While he wasn’t about to say no to freedom, there was something else on his mind. For one, the fact that these seven mortals had come down here without permission—from the Thunder Sword Sect—was already punishable by death. With that in mind, if they were willing to risk their lives just to momentarily release him, that had to mean that the enemy was exceedingly strong!

“…Is he really that strong?” asked the old man.

“He is, and despite being so young, he’s probably stronger than the three e