Chapter 1875: 520 Purgatory’s Son_2 Chapter 1875: 520 Purgatory’s Son_2 But Purgatory’s Son was different.
The majority of demons that made up this group were not only orderly but also not evil, and even tended to act more like justice or kindness in certain aspects.
They were the anomalies among demons.
Usually,
being an anomaly meant being ostracized by the broader group.
Naturally, Purgatory’s Son also faced oppression from other demons.
Thus, their influence was confined to cities or villages within a hundred kilometers along the Blood River and its tributaries.
The Alliance had spellcasters who believed,
compared to most demons who indirectly received the Blood River’s blessing, that the power of Purgatory’s Son came directly from the Purgatory Blood River!
They were the contrast to other demons.
Their existence provided a metric of evil for the Blood River.
They were a unique group specially blessed by the Blood River to curb its inherent evil nature.
They also served as a very special anchor for the Blood River itself.
Because of this,
even demons as powerful as the Lord of the Nine Hells rarely entertained thoughts of annexing or conquering the cities along the Blood River.
They might look down on Purgatory’s Son,
but they were also not keen on provoking them.
On the other hand,
it was said that many demons tired of the Evil Camp wanted to voluntarily join the forces of Purgatory’s Son.
But the quotas for transformation into Purgatory’s Son were limited.
Hence, the cities built along the Blood River were always bustling with activity.
Although not all demons living in these cities were Purgatory’s Sons, they generally acted in accordance with the standards of Purgatory’s Son.
Over time,
these cities also became anomalies within Purgatory.
They were safe and prosperous, with demon residents who were kind, orderly, and just, at times more reminiscent of heaven than the divine-centric Secondary Planes of the Heavenly Family Palace!
After Matthew learned of this information,
his first reaction was doubt.
For the existence of Purgatory’s Son was indeed filled with suspicious elements.
He inquired with Lutisia,
who stated that she had once visited a city of Purgatory’s Son, and at least superficially, found nothing amiss.
It was also because of this, coupled with the good reputation of Purgatory’s Son among the races, that Matthew chose this path.
“Seems like this decision hasn’t posed any problems so far?”
The bored Matthew once again withdrew his wandering gaze from the window.
At this moment, the ship experienced a slight shake during its journey.
The wooden tabletop creaked and groaned.
Matthew gently stopped a few maps that were about to slide off the edge of the table and folded them back up.
In the center of the table,
lay about twenty maps of very different styles.
These were the Purgatory maps that Matthew and his companions had collected from various groups on the ship in the past few days—
Compared to Aindor,
Purgatory was really very vast.
To the extent that these maps Matthew had collected were just the tip of the iceberg.
His gaze landed on the map at the very top.
It was an overall structure of Purgatory.
The entire Purgatory resembled a giant funnel suspended at the core of the outer planes.
And as its foundation, the Nine Tier Purgatory were the most stable nine embedded areas between the funnel’s inner and outer walls.
These areas extended infinitely inward and outward, folding and stacking to form a Purgatory Space with infinite folds (Secondary Planes or Demiplanes).
The Nine Tier Purgatory is divided from top to bottom as follows:
One, Barthor Purgatory.
Two, Morgan’s Purgatory.
Three, Freyza Purgatory.
Four, Greedy Kingdom.
Five, Molten Fire Heart Philgarden.
Six, Cold Night Territory Senkania.
Seven, Flying Insect Island.
Eight, Old Heart.
Nine, Curse Plain.
Below the Curse Plain,
at the very end of the Purgatory Funnel, lay one of the most terrifying forbidden lands in the entire Multiverse—
The Bridge of All Life.
That was the lowest layer of the outer planes.
As for what lies beneath the Bridge of All Life,
that is the place closest to the “Gray Star Realm” in the known world.
This area is filled with a vast amount of low-dimensional, low-energy matter.
Very few forms of life can survive there.
Only the sealed beings like Barthor and the Captain can leave scant traces on the Bridge of All Life.
Ordinary people could not even approach the Bridge of All Life.
The sixth tier of purgatory, also known as the “Cold Night Territory,” was the limit reachable by non-legendary beings.
