Chapter 2768 - 635-645

Chapter 635 - Cortez Barony's Movements

"Since my dear disciple is in such a hurry, Master will allow you to take Little Grey with you," the Venerable Pill Master stated before adding, "Little Grey will save you some travel time."

"Really?! Thank you so much, Master!" Lina was clearly ecstatic upon hearing the words from her master.

Little Grey was the Venerable Pill Master's tamed beast, a giant hawk that was both intelligent and strong as it was obedient and fast.

It has been very loyal to the Venerable Pill Master ever since it was saved from death after losing a battle to a group of giant falcons that ganged on it.

"Alright, make sure to let your senior brother know about tomorrow in advance." The Venerable Pill Master smiled before saying, "I'm sure he will be interested."

It was a rare chance for his first disciple to experience life in the other kingdoms beyond the borders of the Geyser Kingdom.

"Yes, Master. I will go do it right now!" Lina quickly nodded with excitement before leaving promptly.

Shortly after, the Venerable Pill Master took out an ink brush and paper from his interspatial ring and began writing a letter.

One could not freely enter and leave the Geyser Kingdom's borders, but with the Venerable Pill Master's connection, it was possible to pull a few strings by granting favors.

...

A few hundred miles west of the capital city of Geyser, in the region of the Cortez Barony, a middle-aged man with sharp brows like razors stood on the walls of his Goldstone City.

The man stood tall like a mountain in his gold tiger-patterned black attire while gazing into the western horizon with his hands linked behind his back.

In the darkness of the night, a trailing of firelight could be seen inching closer and closer to his territory from a distance before it determined to be a person traveling quickly with a torch in hand.

Swoosh~!

Several minutes later, the person reached the foot of Goldstone City's walls before hopping over and stopped in front of the middle-aged man with sharp brows.

"Lord Lucian!"

After extinguishing his torch, the person greeted on one knee and said, "I've come bearing news of the young master."

"Speak! Where is my son? And what the hell is Servant Gustavo doing? The Cataclysm erupted, yet he is not back to report even after many days!" Baron Lucian Beau Cortez questioned the messenger with a strong tone.

After being permitted to speak, the messenger nodded before reporting, "Servant Gustavo and Young Master Judas had indeed headed to the Crawford Kingdom, but they never made it to the Wildlands."

"Their tracks stopped short before the Western Frontier of the Crawford Kingdom, my Lord!"

"The two should have flown through the skies," Baron Lucian frowned before asking, "How could they have left behind any tracks?"

"Unless... something happened to them?" Baron Lucian's gaze trembled abruptly with a fierce glint.

If something happened to them, he would not remain still in the barony.

"Yes, my Lord!" The messenger trembled slightly after sensing the lord's turbulent emotions before he proceeded to report faithfully, "Scattered traces of Blackwater was found at the site, showing that a battle had been fought there."

"This servant was unable to locate any of their bodies in the area, nor was this servant able to find out who the young master and Servant Gustavo was fighting there."

"However, the Western Frontier was battered greatly, seemingly having fought a great battle against large tides of frenzied rodents and more powerful beasts that devastated the region."

"I see..." Lucian Beau Cortez nodded.

His brows quickly knitted together with a pondering expression after listening to the messenger's report.

Noticing the messenger's hesitant expression, Lucian Beau Cortez quickly barked, "What else do you have to say? Out with it!"

"Yes, my Lord! This servant found out that prior to the end of their tracks before the Western Frontier, there was a conflict in the capital of the Crawford Kingdom that resulted in the king being injured."

"This servant is unable to confirm whether this matter has any relation to Young Master Judas and Servant Gustavo's disappearance."

"That is to say that my son's disappearance might not be related to beasts from the Wildlands, but the Crawford Royal Family?" Lucian Beau Cortez's expression turned ugly.

Even if Lucian Beau Cortez did not want to think about it, he had no choice but to assume his son was dead, according to the information provided by the messenger.

Recalling his son's bad habits, he must have done something to offend the Crawford Royal Family.

But even if his son was in the wrong, no one was allowed to kill him! Not even the Sea Emperor himself, let alone royalties from another kingdom!

That was his own flesh and blood! His heir!

Boom!

Baron Lucian's aura immediately exploded out from his body with surging momentum, causing his hair to dance wildly.

"Go gather all the subordinates and troops in city for me right this instance!" Baron Lucian thundered at a nearby soldier keeping watch on the wall.

"Yes, my Lord!" The soldier quickly saluted with a solemn and disciplined expression before heading off to carry out the Baron's task, promptly.

At the same time, the messenger was quickly startled as he utters, "My Lord wants to...?"

"We'll be visiting the Crawford Kingdom to conduct a deeper investigation. If my son's disappearance is truly related to the royal family, then I will..." Baron Lucian did not continue, but his eyes flickered with a cold and ruthless glint.

The messenger quickly realized what his lord wanted to do, and the realization shocked him greatly.

The Lord has gone mad!

...

Back in the skies above the Desolate Crow Clan in the Wildlands, Leon was not aware of the storm that was about to hit the Crawford Empire.

He continued to refine the Wrathful Demonic Energy in the atmosphere, increasing Demonic Energy reserves and cumulation of Law of Wrath Fragment.

At the same time, Darlene's aura steadily rose with certain spikes from time to time as she devours the boundless Spatial Energy in the atmosphere greedily.

'With this frightening speed, it might not even take a few days for Darlene to reach Transcendence… Given that Darlene's comprehension can continue to keep up with the rise in cultivation,'

There was a hint of envy in Leon's eyes when he recalls his own difficulty in order to achieve Transcendence.

Chapter 636 - Strategic Resource

Ka-cha!

It was almost as if Leon could hear the sound of the hard cocoon shell cracking each time Darlene achieves a breakthrough.

However, it was only an illusory feeling brought by Darlene's surging aura. There was no actual sound of her breakthrough except the sound caused by her body devouring the surrounding energy ravenously.

Within a short time, Darlene was already a 2-star Ranked Awakener. It was only a matter of time before she overtakes Lilith and graduates from being the weakest in the group.

"Without adequate fighting experience and battle skills to utilize the spatial ability effectively, even if Darlene reaches a high level of cultivation, she would still be weaker than opponents of the same level," Leon muttered softly with an observant gaze.

He pondered Darlene's shortcomings and began devising a plan to help her raise her combat prowess quickly.

"There's quite a few primordial techniques saved in the Archive now, albeit many incomplete legacies..." Leon began musing on a suitable technique for Darlene.

"The Star God's legacy seems to be related to spatial cultivation... There's also the Star-Plucking Finger Art skill to match with it. However, the Void God's legacy seems to be more suitable than the Star God's legacy."

"Unfortunately, I don't have any recorded battle skills that would match the Void God's cultivation technique perfectly like the Star God's legacy..."

As Leon pondered, he realized what needed to be done and began planning his next course of action.

"Once the Desolate Crow Clan is stabilized, I will return to the Darkmoon Tribe and attend the summit. If nothing unexpected happens, I will explore the ruins and uncover more legacies from the primordial era..."

After the Dark Continent matters, Leon slowly shifted his attention to the World Tree's matter.

"With such large-scale movements of elves and humans traveling together by foot, it will take at least a week to reach Grassland Region..." Leon muttered.

It would be so much faster if he just flew over from the Capital himself. However, he was not in a hurry to visit the Grassland Region, not to mention he had plenty of other things to settle beforehand.

Nevertheless, he could not delay the trip to the Grassland Region for too long.

It was starting to miss Lynne, and he needed the abundant Spirit Energy produced by the World Tree to help him restore Maya's spirit and repair the Divine Book of Life.

With Maya's help, he would be able to translate the runic texts of the primordial legacies in the Dark Continent quickly after obtaining them.

In short, there were many things to do.

"For now, I should just focus on cultivating until Darlene is done," Leon muttered before spreading out his divine sense to feel the surrounding atmosphere.

"Seems like most of the Wrathful Demonic Energy in this region of space has been cleared out by me," Leon mused before checking his Black Vortex Space and nodded, "I have collected quite a fair bit of Demonic Energy."

"It's time to replenish my reserve of True Grandmist Energy. However, this spot is too close to Darlene's location. It will affect her cultivation if I rob the Spatial Energy from here." Leon contemplated for a moment.

Shortly after, Leon moved much further away from Darlene by several miles until he deemed the location was far enough.

"This should be far enough," Leon nodded.

At this point, Darlene had already reached 4-star Ranked Awakener Realm without any sign of slowing down. She would not be finished anytime soon—was what Leon determined.

Shortly after entering his meditative position in the zero-gravity zone, Leon closed his eyes.

He spread out his divine sense and began gathering the surrounding energy of various types with Divine Will, followed by refining them with the Nihility Law, transforming them into True Grandmist Energy.

However, it only took a moment before Leon ended the short cultivation with his eyes snapping open with a hint of weakness in them.

"Seems like it wasn't just the loss of blood that made me feel lethargic. More importantly, I have depleted much more mental strength than I expected." Leon frowned.

The mental strength deficiency had hidden well under the lethargy of lacking blood. He had overlooked it and not noticed it at all.

"I shouldn't have expended this much mental strength already… I haven't really done anything to have used up this much mental—"

Leon suddenly paused as he recalled the Earth Ability he used on a grand scale to move the large mountain of rat carcasses from the Desolate Crow Clan.

"So there was a price to pay for using borrowed power after all, huh?" Leon mumbled before nodding in understanding. It made more sense that there would be some sort of limitation on his earth power.

There was simply no free lunch in the world.

"Since my mental strength is a bit low, or rather, it is almost rock bottom, I should not expend any more of my mental strength," Leon furrowed his brows before musing, "Without mental strength, I won't be able to cultivate quickly."

"On the other hand, using the normal method to cultivating is not very efficient. It is a waste of time. I guess I will put off cultivation for now."

