Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

Author: White Soldier

Summary:

A certain unlucky guy transmigrated to the Dou Qi Continent tens of thousands of years ago. In order to ensure that he would not perish together with the evil race, he fought a protracted war and threw the Emperor Pill he had created into the Dou Qi Continent tens of thousands of years later.

Without a doubt, Xiao Yan was chosen by this Emperor Pill. In order to make up for the missing three years, the Emperor Pill fixed the time point and directly threw Xiao Yan into the Douluo Continent, the world most convenient for leveling up.

It also thoughtfully includes a teacher, Lin Dong, who teaches mental cultivation.

Then, because cultivation was too easy, both Xiao Yan and Lin Dong became timid and began to hone their cultivation.

Having witnessed everything, Teitan wore a look of utter despair—this wasn't what he had imagined.

Chapter 1 Xiao Yan

On the bed, the child sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his hands forming strange hand seals in front of him, his chest rising and falling slightly, and a faint white stream of air entered his body through his mouth and nose with each breath, forming a perfect cycle that nourished his bones and flesh.

A dark, ancient ring floats beside the child, while a transparent, aged figure drifts above it.

The transparent old man's gaze was directed at the child sitting cross-legged on the bed, but his somewhat dazed expression suggested that he was recalling some past events through the child.

"call……"

Slowly exhaling a breath of stale air, the child suddenly opened his eyes, a faint white light flashing in his dark eyes. Then, in the next second, as if he had seen exciting news, the child subconsciously raised his head.

"He's reached the third stage of Battle Qi?"

The old man, who had been watching the child closely, asked after seeing his excited expression.

"Yes, you've already reached the third level of Dou Qi." The child nodded, his joy barely concealed.

In his upper left field of vision was a transparent light screen, confirmed to be visible only to him after multiple rounds of testing. On that screen were a few lines of text arranged in an extremely simple manner—

Name: Xiao Yan

Level: Fighting Power Stage 3

Known World: Dou Qi Continent - Time Anchor Point Deployed, Douluo Continent

World in which: Douluo Continent

Countdown to the Return: Ten Years

"Without any medicinal aid, he rose from zero to the third level of Dou Qi in just one year... I really don't know if this counts as compensation."

The old doctor gave a bitter smile.

About four years ago, when he appeared from his storage ring and took Xiao Yan, who was fifteen years old and had fallen to the lowest point in his life, as his last disciple, and led Xiao Yan to look forward to the future, the two of them were brought to this world with scarce spiritual energy after briefly losing their sight. Moreover, Xiao Yan, who was originally a young man in his prime, suddenly turned into a crawling cub.

Fortunately, Xiao Yan's physical condition only degenerated into that of a cub. Although it was a pity that he lost his remaining three levels of Dou Qi, he still retained his language ability.

After Xiao Yan told Yao Lao about the information on the transparent light screen he could see, and confirmed that only Xiao Yan could see the light screen, the master and disciple roughly deduced that they must have traveled to some unknown world.

After two years of exploration, they also learned that this land is called 'Douluo Continent', and there are two great empires, while the country they belong to is called Xingluo.

It's worth mentioning that initially, the words "Douluo Continent" on that light screen were displayed as "unknown." It was only after they learned the name of this continent that it was officially renamed.

"Teacher, what kind of power do you think someone would have to be able to turn back the clock by more than ten years and then teleport us here?"

After manipulating the light screen in his field of vision with his mind and shrinking it to a size that would not obstruct his view, Xiao Yan sighed.

Before arriving in this world, Xiao Yan had just made a three-year agreement in a state of anxiety and anger, so he was very eager at the beginning.

Even knowing that his current state as a toddler would be useless if he returned to his childhood body, Xiao Yan was still eager to go back as quickly as possible.

However, as time went by, Xiao Yan no longer cared much about the three-year agreement they had made. Of course, the more important reason was—

"Have you memorized the properties of all the medicinal herbs? Have you memorized the substitutions for herbs with similar properties, as well as those that cannot be substituted? Have you memorized the refining methods and steps for pills of grade five and below?"

