The next day, Sebastian and Janet had just stepped out the door to go to the airport when Sebastian received a call from Rosalie."Sebastian, tonight is the second round of the Good Crestborne Doctors selective trials. How are your preparations going?" she asked, laughing.Sebastian frowned and asked, "Is tonight the second round of the competition?""Yes, it is. You haven't forgotten, have you?" Rosalie asked.Sebastian's expression changed, and he said, "Alright. I'll be busy later, and I'm going on a trip to Drakestone. I'll try my best to get back in time. If I can't, then consider it as me forfeiting.""Forfeiting? Sebastian, you worked so hard to get into the second round. How can you just forfeit so lightly? What are you going to Drakestone for? Should I find someone else to go in your stead?" Rosalie asked, sounding anxious on Sebastian's behalf."I've got some things to settle there. No one can go in my place," Sebastian answered.He continued, "Alright, that's enough.
After Whitney left the airport and went to the parking lot, she saw Theresa. She was wearing a spaghetti-strap top, tiny black shorts, and sunglasses while leaning against the car door.When she saw Whitney walking over to her with reddened eyes, she frowned and asked, "Are you crying? Did that asshole Sebastian upset you?""No." Whitney shook her head and got into the car. In the car, Theresa asked in confusion, "Whit, I don't understand. Wouldn't it be a good thing if Sebastian forfeited? It would be beneficial for both you and Frostwave Corporation. Why are you against it?" Whitney exhaled and said, "Theresa, you don't understand. In the past, I thought of him as a useless burden. However, after we got divorced, I realized that Sebastian wasn't as useless as we thought." "And… I recently realized that I love him and that I've always loved him," she finished and suddenly burst into tears. Theresa frowned. She looked resigned as she pulled out a tissue and handed it to Whitn
"Sebastian Ballard," Sebastian answered. A murderous look filled the woman's eyes. "According to Ms. Bourne's command, I must kill you!" There was a flash as she thrust the dagger toward Sebastian's chest, moving as fast as lightning. "Oh, my lord! Be careful!" Janet cried out in shock. She wanted to stop the woman, but it was already too late. The dagger whistled violently through the air, and it was clearly a powerful strike that was as strong as that of a Grandmaster! Janet could not understand. Sebastian had only said his name. Was it really enough to merit murder? Sebastian was unruffled. He moved aside slightly and dodged the woman's dagger. "How dare you dodge?" The woman had not been able to strike him, but she turned and aimed for Sebastian's waist. Sebastian had not been planning to fight. After all, he had had no choice but to terminate the engagement back then. Plus, he had come to ask for a Dreamfyre. However, as his opponent seemed intent on attacking him,
Sebastian looked around at all of them. It was the grid formation that the Garden of Bloom used in battle."My lord, I… I'm scared…" Although Janet did not know how powerful the grid formation was, she could sense the murderous intent around them. She was so afraid that tears had pooled in her eyes."It's okay. I'm here." Sebastian patted Janet gently on the shoulder and comforted her.Callista looked coldly at Janet, who was hiding behind Sebastian, and scoffed. "Sebastian, you didn't insist on terminating the engagement for this slut, did you? It seems like you don't have much taste. Do you have a penchant for ugly women?"Janet had been cowering in fear, but the moment she heard Callista, her gaze sharpened and she was immediately furious. Women hated being called ugly, fat, or old!"You little—" Janet was about to lose her temper, but Sebastian waved a hand and stopped her. "Callista, let me explain. There was a reason for what I did back then—""Stop talking nonsense! Ge
The Trigram Grid was quite formidable. Sebastian had experienced it four years ago. He would have been able to break through it at the time, but he had refrained from doing so because of how much he had humiliated the Garden of Bloom already. At the time, Sebastian had chosen to flee. It was the last vestige of pride that he had allowed the Garden of Bloom to have.Today, he had no choice but to take action for Robert's sake. A dagger flashed in front of Sebastian, but this time, he did not retreat. He struck swiftly at a woman dressed in pink who was standing in the formation.She was the center of the Trigram Grid formation!As long as the center was incapacitated, the formation would no longer be able to amplify the skills of the people in it. The women would scatter like sand and be forced to fight individually. He was fast! Too fast!All they could see was a shadowy figure, and before the woman dressed in pink could react, she had already been rendered unconscious by S
There was a sudden bang as the strings of the harpsichord broke. An icy expression stole over Jade's face. She turned slightly and said coldly, "Who is it? Haven't I told you that no one is to disturb me while I'm meditating?" Juniper was so scared that she lowered her head at once and said softly, "Ms. Bourne… S-Sebastian wants to see you.""Him?" Hearing that name again after four years made Jade's heart tremble. It was as if a pebble had been dropped into a calm lake, sending ripples across the surface.There was barely concealed excitement on her pretty face. She got up and stepped out of the tower as she said, "Where is he? Take me to him, quickly…"Jade took a few steps before realizing that something was wrong. She suddenly stopped in her tracks. "Um… take him to the Bloom Hall to see me."Jade hurried off. Juniper watched her leave. She went to see Callista, feeling conflicted, and whispered a few words in her ear. Callista's expression changed, but she suppressed