Leon took out a Tier-3 Spiritual Replenishment Pill and swallowed it before closing his eyes again to meditate.

Since he could enter high-speed cultivation, he will do something else—comprehend the Wrath Law from the cumulation of Law Fragments in his Black Vortex Space.

With a single thought, the countless Law Fragments began bombarding his soul core, transforming into information that became one with his soul core, allowing him to review the information vividly.

'Let's see how difficult it is to comprehend the Destruction Law!' Leon was determined to comprehend the law.

…

Back in the Desolate Crow Clan, Aria completed the task of deploying the Demon Gathering Array in four corners of the clan before activating them.

It did not take long before four whirlpools of red mist appeared in the skies of the Desolate Crow Clan, filtering their way into each Demon Gathering Array like a funnel.

Many clansmen were surprised by the sudden appearance of the red mist looming above their heads.

At the same time, Lilith also raised her head and glanced at it before she wrinkled her expression while she was with Uncle Jorn.

"This is the Wrathful Demonic Energy that made the rats go crazy? To think there was this much Wrathful Demonic Energy hidden in the atmosphere…" Lilith muttered with a frown.

Uncle Jorn was quickly surprised before taking another glance at the red sky.

"All that red mist is what caused the rats to go berserk? How worrisome…" Uncle Jorn commented before wondering how they were supposed to shield themselves against something like that. Stop breathing?

Seeing Uncle Jorn's concern written on his face, Lilith reassured him, "Don't worry about the red mist. It seems like Leon has already made preparations to deal with it, Uncle Jorn."

"Look, the red mists are gathering into four corners of the clan. Although this makes the red mist concentrated in those areas, it is also getting cleared from the sky."

"Oh, you're right, Little Princess." Uncle Jorn nodded.

Nevertheless, Lilith could not help but frown again while looking at all the Wrathful Demonic Energy in the sky, which was not seen until incited by a catalyst.

It is easy to make preparations and avoid something that can be seen, but when it is unseen, how can anyone even be aware of it, let alone make preparations to avoid it?

It was difficult.

"If only there was some special eye technique that could see these hidden foul energy," Lilith muttered while recalling Leon's special eye technique when they explored the undergrounds together.

Suddenly, she recalled another matter that also happened during the trip before Lilith called out to Uncle Jorn, "I think we have a solution to the food crisis."

"Oh? What solution have you found, Little Princess?" Uncle Jorn asked with surprise.

"There's something called a Fasting Pill, which provides some energy to satiate one's hunger in replacement of food. Leon can refine these Fasting Pills, but I am not sure if he has enough herbs to refine them—"

"…Actually, forget it." Lilith quickly dropped the idea as it was raised.

"It will take too much effort for Leon to refine enough Fasting Pills to supply the entire clan. He has already done much for our clan. We cannot ask him to slave away in pill refinement for us as well," she explained from a moral standpoint.

"Understood, Little Princess."

Nevertheless, Uncle Jorn could not stop thinking about the Fasting Pills after learning about them.

If it was as the Little Princess described, the Fasting Pills could become a type of strategic resource due to their size and convenience to carry.

He began to silently ponder how to persuade the human prince to refine these Fasting Pills for the clan en masse.

…

Meanwhile, Aria quickly returned to Soft Feather's side on the hill outside of the Desolate Crow Clan before noticing Leon and Darlene's absence.

"Hm? Where did Leon and Darlene go, Soft Feather? Do you know?" Aria inquired nicely.

Soft Feather turned her head to give Aria a glance before resting her head back on the hill lazily.

"Leon flew into the sky with Darlene. He said not to wait for him and just focus on cultivating until he returns," Soft Feather explained shortly after.

"I see. Thank you for informing me, Soft Feather."

"No problem." Soft Feather said casually.

Shortly after, Aria took a seat in a lotus position on Soft Feather's soft and fluffy back before closing her eyes in silent cultivation.

Chapter 637 - Fasting Pills For Sale

Dark Continent

In the Darkmoon Tribe, Chief Valencia stood on the plateau's edge while quietly overlooking the bustling activities within the tribe below before glancing up at the ominous crimson glow within the dark clouds above.

"These peaceful times won't last much longer," Chief Valencia softly muttered with a calm look while her hands were linked behind her back.

Suddenly, a warrior quickly arrived and knelt on one knee with his hands clasped before Chief Valencia and reported, "Chief, all the tribal chiefs that accepted the summit summoning has already arrived in the tribe for some time."

"They are wondering that since everyone is already present, they suggested that you should go ahead and commence the summit meeting early."

"There's no rush," Chief Valencia shook her head and said, "Let them wait. After all, the key person has not returned yet."

"Do you really think Leonhardt will be coming back, Chief? What if he doesn't come back at all?" the warrior questioned with doubt before stating, "We've learned that the living conditions in the Human Domain are much better than the Infertile Plains. Leonhardt might not want to come back."

"If he doesn't want to come back, then we can just go over to the other side and have a look. The Teleportation Array is in our hands, after all. Although its power sockets are missing, the tribe has plenty of Demon Cores to power it," Chief Valencia stated.

"The only reason we have yet to send anyone to the other side to confirm the living environment of the Human Domain is to show our trust and respect for Leonhardt. Anyway, we still have a day before the seven-day deadline. I can wait."

"Ahh, you're right, Chief. I have forgotten about the Teleportation Array since it has been placed next to the prohibited area underground," the warrior said.

"Also, you are wrong about one thing."

"What thing, Chief?" the warrior asked with surprise.

"The Human Domain might or might not have good living conditions, but since the Cataclysm has erupted, do you think it would still be the same?" Chief Valencia questioned the warrior calmly.

The warrior froze.

The tribal chief had a point.

According to the information they know, the Human Domain was a sunny place with no looming clouds of darkness blotting out the sun like the Dark Continent.

The mighty sun rays would have devastated the lands and caused the earth to change along with its inhabitants, spawning chaos and death everywhere—according to the ancient texts.

Compared to that, the Infertile Plains did not sound so bad after all.

"I guess we can only wait until the remaining one-day period is up," the warrior nodded shortly before asking, "But what will we do if Leonhardt still doesn't turn up? What if he needs help dealing with Cataclysm problems?"

Chief Valencia paused in thought for a moment before she stated, "I trust his abilities as he helped our tribe overcome our difficult times."

"But like you said, if Leonhardt doesn't rock up after the remaining one-day period ends, we will gather the warriors and head over to the other side to check the situation before acting accordingly."

"Understood, Chief."

…

...

...

Time quickly flew by, and before Leon knew it, Darlene had already reached 9-star Ranked Awakener.

He had lost track of time while musing on the Destruction Law, or rather scenic memories and information that depicted the power of the Destruction Law at work.

'How much time has passed?' Leon wondered.

If Maya was still conscious, she would have been able to tell him. Alas, she needed Spirit Energy for recovery.

Shortly after, Leon shook his head with a sigh. The Destruction Law will be more difficult to comprehend than he thought, even with temporal acceleration.

The Supreme Laws were no joke. It was not wrong to claim that it was not a law that mortals could comprehend.

'Let's check on Darlene's progress,' Leon decided.

Although he could not tell how much time had passed, if he could see Darlene's progress, he would be able to gauge a rough estimate of the time—the minimum time passed, that is.

Swoosh~!

Leon flew over quickly, shortening his distance to Darlene in order to gauge her progress more accurately.

"Oh? Darlene has advanced to 9-star Ranked Awakener Realm?" Leon muttered with surprise before frowning, "At least an hour has passed by the looks of it."

"However..."

Leon's frown deepened.

Darlene was still absorbing Spatial Energy blindly without further improvement to her cultivation.

At this point, she was increasing quantity rather than quality. Not many people increase the quantity of their energy after reaching the peak of 9-star Ranked Awakener.

It was because Darlene had a unique space that could contain a lot more energy than a regular energy center, similar to his Black Vortex Space.

"Darlene, stop!"

"Huh?"

Leon's sudden call quickly snapped out of her focused cultivation before she threw a confused look at him.

At the same time, the whirlpool of Spatial Energy absorption slowed down before dispersing back into the environment ultimately.

"Is there a problem, Leon?" Darlene queried.

"No so much of a problem, but I just want to say that even if you continue cultivating, you will not achieve Transcendence," Leon stated.

"Eh? How come?" Darlene quickly asked, not understanding where she went wrong with her cultivation.

"Is there a problem with my body that prevents me from achieving Transcendence?" Darlene thought out loud.

No, that is not it." Leon smiled and proceeded to explain, "The Transcendent Realm is not the same as any of the earlier realms. It places greater emphasis on law comprehension."

"You have risen too quickly without fully understanding the extent of your abilities. If you want to reach the Transcendent Realm, you need to start gaining an in-depth understanding of the Spatial Law."

"Is that so... I thought I would be able to advance all the way to the Transcendent Realm in one ago, but it appears that it won't be that easy," Darlene spoke with disappointment.

Leon arrived beside Darlene and rubbed her head shortly before consoling her, "9-star Ranked Awakener is still good. You don't know how many people would be envious of your heaven-defying cultivation speed."

Frankly speaking, Darlene might not have even reached the 9-star Ranked Awakener with her lack of understanding regarding Spatial Law.

Darlene's Void Soul Constitution carried her way through.

Still, advancing from the 9th step Awakener to 9-star Ranked Awakener Realm within an hour was just a rough estimate.

Leon did not know how long it actually took.

"Let us end our cultivation here and return to the surface to check on the others. Quite some time must have passed by now."

"Mm, alright. I will listen to hubby."

Darlene nodded.

Only when they are alone did Darlene had the courage to call Leon her hubby. She did not dare to say it in front of the others for fear of earning their ire and dislike.

...

Shortly after, Leon held Darlene close before forming a barrier with Nihility Law and descended back to the surface with swiftness.

