Grant shook his gleaming sword at Emil. "I'm Grant Lake from the Warrior League!"Emil looked sideways at him and smiled stiffly as he said, "I see that it's an abandoned dog!"Grant's expression darkened at once. He had once been one of the elders of the Summit Sword Sect.However, the Summit Sword Sect had been destroyed 20 years ago through the joint efforts of the Martial Arts Association and over ten other sects.After that, Grant had become lost without a sect. He had only been brought to the Warrior League after he met Derek.Emil was pouring salt into his wound! How could Grant not be angry?"You Yutarian rat! I can cut off your head with just one hand!" Grant shouted and glared angrily at Emil."With one hand?" Emil laughed loudly. He fondled the hilt of his saber and scoffed as he shook his head slightly. "How dare an abandoned dog like you speak so arrogantly?"Emil's figure flashed at an unnatural speed as he shot toward Grant. He moved so fast that his shadow seeme
Soon, Emil was forced into the corner of the arena. Just as everyone thought that he was sure to die, his voice suddenly traveled through space."Dramon's sword techniques are much too showy. Today is the day you die, Grant Lake!"When he finished, Emil suddenly seemed to split into several versions of himself. Over ten flickering shadows surrounded Grant in an instant.Grant's heart sank, feeling like death was approaching.Before he could recover his senses, the shadows merged into one once more. This time, Emil appeared behind Grant.Before Grant could turn, Emil had thrust his saber into his back!Grant's heart sank. At the same time, he flung his sword backward instinctively to shield his vulnerable back.The sound of metal colliding echoed in the arena, and the furious energy formed a gigantic shock wave that exploded behind Grant!Grant spat out a huge mouthful of blood, and the shock wave sent him flying out of the arena!One could have heard a pin drop in the silence
"That Yutarian is too cocky!" Elara exclaimed. She was pale with anger when she saw that the Warrior League had lost so badly and gritted her teeth.Rosalie tucked her hair behind her ear and frowned as she looked at Sebastian. "Sebastian, that Yutarian slave had clearly already been forced into a corner. How did he appear behind Mr. Lake all of a sudden?"Sebastian laughed softly and said in a calm tone, "There are two reasons for that. Firstly, Mr. Lake was affected by his anger. Secondly, Mr. Lake must have been poisoned with something that would affect his eyes through the liver meridian as soon as he gets angry!"What? Rosalie and Elara were stunned by what Sebastian had said. Affect his eyes through the liver meridian? The two organs were completely unrelated, weren't they?"Mr. Ballard, I… I don't quite understand what you mean," Elara said, looking thoroughly confused."The liver gets its stimulation from the eyes. It's recorded clearly in the classics of medicine. If yo
Ripples spread out all around Frederick and blocked off the countless saber shadows. The remaining ripples headed inexorably toward Emil."Is that the long-lost Airsplitter Move?" someone asked.Many Warriors in the audience were shocked by what they had seen. Even Sebastian nodded involuntarily in the stands.Frederick's Airsplitter Move wasn't perfect, but it still had ample power."That's all there is to Dramon's martial arts? You're even worse than the abandoned dog that came before you!" Emil sneered. He seemed to flicker out of sight as he dodged the ripples. In the blink of an eye, he had popped up behind Frederick.However, Frederick had been prepared after seeing what had happened to Grant. Without looking back, he sent another punch at Emil. Emil only smiled coldly and retreated several feet backward. He looked disdainful as he said in a mocking tone, "The energy from your palms isn't quite enough. If I'm guessing correctly, your Airsplitter Move isn't complete yet, is
Even the ordinary people in the audience were glaring furiously at Emil. How dare a Yutarian slave be so arrogant on Dramon soil! Who could endure that?Ethan sat in the stands and sneered as he said, "If I'd known that Mr. Perez could achieve victory on his own, I wouldn't have gone to all this trouble. Wouldn't it have been easier just to let me have the position of chairman?"Although Ethan didn't know how Emil had managed to defeat two experts at the seventh level of the Celestial realm in a row, the fact was that Derek was now the only expert left in the Warrior League worth mentioning.As for Gary and the others, whose powers were not even up to the fifth level of the Celestial realm, they weren't worth mentioning at all!"Mr. Ballard, will the Warrior League have no choice but to admit defeat?" Elara looked at Sebastian with defiance in her eyes.Although she wasn't very skilled in martial arts, she knew that Sword Towers now had a huge advantage. Unless something unexpec
The intense energy formed a gigantic shield and shut Emil outside. He couldn't get anywhere near Derek.At that moment, Derek's power reached its peak. He wielded the Divine Ruler in his hand like a god descending from the heavens and aimed it at Emil. Emil's expression contorted at the sight. He didn't dare to meet Derek's blow head-on and hastily retreated a hundred steps or so backward. Although he hadn't tried to go against Derek's intense shield energy, his instincts as a Warrior told him that his current skills wouldn't be enough to break through the shield.If he tried to take a strike from the Divine Ruler, he would only end up in a losing battle.Upon seeing that Emil was focusing on escaping and didn't dare to face the Divine Ruler head-on, Derek looked smug. He couldn't let the opportunity to make up for his mistakes slip away. Without thinking, he charged after Emil. In a few short moves, Emil was forced into a corner. There was nowhere else for him to run. When
