Purgatory Artist-Chapter 244: Who Am I?

Liu Ping was being hugged by Yana, hovering below the ceiling.

They both looked at the gem.

It was a gem that gave off a faint red glow, embedded in the middle of the ceiling, surrounded by numerous colorful murals.

"I'll activate it." Yana said.

"Wait a minute, why do I feel like this gem is a bit strange?" Liu Ping asked.

In front of his eyes, two lines of text appeared next to the gem:

[Passage Gem (Entangled by Threads of Fate)]

[Note: By infusing it with Soul Points, a unique secret passage can be opened]

Liu Ping silently asked: "What does entangled by Threads of Fate mean?"

[Please explore on your own]

Explore on my own ...

Liu Ping was a bit hesitant.

"Open it, I can't sense any danger from this gem, and they're about to fill up the entire place." Yana said.

Liu Ping looked down.

Countless skeletons were already crawling along the wall.

"Alright"

He put his hand on the gem and lightly infused it with Soul Points.

The gem then turned into an open passage.

Yana flew in with Liu Ping.

The passage then closed.

As soon as they entered, they saw nothing but grey fog around them, with only a single path leading forward.

From within the fog, the sound of shuffling could be heard from time to time.

— — -just like when they first entered this world.

"Don't enter the fog, there are some very powerful guys inside" Yana said in a low voice.

"Hm." Liu Ping responded and walked forward along the path.

Not too long later, he reached the end of the path.

"Strange, didn't they say that there was a monster guarding the key here?"

Liu Ping asked in confusion.

In front of him was a circular altar.

A beating heart was placed on top of the altar, while a monster that had been dead for a long time lay below the heart.

— — -calling it a monster wasn't quite accurate, because it looked like a person whose body had expanded by 3-4 times.

Despite the fact that it didn't have any human characteristics, its entire body and face were completely white.

Lines of burning text appeared next to the monster:

[Z-type creature combat form (dead) (Entangled by Threads of Fate)]

[Mystic-type, Martial Artist]

[Description: This is a strong and powerful combat organism. The symbol 'Z' means that it specializes in hand-to-hand combat.]

Yana stepped forward and examined it carefully. She said, "This monster is already dead. The heart on its body belongs to a Devil."

"You recognize the heart of a Devil?" Liu Ping asked.

"It should be called a Demonic core, but we usually call it a heart.Yana said.

The two of them searched around.

There was no key.

"That's strange. Could it be that the sealed core card of that card is lying to me?" Liu Ping asked in surprise.

"That can't be, its fluctuations haven't changed at all, it's still a Card that stands on our side." the Forest Banshee said.

"Could the key be this heart?" Liu Ping asked.

He took two steps forward and was about to pick up the heart when he suddenly thought of something and called out, "Lilith!"

"I'm here."

A palm-sized girl popped out from his hair and looked curiously at the white human-shaped corpse.

"This thing seems very powerful, can we use it?" Liu Ping asked.

"It ... has already far surpassed your level. If you turn it into a Death Doll, you won't be able to summon other Death Dolls." Lilith answered.

"Is this permanent, or temporary?" Liu Ping asked.

"Once you level up and become stronger, you'll be able to summon more dolls." Lilith answered.

Liu Ping summoned the Card Tome and said: "Then it doesn't matter. Let's begin, awaken it."

Lilith landed on the Card Book and softly chanted an obscure incantation.

A second later.

The pure white Z-type creature combat form slowly stood up.

"What do you think of its strength?" Liu Ping asked.

"It's hard to say" Yana evaluated the white monster and said: "Its presence is completely hidden, I can't sense anything about it."

Liu Ping looked at the Z-type creature combat form and felt like he was staring at the void of space, but there was nothing there.

"Very ... advanced" he judged.

"What do we do now? There's only a corpse and a heart here, why don't we take the heart to the Gate of Light and try? "Yana asked.

"In the Land of Exile, the first two Cards I got were both keys — — could there be a key hidden inside this devil's heart?"

While saying that, Liu Ping took the devil's heart from the Z-type creature combat form's hand.

A split second later.

Something happened — —

In the void of space above the heart, lines of text appeared one after another:

[Unknown Demonic heart]

[Seal removed]

[Awakened]

Dong dong!

Dong dong!

Dong dong!

The heart began to beat vigorously.

The void of space opened up as a three-headed skeleton landed in front of Liu Ping and Yana.

The Prisoner!

It actually went straight into the secret chamber!

"Who would've thought, you'd help me find my heart." the prisoner spoke in a low voice.

A white figure flashed.

Boom!!!

The Z-type creature combat form punched the prisoner into the ground, both of its hands unleashed a series of blurry fist shadows.

After fighting for two breaths' worth of time.

A black light struck the Z-type creature combat form's chest and sent it flying.

The prisoner leapt out from the ground and spoke to Liu Ping:

" You think you can win against me with just this thing? "

Liu Ping looked up and saw that the Z-type creature combat form's chest had been cut open.

— — -it was only wounded, it wasn't killed by the prisoner's attack!

Liu Ping's finger lightly moved.

[Divine Healing]!

This was the most powerful healing technique that Liu Ping currently had.

A gentle light appeared on the Z-type creature combat form's chest and healed its wounds.

"I'll do it!" Yana called out.

She casually unleashed a blinding holy light.

— — -as a Holy Knight who was also a Goddess, her healing technique had reached a terrifying level.

