At present, the underground ferocious beasts of Ebonia had mostly been wiped out.
Most of the underground Dark Clan's warbeasts had also been slaughtered.
Only the Sparrow King remained.
Lin Xiaodao had not actually gone on a killing spree against ordinary Dark Clan members.
"Silver Dust can't find him. How are we supposed to kill him?"
Li Tianming asked.
"I recently captured the Sparrow King's most precious son, Xia Quejiong. That brat is his darling treasure—the only heir of the silver soul eyes among Ebonia's Dark Clan!" Lin Xiaodao said.
"Use his son as bait to lure the snake from its hole?"
Li Tianming asked.
"That idea is far too crude. If the 'bait' gives the other side no hope at all, they won't harbor any wishful thinking, and it'll be hard for them to take the bait."
"So, I plan to set up a life-and-death arena for you and Xia Quejiong, where the two of you will fight to the death. That not only gives Xia Quejiong hope, but the Sparrow King may also appear for that hope."
"You get it, right? To the entire Dark Clan, you're the perfect hostage."
Lin Xiaodao snickered.
"Fuck! Fuck!"
Li Tianming's eyes widened as he stared at Lin Xiaodao. "So you must have safeguards set up in that life-and-death arena to guarantee my safety, right?"
"No."
Lin Xiaodao blinked.
"No?"
Li Tianming froze.
"Of course not. The other side isn't stupid. If it were a place where safeguards could easily be left behind, the Sparrow King would never show himself."
"The place I chose for you is called the Heavenly Steep Sword God Battlefield. It is Ebonia's 'Boundless Duel Arena,' an extension of Ebonia's fusion formation."
"Once you enter, even I'll need quite some time to undo it."
Lin Xiaodao grinned.
"You