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
The people from the Warrior League all looked at Derek in shock.However, Derek had already positioned himself on the moral high ground. That was why even Belinda couldn't find anything to refute his words. After all, they couldn't actually force the Warrior League apprentices to go to their deaths.The representative from the Martial Arts Association walked onto the podium and said coolly, "I will now announce that the Warrior League is officially eliminated!"Elara's eyes filled with tears at those words. She clenched her fists tightly and stomped her foot, gritting her teeth.However, she was a frail young woman who had only just turned 18. She didn't have the power to change anything!Emil stood in the center of the arena and threw back his head as he laughed triumphantly. Looking disdainfully at Belinda, he said, "You should have done this earlier. It would've saved all these needless bloodshed. You Dramon Warriors are weak in front of Yutarian Warriors like me. No one in t
"It's alright. Killing him will be like slaughtering an animal," Sebastian said, patting Rosalie's shoulder gently before walking out of the audience seat.Emil had lost his patience. He was irritated at being called a Yutarian beast by the audience!How could a young man from Dramon have the guts to challenge him? Was he even aware of the danger he was facing? Did they think that Emil wouldn't dare to murder in Dramon?Even in Yutaria, he was one of the eight great swordsmen and enjoyed great respect nationwide. No one would be bold enough to taunt him."Hmph! You brat! I never kill someone without knowing their names. Get back right now, and I'll spare your life. Otherwise, die!"On the stands, Ethan recognized Sebastian at once. He gritted his teeth and said to Magnus and Devin, "That's Sebastian!"The two of them turned to look. They saw Sebastian walk nonchalantly onto the arena and glance impassively at Derek."Get back to your seat, young man!" Derek yelled at him, his fe
Raphael's death was insignificant, but Demongate would be sure to exact an act of bloody revenge for the sake of their sect's pride!Even Trafford couldn't imagine the consequences of offending one of the mystic sects. No one present would be spared. Demongate would kill all of them!Most importantly, the revenge of a mystic sect was often done with no regard for any rules. Even the families of those present could end up being killed by Demongate.Derek turned and glared angrily at Sebastian. "What are you doing, Sebastian? Do you want all of us to die with you?"Sebastian smiled sardonically and asked, "Are you afraid of dying? Or are you afraid that it'll affect your son? However, I have some bad news for you. Even if Demongate doesn't attack, your son is going to die today!"Sebastian commanded Kody and Branson coldly, "Bring him up here!"With that, two Gladius Sect apprentices walked onto the arena, holding a sack. When the sack was opened, a young man who had been trussed u
Even though Declan had already said that the old man was only in shock and didn't have a cerebral infarction, the middle-aged man still wanted to hear the opinion of a young traditional medicine doctor like Sebastian! He must be either crazy or an idiot!"If he applies that needle, your father's complexion will go from pale to dark at once. When that happens, it'll only be even more dangerous," Sebastian said impassively."Stop talking crap, Sebastian! My grandfather is the elder of the Healer Sect! Are you implying that he's not as good as you are?" Bryce yelled angrily, pointing at Sebastian.He was furious. "Sebastian, are you doubting my skills in medicine? You're a rookie in the medical field. I only complimented you at the dinner table out of politeness. Did it go to your head?" Declan demanded curtly, his expression changing."You're trying to prick the acupuncture points on the base of the patient's neck as well as in the center of his chest so that you can unblock his br
"Wow, it really is Mr. Byrne Senior! Hello, hello!" A slightly pudgy middle-aged man exclaimed. He hurried forward and shook Declan's hand heartily.Declan frowned and looked at him for a long time, but he couldn't remember where he had seen the pudgy man before.There were too many people who tried to flatter Declan every day, and he couldn't possibly remember every single one of them."Who are you?" Declan asked, his brow furrowed as he shook the man's hand. "Mr. Byrne Senior, you're so busy, so of course you won't remember me! I'm Fritz Thomson! I had the pleasure of meeting you two years ago while I was shooting a documentary about traditional medicine," Fritz said courteously.Declan finally nodded. Fritz was either a reporter or a director. It wasn't surprising that Declan had forgotten who he was.Although the Healer Sect was also among the mystic martial arts sects, it was very different from the Nine Sects. The Healer Sect had always had close connections with the sec
Sebastian waved a hand slightly at the middle-aged man and said, "I'm not a genius doctor. I'm just an ordinary traditional medicine doctor. However, that old man is in a very dangerous situation. You must not touch him!"He spoke urgently when he saw that the middle-aged woman was propping the old man up so that he was lying on her lap.The middle-aged woman looked up at the middle-aged man. She was clearly hesitant.They were on the top floor, and the tiled floor was so cold. She didn't think that it would be safe for her to let the old man just lie on the floor. "Listen to Dr. Ballard! You won't go wrong!" the middle-aged man said quickly to her."Dr. Ballard? He's nothing compared to my grandfather!" Bryce exclaimed. He was annoyed to hear the middle-aged man addressing Sebastian so respectfully.After all, Declan was the elder of the Healer Sect. There were even numerous sage doctors who had to treat Declan with respect as their senior in the industry!Who did Sebastian th
