Lin Bei shrugged and said, "It's nothing, your abilities aren't very impressive."
"The power of the Thunder Emperor?" Bai Ye narrowed his eyes and said, "Your superpower comes from the Infinite City, right?"
A look of confusion crossed Lin Bei's eyes. "What do you mean?"
"I see!"
Bai Ye sized up Lin Bei again.
Indeed, Imi's description of the God-slaves was accurate. After dying and being reborn as God-slaves, they would lose their original memories.
This included not only memories of their original world but also memories of their experiences before death in the World Battlefield.
Therefore, Lin Bei didn't know the origin of his superpower.
But Bai Ye did.
The Infinite City, a forbidden zone, a region combining entry-level future technology with superpowers.
In the lower levels of the Infinite City, there was an organization called voLts, whose leader was known as the Thunder Emperor, an undefeated existence within the Infinite City.
Why did Bai Ye know this?
Of course, it was because he had been to the Infinite City in his previous life and had even cleared the forbidden zone in the lower levels. The mission of that forbidden zone was to defeat the Thunder Emperor and his Four Heavenly Kings.
The greatest characteristic of the Thunder Emperor's lightning superpower was its ability to absorb lightning and strengthen himself.
Why was the Thunder Emperor known as an undefeated existence in the Infinite City?
This was because the Infinite City was actually an abandoned future technology building that, after becoming a shell, became a haven for refugees and the homeless.
However, despite being abandoned, the Infinite City possessed a vast amount of electrical facilities. The Thunder Emperor could continuously grow stronger by absorbing the electricity from the Infinite City, thus forging his undefeated legend.
Bai Ye's method of defeating the Thunder Emperor in his previous life was also very simple: he dismantled all machines capable of discharging electricity using mechanical reconstruction, and then Bai Ye won.
"I don't know what you're talking about!" Lin Bei grinned. "But I like the title Thunder Emperor!"
As Lin Bei spoke, he raised his fist and punched towards Bai Ye.
Zzzt!
A large amount of current appeared and surged towards Bai Ye, hitting him in the chest.
And then...
Nothing happened!
Bai Ye casually reached out and brushed off the lightning from his body, saying, "Sorry, if you are the Thunder Emperor, then I am the Thunder God!"
The moment Bai Ye spoke, he raised his leg and swept it forward.
Like Lin Bei, it was the simplest and most direct lightning attack. A large amount of current surged forward, shattering the ground as it went, and then struck Bai Ye.
Lin Bei's body was once again forced back, and the current that had been wrapped around him gradually entered his body.
Bai Ye sneered contemptuously.
There were many types of lightning superpowers. In different worlds and different regions, there were abilities to control lightning. Although the effects of these abilities were similar, their power levels were not.
The Thunder Emperor's ability was very strong, but it was only gold-tier, and at the lower end of the gold tier.
As for the Goro Goro no Mi...
It was of super-tier quality!
So, what caused the difference in power between the same superpowers?
One could tell by looking at some details.
The Thunder Emperor's lightning superpower's greatest characteristic was its ability to absorb lightning and then strengthen himself through electrical enhancement.
This effect seemed very strong, but during the transformation of lightning, Lin Bei would be injured. As for Bai Ye...
After elementalization, Bai Ye himself was lightning.
Could there be any lightning in this world that could harm Bai Ye?
As for absorbing lightning, since Bai Ye could turn into lightning himself, what problem was there in merging other currents into him?
In fact, this was not even counted as an effect of the Goro Goro no Mi.
Because it was a matter of course.
Therefore, if Lin Bei was truly the Thunder Emperor.
Then Bai Ye was the Thunder God!
How could a mortal contend with a god?
Ironically, Situ Chicheng allowed Lin Bei to seek out Bai Ye largely because Lin Bei's Thunder Emperor superpower could absorb other lightning and convert it into his own through electrical transformation.
In Situ Chicheng's opinion, this might be a way to counter Bai Ye's abilities.
Regrettably...
Situ Chicheng had made the wrong judgment!
Of course, Situ Chicheng could not be entirely blamed. Although Situ Chicheng and Bai Lu had crossed paths with Bai Ye and were aware of Bai Ye's lightning abilities, they did not know that these lightning abilities came from the Goro Goro no Mi, nor did they know the specific effects of the Goro Goro no Mi.
...
Lost in thought, Bai Ye reached out forward and made a grasping motion before Lin Bei could absorb the lightning.
The next moment, the unabsorbed current suddenly became violent, spreading wildly, gradually growing larger, and finally transforming into a thunder beast that appeared before Lin Bei.
Bang!
The thunder beast raised its massive claw and swept it forcefully towards Lin Bei.
Lin Bei raised his arm to block, and was instantly sent flying, crashing to the side and smashing through the wall of a mansion.
Bai Ye strode forward, but at this moment, a commotion could be heard from a distance.
Bai Ye looked up and saw that the Hunters had been attracted by the noise and were rushing over.
But before Bai Ye could deal with the Hunters...
Zzzt, zzzt, zzzt...
The sound of erratic currents suddenly rang out, the lights in the surrounding buildings flickered, and the sound of light bulbs exploding echoed continuously.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning appeared out of nowhere and struck towards the Hunters.
In an instant, the Hunters fell to the ground, their bodies scorched black, their lives extinguished.
Bai Ye looked in the direction of the collapsed wall. Lin Bei had already gotten up from the ground, his entire body emitting a white glow.
"Oh?" Bai Ye smiled. "Thunder Emperor state?"
This time it wasn't a title, but an effect.
This was the Thunder Emperor's most powerful killing move, and Bai Ye had been heavily pressured by the Thunder Emperor in this state before.
However...
At that time, Bai Ye had fought the Thunder Emperor in the forbidden zone of the Infinite City's lower levels, where the Thunder Emperor could draw upon the Infinite City's power.
As for Lin Bei...
Bai Ye looked at the surrounding buildings with their flickering lights.
Alright, Lin Bei had absorbed quite a bit of electricity, but how could this compare to the Infinite City?
Lin Bei's Thunder Emperor state was nothing more than a joke in Bai Ye's eyes.
"Ah!"
At this moment, Lin Bei roared and charged towards Bai Ye, his body wrapped in lightning, and punched towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye completely ignored the punch and let Lin Bei hit him.
The next instant, Lin Bei's fist passed through Bai Ye's body.
The elementalization of the Goro Goro no Mi could indeed only resist pure physical attacks, but...
Lightning attacks didn't count!
However, in Lin Bei's eyes, this couldn't be considered his attack being nullified. A look of greed appeared on his face as he frantically absorbed the current from Bai Ye, attempting to convert it into his own power.
However...