Boom, boom, boom!
Flying swords danced, and streaks of sword energy relentlessly descended, continuously bombarding Bai Ye.
That woman actually had some skill. If her control over the flying swords wasn't so familiar, and the sword energy wasn't so accurate…
Then victory would be decided by sheer numbers!
The continuous sword energy fell, completely pulverizing the ground.
The small path, originally made of accumulated earth, was instantly blown to pieces, breaking off a segment.
The man wearing glasses said, "Hold back a bit, don't kill him. Otherwise, we won't be able to get our hands on the item."
"I think that's unnecessary!"
Before the woman could respond, Bai Ye's voice was heard first.
Then, from the swirling dust, Bai Ye's figure emerged, raising the Thunderfang Raging Beast and forcefully sweeping it to the side.
The sword wind exploded, instantly scattering the surrounding dust.
Then…
Bai Ye looked ahead.
Crackle!
The sound of surging electricity erupted, and large amounts of current spread out in all directions.
An electric field was formed!
Bai Ye's body was wrapped in azure currents, and he took a step forward.
The next instant…
A bolt of lightning struck.
Bai Ye's body transformed into a current and shot forward. After brushing past the woman, Bai Ye reappeared behind her.
Then…
Splat!
The sound of flesh tearing echoed.
The woman looked at her chest in disbelief.
A terrifying wound had appeared there, extending from beneath her neck all the way to her abdomen, almost completely cleaving her upper body in two.
A large amount of blood splattered out, covering the ground.
In that moment, the woman felt as if all her strength had been drained. Her body slowly softened and she collapsed onto the ground.
The flying sword, which had been suspended in mid-air, also fell to the ground with a crisp clinking sound.
"You have killed a participant (Modern Civilization World)."
"You have obtained six fragments of God Stones."
After that one strike, Bai Ye didn't hesitate.
He hadn't gone all out before because he wanted to familiarize himself with the Thunderfang Raging Beast and truly experience how the Logia-type fruit's elementalization would function in actual combat.
Now, Bai Ye had reached his conclusion.
Golden-tier abilities were indeed powerful, and it was highly probable that the Rumble-Rumble Fruit could become a supreme-tier existence.
However, there was also a frustrating aspect for Bai Ye.
Teleportation via electric fields was essentially a super-powered version of instant movement. Moreover, as long as the range of the electric field was expanded sufficiently, Bai Ye could even perform long-distance teleportation.
Therefore, Thunder Breathing and instant movement seemed to have lost their value.
Besides that…
Bai Ye's spirit body also seemed to be rendered useless.
Bai Ye didn't use his spirit body abilities much because they didn't have much significance.
Spirit body abilities could be exceptionally effective in certain situations, providing a strong counter against enemies who only specialized in physical attacks.
Of course, even in his spirit body state, Bai Ye couldn't perform physical attacks.
However, the Phoenix's ability, the manipulation of flying swords, and the Paper God's ability to control paper were either not physical attacks or were executed through spiritual power, unaffected by the spirit body.
It was just that, while spirit body abilities could be used in combat, their greatest value lay in the invulnerability to physical attacks, the ability to float, and the ability to pass through obstacles after transforming.
When these three aspects were combined, they could save his life at critical moments.
As a life-saving ability, Bai Ye had always tried to use his spirit body abilities as little as possible.
His trump card, naturally, couldn't be revealed so easily.
Now, he didn't have to hide it anymore.
The most valuable parts of the spirit body had been replaced by the elementalization of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
In his elementalized state, Bai Ye also wouldn't be hit by any physical attacks.
In fact, some impure physical attacks would also be ineffective against Bai Ye.
For example, flying sword attacks could hit the spirit body because manipulating flying swords required covering them with spiritual power.
So-called sword control was essentially manipulation through spiritual power.
However, flying swords couldn't hit an elementalized Bai Ye.
Only pure non-physical attacks like sword energy could affect his elementalized body.
Furthermore, in his elementalized state, his body, now transformed into electricity, could even counterattack when subjected to physical attacks.
Even if a spirit body could pass through obstacles, Bai Ye, transformed into lightning, could also pass through them.
Spirit bodies could fly. If Bai Ye covered the air with an electric field, he could also teleport and fight in the air.
This was clearly far superior to the spirit body, and not by a small margin.
Of course, the two were not of the same quality to begin with.
As a result, the value of the spirit body to Bai Ye had plummeted.
However…
After a brief moment of frustration, Bai Ye didn't dwell on it.
This was the nature of surviving in the world battlefield; low-quality abilities, items, and props were gradually phased out.
In his previous life, Bai Ye had mastered more than ten different abilities, but he only ended up using two or three.
In his previous life, the spirit body had always been Bai Ye's trump card for survival because he hadn't found a substitute or a better alternative.
But now, with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, it was normal for the spirit body to be eliminated.
As Bai Ye was contemplating this, he suddenly heard another sound from behind him.
Bai Ye turned his head and saw a man holding a talismans. As the talisman burned, the moisture in the air condensed, transforming into water arrows that flew towards Bai Ye.
Daoist magic was still effective against the elementalization of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
However…
"Too slow!"
Even as the water arrows were just being fired, Bai Ye's figure suddenly disappeared, reappearing behind the man. Then…
Splat!
The Thunderfang Raging Beast in Bai Ye's hand pierced through the man from behind, cleanly impaling him.
After that one strike, Bai Ye fiercely withdrew his sword, bringing a spray of blood with it. He then threw a punch to the side.
A large amount of venom seeped out from Bai Ye's arm. As his fist moved forward, the venom was flung out.
"Poison Dragon!"
The scattered venom condensed, forming a ferocious poison dragon that surged forward.
The two men in front were startled and quickly dodged to the sides.
But the third man was not so lucky. Due to his obstructed vision, he only saw the poison dragon after the two in front had jumped away.
At that moment, it was clearly too late to dodge.
"Argh!"
The man engulfed by the poison dragon was covered in venom and then screamed in agony, his face contorted.
As the venom flowed, the flesh on the man's body began to rot at a visible rate, peeling off in chunks.
Soon, the man was reduced to mere bones and fell to the ground.
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