The External Martial Spirit: Great Rooster

Douluo Continent, Wuhun City, Consecration Hall.

Today was just an ordinary day, yet for the Feng family, it was a rather significant one.

Feng Baiyu, the grandson of the Azure Phoenix Martial Soul holder, was turning six today and was about to undergo his Martial Soul awakening.

Six years already, Feng Baiyu thought, lying on his bed and muttering to himself. As a transmigrator, if I don't have a system, surely it wouldn't be too much to ask for an innate full soul power along with the Azure Phoenix Martial Soul, right?

In his previous life, Feng Baiyu had been playing on his phone while crossing the street and was accidentally sent to this world by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. He woke up as a newborn infant.

After getting over the initial confusion of his infancy, Feng Baiyu realized he had arrived in the world of Douluo Continent.

The good news: his grandfather was the level 96 Azure Phoenix Martial Soul holder.

The bad news: when he was three, his father had followed the Pontiff Qian Xunji to hunt down Tang Hao and was hammered to death.

The even worse news: his mother had reached the rank of Soul Saint, but she never returned after heading out to hunt a soul beast for her soul ring.

Feng Qingluan had raised Feng Baiyu as both father and mother. As the only scion of the Feng family, Feng Baiyu had always eaten the best, worn the best, and used the best; he hadn't suffered any grievances over these past six years.

Well... perhaps he had suffered a little.

During his infancy, the defenseless Feng Baiyu had been pinched on his little bits by Qian Renxue before she had even awakened her own Martial Soul.

However, she was the granddaughter of the Great Consecrator, so he couldn't afford to provoke her.

Thinking of Qian Renxue, Feng Baiyu sat up from his bed. Today is the awakening. I will pay back the humiliation I suffered back then, bit by bit!

Clang.

Just as Feng Baiyu was talking to himself, the door opened. A voice drifted in from the threshold: "Baiyu, time to get up and eat."

"Coming, Grandfather." Feng Baiyu replied, immediately scrambling out of bed.

Feng Baiyu followed his grandfather to a sumptuous breakfast. Feng Qingluan looked at his grandson with a kind expression and said, "Baiyu, happy birthday."

As he spoke, Feng Qingluan handed over a ring. "This is a storage soul tool I obtained for you. You will be able to use it after your Martial Soul awakens later."

"Thank you, Grandfather." Feng Baiyu put the storage soul tool on his left hand and said, "Grandfather, I'm ready. Please, help me awaken it!"

"Very well." Feng Qingluan took out six awakening stones and arranged them into a hexagram formation on the floor.

Feng Baiyu had watched the Martial Soul awakening process countless times, so he knew the procedure well. He stood directly in the center of the formation, waiting for his grandfather to begin.

Feng Qingluan didn't waste any words. With a shout of "Azure Phoenix, possess!", the phantom of the divine Azure Phoenix appeared over his body, and nine standard soul rings manifested at his feet.

So this is Grandfather's Azure Phoenix Martial Soul! It wasn't the first time Feng Baiyu had seen his grandfather activate his soul, but it was always incredibly awe-inspiring.

He looked at his grandfather and said, "If only I could awaken the Azure Phoenix Martial Soul and have innate full soul power just like you."

"Haha!" Feng Qingluan laughed. "Baiyu, you are the grandson of Feng Qingluan! Your Martial Soul and innate soul power will certainly not be lacking!"

"Alright, calm your mind and focus your senses," Feng Qingluan said, his expression turning slightly serious. "I am going to awaken your Martial Soul now!"

Feng Baiyu nodded earnestly and closed his eyes.

Feng Qingluan channeled his soul power, injecting six beams of azure light into the black stones on the ground. Instantly, a layer of golden radiance erupted from the stones, and in a heartbeat, a thick, golden light enveloped Feng Baiyu!

"Excellent!" Feng Qingluan beamed. The more intense the golden light, the stronger the awakened Martial Soul!

