At first, he had even suspected that the other components of the artifact set had fallen into Shi Chun's hands. But on second thought, when the formation's anchors collapsed, those magical treasures had been blasted in every direction by the violent explosion and buried beneath chunks of ice large and small. There was no way to gather them all easily.
He had also wondered whether Shi Chun really had a way to find divine fire quickly. Yet he had just seen another two divine fires. How could anyone stumble across so many by sheer coincidence?
He had dismissed his own suspicions one after another. This was the only questionable point he could latch onto, which was why he had interrupted to ask.
Shi Chun said, "If you go back on your word, I can at least destroy your artifact and inflict some losses on you. Of course, you can offer something else as collateral. I don't think your esteemed self is worth any less than that magical treasure. Whether you pledge yourself or a magical treasure is up to you."
Yuan Yao said, "If that's how you put it, shouldn't some of your people serve as collateral too?"
Shi Chun agreed without hesitation. "Certainly. As long as you're willing to be a hostage, I'll give you two people from my side as hostages."
He glanced at Xu Anchang's men and made a quick count. There were six left; losing two would not be much of a problem.
Yuan Yao's lips tightened. While he was still considering it, Gu Liani tossed something to Shi Chun, putting a direct end to the bargaining.
It was none other than the activation Array Compass for the Origin-Locking Formation.
To Gu Liani, this choice required no thought at all. The lone remaining Array Compass was