"Your Highness, Third Prince, do you know what matters most to a battle general, apart from his own fighting strength and his ability to command military formations?"
Years ago, Chu Yinan, who had sunk into despair after losing to Xu Taiping at the Golden Scale Assembly, was dragged out of a tavern by Old Martial God Zhu Huai and asked this question.
"Is it... battle intent?"
Now mostly sober, Chu Yinan looked at Old Martial God Zhu Huai with a somewhat dazed gaze.
The Old Martial God nodded with a smile and said in satisfaction:
"Good. The wine hasn't burned your brains out yet."
Then Zhu Huai asked Chu Yinan another question:
"Your Highness, do you know that Xu Taiping of the Azure Profound Sect has already nurtured a battle intent uniquely his own?"
Hearing this, Chu Yinan sobered up completely, his gaze turning sharp.
"I've heard something of it!"
Seeing the light return to Chu Yinan's eyes, Old Martial God Zhu Huai chuckled and continued:
"Your Highness, Xu Taiping has now claimed eighty percent of the Golden Scale Ranking's fortune. It will be difficult for you to catch up to him on the path of cultivation."
"But when it comes to cultivating battle intent, you have uniquely favorable conditions."
Chu Yinan looked at Zhu Huai with burning eyes and asked curiously:
"What makes you say that, Elder Zhu?"
Zhu Huai said solemnly:
"Never mind all of Youyun Heaven-even within the borders of our Great Chu alone, there are dozens of demon grottoes, large and small."
"The war between the Chu Kingdom's armies and the Nine Abysses Demonic Army has never truly stopped for a single day."
"Your Third Highness, you have ample opportunities to use these battles to strengthen your battle intent."
Zhu Huai's words jolted Chu Yinan awake,