Isabel had obviously been studying the product for the past few days with the technical department. A product that had been able to get rid of Marissa's blemishes within three hours when nothing had worked on them for over a decade had tremendous commercial potential.Sebastian nodded slightly and said, "Yes, it's better than I thought it would be.""Which bottle do you think would be better? The transparent one, or the pink one, or the blue one?" Isabel pointed at the bottles on the table, which were a variety of colors and shapes."I think this one is good," Henrietta said, picking up a pink bottle.She was a young woman, after all. She preferred bottles that looked more attractive. Aaron glanced at the bottles on the table and thought for a moment. He picked up one of the bottles and said, "This one's better."The one he had picked up was a transparent bottle, but it was larger in volume and could hold more.Obviously, the men thought of things in a more practical way.Seb
Sebastian rolled his eyes at Aaron. Why was he being so tactless? Did he have to mention that?Meanwhile, Hunter and two Yutarians in traditional Yutarian clothes were in a neighborhood of villas in the suburbs of Steinberg. They were sitting in a luxurious private room at Grande Club, sipping tea.At that moment, a black-clad man walked in and said something softly in Hunter's ear.Hunter couldn't help frowning. He instructed him at once, "Tell them to carry them in. After that, send someone to get Mr. Baxter in here."The black-clad man nodded and turned to leave."Mr. Stellus, Mr. Clarke and Mr. Monte have both been killed," Hunter said to one of the tanned Yutarian men."What?" Juan Stellus' eyebrow twitched. They had only been in Dramon for two days, and two of his subordinates had already gotten killed?In less than five minutes, several black-clad men carried two stretchers inside.The two Yutarian men on the stretchers had died horrible deaths. There were still pieces
"Are you looking down on the warriors of Yutaria, Mr. Baxter?" Gordon's contemptuous expression had provoked Juan's fury even more. The atmosphere in the room grew tense at once. Gordon was disdainful, and Juan was getting angrier. Seeing that they were about to come to blows, Hunter hastily tried to make peace. "Mr. Stellus, Mr. Baxter, please calm down. We're all friends here. I think we should bury our two loyal warriors first."He could not just stand by and watch Gordon and Juan fight with each other.They were on his territory, after all. No matter which of them got injured, or if one of them got killed by the other, it would cause trouble for him to no small degree.In the end, Hunter managed to coax both Juan and his friend Ferdinando Barez to leave, looking annoyed. Hunter arranged for the dead Yutarians to be sent to the crematorium. "Mr. Baxter, don't you think it was unwise for you to make that comment?" Hunter frowned slightly. Juan had been sent by the high-l
"What do you mean by that?" Juan shot to his feet and glared at Hunter.Hunter laughed quickly and said, "I only have good intentions. I was just thinking about your safety.""How good can a kid from Dramon be?" Ferdinando unsheathed his Yutarian machete, looking disdainful. The blade gleamed brightly."We'll kill him!" Juan pulled out his machete and sliced off a corner of the table. "If you really are bold enough to do so, I don't mind arranging for someone to lead you there," Hunter said, seizing the opportunity."Alright. We will go and meet this Ballard fellow tonight!" Juan fell prey to Hunter's goading in the end.Late at night, a black sedan brought Juan and Ferdinando into the Steinberg city area. The car finally stopped about a hundred feet away from the convenience store.A black-clad man pointed in the direction of the convenience store and asked, "Do you see that, gentlemen? Sebastian should be inside." With that, he got back into the car.Juan and Ferdinando un
"Mr. Ballard, it really is a misunderstanding." Juan tossed his Yutarian machete onto the ground and fell to his knees in front of Sebastian."Are you part of the Sanguis Cult?" Sebastian asked coldly."Since you know that we're from the Sanguis Cult, why would you still dare to—" Before Juan could finish, Sebastian's hand landed heavily on the top of his head.Sebastian looked at the corpses on the floor and took out some corpse-dissolving powder, which he sprinkled over their bodies. In the blink of an eye, the corpses had dissolved into a puddle of bloody water. Sebastian put their Yutarian machetes away.Although Yutarians were inferior on the whole, their machetes were made very well. He could use them for self-defense. Rose looked at the two puddles of bloody water on the floor and frowned as she said, "You know how to concoct corpse-dissolving powder?"It was a miraculous kind of drug that was only found in legends and had been lost for almost a thousand years. It was t
Sebastian only scoffed and walked out of Samuel's office without looking back. Traditional medicine was on the decline, and there were very few students in medical universities who chose to study it. Even if they signed up for it at first, it was only because the scores required for it were lower. They would just transfer to modern medicine after successfully entering the medical university.Samuel held all traditional medicine doctors in contempt, especially as he was running a university and not a hospital. It didn't matter how skilled Sebastian was. What Samuel wanted was to attract more students. Samuel's ability to attract students would determine the likeliness of his promotion. That was what he was truly concerned about, not the level of Sebastian's skills in medicine.After Sebastian had left, Samuel bent over the documents and continued to work on them. Suddenly, his phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Alexander, which made him laugh coldly. "Hello, Alexa
