Chapter 127 – Reunited Brothers (1/2)

Chapter 127 – Reunited Brothers

*Huaaa*

A gentle breeze floated around the tranquil grassland, the bushes faintly dancing along with the direction of the wind.

“This sucks! Nothing but grass, trees, then grass again, and even more trees… I wonder where big brother is.”

A tall and muscular youth bitterly complained, as he trudged dispiritedly through the grass. Equipped with light leather armor and a pair of shiny metallic gauntlets, the youth exhibited an aura similar to that of a trained warrior.

It had been weeks since Roran first entered the outskirts of the Desolate Mountains, and he still had no clue on how to go about searching for Calron. He tried using the connection from the Blood Legacy to locate his brother, but since he was not the Prime Inheritor like Calron, he could not use its full power.

“Seems like a little pest has latched onto me.”

Roran mumbled, as he rubbed his steel gauntlets together and wiggled his fingers.

“GRRRRR!”

A throaty growl resounded behind Roran, as a large cat-like creature stealthily pounced at him.

“Guess, I know what I am having for lunch right now.”

Roran calmly stated, as his body burst into a cloud of crimson smoke and instantly reappeared behind the beast. This was his Blood Shadow step.

“Gruh?”

The large feline beast let out a confused grunt, before it felt a hammer-like collision against its chest and life slowly faded out from its eyes.

It thought that the human would be an easy target since he carried no weapons. However, the current Roran was a completely frightening individual.

In the past, he was bullied for being fat and weak as a cultivator; however, after he awakened as an elementalist and inherited the Blood Legacy, his mind and body underwent an astonishing change.

Within the years that Calron had disappeared, Roran had been painstakingly cultivating his elemental essence and the Blood Legacy to the point where the reached the first rank of the Vajra stage.

He did not ever want to feel that helplessness he felt when he couldn’t help Calron back then.

Excluding Calron, Roran could now be said to be one of the most talented youths among the human kingdom.

“I should have brought some spices from home. Constantly eating these tasteless meat for the past few weeks has been killing my appetite. But, tasteless meat is still better than no meat…”

Roran dejectedly stated, as a bright blue strand of essence coalesced on top of his palm and he began using it to skin the carcass.

*Thump*

*Thump Thump*

It was at that moment, that the legacy’s source pool within his body started to rumble, and his heartbeat started to thump madly.

“SCREEEEEEEE!”

An ear-piercing screech of a bird echoed in the sky above Roran, his eyes wide in shock at the sight of a bird so humongous and magnificent at the same time. Golden scales shimmering under the sunlight, and wings sharper than a steel sword, the golden bird soaring above was truly a scene to behold.

“Shit! I don’t think I can fight that. It’s just my luck… that monster is coming directly towards me”

Roran stood up from the ground, his fists clenching in tension while he continued to stare at the rapidly descending beast.

“Eh? Is that… a puppy?”

It was a bizarre sight, seeing a tiny pup within the clutch of a giant bird, as what kind of mighty predator would hunt a small pup who hardly had any meat. What was even more strange, was that the pup had an utterly bored look on its face, almost like it was used to flying and not even slightly afraid of the beast holding it.