His precious grandson was being bathed in such a brilliant golden glow—the only other time he had seen this was during Qian Renxue's awakening!

He was certain that his grandson had awakened an incredibly powerful Martial Soul.

Meanwhile, Feng Baiyu felt as though he were wrapped in a warm, cozy world, so comfortable he almost groaned aloud.

Guided by that warm energy, he felt as if something within his body had shattered.

My Martial Soul, it must be my Martial Soul!

As Feng Baiyu thought this, the golden light surrounding him shattered with a boom.

Screech!

Following the cry of a bird, Feng Baiyu's Martial Soul awakening was complete.

"Uh..."

Seeing his grandson's Martial Soul, the joy on Feng Qingluan's face froze.

Feng Baiyu slowly opened his eyes and looked at his Martial Soul.

"Ah, this..." Feng Baiyu stared, stunned, at the large black rooster standing by his feet.

"An... an external Martial Soul?"

The black rooster trotted to Feng Baiyu's side and rubbed against his leg. Feeling the sensation against his calf, Feng Baiyu's heart sank into the abyss.

He hadn't awakened his grandfather's top-tier beast Martial Soul, the Azure Phoenix, but rather an external Martial Soul that had ceased its benign mutation halfway through. His Martial Soul did indeed possess unparalleled potential, but it had been dragged down by his own body.

Feng Baiyu looked at his Martial Soul, wanting to cry but having no tears. Heavens, are you playing with me?

Was this his punishment for being a "hater" in his past life, forcing him to awaken "Brother Kun"?

"A beast-type Martial Soul that manifests outside the body!" Feng Qingluan's voice turned hoarse. Looking at his grandson's Martial Soul, he thought of the infamous "Grandmaster" Yu Xiaogang of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!

He never expected that his own grandson would awaken such a Martial Soul.

Disappointment, sorrow—countless emotions flickered through Feng Qingluan's heart. In the end, he took a deep breath, gently stroked his grandson's head, and said, "It's alright, Baiyu."

"You are the grandson of Feng Qingluan."

"Even if you remain an ordinary person for your entire life, it doesn't matter."

Listening to his grandfather's words, Feng Baiyu knew exactly what he was thinking. He lowered his head and said, "Grandfather, I have disappointed you."

"How could that be? No matter what, you are my grandson." Feng Qingluan did not utter a single harsh word, continuing, "The outcome of a Martial Soul awakening is not something you or I can decide. We did everything we could, but what we ultimately become is no longer in our hands."

"I would certainly be happy if you had awakened my Azure Phoenix Martial Soul. But if you awakened a common rooster, the disappointment shouldn't be blamed on you." Fearing his grandson might worry, Feng Qingluan comforted him, "Being a Spirit Master requires cultivation, living in constant fear of being killed by someone or a Spirit Beast one day. Being an ordinary person, marrying a few wives, and raising children is quite good too."

Feng Baiyu, however, was not particularly dejected. Although this external Martial Soul was a bit troublesome, it wasn't without a solution. For instance, didn't the [Nine-Curvature Purple Ganoderma] help Yu Xiaogang perfect his Martial Soul?

And the effects of other immortal herbs would be even better!

He was even younger now and had more opportunities; becoming a Titled Douluo in the future shouldn't be a problem at all!

"Grandfather, it's not like an external Martial Soul can't be cultivated!" Feng Baiyu spoke up. "That Yu Xiaogang I mentioned before, who possessed an external Martial Soul, still managed to cultivate to level 29. Could I really be worse than him?"

Feng Baiyu looked at his grandfather and said, "Test my innate spirit power level for me. Starting today, I am going to cultivate hard!"

"This... very well." Seeing his grandson's persistence, Feng Qingluan finally took out a blue crystal ball and said, "Place your hand on it."

"Mm." Feng Baiyu pressed his hand against it, and the crystal ball emitted a pale blue light.

Innate spirit power, level 2.5!

"Damn it!"