This Isn't the Apocalypse

When a viral infection bars Chen Xiaozhe from evolving alongside humanity's stellar expansion, he becomes an outsider in two worlds. Thrust into a brutal academy where survival trumps education and his homeroom teacher is a muscle-bound gym coach, Chen must navigate cosmic conspiracies and interstellar power struggles. As civilizations clash among the stars, this reluctant transfer student holds the key to humanity's darkest secret—if he can survive long enough to uncover it.