Whitney ran out of the hall, crying. Tripp glanced at her as she ran off and smiled disdainfully. "I think you should take Ms. Sutton's advice. Have you looked in the mirror? Who do you think you are?"At the very least, Mr. Manson is the CEO of a media company. Everyone else here has status and influence. If you hadn't been impolite, why would they have made things difficult for you?"Sebastian laughed out of sheer anger. He pointed at Jeremiah and said, "Ask him why I hit him! According to your logic, if I flirted with your wife to your face, you should be thanking me for stopping her from being lonely!"As soon as Sebastian finished speaking, there was a roar of laughter in the hall.Tripp's face turned white, then red, as he glared angrily at Sebastian. He was shaking with anger. No one had dared to take that tone with him in over 20 years. Sebastian had successfully provoked Tripp!However, Tripp didn't dare to walk over to him.Jeremiah was living proof. Even if Tripp w
With Gavin's help, Sebastian would no longer have to worry.As he had expected, Rosalie had only just sent the message when her phone vibrated with a reply. The message simply read, "I'm here."Rosalie showed the phone to Sebastian, and he nodded, chuckling.Tripp was incensed to see Rosalie and Sebastian flirting with each other. They clearly didn't respect him! How could they still act all lovey-dovey at a time like this?"Sebastian Ballard, I'm talking to you! Are you deaf?" Tripp roared angrily as he pointed at him.Sebastian smiled lightly. His gaze swept over the crowd until finally, at the 11 o'clock position, he spotted a very familiar face—Gavin."I'll tell you one last time. Get over here, kneel, and apologize! If you do, I'll spare your life." Sebastian grinned and pushed Rosalie toward Gavin. "Mr. Tirth, kill him for me!" Tripp yelled at Maximus as he pointed at Sebastian.Maximus began calmly doing the footwork for the Square Steps. When he reached the center of t
Maximus' eyes flickered, and he smiled at Sebastian as he said, "Young man, I admit defeat when it comes to your speed and technique."It's just a pity that I haven't met a worthy opponent over all these years. I was planning on going easy against you, but I didn't expect you to be afraid to fight in close quarters with me."Maximus pretended to look regretful, but in reality, he was just trying to force Sebastian to fight with him in close quarters. All Warriors either practiced external and inner strength or technique. Sebastian was so good at his technique that he was as fast as lightning. That meant that he was probably very weak in his external and inner strength.However, that was just an assumption on Maximus' part. Sebastian had actually never practiced any techniques. The only thing he knew was the Sacred Medicine Society's Seven Star Path, which he had happened to see once and had remembered since then. Sebastian chuckled and stood still. He said to Maximus, "Old man
Tripp immediately understood Maximus. He looked meaningfully at the subordinates beside him.His subordinates were about to move when an icy bolt of light flashed in front of them. Right after that, four heads fell to the floor. Tripp had seen many things in his time and had weathered many storms, but he had never seen people being killed as easily as if they were vegetables! Cold sweat trickled down his forehead at once. "Maximus, you're the most shameless person I've ever met," Gavin said as he walked out of the crowd and fixed a cold gaze on him.When he heard the icy voice calling out his name, Maximus frowned and looked up in Gavin's direction. When he saw Gavin's face clearly, his pupils constricted, and he wet himself in fear. His snow-white pants were immediately stained yellow, and the onlookers burst into laughter at once. "Oh my! How can he wet himself at the drop of a hat at his age?" "I think he'd better go back to diapers before coming again.""The next time
Tripp fell to his knees. Between pride and his life, Tripp chose to live.Pride was important, but what use would pride be if he lost his life?Sebastian slapped Tripp in the face and said loudly to everyone in the hall, "Is this what the upper class is like?" Although there wasn't much force behind his slap, Tripp felt like crying from the indignity of being slapped in front of hundreds of people. Sebastian slapped Tripp again and smiled, saying, "Someone with status?"He slapped him four times consecutively, and Tripp felt his ears ringing. "Tell me where your status is! If you're so important, why are you kneeling on the floor?" Sebastian narrowed his eyes at Tripp.Tripp hung his head and dared not say a word. He could feel the murderous energy emanating from Sebastian. Jeremiah's torn arm lay a mere four feet or so away from him, as if reminding him not to be impulsive or to resist. Otherwise, he would end up worse off than Jeremiah."You. Get me a rope." Sebastian po
As Jeremiah howled, Sebastian grinned at Tripp and said, "Mr. Gibson, I have no grudge against you. Why did you make me grovel in apology to you without even asking what had happened?"Tripp had no answer.In the beginning, he also felt that Jeremiah had gone too far, but he had been contemptuous of Sebastian upon hearing that he didn't come from a prestigious background. He felt that it was nothing to ask someone like Sebastian to grovel because Sebastian had no status, influence, or powerful allies.However, Jeremiah was an influential person. If his pride was hurt, he could even back out of the Sunway Chamber of Commerce. That was why Tripp had made such a rash decision.However, he didn't dare to say a word of this to Sebastian. "As for you, show me the sword that you used just now!" Sebastian pointed at Maximus.Maximus' eyes twitched, and he trembled as he unfastened the sword from around his waist. The moment Sebastian took the sword, Maximus felt a sharp pain in his
