The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 655 - 619 - Lavish Ambush Lineup_1

Chapter 655: 619 Chapter Lavish Ambush Lineup_1

"The Corrosion Boundary Vine that was uprooted and carried away has become the nourishment for a Demon Race here."

The leader of the Devil Scale Tribe, clad in a snow-white robe with also graying temples, cuts a handsome and dashing figure.

Gazing at the lifeless "World Tree," he couldn’t help but sigh, "The Realm God who created this place is indeed extraordinary."

However, Lie Yang gnashed his teeth and said, "Without that Realm God’s interference, we would have successfully ascended at least three times!"

Li Bai cracked a slight smile, "It’s because he’s from the Human Race. Had this Realm God been born in the tribes of the Fifth Realm, we would have taken root in the First Realm long ago."

Lie Yang fell silent for a moment before saying, "That’s why the Realm God must die."

Li Bai nodded, "Naturally."

"But is it really necessary to mobilize such forces just for Pang Jian?" Lie Yang snorted and spoke discontentedly, "With me and Qi Xu here, what need is there for the rest of you?"

Li Bai said indifferently, "I too am acting under orders."

As the newly promoted powerful level ten entity of the Ghost Clan spoke, the other dignitaries remained silent.

He and Qi Xu were both juniors, while the likes of Lie Yang from the Yao Clan and Li Bai from the Devil Scale Tribe were legendary figures of the Fifth Realm.

Jiu Luo, who had barely broken through to level ten Bloodline with Zimo’s help following Wubi’s death, was well aware that he was far inferior to them in both personal combat strength and reputation.

Hence, he behaved with considerable humility.

"Acting under orders..."

Lie Yang dared not complain.

Even the orders of the Fire God had been partially ignored by Li Bai, given his influence in the Fifth Realm.

The only ones who could truly command Li Bai were the Great Demon God Hemo Tian from beyond this world, and the inscrutable Sovereign.

Beyond Purgatory, inside the sun above the Mysterious Fog, resided a newly arrived Sun God – merely a Middle-level God.

This Sun God’s influence was not comparable to either Zimo, who stood behind Jiu Luo, or Hemo Tian, who supported Li Bai.

With a patron god so much less powerful, Lie Yang regretfully thought, "Back when we controlled the Purgatory World, the Sun God worshipped by the Yao Clan was a High God."

"Who knows what happened, but that powerful Sun God abandoned the sun above Purgatory and has never returned since."

"The new Sun God is not only too young, but also less powerful. And yet, holding the token of that one, we have no choice but to worship."

The leader of the Yao Clan muttered under his breath, thinking that as long as he survived this upheaval in Purgatory, he should be able to leave it behind.

Once outside, if his Bloodline underwent purification and was nourished by Sun God Fire for some years, he too could become a lower-level Sun God.

By then, he would have limitless possibilities, no longer subjected to others.

"Qi Xu, once Pang Jian appears, you must prevent him from returning to the Mysterious Fog,"

Seeing that Lie Yang bore no more grievances, Li Bai politely turned to the outstanding member of the Flame Clan and said, "According to the information we’ve previously obtained, he can move freely in and out of Purgatory."

"Don’t worry, Lord Li Bai, the moment Pang Jian appears, I will ensure he won’t easily escape,"

Qi Xu, with beautiful yet fierce features and long, deep-red hair flowing like flames, revealed her true form within a ball of fire.

Her figure was tall and her legs long and straight.

Under the tight hem of her long dress, a section of her bare, snowy white legs was adorned with clusters of natural-looking flame patterns, like lightning or rivers of fire, exuding a dangerously bewitching allure.

"Hiss!"

A crimson Divine Sword, immersed in the flames behind her, was being hammered by tongues of fire, sending sparks flying.

The scattering sparks, as if possessing spiritual consciousness, transformed into firebirds, phoenixes, meteors, and the Flame Pool.

"Pang Jian has arrived!"

Qi Xu’s eyes lit up, and an excited smile curled her lips as she said, "The special Divine Body he possesses and the flames of mystery within him are the beacons that allow me to sense him!"

The fiery orb enveloping her tall frame violently shot into the depths of the Mysterious Fog, like a burning comet.

In the midst of the Mysterious Fog, a sea of fire arose in response to her sudden approach.

"Crackle and pop!"

The sea of fire spread wildly, engulfing the Boundary Wall that she and Lie Yang had previously explored and suddenly collided with.

"Sun’s Brilliance Dominates the Sky!"

The Bloodline Divine Power of the leader of the Yao Clan activated.

The contingency he had left behind created myriad dazzling miniature suns within the sea of fire conjured by Qi Xu.

Several of these suns suddenly appeared deep within the fire-covered Boundary Wall, releasing extreme light and heat.

As two powerful level ten entities, Lie Yang and Qi Xu had come together because their Bloodline Divine Powers were extremely compatible.

Their combined divine might, when jointly unleashed, was terrifyingly boundless, and the augmentation to their combat strength was far beyond a mere addition.

Before Li Bai and Jiu Luo had even arrived, the two had already meticulously set up a "Fire Domain" and "Sun Curtain" at the Boundary Wall in the Mysterious Fog.

Upon detecting Pang Jian’s return, the "Fire Domain" and "Sun Curtain" would immediately activate to ensure he could not retreat back through the dense Mysterious Fog to the outside world.

"Wow, what a grand display!"

Pang Jian, having just passed through the Boundary Wall of Purgatory from the other side of the Mysterious Fog, saw the wall behind him obscured by flames and numerous suns.

