Ch. 2381..2385: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 2381-2385
Chapter 2381
The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2381
“Well that’s neat,” said Gerald with a chuckle, clearly pleased and excited to finally be able to feel the surge of power within his body…
“No wonder so many people are after the Herculean Primordial Spirit… I was simply unaware of how magical it was till this point! After all, it’s only taken me three months to be able to fully grasp the Thordifussion and Velement Methods!” exclaimed Gerald as his divine sense continued exploring the environment.
While withdrawing his divine sense, however, Gerald couldn’t help but sense a faint hint of life within a large pile of debris beside the Red River. With how faint it was, it was clear that the individual had used the Ghost Breath Method to prolong their death.
“Could… That be Uncle Zeman?” said Gerald to himself as his brows furrowed.
Though Gerald wasn’t able to traverse the Red River before this, he now had the ability to transform and rejuvenate. With that in mind, the river’s corrosion was no longer an issue for him. Regardless, Gerald was eager to save him, so he slipped the books into his pockets before activating his new powers.
Following a golden flash, Gerald turned into tiny particles resembling sentient golden dust before bolting upward toward the river! As was expected, he penetrated the river just fine.
Upon flying out the river, Gerald cast another spell, causing another flash of golden light. Once the light dimmed down, Gerald could be seen, looking the way he had previously been. However, to his shock,
all his clothes were gone, and so were the six books!
It was at that moment when Gerald was filled with remorse. He had been so eager to save Walter that he forgot to cast protective spells on his clothes and the books! The river must have corroded them while he was on his way up!
While it was true that Gerald had already memorized all the secret techniques, the books were still valuable items since they were hand written by that senior. What a pity that they were now destroyed.
Regardless, Gerald knew that feeling sorry could wait. A simple glance around was all it took for Gerald to see that most of the cave had collapsed. Apparently, the clouds of steam formed by the river had helped to keep some parts of the cave intact. But this wasn’t what he was looking for.
Unable to see any living individuals nearby, Gerald then muttered under his breath, “Regardless of what happened, I need to focus on saving him first…!”
With that in mind, Gerald quickly found the clothes of a dead Zeman disciple and put them on before starting his search for Walter. Once he finally located him buried under a pile of rubble, Gerald raised his arms, sending out a strong wave of essential qi as he ordered, “Rise!”
The technique he was using was one of the Eight Dragon Lock’s skills, and it allowed him to remove all the dirt covering Walter with the simple wave of a hand. Whatever the case was, upon seeing Walter who was almost dead by this point, Gerald immediately exclaimed, “U-Uncle Zeman!”
Following that, he immediately crouched down before initiating the Velement Method as well as a protection spell to treat Walter with the help of his Herculean Primordial Spirit.
Thank god he arrived in time…! As for how Walter had survived this long. Since cultivators had different bodies compared to regular people, it only made sense for their souls to be different as well.
By utilizing the Ghost Breath Method, cultivators were able to slow down the dissipation of their souls. In fact, those who mastered the method could even create a thought of soul, thus allowing them to remain in this world forever! This was the method that Sister Indigo and a few others that Gerald had met had used.
Gerald had learned all this including how to preserve a thought of soul from the book about formations. With that in mind, he could see that Walter had been unable to attain a thought of soul since his cultivation wasn’t high enough yet. Even so, preserving his soul for up to four months was still very doable for him.
Unfortunately, his serious injuries had definitely made it much harder for Walter to stay alive.
Either way, now that Gerald was continuously healing Walter’s body, the damage from Ryder’s attacks was slowly repaired. The second Walter’s vital organs recovered, the middle-aged man immediately coughed fresh blood out. Slowly Walter opening his eyes in disbelief, Walter then muttered, “Have… Have I arrived in the netherworld?”
Chapter 2382
The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2382
“Negative, Uncle Zeman. You aren’t dying anytime soon!” replied Gerald, withdrawing his palms now that the middle-aged man’s condition had stabilized.
“G-Gerald…? Is that… Really you…? You’re alive…?!” exclaimed the surprised Walter in delight.
“I am, and we have Ryder to thank for that. Regardless, I’ll give a more detailed explanation once we’re back on the surface,” replied Gerald with a nod.
“Deal…!” said Walter as he slowly got to his feet, making it evident that he was still very weak.
All of a sudden, loud rumbling could be heard all around them, followed by what felt like a heatwave! Understandably shocked, Walter was prompted to ask, “W-what on earth is happening?!”
Gerald himself was already surveying the area with his divine sense, and shortly after, he monotonously replied, “It’s the Redflame Dragon. “
As Gerald looked forward, it wasn’t long before the rumbling grew louder and within seconds, a huge, shining red dragon crawled out from a cave across the river! Upon
closer inspection, its entire body that was at least twenty meters long was so red that it resembled burning coal…! What more, each of its four limbs had massive claws that looked both tough, and strong.
