Leon and Ariel followed her out of the room. Ashwin clenched his fists as he watched their retreating figures disappear from view, his face ashen. He planned this scheme down to the last detail in an attempt to get rid of Leon, but everything was ruined! Even though he managed to get away unscathed, he knew that Iris already began to suspect him. However, because he sacrificed and achieved so much for the company, and also because his grandfather was a shareholder of Young Group, Iris chose to give him another chance. Rats! Despite feeling defeated, Ashwin knew that he had no choice but to accept this. The last look Iris shot him before leaving was a look of warning. If he dared to stir something up again, there was no guarantee that Iris would show him mercy in the future! As soon as the meeting ended, Leon rushed to Wick Group to apologize to Elder Wick in person and clarify what happened. Elder Wick was extremely gracious about this; not only did he choose no
"Well, clearly fate wanted us to run into each other, so why don't we go inside together?" He said lightheartedly. "No thanks. I'm here for a meeting, so I won't be able to join, unfortunately." Leon shook his head. Leon was an orphan, and the only way he managed to get into college was because he worked hard his whole life to save up for his college fund. However, because he hailed from poverty, he was always looked down by his classmates and did not have many friends. Not only that, but he was a shy person and mostly kept to himself. Dominic was the total opposite; He hailed from a wealthy family who owned millions of dollars in assets. Therefore, Dominic was always the popular kid and the target of many girls' fancies during his college days. Leon and Dominic were never the type of people one would expect to hang out together, but not only that, Dominic used to pick on Leon a lot during college. Besides, no one invited him to the gathering, so of course, he would not
Dominic was always one of the popular kids in school, and he was the object of many girls' attraction back then. This was made even more so prominent since everyone graduated and was now working, which resulted in their realization of the importance of money. Even though Dominic's familial wealth faltered in comparison to some of the big names in Springfield City, it was still far more than any of them could ever imagine, so his presence continued to stir up a storm wherever he went. "Oh, Sean and I ran into Leon on the way here, so that's why we're a few minutes late," Dominic explained, curling his lips into a handsome, roguish smile. "Leon?" Everyone froze when they finally noticed the man standing behind Dominic and Sean. Expressions of distaste and contempt flashed across their faces, all except for Janice. Her twinkly gaze fell onto Leon's face, and she greeted him with a beautiful smile. "Long time no see, Leon." "That's right. I can't believe it's been three
"I'll pay for lunch today, so guys, feel free to order anything you want!" Dominic declared at the top of his lungs. "Since you say this, Dom, I won't hold back!" "This hotel is so luxurious and expensive; I haven't even been anywhere like this in my life." "Me, too. The only reason we can eat here today is because of Dominic. Otherwise, why would any average white-collar worker like us be able to enjoy such expensive food?" "That's right. We're so lucky to have a friend like Dominic." Praises and words of admiration rang out throughout the table. "There's no need to thank me. I don't think paying for everyone's lunch is anything difficult at all," Dom said, puffing his chest out in pride. As he said this, he could not help glancing in Janice's direction, hoping that she would be impressed. As for Leon, he was nothing to be afraid of at all! However, to Dominic's disappointment, Janice did not even look in his direction. Instead, her attention was on Leon as she ask
Dominic declared in feigned anger as though he was truly sticking up for Leon's sake, but in reality, he brought Leon's shame to light to make himself appear better. That was why he insisted on bringing Leon to the gathering so that he could humiliate Leon in front of everyone. "What? His wife cheated on him and even got pregnant with the other man's child? How embarrassing!" "This is so funny! Hahaha—" Everyone was shocked to hear this at first but soon erupted into laughter. None of them ever was impressed with Leon in the first place, and now that this embarrassing tidbit came to light, they began to ridicule him even more and cast him looks of disgust. The only person who was not laughing at that moment was Janice, who pitied Leon greatly. She knew that they were deliberately making fun of him, and tried to console him, "Leon… please don't take them seriously." "Don't worry. I'm used to this already," Leon replied curtly. He was not an idiot; He knew that Domini
"Hey, Dom's right. We were all just joking, so you shouldn't take this all to heart." "Besides, we haven't seen each other in such a long time, so it would be such a shame to leave so soon…" Protests echoed around the room. Hearing this, Janice also began to think that Leon left out of anger, so she quickly added, "Leon, since you're already here, why not stay for lunch first? We haven't seen each other in three years, I want to catch up with you." Janice was very earnest; the only reason she agreed to come to the gathering was to try her luck at running into Leon, and now that he was here, she did not want him to leave so soon. "I'm sorry, Janice, but I have to run… Why don't we meet up in a few days, and we can catch up over a meal? I'll be the host…" Before Leon could even finish his sentence, however, the door slid open, and Cynthia strode into the room. "Who are you?" Surprise and amazement crept into everyone's minds when they caught sight of the gorgeous woman wh
