Crack, crack!
The wooden puppet twisted its arms, pulling its embedded fist from the ground, but beneath that fist...
Bai Ye's figure was gone!
Suddenly, Bai Ye appeared above the wooden puppet.
Teleportation could not only target positions on the ground but also in the air!
"Poison Dragon!"
Bai Ye let out a low growl and punched downwards.
Large amounts of venom surged from Bai Ye's body, quickly condensed, and soon formed a giant poison dragon, which smashed downwards.
Bang!
The poison dragon struck the back of the wooden puppet and exploded.
The surrounding bandits, soldiers, and chosen ones clearly didn't know what was about to happen, so when the venom splattered,
"Ah, my hand, my hand..."
"Help, help, someone save me..."
"It hurts, it hurts so much!"
...
Those hit by the venom cried out in pain.
A bandit fell from his horse, looking at his arm in horror as the flesh and blood rapidly rotted away, exposing bone.
A chosen one was drenched in venom, his entire body soaked. He trembled violently, rolling on the ground as his flesh and blood dissolved, quickly turning into a skeleton with tattered remains.
But...
Wisps of white smoke rose from the puppet's back, which was charred black. Then...
The wooden puppet turned and punched towards Bai Ye again.
Bai Ye quickly crossed his arms to block. He felt a tremendous force surge towards him and was sent flying from the air by the wooden puppet's punch.
"Damn it, this thing has poison resistance!"
Bai Ye gritted his teeth, got up from the ground, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
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 make the puppet was clearly resistant to poison.
However, Bai Ye had found a solution!
Standing upright again, the wooden puppet stomped down on Bai Ye.
Bai Ye did not dodge, but instead...
Spirit!
The wooden puppet's giant foot stepped directly onto Bai Ye, but Bai Ye did not turn into a pulp as most would have expected. The giant foot passed right through Bai Ye's body.
Using the Spirit's flight ability, Bai Ye floated into the air.
The wooden puppet punched again, but it was useless. As the punch landed, it passed through Bai Ye's body.
"As expected!"
Bai Ye grinned. This wooden puppet's attack methods seemed to be limited to close combat, meaning...
Only physical attacks!
And Bai Ye's Spirit form could ignore all physical attacks!
However, the Mera Mera no Mi ability, Bai Ye's trump card, was unusable.
In Spirit form, Bai Ye could not launch physical attacks. Although the venom from the Mera Mera no Mi was not a physical attack, it had to be secreted from Bai Ye's body. Currently, Bai Ye was in Spirit form, his body completely ethereal, naturally unable to secrete venom.
But the Phoenix's ability was still usable!
The flying swords could also be commanded by spiritual power!
"Seven-Colored Sword Qi!"
Bai Ye shouted lightly, and seven-colored flying swords rushed into the sky, emitting "hum, hum" sword cries. Then, he slashed downwards.
Boom, boom, boom...
Seven-colored sword qi descended from the sky, continuously striking the wooden puppet, emitting loud roars and pushing its massive body backward.
Bai Ye floated in the air, crossing his hands and rapidly changing hand seals.
Seven Rainbows Pierce the Heavens (Seven swords merge into one, attacking the enemy target)
The seven-colored flying swords flew into the sky again, soaring and chasing each other, their emitted radiance intertwining.
Soon, the seven-colored light twisted and intertwined, forming a magnificent rainbow of light, several zhang in size. It swept down from the sky and pierced downwards.
Rumble!
The magnificent rainbow of light descended and struck the wooden puppet's chest. With a loud bang, it opened a hole in its chest.
Bai Ye immediately raised his fist and punched downwards.
Although the Mera Mera no Mi ability was unusable, the Phoenix's ability was still viable!
Heat waves rolled around, and scorching flames appeared, burning in the air like a sea of fire. Then, with Bai Ye's punch, the surrounding flames condensed and descended.
A giant pillar of fire formed, striking directly at the wooden puppet's chest, blasting in through the broken area.
Then...
"Flame Detonation!"
Bai Ye clenched his fist in the air, and immediately, an explosion sounded. A huge ball of fire suddenly detonated in the wooden puppet's chest!
The massive impact force sent the wooden puppet staggering backward. It could no longer withstand the impact and fell towards the ground.
With a bang!
The wooden puppet crashed to the ground, shattering a large area of the earth and kicking up countless dust particles.
A large hole was blasted through its chest, surrounded by a charred black ring. Black smoke continuously poured out from the hole.
Bai Ye emerged from his Spirit form and landed on the ground.
Is it done?
It should be done!
Bai Ye thought that after being hit like that, it shouldn't be able to move anymore...
Suddenly...
The dim red light in the wooden puppet's eyes suddenly flared again, its color becoming more concentrated and deep. Then, the wooden puppet once again got to its feet.
The wooden puppet swept its arm horizontally, instantly knocking everyone around away. Then, the wooden puppet got up from the ground and kicked towards the crowd.
The bandit leader looked at the wooden puppet approaching him, his face pale with shock.
"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 bandit leader, crushing him and his horse beneath its foot.
"No, I..."
The bandit leader's mouth overflowed with blood. He tried to struggle, but at this moment, the wooden puppet applied more force.
With a crack, the bandit leader's chest bones were shattered, and the lower half of his chest turned into a pulp. Blood quickly flowed out from under the wooden puppet's foot.
Bai Ye was also stunned. The wooden puppet seemed to have suddenly become berserk. Its attacks were no longer methodical but seemed to have devolved into random assaults.
"Is it because its body is damaged and it's gone berserk?"
Bai Ye muttered to himself, then quickly ran forward, raising his fist to blast it with fire again.
But at this moment...
"Revolving Blade!"
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