The moment they thought of Captain's terrifying bear, the two of them shivered, but quickly recovered, because both had absolute confidence in defeating that so-called king of trash talk.

"Good luck to you both." Laurel walked toward the gravity chamber, waving her hand, her fiery figure exuding endless allure.

The next second, Arnold Thornton and Arnold exchanged a glance and rushed into the OP room at lightning speed—this was urgent! Add as a friend, King Bro, challenge request!!!

Unfortunately, John Carter had already left.

Chapter 9: Angelic Man

Inside the OP room, John Carter sat with his eyes closed, savoring the moment of his last strike. Although the process seemed decent, there were actually many imperfections: his dodging movements were too stiff, basically fragmented, his mindset not calm enough, and even the final blow had issues. The reason he used an elbow strike was because he was out of range for anything else—his reaction was about 0.2 seconds too slow. Logically, the opponent's opening was quite large, and a follow-up attack would have been more effective; perhaps it wouldn't have just been a knockout, but a fatal blow.

After finishing a battle, John Carter went to the gravity chamber to start physical training. Having been frail and sickly since childhood taught John Carter the importance of a strong body. Over the years, although soul power had always troubled him, he never slacked off on physical training.

At the start of the school year, whether freshmen or upperclassmen, basically no one would consider training—after all, everyone was still basking in the afterglow of vacation. The gravity chamber was empty. Back in his first year, even single gravity made John Carter feel amazing, but now he was in the triple gravity zone and still felt nothing. His soul power naturally flowed out to resist the external pressure, barely requiring any conscious effort from John Carter. Although his soul power peak was low, his vast soul sea was unmatched by anyone.

After half an hour of training in the triple gravity zone, John Carter was drenched in sweat, feeling incredibly refreshed. Every cell in his body was brimming with boundless energy—a world apart from his former weakness. Checking the time, John Carter walked deeper into the gravity zone. The quadruple gravity area was also empty. Here, his body began to show slight signs of strain. When he reached the quintuple gravity zone, his body suddenly felt heavy—John Carter knew this was about his current limit. As the door opened, to his surprise, someone was inside...

In the quintuple gravity zone, someone was doing push-ups, their soul power fluctuations extremely steady.

The other person hadn't expected anyone to come to the quintuple gravity zone at this hour. He stood up, sizing up John Carter, and flashed a brilliant smile. "Hello, senior."

Even though he was a man, John Carter couldn't help but marvel—this guy was stunningly handsome, but not in an overbearing way. He had an angelic aura about him. This was probably the state that Matthew Brooks had always aspired to.

"Hope I'm not disturbing you. I thought no one would be here," John Carter said with a smile. For a freshman to have such an impressive physique, he was almost certainly a special recruit.

"Of course not. My name is Glen Christie, from Orpheus City, a freshman in the Command Department. May I ask your name, senior?" Glen looked John Carter up and down, his eyes full of curiosity.

John Carter was slightly taken aback. "I'm John Carter, also in the Command Department. Orpheus City is one of the top ten cities in the Free Federation. Why did you choose to come here?"

"I'm very interested in rune patterns, and some of the best technology in that field is in Tianjing. Looks like I was ignorant—Tianjing Academy is truly full of hidden talents," Glen said, sensing that the strength of the person before him was likely unfathomable. "Please take care of me, senior!"

John Carter couldn't help but laugh. He couldn't possibly look after such a genius. "I won't disturb your training. Hope you gain a lot at Tianjing Academy."

The most impressive thing about Tianjing Heroic Soul Academy was its rune forging technology, which indeed led the Free Federation. Many geniuses from other cities came here specifically for this.

John Carter closed the door. Inside, Glen maintained a faint smile. It seemed he had underestimated Tianjing. Suddenly, Glen's smile froze... How could this be!

Inside the quintuple gravity chamber, he had maintained a high-intensity soul power fluctuation to protect his body, but that person just now...

John Carter had already returned to the dorm, enjoying a refreshing cold shower. As usual, Mark Brooks hadn't come back—he only stayed in the dorm three or four times a year. After reading for a while, John Carter fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow, sleeping soundly with soft snores...

Early the next morning, John Carter was woken by the ringing of his SkyComm.

"John Carter, John Carter, where are you? Hurry to the plaza, damn it, today is the crucial moment for the fate of our Oddity Club!" Student Brooks's voice was extremely loud, full of fighting spirit.

With the strong addition of Amelia, the already overconfident Matthew Brooks was now completely fired up. He staked out a spot early in the morning. Today was the last day for club recruitment. Once classes started, the student council would review club qualifications. Normally, it wouldn't matter, but this time they had caught the attention of the witch Miriam. If they didn't get enough members, they'd definitely be disbanded.

Now they were just one person short. With a whole day, surely they could recruit one more.

When John Carter arrived, the school plaza was already packed with people. After a day of inquiries, almost all the freshmen without clubs had already chosen their targets.

The problem was, all the other clubs were surrounded by crowds, while Oddity Club was deserted.

Mark Brooks sat gloomily to one side, with only the big guy Baron energetically shouting.