The Sword That Strikes the Heart

The invisible aura that had been gathering the hearts of the crowd was abruptly interrupted. Quite a few Wang Hou instinctively turned to look at the Duke of Yanshan, who had spoken up.

Shen Qian also became wary.

An opening like this usually meant even more shocking remarks were to follow.

During his earlier casual conversation with Earl Luoshen, Shen Qian had roughly understood why the Duke of Yanshan held such a lofty status.

Of China's more than ninety Wang Hou, only nine had truly reached the realm of Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Of those nine, it was only rumored that the Marquis of Jingcheng had reached this realm. Yet most Wang Hou believed the rumor was true. After all, he had fought the Duke of Yanshan for so many years. If their strength had not been evenly matched, he would have long since been defeated.

The other one whose status was merely rumored was Wu Wei, the Minister of the Martial Arts Department.

Wu Wei had no title, yet he had firmly held the position of China's Minister of the Martial Arts Department for years, commanding the foremost of the Nine Departments. He surely possessed astonishing strength, but he rarely took action, making the rumors surrounding him even less certain.

The third special case was the Heavenly Swordsman. Since he had refused the Heavenly Seal and cultivated only the sword in his hand, the Wang Hou generally judged his killing power to have reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level, though his overall strength was somewhat inferior.

Of the remaining six, Duke Tianning had already fallen. The other five were Duke Baili, Duke Tianqing, the Duke of Yanshan, Duke Six Tigers, and Duke Huainan.

Among those five, the Duke of Yanshan was recognized by most Wang Hou as the