"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
While the netizens were making fun of him, Sebastian had already taken his furnace out and headed to the medicine formulation area.He glanced at the herbs prepared before picking out the ones that he needed. His movements and actions were languid and not at all like a contestant in a competition.Once he had picked out all the herbs he needed, he began formulating his medicine.At the same time, Theon had already lost his patience and hit his button, extinguishing his light.The crowd was in an uproar at that.Those were two lights that have now been extinguished!If one more mentor extinguished their light, Sebastian would not be able to advance to the next stage.Fergus was grinning from ear to ear at the VIP section, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Winnie, look! That's another light that has gone off! I can't believe he's treating this competition like a game! You'll only be laughed at by keeping people like him in your life!""He's right! Winnie, I don't want to sound naggy b
Sebastian had also heard the host's question, and he froze momentarily before quickly regaining his composure.Whitney hesitated and took a deep breath before she replied coldly, "As his ex-wife, I hope that he'll be qualified for the next round but as an audience member, I don't think he will."The audience chattered excitedly at her answer, and the livestream audience also started spamming the comments."I also think the same!""Even his ex-wife doesn't believe in him! Where did he get the balls to compete?""I bet that he's going to be disqualified!"At the same time, in the rest area, Henrietta frowned as she watched Sebastian. The manner in which he was formulating the medicine was nothing like she had ever seen before."Does he really know how to formulate medicine?" Henrietta wondered to herself.Inside the hall, in the VIP section, Timothy watched Sebastian with a frown. After that, he turned to Zeke to ask, "Mr. Fisher, are you sure he's a genius?"Zeke looked a bit e
Raphael felt that he was already showing Sebastian respect by giving him 5,000 dollars. If it had been anyone else, he wouldn't even have given him 50 cents, let alone 5,000 dollars!Even if he didn't pay a single penny, the mention of the name Demongate should have been enough to make Sebastian hand the Soulbell over to him."Mr. Fonda, you—""Mr. Ballard, as well as everyone here, I hope that you can understand something," Raphael cut Blake off. "The Soulbell has always belonged to Demongate. No matter how Mr. Ballard got it or whom he got it from, he should return it to its rightful owner unconditionally and present it to Demongate."I came personally and even gave Mr. Ballard a tidy sum of money for his hard work. I've done more than I needed to."Raphael clasped his hands behind his back and looked slightly contemptuous as he continued. "I don't just represent myself. I represent all of Demongate."He was clearly threatening them."Are you threatening me?" Sebastian laughed
Sebastian frowned, and he looked icily at Raphael. It had only been two short days since he had killed Terence. How had Raphael gotten the news?"You have a very efficient news network, Mr. Fonda. May I ask how you know that I have the Soulbell?" he asked, his eyes narrowing coldly at Raphael."In this world, you shouldn't do things you don't want people to know about," Raphael said, smiling contemptuously. He clasped his hands behind his back.Raphael was acting as if Sebastian had stolen Demongate's sacred vessel, and he was here to accuse him of doing it. "Mr. Ballard, there are rules in society, and the mystic martial arts sects have their own principles. As for who told me this news, it's not convenient for me to say. I came here today mainly to ask you to give the Soulbell back." Raphael made his intention clear. He clearly had no qualms about doing so.However, Blake frowned as soon as he heard him.According to the rules of the mystic martial arts sects, vessels like the
"It's a good thing I was here tonight. You may not be so lucky next time," Lyanna said. She got up to leave, but Rosalie rose hurriedly and called after her, "Wait!""Is there anything else?" Lyanna turned her head slightly and fixed her beautiful eyes on Rosalie."What kind of person is Sebastian? I mean…" After Lyanna had told her who she was, Rosalie felt as if her thoughts were in turmoil. Even Sebastian, whom she had always loved and admired, had suddenly become unfamiliar to her.If Sebastian had just been a traditional medicine doctor, she could have accepted it. However, now Sebastian was keeping a female spirit around him. Not only that, the spirit was his servant. This was beyond the scope of Rosalie's understanding. Sebastian was rapidly becoming like a riddle to her."Have you heard of sages? Mr. Ballard is probably like them," Lyanna said. In a flash, she had disappeared without a trace.Rosalie remained quiet for a long time before she started the engine once mor
