My ability pool is superior to others

Lu Bai's tone was so matter-of-fact that Blood River Ancestor almost didn't react.

"I don't deny that guy is indeed my friend."

Lu Bai finally emerged from the boundless darkness, adding with a smile, "You used to be a member of the demonic path, don't you understand that the most important thing in this world is to betray your brothers?"

The Blood River Ancestor looked so shocked that he seemed speechless.

Ironically, this very behavior made Lü Bai more vigilant.

As he said, Blood River Ancestor rose through the ranks of demonic sects in the cultivation world. Ruthlessness was his standard, and hiding one's head and living for one's life was the norm. He wouldn't break down so easily.

Lü Bai commented, "The acting was a bit over the top."

The Blood River Ancestor seemed to have suddenly become a different person: "Hmm, I've been the sect's ancestor for too long, and I am indeed a bit rusty, but seeing you is enough."

Before the words were even finished, the outer space where they were located began to distort.

Blood River Ancestor took a half step back, casually patted his knees, and then knelt down before Lü Bai, making a standard kowtow gesture.

In an instant, Lü Bai showed a dazed expression.

Blood River Ancestor stood up, took half a step forward again, and kowtowed once more.

The image of space became incredibly distorted, vaguely forming three chaotic phantoms, which were not yet fully formed.

Or perhaps, the three phantoms were so chaotic that they could not solidify into a tangible form.

Lu Bai had not lost control of his body at this moment, but for some reason, he had no intention of resisting at all.

For some reason, I feel that things might not be so bad if things continued like this.

Yes, so why resist?
In a daze, it felt like a newborn baby lying in its mother's arms, or like curling up in a warm bed on a stormy night.

Even though Lü Bai still retains the most basic thinking ability, he cannot generate the slightest desire to fight back.

Blood River Ancestor stood up again, but this time, his movements were much more difficult, and he almost stumbled and fell.

Slowly lift your leg and take a step, bending your knees in preparation for bowing.

The whole process was extremely slow, as if an invisible force in a vacuum was preventing him from burying his head. Upon closer inspection, one could even see beads of blood seeping from his forehead.

The three illusory figures behind Lü Bai became increasingly distorted and chaotic. Just looking at the three illusory figures, one could almost hear their incessant babbling in one's ear.

【man of Steel】?
It did not work; this was not an attack on the physical body.

[Kamui]?
This is also not a method that can be ignored simply by avoiding it physically.

[A life-saving hair]?
Previously, in order to pursue the Blood River Ancestor, Lü Bai replaced it with "Operate Under the Cover of Darkness." Oh, right, now in order to stay in outer space, he has replaced "Operate Under the Cover of Darkness" with another ability.

This means that the temporary save slot for [Restore] cannot provide any assistance to Lü Bai at this time.

Looking at Lü Bai, who was suspended in space, completely lost in thought, with even his pupils unfocused, the Blood River Ancestor still resolutely completed his third kowtow.

His head instantly bleeds profusely, and countless tiny droplets of blood float to the air.

The three chaotic phantoms, separated by a vacuum, emitted sharp shrieks from the depths of the soul.

The three already distorted phantoms were now torn and twisted to a ridiculous and absurd degree, just like children's plastic stress-relieving toys.

Blood River Ancestor raised his head, and you could see that his forehead looked like it had been violently rubbed by a steel wool ball, turning into a patch of scarlet, rotten flesh. His face, which was still intact, was a sickly pale.

It is clear that a considerable price was paid.

Undoubtedly, among abilities of the same level, the greater the cost and the more troublesome it is to execute, the more powerful the effect will be.

But in the eyes of the Blood River Ancestor, as long as Lü Bai could be dealt with, it would all be worth it.

But the problem is...

Lu Bai, who had closed his eyes as if in a deep, infantlike sleep, suddenly opened them again. He opened his mouth, but there was no space between them, so the Blood River Ancestor couldn't hear what he said.

However, you can also tell what he is saying from his lip movements.

However, at this moment, Blood River Ancestor would rather he didn't know how to read lip movements.

"You almost killed me, but luckily I'm one step ahead."

[Restore] This ability provides a temporary slot for equipping three abilities.

The ability to "load a save file" inherently retains this capability.

As mentioned before, Lü Bai is equipped with a set of survival abilities.

Defense maxed out, evasion maxed out, and a second life.

Having become so cunning, he naturally wouldn't leave himself any openings.

[Loading the save] He retained the ability to resist soul and mental attacks.

[Materialist (Color): The user will not be affected by any non-physical matter, nor by anything defined by the concept of escape; regardless of the influence, the user will maintain absolute rationality.]

In fact, there are many abilities that defend against soul and spirit types, and Lü Bai did not hesitate much when choosing this ability.

Although the ability "Materialist" itself has no offensive effect, most gold-level abilities can easily defeat this color-level ability.

However, this ability can become quite powerful when used appropriately.

Just like now, Blood River Ancestor paid a heavy price, but because of the existence of the [Materialist], he did not cause any harm to Lü Bai at all.

Seeing this, Blood River Ancestor was really starting to lose his composure.

He never expected that his carefully prepared killing move would still fail, and all his kowtowing would be in vain.

"Actually, your chances of winning were not high from the beginning."

Lu Bai, looking refreshed as if he had just woken up, said, "Even if you have many abilities, solving a problem is never as easy as creating one."

A silent mockery.

Unfortunately, Blood River Ancestor could read lip movements.

Lu Bai did not take any further action, but continued to use words to undermine the other party's mentality.

He certainly hoped that the situation would remain stable, ideally with the Blood River Ancestor simply giving up the struggle.

In this way, he can safely read the remaining abilities of the Blood River Ancestor.

Believe it or not, after all this time, he hasn't even read 10% of his total abilities.

"Master Lü, are you really that confident?"

As if he had suddenly seen some information, the Blood River Ancestor's dejected mood subsided somewhat: "You actually stole the authority of the Heavenly Dao, didn't you?"

It has to be admitted that having more abilities is a good thing.

The Blood River Ancestor's voice could be directly transmitted to Lü Bai's ears.

"The authority of Heaven?"

"Your Heavenly Dao's original words were 'system permissions'."

System permissions?

Upon hearing these four words, Lü Bai's eyes narrowed slightly.

Blood River Ancestor: "What if I said I could also use such authority?" (End of Chapter)