"Mr. Ballard, let me make the introductions. This is Rupert Lannister. He's the CEO of Astro International in Sunway, and he's also the richest man in Sartvale."The middle-aged man looked rather proud when he heard Leopold's introduction. As the richest man in Sartvale, he was always the center of attention no matter where he went. He was the person whom people always tried to curry favor with.He felt that although he had a favor to ask of Leopold, Sebastian would behave obsequiously to him just like all the other geomancers did.However, unexpectedly, Sebastian only gave him an impassive nod. He didn't even shake hands with Rupert before sitting down in the seat opposite him.Rupert's brow furrowed, and he looked at Sebastian in displeasure.Was Sebastian expecting Rupert to take the initiative in greeting him?Leopold turned quickly and gestured toward Sebastian. He looked reverential as he said, "Mr. Lannister, this is the man I mentioned to you yesterday. "He's Mr. Ballar
Sebastian had just left the room when he heard Rupert's roar of fury behind him.Leopold's gaze swept coldly over Rupert. He huffed quietly and turned to rush out of the room and go after Sebastian.As Rupert watched Sebastian and Leopold walk off, he clenched his fists tightly and ground his teeth.Those two charlatans had just left him there! He could not endure such treatment!At that thought, Rupert turned and said to a black-clad bodyguard behind him, "Send someone to investigate that Ballard's background. I'd like to see if that cocky young brat can withstand my wrath!""Yes, sir!" The black-clad bodyguard answered before going off to carry out his orders.…Leopold soon caught up with Sebastian. "Mr. Ballard, please don't misunderstand. I didn't accept the Astro International case for money. It's just that people kept dying on that construction site. I couldn't stand seeing any more innocent workmen die tragically, so I—"Sebastian nodded slightly. From the way Leopold h
Sebastian took less than 30 minutes to complete the interview. The middle-aged man who had come to apply for the job of factory director was named Brock Harley. He had extensive experience in management and had also brought up several constructive suggestions of his own. After Sebastian studied the proposals that Brock had submitted, he immediately made a decision and told Brock to start work at the factory that very afternoon. Brock thanked Sebastian profusely and tidied his things up before rushing over to the Northside pharmaceutical factory at once.Before Sebastian left, he called Seth Friar at the factory and told him briefly about Brock before heading to the convenience store.The moment he entered, Whitney hurried up to him and asked, "Sebastian, how did the interview go? Does Brock have the qualifications of a director?"Sebastian handed Brock's résumé to Whitney and said, "He used to manage a large pharmaceutical company in another state, and he also suggested a few
Upon seeing Whitney staring nervously at him, Sebastian told her everything that Drew had said.When she heard that Shannon was still missing, Whitney breathed out a long sigh of relief. For Sally and her family, no news was good news. At least it was better than hearing that Shannon had been one of the dried corpses."Sebastian, I think I need to tell Uncle Nelson the news personally. I won't stay over tonight," Whitney said, watching Sebastian's reaction closely. When Sebastian only nodded impassively, Whitney smiled wryly and turned to go and pack her things inside the room.In the past, Sebastian would definitely have asked if she needed him to go with her. At the very least, he would have shown her more concern. However, he really only treated her like a business partner now, being all aloof and impassive.After watching Whitney's car drive off, Sebastian exhaled and turned to go to his inner room. "My lord…" Nina suddenly called out hesitantly to him.Sebastian turne
"Who the hell are you calling a country bumpkin?" Hans was furious. He pointed at Jensen and shouted, "You must have a death wish!"Jensen ignored him and went straight to Ethan. He hugged him affectionately and said, "I congratulate you in advance for your success, Mr. Whitehall."Ethan burst into laughter and said, "Thank you for those kind words, Jensen."Realizing that he had been ignored completely, Hans balled up his fists and gritted his teeth. "If it wasn't for the fact that I don't want to affect Mr. Ballard's reputation, I'd bring my men over to chop him into pieces right now!"Beside him, Theodore rolled his eyes. His brow furrowed as he asked, "Hans, do you know who he is?""Who?"Theodore looked somber as he said, "He's the notorious Jensen Donovan, known for being bold enough to trick even the Rothblends! It's said that his riches are equal to that of a nation, and the Donovans actually have several world-renowned assassin organizations on their payroll."Hans brok
"Mr. Ballard got here in advance and snuck quietly into the audience seats because he didn't want to attract too much attention," Eugene said to Hans. "If we mess things up for him, can you bear the responsibility?"Hans pursed his lips awkwardly and lowered his head as he followed the others into the venue.…Sebastian and Rosalie were seated in the audience. They ate popcorn as they watched Ethan and his cronies.Elara was seated in the row behind Sebastian and Rosalie. She leaned over to Sebastian and pointed to Emil, who was following behind Ethan. "Sebastian, the guy with the Yutarian saber is Emil," she said. 'I heard from my mother that he's killed many of Dramon's martial arts practitioners over the past few years. Even Mr. Lombart of the Zen Sect was almost killed by him.""Oh? That's him?" Sebastian narrowed his eyes and scrutinized Emil.He had chosen to sit unnoticed in the audience because he wanted to get to know the opponents that he was about to face.Although
