Sebastian rolled his eyes at Aaron. Why was he being so tactless? Did he have to mention that?Meanwhile, Hunter and two Yutarians in traditional Yutarian clothes were in a neighborhood of villas in the suburbs of Steinberg. They were sitting in a luxurious private room at Grande Club, sipping tea.At that moment, a black-clad man walked in and said something softly in Hunter's ear.Hunter couldn't help frowning. He instructed him at once, "Tell them to carry them in. After that, send someone to get Mr. Baxter in here."The black-clad man nodded and turned to leave."Mr. Stellus, Mr. Clarke and Mr. Monte have both been killed," Hunter said to one of the tanned Yutarian men."What?" Juan Stellus' eyebrow twitched. They had only been in Dramon for two days, and two of his subordinates had already gotten killed?In less than five minutes, several black-clad men carried two stretchers inside.The two Yutarian men on the stretchers had died horrible deaths. There were still pieces
"Are you looking down on the warriors of Yutaria, Mr. Baxter?" Gordon's contemptuous expression had provoked Juan's fury even more. The atmosphere in the room grew tense at once. Gordon was disdainful, and Juan was getting angrier. Seeing that they were about to come to blows, Hunter hastily tried to make peace. "Mr. Stellus, Mr. Baxter, please calm down. We're all friends here. I think we should bury our two loyal warriors first."He could not just stand by and watch Gordon and Juan fight with each other.They were on his territory, after all. No matter which of them got injured, or if one of them got killed by the other, it would cause trouble for him to no small degree.In the end, Hunter managed to coax both Juan and his friend Ferdinando Barez to leave, looking annoyed. Hunter arranged for the dead Yutarians to be sent to the crematorium. "Mr. Baxter, don't you think it was unwise for you to make that comment?" Hunter frowned slightly. Juan had been sent by the high-l
"What do you mean by that?" Juan shot to his feet and glared at Hunter.Hunter laughed quickly and said, "I only have good intentions. I was just thinking about your safety.""How good can a kid from Dramon be?" Ferdinando unsheathed his Yutarian machete, looking disdainful. The blade gleamed brightly."We'll kill him!" Juan pulled out his machete and sliced off a corner of the table. "If you really are bold enough to do so, I don't mind arranging for someone to lead you there," Hunter said, seizing the opportunity."Alright. We will go and meet this Ballard fellow tonight!" Juan fell prey to Hunter's goading in the end.Late at night, a black sedan brought Juan and Ferdinando into the Steinberg city area. The car finally stopped about a hundred feet away from the convenience store.A black-clad man pointed in the direction of the convenience store and asked, "Do you see that, gentlemen? Sebastian should be inside." With that, he got back into the car.Juan and Ferdinando un
"Mr. Ballard, it really is a misunderstanding." Juan tossed his Yutarian machete onto the ground and fell to his knees in front of Sebastian."Are you part of the Sanguis Cult?" Sebastian asked coldly."Since you know that we're from the Sanguis Cult, why would you still dare to—" Before Juan could finish, Sebastian's hand landed heavily on the top of his head.Sebastian looked at the corpses on the floor and took out some corpse-dissolving powder, which he sprinkled over their bodies. In the blink of an eye, the corpses had dissolved into a puddle of bloody water. Sebastian put their Yutarian machetes away.Although Yutarians were inferior on the whole, their machetes were made very well. He could use them for self-defense. Rose looked at the two puddles of bloody water on the floor and frowned as she said, "You know how to concoct corpse-dissolving powder?"It was a miraculous kind of drug that was only found in legends and had been lost for almost a thousand years. It was t
Sebastian only scoffed and walked out of Samuel's office without looking back. Traditional medicine was on the decline, and there were very few students in medical universities who chose to study it. Even if they signed up for it at first, it was only because the scores required for it were lower. They would just transfer to modern medicine after successfully entering the medical university.Samuel held all traditional medicine doctors in contempt, especially as he was running a university and not a hospital. It didn't matter how skilled Sebastian was. What Samuel wanted was to attract more students. Samuel's ability to attract students would determine the likeliness of his promotion. That was what he was truly concerned about, not the level of Sebastian's skills in medicine.After Sebastian had left, Samuel bent over the documents and continued to work on them. Suddenly, his phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Alexander, which made him laugh coldly. "Hello, Alexa
"Is it Ballard?" Howell had heard of Sebastian before. He was friends with both Walter and Alexander, and he had heard them mention Sebastian multiple times in the past.Therefore, Howell had also heard of many of Sebastian's legendary feats. It was just that he had never had a chance to meet him."How did you know?" Alexander asked, confused."You mention him to me every once in a while. How could I not know? It's just a pity that Dr. Ballard seems to be so busy. I've been planning to pay him a visit, but it's harder than getting to the moon! Do you have a way for me to meet him?" Howell asked eagerly."A way? Of course! I even want him to go and give a lecture over at your workplace!" Alexander said happily."Really? Where are you? I'll come and see you right now!" Howell almost dropped his phone in excitement.Alexander and Howell arranged to go and meet Sebastian together, which delighted the latter.He was a traditional medicine doctor himself, and he greatly admired a doct
