"If you are willing to lend us a hand, young friend Tian Ce, the three of us will certainly repay you."
Dragon-Phoenix Heaven, inside the True Phoenix Clan's dungeon.
Hearing the old man's words, Xiao Tian Ce remained noncommittal. He had never met these three before. Although they were all Heavenly Sovereigns, and the man transmitting his voice to him had even reached the late Immortal-Grade Heavenly Sovereign stage, making him exceptionally powerful.
He had no way to control them, however, nor did he know their identities. Rashly rescuing them would certainly be no good thing.
Ever cautious, Xiao Tian Ce naturally would not agree so readily.
"Heh, senior, I imagine that if the three of you were in my position, you wouldn't simply agree to release you either, would you?" Xiao Tian Ce chuckled, giving the request no real consideration.
What a joke. The fact that the True Phoenix Clan had built this dungeon specifically for these three powerful captives was enough to show how much the clan valued whatever they possessed.
Especially since the True Phoenix Clan had not killed them in tens of thousands of years. There was certainly more to this than met the eye.
He was no fool, so why should he agree to release them?
"You have a point, young friend Tian Ce. I was too presumptuous.
"My brother, sister, and I have been trapped here for more years than we can count. If we remain imprisoned here, our lamps will soon run dry.
"Since you are unwilling to lend a hand, we won't force you. After all, the True Phoenix Clan is one of the few great clans of supreme divine beasts in the Great Thousand World. You are only an early Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign. You truly cannot afford to enter an