Soul Eater left in disappointment.
Although Water Fairy expressed that Soul Eater had to leave the gaming circle, she could not stop him if he insisted on staying.
Out of several hundred elites, only a few dozens were willing to leave with Soul Eater. They were the true followers he had obtained throughout these years. People with outstanding skills were hard to purchase. In this sense, Soul Eater's followers were not the top players.
Even though some elite players had a new contract with Soul Eater, he couldn't force them to go with him, because the contract itself was controversial.
In fact, it wouldn't even be possible for Soul Eater to take his few dozens of followers with him if Water Fairy had pushed him harder. Otherwise, he would be asked to pay a huge sum in damages if he took these players with him. However, Lu Li managed to persuade Water Fairy to let him go and form his own grassroots guild with his followers.