The short, fat man who had smashed up Rosalie's car window tossed his rock aside and hurried over. His eyes were bulging as he looked greedily at the beautiful woman standing in front of them. She was just as pretty as Rosalie was."Boss, I deserve some credit for the work I've done, don't I? Can you give me this chick?" the short, fat man asked, rubbing his hands together as he licked his lips.Lyanna looked at Chet and the short, fat man. She covered her mouth and giggled as she said, "I don't know what kind of day it is, but I do know that next year, this will be your death anniversary! Which of you wants to die first?""I… Huh?" Chet had been about to lunge forward and grab Lyanna, but then he realized what she had said.It would be their death anniversary on this day next year? What did that mean?Before he could recover his senses, Lyanna tittered and nodded. "Alright, you'll die first."She flicked her sleeve aside and revealed her slender, pale hands. Her foot-long, brigh
When Chet and the lackeys looked more closely, they saw that the car parked in the distance was a personal car and that there was a gorgeous woman sitting inside it.They were delighted at their good fortune. This was an opportunity they could not miss!As they were in such a remote area, they barely ever saw any women, let alone a beautiful one like Rosalie.Therefore, Chet gave the order, and the thugs all surged forward. They were barely able to contain their excitement."Hello, beautiful. What has upset you so much at this late hour? Tell us about it. Even if we can't make you happy, you can make us happy!" The short, fat man in the lead reached out to pull Rosalie's car door open as he spoke.Rosalie was beside herself with fear. She hastily locked the car and pulled her phone out of her bag as she screamed loudly at the men outside her car. "What do you want? Stay away from my car, or… or I'll call the police!"The fat, short man glanced at Rosalie, who looked frightened an
Sebastian heard Rosalie sobbing behind him. He turned around abruptly, but Rosalie rushed over to him and slapped him in the face before he could explain."Sebastian! I rushed over here as soon as I heard that something had happened in Steinberg! You… You're a jerk!" Rosalie was weeping. She had been planning on telling Sebastian on the day of the martial arts battle about the good news of the huge order that Arctic Snow Group had received from Lorcan. However, while eavesdropping on a conversation between Oliver and Belinda, she found out about the huge commotion over in Steinberg.When she heard that all eight of the Celestial realm experts that the Warrior League had sent to protect Whitney had all been killed and that the latter had disappeared, Rosalie couldn't contain her anxiety.She had rushed back to Steinberg at once.When she found no sign of Sebastian at the Moonlyte Club, she had come to the convenience store instead.She saw that it was lit up and had run straight
Hank and Taylor broke out into a cold sweat when they saw what had happened. Terence was like a god to them!Who would have thought that Terence, who had had the upper hand just a moment ago, would have stood vacantly on the spot just because Sebastian had thrust the rusty bronze mirror at him? He had just stood still and waited for Sebastian to come and kill him!"Run, hurry!" Before he could think too much about it, Taylor growled in a low voice and turned to flee to the foot of the mountain.Hank only came to his senses when Taylor was already far away from him. He was about to go after him, but he had only gone a few steps when a ghostly, feminine figure appeared and blocked his path."You—" The moment Hank turned, his soul almost left his body from fright at what he saw.Only a moment had passed since Terence's murder, but the eerie woman in front of him had already cut off more than a dozen heads. Whenever she cut a head off, dark energy would be sucked into her emerald
Terence wielded his sword. Wherever the blade pointed, the air was sliced apart instantly!Sebastian forced himself to concentrate and raised his sword to shield his chest!There was a clang as Terence's sword crashed down on Sebastian's, and sparks flew up at once. Sebastian couldn't help but take a few steps back. He felt the energy roiling inside him and almost spat out a mouthful of blood."My lord!" Nina felt extremely anxious when she saw that Sebastian was at a disadvantage. She ignored Sebastian's previous command and leaped over to him to hold him up. "My lord, are you alright?" Nina asked in concern. Sebastian was slightly flushed, and he looked as if his energy was becoming erratic. He shook his head slightly and pushed Nina away. He handed Whitney to her and said, "Protect Whitney well. If anything happens to her, come and see me with your head!" Nina turned to Rose, who was beside her. She wanted to protest, but Sebastian waved a hand and said, "Lyanna was hur
"It's a pity that you'll never understand," Sebastian said.Terence's face flushed. Who would've expected a young man in his twenties like Sebastian to be so perceptive? He was even more advanced than Terence in the Way of Wisdom!"My lord, I was trapped in the front yard just now. No matter how I walked, I couldn't get through the door. That's why…" Lyanna trailed off and hung her head, looking shamefaced.Technically, she was a spirit. How had she fallen prey to the Bewitchment spell? Even Lyanna was puzzled."It's the Soulbell!" Sebastian turned abruptly to look at Terence.Lyanna felt that she couldn't have been trapped by the Bewitchment spell because she didn't actually have a body. Meanwhile, Nina was a thousand-year-old snake deity, and ordinary formations couldn't contain her at all.Therefore, there was only one possibility. Terence had external help. The Soulbell was the only possible explanation.Nina and Rose arrived as well."Protect Whitney," Sebastian said befor