Intellectual Imperial Sister Yu Xiaogang!

"I'm done for, where the hell did this bring me?"

Su Yang stood before an antique stone gate, looking up at the four large characters on the lintel—Nording Academy, feeling thoroughly terrible.

The second before, he was in a rented room on Blue Star, slurping snail rice noodles while scrolling through his phone, and saw a bizarre post:

[If you transmigrated to Douluo Continent and were asked to feminize five of the following nine characters, which five would you choose?]

Below was a string of names: Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Tang Hao, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Poison Douluo, Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, Dai Mubai.

At the time, Su Yang sneered, thinking posts like this were just for laughs.

He casually picked 1, 4, 6, 7, and 9, which were Yu Xiaogang, Sword Douluo, Poison Douluo, Qian Daoliu, and Dai Mubai.

Going primarily for an abstract vibe.

Then... there was no then.

When he came to his senses, he was already standing right here. He wore coarse hemp clothing, with tiny hands and feet, and when he looked down—good grief, a six-year-old version of me?

Su Yang took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

He had seen transmigration like this eight hundred times in novels. Since he was here, he would make the best of it; besides, he knew the plot of Douluo Continent inside and out. In his past life, he was at least a veteran Douluo fan, and plot progression, treasure locations, and character relationships were all deeply engraved in his mind.

No big deal.

He quickly checked his own condition—a warm current was circulating within his body, vaguely giving the sensation of a flower blooming.

Spirit... Su Yang closed his eyes and moved his mind.

A phantom golden chrysanthemum slowly materialized in his palm. Its petals were crystal clear and emitted a faint glow, and a warm, mellow aura permeated the air.

Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum!

Su Yang's pupils constricted.

This was one of the top plant-type spirits in the original work, an existence on the level of an Immortal Herb! Cultivated to the ultimate degree, it would render him impervious to all weapons and poisons!

He hurriedly sensed his soul power—Rank Nine innate soul power.

Although it was not Innate Full Soul Power, it was still absolute genius-level talent. He knew that in Douluo Continent, anyone whose innate soul power reached Rank Seven or higher was already a prospect that major factions fought over.

"Not bad." Su Yang breathed a sigh of relief, the corners of his mouth curving into a smile. "Not a bad start."

Right at that moment, he noticed a little boy standing beside him.

The boy was also around six years old, dressed in a washed-out cloth tunic, his head nearly half a stature shorter than Su Yang's.

His features were delicate, with pitch-black, bright eyes, but right now he was staring blankly ahead, looking somewhat dazed and as if he hadn't fully woken up.

Su Yang recognized him at a glance.

Tang San.

However, Su Yang didn't feel any special adoration for this original protagonist.

When reading the books in his past life, he felt that Tang San relied entirely on background and luck to breeze through with cheats. On the contrary, that teacher of his, Yu Xiaogang, had a whole set of theoretical knowledge, but actual execution was completely disastrous—a textbook example of armchair strategizing.

If nothing unexpected happened, the next part would be the event of apprenticing to Yu Xiaogang.

I am certainly not going to take that good-for-nothing as my master, Su Yang silently resolved in his heart.

The two of them were soon led to a registration spot. The teacher in charge of registration was a middle-aged man wearing reading glasses, impatiently flipping through their spirit manuals.

Su Yang's spirit manual read: Spirit—Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Rank Nine innate soul power.

Tang San's manual read: Spirit—Blue Silver Grass, Innate Full Soul Power.

"Blue Silver Grass? Innate Full Soul Power?" That teacher looked up, sizing Tang San up with a look as if he were looking at an idiot. "Kid, did you make a mistake? How could trash like Blue Silver Grass possibly have Innate Full Soul Power?"

Tang San frowned. Before he had a chance to speak, several students nearby joined in the mockery.

"Exactly, isn't Blue Silver Grass just roadside weeds?"

"Innate Full Soul Power? You're lying!"

"He probably cheated. Can a guy like this even come to our Nording Academy?"

Oddly enough, Tang San didn't argue and remained in a daze, leaving Su Yang somewhat puzzled.

Just as the other party was about to give them a hard time, a crisp sound of high heels came from afar.

Clack, clack, clack...

That sound was unhurried and steady, every step taken with absolute firmness, resembling some kind of elegant tempo that stood out exceptionally in the noisy campus.

Everyone's gazes were drawn over.

And then, everyone froze.

They saw a woman walking toward this side.

She was around thirty-something, with a slender and graceful figure, wearing a sharply tailored dark academic long skirt. The hem reached right to her calves, revealing a section of slender lower legs wrapped in black silk.

On her feet, she wore a pair of black thin-soled high heels, making her appear even taller and more upright.

