Chapter 950 A Dragon Cave

Ricky was, of course, aware that Hyatt was both tempting and threatening him.

"It seems that we cannot leave easily today," he said telepathically to his companions. "As for the

matter of the Shark Palace, he certainly wants us to be his cannon fodder, and even if he doesn't, I'm

sure that he has some other evil intention."

"Ricky, you don't have to keep talking to him. They can't stop us from leaving," Soar said somewhat

arrogantly, but Ricky shook his head in disagreement.

"Hyatt can't keep us here, yes. But what if the leader of the Shark Palace takes action against us?" he

reasoned. "Hyatt must have sent a message back to the Shark Palace and assure his father that we

aren't a threat to them. If he doesn't, I'm afraid his father will act against us.

That's why we should go back with them. If we find out that there's something wrong, that's the time we

can run away. And if we can't run away, we will have no choice but to expose something.

Besides, he said there would be an opportunity for us, didn't he?"

"We leave it all up to you, Ricky," said Hugh seriously. They all nodded in agreement at this. They

trusted Ricky, and besides, they weren't worried at all because they had a middle spiritual emperor by

his side. It was inconvenient if they exposed their strength at this point, but if push came to shove, they

could take them all in a fight.

"Let's wait and see what kind of opportunity he can offer. If we're not satisfied with it, then we can just

leave!" Ricky decided. He thought that it would be better to check out the opportunity first, so they

wouldn't miss out on it, just in case it was something amazing. Anyway, with their strength, they could

leave anytime they wanted.

"Amanda, does Amelia need us at once?"

"No, we can take our time. Even if we arrive half a year later, there will still be enough time," Amanda

replied. Ricky nodded at this information and then turned his full attention back to Hyatt.

"You mentioned an opportunity. May I know what it is?" he asked. His whole decision would be based

on Hyatt's answer because if he wasn't interested in the said opportunity, he wouldn't waste his time

going to the Shark Palace.

"Since I offered it, I won't let you down," said Hyatt confidently.

After all, if he had any way to solve his problem without involving them, he would have killed Ricky and

his companions already.

"A Dragon Cave for Flood Dragons." Hyatt's words shocked Ricky and his companions. All of them

realized now that the opportunity they were being presented was as precious as the finest treasures in

the world.

Meanwhile, Hyatt smirked at Ricky and his companions' reactions. Just from their faces, he knew that

they wouldn't dare to reject him now.

The Flood Dragon was a creature only inferior to the Great Dragon, and it was also one of the top-

ranking creatures in the world. Its body alone was enough to be considered treasure! If they explored

this very Dragon Cave Hyatt mentioned, they were highly likely to find the dead body of a Flood Dragon

inside.

Because of this precious opportunity, Ricky and his companions couldn't help but be interested despite

their earlier misgivings.

A Dragon Cave was so appealing that they would certainly go there, even without Hyatt's interference.

But at the same time, there was a niggling doubt in their minds, because the situation was too good to

be true.

"I wonder if he's telling the truth," said Hugh with disdain. At that moment, they had identical frowns on

their faces because ultimately, none of them considered Hyatt as trustworthy.

"It doesn't matter if he's lying or not. The Dragon Cave is too good to pass up, so it's worth a try," Ricky

answered him telepathically.

"Then you must be careful. If the Dragon Cave truly exists, they will probably let you go there alone,

while they keep us as hostages," warned Hugh. His words put a stern frown on Ricky's face, and he

barely restrained his power from escaping in a fit of anger.

"Hostages? If so, I can only say they are thinking too much. Well, let's see if this Dragon Cave truly

exists."

With that, Ricky turned to look at Hyatt with a dazzling smile. The anger he held earlier had vanished

without a trace as if it never existed.

"Hall Leader Hyatt, we can't say no to a Dragon Cave. As you wish, we are going to the Shark Palace."

"Ha-ha, I'm glad to hear that, Kenney. As warriors, we should always pursue the opportunities that

come to us. If not, how can we achieve success on the path of martial arts?" Hyatt said with a dazzling

smile of his own face.

