Purgatory Artist
Chapter 701: Unprecedented Contact!

Chapter 701: Unprecedented Contact!

The removal of the seal immediately began.

A total of 8500 materials were needed to perform the spirit summoning ritual according to Andrea’s method.

Liu Ping searched around and found one material from the warehouse.

The Old Drunkard took out the remaining 899 materials.

After the two of them finally gathered all the materials, Andrea immediately began the ritual.

Following a cryptic incantation, blood-red illusions appeared in the sky, one of which was a large pillar that connected heaven and earth.

"It’s here!"

Andrea shouted.

Everyone looked up, only to see a blood-red dragon slithering down the pillar, slowly looking towards Andrea.

"Oi, come help me, there’s a seal here that I can’t open."

Andrea told the blood-red dragon.

The blood-red dragon followed her finger and looked at Little Fairy.

「 I have some confidence in this seal ... but it wasn’t easy for me to come down here, do you have anything to eat? 」 the blood-red dragon asked.

"Is this alright?"Little Fairy picked up a fruit and asked.

The blood-red dragon opened its mouth and sucked the fruit into its mouth, chewed it a bit, then swallowed it.

「 Not bad, this is a decent reward, I’ll help you deal with the seal. 」

The blood-red dragon stared at Little Fairy for a while, then suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a mist of blood.

The mist of blood fell onto Little Fairy’s body.

She suddenly let out a painful groan.

「 Don’t be nervous, it is indeed a bit painful, but the seal will soon be activated by the mist of blood, then I’ll suck it away. 」 the blood-red dragon said.

Under everyone’s gazes, Little Fairy’s body began to give off a light.

This light was different from anything Liu Ping had seen before.

It looked a bit like a stream of water, containing endless power and Law.

Just looking at it caused Liu Ping to feel his heart palpitating.

「Success! Now, all I have to do is suck this restrictive spell away and I’ll be done.」

The blood-red dragon opened its mouth and inhaled towards the light.

The light instantly left Little Fairy’s body and flew towards the blood-red dragon’s mouth.

Everything was about to come to an end, a perfect conclusion.

All of a sudden.

The light transformed into a human figure that floated motionlessly in the air.

As if it had self-awareness, it looked around and spoke: 「 So that’s how it is. 」

"It’s you!"

Little Fairy’s expression changed.

Her whole body trembled, and she was about to rush into the sky to fight with the figure.

The figure pointed at her and said, 「Don’t move.」

Huala

A bunch of runes condensed into shackles out of thin air, directly binding Little Fairy’s hands and feet.

She stood on the spot and struggled frantically, but she couldn’t move.

「Spirits of the Sacred Realm ... I was wondering how they could possibly awaken me.」

The figure lightly waved his hand toward the sky.

In a split second.

The blood-red clouds, the pillar, the huge dragon, and everything related to the Saint World were reduced to nothingness.

Only the panicked voice of the dragon could be heard.

「How did you break through my magical technique? That’s ...」

As if it had been cut off, its voice stopped abruptly.

The figure turned around and looked at the people below.

「A Dream Spell Prisoner who is better than nothing, a real Prisoner, a Saint Spirit who has just recovered from a serious illness, and ... eh? Who are you? 」

The figure flew down, and his body gradually materialized.

This person was wearing a wide bamboo hat that completely covered his face. There was an ancient longsword hanging from his waist and he was wearing a close-fitting battle armor.

It was the person who fought against Little Fairy before!

"Be careful, this guy’s strength is beyond our imagination." the old drunkard spoke with a deep voice.

Andrea stepped forward and stood next to Liu Ping, drawing a spear in her hand.

Liu Ping spoke: "Nice to meet you, I am Liu Ping. Are you the entity that imprisoned all the prisoners?"

The man in the bamboo hat replied: 「I’m only a strand of consciousness within this restraining technique. Because I noticed something strange, I woke up to check it out.」

He paused briefly, then suddenly smiled and said: 「These people who touched the restraints will all return to their original positions. Dream Spirits return to their dreams, Saint Spirits return to the Saint World, Heavenly Fairies return to their cages.」

Liu Ping’s heart skipped a beat and was about to act.

Andrea began to chant an incantation.

But the man in the bamboo hat was even faster. He raised his hand to form a hand seal and uttered: "Freeze."