Watching as the furious dragon roared hungrily at Gerald and Walter, the shocked middle-aged man exclaimed, “But… How…?! How could it have come out on its own?!”
“I must have broken its seal when I ran into the Red River’s formation back then. Regardless, I’m assuming that the scent of living things drew it out! ” replied Gerald.
“What bad luck! Despite managing to survive for so long, to think that I’m now about to become a dragon’s meal! What more, all the exits are sealed so we can’t even attempt to escape!” groaned the distressed Walter.
Gerald himself was currently staring right into the dragon’s eyes. Though the beast looked intimidating, it was clear that it was afraid of the Red River, given how it kept its distance away from it.
Though there was a brief silence, that ended when the dragon slowly stood on its hind legs before releasing a mighty roar and sprouting a pair of huge wings!
Eyes widening when he saw that, the now panicked Walter exclaimed, “It… It’s coming over! Oh god, I don’t want to be eaten by that thing…! Please, toss me into the river while you can, Gerald…!”
Understandably, Gerald wasn’t about to do that. Still, though he had now learned all the supreme heavenly techniques, he had never actually fought a dragon before. With that in mind, victory wasn’t certain yet, and Gerald knew he had to treat this battle extremely seriously.
Without warning, the Redflame Dragon flapped its fiery wings before bolting toward Gerald! Now that it had the high ground, the dragon took the chance to fire a flamethrower toward the duo!
“T-that’s the Fifth flame attack…!” yelled the stunned Walter as he quickly shut his eyes.
As for Gerald, he stood before Walter and quickly activated all the qi in his body. Focusing his Yang in his left palm and Yin in his right, Gerald then clapped his hands together instantly forming a Yin Yang
barrier in front of them!
When the powerful attack met Gerald’s barrier, a loud sizzling could be heard…! Much to the airborne dragon’s shock, however, Gerald’s barrier was able to absorb all its flames!
Before the dragon could even recover from its shock, Gerald yelled, “Have a taste of your own medicine, beast!”
Following that, he activated his power again and released all his qi before shooting the dragon’s attack right back at it! The counterattack hit the dragon square on its body, resulting in the dragon roaring as it almost got knocked over!
Although the dragon’s body was naturally already lit with flames, the fire from the Fifth Flame attack was made with a different process, which was why it was much stronger than the dragon’s default flames. Regardless, with the help of its wings, the dragon managed to stabilize itself before quickly landing by Gerald’s side. Contrary to before, however, its eyes were now filled with fear as blood dripped out from its chest.
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The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2383
As for the flabbergasted Walter who was momentarily too stunned to say a word, he eventually gulped before asking, “W-what on earth was that, Gerald…?”
Now feeling more confident, Gerald simply replied, “That was the Start Shift tactic! It’s a Velement Method! With it, I was able to give this beast a taste of its own attack!”
Upon hearing that, the Redflame Dragon was instantly enraged again. Though it would have remained frightened in the past, it had been imprisoned for far too long. With that in mind, it was now turning its hostility into power!
Suddenly lifting off the ground again, the dragon then did a flip in the air before rapidly swiping its tail, sending an aerial shockwave toward Gerald! In response, Gerald sent his own shockwave out! In the end, however, Gerald’s was more powerful, and the dragon ended up getting knocked to the ground again!
Trembling as it slowly got up, it was clear that it hadn’t expected this mere human to be this powerful. Now knowing that its defeat was imminent, the dragon decided that it was high time it retreated! With that, it used the last bit of its strength to launch a flamethrower toward Gerald! As Gerald was blocking the attack, the dragon took the opportunity to fly over the river and return into its cave.
Seeing that the dragon was gone, Walter immediately exclaimed, “That was brilliant, Gerald! Still, why did you let the dragon go…?”
“Well, we already have its blood anyway, so we may as well just spare it,” replied Gerald as he handed the dragon blood that he had secretly collected earlier to Walter.
Since this place was pretty much already in ruins, he may as well let the dragon live. Besides, it could accompany the late senior’s corpse.
Either way, though Walter was pleased to receive the blood, his smile quickly turned into a slight frown as he asked, “While it’s great that we now have the blood, how are we going to get out of this place…?”
“Hmm… Here, blindfold yourself with this. I have a way!” replied Gerald as he tossed a piece of cloth to Walter.
While studying the Velement Method, Gerald had learned of a divine trick known as the Great Transportation. By using it, he could control the element of earth, thus allowing him to penetrate through the ground! With that in mind, not even the formation above them could stop Gerald now!
