Yin Ruoshi nodded earnestly, her voice beautiful and melodious. "Master! I understand. This time, I'll protect them properly."
The ruler of the Bear Mountain Dynasty handed Third Prince Xiong Xiao a blood-red, still-beating heart. It brimmed with vitality, and every beat carried a wave of pressure. It was clearly no ordinary object.
The king of the Bear Mountain Kingdom said solemnly, "This is the heart of a demon bear at the Earth Fusion Realm. There may be many dangers in the Taixu Ruins this time, so I'm giving it to you for protection. This item can only be used a few times, so do not use it lightly."
Xiong Xiao said with a confident, domineering look, "Rest assured, Father Emperor! This time, your son will definitely reap enormous gains and bring you glory. Now that I have the demon bear heart to aid me, as long as I don't face the top three, your son will certainly win."
Bing Qixue of the Icefield Kingdom was also making preparations. He had been preparing for the Taixu Ruins for a long time, and this time, he intended to lead some members of the Icefield Kingdom inside, along with his two guards.
"Imperial Prince! I heard that the Taixu Ruins here opened ahead of schedule. It must have sensed Your Highness's arrival and opened early because of it. Your Highness truly is a man of the Mandate of Heaven, revered by All Spirits," a bearded old man said fawningly to a mighty, imposing young man.
That old man was the lord of a duchy, yet he was so eager to curry favor with a young man, even addressing him as an Imperial Prince.
There was only one reason: that man was a genuine Imperial Prince, named Zang Yueming, from a true empire—not some