The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 841 - 801 Withering Lotus

Chapter 841: Chapter 801 Withering Lotus

The metal peak, created by countless artifacts, exploded once again, and all the artifacts seemed to possess life and intelligence.

It was as if numerous God Spirits were infusing the mystical truths of the Great Tao they had awakened to, along with their Divine Consciousness, into each object.

The objects thus gained souls and their power laws were sublimated, ascending to a different dimension of existence.

It seemed thousands of deities controlled thousands of artifacts, all rushing towards the Lotus Domain above.

This marvelous spectacle shocked all the Alien Gods, and their gaze upon Pang Jian changed.

"Boom! Thunderous!"

In the now clear void, dazzling divine radiance intermixed with the thundering roar of lightning laws exploded.

A sword burst through the Lotus Domain, causing the soul of the Demon God inside to scatter in an instant.

A spear, with an edge sharp enough to pierce through all, not only split open a crimson Lotus Domain but also severed the traces of life within.

A great cauldron burned and fell, incinerating heaven and earth and turning all into ash.

There were also silver rings like cold moons, continuously radiating extreme Cold Ice light, turning bloodline-inscribed Demon Symbols to shreds in a blink.

Above Pang Jian’s head, the sounds of Dao colliding with laws, the waves of divine radiance clashing with Alien Powers, intimidated everyone.

The Sky-supporting Giant Ape, wielding the "Heaven Fiend Combat Hammer," its burly hand gripping the handle, had already been severely wounded by Pang Jian. Now, feeling the assault from the terrifying forces, its newly healed wounds cracked open again.

The Old Ape’s Demon Pupils glowed blood red as it swung the massive hammer once more.

As the hammer descended upon Pang Jian, it was like striking a corner of the universe, seeking to shatter the void itself.

"Whoosh!"

More Demon Symbols, hidden with the mysterious truths of its Divine Skills, transformed into the Lotus Domain, becoming ancient Demon Gods that materialized into mountains of corpses and seas of blood, exuding tremendous vitality.

That vitality was evil, full of invasive power, attempting to seep into the very Primordial Spirit of Pang Jian.

"Even an Exotic Spirit will be contaminated by my breath!"

The Old Ape bared its teeth in a strange cry.

With its Demon Pupils fixed on Pang Jian, rings of blood light rippled within, forcefully attempting to endow Pang Jian’s Immortal Primordial Spirit with its dense Qi and Blood.

"Your viscera, heh!"

The Old Ape laughed sinisterly.

It keenly sensed that within Pang Jian’s Primordial Spirit’s liver, there was a vibrant microcosm.

This microcosm, lush with plants, flowed with Plant Spirit Energy and harbored miracles of life.

And the mystery of life had always been Its domain of expertise.

"Go!"

Ignoring the counterattack from the gold iron artifacts, the Old Ape activated its Bloodline Secret Skill using its Demon Pupils as a conduit to attempt to inject its overwhelming Qi and Blood vitality into Pang Jian’s liver.

"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!"

Nine crimson rivers emerged in an unfathomable manner within the microcosm of his liver.

Within the rivers, chunks of blood crystals floated up and down, and inside each, a grey ape crouched, all with rare Ice Blue Demon Pupils.

The multitude of grey apes, so many Demon Pupils, all gazed at Pang Jian with a chilling calm.

Suddenly, each grey ape began to mutate, swiftly turning into phoenixes, Flame Dragons, Kylins, unicorns, Mysterious Turtles, and other high-ranking Demon Gods that once ascended the ranks of High Gods.

"Blood turns to a myriad of monsters, Heavenly Monster locks spirit!"

Many ancient Demon Gods roared in unison within the bloody rivers.

Blood crystals emerged from within the rivers and exploded with a pop.

Dozens of ferocious Demon Gods materialized in the microcosm within Pang Jian’s liver, then immediately dispersed, charging into his heart, spleen, chest, and bones.

Pang Jian’s liver microcosm was merely a vector utilized by the Old Ape for targeting and transmitting Demon Power.

Once the force successfully arrived, refined by Its essence blood into Demon Gods, those creatures would wreak havoc, seeking to dismantle Pang Jian’s body from the inside.

"Split."

Pang Jian whispered softly.

His towering Seven-colored Divine Body instantly fragmented into countless streams of light, diffusing in all directions.

His strength, Divine Consciousness, viscera, bones, split into millions of parts and fled, only to be reforged in an instant.

A new Immortal Primordial Spirit formed, identical to the prior one, with no difference or variance.

And where he disappeared, only the foggy blooded Demon Gods lingered near the nine crimson rivers, uncertain of where to attack.

In the next moment, a vast expanse of black and dark Sky Curtain suddenly engulfed those Demon Gods and the nine crimson rivers.

Within the surging depths of Demon Element Power, numerous Mid-Rank Demon Gods were compelled to annihilate the Demon Gods within and corrode the nine crimson rivers.

"Forget."

Pang Jian called out in his heart.

In the pitch-black "Sky Curtain," two blood-red lights shone, symbolizing the True Names of Great Demon God Luan Ji.

The names Luan Ji materialized into two blood-red whirlpools, slowly starting to revolve.

As the ferocious Old Ape swung the "Heaven Fiend Combat Hammer" blow after blow against the gold iron artifacts, its Demon Pupils suddenly displayed a look of confusion.

Involuntarily, it looked towards the pitch-black Sky Curtain and the two blood-red whirlpools within.

With each turn of the whirlpool, It forgot something.

