This period was the Iron Body class.
Unlike Meditation, the Six Forms, and Swordsmanship classes—which, aside from the first few theoretical lessons of the semester, were all held in the training rooms—this class also took place in one.
The so-called training room was, in fact, much like the gymnasium Zhao Xuan remembered from before he crossed over.
Inside the spacious training hall, students from different classes were practicing under the guidance of their instructors, each focusing on their own discipline.
However…
It was obvious that their minds weren't entirely on their training—especially the students of Senior Class 13, Zhao Xuan's class.
During the mid-session break, they finally couldn't hold it in any longer and began whispering among themselves.
"I wonder if Zhao Xuan's finished choosing his Fruit ability yet?"
"It's already past one o'clock—he should be done by now, right?"
"With thirty-seven points of Spiritual Power, he's guaranteed to draw a Logia-type Devil Fruit! Looks like our class is about to produce a Logia user!"
"That guy Zhao Xuan—his grades are usually as bad as mine, yet he actually hit the jackpot with a Spiritual Power mutation!"
"Doesn't that mean our class might have a future Tier-Seven Venerable?"
"That's insane!"
"…"
While everyone was chatting animatedly about Zhao Xuan, their faces flushed with excitement, one person sat silently in the corner—Li Jiangchang, his expression dark.
His mood was utterly foul.
If it weren't for Zhao Xuan, he would have been the one everyone was talking about right now, basking in their envy and admiration.
After all, Devil Fruit users were rare.
Take Tongcheng First High School, for instance—each year, fewer than five graduates awakened fruit abilities out of the one to two thousand students.
A probability of roughly one in three hundred.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"
Watching his deskmate—the girl he'd secretly liked for over a year—chattering excitedly with her friends about Zhao Xuan, Li Jiangchang clenched his fists, bitter resentment welling up inside.
But he wasn't stupid.
He was a smart guy, and he knew very well that Zhao Xuan, who had a one-hundred-percent chance of obtaining a Logia-type Devil Fruit, was someone he absolutely couldn't afford to offend.
So he buried his jealousy and anger deep inside, suppressing them as best he could.
Just then—
Clatter!
A sudden commotion rose from not far away.
Li Jiangchang looked up and saw Zhao Xuan walking in, surrounded by a crowd of students like a star among moons.
Taking a deep breath, Li Jiangchang stepped forward.
"Zhao Xuan, you're finally back!"
"Zhao Xuan, tell us—what kind of Logia Fruit did you get?"
"Zhao Xuan, come on, show us your power!"
"Zhao Xuan, when you make it big, don't forget us old classmates!"
"…"
The class buzzed with voices—all talking at once, all revolving around the same topic.
Every one of them had already taken it for granted that Zhao Xuan had obtained a Logia-type Devil Fruit.
"Disperse, disperse! What kind of mess is this? Class is starting!"
A crisp, no-nonsense female voice cut through the noise.
Zhao Xuan looked up and saw a woman in a white training uniform striding toward him.
She was Fang Qin, their instructor for Iron Body, Shave, and Finger Pistol—three of the Six Forms.
Within the class, Fang Qin was famous for her strictness.
Naturally, the students feared her greatly.
At her reprimand, the noisy room immediately fell silent as everyone quickly backed away.
"Zhao Xuan, you—eh?"
Fang Qin had just started to speak when her expression suddenly changed, as if she'd noticed something unusual.
Then, without warning—
She struck!
Her finger shot out like lightning.
Swish!
A sharp sound sliced through the air like a bullet tearing the wind.
In the next instant, Fang Qin's fingertip struck Zhao Xuan squarely on the chest.
However—
That sudden, powerful blow only left a faint red mark on Zhao Xuan's skin. It didn't even pierce his flesh.
Clatter!
The entire room fell into stunned silence.
"W-what just happened?"
"Zhao Xuan actually took Fang-teacher's Finger Pistol head-on!"
"Th-this… could it be Elementalization?"
"Logia-type Fruits really are terrifying! No wonder every Logia user who doesn't die young ends up as a Tier-Seven Venerable-class powerhouse!"
"…"
While the crowd buzzed in awe, Fang Qin's brows furrowed tightly.
She stared at Zhao Xuan, her expression puzzled.
"Zhao Xuan, what's going on with your physique? You've broken a hundred?"
"Yes, Teacher Fang. I've broken a hundred," Zhao Xuan nodded.
Her frown deepened.
"If I remember correctly, just a week ago your physique score was only around twenty, wasn't it?"
"Yes, Teacher Fang."
"Then how could it suddenly skyrocket by eighty points…"
Murmuring to herself, Fang Qin suddenly seemed to think of something.
"Zhao Xuan, what Devil Fruit did you choose? Could it be Zoan-type? But that can't be right either—Zoan Fruits do enhance physical strength, but at most by twenty or thirty points. An eighty-point jump, that's just…"
"Yes, Teacher Fang. I did obtain a Zoan-type Devil Fruit ability."
Meeting her gaze, Zhao Xuan nodded calmly.
The moment his words fell—
The entire hall erupted in uproar.
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