Regardless, shortly after Walter blindfolded himself, he could swear that he felt lots of sand and pebbles gliding past him.
It was about ten minutes later when Gerald finally said, “Alright, you can open your eyes now, Uncle Zeman.”
After doing as Gerald told, Walter was immediately stunned speechless. They were above ground again…! With how jarring the switch in scenery was, Walter couldn’t help but wonder if this had all been just a bad dream.
Shortly after, Walter shook his head before reverently saying, “Everything that happened was truly a blessing in disguise. After all, I can see that you’ve now almost completely mastered your Herculean Primordial Spirit. What more, you seem to have leamed several divine techniques as well!”
“You flatter me, Uncle Zeman. Had it not been for you, I would’ve died in that cave months ago! I even caused you to lose your arm!” muttered Gerald who while grateful couldn’t help but feel pitiful at the same time.
“Don’t worry about it. After all, not only did we manage to survive, but we also got the blood that we came for! That’s already enough of a blessing for me!” exclaimed Walter with a hearty laugh.
It was at that moment when a gruff voice could be heard calling out, “Who goes there?!”
Following that, a group of chained men who were being led by another group of masked men in black began walking toward the duo. From what Gerald could sense, the chained individuals were rather strong cultivators.
“What is the meaning of this?” muttered Gerald and Walter simultaneously as they exchanged glances. Upon recognizing Walter, the chained men immediately looked like they had met their savior. One of them even said, “M-Mr. Zeman?! Is that really you?! P-please! Save us…!”
It took the confused Walter a minute, but he eventually replied, “Aren’t you… Brother Hayne of the Avatar Fist?”
“That’s right! We were abducted by Ryder’s disciples! Please, save us…!” cried out Old Hayne.
“You old fool! How dare you call Master by his name?! You must be courting death!” yelled one of the
men in black as he immediately tried to stab his sword through Old Hayne!
Thankfully, Gerald reacted quickly enough to raise his hand and all of a sudden, the attacking man found
himself being yanked toward Gerald through some invisible force!
Grabbing the man by his neck, Gerald then asked in a frigid tone, “Where is Ryder?”
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The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2384
“Hell if I know! Fearless fanatics! Kill them!” roared the captured man, prompting the other forty or so men in black to draw their blades and charge toward Gerald…!
Upon seeing that, Gerald simply crushed the man’s neck in his grip before dropping the fresh corpse and outstretching his palm toward the incoming assailants. With the aid of the Eight Dragon Lock, he was able to gain control of the men within seconds!
Following that, Gerald released a surge of essential qi which forced the men to slowly aim their blades toward their hearts and just like that, the men in black were no longer among the living. It had all happened so quickly…!
Regardless, seeing that they were now free, Old Hayne and the other captives quickly bowed before Gerald while exclaiming, “You’re exceedingly strong, young brother! Thank you for saving us…! “
Once they were freed from their shackles, Old Hayne began explaining how they got to their current situation As it turned out, Ryder had been sending his men out for quite some time to capture cultivators and force them to break the formation with their bodies. About five hundred of them had lost their lives by this point, and the cultivators from Old Hayne’s group were part of the newer replacement batch.
After hearing all that, the frowning Gerald couldn’t help but say, “Ryder’s finally lost it!”
Before anyone could reply, a yell could be heard, stating, “They’re over here! Quick! Surround them!”
Within seconds, at least a hundred more men in black made their appearance! Watching as they quickly began closing in, Gerald then ordered, “Old Hayne! Escape with Uncle Zeman for now! You can leave them to me!”
“We well! While you’re strong, young brother, be careful of their sword formations! ” replied Old Hayne.
After watching Gerald nod, Hayne then began leading the rest away. Once they were far enough, Gerald placed his arms against his back before turning to face the incoming men.
Shaking his head, Gerald then scoffed in a mocking tone, “I’m surprised that heartless b*stard has this many disciples!”
“How dare you mess with our Master?! We’ll rip you to shreds! Arrange the formation!” roared one of the men, prompting the large group of individuals to begin forming a massive sword formation!
“Oh? I can see that the formation is designed based on the Septar Dipper Formation’s principles. It seems to be quite powerful too! Unfortunately…” muttered Gerald a she shook his head.
“What..?!” barked the man in black.
“It focuses too much on the offensive. It barely has any defensive capabilities! With that in mind, it seems that Ryder’s understanding of the Septar Dipper Formation doesn’t quite cut it!” explained Gerald.
“Bullsh*t! Everyone knows that offense is the best defense!” scoffed the man in black as the massive sword formation that looked like countless murderous stars began flying toward Gerald!
