The remaining two hours of the afternoon were reserved for the decision of the other six martial arts candidates.
Indeed, no one challenged the top two, and Qin Shang eventually took third place.
This martial examination was indeed intense and exciting, but perhaps because it took place on the same field, it seemed bland and tasteless.
On every stone slab of the Winter Sword Platform, it seemed as if the shadows of those who had just left lingered. People wandered around the platform, unwilling to leave, even as the martial examination ended and the sky grew dim. Yet, beneath the Imperial City, crowds continued to throng.
Until 7 PM, long after the Winter Sword Platform had emptied, a pervasive silence began to spread.
Six grand ceremonial processions made their way onto the platform in succession.
