"No." Andreas shook his head and smiled wryly. "Who knows whether or not they were just assassins sent by my family again?"He changed the subject and said, "Tomorrow, go and invite Sebastian's girlfriend yourself. Remember not to harm anyone, including that snake deity. Just subdue her. Tell Julius to come with me and invite Sebastian.Julius Danver?Gael frowned and said, "Mr. Andreas, I think that Sebastian is at least at the fourth level of Eldoria. Will Julius be able to handle it?"Although Julius was also at the fourth level of Eldoria, Sebastian had so many trump cards. If Julius was defeated by him, wouldn't that put Andreas in danger?Andreas smiled slightly and said, "That would give me the opportunity to test out his skills. Don't worry. If you get things done well on your end, I'll be perfectly safe.""Go and get things ready. I saw him leave with a few magical devices just now. He might have set up some kind of spell at that lousy old pharmaceutical factory." Andrea
That night, Sebastian had just fallen asleep when he suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.His eyes snapped open. The major protective spell in the direction of the pharmaceutical factory had loosened slightly. Luckily, the other party hadn't been able to break through.The protective spell was soon restored to its original state, but Sebastian couldn't help frowning. Why would the Ballards have their eye on the pharmaceutical factory in Northside?Was their target… Whitney? Sebastian immediately called her.Although it was late at night, Whitney was still working overtime. The expansion of the pharmaceutical factory was very complicated. It involved everything from the workshops to the workers, and Whitney was personally involved in all the preparations. Fitz had taken two guards on patrol, and he walked into Whitney's office when he saw that the lights were still on."Are you still up at this late hour, Ms. Sutton?"Whitney hastily put down her pen when she heard Fitz's voice.
"If anyone wants to enter the Ballard family, they have to pass through a series of tests," Andreas said before waving a hand at Gael and returning to his room to rest.…For the whole of the next day, Sebastian was busy polishing his emerald sword. In the legacy of the Sacred Medicine Society, there was an independent method for refining vessels, and Sebastian had never tried it before. It was the first time he was refining a magical device, and he didn't dare to be careless. He engraved runes all over the sword and muttered a spell before pointing a finger at the sword and saying curtly, "Rise!"The green, emerald sword that was about two inches long raised itself three inches from the table at Sebastian's command. However, it immediately fell back heavily to its original position.Sebastian couldn't help sighing. It seemed that he was still inexperienced when it came to refining vessels. He began to amend the runes once more according to the records in the Sacred Medicine
"Are you saying that you know where my mother is?"At the mention of Isabella, Sebastian's expression changed at once, and he looked nervously at Andreas. "Don't be in such a rush, Sebastian. Great-Grandfather will tell you everything that you need to know once we return to the Ballard Estate. If there's anything you shouldn't know, I wouldn't dare to say anything either."However, I can tell you very clearly that the Ballards aren't what you think they are. Once you return to the Ballard Estate, you'll understand everything. Besides, your girlfriend is now on the way there."Great-Grandfather wants you to return to the Ballard Estate within ten days so that your family can be reunited."Andreas' smile was gentle, but Sebastian could see a deep chill in his eyes. It was the kind of cold that could penetrate deep into the depths of one's soul."You didn't come here just to say this to me, did you?"Sebastian stared icily at Andreas while he pressed his hand against the hilt of t
Sebastian had no time to think. He began flourishing his sword, blocking the man's butterfly knife so that it remained several paces away.There was a gleam in the man's eyes, and murder flashed through his mind. Andreas, who was standing by the door, suddenly said coldly, "That's enough, Julius!""Mr. Andreas, he—"Andreas' smile turned cold, and he said icily, "I said, that's enough.""Yes, sir!"Julius turned and looked defiantly at Sebastian before meekly retreating behind Andreas. Andreas stepped forward and smiled at Sebastian. "You saw that for yourself, didn't you? Julius has an invincible body. Although he may not be able to defeat you at the same level, it'll be almost impossible for you to hurt him."Therefore, there's no need for us to fight, is there? Remember what I said. You must return to the Ballard Estate within ten days if you want your family to be reunited."Andreas tossed a flight ticket at Sebastian. There was a loud thump as it buried itself in the ceme
Nina heeded Sebastian's order and faded slowly before disappearing from Sebastian's sight.Sebastian sighed softly and called Fitz. He told him that Whitney was feeling unwell and that he would be in charge of the factory's affairs for the next few days.After that, he gave Rosalie and the others a few instructions before returning to the convenience store alone.Although they had only exchanged blows briefly, Andreas and Julius had left a deep impression on Sebastian.He hadn't met such strong opponents since entering the secular world. In comparison, both Alaric and the people from the Sapientia were as fragile as eggs.What kind of entity were the Ballards?At that thought, Sebastian called Chester once more."Chester, I want you to tell me the truth. What kind of place is the Ballard Estate, and what kind of family are they?" Sebastian asked directly as soon as the call was connected."The Ballard Estate?"On the other end of the phone, Chester paused for several seconds b