Before answering Xiao Yan's question, Yao Lao bombarded him with three questions that completely deflated Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan was certain that his growing concern about the three-year agreement was not only due to the fact that more than three years had passed, but also because Yao Lao's requirement that he must complete all the knowledge that a normal alchemist should have acquired in childhood was playing a significant role.

"If it's just about transferring a little guy who's not even a Dou Zhe yet, and me, this old bone who's just a soul, then a Dou Zun or even a high-level Dou Zong with high talent could do it."

Seeing Xiao Yan pull out the herbal medicine books placed beside the bed with a bitter face, Yao Lao stroked his beard and thought for a moment, then muttered to himself as if talking to himself.

"But considering that your body has been turned back more than ten years, and the cultivation system of this world is completely different from that of the Dou Qi Continent... you need to be at least a Dou Sheng, right? Or even a high-level Dou Sheng... Dou Di... is not impossible."

Throughout the year, Xiao Yan had asked the same question countless times, but today was the first time Yao Lao had given an answer.

"Battle Emperor!"

Xiao Yan, who was engrossed in reading a thick book, had his eyes light up when he heard this word. He stopped reading and turned to look at Yao Lao.

"Teacher, do you think it's possible that this world is the cave dwelling left behind by the Dou Di? I'm currently undergoing a test left by the Dou Di. If I pass the test, I will become the Dou Di's successor?"

"That's a good idea, but I suggest you think about it after you're asleep."

Yao Lao ruthlessly shattered Xiao Yan's daydream.

"I told you before that the strongest person in this village is your overly friendly uncle, right? He claims to be a level 21 Great Soul Master."

"Then, isn't there a legend in this world about becoming a god at level 100? If we consider the gods of this world as Dou Di, then this level 21 person is at least a one-star Dou Shi, right? So, what do you think their actual strength is?"

"Uh... it can't be a one-star fighter, right?"

To be honest, Xiao Yan wanted to nod. After all, cultivators on the Dou Qi Continent are divided into eleven stages: Dou Qi, Dou Zhe, Dou Shi, Da Dou Shi, Dou Ling, Dou Wang, Dou Huang, Dou Zong, Dou Zun, Dou Sheng, and finally Dou Di. Soul Masters in this world are also divided into eleven stages, from the initial Soul Warrior, Soul Master, Da Soul Master, Soul Zun, Soul Zong, Soul King, to the later Soul Emperor, Soul Saint, Soul Douluo, Douluo, and finally, the legendary 'God'—a being only heard of above Douluo by some elders…

No matter how you look at it, the ranking system is one-to-one, so the difference in strength couldn't be too big... right?

However, Xiao Yan hesitated when he thought of what Yao Lao had said.

Then consider the descriptions in the few books about Soul Masters that are available in the village—

'After reaching the highest level of the current Soul Master stage, each Soul Master can continue to cultivate, but unless they absorb a Soul Ring, their strength level will remain the same as before they absorbed a Soul Ring.'

Although Xiao Yan thought it was absurd that the highest level of each stage required absorbing a soul ring to advance, it was normal that one could continue cultivating afterward. But the strength of this 'second ring' was at least two levels below his own 'ringless' level, right?

Moreover, it's not uncommon for people in their thirties to be Battle Masters; some people with low talent may still be Battle Masters even in their thirties.

Although reason told Xiao Yan that since his teacher had said those things, his acquaintance was definitely not at the level of a first-star Dou Shi.

"Of course, it's not at the level of a one-star fighter."

"But the actual difference isn't that big... Zhang San is a five-star fighter, still one step away from six stars."

After shaking his head in denial of Xiao Yan's words, Yao Lao slowly said.

Of course, this is only a rough assessment of Zhang San's strength, since the energy called 'soul power' within cultivators in this world hasn't changed much...

At least the soul power within Zhang San's body is still in a gaseous state and has not condensed into a 'cyclone' shape.

"Five-star Fighter?"

Now it was Xiao Yan's turn to be dumbfounded. "Uh... so, the first level of Dou Qi is equivalent to level 1.4 of Soul Power? I'm currently a level 4.2 Soul Master?"

"Don't you consider at all whether there's a difference in the power and strength of battle qi and soul power at higher levels?"

