With the Dead Annie still merged with his heart, it was near-impossible for Gerald to truly kill Daryl. After all, no amount of power would’ve been able to destroy that ultimate magic weapon. Even so, Daryl was well aware that if he didn’t use the flower to initiate the great dragon extermination spell, he wasn’t going to be able to lay a finger on Gerald. He wasn’t about to allow such a strong demon to exist! Not on his life! With that, the Dead Annie continued shining brighter than ever! Meanwhile, mass destruction was occurring at the foot of the dragon tower! As multiple draconic screeches filled the air, even more dark clouds began flying toward the area, completely covering the sky… Even to the ancients, the spell had a reputation for being extremely powerful… With that said, changes in both the sky and earth were only natural once the spell was cast. As all this was happening, Carlos, Julian, and the rest could only look around them rather anxiously. “What’s the mean
The Dead Annie was gone, Gerald was still alive and well… The more Daryl thought about it, the more pain he felt in his chest. As his head began spinning and a trickle of blood rolled down the corner of his mouth, the dying man—who was still pointing at Gerald—could only mutter in his sheer disbelief, “You… You… My… My Dead Annie…!” Holding onto his chest as he continued mumbling to himself, it almost felt like Daryl had completely lost his soul… Not only that, but he now appeared much, much older than he previously had. The youth on his face and the sheen of his white hair were no longer present… Clenching his teeth as he tried his best to continue glaring at Gerald, the old man knew deep in his heart that there was nothing else he could do. Gerald, on the other hand, appeared rather chipper as he walked even closer to Daryl. With a calm voice, Gerald then said, “Before you die, there’s something I’d like to tell you, Daryl.” “…What is it…?” “Well, during our initial fight
While a huge cloud of dust was still floating around in the air, a deep ravine had clearly formed beneath the tower… However, that wasn’t what shocked everyone most. Oh no, their surprise stemmed from the fact that colorful lights were being emitted from within that very ravine! With such dazzling lights that lit even the darkened sky, it made everyone feel like there was treasure waiting to be uncovered down there… However, seeing that Gerald wasn’t making a move, nobody dared to go any closer. After all, after witnessing such a deadly battle with their very own eyes, all of them were naturally concerned about whether the King of the North would end up killing them if they weren’t careful… Daryl, on the other hand, was quickly being carried away by the other Crawfords… When he saw the colorful lights, however, his eyes instantly widened as he shouted, “…No… No…!” Even so, nobody appeared to hear his cries… In a way, it was almost as though he was desperately trying to stop s
Before this, Gerald had mainly relied on pill making to help him train since he had learned the art of pill making. Adding that with the talent that he obtained with the aid of the Herculean Primordial Spirit, Gerald had to say that the rate of his training was rather satisfactory, even though it was sometimes not as rapid as he had anticipated. This, of course, was understandable. After all, there weren’t that many holy spirits on earth to go around in the first place. Down here, however, it was completely different. The holy spirits came like the wind, and Gerald could even feel his entire body soaked in it. Even Julian and Carlos had their eyes widened in disbelief as they began feeling the drastic changes this place was doing to their bodies. The feeling of holy spirits seeping into their bodies… It was a near indescribable feeling. To put into context, being in the world above felt like being a penniless child who dreamt of becoming rich. Of course, that wasn’t going to
With that said, it appeared that there were actually others back then who had managed to attain the realm of the Immortal Body… In recent times, however, people were skeptical even when it came to the existence of Ninth-rank Chakra Kings, so nobody even considered the existence of Sages. This was mainly due to the sudden depletion of holy spirits on the planet back then. Due to that event, not only was there great turmoil between heaven and earth, but calamities also happened rather frequently for a time. Regardless, all this eventually spelled the fall of the era of great trainers… Either way, there were a few who were lucky enough to discover that the earth was actually hollow inside. Realizing that there existed another world between the earth’s crust and core, those who found ways to escape there were able to survive the great catastrophes… In this other world, the earth’s core was their source of energy, not unlike the sun. Regardless, following that, not only did they m
‘After killing that giant snake, Daryl must have used this place to keep Brother Liemis’s body safe and hidden… Thinking about it, it’s no wonder why he chose this place to have our battle!’ Gerald thought to himself. Aside from the coffin, there was also a huge furnace there which Gerald assumed that Daryl must have used to make pills for his own benefit. With all these new discoveries, Gerald was quite glad that he had managed to attain the Fifth-rank before today’s battle. Otherwise, there was a very real chance that he could’ve fallen right into Daryl’s hands by this point! The thought of it alone made Gerald shudder. His train of thought was cut short when he heard Master Ghost’s surprised voice saying, “Master, look! There’s a codex here!” Turning to look at Master Ghost—who had the parchment in hand—Gerald then took it for himself to have a look at its contents. Though many of its pages were already coming loose due to how old it was, its contents were still pretty rea
“What’s on that map, master?” asked Master Ghost when he saw Gerald’s sudden change in expression. “…This is the first of two maps. This one shows the entrance to Jaellatra…! As for the other, it appears to show a dimension separate from both earth and Jaellatra… According to this note here, Primocoroses could possibly be found there!” explained Gerald. Finding a Primocorose today was equivalent to trying to look for a specific grain of sand within a desert… With the help of Daryl—of all people—however, they now had information on where to possibly look for the plant! Though he was excited, Gerald couldn’t help but feel pitiful toward Daryl. After all, that old man had made such thorough planning all this time… There was no way he could’ve anticipated that all his hard work would end up becoming another person’s prize in the end… From what Gerald could assume, Daryl had wanted to use Gerald’s Herculean Primordial Spirit as a scaffold to attain higher levels of training. Follo
In the present day near the borders of Yanam, what used to be the dragon tower had now turned into a castle-like building. Heavily guarded by regular soldiers as well as a few strong cultivators, nobody dared to even be within a hundred-mile radius of the area… In the innermost area of the building, ten gloomy old guards could be seen standing on both sides of an entrance that led into a mysterious-looking stone cave… “Is master still not getting out…?” whispered the guards among themselves. By that point, one of the guards was already pacing back and forth with his hands against his back. After a while, Julian—who was one of the guards—couldn’t help but smile as he said, “Carlos, could you stop with the pacing around already? You’re making me dizzy!” Hearing that, the eight others began teasing Carlos as well. The eight other guards were strong cultivators who had taken refuge under Gerald’s wing within the past five years. They weren’t the only ones, though. To be quite