Siblings

In a clearing within the forest, Garen stood casually, while thirty meters away, a black leopard stared at him intensely.

"Little leopard, let's begin. You'd better be careful."

Garen's lips curled upward as he offered a reminder.

"Roar!"

The black leopard let out a roar, and then a black shadow flashed, appearing before Garen in an instant. Its massive white claws swiped down, the wind of its strike whistling through the air.

Garen threw a casual punch, striking after the leopard but landing first. Imbued with the Wind Element, the blow slammed into the leopard's thigh.

The black leopard was sent flying over a dozen meters, only stopping after it smashed through a giant boulder nearby.

Before it could even scramble to its feet, a dozen giant flaming snakes coiled around it.

Instant-cast eighth-rank fire magic.

"Dance of the Fire Snake!"

The black leopard's fur was scorched, and pained roars echoed out.

It struggled with all its might to break free from the snakes' bindings.

"Vacuum Bind!"

An invisible spatial barrier enveloped the black leopard, leaving it unable to move.

Following this, Garen quickly closed the distance and unleashed a storm of brutal punches upon the leopard.

"That'll teach you to be arrogant, that'll teach you to interrupt my enlightenment, and that'll teach you to look at me with those eyes."

Garen cursed as he hammered away, venting his pent-up frustration.

Not far away, Linley did not step in to stop him. He could tell that Garen just wanted to teach his magical beast a lesson. Although Heilu was being beaten quite badly, they were only superficial injuries; a little energy recovery later would fix it right up.

Before long, Garen finished venting and released the black leopard.

This time, Heilu was completely docile.

Damn it, what kind of freaks are these people? My master can turn into a Dragonblood Warrior, so I can't beat him, fine. But that little Shadow Mouse is also so strong, and this human is even more unreasonable. I have absolutely no power to fight back. My life is so hard.

Heilu's inner world was currently in shambles.

One year after subduing the Black-Striped Cloud Leopard, the two of them slowly walked out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Since there weren't many magical beasts left to kill, Garen stopped caring toward the end and focused his heart and soul on deducing and comprehending the profound mysteries of the laws.

Linley's warrior rank in human form had reached the eighth rank, and after transforming, he reached the peak of the ninth rank. He had already comprehended the concept of "momentum" half a year ago and was now beginning to comprehend the laws.

When Garen had free time, he would explain his understanding of the Wind Element to him. During these explanations, he would often gain new insights himself; no wonder the ancients said that reviewing the old leads to new understanding.

Doehring Cowart would explain his understanding of the Earth Element. After all, Doehring Cowart was one of the top powerhouses of his era, so it was only natural for him to have an entry-level grasp of the profound mysteries of the laws.

Linley was truly worthy of being the protagonist. From the way he usually wielded the Violetblood Soft Sword and the heavy sword No Edge, Garen could already sense that he seemed to have faintly gained an entry-level grasp of profound mysteries in both the wind and earth elements. It was just that Garen couldn't yet tell exactly which mysteries they were, though it seemed much faster than the original timeline.

However, thinking about how he had to rely entirely on his own comprehension in the original timeline without any guidance, Garen felt relieved. After all, for geniuses, as long as they are guided slightly, they can grasp things quickly and even draw inferences about other cases.

Now, Linley often had his own insights regarding the profound mysteries of the laws, which also benefited Garen greatly. The two exchanged ideas and spurred each other on.

Garen couldn't help but sigh; Linley's talent was truly too strong.

On this day, they finally walked out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Standing on the trade route, they saw the vast, boundless North Sea.

Garen looked at the scene before him, reflecting on the past.

It was here that he had set off to study at the Ernst Institute all those years ago.

It was here that he had killed his first magical beast, killed bandits, and completed his first Tiger-Striped Warrior transformation.

He thought of Uncle Luke and the fallen members of the Guard Team.

In the blink of an eye, over a dozen years had passed.