In fact,
the vast majority of demons gathered in the first five tiers of purgatory and the related planes derived from them.
Among them, Barthor, Devil Lord Morgan, and Freyza Purgatory—three areas named after the powerful Lords of the Nine Hells—accounted for over ninety percent of the purgatory population. seaʀᴄh thё NovelZone.fun website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
And the destination Matthew planned to visit,
was precisely at the border between Freyza Purgatory and Morgan’s Purgatory, where there were countless Bridges of Destruction leading to the Abyss; it could be said to be the most populated place in purgatory.
Where there were many eyes, it was easier to get things done.
Matthew believed that as long as he could safely reach the Blood Abyss, this purgatory trip would be eighty percent successful!
However, things went contrary to his wishes.
Just as his gaze was swiftly scanning the purgatorial map,
the sudden intense shaking of the Conch Boat was an experience unprecedented in the past few days!
Matthew hurriedly looked towards the narrow porthole, and suddenly, two dark shadows swept across the vertically downward river surface!
Because the opponents were flying too fast and were separated by the magic circle and the Conch Boat, Matthew could not ascertain their origins.
But he had already realized that complications had arisen.
This trip might not be so smooth.
“What’s wrong?”
Lorreane had also sensed that something was amiss.
He put down his yellow book, his ears twitching slightly.
But before he could catch wind and shadow or Alley Gossip signals of useful information,
Camela suddenly sprang up from her bed like a zombie.
Her bald head reflected the light seeping through the porthole, dazzling:
“We’re still within the boundaries of Barthor Purgatory, and the river surface has two Purgatory Spiders using silk webs spit out to capture the Conch Boat.”
“One devil clad in black Garcia’s Armor II is negotiating with Hell’s Son.”
“They seem to be intercepting goods?”
“No, wrong. They want the people on board!”
Camela narrated her Prophecy results expressionlessly.
Taking advantage of her pausing to breathe,
Lorrane seized the opportunity to add,
“The leader is a subordinate of the Iron Duke; they seem to be recruiting soldiers but have been looking for a long time at the territory’s edge and haven’t gathered enough soldiers.”
“Most of the demons who don’t want to fight probably fled to the cities of the Hell’s Son.”
“They dare not target the cities, so they can only vent their anger on the guilds, heh, they haven’t even asked for the Hell’s Son to disembark, they just want the passengers on board…”
“The negotiations seem to be going poorly.”
Matthew furrowed his brows.
The Iron Duke Bain was one of the three magnates of Barthor Purgatory.
He, the Viper Lord, and the Demoness of Desire, basically controlled over ninety percent of the territory of Barthor Purgatory.
Matthew wasn’t clear about the other aspects of this person.
But the key point was,
Bain’s territory and Glasia’s castle were very far apart.
If by some misfortune they were taken away by these recruit-driven groups, returning to Glasia’s territory would add many complications!
“We might need to prepare to fight or escape.”
Lorreane warned,
“The Hell’s Son seems to have reached an agreement with those recruiters.”
“Someone will be here soon…”
Before he could finish,
a sudden “thump thump thump” came from outside the porthole.
Matthew went up and opened the door.
A Hell’s Son with a resentful face entered.
Seeing Matthew, he showed deep remorse:
“I’m terribly sorry to inform you that our boat has been intercepted by the subordinates of the Iron Duke. They demand that all passengers disembark, otherwise, they will destroy the entire Conch Boat.”
“They have fierce firepower; we can’t resist.”
“The Captain is now negotiating with them to buy time.
But it won’t be long before they break in to search the boat.
To prevent the passengers from being captured,
the Captain had us prepare a few small boats at the stern.
If you wish to get away from those despicable people, it’s best to head to the stern now and meet the other passengers.”
“Afterward, we’ll use invisibility and teleportation magic to send you away without anyone noticing.”
“The number of small boats is limited, so if you wish to leave, you’d better hurry…”
After speaking,
he looked anxiously at Matthew and the others.
Matthew thought for a moment, then suddenly said,
“No worries.”
“We’ll just wait here in the cabin.”
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