Chapter 620

Great Qin, Xianyang City.

In the Xianyanggong, Ying Zheng listened to Bai Qi's account of what had happened in Xianyang City earlier.

"Your Majesty, the Ninth Young Master's cultivation can now be considered heaven-defying!"

"I personally saw the Ninth Young Master clash with Dugu Qiubai, who once shook the Nine Provinces."

"And in the end, he defeated Dugu Qiubai!"

"According to my estimation, Dugu Qiubai had long since reached the peak Perfected Grandmaster of the Earth Immortal*Heavenly Immortal realm, yet the Ninth Young Master was able to defeat him easily!"

"I suspect that the Ninth Young Master has perhaps already surpassed the Earth Immortal*Heavenly Immortal realm; perhaps the Ninth Young Master's cultivation has reached a level unseen in the last thousand years, making him the only martial artist to break through the Earth Immortal*Heavenly Immortal realm!"

"Furthermore, Dugu Qiubai has now entered the Ninth Young Master's manor! I believe there is a high probability that Dugu Qiubai has been pulled into our Great Qin's camp by the Ninth Young Master!"

"Now that our Great Qin already has two experts at least at the peak Perfected Grandmaster of the Earth Immortal*Heavenly Immortal realm, we will not fear any faction in the Nine Provinces from now on!"

Bai Qi said excitedly to Ying Zheng.

Hearing Bai Qi's report, even someone as difficult to read as Ying Zheng felt a trace of shock on his face.

Subsequently, he felt a deep sense of pride.

Ying Zheng felt that only Ying Ziyu was like his son!

Only someone as outstanding as Ying Ziyu should be the son of the Ancestral Dragon of Great Qin!

After being excited for a moment, Ying Zheng returned to his usual unapproachable self.

Subsequently, he fell into deep thought.

Although Ying Ziyu was no longer biding his time and was becoming increasingly powerful following the appearance of the Heavenly Rankings, this was a good thing for Ying Zheng and for Great Qin.

However, Ying Zheng felt increasingly unfamiliar with his own Ninth Young Master, Ying Ziyu.

Ying Zheng began to realize that he could no longer see through his own son.

Whether it was what Bai Qi had just said about Ying Ziyu reaching the highest realm in a thousand years, or his heaven-defying cultivation strength, or pulling Dugu Qiubai—a peak Perfected Grandmaster of the Earth Immortal*Heavenly Immortal realm—into Great Qin's camp.

Ying Zheng felt that these were certainly not the full extent of Ying Ziyu's power.

Someone who could bide their time for over a decade would absolutely never expose all their power before everyone.

After all, Ying Zheng himself had walked that same path; when he was a hostage in another state, it was a life-or-death struggle, and if he hadn't bided his time, there would be no Great Qin or Ying Zheng today!

Ying Zheng wanted to find an opportunity to probe Ying Ziyu's bottom line.

And following this event, Ying Zheng had already made up his mind in his heart: he would begin to pave the way for Ying Ziyu, to let Ying Ziyu become the rightful Crown Prince of Great Qin!

And to cultivate Ying Ziyu to become the next King of Great Qin!

Subsequently, Ying Zheng sent someone to summon Ying Ziyu to the Xianyanggong.

Ying Ziyu was not surprised to receive the news of Ying Zheng's summons.

After all, Dugu Qiubai's appearance in Xianyang City had caused such a massive commotion, and Bai Qi had already seen him and Dugu Qiubai exchange blows.

If Ying Zheng hadn't summoned him to the Xianyanggong after all that, it would have been what surprised Ying Ziyu.

After receiving the news, Ying Ziyu took a light step forward, and his body became directly ethereal.

Once his body solidified, Ying Ziyu had already arrived outside the Xianyanggong.

"Your Majesty, I have come to pay my respects."

Ying Ziyu said softly at the entrance of the Xianyanggong.

Although Ying Ziyu now possessed heaven-defying cultivation, he still maintained full respect before his cheap father, Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng, sitting in the Xianyanggong, was somewhat surprised to hear Ying Ziyu's voice; he hadn't expected Ying Ziyu to be so fast.

However, thinking slightly about how Ying Ziyu already possessed cultivation surpassing the Martial Lord Bai Qi, Ying Zheng felt that all of this was perfectly normal.

Subsequently, Ying Zheng gave Bai Qi a look.

Seeing this, Bai Qi very skillfully hid his figure within Ying Zheng's shadow.

Seeing that everything was prepared, Ying Zheng spoke toward the entrance without a hint of emotion:

"Enter."

Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Ying Ziyu did not drag his feet at all, walking directly into the Xianyanggong.

Subsequently, he looked directly into Ying Zheng's eyes.

Ying Zheng also looked at Ying Ziyu's eyes with great majesty at this moment.

After a moment, Ying Zheng suddenly burst into laughter.

"Yu'er, you are good, truly good!"

"How many years has it been? It has been a long time since anyone dared to look into my eyes for so long."

"Yu'er, you are indeed different from the others."

Ying Zheng said softly to Ying Ziyu, his tone filled with a father's pride for his child.

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty."

Ying Ziyu bowed lightly to Ying Zheng and continued: