The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 764 - 726: Catastrophe of the Netherworld Prison_1

Chapter 764: Chapter 726: Catastrophe of the Netherworld Prison_1

"Stone Eater, did they originally come from your Netherworld Prison?"

"What do you know about the previous Realm God from your Netherworld Prison?"

"How did she die?"

Amidst the vast Misty Sea, Pang Jian kept asking questions, hoping to learn more from this envoy of the Netherworld Prison.

However, for some reason, the envoy of the Netherworld Prison suddenly became cautious and fell silent in the face of his many questions.

When he became annoyed with the questioning, he excused himself, saying that once he met the leader, he could ask the leader directly.

Because of the Stone Eater’s warning, Pang Jian became wary of Long Di. As they drew closer to the Netherworld Prison, he suddenly hesitated.

It was then that the guide from the Netherworld Prison, the deep blue Soul Fire within his eye sockets, began to flicker nervously and uneasily. He exclaimed, "Something isn’t right!"

"What’s wrong?" Pang Jian asked curiously.

"We are very near to the Netherworld Prison now, and there should be Bee Insects nearby, but I have not sensed a single one." His tone was grave as he hurriedly added, "Such a situation rarely occurs!"

"Whoosh!"

He bolted at an extreme speed into the depths of the Misty Sea, with Pang Jian channeling his power to keep up.

Soon, a colossal silver beehive, akin to a mountain riddled with holes, suddenly appeared in Pang Jian’s line of sight.

Thousands of silver Bee Insect corpses floated desolately near the beehive, their vital essence extinguished, their Bee Souls and brain matter scooped out by some force.

This sight shook Pang Jian to his core, evoking a feeling of stifled discomfort.

The massive beehive and the multitude of Bee Insects all dead before him made him uncontrollably think of the golden beehive in the Absolute Sky Forbidden Land and the Golden Bee Insects in which he could entrust his will.

"This is a major incident!"

The envoy of the Netherworld Prison was horrified.

After Pang Jian drew closer, the envoy exclaimed, "Our Netherworld Prison has always been the strongest in the ’Prison’ among the Mysterious Fog, few creatures dare to harm our Netherworld Prison’s Bee Insects in the Misty Sea!"

He glanced upward and declared decisively, "It must be some incredibly powerful God Spirits from the Outer Star River, lurking near the Netherworld Prison, who have slain the Bee Insects!"

The Soul Bees originating from the Netherworld Prison are the eyes of the Netherworld Gods, as well as the sentry towers for the leader of the Netherworld Prison to peer into the outside world.

There are more than a dozen such silver beehives scattered around outside of the Netherworld Prison to monitor visitors approaching the Netherworld Prison, as well as watching the Netherworld Gods coming and going.

The Long Di of the Netherworld Prison could even imbue his spiritual consciousness into the Bee Insects, which would allow him to communicate directly with Pang Jian.

Attacking these beehives and Bee Insects is tantamount to declaring war on the entire Netherworld Prison. The God Spirits from the "Prison" typically do not have the courage or confidence for such an act.

"Let’s go check out the others!"

Bypassing this silver beehive, the envoy of the Netherworld Prison flew towards another one he knew of.

An hour later, another beehive of similar size had been sliced into fragments and was drifting through the Misty Sea.

Tens of thousands of silver Bee Insects were also completely dead, their tiny carcasses densely suspended in the Misty Sea, all vitality and souls gone.

"This is a serious incident indeed!"

The envoy of the Netherworld Prison continued on his way, with Pang Jian following behind.

Afterward, they found six more ruined silver beehives, torn apart and floating in the Misty Sea, with even more corpses of silver Bee Insects filling Pang Jian’s vision.

Seeing this along the way, Pang Jian also felt a nameless anger surging within him.

——He too, was a beekeeper.

After the beehive formed in the Realm God Card, he benefited much from the Golden Bee Insects known as "Ming Prison Soul Bees," and the many wonders of his Spiritual Soul could not be separated from the golden honey those Bee Insects produced.

Therefore, he naturally felt an affinity for the Soul Bees of the Netherworld Prison.

As he witnessed one beehive after another being destroyed, and countless Bee Insects slaughtered, their brains and Bee Souls sucked away, it was difficult for him to keep from righteous anger.

"Whoosh!"

His Divine Consciousness burst forth as a splendid sea of rainbow light, covering the broken beehives and the countless Bee Insect carcasses, to discern scents that did not belong to the beehives and Bee Insects.

"There are remnants of the Heaven Demon’s scent!"

Within the wrecked beehive and inside the heads of some Bee Insects, he detected a faint demonic scent.

"Could it be the Great Demon God Hemo Tian? Or maybe Ti Wei?"

The flames in the envoy of the Netherworld Prison’s mind blazed wildly, as His Spiritual Soul image burst forth from Fan Di’s eye sockets, taking on the form of a spiritual body, bathed in ethereal blue.

The spiritual visage of Him delved into the torn beehive, eager to confirm whether it was indeed the work of a Demon God.

