The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 674 - 636: Battle Against the Middle-level God Again!_1

Chapter 674: Chapter 636: Battle Against the Middle-level God Again!_1

"Where are they?"

Youkui asked with a cold sneer.

As soon as the voice dropped, a dozen or so sinister rivers suddenly burst forth from the caves on the surface of the Nameless Star.

The Ghost River, formed by powerful Soul Spirit Ghosts, radiated a silvery-gray halo, floating out from the star and extending outward.

Like ferocious evil ghost dragons, they surged out from the dark, lightless abyss below, ready to ravage all beings above and devour any supernatural abilities that could be devoured.

"Hoo! Hoo-hoo!"

The Dark Spirit Ghosts of various clans from beyond the skies suddenly flew out from those Ghost Rivers, including the Giant Spirit Race, Shadow Clan, Heaven Clan, Demon Clan, Underground Clan, and even the Ghost Clan itself.

The Dark Spirit Ghosts filled the skies like butterflies and birds, fluttering around in the void outside the star.

"Seek! Soul!"

Waves of light that searched for Spiritual Souls, perceived Divine Consciousness, and sensed the aura of the soul’s breath were released by those Soul Spirit Ghosts, encircling the vicinity of the star.

"There’s really no one? Could it be just you?"

Youkui was astonished.

The next moment, those Ghost Rivers that had left the star transformed into silvery-gray chains that seemed to connect all the Soul Spirit Ghosts and in an instant returned to the depths of the earth.

Youkui, who had thought that Han Yi and Ying Yue, two middle-level gods of the same class, were also involved, suddenly felt at ease.

He did not take Pang Jian seriously, but he was quite wary of Han Yi and Ying Yue.

After all, like Youkui, they were bona fide middle-level gods.

"That’s right, even if they harbored thoughts of killing me, they would not dare to actually make a move. There is a mental link between me and Lord Zimo, through which I can transmit my situation and what I see in times of danger."

"As long as Lord Zimo knows that they laid hands on me, no matter what their motives are, they would surely die."

"They would only dare to reveal my hiding place to you."

Confident that Pang Jian was the only one present, Youkui became more relaxed, his mouth twisting into a slight smile as he said, "I’m quite curious as to why they would think that you, a newly ascended True God of the Human Race, could get rid of me?"

"I know you; you’re called Pang Jian, right? You come from Sword Tower and are a Sword God. You can also leave Purgatory..."

This divine being, who showed himself in the form of a Ghost Clan male and who even had a somewhat handsome appearance, said, "I’ve heard some old God Spirits say that there’s a mysterious Realm God in Purgatory who has been passing down through generations. The Realm God seems to have a way to leave Purgatory without going through Heaven Forbidden."

"Are you the Realm God?"

Youkui finally asked.

"Whoosh! Whoosh-whoosh!"

The dozen or so Ghost Rivers that had previously flown out from the star and searched the outer void instantly returned to the Earth Heart Cave where Youkui stood.

The tunnels connecting the cave to the outside, one by one, were abruptly filled by the Ghost Rivers.

Inside the cave, Pang Jian’s Divine Consciousness stirred, and he saw the dozen or so turbulent, mighty Ghost Rivers coming along different tunnel paths, quickly blocking all routes he could have taken to escape.

"Hiss! Hiss-hiss!"

His Divine Consciousness, used to sense his surroundings, touched the Ghost River and turned into specks of gold light.

The gold light, with the characteristics of the "Ming Prison Soul Bee" that could erode and devour the consciousness of spirits, was instead absorbed by Youkui’s Ghost River.

The gold light, like fallen leaves, was forcibly sunk to the bottom of the Ghost River.

"Human True God!"

"Hey, such a rare species of divine being! We’ve been following Lord Youkui for many years, and we’ve never come into contact with a True God of the Human Race beyond the Outer Star River!"

"Interesting, interesting divine alien power!"

