"Oh?" Hunter's eyes lit up involuntarily. He looked excited as he asked, "Mr. Beckard, do you mean to say that you want to make Sebastian's ex-wife into a corpse puppet? But like you said, that's just his ex-wife. What kind of threat would it pose to him?"Elton grinned and snapped his fingers.Before long, the door to the hall opened. Ryder strode into the living room with Mabel in tow.Although Ryder looked perfectly normal, Mabel was looking dazed and vacant. Elton pointed at Mabel's forehead. She shuddered violently and immediately began telling all of them very truthfully about what had happened during the three years that Sebastian and Whitney had been married."You heard her, Mr. Sloane. As long as Whitney opens her mouth, she can get anything, even the formula for the Arctic Snow Mask and the Goldcrow pill."Therefore, if we can control Whitney, we can use Sebastian's affection for her to get the formula for the Arctic Snow Mask. I'm sure I don't need to tell you how m
At the thought of the possibility, Elton's expression turned grim at once.If the soul-attached straw man was destroyed, the curse would turn against Elton. Even his training and the level he was in would be reduced by a whole level!Gandolf was sitting opposite Elton. Seeing Elton's fear, he smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry, Elton. I've already sent the Black and White Sentinels to guard it."With two Elite Grandmasters there, I'm sure that nothing will go wrong. Plus, it would be a good opportunity to get rid of young Ballard. We can avenge Mr. Stephen."At the mention of the Black and White Sentinels, Elton couldn't help looking at Gandolf in surprise. He frowned and asked, "The Black and White Sentinels? They're the two protectors of the Dark Medicine Sect. You managed to get them to participate?"Although the Dark Medicine Sect wasn't as renowned as the Sacred Medicine Society, it still had a reputation among the martial arts mystic sects. The Black and White Sentinels
Meanwhile, Sebastian arrived at an abandoned factory on a neighboring hill.There was a flickering light in one of the rooms on the second floor.Sebastian could see by the light that there was a little figure made of wood. Whitney's photo was taped to its head, and her birthdate was carved on its body. There were oil lamps lit near the top of the wooden figure's head and below its feet. The three oil lamps under its feet had been extinguished."Rise, Charm Spirit!" Sebastian pulled out a yellow paper charm and muttered a spell before flicking it into the air.There was a whoosh as the yellow charm transformed into a ball of fire. The center of the wooden figure's forehead suddenly lit up in a red glow!"Mr. Ballard, is that the straw man with Whitney's soul?" Gavin asked in a low voice as he leaned closer to Sebastian.If Gavin hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that mystic spells really did exist in their world. "Yup." Sebastian nodded heavily an
Gavin moved as fast as lightning and threw a punch at the Black Wind's chest."Hmph! You don't know your place!" The Black Wind sneered. He raised his palm and let it collide with Gavin's fist.There was a sharp bang as the two of them collided.At that moment, Gavin realized in shock that the middle-aged man was extremely strong, despite the fact that he looked like a bag of bones!He felt as if his fist had crashed against a small mountain, and it bounced back immediately.Before Gavin could dodge and hide, the Black Wind's fist slammed heavily against his chest!Gavin felt as if he had crashed into a speeding train. As he spat out a mouthful of blood, he felt himself being thrown backward helplessly.Sebastian hurriedly took a step forward to catch him. He pulled out an Energy Replenishing Pill and put it in Gavin's mouth."Mr. Ballard, I—" Gavin looked defiantly at the scrawny figure.Sebastian sighed softly and comforted him. "Gavin, you've done your best."The Black Win
Sebastian dodged the blade of the Black Wind at a measured pace. A three-foot-long metal umbrella flew toward Sebastian's shoulder."Die, young man!" The White Moon held the metal umbrella and injected all his force into it.Sebastian trod the Seven Star Path and stood aside. The metal umbrella struck a giant rock behind Sebastian.There was a loud rumble, and the eight-foot-high giant rock was smashed into powder. Gavin couldn't help gasping at the sight. Although he was an Elite Grandmaster, neither his strength nor his speed could compare with that of the Black and White Sentinels!The rock that the White Moon had just shattered was a piece of granite that was known for being tough. Even a bullet would only have left a mark on it, let alone human strength alone. Sebastian's gaze swept over the granite, which had been reduced to powder. He couldn't help nodding.The Black and White Sentinels lived up to their legend. They were unbeatable among Elite Grandmasters!If Sebas
As soon as Sebastian finished speaking, the Black and White Sentinels shot toward him almost simultaneously. Beside them, Gandolf wielded his sword and shot toward Gavin."Young man, today is the day you—"Before the Black Wind could finish, Sebastian struck with his sword and sliced him in half!Blood splattered the ground. The White Moon's heart trembled when he saw it.He couldn't understand why Sebastian now seemed like a completely different person from who he had been just a moment ago!The truth was that Sebastian hadn't been using all his strength at all. After all, he was there for the soul-attached straw man. As for the Black and White Sentinels, Sebastian hadn't thought of them as important at all.When he saw that the Black Wind wasn't a match for Sebastian, the White Moon wavered. The thought of escape flashed through his mind.Before he could stop his attack, Sebastian's wrist flicked. His sword formed a complicated pattern in the air and enclosed the White Moon in
