The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 101 - 88 Speculating on Gun Techniques_1

In the darkness.

Pang Jian stood with his spear.

Alien Power surged like pitch-black ghostly lightning along the shaft, instantly activating the numerous arrays embedded within.

Pang Jian keenly sensed myriad fine lines, like the extension of his arm’s veins, filling the entire spear shaft!

The lines, thirsty like sponges, voraciously absorbed the pitch-black Alien Power he poured into them, causing the Astonishing Spear to suddenly shine in the darkness.

"One, two, seven."

Where the Filth Alien Power flowed, seven areas lit up, and the intricate and sophisticated arrays within began to operate quietly.

He hadn’t even started to wield it vigorously, just holding the Astonishing Spear, he felt incomparably comfortable.

After being infused with his pitch-black Alien Power, the spear, which originally lay at the bottom of the pond, seemingly became a part of his body and soul.

The strange sensation of the weapon and soul being in harmony moved him.

—This was a feeling the Dragon Pattern Spear could never give him.

Pang Jian no longer felt regret over the fracturing and breaking of the Dragon Pattern Spear and immediately regarded this Astonishing Spear as the most important part of his life.

"Explosive Dance."

Recalling the intricacies of this spear technique, he tried to wield the Astonishing Spear in the dark; the trajectory of the pitch-black Alien Power inside the spear suddenly changed.

Seven, scattered along the spear shaft, the Alien Power selected three arrays to flow into and infuse.

Arrays have the miraculous effect of exponentially increasing power. Through the amplification of one array after another, the Spiritual Power could continue to soar.

Moments later.

"Boom!"

A pitch-black orb, like a bursting thunderball, exploded at the tip of the spear.

The explosive force within roared through the darkness, carrying with it a unique sense of destruction, breakage, and violence, causing his arms to tingle with a mild numbness.

Pang Jian’s eyes suddenly brightened.

The Filth Alien Power he had acquired not long ago, combined with the "Explosive Dance" of the Astonishing Spear, had such formidable power!

"Explosive Dance can create an area of attack..."

Accustomed to the Dragon Pattern Spear, he found no discomfort in wielding the Astonishing Spear. Twisting his body, he thrust the spear into the void.

"Boom! Boom Boom Boom!"

One pitch-black orb after another, like the thunder of the Fifth Realm, exploded in midair one by one.

A violent sea filled with destructive Alien Power came into being above his head due to the continuous thrusts of the Astonishing Spear’s tip.

This pitch-black, violent energy sea, radiating the essence of destruction and corrosion, seemed a forbidden zone for living beings, a dead end for soul spirits.

Pang Jian was stirred.

If he had the Astonishing Spear in hand back then and was using Dark Alien Power while executing "Explosive Dance,"

Then, the Black Gold blade sea woven by Dong Tianze with Ghost Howling, covering his head, would have been shattered by this violent sea.

Realizing the remarkable effect of the Filth Alien Power in combination with the Astonishing Spear, an excited Pang Jian continued to experiment.

He soon discovered that by subtly altering the seven strange arrays inscribed within the spear, he could form other spear techniques.

Soon after.

"Silver Moon Ring!"

A gigantic pitch-black ring, conjured by Pang Jian rotating the tip of the spear, formed like a painting in the void above his head.

As the ring took shape, the core suddenly constricted, forcibly drawing a portion of the pitch-black Alien Power from within him.

The core of the pitch-black ring immediately became opaque as a curtain, forming a protecting barrier wall around him.

"Too slow, it’s because I’m not proficient enough."

Pang Jian shook his head, dissatisfied with the result.

Thus, he repeatedly practiced to try to create a ring with just a flick of the spear.

Soon, one new pitch-black ring after another appeared overhead.

Each new ring formed faster than the previous, with the subsequent ones rapidly increasing in speed!

What surprised Pang Jian was that, here in the darkness, he seemed to have an endless supply of Filth Alien Power.

As long as his Spiritual Sea was invoked with Filth Alien Power, new strength would flow in from the outside, keeping his Spiritual Sea always brimming.

This also allowed him to continuously grind his spear techniques outside the City Lord Mansion, without worrying about running out of power.

...

At the entrance to the alley facing him.

Li Yuqing, hidden in a corner, was eating fruit and drinking from a small wine jug, watching him with a look of surprise.

"This guy is a genius, his talent is almost comparable to mine..."

After quietly observing for a while, she came to this conclusion.

Explosive Dance, Silver Moon Ring, she had only briefly described how to exert force and how to activate the arrays, demonstrating a little.

After pondering outside for a while, Pang Jian was now demonstrating them for her.

And what’s more, he was driving them with Filth Alien Power, which made these two spear techniques even more terrifying.

"Those guys fighting inside the mansion probably would never expect such a huge trouble outside, sharpening his fangs."

The young lady’s lips curved into a peculiar smile, seemingly finding the situation quite amusing.

She shook her little wine jug, looking forward with anticipation, "When Pang Jian comes out wielding this vanished Astonishing Spear, driven by Filth Alien Power, it’s bound to be quite a spectacle."

After watching a bit longer and seeing no issues with Pang Jian, she quietly retracted into the alley.

...

Inside the mansion.

"Boom!"

Qi Qingsong of the Sword Tower was sent flying by Yuan Lengshan, who stood on the high platform, with a demonic hand condensed from countless curse characters.