"You'll need to wait for the fifth day of every month if you want to enter Mount Quiln," Hendrix said. "It's only the first day of the month today. You'll have to stay here temporarily for the next few days, Mr. Ballard."Sebastian frowned and said, "Oh? One can only enter the mountain on the fifth day of every month?"Hendrix nodded quickly and said, "Mount Quiln has very heavy miasmas and they don't disperse. The mists are only slightly thinner on the fifth day of every month. Normally, even experienced medicine farmers can get lost in those crags."Sebastian nodded slightly and said to Hendrix, "Alright then. I'll go along with your arrangements, Mr. Seaworth."Anton's eyes hadn't left Nina's body for the entire conversation. Once Sebastian and Nina had gotten in Hendrix's sedan, Anton finally sighed."Mr. Walsh, you're not interested in that chick, are you?" Cade asked, gesturing at Hendrix's car.Anton spat at him and said, "Of course I am! A woman with her beauty is as good
The young woman was quite pretty, but there was an arrogance in her expression.She had fair skin and delicate features—she would have been deemed as pretty in any crowd. She had a good figure, and there was a mature beauty to her.However, she clearly didn't have a stable foundation. She had only just thrown a few punches, but beads of sweat were already forming on her forehead.Sebastian glanced at the huge rocks tied to her arm, and he smiled slightly. The young woman was clearly still practicing her basic skills, which was fist strength."Calm down."An elderly voice rang out from a pavilion in the yard."Grandpa, I still can't get fist strength," the young woman said rather anxiously. "The force should come from within, not from brute strength. It should flow smoothly, like a river," the old man explained calmly.The young woman seemed enlightened. She swung a few more punches, which carried slightly more force with them. Sebastian nodded imperceptibly. The young woman'
"Kneel!" Sebastian suddenly yelled.Brayden yelped with fear and fell to his knees."Sebastian, I… I'm a tristate inspector of the Martial Arts Court!"At that point, Brayden's final hope was his authority and position. He didn't want to die, and he especially didn't want to die for no reason.He just wanted to win favor with the ancestral being of the Berkeleys and get some tips on how to get a longer life."Call your wife! I'll give you two hours. If she doesn't come, you'll be tortured to death as well. I can tell you clearly that I'm a doctor, and I have ways to keep you alive until you get slashed 3,600 times with a knife!" Sebastian said icily."I…"Brayden trembled as he pulled out his phone. His mind had gone blank, and it took him a long time to find his wife's phone number. Her name was Darla Wyllis. "Hello? Honey? A handbag caught my eye today, but that stupid store actually refused to give it to me for free! It's a lousy handbag that only costs about 500 thousand d
Jayden had only gone a few steps, but he had no choice but to stop. He turned and grimaced at the Berkeleys and Brayden, who were all looking in his direction.He was filled with regret. He should have made his escape earlier instead of coming back with Brayden. Egbert and Yorrick were clearly fools. One of them had maimed himself and ended up vomiting blood relentlessly, while the other stood there like an idiot for Sebastian to slap him. He would be surprised if either of them could defeat Sebastian.As everyone was watching him, Jayden had no choice but to return to his previous spot. He looked nervously at Yorrick, praying inwardly that the old man would somehow get more skilled. He couldn't let Sebastian screw him over!"This is the last slap, old man. Do you still have any feeling in your face?" Sebastian asked, raising his palm."Damn you!" Yorrick swore violently. However, one of his front teeth had been knocked out earlier when he was slapped, and air escaped noisily t
The entire left side of Yorrick's face had become so numb that he couldn't feel a thing."Young man, just now you already hit me—""I only slapped you once!" Sebastian interrupted, holding up a finger.Yorrick spat and said, "How could one slap have made so many noises?"Sebastian replied innocently, "Everyone here can testify that I only hit you once, and I did it very slowly too. You all saw it, didn't you?"The onlookers nodded quickly, especially the experts from the law enforcement hall. They still couldn't figure out how an expert at Yorrick's level could have been sent flying through the air by a weak slap like that from Sebastian.What puzzled them the most was that Yorrick had clearly landed in a very safe spot. Why had he insisted on rolling into a pile of broken glass and gotten such a gaping wound on his face?"Fine!" Yorrick clenched his teeth and suppressed the pain in the right side of his face. "There are still two moves left!" he said viciously."Will you com