Grant shook his gleaming sword at Emil. "I'm Grant Lake from the Warrior League!"Emil looked sideways at him and smiled stiffly as he said, "I see that it's an abandoned dog!"Grant's expression darkened at once. He had once been one of the elders of the Summit Sword Sect.However, the Summit Sword Sect had been destroyed 20 years ago through the joint efforts of the Martial Arts Association and over ten other sects.After that, Grant had become lost without a sect. He had only been brought to the Warrior League after he met Derek.Emil was pouring salt into his wound! How could Grant not be angry?"You Yutarian rat! I can cut off your head with just one hand!" Grant shouted and glared angrily at Emil."With one hand?" Emil laughed loudly. He fondled the hilt of his saber and scoffed as he shook his head slightly. "How dare an abandoned dog like you speak so arrogantly?"Emil's figure flashed at an unnatural speed as he shot toward Grant. He moved so fast that his shadow seeme
Soon, Emil was forced into the corner of the arena. Just as everyone thought that he was sure to die, his voice suddenly traveled through space."Dramon's sword techniques are much too showy. Today is the day you die, Grant Lake!"When he finished, Emil suddenly seemed to split into several versions of himself. Over ten flickering shadows surrounded Grant in an instant.Grant's heart sank, feeling like death was approaching.Before he could recover his senses, the shadows merged into one once more. This time, Emil appeared behind Grant.Before Grant could turn, Emil had thrust his saber into his back!Grant's heart sank. At the same time, he flung his sword backward instinctively to shield his vulnerable back.The sound of metal colliding echoed in the arena, and the furious energy formed a gigantic shock wave that exploded behind Grant!Grant spat out a huge mouthful of blood, and the shock wave sent him flying out of the arena!One could have heard a pin drop in the silence
"Let's go, you silly goose." Sebastian swiped Rosalie's nose lightly and strode in the direction of the parking lot.After standing in a daze for a while, Rosalie hurried to catch up.Once they were in the car, Sebastian projected his voice and told Kody and Branson to seal off the news. Anyone who breathed a word about what had happened that day would be killed without exception! After all, they had created a huge fuss that day. Sebastian wasn't worried about Yutaria or Sword Towers getting revenge because what would come would come in the end, and it couldn't be avoided.Still, he didn't want to attract too much attention, and he wanted to prevent all the martial arts practitioners from flocking to him to try and curry favor. It would be much too troublesome.Over at the venue, a decision was soon reached. Blake ended up being the new chairman of the Martial Arts Association. As soon as the news spread, it shocked everyone. However, those who had come to see the martial arts
Sebastian huffed coldly as his energy exploded around him. A terrifying, imperious energy began spreading out with Sebastian at its center.The air seemed to congeal around them. The vast force of energy seemed to be as deep as the ocean!Everyone's expressions changed drastically when they saw what was happening.Up in the stands, Trafford was aghast. He was very familiar with the energy that Sebastian was emitting—the Eldoria realm.The young man standing there was an expert at the formation phase of the Eldoria realm."You… you… you're a Cultivator?" No matter how dumb Ethan was, even he had realized what was happening. He and Sebastian weren't playing on the same field at all. Sebastian was starting out from a level that Ethan would never be able to attain in this lifetime."No! That's impossible! I'm the best out of the younger generation among the mystic martial arts! Even though I've tried to join the mystic sects a few times, I was ruthlessly rejected every time I tried
Sebastian glanced briefly at Derek, who was half-dead. Then, he looked up at Grant, Frederick, and the others in the stands, who had all turned pale with fright. "You should have gone the same way as they did," he said coldly. "However, since you're Warrior League apprentices, Madam Dragon can decide on your fate."Belinda looked gratefully at Sebastian. He had shown the Warrior League great respect in not executing Derek and the others on the spot. He had preserved the last vestiges of the Warrior League's dignity.Sebastian pointed at the podium, where Ethan looked very nervous. He asked coldly, "Didn't you say that you wanted to battle to the death with me? Get down here and get ready to die!"Ethan swallowed and trembled as he swallowed the Solpill. His energy suddenly multiplied tenfold, and in the blink of an eye, he had a terrifying energy that was equal to that of someone at the most advanced stage of the Celestial realm.When Ethan felt the limitless power inside him, he
