The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 704 - 666: Overturning the Rules_1

Chapter 704: Chapter 666: Overturning the Rules_1

The Ghost Mother did not know much about Qi Xu.

As a newly risen strongest fighter of the Flame Clan, Qi Xu had not yet caught the attention of the Ghost Mother.

What she truly cared about were always the likes of Lie Yang, Shajia, Li Bai, and the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Mountains, Aman—such elder powerhouses.

If this were not here but in any other part of the world, the Ghost Mother would have been confident that she could kill Qi Xu within half a moment.

Because she ranked among the top three in combat among the Human True Gods.

Privately, she believed that she was only half a step behind Zhu Ji, and even higher than Su Wenrou with the "Dual Extremes of Medicine and Poison."

To fully unleash her most powerful strength, Su Wenrou needed to first provoke the "Poison Calamity," requiring the death of all beings to sublime her poison power to the extreme.

But she did not need to do so.

At any moment, she could burst forth with the full strength of her prime without any buildup or prior preparation.

This was the reason she considered herself half a step higher than Su Wenrou.

However, in this foreign land filled with overwhelming Filthy Alien Power, upon seeing again the strongest of the Flame Clan she once dismissed, she could not find that almost arrogant confidence.

The maintenance of her "Divine Dharma Aspect" was already very difficult.

The pressure from the Great Tao, and the conflict with herself, were constantly eroding her Filthy Alien Power, consuming too much of her strength.

And this tenth-level warrior of the Flame Clan, clearly capable of incessantly drawing power harmful to her, was using it to grow stronger.

One side continuously weakening, the other frantically growing stronger—how was this battle to be fought?

Even if Qi Xu had not come, as time flew by, as the power within her continued to fade, she would eventually face death.

What more now?

"Is this the Sixth Realm?"

The Ghost Mother, whose appearance was not stunning but carried a dignified aura, had her "Divine Dharma Aspect" consistent with her own appearance.

In the space permeated with Filthy Alien Power, her expression remained calm, knowing she must die but not showing panic, she said, "The rumors say that those who enter the world beneath the Fifth Realm cannot reappear."

"I will certainly not be able to leave, now that you have come, do you think you can get out?"

Since death was the inevitable path, she intended to understand, before she died, the mysteries of the current foreign realm.

"I . . ."

Qi Xu showed a very forced smile.

After the word "I," she looked both surprised and excited, as she discovered she could actually still speak!

The river that swirled around her ethereal soul had the power to twist her thoughts and will, forcibly controlling the power of her physical form.

——She had already regarded herself as a puppet of Pang Jian.

A puppet, where would there be the right to speak freely?

"This is my first time entering the Sixth Realm, too. Human True God, esteemed Ghost Mother, I have long admired your name," Qi Xu sighed faintly, thinking she should show respect to such a legendary figure.

As she thought this, she found herself able to move her limbs again, so she gave a slight bow to the Ghost Mother.

"Uh . . ."

Qi Xu’s feelings became even more complex.

She suddenly realized that the river twining around her ethereal soul, capturing every thread of her thoughts and will, was selectively allowing her to control her body.

This exquisite control over the soul, thoughts, and will—how could it involve Pang Jian?

"Who are you?"

The Ghost Mother narrowed her eyes with a cold expression and said, "You are Luo Hongyan, aren’t you? Beyond the Eastern Lands, you used Zhu Ji as bait and deceived me into entering."

"Now that you see I am almost consumed by the world here, weak to this point, have you finally decided to show yourself?"

She was an ancient True God of the Gui Sacrificial Sect, and the foundation of the Sect’s teachings had deep origins with the Ghost Clan.

Holding the power of the Purgatory’s cycle of karma, her knowledge of soul power was not something Qi Xu, as a strong fighter of the Alien Tribes, could measure.

With just one glance, her power that penetrated the soul of all things saw a mysterious river swirling in Qi Xu’s mind.

The soul symbols floating in that river must have come from a powerful God Spirit from beyond the stars, and were not a reflection of Qi Xu’s own will.

Once again, Qi Xu spoke, but her words were, "I am Pang Jian."

The moment these words came out, Qi Xu lost immediate control over her body and her consciousness.

Pang Jian took over her form smoothly and locked down her will, turning her into a bystander, witnessing the communication between Pang Jian and the Ghost Mother.

It was also at this time that Qi Xu faced a harsh reality.

After Pang Jian fused with a Filthy Essence, she and Pang Jian were no longer the same level of beings, no matter whether she could return to her peak strength, she could no longer pose a threat to Pang Jian.

The level of Pang Jian’s life, his level of combat power, were heights she could not reach.

"My true body has also come down, and I’m currently on my way to find Zhu Ji and Li Wang. It won’t be long before those two come over here," said Pang Jian, using Qi Xu as a puppet.

The Ghost Mother was taken aback and said, "Is this the power only a Realm God could possess?"

"No."

"So, your coming down, is it to take us out?"

"There’s that intention, and I’m prepared to give it a try."

...

Elsewhere.

"Elder Li Wang."

When Pang Jian suddenly appeared before Li Wang’s "Divine Dharma Aspect," Li Wang felt as if he was seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

"Pang Jian?"

Li Wang looked around and released his Divine Sense, only to see the stars continuously snuffed out with a "hiss."

The extinguishing of the Divine Sense occurred near Pang Jian’s true body, making him aware of Pang Jian’s scattered breath, which perfectly melded with this terrifying heaven and earth.

"You are not Pang Jian!" Li Wang frowned and guessed like the Ghost Mother, "Are you the Sovereign known as Luo Hongyan?"

