Battle Blade! Azure Moon! Holy Light Mercenary Group! Universe First Bank Arrives! Mysterious Old Man!

The arrival of the geniuses from the Seven Great Starry Sky Academies caused quite a stir beyond the Three Great Territories.

The conflict between the Starry Sky Association and the Azure Flame Association, meanwhile, only spread within a small circle and drew little attention.

With a great war imminent, who would pay attention to a conflict between two student factions from the Starry Sky Academy?

And before long, new forces arrived.

One massive warship after another, rugged and solid in appearance, flew in from the depths of the universe like steel behemoths roaming the cosmos.

On the metal hulls of those warships was a distinctive emblem: a shield as its base, with a blade and sword crossed over it. It was impossible to miss.

"Universe Mercenary Alliance!"

"The Universe Mercenary Alliance's geniuses have come too!"

"Good heavens, none of these factions' geniuses are willing to stay quiet. With war approaching, they're all making their entrances."

"What's so strange about that? It would be stranger if they didn't come."

"Wait, that, that is..."

Voices of discussion rose through the surrounding void, but soon cries of alarm broke out among the martial artists, as though someone had spotted something.

"Gasp!"

A wave of sharp intakes of breath followed. Many martial artists widened their eyes and stared at several warships within the Universe Mercenary Alliance fleet.

Besides the Universe Mercenary Alliance's special emblem, those warships bore another extraordinarily distinctive symbol.

It was a massive flaming battle sword, hanging upside down beneath the Universe Mercenary Alliance emblem. Strange flame patterns covered its entire surface. Though it was merely an insignia, even from afar, it made people feel an intensely scorching aura.

"Battle Blade Mercenary Group!!!"

At last, a shocked cry erupted from the crowd, filled with utter disbelief.

"It's actually the Battle Blade