Ch. 1821..1830

The Ex-Husband’s Revenge chapter 1821

"Gordon, are you mocking me and my cousin? How dare you?!" Seth slammed his palms against the table in a fit of rage.

"I'm not!" Gordon snapped out of it and asked, "Mister Golan, Mister Hiltons, what happened to you? Why are both of you injured?'

"What do you think? This is all your fault!" Seth glared daggers at Gordon.

If he did not know Gordon for some time, he could have killed him right there and then.

"Me? How's this my fault?’ Gordon asked in confusion.

"How's it not? You told us that Leon Wolf is just a nobody who came from Springfield City. Not only is he extremely skilled in martial art, but he's also a close friend of the Thompsons! In the end, both I and my cousin were beaten up,’ Feeling increasingly angry, Seth's expression darkened.

"What? How's that possible?!?" Gordon could not bring himself to believe what he heard.

He knew that Leon was close with the Thompsons, but Joel was one of the very best martial artists in his generation with no other rival apart from Yuri and Rodney; on top of that, he had the support of his family and all the formidable martial artists at his disposal.

Since Leon was only a friend to the Thompsons and not a member of the family, the Thompsons would have never been able to interfere with Joel's actions or attack him for the sake of an outsider.

With all aspects considered, it seemed impossible for Joel to lose, yet he and Seth returned empty-handed and severely injured.

It was beyond his understanding and Gordon could not bring himself to believe it.

"Gordon, look at what you've done! You knew that Leon is close with the Thompsons, yet you misled me and my cousin into attacking him on purpose! After what you've done to us, it's about time for us to settle the scores!" Seth said and narrowed his eyes maliciously.

"But," Gordon was instantly rendered speechless.

He thought that Joel and Seth would get rid of Leon with ease and that they invited him over to thank him; it was not until this moment that he realized he stepped into Joel's trap.

Gordon was no fool and knew better than to admit that he tricked them, knowingly perfectly well that he would suffer if he admitted to it.

"Hang on, Mister Golan! All I did was share whatever information I have with you. I didn't know that Leon is connected to the Thompsons. I didn't mislead you or toy with you on purpose," Gordon argued.

"Bullsh*t! Elegante Group is just a foreign company, so they found their way to work with Hughes Group through the Thompsons! As the vice-president of Hughes Group who manages all distributing channels, how can you not know about it? Do you take me for a fool?" Seth sneered and refused to believe his words.

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"Mister Golan, I'm telling the truth. Please believe me! Besides, why would I mislead you on purpose? What do I have to gain?" Gordon argued.

"Well,* Seth paused and exchanged confused looks with Joel.

The two of them were certain that Gordon misled them on purpose, but since Gordon had no personal grudge against them, there seemed to be no reason for him to do such a thing unless he had a death wish.

"Are you telling the truth, Gordon?" Joel asked.

"Of course!" Gordon said sincerely.

He thought that Joel would crush Leon with ease, not expecting that both Joel and Seth ended up being defeated by Leon instead; hence, it was indeed an accident as he never meant Seth and Joel any harm.

"Well, I'll believe you this time!* Joel said, the dark expression on his face easing.

"Alright," Gordon sighed a breath of relief.

"Mister Bailey, I can let this slide, but on one condition: you have to help me take Leon and Elegante Group down!" Joel said.

"What?!* Gordon gaped at him. "Mister Hiltons, please don't mess with me. If Leon is connected to the Thompsons, how can I possibly have the ability to take him down?" He smiled bitterly.

He hated Leon after what happened with Snow and being beaten by Leon in the Hughes Group office, so he would love to get rid of Leon if it was possible.

However, Leon was simply far too powerful, to the extent that even Joel and Seth were defeated by him. As a distant relative of the Hughes who could not hold a candle to Joel in terms of status and strength, he could not possibly have what it took to defeat Leon.

"Who knows? Hughes Group is an important partner of Elegante Group. As the vice-president of Hughes Group and the person in charge of all distributing channels, all you need to do is do a little tampering and Elegante Group will be in great trouble!" Joel sneered.