Roughly ten minutes later, Leon reached the Desolate Crow Clan with Darlene in his arms.

"Seems like quite some time has passed. The streets are already much cleaner than b—"

"Leon!"

Leon's comment was interrupted by Lilith's suddenly excited call before she flew over in a flash.

"There's another favor I want to—" Lilith began speaking with excitement before she suddenly paused with a dampened mood and shook her head, "No, never mind. Forget I asked anything."

"???"

Leon was confused by Lilith's behavior before he responded with a raised brow, "But you haven't asked anything?"

"Well... there was, but you do not need to worry about it anymore," Lilith stated.

Leon opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But before he could, Uncle Jorn, who followed shortly behind Lilith, suddenly stated, "It's actually like this; the Little Princess wanted Prince Leon to refine Fasting Pills to support the Desolate Crow Clan tide over the food crisis."

"Uncle Jorn!" Lilith cried, not expecting her Uncle Jorn to disobey her and spill his mouth about the matter.

Nevertheless, it did not bother Leon in the least.

"Ahh... so it's this matter. Refining some Fasting Pills is not a problem. However, it won't be for free," Leon stated before shortly adding, "By the way, how long have been gone for?"

"About six hours, I would say." Uncle Jorn answered before saying, "Not being free is fine as long as we can feed the clansmen. Name your price, Prince Leon. As long as we can afford it, we will pay for it."

"Six hours, huh? That's much longer than I thought…" Leon muttered with surprise before shaking his head, "Don't worry. I do not need you to pay for the Fasting Pills. I will be charging the clansmen at an affordable price."

Having said that, Leon quickly left with Darlene to find a nice open spot in the large market square where many clansmen could be seen gathered, taking turns at breaks before returning to work.

After whipping out his pill cauldron and began pill refinement, Leon's showy display of alchemy skills immediately attracted the clansmen over.

"Everyone, take a look! The divine doctor is concocting pills!"

"But what kind of pills is the divine doctor refining? I don't think anyone is still sick…"

The crowd quickly broke out into discussions.

Ten minutes later, the first batch of Tier-1 Fasting Pills was completed before Leon stored them in a pill bottle and held it up to the crowd to see.

"Tier-1 Fasting Pills are officially up for sale! Tier-1 Fasting Pills have the effect of satiating your hunger for a full day. Come and get some! Each person is limited to a single-pill purchase each at the price of three drops of blood only! Very cheap!"

Chapter 638 - Beggars Can't Be Choosers

Leon did not intend to keep it a secret that he was cultivating a blood refining technique. Even so, his words immediately stunned the crowd after they heard it.

"Huh? Fasting Pills? Why did the divine doctor refine medicine to substitute food?"

"I heard that a lot of the food reserves were spoiled by the rat blood, causing our clan to experience a serious shortage of food."

"What?! Isn't that extremely serious? If there is no food to eat, wouldn't we start starving to death soon… not unless we find food alternatives!" a clansman's eyes lit up in realization.

At the same time, the crowd quickly broke into many smaller groups of discussions among themselves while Leon waited patiently for his first customer.

It did not take long until a quiet clansman eventually stepped forward and asked, "Is there a reason you are gifting us Fasting Pills, divine doctor? Is it true that there is a food shortage?"

"Oh? I'm surprised that this would be the first question you ask me," Leon stated before shaking his head, "I am not gifting you Fasting Pills for free. I am charging three drops of blood essence for one pill each."

"Aren't you curious why?"

As he asked this question, Leon studied the quiet 16-year boy with partially feathered skin but without any black-feathered wings—or any wings at all for that matter.

Evidently, the boy was a regular clansman like most of the gathered clansmen in the area.

Nevertheless, Leon could still spot a few black-winged aristocrats among the crowd.

However, it had appeared that they had either learned their lessons and did not cause trouble or that they belonged to the milder group of aristocrats that did not mistreat the regular clansmen.

"Divine doctor, there is no need to ask this. We all know that you are a benevolent and good person to whom we are all greatly indebted. The divine doctor just wanted to conduct a blood test to see if we are still ill, right?"

"At the same time, the divine doctor asking for three drops of blood essence as payment is just an excuse to gift us Fasting Pills without making us feel even more indebted and bad about it, right? The divine doctor is too kind," The boy spoke with an understanding look.

Leon could only smile wryly.

Nevertheless, he did not bother to fix the misunderstanding. Since the boy and many other clansmen genuinely believe that was the case, there was no need to explain and just use it to his advantage.

"Yeah, I suppose," Leon responded casually.

At the same time, he was surprised that the clansmen have yet to learn about the food crisis.

But upon further thought, he realized that Jorn and the upper-class clansmen were purposely keeping the lower-class clansmen in the dark to prevent a panic.

"Back to your previous question, the answer is yes. Your clan is now experiencing a food crisis. With the current state of the Wildlands, it'll be difficult to procure food anywhere," Leon admitted.

He did not have the slightest intention to hide it.

That was because he was fully aware that there would be no panic with him around. The others were aware of this fact. That is why they did not stop to warn before letting him do what he is currently doing.

"Oh no, it's true! The food shortage is real and not just a rumor! What should we do?!"

"Idiot, isn't the solution right in front of you? The divine doctor is selling Fasting Pills that can satiate hunger!"

"The divine doctor has already provided a food alternative to solve the food crisis for us!"

"However, I'm not sure how many more of these Fasting Pills can be refined by the divine doctor…"

Once the clansman mentioned this matter, the crowd immediately began fighting each other to reach the front of the queue in hopes of buying a Fasting Pill from Leon.

"Divine doctor, please sell me a Fasting Pill!"

"Please sell me one too! I can offer more drops of blood essence, divine doctor!"

"No, sell it to me! I can offer ten drops of blood essence, divine doctor!"

The competition quickly became intense as clansmen continuously raise the price in hopes of being able to buy a Fasting Pill from Leon.

However, Leon shook his head wryly.

"Three drops of blood essence, one Tier-1 Fasting Pill," Leon stated shortly after, sticking to his initial price and not being swayed by greed.

The truth was that he did not need many drops of blood essence. What he wanted was many types of blood essence so that he can refine Origin Blood to increase his mastery of the Everlasting Blood Mantra.

"Losing too much blood essence will harm your vitality, and I do not need so many drops of blood essence from a single person," Leon added.

The clansmen were quickly disappointed that they could not gain an advantage by offering more drops of blood essence.

However, they were relieved at the same time.

They had been too hot-headed and got carried by the flow, offering many drops of blood essence without thinking.

If they followed through with such a transaction, they might just become sick and lethargic for many days to come.

"This… Will you have enough Fasting Pills to sell to all of us, divine doctor?" A clansman asked what everyone wanted to know.

"I do!" Leon nodded.

But before the clansmen could feel relieved, Leon quickly added, "However, I do not have time to refine Fasting Pills for everyone. I merely trading for some drops of blood essences."

"But none of you need to worry. There is naturally an alternative solution to combat the food shortage in the clan, and everyone will not need to worry about starving," Leon stated reassuringly.

At the same time, Leon could not help but feel surprised in his heart. The feedback he got from the Fasting Pills was much greater than he had anticipated. He smelt an excellent business opportunity.

He could visit every tribe plagued by food crisis or diseases, requiring either of his medical or alchemy skills; he could easily barter for many types of blood essences to speed up the practice of his Everlasting Blood Mantra.

Nevertheless, the first batch of Tier-1 Fasting Pills was quickly sold out, netting Leon an income of thirty drops of blood essence as they were stored in a clear glass bottle.

The clansmen were giving free treatments after their blood essence was extracted.

Shortly after, Leon began refining more Fasting Pills ranging from Tier-1 to Tier-3 while increasing the batches to produce more en masse.

That being said, Leon only ended up spending an hour of pill refinement and sold 200 Fasting Pills varying between Tier-1 and Tier-3.

"Alright, that is all for now, everyone. Those who missed out, do not fret, for there will be something even better later," Leon reassured while stowing away the bottles containing 600 drops of various blood essences.

"Dammit, I did get a chance to receive a Fasting Pill."

"Haiz, the same could be said for the rest of us. Those 200-odd people were too lucky to receive a Fasting Pill, especially those that received Tier-3 Fasting Pills."

"Right. The divine doctor explained that Tier-3 Fasting Pills could satiate hunger up to three days or longer."

The crowd felt disappointed.

However, that was it. Since the divine doctor said there would be something better, then chances are, there was going to be something better.

The divine doctor has helped their clan greatly. There was no need for the divine doctor to deceive them now.

Leon eventually departed the market square with Darlene before he casually asked her, "Were you bored while waiting?"

"Not bored." Darlene quickly shook her head.

On the contrary, she enjoyed watching Leon work earnestly and seriously. There was a certain charm to it.

Leon smiled and gave the obedient Darlene a peck on the cheek before continuing to fly back in the direction of Lilith's location.

"Leon, you're back! Have you already handed out Fasting Pills to the clansmen?" Lilith asked with surprise at the central palace.

"Un, only 200 Fasting Pills, though. And I don't intend to refine anymore for the time being. There's actually a better solution—one that requires less effort on my part," Leon stated.

The Fasting Pills were never the solution.

He simply wanted to test how warmly received Fasting Pills would be if it were to enter the market.

There was already another solution in his mind when the food shortage problem was first mentioned to him.

"What better solution do you have?" Lilith asked with surprise.

"Have already forgotten? There's a lot of Three-Legged Golden Crows left back at the Western Frontier. With the Blue Luan's frigid nature preserving their bodies, the meat will last a long time before spoiling. If I just bring a few bodies over, the food shortage will naturally be solved."

After Leon told Lilith of his solution, she looked at him with a difficult expression before asking him slowly, "This… is the better solution you mentioned?"

Her eye could be seen twitching, evidently not fond of the solution Leon mentioned.

