"850 Doriki?! You've got to be kidding."
"Is that really the kind of strength someone his age should have?!"
"I only have 80 Doriki. That's ten times mine—he could take on ten of me."
"Don't worry, taking on ten of you would definitely be no problem..."
Kalifa's cry of surprise immediately drew the attention of the many trainees.
One after another, they looked at Beiyuan Heng as if he were a monster, their eyes filled with shock and awe.
Although Doriki was not exactly private information, most trainees kept their Doriki Values hidden to conceal their true strength.
As for Lucci and the others, they had kept quiet in order to maintain an agent's low profile.
"850 Doriki... I'm looking forward to seeing what you can do."
A trace of anticipation flashed through Rob Lucci's eyes as he looked at Beiyuan Heng.
At first, he had merely thought Beiyuan Heng was on the same level as Kaku and Jabra.
Now, Rob Lucci regarded him as an opponent of equal standing.
The other former CP9 team members had already begun to see Beiyuan Heng as one of them in the future.
After all, if a Genius of this caliber could not enter CP9, then no one could.
By the way, the current CP9 team's Doriki Values were:
Rob Lucci: 800
Kaku: 436
Jabra: 440
Bruno: 164
Owl: 162
Kumadori: 160
Kalifa: 126
"Quiet! Quiet!"
Laskey shot Kalifa a dissatisfied glare, then shouted, silencing the discussions around them.
"The first test is over."
Laskey cleared his throat. "Anyone with a Doriki Value below 80 is eliminated."
"You may join another Cipher Pol division."
The announcement stirred up another wave of discussion.
But they soon accepted reality, and people from the other Cipher Pol divisions promptly came to take them away.
While training on Crown Hao Island, these people had more or less known their own level.
Faced with geniuses like Lucci and Kaku, they had long since given up hope of entering CP9.
Only thirty-two people remained.
Aside from Beiyuan Heng, Lucci, and the others, the rest of these thirty-two could be considered exceptional talents even in the first half of the Grand Line.
At thirteen or fourteen years old, their strength was already comparable to that of ordinary Marine officers.
"Follow me."
Led by Rob Lucci and Beiyuan Heng, the thirty-two trainees gradually followed behind Laskey.
Before long, Laskey led them to their destination.
It was a harbor, and it had clearly been abandoned for a long time.
Even trainees like Lucci, who had trained on Crown Hao Island for years, had never come here before.
"The second test is simple."
Laskey turned around and casually divided the thirty-two people into eight groups.
Of course, the groups were not assigned at random. They were arranged according to Doriki Values.
"Starting from here, reach the tower at the center of the island within one hour."
"The first two people in each group will advance to the next test."
"Groups may not interfere with one another. Within each group, however, any means are permitted."
After explaining the rules, Laskey waved his hand, signaling for the first group of eight to set off.
"All right, first group, get going."
Beiyuan Heng looked at the people around him.
There were two strangers, probably nobodies, and Jabra, who had a scar over his right eye.
Seeing Beiyuan Heng looking at him, Jabra glared back viciously.
"Just my luck, getting assigned to the same group as this monster..."
His eyes darted about as he kept calculating how to sabotage Beiyuan Heng.
I can't beat him in a straight fight. I can only rely on tricks.
These rules were actually somewhat unfair to Beiyuan Heng.
Because he had not trained on Crown Hao Island, he was completely unfamiliar with the terrain here.
But he did not care. With his raw strength, reaching the destination within an hour would definitely not be a problem.
The key is to finish in the top two.
Beiyuan Heng looked at the other two nobody teammates. Maybe I should just take them out right away...
When they noticed Beiyuan Heng's gaze sweep over them, the two nobodies shuddered and clung to each other.
At that moment, Jabra walked over, grabbed the two of them, and dragged them aside to openly plot together.
Beiyuan Heng rolled his eyes at the three of them and decided that the instant the match began, he would deal with all three.
It was not that he thought too highly of himself. With his current strength, fighting these three would simply be bullying.
Even Jabra only had 440 Doriki right now. Beiyuan Heng's Doriki Value alone was higher than the three of theirs combined.
