Identity Revealed (Part 1)

Three months later, both members of the Lin Family had broken through and absorbed their eighth soul rings, officially becoming Soul Douluo. Lin Feng cooked a whole table of dishes to celebrate for them. He had been a picky eater since childhood in his previous life, which had honed his cooking skills. In this life, there was a cook at home, so he rarely had the chance to cook. He only made a few dishes now and then when he craved something, but Hua Jieyu had come to love his cooking.

The family of three chatted as they ate.

Lin Feng said, "Dad, Mom, congratulations on becoming Soul Douluo."

Lin Lan looked utterly unconcerned. "With your mother's and my talent, what's there to congratulate? Wasn't this just supposed to happen naturally?"

Lin Feng said, "We're eating, Dad. Don't tell jokes. You'll affect Mom's appetite."

Lin Lan casually gave his son a flick on the forehead. "You're right, good son. Hurry up and eat."

Hua Jieyu cast the two of them a "disdainful" glance. The pair chuckled sheepishly and hurriedly continued eating.

After the meal, Lin Feng said to them, "Dad, Mom, when our academy is established this time, I'm afraid quite a few things will happen. I'm worried Dugu Bo alone won't be able to hold the fort."

Hua Jieyu asked, "You're worried that many Titled Douluo will come?"

Lin Feng said, "Spirit Hall previously spread word to provoke Dugu Bo into fighting Yu Yuanzhen, but Yu Yuanzhen never took the bait. I guess, on one hand, he doesn't want to offend Dugu Bo, while on the other, he's worried someone might take advantage if he really fights Dugu Bo. But once the academy opens, Spirit Hall may try to provoke him into taking action. I think there's a high chance of that happening. That's the first point;

"Second, Dugu Bo is this powerful yet doesn't serve Spirit Hall, and he has conflicts with Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo. I'm worried Bibi Dong may try to strike at him in the dark. Although none of Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo, apart from Bibi Dong, can kill Dugu Bo openly, there's still the Worship Hall;

"Third, and most importantly, I publicly announced that the academy would teach students Battle Soul Skills. That alone is enough to draw the covetous eyes of every major force, especially Spirit Hall;

"Then there are other things, like our family's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. Given the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's overbearing way of doing things, we'll clash with them sooner or later;

"And besides, I want our academy to establish an image that no one would dare provoke."

Hua Jieyu asked, "So what does Feng'er have in mind? How do you want to do this?"

Lin Feng smiled at his parents. "Hehe, I'm hoping one of you can reveal your identity and intimidate these people."

Lin Lan smiled with faint surprise. "Reveal what identity?"

Lin Feng said, "Dad, there's no point pretending anymore. If I hadn't guessed something, I wouldn't have announced that the academy would teach martial arts."

Hua Jieyu smiled at Lin Feng. "Then tell us—what have you guessed?"

Lin Feng said, "I guessed that Dad and Mom should have come from the same place as me. It's just that I came from below, while you two came from above." He casually pointed upward.

Lin Lan stopped teasing him. "That's more or less right. Go on, then. How did you figure it out?"

Lin Feng said, "Mainly because you never really tried to hide it.

"First of all, the manuals I brought out—whether the Divine Medicine King Chapter or the Nine Yin Manual—calling them god-level inheritances on this continent would be understating them. Yet while the two of you seemed excited, that might have fooled only the me whose brain hadn't fully developed and who was a little slow to react. Thinking back on your attitudes at the time, it was obvious you didn't think much of them;

"The swordsmanship Mom taught me and the way she arranged my sword training clearly aren't cultivation methods found on this continent. This style of swordsmanship, using offense in place of defense and defeating opponents by breaking their weaknesses, obviously has Nine Swords of Dugu as its core principle. There was also another portion of the swordsmanship that I only remembered recently, after my Spiritual Power rose greatly and my memories of the past became clearer. Wasn't that A Qing's Sword of the Yue Maiden? Those couldn't possibly have come from Mom's dreams, could they?

"Dugu Bo was very polite the first time he met me. He's a Titled Douluo, and not exactly a kind person by nature. Even if he wanted something from a junior, he was still far too friendly. It was obvious he feared something;

"Dad's and Mom's talent and strength—given my understanding of this world, I'm someone with God's Script. How could I have never seen the two of you anywhere in the 'script'?

