The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 756 - 718: Unraveling a Mystery_1

Chapter 756: Chapter 718: Unraveling a Mystery_1

The deep, azure sea hovered between Pang Lin and the bee insect, with numerous crystalline specks of light floating within it like stars.

This sea was filled with dreamlike colors, as if it were the spiritual destination all beings longed for, a holy land that every practitioner of soul secret techniques dreamed of entering to comprehend.

The Stone Eater had mentioned that within the Netherworld Prison, there was a Sea of Souls, the birthplace of the Nether Race.

The envoy who came from the Netherworld Prison, whose Spiritual Soul resided in Fan Di’s skeleton, was also a flame-like azure blue.

The Spiritual Soul of Pang Lin was exactly an azure blue deep sea, which made it very difficult for Pang Jian not to overinterpret.

Lei Ying once said that among the many "prison" worlds within the Mysterious Fog, only the Nether Tribe and the Human Race were the most special.

These two groups existed only in the worlds within the Mysterious Fog; in the vast Star River of the Outer Realm, not another star nor realm was home to these two rare groups.

Before the Human Race grew strong in Purgatory, the Netherworld Prison was the strongest of all "prison" worlds.

As the Human Race rose, as numerous True Gods stepped out of Purgatory and destroyed the Hall of Gods beyond the heavens, Purgatory’s status among the "prison" worlds surpassed that of the Netherworld Prison.

In its strongest period, the Netherworld Prison sought to conquer other "prison" worlds, at one point seizing all of them but the Thunder Prison and Purgatory.

Ghost Prison, Demon Prison, Dark Prison, Sky Prison, and other "prison" worlds were once subjugated territories of the Netherworld Prison.

Various signs indicated that the warriors of the Nether Tribe in the Netherworld Prison must be incredibly powerful.

If his mother hailed from the Nether Tribe, then there was a reasonable explanation for the uniqueness of his Spiritual Soul and the azure blue deep sea that Pang Lin’s Spiritual Soul transformed into.

Did the fallen Heaven Phoenix, when it chose Pang Lin, already know of her special identity, aware that her soul was different from ordinary people?

In the Divine Bones inheritance, how could there have been so comprehensive a collection of secrets involving darkness, destruction, poison, as well as the mysteries of the bloodlines of many Ancient Demon Clans?

Could it be that the Heaven Phoenix had already awakened at that time, aware of Its true identity?

By choosing his sister Pang Lin and merging all of the inheritance mysteries into her Spiritual Soul, what was Its true intention?

Pang Jian suddenly became worried about his sister’s future, afraid that the Demon Sovereign who had embarked on the path of Nirvana Rebirth would regard his sister as a key pawn.

In the future, would she be taken over by Possession by Him?

The more Pang Jian thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and even the golden eyes of the bee insect gradually showed gravity.

"Rock Bear wants to see you."

Suddenly, the voice of the Mysterious Turtle’s soul reached Pang Jian’s True Body and then was conveyed to the bee insect that had one strand of consciousness Possessed.

"Is it about Long Xiao?" the bee insect asked.

"Yes."

The Old Black Turtle and Rock Bear, both transformed into human form, stood at the entrance of the valley, looking at the golden bee insect that had appeared beside Pang Lin.

"Swoosh!"

The azure blue sea suddenly retracted into Pang Lin’s brow. She stuck out her tongue and said, "Brother, it seems you have serious matters to discuss."

Above the canopy, the dying green Giant Dragon, whose eyes had been tightly closed, quietly opened them.

Old Dragon, with a weary and listless gaze, glanced at the Black Turtle and Rock Bear, letting out a deep sigh.

Its Dragon Soul, wrapped by a bizarre stream filled with the Divine Secret Techniques of the Ghost Clan and the Demon Clan like chains, was unable to live or die, its thoughts unclear.

Yet the presence of the Black Turtle and Rock Bear instantly alerted It, giving it a glimmer of hope and fantasy.

"Why did Heaven Phoenix die back then?" Pang Jian asked through the bee insect.

Upon hearing this, curiosity immediately flashed through Pang Lin’s eyes. After a moment of surprise, the Old Black Turtle seemed unable to recall all the details.

Rock Bear was even more clueless.

The death of the Heaven Phoenix had always been a mystery.

The Human Race on their side claimed He went mad, causing a catastrophe. To avoid this, they executed Him only after obtaining Long Xiao’s consent.