Lines of burning text appeared in front of Liu Ping’s eyes:

[The other party has used an unknown Divine Skill]

[All the spiritual beings around you have been frozen]

[You are the only one left to face the current situation]

[Attention!]

[Due to the severity of the current situation, this Sequence has canceled all control and returned your powers of ’Deception’ and ’Creation’ to you]

[This is an unprecedented contact, please be careful!]

All the text retracted.

Liu Ping’s gaze became solemn.

The man in the bamboo hat bent his knees and assumed a sword-drawing posture, then spoke: 「I can’t even see through who you are. How interesting, do you want to spar? Or should I kill them first, then we can fight? 」

"Release them." Liu Ping placed his hand on the hilt of his blade.

「Don’t spout nonsense, no matter what world or era, only the strong have the right to speak. Come and beat me if you can.」 the man in the bamboo hat replied.

Liu Ping remained silent.

His hand suddenly tightened on the hilt of his blade.

Numerous faint shadows flew out from his body, turning into 8 Liu Pings that surrounded the man in the middle.

「Interesting.」

The man in the bamboo hat uttered those words and also placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

Instantly.

A faint shadow flew out from his body, turning into 8 Liu Pings that surrounded Liu Ping.

All the faint shadows attacked at the same time.

Liu Ping’s pupils dilated, the blade in his hand suddenly let out an earth-shattering buzzing sound.

Secondary Occultism Blade Art, All Who Hear it Will be Cut!

An invisible vibrating blade aura filled Liu Ping’s body, instantly unleashing hundreds of thousands of sound waves.

The 8 sword-wielding men in the bamboo hat were instantly shaken away.

On the other side.

The man in the bamboo hat still didn’t draw his sword.

He only raised his other hand and quickly formed a hand seal, uttering a single word: 「Tremor.」

An earth-shattering buzzing sound came from his fingertip, turning into sound waves that instantly shaken the surrounding Liu Pings into nothing.

Liu Ping’s expression changed.

"You’re mimicking my technique?" he asked.

「Do you really think that was an imitation?」 the man in the bamboo hat asked.

Liu Ping went silent.

No.

It wasn’t an imitation.

The technique that the other party used just now had the exact same effect as my Blade Art.

But it was a split second later.

Because ...

The other party was learning my Blade Art!

He actually learned my secondary Occultism Blade Art in an instant!

What kind of comprehension is that?

That’s unbelievable!

「That’s all there is to it.」 the man in the bamboo hat smiled.

He slowly turned his head, glancing at Andrea and Heavenly Child on the other side.

"Don’t even think about it!"

Liu Ping roared, finally unsheathing his Blade.

This Blade was the Blade of Imagination, it didn’t need to be unsheathed, it could be used just by imagining. But this time, Liu Ping was going to use his full strength!

A black serpent the size of heaven and earth silently appeared, lowering its head to look at the man in the bamboo hat.

「That’s a good move.」

The man in the bamboo hat praised, then drew his sword and swung it from afar.

Liu Ping felt as if a world was flying towards him from afar, crashing into the giant snake of darkness that he had created.

It wasn’t a world, but a giant serpent covered in colorful scales!

The two serpents coiled around each other, fighting, biting each other, their bodies tangled together as they flew towards the invisible Eternal Night sky.

They disappeared together.

Liu Ping thought for a bit, then held his Blade horizontally in front of his chest and walked towards the other party.

The man in the bamboo hat smiled: 「What other moves do you have? Go ahead, I’ll let you know what despair is.」

Liu Ping didn’t say anything, he just continued forward.

The man in the bamboo hat pressed his hand against his sword, his entire body exuding killing intent, as if he was about to attack at any moment.

Liu Ping still didn’t stop.

With every step he took, the man in the bamboo hat’s aura grew stronger.

Finally ...

When the two of them were less than 10 meters apart, the man in the bamboo hat drew his sword!

A colorful giant serpent took up the entire sky, pouncing towards Liu Ping.

Liu Ping followed up with his Blade.

The black serpent appeared again, rushing into the sky together with the colorful giant serpent.

Liu Ping stopped and said: "So that’s how it is."

「What is it?」 the man in the bamboo hat asked.

"You’re really just a thought in that spell, so other than a few restraining techniques, you don’t have any other power, so you want to learn from me."

