Purgatory Artist
Chapter 357: Seeing the Enemy

Chapter 357 - Seeing the Enemy

I need to find Shui Shu as soon as possible!

Liu Ping quickly moved through the fog, then suddenly stabbed his Blade into the red wall on the side of the road.

A desperate scream came from behind the red wall.

Liu Ping put his Blade away and continued forward.

Suddenly, a faint moan could be heard from ahead.

Liu Ping slowed down and slowly approached.

Only to see Demon Mountain sect's First Disciple Zhang Pinghe lying on the ground, his wounds horrifying.

"What happened?" Liu Ping hurriedly moved forward.

"I was ambushed, damn it, those evil creatures were hiding behind the wall and attacked me when I wasn't paying attention" Zhang Pinghe angrily said.

"Can you still walk?" Liu Ping asked.

"I'm afraid not, give me a hand" Zhang Pinghe replied.

Sha — —

A cold saber light flashed by.

Zhang Pinghe's head was separated from his body.

His head flew far away and rolled on the ground, still looking at Liu Ping.

"How did you find me?"

The head asked unwillingly.

Liu Ping answered: "It's because — —"

What a headache, what's the reason?

My [Observer] ability allowed me to see the symbol hovering above their heads.

But I definitely can't tell them that.

These evil creatures want to trick me, then easily kill me.

I also want to trick them into killing me.

— — -both of us want to save time and effort.

In this situation, if I tell them the truth, I won't have this advantage.

"If you can't move anymore, you'll only be a burden, I might as well kill you right away" Liu Ping coldly said.

"Hmph, what a heartless human" the head sighed in relief.

Raging flames rose, burning the head and the corpse to ashes.

A line of text appeared:

[During this time's three hours of world overlap, all evil creatures originated from Occultism]

[Killing them will quickly increase the power of fire]

[Your strength will also increase accordingly]

Liu Ping continued forward.

These evil creatures pretended to be Xu Sheng, then Zhang Pinghe, so there shouldn't be anything left for them to pretend anymore.

— — -why didn't they just attack me?

According to Shui Shu, they clearly have the strength to do so.

Liu Ping was confused, then suddenly stood still.

A silhouette appeared in the fog ahead.

"Liu Ping?"

The figure called out.

Liu Ping found the voice familiar and replied: "It's me, are you Zhang Pinghe?"

"That's great, I finally found a living person."

The figure appeared from the fog.

It was indeed Zhang Pinghe.

A few words floated above his head:

"The eldest disciple of the Demon Mountain Sect."

— — This is the real deal.

Liu Ping said, "That's strange. You were guarding the north moat of the capital city. Why did you suddenly appear in the palace?"

"That's not right. Look at our feet. This is clearly the North Moat Bridge" Zhang Pinghe said.

Liu Ping looked down.

He saw that there was indeed a bridge beneath his feet.

Space was changing.

Just as the sequence suggested, when the two worlds overlapped, the space must be constantly changing.

Therefore, when he moved, he would unknowingly appear in any location in the capital.

"Brother Liu Ping, where are your master and fellow disciples?" Liu Ping asked.

"When the fog appeared, everyone was separated." Zhang Pinghe sighed.

"Oh no, I have to hurry back to the palace. That must be where the evil beings are attacking." Liu Ping said.

"Let's go!" Zhang Pinghe said.

Together, they ran along the bridge.

Suddenly.

The bridge was gone.

They found themselves in an alley.

"This is the Wang Family Alley in the east of the city. It's still quite far from the palace." Zhang Pinghe said.

Liu Ping jumped on top of the wall and looked around.

Only to see that the sky was filled with fog, covering everything. He couldn't see anything at all.

How are we going to find the palace like this?

Shui Shu is still an infant. If this goes on, won't she be waiting for death?

Liu Ping thought for a bit and turned around: "Brother Pinghe, how about we fly and see if we can escape?"

"Fly? Only a few techniques can allow a martial artist to fly. Unfortunately, our Demon Mountain sect doesn't have such a technique "Zhang Pinghe said with envy.

"Come, I'll carry you" Liu Ping said.

"Alright" Zhang Pinghe happily said.

Just as Liu Ping was about to say something, a line of text appeared above Zhang Pinghe's head.

[Evil Being Concealment]

— — in just a blink of an eye, the real Zhang Pinghe disappeared.

They were able to seamlessly connect and give me a fake Zhang Pinghe!

Which means, they also gave Zhang Pinghe a fake Liu Ping.

How impressive!

Liu Ping didn't say anything and waved at 'Zhang Pinghe': "Come, brother Pinghe, come up here."

"Alright!"

Zhang Pinghe responded and leaped towards the top of the wall.

Liu Ping drew his Blade.

Within the darkness and fog, a boundless sea of flames manifested as a thin line and cut Zhang Pinghe in half.

Zhang Pinghe landed on the ground and looked at Liu Ping unwillingly:

"Why — — you couldn't have — —"

Liu Ping cut him off and smiled wickedly: "Brother Pinghe, as the Eldest Disciple of your sect, you must have a lot of secret scriptures and techniques of your sect on you, as well as your sect's treasures, all of them belong to me now"

Zhang Pinghe was stunned.

