Purgatory Artist-Chapter 419: One Piece of Armor, Three Thousand Gods

(TN: we had to hide for a day because we got bomb warning. all good though)

"That's impossible!"

The umbrella-bearer was tightly wrapped by countless scales, like a dumpling, being held in the palm of the black armor.

His face was filled with disbelief, and he maintained that expression as he roared:

"You're dead!

You're dead! "

Liu Ping stood in front of him, still wearing the cloak, looking like a strange person.

"I don't know what you're talking about"

He replied expressionlessly, raised his Baina Blade and placed it on the other party's shoulder.

"Liu Ping, stop pretending, it must be you, other than you, no one else can control this armor" the umbrella-bearer clenched his teeth and said.

Liu Ping maintained a cold expression, and spoke with a disdainful tone:

"You want to defeat me with such a trashy armor? You're underestimating us nightmares "

Occultism power: Deception!

The umbrella-bearer was stunned, and hesitantly asked: "You're not him?"

"Him? Who are you referring to? "Liu Ping asked.

The umbrella-bearer turned to look at the gigantic black armor, and spoke absentmindedly: "I've spent countless years and still couldn't figure out this armor ... but it's being controlled by a true nightmare"

"Yes, it's very simple" Liu Ping added.

The umbrella-bearer's body trembled, and a fawning expression appeared on his face: "Sir, I can actually be your servant, please spare my life"

Liu Ping looked down, and saw that the scales on the umbrella-bearer's body showed signs of loosening.

After all, it was the umbrella-bearer who set up the seals himself.

"Don't use the unsealing power, that way I'll feel that you're more sincere" Liu Ping said.

As soon as he said that.

A line of burning text silently appeared:

[You've activated the Occultism power: Super Popular Actor]

[Under your command, one of the opponent's abilities will be completely sealed, unable to be used]

The scales once again stuck to the umbrella-bearer's body, preventing him from moving.

"Do you really want to be my servant?" Liu Ping asked.

The umbrella-bearer hurriedly replied: "Yes"

Swish!

A blade flashed.

The umbrella-bearer's head flew into the sky, then was turned into a bloody mist by the countless blade phantoms in the air. freewebnøvel.com

His headless corpse was still kneeling on the ground. Blood flowed out from the wound on his neck and dyed the black scales red.

Liu Ping sheathed his blade and said calmly, "You destroyed the real world and forced countless people to sleep in the eternal night. Now, you've joined the nightmare and want to completely destroy the beings on the Divine Pillar. How can I forgive you?"

A wondrous attraction force appeared on his body.

Burning words quickly appeared in his mind.

[The battle is over.]

[The Sequence Spirit of the Inner Plane is completing the teleportation for you.]

Liu Ping stood still and waited silently.

Suddenly

The countless black scales began to vibrate rhythmically.

For a moment, all the black scales on the huge black armor began to vibrate, producing a buzzing sound.

"Wait, don't let me go yet," Liu Ping said.

The force that was pulling him suddenly weakened.

Liu Ping focused and paid close attention to the changes in the black armor.

Countless scales flew up and circled in the air. Some of the scales fell down and gradually formed the shape of a human.

The humanoid figure walked towards Liu Ping.

The black scales flickered with ever-changing runes, turning the humanoid figure into a man of flesh and blood.

This was a person that Liu Ping had never seen before.

He first bowed to Liu Ping, then crouched down and touched the blood on the ground, tasting it.

"A 'Ji is finally dead."

The man said.

"Who are you?" Liu Ping asked.

"I am A 'Yin, a Divinity that you saved in one of your past lives. The Divine Pillar I was on was destroyed long ago, but you brought me out and escaped" the man said.

Liu Ping looked at him and saw a line of text appear on top of his head.

[A Divinity of the past.]

Liu Ping slowly moved his gaze and looked at the umbrella-bearer's headless corpse.

"You called him A 'Ji?"

"Yes, in that life, you used many methods but still couldn't defeat the nightmare. You had no choice but to reincarnate and leave. A 'Ji and I both turned into scales and lived on this armor, following you to wander through life and death in search of a new world to reincarnate" the man said.

