The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 103 - 90: Stepping Out of Darkness!_1

Inside the mansion.

The several people engaged in the fierce fight all stopped almost simultaneously, looking toward Lan Xi with horrified expressions.

In the dark alley ahead, Demon Sect’s Lan Xi was pierced through the heart from behind by a gleaming silver spear and died!

The tip of the spear, after penetrating her body, even used the shaft to pin her in mid-air.

The spectators could clearly see the terror deep in her eyes, the confusion on her face.

It seemed that even just before her death, she hadn’t understood who exactly had killed her.

And the end of the spearshaft was still hidden in the depths of the darkness.

Eyes followed suit, focusing on the patch of darkness at the entrance of the alley, faces suddenly turning solemn.

At that moment, no one dared to make a rash move.

Nobody knew who it was holding the spear in the darkness, or even if it was a human being.

Facing the unknown, everyone was cautious, each more restrained than the last.

When the spear shot out from the darkness and instantly killed Lan Xi, something bizarre also happened.

The mansion, once filled with blurry figures from ancient times reappearing from the river of time, suddenly vanished into thin air.

It was as if they had never appeared, never discussed "Spirit Food," lining up one by one to present it to the City Lord.

"Swoosh!"

Dong Tianze was the first to react and retreat.

The flower basket that previously pursued him and caused him great trouble, due to the lack of spiritual energy from Lan Xi’s death, dropped to the ground with a "puff," and the flowers abruptly turned into flying wood chips.

Many of the magic characters ensnaring Lin Beiye and numerous heart-shaped patterns, like withering flowers, fell to the ground in succession.

The moment they touched the ground, they disappeared.

The City Lord Mansion became deadly silent.

Eyes filled with contemplative thought fell on Lan Xi’s body, fixated on the tip of the gleaming spear, roaming unsettly in the darkness-filled alley.

"Hehe."

Luo Hongyan moved her brows slightly, suddenly letting out a light chuckle.

She didn’t expect that there would truly be an unexpected surprise.

When Lan Xi flew into the air and attacked Dong Tianze, being very close to that dark-covered alley entrance, she took the opportunity to scatter a galaxy of spiritual power.

By doing so, she intended to force Lan Xi closer to the entrance of the alley, and preferably to sink into the darkness.

Luo Hongyan had previously experienced being tainted by the Filth Evil Power after being engulfed by the darkness of the Fifth Realm, understanding what it felt like for the soul to be contaminated.

She knew the spear referred to by Li Jie as the "Astonishing Spear" was previously placed at the entrance of the alley but had mysteriously vanished.

She was also aware that there were different kinds within the darkness.

Yet, she still hadn’t anticipated that before Lan Xi could fall into the darkness, she would be prematurely choked to death by the vanished Astonishing Spear!

Not far away.

Yuan Lengshan, like her, knew of the existence of something strange within the darkness and had noticed the disappearance of the Astonishing Spear, watching her senior sister inexplicably impaled in mid-air, eyes filled with an unusual light.

She knew there was something tricky in the darkness.

She had fondled the Astonishing Spear for a while, leaving behind many characters and heart-shaped patterns containing her power.

After the Astonishing Spear fell, as long as anyone dared to touch it, the dark evil characters and red hearts would immediately explode.

The person’s hand would be rendered useless in an instant.

However, the Astonishing Spear that had fallen silently vanished during their fight.

And the connection she felt with the dark magic characters, along with the numerous red heart patterns, was wiped out in an instant.

At that moment, she became alert.

She regarded the one hidden in the deep darkness, who had yet to show themselves... as a serious threat!

"Who might you be?"

Yuan Lengshan no longer remained silent, frowning as she asked in a cold voice.

She, standing tall on the platform, did not show a ripple of unusual emotion due to her senior sister Lan Xi’s death.

Her cold eyes did not linger over Lan Xi’s body, only staring intently at the darkness where the spear had disappeared.

There was no response from within the darkness.

Li Jie, with knit brows, put down the reed in his mouth and straightened up on the recliner.

"Hu!"

Lan Xi suddenly moved in mid-air!

The tightly wound nerves of the spectators all gave them a start.

