Before the crowd had even had their fill of watching, Li Qingxian had already burst from the dense forest and reached the finish line.
The examiner froze.
In the second round of the Eighth Rank Azure Cloud Examination, aside from Martial Cultivators who trained in concealed weapons, no one had ever completely evaded such a dense barrage.
Much less a Fate Arts Master who was not skilled in combat.
"Total time below fifty breaths—Beyond-Grade!" After shouting, the examiner added, "Wait a moment while the proctor verifies it."
Just as the examiner was about to enter the result onto the Projection Paper, words appeared on it automatically.
The examiner said helplessly, "My superior says you have passed the second round. Beyond-Grade."
"Thank you, sir."
As he spoke, Li Qingxian headed toward the third gate.
Along the way, he occasionally looked back at the others and discovered that this round's elimination rate was equally astonishing. Only two or three out of every ten could pass.
Inside the proctors' large wooden cabin, four Upper Rank examiners in purple robes and numerous Middle Rank examiners all stared at one enormous silver mirror, which was slowly replaying Li Qingxian's examination.
"At first, I merely thought it was as though he had eyes in the back of his head. But now it seems he could actually predict the trajectories of every arrow and concealed weapon in advance."
"Fate Arts truly are formidable."
"It is this candidate's Fate Arts combined with Dao arts that are formidable. Ordinary Eighth Rank Fate Arts Masters have taken the Azure Cloud Examination before, yet none were this flawless."
"There are many candidates this year, so we needed to eliminate more people. The puppets were therefore stronger than in previous years. Who would have thought we could still produce a Beyond-Grade result?"