"Miss Summers, I still need a bigger glass jadeite. I'll leave it to you. I hope you'll find one soon," Leon reminded. Now that he gathered eighteen glass jadeites, he needed a bigger one for the Energy Gathering Circle. Still, big glass jadeites were hard to come by and he had no channels to obtain jadeites, so he could only leave it in Shally's hands. "Don't worry, Mister Wolf. I'll do my best and try to get you the clear jadeite within three days. Once we find it, I'll inform you right away," Shally said. "Sure. It's a deal, then. Miss Summers, if that's all, I'll leave now." Leon said and was prepared to leave with Cynthia and the others. In the next moment, something unexpected happened. Just then, a man in his fifties hurried over to the counter. He was none other than the manager of the store, and one of the relatives of the Summers. "Miss, there's a merchant here saying that he has a big glass jadeite that he wishes to sell to us. He is asking if we are willing
"Hello, Miss Summers," Mister Negus greeted politely. "Mister Negus, nice to meet you." Shally smiled. As the person in charge of the store, Shally knew quite a lot about the industry and Mister Negus was a rather famous merchant. Though the two never worked together before, both Shally and Lucian heard about Mister Negus. "Miss Summers, I came because there's an excellent piece of jadeite that I wish to sell to you. Will you be willing to buy it?" Mister Negus cut to the chase. "Mister Negus, where is this jadeite? Please let me have a look," Shally said. "Sure," Mister Negus said and waved his hand at one of the guards, who placed a beautiful box on the table before Shally and the others. As the box opened, a clear piece of jadeite was revealed. It looked to be weighing two to three thousand grams with not a single hint of impurity inside. "It's magnificent indeed. This has to be clear jadeite or even better!"Shally immediately identified that this was a clear jadei
"Who would've thought that this is a Dragon Jade?" Snapping out of it, Leon fired up his spiritual energy to sense the energy within it but was slightly taken aback. Though the spiritual energy within the jadeite was pure, it felt similar to the green jadeite he purchased in the western region. When compared to the imperial green and purple jadeites he obtained from rock gambling, this Dragon Jade would fall short. "That's strange. What's going on?" Leon was slightly confused. He thought that Dragon Jade was of higher quality than imperial green and purple jadeites, so the spiritual energy within it should be higher. Yet, this jadeite before him did not contain purer energy than imperial green and purple jadeites. Leon was baffled, but he never saw a Dragon Jade before and did not know much about it. Hence, he assumed this was just an ordinary Dragon Jade and thus to disappointing quality of its energy. This seemed to be the only possible explanation. "Mister Negus, are y
"Miss, after our inspection, we find this piece of jade to be clear with defined textured. There isn't a single trace of impurity in it. It glows and is cold to the touch, which matches with the characteristics of a Dragon Jade. The three of us have concluded that this is likely a rare piece of Dragon Jade. However, it is just an ordinary Dragon Jade and not a high-quality one within its class," 赵大师 said. "So it is a Dragon Jade. That's wonderful!" Shally was overjoyed and revealed a big smile. In the past months, the Summers' competitors, the Nortons, targeted them cutting off their resources in the central region. This led to the decline in the Summers' business. Thankfully, Mister Negus came with a rare Dragon Jade and intended to sell it to them. With this as the centerpiece of the store, it would make Treasure Hunt famous and the Summers would benefit from it. Apart from that, she went to the northern region and found a new source of supply. With a new supply line an
"You don't need it? That's great!" Shally was relieved and turned back to Mister Negus. "Mister Negus, we are willing to take this Dragon Jade. Name your price.""Well, let's say 215 million," Mister Negus said thoughtfully. "215 million? That's not cheap!" Leon was slightly taken aback. Though he did not know much about the industry, he once obtained a large imperial purple jadeite when he was in the southern region. At the time, a few merchants tried to purchase it and even offered a price of 172 million. However, he needed the jadeite for his circle and did not sell it. The Dragon Jade before him was much smaller than the imperial purple jadeite he obtained and was about one-third of its size. Yet, Mister Negus demanded to charge 215 million, making it far more expensive than the imperial purple jadeite. "Mister Negus, don't you think that's too high a price? It's at least two to three times the price of imperial green or purple jadeites of the same size." Shally frow
"Hang on! I'll take that Dragon Jade!" Someone shouted. A young man in his late twenties strode into the store with two guards. "Marvin Norton. It's you!" Both Shally and Lucian were shocked. The man before them was none other than the eldest son of their competitors, Marvin Norton. "What are you doing in our store, Marvin? You are not welcome here!" Shally snapped out of it and her expression darkened.Not only were the Nortons the Summers' biggest competitors, but they were also bullying the Summers ever since Shally's parents and brother were killed. In recent months, the Nortons' actions escalated and they even cut off the resources to the Summers, which led to great financial losses. Given the relationship between the Nortons and the Summers, there was no way she would treat Marvin with respect. "Ha!" Marvin sneered in contempt and ignored her. He approached with his guards and glanced at the Dragon Jade, before turning to Mister Negus. "Mister Negus, I heard yo
Many customers were alerted by the commotion following Marvin's appearance. They all gathered around curiously in the hope of seeing what was happening. "Mister Negus, I heard that you intend to sell this Dragon Jade to Treasure Hunt at the price of 215 million. How about this? I'll offer you 258 million. Sell it to the Nortons. What do you think?" Marvin did not bother arguing with Shally and offered Mister Negus a higher price. "258 million? Alright, Mister Norton. You said it. So long as you pay me 258 million, I'll sell the Dragon Jade to you!" Mister Negus agreed excitedly. "What? Mister Negus, that's unacceptable. You've already agreed to sell this Dragon Jade to us. How can you go back on your words and sell it to Marvin instead?" Shally protested with a dark expression. "Miss Summers, I'm sorry. Our agreement was just verbal and we haven't started dealing. Mister Norton is now willing to pay 258 million and it's a much higher price than what you offer. It's only norma
"Yeah, I know," Shally said with a dark look on her face. She also knew how important the Dragon Jade was to the Summers and that she could not let the Nortons have it. Otherwise, the Summers' business would face a crisis or even a downfall. This was not a consequence she was willing to face. With determination in her eyes, she made her choice. "Marvin, since you are determined to cause trouble and want to make this into a bidding war, I will compete with you to the very end. I'll pay 287 million.""What, you want to compete with me? Sure, I'll play along. I'll pay 320 million!" Marvin sneered. Gritting her teeth, Shally raised the price again. "340 million!""360 million!" Marvin said without hesitation. "Why you!" Shally paled. Though the Summers' total worth was over billions, most were in the form of real estate, and with all the stores running under their names, she only had a cash flow of 430 million. Now that Marvin raised the price to 360 million, it was a p
"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