The others agreed along.The Fields did not have many martial artists in the Semi Overlord State at their disposal. There were five in total and two of them needed to remain within the Fields' properties to protect the others, so sending three of them would be the best that the Fields could do.The fact that they were willing to send three martial artists in the Semi Overlord State under such a circumstance showed how much they resented and feared Leon."Hm," Walter ran his fingers through his beard thoughtfully. He knew that sending three martial artists in the Semi Overlord State would guarantee success, but the previous failure alerted Leon and the Shears might send their men in the Semi Overlord State to protect Leon so it would not be as easy as the Fields thought it might be."It's bad out there. Bad news!" Another direct descendent of the Fields rushed in."What? What happened?" Walter scowled and roared impatiently."Elder, the Shears and the Southern King came with a gro
"Enough, Walter! You've sent your men to attack Leon and injured both him and Snow at the same time. They both came close to dying and we came today to seek justice for them!" Benedict said. A powerful aura oozed off of his body at the same time to block Walter's force."What are you talking about? How do we have anything to do with that? You keep saying that we attacked Leon, but do you have any proof?" Walter questioned sharply."According to what we found, Morgan, Daniel and Johnny Fields attacked Leon and they were all injured by him! If you are saying that the Fields have nothing to do with this, call those three out here right now! If there's not a scratch on them at all, we will leave right away!" Benedict sneered.The Fields were stunned as they did not expect the Shears to find the identities of the attackers. However, since Benedict was asking Morgan and the other two to show their faces, it meant that the Shears did not have other solid proof."Benedict, Daniel, Johnny a
Vincent's true energy swarmed toward Theodore.Unable to withstand the force that darted toward him, Theodore paled and spat blood, before collapsing onto the ground with no power to defend himself."How dare you?" The others did not expect Vincent to leap into action without warning and all started to roar in rage.One of the martial artists in the Semi Overlord State among the Fields stepped forward and charged toward Vincent's back in hope to force Vincent into letting Theodore go when he defended himself."Know your place!" Vincent snorted and launched a punch against the attacker."Baam!"Following the deafening sound, Vincent remained standing while the attacker was forced to back away.There were different levels within the Semi Overlord State as well and the Kings did not get their titles for no reasons at all. Even among martial artists of the same level, the Southern and Northern Kings were still one of the very best!Vincent simply casted a casual punch and the other
VIncent snorted."Vincent Poole, get over yourself. Do you really think that we are scared of you?! I'll give you one last chance to release Theodore and I can pretend that this never happened! If you refuse, we are going to destroy every last Poole after this!" Walter threatened coldly.The Kings' armies were far less powerful compared to the forces behind the Four Major Families, and the Fields could defeat the Pooles if they were determined to do so."Don't bother trying to intimidate me, Elder Field. I'm not so easily scared! The Pooles might not be as powerful as the Fields, but if you dare to do anything against us, we'll destroy you even if it means our demise!" Vincent swore.Vincent was the Southern King and he refused to be bullied; even if the Fields were capable of destroying him, he would not go down alone. Most importantly, all forces in Springfield City maintained a certain balance under the Dragon Corps' control.The Dragon Corps represented the country and had cou
Under the Dragon Corps' control, the Fields might not dare to actually murder Vincent and Benedict, they could capture them and destroy their powers. That way, they would not alert the Dragon Corps and could weaken the Shears at the same time."Quit bluffing, Denzel! If war is what you want, we'll aim to kill today until the very last moment! I'm old, anyway. It's a fair deal to trade our lives for the lives of your descendants!" Benedict sneered.There were only two Overlords among the Fields and they would not be able to restrain both Vincent and Benedict at the same time.Though their overall power was incomparable to that of the Fields, Benedict and Vincent could avoid Denzel and Walter, all the while focusing on attacking the Fields second and third generation descendants.By the time Denzel and Walter managed to kill them, they would have already killed the majority of the younger generations. Though Fields might not lose all their descendants, they would suffer a great loss.
"Fail to do so, and we'll make Theodore suffer twice of what Leon and Miss Poole did!" Benedict snorted."Why you!" Walter's expression darkened as he realized that he was rendered powerless."Also, a fair warning. Try harming Leon again, and it won't end that well for you the next time! Southern King, let's go!" Benedict said, before calling out to Vincent and turning to leave with the others."Damn it!" Walter was furious as Benedict and the others left. However, Theodore was held hostage and the Fields could not do anything other than allowing Benedict to leave."Elder, what should we do now?" One of the Fields asked worriedly."What else can we do? Benedict might be asking for money on the surface, but this is just his way of warning us to leave Leon alone!" Walter spat resentfully.Walter knew that money was not Benedict's true intention and that he merely aimed to teach the Fields a lesson. If they dared to attack Leon again, the Shears might do whatever it took to seek rev
Cynthia utilized the Shears' connection to look into the martial artists' background and selected six out of all applicants in the end. Along with Spencer and Stephen, there were a total of eight martial artists and Leon successfully built the foundation for his army.On the other side of the city.Theodore was the future leader of the Fields and Walter could not allow anything to happen to him. In the end, he was forced to compensate Leon and Snow 65 million. In return, Benedict and Vincent released Theodore as promised.Meanwhile, Louisa heard from Iris that Leon and Cynthia were 'together' and immediately tried to confront Leon, but was stopped by Iris.Louisa was never one to give up when stopped by others, so she would have gone to confront Leon in secret, if she was not distracted by the marriage proposal by the Northern King, Harold Lowe.Iris refused to accept the proposal and even threatened to kill herself, but all the Youngs, including Albert and Gilbert, hoped that Iri
After witnessing Leon's capability and seeing how he rescued Janice before, Leanne longed to have Leon as her son-in-law. However, Leon seemed to have completely disappeared from their sights and she was helpless in trying to put Janice and Leon together."Mom, stop it. I'm not going out with Leon," Janice blushed and said."Janice, don't blame me for being nosy, but a man like Leon is a rare gem and you have to catch him while you can, or you won't find another man as great!" Leanne deadpanned."Yeah. I know. I'll try my best," Janice said sheepishly."What? Are you willing to try?" Janice was shocked and could not believe what she heard for a moment.She told her daughter to hold onto Leon a long time ago, but Janice was not in love with Leon at the time and refused to act. However, Janice changed her mind and agreed with her mother.Janice blushed and nodded. "Yeah. I used to see Leon as a good friend and I didn't feel anything for him romantically. But ever since he saved me
"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