Howell and Alexander chatted for a while more with Sebastian before bidding him goodbye.That afternoon, Madeline and her entourage arrived at the entrance to Steinberg Medical University. Samuel and all the staff and students were lined up neatly there, waiting for them.Robin got out of the black sedan first before opening the door for Madeline. After Madeline got out, she and the other foreigners walked over to the main doors.Samuel immediately shot a pointed look at two female students who were carrying flower garlands. The two students ran over to Madeline and presented her with them."Welcome! Thank you for coming to our university from so far away, Ms. Eddings." Samuel's hands were trembling with excitement.If he could satisfy Madeline, he would be sure to get promoted and get rich very quickly. "How are the preparations for the lecture, Mr. Lorson?" Robin asked, his brow furrowed.Samuel was truly frivolous. Why had he arranged for such a grand welcome ceremony when M
Robin glanced at his watch. It wasn't even 1:00 pm yet.He couldn't let Madeline wait for more than an hour, so he said to Samuel, "Find a way to make Dr. Ballard start his lecture earlier. Ms. Eddings' time is very valuable!"Samuel nodded quickly and said, "Alright, I'll send someone to notify Dr. Ballard right away and ask him to come and give his lecture. Ms. Eddings, please wait in our university lounge for a moment."Samuel gave a pointed look to the two vice deans beside him. He indicated for them to keep Madeline company in his stead and stall as long as they could.As for Samuel, he got into a car with two instructors and went straight to St. James Hospital, where Sebastian was conducting consultations.Now, Sebastian's punctual appearance would decide whether or not Samuel would keep his job, and Samuel had no wish to lose his throne.After all, the dean of a Medical University received countless gifts all year. He could even get favors from young female teachers who wa
Every Warrior treated the Martial Arts Association like a god. Therefore, that would make the Caelbane Sect even higher than a god!"Are you both not right in the head? I don't owe your sect leader money, yet he's trying to ask me for something? Even beggars aren't this desperate!" Sebastian looked at Titan and Tatum as if they were idiots. "We're not beggars, damn it! I'm telling you, cut both your hands off right now and let us take them. Otherwise, we'll take your life!" Tatum yelled, pointing at Sebastian."What the hell are you looking at? Are you sick of living?" Titan slapped a passing old lady.The old lady had been planning to buy some house protection charms from Sebastian, but Titan slapped her so hard that she fell to the ground, blood trickling out of the corner of her mouth.Titan didn't even look twice at the old lady. He felt that anyone who even glanced their way twice when the Caelbane Sect was conducting their business deserved to die!Slapping her was already
Wensleydale had been overly enthusiastic with them. Not only had he been extremely hospitable, he had even arranged for several young and beautiful women to cater to them.When one went overboard, it would make everything seem insincere.Titan couldn't for the life of him think of any benefit that he could offer Wensleydale. The old man already had one foot in the grave, and the Caelbane Sect would never accept someone of his age. The more he thought about it, the more Titan felt that what Tatum had said made sense."Forget about him. Let's go to Steinberg ourselves tomorrow morning," he said, his eyes narrowing.Even if Wensleydale had tipped Sebastian off, where could the latter escape to in just a single day?He could run, but he couldn't hide. Sebastian also owned the Arctic Snow Group in Steinberg, which was a massive corporation.Besides, according to reliable news from Ethan, Sebastian's ex-wife was also the CEO of Frostwave Corporation. He couldn't possibly pack up all
Sebastian laughed and said nothing. He rubbed the brand new copper coin in his pocket with one hand.Only Lyanna would be capable of doing something like that. The illusion had been cast by her.Without her help, Sebastian would probably be in huge trouble. No matter whether or not he was in the right, there should have been severe consequences for slaughtering more than 100 elite members of the Martial Arts Association.Lyanna had even made the souls of those people her food. It was terrifyingly cruel. "Everything's alright now, everyone. It seems that Mr. Flumen repented after realizing how terrible his crimes were and killed himself," Sebastian said politely, smiling as if nothing had happened."Maybe your character and charisma convinced them, Mr. Ballard." Hans didn't know what to say.Zane swallowed and laughed as he said to Sebastian, "Mr. Ballard, you really… you really are… amazing.""Since you're all here, don't be in such a rush to leave. I'll treat you all to a meal