A moment later, Lie Yang and Qi Xu appeared, one after another.

Pang Jian was taken aback, then saw Devil Scale Tribe’s Li Bai, and a new supreme being from the Ghost Clan, also vanish into the Mysterious Fog from the vicinity of the dead "World Tree."

The Boundary Wall behind him was obscured on all sides by the "Fire Domain" and the "Sun Curtain," making it seem very difficult for him to escape.

In front of him, a large area was occupied by Li Bai and Jiu Luo.

The supreme beings of the Fifth Realm had mounted quite a lavish array against him, showing a surprisingly high level of regard for him.

However...

Enveloped in the Mysterious Fog, his communication with his true body in the Dark Prison, and with the Bee King and the Old Black Turtle in the Panshi Fragment Land, was completely unobstructed.

The moment he wished to leave, he could just communicate with his true body left in the Dark Prison and create a Void Crack out of thin air.

Although he could not instantly reach the Bee King or the Mysterious Turtle’s location, escaping to his true body in the Dark Prison, if that was his intention, presented no difficulty.

That is to say, the barrier meticulously laid out by the four supreme beings of the Alien Tribes was completely ineffective against him.

"The Source Demon within your sword belongs to one of our Outer World Demon Gods, and I have come here to summon it back," Li Bai said as he pointed towards his forehead.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, an ancient Demon God covered in bluish-black demon scales emerged from behind his head, with Demonic Qi leaking from the seams of its Scale Armor, and its thick waist wrapped in black iron chains.

This Demon God was not standing upright but was creeping behind Li Bai in the void, its abyssal eyes gazing out from the depths.

Its prone body was reminiscent of rolling hills and valleys.

Its breath was ancient and distant, as if it had existed since the formation of the world.

It was not a true body, but rather a manifestation of Li Bai’s qi and blood, Demon Element Power, and spiritual soul.

Yet it was a tangible entity, not an illusion.

"This is the demon within my heart. Should I step out of the Purgatory World and become one of the Outer World’s Demon Gods, this would be the form of my Demon Body," Li Bai said as he stepped forward into the void and landed on the forehead of the Demon God. "Source Demon, aren’t you willing to show yourself?" he smiled.

"The demon in your heart takes the shape of an ancient demon, not of the Devil Scale Tribe," said the Source Demon as it slowly appeared.

"Li Bai, both you and your daughter, Dazzling Shadow, are first-rate talents of the Demon Clan. You and your daughter, in any Outer World’s Demon Realm, are destined to ascend to Demon God status."

"It’s a pity you live in Purgatory, and it’s a pity that you are undergoing this great calamity of Purgatory that occurs once every hundred thousand years. Even I may not survive this calamity, let alone you," the Source Demon continued, its striking form now manifested in a Demon Body, holding the Origin Demon Sword with a composed demeanor as it flew towards Li Bai.

"Pang Jian, leave Li Bai to me," said the Source Demon.

"Rumble!"

The six great "Demon Realm Cave Heavens" appeared simultaneously, encircling the ancient Demon that crept in the void fog.

And the Source Demon, resembling a pure Sword Cultivator, brandished its sword as it struck at Li Bai.

Pang Jian paused, then said, "Right now, I really don’t lack for artifacts to use."

"Pang Jian, it’s been a long time. Congratulations on your ascension to become a Human True God," said the Flame Clan’s Qi Xu with a hint of a smile on her lips.

Unlike the fuzzy image she had in the Universe Profound Continent, this time she revealed her true face, alone at the position of the Boundary Wall behind Pang Jian, placing herself amidst the burning "Fire Domain" and "Sun Curtain."

Her smile was radiant as she said, "I really like you, brother. If you would be willing, like those demon cultivators, like the Bone Saint Lv Qinghe and Zhou Yi, to join us..."

She licked the corner of her crimson lips and said, "Then, as an older sister, I can assure you that you will still enjoy supreme status in Purgatory."

After saying this, she threw Pang Jian a bold flirtatious wink.

She was not a frivolous person; rather, women of the Flame Clan are naturally passionate and unrestrained, not bound by trivial formalities.

Earlier, in the Third Realm, after seeing Pang Jian slay Lie Yi and defeat Dazzling Shadow, she had quite admired him and had taken a liking to Pang Jian.

However, at that time, Pang Jian’s level was too low to catch her eye or match her noble bloodline status.

Now things were different.

Though from the Human Race, Pang Jian was now a member of the True Gods and also had another identity as a Realm God.

If she, Qi Xu, could succeed in persuading him, could succeed in turning him, she would not only be proud of herself, but those guys of the Fifth Realm shouldn’t have much to say either.

Especially since she had heard about Pang Jian’s emotional entanglement with the Sovereign in Purgatory.

After the Sovereign’s Godhood awakening, his divinity had overshadowed his humanity, and he no longer cared about his past with Pang Jian.

The thought of turning a man who had once been intimate with the Sovereign into her own man made her heart uncontrollably heat up.

"Lv Qinghe and Zhou Yi were erased by Him with just a flick of His hand in front of me," Pang Jian said with a cold expression. "To Him, slaughtering them was as trivial as killing livestock or mosquitoes flies; not a ripple of emotion appeared in His eyes."

"I never want to become someone like that, to be casually snuffed out by Him."

"Even if He has forgotten the past, even if He is no longer Himself, I will remind Him in another way, to let Him know that I, Pang Jian, am living well."

"He wants to destroy the millennia-old foundation of the Human Race, to overturn the structure of Purgatory, but I simply won’t allow it."

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