Lyla said solemnly, “He has already suffered enough. Could you…”

James turned to Lyla and asked, “What if I use him to trade for Thea?”

Lyla shook her head and said, That’s impossible. He could always have another son if Yunleiv dies. Thea, on the other hand, was crucial to his survival. He would never trade her for his son.”

James narrowed his eyes, then stretched out into the Hudde Passage. His black-and-white powers spread out and dragged Yunleiv to them.

Seeing James stretch out his hand and grab Yunleiv’s head, Lyla shouted anxiously, “You promise to let him go, Forty-nine! If anything happens to him, you’ll be waging war against a formidable opponent.

“Even if Xachary is no longer at the Quasi Daelcon Rank, he’s still at powerhouse at the peak of the Yuraeceon Daelm Rank’s Ninth Tribulation. Gladwin might not necessarily succeed in overthrowing him, and he might continue as the Timaeus Sect’s Leader.”

James stared at Lyla, then increased his grip on Yunleiv. An intense blac