The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 821 - 781: Goodbye, Luo!

Chapter 821: Chapter 781: Goodbye, Luo!

He was the supreme leader of the Heaven Clan, one of the Four Sovereigns, embodying both wisdom and power.

After he had gravely wounded the Black Dragon King and strangled the lingering will of that Demon Sovereign, leading Yan Lie, Shajia, Lie Yang, and Aman out of the Seventh Realm,

he thought his struggle with the Black Phoenix had come to an end.

Of course, he also knew that the Black Phoenix had not been completely defeated, with remnants of its power still protecting its demonic body.

However, once he seized three more strands of destiny, forging Life, Flame, and the Dark God Status he controlled, he would have enough confidence to neutralize the remaining power of the Black Phoenix and obtain everything he coveted.

In the Purgatory World at this time, who else could possibly be a match for him?

Beneath him, High God Yan Lie, and the combined power of the three middle-level gods—Yan Lie, Shajia, and Lie Yang—both the Human Race and the gods of the Ancient Demon Clan together had not the slightest chance of victory.

He genuinely believed that there would be no surprises on his road to victory.

But now, a surprise had indeed occurred.

Compared to the acquisition of the first strand of destiny in the Hongdu Fragment Land, as well as the two strands from Tian Du San Ren and Li Yuanli, this fourth strand, meant to forge the Life God Status, was the hardest one he had acquired.

It was only after summoning Yan Lie to suppress the interference from Pang Jian that he was finally able to secure it with great difficulty.

Such a hard-won strand of destiny was ironically where the problem arose!

When Pang Jian attacked with his peculiar Soul Skill, the nearly formed fourth god status fragmented due to the anomalies within that strand of destiny, causing the other three god statuses to also suffer heavy damage.

This sent a shock of horror through his mind, as he faintly felt it was a counterattack from that Black Phoenix.

So vicious and terrifying, it directly reversed the situation.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

His other three god statuses fractured in the bright aura-filled Sea of Souls.

From the Dark Canopy Boat bearing Pang Jian’s soul, floating in the bright and splendid Spirit Sea of Consciousness, one could see the four crystal ice glaciers beginning to shatter as a sharp longsword suddenly appeared.

The longsword, named Ghost Firefly, exuded a chilling and eerie coldness, striking out when he was most vulnerable!

"Whoosh!"

Dazzling sword light sliced through Luo Hongyan’s Sea of Consciousness everywhere.

Within the sword light were all the Soul Slay techniques Pang Jian had comprehended within the Sea of Souls, cold and sharp, grinding away at the will of the soul breath and quelling the resisting thoughts of the gods.

"Boom!"

The crystal clear ice glaciers exploded, sending shards flying in all directions.

Some of the god status fragments fell onto the Dark Canopy Boat imbued with Pang Jian’s soul-slaying secret skill, which were gathered up by the cabin.

At that moment, profound arcane truths turned into numerous flickering memories, flaring up momentarily in Pang Jian’s stunned mind.

Pang Jian’s spirit trembled.

He sensed fragments of sublime Bright truths.

He smelled the deathly essences that could erode life, and the principle of laws that were unknowable times refined than the extreme cold of the Ice Demon, along with secrets involving the mysteries of life.

The shattered god statuses of Luo Hongyan, each fragment, concealed the True Essence of Laws from another dimension!

This was the most precious thing between heaven and earth!

Realizing this, Pang Jian immediately focused his spirit consciousness and frivolously spent his soul power.

While wielding various offensive and slaughter techniques to bombard the shattered god statuses, he also piloted the Dark Canopy Boat, seizing the opportunity to gather Luo Hongyan’s god status fragments.

"Pang Jian..."

Among the continuously collapsing "glaciers," an enchantingly red figure abruptly emerged.

Her tempting red lips full of deep affection, her beautiful eyes brimming with emotion, her face wearing a long-missed smile, she said, "I never thought we’d see each other again."

"You’ve changed, become much stronger than I ever imagined."

"Alas, it was only after the God Status crumbled, piece by piece, that I was able to break free from my imprisonment and see you again," he said.

With a smile tinged with sadness, she said, "Unfortunately, it won’t be for long. I am merely a personification of humanity born in Purgatory before He awoke."

"To Him, humanity is the most useless thing. It would be treated as a demon in His heart."

"Pang Jian, I never wanted to harm you, truly," she said.

"I just can’t be the one in control, I can’t become Him, and I never will. As soon as He attains Divine Enthronement, any God Status would be enough to suppress me completely."

The lady reappeared, lamenting her own powerlessness with a voice filled with sorrow and helplessness.

In the dazzling Sea of Consciousness of His soul, the Ghost Firefly Divine Sword that flitted about casting sword light revealed a faint shadow upon its blade.

That was Pang Jian’s soul projection.

Using the sword as a bright mirror, his soul shadow surfaced, his expression remarkably complex.

He thought he would never see that captivating crimson figure again in his lifetime.

Even now, he could not tell for certain whether this sudden appearance of the crimson figure was truly the Luo Hongyan he knew.

"I..."

Upon opening his mouth, he found he didn’t know what to say.

He had experienced the power of the Outer Heavenly Master, fully aware that the other was leaps and bounds above him in every aspect.

The strange predicament the other now faced was not caused by him but by another force.

At this moment, he could only play a role that adds fuel to the fire or be someone who kicks a man while he’s down.

In such a situation, the other’s deliberate manifestation of the human Luo Hongyan could very well be intended to soften his heart.

Not knowing what to say, he dared not gamble or take the risk.

"You don’t have to say anything, I don’t want any stance from you; just listen to me," she said.

The Luo Hongyan in brilliant red clothing, just like atop a remnant of the Heaven Phoenix’s bone from years ago, was still unspeakably radiant and beyond compare.

Compared to the previous Luo Hongyan, her beauty now finally carried a hint of worldly warmth.

The intense emotions in her eyes made Pang Jian feel so fiercely that he dared not look directly at her for too long.

After Divine Enthronement, Luo Hongyan would never have such eyes again; she would always be the epitome of indifference.

"Once this aspect of me in Purgatory is extinguished, this pitiful and laughable humanity will vanish without a trace," she said with a bitter smile, gazing at Pang Jian with profound affection. "I don’t have much time left. Pang Jian, will you hate me? And have you ever liked me?"

"Even if it was in the past, even if... it was just for a moment?"

"I want to know the answer."

She looked at Pang Jian with earnest hope in her eyes.

"You, with humanity, I have never hated, not even a bit." Pang Jian, reflected in the blade, took a deep breath and said, "I don’t know what liking is, but when you weren’t there, I always thought of you. Thinking of all the things we experienced together, thinking of all our beautiful moments."

"Those have left deep marks that will never fade."

"I’m sorry, but I don’t dare risk the lives of the Human Race in Purgatory. I really don’t know who you truly are."

"Goodbye, Luo."

Pang Jian in the blade slowly closed his eyes, and the Ghost Firefly-shaped sword struck towards Luo Hongyan in her vibrant red dress.

This Luo Hongyan revealed a contented smile, seemingly very satisfied with Pang Jian’s answer, and nodded gently, "Then, goodbye, my little Pang Jian."

"Boom!"

The sword struck her down, and a wisp of her Ghost spirit was thus extinguished.

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