I... Want... to Break Out of Prison!

The Gate of Purgatory have a total of eighteen levels, arranged in an inverted pyramid shape, with the First Level at the top and the Eighteenth Level at the bottom.

The first to fourth levels imprison powerful beings, corresponding to the four levels from Low-rank God to Peak-rank God. Among them, the First Level is not only Gathering Place for Low-rank God, but also the office location of the Federal Government.

The fifth to Seventh Layer correspond to the Half-Step True God, with each level corresponding to three ranks of Half-Step True God. The fifth level corresponds to one to three-star Half-Step True God, the Sixth Layer to four to six stars, and the Seventh Layer to seven to nine stars.

From the Eighth Level downwards, each level corresponds to a True God-rank. The Eighth Level corresponds to the First Sequence True God, the Ninth Layer corresponds to the Second Sequence True God, and so on... all the way up to the seventeenth level, which corresponds to the Tenth Sequence True God.

There is also an Eighteenth Level, the lowest level of the Gate of Purgatory, where only one powerful individual is imprisoned. No one knows his cultivation level or strength; all that is known is that his power is almost inhuman.

Each level of the Gate of Purgatory is actually independent. Under normal circumstances, even if the space of one level collapses, it will not affect the other levels.

But the powerful figure imprisoned on the Eighteenth Level simply let out a dry laugh and passed directly through the Eighteenth Level, even reaching the First Level. This caused strange turbulence within the Gate of Purgatory.

When Gu Ding first entered the Gate of Purgatory, he was teleported to the First Level of the Gate of Purgatory based on his cultivation level.

In reality, it wasn't just Gu Ding and his group on the First Level who were affected; the impact on the other levels was even more severe. In the first seven levels of the Gate of Purgatory, almost everyone was knocked unconscious by that dry laugh.

All the powerful beings below the Seventh Layer were also suffering. This was because the voice originated from the Eighteenth Level of the Gate of Purgatory. The closer one got to the Eighteenth Level, the greater the impact.

Just as the entire Gate of Purgatory was thrown into turmoil, three figures suddenly soared into the air from the seventeenth level of the Gate of Purgatory, flying towards the entrance to the Eighteenth Level below.

If Beilina were here, she would definitely recognize them. These three were none other than the three Order Keeper Leader from the Gate of Purgatory.

The three hovered in the void above the entrance as if facing a formidable enemy, their gazes piercing through the endless abyss below, watching the man emerging from the darkness, bound like a dumpling by chains, his arrogant face revealing open eyes.

The man's gaze swept over the three of them, and their heartbeats almost stopped at the same time. A chilling coldness rose up, as if they were naked and falling into an ice cave on a cold, icy night.

"Senior, you're awake..." The leader hesitated for a long time before stepping forward to greet him, his voice trembling slightly.

"Senior? Do I look that old?" A man's voice came from the endless darkness. "You all go back, I'm going to continue sleeping."

"We juniors take our leave..." The three bowed slightly, feeling a sense of relief wash over them, and quickly fled the scene. They didn't even dare linger on the seventeenth floor, but instead opened the entrance to the sixteenth floor and rushed upwards.

"Three Commanders, was that the Eighteenth Level just now...?" A figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the sixteenth floor. It was a young woman in a black dress.

"Warden, don't ask anymore, everything's alright now. Just take some time to repair each floor. As for those who fainted, give them all some resources as compensation." The eldest commander waved his hand, unwilling to discuss what had just happened any further.

The woman in the black dress noticed that all three of them looked rather grim, so she didn't dare ask any more questions. She simply nodded and replied, "I understand."

The woman in the black dress vanished from her spot in a flash. What she had just appeared here was merely a projection; her true self had never actually left the First Level of the Gate of Purgatory.

Sitting at a desk, he opened his communicator, selected the numbers of eighteen Order Keeper, and dialed them. "Take stock of how many people are injured, distribute cultivation resources to comfort them. Also, issue repair missions with double the points rewards to encourage more participation."

Eighteen Order Keeper, including Belinda, received this order from the warden.

Belinda glanced at the unconscious Gu Ding, "With this kid's strength, he probably won't wake up for several days."

She turned to Oliver and Jiani, reached out and gripped their helmets, her divine energy surging forth and seeping into their heads along the helmets.

After a while, the two exclaimed in surprise and woke up.

"That was terrifying. Was that the man from the Eighteenth Level who made that noise?" Although Jiani's horrified expression was hidden by his helmet, his tone completely revealed his emotions.

"Just two random sounds pierced through to the First Level. The spatial barrier set up by the Heavenly Divine Weapon's Gate of Purgatory was completely ineffective. That man has indeed surpassed the level of a true god..." Oliver felt a sense of longing.

