That same evening, the results of the father-and-son duel between Chen Shi and Chen Tang were compiled into documents and delivered at once to the desks of high officials across major factions, including the Cabinet, the Eastern Depot, the Five Armies, the Shenshu, and the Divine Machine Battalion.
The clash between Chen Shi and Chen Tang had naturally captivated everyone's attention.
Chen Shi's strength was difficult to gauge, but this battle provided a benchmark to estimate his capabilities.
Former Prime Minister Yan Xianshi also received a file. He skimmed through it swiftly, his expression somewhat solemn.
Chen Shi's strength is advancing too fast. If this continues, the young master will have a hard time winning.
He frowned slightly. Chen Shi was in the Nascent Soul Realm, and Chen Tang had used the strength of the Spirit Transformation Realm to fight him, resulting in a match where neither side had the upper hand.
Yet although Chen Tang had used the cultivation of the Spirit Transformation Realm, his vision and insight were far beyond anything the Spirit Transformation Realm could compare to, meaning his true strength could not be measured by that realm alone.
A Nascent Soul Realm martial artist dueling Chen Tang at the Spirit Transformation Realm—he cannot be underestimated.
Yan Xianshi closed the case file, involuntarily recalling when Chen Tang had first entered the capital to take the metropolitan and palace examinations.
Back then, Chen Yindu was not yet the Western Capital Butcher, but was busy searching everywhere for the truth behind the decline of the True King Era. Chen Tang had left his hometown behind, come to the Western Capital, and taken the imperial examinations, stunning the entire city.
"Every metropolitan and palace examination is bound to feature thirteen individuals from the Thirteen Noble Families who claim the top