As soon as Fen Jitian said this, the seven Asura Race experts guarding Hou Guangzu retreated. With that, Hou Guangzu was left completely unguarded.
He was right there, seemingly ready to be taken away at any moment, but beneath the surface, danger surged and uncertainty filled the air.
Hou Guangzu had already prepared himself for sacrifice. He would rather die than have Fan Lang come here, but Fan Lang had come after all, so saying such things now was meaningless.
What mattered now was figuring out how to leave alive!
Only by leaving alive could he repay Fan Lang's loyalty!
"Fan Lang, don't rush over recklessly! These Asuras aren't that trustworthy. Fen Jitian has set up a 'Mountain of Knives and Sea of Flames' here. You have to walk through it step by step before you can unlock the chains on me and let me move freely. If you act rashly, these chains will tighten, and they might even kill me!" Hou Guangzu shouted at the top of his lungs.
As soon as he finished speaking, mechanisms below began to move, opening layer upon layer. The so-called Mountain of Knives and Sea of Flames truly appeared.
The Mountain of Knives was literally a mountain of blades, formed from countless sharp weapons. Under the mechanisms' control, the blades spun at high speed, flashing with dangerous white light. The space occupied by the mountain had been altered, making its true length far greater than it appeared. Walking all the way across it would mean suffering a thousand cuts and ten thousand dissections.
The Sea of Flames lay beyond the Mountain of Knives. It was no ordinary fire, but a fusion of many different strange flames, blazing in dazzling, multicolored hues. Its area and length had likewise been altered. Together, the two stretched