Legends said that it was almost impossible to kill the man who possessed the Black Dragon Body.
Many peak cultivators had tried.
Many armies had marched against him. Many sects had united to destroy him.
But no matter how many times they fought him, they could not truly kill him.
In the end, the world chose a different path.
They made a deal with him.
No one knew what the exact conditions of that deal were, but the man with the Black Dragon Body accepted it. After that day, the great war ended, and the destruction stopped.
And that man disappeared from the battlefield.
Later, it was revealed that he had fallen in love with a woman during that time.
He married her, and instead of destroying the world… he created a family.
That family came to be known as the Kelric Family.
Generations passed.
Children were born.
Bloodlines spread.
Time changed everything.
But the Kelric Family remained.
Even after thousands and millions of years, the Kelric Family still stood strong.
Once upon a time, they were among the Top 3 Families in the world.
But as generations passed, talent decreased, politics increased, and power shifted.
Now, the Kelric Family was still powerful…
but they ranked among the Top 10 Families in the World.
Still feared.
Still respected.
Still powerful.
And in the current generation, many talented children had been born in the Kelric Family.
Among them, the most famous name was Ketlos.
The boy with the Purple Dragon Body.
A rare genius who appeared once in thousands of years.
His cultivation speed was fast, his Qi was strong, and many elders believed that he would bring glory back to the Kelric Family.
Everywhere his name was praised.
Ketlos is a genius.
Ketlos will become a great cultivator.
Ketlos will lead the Kelric Family in the future.
Everyone knew Ketlos.
Everyone praised Ketlos.
But no one knew the truth.
No one knew that in the same family…
in the same generation…
Another monster had been born.
A boy who possessed the body of their ancestor himself.
The Black Dragon Body.
And that boy's name was…
Kairo.
But no one recognized him.
No one noticed him.
No one cared about him.
The true genius of the Kelric bloodline… was treated like trash.
After some time, Kairo finished bathing in the river and wore his torn but cleaned clothes.
His body felt fresh, and his mind was a little calmer than before.
He started walking back toward the main road that led to the city.
The road passed near a quiet area with trees and broken stone walls.
As Kairo walked, he suddenly noticed something ahead.
A group of rough-looking men had surrounded a boy.
The boy looked rich from his clothes, and he seemed scared.
The men were pushing him, threatening him, and trying to take something from him.
Kairo saw the situation from a distance.
But he did not stop.
He simply lowered his head slightly and started walking from the side, trying to pass by quietly.
He did not want trouble.
But as he walked past them, one of the men noticed him.
Oye! You there! Stop! the man shouted.
Kairo stopped and slowly turned toward them.
The man walked toward him and looked him up and down.
If you have anything valuable, take it out, the man said. Money, items, anything. Give it to us.
Kairo looked at him calmly and said in a normal voice,
Brother, I don't have anything. You can check if you want.
The men searched him roughly.
But there was nothing.
No money.
No weapon.
No ring.
Nothing valuable.
The men clicked their tongues in annoyance.
Useless, one of them said. Get lost.
Just as Kairo was about to leave, the boy who was being held suddenly shouted,
Wait!
Please!
Help me!
Please save me!
Kairo stopped for a moment.
He turned his head slightly and looked at the boy.
The boy's eyes were full of fear and desperation.
Please… help me…
the boy said again.
For a few seconds, Kairo said nothing.
Then he spoke in a calm, emotionless voice,
Who are you to me…
that I should risk my life for you?
The boy was shocked.
Kairo continued,
I'm not a cultivator. I have no power. I come here only to run and train.
Even these men know that I have nothing.
One of the thugs laughed.
Yeah, he's right. We've seen this guy before.
He just runs around and trains like an idiot. He's got nothing.
Then the thug looked at Kairo with cold eyes and said,
If you tell anyone about this, you won't be alive tomorrow.
Understand?
Kairo nodded slightly.
I understand.
He turned and started walking away again.
Behind him, the boy shouted one last time,
Please! Don't leave me! Please save me!
But Kairo did not turn around.
He kept walking.
A few moments later…
Screams were heard behind him.
One scream.
Then another.
Then silence.
Kairo stopped walking.
He did not turn around immediately.
After a few seconds, he slowly looked back.
All the thugs were lying on the ground.
Dead.
Standing behind the rich boy… was a man dressed in black.
A bodyguard.
So the boy was not alone after all.
Kairo looked at the scene for a few seconds, then turned his head forward again and started walking away silently.
He did not know why…
But today, it felt like the world around him was slowly starting to change.