Full-Time Mage: Starting with the White Tiger Pendant
Full-Time Mage: Starting with the White Tiger Pendant—Author: The Never-Update Party
Synopsis:
Lu Jun traveled to Bashu and casually bought a White Tiger Pendant, only to discover that it originated from the White Tiger Totem. He was forcibly transported into the world of Full-Time Mage. This was a parallel timeline of Blue Star, where magic flourished and demons ran rampant. (Even readers who have not read the original could understand it; the setting would unfold gradually.)
He fused two sources of origin, awakened the talent of Innate Dual Elements, and gained control over the never-before-seen Metal Element.
Facing the overwhelming invasion of demons, humanity stood on the brink of extinction while constantly fighting among themselves. Standing atop Holy City, Lu Jun declared solemnly, "I am the King of the World. Who supports me, and who opposes me?"
"Even if I have to bear the Abyss of Calamity on my back and support Holy City with one hand, I, Lu Jun, will still remain invincible beneath the heavens!"
"Sword, Come!"
Below, the Seven Archangels were nailed to the city walls by a single sword. The sight was horrifying, and the corpses of the seven Cardinals formed a road.
P.S. With the protagonist's safety as the priority, he would do his best to save the tragic characters from the original work, such as He Yu, Xu Zhaoting, and Jiang Feng.
There is a female lead. The original Mo Mu and Mo Ye pairings will not be broken up.
Apart from two Magic Systems, all the others are different from Mo Fan's. Every development path has its own distinctive features.
Tags: Mage, Hot-Blooded, Relaxed
Transmigration into Full-Time Mage
Lu Jun had transmigrated, arriving in the world where Full-Time Mage took place.
"What a miserable world. It's a parallel timeline similar to Blue Star, yet demons run rampant and magic reaches the heavens. Humanity is at an absolute disadvantage, and people still keep fighting among themselves. Its danger level ranks among the highest of all the worlds."
He sighed and lowered his head to touch the pendant around his neck. It was a metal ornament with an all-white-gold body, shaped like a crouching white tiger. It gleamed and felt cold and hard to the touch.
This was the White Tiger Pendant Lu Jun had casually bought while traveling through Bashu, from the White Tiger Longji Junling scenic area.
The Four Great Sacred Beasts—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, and Vermilion Bird—were supreme beings in the legends of Blue Star. They were no less powerful in Full-Time Mage, either. They stood at the ceiling of the world and were friendly toward humanity.
The protagonist of the Original Timeline, Mo Fan, had possessed an Azure Dragon Pendant. It had initially looked like a pitch-black loach, but later gradually transformed. It was an absolute cheat ability. Mo Fan had also absorbed and refined the Vermilion Bird Totem. By gathering the power of two Totems, he had ultimately saved the world.
Apart from that, the Black Tortoise Totem had declined long ago and was inherited by a supporting character. Only the White Tiger Totem had never appeared at all.
Who would have thought that it had chosen him now?
"I only wanted a replica to show off in a post. Who would have thought you'd give me the real thing?"
Lu Jun was speechless. Mo Fan had transmigrated after obtaining the Azure Dragon Pendant, so it was no surprise that after obtaining the White Tiger Pendant, he had also transmigrated into his counterpart in a parallel timeline. This pendant was probably his cheat ability in this life, and he might be able to inherit the power of the White Tiger Totem through it.
Fortunately, he had been alone and without anyone to rely on in his previous life. As long as he was fed, his whole family had nothing to worry about. He had no attachments. After arriving in this world, he complained verbally that he was doomed, but inwardly he was eager to try. Supernatural magic—who would not want to control it?
That was probably why he had not panicked at all after transmigrating.
"White Tiger Pendant... Tsk, tsk. Mo Fan relied on the Azure Dragon Pendant to rise up and eventually reach the point where he could beat down this unjust world. Why can't I do the same? I'll act according to my own wishes."
Lu Jun let out a long breath. In the Original Timeline, Mo Fan might have had various flaws in his personality. He was lecherous, liked to act arrogant, and was often shamelessly conceited, but his heroic spirit could not be concealed. He had always pursued simple justice in his heart, and that was why he had encountered all kinds of disasters.
"Lu Jun, come downstairs and eat!"
Suddenly, a gentle female voice came from downstairs. Lu Jun's expression stiffened slightly, and his heroic spirit instantly deflated. Before anything else, he had to learn how to get along with his "family."
