Chapter 408: The Array Master, Again

Xiao Bai’s concerns were naturally something Jiang Ye could also consider.

He was just about to succinctly explain his thoughts…

When he suddenly noticed an irregular flicker in his black-and-white vision, coming from high up in the air.

Accompanying this flicker, including his several clones, everyone present heard a voice coming from above:

“That’s right…”

“So have you considered that there might be a third option?”

As soon as this voice sounded, everyone present was stunned!

Even Peng Gu, who was already on the verge of death, suddenly jolted, his entire spirit reviving considerably!

Xiao Bai and Xu Gou were directly shocked by the fact—

In this bizarre situation, besides Jiang Ye, there was actually another person present!

The key point was that this person’s voice clearly came from above!

As if… he was flying?!

“Flying” within the Restricted Zone?

Moreover, this person’s voice, like Jiang Ye’s, showed no trace of suffering!

Xu Gou, having already encountered Jiang Ye as a “precedent,” was somewhat less shocked.

In fact, with his sharp senses, he clearly detected the sudden appearance of three light clones.

He didn’t know those three light-element auras came from Jiang Ye’s clones.

Naturally, he also suspected the possibility of outsiders suddenly approaching this Restricted Zone…

Now suddenly hearing the voice, he thought it might be from a Light-type Bigshot.

Xiao Bai was somewhat suspicious—

Could this abruptly sounding voice be Jiang Ye’s doing?

However, she considered herself on the same side as Jiang Ye, so even if Jiang Ye was playing both roles himself, she naturally wouldn’t expose him.

Among those present…

The one most shocked by the sudden voice was actually Jiang Ye!

Because he recognized it!

This voice…

Was exactly the same as the dwarf elder’s voice his Salvation mecha clone heard on the rooftop!

So, that was…

The Formation Master’s voice!

Holy shit?!

This… this damn?!

This Formation Master was actually also within the Restricted Zone!

And his voice wasn’t distorted, so he wasn’t affected by the [Snowflake Vision]?

Even more, could it be that he wasn’t even afraid of the light element?!

The Formation Master… is this damn awesome?!

After a moment of heart-pounding fear, Jiang Ye quickly calmed down again.

A flash of inspiration struck him, and he suddenly realized—

Perhaps that abrupt voice didn’t mean the Formation Master himself was nearby…

The true source of that voice… might be the Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation Array Disk!

So that seemingly living Array Disk was indeed being manipulated by the Formation Master behind the scenes!

Then Tao Sheng’s earlier disappearance…

And Xiao Bai being unable to maintain the space enclosed by the Black Snake, trapping them in this desperate situation…

Might all be the Formation Master’s doing!

So, their current location might not be the outer perimeter of the Restricted Zone as they previously thought!

Very likely, under the control of the Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation, they had already “lost their way” within the Restricted Zone!

What truly shocked Jiang Ye was—

The Formation Master’s reach could actually extend into the Restricted Zone!

Clearly within the Restricted Zone, players become ordinary people, and items turn into ordinary objects without function.

Yet that Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation Array Disk could still be used!

He remembered when Xiao Bai mobilized the Defenders to search for the Array Disk, she explained that it was made from special materials from the Restricted Zone, so it wouldn’t be affected by radiation. R̃𝖆ℕỖ𝐁ƐṨ

At that time, Jiang Ye didn’t have much feeling about it.

Now realizing the terror of the Restricted Zone, he suddenly understood…

How absolutely heaven-defying “special materials from the Restricted Zone” truly were!

To put it simply…

That single Array Disk was practically like Jiang Ye’s X-tier Ability, something that could similarly be marked as “X”!

And the fact that the Formation Master could obtain such an item…

Undoubtedly indicated that he himself had contact with the “world beyond” outside!

Perhaps with the Nomadic Merchant?

Or perhaps, besides the Nomadic Merchant, there were other “beings from beyond”?

Hiss…

He just didn’t know if Xiao Bai, who was so fond of that Array Disk, also knew about its heaven-defying nature?

And now, the third option mentioned by the voice from the Array Disk…

Jiang Ye took a deep breath and proactively spoke:

“Senior, when you mention the third option, do you mean using your Array Disk to send us out of the Restricted Zone?”

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Gou and the others were shocked again.

Why did it sound like Jiang Ye knew the owner of this sudden voice?

Array Disk…

Could it be the Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation Array Disk!

Right! It must be!

When they were at the outer perimeter of the Restricted Zone, they were affected by the Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation, repeatedly teleported out, unable to enter the Restricted Zone no matter what!