This brat — —

He didn't kill me because he noticed anything.

It's because he has evil intentions!

The flames continued to spread, burning 'Zhang Pinghe's' body to ashes.

Liu Ping sighed with a headache.

What's the point of lying like this?

Can't you just properly kill me?

You have to make up excuses.

Hah.

Tired.

Suddenly, a line of burning text appeared in the void of space:

[You've killed an evil being that is best at disguising itself, it has mastered the Mystery technique of transforming into a human body]

[This killing caused the power of the Law of Fire to increase by a certain degree, as well as the Book of the Sea to record this evil being]

[The power of Fire and Water has been reflected on your body, causing your strength to rise to the level of a Grandmaster]

[You are now a first-rate combatant of the current world, on par with the sect masters of the various sects]

[Your current world strength ranking: 17th]

[This ranking is only based on your most powerful techniques, it doesn't represent your actual performance in battle]

I've already reached first-rate?

Alright.

Lying to people isn't that tiring.

If I can trick a few more evil beings to kill me, I'll gladly agree.

Liu Ping sheathed his Blade and stood on top of the wall for a few moments.

— — -no monsters appeared.

That's true.

A villain that even kills its own people, how else can I trick it?

The evil being probably won't be able to.

Then what about Shui Shu?

If the evil being can control the entire capital, it'll definitely be able to find her.

The problem now is that the Combatants of humanity have been separated by space, unable to locate the Emperor and Shui Shu.

If that's the case — — -

Liu Ping lightly bent his knees and leapt up.

While he was still in the air, his body had already turned into a fire phoenix that soared into the night sky.

The clear cry of the fire phoenix resounded far and wide.

Within the endless fog, a faint fluctuation appeared, almost like a ripple on the surface of water.

It's over there!

The fire phoenix flew towards a certain direction without hesitation.

Sure enough, as soon as it took flight, it broke away from the countless overlapping images below and was able to fly towards the royal palace without being affected!

No wonder such a monster appeared out of nowhere just now to try and stop me.

The fire phoenix drew a long line of fire in the night sky, quickly flew across the sky and headed straight for the southern courtyard of the royal palace.

Dong!

Liu Ping landed on the ground as the flames around his body faded away.

— — I've returned!

Without hesitation, he followed the small path under the red wall into the royal palace and immediately heard the sound of intense fighting.

The fog scattered.

Shui Shu's voice suddenly sounded in his ears:

"Remember, it doesn't dare to reveal its strength, otherwise, it will attract the attention of other Occultism."

"Got it, are you here?" Liu Ping immediately asked.

"I'm here, but I could die at any moment" Shui Shu casually answered.

Liu Ping pushed open the palace door.

Myriad Spirits Sect's sect master Li Qianyang, Frenzied Blade Sect's sect master Qian Sunhai and Demon Mountain Sect's sect master Zhao Zixiao were surrounding a single person, continuously unleashing various attacks.

It was a strange person.

He was wearing a pair of black sunglasses, a row of piercings on his ears, his upper body was bare, revealing numerous black runes, and a black umbrella in his hand — — -

You can tell at a glance that he's not from this world.

"Humans, how pitiful"

The person spoke:

"I've already tried my best to hide my strength, but you still can't even break through my energy fluctuation"

He stood still with the black umbrella, allowing the three sect masters to attack him with all their might, but they still couldn't break through the void of space around him.

As soon as Li Qianyang saw Liu Ping, his expression changed: "Run! Liu Ping! "

The person stood still and smiled: "Things have suddenly become interesting — — -is this young man someone you care about? Then let him die. "

He casually pointed a finger at Liu Ping.

Liu Ping's mind went blank, instantly raised his Blade and shouted: "Open!"

Without a sound, endless flames wrapped around his body and turned him into a phoenix.

The fire phoenix spat out a wisp of fire, turning into a Qilin to block in front.

As soon as the Qilin appeared, the fire phoenix instantly soared into the sky.

Boom!!!

The Qilin seemed to have collided with an invisible force, directly scattering into sparks of fire.

But the fire phoenix had already avoided the attack in time, flying into the misty night sky.

"Ah, such a fast reaction? Or is it just too cowardly? "

The man wearing sunglasses was surprised.

Among the dense black runes on his body, one of them moved and emerged from his body. It condensed into a black python with four heads and chased after the fire phoenix in the sky.

The fire phoenix flew into the depths of the night sky without looking back.

The four pythons followed closely.

As it glided past a certain spot in the void, a figure suddenly appeared in the void.

Liu Ping.

He let the fire phoenix fly away, but he hid in the night sky, concealing all his aura, waiting for the python to pass by.

He raised his Blade high.

[Spirit Summoning Blade Art], [Six Consecutive Strikes]!

The Blade split into six parts, cutting into the python's body and opening a small gap, causing dark liquid to spill out.

In an instant, the python swung its tail and sent Liu Ping flying.

Liu Ping swung his Blade to create a sea of flames to cover his tracks, then turned back into a fire phoenix and flew towards the royal palace.

A line of burning text suddenly appeared in the dark void of space:

[The Law of Occultism has leaked a bit of its presence in the current world]

[The world's level has begun to jump]

[The Book of the Sea has begun to record the information of the current Occultism monsters]