Chapter 1003: Chapter 543: Age of Great Competition! (Part 2)

Jiang Shu remained calm and smiled as he spoke.

This was the invincible confidence he gained through countless battles.

"What happened, tell me in detail, don’t be excited."

The heroic woman nodded and said, "Bei Ye had some conflict with a disciple of the Piaomiao Star Alliance. After winning in the arena, he was maliciously retaliated against, severely injured, and near death."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu raised his eyebrows slightly.

"It seems we are already being watched."

The Piaomiao Star Alliance is one of the strongest forces in the Star Ruins Realm, but compared to other powerful forces, they lack a certain foundation and are among the weakest.

If the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance were to secure a place in the Inner Circle, they would definitely take a significant portion of the benefits that the Piaomiao Star Alliance has divided, something they definitely do not want to see.

This conflict is not aimed at the Single-Horned youth but is provoking the entire Jiuyu Commerce Alliance.

Such an obvious thing naturally cannot be hidden from others’ eyes, the heroic woman sneered, saying, "If they truly have the ability, they could have fought openly, why resort to such covert tricks."

"In my view, Bei Ye’s injury is just the beginning, it will soon extend to you."

"Your Highness, recently news came from an unknown source saying that there are countless opportunities in this Deep Space Sea this time, so many sealed freaks have come out, and a man from the Piaomiao Star Alliance has stepped forth, already issuing a challenge to you."

The Jiuyu Commerce Alliance, although also considered a massive force, is mostly active in the Outer Circle.

To compare with those real forces among the Cosmic powers, they too lack a certain foundation, and their top figures are restrained by other powerful forces from acting directly, leaving the focus of this game on the younger generation of both sides.

The heroic woman’s voice suddenly lowered, stepped a few steps forward, and spoke again, "Your Highness, the Business Association also has ancient freaks appearing, with already two ranked disciples defeated by him."

"If my estimation is correct, he is already on his way."

A great era for competition is gradually arriving, with countless ancient freaks awakening from confinement, their first task upon waking naturally being to establish their position within their respective forces.

The Jiuyu Commerce Alliance’s ancient freak’s awakening naturally views the highest position as their own rightful place, allowing no others to encroach.

Though the heroic woman doesn’t have much direct contact with Jiang Shu, from his prior interactions with them, she still preferred choosing familiar faces over a monster emerging from seclusion.

Rather than letting an unfamiliar and arrogantly proud person, from what rumors say, claim that highest position, she would loyally follow the excellent man before her.

She has already picked her side.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu’s smile, instead of fading, grew even broader.

"Let him come then."

What he values isn’t the supreme position within the Business Association but the great era of competition mentioned by the heroic woman, representing stronger opponents for him.

To him, this is a very good thing.

From Cang Mang Domain to Demon Domain, although he hadn’t found the path to becoming Immortal.

Unexpectedly, within this Star Ruins Realm, he found more opportunities.

Jiang Shu’s confidence also infected the heroic woman, dispelling her anxiety.

"With Your Highness saying so, I’m at ease now."

Jiang Shu continued to walk forward, saying to the woman behind him, "Take me to the Piaomiao Star Alliance’s base. I want to see what kind of genius dares to contend with me."

The Piaomiao Star Alliance controls over a hundred star systems in the Universe, with powerful figures abound and geniuses emerging continuously.

The most powerful prodigy among them is named Bei Lu, a man with the body of a human and the tail of a snake, his eyes filled with respect as he stood beside a similarly shaped woman, saying, "Reporting to the ancestor, Jiang Shu has stepped out of the Eternal Tower, coming towards our Piaomiao Star base."

The woman’s eyes showed a hint of curiosity, she asked, "This Jiang Shu is hailed as the most formidable prodigy in the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance, yet, it’s unclear how strong he really is."

Bei Lu chuckled twice, his voice sharp and uncomfortable.

"The ancestor overthinks."

"Jiang Shu has some skills, but calling him the strongest is merely flattery from someone behind the scenes, possibly trying to incite a fight between our Piaomiao Star Alliance and the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance to reap the benefits."

"Even stepping back, if he truly is the strongest prodigy of Jiuyu Commerce Alliance, they are still merely an Outer Circle force, definitely no match for you."

He and this woman belong to the same clan, were he to reckon, she would be his ancestor, in that glorious era this woman was already a powerful prodigy.

The woman gently nodded and walked towards the palace exit, her three-meter long snake tail swaying gracefully behind her, the precious divine material beneath her feet rippling like shallow water, returning to normal after her departure.

The Jiuyu Commerce Alliance and Piaomiao Star Alliance have clashed!

This news quickly spread, thanks to some interested parties, especially with sightings of both the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance’s Jiang Shu and the Piaomiao Star Alliance’s ancient freak appearing, increasing excitement.

The Jiuyu Commerce Alliance has been a recent powerful force known to all, and Bei Ye’s injury adding fuel to fire in the Eternal Tower, now the young leaders of these two large forces are about to meet, expectedly leading to a fierce confrontation.

As the Deep Space Sea is about to be opened, the Eternal Tower is attracting more and more prodigies, all with a desire to be invincible, unwilling to remain subordinate, hence conflict and killing are all too common, with major forces sometimes letting it happen rather than blocking it, providing arenas for talents to use in each base.

Yet, those who’ve clashed recently aren’t among the most monstrous individuals.

Those individuals are each very cautious, probing constantly before engaging, attempting to ascertain each other’s hidden cards.

"Just this mindset alone surpasses many others."

In a tavern very close to the Piaomiao Star Dream’s stationed base, a man in a black robe drank alone, speaking to a few people around him.

A closer look reveals these people are all renowned geniuses, usually prideful, now sitting together, vaguely led by the man in black robes, someone nods saying, "Jiang Shu rose from obscurity, without a steadfast Dao Heart he couldn’t have achieved his status today."

"It’s just a pity he’s the prodigy of the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance, if only his origins were better..."

"Just wondering how far Jiang Shu has progressed in his challenge. This man is too mysterious, this battle is a perfect chance to uncover some truths about him."

The man in black robes lightly nodded and smiled, "Times these days are too peaceful, not like a great era of competition, many prodigies gradually decay."

"Only through competition does progress emerge, only mutual combat breeds brighter brilliance."

His voice carried an enticing charm hard to resist, suffused with madness and fervor enough to warp one’s mind.

"As the saying goes, cutting off someone’s financial source is akin to killing their parents, Jiuyu Commerce Alliance and other great forces in the Outer Circle have eyed the rich resources of the Inner Circle for countless years."

"And within the Inner Circle there are many powerful forces that have long lost their fighting spirit over the ages, destined to be eliminated."

A young man laughed lightly, wearing a robe embroidered with grand landscapes, sun, moon, and stars, eyes gleaming with wisdom, like twinkling stars at first glance.

"This is just the beginning."

They all raised their glasses in celebration.

"The world belongs to us."