The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 699 - 661 Different Historical Processes_1

Chapter 699: Chapter 661 Different Historical Processes_1

Pang Jian’s eyes revealed astonishment.

He was still at the Boundary Wall Mysterious Fog when he hadn’t truly stepped into the inner world of Thunder Prison before two of the strongest warriors of the Thunder Clan, without a word of explanation, launched an attack against him.

The two of them couldn’t hide their desire for the Thunder Pond and their thoughts about the Five Thunders Bombardment.

Seeing that they couldn’t take him down, the two Thunder Clan warriors turned cold, wishing he would leave sooner rather than later.

That unicorn Demon God, however, warmly invited him, willing to show him around Thunder Prison.

You, the Thunder Clan, have been neglecting me at every turn, and now you actually ask if I am willing to help the Thunder Clan?

Pang Jian, feeling baffled, said, "The Divine Artifact left behind by your ancestors, I have no plans to cede it to the two of you."

"We are also aware that we have no hope of taking the Thunder Pond from your hands," Lei Ying sighed.

This alien female warrior, covered in Silver Bright Armor, knew Pang Jian was on guard, and worrying that the three Demon Gods might be secretly listening in, she said, "Let’s talk more inside Thunder God Mountain."

No sooner had she spoken than she transformed into a silver rainbow, passing through dense thunder and lightning to enter the mountain’s summit.

Pang Jian followed suit.

"Boom!"

Broad thunder and lightning, like waterfalls, twisted in the air over the summit of Thunder God Mountain.

The thunder and lightning seemed to connect the sky above Thunder Prison with the domed ceiling of Heaven Forbidden and reached down toward a sea of swirling Thunder Vortexes below.

In the center of the summit stood a "Nine Heavens Thunder God Tree" thousands of feet tall, rooted deep within the earth. Every segment of its branches was filled with thunder and lightning, and many fist-sized fruits hung from them.

The surface of the fruit even had Dragon Scale-like silver-white carapaces.

Around the roots, there were Thunderbolt vortexes formed from Thunderous Lightning surging and continuously drawing in power from the outside.

Even though he was at the summit of Thunder God Mountain, it felt like he was outside of Thunder Prison, in another unique world.

"Blessed Land Cave Heavens!"

Pang Jian squinted, soaking in the presence of the fruits borne by the "Nine Heavens Thunder God Tree," the thunder vortexes beneath his feet, and the lightning that filled the sky. He said, "Such a treasure land, and those three Demon Gods outside actually leave it alone?"

The three Demon Gods, whose strengths were clearly superior to those of the two Thunder Clan warriors, had not taken over the place, which was somewhat incomprehensible.

"Of course they wanted to enter, but they simply couldn’t," said Lei Ying, standing under the Divine Tree, looking at the "Tao Fruits." "It’s our bloodline that is the key to this place. Although our ancestor has passed away, he still left us with some things."

"And you were able to enter because you possess an artifact left by our ancestor."

Now that they were here, she spoke without as much reservation, bluntly saying, "I want you to help us kill those three Demon Gods."

With the Thunder Pond in one hand and the Five Thunders Bombardment in the other, Pang Jian casually asked, "Why?"

In this magical land, the Five Thunders Bombardment, belonging to the Lei Meng Beast God, did not provoke any particular reaction.

The Thunder Pond, crafted by the Thunder God and once the core of the Thunder Divine Court, began continuously absorbing various types of thunder and lightning upon entering this world.

Silvery-white, golden yellow, turquoise, dark blue, dark red.

At the summit of Thunder God Mountain, such a naturally formed "Blessed Land Cave Heavens" gathered many known types of thunder and lightning between heaven and earth, thriving eternally and undying.

There was also such a tall "Nine Heavens Thunder God Tree" bearing "Tao Fruits," with seemingly each consumption offering insights into the essence of Thunder Truth.

