Ch. 1726..1730: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1726-1730
Chapter 1726
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1726
To the enigmatic figure, possessing the Titan Sword essentially meant gaining unfathomable power.
Because the Sword of Might can completely melt anyone it kills, not only would the shadowy figure be able to kill in the blink of an eye, but none of his victims’ bones or blood would be left behind! It was a truly terrifying item…
When Old Hughes saw that the shadowy figure had successfully wielded the sword, he approached him and said, “Now that you’ve obtained the Sword of Might, you must keep your promise of letting me be in charge of Dragonblood city after you’ve conquered it.”
Naturally, Old Hughes had not led the enigmatic figure here with good intentions. The truth was that he had only done so so that, once the shadowy figure had obtained the sword’s power, he could become the supreme leader of Dragonblood city.
It was essentially so that the Titan Sword could be retrieved in the first place that he had allowed Gerald to obtain the Fishgut Sword first.
To put it bluntly, the Fishgut Sword served as a sort of barrier to the Titan Sword’s acquisition.
As a result, the Titan Sword could only be obtained after the Fishgut Sword had been recovered. In layman’s terms, it was similar to how water and fire were incompatible.
Regardless, after hearing what Old Hughes had to say, the shadowy figure smiled slyly before staring wickedly at the old man and saying, “You know, Master Hughes, I’m still not sure how powerful this sword is.”
How can I know I’ll be able to conquer Dragonblood City without first putting it to the test…?”
“Don’t be concerned about that! The Titan Sword’s strength has been greatly increased now that the Fishgut Sword is no longer sealing its power!
A simple sword swing is enough to inflict massive damage on your surroundings!
As for what happens when you slash someone with it, I’m sure you already know that they instantly melt!” Old Hughes replied with a smile, unaware that his final moments were approaching.
“What a force! Though, again, I believe I should test it on someone to see the effects for myself…” sneered the smirking shadowy figure as he glared evilly at Old Hughes.
Old Hughes couldn’t help but stutter in response to the shadowy figure’s expression, “…You… W-what are you planning to do?”
“Oh, not much… The shadowy figure yelled, “I’m just using you as a test subject!” as he stabbed Old Hughe in the head with a malicious smile on his face!
When his head caught fire, Old Hughes could only scream in pain as the flames spread throughout his body!
The shadowy figure was able to confirm the true power of the Sword of Might by watching as fiery-red lines began coursing through the old man’s dying body.
A single slash, as the old man had said, was enough to completely melt a person!
Hughes had not expected such a terrible fate to befall him, but there was little he could do at this point…
Soon enough, all that was left of the old man was a flickering flame…
“As if I still needed you after getting the Titan Sword… Are you planning to take over Dragonblood City while I’m around? Let your imagination run wild!”
As he glared at the dying flame, the shadowy figure scoffed.
Hughes was nothing more than a pawn in his hands. A pawn to assist him in obtaining the sword…
The pawn was no longer useful to him now that it had served its purpose…
Chapter 1727
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1727
That night, chaos ensued within Dragonblood City.
The Hulkeroic Union was completely wiped out, and Tiger himself—the leader of the union—met a grisly end with all his limbs butchered right off his body…
Naturally, news of that struck fear in not only the people of the city, but also all the major clans there…
Regardless, when morning came, Gerald and the others were resting in the Zorn family’s home when all of a sudden, they were alerted by the presence of several people swiftly approaching them.
The second they got their weapons ready, they were just in time to witness a shadowy figure descending from the sky, followed shortly after by several more men dressed fully in black.
“…They’re strong and have malicious intent, Gerald. Please, be careful…!” whispered Juno.
Gerald himself was well aware of this, though he simply nodded in response.
From what he could see, the shadowy figure—who was releasing an immense murderous intent—had at least entered the Third Rank of the Avatar Realm…
After a short pause, Gerald cleared his throat before asking, “…Who are you? And why are you here?”
Truth be told, Gerald felt that he had never come across this person before.
