Full-Time Mage: Starting with the White Tiger Pendant

Full-Time Mage: Starting from Obtaining the White Tiger Pendant Author: Not Updating Party

Synopsis:

Lu Jun traveled to Bashu and bought a White Tiger Pendant on a whim, only to discover it originated from a White Tiger Totem. He was forced to transmigrate into the world of Full-Time Mage, a parallel universe of Earth where magic flourishes and Demonic Beasts roam. (Understandable even without reading the original novel, the setting will be gradually revealed.)

He fused two elemental origins, awakening a natural dual-element talent, and wielded the never-before-seen Gold Element.

Facing the overwhelming invasion of Demonic Beasts and the precarious state of humanity, constantly plagued by internal strife, Lu Jun stood atop the Holy City and declared sternly, "I am the King of the World, who seconds me, who opposes?"

"Even if I must bear the Abyss of Calamity and hold up the Holy City with one hand, I, Lu Jun, will still be invincible in this world!"

"Sword, Come!"

Below, the Seven Archangels were impaled on the city wall with a single sword, a horrifying sight, and the corpses of seven Cardinals formed a road.

P.S.: While prioritizing the protagonist's safety, I will try my best to save the tragic characters from the original novel, such as He Yu, Xu Zhaoting, Jiang Feng, etc.

There is a female lead, and the original Mo Mu and Mo Ye CP will not be broken up.

Except for two, the magic systems are different from Mo Fan's, and each development path is unique.

Tags: Mage, Hot-blooded, Relaxed

Chapter 1 Transmigrating into Full-Time Mage

Lu Jun transmigrated, arriving in the world of Full-Time Mage.

"What a disaster. A parallel universe similar to Earth, yet it's filled with Demonic Beasts and powerful magic. Humans are at an absolute disadvantage, and they constantly fight amongst themselves. Its danger level ranks high among many worlds."

He sighed, looking down and touching the pendant on his necklace. It was a metallic object, entirely white-gold, shaped like a crouching White Tiger, emitting a glow. It felt cold and hard to the touch.

This was the White Tiger Pendant Lu Jun bought on a whim at the Baihu Longlin Jun Mausoleum scenic area while traveling in Bashu.

In the legends of Earth, the Four Sacred Beasts—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, and Vermilion Bird—were supreme. In Full-Time Mage, they were no less significant, existing at the world's ceiling and being benevolent towards humans.

The protagonist of the original timeline, Mo Fan, possessed an Azure Dragon Pendant, which looked like a dark, muddy loach. It gradually transformed later, becoming an absolute cheat. Mo Fan also absorbed and refined the Vermilion Bird Totem, combining the power of the two totems to save the world in the end.

Besides these, the Black Tortoise Totem had long declined and was inherited by a supporting character. The White Tiger Totem, however, never appeared.

He never expected it to choose him now.

"I just wanted a replica to show off on a post. Who knew you'd give me a real one?"

Lu Jun was speechless. Mo Fan transmigrated after obtaining the Azure Dragon Pendant. With him obtaining the White Tiger Pendant, it was no surprise he had transmigrated into his parallel self. This pendant was likely the cheat for this life, giving him the potential to inherit the power of the White Tiger Totem.

Fortunately, he was alone in his previous life, with no one to rely on. When one person ate, the whole family wasn't hungry. He had no worries. Although he outwardly said this world was terrible, his heart was actually stirring. Magic, supernatural abilities—who wouldn't want to control them?

This was probably why he wasn't panicking at all after transmigrating.

"White Tiger Pendant... Tsk tsk. Mo Fan started with the Azure Dragon Pendant and grew to the point of beating up an unfair world. Why can't I do the same? I'll act as I please."

Lu Jun let out a long sigh. Mo Fan in the original timeline might have had various flaws in his personality, being lecherous and arrogant, but his heroic spirit couldn't be hidden. Deep down, he always pursued simple justice, which also brought him various tribulations.

"Lu Jun, come down for dinner!"

Suddenly, a gentle female voice came from downstairs, causing Lu Jun's expression to stiffen. His heroic spirit instantly dissipated. Before anything else, he had to learn to get along with his 'family.'

