Doriki Test

Bang!

The greatsword, as tall as the boy himself, was set on the ground with a dull crash.

Even the specially reinforced floor of the training ground was smashed into a small crater.

Beiyuan Heng set down the training greatsword, panting heavily as he headed toward the resting area.

His steps were slow and his body swayed from side to side, yet there was a faintly graceful quality to his movements.

As he passed Rob Lucci, Beiyuan Heng had intended to ignore him, but Lucci spoke first.

"Why do you make your training so conspicuous?"

There was a hint of criticism in Rob Lucci's voice. "As an agent, you must remain low-profile at all times."

"The training conditions are limited. I had no choice."

Beiyuan Heng smiled, his tone carrying a trace of helplessness.

But in the next moment, he changed the subject. "Still, CP9 is an assassination organization. Strength is what truly matters, isn't it?"

"I've heard of you, Rob Lucci. They all say you're the strongest."

"I want to see whether you're really that strong."

Upon hearing this, Rob Lucci looked at Beiyuan Heng with greater curiosity in his eyes.

It had been far too long since he had encountered an opponent.

"You're very strong," Rob Lucci said calmly. "You've also developed the Six Powers quite deeply. But if you want to defeat me, you're still far from enough."

His words were filled with confidence in his own strength.

The two stood toe-to-toe, and the atmosphere immediately grew tense.

Cough, cough!

Fortunately, Laskey stepped in and interrupted the standoff in time.

"You'll find out once the selection begins."

As a CP9 recruiter, he carried some authority and temporarily eased the tension between them.

Watching Beiyuan Heng's swaying figure, Kalifa, who stood behind Laskey, spoke unpleasantly.

"This guy can barely walk straight, and he wants to challenge Lucci? What a foolish dream."

Rob Lucci also watched Beiyuan Heng's retreating figure. "Kalifa, don't underestimate him."

"If I'm not mistaken, he has already combined Geppo and Paper Arts to develop a special form of Geppo."

Standing between the two, Laskey merely watched them with a smile.

This batch of trainees seemed stronger than he had imagined...

Beiyuan Heng swayed his way back to the resting area.

What a pity. [Six Powers Mastery (Green)] hasn't changed at all. It looks like it still needs more time to settle.

He had been using his special Geppo all the way back, but aside from Rob Lucci and that CP9 examiner, no one could understand what he was doing.

They simply assumed he was tired after training and was stumbling as he walked.

That was [Moonwalk: Treading Void], which Beiyuan Heng had developed by combining the traits of Geppo and Paper Arts.

Unlike traditional Geppo, which required one to keep up a hopping rhythm, this technique was like truly walking through empty space.

It was this move that had shocked the North Blue training base and raised [Six Powers Basics (White)] to [Six Powers Mastery (Green)].

"Still, even if those officers from the CP departments know about this move, the trait probably won't turn blue."

Blue traits were indeed far too difficult for him to obtain at his current stage.

Pushing those thoughts aside, Beiyuan Heng found an open space that was noticeable without being in anyone's way. He prepared to meditate cross-legged and use it as a chance to rest.

Thanks to his earlier exchange with Rob Lucci, Beiyuan Heng had now become the focus of many trainees and officers.

Feeling those faint, intermittent gazes, Beiyuan Heng did not begin immediately.

Only after confirming that most people's attention was on him did he take a deep breath and sit down cross-legged.

As he sat cross-legged on the spot, an almost imperceptible ripple spread from his body.

That was a technique beyond the Six Powers—Life Return!

Once one mastered this technique, one could freely control any part of the body, such as the hair in the original story.

Likewise, it could control one's internal organs and instantly digest food to heal injuries.

At its deepest level, one could reach the realm of "Indestructible Upon Seeing God."

Beiyuan Heng was using this technique to restore his stamina.

At first, most of the trainees on the island had no idea what Beiyuan Heng was doing.

Wasn't he just meditating cross-legged? Why make such a big show of it?

"Look over there. What's he doing? Meditating?"

"Do you feel like something is emanating from him...?"

"It feels so full of vitality..."

Most of the trainees discussed it among themselves. Having only just learned all of the Six Powers, they had never even heard of an ultimate art like Life Return.

Only those with naturally sharper senses could feel the aura of life emanating from Beiyuan Heng.

After a while, some of the officers identified the ripples spreading from Beiyuan Heng and realized that he had mastered "Life Return."

Only some of them, because Life Return could be considered an ultimate art beyond the Six Powers, and most people could not master it.

"He's actually mastered Life Return?"

Rob Lucci was naturally nearby as well, observing Beiyuan Heng's every movement.

He had already learned Beiyuan Heng's specific circumstances from the officers training them.

If that information was true, then even on Crown Hao Island, Beiyuan Heng belonged among the very best.

"Picked up by a training base at the age of nine, learned the Six Powers in three years, then developed unique applications of the Six Powers and Life Return over the following year."

Laskey clicked his tongue in amazement as he looked at the documents in his hand.

Such talent was exceedingly rare even throughout the entire World Government.

"Since the age of nine, he hasn't stopped training for a single day. That perseverance is truly astonishing."

Only after the instructors explained it to them did the trainees understand what realm Beiyuan Heng had reached.

"Though it pains me to admit it, I believe only Lucci can contend with him."

Sensing the fluctuations of life energy radiating from Beiyuan Heng, Kaku, who referred to himself as "this old man," said helplessly.

He had originally believed himself to be among the top three trainees of this Crown Hao Island class. Now, he would have to compete with Jabra for third place.

Not long after Beiyuan Heng finished resting, registration quickly began.

Beiyuan Heng rose to his feet. Without using Moonwalk: Treading Void, he walked steadily toward the registration desk.

There, Laskey stood in front of a table, recording something in his hand.

"Beiyuan Heng, correct?"

Laskey pushed up his signature red glasses and examined him carefully.

Laskey was the officer conducting this interview.

"Yes, sir."

Although Laskey had not appeared many times in the original story, Beiyuan Heng remembered him quite clearly because he was Kalifa's father.

"Mhm."

Laskey nodded. "Without using any techniques, strike me with all your strength. This is the first test, to measure your Doriki Value."

Beiyuan Heng froze for a moment, then quickly understood.

Wasn't this Owl's Doriki test from the original story?

Doriki Value could reflect a person's physical combat ability.

However, it could only reflect physical combat ability. It did not include force-generation techniques, Haki, or Devil Fruits.

"Alright."

He took a deep breath. Following Laskey's instructions, he lowered his stance, clenched his fist, and threw a full-force punch at Laskey.

His fist tore through the air with a sharp howl.

Beiyuan Heng felt as though he had struck a water-filled balloon.

This should be a combination of Iron Body and Paper Arts, Beiyuan Heng thought.

Feeling the force transmitted to the point of impact, Laskey looked at Beiyuan Heng in surprise and praised him.

"At your age, I've never seen anyone at this level."

The former CP9 team, who had already finished their tests, were all drawn over by those words.

Kalifa rolled her eyes and said impatiently, "Father, you can just say it outright."

As she looked at the record in Laskey's hand, she thought, At Beiyuan Heng's age, even if his Doriki Value was as high as Lucci's, how high could it possibly be?

Yet when she saw the number on the record, her face immediately filled with disbelief.

"850 Doriki!"

She cried out and instinctively covered her mouth.

Among their batch of trainees, Lucci, the highest-ranked, only had 800 Doriki.

As a woman, Kalifa had only 136.