This is the holy land of the Thunder Clan, and also the land that all Thunder Gods in the world aspire to, but unfortunately, it is extremely difficult for Thunder Gods from beyond to reach.

"Let me start by telling you about our ancestor’s legends," she said.

Lei Ying sat down under the "Nine Heavens Thunder God Tree," allowing Pang Jian to manifest the Thunder Pond in his hand, absorbing the different types of thunder and lightning from this place.

She said, "Our Thunder Clan’s annals record the ancient history of the Thunder Prison. Before our ancestor became the Thunder God, members of the Ghost Clan and the Demon Clan were present in Thunder Prison."

"Before the first Thunder God was born, many members of our clan also regarded outerworldly God Spirits as objects of worship," she continued.

"When our ancestor’s bloodline was at the peak of level nine and was about to break through to become a level ten supreme in Thunder Prison, a powerful Outer World Demon God attempted to possess our ancestor," she said.

"He failed, but our ancestor also went through a period of demonic possession, during which he was delirious," she explained.

"In that state, our ancestor killed his closest kin. Several of his children and grandchildren died by the hands of the frenzied ancestor," she recounted.

"The Demon God who tried to possess our ancestor concluded that an ancestor who had slain his kin could not overcome his inner demons and would forever fall into the Demon Tao, never to awaken," she said.

"However, our ancestor leveraged his tremendous tenacity and intelligence to withstand his inner demons and risk his life to step into the ranks of level ten supreme," she revealed.

"After achieving level ten, our ancestor immediately cleared out the members of the Ghost Clan and the Demon Clan within Thunder Prison, causing these two clans to be wiped out from Thunder Prison forever," she continued.

"After he broke through the Heaven Forbidden and left Thunder Prison for the Outer Domain Galaxy, he also regarded the Ghost Clan and Demon Clan as enemies," she said.

"Because during his possessed phase, the Ghost Clan suddenly launched a massive invasion of Thunder Prison, trying to take advantage of the situation to annihilate the Thunder Clan. Our ancestor was convinced that his possession and the Ghost Clan’s sudden attack had been premeditated by these two clans," she said.

"The hatred for the Ghost Clan and the Demon Clan spanned our ancestor’s entire life," she stated.

"After our ancestor became a High God and forged the Thunder Divine Court, ruling over all the Thunder Gods in the world with an iron fist, he also targeted the God Spirits of the Ghost Clan and the Demon Clan," she said.

"..."

Lei Ying told Pang Jian the dusty old tales deep buried within Thunder Prison and unknown to the outside world.

"I actually don’t know about Thunder God’s encounters in this part of the world," Pang Jian said, somewhat moved.

Because he suffered grievously at the hands of the Outer World Demon God and briefly lost his sanity, falling into a demonic state, the Thunder God almost killed all his dear ones; no wonder his lifelong desire was to annihilate the Ghost Clan and Demon Clan."

Especially the God Spirits behind those two clans.

"The three Demon Gods I want you to help kill have established the Altar of Praying to God with the Great Demon God, Hemo Tian. Hemo Tian is the current de facto leader of the Demon Gods, persecuting our Thunder Clan all these years."

"Those from the outside, inside the Thunder Prison; too many of our clan and Thunder Gods have died because of Him."

"Lei Fan and I joined forces, but we can only just manage to deal with one of the Demon Gods; without your help, we have no hope at all," Lei Ying said calmly.

She clearly needed help, yet she spoke so indifferently, as if the matter she was discussing had nothing to do with her.

"The Demon Race in Thunder Prison, actively approaching the Outer World Demon Gods?" Pang Jian found it difficult to comprehend.

Lei Ying was surprised: "What’s so astonishing about that? The former Lei Meng Beast God also became quite close with the God Spirits of the Ghost and Demon clans after entering the Outer Star River."

Pang Jian was startled for a moment before realizing his presumptions.

Different environments and histories create entirely different situations.

In their Purgatory, it was Alien Tribes like the Thunder Clan that brought an end to the Demon Race’s rule over the entire world and stripped the Demon Race of their extraordinary status.

