"It's over!" The Thompsons' hearts sank. Since Leon was in the Intermediate Almighty State and had a powerful defensive tool, Leon had a great chance to escape when the Four Beasts Formation was not activated. However, now that the Four Beasts Formation was launched again, they all assumed Leon missed his last chance to run. "How arrogant!" Contrary to their despair, the Southern Boss and Devon sneered and stared at Leon as though they were looking at a fool. They all knew that the Thompsons and Leon were at a disadvantage, but since there were a lot of formidable martial artists among the Thompsons, Leon might have been able to escape if he listened to Yuri and Arthur and ran earlier. However, despite knowing that he could not win against the Four Apostles, Leon insisted on staying and if they were right, the Four Apostles would kill Leon on the spot. Before they could celebrate their victory, what happened next shocked them to their cores. "Bring it on!" Leon stepped forw
Following the Grand Apostle's order, the others swiftly altered the formation so that the position where Leon was standing became the Death Spot. "Die! Take this! Thundering Strike!" The Four Apostles sneered, before launching mighty attacks from all four directions at Leon. Since Leon was now standing on the Death Spot, his demise was inevitable. However, what happened next stunned them all. Leon darted away from the Death Spot and landed on the Live Spot, escaping their attacks with ease once again. "Th- that's not possible!" The Four Apostles were utterly shocked, as they all assumed that Leon found the Live Spot by luck, only to be proven wrong. Considering how complicated the Four Beasts Formation was, one could not simply attribute Leon's success in finding the Live Spot twice to mere luck, and they all realized that Leon might have seen through the formation. Shocked, none of them could understand how Leon managed to do so, nor could they accept it. "It's my ti
"Out of my way!" Leon was prepared for the attacks from the other Apostles and waved his arm, sending a few poisoned daggers at them. "Those are poisoned daggers!" They gasped. They heard from Joel that Leon possessed a poison that killed upon contact and seeing the blue glow on the daggers, they instantly realized that Leon covered the daggers in poison. Not daring to stop, they darted away from the daggers. Taking advantage of that, Leon continued with his attack at the Grand Apostle and aimed directly at their chest. "Damn it! Here goes nothing!" Seeing as he could not evade the attack, the Grand Apostle launched a powerful counter-attack to fend off Leon. "Die, old man!" Leon narrowed his eyes coldly. He knew that his overall strength was in the Intermediate Almighty State, so he was not much stronger than the Grand Apostle. If he went up against the Grand Apostle forcefully, he might be able to injure him, but would not be able to kill him. Once the Grand Apostle h
"How can this be?" The Southern Boss and Devon recovered from the initial shock and instantly fell into despair. The Four Apostles worked for the Southern Boss and he trained with them multiple times before, so he knew just how formidable the Four Beasts Formation was. When wielded by four martial artists in the Intermediate Almighty State, even the Southern Boss, who was in the Advanced Almighty State, failed to break free from the Four Beasts Formation. Only highly talented experts in ancient divinations who were in the Advanced Almighty State or above could see through the Four Beasts Formation, yet Leon, a relatively young man, managed to accomplish it and kill the Grand Apostle at the same time. The Southern Boss was shaken to the core as he struggled to comprehend the situation. "Great! Mister Wolf broke the Four Beasts Formation and killed the Grand Apostle!" "Wh- What a miracle!" ... Contrary to how the Southern Boss and Devon reacted, the Thompsons were overj
"Apostles, calm down! Leon's far too powerful and swift. He can't be defeated in a one-on-one fight, so you need to join forces to avoid getting targeted one by one!" The Southern Boss shouted. "Oh," The Apostles sobered. The Southern Boss was right as Leon appeared to be in the Intermediate Almighty State; on top of that, Leon possessed countless tricks including the Phantom Steps, so no one in the same power level could defeat him. If the Apostles acted recklessly and attacked without a plan, Leon might just target each one of them consecutively. "Also, that defensive tool has been used multiple times and should be useless by now. Just work together and stall him. Once I get rid of Arthur Thompson, I'll kill him and avenge the Grand Apostle!" The Southern Boss commanded. Treasures often had limits to how many times they could be used and Leon already used his defensive tools multiple times to survive attacks. If he was correct, Leon should be running out of time to use hi
"As expected!" "That kid's running out of tricks!" The three Apostles were all excited to see Leon running. Though they all assumed that the defensive tool Leon owned ran out of time to be used, that was merely an assumption, seeing how Leon ran from taking their attacks, they realized they might have been right. "Take this!" Their spirits were all uplifted and they immediately merged their true energy to form a bigger attack, before sending it toward Leon. Leon knew that the Mirror of Sovereign could not fend off the combined attack and darted away, before charging toward the three Apostles; if he managed to get closer, he could stop the attack. However, the three Apostles were all individuals with significant experience in battle, so they instantly caught Leon's intention. According to the Southern Boss's order, they were only meant to stall Leon and none of them intended to face him directly. They darted in different directions, before finding their way back to one a
"Watch out, Mister Wolf!" Yuri and Augus were both shocked that Leon stopped running around. They all witnessed how Leon struggled under the combined attacks of the three Apostles, and like the Southern Boss, they assumed that Leon ran out of time to use his defensive tool. Thankfully, Leon's Phantom Steps allowed him to evade the three Apostles, yet Leon gave up his advantage in speed and attempted to take the combined attack directly to save Arthur. Both shocked and worried, Iris, Cynthia, and the others watched as the Apostles' attacks merged into a gigantic blade of energy, before piercing through the air toward Leon. They almost fainted at the sight. "Arrogant brat! He must've decided to give up because he ran out of options!" ...Contrary to how Yuri and the others felt, the Southern Boss and Devon stared at Leon with a sneer as though Leon was already dead. They all knew that the three Apostles were extremely powerful and even with the defensive tool, Leon could no
"Wh- What's this?!" The three Apostles gasped in fear. They finally realized that Leon took their attack to launch an even more powerful counter-attack. Caught by surprise, they snapped out of it after a moment of daze and backed away from the attack. However, the Hurricane Break was a wide-range attack and no matter how hard they tried, they simply could not escape it. On top of that, Leon risked his own life to launch the attack while the three Apostles were on the momentum of their attacks, so it was too late for them to summon any strength for a counter-attack. They watched with fear as the Hurricane Break transformed into countless turbulences that pierced through their bodies, before exploding within them. Unable to even scream, their bodies were blown apart. "What?!" "How's that possible?!" Everyone, including the Southern Boss, Devon, and the Thompsons, was stunned. They all thought that Leon ran out of time to use his defensive tool and was powerless in the
"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