Genius

Genius. Recommending a Battle Through the Heavens x Full-Time Magister novel: Invincible in the Magic World Starting from Becoming Dou Di.

The story told of how, after Xiao Yan became Dou Di, when the Five Emperors Break the Sky and headed for the Great Thousand World, he encountered a space-time turbulence. Through a strange twist of fate, he deviated from his original path and failed to reach the Luoshen Clan, instead arriving in the Magic World of Full-Time Magister.

=====================Synopsis: What if Xiao Yan had not lost his Dou Qi at the very beginning?

What if Yao Lao ultimately died and his Dao vanished in the Soul Ring because of his severe injuries?

What if Xiao Yan joined the Soul Hall through a twist of fate?

What if a butterfly flapped its wings, fate broke away from its original path, and the gears began to turn differently?

"Who goes there?"

"Soul Hall, Xiao Yan!"

======================"Dou Zhe, Three-Star!!!"

Gazing at the four large words shining on the Test Magic Stone Tablet, bright enough to be almost dazzling, the young man's face was expressionless. But if one looked closely, one would discover a smug smile tugging at the corner of his lips.

Though the young man wore a cheerful grin, he had long since been cursing inside. This Yellow-Rank Low-Level Cultivation Method was so good at dragging him down that even he could hardly take it.

The young man turned around handsomely, his right hand brushing over his clothes as if by accident. He waved his sleeve and took not a single cloud away, yet he carried off the hearts of countless maidens.

"Dou Zhe, Three-Star!!! The Young Clan Leader's test result is Three-Star Dou Zhe!"

Beside the Test Magic Stone Tablet, a middle-aged man glanced at the information displayed on the tablet, then roared in excitement, a gratified tear glistening at the corner of his eye. He even forgot to write the result down in the record book.

A genius!

The moment the middle-aged man blurted those words out, they unsurprisingly stirred up a commotion across the packed square.

"Th-th-th-Three-Star Dou Zhe?!!! Good heavens, how exactly does the Young Clan Leader cultivate? Don't they say it gets harder the further you go?"

"I heard Xiao Yu Tangjie say that for Jia Nan Academy's enrollment rating, anyone under twenty who reaches Three-Star Dou Zhe gets a C rating, and reaching Six-Star is the highest S rating!"

"Hiss! The Young Clan Leader is only fourteen this year!"

"Compared to the Young Clan Leader, I'm trash. I've really disgraced the family."

"If the clan leader weren't his father, how could he possibly cultivate that fast?"

"Heh, forget the clan leader being your father. Even if you were the clan leader, you still couldn't cultivate as fast as the Young Clan Leader. Do you know the Young Clan Leader's cultivation speed is already the greatest in the clan's history?"

"Do you know how the Young Clan Leader has spent these past few years? I heard the Young Clan Leader forgets to eat and sleep every day and often cultivates until well past midnight."

"That famous genius youth of Wutan City really lives up to his name. Why is this world so unfair?"

"Who knows? Maybe the Young Clan Leader saved the world in his past life."

The exclamations and envious voices coming from all around drifted into the ears of the young man walking like the wind, his expression calm, inevitably making the corners of his mouth slowly rise.

The young man slowly returned to the square. At this moment, his face already showed the first traces of a superior's bearing, his gaze burning bright. The authority of the Young Clan Leader instantly silenced everyone who had been jeering and clamoring, and not a single person dared meet his eyes.

"Young Clan Leader, you've worked hard. You may return to your residence to rest. There's no need to queue and wait."

"As the Young Clan Leader, I should set an example all the more. How could I disrupt the rules?"

His faint voice reached everyone's ears. The young man quietly returned to the very last row of the line. Even at the back of the line, however, a star was still a star, still radiant and dazzling.

In truth, Xiao Yan was already about to cry inside. "If it weren't for that weird Yellow-Rank Low-Level Cultivation Method I started cultivating after reaching Dou Zhe, I'd be at least Six-Star Dou Zhe by now."

Only he himself knew the secret of why he was so strong: he was not someone from the Dou Qi Continent. He was a transmigrator.

He had transmigrated from Blue Star after an accident.

When others were still babbling as infants, he, with two lifetimes of experience, already deeply understood that cultivation had to begin from childhood.

When he was four and had just learned to run and speak, he slowly began imitating the others in the clan by watching them cultivate from the side.

At four years old, he stepped onto the path of cultivation.

Relying on the mental fortitude of someone who had lived two lives, he not only broke the clan's record for the fastest person in history to cultivate to Dou Zhe, he was even the fastest cultivator in all of Wutan City's recorded history.

People always said the path of a genius was full of twists and turns, but reality was often the opposite.

Some people were so unlucky they could get their teeth stuck drinking cold water, while some people had things go so smoothly that they could pick up a Heaven Rank Dou Technique just by walking along the roadside. Three years ago, this genius youth's reputation had reached its peak, and now his fame surpassed even before. His strength was incomparably powerful, and he had long since become the light of the entire clan's future.

This was also the reason he had always been called a genius.

On the high platform, the three elders of the clan and the current clan leader, Xiao Zhan, were all staring at the young man.

The Great Elder stroked his beard, finding the boy more pleasing to the eye the longer he looked, and said, "This kid's cultivation speed really is ridiculous. When I was fourteen, I was still at the seventh stage of Dou Qi, and I was already overjoyed back then."

The Second Elder also slowly nodded and said, "Given time, our Xiao Clan will definitely become the greatest family in Wutan City."

The Third Elder nodded with gratification as well and said, "Xiao Zhan, you have a genius son."

Clan leader Xiao Zhan looked at his genius son, yet his face was full of worry as he said anxiously, "Sigh, everything about that kid Xiao Yan is good, except he works too hard and takes everything too seriously. He cultivates like his life doesn't matter."

