Everyone took their seats one after another, sitting at the dining table as they ate and chatted among themselves.Naturally, both Gerald and Juno sat at the same dining table with Ruth. Of course Xanry was there too.âCome, Mr. Crawford! Let me toast to you!âAt that moment, Xanry took the initiative to stand up, holding the wine glass. He then smiled faintly at Gerald, toasted to him, and said.Seeing that, Gerald also cordially stood up as he toasted Xanry, âHa! Ha! Thank you, monitor!âAfter he had said that, both of them gulped down the entire glass of wine at the same time.âHa! Ha! Mr. Crawford, youâre quite good at drinking. It seems that you must have always drunk a lot!â When Xanry saw Gerald gulp down the glass of wine in such a frank and straightforward manner, he smiled and teased Gerald.âThereâs no such thing. I donât drink wine usually. I only have a glass or two. Honestly, Iâm not good at drinking!âGerald responded to Xanry in a very humble manner.Gerald
âBowling? Alas! I truly have never played it before.âAfter Gerald heard that, he pretended to reply in doubt.Since he wanted to put on an act, he certainly needed to go through with it. He wanted to have fun with Xanry properly.âItâs fine. Let me teach you. Come! Letâs go and have fun!âAfter Xanry heard that, he was not doubtful at all. He cheerfully said this to Gerald.âAlright, then. Iâll go and have fun with you!âGerald directly agreed to do so. After that, he looked toward Juno.âJuno, Iâll go and play bowling for a while. Just have a chat here!âAfter Juno heard that, she naturally had no objection. She knew that Gerald certainly had his own thoughts. Naturally, she would not stop him. She could only remark that it was not a good choice for Xanry to look for trouble with Gerald. Till then, Xanry would definitely regret it.Soon Gerald had arrived at the bowling alley with Xanry.Both Xanry and Gerald occupied a lane respectively.âCome, Mr. Crawford. Iâll teach yo
âHow about this? We definitely need something at stake for a competition, right? What do you think about 150 dollars for a round?âAt that moment, Xanry looked toward Gerald and suggested to him. He had long planned a small scheme in his heart.Gerald sneered inwardly. It seemed like Xanry was mad about money. He actually wanted 150 dollars for one round of bowling.âSure, no problem!âAfter a pause, Gerald directly agreed to do so.After all, money was nothing to Gerald. Besides, it was uncertain that he would lose terribly. Everything was in his control.âMonitor, donât bully Junoâs boyfriend in such a terrible manner. If not, Juno will get angry!âIn that instant, a male classmate who was sitting at the side watching anotherâs misfortune teased Xanry. His tone was filled with ridicule for Gerald.Gerald also did not care about those people. After all, everything would be known later. Gerald would humiliate them vehemently, giving every one of them a soundless slap. They
âYour move, Mr. Crawford!â said Xanry as he turned to look at Gerald once he was done. It was now the start of the second round, and Gerald knew that he couldnât afford to obtain zero marks again or the gap between his score and Xanryâs would become too large for him to turn the game around later. With that, Gerald picked a bowling ball up before slowly walking toward the lane. The second he got into position, however, Gerald heard Xanry yell out from behind him, âJust make some bold toss, Mr. Crawford! Itâs fine if you donât hit anything, just take it as practice! After all, you need a lot more of it to even be able to take on me!â As roars of laughter ensued, Gerald simply closed his eyes⊠Before slowly opening them again. Taking a step forward, Gerald then tossed the bowling ball! Rather than swerving to the side this time, the ball instead rolled straight for the pins, momentarily surprising Xanry and the others. While the sound of bowling pins getting knocked over co
Xanry realized that he had made a miscalculation the second the ball hit the lane with a loud âthudâ before swerving right into the gutter! With that in mind, Xanry ended up getting no points for that round. Seeing that, Xanry couldnât help but frown. To think that he would actually make such a mistake at the worst possible time! How dissatisfactory! Gerald himself wasnât about to miss the chance to ridicule Xanry. Laughing aloud, Gerald then scoffed, âI guess you made a mistake just in time for me to catch up to you, Monitor! You have my thanks!â Hearing that, Xanry grew immensely annoyed, though he didnât really have anything to retort. After all, he was the one who had been careless. Laughing bitterly in response, Xanry then replied, ââŠThatâs right! I guess you do have a chance now!â While Gerald didnât say it out, in his mind, he was thinking, âGo on pretending! Youâre still trying hard to put up an act even after Iâve given you a platform, huh?â Now that it was Geraldâ
Nodding slightly, Gerald then picked up another bowling ball before tossing it almost nonchalantly. Even so, he ended up getting yet another strike! How astonishing! âIâm sorry, monitor! It appears that Iâve hit all of them again! I guess Iâve already mastered bowling!â replied Gerald as he smiled while looking at Xanry. Currently, while Xanry was still ahead with thirty-six points, Gerald was only four points behind him. With only three rounds left, the competition was going to end soon. Who was going to be the victor? ââŠA bit too early to celebrate, wouldnât you say, Mr. Crawford? After all, we still have three rounds to decide the victor!â scoffed Xanry as he picked yet another bowling ball to start the fifth round. After positioning himself, Xanry then aimed for the pins before swiftly tossing the ball toward them! When tossing a bowling ball, the route the ball ended up landing in would alter the ballâs strength as well as the number of pins it could hit. With that in mi
Unfortunately for him, Gerald wasnât about to grant him such a chance. Immediately picking the bowling ball up, Gerald then walked toward the lane... Without even having to look where he was throwing, Gerald then confidently tossed it toward the pins. Every dog had its day, and it was now Geraldâs turn to do the mocking. After all, he was simply doing the same thing that Xanry had done to him in the first round. Whatever the case was, as expected, no pins remained standing, signifying yet another strike from Gerald. With the scores being fifty-two against forty-nine now, Geraldâs score had finally surpassed Xanryâs⊠With Geraldâs turn over, the start of the seventh and final round began⊠By this point, Xanry knew that he couldnât afford to mess up anymore. If he didnât land a strike, then he would surely lose to Gerald! He was also worried that Gerald would get yet another strike⊠If that happened, then Xanry would still lose the competition, regardless of whether he manage
With that, Xanry then got his wallet before fishing a hundred and fifty dollars out to hand to Gerald. Naturally, Gerald wasnât about to say no to that money. After all, he deserved it, and he wasnât embarrassed to take it. Now that the game was over, Gerald then waved farewell to Xanry before heading back to Junoâs side. Seeing that he was finally back, Juno was prompted to ask, âWhat took you so long?â âWell, I just played around for a while. Regardless, I got a bit tired so Iâm back now!â explained Gerald with a faint smile. Naturally, she believed Geraldâs words. After all, there was no way she couldâve known about the incident between Gerald and Xanry. Then again, even if she was aware of it, she probably wouldnât have thought much about it. Hell, she would probably feel that Gerald had done well in teaching Xanry a lesson. Regardless, after a short while, both of them watched as Xanry walked over to them with a few bottles of wine and what appeared to be some dice i
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