The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 839 - 799: Advancing by Retreating

Chapter 839: Chapter 799: Advancing by Retreating

In the Moon Temple.

The layers of light encapsulating God Luo dissipated, revealing His exquisitely beautiful face and a tall, perfect figure.

Although He was a Supreme God of Heaven Clan origin, His pairs of pristine white wings were kept hidden within His limbs, never revealed.

His beauty was ethereal and unreal.

In the mortal world, such a flawless woman should not exist; He should have been a figment of the creator’s imagination.

Yet He appeared just so.

Clothed in a pure white robe, He stood between Ying Yue and Han Yi, His eyes shimmering with infinite light, displaying a color of keen interest.

For now, Ying Yue and Han Yi’s God Status were His two eyes, allowing Him to observe the conditions in Netherworld Prison.

"Yuan Yi, as always, is sinister and cunning."

He commented with a cold laugh.

Neither Han Yi nor Ying Yue could hear His voice or perceive the outside world as their divine bodies and souls were within the Sea of Light.

Even more, they were unaware that He had revealed His true face.

"Long Di, you likely have no choice."

"It remains unknown..."

God Luo silently watched how the situation unfolded and was curious about what interesting events would next occur.

In Purgatory World, He returned after suffering a setback, but not due to Pang Jian; it was His arch-nemesis who had tampered with the fourth momentum, causing his God Status to shatter piece by piece.

In His eyes, Pang Jian could never be compared to Him or to His formidable arch-nemesis.

Even if another Pang Jian were to build an Immortal Primordial Spirit again in Netherworld Prison and reach the realm of God Manifestation, He still did not think highly of Pang Jian.

"As long as you two battle, Yuan Yi will return at the right moment. Sometimes, it’s beyond your control..."

His eyes, radiant with light, unexpectedly showed a faint emotional expression at an untraceable moment.

The humanity that He fostered in Purgatory World seemingly was not completely obliterated; after His incarnation shattered, that trace of humanity actually took root in His True Body.

...

In the unknown Demon Realm, on a mountaintop.

Luan Ji, in his Devil Scale Tribe form, sat alone, gazing at the sinking deep red sun in the distance.

"Crack!"

The void to Luan Ji’s left suddenly shattered under the impact of a pitch-black fist.

A wholly dark, fierce-looking Demon God leaped out from the split void and landed on the mountaintop where Luan Ji sat, grinning. "Luan Ji, long time no see!"

This was a great Demon God of the Hei Mo clan, with sharp black demonic spines on his shoulders, and natural demonic spikes also protruding at his back and knees.

At a glance, He looked like a demonic hedgehog.

"Ti Wei, what brings you here?" Luan Ji squinted his eyes, watching the uninvited guest coldly and indifferently. "I have no interest in knowing what you and He Motian did in Purgatory, nor do I wish to get involved."

Ti Wei smiled and did not rush to speak.

He assessed Luan Ji, sensing the fluctuations of Luan Ji’s Demon Soul, pondering the condition of his physical body.

After a moment, He finally asked, "You once left your true name on the Demonic Robe as well. Pang Jian infected He Motian through the Demonic Robe and also made his move against Fahua. Why didn’t he target you?"

"He tried, but he failed." Luan Ji said indifferently.

Ti Wei was slightly surprised: "He really tried?"

"Ti Wei, I’m not concerned with your plans, and I’d prefer you not disturb me," Luan Ji frowned, his attitude growing colder. "I don’t want to talk much about Pang Jian."

As a fellow Great Demon God, albeit one a few ranks below Luan Ji, Ti Wei thought for a moment before saying, "Since eighteen Mid-Rank Demon Gods participated in the suppression of Yan Lie, God Luo wants us to explain ourselves. Luan Ji, you are one of us; we want to know your thoughts."

"Drag it out until that Black Phoenix re-emerges," Luan Ji said without hesitation.

Ti Wei was taken aback, "Are you so sure that the Black Phoenix has successfully achieved Nirvana?"

"If God Luo’s incarnation died in the Purgatory World, it shows that the Black Phoenix’s path to Nirvana was successful. In a world like Purgatory, apart from Black Phoenix, there is no one who can truly surpass God Luo, even if it’s one of His incarnations," Luan Ji asserted.

On hearing this, Ti Wei cupped his fist in salute and said, "My apologies for the disturbance."

After getting the answer he wanted, this newly ascended Great Demon God decisively returned the way he came.