And they were all significant memories related to Its Dao of Laws that had occurred recently.

"Who am I?"

"What am I doing?"

"Who are they? And who is he?"

The Old Ape’s heart brimmed with numerous doubts.

In His eyes, Pang Jian and those God Spirits attracted by His presence suddenly felt very foreign, like He had never known them.

He held the "Heaven Fiend Combat Hammer" in a daze, no longer swinging the massive hammer repeatedly, devoid of any other thoughts.

This directly led to the collapse and obliteration of the Lotus Domain, demon symbols, and mountains of corpses and seas of blood summoned by Him and the "Heaven Fiend Combat Hammer," overwhelmed by numerous artifacts imbued with the True Essence of Laws.

Among battle-axes, long knives, and blood spears, a pond splattering with thunderbolt aimed directly for the Old Ape’s enormous forehead.

"Boom! Boom-boom! Boom-boom-boom!"

The ground-shaking thunderous roars left the observing Realm Gods—and the God Spirits from various "Prison" worlds—dizzy and trembling.

The treasured artifact left behind in the mortal realm by the Thunder God revealed the might it was rightfully endowed with.

One after another, magnificent Divine Temples embodying Thunder Principal slowly rose from the Thunder Pond, their brilliance blinding to the extreme, making it impossible for one to look directly at them.

"Bang!"

The Divine Temple condensed from Thunderous Lightning repeatedly struck the Old Ape’s forehead, the impacts forcing Him back relentlessly.

Fine lightning snuck into the Old Ape’s mind through His eyes, forehead, and nostrils, chaotically darting about in the bloody ocean that was His soul.

"Forget, forget, Luan Ji!"

Luan Ji, having suffered consecutive heavy blows to both body and soul, suddenly regained clarity.

Retreating step by step, He suddenly glared at the dark "Sky Curtain" where the blood vortex represented the Demonic God True Name of Luan Ji.

The Old Ape instantly knew another Great Demon God was intervening.

Beyond the Misty Sea, within the Misty Sea, under the dominion of the Sovereigns, there weren’t many High Gods who mattered to Him.

Great Demon God Luan Ji was one of them.

From what He had learned through Fahua’s words, He knew of Luan Ji’s terror and that Luan Ji’s diligent cultivation of the Forgotten Demon Path might one day elevate him to the level of a Sovereign.

He was aware of Luan Ji’s exceptional nature, but He and Luan Ji had no prior history, so He couldn’t fathom why Luan Ji would employ the Forgotten Demon Path against Him during His fierce battle with Pang Jian.

He didn’t believe that merely on the strength of those two Demonic God True Names, Pang Jian could really restrain someone of Luan Ji’s caliber.

Yet, Luan Ji had indeed made His move!

"After I kill this little bastard, I will come looking for you. Luan Ji, I will make sure your name is stricken from the list of Outer Realm Demons!" roared Yuan Yi furiously.

"Swoosh!"

Within the multitude of incoming artifacts, a plume of silver-refined feathers suddenly released a terrifying source of light.

The white feather was so bright it struck fear in everyone’s hearts!

The light it shone carried a cold and deathly aura, as though intending to render everything in the world into icy, lifeless objects.

The Old Ape’s face showed horror!

Despite repeated setbacks, even when afflicted by Luan Ji’s Forgotten Demon Path and struck repeatedly by Pang Jian with the Thunder Pond, He remained composed.

He was indifferent to the serious injury to His Demonic Body, and the lightning that ran rampant in His soul’s deep sea.

But the light from that white feather made Him afraid.

The radiance released by the white feather penetrated directly into His Demonic Body, into the depths of His soul, and headed straight for His Demon Heart.

There was no defense, no way to stop it!

The light swiftly filled His body and soul, turning His Demonic Body into a giant source of light and beginning to emit radiance outward.

"God Luo!"

Yuan Yi roared frantically towards the sky.

But His roar merely echoed within His glowing Demonic Body, utterly unable to travel outside.

"God Luo! God Luo! God Luo!"

The roar continued to echo within His body. Like magic power carrying the intent to annihilate life, it eradicated the vigorous potential for life in His body, snuffing out sparks of life one after another.

The scent of death, the will of death, turned into withering white lotuses.

Countless white lotuses bloomed within His Demonic Body.

One drop of His essence blood equaled a small bloody world.

One demon bone contained numerous small bloody worlds.

His internal organs represented a vast and boundless great bloody world.

Yuan Yi’s Demonic Body housed over nine thousand large and small bloody worlds, with a third of these worlds now full of withering white lotuses.

With every lotus that bloomed, a world died.

The fierce Old Ape, who dominated the Misty Sea and cared little even for the wishes of the four great Sovereigns, seemed to be walking the path toward deathly decay with each white lotus bloom.

"I, I..."

Yuan Yi’s heart was a tumultuous sea of anger, yet He was at a loss for words.

He hadn’t imagined that after Great Demon God Luan Ji acted, even the Sovereign wielding Bright authority would strike at Him so mercilessly.

He was even unclear as to what medium or method the Sovereign used to act against Him.

But He was afraid.

"Swoosh!"

The Realm God Card, which segregated Pang Jian and the Netherworld Prison Barrier, suppressing the Void Law, responded to the summons of His Demon Soul and activated.

The Realm God Card shrank a millionfold in size, landing beneath His rapidly diminishing Demonic Body, and carried Him away into the distance.

His colossal Demonic Body shrank, gradually reverting to a withered, frail old man, hunched over, his silhouette looking desolate and forlorn.

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