Lu Jun pursed his lips. No one expected that transmigrating would gift him a cheap, unrelated older sister. The original host came from a blended family. Both parents were Beginner Mages who died in a mission at the mouths of Demonic Beasts seven or eight years ago. This sister had raised him.

However, due to being a parallel self, his temper, personality, thoughts, and even his daily habits were almost identical. In other words, he was the original host, except he had awakened his past life memories a while ago.

He was fifteen this year, having just graduated from junior high, and his fifteen years of life were vivid. They had supported each other, relying on one another, and he quickly got used to it.

In his room upstairs, Lu Jun looked in the mirror. A black-haired youth stared back. Although his appearance was still a bit immature, his future handsome looks were evident. He wore a black and white t-shirt and shorts, with the White Tiger Pendant hanging around his neck.

"Appearance reflects the heart. Even after transmigrating, I'm still as handsome as in my previous life."

Lu Jun preened narcissistically while responding to his sister, "Okay, coming right down."

After tidying himself up and carefully tucking the White Tiger Pendant inside his shirt, he descended the old wooden stairs. Although his adoptive parents had passed away, as Mages, they had some assets, leaving behind a three-story house of a hundred square meters and some savings.

Otherwise, seven or eight years ago, when he was only seven or eight, and his sister Lu Mei, five years older than him, was only twelve or thirteen, they wouldn't have had the financial independence to survive.

As Lu Mei grew up over the years and became a Beginner Mage, joining the city's demon-hunting team, they no longer had to worry about depleting their savings.

When he went downstairs, he saw his sister on the sofa. Her appearance was mature and alluring, with a tall, voluptuous figure, a slender waist, and full hips below, forming an exaggerated curve that pressed against the sofa, revealing astonishing elasticity.

She leaned back against a pillow, her loose clothing barely concealing the fair skin beneath her delicate collarbone. Her full chest threatened to spill out, and a pair of long, shapely, full legs were propped on the armrest. Her fair, tender feet dangled, her toes plump and round, with bright red toenails that were alluring and captivating.

Seeing this, Lu Jun was slightly stunned, lost in thought for a moment, and then sat at the table, gulping down his food ravenously.

Lu Mei glanced at her cheap little brother, finding it rather strange. This brat usually pestered her, eagerly coming over to rub her legs. Why had he been so disobedient these past few days? She worked hard every day, cooking, earning money to support the family, and he didn't even know how to reward himself.

She suddenly remembered her brother's preoccupied look a few days ago and seemed to understand something. She propped herself up on the sofa, resting her chin on her hand, a strand of dark hair falling beside her beautiful face. Facing Lu Jun, she blinked her beautiful eyes and said, "Are you worried about awakening your magic?"

His sister comforted him, "You got into Tianlan School, Bo City's top magical high school, with excellent grades. If you really can't awaken your magic, I'll support you for the rest of your life."

Lu Jun looked up from his bowl of rice, seeing Lu Mei's alluring posture, his heart couldn't help but skip a beat. Just as no girl could resist the words "I'll support you," no boy could resist being pampered by an older sister.

Well, he had never worried about awakening his magic. The White Tiger Pendant was related to the supreme power of this world; it could grant magical talent even without it. What he was worried about was the disaster that would befall Bo City in three years.

That's right. Coincidentally, the place Lu Jun lived was the starting point of the protagonist, the [Bo City] from the beginning of the original timeline. He had inquired, and there was indeed a young man named Mo Fan who entered Tianlan High School through connections, coincidentally in the same year as him. The gears of fate began to turn.

Bo City was a small southern city, a city on the outskirts of the Yangtze River Delta metropolitan area, with a population of nearly a million. High-level Mages were few and far between.

Yet, in three years, it would be destroyed by an invasion of Demonic Beasts. Lu Jun knew there was a secret behind it, a conspiracy orchestrated by the ultimate boss... one of them, the [Black Vatican].

The Black Vatican was a group of world-destroying lunatics, a dark force within humanity, devoid of reason and logic.

This tribulation was Mo Fan's weakest moment; even Lu Jun found it difficult to turn things around.

However, Lu Jun thought for a moment. Three years was too long; he'd take things one step at a time until disaster struck.

On the surface, he smiled and said to his sister, "It's fine. Mom and Dad are Mages, so my chances of awakening are pretty high."

