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
Naturally, Gerald knew who he was talking about. After all, he had been trying to track them down ever since his fiancée was kidnapped by them… Till this very day, he still had no idea whether she was dead or alive… “Regardless, though nobody knew what exactly happened in the Deitus Realm, it’s undeniable that they left behind quite a number of heirs. After gradually dividing the secular world, they ultimately formed the cultivation realm we know today,” added Lyndon. Upon hearing that, Gerald was reminded of the time he had searched the tomb of his previous incarnation. At the time, he had seen a painting of a huge tree falling from the heavens… and when it touched the ground, it was revealed that the tree was covered with numerous corpses of heavenly soldiers. Could those corpses be connected to the destruction of the Deitus Realm…? That aside, Gerald was also pretty sure Sister Indigo and the others were from the Deitus Realm… The more he thought about it, the more his thoug
Following that, the anxious Master Greendrake then asked, “W-what should we do then, Master…?” “Treat him with spirit-reviving herbs. Extract the herbs’ liquid essence then soak his entire body in it for the next forty-nine days. Following that, I’ll use my essential qi to stabilize his cultivation. If everything is done correctly, he should be able to get out of his critical condition.” Following that, a beam of light shot out of the stone statue and enveloped Filipe’s body… Within seconds, Filipe was already looking slightly better! Overjoyed to see that, Master Greendrake then exclaimed, “T-thank you, Master…!” “I apologize for losing the Heavenly Guard Order you gave me, Master…! Unfortunately, I think it’s now in Gerald’s hands…!” whimpered Filipe in an apologetic tone. “…What?! You even lost your angelic artifact…?!” exclaimed the stunned Master Greendrake. “Senior Filipe had no choice, Uncle Greendrake…! Had he not tossed it out, we wouldn’t have survived till now…!”
“Did you manage to find anything?!” exclaimed Darkwind. Looking rather panicked, Professor Boyle then shook his head before saying, “Not yet, but…” “Though we haven’t found anything yet, we received an invitation letter addressed to Mr. Crawford! I was worried that they’d come for you next, so I quickly came over with the professor!” explained Lyndon as he took the invitation letter out… Raising a slight brow, Gerald then took the letter and began reading through it… By the end of it, he realized that they were all being invited to the Zandt family’s banquet that was to be held tonight… Upon being relayed the message, Darkwind instantly said, “It’s clearly a trap, Mr. Crawford! The big demons are probably taking over this time, so we must be really careful if we’re attending! They won’t be small fries like Filipe…!” “I agree. It’s stated here that Master Greendrake, Mr. Sevenom, and a few others will also be attending… They must be Master Trilight’s accomplices!” added Lyndon
Meanwhile, in the Zandt family’s residence, Freyr found himself getting better and better. Just in time, too. After all, not only had Master Trilight given him a mission, but she also told him that Master Greendrake—a big boss—was coming over as well! With all that in mind, the Zandts really didn’t dare to take things lightly, and Freyr made sure to thoroughly supervise all the preparatory work… However, there was one Zandt who was disallowed from helping… And that was Fae! After being told to stand at the manor’s entrance, the infuriated Fae—who had just slapped her men over a dozen times earlier to cool herself off—grumbled, “Aren’t I a Zandt too?! Why is Sister allowed to stay while I’m kicked out?! How annoying!” “S-Second Young Mistress, the people coming over this time are big shots… We really can’t afford to offend any of them, so we should just listen to Master and quickly leave…” muttered one of the bodyguards while covering his cheek. “How dare you speak to me like that
“Sister, don’t…!” yelled Elain who attempted to stop Fae, but it was already too late. The sound of the gunshot firing was heard… However, an odd sound of cracking metal followed…? There were two large willow trees standing on opposite ends next to Gerald, and on both trees, were bullet marks… Had… Had Gerald split that bullet in half…?! Though Freyr was stunned by that, he was even more shocked when he realized that hovering millimeters away from Fae’s forehead… was the willow leaf from before! The leaf held immense power, and if it had hit Fae’s forehead, she would’ve died there and then…! Naturally, when she realized its presence as well, Fae got so terrified that she immediately dropped her revolver! Before anyone else could say a thing, a voice suddenly stated, “Truly skillful, Mr. Crawofrd, but as a Domiensch Master, don’t you think bullying a regular girl is a little too much?” The voice belonged to Master Greendrake—who was smiling frigidly—who was now walking toward
Simply chuckling in response, Gerald then smiled as he said, “Now, now, since Saint Darkwind is now under me, I should be the one responsible for what happened between you and the Darkwind Sect. With that said, I should be taking that toast!” “…Oh? I see! Then be my guest!” replied Mr. Sevenom as he and his men exchanged glances while sneering. “B-but Mr. Crawford…!” exclaimed Darkwind in a panicked tone. However, he recalled all the tricks that Gerald was capable of, he realized that there was really no reason for Gerald to be afraid of that tiny glass of wine. Gerald himself simply drank the wine in a single gulp, instantly stunning Mr. Greendrake. After all, with Gerald’s cultivation level, it was impossible that the boy wouldn’t know that the wine had been poisoned. In the end, though everyone had friendly facades on, it was still a battle between the two parties to test their abilities…! Just as everyone was wondering whether Gerald truly drank the wine, Gerald was prompte