Chapter 522: Purgatory
Translator: Panda_Penn Editor: Chrissy
After six days of nobody being able to find Lu Li, Jiang Qiling became restless. Each one who went out to search for Lu Li brought a jade talisman. If Lu Li was located, they would break the jade talisman to send a message. But it had been six days and yet none of the jade talismans was broken.
Even though Jiang Qiling had rested for some time, her soul hadn't recovered. The fact that she wanted to go out in person frightened Jiang Hu.
Jiang Qiling sent out many warriors but Jiang Hu was determined to stay. Lu Li had given him an order and promised that he would cut Jiang Hu's head off should anything happen to Jiang Qiling.
What kind of person was Lu Li?
Lu Li was a killer, a person that even had the courage to kill Ji Mengtian, Lu Suan, Yang Xuan and Die Feiyu. Should anything happened to Jiang Qiling, Lu Li wouldn't mind killing Jiang Hu. It was just another head.
For his own life and for concern of Jiang Qiling, Jiang Hu knelt to Jiang Qiling and begged her not to go. Jiang Hu even said she must go over his dead body if she wanted to leave the base camp.
Based on Jiang Qiling's character, needless to say, she would not hesitate once she made up her mind. She released Soulfeast Butterflies at once to knock Jiang Hu out and left.
When Jiang Hu woke up, he called over more than a dozen warriors and went to look for Jiang Qiling. He was lucky for after half a day, he did catch up with her.
…
Lu Li was still wandering around in the wild. It was not that the warriors sent by Jiang Qiling were useless. The fact was that Lu Li had used psychic power to observe. Every time he detected people nearby, he would go around them in advance.
How powerful was Lu Li's soul now? Not even himself knew the answer. After being transformed by divine energy, the strength of his soul must have surpassed the peak of the Noble Lord Realm.
Therefore, usually, he would find others first. He would go around before other nearby warriors before they even realize that he was there.
He was still on his way to the base camp of the Barbarian Race. He wanted to ask Rui the Iron how to increase the power. Even if he could not get a definitive answer, he could at least tell the barbarians to pour more energy to recharge the Ding of Barbarian God.
The Ding of Barbarian God had been staying in Little White's head. Lu Li didn't know the situation inside as Little White had never came out from his sleeve, which meant that it had been calm. Nobody did anything strange and nobody died. Little White had showed no reaction.
Ji Mengtian, Lu Suan, Yang Xuan and the rest were indeed alive!
But…they were in much more pain than death itself. Some of them even had the urge to commit suicide.
They felt like they had been tormenting in hell for the past six days. Thunderbolts would kept coming down on them. However, there was nothing more they could do other than bear the pain.
Nobody was trying to run away from the thunderbolts anymore or even dodge. They would just sit on the ground with their legs crossed or lie there and wait for the arrival of the fast-travelling thunderbolts. Considering that the space inside was limited, nobody could actually stay clear of thunderbolts. They would be struck in the end no matter what.
If so, then what was the difference between avoiding and not?
What did it feel like to be continuously struck by thunderbolts? It was like pushing one's head into water and then letting the person out while he was on the verge of dying and then pushing him back in after several breaths…
Being struck by thunderbolts was even more painful than being soaked in water. These people were electrocuted. Every piece of their muscle was tearing apart and their skins were scorched and burned as if they were thrown into fire. Every time they get struck by thunderbolts, they would shake and twitch uncontrollably and they would roll their eyes and foam at their mouths…
Every two hours, Die Feiyu would heal others with her Source of Life Bloodline skill for fear that they would die from their injuries.
The situation inside the Ding of Barbarian God was—they were lying on the ground, leaving themselves at the mercy of thunderbolts. They would spasm every now and then, roll their eyes and have foams at the corner of their mouths. After the sting and pain passed over, they could find a chance to breathe and close their eyes, waiting for the next round to come…
All were lying on the ground regardless of their looks, all except for Die Feiyu and Ji Mengtian. Only these two young ladies were still sitting on the ground with their legs crossed with great efforts for the sake of their appearances. Well, there weren't so much appearance to be worried about now…
Lu Ni and the others did something peculiar. They hid themselves among several dead bodies so that the bodies could take some thunderbolts for them.
