Cade swallowed. He hadn't had time to discuss the issue of arranging for Sebastian to stay with Rory. It had been a private decision that he had made on the spur of the moment. If he did offend the Durhams and it got back to the head of the Hardy family, Cade would be in trouble."Ms. Durham, it's like this. Mr. Ballard is a hero. I thought that since you're all martial arts practitioners, you might have something in common if you stay together."Cade sounded reasonable, but he was actually trying to ignite a conflict between Sebastian and the Durhams. He had emphasized the word "hero" on purpose.Cade was also from an elite martial arts family, and he knew what the tempers of martial arts practitioners were like. Shirley was arrogant, to begin with. Now that he had praised Sebastian so lavishly, it would be surprising if she didn't try to cause trouble for the latter. As Cade had expected, Shirley immediately gave Sebastian a contemptuous look and scoffed. "Something in commo
Sebastian and Nina were both sitting cross-legged in their respective rooms. Once they had sat down, they didn't move for over ten hours. However, it only seemed like the blink of an eye to them. When Sebastian and Nina's wing remained completely silent even at 10:00 am the next day, Rory couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.He had initially thought that Sebastian was very talented and had potential, but he was much too immersed in his relationships with women. If he used up all his strength, he wouldn't amount to anything great no matter how talented he was."Grandpa, why are you sighing?" Shirley asked when she saw Rory looking disappointed. She was still practicing her stance. Rory glanced at her and said, "It's nothing to do with you. I was just thinking about how young people nowadays don't take care of themselves despite their young age."Rory glanced at the wing where Sebastian and Nina were staying.Nina was an exquisite beauty, and she looked as beautiful as any
"Let's go."Sebastian glanced at Hendrix and left the mansion with Nina.When the car started, Sebastian asked in a low voice, "Since when has the Martial Arts Association had such a close relationship with the Martial Arts Court?"Hendrix sighed in resignation and said, "Mr. Ballard, there are some things you don't know about. There's a Yutarian expert who's coming to Klane City soon, and there are many martial arts sects who are on the Yutarian Warriors' side."My mission from my superiors is to monitor them at all times because they're worried that these Warriors will betray the country. However, I still need to stabilize my position in Klane City to monitor them, and to do so I need to rely on the influence of the Martial Arts Court and the Hardys."Sebastian frowned. Was Dramon's martial arts community actually going to side with Yutarian Warriors?"Have the Walshes and the Hardys all joined the Yutarian Warriors?"Others might side with Yutaria as they wished, but the Wals
Lunar Tower was the biggest hotel in Klane City, and the owner was very influential, with strong allies.It was rumored that the owner of Lunar Tower was an apprentice of an elite martial arts family and also had the support of the Walshes. That was why no one in Klane City was bold enough to provoke him.As soon as they walked into the lobby, they were struck by how quaint it was. However, it wasn't crude or minimalist at all. Even the chess tables in the hall were made of pearwood. There were also very few hotels in the country that could build a fake mountain and fish pond in its lobby.There were huge letters carved into the model mountain: Claudius Stone of Mount Virtus. There was a clear stream flowing down the side of the mountain, and there was a fairly large thatched hut beside it. However, upon closer inspection, the hut wasn't made of thatch at all. It was covered with wheat made of gold.The cost of the hut alone would have been at least one million. If Sebastian ha
"Of course! If that gorgeous woman hadn't caught Mr. Walsh's eye, do you think I'd have time to spend on him?" Cade said impatiently over the phone.He had put in a lot of effort to help Anton get hold of Nina.The scion on the phone with him was the owner of Lunar Tower. His name was Zephyr Venturia, and he was the son of Douglas Venturia.Rory dined there every day, so he was very familiar with Zephyr. If Sebastian was tactless enough to attack Zephyr, Rory would be sure to back the latter up. Even if Rory didn't do anything and just handed the incident over to the Martial Arts Court or let it be handled according to the rules of the martial arts community, Cade would still be able to take control and do whatever he pleased with Sebastian.Lunar Tower was part of the Venturias' territory, after all. According to the rules, if anyone caused any trouble on someone else's territory, they would have to pay according to the Venturias' requests. That was agreed upon by fellow members
Zephyr was behaving very rudely by the standards of the martial arts community. Hendrix took several deep breaths, but he still suppressed his anger in the end.Although he wasn't afraid of the Venturias, he didn't dare to offend them greatly. The martial arts community in Klane City was all connected, and the Venturias were particularly close to the Walshes. It would not do Hendrix any good to fall out with them.Besides, Zephyr had only greeted them, and Sebastian wasn't part of the martial arts community. It was already a great boon for an ordinary person to be allowed to dine there.Sebastian was still conversing with Nina in a low voice about the emerald bangle, and he clearly didn't think anything of Zephyr at all.Zephyr felt humiliated when he noticed that Sebastian and Nina were both ignoring him. Lunar Tower belonged to his family, after all. That bitch should show him some respect, shouldn't she?"I'm speaking to you, pretty lady," he said to Nina, giving her a wide g
Hendrix felt that Sebastian was just scared of Zephyr. He regretted telling Sebastian so much.He was such a loser that even Zephyr scared him. What use was there in telling him so many things about the martial arts community?"I'm talking to you! Are you deaf?" Zephyr yelled furiously at Sebastian, looking as if a fire was about to burst out of his eyes.Sebastian didn't react, but Nina frowned and asked him, "Do you hear a dog barking?"There was a series of coughs and muffled laughter from the people in the hall.Shirley glared disdainfully at Nina and said coldly, "Hmph! If you're not careful about who you offend, any man who falls for you will be very unlucky!"Zephyr turned bright red, then pale. If it had been anyone else, he would have slapped her. However, Anton had his eye on Nina, and Zephyr didn't dare to do anything to her. Despite this, he was determined to get back at her, which was why he decided to vent his anger on Sebastian instead.Zephyr suppressed his ang
"What?" Rory was about to intervene when he realized that Sebastian had slapped the men in white training clothes to death without even moving from his seat. It was clear that Sebastian was much more than he seemed! However, how powerful would Sebastian have to be to have escaped even Rory's notice? Was he at the second level of Eldoria? But how old was Sebastian?He could only be 24 or 25 years old at most. How could he be so skilled at that age? Rory must have been careless. He hadn't even noticed him, which was why he had been mistaken with his judgment of him. However, he was just trying to comfort himself. Even Zephyr broke out into a cold sweat of fear when he saw that Sebastian had killed five or six of his men with a single move. "How… How dare you commit murder in Lunar Tower?" As he spoke, Zephyr backed several steps away to put a distance between himself and Sebastian. However, he couldn't escape. Sebastian flicked his wrist and a silver fork flew out of h
"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