Chapter 531: Chapter 439: Killing Tribulation Fills the Sky, Peril at 1,000 Jun

"Purgatory?"

Fatty Tiger shrank his head uneasily, "The name itself just sounds uncomfortable."

The two demons from the Spirit Corpse Sect didn’t chime in, but they also frowned, cautiously scanning their surroundings.

Of course, Zhang Kui didn’t elaborate; Netherworld, Purgatory, and those Rivers of Souls crossing through the Dark Void he had seen in illusions...

He had an inexplicable feeling that, compared to the Underworld of the Main Cosmos, this Ancient Netherworld seemed more like the destination for souls, the place of Reincarnation.

But what secrets lie within this, perhaps have long been submerged in the river of time.

Though the situation was dangerous just now, the gains were significant.

The first was this Ancient Divine Statue, which was completely subdued after using the Earth Demon Star, or in another way of putting it, it found a container for the Earth Demon Star.

As the defense center of the Ancient Netherworld, these Ancient Divine Statues, forged from Heaven-Opening Spiritual Materials, are not only incredibly sturdy but also possess a power akin to being Immune to All Techniques and Unstoppable due to the "Black Calamity," virtually like a Chaos Demon God if not for lacking Spiritual Wisdom.

After Zhang Kui fused the Earth Demon Star, he could control it at will, equivalent to having a powerful combat Clone. What’s even more remarkable is that the skills contained within the Earth Demon Star also became Divine Powers of the statue, which could easily be unleashed.

Just as the Earth Demon Star he fused contained the "Demon-Slaying Skill," this Ancient Divine Statue could base its attacks on the "Black Calamity," and unleash lethal strikes far surpassing his Purple Extreme Sword Qi with a mere wave of its hand.

Then there were some fragmented illusions that revealed the origins of this place.

The Ancient Netherworld is roughly divided into the surface and the underground.

On the surface, most latecomers see the Netherworld, ancient palaces grouped together, countless ruins and Secret Realms, containing the Power of Origin to become the Realm Master of the Netherworld Realm.

Underground is where they currently are, used to suppress enemies and prisoners, even like the Immortal King Tower, using the fear and resentment of those suppressed to enhance the power of the "Black Calamity."

These Ancient Relic Races were not the original owners, and whatever taboo they violated, they were suppressed by the entire power of the Netherworld, with the executioners being these Ancient Divine Statues.

These 108 Ancient Divine Statues control the "Black Calamity," intimidating the outside and suppressing the "Purgatory" within.

When he unintentionally broke the balance of the "Black Calamity" using the Immortal King Tower, the statues also instinctively led him here by the rules.

Thinking of this, Zhang Kui looked towards the depths of the dark hall ahead, a gleam of light flashing in his eyes, "This was originally a completely sealed world within the Netherworld. Many could enter, but none could leave. Once falling in, one would be trapped upon those torture pillars, eternally unable to rise. But now, cracks have long since appeared. If I can find the exit, I can leave this place!"

The two demons from the Spirit Corpse Sect beamed with joy, "So that’s it. We’ve long since dared not dream of treasures; just being able to leave this place is enough. How did you learn that a crack has appeared?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Zhang Kui chuckled, his bared white teeth making the two demons uneasy.

"Because the Evil God Divine Fiend causing trouble in the Netherworld escaped from here!"

...

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The ground trembled, and Immortal Light filled the sky, as if the darkness of the entire Netherworld was gradually dispersed.

This Ancient Netherworld is a huge island located in the Dark Void, vast as an enormous continent.

Originally, this place was barren and lifeless, but it is now bustling. On the east and west sides of this continent, there were two large Star Realms with brilliant Immortal Light, and massive blood-red beams of light soared into the sky, like two giant beasts devouring and parasitizing the Netherworld.

Above the Star Realm on the east side, many Immortals had set up a peculiar Grand Array. Using the core of the Star Realm as power, they continuously extracted and absorbed the surrounding spatial Laws, while the Star Realm was gradually merging with the continent of the Netherworld.

After the Array operated successfully, the Nine Calamities Divine Monarch retracted his Domain, his tone evidently satisfied, "Good, although that man took the ’Black Calamity,’ but also removed the greatest obstacle. Once the Power of Origin is consumed, the position of Realm Master will naturally be mine!"

"Congratulations, Lord!"

"Lord is peerless in strategy!"

The Nine Tribulation Generals showered him with flattery.

This Nine Calamities Divine Monarch, who rose from obscurity after the ancient war, was of a cruel and volatile nature. To survive under him, one must know how to speak, or it was courting death.

The Nine Calamities Divine Monarch’s fierce and ghastly face revealed a hint of a smile, but when he looked towards the other side, his expression turned sullen.

He had once made great contributions and was taught the Disaster Qi Cultivation Skill by the previous Realm Master.

But he lacked the extraordinary talent of the previous Realm Master, who could refine all types of Disaster Qi in heaven and earth as a foundation. He could only innovate and create the "Nine Prisons Reincarnation Scripture."

This "Nine Prisons Reincarnation Scripture" could form nine different Domains, devouring and categorizing various Disaster Beast Bones, and had astonishing power.

It also included Space Disaster Beasts. Though it couldn’t travel through the Cosmos like the Immortal Sects, it granted him incredible spatial perception.

He could sense that on the other side of the vast island, the speed of the Celestial Ghost Buddha was even faster.

If this continues, defeat is inevitable!

Indecision flickered in the eyes of the Nine Calamities Divine Monarch. Suddenly, he let out a cold snort and instructed, "Continue to operate the Grand Array, be careful and prudent. I’ll be back shortly."

With that, his figure disappeared in an instant.

His goal, of course, was to create trouble for the other side and delay their progress.

Although personally intervening wasn’t a bright move, the position of Realm Master concerned his future fate, and he was willing to do anything.

With the cultivation level of the Nine Calamities Divine Monarch, even with the black fog of the Ancient Netherworld blocking, he almost instantly reached the west side of the continent.

There, Immortal Light swirled, and under the command of the Celestial Ghost Buddha, he similarly set up a Grand Array, using the Star Realm to devour the spatial Laws of the Netherworld.