Before Rocco could finish speaking, Kayden interrupted him loudly. "Not so arrogant now, huh, Ballard? Weren't you very confident in your abilities? If you can, then hit me right in front of all these people from the Martial Arts Court! Go on, hit me!"As he spoke, he put his face up close to Sebastian's. He thought that Sebastian would never dare to hit him in front of more than 100 experts from the law enforcement hall.Nothing could give him the guts to do so!Many of the hotel staff were gritting their teeth as they looked at Kayden's smug, arrogant expression. However, they didn't dare to express their anger. After all, there was barely anyone in Acorn City who had never suffered at the hands of Kayden.Beautiful brides had to be sent to Kayden so he could sleep with them for three days. Otherwise, they would have their arms and legs broken. Any business that was doing well was forced to give performance shares to him. Otherwise, they would find their shops smashed up or s
"Oh? The Berkeleys are the Martial Arts Court? Who gave you the confidence to speak so arrogantly?"Sebastian rolled his eyes at Javier."Speak arrogantly? Why would someone in my position need to boast in front of you? You think too highly of yourself. Commoners like you are worth less than dogs compared with nobles like us!"Killing your entire family would be as easy as crushing a bug! It wouldn't even be worth mentioning! That's the difference between having power and no power! Do you understand, young man?" Javier demanded contemptuously. He thought that he had the right to speak that way because of the absolute power he held. If Sebastian had been an ordinary Warrior or just an average citizen, he would have died at the hands of the Berkeleys, and no one would have batted an eye. After all, there were plenty of people who died even more tragic and wrongful deaths.Just two weeks ago, Kayden had left a hotel after eating breakfast and bumped into a young couple who were hav
When Sebastian's slap landed, there was a thump, and Kayden fell heavily onto the floor. Blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth.Sebastian had used a quarter of his strength. Although Kayden had reached the ninth level of the Energy Refining Technique in his training, he was unable to withstand a slap from Sebastian. After all, Sebastian was at the fourth level of the realm of Eldoria.Not only was Kayden sent flying by the force of the slap, but the flesh and skin of half his face actually came off, exposing his teeth. It hurt so much that Kayden huddled on the ground, convulsing for a long time before he forced himself to scramble up. He had broken seven or eight bones, and the pain made it impossible for him even to stand upright.Everyone stared at the badly beaten Kayden in a daze, looking dumbstruck. Had Sebastian actually been bold enough to hit Kayden? He had slapped Kayden hard right in front of Javier, and the force of it had sent him flying through the air. The
"How dare you?"Javier's fury flared up as he watched Kayden being kicked around like a ball. He pointed at Sebastian and ordered the law enforcement hall members," Shoot him dead! Pepper him so full of holes that he'll look like a sieve!"Over 100 crossbows were aimed at Sebastian. Just as they were about to pull the trigger, the elevator doors suddenly opened, and a loud shout came from inside. "Who among you would dare?" At the sound of the voice, Javier's pupils constricted. The voice was all too familiar. It was Joaquin! The law enforcement hall members hunched their shoulders in fear. They had also recognized Joaquin's voice. "Mr. Wentworth!" Cohen greeted, hastily bowing to Joaquin.The first thing Joaquin saw was over 100 experts from the law enforcement hall aiming crossbows at Sebastian. He almost fainted with fright. Did they think they would be able to hurt Sebastian with those crossbows? They were dreaming!If they pulled the trigger, none of them would sur
Javier couldn't understand at all. How had Joaquin known that he was lying? Besides, as the top authority of Boren Martial Arts Court, why would Joaquin swear at him while addressing Sebastian respectfully? The slap had confused Javier even more. Even if Joaquin was the head director of the state, he had never so much as sworn at his subordinates, let alone strike them. Besides, how could Javier continue managing the martial arts community in Mount Acorn after a state-level head director had slapped him in the face in public?Javier wasn't the only one who was puzzled. Even the onlookers were startled. The Martial Arts Court had always looked out for their own, hadn't they? Why was Joaquin behaving so strangely that day? "M-Mr. Wentworth, everything I'm saying is true! I brought in the law enforcement hall members to carry out your order!" Javier protested. He still hadn't given up. He felt that as long as he doubled down and insisted that it was Sebastian who had smashe
"Wow, you're very impressive, Mr. Kayden. I see that you're now brave enough to set fire to our hotel!"Joaquin glanced coldly at Kayden, who was lying on the floor without moving and staring with terror at Javier. He had never imagined that things would get to this point. At that moment, Jayden slipped back into the crowd and bent down so that he could sneak over to the wall. He shuffled over to the stairs and ran off while no one was paying attention to him. Jayden might not be good at anything else, but he was excellent at reading the room. Joaquin clearly had it in for the Berkeleys. If Jayden had stayed any longer, he could have already imagined what his destiny would be. What would be the result of offending a figure of authority in the state martial arts community? Jayden didn't have to be a genius to guess. "Come!" Joaquin ordered sharply, and four experts from Sunway's law enforcement hall stepped forward. They answered simultaneously, "Yes, sir!" "Drag Kayden
"Mr. Wentworth, are you really going to make me watch the execution like he said?" Javier asked. He no longer bothered to be polite to Joaquin. There was an accusing tone in his voice."Are you talking to me?" Joaquin narrowed his eyes as he stared at Javier. Javier scoffed and slowly took out his phone from his pocket. He sent out a message and tossed the phone aside as he put his hands behind his back. He seemed to be waiting for something.In less than five minutes, Joaquin's phone rang. "Inspector Jefferson?" Joaquin glanced at the caller ID in confusion before glancing at Javier again. Did Javier have a connection with the inspector, Brayden Jefferson? The inspector was the entity that monitored the Martial Arts Courts across three states. He was in a much higher position than Joaquin was! "Hello, Inspector Jefferson!" Joaquin said politely when he answered the phone. "I hear that you're going to torture the Berkeley heir to death. Is that true?" A middle-aged man
Javier's expression immediately turned cold. He pointed at Sebastian and asked, "What did you say? Sebastian, do you know who you're talking to? Defying the order of the tristate inspector is punishable by death!"Joaquin turned and said to Sebastian, "Mr. Ballard, Inspector Jefferson's command cannot be disobeyed. He has mystic art experts with him, and he has the authority to make any decision about those at the level of state head director and below."Brayden was part of the higher echelons of the Martial Arts Court and was fundamentally different from local high officials. Sebastian smiled slightly and said, "Even if he was in charge of ten states, he cannot overturn justice!"Javier looked at Kayden, who was slowly regaining consciousness. He turned to Sebastian and demanded, "Who do you think you are? How dare you disobey the command of the tristate inspector? I'm going to enjoy watching how you die!" Javier hurried over to Kayden. "Dad, I… I can't feel my legs!" Kayden
"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