When the security guards saw Zach running over to them, they were shocked."Why have you come down, Boss?" The security guard with the shattered fist said, lowering his head quicklyHe pointed fiercely at Sebastian and said harshly, "Boss! This guy is causing trouble here at the Tiger Pavilion! Wait a moment, and I'll destroy him!"The guard walked over to Sebastian, looking menacing.However, Zach's expression darkened, and he raised his hand to land a resounding slap on the guard's face. The guard fell to the ground with the force of the slap!"Boss, why did you hit me?" The security guard clutched his face in surprise.Zach glared angrily at him and yelled, "How dare you! Do you know who he is?""Isn't he just a little boy toy?" the guard shouted. Zach roared angrily, "Boy toy? Let me tell you, he's the most esteemed VIP guest of the Tiger Pavilion!"Zach ignored the security guards' startled expressions. He walked quickly over to Sebastian and said placatingly, "Mr. Balla
Sebastian nodded and looked thoughtfully in the direction of the security guards.He realized that the guards weren't in any hurry to leave. Instead, they were standing in the dark, as if they were discussing something.Sebastian did not think much of it. He and Rosalie followed Zach into the Tiger Pavilion.Zach was busy, so he did not stay with Sebastian and Rosalie.They found a seat and sat down.Coincidentally, Mateo and the woman with sunglasses appeared in front of Sebastian again."How did you two get in?" Mateo asked, frowning in displeasure."Is that any of your business?" Sebastian said coldly. He disliked rich playboys like Mateo."Damn it!" Mateo swore. He did not want to continue arguing with Sebastian, so he sat down in front. However, he turned back to Sebastian from time to time to make threatening gestures.Sebastian only found him childish. He glanced around and realized that there were several warriors inside the Tiger Pavilion. Some of them were quite skil
Sebastian frowned before he raised his sign. "12 million dollars!" he called out.Mateo's expression soured, and he countered, "15 million dollars!"After that, he shot Sebastian a scathing glare."Go on then, raise the price! I would love to see how much you are willing to spend on this!" Mateo mocked."20 million dollars," Sebastian called out as he raised his sign again.Everyone present sucked in a breath at that. It was only a five million dollar chalcedony and yet the bidding price was 20 million dollars.What were they thinking?Mateo grimaced in annoyance.Was Sebastian insane? How could he just increase the bidding price by five million dollars…"Fuck! You're just determined to go against me, aren't you?" Mateo seethed.Sebastian flashed him a smile. "I wonder who's really going against whom. Mr. Cortez, if you're unhappy, you can always outbid me.""Fucker!" Mateo growled. "30 million dollars!" he roared as he raised his sign."40 million dollars," Sebastian count
The crowd shook their heads in disappointment. The star of the auction tonight really was too ordinary!However, Sebastian, who had been sitting silently stared excitedly at the wild truffle on the stage.Besides Sebastian, the truffle also caught the interest of a woman in sunglasses sitting next to Mateo. This woman, Penelope Lucox, had been silent throughout the entire auction. But now, she excitedly took off her sunglasses to stare at the truffle, showing off her good looks."Mateo. I don't care how much it costs, you have to buy this wild truffle!" she instructed coldly.Mateo frowned as he whispered, "Are you sure, Ms. Lucox? This is just a regular wild truffle. If you really want a truffle so badly I can give you a few from my house."Penelope glared at Mateo before she grumbled, "What do you know? That truffle has to be at least 500 years old and has to be of the highest grade as well!""What? A top grade truffle? 500 years old?" Mateo exclaimed in disbelief with wide e
Everyone couldn't believe what they had just heard.That was the Nichton Lucox family! One of the four families of ancient martial arts!And yet, this idiot was saying such rude things to Penelope Lucox? He really had a death wish!Unsurprisingly, Penelope's expression soured at Sebastian's words, and her gaze was frosty."My friend, I don't think you fully understand what it means when I say I'm from the Nichton Lucox family. Why don't you ask around and see what happens if you offend someone from my family?" she said unhappily with a frown.She had never met anyone brave—or stupid—enough to openly defy her family.Sebastian smiled slightly. "Since it's an auction, the highest bidder naturally gets to purchase the item. Are you really going to use your family name to oppress others at an auction?" he challenged.Penelope's expression turned frosty at that, and Mateo barked, "I'm warning you, this is Riverville! If you keep messing with the wrong people, you may even end up dead
