Facing Liu Bai's threat, the three members of the Cold Phoenix Clan remained unyielding, preferring death to submission.
Liu Bai did not force the matter. After all, he already had Bai Bin from the Cold Phoenix Clan. Though the remaining three were decent, none matched Bai Bin, and their potential for cultivation was limited.
His true target was Chi Hongwu, the prodigy of the Crimson Phoenix Clan.
As branches of the Phoenix Clan, the Crimson Phoenix Clan and Cold Phoenix Clan were roughly equal in strength. However, the Primal Beast Plains expedition was led by the Cold Phoenix Clan this time, and the Crimson Phoenix Clan had not been interested in it. Even Chi Hongwu had come only at her own request.
As for her purpose, it went without saying.
Those who ventured here risked their lives for nothing more than power and bloodline advancement. Liu Bai believed he had some bargaining chips that could move her.
"I heard that the Crimson Phoenix Clan's foremost prodigy is your older sister, Chi Hongling. Is that right?" Liu Bai asked calmly, looking at the woman lying on the ground with the same cold, death-defying expression.
Upon hearing the name "Chi Hongling," Chi Hongwu's stiff face finally showed a trace of emotion. A complicated look surfaced in her formerly icy eyes.
That slight change did not escape Liu Bai's notice. He could not help smiling inwardly. Bai Bin was not completely useless, after all. At the very least, he knew everything about Chi Hongwu.
"From beginning to end, whether within the clan or in your parents' eyes, everything was placed upon your sister. As daughters of the Crimson Phoenix Clan's chief, Chi Hongling stood high above all as the clan's number one prodigy. She could even rank among the finest in the entire