Aiden after forcing himself to watch the ongoing test he couldn't handle it anymore "Elder Chan can you please send us to the academy or I may die from boredom" 

"why are they way beneath your level " 

"Well to be honest yes they're it's a waste of time" Aiden nodded his head while looking kind of disappointed at the screen.

Instructor White didn't approve of that "yes if we compare you're far better than them but still there may be few diamonds in between" this earned a sneer from Aiden "old man if you really think a diamond will appear in this pile of trash than you may as well go for retirement" not giving the angered instructor a second for replying "look at them it's only a test although it's the famous sanctum of sages it's still just a test yet they are behaving as if they're life in danger even those from famous clans the same which means they're not important because all the real geniuses from those clans are already inside the academy, next let talk about their behavior when I released my killing intent which was with no real intent yet all of them abandoned all resistance which disappointed me except for eight people if I include Frederick with them" he looked at the screen and pointed at seven participants "those seven are the only one who have a little worth there the rest are just a waste of resources if the academy grooms them but since this won't happen so the best thing they achieve in life is being a foot soldier" the more Aiden talks the more the instructors shock raisen after all it was the undying truth Infront of them which makes them not able to say anything.

"And it was all of you who made this problem" shaking his head "always praising it as the incomparable generation or the god gifted generation now many clueless idiots think they are the one been praised while it was called like that because of the few who are the hope of humanity to stay at the top and becoming the light in their darkest days the rest are just there if luck and fate are in their side they may achieve something"

Vice-president Chan started clapping and looking at Aiden with admiration "as expected from the sole disciple of the Exalted one you eye is really sharper than most people" he then looked at Frederick "what's your view about this".

As if in deep thoughts while looking at the screen "if it was the previous me i may say he was wrong and he was just a brainless arrogant but after leaving the Eternal Cardinal and living in the Bottomless abyss for few years my eyes really opened for the real world" looking at Aiden with gratitude "your appearance was the trigger for many to change their prospect about the world be it me, that Devil or Kendrick and many more who participated in the Ancient battlefield changed the moment we crossed your road after all you was far stronger than all of us still didn't show none of the behavior we had at that time, now i remember that time i was really like a clown and i found it funny that i was praised for being a genius who will reach the top because for the current me that version was simply a trash" remembering the past made him embarrassed of himself.

The instructors become dumbfounded from his words because the young Frederick was like a freak, at the age of 15 be it his combate techniques, energy manipulation or strength he was at the top and even reaching the Awareness state without difficulty yet he was saying now that his younger self is just trash which shocked them greatly.

"It's nice that you accepted that fact and improved yourself before it was too late" Aiden respect for him grows up more "not many have the courage to abounded everything just to improve their strength believe me in the future if nothing unfortunate happened reaching the third step will be easy for you"

"Boy you're talking about the third step as if it's something anyone can achieve" Elder Chan rolled his eyes at Aiden boldness, after all it took him up to his seventy before him reached the second step that he talked about yet from the little monster tone reaching it should be easy as eating or drinking.

"Old man it might be hard for others but the likes of us is not" replied Aiden with full of confidence for himself and his friends "as expected from the famous Asura" 

"Frederick don't tell me you don't have this little confidence in yourself"

"I already put the second step the bar minimum to reach otherwise i will be embarrassed to consider myself your rival" 

The instructors and even Elder Chan were feeling a myriad of emotions at the moment because the way they talked was as if everything was in their reach and not something others will truly risk their lives for a small hope of reaching just the first Step let alone the third one.

"Is this you master philosophy" asked him Scarface with hesitation on his face 

"No this got to do nothing with master it's because the way I grow up inside the Bottomless Abyss" Aiden was looking at the screen while remembering the past "from the age of 5 I did nothing except for fighting and training although master guided me he still forced me to figure everything myself and not just relying on him and that's why I was stronger than all of them when I met them in the ancient battlefield because my experience was greater than all of them combinated even though many of them are actually more gifted then me yet when they stood in my face be it the famous geniuses from large clans or those disciples of strong martial artists all trembled in fear under my feet and lost the will to fight back just because of reality hitting them hard they thought that they are the chosen ones yet when they met a true warrior they give up easily"

Aiden's words impressed all the people hearing him, especially Frederick who was looking at him with conflicted gaze because only after experiencing life outside the Eternal Cardinal did he realize how wrong his thinking was.

"I can understand your thoughts but you saying that many of them are more gifted then you is a little too much" said Elder White as a sign of disprove this made Aiden laugh.

"You truly don't understand anything because what I'm better than the other in is that I have been fighting my whole life against all life forms that's the secret of my strength nothing more nothing less" Aiden then pointed at Frederick "like between us if I fight the current him I might not be able to defeat him quickly but if I want to kill him how much time do you think it will take me" hearing his question all the instructors were in silence because no one knew the answer even Frederick was not sure how to answer that.

"From my point of view it'll take you less than a minute" said Elder Chan who has the highest strength and insight in the room, this surprised Frederick because in his mind he should be able to hold longer.

"That's right and not only him because even Kendrick who's widely known for his strength two years ago couldn't survive a minute if I go all out because in the current generation of people I know only Xuan He probably has the ability to push me to my limits and survive"  

"Because both of you are killers and not fighters right" Frederick's eyes were shining when he said that while the instructors were in deep thoughts.

"Now I understand why two years ago except for you and Xuan He the rest were fighting everywhere and taking all types of missions is because they wanted to close the gap of strength with you" hearing Benny words made Aiden looks at him with a prise "as expect you're worthy of being called one of the 10 strongest inside the sanctum of sages you're truly sharp one".

"Benny you take them to the academy" said vice-president Chan before turning to Aiden "you have been given the status of an Ace by the president" it was not a surprise to them that he was accepted as an Ace immediately.

"How many Aces are there right now vice-president" Aiden asked with interest because from what he knew only the cream of the crop inside the academy can be given the status of one.

"If we include you than 18 and your friend is also one of them" 

"And how's his strength compared to the rest"

"If he goes all out then entering the top 10 is in his reach i guess"

After that Benny took both of Aiden and Frederick away while the rest stayed observing the exame.