Li Jiayi hated Bai Ye.
Not because Bai Ye was powerful, but because Bai Ye was powerful and also troublesome.
Experience, sometimes, was truly useful, capable of clarifying combat strategy.
For example, Bai Ye, at this moment.
You defend?
Then keep defending!
Bai Ye paid no attention to Li Jiayi. Li Jiayi was not Bai Ye's target; stopping the masked man was what Bai Ye needed to do.
"Heaven and Earth Without Limits, Law of the Universe!" Li Jiayi, seeing he couldn't catch up to the sword light, quickly took out a brush, drew a talisman in the air, and then struck forward with his palm, "Palm Thunder!"
*Boom!*
A blue and white lightning bolt shot from Li Jiayi's palm, landing in the center of the sword light. With a deafening roar, it shattered the five sword lights.
However, just as Li Jiayi barely resolved the crisis, Bai Ye attacked again, wielding the Frost Condensation Sword and slashing towards Li Jiayi's head.
Seeing this, Li Jiayi quickly spread his palm. A silver-white Jungle King combat knife appeared in his hand, and he swung it horizontally in front of him.
*Clang!*
Their weapons collided, emitting a crisp ringing sound.
But in that instant...
A sly smile appeared on Bai Ye's face, and large patches of venom suddenly materialized on his body.
Li Jiayi, being an experienced fighter, felt a jolt of unease seeing Bai Ye's appearance and sensed something was wrong. He immediately leaped backward, attempting to create distance from Bai Ye.
But it was clearly too late!
Bai Ye flicked his arm, and the venom sprayed forward.
The venom landed on Li Jiayi, rapidly melting through his clothes. Upon touching his skin, it hissed and sizzled.
The piercing pain contorted Li Jiayi's rather handsome face into a grimace, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
The next moment, Li Jiayi quickly grabbed a purple fruit and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing vigorously. The piercing pain gradually subsided.
Furthermore, fortunately, not much venom had landed on him; it had only splashed onto him, not causing continuous damage.
However, in just one exchange, some minor injuries and the effects of the poison fruit had already made Li Jiayi's heart pound.
Li Jiayi's first thought was how terrifying the ability was!
The poison was incredibly potent. Secondly, being able to release it from his entire body—did that mean he couldn't even touch Bai Ye?
On the other side, Bai Ye's assault continued. He took a step forward and then raised his fist.
"Poison Dragon!"
Bai Ye roared, then punched forward. A large amount of venom was once again sprayed out, but instead of dispersing, it coalesced, forming a venomous dragon that lunged forward with bared fangs and claws.
Li Jiayi's heart sank. If he took this attack head-on, wouldn't he be instantly corroded into bones?
As Li Jiayi thought this, he quickly took out an item and threw it onto the ground, "Crystal Barrier!"
The item Li Jiayi tossed to the ground was a crystal shard no longer than a thumb. It shattered the moment it landed. Immediately, a rumbling sound echoed from the ground, and a massive crystal rose from the earth, blocking Li Jiayi like a small mountain.
*Bang!*
The poison dragon struck the crystal mountain, then shattered into pieces, splashing onto the crystal mountain.
However, the crystal mountain was not afraid of the corrosive venom. The purple venom flowed over it without causing any damage.
Bai Ye narrowed his eyes and quickly formed a sword seal with his right hand.
Seven Rainbows Pierce the Sky (Seven swords merge into one, attacking the enemy target)
As Bai Ye's sword seal took shape, the seven-colored rainbow swords suspended in the air began to tremble incessantly, emitting a series of sword cries.
In an instant, seven-colored radiance bloomed simultaneously, intertwining in the air like a brilliant rainbow hanging in the sky, and then...
It descended upon the ground!
The sword light condensed from seven colors transformed into a long rainbow. After streaking across the sky, it smashed down towards the crystal mountain.
*Boom!*
A tremendous roar erupted.
Although the crystal mountain was impervious to corrosive venom, its pure defensive strength was not great. Upon being struck by the seven-colored rainbow, it instantly shattered into countless tiny crystal fragments, scattering in all directions. They shimmered in the air, creating a beautiful spectacle.
However...
Behind the crystal mountain, Li Jiayi was nowhere to be found!
"He's quite fast at running!" Bai Ye sneered, looking around. "But does hiding help? If you don't want to fight, then I'll go complete my mission!"
Bai Ye had Li Jiayi cornered. As long as he remembered that completing the hidden mission was the priority, Li Jiayi had only two choices: either abandon his own mission and watch Bai Ye complete his, or come out and fight Bai Ye!
"Shoot him, Divine Spear!"
Li Jiayi's voice suddenly came from the forest behind. Bai Ye immediately turned his head sharply.
A silver gleam appeared in front of Bai Ye, and then...
Bai Ye instinctively raised his hand...
*Thwack!*
Intense pain shot from the back of his hand.
Bai Ye's expression changed slightly. He quickly leaped to the side and then looked down at his hand.
It was bleeding profusely!
A deep wound had been cut into the back of Bai Ye's hand. The silver gleam was actually a blade with an unbelievably long reach, at least twenty to thirty meters, extending from the forest.
Then...
With a flash of silver, the blade vanished.
"A blade that can extend freely?"
Bai Ye frowned slightly!
On the other side, Li Jiayi spat on the ground, a hint of disappointment on his face.
That strike should have killed Bai Ye, but Li Jiayi had only recently obtained the Zanpakuto he held and hadn't used it much in combat, so he wasn't very proficient with it.
Bai Ye's reaction was fast enough, and on the other hand, Li Jiayi's attack had also been slightly off.
And an opportunity for such a sneak attack...
If it failed once, Li Jiayi didn't believe it would work on Bai Ye a second time.
As Li Jiayi thought this, he sheathed the Zanpakuto and crouched low, slowly moving to the side.
Li Jiayi had little confidence in a head-on confrontation with Bai Ye. Back in the Death Amusement Park, Li Jiayi had known Bai Ye was very strong. Now that Bai Ye had acquired this venomous ability from somewhere, a direct confrontation was even more difficult. However, if he avoided direct combat and engaged in a war of attrition, Li Jiayi felt he still had a chance.
Moreover, from the current situation, Li Jiayi believed he was the one with the advantage.
Bai Ye's target was the Lizardman Chief, Gavril, while Li Jiayi's target was the masked demon, Kurumit.
Bai Ye had to act to save Gavril, whereas Li Jiayi only needed to wait for the demon Kurumit to finish bewitching Gavril.
But, at this moment...
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