"Hmph!" Gandolf ignored the pain in his legs and said, "Young man, all I regret is that I wasn't able to tear you into a million pieces to avenge the hundreds of apprentices that the Sacred Medicine Society killed back then! Don't even think about hearing—"Sebastian didn't wait for Gandolf to finish. He pulled out a silver needle and sneered. "Is that so? Let me see how tough you can be."Gandolf's pupils constricted as he watched Sebastian plunge the silver needle into his pain acupuncture point.He was an elder of the Dark Medicine Sect. He knew very well what Sebastian was trying to do.If that silver needle pierced Gandolf's pain acupuncture point, he would have no choice but to confess everything, no matter how much he hated Sebastian. The pain that would assail him could not be borne by ordinary people."Young man, I will never forgive you, even in death!" Gandolf roared. He was about to bite through his tongue to commit suicide, but a numb feeling spread up from his ja
Sebastian pointed at the three lamps on the top of the straw man's head and said, "These three lamps correspond to Whitney's soul. The seven lamps beneath her feet are part of her spirit. If all ten of these lamps are extinguished, she'll never wake up again."Sebastian took out his Sky Devouring Bottle and pointed it at the soul-attached straw man.There was a whoosh as a white cloud of energy was sucked into the Sky Devouring Bottle from the soul-attached straw man.Right after that, the remaining life lamps were extinguished."Mr. Ballard, are you…" Gavin broke out into a cold sweat from fear when he saw that the remaining life lamps had been extinguished. If anything happened to Whitney, he couldn't bear the responsibility. "It's alright. I just sucked Whitney's soul and spirit into this bottle. As for this soul-attached straw man, it no longer has any use." Sebastian took it and mumbled a spell.With a whoosh, a ball of blue flames burned the soul-attached straw man into
Sebastian threw his head back in laughter. He strode forward, standing in the center of the hall, and said coldly. "Ungrateful? How could you have the audacity to say such a thing?"Even if I'm surrounded by enemies, you Ballards can forget about making me submit! It's just death, after all. If I even blink, then I won't call myself a man!"Everyone there stared at Sebastian."How dare that brat be so cocky? If he's not punished, it'll be a disgrace to our family rules!""He should be given the death penalty!""It'll be a disaster if we just let him be, and it'll only bring trouble for our family. Please give the order, and we'll kill him at once!"The entire hall was in an uproar. Even Preston, who had been speaking up for Sebastian and Samson, sighed in resignation.Since Sebastian had already made his stance clear, Preston couldn't help even if he wanted to.Sebastian had roused the anger of everyone there, and Arnaud had closed his eyes and wasn't saying anything. He was cl
Sebastian was just about to step forward when Samson hastily waved a hand at him and said, "Sebastian, the grudges of the Ballard family from over ten years ago have nothing to do with you. Don't get involved!""But—"Sebastian's gaze sharpened as he turned to look at Milton. There was an icy glint in his eyes. Samson shook his head slightly at Sebastian. The Ballard Estate had at least ten experts at the eighth level of the Eldoria realm. At Sebastian's current level, trying to fight them would only bring him big trouble."Sebastian, one must learn how to adapt to the situation," Samson whispered into his ear using voice projection. "Today, I will exchange my legs for your and Whitney's freedom. Think of it as a payment for what I owe you and your mother."Sebastian clenched his fists tightly. He hated himself for being too weak. He couldn't even protect his own family in a place like the Ballard Estate, where many experts were gathered.However, he would never allow anyone to
"Do you accept it, Samson?" Arnaud asked harshly when he saw that Preston hadn't said anything else. He turned to look directly at Samson.Samson smiled bitterly and turned to look at Sebastian before raising his head to look at Arnaud, who was sitting high above them. He said, "Uncle Arnaud, I was the reason for everything that happened. I wish to ask you not to trouble Sebastian.""What are you talking about?" Preston was agitated. He stood up again and yelled, "There must still be an investigation about who was right and who was wrong. Why should they break your legs?"As he spoke, his eyes blazed with fury. He looked at the thin old man and said furiously, "Milton, you old bastard! How can you be so shameless at your age? Tell me! Did you embellish the story to Arnaud?""Uncle Preston!" Samson stopped him quickly and sighed slightly. "Forget it. It's my fault for bringing such huge trouble upon our family back then."I admit that I have let our family down. Since imprisoning m
