"Insolent fool!"
Lan Xi flicked his hand forward, throwing out the flying sword in his grasp. He then swiftly formed a sword seal, and the flying sword transformed into a beam of light, shooting forward.
"Sword control?" Bai Ye chuckled. "I can do that too!"
Bai Ye spread his palm, and the Steel Slime rapidly coalesced into the form of the Frost Sword. It then flew forward.
The next instant...
Two sword lights, one black and one silver, collided in mid-air with a crisp clang.
Bai Ye didn't stop. While rapidly moving to the side, he quickly took out a talisman.
"Shocking Thunder Flash!"
The talisman held between Bai Ye's fingertips quickly ignited. Bai Ye then waved his hand forward, and the burning talisman transformed into a bolt of heavenly lightning, striking down towards Lan Xi.
"Starfall Style!"
Lan Xi rapidly changed his sword technique and then pointed his fingertip towards the sky.
The flying sword instantly shot upwards, its sword light like a meteor, fiercely colliding with the descending lightning.
Boom!
The sword light tore through the air!
The lightning shattered, and countless arcs of electricity rained down from the sky.
However, as the mid-air collision occurred, Bai Ye was not idle.
Teleport!
Bai Ye didn't even bother to watch the outcome of the Shocking Thunder Flash and sword light collision. He instantly locked onto his target and teleported to Lan Xi's front.
The battle must never cease!
The Shadow Axe appeared in Bai Ye's hand and swung down.
A trace of dark purple light emerged, heading straight for Lan Xi.
However, one wouldn't reach this stage on the world battlefield, and do well at it, with only a single flying sword, would they?
Lan Xi opened his hand, and a new flying sword appeared in his grasp.
The sword was entirely fiery, forged from crimson crystals. The moment it was swung forward, large swathes of flames enveloped Bai Ye.
Bai Ye had no intention of dodging. The Shadow Axe clashed with the crystal sword, and then, charging into the flames, he swept a leg at Lan Xi's thigh.
A tremendous force struck, and Lan Xi retreated rapidly. He thrust his sword into the ground to stabilize himself.
"My apologies!" Bai Ye said, clenching his left fist. "Fire doesn't work on me!"
As he spoke, Bai Ye's fist shot forward.
Bai Ye's entire arm ignited, burning fiercely and transforming into a pillar of fire that struck directly at Lan Xi's face.
Lan Xi immediately took a step forward and, gripping his sword with both hands, slashed forward.
The next instant, the pillar of fire split in two the moment it touched Lan Xi's crystal sword.
Bai Ye narrowed his eyes. The opponent's crystal sword seemed to possess the ability to manipulate flames, not just unleash fiery attacks.
In that case, fire wouldn't be very effective against Lan Xi either.
So then...
"Poison Dragon!"
Bai Ye immediately switched to the abilities of the Poison-Poison Fruit. Poisonous liquid began to seep from his entire body, and he threw another punch forward.
The splashing poison transformed into a poisonous dragon, heading towards Lan Xi.
Lan Xi swung his sword forcefully, flames erupting. He then rapidly changed his sword technique.
"Flame Sword!" Lan Xi said with a low shout. "Shattering Army Flame!"
Lan Xi swept his sword forward. The crimson crystal sword ignited once more, and a ring of fire was unleashed, cleaving the incoming poisonous dragon.
And then...
Lan Xi's expression drastically changed!
The approaching poisonous dragon was undoubtedly cleaved by Lan Xi's sword.
However, the splashing poison landed on Lan Xi's arm, and an intense stinging sensation instantly followed.
Lan Xi's clothes instantly developed small holes, his skin corroded, and wisps of black smoke rose.
Lan Xi quickly retreated, rolled up his sleeve, and saw that his arm was already covered in ulcerated patches.
Lan Xi swiftly produced a porcelain bottle, poured out powder from it, and sprinkled it on his arm.
But before he could finish applying the powder, Bai Ye attacked again.
Bai Ye raised the Shadow Axe high and swung it down.
Lan Xi dodged rapidly, but the moment he dodged, a jolt went through his mind. Because, at the instant of the attack, the poison on Bai Ye's body automatically splashed outwards.
"Heavenly Gang Battle Qi!"
Seeing the poison about to splash onto him again, Lan Xi let out a low roar.
The next instant, a faint aura appeared around Lan Xi, as if he were enveloped in a flow of wind.
The moment the poison landed, it stopped about three inches in front of Lan Xi, intercepted by an invisible barrier.
"Hmm?"
Bai Ye frowned, but his movements did not falter. He followed up with a knee strike to Lan Xi's ribs, forcing him back.
After retreating about four to five meters, Lan Xi forcefully stabilized himself and spat out a mouthful of blood to the side.
Bai Ye had clearly gained the upper hand, but...
Looking at the Heavenly Gang Battle Qi on Lan Xi, Bai Ye couldn't help but furrow his brow. That faint barrier seemed incapable of blocking physical attacks, but it could repel poison.
This was by no means good news for Bai Ye.
"People from the Xianxia world are indeed troublesome," Bai Ye said, licking his lips. "It seems I need to break through this so-called Heavenly Gang Battle Qi first."
As Bai Ye spoke, he strode forward, several talismans in hand!
"Warm Mist!"
"Shocking Thunder Flash!"
Bai Ye flung out a talisman.
The talisman burned and transformed into a large cloud of mist that obscured the surroundings, hindering Lan Xi's vision. Following that, three talismans simultaneously flew into the air, transforming into bolts of heavenly lightning that descended from above.
Lan Xi dodged rapidly, leaping left and right, evading two descending bolts of shocking thunder.
However, Bai Ye's talismans were not thrown carelessly. He had predicted Lan Xi's movement path, forming a triangle that sealed off Lan Xi's escape routes.
Lan Xi could no longer avoid the third bolt of Shocking Thunder Flash.
"Ah!"
Lan Xi roared in anger and chose to meet the lightning head-on.
The Heavenly Gang Battle Qi on his body became more concentrated. A faint aura enveloped Lan Xi's body, and then he shot upwards, raising his sword to slash at the heavenly lightning.
With a roar!
The lightning exploded!
Lan Xi landed back on the ground.
That single sword stroke had split the lightning. As Lan Xi touched down, arcs of electricity rained around him.
However, the Heavenly Gang Battle Qi wrapped around Lan Xi had clearly dimmed as a result. While it could defend against non-physical attacks, the Heavenly Gang Battle Qi was being continuously consumed.
Bai Ye narrowed his eyes. The plan was working: first, deplete the opponent's Heavenly Gang Battle Qi!
With this thought, Bai Ye's Shadow Axe melted away, and two pulse pistols appeared in his palms.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang...
Bai Ye unhesitatingly pulled the triggers towards Lan Xi's direction, and with the sound of gunfire, pulse beams shot forward.
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