The Z-type creature combat form's wounds were instantly healed.

" Damn it, it's a Holy Knight ... "

The prisoner cursed and unleashed a mass of black light towards Yana.

A white figure flashed.

The mass of black light was sent flying. Immediately after, it appeared behind the prisoner.

The prisoner didn't have time to unleash any more spells and barely managed to turn around to receive the Z-type creature combat form's consecutive attacks.

Boom — — -

With a resounding noise, both the prisoner and the Z-type creature combat form were sent flying.

A few more wounds appeared on the Z-type creature's body.

"It's fine."

Yana casually unleashed another mass of holy light to heal the Z-type creature's wounds.

"How many more times can you use your healing technique?" Liu Ping asked.

"If it's this level of healing, I can use it continuously for an entire day and night." Yana replied.

Liu Ping was a bit relieved and looked at the prisoner not too far away.

Only to see that some of its bones had already started to crack.

Liu Ping thought for a bit, then unleashed a warm light onto the prisoner's body.

The prisoner's wounds immediately disappeared.

" You're healing me? " it asked in surprise.

"Winning or losing isn't that important" Liu Ping smiled: "I hope that you can have a fair fight, show your style, show your results, and display the spirit of our Evernight world."

The prisoner was about to chant an incantation, but after hearing Liu Ping's words, it forgot the incantation for some reason.

"The human soul always has this kind of problem." it sighed.

Liu Ping didn't hesitate to raise the heart up and said:

"To be honest, I rarely see a person's heart outside of their body — — if I crush this heart, what do you think will happen next?"

"Wait a minute!" the prisoner looked at the heart in his hand and quickly said.

"What do you want to say?" Liu Ping asked.

"As long as you return my heart to me, I'll sign an Evernight contract with you and never bother you again." the prisoner roared in annoyance.

"Is there such a good thing?" Liu Ping smiled.

"We have no grudges, I've always been looking for my heart, who would've thought it would be here ... ... in your hands, I only want it." the prisoner said.

Liu Ping doubtfully asked: "But it's clearly a demon's heart — —"

"You don't need to care about that, just give it to me, I can make an oath to leave and never bother you again" the prisoner said.

"Then what about the core card of this Sequence?" Liu Ping asked.

"You and I will split it equally" the prisoner said.

Split equally ...

"What about all the humans living in this Sequence world?" Liu Ping asked.

"You won't be able to take them away." the prisoner probed.

"That's right, I won't be able to take them away, and even if I do, they might not be able to survive in the Evernight world outside." Liu Ping admitted.

The prisoner said: "Then, I will take their souls away and use them to create a dark play that belongs to me, from which I can choose the most valuable souls — — - perhaps as a human, you don't know what a dark play is, but that's my business, you don't need to care about them anymore"

Its three heads spoke in unison: "Rejoice, human, this is your only chance to escape from my hands."

"I just happen to know what a dark play is — — - kill it." Liu Ping ordered.

The Z-type lifeform turned into a white shadow and charged straight at the prisoner.

At the same time.

Liu Ping clenched his fist and crushed the heart into pieces.

"NO!"

The prisoner angrily roared.

Suddenly.

The Z-type lifeform was halfway there when strange and complicated runes appeared on the surface of its body.

It suddenly gave off an aura that far surpassed its own and appeared in front of the prisoner in a flash, hugged the prisoner and charged into the fog.

"You're going to die — —"

The prisoner's voice came from afar, but within the fog, all sorts of rustling noises suddenly became as loud as thunder, chasing after the prisoner and the Z-type lifeform.

At the same time — — -

The ruby on the ceiling of the church suddenly emitted a dazzling light.

Two rays of light fell on Liu Ping and Yana's bodies, bringing them into the sky and into the endless darkness.

After flying for an unknown amount of time.

The two of them quickly landed and stood on the ground.

"This is ..."

This was another cathedral.

And — — -

Exactly the same as the cathedral from before!

A gate of light silently hovered in the air.

There was no one around.

A voice came from the ruby:

"To obtain a core Card of the Sequence, you must enter this mirror world to find it."

"Congratulations, you've passed my test."

Liu Ping couldn't help but ask:

"Who exactly are you?"

A low chuckle came from the ruby: "Many years ago, when the Void Pillar was approaching its end, we humans had no choice but to fall into Purgatory and Evernight."

"What did you say? There's a Divine Pillar above Purgatory and Evernight? "Liu Ping exclaimed in shock.

"Of course, but it had already been destroyed, leaving only the void of space." the voice replied. frёeωebɳovel.com

Liu Ping asked: "Then you — —"

The voice continued: "At the time, I was in the Sequence world of the 'Land of Exile', engaging in the final battle against some sort of unspeakable monster."

"Those evil creatures dared to barge in, attempting to enslave both me and that monster."

"Of course, they failed. In the end, they had no choice but to fuse the most powerful evil creature with us, temporarily restraining us and preventing us from escaping from this world."

"That evil creature had just lost its heart."

"And — —"

"The unspeakable monster that fought against me all those years ago managed to open the prison."

"Unfortunately, it failed at the last step and was sealed within the Sequence of The Fool."

"And now"

...

The snowy mountain.

Several ten thousand miles away from the snowy mountain.

At the top of a tall building in Mech city.

A delicate and pretty woman was fiddling with a transparent string in her hand and softly asked:

"Guess, who am I now?"

(TN: THE PLOT TWIST!!!!!!!!!!!!)