Chapter 1013: A Death Occurs, the War Commander Appears

In truth, what the reality actually is, at a moment like this, is no longer important; what is important is—the Sword of War trial has already begun, yet not a single Elf has been able to succeed.

A total of seven Elves have gone up; the first four clutched their hands and ran away from the silver platform while screaming, and the next two were the same, but they were pierced through the chest by sword shadows flying out from the silver ball of light.

As for the last one, not only was he pierced through the chest by a sword shadow, but his head was even severed!

The Divine Sword trial had only just begun, yet an Elf had already died; even though they knew the consequences of failing the trial beforehand, when a death actually occurred, there was still quite a commotion on the field.

One must know that being able to know of the Divine Sword trial, and coming to the Elf Court to participate in it, is something that an ordinary Elf cannot do; it could be said that if all the Elves present were to suddenly die.

Then the entire Listar Forest would face a massive upheaval!

Although only one Elf has died now, there were immediately Elves who wanted to give up; even in front of numerous high-level Mages, there were Elves who shouted regardless:

"I won't participate anymore, I give up, I want to go home!"

High-level Mages, especially those Elders, naturally would not haggle too much with these young or even juvenile juniors, but since they had disrupted the trial, there was no need for them to stay.

One by one, anyone who shouted and yelled was driven away; afterwards, that old Mage reiterated the seriousness and sanctity of the Divine Sword trial, and said:

"Those who wish to give up may do so; as for others who are still hesitating, then give up as well, because from the moment you had this thought, you have already failed!

"Elves do not need mere rulers; we need kings, War Commanders, and leaders who can lead us forward. Without this realization, there is absolutely no need to participate in the trial!"

"Now, the trial continues!"

After the old Mage finished these words, the shocked and restless mood of the crowd of Elves at the foot of the Elder Oak gradually calmed down.

Of course, the number of Elves participating in the trial afterwards was much smaller.

After all, those with true realization are few in the end; most still wanted to go and try their luck, but if the probability of success is too small, then even for Elves, there is not much difference from humans in this regard.

Naturally, they chose to give up.

Only a few with realization, harboring ideals, would not give up even knowing the probability of success was slim; instead, they treated failure as a special trial, accumulating foundation bit by bit for further progress in the future.

Such Elves are undoubtedly worthy of respect, and of course, they are also very difficult opponents; Xia Duo kept all their performances in his heart.

It is like this in the Projection Plane, and it is very likely that such Elves exist in the Main Plane as well; perhaps in the time period of the Main Plane, these Elves are still alive.

Of course, this requires them to at least become senior Mages to have the opportunity and necessity for Longevity.

Otherwise, ordinary Elves simply live until their natural lifespan ends and no longer seek longer life; in the Elf World, normal life and death are a tradition, and the world after death is also considered to be true and real.

They will begin another life journey after death.

……

"Hum—"

The trial, which had been proceeding normally, suddenly showed a trace of abnormality; when this newly ascended Elf reached his hand into the silver ball of light, a low humming sound soon came from the ball, sounding exactly like the vibration of a sword blade.

"Could it be that he succeeded?"

Not only Sailin, who was clutching the corner of Xia Duo's clothes, but many Elves were also whispering to each other; everyone focused their gazes on that tall figure on the silver platform.

"It's Beinuo of the Huo Kesen family!"

Soon, an Elf announced the identity of the Elf on the platform; of course, there was more than that, as an Elf's name itself contains partial family information, but many daily performances are difficult to reflect in a name.

When he went up to the platform earlier, the old Mage, as a high-level Mage, naturally would not specifically introduce the deeds of a little Elf who could not yet be confirmed to pass the trial.

Even now, as the ball of light showed the most unusual phenomenon since the trial began, the old Mage remained indifferent.

Of course, he did not stop the whispering of the onlookers below.

It was from these discussions that Xia Duo learned more information about that Beinuo: born into a noble family, apprenticed to a high-level Mage of the Elf Court, but he did not study Magic; instead, he studied Sword Art and sculpture.

His Sword Art was once described by his teacher—the high-level Mage Hana Faya—as "majestic in layout," "extraordinary in momentum," and "having the air of a king."

Originally, many Elves thought Beinuo would choose to trial the Sword of Ruling, but they did not expect him to participate in the trial of the Sword of War, which could be considered an upset.

And what the Elves did not expect even more was that Beinuo had actually triggered the phenomenon of the Sword of War; perhaps he could eventually pass the trial and become the future War Commander.

……

The trial continued, and that humming sound, which was extremely similar to the vibration of a sword blade, also continued, and it even had a tendency to intensify.

A moment later, the humming reached the limit of what an Elf's ears could hear, the sound quickly vanished, and on that hexagonal silver platform, Beinuo's body swayed slightly.

Subsequently, the right hand that had been submerged in the silver ball of light began to be firmly withdrawn from the ball; as his right hand was withdrawn, the ball of light began to gradually recede.

"Did he pass the trial?!" Some Elves made sounds of what could not be told if it was shock, doubt, or surprise and relief.

Soon, the silver ball of light on the platform completely receded—of course, saying so is inaccurate; it merely receded to the vicinity of the sword body, turning into silver and blue light flames, wrapping the sword body and even Beinuo's right hand holding the sword within it.

And at this time, the onlookers could already see the specific appearance of the Sword of War, and Xia Duo also opened his eyes wide, carefully examining it—

It was a gorgeous silver longsword, with a blade slightly wider than the average Elf-style longsword; looking at it from afar, one could not see any Fuwu on the blade, as if it were made of a mirror.

And at the base of the blade, a slowly flowing Elf Fuwu like a water Flow was embedded; Xia Duo could not interpret its specific meaning for a moment.

However, he could roughly guess that it should be the name of the Sword of War, or the meaning it represents.

……

As Beinuo held the Sword of War high in a horizontal position, the old Mage also announced: "The War Commander of Keman has appeared! Beinuo Huo Kesen, let us cheer for him!"

After a brief cheer, the trial for the Sword of Artistry began.

As for the trial-takers who had not yet had their turn for the Sword of War trial, there might have been War Commanders among them wiser than Beinuo, but reality is just that cruel; Beinuo passed first, so there was nothing left for them.

Such a scene also made Xia Duo feel quite irritable; if Kaifumu had passed first, wouldn't he have wasted his efforts?

But reality would not run entirely according to his wishes; as for what happens, it depends on who that old Mage calls first later.

However, even if Kaifumu eventually succeeded, Xia Duo would not lose out; after all, this projection itself was pure profit, he just hoped to earn more.