Qi Qingsong leaped out from the pool, glowering at Luo Hongyan, and shouted, "Are you just watching the show?"

Throughout the fight, Luo Hongyan had never fully committed to the battle.

Only when he was on the verge of a serious injury did Luo Hongyan scatter starlight to block Yuan Lengshan’s attack.

This infuriated Qi Qingsong immensely.

"If I were just watching the show, you would probably be dead."

Luo Hongyan jeered with a disdainful curl of the lip, flying around effortlessly near the pool and sneered, "You dare to slice Pang Jian with sword intent, and you should count yourself lucky that I haven’t slaughtered you."

"It was he who attacked me out of the blue!"

Qi Qingsong shouted angrily.

"That’s your fault too, you shouldn’t have fought back."

Luo Hongyan had no intention to reason with him and when Qi Qingsong was nearly choking with fury, she added, "But the one who truly deserves to die isn’t you, it’s that little bitch in white."

Yuan Lengshan, who had just stopped attacking, frowned and said, "Why didn’t you intervene when Pang Jian was being pursued by someone named Dong?"

"He didn’t die, did he?"

Luo Hongyan snorted irritably, "If he doesn’t suffer a bit this time, he’ll still be bewitched by that little slut and keep following Big Fool to his death."

Referring to everyone as ’little bitch’ and ’little slut,’ it was clear she was insulting Yuan Lengshan, causing the young girl’s eyes to fill with a growing killing intent.

"A bunch of second-class misfits from the Second Realm gather here in Bagua City, strutting around as if it’s something to be proud of—it’s shameful."

Luo Hongyan cast insults at everyone and then glanced sideways at Qi Qingsong, saying, "Almost twenty years old and still practicing sword techniques in the Sword Tower, yet you haven’t even advanced to the Innate Realm—it seems you can only strut around here."

Qi Qingsong’s face darkened, but he did not counter with words.

He himself was aware that what Luo Hongyan said had merit.

In Bagua City, with his identity as part of the Sword Tower, he indeed counted as someone significant and no one dared to provoke him.

However, within the Sword Tower of the Second Realm, he was just an ordinary... outer sect disciple.

—And not particularly favored at that.

Luo Hongyan then looked at Lin Beiye from Black Valley and sneered, "A pathetic loser who got his sinews and bones shattered and whose cultivation fell to the Marrow Cleansing Realm, hoping to heal with the Crystal-clear Snow Lotus."

Lin Beiye’s face turned ashen.

"And there’s an old woman who’s the oldest of them all, somehow managed to join the Demon Heart Sect, realizing her own talent was mediocre, willingly became a Protector to a junior sister, in hopes of riding her coattails to success."

"Tsk, tsk."

She shook her head, her words biting to the extreme, "A bunch of such trash, fighting tooth and nail here, it’s truly ridiculous."

Only towards Yuan Lengshan did she simply resort to calling her a little bitch and a little slut without branding her a loser.

Because she could see that Yuan Lengshan hadn’t been cultivating for long, and for this girl to have her current level and strength, both her talent and efforts far exceeded those of Qi Qingsong, Lin Beiye, and Lan Xi.

As for Dong Tianze from the Fourth Realm, she also spared him from being mocked about his cultivation level, seemingly thinking that since he came from the Fourth Realm, his current level was passable.

Lan Xi of the Demon Heart Sect took a deep breath, and seeing that Lin Beiye had stopped as well, proposed, "Why don’t we first kill this big-mouthed parasite from a different kind?"

"Agreed."

Lin Beiye was the first to echo.

Qi Qingsong hesitated.

"Heh."

Luo Hongyan flew up to the platform where Lin Beiye had previously stood, facing Yuan Lengshan squarely, and said, "Bagua City belongs to the Yuans; we’re in the City Lord’s Mansion. The little bitch told us a very long story because she was waiting, waiting for the strange phenomenon of the City Lord’s Mansion to reveal itself."

"Who in the world are you?" Yuan Lengshan exclaimed in surprise.

Luo Hongyan just sneered without speaking.

Suddenly, everyone looked towards the wall in shock.

"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!"

Shadows of people began to surface from the green walls of the mansion, rapidly transitioning from blurry to sharp clarity...

Many individuals in ancient attire, as if emerging from the long river of time, from some place three thousand years ago, each walked towards everyone.

Among the figures appearing on the walls, some were still engaged in animated discussion; they seemed as if they were hustling and bustling in a market, with various expressions on their faces as though they were real living beings.

The mansion was instantly filled with noise.

Even Lan Xi, from the same Demon Heart Sect, was at a loss due to the scene before her eyes, because Yuan Lengshan had not mentioned that such an event would take place.

"Junior sister, who are they?"

Lan Xi couldn’t help asking.

"They are all the original residents of Bagua City. Before this city was blood sacrificed, they knew nothing."

Yuan Lengshan said with a cold face, looking towards the coldly mocking Luo Hongyan, "The ancestors of my Yuan Family were also clueless and were sentenced to death overnight, wiped out completely!"

Qi Qingsong and Lin Beiye frowned slightly at her words, feeling it was indeed too cruel.

At that moment.

Li Jie, who had been watching the drama unfold, added softly, "That’s because they deserved it."

Yuan Lengshan immediately turned to look at Li Jie.

"Don’t trouble me, I’m just watching the show and besides, I’m just telling it as it is."

Li Jie shrank back a little.

...