Battle Through the Heavens: Starting as a Second-Generation Hun

At the peak of a mountain.

A child, about four years old, sat cross-legged at the top of the mountain, eyes tightly closed, forming a hand seal. With each breath, terrifying battle energy permeated the air.

Several hours passed.

"Phew..."

...

The child stopped his hand seal, exhaled a long breath of foul air, and slowly opened his tightly shut eyes.

These were particularly lively eyes, revealing that this child seemed to be much more mature than other children.

The child's face was quite delicate, hinting that in the future, he would undoubtedly grow into a very handsome man.

A man who would cause countless girls to fall for him—a "scoundrel."

Sensing his own strength, the child murmured with a hint of joy, "I've actually broken through to the fourth stage of Dou Qi."

This place was the Dou Qi Continent.

There was no flashy, beautiful magic, only Dou Qi that had evolved to its peak! Dou Qi, Dou Practitioner, Dou Master, Dou Grandmaster, Dou Spirit, Dou King, Dou Emperor, Dou Ancestor, Dou Venerate, Dou Saint, Dou God.

And this four-year-old child was not from this world.

His name was Hun Xiu. He had been in the Dou Qi Continent for four years now. When he discovered that he was in the Dou Qi Continent and born into the Hun Clan as one of Hun Tiandi's sons, Hun Xiu decided he must diligently cultivate. If he didn't work hard, he might end up as nothing but dirt in a few years.

Therefore, since he could remember, Hun Xiu came to this mountain peak every day to cultivate. He had been doing this for a year now.

Other children his age in the Hun Clan were still being weaned, playing, eating, and drinking. After all, being part of the Hun Clan, they had the heaven-defying Dou God bloodline, so there was no need to cultivate early. After the age of seven, once the Dou God bloodline was activated, cultivation would come easily.

But Hun Xiu, knowing the future of the Hun Clan, was aware that every second counted. Despite the Hun Clan's current glory, after provoking the protagonist, the Hun Clan would gradually decline until its eventual extinction.

Thinking of the future of the Hun Clan, Hun Xiu couldn't help but take a deep breath, trembling in fear. He couldn't understand why heaven would play such a joke on him. He had been reincarnated or, one could say, transmigrated.

Other transmigrators had systems, cheats, and such. But Hun Xiu had none. As a transmigrator, he had nothing. No system, no cheats. If he had anything, it was a good father—Hun Tiandi—and an unactivated Dou God bloodline.

Nothing else.

He started with a good father, but everything else depended on him. Although he could rely on his father, Hun Xiu knew that even relying on his father required his own capability.

The Dou Qi Continent was a place where the strong preyed on the weak, even within the Hun Clan. Without sufficient talent, his esteemed father wouldn't care for him.

For a hero like Hun Tiandi, breaking through to Dou God was the key. Everything else was secondary, either useful or useless.

Look at how Hun Tiandi in the original work didn't spare even the Hun Clan's people in his quest to become a god, showing his ruthless nature. He thought he would be invincible after becoming a god and could unite the entire continent. But then came Xiao Yan, shattering his dreams, sealing him, and leading to the Hun Clan's downfall, becoming a stepping stone for Xiao Yan's rise as the Flame Emperor.

Since Hun Xiu had come to this Dou Qi Continent, he was determined to change the Hun Clan's future. Not only the future of the Hun Clan, but also to comfort Xiao Yan's beauties. Of course, to achieve these two goals, strength was essential.

In the Dou Qi Continent, Dou Qi was paramount, and the strong were revered. This was the supreme law of the continent, an unchanging truth.

...

Feeling the improvement in his cultivation, Hun Xiu couldn't help but be pleased. At his current cultivation speed, he might be able to form a Dou Whirlpool and become a Dou Practitioner before turning seven.

Becoming a Dou Practitioner was the first step to becoming a strong person on the continent. Only as a Dou Practitioner could one cultivate skills and techniques, forming the foundation for survival on this Dou Qi Continent.

Thinking of this, how could Hun Xiu not be happy?

"I'll come back tomorrow!" Hun Xiu stood up from the ground and walked away from the peak, pondering what excuse he could use to leave the group of kids and come here to cultivate alone tomorrow.

After Hun Xiu left, two men appeared where Hun Xiu had been sitting cross-legged.

One man wore a black robe, with a restrained yet imposing aura, handsome with pitch-black eyes. If one looked closely, one could see flames dancing in his eyes.

The other man wore white clothes, also very handsome, bearing some resemblance to Hun Xiu.

They were Void Swallowing Flame and Hun Tiandi.

Hun Tiandi looked in the direction where Hun Xiu had left, murmuring, "Xiu'er has been different from other children since he was young."

Void Swallowing Flame agreed, "Yes, when other kids his age are just playing, he's already started cultivating. Without activating the Dou God bloodline, he's reached the fourth stage of Dou Qi in a year. Such talent is truly terrifying."

Void Swallowing Flame's eyes flickered with black flames, deep in thought.

Hun Tiandi nodded slightly, saying, "Indeed, such talent is remarkable. But isn't such talent common in the Hun Clan? Once the Dou God bloodline is activated, with effort, strength will naturally follow."

"What I value is his diligence and hard work."

Void Swallowing Flame laughed, "Tiandi, if diligence and hard work were enough, who would need talent?"

"No..."

Hun Tiandi disagreed, shaking his head, "Talent is important, but so are diligence and hard work."

"I hope Xiu'er won't disappoint me in the future." Hun Tiandi murmured to himself.

To be honest, Hun Tiandi saw a reflection of his younger self in Hun Xiu. He too had started cultivating at three years old, while others played.

Back then, he wasn't favored by his father, so he vowed, "I'll rise quietly and astonish everyone."

Later, he did it.

He became one of the five peak powerhouses on the continent, leading the Hun Clan to its current prosperity.

For many years, he finally saw his younger self in a descendant.

He believed that one day, Hun Xiu would astonish everyone, just like he did, quietly rising and astonishing everyone.