Douluo Continent: Awakening the Original Martial Soul at the Start.

Chapter 2: The Defensive Orange Cat Martial Soul

"Hmm! The Black Wild Sparrow is not bad either. It can fly and is fast. If I make it into an agility-based Soul Master, I can always run away if I can't beat you!"

"Perfect!"

"Perhaps I'm exceptionally talented and can cultivate to the level of a Title Douluo! Besides, I have many speculations from my online friends from my past life, so it shouldn't be too bad, right?"

"If all else fails, I can come back and inherit my father's business, marry a few beautiful wives, and live out my remaining years in peace!"

After comforting himself with a few words, Li Fei suddenly found the Black Wild Sparrow much more pleasing to the eye, and began to fantasize about his future life as a Soul Master.

Just then, a shadowy figure, as dark as a mountain, appeared, blocking out the sunlight, and a sound of gritted teeth rang out.

"You brat, do you have a problem with the family's inherited orange cat martial soul? Yes! It's not a top-tier martial soul, but it still allowed me to cultivate to level 53, a defensive-type battle soul king, at the age of thirty. Its defensive power is almost as good as those top-tier defensive martial souls. What more do you want?!"

The towering black figure was none other than Li Fei's father, Li Ming. And you heard right, he was a defensive-type Battle Soul King. As a cat-type Martial Soul, he didn't follow the path of power attack or agility attack, but rather the path of defense. By constantly increasing the thickness of his fat, Li Ming's defense was top-notch even among Soul Kings.

"How could I not have any opinions? Look at your physique, and then at your fleshy face, I really don't know how your mother could have fallen for you!"

Li Fei jumped up, pointed at Li Ming, and loudly complained that if he were to become like Li Ming, he would never do it, even if he were beaten to death. Although he knew that Li Ming became like this because he was a defensive-type Soul Master, and that he would not become like this if he awakened to be a strong-attack or agility-attack type, he still felt a little disgusted to see his father like this. How could a person get so fat!

"All a Soul Master needs to do is focus on strength, right? When I was young, I used my mountain-like body to shield your mother from an attack by a ten-thousand-year-old Earth Mad Lizard. That sense of security is something that those power-attack type Soul Masters and agility-attack type Soul Masters can't provide!" Li Ming said proudly.

"And, it's actually a hero saving a damsel in distress scene!" Li Fei looked astonished.

"Bang!"

"You little brat, you have a problem with that!"

Li Ming's fist lightly struck Li Fei's head, but even this light punch made Li Fei's eyes well up with tears from the pain.

"You just wait, I'll tell Mom you hit me!"

Li Fei pointed at Li Ming, left a harsh remark, and ran towards his mother's room.

"You brat, Dad was wrong. Don't tell Xin'er, what if she makes me kneel on the washboard?!"

"Anyway, you're a defensive-type Battle Soul King. That washboard-like edge can't break through your defense, it can't even make you uncomfortable!"

"But kneeling there is very uncomfortable!"

Hearing Li Ming's words, Li Fei ran even faster, and in the blink of an eye, he ran into Jiang Xin's room. He began to complain to his mother, saying that his father had punched him because he liked the Black Wild Sparrow Martial Soul but not the Orange Cat Martial Soul. He embellished the story and even showed off the bump on his head to make his mother believe him.

Jiang Xin's face instantly turned cold, and she seemed to be emanating black energy. A pair of black sparrow wings grew from her back, and three soul rings—white, yellow, and purple—surrounded her.

"Li Ming, explain yourself! What's wrong with the Black Wild Sparrow Martial Soul? Your Orange Cat Martial Soul is hideous! Do you want your son to look like you in the future?!"

The cold voice echoed throughout the entire manor, and Li Ming, who had been eavesdropping at the door, shivered.

"Bang!"

Li Ming dared not be negligent in the slightest. He smashed open the door, his massive body bringing immense strength, and knocked the door off, leaving it hanging on his body.

Ignoring the door panel hanging on his body, he instantly appeared before the angry Jiang Xin and said awkwardly:

"Xin'er, don't listen to that brat's nonsense..."

"You brat?!"

"It's Fei'er, my son Fei'er! Xin'er, don't listen to his nonsense. I didn't say the Black Wild Sparrow Martial Soul is inferior to the Orange Cat Martial Soul; I just wanted to tell him that the Orange Cat Martial Soul is more suitable for him and will allow him to go further!"

"Oh! You mean the Black Wild Sparrow martial soul is inferior to the Orange Cat martial soul? Did I misunderstand?!"

"No! Xin'er, let me explain..."

Seeing Jiang Xin approaching him, Li Ming waved his hand and backed away, a look of horror on his face. He, who always doted on his wife, knew what she was about to do?!

"First Soul Skill: Phoenix Facing the Sun!"

As the white spirit ring lit up, Li Fei saw a red light emanate from his mother, Jiang Xin, and she appeared in front of Li Ming, grabbing his ear and twisting it.

"Xin'er, it hurts! I was wrong!..."

"Dad, I learned this from my past life: never try to reason with a woman, because they're always right!"

Hearing his father's wailing, Li Fei felt secretly pleased and continued to watch the show from the sidelines. This kind of interaction between his parents happened almost every week, and his father was happy to join in his mother's antics.

Li Fei knew that the two had a very good relationship, otherwise his father wouldn't have acted this way.

"Kneel down properly!"

Seeing Li Ming kneeling on the washboard, Jiang Xin said in an icy voice.

"Mom, with Dad's resilience, isn't a washboard too lenient on him? How about this? If it cracks from kneeling on it, one crack means an extra hour!"

Li Fei quietly walked over, took out the durian from behind him, and gave his advice.

"You brat..."

"What, you have a problem with that?!"

"No! No! Why would I have a problem with that!"

Just as Li Ming was about to warn Li Fei, Jiang Xin's gaze silenced him, and he obediently took the two large durians from Li Fei and knelt down.

Seeing this, Li Fei revealed a smug smile. After saying goodbye to his mother Jiang Xin, he headed towards the kitchen. He was starving after training for so long and needed to eat something good to replenish his energy.

"You brat, just you wait!"

Li Ming was so angry he was itching to get back at Li Fei, and he was thinking about how to deal with Li Fei later.

"What are you thinking?!"

"Nothing?"

Seeing that Li Ming had backed down, Jiang Xin nodded in satisfaction and sat down beside him.

……

In the kitchen, Li Fei happily swallowed five catties of soul beast meat before returning to his room to begin meditation. With only a week left until his martial soul awakens, he needed to get himself into the best possible condition so he could begin cultivating according to his plan after the awakening.

He wasn't worried about his father at all, because he knew his mother would soften her heart and realize it was his fault. She wouldn't kneel for more than two minutes before making him stand up, and then the two of them would stick together like glue.

(End of this chapter)