Sebastian stepped up to her and reached out to wipe away the tears on Jade's cheek, but he did not say anything. The previous leader of the Garden of Bloom had created an opportunity for them to interact alone for close to three months so that they could set them up for marriage. However, Sebastian had always thought of Jade as a younger sister. He had no romantic feelings toward her at all.He did not want to hurt her pride, so he had hidden his true feelings in his heart. "Seb, I have an idea. The ice emerald bed in the back mountains might be able to suppress the fire venom in your body. Come with me!" Jade's eyes suddenly lit up. She grabbed Sebastian's hand and was about to bring him there. "Jade, the ice emerald bed will not be able to suppress the fire venom in my body. Don't worry, I have a solution." Sebastian paused. He pulled out his hand from Jade's and smiled as he said, "Jade, I came here for a friend. I want to make a special request for the Dreamfyre. All his
Jade reached out to open the box. A refreshing scent immediately filled the hall. A glow that seemed to be filled with rainbows hovered about three inches above the petals—red, orange, green, blue, cerulean, indigo, purple.The seven petals surrounded the center of the flower, just like stars clustering around the moon. Seven buds in the center of the flower that were the size of pearls shone. They were translucent and seemed to glow with a celestial light. The moment the Dreamfyre appeared, there was a cry of amazement in the hall. Everyone was mesmerized by the wondrous sight!"Jade, I'm borrowing this Dreamfyre from you. I'll be sure to return one that looks exactly the same," Sebastian said seriously as he took the box. "Hmph. The Dreamfyre only blooms once every hundred years. It will only bloom again in another century. Where are you going to get one that looks exactly the same?" Callista asked, her eyes filled with angry tears. She could not suppress the rage in her hear
There were many more bones like that at the side of the old woman's yard.As the smoke and dust rose up, Sebastian could detect a faint odor of corpses. "Of course it's lonely." The old woman smiled and nodded.She began picking up firewood again, as if nothing had happened. She put it into the stove."There are too many people like you. You shouldn't have come in here," the old woman muttered as she continued to throw in more firewood.The old woman seemed to be hinting at something. The bones she was holding were clearly fresh. "What do you mean by that?" Sebastian smiled sardonically."Live people aren't allowed to enter the valley. Didn't you know that?" The old woman turned her head and looked at Sebastian and the others as if they were dead.Sebastian met her eyes, which were deep and very intense. A chill rose in his heart."What are you cooking in your pot, ma'am?" Rose asked very politely."Rocks," the old woman answered, smiling widely.Cooking rocks?Sebastian
Sebastian knew very well that he would have to know what the red smoke was before he could find a way to neutralize it. He had to know what kind of reaction he would have if he were poisoned.Although Nina and Rose both tried to stop him, Sebastian walked into the red mist alone. The moment he walked into the red fog, Sebastian felt his body begin to itch, and his head began to feel fuzzy. It was clear that the poisonous fog was able to numb a person's nerves.Sebastian immediately used silver needles to control the venom in his body, and he recovered slightly.Nina and Rose were waiting outside the valley. They were beside themselves with worry when they saw that Sebastian had still not come back after an entire day and night.Neither of them knew anything about medicine, so if they barged rashly into the red fog, they would only be rushing toward certain death.Sebastian finally walked out of the red fog after a day. He was holding a few sprigs of medicinal herbs.Even Sebast
Terence smiled coldly and said, "Mr. Whitehall, according to what I know about the Warrior League, Madam Dragon will be sure to dispatch many experts to rescue them. At that time, all we have to do is—""Oh? Do you mean to use Whitney as bait and get rid of all the Warrior League high-level executives in one blow, Mr. Manderly?" Ethan asked. He swallowed and looked a little nervous.There were several experts in the Celestial realm and above among the high-level executives of the Warrior League too.It would be risky to try and destroy the Warrior League high executives with just the experts at the third level of the Celestial realm that he and Terence had brought along.Terence saw that Ethan looked afraid, and he said confidently, "Don't worry, Mr. Whitehall. My Soulbell isn't famous for nothing. As long as Madam Dragon and the Warrior League high executives fall for it, they will not be able to escape my grasp."Ethan laughed awkwardly and swallowed. He said, "Uh, Mr. Manderly,
