Meanwhile…
The dirt pit gradually widened, and a giant, dark brown spider emerged from the earth.
The spider was about three and a half meters tall, covered in stone fragments, its eight eyes constantly scanning before fixing on Bai Ye.
“Human, did you disturb me? Do you know what the consequences will be?”
“Who knows?” Bai Ye spread his hands. “Before you consider my consequences, shouldn’t you consider your own?”
*Zzzt, zzzt!*
Balls of lightning appeared in Bai Ye’s palms, which he then hurled forward.
*Boom!*
As the lightning balls struck the earth spider’s head, they instantly detonated, unleashing a torrent of electricity. Amidst the thunderous roar, the earth spider’s body lurched violently.
But in the next moment…
As the dust settled, the earth spider straightened itself, seemingly unharmed.
“This is bad,” Gao Ming said. “The earth spider is of the earth attribute. Lightning has little effect on it; it’s being countered.”
On the other side, the earth spider looked at Bai Ye. “Human, is that all you’ve got? You disappoint me!”
As it spoke, the earth spider opened its mouth and spat out a web of silk, which descended towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye looked up but made no move to dodge.
Gao Ming hesitated, wondering whether to intervene. Bai Ye’s lightning was being countered, as the earth spider’s earth attribute could conduct the electricity into the ground, reducing the damage. Bai Ye was at a significant disadvantage.
However, the earth spider’s strength was beyond Gao Ming’s imagination. A single strike had sent his men reeling. If he rushed forward, he might not be able to help and would only end up leaving behind more casualties.
It was at this moment…
Bai Ye spread his hands again, but this time, instead of electricity, flames appeared in his palms.
As the flames materialized in Bai Ye’s palms, the surrounding temperature surged.
In the next instant, Bai Ye waved his hand towards the sky, and the flames swept out, instantly incinerating the descending silk web.
Indeed, the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit seemed to have little effect against the earth spider, as the elemental counter was unavoidable.
But so what?
He could simply switch abilities!
After burning the earth spider’s silk, Bai Ye raised his palm towards the sky, and even hotter flames emerged from his palm.
“Domain!” Bai Ye said in a deep voice. “Activate!”
Domain: Phoenix Perch (A domain ability constructed with the backdrop of the phoenix’s homeland. All hostile targets within the domain continuously suffer damage, the Phoenix abilities are enhanced by 50%, and the effect of ‘Body of Embers’ is triggered. Weapons used by enemies will have their quality reduced by one tier. After each activation, a 48-hour cooldown is required before the next activation.)
As Bai Ye uttered the command, the flames in his palm suddenly spread outwards, forming a massive ring of fire that isolated a large area.
In Gao Ming’s eyes, a colossal hemisphere appeared before him, engulfing both Bai Ye and the earth spider.
And within the domain space…
It was scorching, unbearably scorching!
This was a mountain, a burning mountain.
The entire mountain was enveloped in flames, burning fiercely. The mountain body was crimson and scorching hot, and even the clouds in the sky were a fiery red.
Trees?
Naturally, there were none. Any tree would be completely incinerated in such an environment.
No, there was one!
At the mountain’s peak, amidst the raging inferno, a colossal tree that pierced the clouds stood proudly.
It was a phoenix tree, but not an ordinary one.
It was…
The Phoenix Perch Phoenix Tree!
This was the homeland of the phoenix!
This was the birthplace of the phoenix!
This was the Phoenix Perch!
Bai Ye took a step forward, and then, the ‘Body of Embers’ activated. A vast expanse of flames surged from beneath Bai Ye’s feet, burning fiercely and engulfing his body, allowing him to walk as if bathed in fire.
The earth spider let out a pained wail and retreated continuously.
Although Bai Ye had not yet launched an attack, due to the effect of the ‘World Burning Flame,’ the earth spider had already begun to be consumed by the fire.
Bai Ye looked up at the earth spider. “Ready to deliver your last words?”
As he spoke, Bai Ye leaped into the air.
In truth, the earth spider’s earth attribute was not particularly afraid of fire, but insects, as a species, were exceptionally terrified of flames.
In the next moment…
Bai Ye, airborne, spun his body, and a large amount of flame began to swirl around him.
In the blink of an eye, as the flames rotated, a massive fire tornado appeared, charging forward ferociously.
“No, humans cannot kill…”
Before the earth spider could finish, the fire tornado slammed into its body, completely engulfing it.
Miserable screams echoed continuously.
Within the fiery tornado, only the earth spider’s dark silhouette could be seen, struggling desperately.
Its sharp, blade-like legs swept out, cleaving the ground repeatedly.
The earth spider attempted to shatter the swirling flames around it, but no matter how much fire it destroyed, new flames would continuously surge forth, completely swallowing it.
After a moment…
*Bang!*
The earth spider’s massive body crashed to the ground as the surrounding flames gradually dissipated.
Its colossal form had been burned to a crisp, completely motionless!
Bai Ye casually waved his hand, dispelling the domain. The flames that had formed the domain scattered with the wind.
Gao Ming stared at the charred corpse of the earth spider, exclaiming, “It’s done?”
Bai Ye replied, “What else? Did you expect to have tea and a meal? Perhaps play a few rounds of mahjong afterward?”
“Heh heh!” Gao Ming gave Bai Ye a thumbs-up. “Damn, amazing.”
Gao Ming was now numb to Bai Ye’s strength and didn’t know what else to say, blaming his own lack of vocabulary for relying on a single exclamation to express everything.
Bai Ye said, “Let’s open the treasure chest!”
After defeating a Boss, there would be a treasure chest containing an uncertain number of items of varying quality.
However, as it was a hidden Boss, there should at least be a few red-quality items guaranteed.
Of course, Bai Ye wouldn’t participate. Given his abysmal luck, he feared even the guaranteed items might be swallowed.
On the other side, Gao Ming instructed someone to open the treasure chest. Then, a screen of light appeared before everyone, flooding their vision.
The hidden Boss certainly had its own flair. A multitude of items scrolled by, and unlike with regular Bosses, the distribution was random.
This had been agreed upon beforehand: items dropped by the hidden Boss were distributed by luck, and whatever was randomly assigned was what you got. This was considered Bai Ye’s reward for helping defeat the hidden Boss.
In fact, Gao Ming felt a little embarrassed. This wasn’t really helping; Bai Ye had handled it all by himself.
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