The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 38 - 30 More Than Competent_1

Chapter 38: Chapter 30: More Than Competent_1

Chapter 38 -30: More Than Competent_1

Upon the water, as Luo Hongyan gazed through Ning Yao’s eyes upon the “Dark Giant Python” beneath the surface.

The submerged “Dark Giant Python,” likewise with the body of the “Black and White King Python” and its pitch-black serpent pupils, coldly looked back at her.

She knew there was more to the “Black and White King Python” than meets the eye, just as the “Dark Giant Python” was aware that her soul spirit form was usurping Ning Yao’s body.

Having refined all the “Spirit Evil” within it, the “Dark Giant Python” secretly coveted her stronger spiritual body, but knowing she was no ordinary being, it dared not rashly leap from the depths of the pool.

Just as it was wary, Luo Hongyan, aware of the “Dark Giant Python” lurking with predatory intent, was all the more reluctant to integrate the Phoenix Marrow recklessly.

Both parties were at an extremely delicate stage.

Meanwhile, Pang Jian, having just ruthlessly slain Jin Yang, placed the vibrant green lotus leaf against his heart, feeling a refreshing coolness on his skin.

“Jin Yang treated this as a treasure, hoping to protect his heart with it in his scheming for that cluster of Phoenix Marrow.”

The self-muttering Pang Jian swam to the python and naturally mounted it, keeping a safe distance from the Phoenix Bone.

Then, looking up through the python’s gaze, he also noticed “Ning Yao” on the water’s surface.

Through the now-clear water, he looked at Miss Ning of the Ning Family, her body wet and shapely, and snorted internally.

When he had been busy pursuing Jin Yang, Ning Yao, freed by their chief, had taken the opportunity to escape, yet she hadn’t left promptly and dared to stay atop the Phoenix Bone, looking around. She seemingly didn’t know the meaning of death.

Pang Jian, who bore no fondness for Miss Ning, soon withdrew his gaze and began to search for the Phoenix Marrow.

He quickly saw the Phoenix Marrow, regarded as a Strange Treasure by Jin Yang, floating up and down within the Phoenix Bone near the water’s surface.

The Phoenix Marrow, as if endowed with spiritual consciousness, seemed poised to burst forth from the Phoenix Bone yet hesitated, apparently wary of something.

“Could it be worried about Ning Yao? Does it seek to enter Ning Yao’s body, or is it considering another host?”

Pang Jian pondered and once again commanded the python beneath him to draw closer to the Phoenix Marrow.

The python did not move.

Its gaze shifted away from “Ning Yao,” but deep within its obsidian-like pupils, fear and unrest were clearly written.

—Its object of fear was the Phoenix Marrow.

“It seems I’ll have to go there myself.”

Just as he thought this, Pang Jian noticed water stirring below him.

Glancing down, he saw Hong Tai’s bloated and red-faced subordinate, Xu Rui, having abandoned the Silver Silk Giant Net, desperately rising to the surface.

Hong Tai and the man with the golden mask were circling the net-ensnared Strange Treasure, buying time for him.

After such an extended struggle, Xu Rui, the Meridians Channeling Realm cultivator from Dark Ghost, was clearly at the limits of his breath-holding ability. If he did not surface soon for air, he would suffocate to death.

“Cut him down.”

With a mere thought from Pang Jian, the python he sat upon suddenly sprang into action.

Apparently, as long as he did not force it toward the Phoenix Marrow, it was willing to comply with his other commands.

So, Pang Jian resorted to the same tactics as before.

Utilizing the python’s agility, swiftness, and powerful impact, he dove from higher up, using his Dragon Pattern Spear to attempt to assassinate Xu Rui.

Xu Rui, already exhausted by Ouyang Duanhai, merely wanted to urgently breathe air, which is why he frantically rose towards the surface.

Only after rising high enough did he notice that Jin Yang had been killed, the body of the new Dark Ghost favorite slowly sinking towards the bottom.

Xu Rui immediately sensed something was amiss.

Then, he saw Pang Jian riding the python, spear in hand, plunging down towards him from above.

Xu Rui was doomed, his performance even poorer than Jin Yang’s. After only a brief resistance, Pang Jian struck him in the heart with his spear.