"Is it Ballard?" Howell had heard of Sebastian before. He was friends with both Walter and Alexander, and he had heard them mention Sebastian multiple times in the past.Therefore, Howell had also heard of many of Sebastian's legendary feats. It was just that he had never had a chance to meet him."How did you know?" Alexander asked, confused."You mention him to me every once in a while. How could I not know? It's just a pity that Dr. Ballard seems to be so busy. I've been planning to pay him a visit, but it's harder than getting to the moon! Do you have a way for me to meet him?" Howell asked eagerly."A way? Of course! I even want him to go and give a lecture over at your workplace!" Alexander said happily."Really? Where are you? I'll come and see you right now!" Howell almost dropped his phone in excitement.Alexander and Howell arranged to go and meet Sebastian together, which delighted the latter.He was a traditional medicine doctor himself, and he greatly admired a doct
Howell and Alexander chatted for a while more with Sebastian before bidding him goodbye.That afternoon, Madeline and her entourage arrived at the entrance to Steinberg Medical University. Samuel and all the staff and students were lined up neatly there, waiting for them.Robin got out of the black sedan first before opening the door for Madeline. After Madeline got out, she and the other foreigners walked over to the main doors.Samuel immediately shot a pointed look at two female students who were carrying flower garlands. The two students ran over to Madeline and presented her with them."Welcome! Thank you for coming to our university from so far away, Ms. Eddings." Samuel's hands were trembling with excitement.If he could satisfy Madeline, he would be sure to get promoted and get rich very quickly. "How are the preparations for the lecture, Mr. Lorson?" Robin asked, his brow furrowed.Samuel was truly frivolous. Why had he arranged for such a grand welcome ceremony when M
"Isabella, our son is all grown up now," Samson whispered. "I wonder when our family can reunite…"His eyes misted over."Is Mom really in the Holy Grandia?" Sebastian's voice suddenly came from behind him. Samson hastily wiped away the tears in the corners of his eyes. He turned to look at Sebastian and exhaled as he smiled bitterly. "I don't know either," he replied. "After I kicked you and your mother out of the family back then, I was brought here. From that day on, this little area became my whole world."Hugo had been the one who had brought him the news of Isabella attacking the Ballard Estate with experts from the Thorne family. In the end, the condition of the truce between the Ballards and the Thornes was that Hugo would be allowed to stay at the Ballard Estate and ensure Samson's safety.Apart from that, Samson had no other news of Isabella. Sebastian walked over and sat down in the chair opposite Samson. He picked up the teapot and poured a cup of fragrant tea f
Sebastian exhaled softly and pointed at the technique he had just handed to Whitney. He said, "If you can memorize this technique within three days, I can teach you."The technique Sebastian had given her was a basic introduction to the martial arts. It was also a basic technique for mystic arts practitioners, but it would let someone of Whitney's disposition become a sage even more quickly.That meant that Whitney had the advantage over ordinary Warriors. It was Sebastian's final favor to her."Alright! I'll recite it to you tomorrow morning!" Whitney said firmly, clenching her fists tightly. Sebastian smiled and nodded. He stood up and said, "It's getting late. You should get to bed soon. I'll get going now."Upon seeing that Sebastian was leaving, Whitney got up quickly and grabbed hold of him. "Can't you stay?" she asked.After their divorce, Whitney had never spent any time alone with Sebastian. Even at the convenience store, Rosalie had always been with them.It was a r
Whitney smiled bitterly, but tears spilled down her cheeks. She said to Sebastian, her voice choking up with emotion, "I see that I was in the wrong all along. But… but it wasn't that I didn't trust you, it's just that—"Sebastian took out a handkerchief from his pocket and gave it to her. He said calmly, "Actually, you were just blinded by the false fame and power of the world."In your heart, you feel that only money can prove a person's worth. In terms of wealth, I'm just a lazy and complacent dolt when compared with those so-called successful people."Sebastian's words seemed to cut Whitney like a knife. It wasn't all her fault. After all, historically, most people used money to measure the success of a person. Otherwise, why would there be the saying of how no one remembered the poor, but everyone showed up for the rich?"The truth is that all those wealthy heirs are worth even less than a dog to the Warriors and the mystic sects. "I don't fight with the people of the worl
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