"Your Highness Jiang."
"His Highness is back."
"Your Highness, your aura—have you just come from another fierce battle? I have some nourishing divine materials here. They might help with your injuries."
Quite a few geniuses sensed Jiang Shu's aura and hurried over to ask after him.
Jiang Shu could be said to be the face of the Nine Universes Merchant Alliance. Whether the alliance could establish a firm foothold in the inner zone of the Star Ruins Realm depended in large part on him. As a Seed of the Sequence, he was also very likely to become their future leader, so they needed to decide where they stood.
Clearly, the vast majority of the geniuses who had come with Jiang Shu took the initiative to stand by his side.
Jiang Shu didn't reject their goodwill.
When moving about in the outside world, going it alone was never the best choice.
"I just came out of seclusion and went to spar with the Wind Cloud Prodigies. I spent some of my blood and energy, but it's no big deal. A little rest and I'll be back to normal."
Only then did everyone set their minds at ease.
Yu Tianming, who had been keeping a close eye on Jiang Shu's condition, stepped forward and quietly said:
"Your Highness, Bei Ye has woken up, but his foundations were damaged, so he can't take part in this selection. He's already returned to his clan to recuperate. He asked me to tell you that he'll repay this great kindness someday."
Bei Ye could be said to have suffered a disaster through no fault of his own, becoming a sacrifice in a conspiracy. As soon as he woke, he returned to his clan. He couldn't bear to see his peers in high spirits while his own