"Your disciple understands."
The Third Prince immediately nodded earnestly, then said in a grave voice:
"Gongshu Bai of Mysterious Wasteland Heaven is no weakling. In previous years, he might even have made the top ten. I hope he can force Dongfang Yuejian to reveal her true strength. Better still, let me see the true intent she has cultivated."
Rather than rest after his match today, he had deliberately stayed to watch, chiefly to learn the true strength of Dongfang Yuejian and Zhu Qiongmo.
After all, among the Five Heavens, Chenglong Heaven's Cultivation World, with its thirty-six grotto-heavens and seventy-two blessed lands, far surpassed the other four heavens in strength.
Had the Golden Scale Assembly not restricted its disciples' cultivation to below Spirit Refining, cultivators from Chenglong Heaven would likely have occupied half the places on the Golden Scale Ranking.
"Little Martial Aunt, Seventh Highness."
Inside the pavilion stands where the Mysterious Cloud Martial Hall's party sat, Xu Taiping greeted everyone with a smile, looking somewhat weary.
"Taiping?! Didn't we tell you to go back and rest?"
Lu Rushuang sprang to her feet.
As agreed before they came, Xu Taiping was supposed to return directly to the Mysterious Cloud Martial Hall to recuperate after his match, while they recorded the subsequent matches with a Moonshadow Stone and gave it to him when they returned.
"The Golden Scale Ranking will rearrange the roster for the next round. Everyone fighting next could be my opponent, so I wanted to watch as many matches as possible before going back."
Xu Taiping smiled and sat in the chair Chu Xiaoxiao brought over.
"Thank you, Commandery Princess Xiaoxiao."
He thanked Chu Xiaoxiao.
At that, Chu Xiaoxiao shook her head vigorously and said with an utterly earnest expression:
"Dad—no, Eldest Brother Taiping, from today onward, you're