Damn it, using magic doesn't cost a thing! Witnessing the Taoist priest's endless array of spells, Christopher Yard felt off balance. He only knew one lightning spell, but in order to practice it, he needed to fulfill ridiculous conditions. First and foremost, he had to defeat the Taoist priest in front of him who was effortlessly using the lightning spell. However, this priest shamelessly flaunted his magic, leaving Christopher Yard speechless. "Believe it or not, using magic consumes lifespan. Each time I use it, it takes away five years of my life. But now, inside this devouring life formation, it's not my lifespan that's being consumed!" "Every time you fight me, I use magic and the lives of these people diminish. Well, with so many people, I don't really care. This formation is irreversible, once their lives are weakened, they can't be restored." "I know you really want to kill me, but unfortunately, if I die, all these people controlled by the devouring life formation will die instantly as well. Hehe, I'd like to see how you'll deal with me."Upon hearing Christopher Yard's words, a smug expression appeared on the Taoist priest's face, and his laughter became even more pronounced. Of course, this Taoist priest was not foolish. While speaking, his enlarged lightning sword emitted a dazzling lightning, instantly obliterating the needles that were close to his body. This kind of lightning made Christopher Yard's pupils shrink once again. He didn't expect the lightning spell to be so powerful. It seemed that the last time, this priest didn't go all out. "The more powerful the force emitted by my magic, the more lifespan it consumes. Just now, it was one of the realms of the lightning spell. That attack just now consumed ten years of my lifespan! Oh, no, I mean, ten years of these people's lifespan. Haha!" When the Taoist priest saw the astonishment on Christopher Yard's face, he burst into uncontrollable laughter. Christopher Yard clenched his fists, and the veins on his arms became prominent. He never expected that this priest would possess such a formation and be so insane. The low-grade defensive immortal robe he was wearing could only withstand low-level spells. But when it came to defending against formations, it was clearly impossible.This was such an unexpected turn of events! Christopher Yard couldn't help but think, damn it, he didn't have confidence in defeating this guy to begin with. And now, not only does this guy possess magic, but he also has formations. How the hell is he supposed to fight back? The devouring formation is currently draining his life energy. If he doesn't break this damn formation soon, he's most likely going to die here. Taking a deep breath, Christopher Yard decided to directly approach the Taoist priest standing nearby. The priest, seeing Christopher Yard daring to approach him without any weapons, couldn't help but widen his smug smile. "Tsk tsk, you actually dare to run towards me without any weapons. You've got some courage." The priest chuckled. At this moment, since he wasn't using his own lifespan as fuel, he didn't need to stain the formation with his own blood when using the Thunderwood Technique. The formation provided more than enough lifespan for him to squander. "Sizzle! Sizzle!" Upon the Thunderwood Sword held by the priest, electric currents immediately crackled, and lightning seemingly gathered from nowhere, completely enveloping the Thunderwood Sword. It was then directed straight at Christopher Yard. "Whoosh!" The lightning from the Thunderwood Sword shot out like an arrow leaving its bow, leaving behind a trail of afterimages. Even the air seemed to be tainted with the sound of an explosion. The dazzling lightning directly struck Christopher Yard's body. Tears filled his eyes as dust slightly filled the air. Christopher Yard's entire body was completely enveloped by the lightning, and the lightning on his body continued to crackle, creating a strange scene. When the priest saw that his lightning had hit its mark, he was about to burst into laughter once again. However, when he saw Christopher Yard's appearance after being struck by the lightning, the smile on his face instantly froze. "H-How is this possible?" The priest furrowed his brows, his expression suddenly becoming serious. Gripping the Thunderwood Sword tightly, he felt a sense of unease out of nowhere. This punk's life force has already diminished so much, yet he can still withstand his lightning? As the priest felt increasingly uneasy, Christopher Yard's calm voice resounded from within the lightning that enveloped his body: "Do you think I would fall for the same trick twice?" At this moment, with his body wrapped in lightning, Christopher Yard slowly raised his right hand and emerged from the crackling lightning. In that instant, his fist clenched tightly. In an instant, the lightning on Christopher Yard's body disappeared at an extremely fast speed and entered his body. Soon, Christopher Yard absorbed all the lightning. It was not Christopher Yard, but the Taoist next to him, whose pupils contracted. He realized that he had underestimated Christopher Yard. He didn't expect this punk to be fearless of lightning. However, the Taoist soon sneered and said, "Even if you're not afraid of lightning, so what? Come and try to catch me." Although the Taoist saw Christopher Yard's abilities, the astonishment on his face quickly passed, replaced by arrogance and smugness. Upon hearing the Taoist's words, Christopher Yard didn't hesitate. He directly rushed towards the Taoist and clenched his fist, the sound of bones cracking echoing as he fiercely struck down.But just as Christopher Yard was about to hit the Taoist, the Taoist suddenly disappeared from the spot. Christopher Yard's fist struck nothing but air. In that moment, Christopher Yard finally understood why the Taoist was so confident. It turns out this Taoist also knew how to use evasive spells. His mouth twitched, and Christopher Yard was really annoyed with this Taoist. Damn it, I risked my life to learn Thunderwood Art, and this guy can learn so many things endlessly? Unbearable! Absolutely unbearable! With this thought, Christopher Yard's mind moved, and a kitchen knife appeared in his right hand. However, as soon as the knife appeared, Christopher Yard suddenly felt a hot sensation on his back. His back felt like it was heavily struck by something, but Christopher Yard didn't feel any pain. The low-level defensive fairy robe on his body had already absorbed the tremendous force. In that instant, Christopher Yard's kitchen knife moved, using a technique he had never used before.