Seven or eight aggressively spirited ghosts emerged from those tumultuous rivers, and like movers handling heavy cargo, they dragged Pang Jian’s gold-leaf-like Divine Consciousness deeper inside.

"Soul Forbidden!"

Youkui on the stone platform gave a soft command.

From between His brows, a vibrant, twisting green ghost symbol emerged, drawing blood from His forehead.

As the green ghost symbol appeared, His face paled by three shades and the divine light in His eyes dimmed slightly.

Yet when He cried out "Soul Forbidden" and the green ghost symbol twisted and hovered above His head, Pang Jian’s Primordial Spirit shook violently.

His connection to the Divine Consciousness probing the Ghost Rivers, to the Source Demon within the little world in his sword, and even to his own True Body far away in Purgatory, was abruptly severed.

Once "Soul Forbidden" was invoked, it seemed as if he was the only lost ghost in the world.

Youkui, the countless Dark Spirit Ghosts within the Youkui Ghost River, and the Exotic Spirits who devour stars.

Everything he could see, including those he could not but which truly existed, all disappeared from his perception.

What was even more terrifying was that his connection to his internal organs and to the Star Acupoints of the sun and moon was also greatly diminished.

His body was his own, the power was his own, and the artifacts were his own, but suddenly they all felt infinitely distant.

He could no longer touch them, nor could he draw from them.

Youkui was, aside from Yang Luo, the second middle-level god he faced in combat beyond the heavens.

Having battled Yang Luo before, he understood just how terrifying the true power of a full-fledged middle-level god could be.

He had made mental preparations before coming here, aware of what he was about to face, but before the battle truly erupted, Youkui had already taught him a harsh lesson.

Fortunately, fortunately Han Yi knew of Youkui’s specialties and advantages and had helped him secure a backup plan.

"Rise!"

After His Primary and Subordinate Thoughts were cut off, he preemptively extracted a will that had been imprinted in the "Five Thunders Bombardment," and he was the first to activate the divine artifact "Five Thunders Bombardment."

In his left hand, a burst of multicolored dawn light condensed into a sleeve cuff from which a lustrous white column suddenly erupted.

"Boom! Rumble!"

Accompanying the column that burst forth were five mysterious Thunder Vortexes, within which numerous thunderballs floated.

Gold Thunder, Wood Thunder, Water Thunder, Fire Thunder, Earth Thunder, thousands of divinely powerful thunderballs fell towards those surging Ghost Rivers, sinking deep within the streams.

Youkui, with great difficulty and over ten thousand years of time wandering among various Star Domains to collect the souls of the strong, suddenly suffered heavy casualties.

Thunder God—He was the bane of Ghost Clan God Spirits like him!

For Ghost Objects without a True Body, only possessing Dark Spirit Bodies, no matter how highly refined they were, they would disintegrate into smoke and clouds upon contact with these natural enemies, the pure essence of Thunderbolts.

The Ghost River, bombarded by a wave of thunderballs from the "Five Thunders Bombardment," was also severed into segments.

At a fierce glance, it looked like several sinister, long serpents had been blown apart into many pieces.

"Pong!"

Thunderbolt Artifact "Five Thunders Bombardment" fell onto the top of Youkui’s head, right on a cyan ghost charm used to cast "Soul Forbidden."

Five Thunders Bombardment, as if striking down a terrifying evil ghost, caused the ghost charm to abruptly vanish.

Youkui grunted, the "Soul Forbidden" instantly lifted.

"Thunderbolt Artifact!"

The offended Ghost Clan God Spirit let out a shriek and was instantly enshrouded by that massive black cloak.

His face, his body, were all wrapped in the cloak, the chilly and secluded Divine Aura no longer leaking out.

"Hiss! Sizzle!"

Out from the Ghost River, from the "Five Thunders Bombardment," the lightning thunderballs that sprayed and flew outward smashed onto his body but were all blocked by the pitch-black cloak.

