Grand Elder was the first to react. He shot to his feet and roared, “Henry Sutton, you actually spent ten thousand taels of gold to nurture your useless son! As the head of the family, you only care about your own son. The The Sutton Family doesn’t belong to just you and your son. What right do you have to use ten thousand taels of gold to train your son? I absolutely disagree!”

“That’s right, Mark Sutton is nothing but a useless waste right now. He’s not worth such a huge investment!”

Fourth Elder Tyler Sutton immediately echoed.

“Yes, Family Head, you only care about your own son. You’re too selfish!”

“To waste ten thousand taels of gold just to train your useless son!”

“……”

After that, the other elders spoke up one after another, all supporting Grand Elder.

“Are you all finished?”

Only when no one else spoke did Henry Sutton sweep his gaze indifferently over the elders. “The ten thousand taels of gold—I’ve already spent it all. This matter is settled. If there’s nothing else, you may all leave.”

“What? You spent it all so quickly?”

Everyone was stunned.

Grand Elder’s face turned ashen.

His own son, Eric Sutton, had awakened a fifth-rank human-grade martial spirit and was hailed as the The Sutton Family’s number one genius. Even with a month’s worth of cultivation resources and allowances, it only amounted to a little over a thousand taels of gold.

Yet Mark Sutton, a useless waste, had casually received ten thousand taels of gold.

……

Having successfully purchased the beast souls, Mark Sutton was extremely excited and hurried back to the clan.

He was eager to see how far his martial spirit could advance after devouring these beast souls.

Hmm, reaching the sixth rank of human-grade shouldn’t be a problem!

That’s what Mark Sutton thought.

“Haha! Little beauty, if you follow me, I’ll make you feel like you’re in heaven every day.”

“Get out of my way!”

“Damn, you little bitch, don’t be so ungrateful. It’s your good fortune that I even fancy you.”

At that moment, a commotion broke out ahead. Not far away, three young men had surrounded a girl in blue.

The girl in blue had delicate features, fair skin, and a graceful figure—she was very beautiful.

The three young men were led by one about sixteen or seventeen years old, whose face was sickly pale. He was staring at the girl with a lecherous grin.

The girl in blue looked terrified, but surrounded as she was, there was no way to escape.

“Heh heh! Let’s see where you can run now.”

The sickly youth let out a lascivious laugh and reached out to grab the girl’s hand.

Slap!

Just then, a hand suddenly shot out and knocked his hand away.

“Damn it! Who the hell dares to meddle in my business?”

The youth shouted angrily and turned his head, then sneered, “Oh, who do we have here? Turns out it’s the The Sutton Family’s number one ‘genius’!”

His face was full of mockery, and he deliberately emphasized the word ‘genius.’

That’s right—the newcomer was Mark Sutton.

“Grace, come here!”

Mark Sutton motioned for the girl to stand behind him.

This girl in blue was also a member of the The Sutton Family, named Grace Sutton. Although Mark Sutton wasn’t very close to her, he knew her.

Seeing a fellow The Sutton Family member being bullied outside, Mark Sutton naturally wouldn’t stand by and do nothing.

“Mark Sutton big brother!”

When Grace Sutton saw Mark Sutton, it was as if she’d seen her savior. She hurriedly hid behind him.

“In broad daylight, harassing a girl—only you, Liam Webb, would do something like this!”

Mark Sutton sneered coldly at the sickly youth.

The sickly youth was named Liam Webb, the second son of the The Webb Family’s head.

In Charles Lincoln, he was notorious for his misdeeds. Backed by the The Webb Family, he bullied men and women alike, committing all sorts of evil.

Countless women had suffered at his hands.

“You, a useless waste, dare to meddle in my business? You must be tired of living.”

Liam Webb looked utterly arrogant.

“You’re calling me a waste?” Mark Sutton’s face darkened. He was already fed up with being called ‘waste.’

“That’s right. A first-rank human-grade martial spirit—what else are you but a waste?”

Liam Webb said disdainfully, “Now, I’ll give you two choices. One, hand over Grace Sutton, kneel down and apologize, and call me ‘grandfather’ three times, and I’ll let you go. Two, I’ll break your arms and legs, and then take Grace Sutton away.”

Today, Liam Webb was determined to have Grace Sutton. He’d coveted her beauty for a long time, and now that he finally had the chance, there was no way he’d let her go.

Although Grace Sutton was a member of the The Sutton Family, she was just an ordinary disciple. Her parents had no status in the The Sutton Family, so even if he forcibly took her, there wouldn’t be any trouble.

“Kneel and apologize? Call you grandfather three times?”

A murderous glint flashed in Mark Sutton’s eyes. Are all the The Webb Family people like this? Why do they all love making others kneel? Logan Webb was like this, and so was Liam Webb!

“I’ll give you three seconds to disappear from my sight, or bear the consequences.”

Mark Sutton’s voice was icy. He didn’t take these three seriously at all.

Other than Liam Webb, who was at the fourth level of Qi Refining, the other two lackeys were only at the third level.

“What?”

Liam Webb was stunned, then sneered, “Bear the consequences? You, a useless waste, dare to act arrogant in front of me?”

“You two, get him. Don’t kill him—just break his arms and legs.” Liam Webb ordered.