Besides, she would only end up hurting herself."Don't forget, Whit, Sebastian is here as a competitor tonight. So technically, the both of you are enemies," Theresa reminded her.Whitney frowned at that, and she had a complicated expression.After a while, she sighed and declared, "I know, but I still want to explain myself to him properly."Crystal panicked and tried to talk Whitney out of her decision, "Winnie! Don't do…""That's enough, Mom," Whitney interrupted. "I also want to ask him why he beat up Dante."After that, Whitney marched resolutely to Sebastian as she called out for him.Sebastian frowned when he heard her and turned to face her. "Yes, Ms. Sutton?" he asked coolly."I have something to talk to you about. Can we talk over there for a second," Whitney asked as she side-eyed Rosalie."Rosalie really was radiant tonight," she thought begrudgingly."There's no need. You can say what you need to say here. After all, we're all acquaintances here," Sebastian repli
Inside the venue, Fergus was already seated in the VIP seating area. When he saw Whitney's sour expression, he immediately got to his feet."Winnie, what's wrong? Why do you look so upset? Who bullied you?" he asked with a smile."Nothing happened," Whitney answered coldly.Crystal, who had been walking after Whitney, broke into a wide grin when she saw Fergus."Fergus! You're here!" she exclaimed."Mrs. Mendez," Fergus greeted courteously with a smile. After that, he turned to Whitney to say, "Winnie, I've already made arrangements for you.""Arrangements? What arrangements?" Whitney asked in confusion.Fergus straightened his suit as he explained proudly, "I've talked to the assistant director. They will give more screen time to Henry, so she'll get more recognition!"Besides, I've also told him to pan the camera to you. So, all you need to do is flash a smile and wave," he said with a smug grin, waiting for Whitney to compliment him.Whitney raised an eyebrow. She wasn't
"That's right Ms. Sutton, we should stay away from people like him!" Mabel added as she glared distastefully at Sebastian.Whitney frowned as she watched Sebastian walk over to them. She thought that he would apologize for what happened outside, but to her surprise, Sebastian didn't even look her way and walked right past her to the backstage."Bastard!" Whitney grumbled as she glared at him."You see, he doesn't care about you," Theresa said.Whitney knew what Theresa was trying to say, and her expression darkened further. Eventually, she got up and declared, "I'm going to the bathroom."…Inside the rest area, Rosalie asked worriedly, "How confident are you? After all, you're the first competitor! Why don't I talk to the production team, and you use the formula the professional medicine formulators have given you?""There's no need. I've got it under control," Sebastian assured her mildly. As he spoke, he glanced at the red plastic bag next to him. The medicinal furnace he
Whitney also turned and left after that. A while later, she went to Henrietta's resting area with Mabel."How are the preparations going?" Whitney asked.Henrietta smiled and said confidently, "I'm sure there won't be any problems."Whitney nodded and turned to the screen in the resting area. The screen showed the live stream, and the host was currently introducing the mentors and guest judges.The four mentors and the four guest judges were already seated backstage.The production team had done a great job keeping the identities of the four mentors and guest judges secret, and the crowd went wild when their identities were revealed.The four mentors were professors within the Steinberg traditional medicinal organizations. Namely, they were Roberto Lancel, Theon Smith, Robb Gomez, and the chairman of the traditional medicine organization, Eddard Cosgrove.The rules of the competition were simple.Like a talent show, each judge had a button they could press, and the competit
Justin's humor and personality further boosted his popularity, and he now had millions of fans.He was so popular and beloved that the price for a single ticket to his concert went for a thousand dollars!The four guests were clearly invited to get more people to talk about the competition, and as expected, the Good Crestborne Doctors program had gone viral!The livestream also went from tens of thousands of viewers to millions of viewers!"Oh My God! It's Justin Beaver!""My God! I thought this was a boring show, but I can't believe they managed to invite such cool mentors and celebrities! The production cost for this program must be insane!""I heard that it costs a few hundred thousand dollars for Angelica to appear as a guest on a show!""No fucking way! The mentors and guests invited are too amazing! The program tonight is going to be epic!""These competitors are so lucky to have our idols critique them…"The competition venue was filled with a cacophony of excited whisp
Zayn took a seat behind the cameras as he has done countless times. Meanwhile, Zeke and a few other leaders of Steinberg sat in the specialized VIP section.The competition tonight was an incredibly important event for Steinberg. After all, the competition was a perfect opportunity to showcase both Steinberg and traditional medicine. As Steinberg Pharma's chief director, Zeke had a heavy burden to bear if the competition did not do well."Mr. Winslow, the first contestant is a man named Sebastian Ballard. He's incredibly skilled in medicine, and it only took him one session to cure me of my chronic illness!" Zeke said to a man dressed in a black suit next to him with a grin. He continued, "Sebastian even cured Mr. Griffin Senior and Mr. Whitaker Senior's illness as well. So, his medicinal skills are truly impressive! If you have any chronic aches and pains, I can arrange for him to do a check-up!"The man Zeke spoke to was Timothy Winslow, Steinberg's Chief Administrative Office