Since Declan had coincidentally met Sebastian at the dinner table that day, he had thought of bringing the latter over to his side. That way, Sebastian could work for him. "Sebastian, I'm planning to make an exception and take you as my apprentice. What do you think?" Declan asked again when he saw that Sebastian was ignoring him.Sebastian continued to ignore him. Did he really thought he could be Sebastian's mentor? The old man must be crazy!"Sebastian, you should hurry and kneel to my grandfather! You're lucky to get him as a mentor! My grandfather hasn't accepted any apprentices for 20 years!"Bryce glared at Sebastian, whom he felt was being far too tactless. There were countless people fighting to have Declan as a mentor."Mr. Byrne Senior, I don't wish to have a mentor. Besides, no one is qualified to be one," Sebastian said impassively. "You little—"Declan was furious. Sebastian was far too arrogant! He was already humbling himself by deigning to take Sebastian as an
Bryce saw the anger in Declan's face, so he said reluctantly to Larys, "I'm sorry, Mr. Compton. I've acted impulsively."Acted impulsively? It would have been better if Bryce hadn't apologized at all. His apology had made Larys even angrier. He clearly had no respect for Larys at all if he could slap him just out of a moment's impulse. Larys was the mayor of Steinberg. How could he just let things go just because Bryce had said that he had been impulsive? "Mr. Compton, my grandson is young and ignorant. Please don't hold it against him." Declan had no choice but to speak up and apologize to Larys on Bryce's behalf. Larys could only nod. He smiled slightly and said, "Forget about it. Make sure that it doesn't happen again."Once everyone was seated once more, Bryce continued staring viciously at Sebastian. It was all Sebastian's fault that he had been slapped twice by Declan!He couldn't just let him go, but he didn't dare to cause any more trouble at the dinner table. Howeve
"People always say that you can see what a person is like from looking at their family. I can see that it's true," Sebastian said impassively.That was a harsh insult to Declan. It implied that Bryce's rude behavior was a reflection of Declan's lack of good character, and that their family didn't have good manners.Declan turned purple with rage. Ever since he had become one of the esteemed members of the Healer Sect, everyone in the martial arts community always spoke respectfully to him, especially those of the traditional medicine community. All of them were polite whenever they met him.However, Sebastian had insulted him thrice in a row, and each insult was worse than the last. Rosalie couldn't help but laugh. She leaned on Sebastian's shoulder and turned her head away, her slender figure trembling with the effort of not laughing out loud."You're terrible! You've insulted them so slyly!" Rosalie whispered in Sebastian's ear.Sebastian reached out to put an arm around her t
Sebastian's expression turned cold at once. What was so important about an elder of the Healer Sect? Was there any reason for him to make so many people wait?Besides, the banquet had been set at 9:00 pm, and both he and Rosalie had arrived on time. Why should Declan be treated differently?Sebastian had never had any patience with people who used their age as an excuse to do whatever they wanted to."Forget it. Calm down, both of you, and let's both refrain from saying anything else."Larys stood up quickly to smooth things over. Both Sebastian and Julian remained silent out of respect for him. However, they both exchanged icy looks.Now that the conflict had subsided, Larys leaned closer to Sebastian and whispered, "Mr. Ballard, I'll be honest with you. I can't afford to offend either you or Mr. Byrne. Please help me out and refrain from pursuing this matter further."Larys was being sincere. He was in awe of Sebastian's allies, but Declan had equally powerful allies supporting
Upon hearing Rosalie's words, Sebastian laughed wryly and shook his head.The Nine Sects wouldn't dare to say a thing to the Ballard Estate, who in turn thought nothing of the Healer Sect.Andreas snorted in laughter and said, "If you had said so 100 years ago, even I would have had to concede. However, times have changed now.""What do you mean?" Rosalie looked curiously at Andreas. It seemed that Sebastian's cousin was very familiar with the Healer Sect. "About 12 years ago, they went on the wrong path. If you check thoroughly, you'll probably find that the development of many new medicines was related to the Healer Sect. However, they are not the refiners!"Rosalie seemed to be deep in thoughts. Her brow darkened as she said thoughtfully, "Do you mean to say that the Healer Sect has abandoned the art of medicine and has decided to go in the direction of the art of pill refining instead?"This made Andreas see Rosalie in a different light.Medicine and pill refining were very
"Are you talking about your cousin? He doesn't look like a businessman at all, though. He looks more like…"Rosalie put her chin in her hands, her brow tightly furrowed. However, she couldn't find an appropriate way to describe Andreas.He felt very strange to Rosalie. There was a kind of energy he had that was difficult to express in words. "It doesn't matter whether he's a businessman or not. He just has to have money. Why don't we discuss it with him tomorrow? I think he'll probably support you unconditionally," Sebastian said confidently."Really? But if we develop a similar medicine, won't we be going against the Croydons? That doesn't seem right."Lorcan was a friend of Oliver's, after all. That meant that he was a friend of the Griffins. Rosalie didn't want to make such an important family their enemy in business. "With that contract, we have to show the Croydons that they shouldn't become ungrateful, nor should they use their force against us!" Sebastian exclaimed in a