The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 640 - 607: Folks! I’ve Achieved Divine Enthronement!_1

Chapter 640: Chapter 607: Folks! I’ve Achieved Divine Enthronement!_1

The Universe Box, able to connect upwards to the Boundless Star River and downwards to the endless darkness.

"The Purgatory Gate" acts as the key to the heavens and earth within the box, with or without the key upon entry, the box will present different wonders.

This secret, only Pang Jian and Luo Hongyan knew.

Both of them had experienced the absolute darkness, the piercing cold, the deadly silence within the box.

Luo Hongyan had even experienced it before Pang Jian.

His emotions from the beginning are gone, but the memories remain.

When the Great Demon God Hemo Tian, along with several Outer World Demon Gods, were searching for the Original Demon within Purgatory to no avail, He determined that the Original Demon must have been imprisoned in the Universe Box by Pang Jian.

But He did not reveal the truth to Hemo Tian.

In His view, having the Original Demon sealed for a long time within the box’s world was more conducive to advancing His plan.

He knew what the Original Demon sought in Purgatory and naturally did not want to see it undergo a transformation there.

Sovereigns like Him, are the absolute authority of the Hall of Gods!

If entities such as the Heaven Demon source like the Original Demon truly used the unique environment of Purgatory to transcend and gain power on par with His, it would naturally harm His interests.

However, faced with the inevitability of Pu Zhaotian fabricating His Godhood and becoming one with the "Heaven Forbidden" of Purgatory, He decided, albeit reluctantly, to release the Original Demon.

He felt that, in the current state of Purgatory, the Original Demon could not escape His grasp and was unlikely to threaten His position in the short term.

He assumed that upon opening the box, the Original Demon would appear instantly and immediately find the hidden Pu Zhaotian.

But the bottom of the box was empty.

With His realm of cultivation and the coverage of His Divine Aura, there was no chance for the Original Demon to escape unseen.

Then it meant the Original Demon was indeed not there.

When had the Original Demon left the Universe Box? Where did it go?

Had it been eroded away by the utmost darkness connected beneath the Fifth Realm by the box, or was there another situation?

Many questions arose in Luo Hongyan’s mind.

He furrowed his brows lightly, examining the Universe Box in his hand, and took another close look.

"Whoosh!"

His body retreated, appearing at the summit of the Heavenly Tribulation Pillar in the Fifth Realm and immediately flew downwards, into the deeper darkness below the Fifth Realm.

In the boundless expanse, where untold mysteries of the dark depths lay, He unfurled His Divine Power.

Like tidal waves, the fluctuations of His Divine Power surged through the darkness below the Fifth Realm.

He wondered if the Original Demon had also discovered something and whether it was unraveling another truth of Purgatory.

Regardless of whether the Original Demon was alive or dead, He needed to confirm it first.

...

In the void He had left, His Divine Aura disappeared in an instant.

The Mirror Tunnel He created, the Heavenly Tribulation Pillar He had formed earlier, the Bagua City on top of the pillar, all ceased to exist like reflections in the water.

Only the Universe Box floated in the void.

Pang Jian, Su Wenrou, a Demon God, and a level ten Cyclops, were all filled with confusion and incomprehension.

Why?

Why did He leave without a word upon discovering the empty box?

Is the movement of the Original Demon more important than Pu Zhaotian’s ascension to True God, more crucial than the volatile situation in Purgatory?

The four peak powers couldn’t make sense of it.

"Huh!"

Pang Jian reached out and grabbed, bringing the Universe Box into his palm.

His gaze, Divine Power, and the essence of his flesh entered the box as it opened, sensing in all directions.

Soon, he confirmed that the Source Demon, which had terrified the Original Demon, was indeed not inside the box.

"I don’t know why, but I suddenly have an ominous premonition."

The Source Demon within the small world inside the sword, despite having a Demon Body and being able to leave the blade, chose to stay hidden.

Shaking with fear, it said, "That Sovereign seems more concerned about what the missing Original Demon is doing."

Pang Jian remained silent, trying to connect with "Heaven Forbidden" through his Spiritual Soul, seeking guidance from His shifu.

