Purgatory Artist-Chapter 255: Face It!

Between the sea and the sky.

A cold giant blade flashed past.

A few insects were cut in half, their broken bodies falling into the sea.

Zhao Chanyi's gaze became sharp.

Layers upon layers of saber light flew out from the long saber and flew down, chopping those insects into pieces.

She threw the Blade to Yana and closed her eyes to feel it.

"You've passed your Tribulation?" Yana smiled and asked.

"That's right, I'm no longer afraid of Tribulations ... I've reached Great Emptiness realm"

Zhao Chanyi felt her spirit energy skyrocketing.

"It's not common for cultivators to obtain Mystic-type powers, I hope that you'll become stronger and stronger, becoming the most proficient in attack among us and helping Liu Ping" Yana sincerely told her.

Zhao Chanyi was surprised: "You're already at such a high level, aren't you proficient in attack?"

"I'm no longer the Goddess of Torment, only a holy knight. Although I can run and heal, I'm only decent at fighting" Yana answered.

Zhao Chanyi stared at her and smirked with ill intentions:

"If that's the case, then one day ..."

Yana spoke without changing her expression: "Don't think too much about it, no one at the same level can catch up to me"

"What if I can catch up to you?"

"I'm most proficient in healing, you and I will fight until the end of time, even if I can't kill you, I'll at least tire you to death. If you don't believe me, we'll give it a try"

"Hmph, let's give it a try then"

"First of all, you'll have to catch up to my level first; second, you're so hostile towards me ... do you want to go for a ride again?"

"Yana! Don't go too far! "

"I'm only teasing the cat ... ah, you can't take teasing, you should've told me earlier"

The two of them continued to argue.

Liu Ping didn't say anything.

He stared at the 'Soul Retrieval Ring' in his hand, reading the lines of text that appeared on top of it:

[The Soul Retrieval Ring was originally an extremely rare piece of combat equipment, but after a certain calamity, it was used to ensure that the soul had left]

[Because the soul that left was an untainted soul]

[Fetters Card: Myriad Worlds Mirror]

[As the greatest masterpiece of magic, it possesses the power of Mysticism, able to contain the mirror images of several tens of thousands of worlds]

[It had seen with its own eyes the soul that held the Soul Retrieval Ring and passed through the mirror image to hide in the Endless World. Now that everything is over, it and another core card called the 'Mythical Altar' are hidden deep in the cathedral of the Imperial Capital]

Imperial Capital Cathedral!

Two Core Cards!

Liu Ping said excitedly, "We have a clue. Let's return to the capital!"

Layers of golden light burst out from Yana's body as she quickly said, "Hurry up, I have a bad premonition."

Liu Ping, on the other hand, was not in a hurry. He said calmly, "The fact that the swarm could follow us to the sea and attack us shows that they were already prepared."

"We also killed all the bugs that were chasing us. Will the other bugs sense it?" Yana asked.

"Sensing them isn't scary. What's scary is that they will evolve again. Then, it will be even more dangerous," Liu Ping said.

"But we have to go" Yana said.

"Yes" Liu Ping said.

Yana sighed and went forward to hug Liu Ping. She turned back to look at Zhao Chanyi.

"I'm not going to fly with you!"

Zhao Chanyi angrily turned back into a card and flew into the card book.

Boom

The golden light flashed across the surface of the sea, heading towards the capital.

Just as they were about to arrive, Liu Ping suddenly shouted:

"Stop!"

The golden light stopped.

"What is it?" Yana asked.

"Let's go down first" Liu Ping pointed at the barren plain below.

Yana followed his words and flew down, landing on a piece of dry land.

Liu Ping opened the card book: "I've thought about it for a long time, but I still feel that we need to prepare more"

"What are you going to do?" Yana asked.

"Zhao Chanyi"

Liu Ping threw the card out.

Bam

Zhao Chanyi appeared again and asked in surprise: "What is it, Liu Ping?"

"I remember that you brought a lot of cultivation-type items, even a cauldron"

"That's right, do you want to use a cauldron now?"

"No, take out the formation plate"

"Alright"

Zhao Chanyi tapped her Inventory Bag and took out the formation plate.

Liu Ping rolled up his sleeves: "Even if the insects can catch up to us, once we set up a warp formation and teleport between two places, they won't be able to do anything"

He took the formation plate.

At the very next moment, a line of burning text appeared:

[Soul Points are the source of all power, it can be temporarily converted into spirit energy for use, as well as directly used to activate spirit energy-type spells]

Liu Ping skimmed through it, then quickly tapped on the formation plate with both hands.

A few moments later.

A small-scale warp formation was set up.

Liu Ping handed the formation plate to Zhao Chanyi and cautiously told her: "We're going to retrieve the Cards later, once we do, no matter what happens next, you need to activate the warp formation right away"

"I'll remember that!" Zhao Chanyi sincerely replied.

Liu Ping was still a bit worried, so he took out the Forest Banshee Card and said: "My lady, when we reach the capital, please guide us to retrieve the two core Cards"

"Yes" the Forest Banshee replied.

Everything was ready.

Liu Ping thought for a bit, then focused his mind to summon a ring of alternating light and dark above his head.

A 40-meter summoning power!

"Alright, let's move out now" he said.

Yana lightly hugged him, then took to the sky, heading towards the capital.

