Dmitri had barely sat upright when he spat out a huge mouthful of blood.Sebastian's punch had contained a trace of the power of the Thunder God. Not only had it broken Dmitri's arm, but his internal organs had also suffered severe damage. A piercing pain came from Dmitri's chest. It hurt so much that he let out a frightening roar of rage. Right after that, he fainted.Sebastian clasped his hands behind his back and strode toward Dmitri. Without hesitation, he raised his foot and pressed it lightly on Dmitri's chest before exerting force slightly through his toes.The left side of Dmitri's chest caved in at once."No!" A Karnian Warrior, one of Dmitri's companions, shot to his feet in the stands. "This is murder!" he yelled at Sebastian. "My companion has already lost the ability to fight. You have no right to kill him!"Sebastian turned to look at the man and said calmly, "We agreed to fight to the death before we started the match. Are you deaf?"The Karnian Warrior's ches
Rodrigo Vertmen? Phineas gasped when he heard the name. Just a few months ago, Rodrigo had slaughtered 18 Dramonian martial arts experts in a row in the martial arts battle arena at Saltsea City in the southwest. He had killed them single-handedly, armed only with his machete.Rodrigo was immensely skilled, and every move he made was calculated to kill. He never dragged things out. Judging from the video of that battle, Rodrigo had to be at least at the first level of the Eldoria realm."Hmph! Let's see how Ballard can win this time!" Alaric said, grinning viciously. He couldn't care less about what would happen to Dramon or its martial arts community. The only thing he wanted was to watch Sebastian die in the arena. Beside him, Ezekiel stroked his beard, his gaze cold as he watched the arena. Sebastian had been lucky so far—all his previous opponents had fought without any weapon. However, he would have no chance of winning against Rodrigo and his machete.After all, he
Although Rodrigo was a Warrior at the first level of the Eldoria realm, he had never seen a technique as advanced as the Wind Phantom.When he saw the shadowy figures rushing toward him, he broke into a cold sweat. He couldn't tell which was Sebastian's true form and which was just an illusion. Soon, countless shadows surrounded him. The audience cried out in shock. Was that really the same Sebastian, who looked so ordinary?"Rodrigo! Run!" His companions yelled desperately. Rodrigo was sure to die if he tried to fight against someone at Sebastian's level. What else could he do except run?However, Rodrigo was in a desperate situation, and he couldn't feel any fear. He couldn't even hear the yells from the stands.He didn't dare to let himself be distracted even for a moment. If he did, he was sure to die. "I-Isn't that—" Phineas was tongue-tied. He had only ever seen the ordinary Wind Phantom move, but Sebastian's move was clearly far more frightening than any that he had
"He must have led a bad life to end up dying in such a tragic manner!"Although the audience was in shock, most of them were Dramonians. As long as Sebastian won, they were genuinely happy. They didn't care how he won.However, Rodrigo had died so tragically. His body had been reduced to mincemeat, and the entire arena floor was covered in puddles of blood. The scene looked gory and terrifying."It's Purity!" Ezekiel stared fiercely at Purity. He finally understood why Sebastian was so powerful despite looking so ordinary. The reason for that was because he had an undefeated sacred treasure—Purity!A treasure like that couldn't be obtained easily. Sebastian had been very lucky to get it.However, Ezekiel didn't know that Sebastian had taken Purity by force. If he had known, he would never have dared to covet it."Purity?" Alaric asked, frowning, Ezekiel nodded slightly and said, "That's right. The legendary sword, Purity. I hear that it has a sword spirit! Sebastian's just an
Sebastian's voice wasn't loud, yet it reached the ears of every single person there. His words were an open insult, directed at all the experts, yet no one dared to move.Even if they all attacked at once and managed to kill Sebastian, many people were sure to die by his hand as well. No one wanted to be the one who died first.The arena remained deathly silent. Even the audience was dumbstruck.Sebastian had just challenged hundreds of international experts, and not a single one dared to answer him.It was amazing! He had single-handedly forced hundreds of them into submission.The host was also staring at Sebastian in a daze. If they came one by one, Sebastian might be able to deal with them. However, if hundreds of people charged at the same time, even punching each person once would be difficult.The host looked warily at the crowd in the stands.Luckily, no one dared to step forward. Before Sebastian could provoke them further, the host said hastily, "As there is no one els
"Hey pal, with skills like that, I don't think you should go up there. It can be pretty dangerous.""If you need a ladder to get up, how are you going to get down?""You really think he can get down?" Laughter rippled through the audience. Zane glanced at them and shouted up to the arena again. The host finally heard his shouts and was utterly baffled. If Zane couldn't even get into the arena, was there any point to this?He glanced at two staff members beside him and said, "Go and get him a ladder. He can't get up here."The two staff members snorted with laughter. They spent a long time looking before they found a ladder.Zane climbed up to the arena and hitched up his pants. He did a quick Military Punch before panting as he asked, "Who's up?"The international experts in the stands all looked disdainfully at Zane. That sloppy Military Punch wasn't even as good as what they had been capable of at the age of five."I'll do it!" A man in white martial arts training clothe
"Sebastian, can Mr. Zane really do it?" Whitney asked as she stared nervously at Zane. As the heir to the Northman family, he was used to leading a pampered life. Could he fight in an arena? He probably couldn't even fight back against thugs on the streets if he didn't have bodyguards with him."You should have more confidence in Zane. I'm sure that he can do it," Sebastian said, smiling widely."Huh?" Whitney found it hard to believe that Zane was a martial arts expert. He didn't look the part at all, and he had now backed away to the edge of the arena. If not for the rope around it, he would probably have fallen off!"Sebastian, maybe we should call him back. I-it's too dangerous! If anything happens to Mr. Zane, it'll be hard for us to explain things to his father!"Zane was the apple of Theodore's eye, and he was also their only son. If anything happened to him, the partnership on the new anti-cancer drug project that Arctic Snow Group had with Theodore would be over.Althou
Zane put his hands behind his back and spoke with an air of arrogance. The Sky Drop? Pascal gave Zane a strange look. "It's where you jump up and slap people in the face!" Zane exclaimed. He leaped into the air, swinging his hand toward Pascal. A resounding slap echoed in the plaza. The force of the slap sent half of Pascal's face caving in, and his cheekbones actually pierced through his skin. His mind went completely blank.It must be a very mysterious spell! Zane had jumped up and waved his hand from over 40 feet away, but he had received a very hard slap."Whoa, damn! Is that the Divine Slap?""What Divine Slap? He already said that it's a technique where you jump up and slap people in the face!""That Southian guy is so unlucky. He got slapped in the face from 40 feet away and almost died. He's probably traumatized right now!"The audience erupted into a chatter as they began discussing what had happened. However, unlike with Sebastian, they were rather amused. It was
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
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