The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 754 - 716 Ghost Mother, Pang Xuan. _1

Chapter 754: Chapter 716 Ghost Mother, Pang Xuan. _1

In the Fragment Land shaped like a heart, the Stone Eater had a complex expression.

He looked at Pang Jian, and in his odd, spherical eyes, mixed emotions of pity and hatred were evident.

The target of his hatred seemed to be Pang Jian’s father, as well as the entire Human Race of Purgatory.

Yet, he also harbored some fondness for Pang Jian because Pang Jian’s mother had been everything to him, the creator of his current Level Twelve Exotic Spirit Power.

"How much better it would have been if that encounter had never occurred."

The Stone Eater sighed grievously.

Following these words from him, Pang Jian felt increasingly shocked, suddenly realizing that his mother’s identity might not be as simple as he had thought.

In fact, she might not even be from the Human Race!

The messenger from the Netherworld Prison had mentioned on the way that the Realm God who possessed the Realm God Card, only one existed in each "Prison" world at the same time.

Since his father was the Realm God of Purgatory, then his mother, also a Realm God, must not have come from Purgatory!

The mother who had brought the Stone Eater out of the Netherworld Prison to attend the Realm God’s meeting, he suddenly remembered the beehive in the Solitude Mountain Range and the Ming Prison Soul Bees revived by the Realm God Card.

Now, the current leader of the Netherworld unexpectedly wanted to meet him.

Therefore, his mother’s identity was becoming clear, she was most likely the previous Realm God of the Netherworld.

That’s why those loyal to the leader of the Netherworld, who could only be commanded by the leader of the Netherworld, the "Ming Prison Soul Bees," would appear in the world of Purgatory and be found in the Solitude Mountain Range.

With numerous doubts, Pang Jian blurted out, "How did she die?"

With his father missing and his mother’s cause of death unknown, Pang Jian had every reason to investigate further and ascertain the true facts.

"When you can extricate yourself from my confinement with your own strength, then we can talk about other matters," the Stone Eater snorted coldly, saying, "You know nothing about the situation and still wish to enter the Netherworld Prison. In your current state, once you’re in the Netherworld, you’re nothing more than meat on the chopping block, dependent on Long Di’s mood whether you live or die!"

The current leader of the Netherworld, the king who commands all the Netherworld Gods, is named Long Di.

In the vast Star River, Long Di’s reputation and fighting power are second only to the four Sovereigns, shrouded in mystery.

It is said that in the Netherworld Prison he controls, Long Di’s true power is enough to confront any Sovereign.

"Crack! Crack!"

The strange sound of stones crushing and colliding with one another suddenly emanated from inside Pang Jian’s body.

An innumerable amount of multicolored stones appeared in Pang Jian’s chest cavity, mind, and organs, filling every empty space within his Immortal Primordial Spirit Body.

Beyond the chest cavity viscera, the small cosmos of stars and suns and moons became filled with stones.

The mind was also densely packed with stones, not a single gap left.

The flow of his Divine Consciousness and the transmission of many miraculous Alien Powers within his body were all obstructed and cut off by those stones, causing his thoughts to become suddenly stagnant.

"Long Di won’t like you," the Stone Eater said, "Your mother was the love of his life, yet she was lured away by Pang Qi."

"As the former Realm God of the Netherworld, your mother and this leader were meant to be a heavenly match. If it weren’t for Pang Qi’s meddling, they were meant to follow tradition and marry, giving birth to the Nether Tribe’s strongest progeny."

"As Pang Qi’s child, if you go to the Netherworld he rules, you’re simply handing yourself over to be controlled by him."

"Utterly foolish!"

The temperamental roar of the Stone Eater only resonated and propagated in this heart-shaped Fragment Land, audible to Pang Jian alone.

"Use all the power you command, grasp every secret you’ve comprehended, and try to break free from my constraints. Once you are out, we will discuss other matters. If you can’t escape, I’d rather you be trapped here forever than blindly barge into the Netherworld Prison only to be casually killed by Long Di."

The Stone Eater grumbled unapologetically.

...

Purgatory, the Fifth Realm.

On an unremarkable Fragment Land, True Gods who had acquired rare Spiritual Materials and Pills were all seizing the time to rest and recuperate.

Pang Jian, holding the Realm God Card in his hand, first appeared dazed, then communicated with the Bee King far away in the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land, "How much do you remember about the previous generation of Realm Gods?"

"No, I do not have any memories," replied the Bee King.

In the thick, murky Mysterious Fog, the elongated figure of the Bee King had a pair of transparent wings. Apart from that, his appearance and physique were highly similar to Pang Jian’s.

This was his usual characteristic when transforming into human form; at this moment, he had no golden compound eyes or any strange appearance.

"In terms of bloodline classification, I am also at the level of a Level Nine Demon King, but I have not yet felt any signs of breakthrough. Strangely, after my bloodline was promoted, I could only recall the Secret Skills related to our tribe," he pondered and answered seriously, "Not more memories have been unexpectedly awakened."

"Why? Have you discovered something?"

Several golden Bee Insects, the size of fists, were flying over from a distance while the Bee King responded to Pang Jian.

A Giant Ape thousands of feet tall, shaped like a towering glacier, surrounded by cold currents, was passing proudly through the Misty Sea.

His pair of Ice Blue eyes shone captivatingly in the grey haze of the Misty Sea.

Through the Bee King and the Bee Insects, Pang Jian noticed him and exclaimed, "Yuan Qi seems to be doing quite well recently?"

