Chapter 689: Jiang Yi Never Existed, Not Once

The blood‑colored Light Screen shot upward, breaking through the original array of Fortress No. 9, soaring straight into the heavens and staining the dim sky of the Primordial Battlefield crimson.

The smell of blood surged at once, making everyone feel nauseous.

Li Xueru's complexion changed abruptly, "This array isn't limited to one!" In his perception, as the blood array of Fortress No. 9 activated, Fortress No. 8, Fortress No. 7…

Every fortress had its blood array activated.

Fortress No. 9 isn't the only blood array; it is merely the source.

Each fortress contained a blood array, and this Divine Level array master had never noticed it all these years.

It can only prove one thing: the one who set the array is far superior to him. Jiang Yi stood within the blood array, licking his lips, showing a delighted expression, "How about it, are you shocked?"

"Why didn't you notice the blood array's existence? It only shows that your level is too low."

"But it's still too early to be surprised; there's something even more shocking." Jiang Yi stamped his foot hard, a roar rang out, and the heavens and earth shook violently. Outside the fortresses, blood‑colored light pillars shot skyward, and arrays rose from the ground of the Primordial Battlefield.

Blood array…

They were everywhere.

Wherever his eyes fell, the entire Primordial Battlefield was dyed crimson.

Li Xueru's face turned very grim; he was communicating with the arrays inside the fortresses, seeing everything most clearly.

Both inside and outside the fortresses were blood arrays, a massive number of them covering a huge area. Countless blood arrays merged into one, containing unimaginable power.

These energies are the accumulation of the Primordial Battlefield—countless strong beings and monsters died here, their blood partially devoured silently by the blood arrays, accumulating until now when it erupts.

Jiang Yi laughed even more wildly, unrestrained—

—he said, "You see it, you see it!"

"A full 999 blood arrays, all these years and you still couldn't detect them."

"Too weak, truly too weak!"

"You Human Race, you're really incompetent!"

Li Xueru said coldly, "Jiang Yi, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Jiang Yi didn't answer Meng Anzhi, but muttered to himself, "True Self should have become a Super Species 600 years ago. It's all the Abyss's idiots' fault, and a few cowardly Human Race scamps."

"True Self was besieged back then; if they hadn't fled on their own, True Self would have gathered enough blood long ago."

"Blame you, all of you!"

"Fortunately True Self is immortal and left a contingency, allowing the king's return today!"

"After today, True Self will ascend to godhood and become the head of this Human Race." Li Xueru said gravely, "Relying on the blood array's power to advance may not succeed."

"Short‑sighted, what the hell do you understand!" Jiang Yi shouted. "You don't understand the blood array at all; it was never meant to serve you. True Self created it, and only True Self can command the blood array!"

Li Xueru was surprised again; Jiang Yi's words revealed another layer of information. Li Xueru continued, "The blood array first appeared 800 years ago, when Jiang Yi hadn't been born. Who exactly are you?"

Jiang Yi laughed, "Who True Self is? When you merge with True Self and become its Clone, True Self will naturally tell you.

"A 96‑level array master, not much, but sufficient."

"When you become True Self's Clone, True Self will have a way to help you reach god‑level."

Jiang Chen sensed something off; Jiang Yi's words were getting excessive, and whispered, "Master,"

"Master, he's buying time!"

Li Xueru also reacted, shouting, "Attack!"

Yan Kuangsheng and Lao Hong moved almost simultaneously.

Yan Kuangsheng brandished his long blade, a black killing aura wrapping the killing principle and sweeping down.

Bai Yiwu's pair of iron fists also descended from the sky.

Li Xueru tapped a finger; Shenlong Tower shed radiance, gesturing to form an array, and ten thousand troops surged toward Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi dismissed the three's attacks, not even moving. He stood in the center of the blood array, enveloped by blood‑colored light pillars like defensive armor. Their attacks fell on the pillars, as ineffective as a mud ox in the sea. Jiang Yi said coldly, "Useless. With such paltry attack power you can't even break the blood array, let alone deal with me."

