Cara's expression darkened."It's fine! Kid, I've lived for over a hundred years now, and every day I get now, I consider it a bonus and I'm glad that I can live another few months," Master Haslewood said calmly, not at all offended by Leon's words."I respect you for your composure, Sir, but if you get rid of the poison inside your body, you'll live for another few decades. Isn't that even better?" Leon asked."Poison? Brat, if you continue to run your mouth, I'm going to-" Mark roared, only to have his words caught in his throat at what Master Haslewood said next."How? Do you know that I've been poisoned?" Master Haslewood gaped at Leon in disbelief.He thought that Leon was merely cursing at him out of frustration for the punishment Master Haslewood mentioned earlier.However, Leon managed to see through the fact that he was poisoned and Master Haslewood instantly realized that he might have misunderstood Leon."Master, you were poisoned?"Both Mark and Cara were shocked.
"I'm too weak to lift my hand. I'll have to wait two days to recover because I treat him. Besides, the poison he took is rather effective and since he has delayed treatment for far too long, curing him will take a thousand-year-old Ganoderma," Leon said sincerely.Ganoderma could dissolve toxins in the human body and the longer it grew, the more effective it would be. If the Dragon Corps could locate a thousand-year-old Ganoderma, Leon was confident that he could cure Master Haslewood.Naturally, the longer a wild herb grew, the rarer it would be and the rarest specimen Leon saw so far was a five-hundred-year-old wild Panax.A thousand-year-old Ganoderma was ten times rarer than that and Leon did not even hear of anyone mentioning it in the past, so it would be quite a challenge for the Dragon Corps to trace down something that rare."What? A thousand-year-old Ganoderma? Where are we supposed to find something like that?"Mark and Cara looked at one another in shock.They both kn
Mark sneered.He did not believe that Leon would be capable of curing Master Haslewood and decided that Leon bragged from the shocked expression on his face."Why should I feel guilty? I mean what I said. If the Dragon Corps can find a thousand-year-old Ganoderma, I can cure him! I'm a man of my words!" Leon said decisively."Alright. It's a deal, then! Let's see if you are as capable as you claim!" Master Haslewood said.He saw by countless famous doctors and was disappointed every single time, so he got used to being disappointed and did not place much hope in Leon.It was only a final attempt out of desperation....In the following two days, Leon remained in the headquarter of the Dragon Corps to rest and slowly began to recover.On the third day, Mark and Cara found Leon and brought him to the meeting room to meet with Master Haslewood."I've found the thousand-year-old Ganoderma you asked for!" Master Haslewood said as he handed an ancient-looking box to Leon.Leon open
He followed Leon's instructions and sat on the couch next to him."Miss Cara, if my power falls short during the treatment, I'm going to need your help," Leon said."Of course!" Cara nodded.Once everything was in place, Leon pressed on a few compression points around Master Haslewood's heart to shield it from the following procedures.The poison that Master Haslewood took was extremely powerful and he only managed to survive the past three years with his tremendous true energy. However, the poison slowly spread and was not far from his heart at this point; once it entered the heart, Master Haslewood would be dead."I'm going to start now!" Leon said with a serious expression and pressed his finger into the Ghost Point of Master Haslewood.Pressure on the Ghost Point could help to control the flow of true energy and it effectively stopped Master Haslewood's true energy from circulating inside his body. The poison instantly surged and flooded toward his heart, but since Leon took
"Kid, didn't you say that Master is cured? Wh- What's going on?""Don't worry. It's normal," Leon explained but was instantly interrupted by Mark."Normal?! You resent Master for punishing you and tell him that you're treating him when you are hurting him!" Mark was furious.He never believed that Leon was capable of curing Master Haslewood and seeing how Master Haslewood spat blood, the first thought on Mark's mind was that Leon might have harmed Master Haslewood."I didn't do such a thing!" Leon's expression darkened."You didn't? What do you have to say for yourself when the truth is staring us in the eye? How dare you try to hurt the Master? Die!" Mark gathered his true energy in his palm and was about to launch himself at Leon when Master Haslewood stopped him."Stop!""Master, what are you doing? This kid tricked you. I'm going to teach him a lesson," Mark did not understand why Master Haslewood stopped him."Listen to yourself! This young man has cured me. When has he tr
Even someone, as composed as Master Haslewood, could barely contain his excitement."You're welcome, Sir. I don't need you to repay the favor. I just want you to cancel the punishment and that's enough," Leon said."Cancel the punishment? I'm afraid that can't be done!" Master Haslewood shook his head thoughtfully."What?! Why not?" Leon froze in shock.He worked so hard to cure Master Haslewood with the sole intention of being spared from punishment, yet Master Haslewood rejected his request right away."I'm sorry, kid, but what you've done for me personally has nothing to do with the law! You've killed Harold Lowe and if we let you go unpunished, we won't be able to explain ourselves to the other martial artists in the city," Master Haslewood said apologetically.It was the Dragon Corps' duty to maintain order and control martial artists from acting out.Harold was well-known as the Northern King and news that he was killed by Leon would have spread throughout the city at this
Master Haslewood proceeded to explain the concept of Potential Energy Forces.After listening to him, Leon grasped the concept that Master Haslewood intended on leaving three traces of his pure energy in Leon's pendent, and each trace stored the full power of Master Haslewood's single strike.Though Leon did not know how powerful Master Haslewood was, he knew that if Cara was already in the Advanced Overlord State, her supervisor could only surpass her in power, and a single strike at full strength from someone that powerful would turn the tables for Leon under any circumstances."Just hand me your pendant!" Master Haslewood said."Oh, alright, then," Leon said hesitantly; caving under the fact that Potential Energy Forces could protect him from danger, he eventually handed his pendent to Master Haslewood.Master Haslewood fired up his pure energy and imprinted three Potential Energy Forces into the pendant.Once he was done, he paled and was already drenched in sweat.Unlike tr
Mark felt extremely happy that Leon failed to escape his fate of imprisonment."No way! Is there no other way?" Leon questioned in despair."Well, there is one! The law specifies that if you make certain contributions to the country, the Dragon Corps can spare you from punishments," Master Haslewood said thoughtfully.There would often be exceptions to the law and since Leon only killed Harold to defend himself, the Dragon Corps could release him if Leon contributed to society."Contributions, huh?" Leon came up with an idea, "and if I have someone precious to offer, does that count as a contribution to the country?""I suppose so." Master Haslewood nodded."Great!" Leon beamed.The one thing he had in abundance was treasures such as the Medical Codex and all the training methods he inherited from his ancestors, and he could simply offer to hand any one of these over to the country."Why are you all excited? What would you have to offer?" Mark scoffed.Items that could be refe