He knew that Leon was far too powerful for Gordon to defeat him in battle, but since Gordon worked in high-level management at Hughes Group, it would not be as challenging to take Elegante Group down.

Since Elegante Group was becoming a threat to the Hiltons, Joel knew that he needed to get rid of Elegante Group before anything. Since he failed to buy the company, he decided to destroy it instead and plan his revenge on Leon afterward.

"What do you mean, Mister Hiltons?" Gordon asked.

"It's simple! There were plenty of ingredients that are forbidden from being used in cosmetic products, like Isobutylparaben and Acrylamide. Just find the chance to add those things into the cosmetic products from Elegante Group and distribute them. With that, everything will be over for Elegante Group!" Joel sneered.

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"I don't think that'll work! Elegante Group isn't under the Hughes' management and all their products leave detailed records when we distribute them! If I tamper with them, they'll find out that I did it!" Gordon shook his head.

He was no fool and knew that Joel meant to serve him up in exchange for Elegante Group's downfall. Though Gordon wanted to get rid of Leon as well, he did not wish to risk his job and life for it.

"Don't worry, you won't be blamed for it! Just find yourself a scapegoat, so that someone else will take the blame for you!" Joel said.

"That might be right, but," Gordon said hesitantly.

As long as he was willing to pay, it would not be hard for him to find a scapegoat in the company. However, as the person in charge, he would still have to bear the responsibility to a certain extent.

"This isn't up for discussion! Mister Bailey, let's be clear here! You're the reason that Seth and I are injured, and if you agree to help. I'm going to treat you to a feast and all three of us can have a wonderful time here! If you refuse to help, this is going to be your last supper!" Joel threatened coldly.

"Oh, alright, then.’ Gordon shivered in Joel's intimidating presence and agreed in the end.

He resented Leon, to begin with, so he wanted Elegante Group to be taken down as well. So long as he found himself a scapegoat as Joel mentioned, he would not be affected.

"I'm glad you're a man of reason! Let's work together, Mister Bailey!" Joel laughed, his tone was arrogant as though he could already see victory.

In a luxurious mansion on the outskirts, Leon was having dinner with the four women while discussing the event that took place in Elegante Group earlier that day.

"Leon, if the Hiltons have their eyes on Elegante Group, we'll have to be extra cautious from now on!" Iris said worriedly.

"I know! Considering Elegante Group's success so far, I have nothing to fear if the Hiltons intend to compete with us properly, but I'm worried that they might play dirty!" Leon paused, and continued, "Anyway, I plan on focusing on producing alchemical pills starting tomorrow so that Cynthion Group can launch the second sales drive as soon as possible! I will try to recruit two martial artists in the Semi-Almighty or Almighty state then! With more powerful martial artists to protect us, we will all be much safer!" Leon said.

He made plenty of enemies ever since he came to the southern region and since he had no status in the community, both the Cynthion Group and Elegante Group were left vulnerable.

People could barge in whenever they wanted to, which put Iris and the others' lives in danger repeatedly, and Leon was troubled by it.

The security in both Cynthion Group and Elegante Group remained as the biggest concern and he needed to recruit powerful martial artists to resolve the situation as soon as possible.

If he could recruit martial artists in the Semi-Almighty or Almighty state, the safety of Iris and the others would be ensured.

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"What? You want to recruit martial artists in the Semi-Almighty and

Almighty States?" "Seriously?"

Iris and the other three gasped in disbelief.

"Leon, do you have a fever or something? A martial artist in the SemiAlmighty State is already considered at the very top of the southern region, and only powerful families have what it takes to cultivate such a powerful martial artist, not to mention someone in the Almighty State! It's not possible to recruit someone like that!" Ruth reached out to place her hand on Leon's forehead as though she was testing his temperature.

"I'm not sick! Don't worry. I have my way!" Leon moved her hand away.

"Brag all you want! You aren't even in the Emperor State yourself, so why would someone in the Semi-Almighty State or above want to follow you? Do you take them all for fools?" Ruth scoffed.

