As the tower’s doors were lowered, Gerald couldn’t help but look around, attempting to gather his bearings. However, the pitch darkness made it impossible to see a thing… Just as Gerald was wondering what to do next, a beam of light suddenly appeared from the tower! With how increasingly bright it was getting, the light’s radiance was reminiscent of a raging bonfire… Regardless, it wasn’t long after before a man donning white clothes walked out from the light… Seeing that, Gerald was prompted to ask, “…And you are?” “I am the god of Astral Traveler in the Leicom Continent, and the form that you’re currently seeing is the final primordial spirit that I’ve left behind in the Heaven Tower. I was summoned by your arrival!” explained the primordial spirit as it stared at Gerald. “You’re the god of Astral Traveler? And what do you mean my arrival summoned you?” replied Gerald, stunned by the sudden turn of events. For one, he definitely hadn’t expected the person before him to be t

Feeling the immense power continue surging into his elixir-of-life field, Gerald quickly sat on the floor and began meditating. With his eyes now closed, Gerald actively attempted to tame the immense power in his body… To his dismay, he wasn’t able to do it! Momentarily feeling anxious, an idea suddenly came to Gerald as he thought, ‘Wait, don’t I have plenty of Heaven’s apples?’ Quickly retrieving one from his storage ring, Gerald then bit into it. The second he did, his entire body instantly felt cool and refreshed! As for the surging power from earlier, it was no longer pulsing wildly through him… In other words, Gerald had successfully breached the Ninth-soul-rank of the Sage Realm! He was now finally at the first rank of the Avatar Realm! With his body now brimming with power, Gerald could tell that he was much, much stronger than before. “Congratulations for breaching into the Avatar Realm, Gerald. You now possess the power to enter God Transformation mode, a state

“…I’m willing to join your team, Gerald! I’ll follow you wherever you go!” declared Nori after a brief moment’s thought. “Count me in as well, Mr. Crawford!” “We’re all willing to be part of this!” Seeing that Nori had taken her stand, Zelig, Cyril, and Ray felt the urge to do the same. Upon hearing their enthusiastic replies, Gerald couldn’t help but feel touched. In all honesty, he had already factored in the chance that none of them would go with him. After all, the four people weren’t even long-time acquaintances of his. With that in mind, Gerald knew that it was already asking a lot for them to risk their lives just to help him. Now that all of them were agreeing without so much as a second thought, however, it showed Gerald that they truly saw him as a friend. In fact, it also displayed how much they trusted in him. “…Thank you… All of you. While I’d like to have a sentimental moment, there simply isn’t any time to waste. With that said, do hurry and start packing u

Continuing to roar as it charged straight for Gerald, the lion then leaped, clearly trying to slam its weight down on the incoming youth! Naturally, Gerald wasn’t about to grant it that opportunity! Sliding right under the lion, Gerald expertly struck the beast’s belly with his palm, instantly stunning it and sending the oversized lion flying! Watching as it soared quite a distance away, Gerald had already summarized that though the lion was massive, it was bogged down by its weight. With that in mind, there was no way it was ever going to be able to match Gerald’s speed. Regardless, Gerald wasn’t particularly trying to end the lion’s life. On the contrary, he was thinking of taming it. After all, Gerald was certainly not against the idea of having such a large lion under his control. Moving back to the lion, the second it hit the ground, it ended up rolling a few times before finally coming to a stop. Shaking its body as it crawled back to its feet, it then turned to face Ge

Regardless, after the lion was tamed, the rest of the night was rather quiet and uneventful. With that in mind, Gerald and the four others were well-rested by the time morning came. Since the South Wastelands wasn’t exactly an area one could call safe, the group of five decided to set off as early as possible. Naturally, Gerald made sure to open the map first to find out where they were headed next before actually starting their journey. Shortly after, he declared that they were headed to Dragonblood City next. With any luck, they’d be able to find the gem there… There were many rumors surrounding the ancient Dragonblood City, the most famous one being about the existence of an ancient Blood Dragon within the city’s grounds. Within said dragon, was supposedly an object known as the Dragonblood Ball, and whoever managed to obtain the item was said to be able to gain the p