Dugu Yan was a little embarrassed by the praise and waved a hand.
"Your Highness, please stop flattering me. What do my meager abilities amount to before you?"
Qian Renxue smiled. "I came today to find someone to spar with. Would you be willing to exchange a few moves with me?"
Dugu Yan's eyes instantly lit up.
She had always been curious about the crown prince's strength.
His Highness was normally gentle and refined, and never took action.
Outsiders only knew that his Martial Soul was a swan. No one knew how strong he actually was.
"Yes, absolutely!"
Dugu Yan bounced excitedly, rubbing her fists and flexing her hands. "Your Highness, I won't hold back!"
Qian Renxue nodded and walked to the center of the grounds.
She raised her right hand, and light flashed.
An elegant swan Martial Soul appeared behind her, its snow-white wings spreading as it radiated a gentle glow.
Two yellow and two purple Soul Rings pulsed beneath her feet.
Dugu Yan's pupils contracted slightly.
Four Soul Rings?
Wouldn't that mean level forty?
"Your Highness, your Soul Power..." Dugu Yan ventured.
Qian Renxue's tone was casual. "Just over level forty."
Surprise filled Dugu Yan's eyes.
Rumor had it that although Crown Prince Xue Qinghe was virtuous, his cultivation talent was only slightly above average.
She had thought he would be somewhere in the thirties at most.
But judging by this display, how was this mediocrity?
He was clearly hiding his true abilities!
Take Xue Beng, for example. He was an utter good-for-nothing!
Compared with this crown prince, the difference was as vast as that between clouds and mud!
In her opinion, judging by the cards on the table, her grandfather should have thrown his lot in with this crown prince.
But her grandfather might have had other