Lu Jun pursed his lips. No one would have expected transmigration to come with a non-blood-related older sister as a free gift. His original body came from a blended family. Both parents had been Beginner Mages, but they had died in the jaws of demons during a mission seven or eight years ago. His older sister had raised him ever since.
However, because they were counterparts, his temper, personality, thoughts, and even his daily habits were almost exactly the same. In other words, he was the original body—he had merely awakened memories of his previous life some time ago.
He had graduated from middle school this year at fifteen. The memories of his fifteen years of life remained vivid. After having depended on each other through thick and thin, he quickly grew accustomed to it.
In the upstairs room, Lu Jun looked into the mirror. A black-haired boy was reflected in it. His features were still somewhat youthful, but one could already see how handsome he would become. He wore a black-and-white T-shirt and shorts, with the White Tiger Pendant hanging around his neck.
"Your appearance reflects your heart. Even after transmigrating, I'm still as handsome as I was in my previous life."
While congratulating himself, Lu Jun answered his sister, "Okay, I'm coming."
After tidying himself up, he carefully tucked the White Tiger Pendant inside his collar and descended the old wooden stairs. Although his adoptive parents had passed away, they had been Mages with some assets. They had left behind a three-story, hundred-square-meter house and some savings.
Otherwise, seven or eight years ago, when he had been only seven or eight and his sister Lu Mei was five years older—only twelve or thirteen—neither of them had possessed the ability to support themselves. How could they have survived?
Over the years, Lu Mei had grown up and become a Beginner Mage. After joining the City Demon Hunting Squad, she no longer had to worry about sitting around and exhausting their savings.
When he went downstairs, he saw his sister on the sofa. She had mature, alluring features, a tall and curvaceous figure, a slender waist, and full hips below it. Her exaggerated curves pressed into the sofa, revealing astonishing elasticity.
She leaned against a pillow in a half-reclining position. Her loose clothes could barely conceal the smooth whiteness beneath her exquisite collarbones. Her round breasts seemed ready to burst out, while a pair of long, shapely white legs rested on the armrest. Her tender jade feet swayed, each toe crystalline and plump, their vermilion toenails bright and alluring.
At the sight, Lu Jun froze for a moment. He swallowed, sat down at the table, and began wolfing down his food.
Lu Mei glanced at her cheap little brother, feeling rather puzzled. Normally, whenever he saw her, this brat would come running over and massage her legs without being asked. Why had he become so disobedient these past few days? She cooked every day, earned money to support the family, and did not even know how to reward herself a little.
She suddenly recalled how troubled her younger brother had looked over the past few days and seemed to understand. Propping herself up with one elbow, she reclined sideways on the sofa and rested her chin on her jade hand. A lock of black hair fell beside her breathtaking face as she blinked at Lu Jun.
"Are you worried about the Magic Awakening?"
His sister comforted him, "You got into Tianlan School, the best magic high school in Bo City, with excellent grades. Even if you really can't awaken magic, at worst your sister will support you for the rest of your life."
Lu Jun lifted his head from his bowl. Seeing Lu Mei's alluring figure, his heart gave an unfaithful little jump. Just as no girl could resist hearing "I'll support you," no boy could resist being supported by a mature beauty.
Well, he had never worried about awakening magic. The White Tiger Pendant was connected to the supreme power of this world. Even someone without talent could probably produce magical talent with it. What he was worried about was the disaster that would strike Bo City three years later.
That was right. By an unbelievable coincidence, Lu Jun lived in the starting map of the protagonist—the [Bo City] where the Original Timeline began. He had made inquiries and confirmed that a boy named Mo Fan had entered Tianlan High School through connections. He was in the same year as Lu Jun, and the wheels of fate had begun to turn.
Bo City was a small southern city near the outskirts of the Yangtze River Delta metropolitan area, with a population approaching one million. Even Advanced Mages were rare there.
Yet three years later, it would be destroyed by a demonic invasion. Lu Jun knew that there was a secret behind it: a conspiracy orchestrated by one of the ultimate masterminds behind the entire plot, the [Black Vatican].
The Black Vatican was a group of madmen bent on destroying the world, a dark force within humanity that possessed neither reason nor logic.
This disaster would be Mo Fan's most helpless moment. Even Lu Jun, at his current stage, would find it difficult to overturn everything.
Still, after thinking it over, Lu Jun decided that three years was a long time. He would take things one step at a time and see what happened before the disaster arrived.
