In a famous district filled with antique shops, the biggest jadeite seller the name of Western Gem Store stood. Its interior was glorious and it was filled with jewelry, gems, and jadeites of all sorts. Upon arriving, Leon and Renee first took a stroll around the district before entering the 轩玉斋. It was still early and there were not many customers. There were only a dozen people around, but there were plenty of people gathering at the rock gambling area. There were professional gamblers and professional experts, along with merchants who specialized in jadeite. Leon and Renee stepped into the hall and he glanced at the rock gambling area. Though he could detect the spiritual energy inside the rocks and could practically select the most valuable rock without miss, rock gambling was far too time-consuming. Since he was not in short of money any longer, there was no point for him to seek wealth through this means. He decided that others could have this opportunity instead.
"Can you show me that clear jadeite over there?" Leon pointed at a piece of clear jadeite. "Sure." The saleswoman retrieved the jadeite and handed it to Leon. Leon inspected it and noticed that an eagle was carved into it. Though the craftmanship was excellent, the pattern was far from exquisite so it gave a rather ordinary impression. However, he was purchasing jadeite for the Energy Convergence Circle, not as an accessory or gift, so he could not care less about the craftsmanship. Judging from the size of this piece, it was perfect for the core of the circle. He fired up his spiritual energy and detected an abundance of spiritual energy inside the jadeite, so he was satisfied with it. "How much is this?" he asked. "Sir, this is priced at 1.8 million," the saleswoman said. "Well, that's a fair price! I'll take it!" Leon nodded. He purchased his fair share of jadeites for Energy Convergence Circles before and knew the market price for most items. Judging from the si
"Renee, it's been a while!" Bucky took the initiative to greet Renee, then went on to stare admiringly at her. As the most beautiful woman in the western region, Renee was the dream woman of many young bachelors and he was no exception. He fell for her a long time ago and proceeded to pursue her for a while. Unfortunately, Renee did not return his affection. Her standards were too high and she remained unmoved in response to his advances. She never gave him any chances and rejected him multiple times. Felton, too, was one of Renee's many pursuers. In terms of background, status, and strength as a martial artist, Bucky could not rival with Felton. Therefore, he eventually gave up and started pursuing Aurelia instead. The two of them ended up dating, but the grass would always be greener on the other side. Though he was already dating Aurelia, he still struggled to forget about Renee. Hence, when he saw her again, the feelings he once suppressed resurfaced once more.
"Miss Morrison, who is this next to you?" Aurelia turned and glanced at Leon. A baffled look appeared on her face as she wondered who this strange man was and why he was with Renee. "Oh, he is the vice president of Cynthion Group, Hugh Wolf," Renee said. She was not familiar with Aurelia and she did not want to engage in a conversation with her at first. However, since Aurelia took the initiative to greet her, she had to interact with her out of manner. "Vice president of Cynthion Group? I haven't heard of that before." Aurelia and Bucky exchanged confused looks. During Jaxon's bouquet, many guests who attended met Leon and witnessed what his alchemical pills could do. However, Aurelia and Bucky were not present at the time. Bucky just reached the Initial Emperor State and was far from reaching the Intermediate Emperor State. At the moment, he was not in need of herbs to get past the bottleneck of his training. On top of that, he and Aurelia were busy making arrange
"No! You two are mistaken. I'm just Miss Morrison's friend, not her boyfriend," Leon said before Renee could answer. "What? Is it embarrassing to be my boyfriend? Do you not think that I deserve you?" Renee's expression darkened. As the most beautiful woman in the western region, countless young bachelors fawned over her and they all were desperate to date her. Leon, on the other hand, jumped at the first chance to deny dating her back when Joshua and Ariella mistook him for her boyfriend. Now that Bucky and Aurelia thought the same, he reacted the same way as though she was not a worthy match for him. She took it personally as an insult and given her prideful nature, she got frustrated and shot Leon a dark look. "I-" Leon was taken aback by Renee's reaction. He was not her boyfriend to begin with and merely stated a fact, so he did not know why Renee was mad. However, he spent enough time with his confidantes in the past and knew women well enough to stay quiet when th
"Oh yeah." Leon recalled about the jadeite and opened his mouth to answer. However, Aurelia interrupted him before he could speak. "Bucky, that piece looks great and matches your looks." She glanced at it and pulled Bucky over. "How much is this?" she asked the saleswoman. "This costs 1.8 million," the saleswoman blurted out. "1.8 million? That's not that expensive! We will take it!" Aurelia said hastily. She already heard what the saleswoman said and guessed that Leon and Renee were interested in this piece of jadeite. Initially, she wanted to mock Renee for dating a man of low status to embarrass her. However, Renee remained unfazed and silenced her, which displeased her. Therefore, she decided to purchase the jadeite before Renee and Leon could do so. She only came here with Bucky because she wanted to purchase a few pieces of jadeites for her engagement party. The piece before her matched her taste and the price was reasonable as well. On top of that, she felt
"Madam, this is first come first serve. This gentleman here has already decided to purchase this jadeite and I can't sell it to you. Please understand!" The saleswoman forced a smile and maintained a polite attitude, hoping that Aurelia would settle down. "So what? He hasn't paid, has he? So long as he hasn't paid, I have the right to buy it!" Aurelia scoffed and remained arrogant. "But-" The saleswoman was rendered speechless. Though Aurelia was playing with words, she was right that Leon was yet to pay and the saleswoman could not argue with this logic. "Miss Underwood, what's the meaning of this? You know that Hugh set his eyes on this and you are causing trouble on purpose! Don't you think you are out of line here?" Renee questioned angrily. She knew that Aurelia was only fighting over the jadeite to undermine her. Facing such provocation, she could not maintain her politeness. Naturally, Leon was equally offended. He did not know Aurelia and they had no previous co
"That's not a bad idea! I'll pay 3 million!" Bucky chimed in. Like Aurelia, he also did not see Hugh as a threat. The jadeite was quite valuable, yet Hugh was willing to spend a fortune on it. Since they mistook Leon as Renee's boyfriend and that was later confirmed by the fact that Renee was out shopping with him early in the morning, he assumed that Leon was purchasing the jadeite as a gift for Renee. Bucky was in love with Renee so he refused to let Leon get his way. "You want to bid against me? That's interesting. I'll pay 4 million, then!" Leon scoffed. Considering how profitable Cynthion Group and Elegante Group were, he was not in short of money as the chairman of both firms. Since Aurelia and Bucky dared to bid against him to make him give up, they would have to learn the reality as he did not fear them. "I'll go for 5 million, then!" Bucky sneered and raised the price without hesitation. "7 million!" Leon said calmly. "Why you!" Bucky and Aurelia both paled
"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