Chapter 502: You Cannot Escape

"I have said it before, the path of medicine is vast and profound, possessing infinite possibilities."

"The achievements of these past years have made me who I am today, allowing me to survive until now despite being in the Transcendence Realm, and even the Grandmaster Realm of years past!"

"So, it is not that one must have powerful Martial Arts to live a long life; one can also live long after reaching the pinnacle of medical skill!"

Without changing the movements of his hands, madness shone in Yi Jiang's eyes. Relying on the Transcendence Realm to survive until now—he was a madman, but also a genius.

Yet what Shen Yu cared about more was his identity; who could ever connect this plain, withered old man before him to the infamous Poison Hand Yi Jiang?

The reason Cannibal Valley was called Cannibal Valley had a great deal to do with this old man. The name of Cannibal Valley did not just represent their viciousness; it was also literal.

The number of people who died from Poison Hand Yi Jiang's experiments was countless; he killed more than one could count. Cannibal Valley truly ate people!

Back then, the entire Jianghu trembled under the terrifying threat of Poison Hand Yi Jiang; those he targeted never survived.

Except for a few top-tier major powers, no one could contend with Yi Jiang. He was powerful, and his use of poison was nothing short of miraculous.

Those he targeted died in droves, and even more suffered a fate worse than death.

Later, he was targeted by the entire Jianghu and gradually faded into obscurity, with only Cannibal Valley remaining in the world.

Everyone thought he was dead, but no one expected him to still be alive. Truly, a scourge lasts for a thousand years. Why hadn't this old man kicked the bucket yet?

"Young man, to possess your current strength, you must certainly be no nameless nobody in the Jianghu. It is a pity, though; once you enter this place, you will never get out!"

"You need not feel lonely. Every year I go to Cannibal Valley and Evil Man City to select candidates; soon, someone will come to keep you company."

"Those who can endure untold hardships to flee into Cannibal Valley and Evil Man City naturally have the qualifications to become my test subjects, even if they are not perfect!"

"Evil Man City?" Grasping the key point, Shen Yu then asked with some uncertainty, "You can even go to Evil Man City to pick people? What is your relationship with Evil Man City?"

"Could it be that Evil Man City was also founded by you?"

"No wonder Evil Man City and Cannibal Valley occupy the essence of the Xiaozhou Great Array; so that is how it is!"

As if connecting the layout of Xiaozhou all at once, the person before him must have obtained the Formation Map of the Xiaozhou Great Array, which allowed him to easily establish Evil Man City and Cannibal Valley.

This way, everything made sense. No wonder both Evil Man City and Cannibal Valley could control a portion of the Xiaozhou Residual Array.

Ordinarily, such a legacy of a Formation Map should have been obtained by one person; how could it be split into two? Now it seemed that the person before him was the one who had obtained the inheritance of the Xiaozhou Great Array.

He had single-handedly established Cannibal Valley and Evil Man City, which was why Cannibal Valley and Evil Man City could possess parts of the Xiaozhou Residual Array.

The array that once guarded Xiaozhou had been reduced to a base for Yi Jiang to wreak havoc on the Jianghu. One wondered if the predecessors of that era would have the urge to tear him apart if they knew.

"Young man, you are very clever. That is correct, Evil Man City was also founded by me."

"The path of medicine is vast and profound. I studied it with all my heart back then, but those annoying flies kept pestering me every day."

"I had no choice but to use the Formation Map I accidentally obtained back then to come to Xiaozhou, create Cannibal Valley, and let my subordinates help me collect materials."

"But as Cannibal Valley acted with high visibility, it was gradually seen as a thorn in the side, and the people inside were fighting for power and profit, preventing me from even focusing on my research."

"Later on, I created Evil Man City. With external enemies eyeing us covetously, the two sides checked and balanced each other, and only then could I firmly control both parties."

"First creating Cannibal Valley, then establishing Evil Man City—you really are a talent, damn it!"

Looking at the person before him, Shen Yu was already calculating how much he could harvest by killing him. If he ran into someone like this, he couldn't let him get away!

"No, that's not right!" Suddenly, Yi Jiang stopped the movements of his hands, his face full of astonishment.

"What is not right? Is your medical skill failing?"

"It is your body that is not right, not my medical skill. How strange, why do I feel like you are not a living person!"

Feeling around on Shen Yu's body, Yi Jiang could not help but mutter to himself, "Impossible, there is clearly a breath, a pulse, so why does it feel wrong?"

