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.''