The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 654 - 618: An Omen Appears in the Thunder Pond_1

Chapter 654: Chapter 618: An Omen Appears in the Thunder Pond_1

Without becoming a True God, there are many things you’re not qualified to know.

The matters Jiang Fan is currently discussing are ancient secrets that only those True Gods can comprehend.

"How did the True Gods who left Purgatory transmit messages back? In which era did they instruct the True Gods within Purgatory to forge the Heavenly Tribulation Pillars to stabilize the seven continents?"

Pu Zhaotian was utterly confused.

Jiang Fan didn’t hide the truth from him, saying, "Ten thousand years ago, there were True Gods from the Human Race outside of heaven who entrusted someone with a token to return to Purgatory. You probably know who that person capable of entering and leaving Purgatory freely is."

Pu Zhaotian said, "The last Realm God? Father of Pang Jian?"

Jiang Fan nodded and said, "His name is Pang Qi. He might have other names, but we only know him as Pang Qi. I... never had the chance to meet him, as my time as a god has been short."

"Among the True Gods of this era, only Li Wang and the Ghost Mother were fortunate enough to have met him. Even Zhu Ji never had the chance to see him."

"It is said that he seldom stays in Purgatory, spending most of his time wandering beyond heaven. Sometimes, he is in the ’prison’ outside of Purgatory, other times in the Star River above the Mysterious Fog."

"Every time he returned to Purgatory, it was usually when alien tribes ascended to heaven and were immensely powerful."

"He once served as a link between us and the Ancient Demon Clan. It was his return that brought us the instructions of the True Gods from the outside world. Even the elements for forging the seven Heavenly Tribulation Pillars and the arrays inscribed on them were all prearranged by the True Gods."

"We merely used Divine Power to etch the markings on top."

Jiang Fan revealed the inside story, then pointed again at those six items: "That Sovereign must have deciphered many secrets of the Heavenly Tribulation Pillars. These six items and the six Heavenly Tribulation Pillars, as well as those six continents, have established a mysterious induction. If you destroy any one of these items, it could cause a Heavenly Tribulation Pillar to explode."

"An exploding Heavenly Tribulation Pillar might destroy the continent it stands on, causing our many years of painstaking efforts to go to waste in an instant."

Jiang Fan looked visibly worried.

"Over the years, because of the existence of those seven Heavenly Tribulation Pillars, no matter how the alien tribes of the Fifth Realm fought each other and how severely they damaged the continents, there was always power within the pillars to restore the land to its original state."

"Without the instructions and reminders from the True Gods from outside, at our peak, we had the power to exterminate the tribes of the Fifth Realm."

"Of course, it would have inevitably led to the collapse of the seven lands."

Because Pu Zhaotian had become a True God and had integrated "Heaven Forbidden," Jiang Fan explained to him the situation in detail.

"Could the integrity of the seven continents have something to do with the endless dark region beneath the Fifth Realm? What mysterious things exist in the darkness... Could there be something there?" Pu Zhaotian asked in astonishment.

Jiang Fan shook his head and simply said, "I don’t know."

"Pu Pangzi, the Heaven Clan’s Shajia has abandoned the fight and returned to the Lower Realm!"

"Pu Zhaotian, that Fire God named Yan Lie, as well as Li Bai and Jingsha, have suddenly stopped their lust for battle. These alien kinds from the Lower Realm have all returned to the Third Realm."

"The Ghost Clan’s Jiu Luo has fled."

Liu Fu, Dong Shangqing, and Li Yuanli transmitted their thoughts through "Heaven Forbidden," informing Pu Zhaotian of the current situation.

Shortly after Old Thunder Dragon fell to the Saint Spirit Continent, those supremely strong alien beings who had taken the opportunity to ascend to heaven suddenly received a signal to retreat, quickly leaving without further conflict.

In this battle, not a single supremely strong being from the alien tribes of the Fifth Realm fell.

On the Human True God side, Mu Wentao, Lin Qiyang, and Li Chu, three True Gods, fell in succession.