"Could it be because of some kind of Cultivation Method? Does such a miraculous Cultivation Method exist in this world? Neither alive nor dead, neither dead nor alive!"

"Interesting, truly interesting!" Not only was Yi Jiang not the least bit discouraged after noticing the problem, but he also became increasingly excited.

He could not remember how long it had been since he encountered such a strange material. If used well, it might bring him a huge surprise.

"Yi Jiang!" Looking up at the other party, Shen Yu suddenly started to laugh. "Don't you want to know exactly what is wrong?"

"You know? That's right, the body is your body, you must know what is wrong. Tell me, is it because you practiced some kind of Cultivation Method?"

"Because I am not a living person to begin with!"

"Impossible, how could a living person have vitality, how could they have such vigorous life force!"

"I have experimented countless times over these years, but every time I failed. Even if these dead people could move, they were just like Puppets."

"It is absolutely impossible for them to have consciousness like you, and even more impossible to have such vigorous life force. Once a person dies, all vitality is lost; how can they still be alive?"

In an instant, all sorts of questions flooded his mind, leaving Yi Jiang in a state of chaos. If the dead could still live, why would those old monsters go to such great lengths to seize the bodies of others? Wouldn't it be better to use their original bodies?

That was because their original bodies had lost every shred of vitality and could not be used at all.

Yet this body before him was full of vitality and did not look like a dead person at all, but he was definitely not a living person. Having handled so many people, he would never misjudge this point.

"That is because this is an Incarnation, not the real person!"

"Incarnation? What is that?"

"An Incarnation refers to an External Incarnation, a Cloning Technique—one becomes two, understand?"

As he spoke, Shen Yu, who had been sealed by the Rune Chain, suddenly vanished. The Rune Chain lost its target and fell into silence.

At the same time, another figure appeared before Yi Jiang's eyes, and a large hand unceremoniously gripped his throat, lifting him straight up.

"Surprised? Unexpected?"

"No, impossible!" Being grabbed by Shen Yu, Yi Jiang was shocked, but in his shock, he unexpectedly discovered another problem.

He desperately tried to urge the Gu Insect he had planted in the other party's body, but there was not the slightest response. Moreover, the Shen Yu before him had no wounds on his body at all.

The wounds he had just inflicted, and the various methods he had used on him, had all vanished at this moment. Such a change caught him off guard.

"Incarnation, clone? So that's it. To think such a terrifying secret technique could exist in this world; it is truly impossible to guard against!"

Instantly understanding what Shen Yu meant, Yi Jiang immediately connected to the Great Array, and countless Runes soared into the air, firmly wrapping around the two of them.

He had to get his hands on the person before him, and he wanted the secret technique of the External Incarnation as well. It had been so many years, and he had never been this excited!

But when these Runes approached Shen Yu, they suddenly shattered, as if they had never appeared at all.

"Impossible, this is an ancient Great Array, how could you possibly..."

"What a coincidence, I'm familiar with these things."

"If you were using an ordinary Great Array, perhaps it would take me some effort to break it, but you just had to use an Ancient Rune Array. As it happens, I recognize every one of these Runes."

"Furthermore, you haven't fully mastered this Great Array at all; it's clear that after obtaining the Formation Map, you didn't study it with focus, but merely made slight use of it!"

"So, what I need to do isn't to break the Great Array, but to use just a tiny bit of means to alter it slightly!"

"Why do you think I let you act without resisting? It's because my entire focus was on the Great Array. Once I control the Great Array, I can control your Life and Death!"

"You, you!" Feeling the terrifying strength in Shen Yu's hand, Yi Jiang panicked somewhat and desperately tried to pry his palm open.

"You cannot kill me; I still have so many achievements, I still have so many ideas that haven't been completed!"

"If you let me complete those ideas, I can give all these achievements to you. No, from now on I will serve you wholeheartedly!"

"Old man, I didn't expect your character to be so poor, yet you act quite convincingly. Who do you think you can fool?"

"Do you think I can't tell that the you right now is just a Puppet? This Great Array before me is already at my disposal, and my perception has probed every corner; you cannot run!"

Beneath the endless ice plains, after receiving the message transmitted by the Puppet above, Yi Jiang's expression changed instantly, and he prepared to turn and flee, but a figure had already blocked his path.

"You!"

"I told you, you cannot run!"