Death... and me

Rean's interest was piqued as he asked Roan, "Oh, that part I didn't hear. What do they need her for?"

Roan smiled in response and was just about to talk when suddenly, Langara raised her hand, telling them, "Don't talk. Even though we look to be alone here, I don't wanna risk other people listening in our conversation."

Roan didn't mind as he looked at Rean. "How's the Golden Rascol?"

"Oh! Rascal's fine," Rean replied. "He could have flown for much longer. It's just that we decided to stop midway. Come on, jump on his back. We can talk some more on the way."

Rean's group then took off, once again flying in Giliga City's direction. On the way, Roan began to explain through Divine Sense. 'To be honest, the hunter didn't know too much about Langara. Only the general knowledge of the clan. He told me that the matriarch would jump from body to body, and the receptacle would get much stronger during the time she was there. They would also retain the cultivation gained by the matriarch. Simply put, the girl called Eminia would receive a huge boost in talent once the matriarch transfers into another body.'

Rean was surprised to hear that. 'That's definitely a very peculiar ability. Does that mean her entire clan can do things like that?'

'No,' Roan answered. 'The matriarch is basically the only member of her race remaining in this region. Of course, the Realm of Gods is ridiculously big, so chances are there are more members of the same race out there. It's just that the matriarch doesn't know where to find them.'

'Only member of her race?' Rean pondered over it a bit, only to mutter, 'Does that mean...'

Seeing that Rean figured it out, Langara could only nod in the end, telling them, 'That's correct. I had children with the Graskin Race so that I wouldn't be the last of my lineage. It's just that the ones who came after me had diluted blood. Rarely would a member of my clan appear that carries a pure bloodline. This girl called Eminia was one of them.'

Rean couldn't help but ask, 'Isn't that weird? If you can live their lives, you should be able to cultivate and live a very long time. How come you've already been through 32 generations?'

Roan shook his head as he told Rean, 'That much the hunter didn't know. In fact, he didn't even know what the race the matriarch came from was called. It seems like these kinds of information are a secret in the clan that only the top brass is aware of.' Roan then looked at Langara after that. 'Something tells me you won't speak either, right?'

Langara shrugged her shoulders as she replied, 'It's good that you know.'

Roan nodded before continuing, 'What comes next is purely my own speculation. 'First, she must jump from a body to another because the host's soul will start rejecting her soul. That clue was behind the previous information. The hunter said that the body's previous owner will obtain a huge boost in talent and retain the cultivation gained by the matriarch during that period.'

Rean immediately understood. 'I see...the matriarch shouldn't have a reason to leave that body. It means that this method relies on the existence of the other soul in the body. Although the matriarch's soul is the one controlling the body, the one that keeps it alive is the original soul. After all, that isn't the matriarch's body. They aren't compatible. That's why the soul, no, in fact, it's probably both the body and the original soul who began to reject the matriarch at some point.'

Roan nodded once again. 'Exactly. Secondly, the limitation of cultivation. I don't see why she would jump into the body of a young girl who's still in the Soul Transformation Realm. No, perhaps she jumped inside at an even earlier stage. If the cultivation is too high, the soul and body would be too strong for her to invade.'

Rean couldn't help but ask after that. 'What would be her use to the opposing side of her clan? Isn't it better to have her as the sole matriarch and let her jump into a body when someone with a pure bloodline appears? For the clan as a whole, it would be a very good thing to keep increasing the member's talents like that.'

Roan shrugged his shoulders as he replied, 'That's the problem. Did you hear what the hunters said when they caught up to us? They couldn't kill Langara as they needed her. I might be wrong. However, I believe the clan has reached a very big size now after so many generations. With that being said, although rare, members with pure bloodline still appear more often than before.'

'Oh! It began to turn into a struggle to see which body the matriarch should jump next. As it seems the Talan Clan is divided, both sides want the matriarch to possess their own pure bloodline members. I wonder how long this struggle has been ongoing in her clan.' Rean couldn't help but sigh after that.

Rean and Roan didn't even need to ask Langara if they were right or not. Just by looking at her shocked expression, it was obvious that they hit the bullseye. 'Just who are you two? Have you really never heard about my Talan Clan before?'

Roan shook his head as he told her, 'That would be too much of a coincidence, don't you think? We obviously aren't working on the side you support, or we would have said so a long time ago. Let alone your enemies. We've already dispatched three of them.'

Rean and Roan then saw the color of killing intent appearing around them for a moment. Obviously, Langara didn't like the fact they knew so much.

Roan snorted, though. 'Oh-ho! So, you want to kill us, huh? Well, I have to admit you have the power to do so.'

Rean looked at Roan with a hint of surprise as he asked him, 'She has? Isn't she only at the Middle Stage of the Soul Transformation Realm?'

Roan nodded, not looking worried at all. 'She is. However, she has already lived for 32 generations. She must have a few tricks under her sleeve, right?'

Rean had to admit it made sense. 'I see. Alright, show us your tricks then. Hahaha!'