After lingering in the library for a while longer, Fang Ming checked the time. It was already past eight in the morning.
“Oh no, I almost forgot I have a class today.”
“He’s here, he’s here! Teacher Fang is here!”
Someone shouted, and the entire classroom instantly fell silent.
Fang Ming pushed open the classroom door. “Excuse me, is physical education class held here today?”
“Yes, yes, yes! Teacher Fang, it’s our class.” Zhang Jun said excitedly.
Fang Ming glanced towards the back of the classroom. Zhang Jun was enthusiastically waving his hand.
Seeing a familiar face, Fang Ming’s initial nervousness calmed down. It was his first time teaching students.
Fang Ming stood at the podium, and the students below began to whisper.
“Is he the PE teacher who can sink a basket from tens of meters away?”
“Yeah, he’s amazing. I was stunned back then.”
“He’s a bit handsome, but he doesn’t look very strong.”
…
“Ahem!” Fang Ming cleared his throat twice, signaling the students to quiet down, and then said, “Since it’s our PE class today, let’s head to the sports field now.”
With that, Fang Ming walked out of the classroom, followed excitedly by the students.
“Bring the balls,” Zhang Jun called to the classmate behind him.
A group of boys and girls followed Fang Ming, chatting and laughing.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the sports field.
“I just realized I don’t have a whistle.” Fang Ming scratched his head. It seemed he’d have to whistle with his mouth.
“Wheeeeee—!”
A whistle blast that echoed through the sky rang out, clearly audible throughout the entire school!
The students taking classes on the field were instantly stunned.
“My goodness, how did Teacher Fang do that?” a boy whispered.
“That lung capacity, isn't it a bit terrifying?”
…
“Quiet, quiet,” Fang Ming gestured with his hands, and the students quieted down, but they were still scattered.
“You, you, and you, stand here. Everyone else line up from shortest to tallest.”
Fang Ming quickly organized them, selecting a few shorter students to lead the line, and then the rest followed.
“Teacher, what are we training today?” a student asked.
Fang Ming was a little dazed by the question. He had no idea what to train. His physique was a result of becoming a fierce beast. He had barely attended school, so how would he know what to train in PE?
“How about we play basketball?” Zhang Jun suggested.
“No!” a girl stood up to object. “If we play basketball, what about us girls?”
Fang Ming thought about it. It was true, they needed to choose an activity that accommodated everyone.
An idea struck him!
“In this class, I’m going to teach you how to gather energy,” Fang Ming said with a smile.
“Gather energy?” The students were confused. What was that? They had never heard of learning that in PE class.
“Zhang Jun, go pick up a rock. A big one,” Fang Ming instructed Zhang Jun.
“Got it!” Zhang Jun excitedly ran to the side of the sports field where construction debris was piled up, including many broken stones.
Zhang Jun selected a rock about the size of a watermelon and grunted as he carried it over.
“Teacher, where should I put it?”
“Give it to me.” Fang Ming took it effortlessly and lifted it for all the students to see, holding it as if it were a feather.
Zhang Jun, who had picked up the stone, knew its weight. It was at least thirty to forty pounds, and Teacher Fang was holding it with one hand?!
“My god, is Teacher a Saiyan?” Zhang Jun marveled inwardly.
“Everyone, look at this rock. Next, I’m going to use my energy to shatter it. Do you believe it?” Fang Ming asked with a smile.
“Teacher, I want to inspect this rock!” a tall boy, thinking Fang Ming was exaggerating, raised his hand.
“Alright, you inspect it. Any other classmates who have doubts can also come up and check.”
Fang Ming gently placed the rock on the ground. If he just dropped such a large rock, wouldn’t it create a pit in the sports field?
Curious students came up to touch the rock and then tried to lift it, confirming that it was indeed a real stone.
“What do you mean? Are you suspecting I helped Teacher Fang cheat?”
Zhang Jun was a bit annoyed.
“Hey, Zhang Jun, don’t be angry. If the classmates want to check, let them,” Fang Ming said, walking over to Zhang Jun and patting his shoulder.
A few minutes later.
“Are you all done confirming?” Fang Ming called out.
“Confirmed, it’s a real rock, a very real one.”
“Very well, next, it’s time to witness a miracle.”
Fang Ming stepped forward, picked up the rock with one hand, and said, “Watch the effect of my energy.”
Fang Ming took a few deep breaths and then struck a pose, all for the students to see.
“Watch carefully!” Fang Ming threw a punch, smashing it hard into the rock.
“Bang!”
The rock instantly shattered into pieces, large and small, falling neatly onto the ground without scattering.
All the students were dumbfounded. Was this something a human could do? Was Teacher Fang a martial arts master?
