Two or three hundred warriors were locked inside the three enormous iron cages. More than half wanted to get out. To stay alive and avoid becoming slaves, they were willing to serve even the Mechanical Empire, which they hated to the bone.
Mu Shang couldn't possibly let everyone go. He selected only thirty people, and Xia Fanbai was among them.
Of course, choosing Xia Fanbai had been Jiang Yuanjiu's decision. Xiantian Martial Artists were an extremely valuable resource, and there were only five among these warriors. Mu Shang hadn't wanted to let Xia Fanbai go.
But Jiang Yuanjiu had whispered a few words in Mu Shang's ear, and Mu Shang had agreed to include Xia Fanbai.
Zhan Tiancheng had been helped to his feet by Ji Changming and now sat leaning against the iron cage. He was extremely weak, but his eyes still burned with fury. "Xia Fanbai, I never thought you'd be such a spineless coward, bowing to these people. You're disgracing the Diyan Lineage. You don't deserve to be a disciple of Tianli Sect!"
Even after being shocked like that, he still refused to give in. His hair stood on end, every strand crackling like a burst of thunder.
Xia Fanbai paid him no mind. He walked out of the cage and joined the group as if he hadn't heard a thing.
Jiang Yuanjiu walked up to Xia Fanbai and smiled.
"Xia Fanbai, you should be grateful you made the right choice. If it weren't for me, you'd have been sold to someone else as a slave!"
Xia Fanbai shot him a cold look and spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"Jiang Yuanjiu, I'll kill you!"
Jiang Yuanjiu was taken aback. Then his smile vanished, and a chill flashed through his eyes. "Kill