Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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The setting sun blazed like fire, the evening glow like blood.
Besides those taking the tests, many students who had come out for a stroll around dinnertime were also at the stadium. Hearing about the physical fitness test, they all rushed over to watch.
And then they saw… it was agreed that the tests would start with the events with fewer participants. Those who had signed up for shot put, javelin, high jump, and long jump were led by their PE teachers to designated areas to line up for the tests. Indeed, there weren’t many students signing up for these events, and correspondingly, because few performed exceptionally well, there wasn’t much to watch, so the number of students coming to watch was also small.
But there was a variable tonight.
Yan Han’s first event was the long jump.
Because he would be testing other events later, the PE teacher specially arranged for him to be first.
The long jump test started with the standing long jump. Yan Han stood on the take-off line, bent his knees, swung his arms, and then suddenly exerted force, leaping forward!
His explosive power was extremely strong; in that instant, the potential within his body suddenly erupted, his whole body brimming with power, yet to outsiders it looked very effortless.
—At least he looked like he jumped easily, and landed lightly.
But in the sandpit, the footprints he left were far from the starting point…
The PE teacher, holding a folder, signaled to Yan Han that he could start, then glanced down at the list in front of him.
In that instant, he heard a gasp from the crowd, and when he looked up, he saw the person who had launched himself had landed easily on both feet, and then bounced forward a few more times, leaping directly out of the sandpit.
Usually, people who use too much force in the long jump will land backward, landing on their buttocks.
But Yan Han’s landing was perfect, not only light but also very composed, without the slightest feeling of exerting all his strength…
But that didn’t matter.
The important thing was that the PE teacher looked at the distance…
“3.3m?” The best result for the school’s current athletes was only 3.2m. The PE teacher raised an eyebrow, looked at Yan Han’s small frame, and although he knew that thin people could have good long jump results, it was still a little hard to believe that he could jump 3.3m so easily.
The PE teacher tapped the notebook in front of him with the tip of his pen. “This student, can you jump again?” He hadn’t expected the student to leap so quickly in the short time he’d been distracted, and he couldn’t help but wonder if there was something wrong with his take-off position.
“Sure.” Yan Han shrugged indifferently, walked back from the sand pile, stood outside the take-off line again, and stretched his joints once more.
Everyone around fell silent.
The PE teacher then said, “Let’s begin.” This time, he stared intently at Yan Han. As soon as he said “begin,” the student didn’t hesitate at all, and didn’t even have much preparation beforehand. He leaped into the air and seemed to fly… It was because he soared into the air like a partridge, his body incredibly light. Light and high, Yan Han landed again, his footprint even further ahead than before…
“3.37 meters!” the PE teacher exclaimed, looking at Yan Han with the eyes of someone looking at a monster. The students waiting for their test and those who had gathered around to see Yan Han’s performance were completely speechless. He didn’t see Yan Han’s first jump, but the others did. They witnessed Yan Han effortlessly leap forward and achieve that result…
After exiting the sandpit, Yan Han sat directly on the adjacent rubber track, took off his shoes, and emptied the sand out. Although his movements looked light, given the distance he jumped and his weight, it was impossible for him to land lightly due to gravitational potential energy. His apparent ease was simply because his physical attributes and technique were truly exceptional. Sure enough, sand was now smeared into his shoes. In fact, to uphold the fairness of sportsmanship, Yan Han didn’t use any special skills; he relied entirely on his physical abilities. He didn’t even exert much force. His peak performance was even better than this, and now, with his body enhanced by skills and a vacation of fitness training, if he had jumped with all his might, he probably would have broken the world record… It would have been astonishing. Moreover, Yan Han didn’t want to use his skills in this way, so he decided against it. Even so, it was enough to leave everyone else speechless.
Amidst the shocked, admiring, or simply dumbfounded gazes of the others, the eldest brother put his shoes back on and respectfully asked the PE teacher, “Um… are we still testing the running long jump?”
The stunned PE teacher was scribbling in his notebook, not just recording the score, but also adding a small note at the end. He snapped out of his daze as soon as Yan Han spoke, but realizing what he was doing, he quickly scribbled out the small note and said excitedly, “Test it! Go get ready over there, we’ll start right away!”
So Yan Han performed another fancy running long jump for everyone. This time, he still jumped with his full strength— 8.12 m, still some distance from his previous peak performance. But that was enough.
The PE teacher was writing something in his notebook again, unable to contain himself.
Yan Han, wanting to finish the test quickly and go back to his studies, didn’t wait for him and asked directly, “Teacher, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go test other events?”
“Uh… go ahead…” The PE teacher glanced at his extremely handsome and refined appearance, and said as if he had found a treasure, “Your name is Yan Han, right?…” He then glanced at the class column after the name column. “You’re in Class 9 of Grade 2?!” The PE teacher was so shocked that he almost stuck his eyes to the paper!
“Yes.” He nodded respectfully, but Yan Han didn’t react to the other’s reaction. He turned around and walked towards the next test. The people who had been watching him jump long jump automatically followed.
The next test was shot put. Yan Han was thin and didn’t look like the type to be good at shot put. Many people realized that his nearly 3.4-meter jump in the standing long jump was probably related to his physique.
He looked too thin, so his weight was naturally lighter, resulting in less resistance.
The students who had followed him tried to explain it using physics: besides, he was a boy, so his strength wouldn’t be too small. Although it was still a bit hard to believe, it was at least plausible.