After Jin Yang, another Meridians Channeling Realm cultivator from Dark Ghost was slain by Pang Jian using the same method.

While killing Xu Rui, Pang Jian spared a moment to keep an eye on the movements of the Phoenix Marrow. He saw it drifting up and down within the bone, not rushing out as he had anticipated.

Ning Yao above the water just squatted on the Phoenix Bone, waiting silently without any other unusual actions.

Somewhat reassured, Pang Jian saw no more threats and prepared to leave his disobedient mount to approach and seize the Phoenix Marrow by himself.

However, before he could act, he saw Hong Tai suddenly surge from the depths of the pool.

The cunning and crafty Hong Tai, upon seeing Jin Yang’s body descend after death, instantly knew Xu Rui likely would not escape either.

He instructed the masked leader to temporarily restrain the net-captured Ouyang Duanhai, while he, with his Marrow Cleansing Realm cultivation, swam up alone to see if he could quickly dispose of Pang Jian.

“Is he planning to fight to the death with me?”

Pang Jian immediately discarded the idea of parting ways with the python.

The “Dark Giant Python” swiftly took action, heeding Pang Jian’s orders without concern for Hong Tai’s arrival.

It circled around and dove from another direction to the pool’s bottom, intent on hunting down the Dark Ghost leader guarding Ouyang Duanhai.

Although Hong Tai was powerful in combat, his speed in the water was no match for Pang Jian accompanied by the python.

By the time Hong Tai managed to spot Pang Jian, he hadn’t even had a chance to strike before seeing Pang Jian riding his long-tamed “Black and White King Python” swiftly dive downward.

“Damn it!”

Hong Tai cursed inwardly, seeing the unexpected turn of events, and hurried back to rescue his subordinate.

But it was too late.

By the time Hong Tai laid eyes on the Silver Silk Giant Net, he also saw the lone masked man, pierced through the mask by the spear-wielding Pang Jian as he charged down at high speed from above.

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Once the mask shattered, a face marred with intersecting scars was revealed for all to see.

Hong Tai saw his face, and also saw the Dragon Pattern Spearhead piercing his left eye, nailing him to the ground.

——Just like the Phoenix Bone had skewered the “Dark Giant Python.”

“So it’s because of the scars all over his face, knowing he was too ugly, that he wore a mask.”

Pang Jian commented to himself and then forcefully pulled out the Dragon Pattern Spear from his eye socket.

As blood gushed out, Pang Jian noticed that the man’s iron chains were violently contracting towards the inside of the Silver Silk Giant Net.

He immediately knew that the humanoid monster restrained by the silver net was about to break free and urgently commanded the python under his buttocks to leave.

Sure enough.

Just as he and the python left and before Hong Tai could arrive, Ouyang Duanhai broke free from the net and headed straight for the Phoenix Marrow at the top.

Hong Tai was heading down at this moment, while Ouyang Duanhai was heading up.

The two sides, who had been fighting for a long time and had become mortal enemies, saw Hong Tai not far away, and Duanhai immediately attacked him.

“It’s all gone wrong! Everything’s gone wrong!”

Hong Tai was full of anger. The body of Xu Rui from his troops was sinking to the bottom of the pool right beside him at that moment.

Looking at Jin Yang’s corpse, that of his masked subordinate with the shattered mask, and the bodies of many others from his Qi Refining Realm subordinates, they were all scattered on the bottom of the pool.

Hong Tai’s eyes, dark and fierce, roamed through the water, firmly fixing on Pang Jian riding the snake.

Damn it, that was his cherished spirit pet!

“Pang Jian!”

Hong Tai’s eyes were nearly bursting with fire. He roared the name in his heart, disregarding the monstrous Ouyang Duanhai and focused solely on pursuing Pang Jian, who was riding the snake.

The invaluable bones of the “Dark Giant Python,” the mysterious strange treasure inside the Phoenix Bone, and even the consequences that Jin Yang’s death would bring—he cast them all aside from his mind.

At this moment, all he could think of was killing Pang Jian to vent the hatred in his heart.

“The old man has gone crazy.”

Pang Jian, riding on the snake, saw Hong Tai rushing over, completely disregarding everything else, and shook his head slightly.

