There was a large bed placed in the middle of the room, which was several feet wide. Theodore's eyes were sunk into their sockets as he lay on the bed. Although it had only been a few days since Sebastian had last seen him, he seemed like a completely different person.Not only were his eyes sunken in, but even the skin on his face had turned completely black.He was now as frail as an old man. Although his hair was still black, he gave the impression of being very old. Sebastian came to the bed and looked down at Theodore. He clapped the last Ovalia Token he held over the top of his head. "You're such a busybody!" an elderly voice echoed in the air.As the token covered the top of Theodore's head, another rush of dark energy shot up. Theodore looked as if he was in a deep sleep, and his body convulsed violently."Aargh!" A desperate scream pierced the air, sounding as if it came from the depths of hell. Sweat beaded on Sebastian's forehead. It was the first time he was u
Sebastian pointed at Theodore, who was lying on the bed."It was them! They invaded my home and brought me here by force!" the dark shadow yelled angrily at Sebastian."What? They dug up your grave?" Sebastian inhaled sharply."That's right! Why else would I have come here?" the dark shadow roared furiously. Sebastian's lips curved slightly, and he chuckled, "Do you think that I'm a child who will believe your lies? The geomancy of this place was changed recently, but you say you just happened to come here? Besides, you don't act like you were brought here by force.""I'll kill you!" The dark shadow lunged at Sebastian, but when Sebastian swung the sword at him, he suddenly prostrated himself on the floor. "Please have mercy, my lord! I-I-I was forced to do this!" Sebastian frowned when he saw the dark shadow kneeling before him. He said, "Weren't you about to fight to the death with me? Are you trying to stall for time?""N-No! Please listen, my lord. I was captured by someon
Zane nodded without thinking and pressed a drop of blood in the center of Theodore's forehead."Mr. Ballard, is my father cured now?" he asked, frowning.Sebastian nodded and said, "He should be alright now. All we have to do is to wait for him to wake up."Zane nodded, looking reassured. He turned and looked at the bedroom door.Sebastian knew that Zane wanted to tell everyone that Theodore had recovered so that those who were eyeing the position of chairman would give up completely."You mustn't rush this. Mr. Reynolds comes from a formidable background. Before your father wakes up completely, don't give the game away," Sebastian said, patting Zane's shoulder."Mr. Ballard, did someone use the mystic art of geomancy against my father?" Zane finally asked something he had been wondering about. "That's right. He was a victim of Mr. Reynolds' spell, but he should be alright now." Sebastian reached into his pocket and held the rusty token. He had received an unexpected gain on th
After Theodore woke up, Sebastian told him about why he had suddenly fallen ill. Zane also brought him up to speed on everything that Trevor had done over the past few days.Theodore's heart sank as he listened. He had been grateful to Tobias for many years for giving up his life to save him, which was why he had valued Trevor so much. He had even handed over the company's finances to him.However, how had Trevor repaid him?He had colluded with outsiders to try and take the assets of Northstar Pharma!It was true that one could never be content. Theodore had taken such good care of his nephew, but Trevor had become greedy and even tried to kill him so that he could take his fortune!"U-Uncle Theodore… you've recovered! That's great! The family has a leader again." Trevor stood up, looking dazed. He could see from Theodore's eyes that his uncle already knew about everything."Theodore, we were so worried about you! You have no idea—""Shut up!" Theodore's ice-cold gaze swept
Outwardly, Elton looked as if he was ready to fight to the death with Sebastian and kill him. However, he was secretly wary of Sebastian.After Sebastian had taken the spirit that Elton had been controlling, Elton had suffered internal injuries caused by the backlash. He was now very weak. Even if Zane rushed over and slapped him, he would be powerless to do anything about it. He couldn't fight Sebastian at all.However, Trevor had no idea about any of this. When he saw that Elton looked ready to fight to the death with Sebastian, he immediately became bold. "Oh, Uncle Theodore, you should have died decades ago! If my father hadn't died to save you, you wouldn't have any of this!"However, you failed to repay the debt you owe my father, and you tried to kick me out of the family because of an outsider! Your entire family will die today!" Trevor yelled maliciously at Theodore.With Elton as his ally, Trevor was much bolder. Everything he had kept hidden was now spilling out of h
Zane clenched his fists tightly. All the relatives of the Northmans were parasites and leeches! They felt as if it was their right to spend the money of Northstar Pharma."You bastard! You have no right to talk at all!" Meredith yelled at Zane. Bastard?Zane was furious. He took a step forward but then glanced at Elton. In the end, he stepped back.Seraphina had been married before she married Theodore.That was why the Northmans were always gossiping about Zane, saying that Seraphina had been pregnant with him before she married Theodore and that he wasn't really part of the Northman family.It was a secret of the Northmans that had never been revealed to outsiders.Now that Meredith had actually exposed him in front of Sebastian and Elton, Theodore felt thoroughly humiliated.However, Zane was his son. He had had a paternity test done to prove it.It was just that Theodore couldn't deny that he had taken someone else's wife. Knowledge of how he had had an affair with a marr