Then now, the Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation must also be able to send them out of the Restricted Zone!

For a moment, Xu Gou and Peng Gu, who had already given up hope, finally felt a strong surge of hope for survival.

However, they weren’t stupid.

Nothing in this world comes for free.

Moreover…

Sure enough, Xiao Bai soon voiced their thoughts:

“Senior… could it be the Formation Master?”

“Then our current predicament was actually caused by the Master personally manipulating the Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation Array Disk?”

To be honest, Xiao Bai’s words were quite bold.

She almost explicitly stated—

Their current situation was caused by the Formation Master.

Under such circumstances, for the Formation Master to help them again…

What damn difference was there from intentionally poisoning someone and then selling the antidote at a high price?

However, the Formation Master, who was clearly in the wrong, wasn’t an easy person to deal with.

Not only did he admit to Xiao Bai’s half-accusatory statement, he even openly declared:

“Yes…”

“Your current predicament was caused by me.”

“Since you already know, I might as well tell you—”

“Whether you choose the first option, heading toward the outer perimeter of the Restricted Zone, or the second option, heading deeper into the Restricted Zone…”

“To me, it’s all the same.”

“Because you… cannot escape the Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation :)”

Even though they were reversely blind and couldn’t see anything, just hearing this voice made it easy to sense the Formation Master’s bone-deep arrogance.

Xiao Bai was somewhat astonished.

Jiang Ye wasn’t surprised.

After all, he had experienced the Formation Master’s arrogance on the apartment rooftop.

At this moment, he felt vaguely uneasy, somewhat worried that his other clones outside were also being targeted by this arrogant Formation Master.

He even felt that this Formation Master’s arrogance might be well-founded.

Jiang Ye’s relationship with the Nomadic Merchant was something even Zhou Yuling had noticed, and Salvation understood it clearly.

Including Xiao Bai, Little Old Man, Old Woman, who were relatively friendly toward Jiang Ye, and even the Defenders’ Alliance Leader Fu Li…

Perhaps they were all being polite and friendly to this small Calamity because of the Nomadic Merchant’s influence.

So, it could be understood that they all tacitly acknowledged—

Jiang Ye had someone backing him, namely the Nomadic Merchant.

But this Formation Master, who could even interfere with the Moon Phase Clock, couldn’t possibly not know that Jiang Ye had the Nomadic Merchant as his backer.

Yet his attitude toward Jiang Ye wasn’t as friendly as Xiao Bai and the others…

Even on the apartment rooftop, he directly warned Jiang Ye!

Then…

Plus that Array Disk that could be used in the Restricted Zone…

Jiang Ye really couldn’t help but suspect—

If he had the Nomadic Merchant as his backer;

Then perhaps the Formation Master also had another “being from beyond” as his backer?

Thinking this, his mood grew increasingly heavy.

However, Jiang Ye was no longer the small Calamity he once was.

Regardless of his strength, his mentality had gradually matured.

Now facing the Formation Master’s almost aggressive remarks, he only remained calm for a moment before suddenly responding:

“Senior means that we need to destroy the Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation Array Disk before we can explore deeper into the Restricted Zone or its outer perimeter?”

A very provocative statement.

Yet he said it quite sincerely.

As if he were truly a junior humbly seeking advice from a “senior” on how to break this deadlock.

However…

The Formation Master obviously wouldn’t think he was truly “humbly seeking advice.”

Xiao Bai and the others wouldn’t think so either.

But…

Now the situation had reversed.

Before, it was Jiang Ye following others, inexperienced and unaware of the heights of heaven and depths of earth.

Now it was Xiao Bai and the others who didn’t understand the Formation Master’s heaven-defying capabilities.

Seeing Jiang Ye speak like this, they thought he had the confidence to confront the Formation Master head-on.

Thus, the bizarre and tense atmosphere in the air seemed to be felt only by the Formation Master and Jiang Ye across the distance.

After a long silence, a cold voice finally came from the Array Disk again:

“It seems you still haven’t given up…”

“Then why don’t you try and see if you can destroy this Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation Array Disk!”

Jiang Ye didn’t respond immediately, just pondering in his heart—

This Formation Master was probably only using the Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation to achieve the voice transmission effect.

He himself wasn’t in the Restricted Zone.

It was even likely that he didn’t understand the current situation within the Restricted Zone.

Most probably, he could only hear sounds…

Which meant—

He didn’t know that Jiang Ye had silently generated three light clones!

And this was precisely Jiang Ye’s confidence!