The man in the bamboo hat clapped: 「A smart person, tsk, how rare. After your two strongest moves were broken by me, not only did you not despair, you even discovered where my power lies.」

"Why did you leave all these Combatants in Eternal Night?" Liu Ping asked.

「I don’t have time to talk nonsense with you, if you don’t have any other moves, I’ll kill them and return everything to normal.」

The man in the bamboo hat took a step towards Andrea and Little Fairy.

Liu Ping rushed forward and swung his Blade again.

But the Blade of Light flashed through the air like a bolt of lightning, heading straight for the man in the bamboo hat.

「This move was a bit lacking, but I still learned it.」

The conical-hat-wearing figure thrust his sword forward.

A similar lightning-like glow flew from the blade, but it sliced through empty air.

Thud!

A dull sound echoed.

The long blade pierced through the conical-hat wearer’s back and emerged from his chest.

「Hm? Impossible! How did you do that?」 the conical-hat wearer demanded, disbelief coloring his voice.

"That’s something I can’t reveal to you." Liu Ping replied.

Two lines of burning text materialized in mid-air:

[You have used ’Deception’ to perform a false Tremor Slash.]

[You have used ’Creation’ to develop a Shadow-Parting Back Slash based on Tremor Slash.]

Sensing danger, Liu Ping abruptly withdrew his blade and stepped back.

The conical-hat wearer dissolved into a mass of light, scattering across the space before reconstituting himself, completely unharmed.

He studied Liu Ping from a distance and murmured,「So you’re a Reincarnator.」

"Reincarnator?" Liu Ping echoed.

「You’ve already transcended life and death, obtained the Eternal Fruit, and escaped the suffering of Era Transitions. Why would you still wander here? Could it be something has occurred that even you can’t remain at peace about?」 the conical-hat wearer asked, his voice tinged with confusion.

Liu Ping suddenly realized this was an opportunity.

He immediately spoke up, "Listen, go back and tell your true form that there exists an entity called the Demon. It has already ended all Eras; no one can stand against it. At present, only the Pillars of Purgatory and Eternal Night remain unconquered."

"Urge your true form to awaken quickly!"

The bamboo hat-wearing figure fell silent for several breaths before shaking his head. 「My true form is no longer here.」

Liu Ping was stunned.

No longer here?

The bamboo hat-wearing figure tilted his head back, gazing into the dark night sky. Softly, he said, 「I can sense something. As a magical technique, my master has ceased to exist completely.」

Liu Ping’s heart slowly sank.

No longer here?

That peerless being was actually gone?

He had casually defeated the Heavenly Maiden, cast countless Era-defining heroes into Eternal Night, and imprisoned their souls in Purgatory. Yet he was gone? What purpose did Liu Ping’s actions serve then?

Who could possibly oppose the Demons now?

Liu Ping’s eyes lost focus, then suddenly sharpened with a fierce glint.

「What are you thinking?」 The bamboo hat-wearing figure asked casually, hand resting on his sword hilt.

Liu Ping sighed. "Your master imprisoned so many heroes yet vanished himself. This is utterly unprofessional. And I can’t stand unprofessionalism."

「Oh? What do you plan to do?」the conical hat-wearing figure asked with keen interest.

The night wind blew.

Liu Ping’s voice carried through the wind:

"I’ll handle what comes next. I’ll defeat everyone."

「You?」the conical hat-wearing figure said.

"Don’t underestimate people. If someone can do it, I can do it too." Liu Ping said.

「And then?」 the conical hat-wearing figure asked.

"Release the prisoners from their cages, then go to Purgatory to retrieve their souls. Gather everyone’s strength to fight the Evil Spirits." Liu Ping said.

The conical hat-wearing figure listened carefully, then lowered his head and slowly sheathed his longsword.

He spoke: 「I couldn’t kill you, and you’ve even seen through the workings’ mysteries. So now we enter another choice.」

「This ’Chitien’ card is one of the strongest prisoner cards. I’ll leave it to you.」

「If you can make several of the strongest prisoners submit to you...」

「...that special world line will inevitably appear. It will take you away from the Eternal Night, to Purgatory, to witness the truth of this divine pillar.」His voice faded.

The conical hat-wearing figure dissolved into a burst of light, gradually dimming until it completely vanished...

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