The Soldier's Unsurpassable Honor novel Chapter 1999

That was not the hardest to accept. The hardest thing to accept would have to be the way other people kept on comparing him to Duncan and with him always coming out the worst of the two. Just a moment ago, he felt his talent to be only a little inferior to the chosen disciples but now that illusion had been shattered with the arrival of Duncan. No matter how great he thought he was, there was no way he could possibly convince himself that he was better than Duncan as Duncan's existence was like a sun that made all the other stars disappear with his powerful light.

The man with triangular eyes was the best at sucking up. He could tell with one glance, what and how Wesley was feeling,

so he quickly said, "Brother Duncan is strong, no doubt about that. After all, he has the support of the Pierpoints. The Big Elder of the Dual Sovereign Sect came from the same clan as him and if I were him, I would have done everything in my power to support him as well. Anyone, even those with the worst talent, would have quickly leveled up under those conditions. What’s more to say about Brother Duncan?"

These words seemed to have achieved their intended effect and Wesley felt slightly better. The man with triangular eyes was right, Duncan must have gotten to where he was with the support of the Big Elder. The Big Elder, being second-in-command of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion, must have an arsenal of resources in his hand which he had spent on Duncan. So it was only natural Duncan had surpassed him. If Wesley had the same resources as he did, he would have left Duncan in the dust too.

At that thought, Wesley felt even better. It was then he saw a familiar figure amongst the crowd. Seeing him there, made him startled but that soon changed to derision. He scoffed and said, "He dares to come here? Could it be that he’s here to observe the fight between Dale and me?”

His question made all the other suck-ups around him turn to look at Fane. They were well aware of all the animosity the two had between them. When it came to Duncan, they dared not say too much about him but it was a totally different story when it came to Fane. After all, to them, he was the disciple that got to where he was by luck. They did not even feel he had the qualifications to become an informal disciple and thus should not enjoy the same status as them.

Fane was dressed in an informal disciple uniform and he had brought Brook along with him. After all, he was not familiar with many things in the Dual Sovereign Pavilion and feared that he would get lost on his way here so he might as well bring him along and for him to act as a commentator for the fight. The viewing platform was already half full and the two of them quickly found a secluded spot to sit down. Fane never once looked toward Wesley, as if he was only there by chance to observe the fight.

"This punk surely knows how to put up an act. He must have not understood the true strength of the top two hundred ranking of the informal disciples for him to accept Brother Wesley's challenge without any hesitation. He must have thought he could beat you because he just so happens to be stronger than the average people outside.

What a joke he is! He should have taken a good look at himself in the mirror!"