"Just wait obediently until I reach god‑level, then I'll clean you up one by one."

At this moment Jiang Yi looked at Jiang Chen beside Li Xueru, "Little guy, I remember—was it you who delivered the Dragon Pearl to Antares for me?"

"Thanks, if it weren't for you, I think resurrection would still take a long time."

"Antares is indeed powerful, but it only trades; it won't concern itself with this place, so you'll have to fend for yourselves."

Li Xueru's three attacks in succession had no effect at all.

The blood array was like a Turtle Shell, truly unbreakable.

Jiang Chen's gaze was thoughtful; he analyzed every sentence Jiang Yi said, searching for the key points,

The blood array first appeared 800 years ago, when Jiang Yi didn't exist.

This shows the blood array has nothing to do with Jiang Yi.

But the Jiang Yi before us claims he is the creator of the blood array.

Jiang Chen thought of Demon Gold; it constantly calls itself True Self, but that True Self refers not to Jiang Yi, but to Demon Gold.

"Jiang Yi wasn't bewitched by Demon Gold

and didn't have his mind corrupted; rather, Demon Gold possessed him!" Jiang Chen suddenly proposed this idea, feeling his guess was correct,

"When Jiang Yi obtained Demon Gold, he ceased to be Jiang Yi and became Demon Gold." Even it could be that Demon Gold sought Jiang Yi; there's no such thing as…

"Demon Gold comes from beyond the heavens; that should be true, Detection Technique doesn't lie, and this can't be hidden."

"Perhaps a strong soul hides within Demon Gold and came here. It could also be that Demon Gold is a peculiar race."

"Antares once said, the world outside is full of wonders; nothing there should surprise you."

Jiang Chen's mind suddenly opened, speculating all possibilities.

He eventually arrived at an answer.

The blood array is aberrant, leaving strong aftereffects that act upon the soul.

But for the Jiang Yi before us, the blood array does no harm. In that era, wars raged constantly, making it indeed easier to gather strong blood than now.

Also because they need to collect Demon King-level blood, Jiang Yi always charges at the front in every great battle.

He is not some fearless person who sacrifices for the Human Race.

He does it purely for himself.

Moreover, he is still on the original battlefield, secretly planting a blood array inside the Fortress. All for a single leap to the heavens, straight to the Super God,

but in the end, due to one failure, he wasted several hundred years in vain.

He claims he is immortal and indestructible, but Jiang Chen does not believe that truly immortal and indestructible existence exists in the world.

Just like the formation before us, there is no such thing as an unbreakable formation.

It's just that we haven't found the right method.

If the method is hard to find, then just smash it with brute force.

Wanting to become a Super God isn't that easy!

At this moment, nine hundred ninety‑nine blood arrays merge into one,

like the Eternal Great Wall being activated, its defensive power terrifyingly astonishing.

Then cut off their connections.

Jiang Chen said, "Teacher, activate the Eternal Great Wall!"

Li Xueru's eyes lit up; without hesitation, he directly Control the formation to open the Eternal Great Wall.

For the past several decades he has been responsible for maintaining the Eternal Great Wall formation, and Li Xueru has the strongest Control over the Eternal Great Wall.

The Eternal Great Wall, which had just been closed, reopens, and a massive defensive shield rises.

However, the formation is obstructed, blocked by a blood‑colored light pillar, preventing it from fully activating.

Li Xueru gives his all to Control the formation, yet it is still to no avail. Jiang Yi loudly laughs, "Useless, with your meager formation skill, you can't even match me!"

The blood array continues to run, accumulating centuries of blood transformed into a surging energy, constantly pouring into Jiang Yi's body.

Jiang Yi's aura is rising, growing stronger and stronger.

Suddenly, a purple lightning strike hits the blood‑colored light pillar, exploding into a sea of purple thunder.