The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 652 - 616 New Life of Lei Meng Beast_1

Chapter 652: Chapter 616 New Life of Lei Meng Beast_1

His Immortal Primordial Spirit towered grandly, emitting an endless display of five-colored divine halos.

The rings of multicolored halos, with their five profound and unfathomable Divine Skills made manifest, successively vanished into the lustrous pillar’s interior, becoming deep imprints, and turned into new divine powers deep within the pillar.

On the surface of the lustrous pillar, Dao marks gradually formed, like mountains of gold, waterfalls and rivers, meteors of flame, primal forests, and deep, thick soil.

It was at this moment that Pang Jian suddenly remembered the Heavenly Tribulation Pillars standing tall in the Fifth Realm.

Those wondrous pillars, crafted and intricately engraved with mysteries by the True Gods of the Purgatory World, bore even stranger patterns on their surfaces, possessing a "Heaven Forbidden" type of might, with which to constrain the beings of the Fifth Realm.

The existence of the Tribulation Pillars suppressed the strong amongst the Alien Tribes of the Fifth Realm, rendering them powerless to ascend to the heavens.

Even the awakening of the Demon Race’s bloodline was balanced by the seven Heavenly Tribulation Pillars, causing a significant reduction in the strength of the Demon Race’s elites.

Now, using the Star River of the Five Elements as a conduit for divine power, he imprinted those miracles etched inside his five viscera onto the lustrous pillar in the form of "Dao Marks and Dao Patterns."

This pillar, which drew upon the essence of the Five Elements from the Outer Star River and was created by a Lei Meng Beast God’s revered craftsman using the Five Thunders Bombardment, was immediately connected closely to him once it was engraved with his unique Five Element Dao Patterns.

"Whoosh!"

The originally lustrous stone pillar suddenly burst into a radiance of five-colored divine light.

The mountains of gold, waterfalls and rivers, orbs of flame, forests, and thick soil on the surface of the pillar instantaneously sprang to life.

"Boom!"

A thunderous boom resounded from within the pillar as streaks of lightning twisted around the pillar like dragons and serpents, seeming to guard the marvelous sights within.

Thunder Divine Power still formed the foundation of the pillar, yet it could complement the Great Tao of the Five Elements harmoniously.

In the hands of the Lei Meng Beast God, the Divine Artifact Five Thunders Bombardment looked garish and out of place, its full power unable to be unleashed.

However, once refined by Pang Jian, and under his control, it was as if it had been endowed with unparalleled magic, suddenly becoming immeasurably majestic.

"Five Thunders Bombardment Peak!"

Pang Jian lifted the Divine Pillar high.

His aura was like that of an ancient God Spirit opening the heavens and the earth, using the pillar to prop up the sky and divide the chaotic world into heaven and earth.

Intense and surging Thunderbolts flowed from his palm into the Divine Pillar.

The Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth within his five viscera, these profound Five Element Divine Skills, entered the pillar’s surface Dao Marks via the "Star River of the Five Elements."

Thus, an impressive spectacle never seen before by the Lei Meng Beast God was revealed by the Divine Artifact Five Thunders Bombardment.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Five clumps of divine thunder, containing the Great Tao Law of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, transformed into five fierce Thunder Vortices that plummeted down, with the five-colored Divine Pillar standing tall amongst them.

The Divine Pillar reached for the heavens, its tremendous might shaking the world, clearing the Mysterious Fog to reveal a void of blankness.

The Five Thunders Bombardment remained a fundamental principle of the world, the cornerstone of all methods, the center of the cosmos.

And those five clumps of thunder, imprinted with the Five Element Dao Law, represented the amalgamation of Thunderbolt and the Five Elements, the Divine Artifact harnessing the power of the Five Elements to bring forth myriad laws, calling down the Sky God’s thunder method known as "Five Thunders Bombardment Peak."

The five clumps of divine thunder exploded into five vast Thunder Vortex Seas, annihilating all ancient demons with thunder attributes.