Only Xiao Zhan knew that his son's strength had not come from luck, but from training desperately every day and cultivating with everything he had.

He had lost his wife early in life and raised his son alone. His greatest wish in life was to watch his son grow up safe and sound. He did not ask for his son to become terribly powerful.

"Next, Xiao Mei!"

Hearing the tester's shout, a maiden standing off to the side with tender eyes, secretly watching Xiao Yan, finally came back to her senses.

She hurriedly ran out from the crowd. The moment the maiden appeared, the discussions nearby, which had quieted down, began again. Pairs of slightly heated eyes, carrying the first stirrings of young affection, gazed at the maiden.

The Maiden was only about fourteen. Though she could not be called a peerless beauty, that childish little face of hers held a faint trace of charm. Since people had loved beauty since ancient times, this successfully made her the center of attention for the entire crowd.

After catching her breath, the Maiden stepped forward and, just like Xiao Yan, pressed her hand against the Magic Stone Monument. Before long, light once again shone from the pitch-black monument.

"Dou Qi: Seventh Stage!"

"Xiao Mei, Dou Qi: Seventh Stage!"

When the three elders saw the test result, they nodded slightly as well. Seventh Stage Dou Qi at fourteen was already enough to make her a key target of the clan's nurturing. It was just that, following right after Xiao Yan, she inevitably seemed somewhat dim by comparison.

Hearing the result called out by the examiner, the Maiden's anxious face lifted into a proud smile. The first thing she did was look toward the very back row of the square's formation, waving her hand as she shouted, "Brother Xiao Yan, I did it! I finally reached the late stage of Dou Qi!"

When Xiao Yan heard the Maiden's call, he smiled and nodded.

Seeing the Maiden's result, a wave of discussion also began in the square.

"Tsk, tsk. Seventh Stage Dou Qi—that's already pretty impressive. At this pace, Xiao Mei should need three years at most before she can become a true Dou Zhe, right?"

"She's pretty and talented. If I had a wife like that, I'd wake up laughing from my dreams."

"Sigh, but with the Young Clan Leader around, none of us have a chance."

It was not just Xiao Mei. To say that the young girls of all Wutan City had no feelings for Xiao Yan would be a lie.

Hearing wave after wave of envious voices from the crowd, the smile on the Maiden's face grew even brighter. She jogged all the way to Xiao Yan's side, and her usual close girlfriends could not hold her back at all.

Xiao Mei excitedly grabbed Xiao Yan's sleeve with both hands, tilted her head slightly, and said with smiling, crescent eyes, "Brother Xiao Yan, am I amazing or not? I've already reached the Seventh Stage of Dou Qi, so I can join the clan's Core Disciples."

Xiao Yan smiled and rubbed Xiao Mei's little head, saying, "Don't slack off. Seventh Stage Dou Qi is only just reaching the late stage. Later cultivation needs to be done one step at a time, and your cultivation speed will slow down a lot. You're still very far from becoming a Dou Zhe."

"Tch, Brother Xiao Yan, you're a genius, so of course you cultivate quickly. It's not like everyone can—"

Before Xiao Mei could finish, the examiner's voice rang out again amid the noisy crowd, announcing the next name.

"Next, Xiao Xun'er!"

Hearing the three words "Xiao Xun'er," even Xiao Yan, who had been serious all this time, could not help revealing a faint smile. He slowly raised his head and looked over.

The clan members, who had been in heated discussion, suddenly fell quiet as well. Everyone's gaze moved along with a Maiden dressed in a purple gown.

Even Xiao Yan was no exception.

The Maiden's cool, indifferent bearing was like a pure lotus just beginning to bloom. Her clear, bright pupils, curved willow brows, and three thousand strands of hair moving with the wind were beautiful beyond words.

In terms of beauty and temperament, Xiao Xun'er was undoubtedly several points above Xiao Mei from earlier. No wonder everyone present stared at her without blinking.

The Maiden named Xiao Xun'er walked up to the Magic Stone Monument, stretched out her small hand, and lightly touched the stone. Her expression was calm, as though this test, the most important one for the clan, was nothing remarkable in her eyes.

Everyone held their breath and waited for the result. If there was anyone who could surpass the genius Xiao Yan, then it was only this Woman before them.

After a brief silence, dazzling light once again bloomed on the stone monument.

"Dou Zhe: Two Stars!!"

Looking at the words on the stone monument, the field sank into silence. Xiao Yan also let out a breath of relief inwardly.

That was close. He had almost been surpassed!

"Oh, my seventh great-uncle, she's actually only one star behind the Young Clan Leader."

"Last year, Miss Xun'er was only a One-Star Dou Zhe, and this year she's broken through too. Isn't that way too amazing?"

After the silence passed, the surrounding youths could not help swallowing. Their eyes were filled with awe.

Ten stages of Dou Qi, nine stars of Dou Zhe. Once someone became a Dou Zhe, they were qualified to wear a star badge on their chest to display their strength. Every star was a symbol of strength, a symbol of status.

In Wutan City, a Dou Zhe was a mainstay existence.

When Xiao Mei saw those piercing words, "Dou Zhe," the tiny bit of pride that had just risen in her heart was utterly shattered. Unconsciously, she let go of Xiao Yan's sleeve.

She could not even bring herself to feel jealous.

Back-row note: Some readers have asked why this Xiao Yan transmigrated but doesn't know the plot.

Please note that in the original work, Xiao Yan was already a transmigrator, having transmigrated over from Earth. This is part of the original setting, not something I added myself. I guess everyone forgot about that detail and thought I added the transmigrator setting.

So the protagonist does not know the script.