Martial artists always valued strength above all; since Leon had no power in the southern region and was far from reaching the Semi-Almighty State, he could not persuade someone of that level to work for him.

"Yeah!"

"It's unrealistic!"

Iris, Cynthia, and Snow shook their heads as they all thought that Leon was planning the impossible.

"Alright, let's talk about that later! Let's get back to training and level up as soon as possible! That way, we will be more capable of protecting ourselves as well!" Leon changed the subject.

His training in sage art reached a bottleneck and it was far harder to have a breakthrough compared to someone who was training for martial art, so he saw no sign of a breakthrough so far. Hence, he could only devote more hard work to his training in the hope of getting to the next power level.

Once that was achieved, he could take the Angel's Fruit to get to the Golden Core Phase, so that he would gain more power.

"Sure, let's go!"

Iris, Cynthia, and Snow agreed and stood from their seats.

After all that happened recently, they all realized that they were too weak and started to become a burden for Leon, so they planned on focusing on their training so that they could be of help to Leon.

Contrary to their enthusiasm, Ruth, who often enjoyed the training, leaned onto the table gloomily.

"Ruth, what's wrong?"

The three were shocked by how demotivated Ruth looked.

"Ugh! I've been working so hard for over half a month, but I'm still in the Semi-Overlord State and I just can't get to the Overlord State! On top of that, I can't even take the Advanced Pure Energy Pill! I'm so frustrated!" Ruth said.

She reached the Semi-Overlord State weeks ago.

Though the Overlord State was only a level apart from the Semi-Overlord State, it was extremely challenging for one to close the gap. Even if Ruth was a one-in-a-million genius and had the help of the Spiritual Pearl, she was not able to make much progress.

The Advanced Pure Energy Pill could get martial artists in the SemiOverlord State to the Overlord State, but she already took one Basic Pure Energy Pill back in Springfield City, so she could not take another pill so soon after and she could not help but feel frustrated.

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"You were the one who insisted on taking the Basic Pure Energy Pill! Don't you regret doing that now?” Leon rolled his eyes at Ruth.

The Basic Pure Energy Pill Ruth took was stolen from him when he was too weak to move, and he still held a grudge.

"What's the point in talking about that now?" An idea formed in her head and she grabbed Leon by the arm. "Leon, you have so many tricks up your sleeves. Think of something and get me to the Overlord State! Please!”

"You just can't take two Pure Energy Pills within a short period and it can’t be helped," Leon said.

"No way! You know something that can help me! Just help me out, alright?” She rocked his arm back and forth and pleaded sweetly.

Leon gasped when he sensed something soft pressed against his arm.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Noticing the odd look on Loen's face, Ruth soon realized that she was practically clinging onto Leon and

blushed. Instead of letting him go, she pressed her body closer to him and smirked. 'Well? Aren’t they big?"

"Yeah," Leon nodded subconsciously.

It was not until Iris and the other two shot him looks that he snapped out of it and pulled his arm away as though he was electrocuted. "Wh- What are you talking about?"

"What do you mean? I know that they're big!" Ruth puffed her chest proudly.

"Why you," Leon's expression darkened as he was rendered speechless.

Ruth was a petite woman with an innocent face, but he had to admit that she had a wonderful figure.

"Alright, you had your fun. Think of something to get me to the Overlord State, or I'm going to sleep in your room!" Ruth decided to threaten him to prevent him from brushing her off.

"What?!"

Leon, Iris, and the others gaped.

"Have you gone mad, Ruth? How can a woman say such inappropriate words? Don't you have any shame?" Leon questioned righteously.

His heart sank as he knew that Iris would kill him if Ruth spent the night in his room.

"Shame? Why should I be ashamed?" Ruth was stunned for a moment." Leon, what were you thinking about? I'm saying that I'm going to sleep in your room with Iris and you'll sleep in mine from now on!" She blushed a shade of crimson and pinched Leon on the waist.