"I know you have some misgivings about eaten the meat from Three-Legged Golden Crows, but there shouldn't be any problems for the Desolate Crow Clansmen to consume them," Leon stated before adding, "Besides, are you really going to be picky in this situation?"

"I suppose you're right…" Lilith muttered helplessly for a moment before quietly sulking, "Beggars can't be choosers, huh?"

"Don't worry, I believe a lucky chance is awaiting your clansmen after this.. But before that, I need your help finding a suitable location to deploy the Teleportation Array, Lilith."

Chapter 639 - Study And Practice

"A suitable place for the Teleportation Array, huh?" Lilith muttered with a pondering look as she considers several things according to Leon's preference.

"How about right here, inside the central palace? It's private enough and not open to the public. I was just about to inspect the condition inside."

Lilith suggested.

"Alright."

Leon nodded.

He was quick to agree after giving the central palace a short glance at its exterior.

The central palace was one of the few buildings that remained undamaged despite being crushed by the weight of the rat carcasses due to its sturdy building materials.

After following Lilith inside the palace, the two of them were quick to frown at the pungent stench.

"This smell is horrible! What the hell is this smell?! More importantly, what the hell happened in here?"

Lilith quickly complained with a big frown while observing the maids sweeping the floor and cleaning the bloodstains in the hallway.

"Those aren't the blood of rats..."

"Welcome back, Your Highness."

Hints of life and excitement flickered in the dull eyes of the maids as Lilith acknowledged their greetings with a nod.

"I didn't see any of you during the evacuation. Don't tell me that none of you had left the palace when the place was collapsing?"

Lilith suddenly noticed the detail while she was questioning the maids.

The maids quickly gave each other a glance before they admitted, "We have never left the palace, Your Highness."

"You are all very lucky."

Lilith stated.

Shortly after, Lilith led Leon and Darlene to the back courtyard at the end of the hallway before she was suddenly drawn to the source of the pungent stench.

"The concentration of foul smell is originating from here... Just what is this smell? It smells like..."

Lilith and Leon arrived at the door to her parent's bedchamber before she commented.

Leon could not be more familiar with the smell and shook his head with a sigh, "You don't want to know the smell is."

"I don't think you should see what is inside either," he added.

With a sweep of Leon's divine sense, the situation inside the bedchamber was clear to him.

"Don't treat me like some little girl. Right now, I am acting leader of my clan. I will have to face everything eventually."

Lilith pushed open the doors to the bedchamber decisively before she was assaulted by the pungent smell of body fluids and blood.

In addition to the scene she saw inside the bedchamber, Lilith's stoic face quickly paled with a tinge of green before she barfed.

"Bleurgh!"

"I warned you," Leon stated wryly while soothing Lilith with a back rub.

At the same time, he channeled some Wood Energy, which significantly reduced Lilith's unsettled feeling.

Meanwhile, Darlene, who had been following behind Leon silently, only wrinkled her brow slightly.

"Bastard!"

Lilith spat angrily with a clenched fist after recovering some color to her face.

"Lord Bahlzacs was a complete bastard! What does he treat women as?!"

"A tool of pleasure, it seems. Sometimes, you can understand what kind of a person the master is just by how their subordinates behave. It seems this Desolate Netherbird Second Prince is no good person."

As Leon commented, he made his way over to the master bed and gave the naked women a quick diagnosis.

"These pitiful ladies can still be saved," Leon determined before quickly administering treatment.

He fed them Tier-2 All-Purpose Healing Pills before fixing some dislocated bones and rubbing some Golden Ointment on their bruised flesh.

Several coats were draped over their bodies after Leon was done before he returned to Lilith's side with a frown.

"How are they, Leon?" Lilith inquired.

"The flesh can be healed, but their minds are broken. It'll be hard for them to recover from this mental trauma."

Lilith felt sad for the fate that befell her female clansmen after falling into the clutches of Lord Bahlzacs.

"If I want to destroy the Desolate Netherbird Tribe and save my parents, will you continue to help me?" Lilith asked.

"We can discuss this after we are done here. These ladies are pitiful, but so long as they are alive, there is still a chance for recovery."

"Un." Lilith nodded and said, "You're right, Leon."

Shortly after, Lilith called in the maids and servants of the palace to take the female clansmen to the bathhouse for cleansing.

"Right, the Teleportation Array needs to be settled as well."

Lilith suddenly recalled the objective for Leon visiting the palace before she said, "Let me take you to the basement."

"Alright."

Leon nodded.

He wanted to crack a joke about taking him to her r*pe dungeon, but he felt it was inappropriate considering what they had just discovered back in the bedchamber.

A few minutes later, they arrived in the underground cellar where the wine was stored and kept for special occasions in the palace.

"What do you think of this spot?" Lilith asked before adding, "If I have people guard this place, it'll be quite secured."

"It's not bad. This place will do. Thanks, Lilith," Leon nodded.

He took a moment to deploy the Teleportation Array on the ground before condensing Artificial Demon Cores and socketed them.

"About what I asked earlier... Will you..."

Lilith brought up the precious matter after seeing Leon finish deploying the Teleportation Array.

"There's not much to say on this matter. Of course I will help you." Leon smiled slightly.

"Really? But why? Why are you going so far out of your way to help me?"

Lilith should have been happy to hear Leon's answer, but she could not help but feel puzzled instead.

"You ask some pretty dumb questions, Lilith. Isn't it because we are friends?" Leon responded before saying to Darlene, "Wait here with Lilith. I will be back soon."

Shortly after, Leon disappeared inside the Teleportation Array after adjusting the spatial coordinates to the Western Frontier.

Lilith was not given a chance to inquire further before Leon disappeared in front of her.

'Would you go so far for just any normal friend?' Lilith mentally sighed, uncertain of what she was expecting from Leon.

...

On the other side, Leon quickly checked up on the General Marquis and had a brief catch-up with Monarch Bluewinter of the Blue Luan Tribe before grabbing a few frozen Three-legged Golden Crows.

Fifteen minutes quickly passed on Lilith and Darlene's side before Leon reappeared from the Teleportation Array.

"I'm back."

"Welcome back."

Leon was quickly welcomed back by Lilith and Darlene before he nodded in return.

"Let us head outside."

"Alright."

Shortly after receiving Lilith's nod of agreement, they head outside together.

Leon began inspecting the surroundings for an empty spot big and clean enough to place the large frozen birds.

Unfortunately, he could not find a spot in his immediate surroundings that meets the requirement.

"Where is your Uncle Jorn?"

"Uncle Jorn… He should be dealing with matters over at the first food storage area."

Shortly after receiving his answer from Lilith, Leon nodded and told her, "You can send someone to call him over. We will be on the hill outside the clan, where Soft Feather and Aria are. I'll let him manage the food I brought in my interspatial storage."

"So it is in your interspatial ring. I was just wondering about that. Alright, I'll let Uncle Jorn know," Lilith nodded in understanding.

However, she was unaware that the storage space of Leon's interspatial ring was too small to contain the frozen bodies of the Three-legged Golden Crows.

Nevertheless, it was not something Leon needed to explain.

When Leon arrived at the hill outside the Desolate Crow Clan with Darlene, Aria seemed to have sensed his approaching presence as her eyes snapped open, ending her short cultivation session.

"Sorry, Aria. I didn't mean to interrupt your cultivation, but since you aren't cultivating anymore, help me create a large layer of ice."

"Mm, okay."

Aria agreed without asking the reason why they needed it.

Leon smiled gently before the two cooperated to form a large ice layer at the bottom of the hill opposite the clan with their ice abilities.

The enormous Three-legged Golden Crows from Leon's Worldspace shortly after.

Soft Feather's eyes immediately lit up as she raised her head and queried with anticipation, "Are we having Three-legged Golden Crows for dinner?"

"No, these are for the Desolate Crow Clansmen. What would they have left to eat if you take their food?"

"Boo! I also want to eat too!

Soft Feather jeered.

"Holy smokes! Where did these giant birds come from?! Wait, are these… Three-legged Golden Crows?!" Uncle Jorn exclaimed loudly in shock upon his arrival with Lilith.

"This… This…!?"

Uncle Jorn was simply unable to comprehend how five giant Three-legged Golden Crows from the Paragon-level Three-legged Golden Crow Tribe would suddenly appear outside his Desolate Crow Clan.

Did the heavens pity his clan and sent them down to help the Desolate Crow Clan overcome the food crisis?!

Just as Uncle Jorn was about to drop to his knees and thank the heavens for its gracious gift, Leon gave the person a casual glance.

"I shall leave the Three-legged Golden Crows to you. You should know what to do with them, right?" Leon asked.

"You don't have to worry about going crazy from eating their meat. The Wrathful Demonic Energy has already been removed. You just need to prepare and cook it properly."

"This… Did you bring this to our clan, Prince Leon?" Uncle Jorn gazed at Leon with astonishment.

"No need to sweat the details," Leon waved his hand nonchalantly before saying, "Alright, don't bother me. I have something to do."

Leon took his seat on the ground and took out the bottle of blood essence he collected.

"Hm? Are those the blood essence you collected from the clansmen? What do you need them for?" Uncle Jorn could not help but ask despite Leon's prior warning.

"Study and practice."

Leon shrugged.

Chapter 640 - Desolate Crow's Origin

"Study and practice?"

Uncle Jorn wanted to inquire further.

But seeing that the person was no longer interested in continuing the topic, Uncle Jorn could only smile wryly and return his attention to the frozen bodies of the Three-legged Golden Crows.

It was hard to imagine how many mouths could be fed with each body. Uncle Jorn's eyes brightened at the thought.

After calling over several high-level to Transcendent-level warriors from the clan, they began working on the frozen bodies, dissecting them into small pieces of meat to be prepped and preserved elsewhere.

