However, the present酉鸡 clearly paid no mind to the zodiac order, perhaps believing such an order didn't represent true strength, or perhaps being very confident in his own.
As the tenth in line, 酉鸡 stepped before Bai Ye, who ranked fifth, without any hesitation.
After a brief exchange, the atmosphere instantly grew heavy.
酉鸡 slowly shifted his stance, his gaze locked onto Bai Ye, seemingly searching for an opening.
And at that very moment...
*Ding!*
The elevator chimed and then slowly opened!
The sound acted as a signal, causing both Bai Ye and 酉鸡 to charge at each other simultaneously.
酉鸡 raised his massive fist, unleashing a straight punch towards Bai Ye's face. But just as it was about to connect, Bai Ye abruptly lowered his body, and the fist grazed past Bai Ye's head.
*Bang!*
In the next instant, Bai Ye, half-bent, threw a fierce punch, striking 酉鸡 in the abdomen.
"Urk!"
酉鸡's eyes widened instantly, and he doubled over, spitting out bile mixed with blood.
"It seems you're only strong in appearance," Bai Ye straightened up and followed with an elbow strike to 酉鸡's face, saying, "When it comes to a real fight, you're not even as good as me, who's this small!"
Bai Ye was very confident in his body, which had been enhanced by the T-virus. At this stage, very few people could surpass him in pure physical attributes.
On the other side, after taking Bai Ye's elbow to the face, 酉鸡 tilted and retreated backward, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. After finally regaining his footing, he opened his mouth and spat out bloody saliva, which even contained a tooth.
Bai Ye, with a slight, mocking smile, spread his hands towards 酉鸡.
"Kid, you're celebrating too soon."
Enraged by Bai Ye's provocation, 酉鸡 directly produced an arm blade, fitting it onto his right hand, and charged at Bai Ye again like a wild bull.
The arm blade streaked through the air, leaving trails of silver light as it continuously slashed at Bai Ye.
As Bai Ye dodged, the arm blade struck the wall, and with a *crash*, it cleanly sliced off a piece of the wall.
酉鸡 roared, "Do you only know how to dodge?"
"No rush," Bai Ye continued to provoke, "I think this much is enough to deal with you."
酉鸡 became furious and suddenly raised his left arm.
"Adrenaline!"
In an instant, 酉鸡's muscles swelled, growing visibly larger. Following that, 酉鸡's pupils turned blood-red due to congestion.
*Bang!*
In the next moment, 酉鸡 stepped forward and threw his left fist towards Bai Ye, his punch speed now double what it was before.
Bai Ye quickly raised his arm and, with a *bang*, took the punch squarely.
The immense force made Bai Ye feel as if he had been hit by a truck, and he was continuously forced backward until his back hit the wall, where he finally stopped. Under the violent impact, the wall directly cracked.
"Adrenaline, this stuff is tricky!"
Bai Ye couldn't help but grit his teeth. He knew that the Adrenaline ability could significantly boost physical attributes for a short period, but it came with side effects. Depending on the duration of its use, there would be a period of weakness after the fight.
Therefore, Bai Ye immediately understood the opponent's intention: to end the fight quickly. Only by minimizing the usage time of Adrenaline could the duration of its side effects be reduced.
"But, what a pity..." Bai Ye, completely unfazed by the pain in his arm, suddenly laughed, "Your ability is countered by mine!"
酉鸡 ignored Bai Ye and continued his attack rapidly, raising his arm blade and slashing down towards Bai Ye's head.
Then...
"Spirit Form!"
Bai Ye let out a soft cry, and his body began to continuously blur, becoming semi-transparent.
At the same time, the blade fell!
酉鸡's arm blade struck Bai Ye's head. He was shocked, for although he had hit Bai Ye, 酉鸡 felt no substance. The imagined scene of blood splashing and heads rolling did not materialize; the arm blade had passed through Bai Ye's body.
酉鸡, refusing to believe it, raised his fist and punched towards Bai Ye's face again.
However, as his fist hit Bai Ye's nose, 酉鸡 stumbled. It was because his fist had directly passed through Bai Ye's body.
*Bang!*
酉鸡's fist slammed into the wall behind him, shattering a piece of it!
Bai Ye burst into laughter. In Spirit Form, he could not be hit by any physical attack. Of course, Bai Ye had to pay a price for this: he also could not launch physical attacks.
But, was that a problem?
If physical attacks couldn't be used, then non-physical attacks would suffice!
*Puff!*
Behind 酉鸡, a flash of silver light suddenly appeared. It was the Condensing Frost Sword, striking 酉鸡's shoulder.
The Condensing Frost Sword's attack was physical, but its manipulation relied on Bai Ye's mental attributes. Therefore, even in Spirit Form, it did not affect its use!
After being struck by the sword, 酉鸡 grunted, then forcefully grabbed the hilt of the Condensing Frost Sword and pulled it out of his shoulder, throwing it aside.
But was Bai Ye's attack only this?
Suddenly, 酉鸡 smelled something burning. He looked down and saw two talismans stuck to the ground, which were now burning.
The Five Spirit Curses were also not physical attacks. However, in Spirit Form, Bai Ye couldn't hold the talismans, so he had secretly placed them on the ground beforehand, waiting for this moment!
"Flame Curse!"
Bai Ye grinned ferociously, and then...
*Rumble, rumble!*
A deafening explosion suddenly occurred. Following the booming sounds, a massive fireball erupted, engulfing 酉鸡 almost instantly.
Meanwhile, Bai Ye used his Spirit Form to pass through the wall, directly evading the blast's impact.
A moment later...
The surrounding walls collapsed, and the area was blackened by smoke.
酉鸡 lay on the ground, pinned by the collapsed wall, his body trembling as he continuously coughed up bloody saliva.
Bai Ye passed through the wall and approached 酉鸡. After exiting Spirit Form, he stepped on the debris pressing down on 酉鸡.
The intense pain contorted 酉鸡's expression. Then, Bai Ye reached out and grabbed the Condensing Frost Sword!
"It seems you'll be the first one eliminated!"
The moment Bai Ye spoke, he forcefully thrust the Condensing Frost Sword towards 酉鸡, piercing directly through 酉鸡's throat.
酉鸡's eyes widened to their fullest, then gradually lost their luster, eventually becoming dull and lifeless.
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