The Xiao Clan

Today was the day of the Xiao Clan's annual test for the younger generation.

"Dou Force, stage two."

Looking at the five large characters on the stone tablet, the child standing on the platform took a deep breath. A smile appeared on his face, clearly having anticipated this result, and he hopped down from the platform.

"Xiao Yan, Dou Force, stage two."

Beside the testing tablet, the man in charge of the assessment glanced at the results and read them out with a hint of surprise.

As soon as the man finished speaking, the crowd of youths and children watching below erupted into a commotion.

"Dou Force, stage two? Did I hear that right? Xiao Yan is only five years old this year. He's already reached stage two shortly after beginning his cultivation of Dou Qi? Am I dreaming?"

"You heard right, it really is stage two. You aren't dreaming. Young Master Xiao Yan is only five; to have cultivated Dou Qi so soon after starting shows his talent is extraordinary. It seems our Xiao Clan is about to produce a genius who will shake Wutan City!"

"Young Master Xiao Yan is truly worthy of being the Clan Head's son. With such remarkable talent, coupled with the engagement the old Clan Head arranged for him years ago, the position of Clan Head is all but his. With the support of the Nalan Clan, the future of our Xiao Clan will be smooth sailing!"

Listening to the praise and flattery echoing around him, the child could not suppress his joy, and the corners of his mouth curled upward.

Within the crowd, a child of similar age to Xiao Yan appeared out of place. He had delicate features and deep, thoughtful eyes, lost in his own contemplations.

It seems there is no deviation from the memories in my mind. Xiao Yan reached stage one shortly after starting at four, stage nine at ten, and became a Dou Practitioner at eleven.

In the crowd, Xiao Jie watched calmly as Xiao Yan was surrounded and fawned over like a star. He felt a sense of melancholy but made no move, simply standing there quietly watching the children swarm around Xiao Yan.

The Xiao Clan was one of the three great families in Wutan City of the Jia Ma Empire, with thousands of members managed by the Clan Head and the elders.

Xiao Jie did not join the other children to speak with Xiao Yan. For one, he was also a transmigrator who had arrived a few months earlier than Xiao Yan. With the soul and mindset of an adult inside a five or six-year-old body, he naturally had no interest in currying favor with a child, even if that child was a fellow transmigrator. This was his secret, just as it was Xiao Yan's.

He did not know why he had come to this world. He had been a terminally ill man, and upon opening his eyes after death, he found himself in this world as a member of the Xiao Clan. Xiao Jie's parents were merely ordinary members with the cultivation of Dou Practitioners, holding little influence.

Reborn into this world at the same age as Xiao Yan, he had already cultivated Dou Qi and reached stage three. He had achieved this in just over a year, proving his talent was on par with, or perhaps even superior to, Xiao Yan's. Moreover, with the advantage of foresight, he was destined to stay a step ahead. Not to mention, the moment he cultivated his first strand of Dou Qi, his cheat had arrived.

After four or five years of absorbing the energy and origin power of this world, it had manifested in his mind as a simulator. Even with Yao Lao's assistance, Xiao Yan would be unable to surpass him. Xiao Jie's resolve was firm; having been reborn into such a fantasy world, he would naturally strive to witness the highest peaks and live this life brilliantly.

At this rate, with the help of the simulator and given enough time, he was confident he could break through to become a Dou Practitioner within three years.

When that news broke—tsk, tsk—a seven or eight-year-old Dou Practitioner; it would be no exaggeration to call him the number one genius of the entire Jia Ma Empire.

Xiao Jie thought to himself. With his current cultivation of stage three Dou Qi, going up there would likely steal the spotlight, and he was not one to seek attention. He would skip the test today.

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