Chapter 1

Battle Qi Continent

Jia Ma Empire

Wutan City, belonging to the Jia Ma Empire, thanks to its geographical advantage of backing onto the Magic Beast Mountain Range, has risen to become one of the major cities of the Jia Ma Empire.

Magic Beast Mountain Range

However, due to the demise of the older generation of Fighting Spirit from the three major families of Wutan City, and because the current patriarchs of the three major families are stuck at the Great Fighting Master stage, unable to advance.

As a result, over the past decade or so, Wutan City has rapidly fallen to the bottom of the ranking among the major cities of the Jia Ma Empire.

Xiao Family

Jia Lie Family

A middle-aged man dressed in splendid yellow robes was at that moment rubbing his round belly while urging on the large group of porters constantly shuttling back and forth before him.

"That damned yellow-robed extortionist, he must be born of the same mother as the capitalists of Blue Star."

City Lord's Mansion

However, thinking of the transmigration novels he had read before, he couldn't help but complain in his mind: "How come everyone else who transmigrates either ends up in a great family, or gets directly carried away by an overbearing system?"

"As for me, never mind that my flesh transmigrated directly to the Battle Qi Continent, my body even turned into that of a six-year-old; if it weren't for my tenacious vitality, I would probably have starved to death on the streets long ago."

Master

He was originally just one of the many miserable office workers on Blue Star, and on the day of his transmigration, he went about his usual routine of getting off work, taking a shower, and going to sleep, never expecting that upon waking up he would inexplicably find himself transmigrated to the Battle Qi Continent.

To make matters worse, his body had regressed to that of a six-year-old, and on top of that he couldn't speak the language and had no money, nearly starving to death on the streets.

Eight Segment Battle Strength

Nine Segment Battle Strength

Battle Qi

Battle Qi Vortex

Meridian Washing and Bone Strengthening

Lin Feng

Of course, Lin Feng could only think that to himself; he didn't dare say it out loud, after all, he still needed this job to make a living.

Immediately a smile appeared on his face: "Boss, I really have no choice either; I hope you, being magnanimous, will approve this once."

"Fine, I'll approve it this time, but there won't be a next time, understand?" After saying that, the yellow-clothed man impatiently rubbed his round belly and then walked away.

"Thank you, boss."

The next day.

In the early morning, at the nameless mountain peak a few li outside Wu Tan City, this place is year-round shrouded in a thin, pale mist that never dissipates; when a light breeze blows, it appears and disappears faintly in the field of vision.

Beneath a concealed cliff of the mountain peak, Lin Feng sat cross-legged in this narrow cave.

This cliff is the training spot he carefully selected; opposite the cliff, clouds and mist swirl, and beneath the mist lies a bottomless precipice.

And the only path leading here had long been concealed beforehand by him using branches and rubble, so while training here he need not worry about being interrupted midway.

The reason he took leave to come here is that Lin Feng has already spent a year consolidating at the ninth level of Dou Qi strength; now he wishes to attempt condensing a Dou Qi vortex to advance to Dou Zhe.

Originally he could have broken through a few months ago, but considering he lacked a Qi Gathering Powder, the failure rate would be too high, so he kept postponing until today.

Moreover, Xiao Yan, who is the same age as him, is now fifteen; according to the original story, Yao Lao is also about to appear.

He must break through to Dou Zhe before Xiao Yan does; otherwise, those treasures of the Jia Ma Empire will have nothing to do with him.

When Lin Feng felt his condition had reached its peak, he muttered, "I must succeed!" Then he quickly took a deep breath and began the standard method of absorbing Dou Qi.

Instantly, the calm air suddenly surged violently.

Strand by strand of pale Dou Qi, under the influence of a special force, seeped out of the air and then continuously drilled into Lin Feng's meridians.

As time passed, the absorbed Dou Qi grew more and more; Lin Feng's meridians were already filled, yet they continued to expand.

As he kept absorbing Dou Qi, eventually the Dou Qi within Lin Feng's body had expanded to a critical point where it could not increase any further.

The expansion of the Dou Qi caused his meridians and dantian to continually transmit waves of intense pain, making Lin Feng's expression somewhat twisted.

Soon after, Lin Feng felt he had reached his limit; if he did not act, not only would his attempt to condense a Dou Qi vortex fail, but his meridians might also suffer damage.

He took a deep breath of cool air, and according to the introductory Dou Qi manual, he forcefully compressed the Dou Qi throughout his meridians toward his dantian.

Instantly, the surging Dou Qi within his body, as if subjected to a fierce suction, violently contracted rapidly toward the position of his lower abdomen.

When all the Dou Qi had shrunk to the lower abdomen, it was already only the size of a palm.

The originally pale Dou Qi also began to turn into a milky-white, irregular, near-liquid dense gas; this is the phenomenon of Dou Qi transforming into true Dou Qi.

At the Dou Li stage, the absorbed energy is called Dou Qi; after advancing to Dou Zhe, the absorbed energy is called true Dou Qi.

Although they differ by only one character, the gap between them is as vast as heaven and earth, with no comparability.

