Rumble, rumble, rumble!
Flying swords danced, and streaks of sword energy incessantly chopped down, bombarding Bai Ye.
That woman actually had some skill. If she wasn't too familiar with the operation of flying swords, and her sword energy wasn't so precise...
Then victory would be decided by sheer numbers!
Continuous sword energy fell, completely pulverizing the ground.
The small path, which was already piled up with mud, instantly shattered, breaking off a section.
The man wearing glasses said, "Hold back a bit, don't kill them, otherwise we won't be able to get the item back."
"I don't think that's necessary!"
Before the woman could respond, Bai Ye's voice was the first to ring out.
Then, from the swirling dust, Bai Ye's figure emerged. He raised the Lei Ya Nu Shou and forcefully swept it to the side.
The sword wind exploded, instantly scattering the surrounding dust.
And then...
Bai Ye glanced ahead.
Zzzt!
The sound of surging electricity echoed, and large waves of current spread out in all directions.
The electric field formed!
Bai Ye's body was wrapped in azure currents, and he took a step forward.
The next instant...
A bolt of lightning flashed.
Bai Ye's body turned into a current, shooting forward. After brushing past the woman, Bai Ye reappeared behind her.
Then...
*Splat!*
The sound of flesh tearing rang out.
The woman looked at her chest in disbelief.
A terrifying wound had appeared there, stretching from below her neck to her abdomen, almost completely bisecting her upper body.
Vast amounts of blood splashed out, covering the ground.
In that moment, the woman felt as if all her strength had been drained. Her body slowly went limp and collapsed to the ground.
The flying sword, which had been suspended in the air, also fell to the ground with a crisp clatter.
"You have killed a participant (Modern Civilization World)."
"You have obtained six God Stone Shards."
After a single strike, Bai Ye didn't linger.
He hadn't gone all out earlier because he wanted to familiarize himself with the Lei Ya Nu Shou, and also to truly experience how the elementalization of the Goro Goro no Mi felt in actual combat.
Now, Bai Ye had reached his conclusion.
The golden-quality ability was indeed powerful, especially since the Goro Goro no Mi was highly likely to become an even higher quality.
But there was also a side that frustrated Bai Ye.
The electric field teleportation was essentially an enhanced version of instant movement. Moreover, as long as the electric field was spread out wide enough, Bai Ye could even perform long-distance teleportation.
Therefore, Thunder Breathing and instant movement seemed to have lost their value.
Beyond that...
Bai Ye's spiritual body also seemed to be rendered useless.
Bai Ye didn't use his spiritual body abilities much because they didn't hold much significance.
Spiritual body abilities could be exceptionally effective in certain situations, and they were a strong counter to enemies who only excelled at physical attacks.
Of course, even in his spiritual body state, Bai Ye couldn't use physical attacks.
However, the Phoenix's abilities, the manipulation of flying swords, and the Paper God's ability to control paper pieces either didn't belong to physical attacks or were executed through mental power, unaffected by his spiritual body.
Still, while the spiritual body could be used in combat, its greatest value lay in its physical attack immunity after becoming a spiritual body, its ability to float, and its ability to pass through obstacles.
When these three combined, they could save his life at critical moments.
As a life-saving ability, Bai Ye had always tried to use his spiritual body abilities as little as possible.
His trump card, naturally, couldn't be revealed carelessly.
Now, it was no longer necessary to hide it.
The most valuable part of the spiritual body had been replaced by the elementalization of the Goro Goro no Mi.
In the elementalized state, Bai Ye also wouldn't be hit by any physical attacks.
In fact, some attacks that weren't purely physical would also become ineffective against Bai Ye.
For example, flying sword attacks could hit the spiritual body because manipulating flying swords required covering them with mental power.
The so-called sword manipulation itself relied on mental power.
However, flying swords could not hit an elementalized Bai Ye.
Only purely non-physical attacks like sword energy could affect his elementalized body.
Furthermore, when his body turned into electricity in the elementalized state, it could even counterattack opponents when encountering physical attacks.
Even if the spiritual body could traverse obstacles, Bai Ye, transformed into lightning, could also do so.
The spiritual body could fly. If Bai Ye spread his electric field to the sky, he could also fight using teleportation in the air.
This was undeniably far superior to his spiritual 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 his spiritual body to Bai Ye had plummeted.
However...
After being frustrated for a short while, Bai Ye didn't dwell on it.
This was just how it was on the world battlefield; abilities, items, and props of lower quality were gradually eliminated.
In his previous life, Bai Ye had mastered over a dozen abilities, but ultimately only used two or three.
In his previous life, his spiritual body had always been his trump card for survival because he hadn't found a replacement or anything better.
But now, with the Goro Goro no Mi, it was normal for the spiritual body to be phased out.
As Bai Ye was contemplating, he suddenly heard another sound from behind him.
Bai Ye turned around and saw a man holding a talisman. As the talisman burned, the moisture in the air condensed and transformed into water arrows, shooting towards Bai Ye.
Daoist magic was still effective against the elementalization of the Goro Goro no Mi.
However...
"Too slow!"
Even as the water arrows were just being launched, Bai Ye's figure suddenly vanished and reappeared behind the opponent. Then...
*Splat!*
The Lei Ya Nu Shou in Bai Ye's hand pierced through the opponent's back, cleanly impaling him.
After the strike, Bai Ye abruptly withdrew his sword, drawing a spray of blood. He then punched towards the side.
A large amount of poison seeped out from Bai Ye's arm. As his fist moved forward, the poison was flung outwards.
"Poison Dragon!"
The scattered poison condensed, forming a ferocious poison dragon that soared forward.
The two people directly in front were startled and quickly leaped to the sides.
But the third person was not so lucky. Due to obstructed vision, by the time the two in front jumped away, they saw the poison dragon approaching.
At this moment, it was clearly too late to dodge.
"Ah!"
The man engulfed by the poison dragon was covered in venom, and he screamed in agony.
As the poison flowed, the flesh on the man's body began to rot at a visible rate, pieces peeling off.
Soon, the man was reduced to bare bones and fell to the ground.
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