"Unfortunately, you are disqualified, but you can watch the rest of the examination before leaving the compounds of the sect if you want." The pagoda master announced to the failed volunteer who was extremely dispirited at the moment.
If he had failed in the previous evaluation, he might have not been this disappointed, but now that he had passed the first evaluation, as he was filled with hope... he failed, and to him, this felt like descending from the heaven to hell as all of his hope was crushed to smithereens, thus making it a lot harder for him to bear.
"I will leave..." So as he was too downcasted at the moment, he turned around as he left the library.
Soon, the second bloodshot volunteer who was a girl volunteered to enter the examination.
