Chapter 210: Real Versus Fake (1/2)

Chapter 210: Real Versus Fake

Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations

At this moment, the only thing left in the World of the Sage was a patch of golden light.

There was no more darkness. The golden light lighted up the entire ground, illuminating the sword-filled ground, as well as people's eyes.

However, everybody's mood and thoughts were completely different.

Nangong Mu stood beside the light pillar, his eyes tightly fixated onto the sword that radiated with a golden light.

Xing Qingsui's gaze was filled with a preparedness for death. From the moment the golden light glowed up, the only thing on his mind was that his death was finally worth it.

Ping Yang's eyes on the other hand was filled with an intense joy. She gripped her two fists tightly in an emotionally moved manner.

Ying Shan looked at the golden light with a somewhat cold look in his eyes. His expression seemed somewhat malevolent. However, he didn't rush towards the golden light immediately. Instead, he stood still on the spot.

As for Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu, they, on the other hand, were fixated upon Ying Shan, as if they had completely missed the golden light.

The expressions of the other examinees at this moment also became immensely complicated. Some were happy, some were devastated. Some cried, while some stood stunned.

Finally, the golden light dissipated.

The entire World of the Sage returned back to its initial calm.

The only thing left was a sword. A sword impaled into the ground that glowed with a faint golden light. The body of the sword shuddered slightly, and the low cry of a dragon seemed to emerge from the blade of the sword.

”Pull the sword!” Xing Qingsui's voice rang out at this moment.

However, Nangong Mu didn't move.

He only gazed silently at that sword, standing completely still on the exact same spot. He seemed to be waiting, and also seemed to be admiring. Nobody knew what he was thinking.

But, he indeed didn't move.

Surprisingly, Ying Shan didn't move as well.

A strange calmness settled over the entire place. Time, on the other hand, continued to flow by.

Nobody knew how long had passed before Nangong Mu finally moved. He didn't pull out the sword. Instead, he slowly turned around and looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who was standing not too far away. He seemed to be asking something.

At this moment, Ying Shan also looked towards Fang Zhengzhi. His eyes seemed to be waiting for something.

Fang Zhengzhi could feel the gaze coming from the two of them. He obviously knew the meaning behind Nangong Mu and Yingshan's gaze.

Now, the seal of the sword had been broken.

However, what was unexpected was that the examinees in the World of the Sage didn't disappear immediately. Then, that also meant that the World of the Sage was still out of control.

The reason Nangong Mu persisted in slashing open the sealing chains was naturally to reopen the World of the Sage. As long as the World of the Sage was under control, those swords held against the examinees' necks wouldn't pose a danger anymore.

However, reality was that those swords were still against the necks of the examinees.

The examinees, on the other hand, were still lying on their exact same spots.

Then, the moment Nangong Mu pulled out the sword would be the moment Xing Qingsui and the rest of the examinees perished.

Nangong Mu didn't pull out the sword.

Ying Shan could continue to wait indefinitely.

Fang Zhengzhi definitely could choose to wait as well. However, no matter how long they waited, there was always a limit.

The scene in front of him was undoubtedly a stalemate. Nangong Mu and Ying Shan, on the other hand, had tossed the key to resolving this stalemate to Fang Zhengzhi at the same time. It seemed somewhat unthinkable.

However, both Nangong Mu and Ying Shan didn't think that there was any problem with this decision.

At this moment, the other examinees had also finally understood the intentions of Nangong Mu and Ying Shan. However, the feeling of having their fates held in Fang Zhengzhi's hands was definitely not a very good one.

”Pull out the sword!” Xing Qingsui's hurried voice rang out again. There was a trace of resolution in his voice. Of course, he knew what everybody was waiting for. However, in his mind.

There was only one way, forward.

Then, he would naturally pin his last hopes on pulling out the sword.

Fang Zhengzhi twitched his mouth. He actually didn't really like making such a decision. Because, this required quite a lot of brain cells. However, he had no other choice.

After all, not only did this choice determine the life and death of the few examinees, it similarly also determined the life and death of himself, Yan Xiu and the rest.

It seemed as if pulling out the sword wasn't related to Fang Zhengzhi's life at all. What was reality like?

Now, the last hope of reopening the World of the Sage was pulling out the sword. However, who dared to say for sure that once the sword was pulled out…

The World of the Sage would definitely reopen?

The sword was impaled into the ground. That was a bargaining chip. However, once the sword was pulled out, this represented that the last bargaining chip would be used up. Success and failure depended on this one move.

Nangong Mu had thought of this. Ying Shan had also thought of this.

Hence, the two of them didn't move.

”If I add this sword to the Blazing Qilin Spear, I wonder whether they can defeat you?” Fang Zhengzhi looked at the sword and finally spoke.

”Maybe.” Ying Shan didn't deny nor confirm.

”If I ask you to let them all go, is there a possibility?” Fang Zhengzhi looked at the surrounding examinees. He didn't really like these people. However, at the very least, at this moment, he was in the same camp as these people. Or, it could be said, they were of the same race.

”There is.”

”Then, what are the terms of this exchange?”

”A sword.”

”So, I'll have to pull out the sword first. Is that right?”

”There is no need.”

”Looks like you don't wish for this sword to be pulled out?”

”Of course.”

”However, if the sword isn't pulled out, how can we guarantee our lives?” Fang Zhengzhi tossed the problem over to Ying Shan.

”This is your problem.”

”You are really naive. Do you really think I care about their lives and deaths?” As he spoke, Fang Zhengzhi walked towards the sword impaled on the ground.

Step by step, Fang Zhengzhi neared the sword.

Ying Shan didn't speak, neither did he move. However, the other examinees on the other hand were on the verge of tears. Because, they could clearly feel that as Fang Zhengzhi neared the sword, the swords on their necks turned a little bit colder.

Nangong Mu looked at Fang Zhengzhi. His expression was calm. All along, he didn't speak.

Fang Zhengzhi walked up to the sword.

Then, his hand grabbed onto the hilt of the sword.

Every movement he made was completely without hesitation. It was as if he was grabbing a very ordinary sword. He didn't even bother to take a single glance at the surrounding examinees.

This caused a sense of despair to fill the hearts of the surrounding examinees.

Only Xing Qingsui's gaze seemed extremely calm, as if in approval of Fang Zhengzhi's actions.

Fang Zhengzhi's hand held onto the sword hilt.

He could clearly feel the intricacies of the carvings into the sword hilt. Moreover, he could even feel the tremendous power that this sword contained within. That, was power as dazzling as the sun.

At this moment, Yan Xiu had also walked to Fang Zhengzhi's side. He looked at Fang Zhengzhi's movements and remained silent.

On the other hand, Ping Yang pouted her tiny mouth.

”Fang Zhengzhi, are you really going to pull out the sword?” Inside her heart, Ping Yang was hoping that Fang Zhengzhi would pull out the sword without hesitation. However, as the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, she suddenly felt that this seemed somewhat inappropriate.

Fang Zhengzhi didn't reply Ping Yang's question. Instead, he gripped the sword in his hand tightly.

Then, he let go of his hand slowly.