A few moments later.

They passed through the mountains and plains, where a large and majestic city could be seen.

As Liu Ping carefully observed the city, his expression couldn't help but change.

Above the city, a large line of text slowly appeared:

[Nest]

It's already turned into a nest ...

Where's the three-headed skeleton?

Didn't it go to stop the insects?

"Yana, go faster!" Liu Ping loudly called out.

"Got it!"

The golden light sped up a bit.

At the very next moment.

The golden light arrived above the capital and circled around for a bit.

Liu Ping and Yana both looked down.

On the streets, on the bridge, in the square, and anywhere else, everyone was standing still.

They slowly looked up at the golden light in the sky.

Lines of text appeared above their heads:

[Parasite]

[About to awaken]

Liu Ping's eyes flickered as he saw the caravan from before among the crowd.

Everyone in the caravan had been infected.

Lorenzo the Wind Demon was gone.

But the president of the Thieves Guild was holding a broken limb in his hand.

It was Lorenzo's leg.

The voice of the Forest Banshee suddenly sounded:

"I found it. Go to the garden in the white church in the west. It's on the wall facing the south!"

The golden light flashed and disappeared.

It passed through the sky and quickly landed in the garden of the white church.

"Quick!"

Yana raised the Shadow Blade in her hand and looked around cautiously.

Liu Ping took a few steps forward and opened the mirror on the wall. There was indeed a small box behind the wall.

When the box was opened, a card lay quietly inside.

Bam!

The mirror turned into a card and Liu Ping kept it in the card book.

"There's another card in the church!" He shouted.

"In the back hall" the Forest Banshee said.

Liu Ping ran through the garden and towards the back hall.

Yana held a long blade and guarded beside him.

The two of them rushed into the main hall, only to see that the entire hall was empty.

"In the wall above us!" the Forest Banshee said.

Yana jumped up lightly and slashed open the ceiling.

Sure enough, there was a small secret room inside.

Liu Ping flew in to take a look. There was a mural on the wall of the secret room, depicting a grand altar with people praying in front of it.

A line of text appeared next to the mural:

[Core Sequence Card: Demonic Altar]

He quickly stepped forward and lightly pressed his hand on the mural.

Bam!

The mural disappeared.

A card appeared in Liu Ping's hand.

[Demonic Altar] in hand!

Yana suddenly pulled Liu Ping's arm and signaled him to look down.

Liu Ping looked down.

At some unknown point, the entire hall was already filled with people.

They looked at Liu Ping with eerie smiles on their faces.

A person standing in the middle spoke:

"I've found a way to deal with you"

At the very next moment.

A light of unknown origin illuminated the entire world.

In a flash.

Zhao Chanyi appeared from the void of space with a formation plate in hand: "Warp!"

An invisible spatial fluctuation enveloped them and they disappeared without a trace.

The wilderness.

A warp formation lit up.

A few figures descended and gradually became clear.

Liu Ping, Yana, Zhao Chanyi.

As soon as they landed, a resounding sound of shattering rocks could be heard from afar.

Rumble rumble rumble

The ground was shaking.

Everyone turned to look at the source of the sound.

An intense gust of wind swept across the sky, blowing at their faces.

"At least half of the capital has been destroyed" Yana's expression changed.

"So this is the way to kill Liu Ping?

They didn't even listen to what he said and attacked from afar "Zhao Chanyi muttered.

In the sky.

A black figure quickly descended and stood in front of them.

The three-headed skeleton.

It was holding a card in its hand, displaying it in front of everyone.

On the card, there were nine mysterious people wearing black cloaks with a halo of holy light shining from the top of their heads.

The three-headed skeleton spoke with a hoarse voice:

[This is the final Core Sequence Card, it's called [Holy Spirit], regretfully, you won't be able to obtain it anymore, Liu Ping]

It gestured with its hand.

The void of space opened up to reveal a sea of insects that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Other than insects, there were also countless humans mixed in with them, each of them displaying a numb and cold expression.

They were no longer humans.

"I thought we had an agreement, you'll stop the insects, I'll look for the card" Liu Ping said.

The three-headed skeleton shook its heads: [Regardless of what you said to the Devil King, it's all in the past, because it has already fused with my grand consciousness]

Liu Ping was a bit surprised, then quickly asked: "You're not it ... you're an insect?"

The three-headed skeleton slowly spoke: [Living beings are constantly trapped in their own created suffering due to their chaotic thoughts and endless desires. From today onwards, Liu Ping, you will forget all of your troubles, you will become a part of me, just like the Devil King]

"Ridiculous!" Yana muttered.

"Hmph, if you want to hurt Liu Ping, you'll have to get through me first!" Zhao Chanyi declared.

They drew their weapons and stood on both sides of Liu Ping to protect him.

Liu Ping didn't say anything and only turned his gaze towards the void of space.

Lines of burning words quickly appeared in front of his eyes:

[You've obtained two Core Sequence Cards of 'Land of Exile' in a row]

[The Heroic Spirit UI's efficiency has greatly increased, the 'Three Points Upgrade Method' is about to complete its evolution]

[Furthermore, you've obtained a total of 8 Core Sequence Cards of the 9 Core Sequence Cards]

[In a countdown of 5 seconds, the UI will obtain the right to operate the Land of Exile Sequence World]

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