Family (Part 2)

"Yes, five thousand years... what an unimaginably long time!" Even the rise and fall of ordinary dynasties only spanned three to five hundred years. Even Huaxia, where Bolan had lived for over twenty years in his previous life on Earth, only had a history of five thousand years. Bolan sighed inwardly.

Hogg turned to look at the two brothers. "Do you two know about the Four Ultimate Warriors of the Yulan Continent?"

"I do," Bolan answered calmly. Linley, meanwhile, said excitedly, "They're the legendary Four Ultimate Warriors Uncle Hillman told us about: Dragonblood Warriors, Tiger-striped Warriors, Violet Flame Warriors, and Undying Warriors."

Hogg nodded with a satisfied smile. "That's right. But now I'm going to tell you that the Four Ultimate Warriors actually represent four ancient inherited families. And our Baruch Clan is the noble Dragonblood Warrior family!"

Bolan had the soul of an adult, so he remained rather composed. Beside him, Linley was incredibly excited. In his young mind, although his family had a long history, it was merely an old, declining family. How had it suddenly become connected to the legendary Dragonblood Warriors?

Hogg looked at his eldest son's calm expression and his second son's astonished one. "You don't believe me?" he asked evenly.

A pride that others could not understand appeared on Hogg's face. "Come forward and look at the deeds recorded on the ancestral tablets. You both know how to read now. The top few were all Dragonblood Warriors." As he spoke, Hogg took the brothers' little hands and led them toward the ancestral tablets.

"Look!" Hogg said excitedly. The two brothers widened their eyes and stared at the tablets.

The first tablet at the very top read: "Baruch, the first Dragonblood Warrior of the Yulan Continent. In the year 4560 of the Yulan Calendar, Baruch fought the Frost Dragon and the Black Dragon beneath the walls of Lan City. In the end, he killed both dragons and became renowned throughout the world."

In the year 4579 of the Yulan Calendar, Baruch fought the Nine-headed Serpent Emperor along the northern coastline of the continent. That day, tsunamis raged without end and cities crumbled. After a day and night of fierce battle, Baruch finally slew the Nine-headed Serpent Emperor... He ultimately founded the Baruch Clan and became its first patriarch.

"Ryan Baruch, the second Dragonblood Warrior of the Yulan Continent. In the year 4690 of the Yulan Calendar, he defeated and subdued a Saint-level Golden Dragon in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, becoming a Golden Dragon Rider! In the year 4697 of the Yulan Calendar..."

"Hazer Baruch, the third Dragonblood Warrior of the Yulan Continent, born in the year 5360 of the Yulan Calendar. In his first battle, he fiercely fought the Saint-level magical beast, the Blood-eyed Mane Lion, in the Sunset Mountain Range. He defeated the Blood-eyed Mane Lion and sent it fleeing in panic, becoming renowned throughout the world."

The two brothers were both extremely excited. "Our family really is a Dragonblood Warrior family!"

Hogg said somewhat solemnly from beside them, "The first three generations of our family were all Dragonblood Warriors. After becoming Dragonblood Warriors, their lifespans became exceedingly long. Ryan Baruch, the second patriarch, did not even marry and have children until he was over seven hundred years old."

"Then why have I never heard of any Dragonblood Warriors in our family?" Linley asked in confusion.

They were all fooled into going to Hell, Bolan thought.

"To become a Dragonblood Warrior, the main factor is the concentration of one's bloodline. The higher the concentration, the better. But as generation after generation of descendants was born, the bloodline within later members of the Baruch Clan grew thinner and thinner. Still, this was not absolute. As it was passed down through the generations, there would occasionally be a descendant whose Dragonblood Warrior bloodline concentration reached the required standard."

"However, our family has not produced a Dragonblood Warrior in over a thousand years! The last one only remained on the continent for a little over two hundred years before disappearing without a trace. After more than a thousand years, our Baruch Clan declined as well."

"After all, it has been over a thousand years. Even the greatest family would decline," Bolan sighed.

"But we still have hope. Perhaps among one generation of descendants, someone's Dragonblood Warrior bloodline concentration will reach the conditions required to become a Dragonblood Warrior. Then our Baruch Clan will be able to restore the glory of a 'Dragonblood Warrior family.'"

At this point, Hogg gave Bolan a deep look. Bolan's physical qualities were exceptionally outstanding; even the Dragonblood Warriors recorded in the family records had not possessed a body as strong as his during childhood.

If even Bolan cannot awaken the bloodline, then perhaps our family truly will never produce another Dragonblood Warrior, Hogg thought.

"By the rules, you two brothers are already six and a half years old and have reached the standard age for testing. Today, I will test the two of you." Hogg came back to his senses.