Scales ...

Liu Ping looked at the black armor.

The man called A 'Yin understood and said: "This armor is as large as an endless mountain. In my past life, 3000 Divinities buried their souls in the 1659th scale and followed you through your reincarnation"

He pointed at the gigantic black armor and said: "This armor has countless scales, us 3000 Divinities are but a tiny fraction of it"

"Then what about him?" Liu Ping pointed at the corpse and asked.

"A 'Ji ... he desired to become stronger too much, so after reincarnating, he entered the depths of Occultism and lost himself in it. But because of the powerful Occultism, he remembered this armor and walked step by step until today" A' Yin explained.

"You didn't reincarnate?" Liu Ping asked.

"I died in battle after reincarnating, so I returned to the armor and remembered everything."

After saying that, A 'Yin's body suddenly flickered.

"Sir, my soul energy is no longer enough to keep me awake, but I was entrusted by you in your past life to tell you something before I wake up"

"Tell me" Liu Ping said.

A 'Yin said: "I can only tell you this secret once, because once I tell you, I'll run out of power and have no choice but to fall into slumber again"

"Listen carefully"

"'Do not delve too deeply into Occultism, the end of it is nightmares. Among the thousands of methods I've tried, nightmares are not suitable for living beings to use, living beings will only be enslaved by nightmares, think of another way'"

As soon as he said that.

The humongous black armor let out an even louder and deeper rumbling sound.

Lines of burning text abruptly popped up:

[You've heard the secret of the past's fate]

[Your power of the four Saint Pillars has reached the minimum requirement]

[The armor's power has begun to reinforce your body, revealing the endless secrets of the past to you]

[Your 'Legendary Observer' has been raised to the level of Occultism changing to 'Knowledge is as good as your name']

[From now on, you will be able to see the names of living beings in their past lives and learn of their past origins]

All the text faded away.

A 'Yin bowed to Liu Ping and smiled:

"Defeat the nightmares, Divine King"

He couldn't maintain his body anymore and scattered into pieces of black scales that flew towards the gigantic armor.

A few moments later.

As all the scales returned to the armor, all the abnormalities disappeared without a trace.

Only Liu Ping was still standing on the hand of the armor, silently staring at it, unable to say anything.

A single piece of scale hides 3000 Divinities.

And so many pieces of scale, what exactly is it hiding?

Liu Ping sighed.

He could clearly sense that this armor was connected to his mind and was under his complete control.

The scales on the surface of the armor were like a part of his body, completely subservient to him.

That's why the Divinity of the past shouldn't have been lying.

Because the armor was giving him such a feeling.

Following this train of thought.

This armor had most likely followed him through countless reincarnations.

But even with so many companions, after so much effort, I still haven't found a way to defeat the nightmares.

However.

At least I've obtained a vague direction.

I don't need to think about the nightmares anymore, I need to think of something else.

"Let's go, send me back"

He said.

The immense suction force instantly enveloped him and pulled him into the void of space.

...

The Nightmare Underground Crypt.

The Inner World.

In the open space outside the castle, all kinds of strange existences were still waiting.

A flash of light suddenly appeared in the middle of the open space.

The light spread out.

A strange man in black appeared in the middle of the open space.

Liu Ping!

He looked around, facing those monsters who were also expressionless, and slowly said:

"Food"

"Still just food, not qualified to receive our identity"

As soon as he said that.

The monsters around him began to disperse.

When a small number of monsters walked past Liu Ping, they moved aside a little.

This is probably a subtle way of expressing their respect?

Liu Ping was thinking when he suddenly saw lines of small words appear on the open space, right under his feet:

[Nightmare Summoner, you've defeated the challenger]

[This challenge has ended]

[As the winner of the bet, you've received the mission of the other party]

[From now on, you will replace the other party and complete the mission of that great being on this pillar]

[You are qualified to communicate directly with the Sequence's spirit of control]

[Please enter the black door]

Liu Ping turned around and saw a small black door open at the side of the Palace, two expressionless men in black floated at the door.