Seeing that the freshmen of the Ordinary Class had all given up struggling, Lin Zichen didn’t waste any words and directly walked toward the arena under everyone’s gaze.

The freshmen already on the arena saw this and consciously stepped down to give up their spots.

When Lin Zichen stepped onto the now-empty arena.

The large screen above the arena immediately displayed a countdown stopwatch.

[1s]

[2s]

[3s]

[4s...]

As long as the stopwatch reached one full minute, then this year’s Freshman King would be Lin Zichen.

“Number one in the physical exam of Southern River Province, huh? You had a huge reputation during the summer break, I’ve long wanted to fight you! Now, let me face you!”

The burly student twisted his wrists, his face full of fighting spirit as he looked at Lin Zichen on the arena.

After speaking, he sprinted rapidly toward the arena.

When he was still twenty meters away, he forcefully pushed off with his calves, his whole body soaring high into the air, leaping toward the arena.

Everyone who saw this looked shocked.

That was twenty meters away!

With such a heavy body, he actually wanted to leap straight across?

How terrifying must his leg muscles’ explosive power be to achieve that?

Thud!

A loud sound echoed.

The next moment, the burly student who had just leapt high into the air.

Crashed heavily onto the arena.

The instant he landed on the arena, the stopwatch on the screen reset to zero and disappeared.

Only when there was a single person on the arena would the stopwatch appear and start counting.

“I, Lu Qizhi, am the strongest provincial top scorer in the history of Cloud Sky Province! 100-meter sprint, 5.69 seconds! Standing vertical jump, 4.52 meters! One-handed lift, 1150 kg!”

The burly student, upon stepping onto the stage, immediately revealed his college entrance exam physical test results, his face brimming with confidence.

Hearing these results, the freshmen of the Ordinary Class below were all deeply shaken.

A one-handed lift of 1150 kg!

These physical exam results were exaggerated to the point of being absurd!

Most importantly, these were only the results from the college entrance exam!

And now, more than two months had passed since the exam, meaning this burly student’s strength must have grown even stronger.

“To face such a strong opponent right at the start, can Lin Zichen even win?”

“He has a chance. Lu Qizhi’s strength may be overwhelming, but his jumping and speed are still below the average level of provincial top scorers. That’s a huge weakness.”

“Now that you’ve put it that way, I feel Lin Zichen has quite a good chance.”

“I also think Lin Zichen can win.”

The freshmen below all began predicting the outcome.

After some analysis, they were all more optimistic about Lin Zichen.

At the same time.

On the second-floor corridor, Li Moyu and the others, as well as the school leaders opposite them, shared the same opinion as the freshmen below, believing that Lin Zichen had the upper hand.

Although Lu Qizhi’s strength was indeed great, it was not at a crushing level. On the contrary, his speed and jump were lacking and when facing Lin Zichen, that would certainly put him at a disadvantage.

“Lin Zichen, aren’t you going to report your college entrance exam physical test results?”

On the stage, seeing that Lin Zichen had no intention of revealing his own results, Lu Qizhi couldn’t help but frown.

Lin Zichen replied calmly, “No need to report. You’ll feel it for yourself soon enough.”

The moment his words fell, Lin Zichen suddenly used a quick-step to dash in front of Lu Qizhi, raising his leg to deliver a kick straight to his abdomen.

Bang!

Before Lu Qizhi could react, the next instant he felt as though he had been struck by a speeding dump truck, his body instantly sent flying, rapidly hurtling off the arena.

He flew nearly ten meters before crashing heavily onto the ground, curling up in pain as blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Witnessing this shocking scene with their own eyes, everyone present was stunned.

‘Defeated in a single kick? That Lu Qizhi, such a towering figure with solid muscles throughout his body, was instantly kicked away by Lin Zichen? How terrifying must Lin Zichen’s strength be to achieve that? Lin Zichen’s strength was without a doubt far beyond Lu Qizhi’s!’

At that moment!