Dong Tianze, Qi Qingsong, and Lin Beiye, clutching their weapons, all shone with the light of spiritual power, ready for battle.

Li Jie, Luo Hongyan, and Yuan Lengshan, on the other hand, were not as startled as the others and remained as they were.

Soon, Dong Tianze and the others discovered that it wasn’t Lan Xi’s impaled body in mid-air that moved.

——But the gleaming silver spear that had pierced her.

The person hidden in the depths of the darkness, who had not responded until now, slowly stepped out from the darkness.

"Pang Jian!"

"Pang Jian!"

Luo Hongyan and Dong Tianze called out in shock in unison.

Li Jie shook his head with a bitter smile, muttering softly, "Told you not to come out..."

Yuan Lengshan, Lin Beiye, Qi Qingsong, who hadn’t even glanced at Pang Jian and Zhou Qingchen when they were being hunted down by Dong Tianze and Leng Yuan, now also revealed a look of shock.

They had never imagined that Pang Jian, who had come from the Fourth Realm, not only had not died from the Filth Alien Power’s contamination, but had also killed Lan Xi with the Astonishing Spear!

In front of the alley.

Pang Jian, holding up Lan Xi’s dead body with the Astonishing Spear, had a stern look on his face as he regarded the stunned figures of Yuan Lengshan and the others ahead of him.

These individuals from the Second Realm, who considered themselves superior, finally deemed him worth noticing because of Lan Xi’s death.

The expressions of shock and gravity on their faces now, compared to their previous disdain and indifference, were starkly contrasting.

"Boom!"

Countless black, snake-like strange lights burst violently from the Astonishing Spear, tearing Lan Xi’s body apart in an explosion.

This gruesome and cruel scene made everyone’s heart sink.

They all felt that Pang Jian was using this method to vent his anger, telling everyone his purpose for emerging from the darkness.

Lan Xi’s fragmented limbs, along with her fresh blood, as if guided by some instinct, suddenly flew straight toward Dong Tianze!

Dong Tianze remained silent, his hand wielding the Ghost Howling, which drew out dazzling arcs of blade light.

A brand-new sea of Black Gold blades emerged in front of him.

"Pang Jian, you took advantage of Lan Xi’s unpreparedness to assassinate her—it was just a trick. Hey, you don’t really think..."

Before Dong Tianze could finish speaking, he saw the Astonishing Spear he had set his sights on; its tip suddenly exploded with numerous pitch-black spheres.

"Boom! Rumble!"

The unbridled power, imbued with the essence of destruction and devastation, burst forth like dark thunder, grinding that sea of Black Gold blades into countless fragments!

Many shattered blade fragments, exploding black lights, and the splattered blood droplets and remains of Lan Xi struck Dong Tianze’s body.

"Marrow Cleaning Realm! You’ve broken through in the darkness!"

Dong Tianze screamed shrilly as he hastily retreated.

His fierce face was etched with disbelief.

At this moment.

Pang Jian, who resembled a sharp long spear, appeared in his eyes as if a demon from the Fifth Realm had emerged from the darkness!

"Marrow Cleaning Realm?"

Qi Qingsong cried out in shock.

He was certain that before entering the darkness, Pang Jian was only at the early stage of the Meridians Channeling Realm.

Not even the twelve primary meridians had been opened up!

Having been attacked by Pang Jian twice and assaulted with the Dragon Pattern Spear and various tools, he was all too aware of the state of Pang Jian’s spiritual energy flow within his body.

"Pang Jian..."

Among those present, only Luo Hongyan’s beautiful eyes shimmered with joy, murmuring softly to herself in her heart.

She guessed that with that bronze medallion in his chest, Pang Jian, even if he vanished into the darkness of the Fifth Realm, would not succumb so easily to corruption by Filth Alien Power and die.

She hadn’t anticipated, however, that Pang Jian would be able to leap to the Marrow Cleaning Realm in such a short amount of time from the early stages of the Meridians Channeling Realm.

"I’ve said it before, the person I set my eyes on... is not that easy to kill!"

Unable to contain her inner joy, Luo Hongyan stood on the high platform and chuckled softly, casting a glance full of pride at Yuan Lengshan, Lin Beiye, and Qi Qingsong.

