The warrior looked ordinary, and his strength was neither the strongest nor the weakest among them. He had never expected to be the first one chosen.
By now, cold sweat poured from him. His face was as pale as wax, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
"I... I..."
"Shut up! Didn't you hear what I said?"
Ye Yinghuan's expression turned cold, her tone edged with a threat.
There was no doubt that if the warrior dared say one more word of refusal, Ye Yinghuan would blast him to death on the spot.
Faced with this, the warrior could only look to the others.
But the group, who had just been discussing an escape plan, instantly turned into plucked ducks. Every one of them lowered their heads, not daring to respond.
Seeing this, the unlucky warrior nearly ground his teeth to dust.
To stay alive, he could only hope that the Great Rift Valley wasn't all that dangerous.
"Maybe that old geezer was just trying to scare us. It's only a flower. What danger could it possibly pose...?"
The unlucky warrior silently encouraged himself, then gathered his true qi and flew over with gritted teeth.
The center of the Great Rift Valley was perfectly still, with no sign of danger. The unlucky warrior easily reached the middle of the stone pillar.
His whole body trembled slightly, his excitement plain to see.
He'd survived!
With that thought, he reached out. Just as he was about to touch the Fire Phoenix Cage, a blaze suddenly burst from its petals, accompanied by a sharp, furious bird's cry.
Boom!
The unlucky warrior felt a terrifying wave of fiery air slap him in the face, sending him flying backward.
The next instant, a sharp, spiked claw thrust up from the abyss beneath the stone pillar. Moving with