As for wanting to impress Janice—no matter how he looked at him, Cynthia was far better than Janice in every aspect, and if he could win over Cynthia's heart, why would he settle for Janice? "Who do you think you are? What makes you think I'd like to get to know you?" Cynthia scoffed. She was a spoiled, arrogant woman who did not give people the time of day, so how could one expect her to entertain Dominic's request? "You…" Dominic froze when he heard this. He always regarded himself highly, so naturally, he would not take Cynthia's insult in stride. "Who the hell do you think you are? You're just this good-for-nothing tyke's girlfriend, so how dare you act like such a princess?" "Fuck off!" Cynthia rolled her eyes and, without any warning, raised her arm and slapped Dominic across his cheek. Smack— The sound of skin-on-skin echoed around the room, and Dominic was so taken aback that he almost fell backward from the impact. "You… How dare you slap me?" he shrieked in disbe
As for the other ex-classmates, they were all just having fun watching the show.They knew that Leon was an orphan without anything to his name. The fact that Cynthia was Leon's girlfriend meant that Cynthia's family would not be that well off either.Now that Cynthia was dumb enough to offend Dominic, the moment Dominic's reinforcements arrived, what awaited Leon and Cynthia was obvious!"You're trying to leave? It's already too late!"Dominic had a sneer on his face when he heard the footsteps outside.The moment he said that, the door to the room opened. The manager walked in with four or five aggressive-looking bodyguards."Dominic, what's the matter? Who's trying to cause trouble here? How dare they!" The manager said coldly.Dominic pointed at Cynthia and Leon, saying viciously, "It's the two of them!""They worked together to hurt me. You have to take revenge for me!"The manager looked toward where Dominic pointed. When he saw Cynthia's face, his expression immediate
"Miss Morrison, I would like to thank you for saving my life," Iris said as she approached Renee's bed. She meant to thank Renee for having saved her so narrowly from death during their encounter with one of Brahma's clones, which was why she lingered in Renee's room even after everyone left. "Miss Young, if you would truly like to return the favor, there is something you can do for me," Renee said, biting her lip as though what she was about to say was an excruciatingly difficult decision to make."What is it?" Iris asked, although she felt like she already knew what was the answer. "I would like to join you in being Leon's companions," Renee said with an expectant look. She harbored feelings toward Leon for some time now but refrained from competing against Iris and Cynthia, knowing there was no way she could win. However, she had an epiphany after her narrow escape from death and realized that there was so much more to life than competing with other women over a man. Therefor
"Nothing is impossible! It's high time you accept your fate, you old git! Take this! The Phoenix Sky Fist!" Leon merely scoffed at him. The next moment, he directed one last attack at Wulfric in the form of his most powerful move—the Phoenix Sky Fist, a sage technique belonging to the Heavenly Class!A cloud of pulsating energy charged straight toward Wulfric, without any mercy toward his cries of horror!Its sole intent was to destroy him and put an end to this battle!"No—" Wulfric let out a bloodcurdling scream as he watched, defenseless, as the Phoenix Sky Fist soared toward him. His first instinct was to leap out of harm's way, but Leon was far too powerful for him and anticipated this beforehand. Not to mention the Phoenix Sky Fist was one of the most powerful moves belonging to the Heavenly Class, and there was no possible way he could escape from its wrath.Wulfric's limp body only left a few feet off the ground when the Phoenix Sky Fist crashed into him, rendering his body
"Haha! I've finally attained the Saint State! Now it's time for you to die, you old git!" A glimmer of malice flashed through Leon's eyes. When he fixated his gaze on Wulfric's face, it sent a shudder down Wulfric's entire body, for Leon's eyes were like two pits of deep, dark, sinister hatred. "How cocky of you to say that, you twat! So what if you attained the Saint State? You haven't even got time to harness your powers yet, so you're no match for me! Take this!" Wulfric scoffed, taking no notice of Leon's threats at all. Then, without another moment's hesitation, he sent a powerful surge of energy pummeling Leon's way, intending to destroy Leon while his defenses were low!"He's right. So what if he's attained the Saint State? He can't even control his powers properly," the rest of the Chanters all agreed, and felt rather relieved by this. The glimmer of hope that ignited briefly within Pierre, Zach, and the rest was immediately doused after hearing the Chanters' words. Wulf