Just as Sebastian had expected, the so-called Rubercloud Valley was just a trap that Anthony had set up for him. Sebastian had seen from Blake's expression that Rubercloud Valley really was one of the most dangerous places known to them. "The Pinnacle Sect keeps its prisoners in two locations. One is in the deepest part of the Black Ursa ridge, which is the third peak of the Pinnacle Sect. "There is a cave there, and they usually keep more unimportant prisoners there. However, important people are only imprisoned in Rubercloud Valley," Anthony said mournfully. He hadn't been lying completely to Sebastian. Rubercloud Valley was just more dangerous. If Sebastian died there, Anthony would have had his revenge."The deepest part of the Black Ursa ridge?" Sebastian frowned slightly. Mt. Ursa stretched from east to west for close to 1000 miles. It was one of the most dangerous mountain ranges in the north. It was also the only mountain range near Steinberg."Rubercloud Valley! Th
"The red fog in Rubercloud Valley is very poisonous. That is why the mountain was named Mt. Myria. All the criminals of the Pinnacle Sect are locked up there," Anthony said carefully.Rubercloud Valley?Blake couldn't help frowning. "Sebastian, it is a very dangerous place. You must not go there lightly!"Sebastian turned to look at Blake and asked, "Oh? You know about Rubercloud Valley too?"Blake nodded slightly and said, "There are hardly any people among the mystic sects who don't know about it. However, no one knows that Rubercloud Valley is the fourth peak of the Pinnacle Sect.""That's right. Rubercloud Valley is very dangerous. You must be careful, Mr. Ballard," Anthony agreed."You have no right to speak here!" Sebastian glared coldly at him."Sebastian, he's right. Rubercloud Valley has always been very mysterious, and many experts from the mystic sects have lost their lives there. It was already a very mysterious area about 100 years ago. You know about the Yutarian i
After about ten minutes, when Sebastian returned to the convenience store once more, he saw that Nina had taken Anthony back to her room.It had only been half an hour, but Anthony felt as if it had been more than ten years.He couldn't understand how Nina's slender hands could move faster than knives. Whenever she slashed at his body casually, a huge wound that was about a foot long would appear.When Nina heard Anthony wailing and screaming tragically, she smiled in satisfaction. "Let's try out how tough your bones are, shall we?" Anthony felt his scalp prickle when he saw Nina crouch, grinning.He had naively thought that he would suffer less torture after Sebastian had handed him over to two pretty women. He had never imagined that as soon as Sebastian left, he would feel as if he had fallen into a demon's den!"Please, ma'am! Just let me go! Stop torturing me!" Anthony was weeping for real this time. Snot and tears streamed down his face as he pleaded in despair, "Do a good
Whitney stared at herself in the mirror in shock. It was only then that she realized that what had happened to Madeline was now happening to her own face.At that moment, the door opened. Sebastian and Blake walked inside one after the other."Mr. Ballard.""Sebastian." Whitney hastily put down the mirror and pulled Sebastian's hand as she hurried over to the bed. She pointed to the thread of blood on Madeline's face. It was still wriggling, and she said, "Ms. Eddings—""What happened to your face?" Before Whitney could finish, Sebastian noticed the unusual thing on her face."N-Nothing. I'm fine. You should think of a way to wake Ms. Eddings first." Whitney turned away quickly and covered the scarlet mark on her face with her hand."Move your hand." Sebastian took her hand, looking somber. He moved it slowly away from the crimson mark on her face, and he saw that the red mark had expanded from the size of a seed to the size of a bean.Sebastian drew in a sharp intake of breath.
Sebastian hesitated and flung Anthony aside. He strode over to the table and answered the phone. "What is it?""Sebastian! Where are you? Hurry and come to the hospital! Something's happened to Madeline!" Whitney said loudly in an urgent voice."What's wrong with Madeline?" Sebastian frowned. Although Tessa had slapped Madeline hard twice, she hadn't been trying to kill Madeline. If it was just a superficial wound, she shouldn't have been in any danger."I… I can't explain it, but there… there seems to be something on her face. Even Dr. Queen can't figure out what's causing her symptoms," Whitney said. She began sobbing quietly as she spoke.Oh? Sebastian raised an eyebrow, and a feeling of unease rose up in him at once. "Alright, I'll be right there." Sebastian turned and pointed at Anthony. He said to Lyanna and Nina, "Watch him. I'll be back soon.""Yes, my lord!" the two replied simultaneously. "Sebastian, why don't you take my car?" Blake ran after Sebastian when he saw
Maximus stared jealously at Tripp, who was kneeling on a very flat spot. There were even bricks under his knees. It was very comfortable.Maximus was kneeling on a patch of sand and stones. In just a few minutes, his knees had begun bleeding. If he had known this would happen, he would have chosen a better place to kneel. "Get lost!" Sebastian yelled at the hundreds of influential figures at his door.They all jolted in fear and immediately ran back to their cars. They instructed their drivers to leave as fast as they could.Hundreds of luxurious cars sped off, as if they were running for their lives. "Sebastian, it'll be hard for you not to be famous after today," Vince said, sighing softly as he looked at the people kneeling at the entrance.Sebastian smiled slightly and asked, "Would they dare to say anything about what happened today?"Vince paused for a moment and shook his head.Sebastian was right. No matter how bold they were, they would not dare to spread the news.