Thankfully, Louisa was quick enough to catch her before she could fall. "What's wrong, Iris?" she asked worriedly. "I'm fine," Iris replied, biting her lip as her blood ran cold. She was usually a wise and calm person, and thus could easily understand the position Leon was being put in, but now that she was placed on the spot, she could not find it in herself to empathize with him! All she could see was that Leon chose Cynthia over her. The Youngs were not the only ones who lost; she also lost to Cynthia. Louisa balked at this. The truth was, as an outsider, she could tell how difficult of a position Leon was in, but she could not deny the fact that Leon indeed gave up on the opportunity to reconcile with Iris. She was secretly outraged by this and did not know how to best console her cousin. "That's great! I love you so much, Leon!" Cynthia never expected that Leon would be able to resist the Youngs' tantalizing offer. She was absolutely over the moon at this an
"Mister Wolf, can the True Energy Pills help people who are at the Peak Innate State become a member of the realm of Supreme Masters?" Jenson asked excitedly. Due to the Shears having given good marketing before this, most of the major families already heard about the True Energy Pills and what they could yield. Both Jenson and Bernard came here just for this! The realm of the Supreme Masters was the first gateway into the practice of martial arts, and the most challenging obstacle to get past. Jenson was the heir to the Wicks' legacy, and even though he was not as talented as Harvey or even Anson, he was still skilled nonetheless, and just recently, after much hard work and effort, he managed to achieve the Peak Innate State. If he could get his hands on one of the True Energy Pills, he could easily become a member of the realm of Supreme Masters, and this would save him so much time! "That's right! Not only can the True Energy Pills help every martial artist transition
Leon cleared his throat. "Try? How is he going to do that?" Everyone was dubious of this. "It's easy; as everyone knows, Mister Harvey Shear has remained at the Peak Innate State for quite some time now. Cynthion Group can offer him a True Energy Pill to try, and if he manages to ascend to become a member of the realm of Supreme Masters, it will prove that the True Energy Pills do work. On the contrary, if he is unable to achieve that, it would mean the True Energy Pills don't work at all!" Leon said, smiling. Leon finally understood why Cynthia refused to let Harvey take one of the pills when they were first produced; it turned out she plan to use Harvey to prove the pills' effectiveness in public! Leon could not help lamenting how smart and sharp Cynthia was! "Use Mister Shear as a test subject? That sounds like a good idea!" the crowd erupted into a flurry of commotion and activity. Harvey was one of the most outstanding martial artists in the city, and everyone knew th
If the True Energy Pills turned out to be a hoax, the crowd would be outraged, and the consequences would be dire! However, Leon was the only person who seemed calm about all this. Even though he never experimented with the True Energy Pills and was thus unsure if they would work or not, he took the Foundation Pills before, and since the Foundation Pill successfully helped him get through to the Foundation Phase, this meant that the True Energy Pills would work too! After all, the last time he took the Foundation Pill, he spent an entire afternoon absorbing the energy within them which finally allowed him to break through the Foundation Phase. Leon guessed that Harvey's situation was the same; he needed time to absorb the energy within the pills, which was why there was a significant delay. However, the people watching were not as patient as Leon was. After waiting for a little while longer, they were beginning to grow impatient at the lack of progress. "Leon, you swore
Neither of them thought that Harvey would truly make it to the realm of Supreme Masters with the True Energy Pill's help! "How's this possible?" the Fields and the Lowes were casting dirty looks at him. The crowd was already riled up with their encouragement, and Leon was just minutes away from being defeated, but now, Harvey's energy ascended at the last minute and foiled their plans! One could only imagine their rage! "Mister Shear, congratulations on achieving Initial Supreme State," Leon said, smiling. "Yes, you have no idea how long I've been waiting for this day! If it weren't for the True Energy Pills, I'm afraid I would have two or three more years to go before I can reach this point!" Harvey could not help bursting into laughter. To ascend into the realm of Supreme Masters was his biggest wish, and now that he finally achieved his goal, his entire heart almost burst with joy, and he grinned from ear to ear. Not only that, but the True Energy Pills contained pu
Even though none of them admitted it, they all thought that Anson just tried to pick on Leon in retaliation for how he humiliated the Collins just now! "Mister Collins is right! That fellow Leon possesses exceptional alchemy skills, what's to say he doesn't have any way of hiding one's true energy? I can prove it!" Jacob stepped forward in support of Anson. "Me, too! I can prove it as well! I dueled with Leon in the past, and despite him having attained only Acquired states, he displayed skills that one could only see in a person with Peak Innate State! I was no match for him at all!" Theodore, too, stepped forward. Theodore and Jacob sounded genuine when making these statements. They were telling the truth; they crossed paths with Leon not too long ago, and lost out terribly to Leon in battle! However, none of them knew that Leon practiced the Sage Arts, and thought that Leon used special tactics unbeknownst to them to hide his true energy and power! "What? Is that true?
As for the Shears and Leon, there was no harm in letting Harvey take Anson on as this would prove Harvey's newfound abilities and dampen the crowd's worries. Besides, it was clear that Anson tried to stir up trouble, and this would be a perfect opportunity for Harvey to teach Anson a lesson. With that, both Harvey and Anson got onto the stage, whereas Leon and Cynthia retreated to one side so that there would be adequate space for the duel. "You can go first, Anson! Otherwise, I'm worried that you won't be able to even retaliate if I were to go first!" Harvey declared haughtily. Because he attained a new level via the help of the True Energy Pills, he was not too stable yet, and his energy ebbed and flowed with every minute, making everyone watching doubt if he truly attained Initial Supreme State! "What a crook! Well, since you have a death wish, I'll help you fulfill it!" Anson scoffed. He, too, could sense that Harvey's energy was not too stable and was thus even more
"Since there are no more doubts, we shall continue the sales drive." Leon and Cynthia stepped forward. "Wait a minute!" George scoffed at this, "Harvey, when you and my son were dueling, I've already made it clear that this is just a duel, yet you deliberately injured him so badly! What's the meaning of this?" George turned to shoot Harvey a cold, accusing glare. "Elder George, I apologize for this. I intended to take my energy back, but because I attained a new level, I wasn't able to control myself that well. I injured Mister Collins by accident," Harvey apologized, knowing that he was in the wrong for this. "Just apologizing? How's this enough? I don't care whether you did it on purpose or not, but you have to pay for this!" George let out an angry growl as his energy surged all around him, sending a wave of power that suffocated Harvey. "Get lost, Old Collins! There's no way to avoid getting hurt in a physical combat like this! Besides, this was a fair and square duel