The Purgatory Calamity-Chapter 1020 - 978: The Skywalk of Soul Path Origin

"Not right! This isn’t the power he should possess!"

"How can he gather the seven emotions and six desires of the Misty Sea life in the Power of Faith? How does he know how to resist that one!"

Yi Hao furrowed his brows deeply, feeling pressure enveloping him.

Within the fog, Pang Lin, with a faint smile on his lips, bowed his head to look at the four Great Demons.

"Brother, you really keep bringing me surprises. I knew you could avoid being tainted by the one above, and even help others too."

She seemed the most relaxed of all.

Even Luo Hongyan found it tricky to see Thunder God, Bai Zi, and Xinghuan quickly ascend to the Dominator Realm under the push of the highest will from beyond the skies.

Only she remained calm and unruffled at all times.

"What exactly are you?" Luo Hongyan wondered silently in her heart.

"Hum! Hum hum!"

Suddenly, the buzzing sound of the bees became loud.

Yi Hao, Luo Hongyan, and even Pang Lin were startled by this unusual disturbance, their gazes involuntarily drawn.

They then saw the Bee King on top of a gigantic beehive, his expression unpredictable, clearly undergoing a great surge of emotions.

"Without me, the World Tree is with Exotic Spirits but not included, only... without me."

Above the beehive towering like a Divine Mountain, the Bee King watched the transformation of the four Great Demons with deep, thoughtful eyes, paying attention as their Demon Pupils constantly changed.

He seemed somewhat disheartened.

Having been born within the Realm God Card, just like the four Great Demons, his connection with Pang Jian’s soul was now severed, also making it hard to peer into the anomalies within Pang Jian Yuan Shen.

"Perhaps, he already knows my origin?"

The Bee King pondered with a slightly darkened face, thinking secretly, "Has the will of the Misty Sea descended upon him, or does he still retain his own Spiritual Intelligence? If he is no longer himself but an incarnation of the Great Dao of Misty Sea, then the source of Metal Essence and I are prey it must procure!"

"To kill a Dao Source like me and completely refine us is the help it and that one need to keep advancing!"

"I, the Source of Metal Essence, including the other Sources, are we to be eradicated by them?"

The Bee King, harboring complex emotions, became more and more irritable.

"Whoosh!"

Deep within the lowest levels of the Netherworld Prison, the Sea of Souls suddenly surged amidst the ocean waves!

"Sea of Souls!"

Many of the Nether Tribe’s people in the Netherworld Prison, along with those once again domesticated beings from the Demon Clan, Ghost Clan, Sea Clan, and Ancient Demon Clan, shouted in shock.

A vast expanse of deep, ghostly blue sea visibly separated from the depths of the Netherworld Prison.

It was so profound and mysterious, filled with dreamlike colors, presenting itself ambiguously in the view of the onlookers.

The beings in the Netherworld Prison watching it felt as if they were looking at the destination of their souls, harboring an odd delusion that they should return to its embrace.

They were connected to it, each of their souls seemingly born from it.

The beings of the Netherworld Prison were aware of its existence, yet very few could truly contact it or sense its will, unaware if it had its own emotions.

Now, it truly revealed itself to everyone’s view!

Those of the Netherworld Prison who noticed it knew instantly that although it lacked a flesh-and-blood body, it certainly possessed highly advanced intelligence and emotions!

It was a living being!

It had emotional turmoil exceedingly complex; it was a form of intelligent being different from the two highest wills!

"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!"

Billions of strands of dark blue light zipped through the deep sea, converging towards a spot.

A soul shadow floated in the midst of the deep sea, its arms wide open to embrace the heavens and the earth, accepting the convergence of those tiny flashes of blue light and gradually growing.

Its compound eyes slowly grew larger, reflecting the blue Sea of Souls as if imprinting it inward.

"Ming Prison Soul Bee!"

"Golden, gigantic, magical, that is... the Bee King!"

"The legendary Ming Prison Soul Bee born from the Sea of Souls, with the Sea of Souls immortal, the insects forever exist!"

"That Bee King is carrying the descent of the will of the Sea of Souls, no! He is the incarnation of the Sea of Souls, the flesh and blood body specially crafted by the Sea of Souls for itself!"

"Humming!"

Accompanying the chanting of the beings of the Netherworld Prison, millions of Soul Spirit-shaped bees circled around the Bee King, buzzing.

Smaller bees varied in shape, some turning into Netherworld Gods, others into Demon Gods, some transformed into God Spirits of the Ghost Clan, and some into God Spirits of the Sea Clan.

Each God Spirit shaped from the bees appeared to be entities split from the Bee King yet possessed their own Spiritual Intelligence.

He was the personification of the Soul Path Origin, the most intelligent Source of Dao in the world.

His mastery in this area was truly unparalleled; of course, he had the ability to differentiate independent souls like a Heaven Demon.

For thousands of years, the "Soul Path Origin" collected the Grand Tao Laws perceived by the gods, integrating them deep within the Sea of Souls, becoming a part of itself.

Through countless eras of accumulation and sedimentation, it began to create beings with its means, giving birth to a peculiar species unique to the Netherworld—the Soul Bees!

Each Soul Bee was an incarnation of its will, with the Bee King being its most authentic presentation!

Among all Dao Sources, it was the most unorthodox and unique existence.

As the other Dao Sources lacked sufficient Spiritual Intelligence and could not create life, they couldn’t be compared to it.

At this moment, it was very close to the two highest wills.

