Jacob from the Dark Realm Returns novel Chapter 76

In Riverside City, Shaw village…

“When can Master complete his isolation?” Abbott asked anxiously.

Lecherous Demon Edwina and Grizzly Bear both shook their heads. Both of them were training at the same location with Jacob but Jacob had isolated himself in a room. Furthermore, he had given them an ultimate order not to disturb him no matter what happened, not even if the sky had fallen. Not only that, Jacob had installed psychedelic arrays around the room and even Lecherous Demon Edwin and Grizzly Bear both were unable to enter.

“What happened?” Grizzly Bear asked.

Abbott told them the incidents in detail.

“Damn it, Ghosts Santiago and Tyrone are asking for death!” Grizzly Bear was furious when he heard that Ghosts Santiago and Tyrone had killed the finest from the Army from Acheron and taken away Kaley. Thereafter they even crippled Tekken.

Lecherous Demon Edwin was more composed and asked, “Are you certain you can defeat them?”

After practicing the scriptures, Grizzly Bear was only at the superior level of martial arts and half a step away from becoming Virtuoso-to-be. Put it another way, in half a step he would just touch the first phase of Jacob’s cultivation method – the Perception Phase and was definitely not a match for Ghosts Santiago and Tyrone.

Lecherous Demon Edwin had already been in the first phase of Jacob’s cultivation method – the Perception Phase. According to their Master, he was a Virtuoso-to-be.

But even he, when faced with the established Ghosts Santiago and Tyrone, he was confident of taking on one of them but he was totally not confident of fighting both of them together.

“We don’t know when Master can emerge from his isolation but we can’t delay taking actions to save Madam and Ms. Bell. We don’t know what Boyce will do.” Edwin said and continued, “I am not confident on my own but if there is hope if I combine with Cornell Shaw!”

But even with Cornell, Edwin was not certain that they’ll be victorious. He had already heard of Ghosts Santiago and Tyrone’s reputation. Their reputation in the martial arts world was on par with Darnell. There was a belief that Ghosts Santiago and Tyrone would not lose to the top Virtuoso Darnell.

But they had to try.

Lecherous Demon Edwin went to look for Cornell Shaw. Cornell stopped his practice when he heard that Edwin was visiting him. Although Edwin was Jacob’s subordinate, ever since Edwin became a Virtuoso-to-be, Cornell treated him as an equal.

This had something to do with Jacob and also Edwin himself. Both of them had an encounter after Edwin became a Virtuoso-to-be and Edwin was far stronger than he had expected. As an experienced Virtuoso-to-be, Cornell actually lost to Edwin!

“Mr. Shaw, we need to seek your help!” Lecherous Demon Edwin got straight to the point.

“I will definitely help if I’m able to!” Cornell responded immediately. Edwin was Jacob’s henchman. He was happy to help him however he could.

Jacob once said that Bernice could attain the superior martial arts level within a week. All of them believed Jacob who was a gifted Virtuoso but deep in their hearts, they found it hard to believe what he said.

But then, the fact was Bernice really attained the superior martial arts level within a week. To the shock of every Shaw family member, she managed to do that earlier by three to five years under normal conditions. This made all of the Shaw family members believe when Jacob said that he would let Bernice become a Virtuoso-to-be within a year. When that happened, then the Shaw family would have two great Virtuoso-to-be and their strength would be doubled.

Not only that, the Lecherous Demon who came with Jacob had broken through to become a Virtuoso-to-be within ten days.

That raised Jacob to deity status in the Shaw family.

Not only was Jacob highly talented and even more talented than Boyce, but he could also cultivate the people around him and raise their capabilities. This made Cornell decide that no matter what happened, he wanted the Shaw family to be on the same boat as Jacob. Apart from Bernice and the disciples of Jacob, Cornell also hoped that he could interact more with Jacob and draw closer to him.

Edwin started to tell Cornell what had happened including they had to face the Goldsmith family.

That was the critical point.

Would Cornell agree to the request of Edwin to go with him to kill Ghosts Santiago and Tyrone? That would show if he really was willing to stand with them and had the resolve to face up to the Goldsmith family. This would also immediately decide the future of the Shaw family.

Cornell pondered deeply for a moment before agreeing. He was very clear that Boyce had defeated the two Virtuosos on his march southwards. But he had seen Jacob’s prowess and he believed that Jacob was far more talented than Boyce and stronger!

Furthermore, this was an excellent chance to stand with Jacob and Jacob would reward the Shaw family accordingly.