The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 778 - 740: Sovereign’s Relic

Chapter 778: Chapter 740: Sovereign’s Relic

The war in the Netherworld Prison continued with fervor.

In that mysterious realm, Pang Jian was merely an observer, never truly participating from start to finish.

He neither aided Bai Zi in battle, nor did he summon the Thunder Pond to bolster Yuan Yi’s strength; he also didn’t join forces with the God Spirits from other worlds to besiege the members of the Nether Tribe.

He only wanted to know the outcome of this war.

Elsewhere, atop the dome of the Fifth Realm of Purgatory, another version of him was pondering how to break through the barriers of Demonic Energy.

In the depths of the Demonic Energy Sea, no amount of wicked or malicious thoughts could shake his heart anymore.

Yet, he still couldn’t break free and leave.

If even he found it difficult to leave, then it was naturally even more improbable for True Gods like Jiang Fan, Li Wang, and Ghost Mother.

"After the fall of the Mo Tian Overlord, it may be His Demon Path Truths, or perhaps His power, that created this special Sky Curtain. But before that, the Alien Tribes of the Fifth Realm were able to pass through, and figures like Master, Li Wang, and others could descend. Why is there suddenly a barrier?"

"Who is it, and what power, that has caused the Demonic Energy Sky Curtain to impose these restrictions?"

"Luo Hongyan? Or the Original Demon?"

He thought quietly to himself.

Due to the existence of the Demonic Energy barrier and the proliferation of Death Force, the Tian Du San Ren and Li Yuanli, unable to escape, were annihilated by the power of the Heavenly Tribulation Pillar, creating two strands of fortune.

This fortune ultimately fell into Luo Hongyan’s hands, allowing Him to forge the Divine Artifacts of Cold Ice and Light.

Looking at the ultimate beneficiary, the person exerting influence behind the scenes should be Luo Hongyan. Either He took action personally, or He directed the Original Demon, making this peculiar land created by the Mo Tian Overlord suddenly begin to regulate the beings that come and go.

This includes the Filth Alien Power as well!

Being in the midst of it, Pang Jian had already discovered that the Filth Alien Power originating from the Fifth Realm, which constantly rose upwards, was also blocked by the Demonic Energy Sky Curtain, with not a single strand reaching the Fourth Realm.

If the barrier remains in place forever, the calamity facing the Human Race would be mostly resolved.

The source of the Filth Alien Power was the Black Phoenix from the Seventh Realm.

Its will and influence seemed to fill the entire Purgatory World through the Filth Alien Power.

If the Filth Alien Power was quarantined by Demonic Energy and no longer rose upward, was it also weakening the power of the Black Phoenix?

This led Pang Jian to quickly conclude that the changes in the Fifth Realm’s dome were indeed the work of Luo Hongyan and the Original Demon!

After a while, he concealed all the mysteries of thunder and electricity within his body and once again arrived at the dome of the Fifth Realm.

He quietly operated the various Divine Skills of the Demon Path, attempting to touch the Demonic Energy boundary wall.

"Hmm!"

The feel of the Demonic Energy boundary wall in his hand was surprisingly like that of smooth cloth.

With his fingers, he seemed to grasp the edge of a vast curtain, which he could pull down a certain distance.

At the dome of the Fifth Realm of Purgatory, the rolling Demonic Energy that formed the barrier seemed to have become a physical entity!

This discovery astonished Pang Jian greatly.

"Mo Tian, Overlord of the Demons, this truly seems like a piece of sky forged from the condensed Demonic Element Power!"

Such a thought suddenly flickered through Pang Jian’s mind.

"Boom!"

An image of a colossal Demon God, cloaked in a dark green cape, soaring through the Star Domains, abruptly filled his mind.

The Demon God had its back to him, the strange cape fluttering in the dark and cold Star River, stirring up stars and celestial bodies.

Many stars and celestial bodies, under the dark green cloak of Demonic Energy, vanished in an instant as if they were dust and rubble.

Countless fierce-looking Demon Gods, including Great Demon Gods like Fa Jie and He Motian, followed that cape as it slaughtered its way across various Star Rivers, slaughtering God Spirits unlike themselves and enlightening beings to worship the Demon Gods, constructing temples in their name.

This was the golden era of the Demon Clan!

Whether the Demon Gods in the Misty Sea or those in the starry sky, they united during this period, all in support of their leader—the Mo Tian Overlord.

"Mo Tian!"

"This Demonic Energy Sky Curtain that separates the Fifth and Fourth Realms, it’s the Divine Artifact left behind by the Mo Tian Overlord, the very cloak He wore!"

Pang Jian came to a sudden realization.

Perhaps Mo Tian really had perished, his Demon Soul completely obliterated, yet the cape He wore, which had provided Him with an endless supply of Demonic Element Power and continuously fed Him the malicious and wicked thoughts of beings, had been seized by the Black Phoenix of the Ancient Demon Clan.

In the end, it became the dome of the Fifth Realm!

This cape, while worn by Mo Tian, seemed to siphon off the evil thoughts emerging in the hearts of beings from the tyrannized domains and various Demon Realms.

It was essentially the perpetual power machine for Mo Tian’s strength!

Through it, Mo Tian could continuously gather malicious thoughts and wickedness during battles, never worrying about depleting his power.

It could also separate two worlds, making even True Gods like Li Wang and Zhu Ji incapable of crossing, and obstructing the flow of Filth Alien Power.

It was an artifact of higher rank and greater value than the Thunder Pond forged by the Thunder God.

"This object..."

Pang Jian’s heart raced.

He felt that if this Demon Path treasure had not yet fallen under the control of the Original Demon, it meant that the Mo Tian Overlord did not acknowledge the Original Demon’s path.

Otherwise, the Original Demon wouldn’t hesitate to show its dominance and strength in the Purgatory World!

