Menawhile, outside the gates of the Morrisons' Mansion, it was in the afternoon. Hugo waited outside the gate with two bodyguards for Leon's arrival. Next to him was an extremely beautiful young woman in her mid-twenties. She was none other than Hugo's younger sister, Renee Morrison. When Hugo went to Cynthion Group's sales drive, he returned with three Supreme Pure Energy Pills, two hundred Energy Nurturing Pills, and an agreement of collaboration with Leon. He reported his accomplishment to his grandfather, Caleb Morrison, as soon as he returned. At first, Caleb and the other elders did not think much of the collaboration, but after witnessing the power of the alchemical pills, they instantly realized the potential of this business partnership. They were all impressed by Hugo's decision and all praised Leon for being a young, accomplished entrepreneur. Renee was raised to be proud and was curious when Caleb and the others constantly praised Leon, especially when Hugo ha
"Oh, Mister Wolf, allow me to introduce my sister, Renee. Renee, this is-" Before Hugo could complete his sentence, Leon cut him off. "The eldest daughter of the Morrisons. I see! What a pleasure. I'm the vice-president of Cynthion Group, Hugh Wolf," Leon said and shot a knowing look at Hugo. He came alone to the western region to make alchemical pills and prepare for setting up branches, but also because he wanted to try and search for the Southern Boss. The Southern Boss was cunning by nature and if he found out Leon was here, he would be on high alert, making it hard for him to locate him. In the worst-case scenario, he might even take the risk to return to the southern region to harm Iris and the others, in an attempt to blackmail him and the Thompsons into releasing Rodney. In that case, Iris and the others would be in danger. Considering everyone's safety, it was best for Leon not to reveal his true identity so that the Southern Boss would not be alarmed. Hence, he cl
"How dare he? Leon made an appointment with my brother and he just bailed? What does he take us for?" Renee snapped out of it and said angrily. She was already running out of patience when she was waiting alongside Hugo. To make matters worse, she waited for nothing. Leon did not come and instead, sent a vice-president over, which felt like a direct insult to the Morrisons and her brother. Naturally, she was not going to show him any respect either. "Miss Morrison, please calm down! Our chairman has something important to attend to, so he didn't mean to be absent. Allow me to apologize in his place." Leon smiled, feeling slightly wronged. He assumed that Hugo would welcome him alone and all he needed to do was explain his stance to prevent Hugo from exposing his true identity. To his bewilderment, Hugo came with Renee, which caught Leon by surprise. Still, he could not tell Renee his true identity and instantly, he felt like he was stuck and could only put up with her attit
On their way to the main hall, Hugo let Renee lead the path on purpose and slowly retreated to Leon's side. "Mister Wolf, what's going on? Why are you hiding your true identity?" He whispered. "Oh, there's something else that I intend to do here, and that means I need to keep my true identity hidden. Mister Morrison, I want you to help me out and not tell anyone who I truly am," Leon explained. The situation with the Southern Boss was far too complicated for him to explain to Hugo, so he decided to brief through it in a few words. "Oh, I see. Don't worry. I'll keep my mouth shut." Hugo nodded. Though he did not know what Leon was up to, he did not pry into Leon's privacy. After all, Leon represented the Cynthion Group on this trip to the western region to work with the Morrisons. It did not matter if Leon was using his true identity or introducing himself as the vice president of the company. Since Leon did not want his true identity to be known, Hugo saw no issue with keep
"I see," Caleb and the others were visibly disappointed. Though Hugh was here to discuss the collaboration between the Morrisons and Cynthion Group, the purpose of this visit would be fulfilled regardless. However, Hugh was merely a vice-president and his status could hardly hold a candle to Leon's. The Morrisons gathered everyone who held power in the family to await Leon's arrival, yet Leon simply sent one of his subordinates over. This felt like Leon was disrespecting them, so they were all displeased. "How arrogant! We all gathered here to welcome him upon knowing that he is coming, yet he dares to look down on us! He lacks sincerity!" A man in his fifties stood beside Calbe and said angrily. He was Hugo's uncle, the leader of the second generation of the Morrisons, Jayden. The Morrisons were slightly different from the Thompsons. There was only a single bloodline that stemmed from Caleb. However, Caleb had two sons, with one being Hugo's father and the other being Ja
"Well," Leon frowned. Though Renee was upset over this as well, all she did was throw a small temper tantrum and did not insult him. However, Jayden and Georgie were different. They acted like they were above everyone and their words were aggressive, making it clear that they looked down on Cynthion Group. Still, considering that he was partly to blame for this conflict, Leon did not say anything. As the situation escalated, Hugo chimed in hurriedly, "Uncle, please calm down for now. You may not know this, but Mister Hugh here is Mister Leon's close relative. Mister Leon's caught up with something urgent and has his reasons for not coming. He didn't mean to disrespect us." Due to what Leon said earlier, he could not reveal Leon's true identity. Hence, he could only hint that Hugh was Leon's close relative in the hope that Jayden and Georgie would hold their tongue. Otherwise, if they accidentally offended Leon, the Morrisons would suffer a loss when Leon decided to terminat
"Here's the thing. Cynthion Group intends to establish a branch here. Once the branch is established, we will be responsible for production and sales, while the Morrisons will be responsible for supplying herbs and marketing," Leon said, before proceeding to explain his plan. Since he did not know the western region well, it would be challenging to dive into the market there within a short period. The Morrisons were the most powerful family in the area with great influence and once he partnered with them, Morrisons would take care of the supply and marketing, facilitating the establishment of the branch. Furthermore, Cynthion Group's alchemical pills had great market value and could easily attract unwanted attention. Since Leon was based in the southern region, he would not have much time to manage the branch in the western region and could only partner with the Morrisons to seek their protection, preventing others from trying to take over Cynthion Group. That way, the risk would
"What? That's impossible!" Leon was stunned and stood abruptly. He was about to agree to give the Morrisons thirty percent of the total profit. To his bewilderment, Georgie greedily demanded seventy percent of profit and shares. This was an unreasonable request and there was no way Leon would agree to it. "Nothing's impossible! Mister Wolf, you should that Cynthion Group means nothing in the western region. You have no backers! If you want to establish a branch here and grow swiftly, you need to rely on us! All you need to input is technology and produce some pills, and you can just sit around waiting to profit. If that’s all you're contributing, it's considered generous that we are letting you have thirty percent of the total profit!" Georgie sneered arrogantly, sounding almost as though the Morrisons were being extremely generous. "Mister Morrison, if the technology in producing alchemical pills is that insignificant, why don't the Morrisons just go ahead and establish a few
"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