An Outsider in the Defense Clan

Douluo Continent.

Northern Star Luo Empire, Longxing City.

In the rear courtyard of the Defense Clan, one of the Four Single-Attribute Clans and formerly an affiliated force of the Clear Sky Sect.

A little boy with black hair and black eyes, dressed in a white training uniform, gripped an unsharpened longsword as he sparred with a burly man.

His name was Jin Feng.

He was, without question, a transmigrator from Blue Star.

Six years ago, while practicing his saber techniques in the courtyard as the heir of a declining ancient martial arts family on Blue Star, he had been struck on the head by a drop of mysterious golden liquid that reeked of blood, transmigrating him into the fantasy world of Douluo Continent, a world he knew very well.

His father, Jin Yu, had been a commoner genius, a level 55 agility-type battle Soul King whose martial soul was the Golden Winged Scaled Eagle.

His mother, Niu Yun, was the daughter of Niu Gao, the Defense Clan chief. She was a level 46 defense-type battle Soul Ancestor whose martial soul was the Plate Armor Giant Rhino.

It had originally been a pretty decent start for a transmigrator.

However.

Misfortune struck without warning.

The day Jin Feng was born happened to be the day the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Blue Silver Emperor sacrificed herself, Tang Hao obtained his ninth soul ring, and Spirit Hall Pope Qian Xunji was severely wounded.

Not long afterward, news spread from Spirit Hall that Qian Xunji had fallen and Bibi Dong had succeeded him as the new Pope.

Then.

Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo arrived at the Clear Sky Sect in force.

They forced the Clear Sky Sect to expel Tang Hao and hastily abandon its many affiliated forces before sealing off the sect and withdrawing from the world.

Seeing that the Clear Sky Sect had chosen to hide like a turtle with its head tucked in, Spirit Hall had no choice but to vent its remaining fury upon the clans that had once served under the Clear Sky Sect.

For a time, every one of the Four Single-Attribute Clans suffered devastating losses. Countless clan members were killed or wounded before they could react.

And the Clear Sky Sect's actions.

Had truly left every affiliated clan bitterly disappointed.

Thus, they publicly declared their withdrawal from the Clear Sky Sect, swearing never to have dealings with it again.

After leaving the Clear Sky Sect, the Defense Clan accidentally exposed its whereabouts while retreating toward Longxing City and was ambushed by black-clad men disguised as Spirit Hall experts.

During the battle.

Jin Feng's parents fought desperately to hold back Spirit Hall's experts in order to protect the younger generation of the Defense Clan. His father, Jin Yu, died on the spot, while his mother, Niu Yun, was severely injured.

After breaking out of the encirclement.

The Defense Clan hired countless healing-type soul masters to treat Jin Feng's mother.

Unfortunately, Niu Yun's injuries were far too severe. Coupled with the devastating blow of her husband's death, her heart meridians had been damaged beyond cure.

If not for her concern for her young son, she likely would have followed her husband long ago.

In the end.

With the help of a descendant of the Nine Heart Begonia lineage and the Breaking Clan's medicinal pills, Niu Yun forcibly prolonged her life for two years, completely exhausting the vitality within her body.

At the moment of her death.

She entrusted her son, Jin Feng, to the care of her father, Niu Gao, and her brother, Niu Ben. Then, carrying her reluctance to leave her young son and her longing for her husband, she passed away.

With the death of his mother, Niu Yun.

Jin Feng's status within the Defense Clan rose completely to the top.

No one dared show the slightest reproach or dissatisfaction toward this child who did not bear the surname Niu.

Simply because.

To the many clan members.

Had Jin Feng's parents not risked their lives to save them, their children would not have survived until now. They loved Jin Feng dearly and had no reason to dislike or mistreat him.

In the courtyard.

Accompanied by a loud bang.

Six-year-old Jin Feng was sent flying by the burly man once again. His body dragged a long trail across the ground as dust billowed into the air.

At the sight, a trace of heartache flashed through the stern man's eyes.

He had just been about to step forward and examine Jin Feng's body.

But before he could reach him, Jin Feng sprang to his feet, stood amid the dust with his blade held horizontally, and said, "I'm fine, Uncle. Let's continue!"

Over here.

Before Jin Feng's uncle, Niu Ben, could speak.