On the surface, he smiled at his sister. "It's fine. Both our parents were Mages, so my chances of awakening are very high."
Lu Mei waved her hand, wearing an expression that said she understood. "You don't need to pressure yourself. Your sister is about to break through to the Intermediate Mage level. I'm no worse than those favored geniuses who enter university. Supporting you will be easy."
Lu Jun curled his lips and thought secretly, Once the White Tiger Pendant shows its power, it won't be certain who supports whom.
Of course, he knew that his sister was only joking to ease his mental pressure. Tomorrow was the opening ceremony—and the moment of awakening.
Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou
Early the next morning, Lu Jun got out of bed.
He saw that his sister had prepared a steaming breakfast in the living room on the first floor. She herself was chewing on bread while watching a show.
Lu Mei had not attended a magic university. Or rather, entering a school in the Magic World was not easy. After graduating from high school, she had become a Civilian Mage and joined the Monster Hunting Squad. Normally, they had no work, but when work came, it could feed them for half a year.
She basically stayed at home doing nothing, which made him incredibly envious. Honestly, as long as one awakened magic, one could live comfortably anywhere in the world.
The Full-Time Mage world had no technology. Phones, electric cars, and other modern conveniences were all built using magic as their principle.
Mages were divided into Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Super Rank, and the legendary Forbidden Curse—five major ranks in total. It was simple and easy to understand.
However, there were many different elements. Elemental Magic, Dimensional Magic, White Magic, and Black Magic were the four major categories. The latter three could be set aside for now: it was basically impossible to awaken one of them as one's first element, and they were extremely rare.
Elemental Magic alone included the Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning, Ice, and Light Elements. Earth was the Earth Element, also known as the Rock Element.
Beginner Mages were those who had just awakened. Normally, they could possess only one element. Only after breaking through to the Intermediate Level would they gain an additional element, and at the Advanced Level they would gain another.
In other words, if everyone in the world cultivated all the way to the Forbidden Curse, they could possess at most [five elements] of magic.
Each element was independent. When an Intermediate Mage awakened a second element, they had to start from the Beginner Level and cultivate it all the way back up to the Intermediate Level.
"I wonder what element I'll awaken, and what kind of talent I'll have. Could I have Innate Dual Elements?"
Lu Jun fell into thought. Under this system, the only exception was Innate Talent, similar to the various constitutions in xuanhuan novels. For example, the protagonist Mo Fan possessed Innate Dual Elements. More precisely, he had [two elements per rank]: two at the Beginner Level, four at the Intermediate Level, and so on.
He was optimistic. Those with powerful talents had their own way to live, and those with ordinary magic elements had their own way to live.
After finishing breakfast, Lu Jun called out, "Sis, I'm going to school."
"Wait."
Lu Mei rose and walked over to her younger brother in a few steps, smiling brightly.
Lu Jun's face flushed slightly. His sister was too tall, nearly 1.8 meters.
Suddenly, she leaned forward. Before he could react, he had already fallen into a warm, soft embrace. A delicate fragrance entered his nose, and he heard her breath and encouraging voice beside his ear.
"Good luck. You have me no matter what."
Lu Jun was stunned at first, but gradually his heart calmed. The phrase "rich and generous" surfaced in his mind. His hands unconsciously settled around Lu Mei's supple waist. The raised curve of her hips made it effortless for his hands to rest there. He lowered his head and responded dully, "Mm."
Lu Mei had been gazing at her younger brother with fondness and gentleness, but then she sensed something strange. It felt ticklish and odd. When she looked down, the brat's face had turned red.
She scolded him coquettishly, "Get off!"
"Hehe." Lu Jun awkwardly left his sister's warm embrace.
After saying goodbye to Lu Mei, he headed for Tianlan School. Students arrived from every direction along the streets, and he had been assigned to Class 8, First Year.
A full twenty classes—fifteen hundred students—gathered on the enormous magic field. The opening ceremony began, and the awakenings were arranged at the same time.
Lu Jun stood near the front of his class line and glanced at the two groups of students arguing behind him. Then he heard a familiar name.
"Mo Fan, you got in through the back door and don't have much ability. You'll probably fail your awakening easily. Why not give up and avoid wasting the Awakening Stone's energy?"
A boy named Zhao Kunsan was the first to sneer.
A handsome, roguishly charming boy with short black hair could not be bothered to respond. But the skinny boy beside him, whose skin was somewhat dark, became angry and spoke up for him.