However, since Dou Qi is much milder compared to Dou Qi,

therefore, when one's physique is relatively fragile, people use Dou Qi to wash the meridians and fortify the bones, strengthening the body to lay a foundation for later absorbing Dou Qi.

This stage is called Dou Li!

Seeing this, Lin Feng gritted his teeth, knowing success or failure hinged on whether he could compress the chaotic Dou Qi in his dantian into a self‑spinning Dou Qi vortex this time.

If he fails to condense a vortex this time, he will fall back to the eighth level of Dou Qi, and to attempt another breakthrough to Dou Zhe he would have to wait at least a year.

Making up his mind, Lin Feng tightly shut his eyes, then fiercely compressed down again while shouting loudly, "Dou Qi vortex, condense for me!"

"Bang"

With a soft thud resonating inside his body, the feeling of exhausted exertion that had plagued Lin Feng also vanished into thin air.

At this moment, Lin Feng also let out a heavy sigh of relief, and the heart that had been suspended dropped down.

Now that the Dou Qi vortex has been successfully condensed, from this point on he, Lin Feng, can be considered to have formally entered the gate of Dou Qi cultivation.

"It seems my luck isn't bad; succeeding in condensing a Dou Qi vortex on the first try, a fifteen‑year‑old Dou Zhe is also considered a second‑rate talent in the Jia Ma Empire."

Having successfully advanced to Dou Zhe, Lin Feng gave a light laugh and murmured a sentence. Then he gently exhaled, half‑closed his eyes, and his mind gradually sank into his body.

Inner sight is an auxiliary skill that can only be mastered by those of the fighter rank; the stronger one is, the more thoroughly he can probe the condition inside his body.

His mind sank to the spot in his lower abdomen where a palm‑sized milky vortex was slowly rotating, and around the vortex a layer of milky, nebula‑like energy gas enveloped it.

His mind focused on the tiny vortex, and Lin Feng nodded with satisfaction.

Although the vortex was now very small, the energy it contained was more than ten times stronger than the previous nine‑segment battle Qi.

His mind controlled the vortex; with a slight stir in his heart, a strand of milky Dou Qi quickly separated from the vortex and surged forward along the direction his mind indicated.

His mind continuously regulated the vortex's intake and release; after satisfying his curiosity, Lin Feng finally halted his playful action with satisfaction, and his mind slowly withdrew from his body.

His tightly shut eyes suddenly opened; in his pitch‑black pupils, the milky light lingered for about ten seconds before gradually fading.

Although he successfully condensed a Dou Qi vortex, Lin Feng still could not be considered a true fighter.

Because he has not yet transformed the non‑elemental Dou Qi inside his body into Dou Qi of his own corresponding element.

Coming back to his senses from the joy of advancing to fighter rank, Lin Feng frowned when he thought of cultivation techniques.

On the Dou Qi Continent, Dou Qi levels are divided into eleven major ranks: Dou Power, Fighter, Dou Shi, Grand Dou Shi, Dou Ling, Dou Wang, Dou Huang, Dou Zong, Dou Zun, Dou Sheng, and Dou Emperor.

Each major rank is further divided into one to nine stars.

In the Dou Power stage, one typically uses a special guiding method to strip Dou Power from the air and then absorb it oneself; although this is inefficient, the bodies of those at the Dou Power stage are already fragile and cannot absorb much Dou Qi, making it an excellent choice.

But after advancing to Fighter, one's physical condition has improved greatly, so this method is no longer suitable.

Therefore, after countless years of exploration, the predecessors invented Dou Qi cultivation techniques.

Through the development of countless people, Dou Qi cultivation techniques were classified from high to low into four tiers and twelve levels: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Yellow.

Each tier is further divided into three sub‑levels: Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced.

Cultivating Dou Qi techniques not only converts the non‑elemental Dou Qi inside the body into Dou Qi of one's corresponding element, but also the level of the technique cultivated is one of the key factors determining future achievement.

For example, those who practice advanced Yellow‑tier techniques naturally have Dou Qi far stronger than those of the same rank who practice lower‑tier Yellow techniques.

However, high‑level Dou Qi cultivation techniques are hard for ordinary people to obtain; the techniques passed down among common ranks are at most advanced Yellow‑tier techniques.

For ordinary people who advance to Fighter, they usually receive a cultivation technique from an elder in their family; it may not be excellent, but at least it provides a safety net.

But Lin Feng, having crossed over, has no elders on the Dou Qi Continent, nor any awakened system; merely staying alive is difficult, let alone having enough gold coins to purchase techniques.

Although he knows the Jia Ma Empire has many treasures, he currently lacks the strength to obtain them.

"How about going to the Canaan Academy?" Lin Feng thought to himself.

He then shook his head; the Canaan Academy is far too distant from the Jia Ma Empire, and if he returns after a few years, those treasures will likely have been looted completely by Xiao Yan, leaving nothing for him.

"Then join some sect?"

After thinking it over, Lin Feng abandoned the option; within the Jia Ma Empire there are no particularly good sects, and the only one resembling a decent choice, Yun Lan Sect, is entangled with the Soul Hall, making the situation too complicated.

After a brief moment, Lin Feng could not think of any solution, sighed lightly, and got up to walk toward Wutan City.