With that in mind, he was wondering why the shadowy figure was here to cause trouble for him and his friends.
“Look, just hand the Fishgut Sword over and I’ll spare your life!” sneered the shadowy figure without beating around the bush.
Upon hearing that, Gerald’s expression darkened almost instantaneously.
To think that the shadowy figure not only knew about the Fishgut sword, but he also knew that it was in Gerald’s possession!
“What kind of sword even is that? I don’t know what you’re talking about!” bluffed Gerald.
“Cut the cr*p and stop playing dumb! I’m well aware that Old Hughes led you to that sword! Now hand it over or you’ll soon be meeting him in the afterlife!” threatened the shadowy figure.
Upon hearing that, Gerald instantly knew that something must’ve happened to Old Hughes.
“…You… What have you done to him?!” growled Gerald, a frown on his face as he glared at the shadowy figure.
Laughing hysterically in response, the shadowy figure then retorted, “Gerald, Gerald, Gerald… You truly are too innocent for your own good! Do you really respect that old buffoon?
He was simply using you! Just so you know, he only let you get the Fishgut Sword first so that I could obtain the Titan Sword!
The Sword of Might! The deal was for me to wipe out the Hulkeroic Union and make him the supreme leader of Dragonblood City after I obtained the sword!
Of course, things didn’t go as he planned… But why am I telling you all this, you’ll soon be meeting him in hell anyway!”
After hearing all that, Gerald found himself momentarily flabbergasted. To think that Old Hughes was actually such a person…
“…What do you mean you were only able to obtain the Titan Sword after I got the Fishgut Sword? How are those two things even related?” asked Gerald.
“Hah! You see, the Fishgut Sword was sealing the Titan Sword! Thanks to you taking it away, I was able to obtain the Titan Sword!” explained the shadowy figure.
So that’s why… It appeared that he truly had been used.
Following that, the shadowy figure even lifted the Titan Sword for Gerald to see, the sword constantly emitting strong, crimson flames and an overwhelming aura…
Chapter 1728
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1728
“Regardless, don’t make me repeat myself! Hand over the Fishgut Sword and I’ll spare your lives! Otherwise, you’ll all get a taste of the Titan Sword!” threatened the shadowy figure.
Naturally, Gerald wasn’t going to hand it over that easily.
After all, the Fishgut Sword was one of the ten ancient holy swords. It wasn’t easy for him to obtain it, so he sure as hell wasn’t going to just give it away so simply.
Truth be told, Gerald also felt that the shadowy figure wasn’t strong enough to defeat him.
With that in mind, Gerald wondered if he could obtain the Titan Sword as well after defeating him…
As an idea came to him, Gerald paused for a moment before yelling, “All of you, seek shelter first! I’ll deal with him!”
Whatever the case was, Juno and the others weren’t the shadowy figure’s match. With that in mind, them staying here for any longer would only result in them getting killed.
Understanding that they would only be a burden to him in this situation, Gerald’s party simply exchanged glances before nodding and rushing off.
Once Gerald was sure that they were gone, he then turned to face the shadowy figure before declaring, “I propose that we have a duel to the death! Just the two of us! If I lose, you can have my life as well as the Fishgut Sword! However, you’ll also have to promise that you’ll spare my friends’ lives. Deal?”
Without even the slightest hesitation, the shadowy figure then replied, “Deal! As if I’d ever lose with the Sword of Might in my hands!”
To the shadowy figure, Gerald wasn’t ever going to be his match.
After all, possessing the Titan Sword was akin to him holding all the power in the world, and that definitely served to amplify his arrogance…
Even so, since both of them had already entered the Third rank of the Avatar Realm, it wasn’t clear who would be the victor of this battle…
Either way, after wielding their swords and getting into their attack stances, both of them simply glared at each other, remaining motionless as they awaited the other party to strike…
Without the slightest warning, the shadowy figure then let out a mighty roar before swinging his sword and sending a surge of flames flying toward Gerald! With how fast the solidified flames were flying toward Gerald, any regular person getting hit by that attack would surely end up getting sliced in half!
