Swhoosh!
The grass swayed as I dashed out. I locked onto the core Swordguard and stunned him. I lowered my body and placed my left palm on the ground. I injected divine power into the ground and my surroundings were filled with a dense golden light. In the next moment, countless dragon-shaped energy burst out of the ground and ravaged the group of Swordguards, dealing over 700k damage. At the same time, I used Ten Thousand Absolute Sword's rain to rain down even more fiercely.
The Sword Guards roared angrily as the one closest to me charged me. "Dammit, a human has invaded the Rebirth Realm! Kill him now, or we won't be able to bear the consequences if His Excellency holds us accountable!"
I hurriedly retreated, raised the Xuanyuan Sword, and fired a Burning Blade Slash at a group of mobs. The skill's damage was incredible to begin with, and with the 80% splash effect, a dozen or so Sword Guards were killed in the blink of an eye. My experience bar was skyrocketing as well. The mobs in the Purgatory Plane were high-level, so the experience bonus was also surprisingly high. Grinding here would definitely be twice the result with half the effort!
Grinding here was definitely going to be twice the result with half the effort! While the AoE skill was still active, a couple of Sword Guards had already pounced on me. They swung their swords and activated Sword Illumination, which increased the damage of sword-type weapons by 50%. Five Sword Guards attacked together and activated Fire Triple Strike!
Thud thud thud...
Three flaming sword beams struck the Azure Dragon Shield in a row, and a numbing, burning sensation spread through my arm. This was practically the enhanced version of Barrier Break! Damage numbers flew up above my head. Even I couldn't ignore the powerful Sword Guards like before!
“76045！”
“77303！”
“75366！”
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I used my Fierce God Cloak to negate 50% of the damage and counterattacked with a smile. I swung the Xuanyuan Sword and used Universe Break + basic attack to penetrate a Sword Guard's chest, causing two high damage numbers to pop up. At the same time, I absorbed my own HP back to full. Basically, these God-tier monsters were not a threat to my life. Even if they were, my Xuanyuan Art, Tenacity of the Dead, and Seething Dragon Bloodline could save me. I instantly recovered 110% HP.
Kacha!
The Xuan Yuan Sword cleanly cut through the longsword of a Sword Guard and sliced through his neck. The last Sword Guard fell to the ground with a miserable howl. In less than three minutes, the entire Sword Guard party had fallen to my sword, and I was still at full health. Yep, the Asura God's [God's Presence] was too powerful. It reduced all of the enemy's stats by 40%, which meant that it ignored the fact that I was at a disadvantage in terms of stats. In a situation where I was at the same level, my equipment stats were definitely the best in the world!
I bent down and picked up the cards on the ground. 7 Sword Guard Cards had dropped. Tsk tsk, the stats are pretty good!
[Blademaster Card]: Increases user's attack power by 140% and max HP by 40%. Duration: 180 minutes. Level Requirement: 235.
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This was probably the card that increased attack the most I had ever seen. It was specially prepared for leveling, but I didn't dare to use it. 40% HP was too little. I was walking alone in the Purgatory Realm, and I didn't know what I would run into next. So, it was best to use the Max HP Card as much as possible.
I raised my hand and returned the Xuan Yuan Sword to its sheath. I slowly walked through the dense forest. Even though there were Sword Guards in the distance and they could see me, they were monsters after all. Their AI wasn't that high. As long as I didn't get too close, they wouldn't attack me. This gave me some time to react.
On the side of the road, there were many sharp wooden stakes. On top of these stakes, there were corpses that had been pierced through from the mouth to the anus, or corpses that were hung by iron chains. I walked closer to one of the wooden stakes. To my astonishment, I saw a line of words written on it: Raven Viscount Good. He killed the owner of a small town's tavern. His soul will be sent to Hell and he will be hanged.
I raised my head to look at the withered corpse. I felt a wave of nausea wash over me. However, I also felt a sense of retribution.
I continued forward and cleared out another batch of Sword Guards. My experience skyrocketed.
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"Damned pigs, just wait for your deaths. Let the sun dry your flesh and let the icy wind freeze your blood. Haha, this is Purgatory. It's no longer the human world where you can do whatever you want!"
I couldn't help but frown when I heard a burst of wild laughter in the distance. I raised my sword and felt my way through the dense forest. When I turned around, the scene in front of me stunned me.
In the forest, there was a stone cell with five prisoners locked inside. In front of the cell, there was a large pot, inside which a pile of skeletons and bones were being cooked. There was a faint fragrance of meat coming from it. Beside the pot, there were ten Sword Guards standing side by side. There was also a general wearing golden armor. He was currently plunging his spear into the pot and stirring the muddy soup. He laughed and said, "Your companions' meat is almost cooked rotten. Do you want to have a sip of the soup?"
Inside the cell, a large man said coldly, "If I can walk out of this prison one day, I will tear you to pieces!"
"Haha, dream on. This cell is made of superior Purgatory Profound Gold. Even a Lord Prefect can't destroy it. You want to walk out of this prison? In your dreams. You will stay here for the rest of your lives!"
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I raised my hand and slowly pulled out the Xuanyuan Sword. Yes, there were five prisoners in this cell. If I could save them, I could interrogate them about Xinran's whereabouts and how to go to the next level. Let's do it!