He transmitted with his Spiritual Soul: "I’m not certain about the whereabouts of the Original Demon either. Shifu, I’m afraid... it has already escaped and is subtly influencing you again."

"Don’t worry." Came the swift response from Pu Zhaotian.

His soul voice came from "Heaven Forbidden," directly reaching Pang Jian’s Primordial Spirit Body: "I ignored that Sovereign and wasn’t afraid of Him releasing the Original Demon because I’m simply not afraid of it."

"That Original Demon can only affect me once, there won’t be a second time!"

"Your shifu, upon my second ascension to True God, had already considered the return of the Original Demon! Rest assured, whether the Original Demon has escaped your seal or not, it can’t ruin my path to Divine Enthronement!"

"Kid, while I’m speaking to you, I’ve achieved my Divine Tao!"

"Ha ha ha!"

The next moment, the laughter of Pu Zhaotian echoed in the minds of every True God.

"Fellow Gods! I, your old man, have achieved Godhood!"

...

Within the small wooden sword known as "Mu Xia."

Pu Zhaotian grinned at Pang Lin, winking as he said, "Girl, just wait here, I’m going out to chop down that old dragon."

Inside the tiny wooden tower, he stood up, pushed open a door, and then stepped out.

At the base level of the Sword Tower, he suddenly reappeared.

"Pu Pangzi, you’ve finally come back."

"If you didn’t return, the Sword Tower would have shattered."

"Pu Pangzi, congratulations on your ascension to True God. Our Sword Tower now has a second Sword God!"

"Kill that Old Thunder Dragon! Slaughter Him!"

Every Divine Sword, Spirit Sword, and Sword Spirit buzzed with excitement at the sniff of Pu Zhaotian’s aura.

These Sword Spirits, scattered across the floors of the Sword Tower and having encountered numerous Sword Gods throughout history, were certain the moment they sensed Pu Zhaotian that he had successfully attained Divine Enthronement.

They also knew that this Sword God, Pu Zhaotian, was unlike any before him.

Logically, Pu Zhaotian should have been stronger than any other Sword God at the moment of his enthronement.

If Pang Jian’s ascension to Sword God had boosted the spirits of the Sword Spirits, restoring some dignity to the Sword Tower,

then Pu Zhaotian’s Divine Enthronement made the Sword Spirits of the Sword Tower feel that they and their abode were once again superior.

The glory of the Sword Tower overshadowing all powerful sects, with the coexistence of five great Sword Gods throughout heaven and earth, would be revived because of Pu Zhaotian’s Divine Enthronement!

With Pu Zhaotian present, the Sword Tower did not need five great Sword Gods, for he alone could elevate the Sword Tower to such heights!

"Kuang Wang!"

Pu Zhaotian chuckled and spread out his hand, and the Divine Sword Kuang Wang Sword appeared in his palm in an instant.

A tightly shut window swung open, and a deluge of blinding thunder and lightning surged forward, but with a single sword raised by Pu Zhaotian, he shattered the devastating thunderbolts.

He laughed heartily, stepping out of the window from which he had retreated from the lightning and bellowed, "Long Xiao!"

The Divine Sword Kuang Wang erupted with dozens of sword lights, each containing the might of "Heaven Forbidden," the ultimate creed of the Purgatory’s True Gods throughout the ages.

The dazzling sword lights burst forth from the window and slashed towards various parts of the cyan giant dragon’s body.

Long Xiao roared in agony, its huge dragon eyes expressing pain.

It lowered its head and saw, by the window at the bottom level of the Sword Tower, a stout and bulky figure emerging.

The figure laughed broadly as he wielded the Divine Sword, each streak of sword light resonating with "Heaven Forbidden."

It was as if a Sword God who had stepped out of the Purgatory World and a True God who possessed the authority of the Great Tao had infused their powers into each sword light.

"Crack! Crack!"

Long Xiao’s dragon scales, each the size of several acres, continuously shattered under the sword lights imbued with the power of a True God.

The Old Thunder Dragon, which had coiled around the Sword Tower and still fought with the Ghost Mother, immediately let out a heart-wrenching howl of pain.