The old doctor looked at his foolish disciple with a headache, "Besides, we've only seen one Soul Master so far, how do you know Zhang San isn't an exception?"

"You haven't even tested your own soul power level. What if others think you're just an ordinary person with no soul power?"

“That’s true…” Xiao Yan smiled awkwardly.

"Speaking of which..."

Upon hearing the mention of Soul Masters, Xiao Yan quickly changed the subject, "Teacher, what do you think my Martial Soul will be?"

"Martial soul?"

"Yes, martial spirit."

Xiao Yan was lost in thought, "This thing is so cool, a weapon summoned by thought... Although it doesn't seem much different when taken out of the storage ring, it can be continuously strengthened..."

"Have you ever considered that you might not even have a Martial Soul?"

The old doctor interrupted Xiao Yan's reverie.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Yan blinked, looking completely bewildered.

"Didn't I tell you this at the very beginning?" the old apothecary explained.

“Unlike me, an old man who only has a soul left, you came with a physical body, only your body has regressed to the level of an infant.”

"Since you came from a physical body, you are completely different from ordinary people in this world. Is the Martial Soul that they believe must exist truly certain for you?"

"No way? I've finally come to this world, which is completely different from the Dou Qi Continent, and I still can't get a Martial Soul?"

Xiao Yan, having understood Yao Lao's meaning, wore a bitter expression. Even though he knew it was impossible, he still wanted to get his hands on such a cool weapon as a "Martial Soul" if given the chance.

"However, there are solutions..."

Looking at his disciple, whose physical development seemed to have led to a childlike way of thinking, the old apothecary, while lamenting his own experience of being both father and mother to his disciple twice, said with some hesitation.

"Over the past two years, I've observed the martial spirit status of the people in this village. When they summon their martial spirits, the fluctuations in their souls are significantly stronger. So, it's safe to say that the martial spirits in this world are, to some extent, appendages bound to their souls..."

"Are beast spirits like this too?" Xiao Yan asked, raising his hand.

"The same goes for Beast Martial Souls. In fact, Beast Martial Souls are even more compatible with their souls. I even think that the creators of this world's cultivation system at the very beginning were special groups of human-beast hybrids or human-beast mixed races... just like the Snake-People race on the Dou Qi Continent."

"It wasn't until later, when the technique became more proficient, or perhaps when one became more familiar with the soul, that one began to regard objects as innate martial spirits."

"The various mutated martial souls that appeared later should be special cases that occurred after a man and a woman came together."

"So, does the teacher possess a technique that binds objects to my soul?"

Xiao Yan's eyes sparkled as he understood everything.

"It's not a cultivation technique, it's a soul technique," Yao Lao corrected. "Although your teacher has collected all sorts of strange and wonderful cultivation techniques, I've never encountered one that someone at the third stage of Dou Qi could cultivate. Moreover, cultivation techniques cultivate Dou Qi, while soul techniques cultivate..."

"It's soul power!"

“That’s right, the Soul Technique cultivates soul power,” Yao Lao nodded. “According to the standards of the Dou Qi Continent, soul power is divided into four levels: Mortal, Spirit, Heaven, and Emperor. Most soul techniques require the Great Perfection of the Mortal Realm to cultivate.”

"The Soul Technique that I obtained by chance back then has no cultivation threshold at all. Not to mention the third stage of Battle Qi, even a child who has just sensed Battle Qi for the first time can cultivate it."

"Can young children cultivate?" Xiao Yan blinked. "Is the reason my teacher doesn't let me cultivate because it's not suitable for me? Won't cultivating cause problems like an unstable foundation? Maybe I should just give up?"

“It’s not that it’s unsuitable for you,” Yao Lao said with a smile, seeing through Xiao Yan’s little thoughts. “That soul technique is called the Dragon-like Technique, which seems to mean that everyone should be like a dragon. It probably comes from this wish. This soul technique has no restrictions on cultivators at all.”

"If I had to name one, it would be that due to the changing times, the tradition of blacksmithing has completely declined, and even the most basic teachings on forging soul weapons have been lost."

"Blacksmith?" A term Xiao Yan had never heard of before.