She sincerely felt happy for Pang Jian.

"You..."

After the spear thrust, with Dong Tianze retreating, Pang Jian also stopped.

Hearing Luo Hongyan’s triumphant laugh, he looked at the woman whose body truly belonged to Ning Yao and asked, "What is your name, exactly?"

Luo Hongyan’s genuinely happy smile suddenly stiffened, and Pang Jian’s unusual question made her somewhat uneasy.

Then.

She realized that Pang Jian, who emerged from the darkness, was now looking at her with a gentleness he had never shown before.

Ever since she possessed Ning Yao’s body, no matter how deliberately she tried to approach him, Pang Jian always kept his distance and was always cold to her.

Her numerous attempts to seduce him hadn’t been successful either.

Now, Pang Jian’s attitude had unexpectedly changed, a change beyond even her wildest dreams!

"Luo... Luo Hongyan, my name is Luo Hongyan."

Squeezing out an awkward smile, her words came out disjointed, and she actually seemed nervous.

Li Jie, Yuan Lengshan, Qi Qingsong, including Dong Tianze, all looked at her curiously.

This woman, who once revealed her identity, cruelly killed Leng Yuan and had never seemed nervous in their eyes.

And she had never concerned herself with the City Lord Mansion’s strife.

Now, she seemed so flustered simply because of a question from Pang Jian...

Everyone’s gaze turned peculiar, unclear about the exact nature of her relationship with Pang Jian.

"Luo Hongyan. Hmm, I understand now."

Pang Jian nodded slightly and, after thinking a bit, said earnestly, "In the darkness, I’ve come to understand that it’s the Miss Ning that I’ve always despised."

"And you, you haven’t done anything to harm me. So, Luo Hongyan, it’s not you that I despise."

With these words.

In that deserted Sea of Consciousness, Luo Hongyan’s soul spirit, which brought calamity upon nations, shivered slightly.

Even her soul felt a slight touch.

"Thank you, thank you for not despising me."

Luo Hongyan took a deep breath, feeling that at this moment, Pang Jian was infinitely charming.

Initially intending to use Ning Yao’s body to aim for Pang Jian’s bronze medallion in his chest, her perspective had subtly changed after their time together and her silent observations.

On Lake Heart Island, when Su Meng was about to be slain by Dong Tianze, Pang Jian deliberately provoked with a flute to let Su Meng escape disaster.

Because of a promise to Zhou Qingchen, Pang Jian had the audacity to attempt assassinating Qi Qingsong twice!

When cornered, he even sent Zhou Qingchen to the Mirror Tunnel and stepped alone into the darkness.

Scene after scene flashed in Luo Hongyan’s Sea of Souls; the image of the young man in front of her gradually loomed larger in her heart.

More than once, she had thought—if the companions by her side back then were not the enemies of today, but rather the likes of Pang Jian and Zhou Qingchen.

If she had never been betrayed, never attacked by a collective.

Would her fate have been different?

"Some people truly are detestable."

The tip of the Astonishing Spear, following Pang Jian’s words, pointed toward another high platform.

There stood the white-clad young girl, Yuan Lengshan.

In the entire City Lord Mansion, throughout Bagua City, the one Pang Jian hated the most was not Dong Tianze, nor Qi Qingsong.

It was the white-garbed Yuan Lengshan!

Outside the City Lord Mansion, they had extended goodwill toward Yuan Lengshan; Jiang Li and Zhou Qingchen, fearing for her safety alone, even invited her to join them.

Yet Yuan Lengshan took advantage of them!

When he and Zhou Qingchen fled for their lives, Yuan Lengshan couldn’t care to lend a hand, not even sparing them a glance.

It was with Yuan Lengshan’s permission that Qi Qingsong broke the ceasefire to vent his anger on them.

For this reason, when Pang Jian saw her sister being pressed closer and closer to the alley by Luo Hongyan’s brilliant Star River, he could not restrain himself any longer and lashed out.

Ignoring the advice of Li Jie, Pang Jian resolutely appeared from the darkness, determined to kill Yuan Lengshan and vent his fury!

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