Of course, Gerald wasn’t afraid at all. Instead, he simply swung the Fishgut Sword, sending his own surge of sparkling water flying toward the shadowy figure’s attack!
It was clear that the shadowy figure had forgotten that water triumphed over fire.
As proof of that, the Titan Sword was only able to be obtained after the Fishgut Sword was pulled out.
With that in mind, just like how water could put fire out, the Fishgut Sword could easily cancel out any of the Titan Sword’s attacks.
With that in mind, Gerald’s surge of water easily put out the shadowy figure’s fiery attack!
Naturally, this stunned the shadowy figure. He hadn’t taken this into account!
Seeing that the shadowy figure was momentarily flabbergasted, Gerald quickly took the chance to fish out a talisman—from his storage ring—before tossing it into the sky!
The next thing the shadowy figure knew, the talisman had burned up in the air, summoning several prickly liana vines that quickly wrapped themselves around him!
Following that, Gerald quickly summoned the Astrabyss Sword before pointing its blade toward the sky and yelling, “By the Power of the Astrabyss!”
Immediately after, a purple vortex with flickering lightning began forming in the sky… and seconds later, a beam of light bolted out of the vortex and right into the Astrabyss Sword!
With that done, Gerald then swung his sword down hard, sending a surge of blinding white light flying toward the shadowy figure!
The shadowy figure could only scream in agony as the light sliced through his body…! Until no further screaming followed.
Now nothing but ashes, the shadowy figure was no more. Till his dying breath, he hadn’t expected to be killed off by Gerald so easily…
Chapter 1729
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1729
With the shadowy figure now dead, his men instantly turned to face each other before fleeing the area! After all, now that their boss was dead, there was no point in them staying there for any longer.
Realizing that there was a token of sorts within the shadowy figure’s ashes, Gerald picked it up to see what was written on it…
The words ‘Ghost Sect’ had been carved intricately onto the token, and Gerald could only raise a slight brow when he saw that. What kind of mysterious organization could the Ghost Sect be…?
His train of thought was cut short when he suddenly heard Nori calling out, “Gerald!”
Turning around, he watched as his friends quickly ran toward him.
Stopping right before Gerald, Nori then asked in a concerned tone, “Are you alright, Gerald? Are you hurt anywhere?”
Smiling in response, Gerald simply said, “Don’t worry, I’m fine!”
Upon hearing that, Nori and the others were instantly relieved. To them, as long as Gerald was fine, all was well in the world…
Now that things had calmed down, Gerald turned to look at the Titan Sword that was hovering menacingly in the air…
Walking over to it, he then grabbed onto the hilt… and the second he did, hot and powerful energy surged right through his palm and into his elixir-of-life field!
With how burning-hot his elixir-of-life field was now feeling, Gerald could tell that all the pain he was currently experiencing was due to the sword’s power!
“G-Gerald? What’s wrong?” asked Nori when she saw his pained expression.
“Stay back!” yelled Gerald as he quickly sat at the side.
Hearing that, Nori and the others didn’t dare go close to him. They could only stare at him from afar, hoping that he would turn out fine…
Regardless, Gerald quickly took out a Heaven’s apple before devouring it. Once that was done, he instantly began meditating.
To his shock, eating the holy fruit didn’t lessen the fiery sensation in his body at all. In fact, it only made it more intense!
Yelling in agony, Gerald’s forehead was now drenched in sweat, showing just how much pain the sword’s power was inflicting onto him.
It wasn’t long after before Gerald eventually collapsed from the excruciating pain!
Upon seeing that, Nori immediately shouted, “Gerald…!”
As she ran over to check on him, Juno herself quickly ordered her servants to carry him over into a room to rest.
