“Anyone else!!”

On the martial stage, He Yu was unstoppable, defeating seven opponents in a row, his confidence soaring.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at Lu Gang below the stage and shouted, “Lu Gang!!! I’ve warmed up, this is my peak state, do you dare face me now?! Get up here!!”

“….”

Seeing He Yu so arrogant, Lu Gang laughed angrily. If he couldn’t beat Lin Zichen, surely he could at least beat He Yu right?

He leapt onto the stage, sneering at He Yu, “Half a minute, I’ll beat you down in just half a minute!”

“Come then!!”

He Yu shouted and lunged forward to seize the initiative.

Lu Gang didn’t dodge. Relying on his raw strength, he took the blows head-on.

Then, spotting his chance, he grabbed He Yu’s leg mid-kick and with sheer arm strength, swung him around in circles repeatedly.

After dozens of spins, He Yu was dizzy and nauseous, collapsing at the edge of the stage and vomiting.

“He Yu, among everyone I’ve faced, your physical technique is the best. In hand-to-hand, I’d call you the strongest in class.”

Lu Gang then grinned smugly, “But unfortunately, my technique is just better.”

At that moment, Lin Zichen had just finished instantly defeating another opponent.

Seeing Lu Gang’s stage open, he leapt over and said calmly, “Come, let’s spar.”

“Bring it on!”

Lu Gang gritted his teeth and charged at him, aiming to land a crushing iron shoulder strike.

But in the next moment, Lin Zichen crouched, grabbed his leg and swung him into the air, spinning him at high speed.

After dozens of rotations, Lu Gang collapsed beside He Yu, vomiting.

Watching, one girl clutched her chest and blushed, “Ah, I can’t take it, Lu Gang got spun until he fainted and I fainted from Lin Zichen’s handsomeness!”

Then, the class began jeering loudly, “Wang Shujie, your buddy Lu Gang just got wrecked, aren’t you going to avenge him?!”

“Yeah, the honor of Nanguan City’s prodigies rests with you!”

“Don’t chicken out, Wang Shujie, get up there!”

The local Shanhai City students hated Wang Shujie and Lu Gang’s arrogance. Now, with the chance to mock them, they wasted no time.

Pressured by everyone, Wang Shujie had no choice but to step up.

Within half a minute, he too was vomiting beside Lu Gang.

At that moment, the two so-called prodigies of Nanguan City felt like clowns.

And belatedly realized how cunning Lin Zichen was.

He had stayed quiet all term, letting others show off, only to crush them all during exams.

Every bit of boasting before now only served to amplify his dominance today.

‘Damn it, such a schemer!’

* * *

Seeing three people vomiting on stage, Lin Zichen decided it was too dirty and jumped to a fresh stage.

Then, he turned to the girls and asked, “Girls, anyone want to spar with me?”

He had already beaten all the boys, so to progress his Natural Selection achievement, he now had to fight the girls.

“I’ll go!”

Soon, girls rushed up to spar with him.

Others queued eagerly for their turn.

He was so handsome, they were happy just to touch him, even if it meant losing.

Some even wished he’d hit them harder, wanting more contact.

* * *

In just ten minutes, he had sparred with every girl in the class except Shen Qinghan.

Then he called to her, “Hanhan, come spar with me too!”

“Ah, me too?”

She was puzzled but went up anyway, adding one more tally to his achievement.

* * *

“Alright, everyone, gather up!”

Han Yuanfeng called them together to summarize their performance.

He only gave praise, no criticism.

Especially for Lin Zichen, calling him the class’s greatest hope.

Hearing this stung Wang Shujie and Lu Gang, as Han (teacher) had once said the same to them.

Then Han Yuanfeng raised his voice, “Today’s sparring let you all understand each other’s strength. From now on, aim higher—challenge upwards! One month from now, we’ll challenge the strongest second-year regular class. Train hard and prepare! This is the tradition of the elite class—to challenge stronger opponents! Our goal is to defeat them! Do you have confidence?!”

““Yes!!!”” the students roared.

Lin Zichen felt thrilled. He had been longing for matches to fill his achievement bar and now they were being handed to him.

* * *

Soon after, class ended.

As the second-years left the gym, seniors smiled encouragingly, “First-years, good luck with your challenge next month, don’t embarrass us elite class students.”

“Beat the regulars, then the advanced, then our elite class, so we can crush you personally!”

One tall, muscular senior grinned at Lin Zichen, “Handsome junior, you’ve got plenty of fangirls. I hope you make it far, so I can thrash you in front of them.”

Lin Zichen only smiled politely.

* * *

As class dismissed, Lu Gang walked up, “I thought I’d have no rivals here, but you’ll be my high school nemesis.”

Wang Shujie added defiantly, “Losing now doesn’t mean forever. I’ll get my revenge before graduation!”

Lin Zichen ignored them, leaving with Shen Qinghan.

Then He Yu and Li Chuxin came over.

“Zichen, you earned four 888-yuan rewards today, over 3000 total. Shouldn’t you treat us?” He Yu joked.

Lin Zichen agreed, “Alright, it’s Thursday. I’ll treat you all to Ken De Ji (KFC).”

Overjoyed, He Yu dropped to one knee, “Father, accept your child’s bow!”

Li Chuxin laughed, “Thanks, Boss Lin!”

“Let’s go eat.”

The four headed out, but Shen Qinghan suddenly felt the urge to pee and ran back to the restroom.

* * *

Inside, she overheard the bun-haired girl talking with another girl while washing her hands.

“That Shen Qinghan, bottom in every test and instantly defeated in sparring—how did she even get into the elite class?”

“She grew up with Lin Zichen, maybe she used his connections.”

“Exactly, we worked hard for years to earn our spots, but she just rides on her childhood friend. Disgusting!”

The bun-haired girl added angrily, “Next time we fight, I’ll make sure to crush her!”

In the stall, Shen Qinghan bit her lip, deeply hurt.

Her secret was out.

Everyone knew she was just a connection admit and now they hated her.