Sebastian nodded slightly. Yorrick had probably killed the young man because the latter was proficient in mystic spells and was already on the brink of the threshold. That could be the only reason for Yorrick's senseless deedThere were some people who couldn't bear seeing people who were stronger than them, which was why they made their move before their opponent could grow and develop."Are you really going to concede three moves to me, old man?" Sebastian stepped forward, grinning."Of course!" Yorrick answered, staring arrogantly at him.He still hadn't seen anything out of the ordinary with Sebastian, so he assumed that Sebastian was just an ordinary guy. He had probably only been able to defeat so many experts—including Egbert—because he had used some kind of trick. Egbert had lost because he had fallen into Sebastian's trap, not because of the latter's skills. That was why Egbert ended up suffering from the backlash of the ghost he had nurtured and lost his powers."I'll
"Young man, you're so cruel. Have you ever thought of the consequences of your actions?" Yorrick asked. He put his hands behind his back as he walked slowly toward Sebastian. Sebastian eyed Yorrick, whose training was at least on the same level as Egbert's. Besides, what he had studied was also a kind of spell. He and Sebastian specialized in the same study.The moment Yorrick got angry, Sebastian had sensed the faint power of Dainist principles from him."No blows are kind, and neither are harsh words! Why do you people feel that others should meekly allow you to beat them up? When your people are injured, you immediately think of it as the other party's mistake! That doesn't make any sense!" Sebastian answered coldly."Mr. Irving, kill that asshole!" Kayden said viciously. He was still clutching his crotch with one hand while he pointed at Sebastian with his other hand. Beside them, Jayden said defiantly, "Mr. Irving, you must not let this guy go! He's ruthless and extremely
Huh? Egbert frowned involuntarily. He had never felt that way before. What was going on? There was a loud blast, and the gigantic statue suddenly appeared out of thin air. At the same time, Egbert suddenly felt his blood churning inside him, and he immediately felt a sense of foreboding.He was about to turn and run when a black bolt of light hit him in the back. He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and flew through the air like a broken kite. "Oh! Are you actually a sadist, old man?" Sebastian asked, smiling.Before Egbert could scramble up again, yet another bolt of dark light flew toward him."Damn it!"Egbert could no longer be conscious of his image and dignity. He swore at once. The dark light was aimed at his energy reserve. If he was hit, his decades of training would be completely ruined. However, he had plenty of life experience and had been through many such situations. When he saw the dark light flying toward him, he rolled across the floor like a bal
The dark shadow stretched out a large hand toward Nina. It appeared to be planning on tearing off her clothes. "Die?" Nina burst into laughter. How dare a ghost who was only around 300 years old talk to her about dying? As the smile stiffened on Nina's face, she bared her teeth, revealing fangs. Her scarlet eyes looked up impassively at the dark shadow above her head. "Aargh!" When the gigantic, dark shadow saw Nina's true form, it turned to try and escape, but it was too close to her that it was impossible for it to do so.It had only taken one step backward before Nina reached out and yanked it back."Have mercy, my lady!" The giant shadow disappeared and became a dark and scrawny-looking ghost that was less than five feet tall. "How dare you disrupt my dreams? You deserve to disintegrate into nothing!"Nina raised her hand and pressed down on top of the dark and scrawny ghost's head. "No!"The dark and scrawny ghost fell to its knees with a thump before Nina and sa
The Sacred Medicine Secret Annals also contained mystic spells from the Demon Sect. However, it was clearly written that those who practiced them would suffer divine punishment if they were to excel in it!Those were very heavy words indeed. How evil did those spells have to be if they would bring down divine punishment on those who excelled in practicing them?"Hmph! Stop trying to act as if you're smart in front of me. Have you ever seen such amazing spells? Believe it or not, I can kill your entire family with a click of my fingers?"There was a sinister tinge to Egbert's smile. With ordinary people, Egbert would only have to send out a thought to kill the entire family of his opponent instantly.However, Sebastian was being very dismissive of him. Evil spells like those required the supernatural spirit behind Egbert to sense the opponent's energy, after which they would use the same energy to find their family members.The process wasn't as mysterious as Egbert made it out
Those deceptive tricks appeared impressive, but those who Egbert healed would only end up in an even worse state, suffering even more."I haven't committed any crimes. How can I accept my punishment?" Sebastian asked disinterestedly.Brayden sneered. "You're not the one who decides whether you've committed a crime or not. Come! Subdue this defiant man!"Subdue Sebastian? Who would dare to do such a thing?The law enforcement hall members exchanged looks.Upon seeing this, Egbert stepped forward and said arrogantly, "Young man, you've seen what I can do. Compared to me, you martial arts practitioners aren't worthy of mention at all. I'll be lenient on you because you're young and ignorant. Just give up and come quietly!"Egbert was different from ordinary deacons in the Martial Arts Court. He had been hired specially as a mystic spells expert.When compared with mystic spells or cultivation, so-called martial arts weren't worthy of mention at all.That was because all mystic spe