Such a large rock, even with a hammer, couldn’t be broken like this!
“See? That’s the effect of energy,” Fang Ming showed his fist to the students. His slightly pale skin, apart from some dust from the rock, showed no wounds.
“Teacher, I want to learn this!” a student shouted, raising their hand.
“Teacher, I want to learn too!”
“Me too!”
…
Both boys and girls, without exception, wanted to learn this. A martial arts master! In this era flooded with wuxia novels, who didn’t have a dream of being a hero?
“Since you all want to learn, we’ll learn this today. Once you master this, breaking rocks and jumping and running will be a piece of cake!” Fang Ming said. He then leaped up, soaring two to three meters into the air, somersaulted twice, and landed steadily.
“Ah! Teacher Fang is so cool!”
“Teacher, I want to learn this too!”
…
Fang Ming looked at their adoring gazes and a smile spread across his lips.
He knew that directly warning these students wouldn’t work. With the college entrance exams approaching, no one would believe a disaster was imminent. But if he became their idol, whatever he said would be believed.
At that point, he could probably convince them that Japan would be submerged tomorrow, and many would believe him.
“Since everyone wants to learn, follow me and do…”
Fang Ming began to teach the students some simple energy-gathering movements. They might not be effective, but the students needed to feel a change within their bodies immediately to make them wholeheartedly committed and convinced of Fang Ming’s abilities.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, Zhang Jun exclaimed in surprise, “Teacher, I feel a surge of heat energy within me!”
Other students cast envious glances.
“Try to concentrate this heat energy in a specific part of your body and release it,” Fang Ming instructed with a smile.
“Okay.” Zhang Jun held his breath, and the other students stopped their movements to watch him.
Suddenly, Zhang Jun shouted and slammed his right leg down onto the ground.
“Bang!”
With a muffled thud, the cement sports field was cracked by Zhang Jun’s leg, forming a rift the size of a palm!
“I did it! I succeeded!” Zhang Jun shouted excitedly, while surrounding students cast looks of jealousy or envy.
Fang Ming patted his shoulder with satisfaction. “Very good. I didn’t expect you to succeed on the first try! You’re truly a martial arts prodigy.”
“Martial arts prodigy? Me?” Zhang Jun’s smile stretched to his ears. His excited and smug expression made the boys around him grit their teeth, especially the tall boy who had challenged Fang Ming earlier.
“Damn it, why did Zhang Jun learn it first!” the tall boy cursed inwardly.
“Since you’ve found the knack, practice more now. You can go to the side and try attacking small things,” Fang Ming said, patting Zhang Jun’s back with a smile.
“Okay, Teacher!” Zhang Jun happily ran to the side to practice on his own.
Soon, other students, one after another, managed to unleash the so-called heat energy, and their power reached Zhang Jun’s level.
Afterward, Fang Ming sent them all to the side to train independently.
A class period was only forty minutes long, and with the time lost at the beginning, the class soon ended.
“Ring ring~” The bell rang.
“Clap clap.” Fang Ming clapped his hands. “Gather up!”
The students who were still training on their own rushed back.
“Our class did very well today. One-third of you learned simple energy gathering. We’ll continue in the next class. Once everyone learns to gather energy, I’ll teach you some combat techniques!” Fang Ming promised with a smile.
“Wow! Long live Teacher Fang!” all the students cheered excitedly.
When the students returned to their classrooms, the legend of Teacher Fang’s class quickly spread throughout the school. Some students initially didn’t believe it, but when they saw a few students from Class 1 showing off by punching through bricks, they became excited.
Why? Because they also had Teacher Fang’s class!
From then on, the first thing students said to each other became, “Have you had Teacher Fang’s class yet?”
This made some third-year high school students, who were not scheduled for PE, unhappy. They collectively went to the principal’s office, strongly demanding that PE classes be added for them.
Although they were third-year students, they still needed exercise!
Principal Dai inquired about the matter and couldn’t help but feel amused and exasperated. In his opinion, this was just students spreading rumors. How could anyone learn to break bricks with a single punch after just a few minutes?
So, he advised, “You are third-year students now, and your studies should be your priority. Let’s not add PE classes for now.”
“No, no, Principal. We want PE classes too. We also want to become heroes.” The third-year students pleaded, “Please, Principal, add a PE class for us.”
“You really want to add it?” Principal Dai smiled.
All the students who had blocked the door nodded. They wanted it, desperately!
“Alright, I’ll add a PE class for each of your classes. However, I need to get Teacher Fang’s consent first, as I’m afraid he might be too busy.” Principal Dai didn’t want students to have any lingering regrets over something beneficial to their well-being, so he agreed.
“Hooray!” the students cheered.