Youkui, unharmed, said coldly, "All the Ghost Clan God Spirits like myself have imagined the scenario of battling a Thunder God of equal caliber; knowing our innate disadvantage against Thunder Gods, we always prepare some things."

"Pang Jian, that Divine Artifact in your hand must belong to a Demon God, yet a lower-tier one!"

"An artifact of a lower-tier Thunder God could only catch me off guard and cause me a slight inconvenience."

He always held in his hand a sharp blade that he hadn’t hastily swung; suddenly, it sliced towards the Divine Artifact "Five Thunders Bombardment."

Seven streaks of ghostly blue divine light fiercely chopped at the lustrous white column, causing the Earth Heart Space within the star to tear open long narrow cracks, with unidentified lights flashing past.

The Earth Heart Space was actually torn by the blade, demonstrating its sharpness!

"Pom pom pom!"

"Clang clang clang!"

Seven beams of divine light slashed down, and the many divine thunders unleashed from the "Five Thunders Bombardment" were smashed to pieces by the sharp weapon.

This column-shaped Divine Artifact, that Pang Jian had painstakingly refined after obtaining it from Lei Meng Beast God, was filled with the power of the five elements and now bore many more cracks due to Youkui’s slashing.

"Five Thunders Bombardment used materials that weren’t sturdy enough to withstand His sharp weapon."

The Source Demon from the Sword World softly chided, saying, "I will do my best to limit His communications with other Divine Spirits, especially with that Zimo. But my Demon Body will also be affected by the terrifying power of the Thunderbolts, so it’s better for me not to show myself."

"In this way, you can focus on the battle without having to worry about me."

As He spoke, He saw Pang Jian take out another Divine Artifact.

With the appearance of the Thunder Pond, the entire Earth Heart Cave was filled with immense terror.

Those Ghost Objects that had not been slain by the divine thunders and were still writhing segment by segment in the Ghost River let out cries of utmost fear.

Just by scenting the aura of the Thunder Pond, the evil ghosts and fierce ghosts that had barely survived under the Five Thunders Bombardment felt as though they were about to die.

"The legacy of Thunder God!"

"I didn’t expect that you would actually manage to take it and succeed in refining it."

"If this artifact had not been damaged and broken but was held whole in Thunder God’s hands, even Lord Zimo and Lord He Motian would have to give way."

"Unfortunately, the once-legendary Divine Artifact now retains only a sliver of its power, and you are not a pure Thunder God."

Youkui, shrouded beneath the dark cloak, mockingly sneered a couple of times, then said, "Even if the one controlling it were just a lower-tier Thunder God, I would be somewhat nervous."

"But you are not."

"You, who want everything but master nothing, how much power can you exert with this high-grade Divine Artifact left behind by Thunder God?"

Beneath the cloak, Youkui’s hands extended infinitely and suddenly pulled in the discarded remains of the Star Devourer.

A dozen segments of the Star Devourer’s remains transformed into long whip-like serpents, deftly controlled by Him to lash and entangle Pang Jian.

"Swoosh! Swoosh swoosh!"

The Black Gold Divine Sword sliced through the void, radiant sword light carrying various sophisticated Sword techniques, cutting towards the remnants of the Star Devourer.

"Crack! Crack crack!"

The assault of the long whiplike serpents was sundered by the Divine Sword, scattering debris like corpses all over the ground.

The Earth Heart Space, while spacious, was still relative to creatures of normal stature.

In such a space, Pang Jian did not let his Primordial Spirit tower immensely tall, nor did Youkui reveal his gigantic True Form.

They both used their ordinary bodily forms to carry out their skilled attacks on each other.

With the Five Thunders Bombardment, Thunder Pond, and Origin Demon Sword in hand, Pang Jian, relying on the higher level of his Divine Artifacts and their natural advantage over Youkui, could evenly match with Youkui in the Earth Heart Cave.

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