Battle Through the Heavens

[Protagonist Status Panel]
Name: Lin Feng
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Appearance: Slender build, short black hair, calloused palms from daily cultivation, wears an indigo cotton tunic marked with his clan's small cloud emblem
Bloodline: Minor Cloud Clan latent Dou Qi affinity
Personality: Cautious, hardworking, eager to prove his clan's worth in Wu Tan City
Hobbies: Foraging for low-grade medicinal herbs in the hills outside the city, practicing basic Dou Qi fist forms at dawn
Attributes:
■ Dou Qi Realm: **斗之气三段 (Dou Zhi Qi 3rd Stage)**
■ Cultivation Progress: 0% towards next stage
■ Alchemist Tier: 0 (not yet awakened)
■ Gold Coins: 100G
■ Absorbed Heavenly Flames: None
■ Current Time Phase: 早晨 (卯时 - Morning)
■ Xiao Yan Favorability: 10/200
■ Xiao Xun'er Favorability: 10/200

The morning sun spills over Wu Tan City's tiled rooftops, gilding the 10-foot tall black testing monument that looms at the plaza's center.

A soft murmur ripples through the crowd of young cultivators and clan elders, all gathered for the annual shared Dou Qi test hosted by the Xiao Clan.

The white-bearded presiding elder lifts his bamboo scroll, his clear voice carrying across the square as he calls your name. A hush falls over the onlookers nearest the monument.

You lift your foot to step forward, aware of dozens of eyes tracking your movement.

At the edge of the crowd, you catch a flash of Xiao Yan's familiar black robe, his face unreadable as he leans against a wooden post, and Xiao Xun'er's light green dress beside him, her gaze soft as she watches the test proceedings.