The noise made it unsuitable for Leon to focus. Thus, he left the area to find a quieter spot to refine the 600-odd drops of blood essence.

Soft Feather stayed behind to watch the Desolate Crow Clansmen at work with a drooling expression written all over the face.

Aria, Darlene, Lilith followed behind Leon with their own reasons.

Aria found the area noisy, Darlene simply followed the crowd, and Lilith was curious about Leon's blood collection like her Uncle Jorn.

A few minutes later, they found a relatively clean patch of grass that had not been contaminated by rat blood before taking their seat.

After seeing the bottle of 600-odd drops of blood essence in Leon's hand, Lilith could hardly contain her curiosity, but she knew better than to interrupt him.

She watched Leon commence his blood refinement as the bottle uncorked itself, and drops of blood essence flowed out in streams before revolving around his hand.

Meanwhile, Leon had already shut his eyes in full concentration of refining the blood essences according to the Everlasting Blood Mantra.

It was specified that only one type of Origin Blood can only be refined out of each race. However, this should only be applied to pure breeds.

For a mixed-breed like the Desolate Crow Clansmen, Leon was curious how many types of Origin Blood he could gain after refining their blood essences, which contained variations of Desolate Crow and human bloodlines.

'Whether there will be one type of Origin Blood, two types of Origin Blood, or more than that, I will soon find out,' Leon thought.

Very shortly, the first few dozen drops of blood essence were refined into a few Origin Bloods before Leon fused them into his bloodstream.

The answer became crystal clear to him in the next moment.

His mastery of the Everlasting Blood Mantra only increased from 11 types of Origin Blood to 12 types of Origin Blood.

'Only one type of Origin Blood was able to improve my mastery of the Everlasting Blood Mantra technique, huh? And it's the Origin Blood of the Desolate Crow...' Leon silently contemplated.

In other words, the Origin Blood of humans was completely ineffective in raising his mastery. It could only serve as stamina replenishment in battles of attritions.

'I cannot rule out the possibility that these Origin Blood of human is ineffective because they were ordinary... Origin Blood of humans with special bloodlines might prove to be different...'

Leon continued to ponder deeply in mediation before he resumed refinement of the following few dozen blood essences.

Without any surprises, his mastery did not improve after absorbing the next few refined Origin Blood. His stamina level, on the other hand, was overflowing with energy

'Strange...'

Leon noticed something unrelated to the improvement of his mastery while refining the blood essences into Origin Blood.

'Although the code sequence recorded inside the Origin Blood of the Desolate Crow is all the same time, the shape slightly varies...'

After pondering the peculiarity for a moment, Leon wondered if it had something to do with the concentration of bloodline diluted throughout the generations.

'Wait a minute,' Leon suddenly thought of another matter.

According to history, the beasts were just ordinary animals prior to the last Cataclysm. How could they have the bloodlines of Divine Beasts or perhaps, even God Beasts?

'If the beasts had taken half a millennium to become Divine Beasts before breeding, the bloodline concentration of their offsprings should be very high instead of being diluted like this...' Leon pondered.

Not to mention that the Divine Beasts should still be around.

'Since that is not the case, it means the beasts already contained the bloodlines of the Divine Beasts even back when they were regular animals...' Leon concluded.

Why was planet Gaia so abnormally large compared to other celestial bodies amongst the stars? Why does it have so many floors and layers beneath its surface?

When Leon considered the destroyed civilizations, the ancient ruins, and the Cataclysms throughout history, his eyes suddenly snapped open with a startling conclusion.

'The world has undergone many cycles of destruction and recreation!'

Seeing that Leon's eyes suddenly snapped open, Lilith, who had been observing him, was startled.

"Did you forget something?" Lilith inquired with a confused look. She was sure that she had not done anything to interrupt his practice.

Leon's gaze shortly fell on Lilith before he asked calmly, "How much do you know about your ancestors from the beast side, the Desolate Crow?"

"The Desolate Crow Ancestor? Not much, actually. In fact, the entire clan knows little about the Desolate Crow Ancestor," Lilith replied honestly.

At the same time, she was mildly taken aback, uncertain why Leon was asking her such a question.

After listening to Lilith's answer, Leon nodded without any surprise, finding it completely normal to be ignorant.

The beasts were unique in their ability to pass on their memories to their descendants through their bloodline.

That is also how the bloodline of Divine Beasts resurfaced after the Cataclysm acted as a catalyst to awaken them, bringing the Divine Beast bloodline back to the beasts of the Wildlands.

"At the beginning of time, in an era when life began to sprout throughout Primal Chaos, the black crows were among the first species to make their appearance," Leon began to retell a story he knew from the Divine Realm.

"The crows were confident in their ability to soar the skies, and their arrogance grew bigger the higher they flew—until one day, they sought to challenge the sun."

It was a story with many versions regarding the legend of the Desolate Crow. Nevertheless, Leon recounted the version of the story that he knew.

"Without surprise, the crows were singed black by the sun while many were simply reduced to black ashes. The Desolate Crow was one of the few that survived the wrath of the sun and even gained some of its power."

"How do you know about this story? And why did you bring it up, Leon?" Lilith asked with surprise, uncertain of Leon's intention.

"I have thought of a method that might possibly increase the concentration of your Desolate Crow Bloodline. However, I am not sure if you are interested in testing it out, Lilith?"

"What? Is it really possible to increase one's bloodline concentration?" Lilith muttered in shock.

The Desolate Crow Clan was vassal to the Desolate Netherbird Tribe because they were weak. Another reason was that their Desolate Crow Bloodline was too diluted to be awakened, which is also why they were weak.

If her clan could awaken their bloodline, the clan would not be inferior to the Desolate Netherbird Tribe and perhaps even surpass them.

Would her Desolate Crow Clan still be afraid of the Desolate Netherbird Tribe at that point?

"Well, we don't know yet. But according to logic, it should be possible," Leon stated before asking again, "So are you interested or not?"

"Of course I am! Even if it's just a slim chance, I am willing to take it!" Lilith stated. If she can awaken her bloodline, her fate would be completely changed.

"What do I need to do?" she asked shortly after.

"Nothing yet, and not much either. Give me a moment," Leon said before he refined the remaining drops of blood essences he had on hand into Origin Blood.

Afterward, the handful of Origin Blood was separated based on their origins; human and crow.

The human Origin Blood was stored away for future use before Leon merged all the Desolate Crow Origin Blood together.

"It's done. It's not much, but if you can absorb this into your bloodstream, there's a chance it will improve your bloodline concentration," Leon said while offering the blob of Desolate Crow Origin Blood to Lilith.

After all, it was pure Desolate Crow Blood, even if it was just a tiny portion.

However, they had an entire clan that carries the bloodline of the Desolate Crow. If the method succeeds, he could just collect more blood to refine to increase the concentration further.

"I'll give it a try!"

Lilith accepted the blob of Desolate Crow Origin Blood from Leon with a solemn look.

After feeling the subtle power coursing through the blob of Desolate Crow Origin Blood, Lilith had an intuitive feeling that it will be effective.

Without further adieu, she immediately absorbed the Origin Blood into her bloodstream.

The blob of Desolate Crow Origin Blood quickly mixed with Lilith's bloodstream before reacting violently, causing her blood flow to increase and her body to heat up.

Within a few minutes, Lilith was soaked in sweats.

Lilith felt like a furnace as her body was being burned by the blood. Even so, she gritted her teeth and endured it—but for how long? She did not know.

"Ahh, so painful! So hot! I don't think I can endure it, Leon!"

"Endure it! You must endure! Don't you want to change your fate? Persevere, Lilith!"

Leon encouraged.

After receiving Leon's encouragement, Lilith could only steel herself and continue to resist the burning sensation with all her might.

"Uwahhh!"

Boom!

A fresh pair of black-feathered wings suddenly sprouted from Lilith's back! Her aura surged, and black flames shrouded her body like a cloak of darkness!

At the same time, Darlene immediately felt pressured by the sudden transcendental might!

Chapter 641 - Desolate Crow Clan's Transformation

"This…"

Leon narrowed his eyes.

He could sense Lilith's aura skyrocketing to the Transcendent Realm—No, it was infinitely close, but not quite there yet.

Still, it was a very impressive leap in power for Lilith, whose strength was no higher than 4-star Ranked Awakener in Body Cultivation, to be a step short from Rank 1 Transcendent.

"A few drops of Origin Blood can produce such results?" Leon muttered with surprise.

Awakening the bloodline of Divine Beasts had always granted big leaps in power, even if it was just a small awakening.

"For the result to be this great shows how impressive the Desolate Crow was…" Leon commented before he wore a thoughtful look.

Also, the Desolate Crow Clansmen's bloodline had been so diluted that any increase in bloodline concentration was equivalent to big changes.

Perhaps, this was the true reason for violent bloodline awakening—like experiencing drought for many years before receiving a light shower from the clouds.

"Hubby, how can a few drops of blood cause such huge changes?" Darlene asked Leon in soft whispers.

"This must be your first time seeing a bloodline awakening," Leon said with a slight smile.

"All bloodline awakenings are like this. Humans are also capable of their own bloodline awakening, but nothing as impressive as the beasts and beastmen," he stated before adding, "This is their inherent advantage and disadvantage."

The Divine Beasts were one of the dominant races within the Divine Realm precisely due to such a clear advantage.

As long as the bloodline concentration of the descendants was high, their strength would grow very quickly to reach their ancestor's level, albeit slightly weaker.

By the same logic, beast descendants with diluted bloodline were shackled by it, limiting their achievements.

Only by changing their bloodline could they break free from the shackle of their powerful ancestors' bloodline.

If not, they can only find ways to increase their bloodline concentration like Leon had done for Lilith.

Of course, the Desolate Crow Clansmen were in a better position than most beasts with dilute bloodlines because they were beastmen with mixed bloodlines.

"I see…" Darlene muttered softly.

