ââŠA secret?â asked Peter. âIndeed. I didnât know about it either in the beginning⊠Before moving any further, however, Iâll have you know that for the longest time, I was only aware of the existence of your familyâs most valuable treasure, that being the picture of the sun. Not only is it capable of foretelling things, but itâs also rich with training techniques! It truly is a treasure among treasures! Regardless, what Iâm assuming is that he must have learned something from it.â âAfter all, after we beat him up, we were surprised to find out that he managed to escape right under our noses! Though I contacted several champions and their families to hunt him down, we never found him again. It was about twenty years later when the Crawford family suddenly reappeared, and when it did, it shockingly already owned over half the wealth on the planet! The Crawfords controlled the economic lifeline of the world!â âEven so, a lot of us doubted that the Crawfords who reappeared were establ
After realizing that his fatherâs corpse wasnât among the other dead bodies, Peter was finally able to see the bigger picture. However, something still puzzled him. Why was his father being this cruel? What had prompted him to do all that? âWell? I wonder what youâre feeling now that you finally know what kind of person your father is actually like! Though from your expression, Iâm assuming that you had already felt that something was amiss some time ago, correct? Hahaha!â said Yreth with a laugh. ââŠI admit that I was aware that something was amiss. Even so, thereâs something else I donât quite get. The Gunters themselves have plotted many schemes. What were all those for? Also, letâs not forget that several innocents have ended up dying as your grand scheme played out! How could you have just played around with and manipulated the lives of so many people?â retorted Peter with strong indignation. After all, he, too, was one of the grand schemeâs victims. âBesides, about the par
ââŠAnd where exactly is this other Crawford familyâŠ? Also, you mentioned something about other forces earlier⊠What forces are they?â asked Peter. As was expected, this incident was far from simple⊠âNobody knows where the other Crawfords are. I simply know that my family wouldâve been exterminated ages ago had the King of Judgment Portal not stepped in. I do know, however, that the other Crawfords are exceedingly strong⊠Even beyond your wildest imaginationâŠ! And as for the forces⊠Tell me, who do you think stands at the peak of the world?â replied Yreth as she turned to look at Peter. âI have no idea. However, I am certain that such a position isnât reserved for a cryptic family like yours! I was fortunate enough to meet several powerful people in the world, and Iâm sure there are many others out there who are equally as powerful! Regardless, the ones Iâve come across are undoubtedly stronger than those from cryptic families like yours. Hell, theyâre even more powerful than those
ââŠGeraldâŠ!â growled Yreth, her eyes bloodshot as she glared at him in shock. âHow⊠How is this even possibleâŠ?! To think Iâd actually be unable to take him on!â Yreth thought to herself in her sheer disbelief. âI heard youâve been waiting for me to show myself, Yreth! Well, here I am!â replied Gerald. âSo youâve grown stronger, have you, Gerald⊠Thatâs goodâŠ! Thatâs more than enough proof to show how frightening the power in your body isâŠ!â added Yreth as she laughed out loud despite still seething with rage. âBe careful of the bead in her hand, Gerald! Thatâs a formation!â shouted Peter just as Yreth began activating it! With immense speed and precision, Yreth quickly tossed the formation toward the space above Gerald while shouting, âNow hurry up and get captured without putting up a fight!â Now right above Gerald, the formation quickly began expanding, and the sight of it immediately caused the excited Yrethâs expression to turn twisted and hideous! However, her excite
Following that, matrix formations began enveloping everyone within the Gunter family, and anyone caught within them instantly felt a sense of looming death. Despite knowing that the Gunters were all feeling a cocktail of shock, fright, remorse, and anger, Gerald didnât care. If he didnât kill them all today, theyâd surely return as villains sooner or later. With that in mind, Gerald wasnât going to be soft-hearted on them anymore. Within seconds of being ensnared within the matrix formations that Geraldâs golden eye emitted, all the Gunters were reduced into nothing but fine dust. Peter himself was honestly horrified beyond words. Geraldâs most recent change⊠How absolutely horrible⊠A little while laterâafter rescuing Jasmine, Leo, and the othersâPeter called Gerald over to the manorâs secret room. After Peter relayed what he had earlier learned from Yreth, Gerald found himself utterly shocked. âSo⊠You mean to say that grandpa isnât dead, Second uncleâŠ? Not only that, but
