“Really though, as I said before, devils nowadays are much stronger than deities... No wonder your grandfather wanted to pursue devilish cultivation so much!" added Finnley as he shook his head with a helpless smile. "...From all that you've said, I guess tonight really is going to be an unusual one... I wonder what we'll have to face..." muttered Gerald. “I wonder as well. We’ll just have to wait and see… That aside, don’t be afraid, Gerald. Remember, if you want to even have a chance of entering the Deitus Realm, you’ll ultimately have to enter the general’s tomb,” replied Finnley in an encouraging tone, not wanting Gerald to chicken out at the last moment. Gerald, however, wasn’t really afraid of dying. After all, he had already undergone a near-death experience once back in Fyre Cave. Even so, he felt that if he were to die in the tomb and have his soul vanquished, it’d be a complete shame, especially after he had cultivated for this long. That thought alone was making him
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