"I see! You scared me!" Leon gritted his teeth in pain, but was relieved when he realized he misunderstood her.

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"Leon, you have such a dirty mind! Tell the truth! Have you been plotting to pursue me or something?" Ruth questioned.

"As if I'm going to be interested in a little girl like you," Loen rolled his eyes and swallowed his following words when he recalled how curvy Ruth was.

"Forget it! I'm not in the mood for bickering! Just think of a way to get me to the Overlord State! If you refuse to help me, I’m going to sleep with Iris every single day and you're going to be all alone by yourself in my room!" Ruth threatened smugly.

"Why you! Fine! I'll help!” Leon agreed reluctantly.

Naturally, he never intended on turning Ruth down, to begin with, and was simply used to bickering with her.

Apart from Ruth, Iris, Snow, Cynthia, and Leon himself took the Basic Pure Energy Pills.

By the time they all reached the Semi-Overlord State, they would all face the same issue as Ruth as they could not take the Advanced Pure Energy, so he would eventually have to think of a solution.

He closed his eyes and searched through all the knowledge he inherited from his ancestors to search for a solution.

Sometime later, he finally found something.

"I got it! I found a way!" He opened his eyes and beamed.

"What is it? Tell us!" Ruth urged.

"The Angel's Fruit has the property of cleansing and restructuring one's internal circulation, so it can be used to produce a unique pill called the Cleansing Pill. Once I produce it, one pill will solve your problem," Leon explained.

After curing the damage to Albert's Energy Sea Point with the Angel's Fruit, he had two-thirds of the fruit left in his possession.

Not only could it be used to produce the Five Spirits Pills that would get him to the Golden Core Phase, but it could also only be used to produce the Cleansing Pills.

As its name suggested, the pill was mainly used to cleanse a martial artist's body. Hence, not only could it counter the effect of the Pure Energy Pills they took before, it could rejuvenate one's internal circulation, making it easier for them to train.

Once Ruth took the Cleansing Pill and an Advanced Pure Energy Pill, she would be able to ascend to the Overlord State.

On top of that, considering her talent in martial art, it would only be further enhanced once her internal circulation was cleansed by the pill.

That was precisely the power of a spiritual herb and ordinary herbs could not compare to it.

"Really? Great! When are you going to make it, then?" Ruth asked excitedly.

"Tomorrow. I'll produce a few Cleansing Pills for all of you tomorrow and you should all benefit from it!" Leon smiled.

"Okay!”

Iris and the others nodded, their eyes filled with anticipation after hearing the effect of the Cleansing Pills.

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In the bedroom, Leon took out a few premium Energy Nurturing Pills, and each one of them took one.

He then took out the Spiritual Pearl and let it float in the air as it oozed powerful true and spiritual energy.

Once everything was in place, they all sat on the ground and began to focus on their training.

Meanwhile, Leon already reached the Intermediate Supreme State in martial art, while Cynthia and Snow were in the Advanced Supreme State; Iris was the weakest among them and was only in the Initial Supreme State.

Though such levels of strength would be considered impressive in Springfield City, they were practically defenseless in the southern region.

However, with the help of the Spiritual Pearl, they were growing stronger and quicker than ordinary martial artists. Since they were all hard-working, they made progress in the past few days and were all close to a breakthrough.

As long as the four of them continued to work on their power, they would soon become accomplished martial artists.

Sometime later, Leon completed his training and stopped.

When he noticed that Iris and the others were still training, he took out the Cuff of Doom and began the offering ritual.

The Cuff of Doom was an Almighty Weapon that contain power in the Intermediate Almighty State, but only three strikes could be stored at a time.

After a few offerings, Leon accumulated a strike at the Intermediate Almighty State and started working on the second one.

Since his power increased in the past days, the time required to accumulate the attack shortened.

Even with the Spiritual Pearl's enormous supply of spiritual energy, he needed a month to produce a single strike; after gaining more power, he only needed twenty days to accumulate a strike at the Intermediate Almighty State

Once he reached the Golden Core Phase, the time required would be shortened further, which made the Cuff of Doom more useful in battle.

