Clearance Tactics! When the Enemy Advanced, I Retreated; When They Camped, I Harassed; When They Tired, I Attacked; When They Retreated, I Pursued

"Cleared... cleared the Fourth Layer!"

Yuan Tai's voice abruptly caught. During the years Jiang Shu had spent in the Eternal Tower, there had been no shortage of geniuses throughout the base who guessed that Jiang Shu might have been stuck on the Third Layer all along.

After all, though Jiang Shu was a Peerless Genius of the Merchant Alliance,

among the four Peerless Geniuses, Jiang Shu ranked last. Back then, he had only barely passed the Seventh Layer of the Genius Trial Tower, crossing the line by sheer luck.

Yuan Tai himself had gone from initial rebuttal to gradual acceptance.

This time, when he met Jiang Shu, he had deliberately avoided mentioning Eternal Tower clearance results, afraid of stirring up Jiang Shu's emotions.

But who would have thought... Jiang Shu had not merely cleared the Third Layer.

He had directly cleared the Fourth Layer!

One had to know that among the inner-area geniuses who had entered the Eternal Tower in the same batch as them, only one had officially cleared the Fourth Layer so far!

The other three Peerless Geniuses of the Merchant Alliance were still attempting the Fourth Layer.

Jiang Shu, Jiang Your Highness's talent...

Watching the myriad changes in Yuan Tai's expression, Jiang Shu smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Remember what I just said. Don't slack off the moment you reach the Third Layer. With your talent, stepping into the Tenth Order is only a matter of time."

"Whether it comes earlier or later does not make much difference, but if you can clear the Fourth Layer, your cultivation path in the inner area of the Star Ruins Realm will be much smoother in the future."

The inner and outer areas of the Star Ruins Realm were two different worlds.

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