âYouâre right, Mr. Crawford!â replied Zelig as he instantly began tending to his earlier wounds. Once he was done, he then set off together with Gerald and Nori. Thankfully, the subsequent people they bumped into were rather weak, so in no time at all, the trio managed to gather the remaining eight divine stones⊠With that done, they quickly rushed back to the exit to get themselves authenticated. Once that was successfully done, they then left the illusory space. Upon returning to the real world, they were each given a wooden token. The tokens were proof that they had passed the challenge and served as âpassesâ of sorts that granted them entry into the Leicom Continent. Naturally, this meant that people who didnât own the wooden tokens wouldnât be allowed access into the other world. Regardless, since they had been waiting to enter the Leicom Continent for quite a while now, the trio thenârather impatientlyâwent through the initial portal⊠Shielding their eyes from bright
Regardless, after waiting a short while, Gerald and the other two finally got their chance to reveal their auction item to the appraiser. Upon revealing the jade charm to him, the trio watched as the appraiserâs eyes momentarily widened in shock. After carefully observing it for a while, the appraiser then said, ââŠCome with me! All three of you!â Hearing that, the trio then followed him deeper into the Aurum Auction House⊠Once inside, they were soon greeted by the sight of an old man who had a golden crown on his head. After the appraiser handed the jade charm to the old man, he then whispered something into his ear, prompting the elderly man to appear slightly surprised. Staring at Gerald for a while, the old man then asked, âHow did you obtain the jade charm of the green dragon?â While slightly hesitant to reveal the information, Gerald eventually replied, âI obtained it after I slaughtered a green dragon that I came across during the Challenge of the Fairyland!â Upo
âWeâll begin the bid at a hundred thousand gold coins! As a reminder, each bidâs increment has to exceed fifty thousand gold coins!â explained the crowned old man. Now that the bidding process had officially begun, the crowd instantly went into an uproar! âTwo hundred thousand gold coins!â shouted a wealthy-looking man. Since he had increased the bid by a hundred thousand gold coins right off the bat, it was only fair to assume that he was filthy rich. However, right after that, a fat manâwho was sitting opposite of the previous bidderâstood up before shouting, âThree hundred thousand gold coins!â Truth be told, Gerald and the other two felt that the old hand fan wasnât really worth that much. Even so, who were they to judge? These people were filthy rich, so they could do anything they wanted with their money. Eventually, the hand fan was soldâto the businessman from before who had started the bidâfor a whopping six hundred thousand gold coins! Following that, it took abou
Eventually snapping out of it, Nori then turned to look at Gerald before asking, ââŠThatâs⊠quite a lot. How on earth are we going to carry all this around, GeraldâŠ?â Though it was true that there were three chests and the trio could technically carry one each, it was going to be far too much of a hassle in the long term. What more, once people saw all that gold, they would surely be tempted to rob them⊠Realizing that Gerald was stressed over how to bring all that money around, the crowned old man then handed a small ring to him. Slightly startled to suddenly be given a ring, Gerald couldnât help but ask, ââŠIâm sorry, but whatâs this ring aboutâŠ?â âItâs a storage ring with a particularly huge storage space! You can keep your gold in that so you wonât have to fret about carrying it about!â explained the old man with an amiable smile. âThat⊠I canât just accept something like this for free! How about this? Iâll buy this ring off you for a million gold coins! Is that acceptable
Nodding in response, Gerald then replied, âThatâs right. My companions and I came from Jaellatra, you see, and since we had no money, I decided to sell the jade charm!â ââŠYou⊠Do you not know how precious the jade charm of the green dragon isâŠ?â muttered the confused Prince Severin. Gerald, for one, honestly had no clue. Truth be told, was he not in dire need of money, he wouldnât have sold off the jade charm. After all, he hadnât even studied it yet. Even so, Prince Severinâs tone alone was enough to tell Gerald how extraordinary a treasure the jade charm actually was⊠Now getting increasingly curious, Gerald shook his head before asking, âIâm afraid Iâm clueless, Prince Severin. Do enlighten me!â ââŠVery well! You see, the jade charm you sold me is the symbol of the green dragon, and the person who owns it will be granted the powers of the green dragon! In case you didnât know, among the four Divine Beasts, the green dragon is the strongest among them!â explained Severin.
Just as she was about to touch it, however, the baby dragon instantly responded with a tiny roar! Though the small dragon was even bearing its two tiny fangs, its actions only made Noriâs heart melt even further. âOhâŠ? Are you being mean to me even though Iâm treating you so kindly, little fella?â scowled Nori in a playful tone. Seemingly understanding that it was being scolded, the baby dragon quickly curled up into a ball⊠Seeing that, Gerald couldnât help but smile. Reaching out his arm, Gerald then lifted the baby dragon before placing it in his palm⊠Contrary to its initial reaction toward Nori, the dragon appeared to trust Gerald completely, and this was made evident by how much it kept rubbing its cheek against his palm. Seeing how comfortable the dragon was around Gerald, Nori added in a cheerful tone, âIt seems that the little fella trusts you a lot! It didnât even attempt to be mean to you when you first touched it!â The truth was, the baby was only behaving this
With that deduced, all three of them found themselves looking upward⊠and to their amazement, they saw countless fruits emitting dazzling pink glows growing on the tree! âMy god! Those fruits look so beautiful and juicy! What kind of fruit even is that?â exclaimed Nori in her awe. By no means was she exaggerating when she described how stunning the fruits looked. From the looks of it, the fruit was native only to the Leicom Continent⊠Upon picking one of the fruits, Gerald could instantly feel a strange energy being emitted from it. How mysterious⊠Barely a second later, the trio snapped out of their awe when two womenâeach wearing long white robesâwith white wings growing on their backs suddenly descended from the sky! âWho are you people? How dare you barge in here and steal our holy fruit!â shouted one of the women as she pointed angrily at Gerald. âThese women are strong, brother Gerald!â warned Zelig upon seeing how strange the two women were. From what he could tell,
âWell, for one, this particular fruit is a holy fruit known as Heavenâs apple!â explained the crowned woman. As she went on, Gerald came to learn that the Heavenâs apple only matured once every hundred years. Since the fruit was capable of replenishing energy and mending wounds, it was a fundamental pharmaceutical ingredient in the Leicom Continent. ââŠAlright, but⊠That doesnât explain why the dragonâs so interested in the Heavenâs apples. Just so you know, I even fed it meat earlier, but it barely showed any interest!â replied the confused Gerald. Chuckling in response, the crowned woman then said, âSince thatâs the case, Iâm now surer than ever that the green dragon is one of the Divine Beasts of the Leicom Continent. Iâm assuming you found it while taking on the Challenge of the Fairyland? Regardless, just know that the dragon will only feed on Heavenâs apples!â Seeing that Gerald registered her words, the crowned woman then cleared her throat before adding in a more serious
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