With this cloak on its body, the Original Demon would definitely qualify to participate in the struggle between the two Sovereigns. Why would it need to act so timidly as it does now?

"If it is ownerless, even if only temporarily so, I..."

Pang Jian’s eyes lit up.

Having obtained the Thunder Pond, Five Thunders Bombardment, and the Ghost Firefly Divine Artifact, he had rarely coveted any object recently.

But this cloak was extraordinary!

If he could seize it, he could first resolve the problem of Li Wang and his master being checked and restricted.

Secondly, in this dominion dispute in Purgatory, he would no longer be completely without confidence.

An artifact of Dominion-class could change many things, and might even change the future direction of the Human Race!

After realizing this, he focused on how he could capture this "Mo Tian" within Purgatory World.

...

Netherworld Prison.

The sea lion summoned by Bai Zi used a pearl on its tongue to make Haiwei, one of the Realm Gods, fall from the sky.

The sea lion opened its giant mouth, swallowed Haiwei, and then retreated into the deep sea along with the giant waves.

This Realm God from the Sea Prison, also a Middle-level God, was subdued by that sea lion of distinguished origin with a pearl, right under Pang Jian’s watchful gaze.

Pang Jian was taken aback.

He suddenly remembered that Haiwei had once mentioned that when the Sea Prison was conquered by the Nether Tribe, a powerful member of the Nether Tribe had taken away the Sea Clan’s life seeds and some treasures.

As a result, those Sea Clan members living in the deep seas of Netherworld Prison didn’t know their origins.

That extraordinary sea lion might have been one of those life seeds from back then.

And the pearl in its mouth could also be a treasure originally belonging to the Sea Clan of the Sea Prison, which was why it was so effective against Haiwei.

"Kill!"

"Kill! Kill!"

Suddenly, all the Nether Race beings from the bottom level continent and Fragment Land fought as if they were assisted by gods, their combat strength soaring.

Every Nether Race warrior received a boost of divine power at critical moments during battle, instantly unleashing strength far beyond their actual capabilities, thereby easily slaughtering their attackers.

With his Divine Consciousness, Pang Jian soon discovered an invisible Sea of Souls connecting all Nether beings and Nether Gods that would suddenly grant extra strength to Nether warriors.

This was very much like Purgatory’s "Heaven Forbidden".

After his master fused with "Heaven Forbidden", every Human True God in battle would receive additional strength, thereby gaining a huge advantage.

The invisible Sea of Souls ciphered by the combined efforts of the Nether warriors and the ranks of Nether Gods also shared a resemblance in their mystery.

"Could this be the mysterious Sea of Souls of Netherworld Prison? No, the Divine Consciousness within this Sea of Souls clearly represents the convergence of the soul power of the Nether beings and Nether Gods themselves."

Pang Jian observed secretly, probing deeply.

He quickly realized that this invisible Sea of Souls actually condensed the souls and Divine Consciousness of all Nether beings, including those Nether members who did not participate in the war, who proactively offered their soul strength to the Sea of Souls.

Every Nether participant in battle could gather strength beyond their own capabilities as necessary, to strike and kill their opponents.

After a successful slaying, they would add the captured soul strength to the Sea of Souls, and before finding a new adversary, they would also merge most of their own strength into it.

In turn, others in battle could use the power dropped into it by their peers to secure victory in an instant.

This was an extremely novel and magical form of combat exclusive to the Nether Race.

...

"Thunder!"

The Ancient Demons’ Realm God Yuan Yi floated in the air above the land where Long Di was hiding, emitting a deep and powerful roar.

With this sound, endless lightning spilled from His broad wings, mingled with rolling blood energy and carrying the Great Tao Truth that eradicated countless alien souls, rapidly spreading to the nearby void.

"Sizzle, crack!"

The imperceptible yet real Sea of Souls was suddenly rent by the lightning.

The magical Sea of Souls that the Nether beings relied on could no longer wield its mysterious effects, and the several Nether Gods behind it emerged from the shadows, their faces covered in blood.

They were seriously injured in an instant.

"Law Verse! Take this!"

Yuan Yi grunted, his wings moved, and suddenly another massive corpse of the Ancient Demons flew out.

"I have refined His Demon Soul; there will be no restrictions for your possession of it. I have amplified the strength of His flesh, and I have also reworked the bloodline within Him, giving Him the strength of a Middle-level God."

"Law Verse, possess His body, so that Bai Zi may die in Netherworld Prison!"

The unrelentingly cruel Ancient Demons’ Realm God had conjured none other than the Lei Meng Beast God!

Having no particular interest in thunder force but inherently possessing such a bloodline, the Lei Meng Beast God yearned to defy the heavens and change its fate, wishing to alter its bloodline to comprehend other powers and laws.

He once had a confrontation with Fan Di; He struggled against Pang Jian outside the Boundary Wall of Purgatory, but ultimately the two parted amicably.

Pang Jian truly didn’t expect that He would also perish at Yuan Yi’s hands!

If Fan Di was a member of the Extraterrestrial Demonic Clan and at odds with Yuan Yi, then the Lei Meng Beast God came from the Misty Sea World!

"Don’t blame me for being heartless. The Lei Meng Beast is obviously a God Spirit of the Thunder Prison and comes from the Ancients Demons. He should naturally obey me. He has considerable Thunder Divine Power but refused to serve me, so I had no choice but to kill Him," Yuan Yi explained, intending it for the Ancient Demons of Netherworld Prison and for Pang Jian to hear.

"Elder Yuan has indeed prepared thoroughly!"

The Great Demon God Fa Jie grinned wickedly, a cluster of Demon Souls flying from his forehead and after falling into the body of Lei Meng Beast God, he instantly gained the body of a Middle-level Thunder God.

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