The Demon Race of Purgatory, brought low by the strongest of the Heaven Clan, Demon Clan, and Ghost Clan, naturally harbored resentment in their hearts against the Alien Tribes.

And that’s why the Demon Gods of the Demon Race repeatedly allied with the Human Race, bombarding the Alien Tribes of the Fifth Realm down, ensuring that the Alien Tribes could never recover.

The Demon Race of Purgatory, despising the Alien Tribes of the Fifth Realm, also despised those Alien Gods out there.

But there’s no such history in Thunder Prison.

For Demon Races akin to unicorns, Vermilion Birds, and giant serpents, there’s no deep, intense hatred against the Alien Tribes of this world or those Alien Gods beyond the sky.

With the precedent of the Lei Meng Beast God, They could choose to approach those Outer Alien Gods and establish good relations with them.

Extraneous God Spirits, it seems, were also willing to accept Them, eager to use this to divide Them and the Demon Gods of the Ancient Demon World.

Having understood this, Pang Jian naturally asked, "That’s to say, Hemo Tian already knows about my appearance in your Thunder Prison?"

"Yes, He notified Zimo, the supreme of the Ghost Clan. It won’t be long before those God Spirits that were chasing you into the Mysterious Fog will be converging outside Thunder Prison."

"The three Demon Gods’ intent to detain you is to buy time for those arriving God Spirits, and then when the time is right, let you leave Thunder Prison without any guards up."

"Once you leave, a dead end awaits you," Lei Ying explained the truth of the matter.

"What are They blackmailing you two with?" Pang Jian wondered.

"In Thunder Prison, the death of a portion of our Thunder Clan people," Lei Ying said, looking down, and then added after a moment’s thought, "If the two of us reveal the news and end up failing, we would also perish."

Pang Jian said, "That’s a heavy price. Your clan member chose to let this event unfold; why didn’t you?"

"Lei Fan probably thinks that the two of us, even with your help, couldn’t possibly defeat those three Demon Gods," Lei Ying mused, replying earnestly, "And as you are a Human True God, having ties with a Human God Spirit like you might not be good for our Thunder Clan’s future."

"What about you? Why did you speak out?" Pang Jian asked again.

"Whether in the Outer Realm or within our Thunder Prison, the Thunder Clan’s situation isn’t good. Since those three Demon Gods started getting close to Hemo Tian, the future for Lei Fan and me was doomed. Lei Fan thought that by dragging it out, perhaps there would still be hope. It’s useless; no miracles will happen if we continue to wait."

"Before, we lived under the shadow of those three; in the future, we will only be in worse shape."

"Without external intervention, Lei Fan and I cannot survive this ordeal; it might even be impossible for Thunder Prison to give birth to Thunder Clan’s ultimate strength like ours again."

"The entire Thunder Clan is losing its future; if we don’t fight now, are we just waiting for death to come?"

This Thunder Clan woman was clearly in dire straits, yet her expression remained so indifferent, as if fear and anxiety were foreign to her.

Yet she should have been extremely anxious.

"I will wait for those three Demon Gods to inevitably come and ’invite’ me to leave Thunder Prison," Pang Jian gave an ambiguous answer.

"Then, I thank you." Lei Ying stood up, bowing slightly with some effort in gratitude: "Please forgive the presumptuous behavior of Lei Fan and me before."

...

Purgatory, the Fifth Realm.

Elsewhere in the Mysterious Fog, another Pang Jian took a long sigh.

Free from the dark, Li Yuqing’s bright eyes lit up, and she asked, "Did it work?"

The Black Dragon King suddenly appeared, a pair of dark and profound Demon Pupils also fixed on Pang Jian’s true self.

There was no earth-shattering momentum, no soul-shaking aura to be felt, and Pang Jian seemed much the same as before, showing no obvious changes.

But he nodded, his demeanor relaxed as he said, "It worked."

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