The legendary warrior novel Chapter 1397

"The Misty South Palace is the most influential force in the Misty South mainly because of the Misty South Shadow, but there is no denying that the group itself is inherently powerful. The Misty South Shadow swore to have the Misty South Palace's back, and they took their word seriously.

In the past, many forces tried to make trouble for the Misty South Palace because they wanted the latter's power and influence, but they miserably failed because of the Misty South Shadow. Many of those forces even had demi-spiritual potentates, though that didn't help them, for the Misty South Shadow still destroyed them,"

Lloyd lengthily narrated.

"Whoa, really? The Misty South Shadow is that powerful?" Ricky and his friends exclaimed in sheer surprise.

"It looks like the Misty South Palace uses their power to kill and uphold justice in the continent," remarked Ricky as he fell deep in thought.

"Strength makes this world go around. You can achieve anything as long as you have the strength to back you up. Similarly, a force can succeed or fall depending on how strong its members are and as a whole.

And just like the Misty South Palace, most influential forces have their own powerful members lurking in the shadows. However, the Misty South Shadow is way out of their league.

In fact, members of the Misty South Shadow have the power to impeach the Misty South Palace's lord if they doubt his eligibility. You can say that they outrank even the highest leader of the sect.

But even though they have this power, they have never used it to dismiss anyone as far as I know.

Doesn't this make you curious? Why did the Misty South Palace put the South Misty Shadow in charge of your safety? I think that speaks of how much they value you. And besides, the South Misty Shadow could have vetoed the decision of the Misty South Palace's lord if they wanted to, but they didn't!" Lloyd gushed on excitedly.

"Sir, I think the Misty South Palace defended Ricky as a show of force against the other groups. It's highly likely an intimidation tactic," Claire chimed in.

"That's possible. After all, the peace is going to be disturbed. If the Misty South Palace wants to protect the continents, they must make sure that all forces respect them, or no one will submit to their authority anymore," replied Lloyd with a pensive nod.

However, only Ricky knew the real reason that the Misty South Palace sent the Misty South Shadow's members to keep him safe. It was because Otis thought of him as the next lord of the Misty South Palace.

'Misty South Shadow is indeed remarkable!' Ricky sighed in his mind.

Before long, he and his companions finally arrived in the Five-element Sect, safe and sound.

The forces that sent assassins after them naturally found out that they had returned safely and that the Misty South Shadow had intervened on Ricky's behalf.

"It looks like we can't send our saints after him anymore..."

"This is a warning. The Misty South Palace must have sided with him as a show of power."

"Since our saints can't lay a hand on him, we should send our spiritual emperors who are stronger than Ricky to hunt him down. I'm sure that his luck will eventually run out."

"Excellent idea! We can't give up Paul's inheritance no matter what happens. Otherwise, the Misty South Palace will gain too much power, and we won't have a hope of usurping the Misty South from their hands after the devil race's invasion."

Meanwhile, the Five-element Sect's wood branch had also encountered some problems.

Two unexpected guests had arrived not long ago. One was a young man, while the other was much older.

They came because of one person—Tina.

Every disciple of the wood branch exalted Ricky, especially after they received the news from the Third Sheol City. And they also knew that Tina was his girlfriend.

Their respect for Ricky drove many wood branch disciples to challenge the young man.

However, he defeated them all with one move.

This only inflamed the burning anger of the entire wood branch, but their hands were tied. The elder who had come with the young man was incredibly strong, and he could incapacitate the wood branch's saints simply by releasing his aura.

The young man apparently wanted to take Tina away with him, but thankfully, an old woman appeared and intervened.

He and the old man didn't want to give up even though they couldn't prevail over the old lady, so they decided to stay in the wood branch instead.

And when Ricky and his companions returned, the other disciples immediately informed them about the two unexpected visitors.