After walking for quite a while, the party suddenly heard someone call out, “Hmm? If it isn’t Miss Zorn!” Upon hearing that, all six of them stopped in their tracks before turning to look at who had said that… “…Oh, it’s you. To what do I owe this pleasure, young master of the Wroe family?” replied the woman with a snort. Just from her reply alone, it was evident that she didn’t have a good impression of the youth. Gerald and the others didn’t have a hard time imagining why. After all, a single glance was all it took for them to register that he was a hedonistic child who had rich parents. The youth went by Quaan Wroe, and just as the woman had said, he was the young master of the Wroe family. The Wroes themselves were famous for their strength, particularly within Dragonblood City. From what Gerald could see, Quaan had already entered the Third-soul-rank within the Sage Realm, which definitely proved that the Wroe family’s strength was no exaggeration. “Oh, don’t be so col
The way things were going, it was clear that he wouldn’t be able to easily walk out of this anyway. Before Gerald could say anything else, Meilani secretly winked at him before whispering, “Please teach him a lesson for me, Gerald! This guy just loves pestering me!” “Allow me to remind you that I’m not your hired thug!” “I’m sorry if I made it sound that way, but please, please help me out…! Don’t worry, if anything happens, I’ll be sure to take responsibility for it!” pleaded Meilani as she made puppy dog eyes. Hearing that, Gerald could only sigh as he agreed to her request. “Hey kid, you must’ve cheated to defeat Juno, right? You couldn’t possibly have taken her down any way else! With that in mind, I hope you’re ready to receive a good pummelling!” scoffed Quaan as he pointed confidently at Gerald. Before Gerald could even reply, Quaan began dashing toward him! However, Quaan was so pitifully slow that Gerald couldn’t help but feel sorry for him. Compared to Meilani—w
The delighted Meilani couldn’t help but smile when she saw Quaan getting destroyed like that. To her, he was finally reaping what he sowed, and he deserved all that had just happened to him. Regardless, what happened to him next was of little concern to her. With that in mind, Meilani then led Gerald and the others away from there… It wasn’t too long after they left when Quaan—who had fainted from all the pain—slowly regained his consciousness… Upon crawling to his knees, he instantly placed his hand against his chest when he felt an acute pain there! It appeared that he had suffered some internal injuries… Looking around to see where Meilani and Gerald were, he quickly realized that they were long gone. With another surge of excruciating pain, Quaan was unable to remain conscious and ended up flopping to the ground again, completely devoid of energy… Shortly after, Gerald and his party arrived at the Zorn family’s residence under Meilani’s guide. “I can’t believe how mean
“Indeed. While curing a person whose martial arts skills have been annihilated has been immensely difficult from the dawn of time, there is a way to get it done… Your son can definitely be healed if we manage to obtain an ancient secret medicine called the Guddegella! Once the young master ingests it, he’ll surely be able to regain the ability to use martial arts!” explained Quid. “And how do I obtain this medicine?” asked Quid eagerly. Of course, obtaining such precious medicine was never going to be easy. “Well, according to the legend, the Guddegella can be found at the crisscross of vast rivers and streams in the Treholm Highlands. With that said, it’s not easily obtained. As proof of that, the Guddegella has only been successfully acquired twice throughout history!” replied Lidorn. While that was certainly disheartening to hear, it was better than having no cure at all. At the very least there existed a chance for his son to function normally again… “Don’t you worry, Mr.
“Go seek shelter, Meilani! I’ll deal with them!” instructed Gerald. Understanding that staying here would only give Gerald more trouble—since she didn’t know any martial arts—, Meilani simply nodded before running off. At the very least, she could look for help… Once he was sure that she had left, Gerald turned to look at the three elderly men again… and with that, their battle commenced! Facing an onslaught of attacks from three people who had already entered the Avatar Realm, it quickly became increasingly strenuous for Gerald to deal with them. With that in mind, Gerald could only stall for time and look for gaps for him to strike… Eventually, however, three on one was a little too much for him, and Lidorn finally managed to land a blow on Gerald! Upon impact, Gerald was instantly flung backward as blood spurted out of his mouth! Landing hard on the ground, Gerald was well aware that Lidorn’s strike had undoubtedly caused massive damage to his inner breathing shield. St
It was around then when Meilani returned to the scene together with Nori and the others. Upon realizing that Gerald’s master had killed off the three elderly assailants, Meilani was instantly shocked. To think that he was this powerful… Having such a strong master, it now made sense why Gerald was able to be as strong as he currently was! Quickly snapping out of it and returning her attention to Gerald, Meilani then rushed over to the injured youth while calling out, “Gerald…!” Call as she might, Gerald was already unconscious… With the three old men dealt with, Sumeru then sheathed his sword before heading over to Gerald’s side and inspecting his wounds. “…His inner breathing structure is in a mess… I need to treat him immediately!” declared Sumeru after checking for Gerald’s pulse through the youth’s wrist. Following that, he lifted Gerald in his arms and ran—under Meilani’s guidance—all the way to Gerald’s room. After placing the unconscious Gerald on his bed, Sumeru t
Seeing that, both Yeurquin and Meilani hurried over to him. “How’s Gerald’s condition, master?” asked Yeurquin in a concerned tone. “He’s fine for now, though he’ll need to recuperate properly for the next few days. Until then, do take care of him. While I’d love to stay, I must leave now to deal with some affairs,” replied Sumeru before leaping off and disappearing almost instantaneously. While Sumeru hadn’t specified what exactly he needed to do, Yeurquin and his daughter had a hunch that he was going to avenge Gerald. Whatever the case was, both of them then quickly headed into the room to check on Gerald. Sitting by his bed, they couldn’t help but worry when they saw how pale and feeble he now looked. After all, he had suffered from terrible internal injuries. Thankfully, Sumeru had successfully repaired Gerald’s internal breathing shield, and the only minor drawback to this incident was the fact that he needed a few days to properly recuperate… A little while later i
When Gerald awoke the next day, he was greeted by the sight of his master—who had his eyes closed—sitting by his bed. Attempting to get up, Gerald immediately realized that his entire body was aching… He couldn’t even sit up! At that moment, Sumeru suddenly opened his eyes. Realizing that Gerald had regained consciousness, he instantly smiled as he said, “Gerald! You’re awake!” “Master, I…” “Don’t worry, you’ll be fine. You’re just suffering from some internal injuries at the moment. You’ll be as fit as a fiddle soon enough as long as you recuperate properly for the next few days!” replied Sumeru before Gerald was even able to finish his question. Hearing that, Gerald fell silent… Shortly after, knocking could be heard from his room’s door. Walking over to open it, Sumeru saw that it was Meilani who was here to bring Gerald his breakfast. After entering the room, Meilani placed Gerald’s breakfast on his table before asking in a concerned tone, “How do you feel, Gerald?
