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
Sebastian clasped his hands behind his back and eyed Joaquin as he asked sarcastically, "Capabilities? Since when has the Martial Arts Court been a servant for Yutarian Warriors?" Joaquin was flummoxed by the question. Tomas kept shooting him meaningful looks, trying to indicate for him to stall with Sebastian. If his mentor could get there, everything would be solved. Joaquin's eyes flickered, and he plastered on a smile as he said, "Mr. Ballard, everything happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to react. The Martial Arts Court will be sure to provide a satisfactory explanation for Tomas' aggravated assault. He waved a hand at his men, and four or five experts from the Martial Arts Court stepped forward to take Tomas away.Sebastian suddenly waved a hand and said, "I don't think you need to take him away. A life for a life. That is a law that has never changed. I think we should just execute him in public."Tomas turned pale with fright at his words. He wasn't afraid of
Arran had been famous for almost 40 years, but what about Sebastian?He hadn't even been born when Arran had become famous. Was there anything to compare between them?When it came to martial arts, time was of the first priority. No matter how prestigious their background or how good their technique was, or even if their mentor was a Martial Sage, it all came down to how many days they had been training. Without having time to settle and accumulate, it would all be worth nothing. "20 years? Even Arran wouldn't dare to speak so boldly, would he?" Sebastian smiled slightly and added, "If your mentor comes, I'll make him kill you personally!"With Joaquin in the lead, everyone laughed out loud."Mr. Ballard, there are some things you can boast about, but there are some things you can't take back once you've said them! I just received a message. Do you want to read it?" Joaquin asked gleefully as he pulled out his phone. The content of the message was very short and concise. Arra
Sebastian slowly took out a coin from his pocket and tossed it into the air. The coin tinkled, and several dark shadows suddenly appeared in front of them. Joaquin was the head director of Boren Martial Arts Court, and he had seen and experienced many things. He immediately recognized the dark shadows as Sebastian's enslaved spirits!"How could you keep enslaved spirits!" Joaquin said, backing away several steps from fear.This wasn't something that a Warrior could do. It meant that Sebastian was closely related to the mystic sects! He didn't even need the enslaved spirits to be able to beat Rory up. How powerful would the enslaved spirits be? The level of the enslaved spirits often indicated the level of the mystic arts."Well? Is there any kind of rule that prohibits the rearing of enslaved spirits?" Sebastian asked, smiling slightly.The enslaved spirits weren't actually raised by Sebastian. Lyanna had just handed them over to him before he left, just in case he needed them
After Rowan had made a blood oath, Sebastian had let him leave Steinberg. After their battle, Rowan didn't dare to stay in Dramon. He had fled back to Yutaria overnight. Sebastian had never imagined that he would meet him in Mount Klane once more after so many years.While everyone was in shock, something happened that left them even more flabbergasted. Arran knelt with Rowan."Greetings my lord, from your servant, Rowan," Rowan said."Arran asks for your punishment!" Arran said. While everyone looked on, Arran actually pulled out his machete and held it with both hands above his head as he handed it to Sebastian. "Mr. Lannell!" Tomas was aghast. Hendrix was even more shocked than Tomas was, and his knees had gone weak with fright. Shouldn't Arran and Rowan be picking a fight with Sebastian? Why were they kneeling to him instead? Rory spat out another mouthful of blood. Arran and Rowan kneeling was an even bigger slap in the face to him.Could he really say that Sebastian
Arran nodded, but he couldn't even say a word. He was terrified. Nina was looking at him as if he was already a corpse."Why did you commit murder in Dramon?" Sebastian asked accusingly.Arran took several deep breaths and said shakily, "For… For the Reincarnation Pill!"Sebastian nodded slightly and asked, "Did you come to Mount Klane for the Reincarnation Pill?" That was what confused Sebastian the most. The day he had arrived in Klane City, he had immediately noticed what was unusual about it. There had been purple bolts of lightning in the stormy clouds over the mountain.That meant that despite the serenity in Klane City, something big was definitely happening on Mount Quiln. "No! We have discovered a terrifying monster king on Mount Quiln!" Arran answered bluntly.Rowan quickly pulled out a very old photo. It would be more accurate to call it a drawing.There was a very beautiful woman in the drawing. She wore the type of long skirt common in the bygone era, and there
At that point, Hendrix might have had a chance at surviving if he admitted to his mistakes. He feared death greatly, and he could give up his dignity and offend anyone if it meant that he could live. When faced with Hendrix's accusations, Arran didn't protest. He wouldn't have any objection to whatever Sebastian did to punish him. "My lord, they have heard too many things that they shouldn't have heard!" Rowan said quickly. Devoras and the Reincarnation Pill were top secret, and only very few people in Dramon and Yutaria knew about it. Those were affairs that couldn't be made public."Mr. Groslow! Our family has always been loyal!" Douglas shouted, panicking at once. Rowan's intention was clear. Apart from Joaquin, who was the sacrifice, everyone there had to die!Zephyr immediately burst into tears. He was slow on the uptake, but even he could understand what Rowan meant. They were going to kill them to keep all of this a secret!"Mr. Ballard, we are innocent!" "Please have
Rowan smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, even just a month ago I wasn't in any contact with the Sanguis Cult. However, as the head of the sect passed away, I took up the position. That is how Arran became my subordinate."Sebastian finally understood what had happened. "Arran is ambitious, but he's not a devious person. He and his family have always been servants of the Culter Sect, so he didn't hide this trip to Mount Quiln from me."Rowan told Sebastian about what had happened in the past. After Rowan took on the position of the head of the sect, he found out that Arran had once given the order to carry out indiscriminate association on Sebastian.That was why he had told Arran that he was a servant of Sebastian's. Arran had immediately said that he would accept any punishment from Sebastian. Arran's actions were deemed disloyal in Yutaria. Loyalty had always been the most important part of their teachings, as they followed the ancient Penton teachings.Being disloyal would
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