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
Everyone turned to look behind them. Sebastian walked slowly and confidently into the arena from the entrance. Although there were thousands of pairs of eyes on him, he looked perfectly calm. Whitney looked at Sebastian. She pressed her lips together and did not say anything.Mabel and Fergus looked at Sebastian in surprise. They believed he had no true skills to speak of. The only reason he had been in first place with Henrietta the previous time had been thanks to the Griffins' connections. For the second round, the organizer had specially invited Triston to be one of the judges. He was one of the most respected doctors in Dramon. Even the Griffins would not be able to play any tricks. Rosalie should know that. Then, why did Sebastian still have the guts to come? Mabel scoffed. She stood up and said sarcastically, "I didn't think that you really would have the guts to come. It's just a pity that Dr. Smolder is here this time. Not even Ms. Griffin will be able to help you!"
Henrietta and the other two contestants came to the stage to check the patient's pulse.Henrietta placed a hand on Doris' pulse. She frowned and thought deeply while she scribbled on her paper from time to time. Only after ten minutes did Henrietta respectfully hand the diagnosis over to Robb.Robb pushed his spectacles up his nose as he took the answer sheet. He compared it with Doris' patient profile and nodded as he said admiringly, "Not bad! As expected of our genius female doctor from Steinberg!""Have a look, Mr. Lancel." Robb handed the answer sheet to Roberto and the others. At the same time, he pressed the button in front of him, and the light lit up. "Yep." Roberto nodded vigorously and said, "The new generation are outdoing those of the previous generation. She wrote the details so clearly, too. Very good! I would give Henry full marks just based on how composed and calm she is."Theon nodded approvingly. "Pulse diagnosis is the hardest out of the four main factors o
Robb looked menacingly at Sebastian and said in a cold voice, "The art of silk pulse diagnosis died with Ambroise. Aren't you just trying to get attention?"Roberto frowned and said, "The difficulty of this act is not something that medical experience can cover for. Besides, it is a myth, and the truth of it is debatable. Therefore, I advise you to give up." He looked at Eddard and Theon, who both looked even more displeased. If it hadn't been for what they had experienced previously, they would have extinguished their lights already. Sebastian looked impassively at the mentors on stage and said, "I just want to challenge myself."Challenge himself? He was clearly challenging the entire traditional medicine industry!"Hmph! You're so stubborn!"You're so arrogant!""You have no idea what you're talking about!""You are so full of yourself!"The four mentors on stage stood up almost simultaneously. Zayn looked uncomprehendingly at Triston, who was in the special mentor's se
The live broadcast seemed to explode with comments."Wow! That's not real, is it?""Damn, he actually managed to do a silk pulse diagnosis?""He's a real miracle doctor!""Eh? Wait, he wrote one more diagnosis!"Robb's brow was furrowed as he pointed at the last diagnosis written on the paper and said, "Night blindness? That can't be right. It's not written on the patient's profile."He turned and handed the answer sheet to Roberto and the others.Roberto took the answer sheet and glanced over it. He snorted and said, "Well, Ballard, it seems that the accuracy of silk pulse diagnosis is still a matter to be discussed.""Look, this patient's profile is mainly about complications that have arisen due to diabetes. Night blindness isn't one of them."Sebastian smiled impassively and walked over to Doris. He asked, "Madam, do you start getting blurry vision after sundown? Is it difficult for you to see things clearly?"Doris was startled. Then she nodded vigorously and said, "Yes,
Javier fell with a thump onto the floor. He stared dazedly as Kayden was tied to a long bench with a rope."Bring in the family members of the victim. Who from the law enforcement hall will carry out the punishment?" Sebastian demanded.He pulled out a silver needle and pierced one of Kayden's acupuncture points, which would make him more alert.When a man in a wheelchair was pushed into the hall by a young woman who looked very frail, Sebastian stood up quickly.He said to the young man, "Kayden is the reason your family's fallen apart. We'll torture him to death very soon.""That asshole! He deserves to be slashed a million times!" the young man yelled at Kayden, clenching his fists tightly."Don't get agitated. He won't die before he gets cut 7,000 times. Although you don't have the right to carry out the execution, you can splash salt water over his wounds!"Sebastian took a bucket from one of the law enforcement hall apprentices and placed it in front of the young man."Se
At least that man had not had to grovel to the perpetrators to thank them. Not only did Brayden have to grovel to the law enforcement hall men, he even had to thank them!After about four hours, when Kayden had pulled up his pants, he went over to Brayden and said in a slightly ashamed tone, "Inspector Jefferson, I… I had no choice!"He sounded as if he was completely innocent.Brayden wanted to murder him. Just a minute earlier, when Joaquin had called out his name, he had been shaking with excitement. He had even forgotten about the pain of having his crotch injured and lunged toward Darla like a hungry wolf. Now, he was standing in front of Brayden, acting innocent?Brayden had only gotten into this state because of Kayden!After sending away all the reporters, Joaquin sent a message to Sebastian. In less than ten minutes, Sebastian sauntered back into the restaurant. He glanced at Darla, who was lying on the floor with a vacant look in her eyes. Sebastian patted Brayden's sh
If the incident was broadcast, it would be sure to cause an uproar, and Boren would become the center of the storm.However, Sebastian had made up his mind, and Joaquin didn't dare to try and dissuade him. He had no choice but to do as Sebastian had commanded and call over the news teams from all three states' television stations.Since the head director of a state was calling them personally, none of them dared to refuse. In less than two hours, the news teams from all three state television stations had arrived and were in position."What news are we broadcasting today, Mr. Ballard?" a female reporter asked Sebastian.She had seen how messy the place was, and there didn't seem to be anything for them to report about."Later, these people are going to help a family improve the gene pool, and I need you to broadcast the entire process live. Before you do, please play a recording of a phone call from Inspector Jefferson," Sebastian said. He sent the recording of the phone call
"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