She watched Lilith transformed with little envy.

If she had not cultivated to the 9-star Ranked Awakener Realm in the Neutral Zone after Leon took her there, her envy would definitely not have been little.

Meanwhile, Leon shifted his attention onto Lilith's black flames and new pair of black-feathered wings before he noticed a slight detail regarding them.

"This position… is slightly lower than the supposed positioning of the wings…" Leon muttered softly before guessing, "…Another pair of wings?"

Shortly after, he wrinkled his brows in confusion of his own knowledge. Did any of the Desolate Crows in the Divine Realm ever have more than a single pair of wings?

A four-winged Desolate Crow? Definitely unheard of.

However, from the looks of it, Lilith would have two pairs of wings if she did not lose one of them.

'Is this a mutation of the Desolate Crow's bloodline?' Leon pondered quietly.

Sometime later, Lilith's bloodline awakening ended.

Her bloodline erupted violently at the start but slowed down quickly to a grinding stop, a bit shy of Rank 1 Transcendent.

Nevertheless, with a bit of training and medicine, Lilith will officially become a Rank 1 Transcendent.

"Leon! Words cannot express how joyful I am right now!" Lilith chirped excitedly in front of Leon before feeling a bit of weight on her back.

After glancing over her shoulders, she became even more excited!

Gasp!

"Ooh~! I have a new pair of wings!" She exclaimed.

At the same time, Lilith's black flames slowly dispersed, revealing her bare body with glistening skin akin to a newborn baby.

"More importantly, you should find something to cover yourself," Leon commented while taking out a spare set of clothes for Lilith.

Of course, he did not waste the opportunity and gazed at Lilith's bare body intently, enjoying the full view presented to him.

"Ahhh—!" Lilith screamed.

Her face was flushed as she immediately snatched the set of clothes from Leon's extended hand before she quickly tried to cover herself.

"D-don't look!"

"Not looking."

Although Leon said he was not looking after covering his eyes with his hand, he was still blatantly peeking through the gaps in his fingers.

"Rogue!" Lilith cried.

She could feel Leon's hot stare violating her body, but she could do nothing but do her best to wear Leon's spare set of clothes as quickly as she could.

Suddenly, Leon felt a pinch in his waist before his gaze shifted to the side—only to see Aria looking back at him with a disapproving gaze.

"Ahem, it's not what it seems." Leon coughed.

"It's not what seems, hmm?" Aria asked with narrowed eyes while she was increasing the strength of her pinch.

Despite the pinch inflicting zero pain on Leon, he pretended to be in pain before surrendering with his hands helplessly raised in the air, "Alright, alright. It's my fault for looking, okay? But can you blame?"

"I'll let you off the hook this time," Aria pouted slightly.

Leon cracked a slight smile after being pardoned by her, knowing that Aria was not actually mad at him. He held her hand and rubbed with his thumb to show his affection.

Sometime later, Lilith calmed down in her new set of black clothing that appeared slightly loose and baggy due to her build being smaller than Leon's build.

"Leon, can you refine more blood to help me increase my bloodline concentration further?" Lilith requested before saying, "If I can continue to trigger the bloodline awakening and increase my strength to the Paragon level, my clan will no longer need to fear the Desolate Netherbird Tribe."

"Let us not get ahead of ourselves. A second bloodline awakening will not be that easy." Leon shook his head before saying, "It was only this effective because it was your first time increasing your bloodline concentration."

"Furthermore, the dosage was small. If it had been a bigger dosage, your life would have been in danger—should you fail to endure it."

"I see…"

Lilith was slightly disappointed by Leon's rejection.

Nevertheless, she understood his reasoning and knew best about the risks—as the one who had just experience the painful baptism of the bloodline awakening.

As such, she did not dwell on it.

"Then… can it be done to strengthen my clansmen instead? Is there a limit to how many people you can help due to our diluted bloodline?" Lilith asked.

"Hmm…" Leon pondered for a moment before he answered, "Logically, there shouldn't be any limitation."

After all, he was practically creating new blood of the Desolate Crow Divine Beast by fusing the Origin Blood together rather than extracting the bit of Desolate Crow Bloodline from one person to give to another.

"I will help you enhance the strength of as many clansmen as I can before I leave for the Dark Continent. That way, your clan will have a fighting chance against the Desolate Netherbird Second Prince's retaliation while I am gone," Leon stated.

Once Lilith heard Leon was planning to leave, she was immediately devastated, like she was about to lose her pillar of support.

"You're planning to leave? Must you leave?" Lilith asked with reluctance.

She did not want him to leave. But at the same time, she did not want to selfishly stop him from going after all that he had done for her and her clan.

She had no right to stop him.

"I have to. My presence on the other side concerns the fate of many lives," Leon said firmly.

Seeing that Lilith was reluctant to see him leave and also appeared a little lost, Leon patted her on the shoulders and said, "Don't worry. I will only be one Teleportation Portal away. If something happens, you can always send someone over to notify me."

"Mm." Lilith nodded.

His words comforted her and made her felt a bit better.

…

The following few hours, Lilith went around collecting blood essence from her clansmen while Leon used it to refine Origin Blood using the Everlasting Blood Mantra technique.

Without surprises, the other clansmen were also able to enjoy a minor bloodline awakening upon absorbing the blobs of Origin Blood given to them.

The first group to receive them was naturally Uncle Jorn and the other Transcendent-level warriors within the clan.

Uncle Jorn's strength directly rose to the Mid-rank 2 Transcendent while the Transcendent-level warriors rose to Early-rank 2 Transcendents.

By the time Leon decided that it was time to go, a few thousand clansmen were able to experience a minor bloodline awakening, allowing several hundred higher-level clansmen among the thousands to advance to Early-rank 1 Transcendent or higher.

Without exception, every one of them sprouted a pair of black wings and erupted with black flames.

A few hours ago, the Desolate Crow Clan could only be considered an average mid-rank tribe. But a few hours later, there were utterly transformed into a high mid-rank tribe—all of which was due to Leon's efforts.

His contribution to the clan cemented his position as the eternal hero of the Desolate Crow Clan, revered by all clansmen.

His status became even greater than Lilith's absent father, the Clan Leader of the Desolate Crow Clan.

Uncle Jorn and the other warriors had their reservations against outsiders, but Leon's benevolent act of awakening their bloodlines had completely won them over.

The Desolate Crow Clan enjoyed an all-time high morale and liveliness as people celebrated and cheered on the streets.

But at the heart of it all, Leon was nowhere to be seen.

He had gone to the cellar underneath the central palace to make his preparations for departure. At the same time, he waited for the others to gather so they could leave together.

Chapter 642 - The Awaited Summit

Drip, drip…

The water drops quietly fell into the small underground lake with soft splashes rhythmically like steady beats.

Suddenly, a spatial rift opened in the Teleportation Array before people began stepping out into the underground space one after another.

"Where are we?"

Brian Bradford, Baron Grant, and the ex-disciples studied the unfamiliar surroundings with curious gazes before the last of Leon's group arrived.

"This is the water distillation area in the underground mines directly beneath the Darkmoon Tribe, father," Leon explained.

"I see…" Brian Bradford nodded.

Rumble…

Shortly after, a series of hasty footsteps were heard before a large group of Great Warriors led by Chief Valencia arrived.

Their vigorous auras and sudden appearance immediately made Brian Bradford and others feel slightly apprehensive and intimidated.

However, Leon simply glanced back at the huge lineup and smiled, "Quite the warm welcoming you have there, Chief Valencia."

"You've grown much stronger than the last time I saw you, Leonhardt."

Chief Valencia's eyes immediately flickered in realization.

She could not tell how strong Leonhardt had become precisely, but she was confident that he had become much stronger due to her gut feeling and the vibe emanated off the person.

"If you were to arrive any later, we would have gone to fetch you," Chief Valencia chuckled slightly before nodding, "Welcome back."

"I can definitely see that…"

Leon smiled wryly while glancing at the lineup of Great Warriors before said, "Nevertheless, I do believe that I am still early according to the appointed time of the summit, no?"

"That, you are," Chief Valencia chuckled slightly before saying with a shake of her head, "However, the other tribal chiefs aren't exactly patient as we would hope them to be. You see, they been hounding this Chief to commence the summit since they arrived."

"Not surprising, considering the bombshell of a news you dropped on them. I suppose the tribal chiefs of the alliance must be quite anxious to find out the details from you, Chief Valencia."

Leon smiled with a calm and confident look.

Seeing him like this, Chief Valencia began to feel doubtful in her heart.

To make casual remarks at the tribal chiefs, who were all Battle Masters with 500-thousand jin and above, without feeling the slightest bit of concern…

Has Leonhardt already reached their level?! Has he really reached such heights within such a short time?!

Upon arriving at this thought, Chief Valencia was shaken.

Nevertheless, she retained an outward calm look and said, "Since you've finally come. Let us begin the summit immediately."

"Alright." Leon nodded.

"As for these people…"

Chief Valencia shifted her gaze to the people that arrived with Leonhardt before she cannot help take second glances at the vengeful spirit.

'Hm? Something is different about this spirit…' Chief Valencia noticed.

"They are ex-disciples of the Illusory Butterfly Sect. I will have to trouble Chief Valencia to find someone to send them to meet the others in the palace."

"That can be done." Chief Valencia nodded before turning to Aria, who stood beside Leon with Duna and Darlene, and asked, and asked, "And her?"

"My wife, Aria," Leon stated.

Aria's heart immediately fluttered.

"Oh?"

At the same time, Chief Valencia raised an eyebrow and studied Aria seriously.

"To be the wife of Leonhardt, there must be something extraordinary about you. Well met, Miss Aria. I am the chief of this Darkmoon Tribe, Valencia."

"Likewise, Chief Valencia."

Aria nodded back with a bow of courtesy.

