The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 780 - 742: The True Form of Yuan Yi

Chapter 780: Chapter 742: The True Form of Yuan Yi

A soul shadow quietly emerged, it was a man from the Nether Tribe with black hair and black eyes, just like Bai Zi.

His body was tall and appeared slightly thin, clad in a black robe with golden threads along the edges.

Clearly, this was merely his pure Soul Spirit form, devoid of any scent of flesh and blood.

Yet, his soul shadow alone sent chills down Pang Jian’s spine.

The translucent Boundary Wall close to Pang Jian, along with the foggy Misty Sea behind it, was suddenly shrouded by the Netherworld Prison’s nature’s spiritual energy due to his appearance.

"Crack! Crack crack!"

The Spiritual Energy instantly materialized, freezing the Boundary Wall and the Misty Sea behind it like cold jade.

Merely a soul shadow, refining the Netherworld Prison’s nature’s spiritual energy, astonishingly compressed it into a liquid before solidifying it.

In the void near him, Spiritual Energy also transformed into Spirit Stone, then Spirit Jade, and finally into fragile Spirit Crystal.

In his Soul Spirit form, he instantly acquired a body made of Spirit Crystal.

"The real war hasn’t started yet, why not patiently watch till the end?"

His face, more exquisite than that of an unparalleled beauty, revealed a slightly indifferent smile as he said, "You’ve come from afar just to know the outcome, haven’t you?"

He floated in the void, like the Sovereign of this world, the destination of the nature’s spiritual energy.

His body of Spirit Crystal naturally breathed Spiritual Energy, with the whole world seemingly responding to him.

Pu Zhaotian’s Hell of Unity "Heaven Forbidden" and Old Black Turtle in the Panshi Fragment Land had their power greatly enhanced.

And he, it seemed, was also blessed with such power within the Netherworld Prison.

Others merged with a piece of heaven and earth, a "Heaven Forbidden," or a sea area, while he seemed to have merged with the entire Netherworld Prison!

Pang Jian’s spirit was tense; he took a deep breath and said, "I already know the outcome."

There was no need for the newcomer to introduce himself; he understood that the other party must be the master of the Netherworld Prison, the leader common to all Nether Gods—Long Di.

Only Long Di would pay special attention to his actions, even during such an intense phase of battle.

"Oh?"

Long Di raised an eyebrow, asking with interest, "What kind of outcome?"

"The invading God Spirits, the Realm Gods of various heavens and earth, are likely to die in the Netherworld Prison." Pang Jian did not conceal his guess, saying, "Their lost souls will all merge into the Sea of Souls, becoming a strength that will enhance the Nether Tribe and eventually give rise to stronger Nether Gods, is that so?"

Long Di was somewhat surprised, nodding faintly, "Worthy of being one of our own."

He changed the subject and asked, "You sensed our Sea of Souls, smelled the movements of the Sea of Souls, right? Pang Jian, although you originate from Purgatory, your soul shares the same source as ours, you must have confirmed this, right?"

To this, Pang Jian kept a composed face and did not reply.

"Never mind, you are clear about it yourself."

Long Di indifferently smiled without concern.

His manifested Soul Spirit pointed at the massive Fan Di entrusted to Yuan Yi, saying, "What you see now as Yuan Yi, is not the real Yuan Yi. His seemingly terrifying Thunder God Demon form is just a puppet he constructed."

"The real Yuan Yi, powerful beyond your imagination, is another Demon God who might achieve Sovereign."

"And what I am waiting for, is the personal arrival of Yuan Yi’s true form."

"This long-lived Demon God, whose fame resounds through our Misty Sea World, I only need to let him die in the Netherworld Prison to obtain what I truly desire!"

...

"Long Di!"

Bai Zi, currently battling Fahua, suddenly noticed this Soul Spirit form of Long Di.

Using the Divine Eye, he saw it was just a Soul Spirit of Long Di and immediately rebuked, "You still refuse to take action?"

In his view, merely a Soul Spirit of Long Di was insignificant, akin to a shadow in water.

What he truly wanted to see was Long Di stepping out of the fate-converging Ghoul Hole with his flesh-and-blood body, crushing the Demon form entrusted to Fan Di, and battling those gods daring to assail the Netherworld Prison.

He knew Long Di’s true combat power.

He also believed that if Long Di were willing to exert his full strength, none of the invading gods of the Alien Tribes would escape.

"Bai Zi, you are always so impetuous, never able to keep your cool."

Long Di, disappointed, shook his head and said, "The real show has just started, the feast belonging to our Nether Tribe must be enjoyed slowly."

"Impatience won’t help you eat hot tofu; you don’t even understand this simple truth."

The aspirations of this Nether Tribe leader were vast, far beyond what Bai Zi imagined, and he certainly would not reveal his true form as Bai Zi wished so soon.

...

"Boom!"

While he was speaking, the Spirit Jade-frozen Boundary Wall in Pang Jian’s view suddenly exploded.

A huge copper plate as large as a door panel shattered the Spirit Power frozen Boundary Wall, broke through Long Di’s power sanction, and forcibly entered from the external Misty Sea.

A Realm God, thus stepping into the Netherworld Prison through the Boundary Wall!

And, it just so happened to choose the part of the Boundary Wall sealed by Long Di’s power.

"Boom!"

The space within tens of thousands of miles around the Boundary Wall suddenly vibrated, the void destabilized by a force squeezing its laws.

"Schlick! Schlick!"