"I defeated three Warrior League experts in a row. You couldn't possibly be thick-skinned enough to keep fighting, could you?" Emil asked, looking at Belinda with a challenging look in his eyes. Even the Warrior League's final expert, Derek, had gotten his arm sliced off, and he had been at the sixth level of the Celestial realm. Apart from Belinda, the Warrior League had no other experts!Even if she fought personally, what difference would it make? If Emil lost, Sword Towers still had several other experts. Even Trafford and the others were secretly on Sword Towers' side. The Warrior League had no hope of winning at all!"To be honest, it wouldn't make any difference even if you had won the first few battles. Ethan would still be the champion today! That is what the three of us and the Gladius Sect intend," Trafford said icily. "Even the Gladius Sect cannot join forces with the Yutarians to bully the martial arts community in Dramon!" Belinda said coldly."Madam Dragon, I'm
When Kody and Branson reached the woods, Sebastian was already waiting on the slopes of a hill, one hand held behind his back as he waited for them.Sebastian turned slowly when he heard their footsteps."Greetings, my… my lord." Kody had been about to address Sebastian by name but thought better of it.Sebastian looked frostily at them and said, "Tell me. What's going on?"Kody spoke tentatively. His legs had gone weak when he thought of how Sebastian had killed Godfrey the other day. He was terrified that he would unwittingly anger Sebastian and bring disaster upon himself."Lake and Sollerton's martial arts skills were clearly two stages higher than Emil's. Why would they have lost to him so bizarrely? What's going on with that Chesterton guy?" Sebastian asked in a cold, accusing voice."Um… my lord, none of that has anything to do with the two of us. It was Trafford who ordered that they be poisoned. That was why Lake and Sollerton lost to Emil. As for Chesterton, his son is
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
Rexton's pupils constricted, and the muscles in his face twitched. He stared at Samson with a wary look in his eyes. He and Samson were two minor stages apart. It was no laughing matter. If the two of them began to fight, Rexton would be sure to die if he didn't have any external assistance."What's the matter? Are you scared?" Samson sneered as he asked in a cold, accusatory tone. That flipped a switch in Rexton's head. His expression changed instantly, and he turned a fierce look on Samson. "Afraid?" he asked through gritted teeth.As he spoke, Rexton seemed to make up his mind. He slowly reached into his pocket and took out a pale blue paper charm, which looked thicker than usual.The paper charm was oppressive to look at. Sebastian instinctively sensed a threatening energy approaching!Even Samson looked wary when he saw the paper charm."Uncle Rexton, this is a Soulcrush Charm. Great Uncle Arnaud has clearly said that no one in the Ballard Estate is allowed to use spiri
Sebastian immediately felt the pressure around him drop. The feeling of being pinned down disappeared as well."How dare you—"Before Rexton could finish, a shadow flashed past him, and Samson popped up right in front of him.Samson stuck out his finger as if it were a sword and tapped him on the chest. Although Samson hadn't used any strength, Rexton could see the murderous look in his eyes. There was a dot of scarlet light that swirled around Samson's finger. A crimson rune was gradually appearing, and there was a chilling, murderous sensation in the air. Sebastian gasped. He had finally realized how the mystic spells should be used, and he was in awe. It wasn't that Sebastian was unable to do it. It was just that up until then, he had only seen the mystic sect apprentices of the secular world. Perhaps their understanding of how to use mystic spells was too superficial, which was why Sebastian's perception had also been affected.Realization only dawned on him when he saw
At Rexton's roar of fury, everyone turned to look at Samson, who was still standing there quietly without moving."A traitor? Murder?"There was finally a flicker of emotion on Samson's face. A sudden glimmer of light flared in his eyes, which had been devoid of life for a long time."Rexton, you know very well how your father died!"As Samson spoke, he walked toward Rexton with a steady step as he said, "I admit that I've wronged Sebastian and his mother. I was just too soft-hearted back then. That's why I believed your lies and tried to keep the big picture in mind for the Ballards, but look at how you've treated me!"There was suddenly a cold glint in Samson's eyes, and he said in a thunderous tone, "You set up a series of traps and tried to kill and torture my wife and son!"You pursued them until the ends of the earth! If my mentor hadn't rescued Sebastian, do you think he'd still be alive today?"Did you just accuse me of murder? Did you ever think of the fact that we're f