Watching in fury as his black air blade dissipated, Daryl roared, “W-what power…!” As Daryl was too shocked to move, Gerald took the chance to yell, “Attack…!” And just like that, a blazing light momentarily lit the entire sky…! As surges of energy shot out in all directions, Daryl’s devilish formation was reduced to dust in a matter of seconds! “No…!” 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… “Darling, it’s your brother’s wedding day today… Shouldn’t we head over earlier? You’ve been dolling yourself up for ages!” “Fine, dad… Though, isn’t Second Uncle already there to help set things up? That aside, my brother’s gone through so many hardsh
‘Daryl’s been possessed by the Supreme Devilish Lord for ages, and the lord himself has been using your grandfather’s 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!’ ‘In order to further deter the Supreme Devilish Lord’s efforts, they’ve even been kidnapping people with Yin physiques! Do you see the entire picture now, boy?’ explained Finnley. ‘…So that’s the truth… Then, how’s Mila?’ asked Gerald. ‘She’s fine, but your reunion depends on whether we can destroy him this time!’ replied one of the white-robed ladies. That was relieving to hear… Still, as it turned out, the Sun League weren’t 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 didn’t take long for blood to spurt out of his mouth. What immense devilish power…! Following a sneer, the Nirvadevil sect’s master scoffed, “I 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 won’t save you this time!” Furrowing his brows, Gerald retorted, “…Who on earth are you? How do you know me so well? In fact, how do you know about my Herculean Primordial Spirit?” Laughing in response, the master then said, “Oh, you’ll 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 supreme…!” Upon hearing that, Gerald couldn’t help but frown even more.
“…This formation. It feels… familiar,” muttered Sanchez. “Same thought here. I think it’s the Septelic Perishment Formation of the ancient Black Dragon Sect!” replied Gerald. “Ah, no wonder it felt so familiar… Though, wasn’t this formation lost to time ages ago? How did you learn of it?” 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 sect’s 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, “I read about it somewhere. Ho
Upon hearing Gerald’s question, Lord Ethern was prompted to reveal a few samples of the herbs they were locating… and it wasn’t 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, “…These…” Noticing how the two were looking at the herbs, Darkwind muttered, “…I take it that the herbalist they’re looking for really is Ms. Phoebe, Mr. Crawford?” “…Well, it’s hard to say if she is since Marcel already said that the timing wasn’t right… Regardless, this is an important clue. Lord Ethern, was it? Could you elaborate a bit more on your master?” muttered Gerald as he turned to face the man again. “I really can’t say…! Look, Master always appears before us in a shadowy form, so none of us have ever seen his face!” replied Lord Ethern while shaking his head. “…Is that the truth?” “I swear on my life!” exc
“Flaxen, you bloody traitor…!” 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, “Who… Who the hell are you people…?!”“You don’t need to know that information. That aside, tell us what you four are planning to do already,” scoffed Gerald as he slowly approached the three defeated men.“…Who the hell do you think you are? What makes you think I’ll comply so easily?” 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 man’s arms!“If you want your other limbs intact, don’t make me repeat the question,” 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 Zeman’s books, this was his first time actually coming across them. It was a while later when the frowning Sanchez muttered, “So, they want to ambush some herb lady… Is she the one we’re looking for?” 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, “I had the same thought, Mr. Crawford. After all, Phoebe excels not only in pharmacology, but also in all sorts of special techniques and formations!” Watching as Gerald nodded, the Blancetnoir Double Lords couldn’t 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 Daryl’s hideout… Hopefully the Yinblood pellet—that was now in his hands—would aid with that effort… As for the second goal, he was hoping to retrieve the inheritance according to the Zearl’s instructions. After all, he’d only stand a fighting chance against Daryl and the Soluna Sect after getting the inheritance. While it was true that Gerald’s 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 couldn’t help but stare enviously at Gerald, knowing full well that they’d 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, “You’re really something else, Gerald…! 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 general’s tomb, but you also possess those angelic artifacts!” “Oh, don’t you worry about that. With how powerful you three are, I’m sure you’ll become indispensable assistants as we head to the North Desert in search of a certain someone! Speaking of which, if you’re already thinking about killing me t