Regardless, the old man eventually said, “Now that I’ve granted you this power, make sure to obediently stay with Greendrake!” “Of course, senior!” replied Ryder with a nod. Naturally, Gerald had no idea that his old friend—who had been in hiding all this time—was now this close to him… Regardless, after returning to Marcel’s manor, something odd happened once night fell. Right across the manor, was a luxurious mountain villa that went by the name of Ventiluna Manor. Though it was usually empty, tonight, it was brightly lit and crowded with guests. “…You know, the mega manor across the street belongs to the Zandts… However, the place is rarely used, and it’s never even been opened to the public before… I really can’t fathom why there are so many guests there today…” muttered Marcel. “I found out about that a while back, which is why I sent Lyndon over to investigate. He should be back any minute now…” replied Gerald who had a feeling that these people were here for the upcomi
“Her? She’s here too?” muttered Darkwind with a frown. “It looks like they really did invite half of the cultivation realm over… Regardless, who exactly is that eldest young mistress, Darkwind? Also, Dark Moon Biological Group? That doesn’t sound like a cultivation organization at all. In fact, it sounds like the organization has only recently been established… With that in mind, what’s up with that?” asked Gerald—who felt like his horizons had been broadened—as he stared at the brightly lit Ventiluna Manor… “Well, as you suspected, the young mistress is from the Zachau family and they’re not exactly a cultivation organization. Instead, they’re a biotech company that emerged some thirty years ago. Regardless, while it’s fair to also assume that they’re just regular businessmen, I’m afraid that biotech company isn’t that simple. After all, among their many subordinates, three of them are experts in the Domiensch Realm! Those three have willingly worked their hardest for the company
“…Your voice feels extremely familiar… Even after you altered it, I know I’ve met you somewhere before!” muttered Gerald with a frown. “…Oh? It seems that you’ve grown in the past few years… To think that you’d still be able to find traces of my voice even after I used the sound wave spell and breath-holding technique! Not bad!” replied the old man as he nodded in approval. “I knew I met you somewhere before! That aside, don’t think for a second that I’ll heed your words just because of this!” declared Gerald while shaking his head. Whatever the case was, Gerald had a gut feeling that the old man wasn’t here for trouble. With that in mind, he decided to test that theory out by launching a Fierce Wind Palm attack toward the old man! Knowing for a fact that Gerald was deliberately using a weaker attack on him, the old man then laughed before scoffing, “Come now, haven’t you already learned the supreme heavenly techniques of that silly Amorphous? Why aren’t you using them?” Afte
Though Finnley was tempted to smack the back of Gerald’s head, he paused at the very last second before muttering, “…Bah, forget it. It’d be disgraceful to hit you like this now that you’ve entered the Dominesch Realm.” “Putting that aside, where have you been all these years, Finnley? Why did you just leave like that? Lots of things happened during your absence, you know?” Clearing his throat, Finnley quickly replied, “Let’s save that for a bit. I’m afraid that our fight has drawn the attention of quite a few people… Follow me. Now that I’ve tested your martial arts, I’d like to test your lightness skill next!” Following that, Finnley waved his hand… and just like that, he had bolted off in a beam of light! Seeing this, Gerald couldn’t help but smile as he activated his Golden Blaze Somersault to begin chasing the old man… Speaking of Finnley, it wasn’t long before he finally touched down on a mountain peak in Green City, northwest of Peaceton. After waiting around for a few m
“Of course that wasn’t! If you were up against the real him, you’d be utterly powerless! Even that kid Amorphous could only win in a tie with one of Sanchez’s split selves!” said Finnley with a laugh. “…Kid? Amorphous?” muttered Gerald could see that Finnley didn’t think highly of that senior at all. “Either way, you said that you were chasing after Sanchez and something happened… Care to explain that in further detail?” asked Gerald who was eager to have all his questions answered. “Well… after Sanchez attempted to enter the general’s tomb, a certain force that I’ve been tracking for years suddenly appeared again… From what I managed to gather at the time, the Sun League’s influence had spread across the secular world. I also knew—at that point—that they were still occasionally kidnapping people,” explained Finnley. “So that’s why you said I wasn’t ready to learn more about the Sun League yet back then… You were waiting for my cultivation level to get higher first!” replied Ge
“A hundred percent sure. Your investigation was spot on. Regardless, from the moment I found out that she had an angelic root, I knew it was only a matter of time before she was kidnapped. With that in mind, I had to focus on both of you. Speaking of which, I had also hidden on their ship the night she left for Northbay from Hong Kong!” replied Finnley, prompting Gerald’s eyes to widen as Finnley continued telling him the rest of what happened. Essentially, Finnley had disguised himself as a canteen worker that night to monitor Mila and the other girls on the ship. When he sensed the immense power of an angelic artifact early the next morning, Finnley knew that the day had arrived. Since the ship immediately began shaking due to the fierce waves, several of the girls on board were terrified. Though Mila herself remained calm—and had done her best to keep everything under control—, in the end, she was just a commoner. It was way beyond her power to resist the power of the super an
Whatever the case was, Finnley then replied, “Indeed. He had hidden himself so well that I almost didn’t notice him! Thankfully, at the time, I had already encountered your grandfather once before a few decades ago…” “…You’ve… known him for that long?” asked the surprised Gerald. “I have, and from the second I met him, I knew he wasn’t worthy of becoming my acquaintance. For context, when I first met Daryl, I was still investigating the Soluna Deus Sect. At the time, I figured that there’d be a higher probability for people in cryptic families to have angelic roots, so I traveled across the globe to meet them. It was during my travels when I first met your grandfather. Even at the time, his cultivation techniques were exceedingly odd.” “For one, despite there being demonic essential qi in his body, one of his cultivation techniques was black magic. Aside from that, he also seemed to have entered the devilish cultivation realm! He possessed devilish essential qi as well. Since the
“I, for one, hadn’t expected it to fall into the hands of a commoner who would then start causing trouble with that devilish technique! Either way, I’m assuming that the forbidden book was guarded by your previous incarnation. If my guess is correct, he learned of the Herculean Primordial Spirit’s secrets while obtaining the book from your previous incarnation. Following that, he eventually managed to track you down.” “If we’re going by this theory, then I can assure you that even though he was the one who raised your father to adulthood and founded the Crawford family, he isn’t your biological grandfather. It’s the only way for all of this to make sense!” explained Finnley. “Sister Indigo and Second Uncle suggested this as well!” replied Gerald with a nod. Chuckling in response, Finnley then said, “Regardless, I bet you must be interested in the Hellish Skynet technique now, right? If you are, don’t worry, many individuals from the Deitus Realm find that devilish technique irres