With Wang Yu and Wang Fan watching him intently, Jun Wangchen held the longsword but did not begin demonstrating any sword forms. Instead, he closed his eyes.
Though he had handled swords before, he had never studied swordsmanship, much less sword forms.
The main reason he had agreed to compete with Wang Fan in sword forms was that climbing Sky-Piercing Mountain had greatly enhanced his talent. If someone else's talent score was a hundred, his was a thousand.
That tremendous improvement allowed him to grasp anything with a hint and master it as soon as he learned it. It was much like copying, yet different, because he could build on what he copied and develop something new.
At that moment, the movements and expressions from Wang Fan's earlier sword demonstration flashed through Jun Wangchen's mind. After watching that performance, he had already mastered the movements of those sword forms.
But mastering the movements alone was not enough. To beat Wang Fan, he needed to innovate upon the original forms and create a better version.
Wang Yu watched Jun Wangchen stand motionless and waited quietly, without urging him to begin his demonstration. He knew this young man always managed to astonish people.
In fact, he had never wanted Wang Fan to compete with Jun Wangchen in sword forms. Though he had great confidence in Wang Fan's swordsmanship, Jun Wangchen was far too unpredictable and stood a strong chance of winning.
After all, beyond displaying extraordinary combat strength the previous night, Jun Wangchen had also cured the Zhou Family's Eldest Miss of her longstanding ailment.
Her ailment had troubled the Zhou Family for years, yet Jun Wangchen had cured it completely as soon as he appeared. To say he had no hidden depths would have been a lie.
If his son lost