As the man in the black robe yelled, the entire hall fell silent at once. The thin old man threw the black-robed old man a disgruntled look, but he returned obediently to his seat.Once the noise had died down, Preston stepped forward and swept an icy gaze over the crowd who were present. "You call yourself the elders of the family?"The monument of our ancestral dragon is right in front of you. How could you bully two young members of the family in front of it? Don't you feel any shame?"Besides, how dare you speak before Arnaud does?"After the harsh scolding they received from Preston, no one in the crowd dared to protest. Sebastian nodded involuntarily. It appeared that Preston did have influence in the Ballard family. At least no one had interrupted his scolding, including Arnaud and the man in the black robe.Preston huffed angrily and bowed to Arnaud, who sat in the middle. "Arnaud, I've brought Samson and Sebastian!"Preston went over to the chair next to the black-robe
"Sebastian, I won't be going in. Remember, don't say anything without being spoken to, and don't be impulsive!" Andreas said softly in Sebastian's ear when they reached the door to the hall. He then walked over to the crowd, which was packed on both sides of the hall.Samson and Preston walked into the hall without any change in expression. Sebastian hesitated for a moment before hurrying to catch up.When they reached the entrance, the two old men reached out to stop them and said to Preston, who was in the lead, "Preston, I'm afraid that it wouldn't be a good idea for you to go in. Everyone knows that you're biased toward Samson's family. If you get into an argument with Arnaud, then—""Nonsense!" Preston yelled furiously. He spoke in a menacing tone to the two old men. "Don't try those tricks with me. Today, I'm going to be the voice of reason. Who among you can do anything to me?"With that, he pushed them aside and strode into the hall.The two old men gazed after his ret
The Ballard Estate's resources were unfathomable as it was. Could Isabella's family be even more powerful than theirs?Sebastian clearly remembered that both he and Samson were under the Sacred Medicine Society. They even had the same mentor.The Sacred Medicine Society was above all the other mystic martial arts sects. Even the sect leaders of the Nine Sects were very respectful toward his mentor.If Samson really was from the same sect as Sebastian, then his mentor had clearly been unable to save him. Wouldn't that mean that the Sacred Medicine Society was no match for the Ballards?Wouldn't that mean that Isabella's family was an even greater entity?"If my mother's family is really that powerful, why couldn't they rescue my father? There would also be no reason to let me join the Sacred Medicine Society either, right?" Sebastian asked probingly. It seemed as if Andreas had never even thought about such questions. He smiled and shook his head. "You probably don't know about a
As they stepped out of the courtyard gate, Samson suddenly turned and lowered his voice as he said to Sebastian, "I didn't treat you and your mother well. Please don't hold it against me."Sebastian felt even more conflicted. After everything he had been through, he knew very well that there were times when one really had no choice. When Samson saw that Sebastian was looking at him with a conflicted expression, he patted him on the shoulder and gave him a warm smile. Then he took a token from Preston and walked out of the yard.They followed Preston as he walked toward the east, where there was a majestic-looking building."Why are you helping me?" Sebastian suddenly turned and asked Andreas in a low voice. Andreas glanced at him and gave him a long, cryptic smile. "Do you think I'm helping you? I'm helping myself while doing so!""Oh?" Sebastian looked at Andreas in confusion, his brow knitted. Even Rexton had mentioned that Andreas was in Arnaud's favor. Why would he need t
When Rexton and the others had gone, Preston turned to look at Samson and said irritatedly, "You little rascal. Would I ever hurt you?"Besides, you've been here in isolation for ten years. Why hasn't your temper changed at all? Couldn't you show me some respect in front of all those people?"Samson glanced at Preston but didn't answer.Preston huffed and ignored him. He turned and looked Sebastian up and down instead."Hey, kiddo. Over ten years have passed in just the blink of an eye. You've probably forgotten me. I even gave you candy back then! Come over here and call me Great Uncle Preston!"Sebastian looked at him in surprise. It was true that he didn't have much of an impression of what had happened over ten years ago. However, he could tell from what Preston had said and done that his attitude toward Sebastian's family was completely different from Rexton and the others.Beside Sebastian, Andreas kept shooting him meaningful looks. Sebastian finally smiled and said, "Hell
Although the old man looked as if he was over 60 years old, his expression was sharp and lively, and his skin was smooth as a baby's. It gave him a youthful air.Even the severely injured apprentices all scrambled up from the ground when they saw him. They hastily bowed and said, "Greetings, Great Uncle Preston!"Even Rexton had no choice but to suppress his anger. He bowed sullenly to the old man and said, "Greetings, Uncle Preston."Preston Ballard glanced at Rexton and turned to shout angrily at the apprentices, "If I hadn't come, were you planning to tear the Ballard Estate apart? Look at all of you! Get out of here right now!"Despite the scolding they had been subjected to, none of them dared to protest. They all lowered their heads and slunk out of the yard. Preston glared angrily at them as they went and snorted. "What an embarrassment to the family!"Then he smiled slightly and looked at Samson and Sebastian as he asked, "Samson, do you have anything to say?"Samson lo