Chapter 155
Chapter 155 – East Ocean
While Fatty merged the two skill books, across from him, West the Flame Ruler immediately transferred the seal over to the Fire Kirin Beast. West let out a long, excited wail. The Flame Ruler raised a hand and issued a series of thunderous sparks that exploded in the air like fireworks.
"Big Bro, congrats on regaining your freedom," said Fatty, pocketing the skill book.
"Heheh, I have Lil’ Bro to thank for this!" West exclaimed with a bright grin. He was extremely happy, and he affectionately patted Fatty on the shoulder.
"What are you gonna do next? Go to the East Ocean?" asked Fatty.
"Nah, not yet," West hedged. "Before I go, I have to eat the Icefire Lotus first to harmonize water and fire effects, which would reduce the water magic’s binding."
Fatty cupped his fist in salute. "Then, this little bro wishes you the best of luck, Big Bro."
"Hehehe," West chuckled. "Thank you! Lil’ Bro, you wait here for a bit while I clean up this place."
The Flame Ruler swung his hand to pluck the Icefire Lotus from over the lava pond, then raised a leg and kicked the Fire Kirin Beast into the bubbling mire. "Get in! From now on, you can just stay here! This old man is finally free!"
West wrapped up his stuff very quickly; several items appeared from God-knows-where and flew into his sleeves. At last, the Ruler only held the Icefire Lotus in his hand.
"Raaaauh!" Roaring, West tossed the Icefire Lotus into his mouth. In a blink, a flame at least three meters high gushed from body, almost consuming the nearby Fatty. The rogue stumbled and rolled aside to dodge, and West retracted the flame. A crackling layer of ice then condensed all over his body.
"Formidable! So this is the dual effect of ice and fire?" Fatty clicked his tongue. Such a strong elemental effect could outplay any typical player. They would either be burned to ashes or frozen into an ice sculpture.
Flaring fire and crawling ice took turns enveloping West. The Flame Ruler trembled, sweating one moment, yet frozen the next. He would then melt and freeze again. After half an hour of such torture, West suddenly let out a thunderous cry. The flames shrank, and the ice vanished.
"Haha! Success!" West was delirious. His body was no longer fiery red as before, but a translucent flush of scarlet.
"Lil’ Bro, thank you big time! If not for you bringing the Fire Kirin Beast so that I could transfer the seal, I wouldn’t be able to break free and become even stronger. Now, I’m not far from rising in rank." West expressed his gratitude to the rogue once more.
What? Not far from the next rank? Fatty’s face instantly changed with the revelation.
Noticing the reaction, West asked dubiously, "What’s wrong?"
Fatty pondered deeply a moment; but, he eventually clenched his teeth and took out one of the two remaining Dragon Revolution leaves. "Big Bro, would using this get you to the next rank?"
"Dragon Revolution Herb?!" West’s expression shifted sharply. He quickly grabbed the leaf from Fatty’s hand and scrutinized the leaf before his eyes; he even gave the foliage a sniff. "It’s really Dragon Revolution Herb!"
West carefully stowed the leaf and solemnly declared, "Lil’ Bro, you’ve done me an extremely huge favor. From now on, call upon me whenever you’re in need."
I was waiting for those words exactly, thought Fatty. A leaf of Dragon Revolution Herb in exchange for the ability to summon an expert meant he still benefited. But, of course the rogue wouldn’t say such a thing out loud. "You exaggerate, Big Bro. This Dragon Revolution leaf isn’t of much use to me. Since you have some use for it, you can have it." Fatty acted magnanimously.
"Haha, my little bro is generous! Didn’t you want to gather all of the basic elemental arts? How many do you presently have? I’ll help you get the rest." West volunteered for the task.