"Is that so? I'll be waiting then," Sebastian scoffed."So you really want to do this the hard way, don't you?" Mateo huffed. "I really hope you can leave Riverville alive!" Sebastian ignored him and pulled Rosalie backstage to pay for the truffle.Mateo's expression was thunderous as he watched Rosalie and Sebastian leave."Motherfucker!" he gritted out. "I'm going to kill him!""I don't care how, but you are going to get me that truffle tonight," Penelope threatened Mateo coldly before putting her sunglasses back on.After that, she left Tiger Pavilion without another word.Mateo frowned and thought about what to do before he pulled out his phone."Call the Blacksmith! For what? I want him to kill someone!" he barked into the phone and hung up before he rushed after Penelope.Meanwhile, Sebastian and Rosalie had already paid and were waiting to collect the truffle.The hostess then walked over and handed Sebastian the truffle with a smile."Mr. Ballard, Boss has said that
Sebastian simply laughed coldly in response. "What if I don't hand it over?" he asked."Then die!" the guard roared and swung the dagger right at Sebastian's chest.Sebastian's expression darkened, and he raised his hand to grab the dagger handle.While the guard was still recovering from the shock of getting countered, Sebastian applied some force and broke the dagger into pieces.The guard paled, and he looked like he had just seen a ghost. However, before he could do anything else, Sebastian flung the broken dagger handle at the guard's chest, piercing it!The guard stared wide-eyed at Sebastian as he clutched his chest and fell lifelessly to the ground.A pool of blood soon formed around his lifeless body, and the remaining guards whipped out their daggers and charged at Sebastian."Amateurs," Sebastian scoffed and attacked them.The four guards were then thrown backward unceremoniously by a force and spat out mouthfuls of fresh blood as they howled in pain.Mateo glared
"Don't worry, I've promised Mr. Mateo that I would leave you alive. So you won't die so easily," the old man said casually.Right now, his hand was only half an arm away from Sebastian's neck.Rosalie was terrified, and she exclaimed, "Sebastian! Dodge!"However, Sebastian did nothing of the sort. Instead, he noted coldly, "That's the Black Eagle Sect's Eagle Talon technique.""Oh? So you know what this is? You have a good eye," the old man said. "It's too bad that you offended Mr. Mateo!"The old man cackled again as he shot his hand at Sebastian with more force.Sebastian shook his head slightly as he sneered, "It's just an Eagle Talon. It will never be a Dragon Claw!"After that, Sebastian's fingers curved like claws, and he swung his hand right at the old man. Wisps of golden energy swirled around his fingers, and he grabbed the old man's hand. There was the distinct sound of a dragon's roar as he did so.The old man was shocked as he stared shakily at his hand. "Impossib
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
Rexton's pupils constricted, and the muscles in his face twitched. He stared at Samson with a wary look in his eyes. He and Samson were two minor stages apart. It was no laughing matter. If the two of them began to fight, Rexton would be sure to die if he didn't have any external assistance."What's the matter? Are you scared?" Samson sneered as he asked in a cold, accusatory tone. That flipped a switch in Rexton's head. His expression changed instantly, and he turned a fierce look on Samson. "Afraid?" he asked through gritted teeth.As he spoke, Rexton seemed to make up his mind. He slowly reached into his pocket and took out a pale blue paper charm, which looked thicker than usual.The paper charm was oppressive to look at. Sebastian instinctively sensed a threatening energy approaching!Even Samson looked wary when he saw the paper charm."Uncle Rexton, this is a Soulcrush Charm. Great Uncle Arnaud has clearly said that no one in the Ballard Estate is allowed to use spiri