After Queena headed there, Gerald wasnât even sure whether Zenny still remained⊠It was a few days later when Gerald finally arrived at Langvern Mountain. While he had anticipated for the place to be desolate, to his surprise, there was a long queue leading up to the mountain! With how crowded it was, Gerald was reminded of how the place had been like in the past before Master Ghost left. âWhat on earth is happeningâŠ? Could Master Ghost have returnedâŠ?â asked Gerald as he walked up the mountain in his bewilderment. The more he saw, the more surprised he became. After all, several people seemed to be standing respectfully all over the place, and there were even more of them kneeling in the direction of Langvern Church. With how devout each of them looked, they looked similar to loyal followers who had undergone a millennia of baptism. Feeling slightly amused, Gerald simply shook his head slightly with a wry smile on his face. Before he was able to proceed any further, someon
âWhat? Do you plan on attacking me as well?â asked Gerald with a subtle smile. With the help of the middle-aged man, the old man then quickly got up before bowing slightly while saying, âWe wouldnât dare, sir! Youâre a powerful person whoâs hidden your true power extremely well⊠How dare we normal people offend you?â Though elderly, the white-haired old man bore a youthful complexion. Regardless, since he looked like someone who had a considerably high status, the fact that he was speaking and behaving so humbly toward Gerald made everyoneâhis granddaughter includedâstare in disbelief. ââŠGrandpa, what are you saying? Why are you being so polite to this b*stard? Whatever the case is, since my punch missed earlier, Iâll make sure the next one lands and ruins his face!â growled the woman whose initial shock quickly turned into wrath. Just as she was about to launch another attack, the old man instantly scowled, âStop right there, Perla! Donât be rude!â Though Perla Sherwin was c
After casually saying that, Gerald then continued walking, not even bothering to turn around. âAre⊠you planning to head up there, masterâŠ?â asked the old man. âIndeed!â âWhile itâs true that youâre quite remarkable, there are many rules to Langvern Mountain⊠If you still wish to head up there, why not wait here for a while? After all, itâll soon be my familyâs turnâthe Sherwinsâto head up there! Why not go with us?â suggested the old man. Hearing that, Gerald then thought, âThatâs not a bad suggestion. Since theyâre planning to go visit Master Gerald Crawford anyway, I may as well follow them. After all, itâll be easier to do that compared to fighting my way in. Still, I wonder how capable that master truly isâŠâ Seeing Gerald nod in agreement, the old man then said, âItâs settled, then! Speaking of which, I go by Terrance Sherwin! Itâs a pleasure to meet you, master!â After exchanging pleasantries and casually talking about a few other things, Gerald and the trio entered L
Watching in fury as his black air blade dissipated, Daryl roared, âW-what powerâŠ!â As Daryl was too shocked to move, Gerald took the chance to yell, âAttackâŠ!â And just like that, a blazing light momentarily lit the entire skyâŠ! As surges of energy shot out in all directions, Darylâs devilish formation was reduced to dust in a matter of seconds! âNoâŠ!â howled the anguished Daryl as the earth beneath him cracked and clouds of dust flew everywhere! It was chaos incarnate⊠yet moments later, everything fell deathly silent. Gerald himself had already vomited a pool of blood by now, and as he fell unconscious, he could feel his body freezing up⊠Fast forward to three years later, Mayberry Commercial Street was as lively as ever⊠âDarling, itâs your brotherâs wedding day today⊠Shouldnât we head over earlier? Youâve been dolling yourself up for ages!â âFine, dad⊠Though, isnât Second Uncle already there to help set things up? That aside, my brotherâs gone through so many hardsh
âDarylâs been possessed by the Supreme Devilish Lord for ages, and the lord himself has been using your grandfatherâs body to attempt his resurrection! This cycle has been repeating for years, and the Supreme Devilish Lord has already captured many people with Yin physiques but thankfully failed! This grew so out of hand that the Soluna Deus Sect, or Sun League as you call them, have actively been trying to force the Supreme Devilish Lord to show himself!â âIn order to further deter the Supreme Devilish Lordâs efforts, theyâve even been kidnapping people with Yin physiques! Do you see the entire picture now, boy?â explained Finnley. ââŠSo thatâs the truth⊠Then, howâs Mila?â asked Gerald. âSheâs fine, but your reunion depends on whether we can destroy him this time!â replied one of the white-robed ladies. That was relieving to hear⊠Still, as it turned out, the Sun League werenât villains at all! They had simply been abducting people like his second uncle, Mila, and Leo for the
His chest felt like it was exploding, and it didnât take long for blood to spurt out of his mouth. What immense devilish powerâŠ! Following a sneer, the Nirvadevil sectâs master scoffed, âI know you raised your cultivation level this high because you want to learn more about the Sun League, but you should understand that devilish cultivators will always be stronger! Did you really think that acquiring the angelic inheritance would give you absolute power? How laughable! Your Herculean Primordial Spirit wonât save you this time!â Furrowing his brows, Gerald retorted, ââŠWho on earth are you? How do you know me so well? In fact, how do you know about my Herculean Primordial Spirit?â Laughing in response, the master then said, âOh, youâll know who I am soon! But before that, allow me to snatch your Herculean Primordial Spirit! I need to destroy it so that the sacred Primordial Devilish Internal Pellet can reign supremeâŠ!â Upon hearing that, Gerald couldnât help but frown even more.
