After defeating Seth, Leon strode toward him."Wh- What are you doing?" Seth paled and his heart sank."It's simple. You wanted to break my legs, right? I'll do exactly as you said and break your legs instead! Let's see how much longer you can keep your secret!" Leon sneered as he stared down at Seth."Y- You wouldn't dare! I'm warning you, Leon, the Golans are a powerful family, and a puny man like you who came from a small city can't afford to cross us! If you hurt me, the Golans won't spare you!" Seth shouted."Is that so? I don't know if the Golans will spare me, but I surely have no plan of sparing you!" Leon smirked and raised his leg to stomp Seth on the knee."Don't!" Seth's blood ran dry in despair.He wanted to get away, but was rendered completely powerless and could only watch as Leon moved to break his legs."Stop!"Just then, a roar echoed in the hall, followed by a group of three men striding in from the outside.The leader was none other than the eldest son of
"I see!" Realization dawned on Leon.He was confused as to why the Golans would suddenly be interested in the Elegante Group when they belonged to a completely different field of business. It was not until this very moment that he realized that Joel was pulling the strings all along.The Hiltons ran the top business in the cosmetic industry in the southern region, which made them a competitor to the Elegante Group.It was likely that Joel saw the potential in Elegante Group's products and attempted to nip its development in the bud by ordering Seth to buy the company out, therefore effectively eliminating a potential competitor for the Hiltons."Kid, you must be the chairman of Elegante Group, Leon Wolf, right? You have one chance to let Seth go, or face the consequence!" Joel commanded arrogantly.He was informed by Gordon that the chairman of Elegante Group was someone named Leon Wolf and it was not hard for him to conclude that the man before him was Leon."Am I supposed to ju
"The Advanced Emperor State!" Leon was stunned when he detected the bodyguard's power.He swiftly dodged to the side, narrowly escaping the bodyguard's attack, and backed away to stand next to Iris and the others.The bodyguard only meant to rescue Seth and did not go after Leon; instead, he grabbed Seth and pulled him up from the ground.Since one of Seth's legs was broken by Leon, a sharp pain shot up his leg as soon as he stood up.The bodyguard rapidly jabbed his finger at a few compression points around Seth's leg to ease the pain with his true energy. Still, Seth's features twisted uncontrollably with the man.Thankfully, his other leg was spared and he could somehow stand on his own."What a shame!" Leon shook his head.He intended to give Seth and Joel a stern warning by breaking both of Seth's legs. However, Joel's bodyguard was far too powerful and managed to rescue Seth before Leon had the chance to move onto the other leg.'Seth got lucky!' Leon thought."Cousin, h
"Baam!"John's attack tore through Mathew's defenses and darted toward him.Without a chance to react, Mathew was instantly sent flying and slammed hard against the group with blood spewing from his mouth.Out of respect for the Hiltons, John showed mercy, or Mathew would have died right there and then."How's that possible?!"Joel and Seth gaped.Seth thought that Leon's demise was certain and was shaken to the core when a mysterious old man appeared behind Leon to defeat Mathew, who was in the Advanced Emperor State."The Peak Emperor State? Wait, no! He's in the Semi-Almighty State!" Mathew covered his chest in horror and stared at John in disbelief.After their earlier exchange, he could sense that John's power exceeded the Peak Emperor State.If John was in the Peak Emperor State, Mathew would have been able to fend off a few attacks but was left helpless with no ability to defend himself at all. Hence, he instantly concluded that John might be in the Semi-Almighty State.
"Mister Thompson, the Hiltons, and the Thompsons have steered clear of one another's path so far! Why are you fighting us for Leon's sake?!" Joel questioned, an ominous feeling overwhelming him."Mister Wolf's a friend of the Thompsons! Isn't that a sufficient reason?" John said coldly."What?! He's a friend of the Thompsons?!"Realization dawned on Joel and Seth.They were initially confused as to why Darius would offer so much resource to a small business like Elegante Group.Judging from what John said, it was not hard to conclude that Leon partnered with Hughes Group through the Thompsons, or an enterprise as powerful as Hughes Group would have never bothered to work with a small business that started in Springfield City."Damn it!""Gordon Bailey! That bast*rd!"Joel and Seth were livid when they learned the truth and cursed inwardly.Gordon informed them that Elegante Group was only a small business without any support from the families in the southern region, which prom
"Mister Thompson, I don't care if Leon is friends with the Thompsons! He broke my cousins' leg and you saw it with your own eyes! He must pay for committing such an inhumane crime!" Joel said."You want me to pay? How?" Leon said coldly, knowing perfectly well that Joel resorted to reasoning with them after realizing that he could not win by force.'How shameless!' Leon thought."It's simple. Break one of your arms and kneel before my cousin to apologize! That way, all is forgiven! Refuse, and you'll suffer for what you've done!" Joel sneered.With John on Leon's side, he realized that it would be impossible to take control of the Elegante Group by force. However, since Loen severely injured Seth, that gave Joel an excuse to challenge Leon to a fight in the name of justice for his cousin. As an outsider, John would have no right to interfere.Once Leon lost John's protection, Joel was confident that he could do whatever he pleased with Leon."That's not possible! Dream on!" Leon
"It's a done deal, Mr. Thompson! Don't contradict yourself!" Joel spoke up, concerned that John would change his mind.John promised not to intervene as long as Joel's bodyguards stayed out of the fight, which was exactly what Joel desired.The Hiltons were a major family in the southern region, and as the eldest son, he had long attained the Semi-Emperor State three years ago, making him one of the top martial artists of his generation.No one could compete with him, not even geniuses like Rodney and Yuri.Given his strength, he would have no trouble defeating Leon."Mister Hiltons, making enemies will not benefit you in any way! My advice to you is to leave before you embarrass yourself!" John gave a deadpan.He knew Leon was a formidable opponent, and even Yuri might struggle to compete with Leon, so Joel was doomed to fail. As a result, he wished to persuade Joel to leave, or else Joel would undoubtedly be badly beaten if he fought Leon.As a result, Leon would cross the Hil
Without further delay, Joel stepped forward. "Meet your demise, brat! I'm going to destroy you and avenge my cousin!" Joel pointed at Leon with a ferocious look on his face."As if you can do that!" Leon scoffed and walked forward to face Joel.Tension rose as a battle was about to take place."You are all talk! I will teach you how foolish it was for you to cross the Hiltons!" Joel sneered smugly."Enough with the chit-chatting! Give me your worse and let's see what you are capable of!" Leon said in contempt.Since he was in the Peak Overlord State, his Mirror of Sovereign could fend off the attack of martial artists in the Initial Emperor State or below. Hence, apart from Yuri, no one in the younger generation would be able to break down his defense and he had nothing to fear from Joel."How arrogant! You asked for this! Die!" Enraged by Leon's contemptuous tone, Joel lunged at Leon without hesitation."Bring it on!" Leon roared and darted toward Joel as well."Know your plac