On the Demon Race side, a Nine-Headed Bird Demon God hidden in the Extreme North Mysterious Fog of Northern Qi also perished.

With Human True Gods dead and the Demon God gone, while every one of the alien tribe’s supremely strong beings remained unscathed, the Fifth Realm alien tribes seemed to have secured a complete victory in this wave of incitement that pushed Old Thunder Dragon to lead the charge.

The fiercest combatants were Long Xiao and Su Wenrou, and then Pu Zhaotian.

Others included Old Rock Bear, Nine-Headed Bird, Su Wenrou, and Pang Jian.

The supremely strong alien beings who stepped out from the Lower Realm, along with the Fire God Yan Lie, took the opportunity to kill Lin Qiyang and Li Chu.

"After all the fighting, the ones who died are from our Human Race and from the Demon Race’s Demon Gods, not a single strong being from the alien tribes has died."

Pu Zhaotian rubbed his forehead and looked at Zhu Ji, Li Wang, and the Ghost Mother, who were still trapped and unable to escape, and said, "Right now, these three are still imprisoned and can’t come out. Except for my risky promotion to True God, it seems like we’ve suffered a complete defeat."

"The key is, we still can’t find a way to help the three of them get out," sighed Jiang Fan.

...

Within the Mysterious Fog.

"Besides the Lei Meng Beast, two other alien Thunder Gods have perished. I killed one of them, and the Lei Meng Beast killed a Thunder God inside the Mysterious Fog when no one was paying attention."

"He didn’t originate from the Ancient Demon World and doesn’t feel any kinship with me; he chased me for a while too."

Fan Di shared his experience.

Then, he looked at the Thunder Pond controlled by Pang Jian with envy.

"Hiss hiss!"

Strands of silver-white lightning continuously refined and condensed in the center of the Thunder Pond, guided by the power within, and gradually outlined a small yet exquisite temple.

In the center of the Thunder Pond, within the Thunder Tao patterns, a delicate silver-white Divine Temple was being forged.

The spire-shaped Divine Temple was miniature and exquisite, with strands of lightning of the same color crawling all over the hall, resembling vines and willow branches.

Once it had solidified, it continuously swallowed the lightning previously infused by the Lei Meng Beast God, releasing the grand aura of a Sovereign commanding all the heavens’ Thunder Gods, prompting Fan Di beside it to spontaneously grow feelings of reverence and worship.

"This Divine Temple, should be part of the original Thunder Divine Court!"

Fan Di drew closer, gazing at the tiny temple in the midst of the Thunder Pond, and exclaimed in admiration, "According to legend, there used to be many such temples, and the Thunder Pond was once situated in the main temple hall. If I’m not mistaken, this newly formed Divine Temple is certainly the main temple hall, the very one presided over by Thunder God himself."

"When the Thunder Divine Court existed, all who achieved Thunder God status throughout the starry rivers could sense this Thunder Divine Court."

"Moreover, they must make a pilgrimage to the Thunder Divine Court and pay homage to Thunder God in this main temple hall."

"Any being promoting to Thunder God, no matter where in the Star River, Thunder God could perceive them through the Thunder Divine Court."

"Those who dared not diligently come to worship Him and offer their loyalty and treasures, Thunder God would cause that Thunder God to fall from grace and shatter His Godhood."

"After the shattering and collapse of the Thunder Divine Court, with the Thunder Divine Power surging together in the Thunder Pond, the temple hall could still reappear."

"Looking at this circumstance, there’s reason to believe that this Thunder Pond might bring the Thunder Divine Court back to glory one day!"

Fan Di grew more and more excited as he spoke.

To all Thunder Gods, the Thunder Pond that might recreate the Thunder Divine Court is the strongest Divine Artifact in the world.

If it weren’t for the Thunder Pond being in Pang Jian’s hands, Fan Di would certainly fight to the death to take it and then use the Thunder Pond to accumulate thunder and lightning throughout the entire Star River, restoring the Thunder Pond to its former glory.