ââŠThis formation. It feels⊠familiar,â muttered Sanchez. âSame thought here. I think itâs the Septelic Perishment Formation of the ancient Black Dragon Sect!â replied Gerald. âAh, no wonder it felt so familiar⊠Though, wasnât this formation lost to time ages ago? How did you learn of it?â asked the surprised Sanchez. The formation had been a legendary one that, as Sanchez had said, had been lost at the end of the ancient era. Just from its name alone, one could imagine that this immensely powerful formation had been used against the people of the Deitus Realm. In the end, however, the allies of the Deitus Realm still managed to destroy the Black Dragon Sect, thus leading to the destruction of all the sectâs other mysterious and bizarre formations⊠Naturally, they had made sure to obliterate all of them to ensure that nobody in the future would be able to threaten them like that again in the future⊠Whatever the case was, Gerald was quick to reply, âI read about it somewhere. Ho
Upon hearing Geraldâs question, Lord Ethern was prompted to reveal a few samples of the herbs they were locating⊠and it wasnât long before Gerald felt his eyes twitch. After all, those samples were herbs inherited by the ancient witches⊠In other words, they were the ones he was for as well! Naturally, Marcel recognized them as well, and he was quick to say, ââŠTheseâŠâ Noticing how the two were looking at the herbs, Darkwind muttered, ââŠI take it that the herbalist theyâre looking for really is Ms. Phoebe, Mr. Crawford?â ââŠWell, itâs hard to say if she is since Marcel already said that the timing wasnât right⊠Regardless, this is an important clue. Lord Ethern, was it? Could you elaborate a bit more on your master?â muttered Gerald as he turned to face the man again. âI really canât sayâŠ! Look, Master always appears before us in a shadowy form, so none of us have ever seen his face!â replied Lord Ethern while shaking his head. ââŠIs that the truth?â âI swear on my life!â exc
âFlaxen, you bloody traitorâŠ!â roared the three other lords who grew so angry that their faces went red!However, they had no time to remain angry since the Blancetnoir Double Lords and Sanchez had already made their move! As one would expect, it only took a single round for all three of the lords to crumble to the ground.With his eyes wide open, Lord Ethern stuttered, âWho⊠Who the hell are you peopleâŠ?!ââYou donât need to know that information. That aside, tell us what you four are planning to do already,â scoffed Gerald as he slowly approached the three defeated men.ââŠWho the hell do you think you are? What makes you think Iâll comply so easily?â growled Lord Ethren.Upon hearing that, Gerald raised his hand⊠and within a split second, Lord Ethern let out a bone-chilling wail. The Blancetnoir Double Lords had just snapped both of the poor manâs arms!âIf you want your other limbs intact, donât make me repeat the question,â growled Gerald.Now terrified, the agonized man replied,
From what Gerald could tell, all of them were devilish cultivators. After all, their auras were way different compared to regular cultivators like Gerald and demonic cultivators like Sanchez. Though he had read about devilish cultivators before in one of Uncle Zemanâs books, this was his first time actually coming across them. It was a while later when the frowning Sanchez muttered, âSo, they want to ambush some herb lady⊠Is she the one weâre looking for?â Sanchez, for one, had pretty much been frowning throughout his journey with Gerald. His only hope at the moment was for Gerald to find the person he was looking for as soon as possible. Otherwise, who knew how long that boy would continue controlling his life! Regardless, Marcel was quick to add, âI had the same thought, Mr. Crawford. After all, Phoebe excels not only in pharmacology, but also in all sorts of special techniques and formations!â Watching as Gerald nodded, the Blancetnoir Double Lords couldnât help but scoff,
There were two straightforward purposes of the trip. The first was to find Phoebe, the descendant of the ancient witches. Only by finding her would Gerald have a chance to locate Darylâs hideout⊠Hopefully the Yinblood pelletâthat was now in his handsâwould aid with that effort⊠As for the second goal, he was hoping to retrieve the inheritance according to the Zearlâs instructions. After all, heâd only stand a fighting chance against Daryl and the Soluna Sect after getting the inheritance. While it was true that Geraldâs cultivation level was currently one of the highest in all of the cultivation realm, the fact remained that Daryl practiced devilish cultivation, and those from the Soluna Deus Sect were already in the Deitus Realm. In other words, he was merely an ant to them, which was why he was making sure to fully prepare himself before confronting them. Though he now had Sanchez and the Blancetnoir Double Lords under his command, he still felt that he was underprepared⊠Re
Now that all three of them had been subdued with the Nineraid Band, the other big shot cultivators couldnât help but stare enviously at Gerald, knowing full well that theyâd never be able to obtain his angelic artifacts. After all, if he could take down the Blancetnoir Double Lords and Sanchez, then what chance did they have? By this point, Sanchez had managed to get to his feet, albeit with quite a bit of difficulty. Naturally, he no longer dared to make any rash moves on Gerald. Instead, he was prompted to resentfully say, âYouâre really something else, GeraldâŠ! It makes me wonder why you still need our help. After all, not only are you the sole person who knows the secrets of the generalâs tomb, but you also possess those angelic artifacts!â âOh, donât you worry about that. With how powerful you three are, Iâm sure youâll become indispensable assistants as we head to the North Desert in search of a certain someone! Speaking of which, if youâre already thinking about killing me t