Sebastian didn't respond to their disparaging comments and simply shook his head, showing how he really felt about their comments.That small motion didn't go unnoticed by the livestream audience, and the comments started to roll in again."Jaime has such a vicious tongue! Keep those comments coming!""Sebastian does look very plain. I even thought he was some farmer who had mistakenly walked onto stage!""Could he be part of an elaborate prank by the organizers to create some buzz for the competition?""So this is the Good Crestborne Doctor competition? What a joke! I can't believe they would let someone like him on stage. Since he can be on stage, does that mean my vet neighbor can also be a contestant?"In the arena, the host explained the flow of the first round of the competition and what was to be expected from the contestants.The competition and its rules were simple. It was a medicine formulation competition. The contestants had to formulate medicine based on the pres
One of the mentors had turned off their light for him, which was the equivalent of the mentor not allowing him to move on to the next round!The director group, the onsite audience, and the livestream audience were stunned."OMG! One of the lights has already been turned off? That's too quick!""Serves him right! That idiot wanted to get attention, but I bet he didn't expect to offend one of the mentors!""I can't believe he went on stage with a plastic bag, what a joke!""Is this a comedy program? Is this contestant a comedian? I can't believe he actually went on stage like that. Does he want to get disqualified?"The discussion within the livestream audience was heated.Whitney had also buried her face in her hands when she saw Sebastian walk on stage with the plastic bag, overcome by embarrassment."Winnie, look! That idiot Sebastian really is shameless! Thank God the both of you are divorced or you would be made fun of as well!" Crystal snickered."How hilarious! Does he r
Sebastian shook his head slightly. Even a witch doctor wouldn't be able to turn a living human being into a dried corpse within just two days, let alone a traditional medicine doctor.Sebastian had seen something like this before in Elton's home. There had been over 20 dried corpses there.However, those corpses hadn't had their internal organs removed. That meant that there were people capable of doing such a thing, but Elton had just been slightly less cruel.Or perhaps the internal organs hadn't held any value for him, while the organs were very valuable to the current murderer."I'm very sorry, but there is no such technique in traditional medicine. However, it does seem very similar to some of the corpse refining techniques found in the mystic sects. Elton Reynolds once used this kind of black magic as well," Sebastian said to Larys and Vince as he pointed at one of the photos. Vince glanced at the photo and looked as if he had been forced to swallow a bitter pill. He asked,
Sally and Crystal looked pleadingly at Whitney before running out of the convenience store, looking chastened.When Crystal and Sally had left, Sebastian walked out of Whitney's room with Larys, Vince, and the others."Sit down," Sebastian said to Larys and Vince as he pointed at the couch in the living room.After he was seated, Vince didn't wait for Sebastian to ask anything before he sighed and said, "Sebastian, we shouldn't have troubled you for this, but you're an expert in traditional medicine. Look at this photo."Vince took out a photo and handed it to him.There was a dried corpse in the photo, but based on what it was wearing, it wasn't a corpse from ancient times. It was wearing a modern school uniform. Judging from the height of the corpse, it was a young girl no older than 15. "Is this…" Sebastian frowned, trailing off. "Mr. Ballard, this girl went missing on the 8th. We thought she had run into some kind of pervert, and we were searching for her as a missing pers
The moment Sebastian reached the door to the convenience store, Sebastian heard the sound of women crying. He listened closely and realized that it was Sally and Crystal!Why had they come? "Whitney, you have to help me! I only have one daughter! If anything happens to her, I might as well die!""That's right! Shannon has been missing for three days, and there's no sign of her at all. The police officers are being vague, and your aunt has been trying to ask everyone she can for help. Nobody is paying her any attention. "Why don't you ask Sebastian to help and use his connections? He knows Chief Weist pretty well, doesn't he? It's just one phone call for him." Crystal's voice came from inside. When Lyanna and Nina saw Sebastian enter, they hurried up to him. Sebastian waved a hand at them and strode over to Whitney's room. He pushed the door open and walked in. At the sound of the door opening, Crystal and Sally both stopped crying and turned to look at Sebastian."Oh, it's
