With Elder Wu and his group appearing, the deathly silence that had filled the area grew tense once more.
"Captain, this is going to be troublesome. Elder Wu actually came himself." Hu Lao's expression darkened as he looked at the Thirteen Royal Courts experts standing neatly in two rows, with Elder Wu at their head.
Every member of this Thirteen Royal Courts team was a Tier 3 class player. Their numbers even exceeded the combined forces of Blade of the Firmament and Battle Blood, fully displaying the strength of a super guild.
No major force on Dragonheart Island was likely unfamiliar with Elder Wu's name. After all, he was a true founding elder and major shareholder of the Thirteen Royal Courts, having witnessed the super guild's growth every step of the way. Even its current Guild Leader had to heed Elder Wu in certain matters.
He was one of the Thirteen Royal Courts' true powerholders.
On Dragonheart Island, Elder Wu's word was absolute. Even the Thirteen Royal Courts' Guild Leader could not interfere at will.
Blade of the Firmament had only entered into a deal with the Thirteen Royal Courts this time out of necessity, to protect themselves.
Of course, the agreement had been made in advance: whoever arrived first to provide aid would receive the Tree of Life's main trunk branch. But now that Elder Wu of the Thirteen Royal Courts had come personally, things would not be so easy to handle.
"No matter who they brought, an agreement is an agreement." Ziwei spoke calmly, completely unaffected by Elder Wu's arrival. "It seems the Thirteen Royal Courts can only make this trip for nothing."
Ziwei's words filled every member of Blade of the Firmament present with admiration and reverence.
They had joined Blade of the Firmament in the first