Sebastian's heart sank. Yellow paper charm spells were weird and mysterious. However, in the circumstances, it would be hard to settle things today if he didn't defeat Elton.Sebastian didn't usually concern himself with family matters, but the Northmans had crossed the line!When Elton saw that Sebastian was not afraid, his heart grew cold. He was weak and helpless, and if they were to fight against each other, Sebastian could kill him with just one move."Sebastian, are you brave enough to allow me to walk the Hellgate Path? If I fail, you can do as you wish. If you are defeated, you must obey me. What do you think?" Elton looked sinisterly at Sebastian.The Hellgate Path? Sebastian almost burst out laughing. No matter how mysterious paper charm spells were, Sebastian knew that there was no such technique as the Hellgate Path.He glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and saw that there were less than 15 steps between Elton and the front door.Elton only had to take ten
Training in paper charm spells was unusually difficult. It would take at least 20 to 30 years of hard work just to become a beginner.Sebastian didn't want to back Elton into a corner. After all, Elton hadn't hurt him, and there was no reason to make an enemy of Elton just for the sake of the Northmans."Mr. Ballard, I'm sorry, that was inconsiderate of me. Let me take you home. I hope you accept this token of my appreciation too." Zane took out a check from his pocket and gave it to Sebastian."Mr. Ballard, it's unfortunate that you had to witness the ridiculous affairs of our family. However, I hope that you will attend the auction with my son at the Skyline Hotel three days from now. What do you think, Mr. Ballard?" Theodore said very politely."An auction?" Sebastian asked, frowning."This is an auction restricted only to the elite upper class of Sunway. There will be many rare treasures there, and if any of them catch your eye, just tell Zane and let him bid for it for you. W
Every Warrior treated the Martial Arts Association like a god. Therefore, that would make the Caelbane Sect even higher than a god!"Are you both not right in the head? I don't owe your sect leader money, yet he's trying to ask me for something? Even beggars aren't this desperate!" Sebastian looked at Titan and Tatum as if they were idiots. "We're not beggars, damn it! I'm telling you, cut both your hands off right now and let us take them. Otherwise, we'll take your life!" Tatum yelled, pointing at Sebastian."What the hell are you looking at? Are you sick of living?" Titan slapped a passing old lady.The old lady had been planning to buy some house protection charms from Sebastian, but Titan slapped her so hard that she fell to the ground, blood trickling out of the corner of her mouth.Titan didn't even look twice at the old lady. He felt that anyone who even glanced their way twice when the Caelbane Sect was conducting their business deserved to die!Slapping her was already
Wensleydale had been overly enthusiastic with them. Not only had he been extremely hospitable, he had even arranged for several young and beautiful women to cater to them.When one went overboard, it would make everything seem insincere.Titan couldn't for the life of him think of any benefit that he could offer Wensleydale. The old man already had one foot in the grave, and the Caelbane Sect would never accept someone of his age. The more he thought about it, the more Titan felt that what Tatum had said made sense."Forget about him. Let's go to Steinberg ourselves tomorrow morning," he said, his eyes narrowing.Even if Wensleydale had tipped Sebastian off, where could the latter escape to in just a single day?He could run, but he couldn't hide. Sebastian also owned the Arctic Snow Group in Steinberg, which was a massive corporation.Besides, according to reliable news from Ethan, Sebastian's ex-wife was also the CEO of Frostwave Corporation. He couldn't possibly pack up all
Sebastian laughed and said nothing. He rubbed the brand new copper coin in his pocket with one hand.Only Lyanna would be capable of doing something like that. The illusion had been cast by her.Without her help, Sebastian would probably be in huge trouble. No matter whether or not he was in the right, there should have been severe consequences for slaughtering more than 100 elite members of the Martial Arts Association.Lyanna had even made the souls of those people her food. It was terrifyingly cruel. "Everything's alright now, everyone. It seems that Mr. Flumen repented after realizing how terrible his crimes were and killed himself," Sebastian said politely, smiling as if nothing had happened."Maybe your character and charisma convinced them, Mr. Ballard." Hans didn't know what to say.Zane swallowed and laughed as he said to Sebastian, "Mr. Ballard, you really… you really are… amazing.""Since you're all here, don't be in such a rush to leave. I'll treat you all to a meal
