"You punk! Do you know what the consequences of lying to me are?" Vincent hissed.He was furious! It had been years since anyone had publicly messed with him like this!A Life Prolonging Pill that could extend his lifespan by five years? How could something as precious as that be wrapped in a piece of old newspaper?Sebastian flashed him an apologetic smile. "I was rushing to head out and couldn't manage to find a box, so I just wrapped it in newspaper instead."Vincent scowled, and his expression was thunderous. He looked like he was about to attack Sebastian."Guards! Arrest this troublemaker!" he yelled.Within the next second, two bodyguards appeared on either side of Vincent. The two men then reached for their weapons by their hips as they glared menacingly at Sebastian.Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "Mr. Hindon, don't you want to take a look at the pill first?" he asked."I've seen enough!" Vincent hissed coldly."Mr. Hindon, don't be upset. Dr. Ballard isn't trying to in
Fay turned to look at Sebastian. "You formulated this pill?" she asked skeptically. "Yes," Sebastian answered calmly.An astonished expression crept onto her face at his answer."Ms. Linton, what do you think? Is it real?" Vincent asked. The guests present also started to pester her for answers."Fay, say something!""In my opinion, this 'Life Prolonging Pill' is probably fake!""Mr. Hindon, you can go ahead and beat up this brat already!"Sebastian remained calm even as the people around him snickered, and Vincent's expression only darkened further.Considering Fay's silence, Vincent had a rough idea of her answer. He then turned his attention to Sebastian and waved his arm again."Security, arrest this troublemaker!" he barked.At that, the two security guards sprang into action again, but before they could do anything, Fay stopped them. "Hold on," she called out."Ms. Linton," Vincent said in surprise.Fay studied Sebastian closely as if she was trying to figure out
"Do you really think you can talk to me like that just because you gave me a Life Prolonging Pill?" Vincent challenged coldly.Even Fay frowned when she heard Sebastian's audacious declaration. Sebastian really was much too bold!Sebastian's face showed no fear as he continued, "Mr. Hindon, have you ever felt a stuffy feeling in your chest recently? Are you also losing sleep?"Vincent frowned before he answered coldly, "I've been having some trouble sleeping recently but so what?"Sebastian shook his head. "Mr. Hindon, that is not regular insomnia. What you're experiencing is your life force draining."He continued, "If I'm not wrong, you've been losing sleep. Your limbs are constantly numb, and you even faint occasionally."Vincent flinched at Sebastian's analysis. How could he be so accurate?However, his personal doctor told him these symptoms were just because he was too tired and would go away with adequate rest!As such, Vincent considered Sebastian's words for a while
"Are you kidding me? How could a useless idiot like him save your life?" Fergus exclaimed in disbelief.Howard's expression soured. "Mr. Cobb, right? This is my last warning to you to be more respectful toward Dr. Ballard!"After that, Howard ignored Fergus and turned to Sebastian."Let's go, Dr. Ballard!" he said.Sebastian nodded and followed Howard into the car to leave.Whitney and Fergus were rooted to the spot with shocked expressions on their faces."What the fuck? What the fuck did Sebastian do to scam Mr. Tuffin?" Fergus spat.Whitney watched sourly as Sebastian left with Howard and Rosalie. For some reason, she felt a hint of regret after seeing how respectful Howard was of Sebastian.Did she have it all wrong?Howard was an important man, and even she had to be respectful when talking to him. However, he seemed to genuinely respect Sebastian."Winnie? What's wrong?" Fergus asked as he watched Whitney stare at Howard's car.Whitney smiled as she shook her head. "It
The minute the call connected, Whitney demanded angrily, "What is the meaning of this, Sebastian?"Sebastian paused in confusion before asking with a frown, "I don't know what you're talking about.""Drop the act! Explain why your Arctic Snow Mask is so popular!" Whitney hissed.Sebastian frowned. "The Arctic Snow Mask? What about it?""Don't you think you're being extremely shameless right now?" Whitney screeched angrily.He was clearly pretending to be innocent so he could brag!"Shameless? Me?" Sebastian exclaimed indignantly.What in the world was happening?"Do you remember what you told me a while ago? You said you were going to prove to me that you didn't need to rely on anyone!" she yelled."Look at you now! Depending on Rosalie to boost your sales! There's no way your Arctic Snow Mask got to the top 4 in sales on its own!"Sebastian finally understood what all this was about, and he chuckled drily."Ms. Sutton, did you really think that Ms. Griffin is the reason the
Sebastian nodded. "The both of you came quite quickly.""Do you want to kill yourself or do you want us to kill you?" the man asked with a cold smile.In his opinion, defeating someone like Sebastian was simple.He had originally thought that Sebastian was some powerful martial artist but now that he saw him in person, he realized Sebastian was nothing more than a young man.To be frank, the Sentinels were disappointed that they weren't going to be able to have a fight.Sebastian smiled calmly, which made the Sentinels frown.Was this brat laughing at them?"Seems like you've already made your choice," Onyx, the man in black, said with a grin, showing off rows of yellowed teeth.The commotion also woke up Rosalie, and she rubbed her eyes groggily before she realized that there were two other people in the shop."What's happening," she asked in confusion.Just then, Onyx struck the air between him and Sebastian with his palm.A foul-smelling wave of jet-black fog came directl
What was even more terrifying was that the corpse poison had somehow infected him as well, and black markings were creeping up his arm and to his chest!Probably because he was infected with a lot of poison, but within a few seconds, Onyx crumpled to the ground, howling as his skin started to decay.Meanwhile, Ivory was shell-shocked and ran off without another thought.It was clear that they had met their match tonight."Do you really think you can escape that easily?" Sebastian scoffed as he flung silver needles at her retreating figure.However, Ivory was prepared, and she swung her staff, effectively shielding herself from the needles. There were even small sparks as the silver needles bounced off her staff.Despite her attempt, she couldn't shield herself from all the needles, and a few embedded themselves into her face.One of the needles even struck her in her eye, and blood sprayed out.Ivory was not looking to fight and yowled in pain before jumping nimbly over the wal
"I know," Dante replied. "How's my sister?"There was a mischievous chuckle from the other end of the phone before the voice replied, "Don't worry, she won't die. Once you take over the company and get that 50 million dollars, she'll be returned in one piece.""Fine! Just don't hurt my sister," Dante said coldly.The man on the other end laughed again. "Don't worry. We've got it under control."After that, the call ended.Dante let out a breath that he had been holding, but he wasn't able to relax at all."I'm sorry, Winnie. I have to do this! I have to prove that I'm not useless! That I am capable!" Dante mumbled coldly.…Back at the store, an hour had passed since Howard had first arrived.He seemed extremely anxious as he asked, "Dr. Ballard, are you sure that Ivory will come back?""She will if she doesn't want to die," Sebastian replied mildly.Almost immediately after, a shadowlike figure appeared at the convenience store.Howard jumped in fright, and a few guards ru
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