Sebastian had immediately realized that it wasn't an ordinary antique. It was an ancient, sacred object, just like the Sky Devouring Bottle. It was the Mirror of Rain!Sebastian had already gotten the Healer's Needles and the Sky Devouring Bottle. If he could get the Mirror of Rain, he would be able to make a huge breakthrough with his skills in the mystic arts and in the Way of Wisdom. He could also use the three sacred objects to bring people back from the dead.He had to get the ancient mirror."The starting price for this item is 500 thousand with each bid increasing by increments of 50 thousand dollars. Please begin the bidding!" As soon as Celeste finished, a man in the corner who was raising his sign for the first time suddenly said, "One million!"Everyone turned to look. To most people, the item onstage was the most worthless one out of all the auction items from that day. Even Joshua estimated that it would not be worth more than 800 thousand. It was clear that Seba
"Thank you, sir." Sebastian didn't tell Archibald the truth. Secret arts like this were recorded extensively in the legacies of the Sacred Medicine Society, but he would only make Archibald regret auctioning off the mirror if he were to tell him the secret.Sebastian said goodbye to him and sat back down, holding the Book of the Mirror of Rain and the ancient bronze mirror."Mr. Ballard, this book appears to also be an antique," Zane said, staring at the Book of the Mirror of Rain that Sebastian was holding.The book was made of paper as well, but it was different from modern paper. It looked like linen, and it was the kind of paper that had gone out of use after the Torren Era. The book had probably been made even before the Torren Era.Sebastian glanced at the yellowing pages and said to Zane, "This book has a history of at least 1000 years. However, the contents of this book will only lead those who read it astray."Archibald had given it to Sebastian, so he wasn't planning t
The manager almost fainted with fright. His knees buckled, and he leaned in close to Jayden and said, "Mr. Stallone, you can't ask about that woman and her background! Even our boss treats her as an esteemed guest. I'm just a worker here. I don't have the courage to ask about her."Jayden couldn't help frowning. He looked up at the VIP area on the second floor.He saw Cecilia sitting opposite a middle-aged man in his 40s. They were sipping tea. The middle-aged man was Colin Holmes, the owner of the auction hall.Jayden stuck out his tongue when he saw how polite Colin was being to Cecilia. He immediately gave up on his plan. People of that kind of status and influence were out of his league. If he wasn't careful, he could get the Stallones in trouble."Get lost!" Jayden waved a hand at the manager impatiently.The manager hastily stood up and left the auction.When he got to the door, he turned and glared at Jayden. He said icily, "What the heck! Damn, a coward like you should
Lucian hastily said, "Jayden, how could that be? If you can tell that it's a full emerald at once, would there be any need to auction it? They might as well give it a clear price tag. It would fetch more money!"Even a layman could tell that the geode's size and the green flecks on its surface would make it worth at least 1.5 billion!However, the starting price was only 80 million. Even if someone had a good feeling about it, they would only spend two or three hundred million at most. Was the seller an idiot?"Mr. Stallone, Mr. Wolsey is right. This geode can't be a full emerald. It's very likely to be defective!" Joshua agreed with everyone else. There might not be any emeralds inside it at all."Raise your sign! This is a full emerald, and it's an AAA quality emerald!" Sebastian said in Zane's ear.The moment he had seen the geode, Sebastian's eyes lit up. It would be possible to lay the spiritual energy circle at the sanatorium!Zane's eyes bulged. If the geode really was a
Jayden glared at Joshua. Had he been kicked by a donkey? Why had he jumped into such an obvious trap?"Hmph! I'm not going to waste time talking to you!" Joshua was red with anger."Do you want to raise the stakes of our bet, then?" Sebastian said in a challenging manner.Before Joshua could answer, the audience began clamoring, "Mr. Sadler, take the bet!""That's right! Are you afraid of a young man who's still wet behind the ears?""Show him what you've got!""What do you want to bet on? Tell me! I'll play along," Joshua said arrogantly. Sebastian smiled playfully and said, "Why don't we bet on something interesting? If it opens and it's a full emerald, you'll have to kneel at the center of the stage and grovel to all of us. If it isn't, then I'll do the same. What do you think?"Grovel?The crowd grinned. Whoever lost would have to grovel to them."Mr. Sadler, you're going to win for sure.""Mr. Sadler, I think you should give in to him. Let him grovel to us.""Mr. Sadl