However…

Just as Jiang Ye wanted to use the new clones’ [Light and Shadow Escape] to explore the surroundings and test the peculiarities of the Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation…

He suddenly discovered—

This damn!

The three SSS-tier Abilities were indeed awesome…

But they couldn’t be used in the Restricted Zone!

Those flashy various skills of the three clones were all damn unusable!

Here, they were all just ordinary people!

For a moment, Jiang Ye felt somewhat numb.

But soon, he calmed down—

Ordinary abilities indeed couldn’t be used.

But clone abilities could still be used!

It was just a pity that most clone skills were used for assistance between clones.

They clearly lacked offensive methods.

Actually, it wasn’t exactly lacking, since he still had strong attack-type skills like [Clone Combo].

But the problem was, this skill itself relied on the clones’ strength.

Now the three clones were essentially “ordinary people,” so even with [Clone Combo], it was just the combined strength of three ordinary people…

To truly affect the Ghost Valley Soul Shepherd Formation, they probably needed to break through to “X” tier!

Jiang Ye thought about it and tried to perform [Clone Fusion] on the three light clones.

However…

The fused clone indeed looked stronger on the Data Panel.

But essentially, it was still an ordinary person.

The fused ability was still SSS-tier, not even breaking through to the female version clone’s SSSs…

Thinking more carefully, Jiang Ye realized his idea was indeed naive.

Just like the chasm between mortals and immortals.

No matter how many mortals are stacked together, they cannot become immortals.

Even if he really created a large number of SSS-tier clones for fusion, he probably still couldn’t reach X-tier realm.

Because these two simply weren’t in the same dimension.

So…

It seemed he could freely generate SSS-tier light clones.

But as long as they were in this Restricted Zone, they were essentially just a few more “useless people”!

Then…

What other trump cards did Jiang Ye have that could counter that Array Disk from “beyond the heavens”?

Almost instantly, Jiang Ye had the answer.

That should also be the only answer—

Blood!

His extremely special blood!

The Crow and Burial Crow he had seen before…

They seemed not to belong to this dimension either!

And since Jiang Ye’s blood could be similar to crow blood…

Then perhaps it also didn’t belong to this dimension?

Just…

Before exploring the Abyss Restricted Zone, Xiao Bai had specifically warned—

Players cannot bleed in the Abyssal Depths.

Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

For this reason, she specifically distributed [Blood Poison Corpse Water] to prevent any players from accidentally bleeding…

And in the “Formless Domain,” rules directly stated that those who bleed would be erased…

So Jiang Ye strongly suspected—

If he bled in this Restricted Zone…

It might also produce some unexpected effects!

For a moment, he hesitated—

Should he bow to the Formation Master, hand over the initiative, and seek the so-called “third option”…

Or be audacious enough to bleed in the Restricted Zone, bearing unknown consequences?

Jiang Ye didn’t hesitate for long.

He chose the latter.

However, he was even more insane than “audacious”…

In the current Restricted Zone environment, Jiang Ye had two usable “physical bodies.”

One was the fused version of Yu Mo and Xiao Hei, the mutant clone.

The other was the newly fused light-element clone.

Jiang Ye didn’t choose to dissolve the light clone fusion and then select one light clone to bleed.

Instead, he directly had the fused light clone attack the fused “mutant physical body”…

He unceremoniously cut open the palm of the “mutant physical body.”

And the result was indeed the same as when Tao Sheng was flayed alive.

No blood seeped from his palm.

So neither the surrounding environment nor he himself showed any abnormalities.

After confirming this, Jiang Ye’s actions became even more insane…

His light clone directly stabbed a knife into the heart position of the “mutant physical body.”

The “mutant physical body” fell down, but Jiang Ye didn’t receive any [clone kills clone] prompt in his mind.

Clearly, this “mutant physical body,” like the flayed-alive Tao Sheng, wasn’t dead either!

Jiang Ye wasn’t trying to kill him either.

But used the unconscious state to avoid pain.

That’s right!

His next steps were exactly the same as when Xu Gou and the others flayed Tao Sheng alive—

He directly used the fused light clone to flay this “mutant physical body” alive!

Each piece of flesh cut down with the knife, just like when Tao Sheng was flayed alive, showed no blood seeping out!

Because of Tao Sheng’s precedent.

Jiang Ye didn’t completely strip this “mutant physical body” clean.

Instead, he directly dissected the head upward from the neck.

Until reaching the scalp…

His scalp had a large amount of hair growing on it.

Anyway, it was essentially Yu Mo’s body, so Jiang Ye didn’t spare it, directly cutting off a large piece of scalp with hair using a fierce knife stroke!

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