A New Transmigrator

The feeling was all too familiar to Lin Tian. It was just like the moment he had been hit by a vehicle two lives ago.

Before he fell off the cliff, he saw Tang Hao holding the Clear Sky Hammer, still poised at the end of his swing.

Tang Hao looked at him with utter indifference.

He looked as though he had just crushed an ant.

Lin Tian did not understand. He had befriended Tang San, acknowledged him as an older brother, and even humbled himself enough to offer to serve him as his master.

Why did Tang Hao still want to kill him?

Was it just because he had fallen for Xiao Wu?

That was Lin Tian's final thought before he lost consciousness.

Tang Hao watched Lin Tian plunge over the cliff. Only then did he look away, put away his hammer, and vanish into the darkness.

That single blow had shattered every bone in Lin Tian's body and ruptured his organs.

Now that Lin Tian had fallen off the cliff, death was all but certain.

When Lin Tian had offered to serve Tang San, Tang Hao had considered sparing him.

After all, a genius with Innate Full Soul Power was rare. Barring any mishaps, he was certain to become a Titled Douluo one day and could be a powerful ally to Tang Hao's son, Tang San.

He could lead the charge in their future campaign against Spirit Hall.

But of all things, Lin Tian had possessed Twin Martial Souls.

If Tang Hao let him live, there would be no telling what he might become.

With only one Martial Soul, Tang Hao was confident he could keep Lin Tian in check until Tang San grew strong enough.

Twin Martial Souls were another matter.

Once Lin Tian reached his full potential, Tang Hao and his son might be the ones to die.

Meanwhile, Xiao Wu, who had just gained two older brothers in Tang San and Lin Tian, slept soundly at Lin Tian's home in Bamboo Ridge Village.

She knew nothing of what had happened on the hill behind the village.

The next morning, she assumed Lin Tian had gone out to get her something to eat. But she waited and waited, and he never returned.

When she asked the village chief, she learned that no one had seen Lin Tian since the night before.

The chief suggested she look on the hill, where Lin Tian often went.

But Xiao Wu searched the entire hill and found no sign of him.

Only then did she realize something might have happened to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian was the only person in Bamboo Ridge to have been born with Innate Full Soul Power in centuries, and the villagers cared deeply about him.

At the old village chief's suggestion, they split into two groups.

The villagers began a thorough search of the hill.

Xiao Wu accompanied the old village chief back to Notting City to see whether Lin Tian had returned there.

If they found him, all would be well. If they did not, something truly might have happened to him.

Xiao Wu hurried toward Notting City with the old village chief, telling herself over and over that Lin Tian had merely gone out on some sudden errand. Nothing bad had happened to him...

As the two of them rushed to Notting City, Lin Yuan waited quietly for news at home.

Lin Yuan knew that if Tang Hao intended to kill Lin Tian, he would do it in secret, not openly in front of Xiao Wu.

Lin Tian would simply disappear.

And once he did, the warmhearted people of Bamboo Ridge Village would surely search for him.

Sooner or later, they would come to Notting City and to his family's shop.

What surprised Lin Yuan was that, while his mother cooked and he watched the shop, news of Lin Tian's disappearance did not arrive. Instead, someone he had not expected walked in.

"Excuse me, do you sell Whale Rubber?"

The newcomer looked about Lin Yuan's age, but he was unusually tall and straight-backed, with a long-limbed build. He stood half a head taller than Lin Tian, Xiao Wu, and Tang San, all of whom had already obtained their First Soul Rings.

He wore a dark-blue fitted outfit with red panels, a high collar, a close-cut waist, a wide black belt, and tightly bound leggings. One glance was enough to tell he was trained to fight.

His clothes were dark, relieved by touches of red. Though his face was friendly, he struck Lin Yuan more as a ruthless, bloodthirsty killer.

There was something deeply dangerous about him.

Another Transmigrator, just as I thought?

Lin Yuan grew wary, but his expression did not change. "Sorry, we don't sell Whale Rubber here."

"Really? I've asked at every medicine shop in Notting City, and they said yours was the only one that might have it."

The young man gave Lin Yuan a meaningful look, as though trying to read him, and chuckled.

Feigning surprise, Lin Yuan asked, "Are you the friend Lin Tian mentioned?"

"Lin Tian? Who is he?" The young man's expression turned serious, and he frowned.

With a look of open admiration, Lin Yuan said, "Lin Tian is the most talented Soul Master at Nouding Academy. He has a powerful Fire Lotus Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power."

"He asked our shop to buy Whale Rubber for him. Whenever we get any, we deliver it straight to him."

"No one else usually wants the stuff. If you'd like some, I can ask my mother to set a piece aside for you next time we restock. But the price..."

As he spoke, his expression made it clear that he would only place an order if the young man paid first.

"Heh. Money isn't a problem. Why don't you tell me more about this Lin Tian?"

The young man regained his easy composure and took a Gold Soul Coin from his pocket, pressing it against the counter.

Lin Yuan quickly pocketed the coin, then stole a glance toward the back room. Once he was sure his mother had not seen, he said, "Well, Lin Tian is something else..."

He went on to tell the young man about Lin Tian, praising him to the skies.

Lin Tian had Innate Full Soul Power, had easily defeated Xiao Wu and Tang San—who also had Innate Full Soul Power—at Nouding Academy, had reached rank nineteen in Soul Power at only seven years old, and had become sworn siblings with the two of them.

The young man listened with a deepening frown, his expression grave.

But when he heard that Lin Tian had taken Xiao Wu back to his village and parted ways with Tang San, his brow relaxed.

"So that's how it is," the young man said with a smile. "I have Innate Full Soul Power too. If I get the chance, I'd certainly like to meet him and see what he can do."

Just as he finished speaking, the old village chief of Bamboo Ridge hurried into the shop with Xiao Wu. She immediately stepped forward and asked:

"Lin Yuan, have you seen Lin Tian? Did he come back to Notting City last night? I've searched Nouding Academy and everywhere else he might have gone in the city, but I can't find him."

He's finally dead... Lin Yuan fought down his excitement and asked, feigning ignorance, "Didn't Lin Tian go back to Bamboo Ridge with you yesterday?"

The old village chief said in anguish, "He did come back to the village with Xiao Wu, but when we got up this morning, he was gone. I thought he'd gone to the hill again."

"I sent Xiao Wu to look, but she couldn't find him. Now everyone in the village is searching all over the hills."

"We thought he might have gone back to the academy, so we came to check. But when we asked at Nouding Academy, they said he hadn't been back since yesterday."

"Bamboo Ridge Village finally produced a genius with Innate Full Soul Power. If something's happened to him, what are we going to do..."