"You will find that you have made the right decision. I'm sure the Dragon Cave won't disappoint you."

Of course, only Hyatt knew that he was planning to use Ricky as a means to an end, and when his

usefulness had waned, he would kill them all.

That was exactly what the martial world was like. They were enemies from two different worlds, but

they decided to unite because of an opportunity. They both knew that they shouldn't trust one another,

but they had to keep up their appearances. They would not reveal their ferocious faces and sharp tusks

until the last moment.

This was how terrifying the martial world was. Deception, killing, and lack of trust were rampant in the

bloody martial path.

"Now let's go to the Shark Palace together, Kenney!" Hyatt proclaimed cheerfully. Then he led Ricky

and his companions atop the Black King Shark he had ridden.

And together, they headed to the Shark Palace with masks of flattery on their faces that hid their true

intentions. On the way, Hyatt disclosed more information about the Dragon Cave to Ricky.

He told him about the force called the Super Palace at the west of the Shark Palace. Similar to the

Shark Palace, it was also an upper-grade demi-spiritual emperor force.

He related how the two forces discovered the Dragon Cave at the same time, in a deep oceanic trench

at the junction of their sea areas. The cave had two entrances, so the two forces agreed that each of

them should possess one entrance.

They also agreed to enter the Dragon Cave at the same time.

Unfortunately, the entrances were equipped with extremely strong restrictive force. It was impossible to

break without strength just below that of a powerful demi-spiritual emperor. When they discovered this,

they prohibited other strong forces to take part, because they were afraid that they would get nothing.

Through their joint study on the restrictive force, they found that they could enter the Dragon Cave once

they combined the power with both water element and fire element, both of which were at the Demi-

emperor Level.

In the end, they agreed not to go into the Dragon Cave together until both of them found the right

people.

The information the Black King Python had conveyed to Hyatt earlier was from the Super Palace. It

turned out that they had already found a suitable candidate, and they were planning to go to the

Dragon Cave in three days.

That was to say, the Shark Palace only had three more days to find a demi-spiritual emperor who

cultivated the power of fire.

Although they were in the sea, where most of the creatures cultivated the power of water, it was not

very difficult to find a demi-spiritual emperor who cultivated the power of fire.

What was difficult was finding a demi-spiritual emperor cultivating the power of fire whom they could

control.

Hyatt had spent many nights sleepless, as he contemplated this problem. Since the power of the Super

Palace was equal to that of the Shark Palace, they couldn't threaten the Super Palace. But at the same

time, they didn't want to give up on the Dragon Cave.

He didn't want to admit it, but they were desperate to find such a creature. Thankfully, fate had brought

Ricky to him.

When Hyatt was about to kill Ricky, he suddenly realized that Ricky was a good choice, so he changed

his mind and invited him to the Shark Palace instead. As long as he could control Ricky's companions,

he believed that Ricky would follow his orders.

"Oh, I see. But why do you need the joint power of fire and water to remove the restrictive force at the

entrances of the Dragon Cave?" Ricky asked curiously.

"That Dragon Cave is named Fire and Water Dragon Cave. According to our analysis, the dragon that

lived there before must have been a Flood Dragon who cultivated the power of both fire and water at

the same time. In that case, it seems natural that the restrictive force has both fire element and water

element," Hyatt readily explained to him.

"Oh. That is very reasonable," Ricky murmured.

'I hope this Dragon Cave really exists, and I hope it won't let me down, ' he thought to himself.

Ricky could tell from the get-go what Hyatt intended to do with them, and he sincerely hoped that he

was telling the truth about the Dragon Cave. He could tell that Hyatt chose him because Hyatt believed

that he could be controlled, but little did Hyatt know that what he was seeing was very different from the

true Ricky.

They journeyed for several hours at high speed, until they came to a small island. It was called the

Shark Island, named for the Shark Palace that was located in its depths.

As soon as they arrived, Hyatt led Ricky and his companions straight to the Shark Palace, where they

were to meet the leader of the Shark Palace, who was also Hyatt's father, Hiram.