All of the warriors there had the same thought in their minds, that Fane was done for, and that the Swelling Tide Continent would never let that go.
Fane's actions had not only challenged Case but the whole continent. With how the warriors from that continent were, they would never let Fane off. They would target Fane endlessly. Unless that masked man finally dies at their hands, they would never relent!
Some of the warriors were feeling sad for Fane while some were amused. Fane did not care about how anyone else was thinking at all. At that moment, his full focus was on the stone. After he stood there firmly, a faint energy enveloped Fane's body, and an old voice could be heard in his mind, "Focus your full attention! Summon up all your true energy and use all your soul energy to fuse with this energy!"
Fane took a deep breath, summoning up all his power as that old voice had said, putting it into that thin energy around him. Time slowly flowed, and the stone finally showed results after about five minutes.
Fane looked down and raised an eyebrow. There was a glint of surprise on his face. After that, he heard some laughter.
"I was wondering how strong you were! You're just trash! Only two crystals lit up. With compatibility like that, there's no way you're that strong! Brat, stop trying to put on an act in front of me! You've been exposed! You were just ordered to challenge me! A complete dog!"
Octavius started to laugh as well, mocking, "This guy probably thought no one would be able to expose him if he bragged enough. It looks like he was just completely forcing it!
A person needed to advance on their own merits, but Fane's way forward had already been paved by the memories he had, and Fane just needed to walk along the path. That was why Fane had advanced so smoothly. All the hardships everyone had were nothing to Fane.
That was why Fane had never noticed his low level of compatibility. If he had advanced himself, Fane would probably still be at West Cercie State. Fane sighed, not dwelling on it. There was no point as the results did not change what Fane needed to do.
He slowly walked off the stone. Rudy was the next in line. Rudy widened his eyes in disbelief. Fane was surprised at the result, but Rudy had been completely shocked.
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