"What if I told you that I became a God Spirit for the second time by using a method you all left behind in the past, along with a dose of Filthy Essence? Would that be easier for you to accept?" Pang Jian asked.

Li Wang was stunned, "That works?"

"Proof shows it is feasible."

...

After Li Wang, Pang Jian located Zhu Ji’s position through the Bee Insect outside of the Eastern Lands and his actual body, and then headed towards Zhu Ji.

Before long, Jiang Fan and others saw Pang Jian leading Li Wang and Zhu Ji towards the direction of the Ghost Mother and Qi Xu.

Clearly, he intended to gather everyone together.

After struggling so hard and lost in the Sixth Realm, Li Wang and others had never managed to come together, always drifting apart.

Pang Jian’s arrival gave them a direction and prevented them from getting lost any further.

"Pang Jian, are you still one of us?" Jiang Fan suddenly called out.

Liu Fu, Li Yuanli, and even Tian Du San Ren also showed signs of worry.

There was never a precedent for someone using Filthy Essence to become a God Spirit.

All the previous strongest fell into Demon Tao in the Immortal Realm and chose to side with the Alien Tribes of the Fifth Realm.

The secrets of the Human Race, the foundation of the various Sect families, and the distribution of power and fighting capabilities were all revealed to the Alien Tribes by those people.

In one of the ascension battles, due to the betrayal of their own, the Human Race suffered a painful loss.

Afterward, this plan was forcibly halted, and no more cultivators of the Human Race were allowed to fall to the Fifth Realm and turn to the Filth Alien Power.

The reason was that without exception, those who made that choice eventually became part of the Alien Tribes.

As the Realm God of Purgatory, Pang Jian had such terrifying abilities and potential; if he were to fall like those people, willingly accompanying the Alien Tribes’ strongest in their ascension, what consequences would it bring?

"To be honest, I don’t feel any discomfort right now."

The Bee Insect spoke carefully, "To poison my mind and erase my will, a Ghost Clan God Spirit, or those Demon God of the Demon Clan, would have to be at least on the level of He Motian and Zimo. It would take a High God to personally make a move to put me under some pressure, with only a slim chance of success."

His words were arrogant.

But having survived the Original Demon’s opportunistic scheme, and having severely injured the Original Demon with Soul Power Thunder and Lightning, he had earned this confidence.

The Original Demon’s status in the Demon Clan was ranked higher than He Motian’s.

Even if He had never regained His peak strength, His knowledge of corruption, Possession, demon nature, and Demon Tao was above that of He Motian’s.

If the Original Demon failed to possess him, what made He Motian think he could succeed?

After melting the Youkui’s God Status and becoming a genuine Middle-level God in Purgatory, his understanding of the Ghost Clan and Zimo was also profound.

He believed that even if Zimo’s Divine Consciousness dared to surge in, it would be eradicated by Thunderous Lightning.

The only one he truly feared was the unfathomable Sovereign.

"Pu Zhaotian, the disciple you taught better take full responsibility." Jiang Fan ultimately sighed.

Facing this pair of incomprehensible master and disciple, he felt powerless.

Pu Zhaotian gave a harmless laugh with a "hehe," "Perhaps you haven’t truly taken what Pang Jian said earlier to heart. Today’s Purgatory is not quite the same as the Purgatory we know. The Human Race has controlled Purgatory for merely thirty thousand years; we have not experienced the great calamity that occurs every hundred thousand years."

"Purgatory is no longer perpetually closed; level-nine Alien Tribes may enter, and those below True God may leave."

"In the future, perhaps even Low-rank Gods could come in. Without me, without someone like Pang Jian emerging, what will we have to fight the opponents with?"

"A shocking, earth-shattering change will bring many miracles. We need to be good at seizing opportunities."

"Not only Pang Jian, but also dangerous youngsters like Wu Yuan and Dong Tianze, as long as they are part of our Human Race, and as long as they have not fallen into the Demon Tao, they are part of us."

"Purgatory belongs to our Human Race! We will wait and see when those outsiders come in, whether they can suppress us or not!

Pu Zhaotian gazed upwards at "Heaven Forbidden," his smile growing brighter, "Our Human Race’s new generation is growing at a pace beyond your imagination. When they flood into Purgatory, those youngsters will give them a huge surprise."

...

The Sixth Realm.

The Ghost Mother saw Li Wang, Zhu Ji, and also Pang Jian’s true body.

All three Human True Gods recognized the weariness and powerlessness in each other.

Looking at the radiant Pang Jian, who was like a fish in water in the Sixth Realm, they immediately felt their own obsolescence.

They realized their concepts, their understanding of Purgatory, their knowledge of the world beyond, were all unable to keep up with the times.

Through Qi Xu’s mouth and his process of bringing Li Wang and Zhu Ji, Pang Jian had informed the three older generation True Gods that he had vanquished Youkui in the Outer Domain Galaxy with his Primordial Spirit alone.

And that he had encountered a disguised ancient Sword God of the Human Race known as the Bronze-faced God.

Pang Jian’s Primordial Spirit Body had also sent Li Yuqing to the Thunder Prison realm, to Thunder God Mountain where Thunder God contemplated the Tao.

Whether it be Purgatory, Dark Prison, or Thunder Prison, Pang Jian had the power to enable interconnectivity, and he could also leave the Sixth Realm with his main body.

This information, these experiences that overturned established knowledge, left Li Wang and the others in awe, making them realize just how shortsighted they had been in their dogged adherence to Purgatory.

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