133 Feigned Gold Standard

    ''----''

    ''From the start of the test

    approximately 1 hour elapsed. As of now

    only 6 participants remained in the test. Of course

    both Apollo and Nadida were present. This was of no surprise to Nivel.''

    ''From between their brows

    he sensed the prerequisite unyielding will of a true cultivator. Both of these youths possessed the makings to contract with a Spirit. After all

    it wasn''t a painless process. It required a lot of engraving and the sacrificing of a portion of the mental space.''

    ''Despite being able to continue

    Apollo groaned

    opening his eyes and releasing the Soul Bar. After doing so

    the Soul Bar emitted a gold light symbolizing him having achieved the SS Rank

    or in other words

    the Gold Standard.''

    ''Similarly

    within a couple of seconds of each other

    all of the other 5 youths relinquished their grasps of the Soul Bar

    but unlike Apollo

    who was feigning his state

    the other youths truly struggled to retain clarity of mind.''