Battle Through the Heavens – Episode 1: “Fallen Genius”
In the martial world of the Jia Ma Empire, strength is everything. In the eastern city of Wu Tan, the prestigious Xiao Clan raises its next generation of warriors. Among them once stood a prodigy—Xiao Yan, a boy with unmatched talent in Dou Qi cultivation. At just nine years old, he reached the third stage, amazing everyone. He was destined for greatness.
But then, something changed.
For the next three years, no matter how hard he trained, Xiao Yan’s power stopped growing. Worse, it began to fade. His reputation collapsed. Once hailed as a genius, he became a joke—a fallen star mocked even by low-ranking disciples.
Despite the ridicule, Xiao Yan trained alone in silence, gripping tightly to a mysterious black ring his late mother gave him. He never gave up.
One day, as he meditated alone under the mountain sun, he noticed something strange: the energy he worked so hard to gather... was being drained. Suspicion burned in his eyes.
Later, in the clan’s hall, trouble arrived.
Nalan Yanran, the graceful young lady from the powerful Yunlan Sect, came with her elders. She stood before Xiao Yan’s father and demanded to cancel her engagement to Xiao Yan—a union arranged when they were children. Her reason? Xiao Yan was now weak and unworthy.
The Xiao Clan was humiliated. Anger flared.
But Xiao Yan, calm and cold, stepped forward. He accepted the cancellation—on one condition.
“Three years from now,” he said, his voice steady and eyes burning with resolve, “we will meet again. I’ll fight you then. If I win, you’ll regret today’s words.”
The room went silent.
That night, Xiao Yan returned to his training grounds and confronted the strange black ring. Through a surge of spiritual force, a voice echoed from within: a mysterious figure appeared in his mind—an old man with sharp eyes and an amused smile.
“So you finally noticed me,” the figure said. “I’ve been asleep long enough. Let’s see what you’re really capable of.”
It was the soul of Yao Lao, a powerful alchemist who had been sealed in the ring for years. Now awake, he offered Xiao Yan the one thing he needed most: power.
This is the end of first episode to be continuing on the second episode