Fang Xian was calm as he awaited the second stage.
'This is longer than one minute, we are approaching three. My memories must have been off.' Fang Xian thought, he had subconsciously counted the seconds as he waited.
At that moment, the second stage arrived.
'Rank five essence beasts?' Fang Xian's gaze sharpened. 'There is even a rank six essence beast, how will I deal with this?'
Fang Xian had no methods, if he used formless blade and added it to Dragon Blade, his soul qi consumption would be too high.
In all honesty, he could only use Dragon Blade once more before his soul qi was emptied.
The rank five essence beasts pounced at Fang Xian as the rank six essence beast took the role of leader, staying at the back and commanding the group.
Fang Xian dodged the first attack but succumbed to the second one, blood oozing from a large wound across his left eyelid.
He used shadow sword and managed to kill a single rank five essence beast, but there were over a dozen and he didn't have the soul qi to facilitate this battle.
Furthermore, there was the rank six.
Fang Xian's eyes suddenly glowed with a brilliant light, he ran over to the rank six essence beast and jumped on its back, holding on with an unbreakable grip.
The rank five essence beasts ran over, still pursuing Fang Xian, but the rank six essence beast started shaking and swinging, spilling the blood of its own comrades and even killing two of them before eventually it managed to get Fang Xian off of its back.
Fang Xian fell to the ground and instantly got back up and started running, he had now created enmity between himself and the rank six essence beast, the rank six essence beast would have motive to target him.
Fang Xian's plan had a few benefits, the total number of rank five essence beasts was nine now, this was a little more manageable than the over a dozen of before, but he still had no method to escape this predicament.
'Hmm, escaping situations with no escape requires true innovation, this ancient quote has some use.' Fang Xian pondered, waiting for a flash of inspiration.
He stood at the corner of the small room, the rank five essence beasts charged at him, before he commanded.
"Halt."
At this moment, Fang Xian released the aura of the rank six unyielding demon immortal soul for a split-second, this was his only chance.
Through this, he refined all of the rank five essence beasts instantaneously and instead sent them to attack the rank six essence beast, who was caught off guard.
The rank six essence beast was momentarily shocked, but it's survival instincts activated and it began to fight.
Fang Xian managed to preserve the life of all rank five essence beasts while slipping to the side of the rank six essence beast and releasing Dragon Blade, fatally injuring it.
He then commanded the essence beasts, losing the lives of two during the rank six essence beast's final attack.
He managed to kill the rank six essence beast and refine seven rank five essence beasts while simultaneously obtaining higher than an A grade score on the test, his gains were huge!
The only loss was the scar on his eyes which affected his appearance, but Fang Xian did not care in the slightest.
He had achieved his goals for this test.
He placed the rank five essence beasts in his soul land before exiting the test area through a new portal.
"I have to admit, you did amazingly well. I have been attempting to figure out how you managed to refine those beasts yet I have no clue. Could you please enlighten me?" Ye Wang admitted and asked.
"No." Fang Xian had no need to inform him or to show respect and reverence, he was now an official sect elder with rank five authority as a rank four.
He had confidence Ye Wang would never kick him out of the sect for his disrespect, only a grave crime such as murder would warrant exile.
Furthermore, Ye Wang wanted to find out Fang Xian's methods, he would try everything to pry it out of him.
"You are now an elder with rank five authority, please tell me your name." Ye Wang sighed inwardly but said expressionlessly on the outside.
'This is the most crucial bit here.' Fang Xian grinned in his mind, saying: "My name is Feng Shi, from Northern Continent's Feng Clan."
Ye Wang's eyes widened in shock.
"Feng Clan, Feng Shi! You are…" Ye Wang was shocked.
'There it is.' Fang Xian smiled inwardly but put a look of confusion and concern on the outside. "What is the matter, sect leader?"
"The prophecy of our ancestor, you are his fated inheritor!" Ye Wang cried, pointing his index finger at Fang Xian.