Unbeknownst to the others, the Titan and Fishgut Sword had both morphed into a single beam of light that then entered Gerald’s body…
It would take an entire day before Gerald regained consciousness again…
When the dazed youth finally awoke, the first thing he saw was Nori lying by the side of his bed. He couldn’t help but think how lovely she looked, even when she was asleep…
Her ears twitching as his bedsheets rustled, Nori woke with a start before looking at Gerald and joyously exclaiming, “G-Gerald! You’re finally awake…!”
After Gerald fainted the day before, all his friends had been scared half to death, thinking that something terrible had befallen him…
Chapter 1730
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1730
Now that he was awake, Nori could finally breathe a little easier…
Nodding slowly in response, Gerald quickly found that he barely had any energy to even move.
Still, while he was now feeling extremely weak, Gerald could tell that he had surprisingly already breached into yet another rank! With that said, he was now in the Fourth rank of the Avatar Realm…
While that was the case, why was he feeling so weak after advancing? It truly was puzzling…
As he thought about it, he figured that it had something to do with the Sword of Might.
After all, before fainting, he vaguely remembered that not only had the fiery power of the Titan Sword surged into his body, but his own power had also been continuously sapped by something.
Whatever the case was, the Sword of Might truly was a powerful weapon… Even more powerful than the Fishgut Sword, in fact.
Though that was the case, why was the shadowy figure not Gerald’s match when he wielded it? From what Gerald could tell, it was because he wasn’t the fated one.
With that in mind, the shadowy figure probably wasn’t able to inherit and use the sword’s power at its fullest potential.
With that in mind, Gerald—being the fated one—probably experienced the full brunt of the sword’s power due to the Titan Sword acknowledging him, which led to him eventually fainting…
After thinking about it for a while, Gerald felt that his thought process made sense, and that all that pain was necessary so that he could possess the full power of the Titan Sword…
Now that his questions had been answered, Gerald retrieved a Heaven’s apple from his storage ring before slowly munching on it…
Not only was the holy fruit able to help him undergo breakthroughs, but it was also capable of healing injuries and restoring his energy. It truly was a treasured special medicine…
True enough, after finishing the fruit, Gerald promptly regained his strength, and the aura in his body finally stabilized…
Now that he had recovered, Gerald got out of bed before leaving the room together with Nori…
As they passed by the courtyard, the duo saw Ray and the other two from his party chatting there.
Upon realizing that Gerald had regained consciousness, the surprised Ray quickly ran over to him while shouting, “Brother Gerald! You’re awake!”
Cyril ran over as well, and he quickly added in a concerned tone, “How are you feeling? Are you alright? You scared us half to death yesterday, you know?”
Smiling as he shook his head, Gerald then replied, “I’m feeling fine now! The power of the Titan Sword was simply too immense, which was why I ended up fainting yesterday!”
“I see! Speaking of which, Brother Gerald, I can’t help but notice that your power’s increased again… Have you broken through?” asked Ray observantly as he looked at Gerald.
“You’re right! I was surprised to find out about that too, but I guess I’ve now entered the Fourth rank in the Avatar Realm!” replied Gerald.
Being able to rise up two ranks in less than a week… Gerald truly was enviable…
“You really are a god for being able to break through so fast, Brother Gerald! To think that you’ve already entered the Fourth rank of the Avatar Realm… You simply are too powerful!” praised Cyril with a smile.
After all, regular people couldn’t even break through a single rank after cultivating for decades and even centuries! Yet here Gerald was, rising the ranks so easily! If those who had trained for so long knew about this, they’d surely be irritated to death!
Chuckling in response, Gerald simply said in a humble tone, “It’s nothing, really. I’m just really lucky!”
Shaking his head, Ray paused for a moment before taking out a black token and handing it to Gerald as he said, “Speaking of which, Brother Gerald, you dropped this black token the day before… Where exactly did you get this?”
“Ah, that token was all that remained after he died. Why? Do you know about the token?” asked Gerald.
Nodding in response, Ray then explained, “It’s an exclusive item of the Ghost Sect!”