"The Heaven Demons of the Outer Realm, those one after another Demon Gods, should indeed not dare to invade near the Netherworld Prison!" His voice came from the beehive, doubtfully saying, "Our leader inside the Netherworld Prison has the power to fight even the Sovereign! Even if He left the Netherworld Prison and came to the Mysterious Fog, He could still defeat the Great Demon God Hemo Tian!"

"How could Hemo Tian dare?"

"Among the Heaven Demon Clan, there are several Great Demon Gods, yet have our powers ever been inferior to His?"

"Just a team formed of Demon Gods, how dare they attack our Bee Nest outside the Netherworld Prison? He Motian had the audacity to strike at Purgatory because the True Gods of the Human Race are in such a miserable state in the Outer Star River!"

"How could He dare to make a move against our Netherworld Prison!?"

This messenger from the Netherworld Prison clearly did not believe that a High God like He Motian could pose a threat to their leader.

He could not comprehend the reason at all.

"Pang Jian, I think..."

The one moving in the vast Bee Nest gradually became worried about the internal situation of the Netherworld Prison and said, "How about this? Let me enter the Netherworld Prison to check the situation inside first, and then you can decide whether or not to go?"

Pang Jian’s expression changed, "Do you suspect that something has happened inside the Netherworld Prison too?"

"I don’t know! I really don’t know!" the voice of the Netherworld Prison’s messenger became agitated and panicked within the dilapidated silver Bee Nest and said, "Our leader is very powerful! Unless it is a Sovereign-level being, absolutely nothing could threaten Him inside the Netherworld Prison!"

"And Sovereigns wouldn’t be able to enter the Netherworld Prison with their True Bodies! So theoretically, our leader is invincible within the Netherworld Prison!"

"Wuu wuu!"

The messenger from the Netherworld Prison, who was detached from Fan Di’s skeleton, suddenly started burning abnormally within the Bee Nest. With just a shrill and miserable scream, his Soul Spirit’s body quickly turned to ashes.

Pang Jian instantly felt a chill down his spine.

The tearing of the Bee Nest, the death of numerous Bee Insects, and the Soul Fire burning of the messenger leaving the shell, made him feel that a conspiracy and massacre against both the Netherworld Prison and the Netherworld God had erupted.

Many Netherworld Gods and numerous Nether Race warriors would die, and the Netherworld Prison might descend into great chaos!

Perhaps, like Purgatory, a significant change in its intrinsic laws had occurred in the Netherworld Prison?

Could it be that those outer strong beings who previously couldn’t enter the Netherworld Prison, higher-order God Spirits, are now able to infiltrate the Netherworld Prison and start exterminating its beings?

In the Netherworld Prison, with a leader capable of contending with the Sovereign, what power would dare to make a move on this "prison" realm?

Pang Jian’s eyes flickered, instinctively communicating with his True Body.

In an instant, a spatial rift quietly opened behind him, bringing him a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, his connection with his True Body remained; he could escape into Purgatory if the situation turned south.

"Should I take the risk and go in for a look?"

This thought irresistibly surfaced in his mind.

The movements within the Netherworld Prison and the specific situation inside had always been captivating him, making him want to investigate.

Especially at this stage, amidst the deathly silence of the Bee Nest and the mass killing of the Bee Insects, he wanted to know what had happened inside the Netherworld Prison to trigger such a terrible external tragedy!

"Pang Jian."

A deep voice suddenly rang out unexpectedly.

Pang Jian was startled, and then looked at the remains of Fan Di’s skeleton with incredulous eyes after the messenger had left.

The voice had actually come from inside the bones!

The messenger from the Netherworld Prison, who had left this skeleton in the form of a Spiritual Soul, had suddenly self-immolated and died while inspecting the ruined Bee Nest.

Inside the bones, there shouldn’t have been any remnants of the messenger from the Netherworld Prison.

Yet there was another voice, coming from within the skeletal remains, clearly not belonging to that messenger from the Netherworld Prison!

What did this indicate?

All along, another consciousness had been silently lurking within Fan Di’s bones!

It had eluded not just him but even the messenger from the Netherworld Prison!

Another mysterious existence hid in the dark, nestled within Fan Di’s bones, accompanying him and the messenger from the Netherworld Prison all the way.

Listening to his conversations with the messenger, joining them in the Stone Eater’s territory, waiting outside for a long time, and finally, witnessing the shattering of the Bee Nest together with them.

The self-immolation of the messenger’s Spiritual Soul was very likely the handiwork of that being; He must be the true culprit behind Fan Di’s death!

He had always been there!

He had never left!

All of Pang Jian’s curiosity, his desire to explore the Netherworld Prison, vanished at the moment the voice sounded!

"Swoosh!"

He instantly transformed into a brilliant array of rainbow light, fleeing from the eerie Misty Sea in front of him, aiming to escape the gazing of that mysterious being as swiftly as possible before tearing through the spatial rift to get away.

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