Purgatory Artist-Chapter 249: The Final Blade of Mankind

A forest.

As soon as the evil creatures of Purgatory appeared, the entire world turned into a vast forest.

Liu Ping held a Blade in his hand, quickly moving through the forest.

"Not pretending to be a bandit anymore?" Yana smiled and asked.

"There's no one else here, of course I have to fight most suitably." Liu Ping answered.

There were evil creatures everywhere.

There was basically no time to waste. He couldn't stop when encountering enemies; as soon as he stopped, he'd be surrounded.

The Blade phantom increased.

As soon as he attacked, Liu Ping was already far away.

Instant slash.

Every time he encountered an evil creature, he would attack once, then immediately change his position.

Perhaps it was his judgement before the battle.

Perhaps it was because his Blade was too fast.

Although there were evil creatures everywhere, with his Blade technique and efficiency, he wasn't surrounded by them at all.

Yana followed by his side, occasionally throwing out a holy light to replenish his consumption.

Time slowly passed.

After fighting for a while, all the evil creatures were finally killed.

"Although your level isn't high, watching you fight is very pleasing to the eye." She praised sincerely.

"Unfortunately, these monsters are all illusions, they didn't give me any Soul Points" Liu Ping sighed.

A gentle voice suddenly came from the void of space:

[Combat evaluation: Excellent]

[The following is the final question of the entrance exam, please be careful]

[If you can still maintain your excellent results, the Dean will personally appear and guide you into the Card Master Academy]

Dean?

"After so many years, this Card Master Academy no longer exists, the so-called Dean is probably no longer here" Yana said.

"I agree, but ..."

Liu Ping held his Blade tightly and spoke in a low voice: "It's better to be safe than sorry."

Rumble rumble rumble!

The ground shook.

A 5-meter-tall evil creature slowly emerged from the ground.

「 Pitiful human 」

The evil creature roared, two balls of demonic flame appeared in its hands.

Liu Ping shouted: "Stop! Listen to me! "

The evil creature was stunned.

Liu Ping leapt up, the Blade in his hand leaving a trail of countless Blade phantoms.

The evil creature suddenly regained its senses, quickly dodging the Blade phantoms.

Poof!

A dull sound.

For some reason, even though it was dodging, it still crashed into Liu Ping's Blade, its neck was pierced deeply by the Blade phantoms.

Dead End Slash!

Just as the demon was about to struggle, Liu Ping pulled out his long saber and suddenly disappeared.

If someone was watching from the side, they would realize that Liu Ping did not move.

A ring of light suddenly appeared above his head.

The next moment.

The demon disappeared from where he stood and reappeared dozens of meters away from Liu Ping with his back facing him.

Forty meters summoning power!

Before it could turn around, Liu Ping had already drawn his blade.

A blade slash rose from the ground and sent the devil flying into the air.

Liu Ping slashed several times in the air and threw out his long saber.

The long saber flashed and pierced the devil's back.

Three consecutive attacks, Spring Breeze Slash!

Dong

With a dull thud, the creature fell to the ground, no longer breathing.

Liu Ping reached out to receive it.

The long saber returned to his hand.

"You're pretty good at using auras."

Yana crossed her arms and praised from the side.

"I rely on it to make a living. Of course, I have to use it more often" Liu Ping said.

Moments later.

The gentle voice sounded again.

[Congratulations, you have passed the entrance exam with flying colors]

[Beginning registration of personal information]

Light and shadow flashed.

The entire forest disappeared in front of Liu Ping's eyes.

He found himself back at the monastery, standing on top of a high platform in the middle of the institute.

The gentle voice sounded again.

[Please place your hand on the card]

Liu Ping looked around, only to see that a card had already appeared not too far away.

A circular clock was depicted on the card.

A line of burning text appeared next to the clock.

[Time Calendar Card]

[Space-Time Card, Record Card]

[Note: This is a card used to record the changes of time, its flow of time isn't affected by other measurement standards, it will always record according to its initial settings]

Liu Ping placed his hand on the card.

Bam!

The card disappeared.

A large clock silently appeared in front of him. The hour and minute hands on the clock quickly moved, giving off a 'tick tock tick tock' sound.

A few moments later.

The clock stopped.

A voice filled with vicissitudes of life sounded again.

"So it's already time."

At some unknown point, a gloomy figure appeared on top of the high platform.

The scenery around him slowly changed.

In the ruined monastery, the broken walls disappeared one after another.

Beautiful and tidy buildings, a square, a fountain, as well as lawns and trees quickly appeared.

The sun was shining brightly.

The sky was clear.

People were walking around the institute, chatting, studying and living.

Liu Ping stared blankly at this scene.

It's been too long.

After staying in the Eternal Night for so long, I've almost forgotten what daytime looks like.

Yana looked up at the sky and asked emotionally: "Is that the sun from the Age of Old?"

"That's right, it's the sun. When it existed, it was called daytime. As long as there are humans living in a world, there will always be a sun and a moon. From the perspective of us cultivators, they represent the balance of Yin and Yang, a symbol of the stability of a world." Liu Ping slowly explained.