But…
The bodies had started to smell after so many days. By lying close to the dead bodies, Lu Ni and the others could smell the rancid scent. When they opened their eyes, they could see those unclosed eyes…
"Boom, boom, boom~"
Thunderbolts came running down and landed in each one of them. All began to spasm. Some were groaning but more were lying still like dead bodies except for twitching a little bit when struck by thunderbolts…
Nobody was cursing, or begging or crying.
They had lost their strength to curse. Begging wouldn't get them anywhere and Lu Li never responded. They had no more tears to cry.
Sometimes when Lu Suan, Yang Xuan and Ji Mengtian opened their eyes, one could see deep-rooted hatred. But in the eyes of Die Feiyu and another young lady, there were remorse, regretting to make themselves enemies of Lu Li…
The two young ladies were desperate as well. They could tell that Lu Li would be unwilling to let them go. They hadn't eaten or slept for six days. Death would be the only end for them going down the road.
They would try to eat something sometimes but their stomachs were upset after being struck by thunderbolts. They would throw everything up so they could only sustain their lives with some water.
They would be weaker and more vulnerable if the situation continued. At first, Die Feiyu would release Source of Life Bloodline skill every half an hour. Now, it was every two hours. After a while, the interval would extend to several hours.
In the end, Die Feiyu would be so weak that she could not use Source of Life Bloodline skill anymore. Everyone would end up a pile of roasted flesh…
Now, death for some of them was a relief. If they had the courage to commit suicide, they would have done so. It was torture to suffer like this. To live in this way was no better than to die.
…
Lu Li didn't see or hear what was going on inside because he didn't want to. Now that he had made up his mind to kill them, he had let go of all concerns.
He rushed on. After a day and a half, he suddenly stopped and frowned.
In front of him stood two people, familiar people. One of them was Ye Luo from the Tumulus of Universe. Lu Li had just parted ways with him not long ago. The other one was a beautiful girl in a red dress, Lu Hongyu, the granddaughter of the eighth patriarch of the Lu Family.
Lu Li was about to go around them when he felt a gentle breeze which was Ye Luo's psychic power. Lu Li knew that he was located so he had to go to them with a forced smile. He understood why Ye Luo was here with Lu Hongyu.
"Lu Li, you are hard to find these days!"
Lu Hongyu said with ridicule when she saw Lu Li coming over. Before Lu Li could respond, she scolded him, "Lu Li, you have grown. Have you forgotten about me? If so, just forget I am here. You are free to go."
Lu Li cupped his fists and said with a bitter smile, "I may forget others but I don't dare to forget my cousin Hongyu."
"Okay!"
Lu Hongyu waved her hand and said, "Go back to the base camp with me now. Your lover Lady Jiang is off the bed because she is so mad at you. If you continue to take your own course, she might die."
"Qiling?"
Lu Li was hesitating. He was about to reach the base camp of the Barbarian Race. Even if Rui the Iron didn't know how to increase the power of thunderbolts, Lu Li could at least ask him to send some barbarians into the Ding of Barbarian God to kill those inside.
The intention of Lu Hongyu was clear. She was here to stop him from killing them. The fact that she mentioned Jiang Qiling made him hesitate.
Lu Hongyu detected Lu Li's hesitation and said, "Lu Li, I know what you are thinking. You think that whether you kill Ji Mengtian and the others or not, the four forces will get back you all the same, right? Actually… this is not true. If you don't kill them, we still have a way to turn the situation over. Have you forgotten about the Law Enforcement Patriarch of the Demon-slaying Hall? That is our great grandpa! This matter is not your fault. I believe the Demon-slaying Hall will give you justice with the presence of Law Enforcement Patriarch."