With the method that Nightin had came up with and Dark Fang"s clone ability, they were able to make it past the spike traps without much difficulty. The beginning might have been rough, but the whole process and motion was smooth throughout after their second attempt.
It might have been time consuming, but it was worth the effort considering that they didn"t waste any resources and didn"t suffer any injuries, not even a scratch could be seen on their bodies.
Dark Fang might have lost quite a huge amount of spirit energy after getting his clone wiped out four times in a row within a short time period, but he definitely stood to gain as he comprehended his Clone law to a new stage.
"Side quest 1 has been completed, completion rate: S grade"
[Fifth grade Forgist ident.i.ty has been registered]
The next moment, Nightin could feel a stream of information flooding his minds, many tunnels and walls were taken down by the flood, enabling him to see the scenery beyond them and the mountains waiting for him to ascend.
Right now, he has all the information as a Forgist stored inside his mind, even though he still lacks practical experience, he was sure that all he needed was practice, to get the hang of it.
Unlike a fifth grade Forgist as well, there"s a zero probability that he"ll forget any information of his current grade and the ones before, all of them were deeply carved into his brain just like a birthmark which would always stay there.
Pa.s.sing the spike traps, a table and chair was arranged neatly for him with a stack of papers on it. Nightin walked towards it and Dark Fang followed suit closely behind him.
"Ouch! What the h.e.l.l hit me!" Black Fang cried out in pain as he rubbed his temple and stumbled pain, but he didn"t advance as he stayed at where he was right now, it wasn"t a simple object if it can cause pain to someone of his cultivation.
Furthermore as a demon beast, they were well known for their physical capabilities which were much above humans, yet just a light bang was enough to make him wail out in pain. Both Nightin and Dark Fang were smart enough to realise this fact as they agreed to the same idea, they"ll be serperated for now.
Transmitting his voice to Nightin, he told him "Young fella, I"m been blocked out by a mysterious energy barrier, this segment of the challenge would be up to you."
Black Fang sat down on the ground and started to comprehend on his various martial techniques while waiting for Nightin, he had to secure every second and moment to cultivate.
His main priority however was the clone law, if be can learn to increase his cloning speed or even number of clones, it would definitely come in handy in times of need.
After Nightin sat down on the chair, he realised that there were exactly hundred papers with Forgist questions of unknown grade. By unknown grade, it means that the question can be solved by a Forgist of any grade, so long as he can think out of the box and apply the basic concepts.
"Side quest has been triggered: Answer the set of theory papers given!"
*Rewards will be given out according to success rate*
Nightin took over the first paper as he read the question on it while taking over the brush with one hand. This simple action of his actually made him gave off the feeling of a scholar subconsciously as he sat down there, a top scholar who can make people admire and wors.h.i.+p him through great wisdom.
The first question went: The commonly used energy ball holder which we know, can only hold spirit energy up to the peak Martial Apprentice grade which makes it inferior to even an low grade spirit stone, what would be a way to counter this?
The question may seem simple, but there were actually a few tricks within its profoundness. One has to take note that the commonly used energy ball holder mentioned in this question, is actually just a ball of gla.s.s.
The energy ball holder isn"t commonly used in the cultivation world, but it"s used in many aspects and thus, the correct word would be most commonly used and even the lowest grade energy ball holder, would have spirit energy more than any low grade spirit stone.
With just a few strokes of the brush, he answered simply with one line: The easiest and method with highest efficiency, would be to start infusing energy from the exterior while leaving a small empty sphere in the middle.
The second question took another totally different approached as they linked it to another profession: One knows that the treasures and weapons we know right now are divided into the five different grades, but what if one is infused with an array within them?
Nightin didn"t hesitate and answered quickly once again without any signs of being puzzled or trouble. If one is infused with an magic array, it would carry traits of the array carved within it, if the array is of an elemental active type, one would be able to activate the hidden profound within it to aid them in battle.
Looking at the third question, Nightin truly started to question if he was being given the correct set of theory papers, he wasn"t feeling any increase in difficulty and the questions weren"t that tricky, he just had to avoid careless thought processes.
Every time he finished it a question, he placed it into the array beside him to submit his scripts without event taking the slightest time to check his answers, no hesitation with perfect precision and neat handwriting drawn with elegance.
When the Forgist Overlord noticed that the first script was submitted just within a minute, he started to question if that boy was really qualified to take this ultimate challenge, the questions he set weren"t meant for just a Forgist to answer, it was on general knowledge which any cultivator in this world should know of.
Knowing the world was merely the basics of survival, a simple task which most cultivators just skip past, bringing undesirable results.
This may seem like a small difference, but in the harsh cultivation world where the strong feeds on the weak, every single knowledge they know might survive their lives, or even the stronger of the strong might lose their life and perish.
Without getting up from his throne, he made the mechanic table bring the table over to him as he took it over with one hand.
At first, he was thinking that Nightin was merely trying to bluff through the whole test by scribbling on the paper, he had written out a whole essay just for the one sentence answer which was expected.
But this quickly changed when he realised that it wasn"t bulls.h.i.+t Nightin wrote, he provided down all his thought processes and how it can be done better and a few alternative methods, he even provided a few branch questions and answered them with complete yet precise solutions, his answer wasn"t just correct, neither was it perfect, it was beyond perfection.
Recovering from his amazement, he realised that Nightin had already submitted two more test answers and the answers were equally well done.
The Forgist Overlord mumbled to himself "How is this possible?" Even a Forgist Overlord like him only found the answers after a few minutes each and if he were to comprehend it to this level, it would take him a quarter of an hour.
Back in the test area, Nightin was thinking to himself while writing down his thoughts "Have I been given the wrong test scroll?"
After about an hour of submitting his answers, the barrier ahead and behind finally opened up as Dark Fang joined back in, but in his bat form this time.
Even though a Demon Emperor can take on the human form, they wouldn"t be able to keep the form permanently until they reach the Demon Saint realm.
The tiles to his right moved as they formed another line of words telling him to stay here.
The next moment, the tables and chair vanished while a whole room of forging equipments were given to him with a timer within his view.
He had exactly a thousand days to stay here and practice his forging skills, but he knows that it isn"t the time for him to stay here, looking at the altar beside him with a large stacks of paper and brush, he wrote on it and requested for permission to skip this segment of the test.
He couldn"t afford to waste any time here, he still had to rush back for be King Forces tournament, he only had seven days left to spend in this world!