A head of deep purple long hair was loosely gathered up with a silver hairpin, a few strands of hair hanging by her cheeks and swaying gently with her footsteps. She wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on her face, and behind the lenses were a pair of wise yet slightly melancholic eyes, as if they held endless untold stories.

Her facial features were exquisite yet understated, belonging to the type that grew more appealing the longer one looked at them. Especially that intellectual and elegant temperament, paired with the unique charm of a mature woman, made it simply impossible to look away.

Su Yang's pupils constricted sharply.

Hiss—this is way too pretty!

He had seen plenty of beauties online in his past life, but the impact this woman before him delivered was definitely not something those influencer faces could compare to.

This was a charm emanating from the inside out, a temperament distilled by time and wisdom, the true big sister vibe!

Su Yang admitted that he had been hit right in his preferences.

But wait...

Who is this person?

Was there such a figure in Douluo Continent? Didn't the original work only have one Yu Xiaogang in Nording Academy? When did such a beauty pop out of nowhere?

Just as Su Yang was wondering, the surrounding students had already started whispering among themselves.

"Look, look, it's the Grandmaster!"

"Wow, the Grandmaster is so pretty today too..."

"I heard the Grandmaster's theoretical level is super impressive, not many people in the entire Douluo Continent can compare to her!"

"You said it, but it seems she came to take refuge in our Nording Academy just because she offended Spirit Hall."

"Sigh, what a pity, someone so pretty and talented actually forced to this extent."

Grandmaster?

Su Yang's brain buzzed with a hum.

The Grandmaster of Nording Academy... wasn't that Yu Xiaogang?!

He abruptly turned his head to look at that woman, his eyes wide as copper bells.

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Wasn't Yu Xiaogang a greasy middle-aged uncle?! How did she turn into this appearance?!

Then, he remembered the choice he had made in that forum post.

[Yu Xiaogang]—he picked it.

[Gender-bent]—he picked it.

"Holy shit!" Su Yang couldn't help dropping a vulgarity. "You're actually playing for real?!"

His whole person was in a state of utter disarray.

He originally thought he had transmigrated to a normal Douluo Continent, but as a result, this world had been heavily modded by that damn choice of his?!

Yu Xiaogang had turned into a woman, so what about the others? Sword Douluo, Poison Douluo, Qian Daoliu, Dai Mubai... had they all turned into women too?!

Su Yang only felt a dizzying spin.

He had originally wanted to coast through this world relying on his knowledge of the plot, but now the plot was completely in shambles—what use did his so-called foresight have anymore?!

Just as Su Yang was inwardly ranting like crazy, that female had already walked up to them.

She stopped in front of Su Yang and Tang San, first sizing the two up, then raising a hand to push the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose, her gaze falling upon the martial soul handbooks in their hands.

"Oh?" She picked up Su Yang's handbook, took a glance, and slightly arched a brow. "Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum... Innate Ninth-Level Soul Power? Not bad, a good seedling."

Then she picked up Tang San's handbook, and upon seeing this, her expression noticeably grew surprised.

"Blue Silver Grass... Innate Full Soul Power?"

She raised her head, her burning gaze locked onto Tang San as if she were looking at a rare, priceless treasure.

"Interesting, truly interesting." She muttered to herself, "Blue Silver Grass, this universally recognized trash martial soul, can actually awaken Innate Full Soul Power... Tsk tsk... there's a secret here."

The woman smiled slightly, that smile gentle and intellectual, making one feel as if bathed in a spring breeze.

"My name is Yu Xiaorou, a guest lecturer at Nording Academy, specializing in martial soul theory. You may address me as Grandmaster."

Yu Xiaorou...

Hearing this name, the corner of Su Yang's mouth twitched.

Good grief, even the name had been changed to be this feminine.

Yu Xiaorou's gaze swept back and forth across the two of them, a shimmering excitement flashing within her eyes, just like someone who had stumbled upon two pieces of raw jade.

"Innate Full Soul Power and Innate Ninth-Level Soul Power, the two of you are both rare and exceptional seedlings." She paused, her tone growing even more solemn.

"I, Yu Xiaorou, have delved into martial soul theory all my life, and I consider myself to have some insights in this regard. If you are willing, you can take me as your master; I will teach you everything I know and help you step onto the path of the strong."

As for Su Yang, he was completely dumbfounded, because a cold mechanical prompt suddenly rang out in his mind—

[Ding—detected that the host has entered the Douluo Continent world, the conquest system has successfully bound!]

[System description: This system aims to help the host conquer gender-bent characters, acquiring generous rewards by raising favorability. The higher the favorability, the more abundant the rewards.]

[Current target detected: Yu Xiaorou, automatically bound!]

[Yu Xiaorou's current favorability: 40 (acquaintances)]

[Prompt: Reach 60 favorability to obtain the first-stage reward, reach 80 to obtain the second-stage reward, and reach 100 to obtain the ultimate reward.]