"I think we should suppress them. Their existence is a serious threat to the Leopold family's prestige. We must suppress them!
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Following the young woman's words, the people in the room whispered for a while. Then, a man who looked to be in his fifties said.
"I think it's the opposite. I think we should rope them in."
The handsome brown-haired man stretched out his hand and brushed a strand of brown hair in front of his forehead.
"Among the top families, the Leopold family's situation is not good. Some families even say that the Leopold family does not deserve to be called a top family.
"Although this is the deliberate suppression of the other top families, we have to admit that the Leopold family's strength is at the bottom of the top families."
"The other party has a Disaster-Grade controlled corpse and can unleash Annihilation Grade combat power. Plus, they are weaker than the Leopold family. They are definitely the most suitable target to rope in."
A middle-aged man with a pale face frowned and said.
"Although what you said is true, the other party is indeed a target worth roping in. However, this will definitely affect the Leopold family's prestige and reduce the Leopold family's ruling power in this area."
"If a little bit of ruling power can be exchanged for a firm ally, it is not too bad."
"I'm just afraid that this ally is not firm enough. Once he is roped in by other top families, he will immediately abandon us and go to another top family."
…
Around Gray, the Leopold family's upper echelons discussed endlessly. There were roughly two opinions. One was to rope in Gray, and the other was to suppress Gray. Many people agreed with both opinions. As a result, they could not reach a consensus for a long time.
"Alright, quiet down."
A majestic male voice sounded. As this voice sounded, the endless debate in the meeting room immediately stopped. Everyone looked at the man on the main seat.
This was a man with a face that looked like he had seen the vicissitudes of life. Time was like a knife, carving scar after scar on his face, but it gave him a mature charm.
"Let's wait and see for now. We will neither rope in nor suppress him. Let's observe for a while first."
His eyes swept across everyone, and his voice was unquestionable.
"Yes."
Although everyone present was very confused as to why the family leader would make such a decision, they still respectfully complied. In the Leopold family, the family leader had the absolute right to speak. Since it was the family leader's decision, it was something that could not be refuted.
Everyone dispersed. The man returned to his study and rang a bell. Not long after, a person of unknown gender appeared from the shadows and respectfully bowed to him.
"Family leader!"
The man nodded slightly and then ordered.
"Continue to investigate. We must find out what secrets are hidden here."
The person, whose gender could not be determined, respectfully replied. Then, he merged into the shadows and quickly disappeared. The eyes of the man with the weathered face flashed with a sharp light.
According to the information sent back by the spies of the Leopold Family, ever since the other party had taken over the Rolle Family, the Rolle Family had been moving in the dark. He suspected that the other party or the Rolle Family had some kind of secret, so he chose to wait and see.
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February later.
"It's time to take the Bloodmoon Potion!"
After sealing the training room and ordering no one to disturb him, and summoning Maruna to guard the room, Gray took out a bottle of diluted Bloodmoon Potion.
In two months, the remaining four Bloodmoon Grasses had been refined into Bloodmoon Potions. He had obtained a total of twenty Bloodmoon Potions. Four were rewarded to Aubrey, and the rest were taken by Gray for his own use.
As for the other members of the Leopold family, there was no need to even think about it. Aubrey had been resurrected by him, and his life and death were in his hands. He would not betray him and was worth nurturing.
As for the other members of the Leopold family, they were just a group of people who had been forced to submit to him. Gray could not be at ease with them, nor could he spend a huge price to nurture them.
Moreover, they had not even reached the realm of Magic Light. What value did they have in nurturing them? Being able to get a fixed monthly allocation of resources was already doing them justice.
After uncorking the bottle, a strong medicinal fragrance assailed his nostrils. Just a whiff made Gray feel refreshed and comfortable all over. Just the smell alone had such an effect. It was obvious that the Bloodmoon Potion's medicinal efficacy was very strong.
Afraid that the potion's efficacy would dissipate, Gray quickly swallowed it. An intense numbness immediately spread throughout his body, accompanied by a cold feeling. It was as if he had suddenly entered an air-conditioned room on a summer day.
Amidst the numbness and cold, Gray could clearly feel that his physical fitness was improving at a very fast speed.
Even though it had been diluted, it was still more potent than the Blooddragon Potion, rapidly promoting the improvement of his physical fitness.
His muscles and bones were becoming denser, and his strength, speed, and defense were also becoming stronger. If one were to weigh him now, they would be shocked to find that his weight was continuously increasing. Although the increase was not much, and one would not even be able to notice it if they did not pay attention, it was definitely increasing.