A servant suddenly entered from outside the gate.

He first bowed respectfully to the burly Niu Ben in the courtyard, then turned to Jin Feng and said, "Young Master, the Clan Chief has asked you to go to the Awakening Hall now to awaken your martial soul."

Hearing this.

Anticipation immediately flashed through Jin Feng's eyes.

Six years had passed since his transmigration. At last, it was time to awaken his martial soul.

Both his parents in this life had been talented soul masters with exceptional martial soul quality and Innate Soul Power. So long as nothing unexpected happened, he should awaken a fairly strong martial soul.

It was even possible that he might awaken Twin Martial Souls.

Of course, Jin Feng's ideal martial soul was a blade-type weapon martial soul. Whether in his previous life or this one, blades had always been his favorite weapons, without equal.

Unfortunately, judging from his parents' martial souls, the odds of him awakening a weapon martial soul were extremely low.

Meanwhile.

Looking at his nephew's excited face.

Niu Ben stepped forward, brushed the dust from Jin Feng's body, and said, "Let's go. Uncle will go with you and see what kind of martial soul you little brat can awaken."

"It'd be best if you awakened the Plate Armor Giant Rhino, the inherited martial soul of our Defense Clan."

"Uh..." Jin Feng glanced at his uncle's broad, muscular build, clearly influenced by the Plate Armor Giant Rhino martial soul, and said awkwardly, "Uncle, under normal circumstances, I'm more likely to inherit my father's Golden Winged Scaled Eagle martial soul."

The moment Jin Feng finished speaking.

Niu Ben gave him an annoyed flick on the forehead.

He laughed and scolded, "You brat, don't think Uncle doesn't know what you're thinking. What's the use of looking good and being fast? Strong defense and great strength are the true path!"

"Then has Uncle ever heard that in all martial arts, speed alone is unbreakable?"

"Feng'er, have you ever seen a fist as big as a sandbag?"

"You're right, Uncle!"

"You brat..."

Amid laughter and banter, Jin Feng and his uncle Niu Ben arrived at the Awakening Hall specially built by the Defense Clan for its members.

At that moment.

Apart from the four children awakening their martial souls that day.

There were also Clan Chief Niu Gao, a level 75 Soul Sage; the Great Elder, a level 72 Soul Sage; and three elders at the Soul Emperor level.

These five were already among the Defense Clan's few remaining top combatants after Spirit Hall's purge.

"Greetings, Grandfather. Greetings, Elders."

As Jin Feng entered the hall and greeted the Clan Chief and elders.

The many gazes in the hall fell upon him at once. The adults nodded with indulgent smiles, while the children waved excitedly at Jin Feng.

"Xiao Feng is here."

"Brother Feng, hurry over! We've been waiting for you!"

After Jin Feng responded to each of them.

Niu Gao, seated in the main chair, finally withdrew his satisfied gaze from Jin Feng and spread his hands. "All right, now that everyone is here, let's begin awakening the martial souls."

"Great Elder, you'll preside today!"

As soon as Niu Gao finished speaking.

The Defense Clan Great Elder seated to his left immediately rose.

Without another word, he walked to the awakening formation in the center of the hall and, before the children, completed Martial Soul Possession with the Plate Armor Giant Rhino.

Moo~

With the sound of a rhino's roar.

Seven dazzling soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—rose from beneath his feet. The aura of a level 72 Soul Sage spread through the hall, giving Jin Feng and the others a heavy, oppressive feeling.

"Little ones, line up and come forward one at a time to awaken."

"First, Niu Fei!"

At the call, a little boy immediately stepped forward and stood at the center of the awakening formation.

Before long, with the Great Elder's assistance, he awakened the Defense Clan's inherited martial soul, the Plate Armor Giant Rhino, and tested at level 6 Innate Soul Power.

"Niu Fei, martial soul: Plate Armor Giant Rhino. Level 6 Innate Soul Power. Not bad!"

As the Great Elder finished announcing the result.

The Second Elder, seated not far away, immediately broke into a broad smile.

Because.

Niu Fei was his biological grandson.

Level 6 Innate Soul Power was already an excellent result in the Defense Clan. With diligent cultivation, he might one day break through to become a Soul Emperor or even a Soul Sage.