"Xiao Yan, 3rd stage Dou qi: Low! The middle-aged man announced the results after looking at the information displayed on Magic Testing Monument with an indifferent voice.
As soon as the middle-aged man announced the results commotion ran out through the packed field.
"Haha, Sure enough this "Genius" has once again fallen"
"This waste, keeping him inside the clan is a disgrace to us!"
"what can you do? His father is the clan leader."
"how much sins had this fellow done to fall like this?"
Even after hearing these ridicules, the young man did not comment anything, he slowly turned around and left with a bitter smile.
"Next, Xiao Yanchen!" shouted the middle-aged man slightly high pitched voice. The crowd who were still discussing about Xiao Yan suddenly became bit quiet and some of their faces became a bit weird.
"Xiao Yanchen, are you coming up or not "shouted the middle aged tester.
Xiao Yan, who was just about to go back to his room stopped and looked around as I he was searching someone.
"Make way, make way, I'm coming tester" Young and cheerful voice sounded from the way back of the testing group. Next they saw a handsome young man who had a face similar to Xiao Yan squeezing through the crowed and Quickly went up and touched the testing monument.
After that he closed his eyes, a moment after the boy closed his eyes, the magic Testing Monument light up.
"Dou qi: 9th stage"
"Xiao Yanchen, Dou Qi: 9th stage" announced the middle-aged man in an indifferent voice.
"ah' Xiao Zhan who was sitting on the clan head seat sign in frustration.
"Clan leader, when will this kid stop suppressing his Dou Qi, it has been more than two years now" asked the Third elder odd tone.
"Who knowns, what chen'er is thinking is thinking?" murmured Xiao Zhan in worry.
Xiao Yanchen, who saw his results smiled slightly went down from the testing platform ignoring weird gazes that he was getting from the people around him.
He went down and looked around and found Xiao Yan who at the edge of the crowd, Xiao Yanchen quickly went near Xiao Yan and quickly put one of his hands to Xiao Yan's shoulder and asked "Third Brother, are you going back?"
"Yeah, why were you late today?" Xiao Yan asked.
"I slept in yesterday… forgot to wake up early today," Xiao Yanchen said with a grin, glancing around.
"You're really the same as ever. How can you be late on the Dou qi testing day? I really don't know what to do with you," Xiao Yan scolded.
"What can I do? I was trying to break through yesterday, but I still failed," Xiao Yanchan whispered.
"Don't talk about that outside," Xiao Yan warned, quickly scanning the surroundings to make sure no one was listening. Thankfully, no one was near them—they stood at the very edge of the crowd.
"Next up—Xiao Mei!""Dou Qi , 7th stage High," the tester announced the next ones results.
When both of them looked up toward the teenage girl on the stage, the announcer had already revealed her result, and many people were praising her loudly.
"Third brother, Xiao Mei used to follow you everywhere back then, right? But now she doesn't even talk to you, correct?" Xiao Yanchen asked.
"Yeah… but why are you asking that?" Xiao Yan replied, confused.
"No, it's just…" Xiao Yanchen sighed. "Ever since the day I killed that Dou Zhe, she's been trying to offer herself to me. It's really annoying."
Xiao Yan stared at his younger brother with a suspicious expression.
"Fourth brother… why don't you like it when a girl offers herself to you? Tell me the truth—do you like men?" he asked in a teasing, exaggeratedly serious tone.
Xiao Yanchen froze, shocked and speechless.
"What the hell are you thinking, third brother!? Why would I like men?!" he sputtered. "I like women—with big boobs! And about Xiao Mei… I just find her character disgusting. I don't want too much contact with her."
He explained everything hurriedly.
Xiao Yan looked at him silently, his expression half speechless and half warning. Although Xiao Yanchen hadn't admitted the real reason, Xiao Yan knew clearly—his fourth brother kept his distance from Xiao Mei because of him. A small warmth filled his chest.
"Oh no—she saw me. I'm leaving!" Xiao Yanchen suddenly panicked and bolted away.
Xiao Yan, who had been lost in thought, blinked and looked around in confusion. At that moment, his gaze met Xiao Mei's. Their eyes locked for a second.
Xiao Mei snorted, rolled her eyes at him from afar, then looked at the fleeing Xiao Yanchen's back and pouted tightly.
At that moment, Xiao Yan fully understood exactly who Xiao Yanchen had been running away from.
Xiao Yan shook his head and shifted his gaze back to the stage, where Xiao Xun Er was currently taking her test.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yanchen—who had already slipped away from the testing grounds—was lying atop a large boulder at the summit of a cliff. He stared up at the sky, confusion swirling in his eyes. A long, weary breath escaped his lips.
"It's already been fifteen years since my rebirth…" he murmured.
Yes—Xiao Yanchen was someone reborn from Earth. And most importantly, he had been reborn into the world of Battle Through the Heavens.
Before arriving in this world, he was nineteen years old, a web designer whose hobby was reading online novels. Battle Through the Heavens happened to be the very first one he ever read—and the one he reread at least four times. As for how he died, it was nothing dramatic at all. He had passed away on 11–28–2025, simply falling asleep in his bed when his heart suddenly stopped. His consciousness faded without even giving him time to be shocked.
When he next awoke, he found himself inside a womb—and there was another fetus next to him.
That was how Xiao Yanchen ended up living in the world of Battle Through the Heavens as the younger twin brother of the main character, Xiao Yan.
When he finally confirmed that he had truly reincarnated into BTTH's world, he had been incredibly excited. Like any reincarnator, he eagerly awaited the arrival of a cheat—some magical ability, golden finger, mysterious system, anything.
But sadly… nothing came.
Instead of a cheat, he received a body with hidden issues.
Why? Because the problems began early—back when he and Xiao Yan started Qi Refining at the age of four…