"If they want our lives, they'll have to prove they can take them!" The younger prodigies were brimming with vigor. All eyes, however, were on Xiang Mingfeng.
"I won't hinder anyone wishing to leave. That's your right," Xiang Mingfeng declared calmly. "Just as long as you don't harm Brother Zhou. Brother Zhou led us out of the bronze realm, saving our lives. At the very least, I can't do anything that will betray him."
Xiang Mingfeng was known for his straightforwardness. The older prodigies who recognized this about him blushed in silence. As soon as Xiang Mingfeng finished his speech, he moved toward the Qingzhou guards.
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At the center of the battlefield, Qin Huai's emperor force transformed a radius of several dozen meters into a forbidden zone for all living beings.