Smirking in response, Gerald then got into his own attack stance before saying, “Is that so? Then take this! Skysplit!”
Following the announcement of his attack, Gerald concentrated his qi and materialized a blade and upon pointing the tip of the blade toward the sky, the attack was initiated.
As the ground began quivering, several of the men who had been prepared to pounce on the boy before this found themselves frozen in place by the immense pressure…!
“W-what on earth is going on..?! ” yelled several of the petrified men.
In response, Gerald swung his sword in their direction prompting a massive aurablade seemingly made of air to crash down on his enemies! With how powerful the attack was, its destructive power was probably no weaker than a dozen tonnes of explosives…!
Regardless, what followed was screams of agony as dust clouds flew all over the place. Once the view cleared, a massive gash could be seen on the ground. As for the disciples, all of them had died.
Some gorily, and some completely vaporized…
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The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2385
At that moment, Ryder who was sitting by the cave’s entrance that was about a hundred miles away from Gerald couldn’t help but open his eyes as he muttered, “Who was that?”
While other people might have mistaken that the explosive sound was just thunder, an advanced cultivator like Ryder could easily tell that the sound actually came from a devastating pressure that came from an even stronger wave of qi…
“Was that… A formation? Who on earth is even capable enough to create such a powerful formation? It’s arguably even stronger than the Zeman’s Lonsdaleite Extermination Formation!” muttered Ryder as he frowned slightly.
“I wonder if it could’ve been the result of a powerful martial art instead… But that makes even less sense! After all, not even my Seventh Sword Rain is strong enough to exert such widespread damage!” added Ryder, his eyebrows furrowing more and more as he thought about it. Though he said that, he honestly preferred his second speculation more.
Whatever the case was, he simply closed his eyes again to rest. Ryder, for one, wasn’t afraid of the cultivator who had done that. After all, everyone working under him didn’t even dare to look him in the eye.
All of a sudden, he heard one of his disciples angrily yell, “Who are you?!”
“I’ve come for your Master. Step aside if you don’t wish to die!” scoffed Gerald as he placed his arms against his back.
Before the disciple could retort, Gerald had already vanished and reappeared right before Ryder! He had just used the Golden Blaze Somersault!
Either way, even the mentally strong Ryder found his eyes widening in shock as he leaped to his feet while exclaiming, “G-Gerald…?! You’re not dead?!”
Ryder was rightfully flabbergasted. After all, he knew the Red River’s destructive capabilities more than anyone else. Regardless of how high one’s cultivation was, the second they came into contact with the Red River, they’d surely be vaporized right down to the soul! With that in mind, anyone unfortunate enough to be killed by the river would no longer be able to reincarnate!
“I’m more alive than I’ve ever been! Honestly, it’s thanks to you that I ended up getting blessed!” retorted Gerald with a smirk.
“Blessed…? You’re… Talking about the Herculean Primordial Spirit, aren’t you? That’s probably what saved you, right?! I see no other possibility!” exclaimed the simultaneously shocked and delighted Ryder.
His delight came from two factors, the first being the fact that Gerald truly seemed to possess the Herculean Primordial Spirit. As for the other, it was because he could not
confirm that the Herculean Primordial Spirit was as supreme as the legends described…!
After so long, Ryder had nearly lost all hope to recover the Herculean Primordial Spirit, even if they did manage to get into the cave. To think that the owner of the primordial spirit would come to him instead! What a loving God this world had!
Quickly snapping out of it, Ryder then scoffed, “It seems that I’ve indirectly caused your cultivation to improve. Regardless! Your fatal mistake is choosing to appear before me again! I’ll have you know that
the Herculean Primordial Spirit is extremely rare! With that said, I’m not giving you a chance to fully master it!”
“The… What? The Herculean Primordial Spirit…?! The one of legend…?!” exclaimed several of the present cultivators as they stared at Gerald in shock.
“Well, I needed someone to test my new martial arts on!” replied Gerald as he gestured for Ryder to attack.
“You cocky kid…! I’ll make sure you stay dead this time…l” growled Ryder as murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Following that, he launched an aurablade toward Gerald while roaring, “Thunder Strike!”
When Ryder’s attack was mere inches away from him, Gerald simply shook his head before activating his Golden Blaze Somersault! In a flash, Gerald was no longer there, causing the aurablade to keep flying forward till it collided against the dirt and caused a dust cloud to form…!
Upon realizing that Gerald had easily been able to dodge his attack, Ryder felt his heart skip a beat as he thought, ‘What the hell was that…? To think that there’d be a martial art capable of withstanding my aurablade’s pressure…! This doesn’t look good… !’
Just as Ryder was turning around, he quickly realized that Gerald was already standing behind him!