Five colors of thunder orbs, guided by Pang Jian’s Divine Consciousness, engulfed the Lei Meng Beast God like colossal hailstones, bombarding it mercilessly.

The Demon Beast, strong as it was, also became charred and singed, smoke billowing from its head, stars flashing before its eyes.

By the time Fan Di, also a Thunder God, arrived, he saw the Lei Meng Beast, which had once accompanied the Thunder God for many years and later rebelled against him, its entire fur singed black by the divine thunder from the sky.

It coughed and retched, spitting out a mouthful of tarnished Divine Blood.

The moment the Divine Blood left it, it was frozen by frigid divine power.

Above the small Thunder Pond where nine small Lei Meng Beast Gods were sitting perched, they dissipated like smoke and clouds.

"To go against one’s bloodline, is that to defy the natural laws of heaven and earth? Is the path that I’ve tirelessly pursued for thousands of years doomed to be wrong?"

"Otherwise, why was the Divine Artifact, forged with the essence of the Five Elements from the nine Great Star Domains over thousands of years, so easily taken from me?"

"Was I wrong?"

"But even if I was wrong! I still choose to forge ahead!"

The extremely bedraggled Lei Meng Beast God growled fiercely, baring its teeth.

In that moment, it abruptly abandoned the Thunder Pond, completely discarding the idea of seizing the Thunder Pond to encompass the Sky God’s understanding of the Great Tao into its body.

Since it had always been repelled by the Thunder God’s Path and thus gradually twisted its heart, eventually rejecting the Thunder God as well,

why then should it harbor a desire for the Thunder God’s Thunder Pond, for the Thunder Divine Court?

Just because its demon bones and flesh were filled with vast Thunderbolt power, just because it had become a Thunder God, should it not discard these?

If its heart was truly steadfast, if it genuinely planned to switch paths, then it should not think of keeping all advantages to itself.

What one gains, one sometimes loses, and only through loss can one truly achieve.

If it dared not truly let go, then the path it desperately sought, the so-called path of reversing its blood to change its fate, would surely stand no chance of success.

"Swish!"

It let out a stream of thick Thunderous Lightning.

The Thunderbolt it had collected from the Thunder Treasure Lands in the Outer Domain Galaxy, it now expelled by the mouthful.

Thunder orbs, lightning, all entered the Thunder Pond, helping the pond grow stronger, aiding it so that one day in the future, it might again transform into the Thunder Divine Court that commands the thunder of the heavens.

He discarded all the Thunder Divine Power within his demon body, flesh, and soul.

"Bang!"

The Bloodline Crystal Chains inherent within his Demon Heart, those born with him, were also forcibly shattered by him.

He was severely wounded in an instant.

This Lei Meng Beast God, who had done many wrongs and quite a few evil deeds, gained enlightenment during a battle after losing the Divine Artifact Five Thunders Bombardment, and he cleared the dust that obscured his Demon Heart.

He completely abandoned all powers related to thunder, the Bloodline Crystal Chains, and Divine Skills.

He was no longer a Thunder God; without the special Thunder Bloodline in his body, all he had was the vast and ocean-like demonic energy blood power.

"The Human Race is strong because of the Spiritual Energy within their bodies, choosing one Spirit Spell Secret Skill to cultivate, so they can gather the corresponding forces, thus determining one of the Divine Tao’s Divine Skills."

"Although humans are weak, they have the autonomy of choice, and can select the Divine Skill of the Divine Tao according to their preferences."

"I wish for our Demon Race to be able to do the same."

"The destiny given by bloodline makes our demon bodies initially strong. Following the guidance of our bloodline, we can become exceptionally powerful in one domain, even becoming Demon Gods."

"But there are always demons who do not want to be limited by the heavens, who do not want to follow the destiny set by bloodlines!"

"Now, I chose a new path. I will forsake everything bestowed upon me by my bloodline, casting aside all that the heavens have given me!"

"I hope my abandonment will grant me a new choice."