Tripp was no longer in any mood for a banquet. He had to find out about Sebastian's background as quickly as possible so that he could pay him back for what he had done.Maximus walked out of the hall behind Tripp.Micah had only just come back, and he frowned slightly when he saw that the hall was quiet and that there were bloodstains on the floor. He wanted to ask about what had happened, but he resisted the urge to do so in the end. The crowd in the hall dispersed very quickly. They had all been humiliated by what had happened that day, and no one was in any mood to eat. When Micah saw that only a few people were left in the event hall, he left with Melissa as well.…After getting into the car, Rosalie glanced at Gavin and said, "Thank you."Rosalie knew very well that she would have fallen into Tripp's hands if it hadn't been for Gavin's intervention. Gavin only smiled slightly and turned to Sebastian in the back seat. He said, "Can the two of you not draw so much att
"Are you talking about those assassins?" Sebastian was still smiling.Although he had been ambushed by the assassins the last time, he had also broken through to another level as a result.If the same number of assassins appeared again, Sebastian was confident he could kill them easily.Gavin shook his head slightly and said, "The most frightening thing about the Slaughter Gods is that they will carry out indiscriminate assassination!"Sebastian frowned slightly. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing. Indiscriminate assassination? What was that? "They may attack at any time with any identity," Gavin explained rather nervously.He was truly worried for Sebastian because no one had ever been able to escape from the Slaughter Gods' indiscriminate assassination strategy. Gavin's mentor had once warned him never to provoke the Slaughter Gods if he could help it. Even his mentor couldn't guarantee that he would be able to escape alive from the Slaughter Gods' indisc
Whitney perked up at Sebastian's question. "It's all because you ran into the two monsters that day," she said. "I saw it on the surveillance footage. That was when I realized that the two women living in the store don't have that kind of relationship with you…"Whitney had never asked, and Sebastian hadn't bothered to explain who Nina and Lyanna were. That was why she had mistakenly thought that both of them were Sebastian's lovers as well.Realization had only dawned on her when she heard Nina address Sebastian as her master, even in her dying breath. Whitney had seen how powerful Nina was that day and how she had been willing to die in order to protect Sebastian.Nina and Lyanna weren't Sebastian's lovers. They were his servants. Not only that, Nina was a thousand-year-old giant snake!That had completely changed Whitney's view of the world. Although there had always been legends of mystical beings and ghosts, Whitney was an accomplished businesswoman who believed firmly in sc
Sebastian laughed wryly and shook his head. "I'm not from the Ballard Estate," he said. "My name is Sebastian, and it's better if my cousin weren't seen around me too much.""Oh, you're Sebastian."The two young women breathed a long sigh of relief. They looked him up and down for a long time before exchanging a glance. Then, they covered their faces and giggled.One of them stepped forward and said, "Come with me. Honestly… you seem pretty normal. I don't get why Ms. Sutton is yearning for you so much."Sebastian cleared his throat awkwardly and said nothing.The young woman led Sebastian into the house, where Whitney was sitting and reading a book intently. She said, "Ms. Sutton, look who's here."Whitney put down her book and looked up. When she saw Sebastian behind the young woman, she was both surprised and delighted. She got up and threw herself into Sebastian's arms."Sebastian, is it really you?"The young woman covered her face and chuckled before leaving the room sile
Sebastian watched Andreas leave and exhaled deeply. Preston wasn't the only one he didn't trust. No one in the Ballard Estate was worthy of his trust, including Andreas.Once Andreas had completely disappeared, Sebastian beckoned to the woods in the distance and said, "Come out!"In a flash, Duo appeared at his side. "My lord, why didn't you wipe out those people in the hall today?" he asked.Duo clenched his fists tightly, and there was a murderous look simmering in his eyes. Although he hadn't been in the hall, he had clearly heard everything the Ballards had said.Anyone who disrespected his master deserved death!Besides, neither Sebastian nor Duo would have had to lift a finger to kill them. All they had to do was to crush the Tribulation Avoidance Charm and trigger the divine tribulation. Once it descended, no one in the hall would have lived to tell the tale, including Arnaud."If we become hostile with the Ballards, it'll be almost impossible for us to leave in peace. Now
