701 Passing the Stage (1/2)

Nangong Mingzhu and the other six stood quietly on top of the altar, awaiting the final result. Each of them had different expressions. Some hoped that Mo Wen passed; some didn't.

None of them said anything. Only time would reveal the final result. Before it was revealed, all talk was meaningless.

Time passed slowly. The remaining time kept ticking down. On top of the altar, all was quiet. Mo Wen had still not appeared.

Gao Hanshan started breathing heavily. An inexplicable light flickered in his eyes. Mo Wen still had not appeared. Didn't that mean that he had managed to survive up until now and was slowly approaching the final hour?

None of them had believed that Mo Wen could survive. After he found out about the Beast Wave Gao Hanshan also had no faith in Mo Wen.

However, a miracle seemed to be approaching, and it might actually happen.

As long as Mo Wen did not appear on the altar before the final moment, that would mean that he had already passed the task.

As time passed, the breathing of the six people on the altar grew anxious.

Nangong Mingzhu's gaze was flickering uncontrollably. Could it be that Mo Wen would actually survive until the end? He had encountered a Pinnacle Beast King. How could he possibly survive? Chu Yuan would not be lying about such a matter.

Chu Yuan and Bu Xingyi's expressions grew more and more hideous. They felt dissatisfied inside. How could Mo Wen possibly have survived up until now?

Although the two of them had hoped to complete the double task, their hatred for Mo Wen had overshadowed their hopes of victory. How would they be satisfied with Mo Wen having the last laugh? Everyone had failed and only he succeeded. Wasn't that a smack to their faces? He would also become the hero among all the human ancient martial art practitioners.

The final second finally passed by. A full day had passed since they had entered the Beast King Island.

”Time is up.” Gao Hanshan let out a long sigh. A day had passed and Mo Wen had still not appeared. That meant that he had survived until the end, successfully passing the third stage.

Lan Zhongzhi and Tan Qiyue similarly heaved long sighs of relief. Regardless of whether it was their contribution or not, as long as they passed, it was naturally a good thing. No one would hope to fail the task at the last moment.

Only Chu Yuan and Bu Xingyi had expressions that were sullen beyond compare. They snorted heavily.

”Whoever said that Mo Wen would certainly not last until the end can shut up now, right?” Tan Qiyue said coldly.

He too could not bear some people. They did not mention their own incompetence and yet they still targeted Mo Wen at every opportunity. Them targeting Mo Wen because they had a grudge was one thing, but to hope he would fail the third stage was completely unprofessional.

”If there are no accidents, Mo Wen should have passed the third stage.” Nangong Mingzhu nodded her head. According to the time, Mo Wen had indeed survived until the end. Otherwise, he would have already arrived on this altar.

”That is not necessarily true. Something else may have popped up along the way. Or maybe Mo Wen is special and the Tower Spirit did not send him here,” Bu Xingyi said stubbornly. After all, he had completely put aside all considerations of saving his face with Mo Wen. At this moment, he did not care about how he came off.

At this moment, everyone ignored Bu Xingyi. What he said was too weak to stand, and besides, no one was in the mood to ridicule a person in the throes of death.

”Huh, something isn't right. It's been fifteen minutes! Why hasn't Mo Wen returned?” Lan Zhongzhi frowned. By rights, after Mo Wen passed the trial, he should have been immediately sent here. Why was it that he had yet to appear after fifteen minutes?

The others also realized that something was off. Since he had passed the trial, he should have returned here from the Beast King Island. Such a long time had passed. Why hadn't he returned?

An hour later, Mo Wen still had not appeared.

”Ha, I said something special must have happened. How could Mo Wen possibly survive till the end? That's something that even Lord Chu Yuan could not do. Moreover, Mo Wen encountered a Pinnacle Beast King, so it is even more impossible that he has lasted until the end.”

Bu Xingyi began to laugh loudly. He believed that something else had happened to Mo Wen, hence he had not appeared on the altar. Bu Xingyi was especially delighted. At least Mo Wen was not the final hero. Everyone had failed. No one could say anything and could not blame anyone else.

If Mo Wen had truly lasted until the end, and if word of what happened in the task spread, Bu Xingyi's image would certainly take a severe hit. After all, his performance in the task could not be considered impressive. Moreover, there would be Gao Hanshan fueling the fires, so the situation would be even worse.

Now that they had completely failed the task, no one had any excuse to blame others. Everyone shared the blame.

”Mo Wen most likely has encountered problems,” Bu Xingyi said gloatingly. ”Did Lord Chu Yuan not say that Mo Wen had encountered a Pinnacle Beast King? Maybe the Pinnacle Beast King is different from other Beast Kings. If Mo Wen was eaten by a Pinnacle Beast King, he may have truly been killed. Mo Wen has yet to come out. Maybe he has died for real on Beast King Island.”

All sorts of possibilities kept emerging in his mind. His greatest wish was that Mo Wen had actually died on the Beast King Island, without even a chance of resurrecting.