The Purgatory Calamity
Chapter 847 - 807: The Will of the Misty Sea

Chapter 847: Chapter 807: The Will of the Misty Sea

The Source of the Great Tao, the origin of the Great Tao.

This is the Star River Zhouyu, a miracle naturally birthed by the Great Tao, encapsulating the core truth of Mystical Powers of Law.

To perceive the Source of the Great Tao is to directly face the essence of the Great Tao itself, and one could gain unimaginably significant enhancements.

Low-rank Gods who are fortunate to encounter the Source of the Great Tao corresponding to their own, and deeply ponder over it, might have the chance to ascend to Middle-level God.

Some exceptionally talented individuals could even ascend to become High Gods through the Source of the Great Tao.

God Spirits of any level, upon encountering a matching Source of the Great Tao, can elevate their own Great Tao.

Sovereigns are no exception to this!

A Dominion-class God Spirit, if they find the Source of the Great Tao corresponding to their own Great Tao, and penetrate its mysteries, may find a path to breakthrough to the Divine King Realm.

The Sea of Souls in the Netherworld Realm is exactly such a Source of the Great Tao regarding the soul, precisely the treasure Fu Ya has dreamt of obtaining.

Regrettably, as a Sovereign from outside the Mysterious Fog Sea, Fu Ya is not a Nether God of the Nether Tribe. He has no possibility of entering the Netherworld Realm and immersing his true body and God Status in the Sea of Souls.

Therefore, to acquire the profound mysteries of the soul within the Sea of Souls, He could only rely on Realm Gods like Bai Zi.

He had his divine spirits offer Bai Zi an olive branch, just as he had once tenderly regarded Pang Jian’s mother.

"In the Star River outside the Mysterious Fog, there are High Gods loyal to Fu Ya descending, with even more deities from the Spirit Race arriving in succession," said Pang Jian, his face slightly changing. "Elder, through this catastrophe that occurs once every hundred thousand years, is there a possibility for Sovereigns like Fu Ya to enter the Netherworld?"

Long Di and Bai Zi’s expressions changed suddenly upon hearing this.

That Old Ape was just a High God from the Ancient Demon Clan. He rallied a group of Low-rank God Spirits and other Realm Gods from the ’Prison’ World, dealing heavy blows to the Netherworld and the Nether Tribe.

Yuan Yi’s retreat was also thanks to Great Demon God Luan Ji and the covert strike of God Luo.

Just Yuan Yi’s invasion alone, without an anomaly like Pang Jian emerging, the Netherworld would likely have fallen.

Below, if Fu Ya truly sets her eyes on the Sea of Souls, what about the invasion of the Netherworld?

"My lord, you must not leave the Netherworld Realm at this stage!"

Bai Zi panicked.

His jade-white forehead now had beads of perspiration as he urgently said, "I suspect that the Wisdom Goddess will arrive stealthily at the upper Star River, and might even appear in the Mysterious Fog! As long as you are away from the Netherworld within and beyond the Mysterious Fog, encountering Her is more likely to be perilous than fortuitous!"

He had even greater concerns he hadn’t voiced.

Long Di, revered as the leader by the Nether Gods, through his communications with the Sea of Souls, had also gleaned numerous fundamental mysteries about the soul.

If he accidentally encountered Fu Ya, Long Di would be captured, and Fu Ya could strip away all that He had comprehended from the Sea of Souls!

Fu Ya could also leverage Long Di to gain deeper understanding of the Sea of Souls of the Netherworld.

This might allow Fu Ya, taking advantage of the catastrophe occurring once every hundred thousand years, to find a method to step into the Netherworld.

If the Wisdom Goddess enters the Netherworld, letting Her immerse in the Sea of Souls, what might happen?

The more Bai Zi thought about it, the more he shivered with cold.

"I..."

Long Di, sitting desolately on the Gathering Divine Platform, felt a chill rise in his spirit.

After pondering carefully for a while, his expression grew more and more solemn. He said, "Based on my understanding, a Dominion-class God Spirit can never enter the Netherworld in true form. Even if a similar catastrophe erupted, Sovereigns cannot cross the Boundary Wall, but..."

He thought of a possibility and exclaimed, "If Fu Ya creates an avatar at the level of a High God, it could pass through the Boundary Wall during the latter stage of the tribulation!"

"A High God-level Fu Ya would likely not be inferior to that Old Ape, and could also accept assistance from Fu Ya’s true form beyond the heavens."

Long Di looked gravely at Pang Jian.

In his eyes, when the Netherworld World Will chose Pang Jian, Pang Jian was burdened with the duty to guard the Netherworld.

His duty was quietly shifted to Pang Jian.

Pang Jian, being Lingjia’s child with the unique mark of the Undying Soul Fire, was considered half a member of the Nether Tribe.

The Sea of Souls’ favor, this World Will’s preference, was meant to create an unusual powerhouse to help the Netherworld and the Nether Tribe survive this catastrophe.

The invasion by that Old Ape was successfully repelled by everyone.

When Fu Ya’s gaze turns to the Netherworld, as the noble recognized by this world, does Pang Jian have the strength to bear this responsibility?

Regarding this, Long Di expressed grave doubts.

"The Source of the Great Tao, an origin of the Great Tao!"

Pang Jian’s mind churned tumultuously.