Dense spatial rifts, like glaring blades of light, interwove in midair, with unknown streaming lights radiating outward.

At the same time, a daunting qi and blood force that Pang Jian couldn’t fathom erupted violently from the massive God Tablet resembling a door panel.

It was a force of flesh and energy unmatched even by the Old Thunder Dragon, Rock Bear, and Nine-headed Bird Demon God from Purgatory!

Up to that point, Pang Jian had never felt such wildly surging power of qi and blood in any living spiritual body!

Apart from that Black Phoenix, the combined qi and blood of all Demon Gods in the history of Purgatory probably couldn’t match this force!

What level of combat power could this be?

"Yuan Yi."

"Long Di."

In the Misty Sea World within the Netherworld Prison, the two most potent ancient entities finally reunited.

At that moment, above the bronze God Tablet, suddenly appeared a figure in a yellow robe...an ape.

He had a pair of rare ice-blue alien pupils, just like Yuan Qi.

He did not transform into a human form but sat in his original ape form, looking at what appeared to be not particularly formidable or mighty from the outside, rather lean and withered even.

But that wildly surging qi and blood force was clearly within His emaciated, short ape’s body!

His tiny ape’s body harbored a power that could destroy heavens and obliterate earth, as if a mere gesture could extinguish stars and shatter the sun and moon.

The Sun God above, the Moon Goddess Ying Yue, were simply not God Spirits of His level.

Zimo, Great Demon God Hemo Tian, certainly could not qualify to contend with Him.

"Yuan Yi!"

Pang Jian’s heart trembled, and he instantly knew this ape was truly Elder Yuan.

—The leader of the Demon Gods in the Misty Sea!

"Long Di, were you waiting for me?"

He grinned, his ice-blue alien pupils filled with a light of wisdom, and said, "Are you planning to use the Sea of Souls in our Netherworld Prison and our soul and blood power to try and vie for the position of Sovereign?"

"Long Di, how many years have you planned for this day?"

"Do you really think you can succeed?"

Yuan Yi kept asking.

Pang Jian’s mind was incessantly bombarded by the roar of these two powerhouses’ dialogue.

Sovereign!

It turned out that what Long Di sought was not just the strengthening of the Nether Tribe, but also, through the assault initiated by Yuan Yi, to try and establish His own Sovereign status!

If He wins this battle, in that vast and boundless Star River, a fifth Sovereign might emerge!

"What a coincidence."

Before Long Di could respond, the old ape, seated majestically atop the God Tablet, chuckled and added, "Just like your idea, I also plan to use the Sea of Souls in your Netherworld Prison to supplement my deficiencies in soul, and even I aim to try for the position of Sovereign."

Netherworld God Long Di and Demon God Yuan Yi, both unexpectedly planning to seize the chance to strive for Sovereignty!

Long Di had meticulously prepared for many years, planning to trap this old ape from the Misty Sea in his own Netherworld Prison.

And this bloodthirsty old ape, who doesn’t even spare his own kind, also planned to use Long Di’s scheme to vie for the position of Sovereign.

Should either one succeed, should any one of them truly prevail, both the Misty Sea and the starry sky would face a transformative upheaval.

If Yuan Yi succeeds, this new Sovereign of the Ancient Demon Clan could unify all Ancient Demons across the Misty Sea and the celestial spaces!

Given the strength of the Ancient Demons and the fierce combat power of the Demon Gods, Yuan Yi’s status in the Star River would instantly peak!

He might even have the potential to surpass the other four Sovereigns!

If Long Di wins, and a Sovereign emerges among the Nether Tribe, with the Nether Tribe’s influence over the Misty Sea, it will be effortless to conquer every "Prison" world again!

The Nether Tribe and the Netherworld God would then be able to use the Misty Sea World as a base to launch an assault on the vast cosmos!

Henceforth, the Nether Tribe would no longer be confined to the Misty Sea, with the potential to flourish throughout the boundless Star River, spreading the Nether Tribe’s influence to countless star domain worlds!

"So, you want to become the Sovereign of the Ancient Demon Clan?" Long Di elegantly smirked.

While smiling, he shook his head, scoffing, "Yuan Yi, have you forgotten the fate of that Black Phoenix? Without the shelter and asylum of the Misty Sea, the Black Phoenix would hardly be able to preserve even its carcass!"

"He fell, and I could rise by seizing the opportunity," said Yuan Yi calmly, not disturbed by Yuan Yi’s remarks, "Also, He was born a Sovereign of the Ancient Demon World, whereas I hail from this Misty Sea."

"The God Spirits of the Misty Sea are often stronger than those of the heavens, and this applies to our Ancient Demon Clan as well!"

The old ape’s underlined message: once He succeeds in becoming a Sovereign, He would be stronger than that Black Phoenix!

The unfortunate encounter of the Black Phoenix, he had enough power to deal with!

"Then, please."

Long Di gestured towards the land below, marked by a Ghoul Hole.

As Long Di’s voice faded, the souls inside disappeared; the Spirit Crystal transformed into Spirit Jade, Spirit Jade into Spirit Stone, and Spirit Stone into a rich concentration of nature’s spiritual energy.

At the same time, on the land below, in the many caves where fortunes converged, another Long Di stepped out.

"I’ll ask one last time, that Thunder Pond forged by the Thunder God, are you giving it or not?" the old ape inquired, squinting his eyes.

"Not giving," Pang Jian flatly rejected.

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