"Pu Zhaotian!"

Forced to abandon the Sword Tower, Long Xiao, with claws like titanic anchors splitting the heavens, reached into the void below and grasped.

He caught the Nine Heavens Thunder God Tree and the majestic and profound Dragon Bead from the void of the Second Realm in one swift motion.

With Pu Zhaotian’s appearance, indicating the completion of the Divine Tao, there was no longer any point in Long Xiao’s surveillance over the world from the dragon’s eyes.

The contingencies it had left behind in the lower realms were now utterly useless.

Starting now, it would have to confront the Sword Tower’s newly ascended Sword God, a new Sword God it had dreaded for many years.

"Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh!"

The Ghost Mother’s towering "Divine Dharma Aspect," with the "Reincarnation Pool" slowly spinning behind her, transformed countless Soul Spirits and Ghost Objects into mountains of shadows, seas of ghosts, Senro Palace, Earth Palace, and other extraordinary landscapes that harbored the Yin Spirits.

Beyond that, there were Dead Spirit Town, Yin Spirit Town, and Ghost Spirit Town, emerging as majestic architectural structures.

Ghost Mother’s divine skills, relying on the "Qingming Cave Heaven" and reinforced by the "Reincarnation Pool" and "Heaven Forbidden," had previously allowed her to stand her ground against Long Xiao.

Even with the presence of "Heaven Forbidden," the Ghost Mother had a slight advantage.

Now that Pu Zhaotian had stepped out of the Sword Tower, the Ghost Mother felt no pressure at all. After briefly sensing Pu Zhaotian’s state, she became even more calm and collected.

"I’ll leave this old dragon to you. I’m going to see what’s happening with Zhu Ji and Li Wang," she said, and promptly drove the "Reincarnation Pool" straight toward the void above the Eastern Continent.

While intercepting Long Xiao, she had sensed that Zhu Ji and Li Wang were engaged in a power struggle with a Sovereign who had come from far beyond the Outer World.

Just moments before, the auras of Zhu Ji and Li Wang had suddenly vanished, clearly having been briefly imprisoned by the power of the Outer World Sovereign.

Now, with the end of Pu Zhaotian’s path to Divine Enthronement, even if "Heaven Forbidden" was breached by Long Xiao’s onslaught, it would not change anything.

Since the Great Tao pursued by Pu Zhaotian was to merge with Purgatory’s "Heaven Forbidden," transforming into the Shield of Purgatory to protect the human beings of Purgatory,

he would certainly not be weaker than Long Xiao.

Even though he had just been enthroned as a True God!

Therefore, the Ghost Mother left with peace of mind.

"Elder Long Xiao, after my first failed attempt to become a True God, you did quite a bit, openly and covertly, against my Sword Tower!"

Laughing, Pu Zhaotian rapidly shrank the Sword Tower and held it afloat with his left hand.

Grinning, he held the Kuang Wang Sword in his right hand and said, "Long Zhan dares to hunt down my disciple in Mysterious Fog, you dare to unearth the Thunder Cave Heavens, and even kill my Sword Tower Elder, then go imprison Pang Lin, that girl. Is it because you think I wasn’t yet a True God?"

"Pu Zhaotian! In the Dragon Cave, you already killed a ninth-level dragon! Your disciple, Pang Jian, also killed two more ninth-level dragons in the outer void of the Saint Spirit Continent!"

The serpentine cyan divine dragon, clutching the Nine Heavens Thunder God Tree and the Dragon Bead, roared thunderously.

"The Sword Tower has only lost one elder of the Immortal Realm, while my Dragon Cave has lost three ninth-level dragons!"

"Pu Zhaotian, I will destroy your Sword Tower’s millennium foundation! Shatter your newly forged Divine Tao!"

The Old Dragon roared hysterically.

"You provoked the Sword Tower first, so you got what you deserved," Pu Zhaotian chuckled gleefully. "I’m curious to see, in this great calamity, whether it’s my Sword Tower that stands firm or your Dragon Cave that gets torn to shreds."

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