Chapter 1001: Chapter 542: Emergence of the Geniuses! (Part 2)

Still a bit lacking.

Jiang Shu took a deep breath, suppressing the increasingly intense fighting spirit in his heart.

He did not fear death, but there was no need to leave his life in this place.

Time to go.

Perhaps noticing Jiang Shu’s intent to retreat, the clone merely glanced at him, then nonchalantly sat cross-legged in the void, restoring its state.

This was both a provocation and a trap.

But how could Jiang Shu be swayed by such a simple scheme? Without any hesitation, he turned and left the Eternal Tower.

...

Back at the Eternal Tower.

Free from battle, Jiang Shu’s trembling became more pronounced, until he couldn’t hold on, coughing up several mouthfuls of blood that stained his nearly shredded white robe, and he staggered, almost falling to the ground.

The battle with the clone carried tremendous risk, with about eighty percent of his bones broken, bound by Jiang Shu with Great Dao Lock Chains, barely maintaining some combat power.

"These days are really a bit miserable."

Whether fighting the Demon Venerable Avatar or the clone, Jiang Shu faced stronger foes, and losing was perfectly normal.

Under such high pressure, it was the ultimate test of a cultivator’s Dao Heart.

However, since Jiang Shu began on Xuanxing, the pressure and burden on him had never lessened. He had grown used to thriving under immense pressure, with a Dao Heart unmatched by any peer.

Facing stronger opponents was nothing special, after all.

Jiang Shu sat cross-legged on a massive star, forcing himself to gather a bit of strength.

...

As the news of the Deep Space Sea’s opening spread, more and more prodigies emerged in the Star Ruins Realm, intensifying the competitive atmosphere, which was exactly what those great figures in the Inner Circle anticipated.

With competition comes progress.

The Eternal Tower, being one of the three sacred practice sites in the Star Ruins Realm’s Inner Ring, naturally attracted many supreme geniuses eager to seize this opportunity to elevate their state to the peak.

In one of the top ten bases.

Rumble!

Several starships, each thousands of meters long, appeared, and renowned supreme geniuses stepped out, drawing the crowds to whisper and watch in awe.

"That’s a genius from the Mechanical Clan aboard the Starfall Ship, said to have begun tempering every component of their body after achieving the Tenth Realm of Forgetting, unseen for decades, and no one knows their current realm."

"A supreme genius from the Manghuang Alliance has also appeared. I recognize that brawny man; his name is Xu Ming, from the Void Giant Beast family. He became a Tenth Realm powerhouse a century ago, instinctively attuned to the Void Law, able to weaken enemy attacks to the extreme."

"That’s Cang Yue from the Manghuang Alliance. It’s said that when he was in the Ninth Realm, he could already hold his own against Tenth Realm powerhouses. Now he’s advanced to the Tenth Realm, and his combat power has soared to an unknown level."

"Looks like they’re waiting for someone."

A group of well-informed geniuses gathered together, observing these prominent figures in secret, but when Xu Ming was mentioned, they were collectively puzzled.

"The Void Giant Beast family is among the strongest in the Manghuang Alliance. Xu Ming is a top-tier talent within, so how could he fall behind?"

"Who is that person? Why have we never seen them before?"

The Manghuang Alliance, composed of over a hundred powerful races, is one of the top-tier forces within the vast Star Ruins Realm, with every member being from a race naturally possessing powerful physiques.

Xu Ming, a widely renowned supreme genius from within the Manghuang Alliance, always held his head high.

But now, he was honestly following behind a young woman, looking nothing like the famous supreme genius but rather a subordinate, with a somewhat sycophantic smile on his face.

Who is that woman?

For Xu Ming to wear such an expression, she must be an incredibly significant figure, yet among all the known supreme talents, they couldn’t find a single piece of information about this woman.

It was as if she had appeared out of nowhere.

Aside from an astonishingly beautiful face, there seemed to be nothing else remarkable about her.

Behind her, a dozen supreme geniuses from the Manghuang Alliance followed, like the attendants of an empress, reverently trailing behind her.

"May I ask the young lady’s name?"

It is said that in the interminable ages past, a piece of divine metal birthed between heaven and earth, and over the endless years, it miraculously developed spiritual wisdom, thus becoming the ancestor of the Mechanical Clan.

Unlike other life forms, the reproduction of the Mechanical Group doesn’t rely on the mating of different genders. Instead, they seek out metals with spiritual properties within the seemingly infinite Star Realm to cultivate, gradually developing spiritual wisdom and becoming members of the Mechanical Clan.

They use various materials to construct their bodies, possessing numerous mysterious methods, and their physical strength naturally exceeds that of other life forms, making them exceptionally troublesome.

The Mechanical Clan’s domain is an immense cosmic battleship called the Starfall, guarded by countless powerhouses.

This supreme genius from the Mechanical Clan appeared no different from a human from the outside, and even more handsome, approached with a smile, addressing the woman. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"How bold!"

Seeing someone approach to chat her up, the supreme geniuses of the Manghuang Alliance all changed expressions, stepping forward to drive him away, pushing and shoving.

"I mean no harm, just wanted to meet this young lady. Why are you all so nervous?"

It’s infamous that the Mechanical Clan disregards flesh and ascends through mechanics, which has always clashed with the Manghuang Alliance’s emphasis on physical cultivation, leading to frequent skirmishes between the two.

The only reason the mechanical genius came forward to ask was to probe the woman’s background.

The woman wasn’t angry, merely casting a light glance at him.

Those eyes were as deep as black holes, capable of devouring everything, like an abyss with no end in sight.

"Buzz!"

An intensely powerful mental assault shot out from her eyes, like a razor-sharp longsword, piercing through the mechanical genius’s mental defenses and striking his soul.

"Ah!"

In just two or three breaths, the mental defenses of this supreme genius from the Mechanical Clan were completely shattered. Clutching his head, he cried out in agony.

"Let’s go."

The woman turned her head as if she hadn’t done anything, slowly heading towards the Eternal Tower, leaving the astonished onlookers behind.

They could hardly believe their eyes.

This supreme genius from the Mechanical Clan had not long advanced to the Tenth Realm, only a few decades, his cultivation still at the early stage of the Tenth Realm, but the true battle power of such a supreme genius cannot be measured by their realm. Yet, in just a few breaths, he was defeated by the woman.

How formidable must this woman’s power be?

It’s unimaginable.

"I heard there’s something unusual in this Deep Space Sea opening."

A voice cloaked in a black robe spoke up.

This voice was so sudden that it startled everyone.

When did he arrive?

Although these people couldn’t compare to the famous supreme geniuses, they were recognized talents themselves, with few able to approach without anyone noticing.

If he was speaking now, what if he harbored murderous intent?

Someone gulped nervously.

"Does this... friend know?"

After a moment, someone boldly asked.

The person’s voice was indistinguishable, male or female, addressing him only as a friend.

"Hehe...

The person chuckled, yet an inexplicable chill rose from the tailbone, unsettling them.