"Zhou Qing was even stronger than the rumors claimed."
"Indeed. Zhou Qing killed the Poison Demon with a single sword strike. Montane Lord Meng Feng and Thunder Palm Shen Fang ranked below the Poison Demon on the Earth Ranking, and neither of them had Refined Gang into Core. They had merely mastered Artistic Conception Domains, so they were probably no match for him either."
"In this contest for the heir, the Nineteenth Prince, this dark horse, will likely leave everyone else in the dust. With a powerhouse like Zhou Qing aiding him, how could anyone else possibly contend?"
"Not necessarily. Meng Feng and Shen Fang came from top-tier forces. Even when they were Acquired Realm martial artists, they had mastered more than one Artistic Conception. They reached the peak of True Gang Grandmaster over a decade ago yet delayed Refining Gang into Core because they wanted to transform their second Artistic Conception power into an Artistic Conception Domain as well."
"If they master two Artistic Conception Domains before Refining Gang into Core, their strength will be enough to enter the top twenty of the Earth Ranking."
"..."
Zhou Qing's battle had already ended, yet quite a few people were still discussing it.
Amid the crowd's discussions.
The second round of matches soon came to an end as well.
The eight victorious princes drew lots for the third round.
This round, Zhou Qing was the first to take the stage. His opponent was merely a True Gang Grandmaster, who directly conceded defeat.
However, Meng Feng and Shen Fang faced each other early in this round.
Zhou Qing watched their battle closely as well.
What surprised him somewhat was that both Meng Feng and Shen Fang had condensed two layers of True Gang, mastered two kinds of Artistic Conception power, and transformed