Shortly after, Chief Valencia furrowed her brows with something to say but was unsure how to say it without offending Leonhardt.

Nevertheless, Leon quickly understood and said, "Darlene, you can bring Aria back to the courtyard and settle down first, and also check on your sisters."

"As you wish, my Lord."

Darlene complied obediently.

'Sisters? I haven't heard anything about this. Don't tell me Leon still has other women on this side?' Aria's eyes flickered with such thoughts at the same time.

Nevertheless, she kept her silence and agreed to follow Darlene back to the so-called courtyard—of course, so she could investigate if Leon was keeping other women in his love nest.

Shortly after, Leon added, "As for Duna, you can also follow—"

"I'm coming with you," Duna stated firmly.

Her determined tone left no room for negotiation, causing Leon to smile wryly and said, "Alright, Duna will come with me."

"That won't be a problem, right?" Leon asked.

"No problem." Chief Valencia quickly said.

If someone as powerful as Duna was not qualified to attend the meeting, then no one is qualified—not even the tribal chiefs of the alliance.

She had not forgotten who brought them victory in the last battle against the Bone Calamity.

"Alright. Sabertooth, you take these men to meet Helen. The rest of you can return—oh, I will trouble some of you to inform the other chiefs to meet me in the Stonehenge within half an hour. We will hold the summit there."

"Yes, chief!"

Sabertooth and the rest of the Great Warriors answered after Chief Valencia issued her orders.

"Father, you can go meet mother and Mia first. I have to attend an important meeting with Chief Valencia. We meet again later," Leon spoke to Brian Bradford.

"Alright, son," Brian Bradford nodded and patted him on both shoulders, "Don't worry about me and just do what you need to do."

"Un!" Leon nodded.

The crowd quickly left the water distillation area and returned to the surface before going dispersing in separate directions with their own tasks.

Fifteen minutes later, Leon and Chief Valencia were seated at the round table of stone at the Stonehenge's center, which was newly built by the edge of the plateau, as they awaited the other tribal chiefs' arrival.

Fallen Star Tribe's tribal chief, Chief Brightstar, was the first to arrive with two Extremity-rank Great Warriors accompanying him.

Shortly after, Cold Raven Tribe's tribal chief, Chief Nightraven, arrived with one Extremity-rank Great Warrior and one Early-rank Battle Master.

Last but not least, the newly instated tribal chief of the Crimsonfog Tribe, Chief Blacktooth, arrived with the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman.

Chief Blacktooth immediately singled Leon out from the group due to his youthful appearance with a displeased expression.

"This is the person we were waiting for?" Chief Blacktooth asked grudgingly.

Chapter 643 - Shock And Disbelief

"I was expecting someone big, heroic, and experienced, but what we got is a tender young man who I can snap with one hand," Chief Blacktooth continued to throw condescending remarks.

"Tender young man, huh?" Leon smiled with amusement before asking with a nonchalant attitude, "Who's this joker?"

"Believe it or not, he is Chief Blacktooth of the Crimsonfog Tribe," Chief Valencia answered, not believing it herself even after learning about it a few days prior.

"The tribal chief of the Crimsonfog Tribe? I thought the tribal chief of the Crimsonfog Tribe was called Chief Baskara…? I didn't know we were expecting to have a mascot at this meeting," Leon spoke with ridicule.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he could immediately gauge the strength of Chief Blacktooth, who was not even a Battle Master.

At the same time, his words infuriated Chief Blacktooth.

"The mascot is you!" Chief Blacktooth roared.

Without warning, Chief Blacktooth immediately lunged forward and performed a downward chop on Leon's shoulder.

His attack was clearly non-lethal as he had to show restraint in another's territory.

At the same time, his quick attack was slow in the eyes of all the Battle Masters presented at the round stone table.

Even so, no one chose to stop Chief Blacktooth's attack.

Everyone was curious about the young man's strength—Chief Valencia included. She believed Leonhardt was strong enough to counter the attack.

However, what she did not expect was that Leonhardt did not react at all!

Bam!

The chop landed squarely on Leon's shoulder, causing the ground to crack immediately after the force transfer!

However, Leon's body did not budge an inch. He glanced back at Chief Blacktooth with a look of indifference.

"Had enough?"

"What!"

Chief Blacktooth's eyes widened in shock.

At the same time, the various tribal chiefs and warriors of the alliance presented at the stone table all had looks of surprise.

Even if it was not Chief Blacktooth's full-powered blow, it was not something that even Battle Masters can endure—at the very least, they could not be so indifferent to it as the young man.

'What monstrous body defense!'

Such were the thoughts that entered the minds of the tribal chiefs and warriors.

"Impossible. I refuse to believe that your body can be so tough! Nevertheless, I have sorely underestimated you! Allow me to use my full strength this—"

"Enough!" The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman barked.

He had seen enough to verify his doubts regarding the young man's strength. As such, he did not need Chief Blacktooth to continue making a fool of himself and embarrass their tribe.

"Y-Yes, One-Eyed Venerable Shaman!"

Chief Blacktooth was immediately startled into retreating from the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman's shout.

Shortly after, the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman turned to Chief Valencia and said, "I apologize on behalf of the Crimsonfog Tribe. Chief Blacktooth is still new to the position and still inexperienced in matters."

"It doesn't bother me. I am not the one that requires the apology, nor does the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman needs to be the one apologizing," Chief Valencia spoke politely to the elder before turning to Chief Blacktooth, "You should apologize to Young Master Leonhardt."

'Young Master Leonhardt?'

Hearing Chief Valencia address the young man so respectfully, the tribal chiefs of the Fallen Star Tribe and Cold Raven Tribe were even more intrigued.

"Before we begin the meeting, why not Chief Valencia introduce this young man to us?" Chief Brightstar suggested.

Chief Valencia turned to Leon and received his nod before said, "Well, if you insist. I will make it quick."

"Young Master Leonhardt is the most esteemed member of my Darkmoon Tribe. Divine Doctor and Savior of Humanity; you may have heard of these two titles circling around in the tribe. That person is precisely before you."

"This young man is the Divine Doctor?" Chief Brightstar's eyes lit up.

Everyone immediately cast their covetous gazes at Leon.

If there was one thing that made their trip worthwhile, it was news of the Divine Doctor, the person who could treat Demonic Possession.

At the same time, Leon felt spooked by the passionate gazes of so many macho men as his skin began crawling with goosebumps.

However, he suddenly sensed Duna's plummeting mood behind him before he made a gesture to her with his hand to calm her down.

Nevertheless, Duna continued to give Chief Blacktooth a dark look. The person had not apologized for his transgression.

"Why haven't you apologized to the Divine Doctor yet?" The One-Eyed Venerable Shaman quickly urged while giving Chief Blacktooth a stern look.

The Divine Doctor was someone they had to rope in at all cost. It was related to the prosperity of the tribe.

Even if they fail, they must absolutely not be on the person's bad side!

Chief Blacktooth immediately understood the gravity of the issue from the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman's solemn gaze before he stepped forward and bowed to Leon with cupped hands.

"I was too hot-headed and have been foolish enough to have offended you, Divine Doctor. I hope you will not take what I said and did to heart," Chief Blacktooth apologized.

"It doesn't matter," Leon dropped the issue with a wave of his hand and reminded objectively, "Let us not forget why we have been gathered here today."

"Right, Chief Valencia," Chief Brightstar turned to the Darkmoon Tribe's chief and said, "I hope you won't be keeping any more secrets and finally tell what this big issue that concerns the fate of all humans on the Infertile Plains."

"Very well." Chief Valencia nodded.

"I'm sure everyone is aware of the piece of crucial news that arrived just the other day about the four strongest tribes in the central region waging war on each other and competing for hegemony."

Chief Valencia swept her gaze around the table.

After seeing them give the nod, she continued to speak, "However, I am sure that no one here knows why they are competing for hegemony, right?"

"Haiz, stop keeping in suspense and tell us the reason why already, Chief Valencia," Chief Brightstar hushed with a sigh.

Hearing this, Chief Valencia no longer delayed and immediately dropped the giant bomb of a news to the people present.

"The Celestial Water Spark is drying up," she stated flatly.

"What!"

"Impossible!"

Everyone immediately shot to their feet in disbelief and alarm.

Chapter 644 - Berserk Dragon Tribe's Arrival

As expected, the tribal chiefs and warriors denied the possibility without any surprises. The sheer notion of what it foretells was something they did not even want to begin thinking about.

Nevertheless, the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman was more level-headed and did not rush to deny Chief Valencia's claim.

"I hope Chief Valencia has something to back up your claim and did not simply call us here to play such a cruel prank on us," the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman spoke with a solemn look.

The gravity of the Celestial Water Spark drying did not need to be explained. It was something that concerned the fate of all humans in the Infertile Plains.

"I knew people would doubt my claim if I simply just said it," Chief Valencia smiled coolly before ordering her warriors with a snap of her fingers, "Bring over the spy."

"Yes, chief!"

The warriors standing guarding outside the Stonehenge immediately left before returning a short while later with the unconscious spy.

Thud.

The unconscious spy was tossed onto the table for everyone to see.

"And who might this person be…?" Chief Brightstar asked with slightly creased brows.

"This person is a spy from the Great Ironhawk Tribe. He has—"

"Chief Valencia, the Berserk Dragon Tribe's tribal chief, Chief Blackdragon, has arrived with his people," a warrior suddenly reported before Chief Valencia could finish explaining.

"What?"

"What?"

Several people exclaimed in surprise.

No one had expected the most recluse and powerful tribe in the alliance to actually make their appearance at the summit.

"I did not expect this at all," Chief Valencia commented with surprise before ordering the warrior, "Quickly bring Chief Blackdragon over."

"Yes, chief!" the warrior complied and left.

Sometime later, Chief Blackdragon of the Berserk Dragon Tribe arrived with two other Mid-rank Battle Masters.