After He disappeared and the shattered void was restored, Luan Ji murmured, "This great calamity is far from over. There will be fallen Sovereigns, resurrected Sovereigns, and possibly new Sovereigns born."

"Perhaps in Netherworld Prison, or perhaps in Purgatory."

...

Netherworld Prison.

Above the "Gathering Divine Platform" exclusively belonging to Long Di, He bowed His head, feeling His own essence and muttering to Himself internally.

His main authority resided in "Heaven Forbidden," where He could arbitrarily utilize nature’s spiritual energy, control the flow of destiny, and directly affect the fundamental laws of the Netherworld Prison.

At specific moments, He could also confront the Sea of Souls and from it, comprehend the profound Tao of the soul.

Thus, He was the leader of the Netherworld Gods and had always been the master of the Netherworld Prison.

But now, when Pang Jian also summoned the nature’s spiritual energy of the Netherworld Prison, that energy would escape His control and actively converge upon Pang Jian, becoming Pang Jian’s immediate combat power.

Destiny, no longer tethered by the "Gathering Divine Platform," could not be manipulated by Him at will.

Even those fundamental laws that He could instantly perceive when He focused His mind were gradually fading.

If He did nothing and merely let events unfold, He would eventually lose everything.

Thus...

Despite knowing that the Old Ape was deliberately sowing discord, and knowing what Long Di would encounter if He contended for it, He still aligned His subjective consciousness and His powers with the "Gathering Divine Platform" at a higher level.

"Great Tao’s pathways!"

He muttered in His heart.

His Divine Consciousness infused into the "Gathering Divine Platform," renewing the blurred orders of law within His soul’s imprint.

In the past, what He could feel effortlessly, He now had to strive with all His might.

"Spirit Gather!"

His Divine Power merged into the "Gathering Divine Platform," pulling the nearby spiritual energy of nature, refusing to allow it to leave Him.

He was going against the heavens, forcibly twisting the alteration of the laws.

"Long Di, why must You?!"

Bai Zi, leaving behind a golden insect, drifted toward the "Gathering Divine Platform" and from afar tried to persuade, "The shift in the world’s will cannot be meddled with by you or me! If you persist, it will harm everyone and cause the Old Ape to return!"

"Long Di, You have always been a wise person, why do something so foolish now?"

Bai Zi found it difficult to understand.

"You don’t understand." Long Di shook His head, His face resolute, and declared, "No matter what, I cannot simply watch as things that belong to me are taken by him."

"He is not purely from the Nether Tribe, he does not deserve the sublime treasures of the Netherworld Prison, he should never appear in the Netherworld Prison!"

Despite knowing it was inappropriate, Long Di still chose to contend with Pang Jian for control of this world.

—Even if it meant defying the will of the world.

...

In the void.

Pang Jian, whose Primordial Spirit was filled with vigorous Alien Power, felt the connection lines to this world being tugged by another force, making it no longer as compliant to his will as before.

He naturally understood what was happening.

His heart clear, he knew that the sudden retreat of the Old Ape was to leave him and Long Di in this world, to trigger a conflict over these peculiar authorities.

Long Di had already lost His calmness, knowing the inappropriateness yet still choose to do so.

Once he involved himself, what followed would be his war with Long Di.

If their war erupted, both manipulating this world’s spiritual energy and utilizing the inherent laws of heaven and earth, regardless of the outcome, the Netherworld Prison would suffer severe damage.

To fight was to lose!

With overt power, and having surpassed Long Di in control of this world, Pang Jian suddenly said, "Long Di, I will go out to try and hunt down Yuan Yi!"

"I never belonged to the Netherworld Prison, this world will still be yours after I leave!"

"Whoosh!"

Pang Jian decisively chose to withdraw himself, following the boundary wall Yuan Yi disappeared through, directly exiting the Netherworld Prison.

Long Di, forcefully activating his powers on the "Gathering Divine Platform", suddenly became stunned and helplessly watched the spot where Pang Jian disappeared.

Pang Jian, just abandoned everything?

Long Di found it hard to believe.

The remaining Pang Jian, had he won over Him in a battle, could have become the supreme ruler of the Netherworld Prison, could have won everything.

Pang Jian could not only replace Him but also had the potential to surpass Him, and possibly become the Sovereign in the Netherworld Prison.

Yet, Pang Jian had given up all that was immediately before him!

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