Solren's annihilation of the field took but a moment, yet it sent endless shockwaves through the audience.
"He killed them with a borrowed knife."
"Not just killing with a borrowed knife—he crushed their spirits, too. How ruthless..."
"To sow discord like that... Is Duke Qinghui even human?"
"To be fair, he didn't even say much. The War Knights were just full of openings."
"..."
The Sword Saint Solren's execution of the Trial Takers had two primary victims: a pair of powerful and high-ranking figures in the Imperial court.
The Patriarch of the Solren Clan felt his mouth twitch. Even though everything in the Trial was a simulation, it was an absolutely realistic one!
Being publicly slapped in the face like this was utterly humiliating.
Unable to face the audience's gossip, the Solren Patriarch left without a word, not even staying for the remainder of the Trial.