"You were given the name because you look like beasts!" Sebastian jabbed his finger again and cut off Emil's arms.Emil could barely breathe from the pain. He was no longer arrogant at all."Oh right. What did you say you were?"Emil shuddered at the sound of Sebastian's icy voice. Before he could recover, Sebastian pointed at his abdomen.A hole appeared in Emil's stomach from the force of Sebastian's finger. The bloody hole the size of his finger began spurting blood. "As you wished, your blood will soon form a river." Sebastian laughed coldly as he pulled out a silver needle and stuck it into one of Emil's major acupuncture points. As the silver needle pierced him, Emil's nerves were stimulated, and the blood began gushing at twice the speed.When Emil felt himself rapidly losing blood, he turned white with fright. Sebastian was going to let him bleed to death."Sebastian, you— I won't forgive you even if I become a ghost! I… I want to go to the embassy—"Sebastian slappe
Everyone there was shocked at what they had just seen.What was going on? Had the Yutarian beast gotten kicked in the head by a mule? Why would he have summoned a bolt of lightning to strike himself?"What the heck? The Yutarians have weird fetishes.""That's not surprising. It fits them."The audience began to murmur, their speculation running wild.However, Emil was in no mood to listen to them. He had even begun to suspect that Sebastian wasn't human.He, Devin, and Magnus were all experts renowned for their ferocity. However, they had all been thoroughly beaten by a young man in his 20s. They hadn't even gotten a chance to retaliate.That didn't make sense at all!All three of them were covered in blood, but Sebastian was spotless. There wasn't even a speck of dust on him!If Sebastian had defeated them in martial arts alone, they would have accepted it. However, Emil had just used a Shendo technique!So many of Dramon's martial arts experts had been killed by his Shendo
This wasn't just the difference between them in training. It was also about battle experience.After all, Magnus, Devin, and Emil weren't inexperienced nobodies. All three of them had been through hundreds of battles and were very experienced.However, they were as defenseless as a baby when faced with Sebastian.But… Sebastian was so young. How could a young man in his 20s have such extensive battle experience? Not only that, his calm and assured demeanor wasn't something that could be faked."How is this possible?" Trafford's pupils constricted as he murmured to himself in disbelief.Kody laughed wryly and said, "That day in Pill Valley, we reacted the same way you did. We didn't want to believe all of this was true, but look!"Branson sighed softly and said, "Mr. Callahan wasn't just utterly destroyed in pill refining. He couldn't retaliate at all in mystic arts or martial arts either."Trafford's shock and alarm reached its peak. Sebastian walked out of the dust and smoke
As the roars of fury from Emil, Magnus, and Devin rang out, dust rose from the arena.The four of them were almost completely enveloped by the dust, and the audience couldn't see anything at all.An intense murderous aura formed bolts of energy that ricocheted recklessly.Ordinary people in the audience couldn't withstand the force of the intense energy at all. Several people in the first row were severely injured.The others began retreating, and even Derek was shaken awake by the intense pain.Rosalie watched from the stands, her jaw hanging open. She couldn't help but worry over Sebastian. After all, the force of the energy was terrifying. It was beyond what any ordinary person could bear.The first person to attack Sebastian in the dust and smoke was Emil. He didn't hold back and unleashed a flurry of slashes. His saber moved in a blur, and the attacks seemed to come in violent waves!Emil was using as much power as he could.All three of them knew very well that between th
Sebastian used the Wind Phantom technique from the Divine Art. He seemed to move almost instantaneously, and in the blink of an eye, he had appeared in front of Magnus.Sebastian landed a slap on Magnus' chest. The man didn't even make a sound as he flew several feet backward through the air and crashed heavily into the ground!Trafford couldn't help but gasp when he saw what had happened. Even he couldn't have handled the battle as casually as Sebastian had.The three of them were top experts. Even if their training was only at the seventh level of the Celestial realm, it was enough to break through Trafford's protective shield!If his protective shield was broken, even a formation phase expert in the Eldoria realm like Trafford could only flee against the joint attack of the three warriors. He could never have made Magnus and Devin shed blood like Sebastian had done! At that moment, he suddenly turned to look at Kody and Branson."Your lackeys were the ones who brought Keith i
As soon as Emil finished talking, he lunged toward Sebastian!Faced with Sebastian's unfathomable power, he didn't dare to let his guard down. He used his signature move at once—the Leydo Strike.He could have cut through a steel pillar as thick as a water tank with that blow. Even an expert at the advanced seventh level of the Celestial realm would have to avoid the fatal move.However, Sebastian only parried the blow casually, even though Emil had used all his strength. A bright gleam of light met Emil's saber.Emil had been laughing at Sebastian's ignorance, but then he immediately felt like his saber had sliced into a comet that was plunging rapidly."Huh?" Even Emil was shocked. Sebastian had only thrown out a casual blow, but the force of it was already equal to his best move!Before he could recover, the two terrifying forces collided together and caused an enormous bang.A figure shot backward like a cannonball that had just been fired. Emil fell heavily onto the gro