"It all comes back to Uncle Samson," Andreas said. "Great Uncle Arnaud already told you he'd let Uncle Samson have his freedom if you find the other emerald token, but then he brought up the marriage alliance. "It directly affects whether or not Uncle Samson can regain his freedom. So, why don't you think about it?"With a quiet chuckle, Andreas walked toward a grove of peach trees to the west.Realization finally dawned on Sebastian. Arnaud was a shrewd man. He wouldn't slip up like that. Besides, although the Ballards and the Yeomans had established a marriage agreement, they hadn't named specific individuals, only that the Blessed Child of the Ballards would fulfill it.The Blessed Child bore the duty of guiding the Ballards to revival. In other words, the emerald token would be better off falling into the Blessed Child's hands rather than anyone else's.Could it be that the final emerald token was with the Yeomans? If that were true, why hadn't the Ballards used their pow
"I'm sorry, but I have no interest in becoming the head of the Ballard family," Sebastian said impassively. "I only want my father to be freed."Arnaud's expression changed slightly, but his tone remained neutral as he said, "It's Braxton who owes you and your mother, not the entire family. Why must you do this?"Sebastian let out a cold snort. It was true that Braxton had been the one who had kicked them out, but weren't the true culprits the elders of the Ballard Estate?"If there's nothing else, I'd like to see Whitney," Sebastian said, rising slowly to his feet. As soon as he mentioned her name, Arnaud waved a hand at him and said, "Don't be in such a rush, Sebastian. Whitney is safe. The Ballards would never harm a frail woman."He added, "However, there's something I want to ask you. Is Whitney still your wife?"Sebastian frowned. "Whether she is or isn't, what business is that of the Ballards?""Of course it is," Arnaud replied firmly. "The Ballards and the Yeomans of
Arnaud led Sebastian into a secret room deep within the Hall of the Ancestral Dragon. Once inside, Sebastian saw a Cosmic Orbit Diagram. It was exactly the same as the records in the Sacred Medicine Secret Annals.However, the Ballards' Cosmic Orbit Diagram was divided into different sections. It looked even more three-dimensional."This is the Cosmic Orbit Diagram passed down through our family for generations," Arnaud said proudly. "The one that the Sacred Medicine Society has is just a copy."The legacy of the mystic arts in Dramon almost all came from the Ballards.The Ballards had withheld some things back then as well. As a result, all the legacies of the various secular sects only had incomplete Cosmic Orbit Diagrams. It was why there were very few experts at the fifth level of the Eldoria realm and above.Afterward, Arnaud led Sebastian into a library. Thousands of technical legacies lined the shelves. Sebastian flipped through them. The techniques recorded there were
Samson glanced at Sebastian. He took a deep breath and said to Arnaud, "Thank you for sparing me, Uncle Arnaud."He gave Sebastian a few final reminders before leaving the hall with Preston.Once they were gone, Arnaud pointed at Duo and said to Sebastian, "Tell him to leave too."Sebastian waved a hand at Duo."I'll wait for you at the entrance, my lord," Duo said. "If anything happens, I'll be here as soon as you call!"He gave Arnaud a cold look before striding out of the hall.Arnaud watched him leave and smiled approvingly. He beckoned to Sebastian. "Come, sit!"Sebastian didn't hesitate. He crossed the hall and sat in the chair opposite Arnaud."Do you know why I asked Andreas to bring you back here?" Arnaud asked impassively. Sebastian shook his head expressionlessly. He said in a cold voice, "It's probably because of the emerald token in my father's possession."Apart from using him and Whitney as leverage against Samson, he couldn't think of any other reason.Arnau
"The Blessed Child! The Blessed Child has finally come to our family!"The black-robed old man who had been sitting beside Arnaud stood up, looking pleased. He couldn't hide his excitement as he turned to Arnaud and said, "Arnaud, our family is going to prosper!"Only Rexton and Milton looked extremely displeased. Braxton and Roland looked pained, as if they had lost something of great value. They were practically thumping their chests in regret!The Blessed Child had been foretold by one of the heads of the family centuries ago. No matter how far the Ballards declined, the prophecy said that after a few hundred years, a Blessed Child would appear—someone who could lead the family's revival!The only proof of the Blessed Child was for him to enter a master-servant oath with a Devora."Prosper? What a joke!" Hugo scoffed, holding Virtus firmly. "Weren't you all just clamoring about killing the two of them?"At Hugo's words, Arnaud's expression changed slightly. "When did I say tha
"Hugo!"Arnaud, who had been sitting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them wide. He eyed Hugo with a conflicted expression as he asked, "Have you forgotten the agreement the Thornes made with us ten years ago?"Hugo smiled coldly and put one hand behind his back. "That was the agreement you made with the Thornes. I'm only following Ms. Thorne's orders to protect Samson and find the emerald token. If Samson dies in this battle, how am I supposed to explain that to her?"He pointed at Sebastian and added, "He's Ms. Thorne's flesh and blood. Your family has no right to punish him! If the Ballards insist on killing them today, don't blame me for going on a killing spree!"When Hugo had finished, Sebastian finally realized that Hugo was from Isabella's family and that he had stayed at the Ballard Estate to protect Samson.It was clear that Isabella hadn't held a grudge toward Samson. In fact, she had sent an expert to stay behind to protect him in case anything happened.Arnaud's