A thin piece of bone from a rule-level blood fiend weighed a few kilograms and was even denser than most metals. Obviously, as one's strength increased and the strength of one's body increased, the density of the body tissues that made up one's body would also increase.
Of course, Gray's current physical strength was far from comparable to that of a rule-level blood fiend. The difference between the two was like the difference between an egg and a rock.
The improvement continued for a long time before it stopped. However, although it had stopped, the numbness and cold feeling did not stop and continued to persist.
Gray's body was like a sealed wine that was undergoing some kind of fermentation. The moment this fermentation was completed, there would be a huge change.
Crack crack!
After a long time, Gray's body emitted a crisp sound. Then, a wave of comfort spread throughout Gray's body. Gray felt as if he had broken some kind of shackles and became extremely relaxed.
However, the numbness and cold feeling did not disappear and continued to persist. After breaking the shackles, his body began to improve again.
After a long period of improvement, the numbness and cold feeling slowly disappeared until they completely disappeared. Gray's improvement also came to a complete stop.
"I'm only one step away from Magic Light!"
Gray twisted his body and his body emitted popping sounds. He exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.
Although he had not confirmed his current realm through cultivating the blood technique, Gray was certain that the feeling of breaking the shackles was his body's reaction to breaking through from the third to the fourth stage of the King realm. He was now at the fourth stage of the King realm.
Above the fourth stage of the King realm was the Magic Light realm. Naturally, he was now only one step away from Magic Light.
"Sure enough, coming to the Origin World was the right choice!"
Gray could not help but rejoice that his decision to break through the Radiant Temple's blockade and sneak into the Origin World was clearly the correct one.
If he was still in this plane, he would never have been able to reach his current realm so quickly. It was the Origin World's environment and opportunities that allowed him to improve so quickly.
"I wonder how the three of them are doing …"
Gray could not help but think of Sophia, Francis, and the Gemstone Queen. He wondered where the three of them were in the Origin World right now and what kind of experiences and opportunities they had.
"It's a pity that the Origin World is just too big!"
With his relationship with the three of them, Gray obviously did not mind helping them if he had the chance. However, the Origin World was just too big. With his current small organisation, it was impossible for him to find people in the Origin World.
He did not know when he would be able to reunite with the three of them again. Probably only when his name spread across the Origin World would there be a chance for them to meet again.
In a luxurious private room on the second floor of a tavern in Lie City, three people sat there with ashen faces.
"Gray Fergus has gone too far. There were twenty-five bottles of Bloodmoon Elixir, but he didn't give us a single one."
A graceful and luxurious woman in a formal dress said angrily.
"That's right. Twenty-five bottles of Bloodmoon Elixir. Even if he doesn't give us ten, there should be at least five, right?
He didn't even give us a single bottle. "
A man with triangular eyes also said furiously.
"He has indeed gone too far. Although our Lie Family has submitted to him, it doesn't mean that he can oppress our Lie Family like lowly commoners."
A fair-skinned man nodded with an ashen face.
When they learned that the Patriarch was preparing to refine the Bloodmoon Elixir, they were excited. They felt that the opportunity to increase their strength had come. They might even be able to use the Bloodmoon Elixir to reach the Magic Light rank.
However, in the end, they realized that they had thought too much. None of them had a share of the Bloodmoon Elixir. This made them extremely angry, which was why they had gathered today.
The three of them subconsciously ignored the fact that the five Bloodmoon Herbs had been obtained by Gray and Aubrey from exploring the Ghost Hell. From obtaining the Bloodmoon Herbs to refining the Bloodmoon Elixir, they had not contributed at all.
"We can't let this continue. If this continues, the Lie Family will be finished sooner or later. We have to fight back."
The fair-skinned man said resolutely.
"Fight back? How do we fight back?
With our strength, we are no match for him. Moreover, even the Patriarch seems to be willing to become his subordinate. It's even more impossible. "
The graceful woman in formal attire didn't look too optimistic.
"Although we are no match for him, someone else is. Don't forget who the true overlord of this region is."
The fair-skinned man said meaningfully.
"You mean the Leopold Family?"
The triangular eyed man was delighted at first, but then he frowned.
"But the Leopold Family won't stand up for the Lie Family."
The fair-skinned man glanced at the two of them and sneered.
"That's naturally the case when there are no benefits, but it's different when there are benefits. A newly discovered Ghost Hell should be enough to attract the Leopold Family."