Chapter 686: Must Find a Way to Survive

The Abyss Demon suddenly withdrew its troops, and the Dragon Race was instantly put on the defensive.

Although the Human Race did not launch a counterattack, the Dragon Race's offense was weak, so they could only reluctantly retreat first.

And Jiang Yi's involvement only added insult to injury, delivering a crushing blow to the Dragon Race. Outside the Demon King's palace, Long Huang loomed, roaring with fury toward the palace.

"Demon King, what do you mean, why withdraw!" Long Huang's voice, filled with anger, shook the Abyssal Fire into trembling.

The Demon King did not appear; its voice came from the palace, "Our plan failed. If we don't retreat, what else can we do?"

Long Huang shouted angrily, "Even if we couldn't ambush Jiang Chen, as long as we join forces, we can at least drive the Human Race out of the Primordial Battlefield."

"Are you out of your mind? Jiang Yi has returned, don't you know?" the Demon King sneered disdainfully.

Long Huang was slightly startled, finally recalling Jiang Yi in his memory. He rose over 700 years ago and was once a leader of the Human Race.

Over 600 years ago, he was besieged by dozens of Demon Kings and ultimately fell.

At that time the Dragon Race was cut off from the Primordial Battlefield, and Long Huang had only heard the name Jiang Yi, knowing little of the details.

"Jiang Yi, hasn't he already died?" Long Huang said.

The Demon King replied, "He died, but not completely. He died over 600 years ago, yet revived."

"That's impossible!" Long Huang exclaimed, even he had never heard of anyone living over 600 years after death being revived.

The Demon King said, "I don't know how Jiang Yi was revived, but it must be connected to him. If you want to know, you can ask; after all, he's right there, not hard to find."

It...

Long Huang shivered violently.

What?

Just kidding, go ask Antares; I have a few lives left. If I stayed obediently in the Dragon Realm, Antares wouldn't be bored enough to kill me, after all the parties have made agreements.

But if I lose my mind and go to the Upper Space, stand before it, I would probably be spewed to death by a breath of dragon thought.

The Demon King continued, "Whatever the reason, Jiang Yi has now revived. He is a level‑98 peak, a Half-step Super God. Though he is slightly weaker than you and me, the gap isn't huge."

"With him present, attacking the Human Race is meaningless.

Indeed, as the Demon King said, with a Half-step Super God stationed among the Human Race and Antares the Great Buddha existing, they couldn't even drive the Human Race out of the Primordial Battlefield, let alone annihilate them.

Moreover, Jiang Chen is still here, and Jiang Chen is too extraordinary.

Long Huang also understood that the great situation was lost. Indeed, there was no need to continue the attack; retreat was the only option.

It gritted its teeth, "If we can finish off Fan Emperor, we can drive them out of the Primordial Battlefield, suppress the Human Race properly, and utterly crush them."

"I didn't expect it to turn out like this.

After speaking, Long Huang left in anger, departing the Abyss directly. The Abyssal Fire burned even more fiercely, and the Demon King, perched on the throne, gazed with great complexity.

"Idiot, you can't even figure out your own identity yet you want to crush the Human Race."

"We are pawns, understand? Since we are pawns, we should fulfill the role of a pawn."

"Act when you must act, be precise when you must be precise, surrender when you must surrender; staying alive is more important than anything!"

"We can't wait any longer; we must find a way to survive."

But the hatred toward the Human Race can never be erased... my head hurts!

The Abyssal Fire grew ever more intense, eventually enveloping the entire Demon King's palace, and the Demon King's voice vanished completely.

Inside the palace, Li Xueru directly stated his purpose.

Dongfang Yi showed no hesitation, immediately bringing over all the information concerning Jiang Yi and the Demon-slaying Sword.

The imperial house can be regarded as the longest‑standing family within the Shenlong Empire, preserving all records since its founding.

Li Xueru and Jiang Chen carefully examined the documents, which contained detailed records of Jiang Yi's life deeds.

There was much information unavailable to the outside world, especially regarding the origin of the Demon-slaying Sword. The sword came from a piece of extraterrestrial metal, which Jiang Yi accidentally obtained.

According to feedback from the Detection Technique, this is a top‑tier Mythological Class material, called demon gold!

In Jiang Yi's era, there were no Divine Level blacksmiths.

But the Mythological Class material could not be wasted.

Thus, several top blacksmiths united and devised a method: they gathered the power of Demon King essence blood to smelt the demon gold.

At that time, battles between Abyss Demons and the Human Race were constant, so obtaining Demon King essence blood was not difficult.

During several great battles, Jiang Yi boldly acted, collecting the essence blood of five Demon Kings; using this blood, the blacksmiths finally smelted demon gold and forged it into the Demon-slaying Sword.

Unfortunately, since it wasn't crafted by a Divine Level blacksmith, even though Mythological Class material was used, the resulting Demon-slaying Sword was only a top‑tier legendary weapon.

The Demon-slaying Sword naturally became Jiang Yi's weapon.

Wielding the Demon-slaying Sword, Jiang Yi's combat power surged, allowing him to dominate the battlefield.

Until he was targeted by demons and ultimately perished, exhausted, in a great battle.

But no one knew that Jiang Yi hadn't truly died, and after more than 600

years later, with Jiang Chen's hand and relying on Antares' great power, he revived...

However, after revival, a problem seemed to arise, and it lay with the Demon-slaying Sword.

Jiang Chen knew Antares' words couldn't be wrong.

"The records lack specific information about that demon gold back then," Jiang Chen said softly.

The documents only state that this Mythological Class material is called demon gold, from beyond the heavens, but its exact properties are unknown.

Li Xueru said, "Might the lord possibly know?"

Jiang Chen shook his head, "It doesn't know."

It's merely Mythological Class material; to Antares, it's nothing.

Jiang Chen pondered lightly, "According to the records, among the five top blacksmiths who forged the Demon-slaying Sword, this one named Dongfang Jin came from the imperial house, right?"

Dongfang Yi, after hearing Jiang Chen, also checked the documents and immediately found the corresponding information, "That's right, indeed from our imperial house."

"Can you retrieve all his information, as well as his hand‑stitched diaries and the like?"

The royal family has always kept a habit of preserving records, retaining both large and small, useful and useless documents.

This habit is excellent; when needed, they can always be found.

Such a modest request, Dongfang Yi would naturally not refuse.

Moreover, these records aren't particularly important; they're just old, so locating them takes a bit of time.

The royal family never lacks people; the results came within half an hour.

All the information about Dongfang Jin was brought over.

Dongfang Jin inherited the royal family's fine tradition; he even recorded most of his life's works on file.

He is an 88‑level top blacksmith, and his greatest regret in life is never becoming a Divine‑level blacksmith.

Divine‑level blacksmith.

And his greatest achievement in this life is forging the Demon‑slaying Sword.

In his diary, Jiang Chen indeed found the information on Demon Gold. "Master, look at this passage!"

Jiang Chen handed the material to Li Xueru.

After Li Xueru read it, his complexion changed slightly, "It turns out to be like this." Dongfang Yi sensed something amiss, "Li Shen, Divine General Lin, is there any problem?"

Li Xueru's gaze swept over, Dongfang Yi understood and immediately ordered all unrelated persons to step down.

Li Xueru pointed a finger and laid down a simple sound‑blocking formation.

Li Xueru said, "According to the records, the main material of the Demon‑slaying Sword, a Mythological Class material called Demon Gold, has the ability to Bewitch the mind, making people frantic and even blood‑thirsty."

"There were once low‑rank practitioners who, under the influence of Demon Gold, killed people."