Before the sparring began, Han Yuanfeng first arranged a physical test for the class, treating it as a warm-up exercise.

There were three tests.

The 100-meter sprint speed, the weight that could be lifted with one hand and the standing vertical jump height.

First, the girls were tested.

After the round, Shen Qinghan’s results were at the very bottom.

Her 100-meter sprint was 12.88 seconds, not even at the level of a first-tier athlete on earth.

She could only lift a 38kg barbell with one hand, very average.

Her standing vertical jump reached 0.98 meters, relatively the best of the three results, but still nothing compared to the standards of the elite martial arts class.

Everyone in the class was shocked by Shen Qinghan’s results.

This was the elite martial arts class, how could someone score so poorly?

It didn’t make sense!

The shock was understandable, since during normal training Shen Qinghan had always been careful to hide her true level, leading everyone to believe her physical strength wasn’t great, but no one expected her results to be this terrible.

“Hanhan, are you not feeling well?”

Li Chuxin, seeing Shen Qinghan perform so badly, assumed she was on her period and immediately showed concern.

Afraid of being exposed as someone who got into the class through connections, Shen Qinghan could only nod and answer along the line, “It’s fine, maybe I didn’t sleep well last night, I’m just not in good shape today.”

* * *

Then it was the boys’ turn.

Lin Zichen easily took first in all three categories.

100-meter sprint: 7.78 seconds.

Single-hand barbell lift: 330kg.

Standing vertical jump: 2.18 meters.

Each result was just enough to secure first place, only slightly ahead of Wang Shujie and Lu Gang.

Even so, the class was utterly shocked.

No one had expected Lin Zichen’s physical ability to be this monstrous!

With results like these, he would have easily crushed the competition and secured the top spot in last year’s Shanhai City high school entrance exams.

“What’s going on? How is Lin Zichen’s body this strong?”

“Yeah, faster than Wang Shujie, stronger than Lu Gang and he only placed first in the district exam?”

“Maybe he was in bad shape during the exam?”

“Or maybe he had a growth spurt over summer break. Some people develop late and catch up after the entrance exams.”

The class was buzzing, each person coming up with excuses to rationalize Lin Zichen’s unbelievable performance.

In the corner, Wang Shujie and Lu Gang stood frozen, faces filled with disbelief.

They still couldn’t accept that they had lost in the physical test.

Especially Lu Gang, who had always relied on his natural strength—he couldn’t understand how Lin Zichen was stronger than him.

Lin Zichen didn’t even look muscular!

It wasn’t scientific!

“Lu Gang, don’t panic. Losing the physical test doesn’t mean losing in sparring. Real combat isn’t just about stats, it’s about martial skills. We still have a chance!”

Wang Shujie quickly tried to console himself and Lu Gang.

Lu Gang steadied his mood and echoed, “You’re right, losing in the test doesn’t mean losing in sparring. Our martial skills far surpass our peers. We still have a chance!”

* * *

Gymnasium, sparring area.

As soon as the tests ended, Han Yuanfeng led the class there to start sparring right away.

At that moment, a senior class was training in the area, taking up most of the stages, leaving only three free.

To maximize sparring opportunities, Han Yuanfeng assigned all three available martial stages, running three bouts at once.

Since there were more boys than girls, two stages were for boys and one for girls.

Lin Zichen wanted to complete his Natural Selection achievement.

He needed to defeat as many opponents as possible.

So he immediately leapt onto one of the stages, ready to take on all challengers.

Almost at the same time, He Yu stepped onto the neighboring stage to do the same.

Among the girls, a sturdy-built female student also jumped onto the third stage to defend.

Soon, challengers went up against He Yu and the girl.

Only Lin Zichen’s stage remained empty.

His earlier test results had been so overwhelming that no one dared to challenge him.

The gap in strength was too great—fighting him was meaningless.

Meanwhile, Wang Shujie and Lu Gang decided to watch from below, hoping to study Lin Zichen’s style before making their move.

They had already lost too many times and didn’t want to risk another humiliating defeat.

“Lu Wei, go spar with Zichen.”

Seeing Lin Zichen’s stage empty, Han Yuanfeng called someone up.

Lu Wei didn’t want to be humiliated but reluctantly went up anyway.

Within ten seconds, he was defeated, the sparring was over before it began.

* * *

The three stages continued running sparring matches.

Lin Zichen dispatched every challenger in seconds, determined to defeat the whole class before the session ended.

His dominance shocked even Wang Shujie and Lu Gang, who had been watching intently.

‘Too strong…’

Lin Zichen was just too strong.

How were they supposed to win?

The two were again struck with despair.

* * *

On the other side, Shen Qinghan also stepped onto the stage.

But unlike Lin Zichen, she was instantly defeated.

A girl with a bun hairstyle knocked her off with a single kick.

The impact left Shen Qinghan grimacing in pain.

The bun-haired girl quickly jumped down to help her up apologizing, “Qinghan, are you okay? I didn’t mean it, I didn’t think you wouldn’t be able to block that kick…”

“N-no, it’s fine, it’s my own fault. Get back to the stage, don’t worry about me.”

Shen Qinghan forced a smile and walked away to sit alone.

Lifting her shirt, she found a dark bruise forming on her abdomen.

Her heart sank.

Too weak.

So weak she couldn’t even withstand a single kick from a classmate.

‘I don’t belong in this elite class…’