283, Your Majesty's Lu Ding

Atop the mountain... atop the mountain...

When Xu Zhenguan heard Zhao Douan's response, even though she had been prepared in her heart, she still experienced a moment of stupefaction.

She flipped through the records of the Royal Family's inner treasury. Who, upon their first attempt at cultivating the Martial God Map, was able to stand on the mountain's summit?

She could hardly think of any.

The first thought that came to her was absurdity.

But when she thought again of the Dragon Essence left by her ancestors of the Xu family manifesting in the body of someone in the minor Divine Chapter Realm,

That astonishment and shock transformed into an indescribable emotion.

Regret?

Loss?

Jealousy?

Resentment?

Or rather, was it mostly doubt?

At this moment, it was as if a jar of mixed flavors had toppled over in the Empress's heart, rendering her silent and unable to speak for a while.