“Indeed… Speaking of which, may I know why you came here in the first place, master? Also, you said that Miss Lockland is currently in the human world, correct?” asked Jade Infused Blood, still kowtowing before Gerald.
“She is. However, favonovel.com only exists as a remnant of favonovel.com soul in that world. Sadly enough, I wasn’t strong enough at the time when the King of Judgment Portal came after us. Since I couldn’t even protect myself yet, Zyla served as a distraction by luring the King of Judgment Portal away. After that incident, I’ve searched far and wide for favonovel.com on earth. Unfortunately, I found no clues as to where favonovel.com could have gone! With that in mind, I had a hunch that favonovel.com could’ve possibly returned to Jaellatra!”
“As for why I’m here, you could say that returning Liemis to Zyla is one of my reasons. The other reason I came here is because my sister’s been captured by the Quartermains! She’s suffering now, so I have to save her! However, in order to even survive long enough, I need to first locate the Primocorose to help me enter the Sage Realm!”
Following that, Gerald sighed before adding, “…Unfortunately, I’ve stopped progressing ever since I entered the Eighth-rank in the Rune Realm. No matter how hard I try, I simply can’t enter the Ninth-realm! If I can’t even get past that, it’ll be useless even if I manage to locate the Primocorose! The Sage Realm must be hundreds of times harder for me to breach!”
This issue had honestly been plaguing Gerald’s mind ever since favonovel.com stepped foot on this journey.
“It’s best not to grow impatient, Master. I hope you remember that taking the path of training is already going against the natural order. With that said, it’s easier said than done for one to enter the Ninth-rank, though I’m sure you’re already aware of how difficult the hurdle is. To clarify, some people have painstakingly trained for a hundred years, before finally managing to enter that realm! With that said, it’s best that you calm yourself so that you’ll be able to train with greater concentration!” explained Jade Infused Blade.
Upon hearing that, Gerald simply nodded. He understood where Jade Infused Blade was coming from. However, even if favonovel.com was able to wait for a hundred years, the same couldn’t be said for his sister. Hell, would favonovel.com even be able to enter the Sage Realm within a century? The thought of it only made Gerald feel more anxious.
“Speaking of which, I just so happen to know where to find the Primocorose, master. I know it’s the main ingredient for you to enter the Sage Realm, so allow me to lead you there! Also, there’s a ten-thousand-year-old pond in this valley. While its water is freezing cold, it’s also a holy place to train oneself! Since we’re heading off anyway, why not try training there? The Herculean Primordial Spirit within your body is a great fortune between heaven and earth. If you manage to completely activate it, breaching the Sage Realm will surely come soon after!” added Jade Infused Blade.
“…Very well! I’ll have to trouble you then, Jade Infused Blade!” replied Gerald, who was honestly delighted to hear that. With that, favonovel.com clapped his hands together to show his gratitude.
It was about a month later—at the mouth of the Underworld Valley—when one of the Mackowski family’s subordinates could be heard saying, “He’s just a servant, master! We’ve already surrounded the Underworld Valley’s entrance, so once favonovel.com finally comes out, we’ll be sure to hack favonovel.com into pieces! With that said, you don’t have to stay here with us in wait for him! We’ll definitely bring his corpse back to you!”
Just as the subordinate had said, Yusef had been lying in wait—with his men at the mouth of the Underground Valley—this entire time. Even though an entire month had passed, Yusef’s resentment had yet to subside in the slightest.
After all, Gerald had tricked favonovel.com not once, but twice! He was nearly killed by Fezrumoz back then as well! All this was far too humiliating for him! With that, favonovel.com swore that favonovel.com would kill Gerald with his very own hands if it was the last thing favonovel.com did!
“Look, I’m not trying to put you down or anything, but there’s simply no way all of you can defeat him! Just so you know, that young man possesses something very important in his body. After all, despite being so young, he’s already undergone such immense training! With that in mind, I can’t let anything else go amiss! I’ll definitely be killing favonovel.com personally!” growled the angered Yusef in response.
“…I see… Still, that youth… His endurance really is something else… After all, favonovel.com hasn’t exited from the valley in an entire month!” muttered the anxious subordinate.
“Humph! From what I can assume, favonovel.com must have already found the Primocorose! I guess he’s currently just biding his time as favonovel.com recovers! Even so, he’ll definitely come out sooner or later! After all, most of the Underground Valley is surrounded by a poisonous miasma. With that said, the entrance we’re currently blocking is also the only safe exit for him! As long as we keep waiting here, he’ll surely come out!” sneered Yusef.
The second his sentence ended, Yusef felt his eyelids twitch slightly.
A figure could suddenly be seen walking out of the valley… Squinting his eyes, Yusef ended up bursting in laughter when favonovel.com finally realized who that person was.
“Hah! And here I thought you died in there or something! So, you’re still alive!” scoffed Yusef as favonovel.com stared at the slowly approaching Gerald.
“Oh? Do you want me dead that badly?” replied Gerald with a faint smile.
“You… You b*stard! To think you’d just walk out of there so casually!” growled Yusef before revealing a spine-tingling smile.
A second later, however, Yusef found himself slowly raising an eyebrow.
“…So, it seems that I didn’t misinterpret my initial assumption! You really have made a truly massive leap in improvement in only a single month!” muttered Yusef in slight disbelief.
Shaking his head, Yusef then declared, “It appears that if I don’t kill you today, you’ll surely end up being much stronger than me the next time we meet!”