The next morning, Leon contacted Damian and received a great number of herbs after breakfast.

After Cynthion Group's first sales drive, the Scammells started searching for one to two-hundred-year-old herbs.

Since Leon destroyed the Libertons, all their resources fell in the Scammells' hands, so they swiftly gathered all the herbs Leon needed.

Leon kept quite a few herbs that grew for two to three-hundred years from the batch he received from the Shears, which should provide him with sufficient supply to produce enough pills for the second sales drive.

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In the yard, once all preparation was completed, Leon walked toward his alchemy pot and was about to produce alchemical pills, when Iris and the others stood by to help.

"Iris, the company needs you, so you should all go back to the office! Snow can stay to help!" Leon smiled.

Since it was hardly a challenging task, he only need one assistant and all four of them did not need to remain by his side.

"No way! I want to stay here and see how you produce the Cleansing Pills!' Ruth shook her head.

She was obsessed with martial art and desperately wanted to start training as soon as the Cleansing Pills were produced.

"But, if you are all here, what's going to happen with the companies?" Leon asked.

"It's fine! Both Elegante Group and Cynthion Group are up and running, so there's not much for us to do there."

"We will go to the office tomorrow!"

Cynthia and Iris smiled.

Ever since they heard of the magical properties of the Cleansing Pills, they were curious and wanted to stay to watch as well.

"Sure." Loen nodded.

He cut a small piece of Angel's Fruit to prepare for the production of the Five Spirits Pill, which was meant to restructure his energy center and bring him to the Golden Core Phase.

He planned on producing the pill after he reached the Peak Foundation Phase, but since he needed to use the Angel's Fruit for the Cleansing Pills as well, he decided to produce the Five Spirits Pill as well.

Leon swallowed a Dragon Pill and instantly felt his power rising to the Peak Foundation Phase.

Both the Five Spirits Pill and Cleansing Pills were high-class alchemical pills and it would be difficult for Loen to produce them when he was merely in the Advanced Foundation Phase, which was the reason why he avoided producing the Five Spirits Pills.

As a safety measure, he decided to take a Dragon Pill to ensure the quality of the pills.

Once he was in the Peak Foundation Phase, he would be able to produce Supreme Pure Energy Pills that could effectively allow Semi-Emperors to ascend to the Initial Emperor State. Even for martial artists in the Emperor State, the pill would increase their chances of reaching a breakthrough.

Hence, the Supreme Pure Energy Pills were to become one of the main highlights of Cynthion Group's second sales drive.

Leon lit a fire and controlled the Spiritual Pearl so that it floated above the alchemy pot.

He already set up an Energy Convergence Circle on the mountain located behind the mansion so that all the spiritual energy in the mountain would gather in the mansion.

As the Spiritual Pearl was activated, all the spiritual energy around the mansion gathered and flooded into Leon's body in visible swirls of wind.

The sight was spectacular.

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"Cynthia, bring me a three-hundred-year-old herb!" Seeing that the time was right, Leon tossed a small piece of Angel's Fruit into the pot and took the herb in Cynthia's hand, before throwing it in as well.

The Angel's Fruit was a spiritual herb and its effect would be magnified in the combination of a three-hundred-year-old herb and a few other herbs.

Leon then signaled Iris and the others to hand him a few other herbs and tossed them into the pot, before taking the spiritual energy from the Spiritual Pearl and sending it into the alchemy pot through his finger to combine the herbs.

Sometime later, the pot shook when all ingredients were combined and a faint, pleasant scent oozed out of the pot.1

"It's done!" Leon's eyes lit up and opened the lid to find one Five Spirits Pill inside.

The pill was a combination of white and gold and was smooth on the surface, which a tremendous force of pure energy hidden in its core.

"Leon, is this the Cleansing Pill? Why is there only one?"

Iris, Ruth, and the others leaned closer and were all confused.

After all the work Leon put in, they were shocked to find only one pill inside.