In his mind, suddenly emerged the Seventh Layer of Purgatory, that dark and void world below, extending to the vast bronze universe at the Boundary Wall!

Bronze filled the lowest layer of Purgatory, its surface smooth and unmarked, no fascinating engravings in sight.

The material of the Realm God Card appeared to stem from that unimaginably large piece of bronze.

What is it?

The source of Metal Essence?

Pang Jian now had ample reason to suspect that the bronze at the bottom of Purgatory was another kind of source!

"Elder, does the source have its own consciousness?" he couldn’t help but ask.

"It does."

"But the source is not a living being like you and me; it lacks emotions, and the development and emergence of its intelligent consciousness require an extremely long period of time."

"Countless years, or even longer, are necessary for a source to awaken even a bit of intelligent consciousness."

"In our Netherworld Realm’s Sea of Souls, since by chance it is a source concerning the soul, its intelligent consciousness is among the most distinguished of all sources."

"Even so, I cannot feel its consciousness. Only your mother and Bai Zi have occasionally been able to sense it."

"If even it is like this, other types of sources must be even harder to detect consciousness in."

Long Di was quite forthcoming in this regard.

Perhaps he also felt that only Pang Jian could undertake the heavy responsibility of guarding the Netherworld Realm, and as a Netherworld God who had benefitted from the Netherworld Realm in the past, he ought to clarify things for those who came after.

"What about destiny, and Heaven Forbidden?" Pang Jian asked again.

In Purgatory, no one could clearly explain what these were, figures like Li Wang, Ghost Mother, and Master were also somewhat unclear about such peculiarities.

This question also left Long Di silent for a long while.

After a good while, under the expectant gazes of Pang Jian and Bai Zi, Long Di braced himself and said, "I will only share my understanding; I cannot guarantee that my understanding is the actual truth."

Bai Zi urged, "Please speak, sir!"

"The Mysterious Fog Sea that exists within the Star River is one of the greatest miracles between heaven and earth, perhaps without equal!"

Long Di took a breath and said solemnly, "In my view, the boundless Misty Sea also possesses a supreme will! You can regard this will as another form of Great Tao."

"Its existence and the laws it establishes enable a ’Prison’ world to be created."

"Heaven Forbidden and Boundary Wall are manifestations of its will and laws."

"As for the destiny emerging in our Netherworld Realm and your Purgatory World, I believe it is an extension of its will. Its enigmatic and inscrutable will, fermenting within the Nether Tribe and your Human Race in the world it constructed under Heaven Forbidden, gradually shapes into an astonishing destiny."

"You might consider destiny as a reward and gift from it to our two races because I think our Nether Tribe and your Human Race are the wisdom crystals of its creation."

"We have no bloodline, unlike other Alien Tribes. In the universe outside the Misty Sea, our two races do not exist; we are truly intelligent beings born and bred in the Misty Sea."

"As we grow stronger and develop better, more destiny emerges."

"The Nether Tribe’s touch, through leaders like me, spans all the worlds within the Misty Sea. We Nether Tribe, on its behalf, control the worlds within the Misty Sea, suppressing those different from us."

"Nether Tribe, master within."

"Your Human Race was created later, right from the start intending to advance outward; noted True Gods are active beyond the heavens. Therefore, in my view, your Human Race is in charge outside."

"The destiny it awards as a gift is an extension of its will and also its eyes exploring the inside and outside."

"All Nether Gods who ascend through destiny, and your race’s True Gods, whether inside the Misty Sea or in the worlds outside the Misty Sea, are all helping it to see the world and to understand various peculiarities."

"The reason why the Black Phoenix, when severely injured and nearing death, chose to die in the Misty Sea was probably because it sensed its will as well."

"The dead Black Phoenix evaded the pursuers of the sovereigns and escaped the search of all God Spirits, mysteriously appearing suddenly in the Seventh Realm of Purgatory, surely had its intervention behind it."

"..."

Combining what Pang Jian said to Yuan Yi, Long Di brought up the Black Phoenix to explain His deep insights into the Misty Sea.

He, too, became more certain of the Mysterious Fog’s own will after learning about the whereabouts of the Black Phoenix.

Because like Him, like the Misty Sea Deities such as Yuan Yi, did not have the capability to precisely locate the Black Phoenix’s remains and secretly move the Black Phoenix to Purgatory World, hiding it for so many years.

It, as an embodiment of the will of the Misty Sea and the creator of laws, naturally could achieve this.

"The Heaven Forbidden acknowledged me previously, allowing me to control the direction of the Netherworld Realm’s destiny, which felt like receiving part of its authority. Its authority includes Heaven Forbidden, destiny, Spiritual Energy, and fundamental laws."

When Long Di said this, his expression was bitter, and he continued, "The will I spoke of in the Netherworld Realm, is also its world will."

"But I’m not sure if its will in each ’Prison’ world is independent. It’s also possible that it divided its own will into multiple parts, placing them in different Misty Sea Worlds."

"Can you understand this when I put it this way?"

Long Di paused.

While Bai Zi looked puzzled, Pang Jian nodded, "I can understand, similar to the Original Demon plan created by the Outer Realm Sky Demon Race. The Original Demon is the main consciousness, yet it divided into nine separate sub-consciousnesses, allowing each sub-consciousness to experience different lives and grow independently."

"Perhaps, the world will of each ’Prison’ world is a separated sub-will of it."

"If, it truly exists."

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