However, Wensleydale didn't care. He would have killed his own son if it meant that he could live!Without another word, he hacked off Humphrey's arm. Before Humphrey could scream, Wensleydale stabbed him in the heart. He gripped the handle of the knife and twisted it grimly. Humphrey stared at Wensleydale, his eyes bulging, right until the moment he died. He had died a violent death. Wensleydale looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground. Like the man with the dragon-topped cane, they all decayed rapidly and were blown off into the air by a slight breeze, leaving no trace behind. Wensleydale turned slowly and gazed mournfully at Sebastian. He looked into Sebastian's ice-cold gaze and finally realized that the latter wasn't going to forgive him, even though he had hacked off his own arm and killed his apprentice. Instead of dying in great pain like the others, he might as well give himself a quick end! Tears streamed down Wensleydale's face as he held the knife to
"Mr. Ballard! I was wrong! Please, have mercy on me…""Mr. Ballard, we'll never do it again. I don't want to die.""Mr. Ballard, I have an 80-year-old mother at home. Please have mercy!" There was a series of thumps as more than 100 people fell to their knees. They were genuinely afraid. What Lyanna had said had made their last defenses crumble completely. The moment they knelt, the corpse of the man with the dragon-topped cane began to decay rapidly right in front of their eyes. In the end, only pale white bones remained. A slight breeze swept over them from out of nowhere. With a gentle gust, the skeleton disappeared. It was as if the man with the dragon-topped cane had never existed."Mr. Ballard, you mustn't show any compassion at all to these hypocrites," Rose said. She slowly pulled out her short sword and tossed her sheath away. Sebastian closed his eyes and nodded slightly. There was a series of squelching noises as over a dozen heads fell to the ground. More dark
Wensleydale's expression changed at once. He had made the call to the police because he had been planning on maiming or even killing Sebastian in front of everyone in the Martial Arts Association.However, things had turned out very differently from what he had expected. He had dug a huge hole for himself and had jumped in without a thought. "Mr. Ballard, you and I are both martial arts practitioners, and we prize the idea of righteousness," he began. "Why don't you kill me and let them go?"Wensleydale wasn't really that generous. He was a shrewd man who always did what benefited him more. Even his apprentice, Humphrey, was shocked to hear him say something so selfless. Had he really chosen to do good in the face of imminent death? However, Sebastian saw through his little trick immediately. Wensleydale hadn't escaped because he was too afraid to do so. Whoever ran out of the black fog would become a bloody puddle of water. If Sebastian agreed to let them go, he would remo
Sebastian pointed at the hundreds of Martial Arts Association members gathered at the door and said, "Since you all dared to come here and accuse me, then you must be prepared to die here! I am pleased to inform all of you that you have succeeded in provoking me to anger!" The crowd was immediately incensed. "You wouldn't dare!""There are so many of us! Even Larys wouldn't dare to do anything to us, let alone you!" "Sebastian, who do you think you are? We've got more than 100 people here today. Would you dare to kill us all?" Accusatory and defiant questions piped up all around Sebastian, but he only smiled faintly. "Why wouldn't I dare to do so?" he said and shot Lyanna a pointed look. Lyanna chuckled and invited Hans and the rest back into the convenience store. "Please come and sit inside. What's about to happen next may be too gory."Zane quickly turned to walk inside. Sebastian always did what he said he would do. Without a doubt, what was about to happen would be a b
Sebastian finished speaking and took a step toward Leon. Leon had been almost 40 feet away from him. However, Sebastian moved so fast that he left a trail of shadowy afterimages behind him. In an instant, Sebastian was back in his original spot, while Leon hurtled backward like a cannonball. His massive frame crashed into the members of the Martial Arts Association behind him, sending them sprawling. Leon landed heavily on the ground. When the crowd rushed over to check on him, they were horrified to see that his chest had caved in. Fragments of his crushed internal organs were scattered across the ground.Leon was dead. A wave of shock rippled through the crowd. They were aghast. Even Wensleydale hadn't seen how Sebastian had killed Leon. All he had felt was that Sebastian's figure had seemed insubstantial for a second. A heartbeat later, his apprentice had been sent flying, meeting a brutal end right before his eyes. "Sebastian! How dare you commit murder in public?" Wen
Sebastian's expression turned slightly colder. He stepped forward and was beside Zane in an instant. He pulled Zane behind him."You were the ones who hit him, weren't you?" Sebastian asked, looking at Wensleydale and Humphrey.Wensleydale's lip curled. "So what if I did? I hit him! What are you going to do to me?"Humphrey said disdainfully, "Ballard, he should be honored to be hit by my mentor! I don't mind telling you that my mentor represents the entire ancient martial arts community of Steinberg! I can cut out your tongue for that attitude!"Sebastian turned and comforted Zane. He told someone to help Zane back to the door.Then he turned to Wensleydale and Humphrey and said, "Cut off the hand that you used to hit him with, and I won't pursue this further. Otherwise, I'll make you wish you were dead." Sebastian's voice was clear and forceful.The members of the Martial Arts Association were surprised. Even Wensleydale was secretly shocked. Had Sebastian gone mad? How dare