While the netizens were making fun of him, Sebastian had already taken his furnace out and headed to the medicine formulation area.He glanced at the herbs prepared before picking out the ones that he needed. His movements and actions were languid and not at all like a contestant in a competition.Once he had picked out all the herbs he needed, he began formulating his medicine.At the same time, Theon had already lost his patience and hit his button, extinguishing his light.The crowd was in an uproar at that.Those were two lights that have now been extinguished!If one more mentor extinguished their light, Sebastian would not be able to advance to the next stage.Fergus was grinning from ear to ear at the VIP section, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Winnie, look! That's another light that has gone off! I can't believe he's treating this competition like a game! You'll only be laughed at by keeping people like him in your life!""He's right! Winnie, I don't want to sound naggy b
Sebastian had also heard the host's question, and he froze momentarily before quickly regaining his composure.Whitney hesitated and took a deep breath before she replied coldly, "As his ex-wife, I hope that he'll be qualified for the next round but as an audience member, I don't think he will."The audience chattered excitedly at her answer, and the livestream audience also started spamming the comments."I also think the same!""Even his ex-wife doesn't believe in him! Where did he get the balls to compete?""I bet that he's going to be disqualified!"At the same time, in the rest area, Henrietta frowned as she watched Sebastian. The manner in which he was formulating the medicine was nothing like she had ever seen before."Does he really know how to formulate medicine?" Henrietta wondered to herself.Inside the hall, in the VIP section, Timothy watched Sebastian with a frown. After that, he turned to Zeke to ask, "Mr. Fisher, are you sure he's a genius?"Zeke looked a bit e
Sebastian was nothing but a liar!In the end, Whitney looked away from Sebastian and gave Rosalie a sidelong glance. Her gaze didn't go unnoticed by Rosalie, who locked eyes with her and smiled.Just then, the camera panned to Rosalie, causing the crowd to be whipped into a frenzy again."OMG! Another goddess!""Ms. Griffin's beauty is out of this world!""But… why do I feel like there's something suspicious about her gaze toward Sebastian?The host asked with a smile, "Ms. Griffin, I heard that Sebastian is your friend. Do you think he has a chance to be qualified for the next round?"Rosalie smiled before she turned her attention to Sebastian and to the final light that was still on. "Even if all the lights have been extinguished, I still believe that he can qualify for the next round!" she declared.After that, Rosalie raised her chin haughtily at Whitney.Whitney scowled, and the both of them locked eyes, neither of them willing to back down.The audience descended into
The crowd went wild at that.All four lights had been extinguished. What more was there to see?The four mentors also frowned before they started discussing amongst themselves.Crystal mocked, "Why hasn't that idiot given up yet? He's just embarrassing himself by staying on stage.""Mrs. Suttpm, it's better for us if he's humiliated!" Mabel exclaimed.Crystal nodded at that with a smirk.Whitney couldn't bear to watch on anymore, so she got up and rushed to the side of the hall.She then picked up the microphone and yelled, "Sebastian! That's enough! How much longer do you plan to make a fool of yourself?" She continued angrily, "Don't you find it embarrassing? Why can't you just admit that you can't do it?"Sebastian frowned and locked eyes with Whitney before he asked, "You think I'm making a fool of myself?""Are you not?" she challenged. "All four lights are extinguished! Is this how you plan on proving yourself to me? You're nothing more than an attention-seeking clown!
After that, Whitney took a seat with a huff.Rosalie smiled and turned to the four mentors before she said, "As the main organizer of this program and competition, I humbly ask that the four mentors respect each and every contestant."Since Sebastian managed to formulate a pill, could the four mentors please judge it?" she asked.The four mentors exchanged a look before eventually nodding."Alright, we will respect every contestant," Eddard said. "However, Ms. Griffin, we will be judging him more strictly than the rest. So, if he gets a low mark, I hope you understand."Rosalie tucked a strand of hair behind her ear with a smile. "I believe in him."After that, she walked off the stage while the four mentors walked on stage to judge the pill."Mr. Cosgrove, do you want to go first?" Roberto asked with a smile.Eddard frowned but replied, "Alright, I'll go first."After that, he examined the pill before sniffing it. His distasteful expression slowly shifted as he sniffed it and
After a moment of silence, the audience gave a loud round of applause. Everyone stood up from their seats and clapped for Sebastian as they cheered loudly.Whitney and the others, who were in the VIP seats, were puzzled."This is impossible! How could this be? This is only the first competition! How did Sebastian get the Golden Buzzer from the judge?" Fergus shouted in disbelief.Crystal chimed in and said, "There must be something fishy going on! I think Ms. Griffin somehow bribed the four judges!""That must be it! Sebastian is such a useless piece of shit! He was eliminated but after Ms. Griffin went on stage, the four judges pressed the Golden Buzzer… There must be something wrong!" Mabel was shouting anxiously as well. She even rushed straight to the production crew and grabbed the microphone. "Something fishy is going on! I suspect there is bias in this competition. "The lights were extinguished, and he was about to be eliminated, so why did he suddenly get the Golden Buz
"What if I vouch for him?"As the words fell, all eyes in the room converged below the stage.A venerable figure with snowy white hair, clad in a white suit, swiftly entered while being escorted by several staff members.As soon as the elder entered, many people in the audience recognized him."Damn! It's Randall, the esteemed Mr. Salvatore!""The luminary of the Steinberg medical community! My dad was treated by him.""A few years ago, during the Steinberg epidemic, Mr. Salvatore led a team at the risk of their lives to stabilize the situation! This person is the savior of all of us in Steinberg! He's amazing!""Amazing indeed. If anyone dares to speak ill of Mr. Salvatore, I'll be the first to take them down!"In the livestream, there was a cacophony of comments, with people commenting, "Legend!"As for Mabel, she watched Randall step onto the stage. She furrowed her brow as if she wanted to say something but ultimately swallowed her words.She couldn't say a single bad thi
Whitney's face darkened, and she frowned, giving Sebastian a sharp look. "Why do you always have to talk back to me? Sebastian, do you really hate me so much? Do we really have to end up like this, like enemies?"Sebastian's expression changed, and he laughed mockingly. "Ms. Sutton, you must be mistaken. It's not me who wants to be your enemy. Don't you know the reason behind all of this?""Why you!" Whitney was furious, and she clenched her hands into fists. She glared at him and said, "Fine! Don't you want to prove yourself? I'm going to see how you do it!"With that, Whitney stomped her feet and turned to leave.However, Rosalie suddenly spoke up, "Ms. Sutton, please wait.""What's the matter, Ms. Griffin?" Whitney turned back around and looked at Rosalie arrogantly.Whitney was unhappy with the fact that Rosalie went up the stage and said that she wanted to pursue Sebastian. She saw Rosalie as her rival.Rosalie touched her hair and smiled as she hooked her arm around Seba
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