Chief Blackdragon himself was a High-rank Battle Master.

Chief Brightstar and Chief Nightraven immediately whistled softly in awe after vaguely gauging the strength of their lineup.

As expected of the Berserk Dragon Tribe.

They are strong.

"Oh?"

Chief Blackdragon noticed most people were present, and a body was laid on the stone table in the center before he asked, "I suppose I was late to the summit?"

"No, you were very punctual, Chief Blackdragon," Chief Valencia stated before apologizing, "It was my fault for starting early. We were not expecting your tribe to make an appearance."

After all, the Berserk Dragon Tribe did not give a definite answer. They only said that they would think about it.

"No matter. Please continue, Chief Valencia," Chief Blackdragon gestured calmly with an open mind after taking his seat without even asking what he had missed.

"Alright," Chief Valencia nodded before saying, "As I mentioned, this person is a spy from the Great Ironhawk Tribe, a vassal of the Black Warbear Tribe."

"One of the great tribes competing for the hegemony of the central region? But what does this have to do with Celestial Water Spark drying up?" Chief Brightstar questioned her.

At the mention of the Celestion Water Spark drying up, Chief Blackdragon and the two Mid-rank Battle Masters of the Berserk Dragon Tribe immediately had changes in expression.

Nevertheless, they kept their calm and continued to listen in silence.

"The spy has everything to do with it. They were tasked with the mission of destroying our water veins but failed, fortunately," Chief Valencia stated.

Shortly after, she gestured to the tribal chief and said, "The Exploding Secret Rune has already been removed from the person's soul, so feel free to interrogate the person and arrive at your own conclusions."

"No need. I trust Chief Valencia's own conclusion to be backed with logical reasoning. Please continue to explain what you uncovered from the spy," Chief Brightstar said straightforwardly.

After receiving assent from the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman and the other tribal chiefs, Chief Valencia nodded, "Very well."

"As you all know, the Water Veins are the very source that connects us to the Celestial Water Sparks and breathes life on this godforsaken land. The Black Warbear Tribe's grand scheme is to cut off the Water Veins and force all tribes to migrate to the central region."

"No wonder some suspicious warriors have been snooping around my tribe, though they were all captured in the end," Chief Brightstar mentioned before asking with surprise, "Just how on earth did you manage to safely remove the Exploding Secret Rune from the spies?"

"Well, you see…" Chief Valencia grinned and said, "Young Master Leonhardt of my Darkmoon Tribe is a man with many talents."

She did not forget to mention that Leon belonged to her Darkmoon Tribe.

At the same time, Leon's status was raised even higher in the hearts of the tribal chiefs after their initial assessment.

"The Divine Doctor is…?" Chief Brightstar shifted his gaze to Leon before uttering softly with further surprise, "You don't say…"

"However, if the Black Warbear Tribe's plan is to gather all tribes in the outer region to central region… then their plan is to…" Chief Nightraven began to widen his eyes in realization.

"That's right," Chief Valencia nodded and said, "Everyone thought the top four tribes are only competing for the hegemony of the central region, but no, they are not."

"They are competing for the hegemony of the entire Infertile Plains!"

Once these words were uttered, everyone immediately felt their blood boiled almost as if it was a subconscious reaction.

"Such a grand scheme! Such a grand ambition!" Chief Nightraven uttered before stating with a grave look, "It seems like the Celestial Water Spark really is drying up."

Every tribal chief was used to ruling their own tribes and wanted it to be great. No one wanted to serve under another tribe.

However, if they were caught in the maelstrom of the four great tribes' battle, they will have no choice but to submit.

"And so what does Chief Valencia suggests for us to do?" Chief Blackdragon finally broke his silence and asked calmly, "Perhaps, Chief Valencia has already come up with a plan—or even better, a solution."

Upon hearing his guess, Chief Valencia cracked a confident smile.

"I suppose so."

Chapter 645 - Berserk Dragon Method's Side Effects

While Chief Valencia revealed a confident smile, it was not confidence in herself but the person sitting beside her—Leonhardt.

This person was filled with miraculous abilities and means, bringing hope to not only the Darkmoon Tribe but the entire Infertile Plains.

"The solution rests with Young Master Leonhardt. As you all can probably already guess, Young Master Leonhardt isn't from around here," Chief Valencia gestured to Leonhardt before she continued, "But as for the specifics, I'll leave it to Leonhardt to do the explaining."

"Just a moment, please," Chief Blackdragon suddenly requested before Leon could speak and asked, "Just who is Young Master Leonhardt?"

Chief Blackdragon was very curious.

He had been studying everyone's expression since he had arrived and noticed that they not only show great respect to the young master but there was also a feverish desire in their eyes.

Chief Blackdragon had to admit that the young man is impressive for removing Exploding Secret Runes, but that should not be the sole reason for the tribal chief's gazes… right?

"Young Master Leonhardt is a Divine Doctor," Chief Brightstar stated.

"Divine Doctor?" Chief Blackdragon repeated with furrowed brows before he asked, "What kind of Divine Doctor?"

"The kind that can treat Demonic Possession Diseases."

"What!"

Chief Blackdragon's calm composure was thrown in disarray as he shot up from his seat and gazed at Leon with shock.

"Is it true?!" Chief Blackdragon asked eagerly.

"It is. Someone with Demonic Possession has already been treated in the Darkmoon Tribe. You may have heard of him, Hardrock. He is the son of one of the Darkmoon Tribe's Venerable Shamans, Old Tailor," Another person answered in Leon's stead.

"Hardrock? I know of him," Chief Blackdragon nodded before giving a casual remark, "It's unfortunate that he contracted Demonic Possession early."

"Yeah, well. He is alive and kicking now. You can see him at the Venerable Shaman's tailor shop if you have any doubts," Chief Brightstar said.

"No need," Chief Blackdragon waved his hand and said, "I believe you, Chief Brightstar."

Shortly after, Chief Blackdragon cast his glance back onto Leon before he asked, "Young Master Leonhardt, would you like to join my Berserk Dragon Tribe?"

Bam!

Chief Valencia immediately slammed the table and roared, "Do you even know what you are asking, Chief Blackdragon?! Young Master Leonhardt is a member of my Darkmoon Tribe!"

To try and poach an important figure in her presence, Chief Blackdragon has shown her great disrespect!

Naturally, she would not remain silent on the matter!

"Can your Darkmoon Tribe compare to my Berserk Dragon Tribe?" Chief Blackdragon snorted before he stated overbearingly, "A person like Young Master Leonhardt should be part of my Berserk Dragon Tribe!"

"We are in the middle of discussing the future plans of the Seven Tribe Alliance here," Leon stated with a frown before reprimanding the Berserk Dragon Tribe's tribal chief, "What you said was not appropriate, Chief Blackdragon."

"I have an agreement with Chief Valencia of the Darkmoon Tribe. Do you think my promises are cheap?" He added.

"Should I shut him up for you?" Duna asked shortly after. She did not like Chief Blackdragon's overbearingness and arrogance.

At the same time, Chief Blackdragon's eyes flashed a cold glint at Duna before he suddenly shot over with a sneak attack.

Bam!

Chief Blackdagon's sudden fist was immediately caught by Leon before he was forced back by further exertion of Leon's strength.

"If you attack Duna again, I will not be polite," Leon said coldly.

Chief Blackdragon was immediately stunned by Leon's display of strength. Let alone him, everyone else was also greatly surprised.

Chief Valencia experienced the greatest shock of them all as she knew exactly what Leonhardt's strength was like a week ago.

'One week! In just one week, Leonhardt's strength has soared all the way to the High-rank Battle Master level! The same level as Chief Blackdragon!'

Chief Valencia drew in a sharp breath.

She immediately understood why Leonhardt no longer needed to be careful around her. It was because his strength had already surpassed hers!

"Unbelievable… Absolutely unbelievable! To think that Young Master Leonhardt would have such monstrous talent and reach the High-rank Battle Master Realm at such a young age. This chief is impressed," Chief Brightstar praised.

At the same time, Chief Blacktooth shivered.

To think that he had the audacity to strike a person at the High-rank Battle Master Realm when his own meager strength was at the Extremity-rank Great Warrior Realm.

He must be tired of living.

It was good that the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman reproved him. Otherwise, he would have truly embarked on the path of no return.

"Talents always comes from the younger generation," the One-Eyed Venerable Shaman rubbed his beard thoughtfully with praise before shifting his gaze to the Berserk Dragon Tribe's side with reproach, "Chief Blackdragon, you are too brash."

"And here I was just beginning to think that Chief Blackdragon may have overcome of the Berserk Dragon Method, but enough, you Berserk Dragons are still as crazy and short-tempered as ever," Chief Brightstar snickered.

"True," Chief Nightraven agreed before he casually commented, "I believe that if Young Master Leonhardt had not stopped Chief Blackdragon's attack just not, Chief Blackdragon would have died."

Being one of the earlier groups to arrive in Darkmoon Tribe, Chief Nightraven had definitely heard the stories of the Darkmoon Tribe's defense against the Bone Calamity in the past few days.

"What are you trying to say? Do you think it is easy to kill me? A High-rank Battle Master?" Chief Blackdragon stated arrogantly with a frown.

"Kek, I've heard Miss Duna has comprehended an almighty power and destroyed the Behemoth-class Bone Kings as if she was crushing ants with just a single wave of her hand. Tell me, do you think your body is tougher, or are the Behemoth-class Bone King's body?"

"This…"

It was then that Chief Blackdragon noticed the gathering power of destruction in Duna's palms that threatens to annihilate his very existence before his heart chilled and his face broke into cold sweats.

"You disrespected my tribe, disrespected me, and made a move against my tribe's savior and noblest of guests. How do you think we should settle this account, Chief Blackdragon?"

Chief Valencia stated coldly.