Only after Huo Hai had left did the members of the Yang Family gradually gather. Faced with the devastated ruins before them, they exchanged bewildered looks. Quite a few people's eyes shifted, their thoughts anyone's guess.
"Our only way to preserve the family now is to stand together. And we had better cover up what happened here for the time being. As long as the Flame Heaven Sect stands behind us, we have no reason to fear anyone," a middle-aged man declared loudly.
Everyone nodded at his words. With destruction this terrifying, the Yang Family's senior members who had been here were almost certainly doomed. Still, they did not really believe that the enemy had killed the Flame Ancestor as well. In their eyes, the Flame Ancestor was like an undefeated god of war. Even against another Spirit King Realm expert, there was no way he could be killed.
Perhaps the Flame Ancestor had already left to pursue the enemy. As long as they kept watch here and waited for his return, the Yang Family would be theirs to rule. As for the family's experts, they could slowly train more.
Just then, an old man nearby suddenly spoke. "You are right. We cannot let word of this upheaval get out. Our family head is probably doomed, so we need to choose someone else to serve as acting family head."
The middle-aged man immediately said, "You have all seen my strength for yourselves. Why not let me take the position? I swear I will spare no one who dares move against the Yang Family." He was one of the Yang Family's few surviving Spirit Marshals. Once he secured the acting position, he might become the true family head before long.
"No! What virtue or ability do you have to lead the