The corpses corroded by venom naturally looked extremely grim, and the faces of the remaining three changed drastically.
The most terrifying aspect of the Poison-Poison Fruit's ability, besides its power, was its deterrence.
Who wouldn't feel a chill upon seeing a living person suddenly have their flesh and blood corroded into a bare skeleton?
However, Bai Ye clearly had no intention of stopping there.
*Sizzle!*
The sound of surging electricity rang out again, followed by a flash of Bai Ye's figure, and he appeared before the remaining two.
*Puff!*
Bai Ye thrust his sword forward, piercing through the throat of one of them. With his other hand, he grabbed the head of another.
The next instant, a large amount of flames surged from Bai Ye's palm.
"Flame Burst!"
*Rumble!*
A deafening roar echoed as the flames in his palm exploded, blowing off half of the opponent's head. Then, the charred corpse fell to the ground.
"You have killed a participant (Mechanical Civilization World)."
"You have obtained two God Stone Shards."
"You have killed a participant (Xianxia World)."
"You have obtained three God Stone Shards."
...
Bai Ye swiftly drew his sword. As the Thunder Fang Beast was pulled from the opponent's throat, the corpse was flung away. But at this very moment...
A scorching sensation suddenly appeared!
Bai Ye felt a heatwave rising behind him. Turning around, he saw the man with glasses holding up a magic staff, and above them, a massive fireball materialized.
The next instant, the man pointed the magic staff forward, and the fireball plummeted towards Bai Ye.
Then...
As the incoming fireball approached, Bai Ye suddenly raised his sword and slashed forward.
In an instant, the fireball was cleaved in two by Bai Ye's sword and shattered.
Bai Ye strode forward, and the man's face contorted in fear.
But at this moment...
"Bai Ye!"
A voice called out from a distance. It was Gao Ming, leading his men, rushing over.
"This is a misunderstanding," Gao Ming said hurriedly, arriving before Bai Ye. "Listen to me first."
Bai Ye chuckled, "Isn't he one of your Evil Spirit Gang?"
Gao Ming glared fiercely at the man with glasses, then said, "He is indeed from our Evil Spirit Gang, but believe me, this was not my order, nor our leader's. He acted on his own."
Bai Ye asked, "Should I believe you?"
Gao Ming pleaded, "Please believe me, it's truly a misunderstanding. Our Evil Spirit Gang was just recently formed, it's still a makeshift organization, and our management isn't quite in place, which is why someone acted on their own. I will definitely give you an explanation."
The management of the Evil Spirit Gang?
Bai Ye curled his lips.
In his previous life, Bai Ye would never have believed such nonsense. Harvey Stenson founded the Evil Spirit Gang from scratch, making it capable of rivaling the Hidden Dragon Society, not because the Evil Spirit Gang had more members, nor more experts.
It was due to Harvey Stenson's orderly management of the Evil Spirit Gang.
However, the words "makeshift organization" from Gao Ming added a certain degree of credibility. The Evil Spirit Gang was indeed in its early stages, and its rules and order had not yet been fully established.
"Then I'll reluctantly believe you," Bai Ye said. "As for an explanation, I don't need it from you!"
*Sizzle!*
Suddenly, electricity surged from Bai Ye's body. Then, Bai Ye raised his hand and pointed towards the sky.
The next instant...
*Sizzle!*
A bolt of electricity shot from Bai Ye's fingertip into the air. It quickly thickened and then descended from the sky, striking the man with glasses below.
"Ah!"
As the electricity enveloped the man, his body was instantly torn apart. When the current dissipated, the man was a bloody mess, kneeling on the ground with black smoke rising from his entire body.
Then...
*Thump!*
The man's body fell forward. After a few twitches, he finally lost all signs of life.
"You have killed a participant (Biological Gene Civilization World)."
"You have obtained three God Stone Shards."
Bai Ye looked at Gao Ming and said, "I prefer to give myself an explanation."
Gao Ming was silent for a moment. "Of course, if this satisfies you, I have no objections, and neither does the Evil Spirit Gang."
Bai Ye nodded, "That's good."
"I hope this doesn't affect our cooperative relationship," Gao Ming said, pulling out a Den Den Mushi. "I forgot to give this to you earlier. This thing is called a Den Den Mushi..."
Bai Ye replied, "I know what this is."
Gao Ming smiled, "I hope we can keep in frequent contact."
"Of course," Bai Ye said. "I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be going now."
Gao Ming nodded, "Please do."
Watching Bai Ye leave, Gao Ming turned to the people who had accompanied him.
"You all saw it, didn't you?" Gao Ming shouted. "The World Battlefield is that dangerous. It's as easy as a flick of the wrist for truly powerful individuals to kill us. It is precisely for this reason that the Evil Spirit Gang exists. The weak gather together to resist the strong..."
Although Bai Ye had walked far away, his senses were sharp, and Gao Ming's words still reached his ears.
Bai Ye had to admit that Gao Ming was quite capable.
The killing of so many people by Bai Ye's hand was undoubtedly a significant blow to the morale of the Evil Spirit Gang.
The Evil Spirit Gang was founded under the guise of the Hidden Dragon Society, but its core purpose was to unite the strength of many, to avoid being bullied, or more directly, to bully others like the Hidden Dragon Society.
Therefore, after gathering, they were still no match...
This situation was bound to cause wavering thoughts among the members.
However, Gao Ming was able to turn this event to his advantage, using it to promote the necessity of the Evil Spirit Gang's existence and re-inspire the confidence of his followers. His capability was evident.
His reaction was indeed swift.
This made Bai Ye somewhat curious. In his previous life, Bai Ye had interacted with the Evil Spirit Gang quite a bit, though mostly as an adversary.
But at that time, Bai Ye had never heard of Gao Ming.
This meant that in Bai Ye's previous life, Gao Ming had not made a name for himself within the Evil Spirit Gang, or perhaps he had died.
Bai Ye felt the latter was more likely. After all, Bai Ye appreciated Gao Ming's abilities; this guy had the potential to be a core member of the Evil Spirit Gang.
However, these were internal matters of the Evil Spirit Gang. What did they have to do with him?
Bai Ye had already cast his bait. As for whether the Evil Spirit Gang would take it...
Bai Ye felt that as long as they tasted success at Ju Xian Zhuang, the Evil Spirit Gang, a big fish, would surely take the bait.
"I hope..." Bai Ye murmured. "This time, I won't have to stay in this damned place for too long."
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