As for the claims made to the Demon Race, Long Xiao said that the Human Race was treacherous and deceitful, committing the despicable act of cutting off the bridge after crossing.

He claimed that after Heaven Phoenix helped the Human Race forge seven Heavenly Tribulation Pillars, the Human Race subdued the Alien Tribes of the Fifth Realm and then turned to suppress the Demon Race.

Displeased with this, Heaven Phoenix encountered the wrath and slaying by the Human Race.

"The seven Heavenly Tribulation Pillars, aside from suppressing the strongest of the Fifth Realm, making it difficult for them to ascend to the Upper Realm, later possessed the power to diminish the Bloodline of the Demon Race!"

The speaker was Long Xiao.

This dying Old Dragon, as soon as Pang Jian released the restrictions on his soul, furiously said, "He believed the slander of the Human Race. At the beginning of casting the Heavenly Tribulation Pillars, He did not know those deceitful Human True Gods had added secrets within the hidden Arrays on the pillars to this effect."

"While it became more difficult for Alien Tribes to ascend, the Human Race used the knowledge from the Demon Race’s Bloodline Treasury to counteract the innate Bloodline talents of the Demon Race."

"This resulted in our Demon Race later on not having large numbers of Level Eight Great Demons, and Level Nine Demon Kings emerging en masse."

"The number of Demon Gods was also consequently restricted, preventing more seats for Demon Gods from forming."

"By the time Heaven Phoenix realized it was the actions of those True Gods behind the scenes, He started to trouble those True Gods over and over again."

"And later on..."

Long Xiao paused, his dragon eyes revealing fear, "At first, He only demanded the True Gods remove the Arrays limiting the Demon Race’s Bloodline. Over time, His temperament gradually changed, and He suddenly struck down a True God from the Eastern Continent, leading directly to the fall of a True God."

"Afterward, He became someone I barely recognized, intending to destroy the seven Heavenly Tribulation Pillars outright."

"The death of a True God did not make the Human Race decide to do away with Him, but His attempt to destroy the Heavenly Tribulation Pillars finally made them no longer tolerate Him."

"Yes, I was a participant, I took part in His demise!"

"But by then, He had become deranged. Every time I saw Him, I was terrified, believing that under His leadership, the Demon Race was stepping towards death!"

"Zhu Ji, Ghost Mother, Li Wang, as well as Jiang Fan, Liu Fu, and I were all participants!"

"Because of my participation, the shackles on the Dragon Race’s Bloodline were lifted, and I became the new leader of the Demon Race."

"And for that, I have no regrets!"

Long Xiao hung his head low, looking at Old Black Turtle and Rock Bear, and said, "As long as He made correct and rational decisions, always leading the Demon Race down the right path, I would obey Him!"

"But if He intended to drag the Demon Race to its death, of course, I would not allow it!"

The Old Dragon, aware of his own precarious situation, still refused to admit any wrongdoing, feeling that Heaven Phoenix’s downfall was a result of His own doing.

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The Fifth Realm.

Pang Jian, in His True Body, sought confirmation from Li Wang regarding this matter to verify the truth of Long Xiao’s words.

Li Wang pondered for a moment and said, "According to what you have said, was Heaven Phoenix created from the essence and blood of that fallen Demon Sovereign?"

Pang Jian nodded.

"The seven Heavenly Tribulation Pillars maintain the integrity of the Continent. The one we truly intended to suppress was likely the Black Phoenix of the Seventh Realm!" Li Wang suddenly realized, speaking with clear eyes, "Either Heaven Phoenix was in the awakening phase at the later stages, or He had already been influenced by the will of the Black Phoenix, which is why He was so bent on destroying the Heavenly Tribulation Pillars."

"The Heavenly Tribulation Pillars were forged at the request of ancient True Gods from the outside. How could we allow Him to destroy them?"

"Long Xiao was right, several of us combined forces, and even pulled Long Xiao into the act of blasting Him to death."

"He was far stronger than Long Xiao. If He had not died, perhaps the seven Heavenly Tribulation Pillars would have already been destroyed."

Pausing, Li Wang frowned deeply, then continued, "Even after His death, His remains’ explosive disintegration and the scattering of His bones seemed to damage the integrity of the Heavenly Tribulation Pillars."

"Otherwise, the Alien Tribes would not have been able to ascend so easily while the Filth Alien Power surged upwards this time."

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