The truth was, she was also extremely shocked by the fact that four out of the six major forces were gathered here today.Fortunately, it was clear that the Shears and Fane Poole were all on Leon's side. She was relieved to see this. If all four of them were against Leon, she would not stand a chance against them at all, no matter how powerful she was. "Leon, you…" Iris was just about to ask further when she caught sight of Leon's cheek. Then, she glanced again at Janice, who stood behind Leon with a coat draped over her shoulder, and a scowl crossed her face. She quickly swallowed her words and turned her head away, refusing to meet Leon's gaze."What's wrong, Iris?" Leon was puzzled by this. Louisa inched closer to him and whispered with a funny look, "Mister Wolf, there's a lipstick mark on your cheek. I wonder who left it there?""What?" Leon immediately wiped his cheek and was gobsmacked to see the red stain on his hand. All of a sudden, he recalled that Janice kissed him
His gaze was immediately clouded by another layer of hatred toward Leon. Harvey, on the other hand, was oblivious to the newfound tension in the room. He broke the silence by saying curtly, "Jacob, Anson, it's now the three of us against the two of you. What do you have to say about that?" "I…" the color drained from Jacob's face. Even though Iris was not a martial artist herself, the people she brought with her were undoubtedly the best of the best. If they were to get into a fight head-on, he and Anson would surely lose in this situation! "Are you sure you want to help this scumbag, Iris?" Anson asked in anticipation. He was hoping that Iris would reconsider her decision and choose him over Leon! "That's right! Leon is my friend, and any enemy of his is an enemy of the Youngs!" Iris replied coldly, her attitude adamant. Even though she was still a little jealous over the lipstick mark, she was still willing to stand on Leon's side without hesitation, out of consideration
The energy center was the core of a martial artist's training, and to lose it was to lose all ounces of their power and hereby become an ordinary person. Leon did not want to kill Xander; all he wanted to do was take away Xander's energy center and render him powerless, but still alive. This was the best he could do! "Mason, send both of them to the hospital and make sure nothing happens to them," he ordered. Both Brody and Xander were injured by him and needed urgent treatment. If they did not go to a hospital immediately, something terrible would happen, and he did not need the police on his trail at this time. "Yes." Mason gestured for a few of his men to follow him, then left with Brody and Xander. "Mister Poole, Mister Shears, and you, too, Iris; thank you all for your help. I wouldn't have been able to do this without you." Leon did not forget about thanking his friends. "You're too kind, Mister Wolf. This is the least I can do for you after how you helped my famil
She could not understand how a divorcee like Leon had become so popular among the ladies! "If there's nothing else, Mister Wolf, Cynthia and I will excuse ourselves." Harvey was utterly oblivious to the silent rivalry between Cynthia and Iris. "We'll cross paths again soon, Mister Wolf!" Fane, too, was about to leave. "I seem to have underestimated you, Leon. Not only do you have connections with the Shears, but now, you are even friends with Fane Poole, son of the Southern King!" Iris shot Leon a cold look after watching Harvey, Cynthia, and Fane leave. She knew of Leon's friendship with the Shears, and thus was not shocked by Harvey and Cynthia's presence here. However, she had no idea that Leon was also friends with Fane Poole, and this surprised her greatly. This was not the most important thing, however; what mattered more was how popular Leon seemed to have become among the ladies. Was this the same Leon Wolf she first met? She could not help wondering if she e
Leon shook his head. Despite answering Janice's questions, his attention already flew far away; he thought of Iris and wondered how he would even begin to explain everything to her. "That's good!" Janice let out a sigh of relief, and a smile spread across her face. Even though Leon denied being an item with Iris, she could tell from his tone that he was interested in Iris too. However, this did not matter; she and Leon had such a strong basis for their relationship, perhaps Leon liked her too without knowing himself. As long as Iris and Leon were not dating, she still stood a chance of making Leon hers! Besides, she and Leon had seven years of extra time spent together, and there was no way Iris would be able to surpass that! "What did you just say, Janice? I couldn't hear you clearly," Leon asked. "Nothing…" Janice bit her lip. She could not help recalling her mother's advice; her mother was right to say that Leon was a good man and that she needed to seize the oppor
Louisa rolled her eyes at him. "What am I supposed to do now? You have to help me, Louisa." Leon shot her a desperate look. "You've come here empty-handed with nothing to show for your sincerity, so how am I supposed to help you?" Louise snapped. "What do you mean, sincerity?" Leon froze in confusion. "What do you think, you twat?" Louisa rolled her eyes at him, then gestured for him to approach her. She whispered in his ear, "You idiot! If you want my cousin to ease up her anger, you should at least buy some flowers or a gift to show your sincerity. Otherwise, how are you going to get her to listen to you? Is she supposed to do that by just believing everything you say?" "Oh…" Leon immediately understood what she was talking about. "I understand now, Louisa. Thank you, I'll be right back!" With that, he turned and sprinted away. Inside the room, Iris grew even more outraged when she heard Leon's knocking cease. She could even vaguely make out the sound of his footsteps
Iris got up and unlocked the door. "Creak—" All of a sudden, a gigantic bouquet of roses materialized before her face. Before she could even figure out what went on, Leon already darted into the room and closed the door behind him. "Leon, what…what are you doing here?" Iris's expression turned cold as she realized that she was tricked by Leon and Louisa's scheme. "Iris, these beautiful flowers are for a beauty like you. I hope you'll like them…" Leon held the bouquet out to her, grinning. "Who cares about flowers?" Iris turned her head away, trying to ignore him. "I know you're still angry at me, Iris, but please listen to me. Nothing is going on between Janice and me, and that's the truth… She kissed me on my cheek out of gratitude for my having rescued her, and that's all it was…" Leon tried to explain himself. "I don't care what happens between you and her. This has nothing to do with me at all! I've already told you this; you don't have to explain anything to me!"
Toward the end, she lost all her strength and collapsed into his arms.It was not until Iris was close to suffocation that Leon reluctantly let go of her lips, ending the passionate kiss."You jerk, that was my first kiss. How dare you just take it like that!" She flushed and punched him in the chest half-heartedly."First kiss? That’s not right! I took your first kiss a long time ago!" He muttered as he recalled kissing Iris the time before."What are you talking about? When did you do that? Did you? Did you do something to me in the past without me knowing?" Shocked, she questioned sharply.Leon would have to be a fool to admit that and explained, "Did you forget that I did mouth-to-mouth on you when we first met? Your first kiss was mine!" He chuckled smugly.From the first time he met Iris, he thought that there was no one more beautiful-looking and he never once dreamt that he would be able to call her his."Stop acting all smug! You've been after me the whole time!" She gl
"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