"Brother Mo Fan, ignore that idiot. Awaken the Fire Element later and show him what it means to look down on people with dog eyes!"
Hearing this, Lu Jun looked at the two of them. The shamelessly cheeky boy was Mo Fan, while the skinny, monkey-like boy known as "Mud Monkey" was Zhang Xiaohou.
He was surprised. Although he knew the Full-Time Mage plot clearly, he could not remember the exact class Mo Fan had been in. Knowing that he was at Tianlan High School in Bo City was already impressive. He had not expected such a coincidence.
Lu Jun stared carefully, firmly engraving their appearances in his mind. He sighed inwardly. Who would have thought that two ordinary students would one day become, respectively, the strongest Forbidden Curse Mage in the Magic World and the all-round Mage God, while the other would also achieve success and fame?
Unexpectedly, Mo Fan sharply noticed his stare. He frowned and thought, Which noble-family heir's lackey is this? Has he set his sights on me?
Mo Fan knew very well that when he was young, he had gotten involved with the princess of the Mu Clan. He had incurred the resentment of far too many people. Not a single child in Bo City's circle of powerful families liked him, and they were unwilling to lose to him. He immediately stared back without showing weakness.
The two men passionately locked eyes. Lu Jun felt awkward and was the first to lose, shifting his gaze away slightly. That shamelessness really was worthy of a protagonist.
He knew that although Mo Fan came from an ordinary family, his father happened to be the driver of a powerful family. The largest family in Bo City was the Mu Clan, which controlled every field. This was only a branch; the main lineage was in the Imperial Capital.
Mo Fan had lived in a wealthy estate since childhood. Under its subtle influence, along with the various hardships he had experienced when young, this had forged his wild, forceful drive.
Once one had seen the scenery at the mountaintop, how could one not desperately climb higher? He never lost his nerve when facing major situations and never easily gave up. He had an astonishingly strong heart.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Jun casually said, "There's no such thing as having a higher chance of awakening simply because your academic results are better, or a lower chance because your results are poor."
"It's a matter of probability. Anything is possible, regardless of status. Of course, having Mage parents does increase the success rate. Take the Mu Clan, for example. They're famous throughout the world for Ice Magic. Generation after generation has produced Ice Element Mages, and their inherited magical factors are extremely strong. There are basically no cases of failure."
The three reacted differently. Mo Fan looked surprised. From the way this person spoke, it seemed he was helping him. Apart from Zhang Xiaohou, it was rare for anyone to refrain from mocking him.
Zhao Kunsan had originally wanted to curse Lu Jun, but when he thought of the example involving the Mu Clan, he did not dare refute him. Instead, he took pride in it and secretly congratulated himself.
Do not misunderstand. Zhao Kunsan was merely a lackey of the Bo City Mu Clan's young master, "Mu Bai." In other words, he had that sort of mentality.
At that moment, the first person in the class line—a handsome and flamboyant young man—turned around and gave Lu Jun an approving look. Unsurprisingly, it was Mu Bai, an important supporting character in the middle and later stages of the story. At the beginning, he had been somewhat at odds with Mo Fan.
Of course, Mu Bai was not bad by nature. During the Bo City disaster three years later, he had set aside past grudges and worked with Mo Fan to escort all their classmates to safety.
Lu Jun looked calm. With a single sentence, he had offended no one. He had truly mastered the art of speaking.
However, he sighed inwardly. The gap between the powerful and ordinary people in this Magic World was despairingly vast. The ruling class was completely entrenched, and everyone took pride in being a servant of the powerful families. That was why Mo Fan, who had transmigrated from a scientific and egalitarian world, was so out of place.
Along the way, countless people mocked and trampled him. On the surface, it looked very much like the standard overpowered-protagonist story, but the deeper reason was his background. He was a servant of the powerful class, yet he dared to resist and kill his masters.
But when Lu Jun thought about it carefully, what choice was there? Take Black Magic, one of the four major categories. The Curse Element, Shadow Element, Undead Element, and Poison Element could all kill ordinary people silently and without anyone noticing.
The police would not be able to detect it. Unless a Mage was a true expert, even a Mage could be deceived, let alone being willing to investigate such a trivial matter.
It was simply helpless. Offending them meant death. The only option was to desperately curry favor with them.
Lu Jun secretly made up his mind. He absolutely had to become a Forbidden Curse Mage God. Otherwise, in this cruel world, he would not even be able to live with dignity.
Magic Awakening
"Mu Bai, you'll be the first to awaken."
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