Upon looking up, the crowd was greeted by the sight of what appeared to be a green, glowing lantern rising into the air… The scene was unsettling, to say the least. “...What… Is that…?” muttered the curious Yusra. Gerald himself was frowning. As a literature student, he had previously read that floating lanterns—such as these—were commonly used as signal lamps during ancient warring times. Once such lanterns appeared, large troops were sure to come soon…!With that in mind, Gerald felt his heart momentarily go numb as he declared, “...Not only have we been found, but we’re going to have company soon as well…!”“But who’s the enemy?” asked Yusra, now feeling even more uneasy than before. “Whoever it is, there’s nothing to be afraid of. After all, anyone who even dares to come close will first have to go through me first!” scoffed Hauk before pinching his fingers together… and launching an aurablade toward the floating lantern!“Stop…!” yelled both Gerald and Yusra at the same t
“Refrain from scattering about! Charge in one direction!” commanded Yusra as she attempted to regroup her men. Unfortunately, things had gone completely haywire. Not only had several of the cultivators fallen, but many others had run off in all directions, too panicked to even consider heeding Yusra’s orders!Only Hauk, Master Greendrake, Mr. Sevenom, and a few other experienced cultivators ended up following Yusra’s orders. Even so, the nether soldiers were extremely difficult to take down. Just as Hauk had said, it was near impossible to accurately locate their demonic sources. One soldier may have hidden it in his head, while the other his stomach! With that in mind, the party would be long dead if they simply focused on identifying where all their demonic sources were!Thankfully, the ones who had regrouped understood that, which was why they were simply using attacks that would keep the nether soldiers at bay for now. Eventually, however, Master Greendrake yelled, “All of you,
“Very well, I’ll be teaching you the activation spell then, Mr. Crawford!” replied Yusra as she quickly began imparting her knowledge onto him. Naturally, Gerald made sure to memorize all she had said to heart…Once he successfully learned how to activate it, Gerald headed to the cave’s entrance before saying, “The rest of you stay in here first. I’ll try saving any survivors I can find!”Following that, Gerald then flew off… Once Gerald spotted the soldiers, Gerald halted mid-air before beginning to chant the spell he had just learned… and shortly after, the Heavenly Guard Order flew out of his hand and into the sky!Not only that, but it also quickly began enlarging… and within seconds, it covered the entire area in a brilliant, golden light! The moment the light touched any of the nether soldiers, they instantly began wailing in agony as they covered their eyes…!Seeing that, Gerald then yelled, “Form!”Almost immediately after, the angelic artifact’s light took the form of a r
“You jest, Mr. Greendrake. I truly am just here for the Yinblood pellets,” replied Gerald in a monotonous tone. “I’m glad to hear… Well, putting that aside, let’s set up the formation that we initially planned as quickly as possible once we’re inside the tomb...!”Following that order, the group then began making their way toward the tomb… and soon enough, they found themselves standing in the main chamber. Honestly, the inside of the general’s tomb felt almost otherworldly. The tomb itself had been built on a large mountain that was at least a few hundred meters tall and had a depth of approximately a thousand meters. Spacious didn’t even begin describing this massive place…Regardless, in the center of the ring-shaped chamber, was a huge coffin with seventy-two massive stone monuments surrounding it. According to Master Greendrake, the mystical angelic artifacts could be found in one of the rooms behind the stone monuments… Either way, Master Greendrake was quick to order in
While Gerald was communicating with Yusra, the other cultivators were readying themselves to take the headless general head-on. Unfortunately for them, all they could do was watch as the headless general swung his longsword, prompting it to be enveloped within a black glow! With each swipe of the sword capable of sending explosive energy out, all the experts—who had been trying to use the formation to their advantage—were eventually forced to retreat. Hauk and a few others, however, weren’t going down without a fight. With that, Hauk roared, “The Golden Dragon Formation! Now’s the time!”Hearing that, the twelve pre-selected Domiensch Masters—who were each holding onto a flag—mustered their courage and leaped forward! Once they were in position, they immediately began chanting a spell… and shortly after, a gale began blowing all over the place! As if that wasn’t impressive enough, a black cloud soon materialized above everyone! As the headless general ‘looked’ up, a massive gold
As he said that, Gerald made sure to use his eyes to signal Hauk and the others to withdraw their power. His plan was to risk allowing the headless general to rampage, but also cause enough chaos to stop Sanchez from getting what he wished to achieve. Thankfully, all the cultivators seemed to get his message. Unfortunately, just as they were about to withdraw their powers, Sanchez simply waved his hand, prompting a dome of light to trap them where they stood! Upon seeing that, Gerald understood that if he withdrew the Heavenly Guard Order now, he’d essentially be sentencing the rest of them to death!The other cultivators naturally figured this out as well, and this prompted Hauk to yell, “How despicable…!”As for the frowning Gerald, he couldn’t help but ask, “You couldn’t have spent this long preparing for only our deaths, no…?”Laughing sinisterly, Sanchez then replied, “Well, since you’ll all be dead soon anyway, I guess there’s no harm in me telling you about my plan! As you
One of the elders wore a black robe, while the other had a white one on. Oddly enough, though they had white hair, they still looked rather young… Whatever the case was, the second the two appeared, Gerald could immediately feel an immense pressure being emitted from them! Ever since Gerald entered the Dominesch Realm, nobody had been able to make him feel this way aside from Finnley and Sanchez. With that in mind, it was obvious that these two men had already entered the Deitus Realm!“...Oh? The Blancetnoir Double Lords who entered the Deitus Realm about a thousand years ago? How interesting…! Why are such well-known cultivators like you two standing guard over this child?” asked Sanchez as he laughed aloud. Ignoring his question, the white-robed old man simply retorted, “Your true self has been destroyed, Sanchez! With that said, I don’t think I need to tell you how a battle with both of us is going to end!”“True enough, now that I’m only half of what I used to be, it’ll defi
Almost immediately after, all the blood began glowing in a golden light as they seeped down the cracks!Though pretty much everyone was surprised by the earthquake, Sanchez quickly snapped out of it before laughing hideously as he yelled, “I… I’ve succeeded, haven’t I?! As I predicted, the fresh blood of those cultivators was the key all along…!”“Eldest Brother, look! No wonder nobody’s been able to solve the tomb’s secrets! There’s a space beneath the main chamber!”“How horrifying… If this level’s headless general has already entered the Domiensch Realm, how powerful would the true owner of the tomb be…?” muttered the white-robed man as he placed his hands against his back while looking down at the massive hole that had just formed on the ground… Meanwhile, Gerald could feel his body slowly sinking, almost as though something from the hole was drawing him in… and it was at that moment when he got an idea. Murmuring a spell, Gerald quickly released the Heavenly Guard Order… an
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