When Linley heard Garen's words, he suddenly froze for a moment.
"Wait... mysterious blood, droplets brimming with terrifying energy? Why does that sound so familiar? Aren't those exactly the things inside my Coiling Dragon Ring? Could Garen also have a Tiger-Patterned Ring, something similar to my Coiling Dragon Ring?"
His thoughts raced, and Linley's mind began spinning.
Perhaps Garen's Tiger-Patterned Ring hides an old man even more powerful than Grandpa Doehring—maybe a God, or even a High-level God. Otherwise, how did he advance faster than I did when we were young? And how did he know about cultivating the Laws and Mysteries from the very beginning? He must have had an expert guiding him.
To test his theory, Linley communicated with Doehring Cowart's soul inside the ring.
"Grandpa Doehring, when we were all still in our teens and went to the Magical Beast Mountain Range for the first time, Garen showed all sorts of extraordinary abilities. He could detect the locations of bandits and magical beasts. Is it possible that he also has a Sovereign Artifact ring, with an old God-level expert inside using divine sense to scout?"
"We were so young back then, yet he had already begun comprehending Weightless Strength. Just a few years later, Garen had already started to grasp the Laws and Mysteries."
"Not only that, he understood the mysteries of both Wind and Fire, and even knew a little about the Earth-style and Water-style Laws and Mysteries. When he discussed them with me, he sounded like he knew exactly what he was talking about."
The more Linley thought about it, the more certain he became that he had guessed the truth.
"Linley, if things are as you've guessed, it's certainly possible. After all, no one can be born knowing everything."
"It's quite possible that a