Whether it was the school leaders on the second-floor corridor, Li Moyu and the others standing there as well or the freshmen below, all were utterly shaken.

Everyone had predicted Lin Zichen would win, but none had expected him to win this easily.

They had thought he would use his agility to circle Lu Qizhi, wearing down his stamina until eventually securing victory.

Yet instead, Lin Zichen didn’t bother with tricks, directly and brutally sending Lu Qizhi flying with a single kick.

This thoroughly slapped everyone’s face.

Soon, the injured and bleeding Lu Qizhi was carried away by the medical staff.

Seeing how badly he was hurt, everyone became even more fearful of Lin Zichen.

This boy, who looked refined and gentle, was ruthless to the core!

[45s]

[46s]

[47s]

[48s...]

The moment Lu Qizhi was kicked off the stage, the stopwatch reappeared on the screen.

And now, it was about to reach one minute.

At [56s]!

On the second-floor corridor, a tall, muscular long-haired student suddenly leapt down.

As he landed, his hair flew about elegantly.

Thud!

He landed precisely on the arena.

“Top scorer of Great River Province—Luo Yongjian! 100-meter sprint…”

Bang!

This Great River Province top scorer hadn’t even finished revealing his physical exam results before being kicked off the arena by Lin Zichen.

He collapsed on the ground groaning in pain.

Completely losing the ability to fight.

At the same time.

The stopwatch appeared on the big screen again, beginning to count.

[1s]

[2s]

[3s]

[4s...]

As the stopwatch ticked, the entire gymnasium erupted.

“Amazing! Lin Zichen is amazing!”

“Feels great! Beating down these arrogant geniuses of the Gifted Class!”

“We of the Ordinary Class also have our own genius!”

At this moment, the freshmen of the Ordinary Class were all extremely excited.

Though Lin Zichen could have entered the Gifted Class as the exam runner-up and was not on the same level as Ordinary Class freshmen, the fact remained: Lin Zichen hadn’t entered the Gifted Class but had joined the Ordinary Class instead.

And at this moment, he was representing the Ordinary Class in explosively crushing the Gifted Class!

Lin Zichen was the light of the Ordinary Class!

All the freshmen of the Ordinary Class could share in his achievements and feel honored!

* * *

On the second-floor corridor.

The school leaders were all stunned.

The strength Lin Zichen had just displayed on the arena had already reached the level of Ordinary Fifth Tier, placing him at the same rank as the Peerless Geniuses—Li Moyu and Ma Xiwei.

“How is this possible? His college entrance exam results didn’t even reach Ordinary Fourth Tier, so how could he leap directly to Ordinary Fifth Tier in just one summer?”

“This makes no sense at all. Did he deliberately conceal his strength during the exam?”

“That’s impossible. Concealing strength brings him no benefit. Why would he hide it without reason?”

The school leaders couldn’t figure it out, unable to understand why Lin Zichen’s power was so great.

At this moment, Liu Chuanwu chuckled and said, “This is the power of the Pureblood Human Path. You stubborn conservatives will never understand.”

The Dean of the Mechanical Academy raised his eyebrows, unconvinced, “You mean to say Lin Zichen’s current strength is all thanks to your Pureblood Human Path?”

“Of course!”

Liu Chuanwu’s face brimmed with pride.

Ma Zhenhe was the first to object, “Dean Liu, stop trying to claim credit for your worthless Pureblood Human Path. Lin Zichen only joined the Celestial Pavilion for one summer and in that short time your Pureblood Human Path could really elevate his Biological Level from Ordinary Third Tier up two entire tiers to Ordinary Fifth Tier? If your Pureblood Human Path were truly that powerful, would the Celestial Pavilion have declined to the point where only three people remain today?”

Ma Zhenhe continued, “In my view, Lin Zichen must have simply hidden his strength during the exam. It has nothing to do with the Pureblood Human Path.”

