When Hendrix had first said something like that to him, Rory had begun to suspect his motives. However, after hearing the proof from Sebastian's lips, Rory's suspicions had become even stronger."Sebastian, I can't believe I kept trying to help you. This morning, when Mr. Hardy asked me to take you here, I was still trying to persuade him not to. Now you're repaying my kindness with a stab in the back and slandering me!"Hendrix could see that there was no way he could explain it, so he had no choice but to try and lead the conversation topic away.His little tricks weren't enough to deceive Sebastian at all, especially as Nina was sitting beside him. She was even more shrewd."You weren't afraid that Mr. Durham Senior and I would get into some kind of conflict. You're just worried that something might happen to me," Sebastian countered. He continued, "If anything did happen to me, Blake or members of the Warrior League would come personally to Boren. If Blake comes, all those de
Even those in the martial arts community hated the Sanguis Cult from the depths of their being.A middle-aged Warrior shot to his feet. "You're actually a lapdog for the Sanguis Cult?""Damn it! Slaughter that asshole!" another young Warrior bellowed, his blood-red eyes bulging as he stood up."Kill him!""Skin him alive!"Seven or eight Warriors all stood up one after the other.The Sanguis Cult had done many evil things in Dramon, and many martial arts practitioners as well as the family and apprentices of elite martial arts families had been assassinated by them.It was clear that the people who had spoken must have had loved ones who had died tragically at the hands of the Sanguis Cult assassins.Hendrix was completely stunned. No matter how much he tried to explain, there was no way he would be able to make himself clear."Hendrix, do you really belong to the Sanguis Cult?" There was a menacing glint in Rory's eyes as he stared fixedly at Hendrix.The reason he was raisi
Sebastian's words fell like a pebble in a lake, causing widespread ripples. Everyone frowned.Why was Sebastian being so relentless at a time like that? Did he actually want Tomas to come and slaughter him?There was a ding as the elevator doors opened, and Douglas rushed out. "Zephyr! Where's my son?"Zephyr saw that one of his family members had finally arrived, and he immediately yelled urgently at Douglas, "Dad! I'm here! Come and save me! This guy smashed my kneecaps!"Douglas had seen everything that had happened in the hall through the surveillance footage. He had seen more clearly than anyone how Sebastian had pierced Zephyr's kneecap with a fork. At the time, he had wanted more than anything to rush in and save his son and get revenge for him.However, Sebastian's move had been so impressive. Douglas thought about his own skills and knew that he would only be dying for nothing by going over there. That was why he had waited for Tomas to get there before rushing up to th
There were many experts among the Wentworths. That was how Joaquin had gotten the position of the state head director. Even if all of them joined forces, they might still not be a match for Joaquin."My young friend, you mustn't lose sight of the big picture. It's just a woman! Do you really want to let so many of Dramon's Warriors die because of a woman?"Rory was the most thick-skinned out of everyone present. No one else had wanted to say it, but he was saying it as if it was the most natural thing in the world. It was as if Sebastian was killing his fellow martial arts practitioners by not giving Nina to Tomas for him to have his way with her, or that he was killing the pillars of Dramon's society.Since Rory was being so shameless, everyone followed suit, unwilling to lose out."Young man, it's just a woman. What does it matter for you to sacrifice a woman for the sake of the bigger picture? You can have your pick in the red-light districts of Mount Klane. If any of them d
Everyone looked at Rory in surprise. They had only seen him stand up slowly before he suddenly flew sideways. They had initially thought that it was one of Rory's new moves."Mr. Durham Senior, I don't think anyone slapped you. You flew off on your own!" one of the Warriors beside him said, sounding puzzled.Before he could finish, Rory flew toward the table he had been sitting at, and he did so at a very strange angle. There was another series of crashes, and yet another dozen or so tables were knocked over by Rory. This time, even the right side of his face had been hit so hard that it had become misshapen.As both sides of his face had caved in from the force of the blows, even his head had become an odd shape. From afar, it looked as if there was a bulbous shape growing on his neck.Even Rory was stunned. Sebastian couldn't have slapped him from such a great distance away, but no one near him had moved either. Nina let out a tinkling laugh. Sebastian also couldn't help laug
However, things were developing in a way that was completely unexpected from what Hendrix had imagined.Hendrix couldn't help but swallow. From the moment Rory had stood up until the moment Shirley was tossed into Tomas' room, less than five seconds had passed.Even Hendrix was dumbstruck. What kind of move was that?Hendrix wasn't the only one who hadn't had time to react. Even the Wentworths were stunned. Was Rory giving up his own family for the sake of the martial arts community?However, Rory didn't seem like someone who would be so noble!In the end, Hendrix came to his senses first and ran over quickly to knock on the door. He said, "Mr. Argento, that's not the beautiful woman you had your eye on! It's wrong! It's the wrong one!"After a long time, Tomas came out of the room, looking satisfied. He asked, puzzled, "What did you say was wrong?"Hendrix pointed at Nina, his features twisted as he said, "Look! She's over there and hasn't moved at all!""Damn it!" Tomas was s
At that moment, Tomas strode toward Sebastian while holding his machete. He looked greedily at Nina and said, "Hey, you brat. I told you to send this woman over to that room. Didn't you hear me?" Before Sebastian could speak, there was a gulping sound. "Sebastian, I've finished my drink!"Nina's bright smile was devastatingly beautiful. As she spoke, she waved the drink she was holding at Sebastian. She was adorable. However, the straw in Nina's drink suddenly flew out. There was a squelch as it actually pierced the back of Tomas' foot and plunged into the tiled floor. Tomas yelped in pain and hastily crouched down. He clutched his foot and let out a scream. "Damn it! My foot!" Tomas now had a plastic straw that was about a foot long piercing his foot. He didn't know whether he should pull it out or not. Even touching it was extremely painful. Joaquin was equally shocked by what he had seen. Sebastian could have pierced Zephyr's kneecap with a fork because although Zephyr
Tomas didn't even dare to breathe heavily."Do you know where you are?" Nina asked impassively. Tomas was stumped. He didn't dare to answer the question, because he would die as soon as he said the answer! He had to stall for time. If he could get five minutes of time, his mentor would be able to rush over. Perhaps he would have a chance of surviving. "Miss, Mr. Argento is a friendly representative from the martial arts community of Yutaria. He is under protection while he is in Dramon. If it causes any diplomatic difficulties, it will cause a disaster!"Joaquin saw that Tomas was silent, so he hastily tried to smooth things over. He thought that, as he was the head director of Boren Martial Arts Court, Nina would have to show him some respect once he spoke up.However, all Nina did was slap him in response. All the rest of them saw was Nina swinging her hand despite being several feet away. There was a resounding slap that echoed in the hall.Right after that, Joaquin flew
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
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