Time slipped by, and Archmage Orphalian and Archmage Laduka could clearly feel the power of Xu Yi's domain gradually weakening. Their stern expressions slowly gave way to smiles.
At this rate, it would not be long before they exhausted all of Xu Yi's mana. Never mind fighting back-he would not even have enough mana left to escape.
Yet Xu Yi had remained obediently suspended in midair all this time, making no other moves. Both men found it very strange.
Even if Xu Yi knew he was no match for the two of them, surely he should at least put up a fight?
Giving up as though resigned to his fate hardly seemed like something the much-watched president of the Xinfei Merchant Guild would do.
"Could you two answer a few more questions for me?" Xu Yi suddenly asked.
Archmage Orphalian and Archmage Laduka both froze. They exchanged a glance, and after a moment's thought, Archmage Orphalian asked gruffly, "What else do you want to know?"
Xu Yi making no further moves was exactly what they wanted.
Otherwise, if Xu Yi threw caution to the wind and hurled spells into Wimbledon City as he had earlier, the two of them would have their hands full.
One careless moment could leave Wimbledon City suffering enormous losses.
With Xu Yi behaving himself and doing nothing, they were naturally happy to chat with him and draw things out.
"From what Marshal Sudiman said earlier, I can infer that the Candel Empire simply wants to kill me, plunge the Xinfei Merchant Guild into chaos, and then seize the opportunity to swallow it up. But I'm curious. What gives you the confidence that you can swallow up the Xinfei Merchant Guild?"
"That is for His Majesty the Emperor, Marshal Sudiman, and the others to consider. It