Aiden was already panting from exhaustion in the arena. When he heard what Sebastian had said, he grew furious.Sebastian was deliberately letting him wear himself out! However, at that point, there was nothing he could do about it despite his anger.Whitney and Rosalie finally understood what Sebastian was up to. They now realized that he was using Aiden and the others as cannon fodder.Even so, Whitney was still rather worried. Leaning in close, she whispered, "Sebastian, it isn't' wise to offend them like this. They're all part of the martial arts community. What if they seek revenge on us?"Part of the martial arts community?Sebastian chuckled coldly. He was the successor of the Sacred Medicine Society. Who would dare to play any tricks with them?"Don't worry," he said, smiling. "They acknowledged me as their league leader, didn't they? Which means, they should do as I say. If it comes down to it, I won't be their league leader anymore, and they can have the position back."
Everything ended once one was dead. Any fame and renown granted after death was meaningless."Mr. Tuxley, you must be joking," Percival said, barely holding it in.He continued, his eyes bulging. "Sebastian promised that he would lend us Purity if we won three matches in a row, but Mr. Lorne won 12 matches. In the end, he died in the arena because his strength had run out. What do you have to say about that?""When did I say that I would lend it? I said I could lend it. Don't you understand the difference?" Sebastian asked coldly.Phineas chuckled. "That's right. Mr. Ballard meant that he could lend it or decide not to. However, since you've promised to stand up for Dramon's martial arts community, you should be battling in the arena anyway. As for whether you live or die, that depends entirely on your own capabilities."Everyone could tell that he was biased toward Sebastian. Ezekiel had the highest ranking among them, and everyone turned to look at him. At this point, he was the
After returning to the club with the rest of the Sapientia, Ezekiel smashed more than ten cups in his anger. The more he thought about what had happened that day, the angrier he became. How could that bastard Sebastian have tricked him like that?"Mr. Harton, why didn't you confront Sebastian?" Alaric asked in confusion.Ezekiel struck him hard across the face. "Are you an idiot?" he snapped. "How can we argue with him when he still has Purity?"Ezekiel had been planning to use Aiden's death to force Sebastian into a corner. However, that would only force Sebastian to use his trump card. When that happened, who would take the brunt of it?Gritting his teeth, his eyes glinted with malice. "Since Sebastian didn't keep his word, we don't have to play fair either!"Alaric was still stunned by the slap. He looked timidly at Ezekiel, not daring to say anything.Percival stepped forward to smooth things over. "Mr. Harton means that we'll go to Sebastian's place tonight and invite his
The battle at the arena continued until evening. Four deacons from Dramon's martial arts court had joined forces to defeat over 100 of the international experts who had challenged them. It had pushed the martial arts battle to new heights."Everyone, it's getting late. We can have the final match tomorrow morning!" the host said into the mic to all those in the arena and in the audience.Two-thirds of the seats in the stands were already empty. Apart from the Yvantonian Warriors, who had been wiped out by Yutaria, most of the Warriors from other countries had been killed by Lyanna and Nina.Out of 400 or 500 visitors, only less than 200 were left. If the battle went on, everyone in the opposition stand would be dead after a day at most.…After returning to Yutaria's base camp, Luigi stood up and asked a middle-aged, "Mr. Gallo, have you noticed that there's something strange about the Dramonian Warriors?"For two days in a row, Luigi had been watching sharply. He couldn't unders
Luigi had just left when someone reported his movements to Alessio."Oh? Luigi left with six people?" Alessio asked, looking stern."Yes. They brought weapons and were wearing night camouflage clothes!" a young Warrior said.Alessio shook his head and said, "Luigi is walking into certain death. He shouldn't have done that."He suddenly thought of the look of despair in Luigi's eyes when he had left Alessio's room. Only someone who couldn't see any hope and had no choice but to die would look like that."Mr. Gallo, Luigi isn't betraying us, is he?"As soon as the young Warrior spoke, Alessio slapped him and yelled angrily, "What do you know, you bastard?"The young Warrior hunched his shoulders and lowered his head quickly."He's going to find that mystic arts expert for us! He's using his life to ensure our safety!" After taking a few deep breaths, Alessio ordered coldly, "Get out!"The young Warrior hastily left his room.…At that moment, Sebastian and Lyanna were being en
Rose shook her head slightly and laughed sardonically. "Who told you that? I don't know whether the ancestral god will be revived or not, but Yutaria won't be destroyed because of one entity. You've been deceived."If anyone else had said so, none of them would have believed it. However, Rose had once been the most loyal follower of the Sanguis Cult, and she was also their top assassin. That made her words much more credible."Ms. Rose, although we shouldn't doubt what you've said, you did betray the Sanguis Cult!" another assassin said coldly.They felt that Rose had already betrayed the Sanguis Cult by not helping them find the Reincarnation Pill.As a top-level member who had been nurtured carefully by the Sanguis Cult, she should have been the one who put in the most effort for them, but she had chosen to join Sebastian's side instead.Rose just smiled thinly and asked, "The Sanguis Cult? It was a heinous entity, to begin with! Besides, whether the Reincarnation Pill exists or
Rose's sword skills had already been exquisite even before she went missing."Mr. Coppola" One of the assassins shouted, glaring angrily at him."You're no match for Ms. Rose. If you fight against her, you will die. Let's go back," Luigi said calmly. He had good intentions, but good intentions were often lost on those who were determined to die.The Yutarian assassins ignored his efforts. "Hmph! How will we know unless we try?"As they spoke, they took up positions in five different directions. Five machetes gleamed coldly and pointed at Rose."Go and meet your goddess Amarella!" Rose said as she pulled out her dagger. Immediately, a bolt of lightning seemed to flash in the room.The Yutarian assassins had just turned their heads to avoid the piercing light when Rose moved. With just a wave of her hand, two heads flew into the air."Damn it!" One of the Warriors rushed toward Rose, wielding his machete.Rose thrust her blade forward so fast that she seemed to move in a blur.
The others nodded and leaped off the building with Gaston. They slipped into the residential area quietly from a side gate.The moment the 20 of them set foot in the neighborhood, they sensed something strange.When they had been at the gate of the residential compound, many of the houses had had their lights on. However, as soon as they walked into the residential area, all the lights were extinguished at the same time.Gaston looked around carefully. It wasn't an illusion. They were surrounded by pitch darkness, and there wasn't even the faintest glimmer of light at all."Mr. Lamden, why did all those houses suddenly turn off the lights?" a middle-aged man asked warily.Gaston shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know, but let's all be careful."He took a few steps into the residential area and suddenly stopped in his tracks. The more he walked forward, the more uneasy he felt. It felt as if there was a great danger lying in wait ahead of them."Mr. Lamden? What's the ma
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