"Don't waste your strength, fellow Daoist. This spell of mine is specifically designed to deal with Body Refiners," Du Chengfeng said with a chuckle. He made no further move, merely waiting at the side for Li Xiaoya to concede.
"Oh?" Li Xiaoya froze at those words and immediately stopped struggling. Then he suddenly asked, "City Lord Du, you cultivate Wood System Spells, don't you?"
"Hm?" Du Chengfeng looked momentarily puzzled and was just about to speak.
"Hah!" Li Xiaoya suddenly roared. Red light blazed all over him, followed by a furious surge of flames. The vines binding him were instantly burned to powder, and he regained his freedom.
"Ah! I never expected that, besides being a Body Refiner, Fellow Daoist Li would also possess such profound cultivation in a fire-element Cultivation Method!" Du Chengfeng exclaimed in surprise. Although most Body Refiners also practiced Five Elements Cultivation Methods, their cultivation in them was generally unimpressive. Yet the power of Li Xiaoya's burst of flames had been infinitely close to that of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, lacking only that trace of Golden Core power. That was what had startled Du Chengfeng so much.
"You flatter me, City Lord Du. Let's continue. Bring out your magic treasure!" Li Xiaoya said with a smile. His hands rapidly formed seals as he chanted. A great swath of red light appeared around his hands, and he pointed repeatedly into the air. Dozens of Flame Blades shot out, hurtling toward Du Chengfeng.
"Hahaha! Since Fellow Daoist Li is so eager, I certainly can't give you a halfhearted response!" Du Chengfeng laughed. He kept addressing Li Xiaoya as a fellow Daoist, clearly treating him as a cultivator of equal standing. With that, he slapped the back of his head and opened his mouth wide. Green light flashed