Evening.
The imperial palace of Southern Chu.
"Elder Zhu, what do you think of this Xu Taiping from True Martial Heaven?"
King Zhao gazed at the images displayed by the Moonshadow Stone on the table and asked Zhu Huai beside him without turning his head.
"Strong. Extremely strong. Among the younger generation, this young man is the cream of the cream."
Zhu Huai made no attempt to conceal his admiration for Xu Taiping.
King Zhao nodded at this, then turned his gaze toward the third prince, Chu Yinan, who stood quietly to one side.
"Yinan, what do you think?"
Chu Yinan stepped forward and bowed.
"Father Emperor, my venerable master is right. This Xu Taiping is indeed very strong."
He paused here, then continued with an utterly confident smile.
"But I am confident I can defeat him."
Hearing this, King Zhao showed neither sorrow nor joy. His gaze remained fixed on Xu Taiping's figure after he unleashed his Opening the Blade Domain in the images displayed by the Moonshadow Stone, and he asked without raising his head,
"From where does your confidence come?"
Chu Yinan smiled confidently at the question, then cupped his hands and answered,
"Father Emperor, two years ago, under High Immortal Qionghua's guidance, I entered the sword tomb on Lutai Mountain and obtained the Origin Law Inheritance within it, the Heavenly Shadow Sword Canon. Master and I only kept it from you because we feared you would worry."
At these words, King Zhao's eyes immediately lit up. He raised his head and looked intently at Zhu Huai.
"Is this true?"
The corners of Zhu Huai's mouth also lifted as he cupped his hands toward King Zhao.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Great Chu's imperial family is the only imperial family in Youyun Heaven to have obtained an Origin Law