Naturally, it did not wish to be refined by those two through the hands of the Dominator and Divine King, nor to become the nourishment for their continued advancement!

So, it moved its original form directly out of the lowest layer of the Netherworld Prison, resolutely setting off toward the Misty Sea outside the heavens, preparing to participate in the competition between two great wills!

"Whoosh!"

The blue radiance it released outward became brighter and brighter.

Appearing in the form of a Spiritual Body, the Bee Insect transformed into a sky full of God Spirits hovering in the deep blue sea, emitting the aura of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, astonishing the beings of the Netherworld Prison.

Additionally, the sun, moon, and stars condensed in the Sea of Souls, the fundamental elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth emerged, and light and darkness appeared intertwined.

In the Sea of Souls, it simulated the real starry heavens and earth, wildly attempting to create everything that should exist in its own world.

It wanted to transform itself into a Zhouyu with a perfected Great Dao!

The Bee Insects were both the gods and itself, it planned to first create the gods, then use them to create life.

It harbored its own ambitions!

...

"Soul Path Origin!"

Above the mist, Yi Hao’s eyes suddenly brightened.

Like Him, having reached the Realm of Divine King and received the blessings of the highest will, He could discern objects in the Misty Sea.

Yi Hao’s gaze pierced through the boundless sea of mist, reaching directly into the heavens and earth inside the Netherworld Prison.

He saw at once the disturbance in the Sea of Souls, saw this most mysterious "Soul Path Origin" unwilling to stay still any longer, eager to participate in the highest level of competition.

"Bee Insect, Bee King, Beehive, Eh!"

Yi Hao’s expression changed.

"Boom!"

The giant beehive in the heavenly Misty Sea suddenly exploded at this moment, transforming into thousands of strands of deep blue Divine Radiance, quietly permeating down to the towering Divine Platform below.

"Boom!"

The seven Heavenly Tribulation Pillars then collapsed thunderously.

Pieces of luminescent God Stones, after flying off, also landed on that platform, completing the missing parts of the Hall of Gods.

The platform where the Bee King was seated, amid a series of "click clack" strange noises, rearranged and combined in a dazzling manner.

In the blink of an eye, a brand-new Hall of Gods was reshaped!

Unlike the one presided over by Fu Ya, this new Hall of Gods, with all God Stones returned, became complete and flawless, basking in endless divine radiance, each God Spirit’s seat emitting light.

"Buzz! Buzz Buzz!"

Many Bee Insects fluttered their wings, drilling into the Hall of Gods, entering each God Spirit’s seat.

The Bee King, taking a form similar to Pang Jian’s body, stood at the pinnacle of the Hall of Gods, like a supreme Divine King controlling his Divine Platform, flying toward the Netherworld Prison below.

He was summoning the self within the Netherworld Prison, summoning the soaring Sea of Souls, wanting to achieve the union of the two.

That part evolving with foreign wonders was about to give birth to countless miracles in the Sea of Souls, also needed this magnificent Hall of Gods to house it!

For this Hall of Gods is the crystallization of the wisdom of the gods from beyond, branded with the Dao of Laws inscribed by countless gods throughout the ages!

With its descent, "Soul Path Origin" was about to welcome a significant breakthrough, potentially undergoing a fundamental transformation.

And such transformative breakthrough was not something Yi Hao or the highest will beyond could accept.

Therefore.

"Slay!"

Yi Hao commanded from high above in the void.

His divine voice resonated suddenly, Black Phoenix, Bai Zi, and Xinghuan, who had only recently ascended to the Dominator Realm and not yet stabilized their realms, their eyes suddenly displayed a ferocious look.

Thunder God took action first!

"Crack!"

Wrapped in billions of dazzling lightning, the Thunder Divine Court, like a giant star forged of thunderbolts, directly rushed toward the Bee King and the brand-new Hall of Gods.

"Roar!"

The Green Giant Dragon roared, opening its mouth to spit out numerous balls of lightning.

This powerful being, who had ascended to the Dominator rank through the Thunder Tao, controlled the Thunderbolt Alien Power which precisely countered the Bee King, and also posed a strong restriction on the Sea of Souls about to break free from the Netherworld Prison.

The Bee King, standing on the Hall of Gods, immediately felt the oppressive might of the vast thunderous divine power.

Simultaneously, Black Phoenix, who was apparently created by Him, from the depths of her eye sockets, a strange sound of flowing river water reached out.

Black Phoenix brain domain, corresponding to the deep blue Sea of Souls, was already murky, and now suddenly had many impure strange powers added to it.

This was Black Phoenix summoning external sources of impurity, pouring them into her brain domain, then redirecting toward the Sea of Souls corresponding with Him.

"I summon Thunder God Bai Zi to ascend, not only to block Black Phoenix’s path to ascension but also to restrict you."

Yi Hao shouted loudly.

"Swoosh!"

Xinghuan, also in the Dominator Realm, suddenly disappeared in the Misty Sea.

When He reappeared, He was above a bright star, arms crossed over His chest, deploying Divine Skill.

A starry river of dazzling starlight suddenly emerged in front of Xinghuan.

The stars scattered in this Desolate Star River, all penetrated by Xinghuan’s Divine Power, could be seen sinking down in an orderly manner, one by one.

"Brother."

Pang Lin called out softly.

Walking on the Divine King’s Skull, Pang Jian, stirred by this light call, raised his hand to seize the giant Realm God Card, turning into a brilliant streak of light falling toward the sea of mist below.

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