Liu Chuanwu sneered, “Hah, why can’t my Pureblood Human Path have made a breakthrough in research? You’re full of nonsense. If there really was a breakthrough, with your personality, you would have long called a press conference and spread the news all over the media!”

Ma Zhenhe added, “Dean Liu, your useless Pureblood Human Path already ruined Kyoto’s exam runner-up Song Yuyan back then. If you ruin someone even more talented like Lin Zichen now, you’ll be cursed for eternity!”

As he spoke those words, Ma Zhenhe’s heart bled.

‘Damn it, Lin Zichen turned out to be this incredible and yet Liu Chuanwu snatched him away. What a loss! If I had known Lin Zichen was this strong, I would’ve begged to bring him into the Evolution Academy during the summer, letting him walk the path of Gene Fusion! Damn! Liu Chuanwu, you deserve to die!’

The more Ma Zhenhe thought about it, the angrier he became, until his whole face flushed red with rage, itching to pin Liu Chuanwu down and pummel him.

* * *

On the opposite side of the corridor.

Li Moyu, Ma Xiwei and the others all wore shocked expressions.

None of them had expected Lin Zichen’s strength to be so overwhelming, to the point of instantly defeating the provincial top scorers of Cloud Sky and Great River Provinces.

This was simply unbelievable.

“Li Moyu, Ma Xiwei, do you two have confidence that you can defeat Lin Zichen?”

The top scorer of Tai Lake Province, a wild-looking boy with a Mohawk hairstyle, hesitated before turning to the Peerless Geniuses beside him.

Seeing the provincial top scorers of Cloud Sky and Great River both taken down by Lin Zichen with a single kick, he knew that as the top scorer of Tai Lake Province, if he faced Lin Zichen he would certainly also be instantly defeated.

Within the Gifted Class, perhaps only Li Moyu and Ma Xiwei still had a chance to win against Lin Zichen.

The other seven top geniuses, hearing the wild-looking Mohawk boy’s question, all turned their gaze to Li Moyu and Ma Xiwei.

Just like him, they knew they too would be instantly defeated by Lin Zichen, so their only hope lay with the Peerless Geniuses.

“I will win.”

Without hesitation, Li Moyu directly answered, full of confidence.

His words carried no doubt.

Even after Lin Zichen had instantly defeated two provincial top scorers, Li Moyu didn’t believe Lin Zichen could threaten him.

Hearing his answer, the others were all a little surprised.

None had expected Li Moyu to be this confident.

Clearly, the Kyoto top scorer had a hidden trump card.

Otherwise, he couldn’t possibly be so self-assured.

After hearing Li Moyu’s reply, the seven others then turned their eyes to Ma Xiwei, awaiting her answer.

Ma Xiwei herself didn’t know whether she could win against Lin Zichen, but seeing Li Moyu speak so confidently, she couldn’t lose face. So she followed up by saying, “I can win.”

Just as her words fell, shouts came from below.

““Li Moyu! Ma Xiwei! The stopwatch on the screen is almost at one minute, hurry up and send one of you up! If neither of you goes, the title of Freshman King will fall into the hands of the Ordinary Class. Then the Gifted Class will lose all face!””

The shouts came from the freshmen of the Gifted Class.

Not just one person, but many voices shouting together.

As freshmen of the Gifted Class, they would never allow the title of Freshman King to be taken by the Ordinary Class.

The title of Freshman King belonged only to the Gifted Class.

On the arena, Lin Zichen heard their shouts.

He raised his head toward the second-floor corridor where Li Moyu and the others stood and calmly called out, “Come at me together, save us some time.”

“So arrogant!”

On the second-floor corridor, someone responded angrily.

The next second, the speaker leapt down from the corridor toward Lin Zichen on the arena.

It was a tall, slender figure.

Atop her head, a pair of furry purple beast ears twitched.

Her eyes were pitch black, exuding immense pressure.

The one now entering the stage was the daughter of Evolution Academy’s dean Ma Zhenhe—Ma Xiwei!