Chapter 2058: The Opponent, Too Powerful!

"What? You... you want to tear up the contract?"

Ding Xiao's expression changed, and he wondered if he had misheard.

Tearing up the contract would mean little to Yundan Tower, but to the Su and Ren families, the problem was huge.

Patriarch Su smiled and said, "Don't put it so harshly. I went back and discussed it with the family elders, and we felt that we ordered too many pills from your Yundan Tower, so..."

Ding Xiao, being a shrewd man, immediately sensed something was wrong.

Could it be that these two families had been lured back to the opposing Wanbao Tower?

But what terms could the other side have offered to make these two families risk offending the entire Southern Domain Alliance and tear up the contract?

The Southern Domain Alliance was powerful precisely because they formed a united whole.

When one prospered, all prospered; when one suffered, all suffered.

If any force dared to offend them, they could completely blacklist them and refuse to supply pills.

Such a consequence was unbearable even for a powerful city like Changfeng.

Ding Xiao narrowed his eyes, his voice turning cold. "Patriarch Su, Patriarch Ren, do you know the consequences of tearing up the contract? Offending our Southern Domain Alliance will bring consequences you cannot bear!"

These words carried a very strong warning.

Patriarch Su's expression changed, but Patriarch Ren was not so good-tempered. He snorted coldly, "So what if we offend you? Our Ren family cooperating with Wanbao Tower is enough! Previously, we were misled by your deception and lost the initiative. I haven't settled accounts with you yet!"

At these words, Ding Xiao and the other managers' expressions changed drastically.

Did a small family like the Ren family really have the confidence to fall out with the Southern Domain Alliance?

Who gave them that confidence?

Wanbao Tower?

On what grounds!

Seeing that Patriarch Ren had spoken definitively, Patriarch Su sighed and said, "Manager Ding, I'm truly sorry. Between two evils, we choose the lesser. Our Su family simply cannot continue our cooperation with you. Compared to Wanbao Tower's pills, yours are nothing but garbage! Goodbye."

With that, Patriarch Su clasped his hands and left directly.

Naturally, Patriarch Ren did not linger either and followed Patriarch Su out of Yundan Tower.

Ding Xiao stood there, his expression shifting between gloom and uncertainty.

Garbage?

Dozens of major forces, with the most elite alchemists, had produced pills that were called garbage?

Ding Xiao could not accept this fact. He wished he could rush up and tear Patriarch Su's mouth apart.

Would he believe such a flimsy excuse?

"What... what is going on? What has Wanbao Tower done?" Manager Lin had long lost his earlier composure, his face full of shock.

The others were also terrified, clearly completely unprepared for this sudden turn of events.

Who would have thought that their three months of effort could be overturned by Wanbao Tower in just one morning?

However, the Su and Ren families were just the beginning.

Next, batch after batch of families and forces, large and small, all came knocking to tear up their contracts.

It wasn't just Yundan Tower; Youxin Pavilion, Ziyun Tower, and others—all the orders they had previously negotiated were now nearly completely ruined.

They spent the entire day in a frantic state.

It wasn't until evening, when a series of pills were presented before the managers, that they understood why Patriarch Su had called their pills garbage.

"What... what kind of pills are these! Where did Wanbao Tower get the formulas to refine such terrifying pills?" Manager Lin's whole body trembled as he spoke.

In his lifelong career in business, he had never encountered such a powerful enemy.

The other side didn't need any business tactics, didn't need any wooing or suppression, didn't need any deliberate promotion.

As soon as the pills appeared, all opponents were crushed directly!

This was absolute strength; there was no need for so many flashy tactics.

Just like a Heavenly Lord dealing with a True God—what schemes or tricks would they need?

None at all!

A single slap of the palm, and everything was crushed to pieces!

"This must be an evolved version of the Buddha Jade Pill, right? And this is an evolved version of the Chaos Primordial Pill? ... My god, almost all the conventional pills on the market have evolved versions!"

"They... they have pushed pills into a new era! Compared to these pills, ours are indeed garbage!" a shopkeeper said with a bitter smile.

"This... how can we compete? Even if we join forces with hundreds of shops, we're no match for Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion alone! This kind of battle is not even on the same level!"

The morning's high spirits were long gone.

These shopkeepers looked like eggplants hit by frost, utterly listless.

So the meticulous planning of the six top sacred lands and dozens of major powers over such a long time was nothing but a joke!

Ding Xiao sighed softly and said, "This matter is no longer something we can control. Let the higher-ups worry about it. Our opponent is too powerful!"

At this moment, Ding Xiao felt utterly despondent.

He had weathered many ups and downs in his life, clashing with countless powerful opponents, and could be said to have won a hundred battles.

But this time, he felt powerless.

Facing such an opponent, you simply had no chance.

He could sense that a huge figure seemed to stand behind Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, orchestrating this war.

That person was Ye Yuan, Master Ye!

Before Master Ye, Ding Xiao felt like a child.

No matter how fancy your moves, the other side never took you seriously.

Though he said to leave it to the higher-ups, Ding Xiao knew in his heart that this battle was already completely lost for the Southern Alliance!

Even if the six masters joined forces, they could not reverse such a decline.

Unless they could jointly produce a batch of more advanced pills.

But... how was that possible?

Even the Medicine Ancestor might not be able to do it!

...

One piece of bad news after another flew like paper scraps to Cloud Pill Emperor Capital.

"All pills at Cloud Pill Tower in Changfeng Emperor Capital are unsellable; it can no longer sustain itself. Manager Ding requests withdrawal from Changfeng Emperor Capital!"

"Cloud Pill Tower in Lingyun Emperor Capital has closed. Manager He requests withdrawal!"

"Youxin Pavilion in Qiuchen Emperor Capital has closed. Manager Feng requests withdrawal!"

...

In the great hall, Dan Yu Heavenly Lord's face was so dark it seemed ready to drip water.

Among these messages, many places were not territories of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, but territories of the six sacred lands!

It seemed that overnight, Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion had opened branches in all the emperor capitals of the Southern Region.

And in an extremely short time, it had swept through and dismantled the Southern Alliance like a whirlwind.

The new pills of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion were too dominant!

Unless one was a fool, everyone would choose Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's pills.

So what if the prices went up?

Even with a twenty percent increase, the cost-performance ratio of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's pills was still far superior to ordinary pills!

This battle was already beyond doubt!