Crack, crack!
The wooden puppet twisted its arms, pulling its fist embedded in the ground free, but below that fist…
Bai Ye’s figure was nowhere to be seen!
Suddenly, Bai Ye appeared above the wooden puppet.
Instantaneous movement could not only pinpoint ground locations but also aerial ones!
“Poison Dragon!”
Bai Ye grunted and raised his fist, smashing downwards.
A large amount of venom surged from Bai Ye’s body, then rapidly condensed, quickly forming a massive poison dragon that plummeted downwards.
Bang!
The poison dragon struck the wooden puppet’s back and then exploded.
The surrounding horse bandits, soldiers, and the chosen ones clearly had no idea what was about to happen, so the moment the venom splashed out…
“Ah, my hand, my hand…”
“Help, help, someone save me…”
“It hurts, it hurts so much!”
…
Those caught by the splash of venom cried out in agony.
A horse bandit fell from his mount, looking at his arm in horror as the flesh and blood rapidly corroded, revealing bare bone.
A chosen one was doused directly by the venom, his entire body soaked. He trembled uncontrollably, rolling on the ground as his flesh and blood gradually dissolved, quickly turning into a skeleton draped with scraps of meat.
But…
Wisps of white smoke rose from the wooden puppet’s back. Its back was scorched black, and then…
The wooden puppet turned and swung another punch towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye quickly crossed his arms to block, then felt a tremendous force strike him, sending him flying from the air by the puppet’s punch.
“Damn it, this thing has poison resistance!”
Bai Ye gritted his teeth, got up from the ground, and spat a mouthful of blood to the side.
The venom from the Mera Mera no Mi was not entirely useless against the wooden puppet, but its effect was not significant. The material used to craft the wooden puppet was clearly resistant to poison.
However, Bai Ye had a solution!
Standing upright again, the wooden puppet stomped down towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye did not dodge, but instead…
Spirit Body!
The wooden puppet’s giant foot landed directly on Bai Ye, but Bai Ye did not turn into a pulp as most would have expected. The giant foot passed straight through Bai Ye’s body.
Bai Ye used the aerial ability of his Spirit Body to float into the air.
The wooden puppet punched again, but it was useless. The moment it connected, the puppet’s fist passed through Bai Ye’s body.
“As expected!”
Bai Ye grinned. The attack method of this wooden puppet seemed to be limited to close combat, meaning…
Only physical attacks!
And Bai Ye’s Spirit Body could ignore all physical attacks!
However, the ability of the Mera Mera no Mi, his trump card, could no longer be used.
In the Spirit Body state, Bai Ye also couldn’t launch physical attacks. Although the venom from the Mera Mera no Mi wasn’t a physical attack, the venom had to be secreted from Bai Ye’s body. Currently, Bai Ye was in a Spirit Body state, his body completely ethereal, naturally making it impossible to secrete venom.
But the Phoenix’s abilities could still be used!
The flying swords could also be commanded by spiritual power!
“Seven-Colored Sword Qi!”
Bai Ye shouted softly, and then seven-colored flying swords shot into the sky, emitting a “hum, hum” sword cry. Immediately after, he slashed downwards in the air.
Rumble, rumble, rumble…
Seven-colored sword qi descended from the sky, continuously striking the wooden puppet, emitting loud roars and forcing its massive body to retreat.
Bai Ye floated in the air, hands crossed, rapidly changing sword seals.
Seven Rainbows Pierce the Sky (Seven swords merge into one, attacking enemy targets)
The seven-colored flying swords once again pierced the sky, dancing in the air, chasing each other, their emitted light constantly intertwining.
Soon, the seven-colored light intertwined, forming a magnificent rainbow of light, several zhang in size. It swept through the air and then stabbed downwards.
Rumble!
The magnificent rainbow of light descended, hitting the wooden puppet’s chest. With a loud bang, it opened a hole in the puppet’s chest.
Bai Ye immediately raised his fist at this moment and smashed downwards.
Although the Mera Mera no Mi’s abilities couldn’t be used, the Phoenix’s abilities were still viable!
Heatwaves swirled around, and scorching flames appeared, burning in the air like a sea of fire. Then, with Bai Ye’s punch, the surrounding flames condensed together and plummeted downwards.
A massive pillar of fire formed, directly striking the wooden puppet’s chest, blasting straight into the broken opening.
Then…
“Flame Burst!”
Bai Ye clenched his fist in the air, and immediately, the sound of an explosion rang out. A huge fireball suddenly detonated in the wooden puppet’s chest!
The immense impact force caused the wooden puppet to stagger backward continuously. In the end, it could not withstand the impact and its body crashed to the ground.
With a bang!
The wooden puppet fell to the ground, shattering a large area of the earth and kicking up countless dust.
A large hole was blasted open in the wooden puppet’s chest, surrounded by scorched blackness. Black smoke continued to billow out from within the hole.
Bai Ye detached from his Spirit Body state and landed back on the ground.
Was it done?
It should be done!
Bai Ye felt that after being hit like that, it shouldn’t be able to move anymore…
Suddenly…
The dim eyes of the wooden puppet suddenly emitted red light again, its color becoming more intense and deep. Immediately after, the wooden puppet once again got to its feet.
The wooden puppet swung its arm, instantly sweeping away everyone around it. Then the wooden puppet got up from the ground and kicked directly towards the crowd.
The horse bandit leader, seeing the wooden puppet walking towards him, was greatly alarmed.
“No, no, no, I activated you, you are my servant, you should help me…”
Bang!
The wooden puppet raised its foot and stomped down on the horse bandit leader, crushing him and his horse beneath its foot.
“No, I…”
Blood continuously flowed from the horse bandit leader’s mouth. He still tried to struggle, but at this moment, the wooden puppet exerted more force.
With a crack, the horse bandit leader’s chest bones were crushed, his chest and below turning into a pulp. Blood quickly flowed out from under the wooden puppet’s foot.
Bai Ye couldn’t help but be stunned. The wooden puppet seemed to have suddenly become berserk. Its attacks were originally quite methodical, but now it seemed to be attacking randomly.
“Is it because its body is damaged that it’s gone berserk?”
Bai Ye muttered, then quickly ran forward, raising his fist to blast it with fire again.
But at this moment…
“Spinning Blade!”