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
“That’s honestly the main reason why I finally decided to show up again. You aren’t a match for Daryl, so charging straight into his lair is pretty much just suicide. While it’s true that I could save you if things go awry at the last moment, I’m a bit worried about having to show up before—and potentially fight—Daryl and Sanchez!” added Finnley. “Is this a worry regarding the Soluna Deus Sect…?” asked Gerald who more or less saw where Finnley was coming from. “Indeed. Though the Soluna Deus Sect has already learned about me, they still haven’t pinpointed where I am. With that in mind, until you get stronger, my best bet would be to remain hidden as long as possible!” replied Finnley with a nod. “Stronger… Are you suggesting that I can enter the Deitus Realm and potentially become an Angelord? But I don’t think I have an angelic root…” muttered Gerald. “You don’t. However, not only do you possess the Herculean Primordial Spirit, but you were born with it! In other words, you be
“Right, you are. In order to successfully get past the first step, we need to look no further than the general’s tomb!” replied Finnley. “There’s an angelic root in there?” asked Gerald. “Negative. Angelic roots can’t exist on their own. They either have to be innate or planted using a special ingredient, and it’s just our luck that such an ingredient exists in the general’s tomb. The ingredient is the dragon spirit pearl, more commonly known as the dragon internal pellet! After consuming it, your body will change, and your Herculean Primordial Spirit will behave like an angelic root has been planted within it. If things go well, you’ll have succeeded in your first step in entering the Deitus Realm!” replied Finnley. “…I wonder if Sanchez and his disciples are trying to obtain the dragon spirit pearl…” muttered Gerald. “They are. After all, the object was formed in the body of a spiritual dragon who cultivated into the Deitus Realm after its death. The spiritual dragon itself i
“Not a clue,” replied Gerald. “Well, he’s Zedd Burns, the youngest son of Duke Carlos, the War God of the Qin Kingdom at the end of the Great War period!” explained Finnley. “I’ve never heard of Zedd, but I do know Carlos’s eldest son, Zelig. From what I remember, after Zelig’s father was executed by the Qin Emperor, the rest of his family moved to Yorkland, which is why most of Zelig’s descendants are Yorklanders, right?” asked Gerald, who knew his history since he used to be a literature major. “Oh? Not bad! True enough, all that happened, and you may already know this, but the Burns family quickly regressed after Carlos’s death. Though Zelig was nowhere near as capable as his father, Zedd had inherited Carlos’s bravery and hostility. With that in mind, the youngest son soon ended up handling most of the family’s affairs.” “After a period of time, Zedd even wanted to use another name to conquer the land for Westland during the Great War period. In the end, Zedd’s savagery sur
Now that he had heard all this, Gerald finally understood the whole story. He was also glad that he hadn’t recklessly entered the tomb right after obtaining the general tomb’s map. The headless general truly was something that he couldn’t deal with alone… Come to think of it, he had only dealt with demons before this. This was going to be his first time fighting a devil! “We really need to plan thoroughly for this… Though Sanchez doesn’t have a real body yet, we can’t underestimate his current power. While I’ll definitely be helping you in the shadows, I can’t use my powers to subdue Sanchez since that’ll definitely alert the Soluna Deus Sext. With that said, you’ll need to rely on your own strength to deal with him, Gerald!” added Finnley. “…Hmm? What exactly are you planning to do?” Chuckling in response, Finnley then said, “Don’t worry, I’ll just be assuming the identity of someone else so that I can secretly stay by your side and help you!” Following that, the old man outst
The second Ryder’s sentence ended, he immediately launched a Thunder Strike attack! Upon seeing that, Lyndon quickly used his sword technique to attempt to block it! Unfortunately for Lyndon, Ryder had mastered the three strongest styles of the Thunder Sword technique… and if Lyndon wasn’t Ryder’s match all those decades ago, there was little hope of that changing! With that, in just a single strike, Lyndon found himself so terribly injured by the aurablade that he instantly vomited blood when his back crashed onto the ground…! Seeing that, Ryder simply smirked before bolting toward Lyndon! His palm aimed at Lyndon’s forehead, Ryder then yelled, “Thunderous Bone-crushing Palm!” Knowing that he wouldn’t have the time to dodge that terrifyingly powerful attack, Lyndon simply closed his eyes to brace for impact… When all of a sudden, he heard Darkwind yell, “Careful, Lyndon!” Following that, Darkwind charged toward Lyndon and pushed Lyndon aside before counterattacking Ryder’s a
“Careful, Darkwind…!” yelled Lyndon. Though he was also appalled by that terrifying power, Lyndon quickly leaped forward and mobilized his essential qi—thus combining it with Darkwind’s—in order to block the attack together! Following the collision, an explosive sound was heard! Lyndon and Darkwind’s clothes were instantly shredded, and their backs quickly began releasing huge surges of white smoke as well! It was as though they were overheating pots! That wasn’t all, either. Both of them now had black faces, and after vomiting their insides out, they weakly flopped to the ground. Darkwind knew that his organs had been severely damaged, and even his primordial spirit had nearly been crushed! However, due to the fact that he had been a Domiensch Master for quite a while, he was able to force himself to sit cross-legged to restabilize his primordial spirit. Lyndon, on the other hand, was not as lucky. With even a bone protruding out of his elbow, this old man was no longer able to