(Second update)
"Hah!!!" At the sight, Li Xiaoya roared, golden light erupting from his entire body. With a flurry of whooshes, golden light flashed, and a gleaming Golden Bell enveloped him.
Boom!!!!!
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!!!
The ash-red flame struck Li Xiaoya's Golden Bell with a muffled explosion, followed by a sizzling hiss as it devoured the bell. Before his very eyes, the Golden Bell rapidly turned gray, looking as though it would shatter at any moment.
That's it! This fellow must be using one of those so-called exotic flame cultivation methods too! Li Xiaoya was startled. It looks like this Flame Dragon General holds no ordinary position in the Fire Dragon Palace. No wonder his treasures and cultivation methods are so extraordinary. He's a tough one to deal with. Even as these thoughts crossed his mind, he did not hesitate. His Heavenly Feather Wings beat powerfully, and with a whoosh and a flash of golden light, he vanished into thin air.
"Hmm? Teleportation?" The Flame Dragon General froze in surprise and cried out. His expression changed, and red light suddenly flashed across his body as ash-red flame erupted from him!
Whoosh!! At the very instant the Flame Dragon General's ash-red flame burst forth, golden light flashed, and Li Xiaoya appeared right where he stood. The moment his figure emerged, golden light blazed around his fist, and he punched toward the Flame Dragon General.
With a boom, he merely blasted away a great swath of ash-red flame. Apparently, he had failed to strike the Flame Dragon General. What Li Xiaoya did not notice was the blood-red liquid mixed into the flames.
With a boom, ash-red flame flared, and the Flame Dragon General appeared several dozen zhang away. As soon as he emerged, he staggered and nearly fell, then spat out a