Sebastian immediately felt the pressure around him drop. The feeling of being pinned down disappeared as well."How dare you—"Before Rexton could finish, a shadow flashed past him, and Samson popped up right in front of him.Samson stuck out his finger as if it were a sword and tapped him on the chest. Although Samson hadn't used any strength, Rexton could see the murderous look in his eyes. There was a dot of scarlet light that swirled around Samson's finger. A crimson rune was gradually appearing, and there was a chilling, murderous sensation in the air. Sebastian gasped. He had finally realized how the mystic spells should be used, and he was in awe. It wasn't that Sebastian was unable to do it. It was just that up until then, he had only seen the mystic sect apprentices of the secular world. Perhaps their understanding of how to use mystic spells was too superficial, which was why Sebastian's perception had also been affected.Realization only dawned on him when he saw
At Rexton's roar of fury, everyone turned to look at Samson, who was still standing there quietly without moving."A traitor? Murder?"There was finally a flicker of emotion on Samson's face. A sudden glimmer of light flared in his eyes, which had been devoid of life for a long time."Rexton, you know very well how your father died!"As Samson spoke, he walked toward Rexton with a steady step as he said, "I admit that I've wronged Sebastian and his mother. I was just too soft-hearted back then. That's why I believed your lies and tried to keep the big picture in mind for the Ballards, but look at how you've treated me!"There was suddenly a cold glint in Samson's eyes, and he said in a thunderous tone, "You set up a series of traps and tried to kill and torture my wife and son!"You pursued them until the ends of the earth! If my mentor hadn't rescued Sebastian, do you think he'd still be alive today?"Did you just accuse me of murder? Did you ever think of the fact that we're f
Sebastian felt his blood boiling.Although he had once hated Samson because of how he had kicked Sebastian and Isabella out of the family, Samson was still his flesh and blood!When he saw how Rexton was mocking and humiliating Samson, Sebastian felt extreme fury.However, the restrictive force around him was just too strong. Even though he used every skill he had ever learnt, he still couldn't get out of the Skylock Spell's restriction. He could only watch them be smug and arrogant.At that moment, a young man in the crowd suddenly gave Sebastian a resounding slap and said coldly, "It's been ten years! This day has finally come for you and Samson!"If your mother hadn't caused a huge fuss here, my grandfather would never have died! Today, I am going to let Samson get a taste of what it's like to have a family member die in front of him!"The man suddenly pulled out a three-foot-long sword from behind his back. He thrust it at Sebastian's chest.Sebastian couldn't even move a
"Sebastian, I was only planning to ask you to go and greet the elders," Rexton said. "Since you insist on doing things the hard way, don't blame me for being ruthless!"He put one hand behind his back as he fixed a sinister look on Sebastian. There was a murderous tone in his voice as he spoke once again. "Even if you do have some skills, those basic moves aren't even worth looking at here!"As Rexton finished speaking, several youths from the Ballard family stood in the four main directions, respectively. They were all holding a blue paper charm that even Sebastian had never seen before. They began to form a seal. "Seal off the sky and lock the earth!" the four men boomed simultaneously before tossing the paper charm into the air!In a flash, the four blue paper charms disappeared into thin air. Countless silver bolts of light rushed up to the clouds with the four of them at the center of it!Right after that, the silver bolts of light weaved together to form a huge net. Countle
"Stop talking!" Rexton said angrily, cutting off their discussions. He then turned to look at Sebastian and said, "Sebastian, as a junior member of the family, you should be polite. Since you're back, come with me and greet your elders!"Although Rexton appeared to be giving Sebastian a suggestion, the murderous look in his eyes and his commanding tone wasn't pleasant at all. Sebastian looked coldly at him and the people behind him. He huffed and asked icily, "What if I refuse?""What did you say?" Rexton's eyes turned cold, and he eyed Sebastian with an unpleasant look on his face.Among the people behind him, four men walked out. They stared fixedly at Sebastian, as if he were their sworn enemy. They had also taken up positions in the best spots to attack."Are you going to try to do things by force now? Fine. I'd like to stretch too!" Sebastian crooked a finger at them in a challenge."Where do you think this is? How dare you behave so recklessly here?" one of them yelled a