"No. This is the Five Spirits Pill, not the Cleansing Pill," Leon explained.

"I see! Get on with it, then!" Ruth urged.

"Yeah. I will produce the Cleansing Pills now, then." Leon put the Five Spirits Pill away and cleaned the alchemy pot, before tossing the remaining Angel's Fruit into it.

"Cynthia, bring me a five-hundred-year-old herb and two two-hundred-year- old herbs along with some other ingredients," Leon said and accepted the herbs the women presented to him, before throwing them into the pot in an orderly fashion.

He then fired up his spiritual energy to merge the ingredients.

Half an hour later, the pot shook slightly when all the ingredients were combined and a faint, herby fragrance filled the room.

Leon withdrew his energy and opened the lid to find around twenty whitecolored pills inside.

The Cleansing Pills were white like pearls and had a refreshing scent to them.

"Alright, it's done! You should all take one!" Leon handed Iris and the others a Cleansing Pill each.

Since Ruth was already in the Semi-Overlord State, he handed her an Advanced Pure Energy Pill as well so that she could ascend to the Overlord State.

Ruth could hardly wait and swallowed the Cleansing Pill, before sitting down in a quiet corner to begin her training.

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"Leon, don't you need to take the Cleansing Pill as well?' Iris asked.

"No. Before the effect of the Dragon Pill wears off, I want to take the opportunity to produce a few batches of Supreme Pure Energy Pills! I can take the Cleansing Pill another time," Leon said.

Not only could the Cleansing Pills cleanse their systems, but it would also be beneficial for Leon to take it as well, however, he was in a rush and did not have time to take the Cleansing Pill.

'Til help you with that, then! Cynthia, Snow, you two should go ahead and take the pills!" Iris said.

"It's fine, Iris. You and Snow should go ahead! I'm more familiar with herbs, so it's best that I help Leon instead," Cynthia said with a smile.

"Oh, okay, then."

Iris knew that the Shears ran a business trading herbs and Cynthia was far more experienced in that aspect; on top of that, Cynthia helped Leon with the production many times before, so the two worked well together.

Iris accepted Cynthia's offer and took the Cleansing Pills with Snow, before taking their seats next to Ruth to train.

With Cynthia's help, Leon began to produce Supreme Pure Energy Pills.

The production of Supreme Pure Energy Pills was far simpler than the production of the Cleansing Pills, and it only required a main herb that grew for five-hundred years and a few other ingredients.

Since Leon was experienced in alchemy at this point, he finished the first batch swiftly, resulting in over forty Supreme Pure Energy Pills.

Just then, Iris and Snow seemed to be making progress in their training as well.

Iris, the least powerful of the four, had a breakthrough and ascended from the Initial Supreme State to the Intermediate Supreme State.

The Cleansing Pills were produced with the Angel's Fruit, so they were extremely powerful.

With the pill's help, Snow also ascended from the Advanced Supreme State to the Peak Supreme State.

Ruth, on the other hand, kept her eyes closed as if nothing happened to her so far.

"As expected of the Cleansing Pills!" Leon beamed at the sight.

It was his first time producing the Cleansing Pills, and seeing that both Iris and Snow had their breakthrough with the pills' help, he realized that the Cleansing Pills worked even better than he originally anticipated.

A five-hundred-year-old herb could produce around forty pure Energy Pills; while half of an Angel's Fruit with the combination of a five-hundred-year- old herb and two two-hundred-year-old herbs only resulted in twenty Cleansing Pills, which was a sign of how precious the Cleansing Pills were.

If the Pure Energy Pills could help martial artists with the bottlenecks of their training, it only made sense that the Cleansing Pills would have the same effect as well.

"Cynthia, let's get back at it!" He snapped out of it and proceeded to produce the next batch of Supreme Pure Energy Pills before the effect of the Dragon Pill wore off.

Shortly after, he moved on to the third batch and ended up with over a hundred and thirty Supreme Pure Energy Pills. It was not until he senses his energy deflating that he realized the effect of the Dragon Pill was wearing off and stopped.