"Yes, by killing those Level Nine Alien Tribe warriors, his power is accumulating quickly. That pair of eyes that was sent over fixed his deficiency, and soon he will be eligible to vie for the title of Demon God," the Bee King said.

Pang Jian nodded silently, inquired some more about the former Realm God, but the Bee King still provided unsatisfactory answers with lots of murmuring and hesitancy.

"Never mind."

He could only give up at that point.

...

"Elder Li Wang!"

After a moment, Pang Jian called out softly, suddenly addressing the True God leader, who was restoring his soul breath with a pill, "I’ve heard from Elder Jiang Fan that only you and Ghost Mother have ever had contact with the previous generation Realm God, is that correct?"

He did not mention his father, Pang Qi’s, name.

"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"

Several True Gods, who were gathering power with the help of healing elixirs, looked over in surprise.

They looked at him and also at Li Wang, who had a puzzled expression on his face.

"Hmm."

Li Wang, whose eyes had regained their spark, did not deny it and plainly said, "I did indeed have contact with him, but not frequently. Let me put it this way, he... he can be considered a predecessor to all of us. He has existed in years and time even longer than I have."

Not just Pang Jian, but others were also shocked by this revelation.

Li Wang was the oldest among the current True Gods, followed by Ghost Mother.

That the previous generation Realm God was even older than him was something that everyone found hard to believe.

"He didn’t spend much time in Purgatory. His battlefield was never there. Every time he sought me out, it was only because I was the nominal leader of the True Gods in Purgatory at that time, and then he would entrust me with certain matters."

"When he returned, he represented those ancient True Gods from beyond the heavens, and he himself was one of the True Gods from the ancient times."

"Because he was also a Realm God, only he could leave Purgatory by breaking through the Heaven Forbidden and then return again."

After saying this, Li Wang looked towards Ghost Mother, hesitated for a moment, then said, "Apart from me, he had another meeting with you. Do you know why?"

Ghost Mother furrowed her brows and asked with some uncertainty, "Because my surname is Pang?"

Pang Jian was taken aback.

After becoming Ghost Mother, few people knew her original surname, and everyone just called her Ghost Mother without mentioning her real name.

No one expected that Ghost Mother’s surname was also Pang!

"In the history of Gui Sacrificial Sect, the first two True Gods both had the surname Pang. One was named Pang Fei, the other Pang Qi; these siblings were also the founders of Gui Sacrificial Sect," Li Wang said with a small curve of his lips. "Just like Heaven Treasure Sect is known as the Heaven Treasure Li Family, the initial Gui Sacrificial Sect was called the Pang Family’s Gui Sacrificial Sect."

"The siblings Pang Fei and Pang Qi—of whom the elder brother Pang Fei became famous—are from the same Pang lineage you belong to."

"Pang Qi was less well-known, but his origins were even more mysterious. It was only after he broke through the ’Heaven Forbidden’ and stepped out of Purgatory that everyone suddenly realized that there was such an extraordinary person in Gui Sacrificial Sect."

"Because Pang Qi was the one who became a True God first, and then, the moment he became a True God, he immediately left."

"He flashed across the Purgatory World in an instant and then vanished, leaving behind only traces of his existence in the Gui Sacrificial Sect."

"Cough, cough."

"Pang Xuan, you are a descendant of Pang Fei, but he is your ancestor. And Pang Jian, if you are indeed Pang Qi’s child, then by strict terms of seniority, you would actually be his junior," Li Wang remarked.

Upon hearing this, the true Ghost Mother—named Pang Xuan—turned an iron shade of blue.

Afterwards, no matter what else Li Wang said, Ghost Mother clenched her teeth, hung her head, and remained silent.

Pu Zhaotian showed his teeth, laughing in an odd and mocking manner, clicking his tongue and saying, "Interesting, truly interesting! Never expected that when tracing back to the roots, you, elder, turned out to be the junior."

"Hehe, Pang Jian is my disciple, so by a strict definition..."

The plump man gloated, laughing more unrestrainedly, his words becoming increasingly unpleasant to hear.

Ever since his ascension to True God, he had never addressed Ghost Mother with a term of respect, nor had he used polite language.

But now, he repeatedly used "You" and began referring to someone as an elder.

"Enough! Restrain yourself a bit!"

Yin Ji glared fiercely at him, tugging at his sleeve to shut him up, lest Ghost Mother lose her temper from the irritation and go mad again.

Su Wenrou, hearing about this for the first time, smiled lightly but refrained from making derisive comments.

Jiang Fan had a contemplative look and kept silent as well.

Zhu Ji seemed not to hear anything; clearly, he had no interest in such matters.

"Gui Sacrificial Sect..."

Pang Jian, unexpectedly finding out he had a relative in Ghost Mother, looked at her with a strange expression, never having thought that this most selfish True God had any connection to him.

He was even more surprised to learn that his father originated from Gui Sacrificial Sect and was one of the initial True Gods of the sect.

"Elder Li Wang, when my father met with you, was there anyone else with him? Think carefully, was there a woman?" Pang Jian asked the question he truly wanted to ask.

Li Wang did not respond immediately but furrowed his brows in deep thought, carefully recalling the scenes of his meetings with the previous generation Realm God.

"Every time he was alone, there was never anyone else with him. I am a hundred percent certain of that," Li Wang finally said with certainty.

Pang Jian felt disappointed.

"I have seen a woman, and she was from one of the Alien Tribes!" Ghost Mother suddenly raised her head with a cold expression.

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