The demon energy and blood power of this Lei Meng Beast God boiled within his demon body, and after a steep decline, his aura began climbing bit by bit.

"We will meet again, Pang Jian, Fan Di."

The Lei Meng Beast God was enveloped in boundless blood light, and he flew off in a random direction.

At that moment, he seemed very weak, having lost his mighty Thunder Divine Power and was in the process of exploring a new path.

However, the surge of his Qi and Blood, and the fierce rise of his aura, indicated that he now possessed infinite potential.

It seemed as though he had gained a new life, in a sense.

The Thunder Pond that he had desperately sought was casually abandoned by him, even infusing his own Thunder Divine Power within it.

The anomalous Divine Artifact, Five Thunders Bombardment, was also ignored by him, leaving Pang Jian in control of it.

He departed, all alone.

Yet, Fan Di, whom he had pursued for a long time and should have harbored hatred towards him, let him go.

Besides, Fan Di said to Pang Jian, "Please allow him to leave. Today, the Star River of heavens may have one less Thunder God, but our Demon Race might gain a new path because of him. Every pioneer who blazes trails is great. He might not be great now, but he has embarked on a great path."

"I hope he can survive, to prove that this path is viable. I want to see him again."

Fan Di watched the gradually disappearing figure of the Lei Meng Beast God with full respect.

The Thunder Pond in Pang Jian’s hands not only remained intact but was also filled with the vast Thunder Divine Power, and in addition, he had gained the Divine Artifact "Five Thunders Bombardment" for nothing.

Since Fan Di had advised it, he lost interest in making a move.

"How about you? In this Mysterious Fog Sea, are there other Alien Gods from Outer Space trying to kill you?"

Pang Jian fondled the "Five Thunders Bombardment" lovingly with his hand that could lift the heavens. Maintaining his lofty image, he continued to temper the Divine Artifact with his Divine Power.

The Divine Artifact, inappropriate for the Lei Meng Beast God, turned out to be quite convenient for him to use. By infusing the Divine Power of the five elements, many exquisite abilities could be displayed at will.

While continuing to make adjustments, he pondered how to maximize the power of the Divine Artifact.

"No. The only one hunting me was the Lei Meng Beast God. Those Alien Gods from Outer Space that were originally wandering in the Mysterious Fog, falling from above, were actually targeting you."

"Hearing that you appeared in the Purgatory World, those Alien Gods lurking in the Mysterious Fog left one after another."

Fan Di’s eyes gleamed strangely. "Your reappearance in the Misty Sea might attract many Alien Gods again, possibly causing trouble for me."

Pang Jian was surprised. "I can return at any time. With just one step back, I’ll be right back in the Purgatory World."

...

The First Realm of Purgatory.

A gigantic "well"-shaped Sword Light World enveloped a cyan Giant Dragon, which transformed into a majestic meteorite falling from the sky.

Inside that brilliant Sword Light World, countless sword lights and lightning intertwined continuously.

The demon body, possibly the strongest cyan Giant Dragon in Purgatory, had half of its dragon scales shattered.

In its dragon claws, it held the Nine Heavens Thunder God Tree with leaves sheared to bareness by the sword light; the Dragon Bead, which it wielded, manifested many worlds, allowing it to dart within.

"Boom!"

The cyan Giant Dragon fell towards the Dragon Cave.

An ancient power began to awaken deep within the earth, and the dragon breath buried in the Dragon Cave for tens of thousands of years poured into the Giant Dragon’s body like sweet rain.

The Giant Dragon came back to life, roaring, "Pu Zhaotian! I will spare you for now!"

Thousands of sword lights flew up from the "well"-shaped Sword World and vanished towards the Sword Tower high in the sky of the Saint Spirit Continent; Pu Zhaotian, holding the miniature Sword Tower, grinned at a small wooden sword returning to him and said with a smile, "Very good! I thank you for your magnanimity, your kind-heartedness, and your mercy."

He turned into a sword light and shot towards the outer void of the Eastern Continent.

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