Even a secular person like Zane couldn't have done what Branson and Kody had done. Sebastian's gaze swept over Branson and Kody. He said coldly, "If I didn't still have a use for you, I would kill you both today! Get lost!"As soon as he said that, the two swordsmen looked as if they had received great mercy. They thanked him profusely and turned to flee. The remaining Fate Sect apprentices were at a loss after losing their leader. They all knelt in front of Sebastian."Mr. Ballard, we are willing to guard this valley for you and follow your commands. Please have mercy and spare our lives," they all shouted loudly. Sebastian waved his hand and said, "You may all stand. This valley isn't anyone's, and I don't need you to guard it for me. However, before the sun sets tomorrow, you must transport all these medicinal herbs to Steinberg!"Sebastian wrote an address and handed it to one of the Fate Sect apprentices in the lead. "Once you've delivered the medicinal herbs, you'll be f
Godfrey didn't dare to hesitate. He raised his sword quickly to defend himself. However, this time, Scarlet Cloud was unable to withstand the terrifying bolt of lightning, and it split in half.Godfrey spat out blood as he was assailed by the backlash from his weapon!He was filled with regret. If he hadn't insisted on battling Sebastian for the sake of his pride, he wouldn't have suffered such a defeat. Sebastian had given him a chance to turn over a new leaf. If he had accepted his defeat with good grace, Sebastian wouldn't necessarily have tried to kill him. However, he had made the choice to join forces with Branson and Kody to kill Sebastian. He no longer had any room for negotiation. When Godfrey looked up once more and stared into Sebastian's ice-cold eyes, he felt his heart jolt. It was the first time he had felt so close to death, as if he already had one foot in the grave. As everyone watched, Godfrey fell to his knees in front of Sebastian and begged, his voice t
Sebastian curled his lips, and he flashed them a cool smile.According to the division of levels in the martial arts community, Martial Sages was the highest level one could attain, at least thus far.Although Branson and Kody were only at the third level of the Martial Sage realm, they were already terrifying entities among the mystic martial arts sects.However, that was just in comparison to others. If they were categorized according to the individual skills of practitioners, they were only two levels higher than Sebastian.They had the skills of someone at the second level of the foundation phase.However, the biggest difference between practitioners of the Way of Wisdom and Warriors was that Warriors could only use their body and their training in vital energy to attain a level of skill that surpassed that of ordinary people.Practitioners of the Way of Wisdom were different. Not only did they have formidable powers in battle, they also had the help of divine skills.Any pr
Godfrey looked extremely grim. He had never imagined that his trump card would crumble so quickly in front of Sebastian.He had also never expected Sebastian's martial arts skills to be as good as those of Branson and Kody. That was what shocked him the most.Sebastian was extraordinary compared to those in the mystic martial arts sects.Godfrey was now suffering from the backlash and was severely injured. He would be sure to die if he tried to continue the fight with Sebastian. However, if he just admitted defeat, how could he continue to hold his head up high in the future?In a flash, Godfrey turned to look at Branson and Kody in the distance.There was a look of determination in his eyes as he said to them, "Mr. Hartson, Mr. Jagger, I've come up against a huge obstacle today. If you're willing to help, I'll be willing to give you 30 Breakthrough pills."Branson and Kody had been enjoying the show, but at Godfrey's request, they exchanged looks.Although they were expert Ma
"Even if we wait until tomorrow, we're going to wait until Mr. Ballard comes out." Perseus cut Cassian off. Though he appeared weak sitting in the wheelchair, his words were clear. "Mr. Windsor Senior, we can't just stand by and watch as something happens to Sebastian!" Rosalie was filled with anxiety. If it wasn't for the fact that she was unfamiliar with the path, she would have rushed back to the valley to look for Sebastian already.Even if she died, she couldn't abandon him!"None of us are Warriors. If we enter the valley again, we'll only become a burden to him. It would be best to wait for Mr. Ballard to come out. If anything happens to him, we can think of a way to avenge him," Perseus said shakily, trying his best to focus."Grandpa!" Rosalie turned to look at Oliver. After a pause, Oliver nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Windsor Senior is right. We'll only cause trouble for Sebastian if we go back. We might as well just wait here."Oliver looked coldly at Cassian.Sin
"You're as rich as they come. You sold that Life Draining pill for billions, and you're not poor at all. However, as the saying goes, those who are unrighteous will always end up self-destructing," Sebastian retorted coldly, flashing him an icy smile.A ferocious smile suddenly flashed across Godfrey's sinister face as he said, "Sebastian, you joined forces with the Windsors to plot against me. Do you think that you'll succeed in ruining my reputation and that you can do as you please with me?"Godfrey's eyes were filled with a murderous rage, and he flung his arm aside. With a scarlet bolt of light, a bright red sword that was three feet long appeared in his hand.Even from a distance, everyone could feel the flaming energy on the crimson sword. From time to time, bright red flames sparked on its blade!Sebastian immediately recognized the sword that Godfrey was holding. It was the long-lost Scarlet Cloud. It was a very rare weapon, and also a unique vessel.Unlike the Sky Devo