Lu Mei waved her hand, giving him a knowing look. "You don't need to feel pressured. Your sister is about to break through to Intermediate Mage. I'm not inferior to those prodigies entering university. It'll be easy for me to support you then."

Lu Jun pouted, thinking to himself that once his White Tiger Pendant activated, it was anyone's guess who would be supporting whom.

Of course, he knew his sister was just joking to ease his psychological pressure. Tomorrow was the opening ceremony and the awakening.

Chapter 2: Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou

Lu Jun woke up early in the morning.

He saw his sister had prepared a steaming hot breakfast in the living room. She was eating bread while watching a show.

Lu Mei hadn't attended a magic university. Or rather, it wasn't easy to get into the academies in the magic world. She had become a social Mage after high school and joined a demon-hunting team for two years. When they weren't hunting, they were feasting for half a year.

She was basically idle at home, which made him incredibly envious. Honestly, as long as one awakened magic, they could live comfortably anywhere in the world.

There was no technology in the world of Full-Time Mage. Modern things like mobile phones and electric trains were all built on the principle of magic.

Mages were divided into five major tiers: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Super, and the legendary Forbidden Curse. Simple and easy to understand.

But there were many elements. Elemental Magic, Dimensional Magic, White Magic, and Black Magic were the four major categories. The latter three were not to be mentioned for now; it was basically impossible to awaken them as the first element, and they were extremely rare.

Elemental Magic alone had seven elements: Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning, Ice, and Light. Earth was also known as the Earth Element or Rock Element.

Beginner Mages were those who had just awakened. They could generally only possess one element. Upon breaking through to Intermediate, they would gain an additional element, and another upon reaching Advanced.

This meant that everyone in the world, upon reaching the Forbidden Curse level, could have at most [five elements] of magic.

Each element was separate. The second element awakened by an Intermediate Mage had to be cultivated from Beginner level to Intermediate level from scratch.

"I wonder what element I'll awaken, what talent I'll have, and if I'll be born with dual elements?"

Lu Jun pondered. Under this system, the only exception was innate talent, similar to various constitutions in fantasy novels. Take the protagonist Mo Fan, for example, who was born with dual elements, or more accurately, [Dual Elements Per Tier]. He had two elements at the Beginner level, four at the Intermediate level, and so on.

He was very optimistic. Strong talent had its way of living, and ordinary magic elements had their own way of living.

After breakfast, Lu Jun called out, "Sis, I'm going to school."

"Wait a moment."

Hearing this, Lu Mei got up and walked a few steps to her brother, her smile bright.

Lu Jun's face turned a little red. His sister was too tall, almost 1.8 meters.

Suddenly, he leaned forward, and before she could react, he was already in her warm, soft embrace. A faint scent entered his nose, and he heard his sister's breath by his ear, along with her encouraging words, "Go for it, I've got your back."

Lu Jun was initially dazed, then gradually calmed down. The phrase "wealthy and generous" flashed in his mind. His hands unconsciously draped over Lu Mei's supple waist. The curve of her hips made it effortless for his hands to rest there. He lowered his head and mumbled, "Mm."

Lu Mei was initially looking at her brother with affectionate tenderness, but then she felt something was wrong, a strange ticklish sensation. She looked down and saw this brat blushing, and chided, "Get off!"

"Hehe." Lu Jun awkwardly left his sister's warm embrace.

After bidding farewell to Lu Mei, he headed to Tianlan Academy. Students were arriving from all directions, and he was assigned to Class 8 in the first year.

On the grand magic training ground, twenty classes and fifteen hundred students gathered for the opening ceremony, which also included the awakening.

Lu Jun stood at the front of his class. He glanced at two groups of classmates arguing behind him and heard a familiar name.

"Mo Fan, you got in through the back door. You probably don't have much ability and will fail your awakening. You should just give up to avoid wasting the awakening stone's energy."

A boy named Zhao Kunsan taunted him first.

A boy with short black hair and a roguish charm ignored him. Beside him, a slightly darker-skinned, thin boy got angry and defended him. "Brother Mo Fan, ignore this idiot. We'll awaken a Fire element later and show him what it means to look down on people!"