Joshua walked onto the stage, trembling. He fell to his knees with a thump, and the moment his knees touched the floor, he felt utter despair.He could never show his face in the industry again. No one in Sartvale, at least, would think of him as an expert or treat him with respect any longer.Joshua's whole body shook as he groveled to the crowd, and sweat trickled down his forehead. Tears brimmed in his eyes. Once he had finished groveling, he fainted.Sebastian's gaze swept coldly over him. He knew that Joshua was fine and that he had only fainted from anger."Mr. Sadler might be a little tired. He needs to rest for a while. Let's invite our kind staff members to carry Mr. Sadler outside where it's a little cooler so that we can continue," Celeste said very politely, However, the reality was that she had called up a few security guards who dragged Joshua outside the hall as if he were a dead dog. They tossed him onto the cold cement floor and waited for him to wake up on his o
Jayden slumped down in his chair like a wilted flower. He shook his head, looking mournful. He could not have the geode opened. Even if Zane had tricked him, he couldn't humiliate himself in public."Mr. Stallone is very generous. This is such a defective product, but you were willing to spend over 500 million to buy it! Are you planning to use it as a paperweight?" Zane asked, laughing heartily."Oh my, a paperweight worth over 500 million! The Stallones are truly wealthy.""Mr. Stallone, why don't you open it up to see? Perhaps there'll be a grain of emerald in it, and you can make a ring.""If that's too hard, you might still be able to make a pair of studs."Jayden's temper flared at once at the mocking voices around him. He shot to his feet and yelled at Celeste, "Open it up for me right now!"As a white cloud of dust began spreading through the hall, the crowd could already guess what the result would be. There was no emerald in it at all!Jayden forcefully demanded them t
There was the sound of two crisp slaps, and the entire hall fell silent at once.Slapping the employees of the Holmes family was tantamount to slapping the Holmeses themselves!People like Colin always placed more importance on their pride than anything else. He wouldn't let it go easily.The manager, who had been behaving so obsequiously to Jayden, immediately ran up to the VIP area on the second floor. He told Colin about what had happened.There was a crash as the sound of a teacup smashing came from the second floor."I'm sorry, Ms. Lucox. This is an embarrassment. I'll go and settle a few things, and I'll be right back," Colin said, standing up."Please go ahead, Mr. Holmes," Cecilia said, smiling.With Cecilia's permission, Colin pushed the door open and went out, his expression extremely icy.Troops of security guards in black uniforms rushed into the hall, holding rubber truncheons. They surrounded the entire hall.Jayden finally realized that he had made a grave mista
If Sebastian was too absolute, he would only attract the hatred and revenge of more people. That was why he had killed Titan, but not Tatum. He had to have a reason to kill every time he did so."The mystic sects?" Rose smiled and shook her head as she said, "With skills like yours, who among the mystic sects can do anything to you? There's probably barely anyone.""Do you want me to end up on the run? What will happen to Rosalie and Whitney? What about the Northmans? They will be sure to suffer a bloody revenge as well." Sebastian shook his head, smiling wryly.If he didn't have anything that he was concerned about, he would be fearless. However, the people around him were all ordinary people who barely had any strength. Sebastian could escape, but what about the others?…It was late at night when Tatum finally crawled back to the Caelbane Sect, covered in blood. The apprentice who was standing guard ran in to report to Anthony when he saw the wretched state that Tatum was i
Tatum had turned pale with fright. His shirt became drenched with cold sweat almost instantly."You… did you just kill one of the Caelbane Sect members?" Tatum still couldn't accept it.There was a snap as Sebastian broke both his legs with a single kick instead of wasting time talking to him.There was a thump as Tatum fell heavily to his knees. The impact crushed his kneecaps as well."Aargh!" Tatum screamed in pain like a dying pig."Shut up. If you scream again, I'll cut out your tongue," Sebastian said, looking down at him. Tatum stopped shouting at once and stared up at Sebastian in abject fear.Since he was a child, he had been the one bullying others. This was the first time he had been treated as if he were a lamb being led to the slaughter!"Apologize to the old lady!" Sebastian pointed to the old lady that Titan had slapped. "Sebastian, we're the apprentices of the sect leader of the Caelbane Sect. You want me to apologize to her? Aren't you afraid that the Caelba
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