and brought it into the high expanse of this realm.

Pang Jian’s Tao of the Star River corresponded exactly to the Star River above the Mysterious Fog, with a matching layout!

The mysteries contained within were equally astounding.

"Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh!"

The sunlight, starlight, and moonlight first fell in streams, creating countless holes in the black sea of clouds.

Then, the sun and moon, along with the stars, all transformed into swords!

The massive sun became a broad ray of sword light, the moon followed suit, and so did the myriad stars!

This scene of stars cascading and sun and moon falling together, an epic spectacle, was accompanied by blazing meteors reminiscent of giant dragons.

The Flame Force within Long Yan, the Flame Dragon, and the mysteries of the paths it had comprehended were also imparted into the Flaming Meteors.

"Pfft! Pff!"

The black sea of clouds was pierced like a massive curtain.

Piercing screams suddenly emerged from within the sea.

Pang Jian squinted and saw that the falling stars and swords of the sun and moon, while tearing through the clouds, also severally wounded the nine-thousand-zhang-long God of Darkness.

"Alien God Spirits are nothing special after all."

The nearly ten-thousand zhang tall Pang Jian, with a cold smile tugging at his lips, stepped into the black sea of clouds with his sword, repeatedly striking at the Divine Body of the God of Darkness.

The Origin Demon Sword truly lived up to its reputation as a sharp Divine Artifact.

This gigantic Dark Bat was covered with cuts from the sword, nearly dismembered by Pang Jian.

"Use the Original Demon Fusion Spell to refine Him directly into your body, plundering the Dark Divine Tao He commands! Below the fifth layer of Purgatory lurks endless mystery in the dark, and only by understanding the Path of Darkness will you have the possibility to explore deeper in the future!"

The Source Demon urgently reminded.

"Other God Spirits can only merge and devour other God Spirits with similar attribute tao. Your Divine Tao is different from ordinary people; you have the power to directly devour."

"And the Original Demon Fusion Spell is a powerful spell that can plunder the Divine Tao of your opponent!"

"Do not kill Him immediately; use the Original Demon Fusion Spell while He is still alive!"

The Source Demon in the small world within the sword hurled over the dark greenish-black Demon Pearl while transmitting the urgent message to Pang Jian, instantly forming a Sky-covering Demon Array that obscured the darkness below.

Pang Jian instantly understood and tried to use his Immortal Primordial Spirit to cast the "Original Demon Fusion Spell."

"Huh! Huhuhu!"

The Demon Element Power existing within him encircled a gigantic Flame Pool, driving the Flame Pool to activate the "Original Demon Fusion Spell."

In his True Body, the Demon Element Power and Flame Pool also resonated in response.

His ten-thousand zhang Immortal Primordial Spirit magically turned red and black, with a terrifyingly deep cavern appearing at his waist.

This cavern, like a slowly rotating vortex, generated an absorbing force strong enough to swallow heaven and earth.

The sea of Dark Clouds released by the Dark Bat, the many dark wonders they materialized with the Path of Darkness, including the flesh of His limbs severed by the Origin Demon Sword, all surged toward the deep cavern at the waist of Pang Jian’s Immortal Primordial Spirit.

"Boom! Boom boom! Boom boom boom!"

The Origin Demon Sword also cooperated, creating six Demon Realm Cave Heavens around it, secretly exerting force with the same "Original Demon Fusion Spell."

Those six Demon Realm Cave Heavens pinned down the Dark Bat, firmly restraining Him in that area.

No matter how much He struggled and screamed, within those six Demon Realm Cave Heavens, it was all in vain.

"A low-rank God of Darkness."

Pang Jian’s spirit was stirred.

He couldn’t help but recall the terrible sensation of entering the "Universe Box," coldness, darkness, desolation, unchanging for eternity.

The darkness beneath the fifth layer of Purgatory has always been a forbidden zone for all beings, even gods!

Whether it was when the Demon Race dominated Purgatory, the epoch when the Alien Tribes alone were revered, or the current stage where the Human Race governs Purgatory, no creature that fell into it was ever seen alive again.

True Gods, Demon Gods, or warriors with tenth-level bloodlines were no exceptions.

He still vividly remembered the words left on the Frost Giant Dragon that died on the Demon Spirit Continent, written in ancient demon scripts.

The true path for all beings in this realm lies beneath the fifth layer, in the darkness below the darkness!

This statement was once deliberately misinterpreted by Zimo, the highest god of the Ghost Clan, as referring to the God and Demon Origin Academy; later, Fan Chen, who also recognized the ancient demon scripts, saw through it and clarified its true meaning.

The Universe Box, on the other hand, connected up to the Star River and down to the uttermost darkness.

When it reached the Star River, he could traverse beyond the heavens and behold the outer wonders.

But when it reached the depths of darkness, his feelings were not good, and there was a sense of helpless despair.

What exactly lies beneath the darkness? Are there any beings down there at all?

Why did the ancient demons say that the true path for the beings of Purgatory lay beneath that darkness?

To really clear this up, mastering the Path of Darkness is very necessary, and this low-rank God of Darkness might help him understand that darkness in the future.

...

Meanwhile, in the Mysterious Fog.

Two Alien Gods, each with three heads and six arms from the lineage of the Giant Spirit Race, had the same blood origin as the Cyclops.

At the moment, they each held a Demon Mirror in their hands.

Through the Demon Mirror, they witnessed the battle between Pang Jian and the Dark Bat, as well as how Thunder God Fan Di held his own against two, causing the Naga siblings to look around anxiously.

Clearly, the Naga siblings were waiting for them to rush over and join the fight.

However, the Dark Bat on the other front had already been successfully blasted to death by the ten-thousand zhang tall god of the Human Race, and had its godly body and flesh swallowed by a terrible spell.

In such a situation, whom should they help?

After joining forces with the Naga siblings, did they stand a chance against an Ancient Demons’ Demon God and a formidable god of the Human Race?

"The wisest course of action is to take the news of the Human Race god lurking in the Mysterious Fog back with us."

"The Great Demon God above, the Supreme God of the Ghost Clan, will definitely be more interested in this news."

"The battle is already lost. Forcing our way into the fray may just trap us in a quagmire."

"Those three God Spirits are not of our Giant Spirit Race; we just teamed up to take a look. Why should we risk our lives adventuring with them?"

After a brief exchange, the two Alien Gods with three heads and six arms quickly decided.

Immediately, they took the opportunity to flee at an even greater speed while Pang Jian was refining the Dark Bat with the "Original Demon Fusion Spell."

"Naga, the God of Darkness is dead, and you siblings will have to fend for yourselves."

As they fled, they also made the situation known.

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