However, Wensleydale didn't care. He would have killed his own son if it meant that he could live!Without another word, he hacked off Humphrey's arm. Before Humphrey could scream, Wensleydale stabbed him in the heart. He gripped the handle of the knife and twisted it grimly. Humphrey stared at Wensleydale, his eyes bulging, right until the moment he died. He had died a violent death. Wensleydale looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground. Like the man with the dragon-topped cane, they all decayed rapidly and were blown off into the air by a slight breeze, leaving no trace behind. Wensleydale turned slowly and gazed mournfully at Sebastian. He looked into Sebastian's ice-cold gaze and finally realized that the latter wasn't going to forgive him, even though he had hacked off his own arm and killed his apprentice. Instead of dying in great pain like the others, he might as well give himself a quick end! Tears streamed down Wensleydale's face as he held the knife to
"Mr. Ballard! I was wrong! Please, have mercy on me…""Mr. Ballard, we'll never do it again. I don't want to die.""Mr. Ballard, I have an 80-year-old mother at home. Please have mercy!" There was a series of thumps as more than 100 people fell to their knees. They were genuinely afraid. What Lyanna had said had made their last defenses crumble completely. The moment they knelt, the corpse of the man with the dragon-topped cane began to decay rapidly right in front of their eyes. In the end, only pale white bones remained. A slight breeze swept over them from out of nowhere. With a gentle gust, the skeleton disappeared. It was as if the man with the dragon-topped cane had never existed."Mr. Ballard, you mustn't show any compassion at all to these hypocrites," Rose said. She slowly pulled out her short sword and tossed her sheath away. Sebastian closed his eyes and nodded slightly. There was a series of squelching noises as over a dozen heads fell to the ground. More dark
Wensleydale's expression changed at once. He had made the call to the police because he had been planning on maiming or even killing Sebastian in front of everyone in the Martial Arts Association.However, things had turned out very differently from what he had expected. He had dug a huge hole for himself and had jumped in without a thought. "Mr. Ballard, you and I are both martial arts practitioners, and we prize the idea of righteousness," he began. "Why don't you kill me and let them go?"Wensleydale wasn't really that generous. He was a shrewd man who always did what benefited him more. Even his apprentice, Humphrey, was shocked to hear him say something so selfless. Had he really chosen to do good in the face of imminent death? However, Sebastian saw through his little trick immediately. Wensleydale hadn't escaped because he was too afraid to do so. Whoever ran out of the black fog would become a bloody puddle of water. If Sebastian agreed to let them go, he would remo
Sebastian pointed at the hundreds of Martial Arts Association members gathered at the door and said, "Since you all dared to come here and accuse me, then you must be prepared to die here! I am pleased to inform all of you that you have succeeded in provoking me to anger!" The crowd was immediately incensed. "You wouldn't dare!""There are so many of us! Even Larys wouldn't dare to do anything to us, let alone you!" "Sebastian, who do you think you are? We've got more than 100 people here today. Would you dare to kill us all?" Accusatory and defiant questions piped up all around Sebastian, but he only smiled faintly. "Why wouldn't I dare to do so?" he said and shot Lyanna a pointed look. Lyanna chuckled and invited Hans and the rest back into the convenience store. "Please come and sit inside. What's about to happen next may be too gory."Zane quickly turned to walk inside. Sebastian always did what he said he would do. Without a doubt, what was about to happen would be a b
Sebastian finished speaking and took a step toward Leon. Leon had been almost 40 feet away from him. However, Sebastian moved so fast that he left a trail of shadowy afterimages behind him. In an instant, Sebastian was back in his original spot, while Leon hurtled backward like a cannonball. His massive frame crashed into the members of the Martial Arts Association behind him, sending them sprawling. Leon landed heavily on the ground. When the crowd rushed over to check on him, they were horrified to see that his chest had caved in. Fragments of his crushed internal organs were scattered across the ground.Leon was dead. A wave of shock rippled through the crowd. They were aghast. Even Wensleydale hadn't seen how Sebastian had killed Leon. All he had felt was that Sebastian's figure had seemed insubstantial for a second. A heartbeat later, his apprentice had been sent flying, meeting a brutal end right before his eyes. "Sebastian! How dare you commit murder in public?" Wen
Sebastian's expression turned slightly colder. He stepped forward and was beside Zane in an instant. He pulled Zane behind him."You were the ones who hit him, weren't you?" Sebastian asked, looking at Wensleydale and Humphrey.Wensleydale's lip curled. "So what if I did? I hit him! What are you going to do to me?"Humphrey said disdainfully, "Ballard, he should be honored to be hit by my mentor! I don't mind telling you that my mentor represents the entire ancient martial arts community of Steinberg! I can cut out your tongue for that attitude!"Sebastian turned and comforted Zane. He told someone to help Zane back to the door.Then he turned to Wensleydale and Humphrey and said, "Cut off the hand that you used to hit him with, and I won't pursue this further. Otherwise, I'll make you wish you were dead." Sebastian's voice was clear and forceful.The members of the Martial Arts Association were surprised. Even Wensleydale was secretly shocked. Had Sebastian gone mad? How dare