"I sense Thunder Prison."

Pang Jian, holding the Thunder Pond, originally wanted to see if there were other Thunder Gods active in the Mysterious Fog but instead vaguely perceived another world.

"Whoosh!"

A world different from the outer Star River, resembling Dark Prison and Purgatory, with lands and fragment lands floating inside, suddenly entered Pang Jian’s Sea of Consciousness through the miniature Divine Temple within the Thunder Pond.

Due to the distance and the nascent stage of the miniature temple in the Thunder Pond, the scene he saw was quite chaotic.

He saw endless Thunderous Lightning, filling the void and earth of that world, and even in the Misty Sea outside the Boundary Wall, there was lightning frantically dancing.

There were members of the Thunder Clan, low-level Lei Meng beasts, pythons, Thunder Birds, unicorns, and various Demon Races appearing and disappearing in different realms.

Most intelligent creatures in that world had attributes and Bloodlines related to thunder and lightning.

There was also a part of the population whose Bloodlines were compatible with thunder and lightning, such as Cold Ice, and Alien Powers of the five elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth.

While sensing through the temple, he discovered that quite a few powerful beings could detect his distant gaze, confusedly searching around in that world.

Those beings’ forms were blurry, and he couldn’t see them clearly; they had clearly hidden their traces intentionally.

But in his senses, those beings were no weaker than the Human True Gods and the strongest from the Fifth Realm.

Certainly, the creatures living in Thunder Prison were much stronger than those in Dark Prison.

There were at least five or six strong beings at level ten, which was unattainable for all beings in Dark Prison.

"Thunder Prison, rumored to be the place with the most turbulent Thunder and Lightning among all the starry rivers."

Fan Di’s eyes showed shock as he stared deeply at the spire-shaped Divine Temple within the Thunder Pond and said, "The Lei Meng Beast God that left, even though He greatly repels His own Bloodline, He is still the strongest among Thunder Gods of the same level. There’s a saying that all Thunder Gods who step out of Thunder Prison are the mightiest of their rank."

"Not necessarily," Pang Jian shook his head. "In our Purgatory, there’s an Old Thunder Dragon who could have left but never does. Its strength absolutely surpasses the Lei Meng Beast God."

Fan Di fell silent for a moment before saying, "Are you sure?"

"Being Thunder Gods, neither you nor that Lei Meng Beast God is His match. Forgive my bluntness, but without relying on any Divine Artifact, He could kill you and the Lei Meng Beast God alone." Pang Jian spoke frankly, "He is born with a Thunder Bloodline and loves His own Bloodline excessively. He has been engrossed in this Divine Tao for tens of thousands of years, intent on fully comprehending all the Great Tao connected to thunder in Purgatory."

"This is a ferocious and fierce Old Dragon, but when it comes to pursuing the Thunderbolt Profound Argumentation, He’s extremely obsessed."

"One day, should He step out of Purgatory, He would unquestionably be the strongest among the Thunder Gods of His rank."

"Of course, I will do my best to kill Him in the Purgatory World and prevent Him from ever leaving."

As Fan Di’s expression grew dim, Pang Jian smiled and said, "You can’t enter Purgatory, so it’s best to leave Mysterious Fog early and stop drifting around."

He waved his hand, "Farewell."

...

Purgatory, a distant place deep within the Extreme North Mysterious Fog.

Apart from Yan Lie of the Yao Clan and Qi Xu of the Flame Clan, there were also Jiu Luo of the Ghost Clan and Li Bai of the Devil Scale Tribe, all floating in the void near the lifeless "Tree of Life."

The White Fox Demon King and the Rock Python Demon King, along with the Red-eyed Demon Wolf, were trembling with fear.

The four formidable beings from Different Kinds had anchored themselves here, waiting for Pang Jian to appear.

Unless anything unexpected happens, as soon as Pang Jian returns from the outside Mysterious Fog, an earth-shattering blood battle was bound to ensue.

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