Hearing this, Lu Jun looked at the two. The cheeky boy was Mo Fan, and the thin boy, nicknamed Mud Monkey, was Zhang Xiaohou.

He was surprised. Although he was clear on the plot of Full-Time Mage, he couldn't remember Mo Fan's specific class. Knowing it was Tianlan in Bo City was good enough. He hadn't expected such a coincidence.

Lu Jun stared intently, firmly imprinting their faces in his mind. He sighed inwardly, never imagining that these two ordinary students would become the strongest Forbidden Curse Mage and an all-around Mage God in the magic world, and the other would achieve great success.

Unexpectedly, his staring was keenly noticed by Mo Fan, who frowned and wondered which noble's lackey was targeting him.

Mo Fan knew very well how much trouble he had caused by "hooking up" with the Mu Clan princess when he was young. Not a single child of the powerful families in Bo City didn't hate him. He stared back defiantly.

The two men locked eyes intensely. Lu Jun felt awkward and was the first to break eye contact. He shifted his gaze slightly. This level of thick skin was indeed characteristic of a protagonist.

He knew that although Mo Fan came from an ordinary family, his father was a driver for a powerful figure. The largest family in Bo City was the Mu Clan, which controlled various fields. This was just a branch; the main lineage was in the imperial capital.

The other party had lived in a wealthy compound since childhood, being influenced by his surroundings. Coupled with the various hardships he experienced in his youth, all of this laid the foundation for Mo Fan's wild and driven spirit.

Having seen the view from the mountaintop, how could he not strive to climb higher? He never flinched in the face of big scenes and never gave up easily, possessing a truly resilient heart.

Lu Jun thought for a moment and casually said, "There's no such thing as better grades leading to a higher chance of awakening magic, nor is there a rule that poor grades mean a lower chance of awakening."

"It's a matter of probability; anything is possible, regardless of status. Of course, if parents are Mages, the success rate is very high. Take the Mu Clan, for example, renowned worldwide for their Ice Mages. Ice Element Mages have been passed down through generations, with strong inherited magic factors. There are basically no failed cases."

Upon hearing this, the three reacted differently. Mo Fan looked surprised. Listening to this person speak, it seemed like he was helping him. In all these years, apart from Zhang Xiaohou, it was rare to find someone who didn't mock him.

Zhao Kunsan, who had intended to curse Lu Jun, dared not retort upon hearing the Mu Clan mentioned as an example. Instead, he felt proud and secretly pleased with himself.

Don't misunderstand; Zhao Kunsan was merely a lackey of the Mu Clan's young master, Mu Bai, in Bo City. He had that kind of mentality.

At this moment, the first person in the class lineup, a handsome and dashing young man, turned his head and cast a look of approval at Lu Jun. Without a doubt, it was Mu Bai, an important supporting character in the mid to late game, who initially had some friction with Mo Fan.

Of course, the other party wasn't inherently bad. During the Bo City disaster three years later, he put aside their past grievances and worked with Mo Fan to escort all the classmates to safety.

Lu Jun's expression was calm. His words managed to offend no one, a testament to his masterful speaking skills.

However, he sighed inwardly. In this magical world, the gap between the nobles and commoners was despairingly large, with an absolutely rigid ruling class. Everyone took pride in being a servant to the powers that be, causing Mo Fan, who had transmigrated from a world of science and equality, to feel like an outsider.

Being mocked and trampled on by countless people along the way might seem like a typical "Dragon King" trope at first glance, but the deeper reason was Mo Fan's background. He was a servant of the noble class who dared to rebel and kill his masters.

But Lu Jun thought about it carefully. What could be done? Take Black Magic, one of the four major categories of magic, for example. The [Curse Element], [Shadow Element], [Undead Element], and [Poison Element] could all cause ordinary people to die without anyone noticing.

Moreover, the police wouldn't be able to tell. Even a Mage who wasn't a top expert would be deceived, let alone a Mage sent to investigate a minor incident.

It was utterly powerless. Offending them meant death, so the only option was to curry favor with all their might.

Lu Jun secretly resolved to become a Forbidden Curse Mage God. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to live with dignity in this cruel world.

Chapter 3: Magic Awakening

"Mu Bai, you go first for the awakening."