On the way to the southern region, Leon called Angus to warn him, informing him that the Southern Boss and the Western Boss were heading over to rescue Rodney. He then called Alfred and requested backup from the Dragon Guards located in the southern region. Though Alfred went to the central region like Mister Orpwood and could not do much in the southern region, there had to be Platinum Dragon Guards stationed in the southern region. With Alfred's order, he could send the Platinum Dragon Guards in the Almighty State over to help the Thompsons. Like the Dragon Corps in the western region, they could only gather seven to eight Platinum Dragon Guards, and not all of them within such short notice. Given the Southern Boss and the Western Boss’s strength, the Thompsons may not win even with the help of the Dragon Guards. Still, Leon never planned to rely on the Thompsons and the Dragon Guards. If he could not catch up to the Southern Boss and the Western Boss, the Thompsons and
"He's right." "With Mister Wolf's help, Arthur has already reached the Peak Almighty State. With his current strength, the Southern Boss and the Western Boss can’t do anything." "If they dare to show their faces here, we will take this opportunity to settle the scores!" ... The other elders agreed along. Both the Southern Boss and the Western Boss were in the Advanced Almighty State and they all knew about it. In the past, the Thompsons would be more cautious when dealing with the Southern Boss. However, the circumstances changed. Using the Sun Pill and the Energy Convergence Circle, Leon helped Arthur get to the Peak Almighty State before he left the southern region. Under normal circumstances, a martial artist in the Peak Almighty State could easily defeat two to three martial artists in the Advanced Almighty State. Given Arhtur's current strength, the Southern Boss and the Western Boss were no match for him, not the mention the others they brought with them. The
"Uncle, elders, forgive me for being blunt. If the Southern Boss works with the Western Boss to defeat us, I'm sure he is fully prepared. If we fight them, we probably won't stand a chance of winning," Angus said. "Well," Everyone was instantly rendered speechless. They knew that Angus was right. The Southern Boss was cunning and capable. He would not come knocking on their door with the Western Boss if he was not certain about his chance of winning. It seemed overly foolish and unlike what the Southern Boss would do. "Also, Mister Wolf is currently heading over to support us. He advised that we hide and avoid direct contact with Southern and Western bosses. Let's wait until he arrives. I agree with him as well," Angus added. Contrary to Arthur's intention of facing the Southern Boss and the Western Boss, Angus leaned toward Leon's advice of hiding. "Well, that's a pretty good idea! We can move to another location to avoid them. Once Mister Wolf arrives, his power combine
"Arthur, what should we do now? Are you supposed to just stand idly by?" The elders paled. "We don't have to just sit on our thumbs. We can deal with this. The Southern Boss and the Western Boss are equally powerful as us. If we are in a stand-off, they won't be able to defeat us that easily." Arthur scoffed, not giving up on the idea to face the Southern Boss."Arthur, what do you mean?" The elders were slightly confused. "It's simple. Angus, you will arrange for all the elderly, children, and women to move to a safe location. All members that are in the Almighty State will stay and wait for the Southern Boss and the Western Boss to arrive. We shall face them! Given our strength, even if we can't defeat them, we can stall and wait for Mister Wolf to arrive. That shouldn't be challenging," Arthur said. Since the Southern Boss likely reached the Peak Almighty State and had the help of the Western Boss along with the Fermers, they were powerful enough to rival the Thompsons. Sti
"Angus, what are you trying to do? I'm warning you. Let me go or my dad will kill you all!" Rodney, whom John restrained, roared. Still, he was terrified. Ever since the Thompsons captured him and Joel, they were yet to kill him out of fear of the Southern Boss. However, Joel was less lucky. On the seventh day since Yonas's death, the Thompsons took Joel's life to appease Yonas's spirit. Now that Joel was dead, he was the only one left as hostage under the Thompsons' restrain. When Angus suddenly brought him out of his cell, he initially thought that he was finally meeting his end.Hence, his heart was filled with fear. However, he was helpless and was at their mercy. Angus ignored Rodney and hurried toward Arthur and the elders along with John and Rodney. "Angus, why did you bring Rodney here?" Arthur and the others were shocked. "Uncle, the Southern Boss bears ill intention. Maybe we can stall by using Rodney as a hostage," Angus said cautiously. Given the circum
"No! Uncle, I can't leave. I'm a member of the Thompsons. Now that our family's in danger, I can stand aside and leave you!" Angus shook his head. "What?""No! Angus, you're our leader. We can't risk you.""You need to leave now!"...Arthur and the other elders were taken aback and they all tried to convince him to leave. "Uncle, it's precisely because I'm the head of this family that I can't leave! If I abandon my own family to save my own life, what right do I have to lead the family?" Angus said with determination. As a man, there were duties he had to fulfill. Arthur and the others were his blood and he could not abandon his own family just to survive on his own. He could not possibly do this. On top of that, the Thompsons had equal power as the Southern Boss and the Western Boss. Even if he stayed, the Southern Boss may not be able to do much to them and Angus was not worried. "But," Arthur and the others were reluctant to give up and they tried to convince Angu
"This must be the infamous Western Boss!" Arthur turned to the Western Boss. The Western Boss was the ruler of the underground society in the Western region and rarely crossed paths with the Thompsons. Hence, Arthur only heard of the Western Boss and the two never met. Still, judging from the overbearing presence of the man before him, he could guess who he was. "How do you know who I am?" The Western Boss frowned in bafflement. He came to the southern region with the Southern Boss to ambush the Thompsons and rescue Rodney. This was a secret mission and apart from Felton and the Apostles, no one knew about it. Yet, not only did Arthur guess who he was, but he also had people stationed outside as though he knew they were coming. This caught him by surprise and he could not figure out how the Thompsons found out about this. Naturally, he considered if something happened to Felton and the Apostles, causing them to leak information about their plan. However, he soon dis
"You wouldn't dare! Angus, if you dare to harm my son, I'll make sure that every member of the Thompsons dies today!" The Southern Boss did not take Angus's threat seriously. After the Spears fell apart, the Southern Boss lost almost everything. However, the same could not be said about the Thompsons. The Thompsons were a big family with many members. With so much dead weight around, he knew that Angus would not harm Rodney out of fear so he was not affected by Angus's threat. "You want to kill all of us? How arrogant!" Arthur laughed angrily. "Arthur, you'll find out if I'm just being arrogant soon enough," The Southern Boss narrowed his eyes sharply. As he spoke, he leaped into action swiftly and darted toward Angus to rescue Rodney. Though he was certain that Angus dared not to harm Rodney, it was still an issue that Rodney was at the Thompsons' mercy. Hence, he took advantage of Angus's distraction and attacked out of the blue to save Rodney. "The Peak Almighty St
"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