Doriki was not some sophisticated measure of combat ability, but it could still reflect one's physical qualities to a certain extent.
Not to mention that Jabra had no Devil Fruit, could not use Haki, and had not even developed any specialized Six Powers techniques.
Before Beiyuan Heng could think any further, it was already his group's turn. They were the third group, and half an hour had passed since the first two groups departed.
"You there, are you ready? It's starting!"
Nearby, Laskey had seen every little move the trainees made, but he did nothing about it.
If someone could pass through petty tricks, that was their ability too.
Once he saw that all four were ready, Laskey gave the order, and the third group's contest officially began!
"Go! Stop him!"
Laskey had barely finished moving when Beiyuan Heng heard Jabra shout.
The three had not even taken a single step from the starting point before they instantly formed a triangular encirclement around Beiyuan Heng.
The remaining five groups watched from the sidelines.
They also wanted to see just how strong this 850-Doriki Genius really was.
"There are three of us. Even you will have to—"
Before one of the nobodies could finish, Beiyuan Heng's hand chop struck his neck.
He did not even finish his sentence before rolling his eyes and collapsing.
"That Soru was so fast!"
"I couldn't even see his movements!"
"His Soru involved nearly one hundred and twenty stomps in half a second."
Rob Lucci pinpointed the reason Beiyuan Heng's speed was so terrifying.
An ordinary Soru only required seventy stomps in half a second to accomplish short-range instantaneous movement, but Beiyuan Heng had taken it further, fundamentally increasing Soru's speed.
There was no technique involved—just overwhelming stats.
Seeing his companion knocked unconscious before he could even finish speaking, the other nobody hurriedly used Iron Body. At the same time, he looked toward Jabra, who should have been behind Beiyuan Heng, launching a sneak attack.
"Where is he?!"
Fortunately, after training for so long, when he failed to find Jabra immediately, he stopped counting on him and stared fixedly at Beiyuan Heng instead.
"It's useless."
Beiyuan Heng shook his head and stomped the ground, instantly appearing before him.
He raised the fingers of his right hand and launched a blur of strikes at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
"Shigan!"
The sound of metal clashing rang continuously from the other man's body, like the wail of his flesh.
Yet this fierce assault lasted less than half a second...
The Iron Body coating his body was violently shattered.
He was sent flying, only coming to a stop after smashing through two trees.
"Hey, hey, this has to be a joke. That's way too ridiculous!"
"I feel like he hasn't even used his full strength yet..."
"Take out the 'feel like,' okay? Only Lucci can even stand up to this guy..."
After taking care of the two nobodies, Beiyuan Heng turned toward the tower at the center of the island.
The instant Beiyuan Heng made his move, Jabra had already used Soru to flee.
"He pretended to join forces against me, but he actually wanted to use those two to waste my time."
Just as expected of the despicable and scheming Jabra.
If those two could have delayed him for a few minutes, Jabra might really have taken first place in the group using his familiarity with the island's terrain.
"By the way, doesn't this mean I've already passed?"
Beiyuan Heng looked at Laskey, the examiner standing nearby, and asked.
After all, only two people remained now, so the top-two requirement was meaningless.
"Ahem, it would still be better to compete for a ranking."
Laskey coughed twice, giving him a subtle hint.
Understanding Laskey's hint, Beiyuan Heng seemed to realize something. He walked thoughtfully toward the tower at the center of the island.
But his next step landed in midair.
"Moonwalk: Treading Void!"
It was as if an invisible flight of stairs had appeared in the air beneath Beiyuan Heng's feet.
Compared to ordinary Geppo, Moonwalk: Treading Void allowed him to walk through the air as if on solid ground, but that was not the most important part.
Most importantly, Moonwalk: Treading Void could combine with the other Six Powers through this effect.
For example...
"Moonwalk: Treading Void: Soru!"
In an instant, Beiyuan Heng's figure shot straight toward the tower at the center of the island as if he were flying through the sky.
He left behind only a crowd of stunned onlookers.
Before you continue