Leo could understand Marley might go to the Bloodsoul Sect, but he was puzzled about why the capital was his destination. “As far as I know, Zratol is very far from the capital. Does he know any Spirit Saint realm experts there?” he asked.
“Three years ago, a woman from the Golden family married the son of a noble family in the capital,” Brycen explained.
“If he really went to the capital and healed his injuries, that would be troublesome,” Leo said.
“Leo, you don’t need to worry too much. Because Zratol is so far from the capital, with Marley severely injured and suffering from Beast Fire backlash, it’s questionable whether he can even make it there alive. So I think it’s more likely he went to the Bloodsoul Sect,” Brycen analyzed.
At that moment, on the plains under the night sky, members of the Watts family and the Golden family were still fighting. Nearly two hundred bodies already littered the ground.
Although it was a battle, after the Golden family’s head and elder were killed and their ancestor fled, the Golden family lost their will to fight and were essentially being crushed by the Watts family.
“Wade, handle the situation below. For those who surrender, abolish their cultivation. For those who don’t, kill them without mercy!” Brycen ordered Wade coldly.
“Yes, Father!” Wade nodded and disappeared in a flash.
With Wade, a Spirit Saint realm expert, intervening, the battle below quickly ended.
The stubborn members of the Golden family were killed outright, while those who surrendered had their cultivation abolished.
“Ramon, I’ll leave the Golden family’s estate to you,” Brycen said to Ramon.
“Alright,” Ramon responded, then led several elders and fifty guards towards the Golden family estate.
On Zratol’s city walls, cultivators watched as the Watts family’s elders flew overhead, knowing what they were going to do.
From tonight on, one of Zratol’s three major families, the Golden family, would be erased from history.
On the Kaufman family’s side, their ancestor Joel’s old eyes flashed with a sharp light as he stared at Brycen and Leo in the distant night sky.
After a while, Joel sighed deeply.
The best outcome he had hoped for did not happen. The Golden family was destroyed, and although the Watts family suffered significant losses, they weren’t crippled. Especially since none of their three Spirit Saint realm experts had fallen.
Moreover, there was that young man who even made him, a mid-stage Spirit Saint, somewhat apprehensive. He dared not harbor any ill intentions towards the Watts family.
“Ancestor…” Oliver naturally understood why his ancestor sighed.
It meant that in the future, Zratol would be dominated by the Watts family, and even the Kaufman family wouldn’t dare challenge them.
“Let’s go, Oliver. Let’s go pay our respects,” Joel seemed to have made a decision and said to Oliver.
Immediately, Joel and Oliver appeared in front of Brycen and Leo.
“Brycen, congratulations. From now on, the Watts family’s status in Zratol will rise even higher,” Joel said with a warm smile and cupped his hands in greeting.
“Old friend, you’re too kind,” Brycen replied with a slight smile.
He could guess Joel’s thoughts. Now that the Watts family had won a great victory, he came specifically to congratulate them. If both the Watts family and Golden family had been severely weakened, they might have become enemies.
Of course, if Brycen were in Joel’s position, he might have done the same thing.
“And this must be Leo. Truly a young genius. Leo, If you have time in the future, please visit the Kaufman household. I have some wine that’s been aged for a hundred years that I’ve been saving. If you come, I’ll definitely offer it!” Joel turned to Leo with a smile, treating him as an equal.
Maintaining his composure, Leo smiled back. “If I have time, I will definitely visit.”
Leo did not reject Joel’s goodwill. He wouldn’t make enemies if others didn’t provoke him first.
“Haha, then I will eagerly await your visit,” Joel laughed.
Tonight was destined to be restless for Zratol.
With the Golden family destroyed, their shops in Zratol were quickly taken over by the Watts family. Their Spirit Herb plantations and other properties outside Zratol would also belong to the Watts family.
With this matter settled, Leo returned to Watts Mansion for now.
That night, he first killed Water and Fire Dual Heroes and Jameson and then exchanged blows with Marley. He had sustained some internal injuries.
After returning to his courtyard at Watts Mansion, Leo went into seclusion to heal. The aftermath of eliminating the Golden family would be handled by the Watts family.
By the third day, Leo’s internal injuries were fully healed. He spent another three days stabilizing his cultivation level.
On the seventh morning, Leo finally opened his eyes after meditating.
Exhaling a breath of white air, his lower-stage Spirit Saint level was completely stabilized with some slight improvement.
Leo had an idea: return to Earth and bring Violet and others to this Otherworld rich in spiritual energy.
The cultivation speed on Earth with its thin spiritual energy couldn’t compare to this world at all.
After taking a comfortable bath and changing into clean clothes, Leo walked out of his room and headed to Watts Mansion’s main hall.
Before leaving, he needed to say goodbye to the Watts family.
In the hall, Brycen, Wade, and other high-ranking members of the Watts family were present.
“Leo, you’re here,” Brycen greeted him immediately upon seeing him.
During these seven days, the Watts family’s elites had eradicated all of the Golden family’s forces.
Several families affiliated with the Golden family also surrendered. The Watts family’s status in Zratol was now at its peak.
“Elder Brycen, Mr. Watts, I’m here to say goodbye. I have matters to attend to,” Leo said directly to Brycen and Wade.
Leo’s words didn’t surprise Brycen and Wade much. They had long been mentally prepared that Leo wouldn’t stay at Watts Mansion forever.
“It’s been our great fortune to know you, Leo. This is a token of our appreciation from the Watts family. Please don’t refuse,” Brycen said as he handed a Storage Sack to Leo.
Without being overly polite, Leo accepted it and scanned it with his spiritual sense.
Inside were about fifty thousand Low-Quality Spirit Stones piled up like a mountain. There were also hundreds of types of Spirit Herbs and various spiritual weapons and precious minerals.
Lastly, there were numerous scrolls recording different cultivation techniques.
Retracting his spiritual sense, Leo couldn’t help but show a surprised expression. This generous gift exceeded his expectations.
“Leo, these are spoils from destroying the Golden family. They rightfully belong to you. In fact, we owe much of our gains to you,” Brycen said with a smile.