In front of them, the gloomy figure slowly became clearer.

It was a hunchbacked old man.

He was holding a walking stick with one hand behind his back, wearing a pair of reading glasses.

"Ah, it's recording already?"

The old man muttered to himself, then looked towards Liu Ping.

His gaze went through Liu Ping, as if he was staring at nothing.

"It's a photographic record" Yana judged.

"Yes" Liu Ping replied.

The old man looked down at the beautiful scenery below the high platform, at the joyful crowd and sighed:

"I still can't believe the results of that divination"

"This is the most prosperous era of our human civilization, we've already used the power of various aspects to the extreme, leading it to a realm that can't be understood or speculated."

"The highest achievement of our civilization has already reached the level of 'Mystical'"

"Yes, the power of Card Users has already firmly occupied the 'Mystical' realm, beginning to explore the mysteries of everything."

"But, all of our Card Masters who are good at divination have obtained the same result."

"Humanity will face destruction."

The old man adjusted his reading glasses and muttered: "How is that possible? We're so powerful, even the former Gods of Purgatory are no match for us."

"How is it possible for humanity to walk towards destruction, and the only remaining Kindling will also be enslaved?"

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"And so."

The old man waved his hand and placed a card in front of Liu Ping.

"Go, this is the escape passage card, take it and you'll be able to enter the secret room and obtain the Sequence Core Card that I've been suppressing."

"The Witch's Tome"

"This book will teach you an advanced Card Master technique."

The old man sighed emotionally:

"Successor, if humanity truly walks towards destruction, this Institute will also cease to exist."

"You won't be able to learn anything here."

"If you're in danger, then the only thing I can help you with is to tell you one thing."

"You must collect the full set of 'Land of Exile' Core Cards."

"This set of Cards is the highest achievement of our human civilization, an indescribable power of Law that hides terrifying power beyond your imagination."

"It is one of the final weapons that we've passed down."

"Go, I hope you'll be able to defeat the future that we don't know about."

After the old man finished, the scenery around him slowly disappeared.

Liu Ping held the card in his hand.

A bottomless passageway immediately appeared on the platform.

"How strange ... if humanity's civilization has already stepped into the realm of Mysticism, why would it be destroyed?" Yana couldn't understand.

"Did you notice? He said that humanity had the power to defeat the Gods of Purgatory." Liu Ping asked.

"That's right."

"So this really is a mystery. Alright, let's not think too much about it for now, let's go get The Witch's Tome."

Liu Ping walked into the tunnel and headed underground.

The tunnel was very long, and every time he walked a certain distance, the walls on both sides of the tunnel would light up with torches.

After walking for 7-8 minutes, a secret room appeared in front of him.

In the secret room, a card silently floated in mid-air, emitting a faint mist.

There was a tattered page drawn on the card.

Liu Ping held the card.

Bam!

The card turned into a page, a language that Liu Ping didn't recognize was written on it.

"This is Demonic Language." Yana said.

"Demonic Language?" Liu Ping was confused.

"Yes, this language isn't recorded in Purgatory. When I was young, I was forced by my father to memorize all the words." Yana said.

"Where's your father?"

"He's dead. He died in an accident during a spar with the devils. But now that I think about it, it wasn't an accident."

Yana's expression was a bit sad, but quickly turned into determination.

"It's written on this page."

"With thy true name in the card tome, when the power of the entire set of Cards is realized, the final weapon can be manifested."

Liu Ping fell into deep thought.

Previously, the spirit that possessed Hua Qingkong had said,"Your only chance is to collect all the core Cards of the 'Land of Exile'"

"... Once you've collected all the core Cards, you'll be able to awaken the hidden card in the Deck."

"It will be your strongest aid."

This matches what the Dean said just now.

Card Deck ...

While he was silently thinking, Yana suddenly spoke up:

"Huh? My Experience Points have increased."

Liu Ping looked at the void of space.

Lines of burning text appeared in the void of space:

[You've once again collected a core Card of the 'Land of Exile']

[This Card's function is to record knowledge, the power it contains is relatively weak]

[Please continue to collect other core Cards]

[Furthermore,]

[You've obtained an important piece of card master knowledge, this is a long-lost secret]

[Your Role Points have increased]

[Current Role Points: 3/10]

[Due to this exploration, your Experience Points have increased]

[Current Experience Points: 65%]

Yana pondered: "Just by reading this record, we've already gained quite a bit of Experience Points, seems like this Card Technique is very important"

Liu Ping said: "It's most likely the method to activate the entire set of Cards, allowing us to use the weapon that the old man mentioned"

"But, how do we use this technique?" Yana asked doubtfully.

Liu Ping thought for a bit, then said: "Since it requires a full set of Cards, we'll probably have to collect all the core Cards in order to continue exploring this technique"

"That's true, we'll have to look for other Cards, we need to hurry, the evil creatures and insects are both looking for Cards" Yana said.

Rumble rumble rumble

A door appeared on the wall of the secret room, it slowly opened to reveal a flight of stairs leading upwards.

This should be the way out.

"Let's go" Liu Ping said.

The two of them went through the door and ran up the stairs.

The door closed behind the two of them.