"Also, our family of three practically treated the Star Dou Great Forest like a sightseeing spot for picnics. There wasn't the slightest danger;

"The way Dad and Mom view this world's Titled Douluo—although you say they're powerful, it's obvious to me that neither of you has ever taken them seriously;

"And there are many things I've wanted to do, and the people I've encountered around me. Everything has gone too smoothly, and the people who appeared have all suited my needs perfectly. If I still couldn't see something from all that, I'd be far too stupid.

"Before I came here, King Qin Guang told me in the Underworld that because I had saved the daughter of an important figure but died unjustly and couldn't reincarnate immediately, I received this compensation of Transmigration. When I first began guessing at your identities, I thought that important figure was incredibly considerate—or that the person handling matters for him was extremely meticulous, arranging for Dad and Mom to come along as well. But after living together for so long, I realized that probably wasn't the case. The way you treat me doesn't carry the slightest sense of completing a task. It's simply how parents treat their son. So now, I think Dad and Mom came to this world by taking this opportunity to go on vacation."

Hua Jieyu gave Lin Feng a thumbs-up. "Not bad, son. Your reasoning was quite impressive, but your conclusion is a little ridiculous. Think a little harder—who goes on vacation and raises a child at the same time?

"Your father and I did indeed come here with you, though we arrived several years before you. We also truly lived here from birth until now."

Lin Lan continued, "The Little Princess you saved had a father who was a Quasi-Saint Great Power. You should understand what Quasi-Saint means. Although such descriptions only appeared in novels in your original world, the truth is that all kinds of cultivation realms, even descriptions of certain states of mind, were passed down from the Upper Realm. Otherwise, how could ordinary people describe them so reasonably?

"The Little Princess's mother passed away long ago, and there was no way to reverse it. That man had more important matters to attend to and no time to care for her. He couldn't rest easy leaving her with a wet nurse either, since he had many enemies. So she was raised in our home by your mother. King Qin Guang told you she had descended to the mortal realm for tribulation. That was true, but not entirely. She had reached a bottleneck in her cultivation and needed such an experience to gain enlightenment, but she had already failed several times. That man calculated that her chances of success in this life were the highest. Her Dao is rather special. If cultivators interfered in her life experiences, it would damage her understanding of the Dao. That was why, after you saved her life, he gave you such compensation."

Lin Feng said, "That explains it. How could I have been given such a wonderful opportunity—Transmigration, all kinds of cultivation methods and martial souls, talent, and everything else? How could everything possibly go exactly as I wished?"

Lin Lan said, "Yes. In some ways, you bestowed the grace of assisting her Dao. Giving you more compensation wouldn't be excessive."

Lin Feng asked, "Then why did Dad and Mom come here? You didn't come all this way just to thank me for saving the Little Princess and protect me for a lifetime, did you?"

Lin Lan said, "In your dreams. Your mother is the Number One Under Quasi-Saint in the Heavenly Realm, the undisputed Heavenly Realm's Number One War God. Even if that man were to send someone to protect you for a lifetime, he wouldn't send your mother down."

Lin Feng said, "Then you two?"

Hua Jieyu said, "Let me explain. Before your father and I achieved great success in cultivation, we had three boys, so you have three older brothers. We never intended to have three children, but when I wanted to raise a daughter, the first child was a boy, the second was a boy, and the third was still a boy. When I became pregnant for the fourth time, it was another boy, but a Great War happened to break out then, and that child was never born. Later, after our cultivation reached great success, heaven and earth imposed restrictions. The higher one's cultivation, the harder it became to have children. At our level, it was already basically impossible for us to have more children.

"That was also why I agreed when that man asked me to raise the Little Princess. Girls are so adorable.

"The Little Princess wasn't my daughter, but I truly raised her as one. When you saved her, I was genuinely grateful. So although that man gave you compensation, I also wanted to thank you in some way. I went to learn about your circumstances, but I never expected that you would be my son." As Hua Jieyu spoke, tears flowed from her eyes.