Chapter 1029: Chapter 556: The Sloppy Prodigy Teams Up with Jiang Shu! All Peerless Prodigies Become Blood Offerings! (Part 2)

"How can there be something this dangerous."

Before the Abyss, some Heaven’s Prodigies had also gathered; they had all been staring into the Abyss.

In this moment, all their brows were slightly furrowed.

"Do you know how that ancient freak provoked that eerie lifeform?"

A Heaven’s Prodigy who had just broken through to the Tenth Realm not long ago voiced his question.

He had already been exploring along the Abyss Edge for nearly half an hour, yet he hadn’t sensed any danger at all.

This showed that the eerie lifeform did not want to kill them—or rather, to encounter that eerie lifeform, some condition had to be triggered, so they had to get to the bottom of it.

"The only thing we did was explore downward for a while, but aside from the most ordinary rocks, there was nothing else at all."

That Supreme Genius thought for a moment and then spoke.

Looked at this way, it was highly likely that these people had trespassed into the eerie lifeform’s territory, which had led to its appearance.

However, the Law Origin was down below; the immense temptation forced them to keep exploring downward.

A powerful Law Origin was something that could only be chanced upon; as long as one could grasp it, one’s combat strength would undergo a qualitative leap.

"Even an ancient freak isn’t its match, let alone the likes of us."

"Are we truly to watch a treasure mountain before our eyes and obtain no Law from it?"

"Not necessarily. Don’t we have a monster by our side who can be compared to the strongest ancient freaks?"

As they spoke, many people directed their gazes toward Jiang Shu, who was exploring the surrounding area, strange light flickering in their eyes.

They were no match, but Jiang Shu might not be the same.

Jiang Shu also noticed their gazes, but he made no response, merely pretending not to see them as he continued exploring.

This group wanted him to be the vanguard and test the way.

They really did have a fine abacus in mind.

"Brother Jiang, your strength is great—why not take this chance to go down and have a look? If we can all gain something, when the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance enters the Inner Circle in the future, we will all put in a few good words for the Business Association."

A Heaven’s Prodigy stood at a distance; he didn’t come close, but his voice sounded softly, wanting to borrow the name of the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance to get Jiang Shu to go down of his own accord.

However, before his words were finished, he saw a gaze explode like thunder.

In an instant, his mind went completely blank.

The remaining words simply would not come out.

The crowd who had originally been thinking of pushing Jiang Shu onto the fire rack all froze; from Jiang Shu’s body, they saw boundless killing intent.

This killing intent was in no way weaker than that of some ancient freaks.

Wasn’t it said that since Jiang Shu’s emergence, he hadn’t experienced many battles?

This kind of killing intent—without slaughtering a number of same-Realm cultivators, how could it possibly condense!

In just a few breaths, even the air around them seemed about to solidify.

The strongest ancient freaks had yet to show up in this area, so Jiang Shu could be called the strongest one here. They had originally thought Jiang Shu merely possessed an empty Realm and combat strength, but now it seemed that Jiang Shu’s temper might be even more terrifying than those ancient freaks.

How would they still dare to go and court bad luck.

Several Heaven’s Prodigies exchanged glances, gritted their teeth, and decided to go down and explore first; after all, no one knew what would happen here.

Raise one’s strength a bit more, and there might be a chance at a greater opportunity.

They carefully clung to the cliff face, exploring downward into the depths of the Abyss.

The darkness here was somewhat unusual; those few people had only gone down a few dozen zhang before they disappeared from sight.

"We just climbed to that spot earlier, and after hearing some strange sounds, the accident happened."

Those Supreme Geniuses from the great powers spoke to the people beside them.

Each of them was cautious; although every person had a life-saving method, none of them wanted to use such means right after entering the Abyss.

Everything within the Abyss was naturally beyond Jiang Shu’s perception.

This Abyss seemed to cut off all spiritual power.

Even Jiang Shu’s thoughts could not enter within.

