The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 690 - 652: Regeneration of Vitality_1

Chapter 690: Chapter 652: Regeneration of Vitality_1

Darkness spread across, and no more flickers of flame illuminated the Flame Realm.

That ultimate darkness was identical to what lay beneath the Fifth Realm, exuding cold silence, void, and emptiness.

All things in the world seemed as if once shrouded by that darkness, they would fall into eternal silence.

After a soft shout, Pang Jian no longer sensed any trace of Qi Xu’s presence, not even the slightest leakage.

The Black Dragon King, who had ascended to a tenth-grade Demon God, also did not respond to him with words.

But he knew that after Hei ascended to a tenth-grade Demon God, facing Qi Xu who had been severely injured by Li Yuqing, he definitely held an overwhelming advantage.

Demon Gods are often stronger than ordinary tenth-grade warriors of the Alien Tribes.

And Hei was different from other Demon Gods; He was originally a powerful Black Dragon from the Fifth Realm of Purgatory, only to have died in a struggle with the clan of Long Xiao.

For this reason, Hei’s ascension to Demon God happened much faster than that of Old Rock Bear.

After all, He had once walked the same path.

As His Bloodline fused with the Filthy Essence, those forgotten memories were rekindled, allowing Him to complete in a short time the road to godhood that might take other Demon Gods several months.

He Himself was a Demon God, and upon picking up the dust-covered memories, He could restore His peak combat power in a short time.

Unlike the Rock Bear, He was not a newly ascended Demon God but a rebirth of an Ancient Demon God.

His methods, His understanding and exploration of the powers of darkness, and His fierce Dragon Race body made dealing with Qi Xu effortlessly simple.

Pang Jian did not worry about Qi Xu escaping, but Hei’s lack of response raised a thread of concern in his heart.

To become a Demon God meant that Hei could quickly recall all of the past; He must be integrating his memories at the moment.

Why He had once taken the form of a Dark Giant Python, been imprisoned in Black Water Pool, how He had been created, what his father had done to Him, what expectations his father had harbored before, Pang Jian knew nothing.

The exact relationship between his father and Hei, Pang Jian was also unclear about.

After His revival, He wasn’t just the contemporary Little Hei but also the once-deceased Black Dragon King. What thoughts would He ultimately have?

As Pang Jian was deep in thought, the girl next to him suddenly opened her eyes.

Feeling the ebb and flow of life force, a sparkle gradually returned to Li Yuqing’s tired, clear eyes.

"Pang Jian..."

She spoke softly, looking down at her arm that was still skeletal, and Pang Jian’s broad hand holding her bony arm.

Feeling the warmth, she said, "Where did you draw that pure and majestic life force from? The backlash from my Sword of Destiny is horrific if it fails to kill the opponent with a single strike."

"Though the Heaven Treasure Li Family is wealthy enough to rival nations, with plenty of precious lifesaving pills, none of them has an effect that can match the life force you’ve transferred to me."

She squinted and examined closely.

Strands of backlash Sword Intent, specifically eroding her life force, wandered throughout her limbs and body.

Having not focused much on refining her body, when both her Spiritual Soul and mind were out of control, the Sword Intents that eroded her being were strangling her vitality.

Without Pang Jian’s infusion of life force, Qi Xu wouldn’t even need to make a move; she would have died quickly.

But now, she was waking from unconsciousness.

Life force was still flowing ceaselessly into her, and as her Spiritual Soul and mind recovered slightly, she could spare energy to handle her injuries.

"Back in the day, the Corrosion Boundary Vine you came across has grown."

Pang Jian let out a relaxed smile and said, "It’s one of the so-called sources of Filth in the Fifth Realm, yet in the world beyond, it is also praised as the ’World Tree’. Because it has become a tenth-grade Spirit, the mystical life force originating from it has sustained your life, preventing your death."

"You once spared its life, and now it is eager to help you survive."

As her words fell, Li Yuqing looked astonished.

She remembered a bright green sapling in Cloud Marsh from years ago, inscribing words with its branches in a frightened, uneasy manner.

——I am Pang Jian’s tree!

"Tenth-grade spirits are like god spirits?"

Li Yuqing asked, curious.

Pang Jian smiled and nodded, pointing to the roiling darkness, and said, "There is also a tenth-grade Black Dragon, which was nurtured by me along with that sapling a long time ago."

"The sapling became a tenth-grade spirit, like an Alien God Spirit. And the Black Dragon has turned into a current tenth-grade Demon God."

Just as Li Yuqing was marveling, Pang Jian added, "I didn’t expect your true Great Tao to involve the mysterious destiny. That one sword strike of yours almost killed that formidable member of the Flame Clan."

"Truly impressive."

Pang Jian sincerely admired her, feeling like with talented individuals such as Li Yuqing, the flame of the Purgatory Human Tribe would not be easily extinguished.

Even if the opposition had stealthy Sovereigns, had bodies of High Gods like Yan Lie, had talents with tenth-grade supreme abilities like Shajia and Lie Yang.

"Not yet. Using my power to influence the River of Destiny is too strenuous. It should get better when I ascend to the status of a True God."

Li Yuqing humbly remarked a few words and gradually felt that the life force within her body, under her proactively conscious direction, had suppressed the sword intent that backfired against her vitality.

That segment of her arm, bloody and devoid of flesh and veins, had already begun to regenerate blood and flesh.

"Right, I almost forgot the purpose of my coming here."

Li Yuqing suddenly realized and said, "In the void outside the First Realm’s Eastern Lands, Zhu Ji, Ghost Mother, and Li Wang, three of my predecessors, were trapped by that Sovereign called Luo Hongyan..."

She finally spoke clearly about the matter her father had entrusted to her to convey.

Pang Jian was taken aback.

He hadn’t thought that while he was moving in and out of different Heavenly Tribulation Pillars through the "Purgatory Gate," absorbing Filth Alien Power with abandon, all those True Gods above had a clear view of his actions.

He had thought even less that Zhu Ji, Ghost Mother, and Li Wang were trapped in the darkness below the Fifth Realm.

"Pu’s intention, as well as everyone else’s, is that they want you to think of a way, to see if you can get those three out." Li Yuqing continued, "They say you are the Realm God of this era and that you have a connection to the Heavenly Tribulation Pillar."

"Then everyone believes, if someone can rescue those three predecessors, that person would definitely be you."

After a pause, she added, "I came only to convey their thoughts. Pang Jian, I think you don’t have to take the risk."

The increasingly abundant life force was making her complexion lustrously fair again, and the brilliance in her eyes was becoming increasingly radiant.

The Sky-splitting Sword shrank by millions of times again and she integrated it into her body, routing out the aftereffects caused by her pulling on Qi Xu’s past and present.

It wouldn’t be long before she could fully recover.

She pondered and said, "The darkness beneath the Fifth Realm, no one who enters has ever come back. If you are not confident, then don’t bother with those three predecessors."

"There is you, there’s Pu, and there is me."

"When I become a True God in the future, the three of us can replace Li Wang, Zhu Ji, and Ghost Mother. We’ll be stronger than them at their peaks."

"We can also suppress those Alien Tribes of the Fifth Realm so that Sovereign cannot destroy the Human Race’s enterprise. Therefore, you don’t need to venture into the endless darkness."

She truly wished well for Pang Jian and did not want him to risk his life to meet the expectations of the True Gods.

"Once you are fully recovered, perhaps you can try to see my future," Pang Jian smiled and said. "Even if you only see a glimmer of hope, I dare to dive into that dark abyss."

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