Extinguishing the Light

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and over a month flew by.

Mother Irene had finished absorbing all ten Phoenix Blood Fruits. Although the effects diminished with each use, the Phoenix Blood Fruits successfully helped her advance to the eighth rank, and she had finally stabilized her cultivation over this past month.

Furthermore, a few days ago, the family received some incredible news.

Yale had written back. In his letter, he mentioned some things about the academy, such as Linley graduating after reaching the seventh rank as a mage and auctioning off his Dream Awakening Sculpture. Finally, he mentioned the person Garen had asked him to look into. After all, having provided a name, the fact that he had graduated from O'Brien Academy over a decade ago, and was a seventh or eighth-rank warrior made the information relatively easy to track down.

Arthur: Commander of the Northern Legion of the Luo'ao Empire, a ninth-rank warrior, husband to a princess of the Luo'ao Empire, lord of Light-Extinguishing City, and a prince of the empire.

"I never expected my uncle to be doing so well—a ninth-rank warrior, the prince consort of the Luo'ao Empire, and a titled prince at that."

However, considering his uncle had graduated from the continent's premier warrior academy, had received a fine education since childhood, and carried the weight of national vengeance and family tragedy, it was only natural that he would achieve such a status through hard work and perseverance.

His parents had been separated by a vast empire, and living in such a remote backwater, news didn't travel easily. Had they lived in the Luo'ao Empire, they might have known about his uncle's status long ago.

With a clear goal in mind, the family decided to set off immediately for Light-Extinguishing City in the Luo'ao Empire.

His mother was an eighth-rank magus and his father was a sixth-rank warrior; neither were fragile people. After Garen stored the useful items from their home into his Space Ring, he and his parents climbed onto the back of the Golden Sun Eagle.

They left, departing from the place where he was born.

The wind howled as they flew at an altitude of a thousand meters. Garen used the Wind Element to maintain a wind-attribute shield to protect his parents, while he stood on Xiao Pa's head, contemplating the wind.

In a single day, the Golden Sun Eagle crossed nearly half the continent. They departed in the morning and arrived at the northernmost reaches of the Luo'ao Empire by evening.

After flying into a city and making some inquiries, they learned that Light-Extinguishing City was less than two hundred kilometers away, so the three of them set off once more.

Less than twenty minutes later, Garen saw a towering, massive city.

Garen ordered the Golden Sun Eagle to fly directly toward the tallest building in the city.

Before they even neared the structure, a middle-aged man in green robes flew over to meet them.

Garen sensed his aura; he was likely a seventh-rank wind-attribute mage.

The green-robed man flew in front of the Golden Sun Eagle and bowed slightly.

"Warren greets the three of you. May I ask what business brings you to my Light-Extinguishing City?"

"Go and report to your City Lord Arthur. Just tell him that Irene has come to find him, and he will naturally understand."

His mother stepped forward and said.

"Since you are an old acquaintance of the City Lord, please enter the City Lord's Mansion first. I will go and report to the City Lord immediately."

Following that, the Golden Sun Eagle flew toward the City Lord's Mansion, accompanied by Warren.

As soon as they landed, the Golden Sun Eagle transformed into a small bird and perched on Garen's shoulder.

Warren was shocked to see this. After instructing a few maids to attend to the guests, he hurried out of the reception hall.

A quarter of an hour later, a burly man with sword-like brows and star-bright eyes strode toward the outside of the reception hall.

Garen also sensed the aura of a Saint Realm expert following behind, though the individual was hiding outside the hall.

When the man walked into the reception hall and saw the three people inside, he froze.

He immediately cast aside the intelligence he had received earlier, including the fact that this group possessed a Saint Realm magical beast.

"Little sister."

A voice filled with tremors rang out.

"Big brother."

Irene was also deeply moved. The emotions of siblings reuniting after twenty years of separation can only be imagined.

The two walked closer, and Arthur reached out to stroke Irene's hair quite naturally.

"Little sister, you're still alive. This is truly wonderful. How have you managed all these years?"

Tears welled up in Arthur's eyes—a mix of the excitement of reunion and the joy following years of despair.

Back then, while traveling abroad, he had heard that the Radiant Church had attacked the Mosa Principality and that all members of the royal family had been killed. When he heard the tragic news, it felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

He never expected to see his sister again today. He was so pleasantly surprised that he could not control his emotions.

"Back then, to save me, our parents held off several ninth-rank experts. For the first few years after I escaped, I was constantly hunted by the Radiant Church until I met Clark. We later settled in a remote area of the Rhine Empire, which is how we finally found peace."

As Irene spoke, she recalled the scene of her parents saving her, and tears flowed down her cheeks involuntarily.

After a long while, the two finally calmed down.

"Big brother, let me introduce you. This is my husband, Clark, and this is our son, Garen."

Irene pulled Arthur toward Clark and Garen.

"Big brother."

"Uncle."

His father called out somewhat reservedly; after all, Irene had lost her parents and had only one brother. With the eldest brother acting as a father figure, he was naturally a bit nervous during their first meeting.

Garen, however, felt differently. He felt an inexplicable sense of closeness to the man before him, and he called out "Uncle" quite naturally.

"Mm, good, good child."

After Arthur nodded to Clark in greeting, he looked at Garen, who was already 1.9 meters tall with handsome features, and couldn't help but reach out to pat Garen's head.

The four of them then took their seats as host and guests, and the family began to talk about the events of the past years.

It turned out that after Arthur learned of his principality's destruction, he had been traveling in the Yulan Empire and was consumed by a desire for revenge, eventually joining the Northern Legion of the Luo'ao Empire with the strength of an eighth-rank warrior.

The Northern Legion of the Luo'ao Empire was the very force tasked with dealing with the southern states of the Chaotic Territory, which were in fact led by the Radiant Church.

When the legion commander at the time learned that he was a graduate of the O'Brien Academy and possessed the strength of an eighth-rank warrior, he promoted him directly to lead an elite hundred-man battalion as a battalion commander.

Within the army, fueled by his hatred for the Radiant Church, Arthur fought with unparalleled bravery, often overcoming superior numbers and frequently distinguishing himself in border skirmishes.

Before long, news of his remarkable military achievements reached the capital of the Luo'ao Empire, earning him a summons from the emperor, Gafni.

Upon arriving at the capital to receive his honors, Arthur unexpectedly met the imperial princess, Leo. Arthur's burly physique, chiseled features, and melancholic temperament captivated Leo, and after she took the initiative to pursue him, the two were married a year later.

Not long after, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Legion retired due to his advanced age.

Arthur voluntarily requested to be stationed at the border to continue fighting.

In the years that followed, Arthur gradually climbed the ranks, attaining the high position he held today.

To ensure he would never forget his hatred for the Radiant Church, he renamed his territory, Riverside City, to Light-Extinguishing City.

After listening to Arthur's account, the whole family sighed with emotion. A twenty-year-old youth, faced with the destruction of his country and family, had stepped by step become a prince with real power in the empire. Although he spoke of it lightly, no one knew how much he had endured alone, and they all felt proud of Arthur.

However, when Arthur heard his sister say that she was already an eighth-rank mage, and that his nephew had become a Saint Realm powerhouse, a Tiger-Striped Warrior among the Four Ultimate Warriors, a ninth-rank grand magus, and even possessed a Saint Realm magical beast, he was stunned on the spot.

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(End of chapter)

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