The fastest python in the water was obediently listening to him underneath him, and no matter how formidable Hong Tai was, what could he do if he couldn’t catch up?

The look of disdain on his face and the mocking in his eyes made Hong Tai even more frenzied, completely losing his reason.

Hong Tai, who only had some guesses about the existence of Phoenix Marrow, where would he care about Ouyang Duanhai? He just fixated on pursuing Pang Jian, even if he couldn’t catch up, he would still chase after him.

Pang Jian was not worried. He knew as long as he didn’t leave the Black Water Pool, he could rely on the python to have a tremendous advantage in speed.

While riding the snake and dodging Hong Tai’s relentless pursuit, he slowly neared the top, watching the humanoid monster with a phoenix totem on its chest considering how to acquire the Phoenix Marrow.

After a standstill for a while, Hong Tai was huffing and puffing, constantly blowing bubbles out of his mouth.

But Pang Jian saw that the humanoid monster, when it truly reached the top of the Phoenix Bone, caused the Phoenix Marrow to dart around quickly, as if trying to evade the monster’s grasp.

The Phoenix Marrow seemed a bit anxious, as if it knew that once it was truly captured by the monster, it would be assimilated.

Gradually, the position of the Phoenix Marrow moved higher and higher.

At the top of the Phoenix Bone, Luo Hongyan, who had been silently waiting, saw the Phoenix Marrow being cornered with no way out, and seemed to finally notice her, filled with both surprise and concern.

The surprise was because she had the ability to refine the drop of Phoenix Marrow and make it the key to rebuilding her physical body.

The concern was that while refining the Phoenix Marrow, she would be extremely weak, and the python ridden by Pang Jian harbored the “Dark Giant Python” within its body, which could threaten her.

Furthermore, she was still unable to confirm whether the mysterious person who cultivated the “Dark Giant Python” was at the bottom of the pool.

“Damn old man! Black serpent, if you think we can kill him, let’s stop running away!”

After being entangled by Hong Tai for a while, Pang Jian was also getting closer to the Phoenix Marrow. Suddenly, such a thought surfaced in his mind, wanting to gauge his mount’s attitude.

The result was the Black and White King Python, a Second-Level Possession from the Fifth Realm, paused briefly before choosing to continue circling with Hong Tai.

“Forget it, I’ll think of another way.”

Pang Jian wasn’t annoyed and immediately discarded the thought of battling Hong Tai.

At this time, the Phoenix Marrow, under Ouyang Duanhai’s intense pressure, appeared hesitant. Luo Hongyan on top was weighing the pros and cons, yet Pang Jian was getting closer and closer to Ouyang Duanhai and the Phoenix Marrow.

Suddenly, the bronze pendant on Pang Jian’s chest once again emitted an intense heat!

This extremely hot temperature instantly enveloped the “Dark Giant Python,” allowing it to resist its fear towards the Phoenix Marrow.

Under the drive of a mysterious alien power, the “Dark Giant Python” became frantic and charged towards the position of the Phoenix Marrow!

Pang Jian suddenly sensed that in his finger bones, inside his breastbone, countless tiny dust-like phoenixes were stirring!

Ouyang Duanhai, who was heading for the Phoenix Marrow, suddenly had an inkling, fiercely fixing his gaze on Pang Jian. The phoenix totem on his chest abruptly appeared ferocious.

After a “crack,” the totem shattered Ouyang Duanhai’s bones, and the phoenix extended its beak towards Ouyang Duanhai’s neck as though filling up his head.

The phoenix completed its thorough transformation, using Ouyang Duanhai’s flayed flesh and bare bones to morph into a bizarre phoenix body.

Simultaneously, Luo Hongyan at the top of the Phoenix Bone also sensed an extraordinary breath from inside Pang Jian at that moment.

It was a strange breath almost identical to the one from Ouyang Duanhai, yet their states of existence were entirely different.

Ouyang Duanhai had his heart consumed by the Phoenix Marrow, completely controlled by it, consumed cleanly, and was refined into a Heavenly Phoenix Guard.

On the other hand, Pang Jian had refined a drop of Phoenix Marrow, with one drop tempering his own bones.

“How is that possible?”

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