"But, how's that possible?" no one could believe there was such a thing! "Nothing is impossible! Well, since all of you find it so hard to believe, I shall let Miss Thompson here demonstrate the effects of the Cleansing Pill!" Leon replied calmly. After spending so much time with Roanne recently, he could tell that Roanne was just as talented in martial arts as Ruth was! Since he and Ruth achieved such amazing effects from ingesting the Cleansing Pill previously, what was to say that Roanne would not achieve the same if not a better effect? In that case, it would be the perfect demonstration of the Cleansing Pills' power! On the other hand, since he did not yet have much connection in the Southern region, it would no doubt be a difficult feat for him to summon any Semi Almighty or Almighty Warriors to join his forces. The only way he could attract their interest was to demonstrate his alchemical skills in hopes that they would be tempted by this and choose to join his side
"Thud!" All of a sudden, Roanne's entire body shuddered, her energy concentrating into bursts of fiery power as she ascended from the Initial Emperor State to the Intermediate Emperor State! Finally, her energy dissipated, and she got up from the ground, light as a feather. "I never thought the Cleansing Pills would help me attain the Intermediate Emperor State so quickly, Leon! This is incredible!" she exclaimed with a grin, feeling as though she woke up from a good dream. Just a few days ago, she was still at the Advanced Overlord State, but now, with Leon's help, she finally advanced to the Intermediate Emperor State, which made her almost on par with her brother Yuri! She ascended so fast that now, she became one of the best martial artists in the entire Southern region, region to only her brother! "Miss Thompson attained a new power level! This is unbelievable!" everyone was utterly stunned by this sight and erupted into a flurry of excitement. None of them thought
"What makes you think that? What you see isn't always the truth, and given Leon's ties to the Thompsons, who's to say Cynthion Group didn't assign Roanne to make it all up? Although her aura may appear to indicate that she has attained the Intermediate Emperor State, this does not imply that she has! Perhaps this is a ruse that she and Leon have devised together! They must've used some kind of illusion!" sneered the Southern Boss. "Um," everyone froze, and suspicious expressions crossed their faces. They were all aware that Leon had ties to the Thompsons, and it would not be a stretch to say that Leon set Roanne up for this. Not only that, but it seemed a little unbelievable for Roanne, who had already attained such advanced power levels in a matter of days, to do so again in a matter of minutes! This appeared to be some sort of illusion or trick that they had planned together! The Southern Boss had succeeded in raising everyone's suspicions. "That's nonsense! We Thompsons
"Rats! That Southern Boss sure is a sly fellow!" the color drained from Angus' face when he heard Rodney's dare. Now, after the Southern Boss' daring statement, the Thompsons successfully become a pawn of Leon's plan in the public's eye. If Roanne were to turn down Rodney's challenge to a duel, this would prove the Southern Boss' point that Leon and they were in on this together! This was no doubt a smart, albeit deceitful, trick! "Roanne, are you going to accept my duel or not? Say something! What's wrong? Are you afraid that I'll expose you and Leon for who you are? Why not hear me out? I'll give you one last chance; you don't need to defeat me, all you have to do is take three of my attacks in stride, and so long as you put up a good fight, I'll consider myself defeated!" Rodney said contemptuously, his attitude turning even cockier as he tried to provoke Roanne into accepting his challenge to a duel. "You!" Angus, Yuri, and the rest of the Thompsons were outraged by this.
"Tsk, you're making a fool out of yourself!" Rodney sneered when he sensed Roanne's attack surging toward him. Then, with a nimble leap, he stepped forward and unleashed a surge of power, sending it barreling straight toward Roanne! "Mister Spears is indeed a man at the Initial Emperor State, there's no doubt about that! I wonder if Miss Thompson can defeat him?" by this moment, the audience could already sense Rodney and Roanne's aura; they were at the Initial Emperor State and the Intermediate Emperor State respectively! If Roanne could successfully take his attack in stride or perhaps even defeat him, this would prove that she truly attained the Intermediate Emperor State! On the contrary, if she failed to do so, it would prove that this was all just a part of Leon and the Thompsons' hoax! Meanwhile, onstage, Roanne remembered what Leon told her shortly before the fight, and since she did not have any experience at all in fighting, she was careful to avoid meeting Rodney hea
"What happened, Roanne? Why did you lose to Rodney so easily?" Angus asked in a low voice. "I don't know," Roanne replied rather sheepishly, looking a little remorseful. Since she was never in a real fight before, much less a duel, she still did not know how she managed to lose to Rodney within minutes! "Um," Seeing that not even Roanne could provide an answer, Angus and Yuri exchanged nervous glances. They all watched from beneath the stage and thus did not manage to witness the fight. All they saw was that Rodney unleashed just one attack, which took down Roanne as easily as ABC. However, none of them knew that Rodney secretly ambushed Roanne with a second attack disguised within the first one! However, the same could not be said for Leon! He and Cynthia were onstage when it happened, which meant they were in closer proximity to Rodney and Roanne. Not only that, but Leon was so worried about Roanne that he was watching Rodney carefully throughout. When Rodney first
"No need to be so cocky, Rodney! The only reason you managed to defeat Roanne was because you used a treasure as your secret weapon! There's nothing to be proud of when you won by deceit!" Leon said, sneering as he exposed the truth of Rodney's victory. Since he possessed plenty of secret weapons, it was safe to say that he knew a thing or two about using treasures to turn one's situation around! Something felt off about the surge of energy that Rodney emitted while attacking Roanne just now, and from Leon's experience, it was not hard to deduce that Rodney possessed some sort of Emperor Weapon that aided him in combat! This was how Rodney managed to defeat Roanne so easily! "Treasure? What treasure?" the audience was utterly gobsmacked by this. they all exchanged dubious glances, trying to decipher what Leon said. "You! I have no idea what you're talking about!" the smile unnaturally froze on Rodney's face. The way that Rodney''s entire demeanor changed only solidified Le
The Southern Boss's heart sank when he saw that Leon saw right through Rodney's trick. Rodney's defeat of Roanne worked in their favor so much that he already decided to use this opportunity to sabotage the sales drive and bring the Thompsons down together! However, he never once imagined that Leon would be so sharp as to realize what Rodney did and even see right through him! This not only foiled their plans but even rendered all their efforts utterly futile! "Hey, Leon, don't be a sore loser! Roanne has already lost, and we all saw it with our own two eyes, so don't keep trying to find excuses for her failure!" the Southenr Boss said coldly as he stepped forward, trying desperately to turn the situation around. "I'm not trying to find excuses. I'm just spouting facts!" Leon replied indignantly. "Facts? What nonsense! The fact is that Roanne's advancement in power level is just a hoax and that you and the Thompsons staged this act and treated all of us like monkeys to ta