"Hahaha! This ends here—once and for all!" Wulfric broke out into a manic cackle of laughter upon seeing Pierre's defeat. The defeat of Pierre, Zach, and his two lackeys had no doubt instilled a newfound triumph in him, for the four of them combined were his greatest opponents thus far, and now that he rendered them powerless, there was no longer anyone in his way!Not even Leon, Percival, Alastair, or the rest of their comrades could defeat him! He and the Chanters would go on, unstopped, to dominate the world!One could only imagine his ecstasy at finally fulfilling his dream at long last!"All hail Master Chanter!""All hail Master Chanter!""All hail Master Chanter!" Aiken and the rest of the Chanters erupted into thunderous applause and cheers of sheer elation. "Oh no!""We can't possibly stand a chance!" Percival, Alastair, and the rest on the good side felt their hearts sink at the thought of their impending doom. Although they outnumbered the Chanters by a significant m
Gulp!Taking advantage of the moment, Leon decisively took out a Holy Spirit Pill and swallowed it. Initially, he intended to use an Essential Detox Pill to help Pierre, Zach, and the other two Semi-Saint State fighters counteract the poison. However, with Pierre injured by Wulfric and Zach along with the other two severely wounded and out of combat, even if he cured them, their side was still doomed to defeat.In this desperate situation, he could only take a gamble. He hoped that, with the breakthrough signs he felt in his martial arts bottleneck, the Holy Spirit Pill would help him break through the sage arts barrier or raise his power level to the Great Crossing Phase. This might be their only chance at victory."Mister Wolf, as long as there's life, there's hope. I'll try my best to hold off Wulfric. You must escape now and find a way to avenge us later."Pierre, enduring his injuries and the poison, stood up with a determined look on his face. He knew that their side was alre
"You're courting death!"Wulfric, enraged by Leon's fierce attack and the slaying of Central Boss, had no choice but to halt his assault on Pierre and the other three momentarily. He turned and unleashed a powerful palm strike, its overwhelming force aimed squarely at Leon's Phoenix Sky Fist.Boom!The collision between Leon's Phoenix Sky Fist and Wulfric's attack was explosive. In an instant, Wulfric's strike shattered Leon's Phoenix Sky Fist, and its residual force hurtled toward Leon."Not good!"Leon’s expression changed drastically as he rapidly tried to evade. However, with Wulfric's Saint State power level, evading was futile. No matter where he ran, he was unable to get out of the attack range. The residual force of Wulfric's true energy struck Leon, sending him flying and crashing heavily to the ground.Cough! Cough!As Leon hit the ground, a wave of intense pain surged through his chest, causing him to cough up two mouthfuls of blood. It was clear he suffered significa
Whoosh!Compared to Percival and Alastair's heavy hearts, Leon remained relatively calm. In the past, he killed Poisonwielder and specifically crafted a potent antidote, the Essential Detox Pill, to counteract Reaper's Breath.He happened to have a few dozen of these pills on him. Though Pierre and the others were poisoned by Reaper's Breath, as long as Leon could get the antidote to them in time, they still stood a chance to win.With this in mind, Leon did not waste any time. He stopped fighting with Central Boss, leaped up, and quickly rushed toward Pierre and the others to deliver the antidote."Leon, are you planning to run away? Well, do you think it's going to be that easy?" Central Boss misunderstood Leon's actions, thinking he intended to escape. Given how much he hated Leon, he was not going to let Leon get away so easily.Without a second thought, Central Boss dashed forward, resolutely blocking Leon once again. With Wulfric having reversed the situation and forcing Pie
"Pierre, you have pushed me to this! Since that's the case, don't blame me for what I'm going to do next! You all can go to hell!" Wulfric's expression turned grim when he saw the Chanter fighters in a dire and dangerous situation. He knew he had to end this battle quickly to avoid significant casualties among the Chanter descendants.Thus, he decided not to hold back. He waved his two hands, releasing two clouds of white mist that surged forward, engulfing Pierre, Zach, and the other two. The white mist transformed into a flurry of powder, like a shower of flowers, enveloping the four of them."What's this?""This is bad, it's poison!"Realizing the unusual nature of the white powder, Pierre and Zach were alarmed.Immediately, the four of them held their breath and swiftly retreated, trying to escape the range of the white mist and powder. Unfortunately, it was too late! The white powder and mist seeped everywhere, and being too close to Wulfric, they already inhaled a signific
"How dare a loser like you be so arrogant? I'll teach you to be humble!"Leon sneered contemptuously. Central Boss clashed with him twice before, each time ending with Central Boss being injured and fleeing. Thus, Leon did not take his attack seriously at all.Without hesitation, he pointed a finger and unleashed the Advanced Earth Class sage technique, Earthly Plunder. Sharp and fierce energy condensed at his fingertip, roaring as it met Central Boss's attack head-on!Bang!Leon's Earthly Plunder clashed solidly with Central Boss's Soul-Piercing Claw in a violent collision. However, unlike previous encounters, this time Leon's technique did not break through Central Boss's attack; instead, it was shattered by it!Not only that! The Dragon Pill he recently took did not fully manifest itself yet, so not only did Central Boss's Soul-Piercing Claw shatter Leon's Earthly Plunder but also sent him staggering back.Leon struggled to regain his footing, retreating three or four steps be