Precisely because of this, the students who had followed him didn’t think he would be good at shot put, since shot put required not only explosive power but also immense strength.
Then, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Yan Han threw the most powerful and farthest ball with the most standard posture…
The other PE teacher in charge of recording was unaware that Yan Han had already created a “legend.”
So her entire reaction was similar to the previous PE teacher.
Under the deeply astonished gaze of the other teacher, Yan Han politely turned around again and walked to the next event…
The only difference was that after hearing about his long jump result, the PE teacher and the remaining students waiting in line for shot put became less interested.
They wanted to follow along and see Yan Han’s performance in the next event rather than continue testing!
So this time, there were even more people following behind Yan Han.
Arriving at the high jump venue, Yan Han felt much more relaxed.
High jump demanded not only physical fitness but also a great deal of skill. From the approach run and the jump itself to clearing the bar and landing, every step required specific training. Each joint demanded exceptional courage; fear could cause hesitation and potentially lead to a crash.
Therefore, high jump was often considered by ordinary students to be a sport that was “both boring and exciting to watch.”
It was boring because many people couldn’t jump properly, or they only had the basic skills but were too afraid to attempt it, easily crashing the bar and making it seem dull. It was exciting because once you encounter someone who could jump well… the experience was completely different.
Today’s test for the men’s group started at 1.5 meters. Yan Han stretched his muscles again, glanced at the 1.5-meter height, and without a word, sprinted and cleared it.
His preferred technique was the Fosbury Flop[1]. After a sprint, both his feet left the ground, his body flipped in the air, and he cleared the bar in one go, landing steadily on the mat in front of him, even striking a pose.
1.5 meters was the minimum height, so it wasn’t surprising he could clear it.
Aside from his exceptionally graceful movements and flawlessly calm facial expression, there wasn’t anything particularly remarkable about the jump.
The students helping him adjust the bar calmly raised it to 1.6 meters.
Yan Han waved his hand at them: “How about starting at 1.8 meters?”
The two students: “…”
The onlookers: “…”
They didn’t want to call Yan Han arrogant, but generally, a height exceeding 1.75 meters was enough to compete in the championship, and he went straight for 1.8 meters…
But after his performances in the long jump and shot put, the onlookers wanted to complain but hesitated to speak up.
Not for any other reason than fear of being proven wrong.
While everyone else remained silent, the PE teacher in charge of the high jump had already heard about Yan Han’s results in the previous two events, and she directly instructed the two students to raise the height to 1.8 meters.
Without any suspense, Yan Han once again leaped over the bar.
“…”
The two students with shorter legs exchanged glances and adjusted the bar to 1.9 meters.
But Yan Han had found his rhythm after two jumps; his previous best high jump was 2.1 meters, so this time they directly adjusted the bar to 2 meters.
Once again, he easily cleared the bar without any suspense. Yan Han stopped jumping and directly asked the teacher, “Is this okay?”
High jump was something you have to keep jumping unless you fail to hit the bar.
With Yan Han’s current strength, without using any special skills, he felt that jumping 2.3 or 2.4 meters wouldn’t be a problem. If he used a skill that made him incredibly agile…
5 meters at the very least.
Yan Han looked up at the sky.
But 2 meters was clearly enough for this test.
In fact, unless he encountered a professionally trained athlete, a two-meter-tall jump could very well win him a medal at the city sports meet, and it seemed this student clearly wasn’t giving it his all…
The physical education teacher couldn’t help but make a small note in her notebook and asked him in shock, “This student, are you interested in sports? It’s a pity you’re not pursuing a career in sports with such physical abilities…”
Before the teacher could finish speaking, the followers who had become die-hard fans of Yan Han interrupted her, “Teacher, Yan Han is in Class 9.”
The physical education teacher: “…”
She immediately swallowed the rest of her words. Okay, let’s pretend I didn’t say anything…
With the first three tests completed, Yan Han didn’t need to participate in any of the subsequent tests. The physical education teachers all said that he should continue to practice what he was interested in during this period, and once the official competition schedule was released, they would discuss with him specifically which events to participate in based on his situation.
Upon hearing this news, the fans couldn’t help but surround Yan Han, asking him which events he would train in next and if they could come to watch every day.
As for those who were waiting to see him make a fool of himself, they were now filled with regret.
Two students who had previously criticized him had also signed up for the high jump and long jump, but their results were far inferior to his. They had long since left in shame and anger, no longer daring to embarrass themselves on the field.
The news that a student in Class 9 of Grade 2 had such exceptional athletic ability spread throughout the school.
Since the large sports field was an open environment, it wasn’t just those who had signed up for the events who saw him test; so Yan Han was quickly known as a prodigy.
But because it was so incredible, even though every student who witnessed it described it truthfully, it still sounded… unreal to outsiders.
Too unbelievable! If he were really that good, why would he need to study? He would have been selected for the national team to participate in the Olympics long ago!
Not only did outsiders not believe it, but even the students in Class 9, who were implicitly looked up to by others, didn’t believe it.
Until someone anonymously uploaded Yan Han’s specific test results and a short video of his high jump on an anonymous forum.
“Boom!” The entire school was completely shocked!
Almost everyone’s beliefs were overturned!
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[1] The Fosbury Flop is the modern high-jump technique in which an athlete runs toward the bar, takes off from one foot, and jumps over it back-first, with their head and shoulders passing over the bar before their hips and legs.
