The Soldier's Unsurpassable Honor novel Chapter 1939

"For example, the stronger of the two might be able to light up the third light for six seconds while the weaker of the two can only do it for four seconds. Do you all understand now?" The crowd grasped the simple explanation at once—the obsidian has the ability to measure energy! After knowing of its ability, Fane Woods became more curious about the obsidian. He wondered how it was created for it to have the ability to accurately measure energy to such a degree.

Zeph did not immediately announce the start of the test but purposely gave the participants some time to discuss amongst themselves. All the crowd's attention was focused on the two strongest men amongst them.

Naturally, Morton chose this very moment to stroke his ego. He glanced sideways at Gerald and said in a haughty voice, "Seems like they specially created this standard so the crowd can find out exactly how much stronger I am compared to you."

Gerald gave out a loud snort, having a view that Morton was nothing but a clown. He did not even turn to look at Morton when he said, "Do you know how many times you've praised yourself since coming here? Who the heck does that? Why don't you prove how strong you really are with your actions instead of your words?

Morton's face turned purple with rage. He was grinding his teeth as if he wanted to chomp down on Gerald's flesh. “All I'm saying is, I’m much stronger than you. Don't even for a second believe you're my equal after our previous battle ended in a draw. You'll never surpass me in this lifetime and will forever be underneath me!"

Morton hated when somebody compares his power with Gerald's, saying they were of equal ability. Words could not describe how much he despise that feeling. From beginning to end, he felt that he was a lot stronger than Gerald and that the fight between them came to a draw because Gerald had the advantage of being younger.

Gerald rolled his eyes at Morton. "As I've said, prove it with your actions and stop with your womanly nagging."

The crowd tried to stifle their laughter when they heard this. Due to Morton's status, they dared not laugh loudly but the sound of snickering could be heard coming from the people there. This caused the veins on Morton's forehead to burst. The fan that he was holding as a sign of his refinement started to suffer under his tightening grip.

“Just you wait. I'll not let this matter slide easily. Don’t forget the second place winner will only get ten contribution points while I still have the sengen pill and other tricks up my sleeves. Once I take the sengen pill, my power will increase tremendously and you will never be able to beat me then!" said Morton.

Gerald rolled his eyes once again. "You make it sound as if you'll definitely get first place while I second. Well, don't you forget that the first place belongs to me! Besides, you might not even get the second place if a dark horse appears."

The two men stared daggers at each other and wished they could start a battle there and then. However, they clearly knew none of them would be the first to deal out the first strike but it did not stop them from peppering each other with derisive insults.