He stood before the Abyss, recalling in his mind one by one all the texts he had read.

Around him, the Heaven’s Prodigies of the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance were still sitting cross-legged, recovering their fleshly bodies as quickly as possible.

Although this Heaven’s Prodigy had been healing all this time, that didn’t mean he was unaware of what was happening around him.

He knew full well that if not for him, Lord Jiang Shu might already have entered the Abyss.

"Lord Jiang... how about..."

"No rush."

Jiang Shu waved his hand; if this really was a great opportunity, there was no way it would be obtained so easily.

The Inheritance of a Law was like some of the Great Dao inheritances he had found in the Demon Sect ruins—just comprehending them alone, who knew how long it would take.

Not to mention that there was a dangerous lifeform down below.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

Just as Jiang Shu’s words fell.

In the distance, space was torn apart, and a Heaven’s Prodigy wearing a tattered windbreaker stepped out. With stubbled beard, he looked like a scavenger; his eyes carried suffocating deadness, and his whole person was suffused with a decadent air.

He merely glanced at the crowd, and his gaze paused on Jiang Shu.

"Jiang Shu?"

The Heaven’s Prodigy looked at Jiang Shu, light flickering in his eyes. "No wonder you could fight Wind Cloud Pride to a draw. If we were outside, I might have fought you."

"It’s just a pity that opportunity is more important than battle. Interested in teaming up once?"

His tone was firm, as if he were speaking of eating or drinking water.

Without waiting for Jiang Shu’s reply, he turned his gaze toward the Abyss and said:

"There must have been a battle in this Abyss already. Truly not knowing their own limits."

Jiang Shu’s brows rose; he was surprised at this Heaven’s Prodigy.

He himself was proficient in Soul Law and Puppet Law; in Divine Sense Perception, he could be counted among the most Peak group even within the entire Tenth Realm.

Yet even he had failed to sense the eerie lifeform, while this scruffy Heaven’s Prodigy had perceived it in an instant, and could even say that someone had just died in the Abyss.

As expected, the Star Ruins Realm was far vaster than the Cang Mang Domain.

Especially the Heaven’s Prodigies in the Inner Circle; each one of them might have pushed some particular Law to its limit.

This scruffy Heaven’s Prodigy first swept his gaze around, then his previously slouched body suddenly straightened, like a dust-covered sword suddenly unsheathed. Waves of brutal aura radiated from him, condensing into a gigantic eye that looked down over the edge.

A moment later, his face suddenly flushed red, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

He, however, didn’t care in the slightest, merely wiping away the blood at the corner of his mouth in a careless manner before saying:

"This fellow is very strong; at the very least, we are no match for it."

"But it seems very weak; every time it acts, it pays an enormous price."

"As long as we can invest enough blood food, we can force it into a slumbering or self-sealing state. At that time, you will naturally be able to pocket this opportunity."

So that was it.

The Heaven’s Prodigies who had yet to go down all had their eyes light up, immediately thinking of a way to break the stalemate.

Invest blood food—this method was simple.

As time went on, more and more people would only come here; as long as enough people died, that eerie lifeform would fall into slumber. This wasn’t much of a problem.

Disciples from the outer reaches of the Cosmic or from weak forces suddenly felt a chill run through them; they realized that all the Supreme Geniuses and ancient freaks were fixing their gazes on them, filled with killing intent, like tigers watching their prey.

Compared to the others, their lives seemed insignificant.

Yet at this moment, the scruffy Heaven’s Prodigy suddenly tossed out another sentence.

"The blood food this thing needs isn’t about quantity, but quality."

"Ordinary Ninth Realm are nothing in its eyes; only Heaven’s Prodigies who have comprehended Law are the best blood food. So..."

The scruffy Heaven’s Prodigy’s gaze began to sweep over one Tenth Realm Heaven’s Prodigy after another.

Other than Jiang Shu, not a single Heaven’s Prodigy here entered his eyes.

In his view, they were all blood food!