After Master Trilight recounted all that had happened, all three masters were left shocked. Feeling his heart skip a beat, Master Greendrake eventually said, “…So… let me get this straight. Your opponent was Saint Amorphous’s heir, and the boy has nearly mastered all the techniques created by that man…?” “Indeed. It’s why Master grew interested and told me to investigate further into him. However, I figured that making a thorough investigation was going to be difficult on my own, which is why I invited you three over! That aside, from what I’ve gathered through my disciple’s resources, the boy’s name is Gerald Crawford, and he really is only in his twenties. Interestingly, he’s also a second-generation rich heir who supposedly went missing for a few years! I’m guessing that he obtained his power around then!” proposed Master Trilight. “That basic information is all we need. Father, I suggest that we get some of our men from Greendrake Church to deal with him! Once we’ve captured
“What do you two want from me?” asked Darkwind as he slowly got to his feet. “Well, after learning that Young Master Crawford’s come to town, I suggested to the Zandt’s Eldest Young Mistress to have a feast prepared for him at the Zandt manor. She ultimately agreed, which is why I’m hoping that you’ll accept our invitation to join us for a meal!” replied the evil-looking man who was none other than Filipe! “With all these men surrounding me, it’s clear that you wouldn’t have taken no as an answer anyway,” scoffed Darkwind in a slightly excited tone. He, for one, was usually the one issuing challenges. With that in mind, to think that this nobody from the secular world would dare threaten him! Chuckling in response, Filipe then replied, “You’re quite sharp, old man! With that in mind, let’s just cut straight to the chase!” Stepping up, Elain then added in a slightly impatient tone, “Look, if you cooperate and we ultimately learn that you mean us no harm, I promise that nobody in
It was clear that Filipe was taking full advantage of the fact that Darkwind was now injured! Regardless, after announcing his attack, he began kicking at the old man’s chest so rapidly that several afterimages could be seen…! Unable to block any of them, Darkwind soon spurted out blood as he fell to the ground! Holding onto his chest, Darkwind was prompted to exclaim, “How… How is this possible?!” From what Darkwind could tell, Filipe’s leg shouldn’t have been able to contain that much power! With that in mind, the fact that the boy’s attack was so aggressive was nothing short of bizarre! What’s more, to think that Filipe had managed to rebound the damage of his Fierce Wind Palm attack with some near-impenetrable shield…! Looking at how shocked the old man was, Filipe then placed his arms against his back as he laughed sinisterly before declaring, “How did you find my attack?” Snapping out of it, Darkwind then gritted his teeth—as he endured all the pain—before retorting, “Wha
Regardless, the second he marked down Darkwind’s location, Gerald immediately led Lyndon over… However, when they arrived, not a soul was there! Looking at the ground, Lyndon was prompted to say, “There appears to have been a big battle here…!” “Indeed, and since I sensed that fluctuation of angelic power, Darkwind most probably lost. That aside, if his opponent wasn’t an Angelord, it was most probably someone who possessed an angelic artifact!” muttered Gerald who was already frowning. Recalling how he had almost lost to Master Trilight—due to her angelic artifact—, Gerald then gave the bloodstains on the ground a long look before declaring, “…I’m positive it’s them!” “Mr. Crawford! Look here! There’s a stone plaque with some writing on it!” exclaimed Lyndon out of the blue. Upon hearing that, Gerald went over to have a look… and shortly after, he read out, “Purple Bamboo Forest, huh… The culprit must have abducted Darkwind to get us to head there!” Though Lyndon agreed, h
“Hah! Your master simply said that so that you wouldn’t realize that they’re already goners! It really is a shame that a young girl like you has already become a bloodthirsty demon working for other demons!” replied Darkwind, causing Elain’s face to go even redder. Were… Those children really dead…? “Don’t listen to him, Youngest Junior! He’s just trying to mislead you!” growled Filipe as he got to his feet before snapping his whip! Following that, an electric current began running down the angelic whip… and the second it hit Darkwind, it left deep burn marks where it landed…! “That’s for spouting nonsense, old man! There’s definitely a better way to do all this, yet you seem to insist on choosing the worst options! Are you really that keen on dying?!” scoffed Filipe in a fierce tone. “Not at all, though you seem to be. Listen, if you don’t release me now, you won’t even know what killed you once Mr. Crawford arrives! Also, you’re extremely ignorant if you think your puny forma
What followed was a thunderous noise as the black barrier began trembling uncontrollably…! By this point, Filipe was already coughing out blood and his forehead was covered with bulging veins…! Unfortunately for him, his barrier soon shattered into a million pieces, thrusting Filipe backward and onto the ground! With all the meridians in his back ruptured, Filipe—who now realized that Gerald’s attack had almost destroyed his soul—couldn’t help but exclaim in shock, “H-How is this possible…?!” After all, he had an angelic artifact protecting him! His defense should’ve been perfect…! Now brimming with Envy, Filipe then clenched the soil while growling, “You… Gerald Crawford…!” “While it’s true that you had access to an angelic artifact, you should know that the wielder’s capabilities are equally as important for the item to truly shine. Similar to how anyone can read a recipe, the food will only taste good if you’re experienced with cooking!” replied Gerald in a casual tone while
Gerald, for one, had already mastered everything in the book about formations. With that in mind, though this formation was vastly more complex and different from regular cultivator formations, Gerald knew that it couldn’t deviate too far from the basic principles. With that in mind, he simply continued trying to decipher the formation… And eventually, Gerald managed to think of something. Closing his eyes, his body began glowing in a golden light… And following that, the ever-increasing surge of lightning and fire seemed to completely dissipate the second they touched his body! Upon seeing that, Darkwind and Lyndon—who were still trying their hardest to dodge the attacks—couldn’t help but feel flabbergasted. Gerald himself calmly explained, “By making use of the geographical features of this mountain the formation is able to borrow the forces from heaven and earth which ultimately allows it to form the cosmo-forces. It’s the only reason why the attacks are so rapid and powerful.”
Though he was angry, that emotion quickly turned to panic when Filipe saw Gerald pinch his sword fingers together before charging over! Now anxious out of his mind, Filipe quickly tossed out his Heavenly Guard Order! Since the Heavenly Guard Order was still an angelic artifact, it was able to block Gerald’s Skysplit attack! Before Gerald could use another attack, however, a dazzling light burst from the artifact, temporarily blinding everyone! By the time they finally regained their sight, Filipe and Elain were nowhere to be seen… “That b*stard sure runs fast…!” growled Darkwind with a huff. “If he didn’t have that angelic artifact, Mr. Crawford could’ve easily killed him!” scoffed the similarly annoyed Lyndon. Gerald, however, simply remained silent as he stared at the token on the ground that was still glowing brightly… Watching as Gerald picked the token up, Darkwind—who was surprised to feel angelic power emanating from the token—was prompted to say, “Is that… The Heave
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