"This is not something you should be discussing. You haven't even reached the level of True Gods, yet you presume to discuss higher levels. Each sequence of True Gods is extremely difficult to traverse. You simply cannot imagine that the vast majority of True God powerhouses cannot even reach the Ninth Sequence of Conferred King; they are forever stuck above the Eighth Sequence. And among those who become Conferred King, only one in ten thousand can truly cross over to the Tenth Sequence of Strongest King," Belinda reprimanded again. "Don't be so arrogant and unrealistic. Do what you're supposed to do. Carry Gu Ding to his room; he probably won't wake up for the next few days. When he does, you two tell him the rules of the Gate of Purgatory."

"Understood, sir." The two men bowed slightly, and after Belinda left, they each took one arm and lifted Gu Ding, throwing him onto a small bed in an empty room.

After leaving Gu Ding's room, the two turned around and started discussing "that man" again.

"Oliver, tell me, just how strong is that man? Even sleeping on the Eighteenth Level, the pressure he exudes is enough to benefit the Strongest King on the seventeenth floor immensely. I heard that several commanders have been stationed on the seventeenth floor for a long time, just to use that pressure for cultivation." Jiani was always a gossip, and in fact, after retiring from the top 5, his job as Order Keeper was quite leisurely. There were nearly two hundred reserve members for the Order Keeper. Whenever there was a mission, eighteen Order Keeper would be called up directly, while the others were basically idle.

"That man is at least a Celestial God level expert, capable of ignoring the suppression of Celestial God weapons. Even the Strongest King couldn't do that. But there's something I don't understand. He should have the ability to escape from prison, so why is he willing to accept suppression all this time..." Oliver always believed in the supremacy of the strong, and felt somewhat sorry for the man being imprisoned in the Gate of Purgatory.

The two quickly moved away from the prison cell where Gu Ding was, amidst their discussion.

On the Eighteenth Level of the Gate of Purgatory, in that endless darkness, the man's eyelids slowly opened again, and in his bright black eyes, Gu Ding's figure was reflected once more.

Gu Ding was lying on the bed, breathing evenly, seemingly in a deep sleep.

After staring at Gu Ding for a long time, the man suddenly grinned, and a strange black energy began to slowly writhe. After a while, it detached from his body and formed a human figure.

The figure looked exactly like the man. Only the man's disheveled appearance was much cleaner, and even his tattered clothes were instantly transformed.

The separated figure took a step forward and vanished instantly, reappearing in the cell where Gu Ding was located in the next instant. Inside the vast Gate of Purgatory, not a single person noticed.

Emerging from the endless darkness, his face was finally recognizable, and Liliath and the others would be utterly astonished if they saw him. If you removed the stubble and cut his long hair short, the man before them bore a striking resemblance to Gu Ding. Only Gu Ding, he was more robust, taller, and had a much more mature face.

The man turned his head to look at the sleeping Gu Ding, examined him carefully, and said with his chin in his hand, "So thin. It seems that idiot Prometheus definitely didn't spend money to buy you any good food. Next time I see him, I'm going to beat him into a pig's head. I entrusted my son to him, and he didn't even take good care of him."

He grinned, revealing his white teeth, and then reached out to pinch Gu Ding's cheeks, kneading them from side to side. "Hehe, little Gu Ding, you really are my son. I knew that one day I would see you in the Gate of Purgatory."

His words made it sound as if the Gate of Purgatory were some kind of wonderful place.

After a few massages, he seemed to suddenly remember something. "Oh right, we've been so isolated all these years, let your Old Dad see what you've been through, and whether you've found a pretty girlfriend..."

As he spoke, he pointed a finger at Gu Ding's forehead, and Gu Ding's memories were instantly copied into his own mind.

"Quite a lot of experience, and the group of companions are all pretty good... There are also two cute little girls, hmm, they're good-looking, I've already decided on two daughters-in-law for them... Dark Race, how dare you bully my son, you're really asking for trouble... Prometheus, how dare you throw my son in the trash can, don't let me run into you, or I'll cut off three of your legs!!!..."

After reviewing Gu Ding's memories, the man stood up, grinning again. "Before we leave, let's take one last photo!"

As he spoke, he flicked his finger, and Gu Ding sat up abruptly. He placed one hand on Gu Ding's shoulder, a Red Radiance flashing in his eyes as he scanned their bodies in reverse, recording their images directly.

The man gently laid Gu Ding down, pulled the blanket over Gu Ding, and sat on the edge of the bed. "Son, I don't know when we'll meet again. Focus on your cultivation. The stronger you become, the closer you'll be to seeing your mother and me. One day, our family will be reunited..."

After saying these words, the man's figure gradually faded away.

After a long while, the eighteen levels of the Gate of Purgatory trembled simultaneously, and a voice clearly reached the ears of everyone who was still conscious, "Come! Someone!... I... want to! Escape!..." (To be continued...)