The next day, Zhuo Xing walked briskly toward the classroom. Along the way, other students frequently gave him sideways glances. Among the third-year students, Ye Kai's "Shrouding the Heavens Method" had spread, and seeing Zhuo Xing in a good mood, they looked at him not only as a fool but also with a hint of pity.

Zhuo Xing didn’t notice this until he reached the door of the classroom, where he overheard some students complaining.

"Is this 'Shrouding the Heavens Method' really useful? I practiced for seven or eight hours yesterday and didn’t feel anything at all."

"Me too. I couldn’t even sense the wheel of life, let alone open the Sea of Bitterness."

"Let everyone in the tribe look like a dragon? What nonsense!"

"Oh, if I had known this would happen, I would have transferred to another class. Even if the teacher wasn’t great, at least I’d be on the right path."

A group of classmates who hadn’t been able to develop the Sea of Bitterness gathered to vent their frustration. They were students with no family support and poor qualifications, so they had no choice but to stay in Ye Kai’s class. They had hoped that the "Shrouding the Heavens Method" might work as a last resort. But after their failed attempts, they felt more hopeless than ever.

Zhuo Xing frowned as he entered the classroom, then said loudly, "Who said the 'Shrouding the Heavens Method' is useless? I successfully developed my Sea of Bitterness yesterday!"

As he said this, he couldn’t help but feel excited. Even after a night, his excitement hadn’t died down. Just the day before, he had been an ordinary person with poor aptitude and little hope for the martial arts exam. But overnight, he had transformed from an ordinary person to a Practitioner! And it was all thanks to Teacher Ye Kai and the "Shrouding the Heavens Method."

The other students looked at Zhuo Xing with skepticism and bombarded him with questions.

"You really opened the Sea of Bitterness?"

"Does that mean you’ve become a Practitioner?"

"Are you serious? I don’t believe it."

The group was full of doubt. None of them had succeeded, so why had Zhuo Xing?

One student pulled out a gripper from his drawer, handed it to Zhuo Xing, and said, "Words are useless. If you can squeeze this halfway, I’ll believe you."

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This gripper was different from Zhuo Xing’s, with a limit of 800 catties. In the past, Zhuo Xing could barely close it by a third, and he had to strain his muscles to do even that.

The group of students watched Zhuo Xing like they were watching a performance, fully expecting him to fail. But Zhuo Xing took the gripper confidently and squeezed it.

To their astonishment, the arms of the gripper slowly closed... a quarter... a third... halfway...

As the arms of the gripper moved, the expressions on the students’ faces became increasingly dumbfounded. Their mouths gaped open.

Finally, under everyone’s shocked eyes, the two arms of the gripper fully closed!

"Holy crap, crap, crap!!!"

"He really squeezed it to the limit!"

"There’s nothing wrong with this gripper, is there?"

The classroom erupted in disbelief. Some students grabbed the gripper to check if it was malfunctioning, but even with all their effort, they could barely close it a third of the way.

Now, they had no choice but to believe that Zhuo Xing had successfully opened his Sea of Bitterness and become a Practitioner!

Which meant...

The "Shrouding the Heavens Method" was real!

What Teacher Ye Kai had said was true!

Even a small amount of the Sea of Bitterness could make someone incredibly powerful!

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At the same time, aboard a spaceship in the universe, Luo Feng opened his eyes, clenched his fists, and felt overwhelming excitement. "I’ve become a Practitioner!"

Just the day before, he had accepted the inheritance of a universe powerhouse. After a day of training, he had been promoted from a quasi-Practitioner to a full Practitioner. The difference between the two was like night and day. Becoming a Practitioner meant that he would score well on the martial arts exam, gain entry to a prestigious Martial Dao University, and secure a bright future.

"Still, getting this excited over becoming just a Practitioner... I should be ashamed. After all, Lord Barbara is a high-level intelligent life form in the universe!" Barbara’s voice chimed in, interrupting his joy.

Luo Feng didn’t argue with her narcissism—she was right. After personally experiencing the power of the universe powerhouse’s inheritance, Luo Feng knew that a Practitioner who followed the vitality cultivation method couldn’t compare to a Practitioner who had received such an inheritance.

For Practitioners using the vitality cultivation method, the standard was a physical strength of 1,000 catties. However, those who had accepted the inheritance not only surpassed 1,000 catties in strength but also saw significant improvements in reaction speed, agility, and other physical attributes.

Barbara continued proudly, "I’ve told you before, the vitality cultivation method in this world is insignificant compared to the inheritance of the universe powerhouse."

"And as for that 'Shrouding the Heavens Method'... it’s not even worth discussing."

Luo Feng nodded, the excitement in his heart gradually fading. He took a moment to rest before continuing his training. Being a Practitioner wasn’t enough—he had to grow stronger. Not only did he need to change his own fate, but he also wanted to change the fate of his best friend, Zhuo Xing.

But what Luo Feng didn’t know was that Zhuo Xing had already become a Practitioner—just like him! At least in terms of physical strength, Zhuo Xing’s 1,000-catties power was no weaker than Luo Feng’s!