Just as Garen was reminiscing, a caravan of several hundred people slowly approached from behind.

The leader of the caravan was a seventh-rank warrior.

"Look, two people just walked out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range ahead."

"Hmm, be careful. They have high-level magical beasts—a raptor-type and a leopard-type. Both are high-level magical beasts."

The caravan slowed down and came to a stop as it approached.

The seventh-rank warrior in the lead walked over.

"You two, I don't know what you're doing blocking the middle of the road?"

"Oh, hello. My brother and I are planning to head to the O'Brien Empire. I wonder if it would be convenient for you to give us a ride?"

Seeing that Garen was lost in thought, Linley spoke up.

Seeing that they weren't highway robbers, the leader lowered his guard and said with a smile.

"That's easy enough. Twenty gold coins each, and I'll take you."

"Deal."

Linley agreed readily, tossing over a small bag of gold coins.

The man counted them, smiled as he put them away, and prepared a carriage for each of them.

Just like that, they headed toward the O'Brien Empire together.

Along the way, the two learned a great deal of information about the O'Brien Empire from these mercenaries.

Linley had originally intended to inquire about his younger brother, Wharton, who had gone to the O'Brien Empire to study at a young age, but he unexpectedly learned about the O'Brien Empire's genius Sword Saint, Olivier.

Reaching the ninth rank at thirty and the Saint Realm at forty-seven, then defeating a veteran Saint-level expert with only three strikes upon his initial breakthrough—it had to be said that for a normal person, he was indeed very talented.

But thinking of Garen, who was traveling with him, Linley felt that Olivier was nothing special after all. Compared to the Four Ultimate Warriors, other Saint-level experts simply couldn't compare in terms of talent; the gap was too vast.

In the evening, Garen and Linley gathered around the campfire with the others, listening to them boast.

No one noticed a little boy walking over from not far away. He first saw the Black-Striped Cloud Leopard, Heilu, and a flash of light appeared in his eyes. Then, he saw the majestic and handsome Golden Sun Eagle standing beside Garen. In the firelight of the night, the Golden Sun Eagle shimmered with a golden glow, looking truly extraordinary. The little boy's eyes shifted away from the Black-Striped Cloud Leopard instantly, unable to look away.

The little boy gathered his courage, wanting to try and touch the Golden Sun Eagle.

The Golden Sun Eagle sensed someone approaching and opened its previously closed eyes, casting a casual glance at the little boy. The boy was so frightened he fell to the ground, his face turning deathly pale, before the Golden Sun Eagle closed its eyes once more.

The group of mercenaries all burst into laughter.

A young girl in purple robes ran over from a carriage nearby, hurrying over to help the little boy up.

"Keane, are you alright?"

"Sister, I'm fine."

At this moment, the girl in purple was also unconsciously drawn to the Golden Sun Eagle, but just then, the Golden Sun Eagle opened its eyes again, giving the girl a fright.

After the Golden Sun Eagle reached the Saint Realm, even a casual glance from its sharp eyes could indeed deliver a mental shock to ordinary people.

"Don't stare into Xiao Pa's eyes. Don't worry, it won't attack people."

Garen had to speak up to remind them.

"Miss Jenny, you should look after your brother. High-level magical beasts are very aggressive; don't let your brother get hurt."

A mercenary nearby spoke up.

"I'm sorry, my lord."

Jenny bowed to Garen.

"It's fine."

After Garen finished speaking to Jenny, he turned to Keane.

"Little one, if you like this Golden Sun Eagle, you must train hard in the future and strive to become a powerful warrior. When that time comes, you can go to the Magical Beast Mountain Range yourself to form a contract with a magical beast."

"Really? Then I must definitely contract a magical beast like this one. It's so majestic and also very beautiful, though its gaze is a bit fierce."

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Jenny apologized to the group and then led Keane away.

Before leaving, she specifically said to Garen.

"Thank you."

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(End of chapter)

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