Xiao Yan frowned as he looked at the shriveled figure struggling endlessly beneath the restraints of the chains. After a long while, he finally asked, "Who are you? Why are you imprisoned here?"
"Gasp, gasp..."
The skeletal figure seemed to have expended considerable strength in its earlier struggle, and its breathing was now somewhat labored. Xiao Yan could sense extremely icy energy continuously emanating from the four massive chains, draining the man's Dou Qi and keeping him in an extremely weakened state. Yet it would not take his life, only forcing him to cling to existence amid this endless depletion.
"Whoever imprisoned this fellow is truly ruthless. This is far crueler than simply killing him..."
A trace of surprise flashed through Xiao Yan's heart. He had not expected to encounter such a strange affair at the bottom of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.
"I am the clan chief of the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan, Yao Ming..."
Facing Xiao Yan's question, the skeletal figure panted for a while before finally speaking. His voice was extremely hoarse, like gravel scraping across glass, harsh to the ear.
"Save me. As long as you rescue me from this place, I'll agree to anything you want!"
The man calling himself Yao Ming stared at Xiao Yan with nearly pleading eyes.
"The clan chief of the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan?"
Xiao Yan frowned, unmoved as he replied blandly, "As far as I know, the current clan chief of the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan should be someone named Yao Xiaotian, shouldn't it?"
"That bastard, that dog-bastard! He used vile schemes to steal my position and sealed me at the bottom of these Nine Nether Yellow Springs! Ah! That beast has made me endure hundreds of years of torment from this icy power! If I