The ten Sword Guards weren't too much of a threat. The general was called "Ash General", a Level 322 ancient Immortal Rank boss. Who would've thought that any random party leader in the Purgatory Realm would be an ancient Immortal Rank boss? How illogical. If such a boss was thrown into Dragonbone Mountain Range, guilds like Mad Purgatory Dragon and Flower Room would definitely fight over it!
I calculated for a moment and decided to use the Azure Dragon Shield to tank the Ash General's attacks. Then, I would kill the Sword Guards one by one and recover my health. Once I cleared out the mobs, I would deal with the Ash General!
Swhoosh!
I abruptly charged forward, raised my arm and used God Binding Art!
The binding was successful. The Ash Warrior General was tightly bound for 15 seconds!
I couldn't help but smile. Purple energy shot out of the Xuanyuan Sword and penetrated the boss's body. Then, I used Burning Blade Slash and hit the ten Sword Guards behind me. War Crush + Track of Ten Thousand Sword, and the Sword Guards' HP dropped rapidly. Everything was going smoother than I had imagined. My apparition didn't get too close, so I just used Track of Ten Thousand Sword from afar. Even though it only had 75% of my attack power, it was still terrifying enough. It was probably on par with Gui Guzi's attack power...
In the blink of an eye, the 10 Sword Guards had turned into corpses. Soloing an Ancient Immortal Rank Boss was much easier. After fighting for a full 11 minutes, the Ash Warrior General fell to the ground with a groan, dropping a small pile of loot!
"Hey, kid, good kill!" The prisoners in the cell cheered for me.
I ignored them and bent down to pick up the loot that the boss had dropped. My luck was average this time. There were two Middle-grade Immortal-grade items and one Energy-grade Immortal-grade item. I tossed them into my bag. They were cheap goods from street stalls, but I also got a 100 Grade God Crystal. This was something worth celebrating. There were also a couple of blood-red cards. I picked them up and was overjoyed. The boss had given me face. These cards were exactly what I needed right now.
[Ash General Card]: Increases user's Attack by 135% and max HP by 150%. Basic Defense by 5000. Duration: 240 minutes. Level Requirement: 250.
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The increase in Attack was huge. Moreover, the 150% max HP was what I needed the most. There were a total of 9 of them and each lasted for 4 hours. This meant that I could use the Ash General Card for 36 hours. I didn't say anything. I tossed a card into the air and very quickly a blood-red light covered my body. The original card's effect was replaced and my health increased by 150%. It went from 4.4 + million to 5.6 + million. With such health and defense, I could basically deal with 95% of any situation.
"Hey, kid, help us open the cell door and you will be the benefactor of our Ghost Flame Mercenary Group!"
Inside the cell, the burly man shouted loudly.
I walked up and looked at the five of them. I asked, "Ghost Flame Mercenary Group, why have I never heard of it before?
Is it a mercenary group from the continent? "
The man laughed loudly. "It's normal that you don't know us. We are a mercenary group that dominated the continent five hundred years ago. Unfortunately, we were ambushed by the army of Vanished God City and all four hundred of us died in battle. That's why we are treated differently in the plane of Purgatory. You see, we have been dead for more than five hundred years, but we still haven't obtained the right to reincarnate because we are the famous Ghost Flame Mercenary Group!"
I quickly looked up the official information. Ghost Flame Mercenary Group, there it is. A mercenary group that dominated the continent, burning, killing, pillaging, committing all kinds of evil. Wherever they went, not even a blade of grass would grow. They stole wealth and women. Their crimes were too many to count...
Therefore, I smiled. "Famous Ghost Flame Mercenary Group?
I think … he's infamous, right? "
The man shuddered. "Kid, you don't plan to let us out?"
"No, I will!"
I made up my mind. No matter who these people were, I would get the path to the next floor from their mouths. Otherwise, I didn't know how long it would take me to figure it out alone.
Inside the cell, an NPC with a pointy mouth and cheeks sneered. "Boss, don't waste your energy. This cell door is made of Purgatory Profound Gold. Even a divine expert can't break it. This kid looks like a human adventurer. Why should he let us out?"
The man also stilled and looked at me. "Young man, can you do it?"
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I laughed softly and pulled out the Xuan-Yuan Sword with a clang. The ancient divine sword radiated with saintly energy. I said to the Ghost Flame Mercenary Group members, "Stand back!"
"Yes, yes..." They hurriedly retreated.
I raised my sword, and with a clang, the iron pillar made of Purgatory Profound Gold was cut in half by the Xuan-Yuan Sword!
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"Good boy!"
The burly man was the first to rush out of the cell. He patted my shoulder and laughed, "Good boy, you really have some skills. I, Pa Lun, didn't misjudge you. What's the deal with your sword? Are you interested in joining our Ghost Fire mercenary group?
Let's turn this Purgatory upside down and break off all relations with Lin Na. We'll become kings in this Purgatory and become a feudal lord. What do you think? "
I glanced at him. "Not interested. I just want to ask, how do I get to the third floor of Purgatory, Reincarnation Realm?"
"What, you want to go to Reincarnation Realm?"
Lun Pa shuddered and looked at me in shock.