Cleaning Up the Scene

In the blink of an eye, white Mana spikes pierced the night sky with a whistling sound, their power no less than that of a heavy sniper rifle.

The screams abruptly ceased as the Mana spike struck.

The area around Yanghu Zi Mountain fell completely silent, with no more figures of those fleeing in the deadly battle.

Chang Shengtian then carried Lu Bai to the ground.

The mechanical notification sounds that kept ringing in his mind finally stopped.

Lu Bai composed himself and shifted his gaze to the System Panel in front of his retina.

After all, they were busy taking down those fleeing death row fighters, fearing that any might slip through their net, and hadn't had time to pay attention to the system messages that kept ringing.

[Bite!]

[Points +53, Current Points: 320, Current Rank: 1/36]

[Bite!]

[The current elimination rate of deathmatch participants has reached 80%.]

[The current Deathmatch Arena objective is now open. This objective is two-way, and deathmatch participants can choose their own.]

[Part 1: Maintaining the Incense Sect System]

[Part Two: Overthrowing the Incense Sect System]

[Upon completion of any objective, the Deathmatch Arena will close, and rankings will be determined based on the participants' current scores.]

[Bite!]

The current elimination rate for deathmatchers has reached 90%.

[Note! The third Ability Pool is now open and you can select one.]

The third round of Ability Pool is now open, and the [Late-stage Expert] ability will automatically take effect.

All three randomly selected Gold level abilities appeared in Lu Bai's ability list.

[Swift Strike (Gold)], [High Jump (Gold)], [Invulnerability (Gold)].

He glanced at them casually, and after confirming that the three abilities in this round had no negative effects, he shifted his attention.

To be honest, due to the existence of [save/load], Gold level abilities, unless their effects involve rules or causality, offer very limited improvement.

As things stand, he can't even find an opportunity to use these golden abilities.

Chang Shengtian transformed into human form and observed Lu Bai's expression. "Will there be Reincarnated Demon?"

"It shouldn't happen anytime soon."

Lu Bai closed one eye, using the [Full Map Vision] to survey the entire panorama.

"I consider myself well-traveled and knowledgeable, but in all my decades in this area, I've never had a night as exciting as yours."

Upon hearing this reply, Chang Shengtian's smile was more like a grimace, "So it's not over yet?"

"Xiao Chang, thank you for your hard work."

Lu Bai opened his closed eyes and casually patted Chang Shengtian on the shoulder.

True Person Chang the Third sighed, "It's not that it's hard work, it's just that this world is so chaotic that I don't quite understand it."

It was, after all, a great immortal from one of the Four Great Sects, and was usually worshipped with incense. It also had an obligation to take action to avert this catastrophe.

Lu Bai stopped trying to calm the giant snake and instead said, "Sense your surroundings and see if Second Young Master Hu is still alive?"

Before he finished speaking, the soil beneath his feet suddenly bulged up.

A tiny white fox, no bigger than a palm, broke out of the ground and gradually swelled up, transforming into a white-haired boy.

"No, we don't need to sense it anymore."

Second Young Master Hu chuckled awkwardly, "I'm still alive."

It was Flying Slash and immediately burrowed into the ground to play dead.

He originally planned to calm things down and then find an opportunity to escape.

Later, we saw Chang Shengtian carrying Lu Bai to retrieve the meteorite, which was truly astonishing.

Realizing that running away would only bring trouble, it quietly hid below them, ready to reveal itself if Lu Bai remembered it.

"Could it be that you've been beneath our feet all along?"

Lu Bai was somewhat surprised to see Second Young Master Hu appear at lightning speed.

The white-haired boy clutched his lower back and muttered a weak excuse, "The injury was really bad; I haven't recovered yet."

"Alright, I'm not blaming you."

Lu Bai's tone was gentle, but he added at the end, "How's the investigation going?"

Second Young Master Hu immediately broke out in a sweat.

Having witnessed Lu Bai's bloodthirsty behavior, it dared not utter a single word like "wait a little longer."

He racked his brains trying to recall all the details reported by the Guardian Immortal.

"Um... well, there seems to be some unusual activity at the mass grave outside the county town. I want the younger generation to check it out first. A bandit broke into the village of Lijiapo; he might be Reincarnated Demon. Also, there's something going on at the flower and bird market in town..."

The places that Second Young Master Hu mentioned were actually just a bit strange.

If it were truly certain that there were Reincarnated Demon, it wouldn't have kept quiet until now; it was just worried that making a wasted trip would cause Lu Bai to take his anger out on it.

"Why didn't you say so sooner? You still have a deep misunderstanding about me."

Lu Bai made a joke, then closed his eyes and activated [Full Map Vision].

Our focus shifted to the addresses provided by Second Young Master Hu.

After a moment of silence, Lu Bai opened his eyes. "Where are the mass grave and Lijiapo you mentioned?"

Black Scaled Great Serpent darted through the night.

Lu Bai rode on the snake's head, with a small white fox to his left.

The oncoming gale whipped my hair and body hair backwards.

Second Young Master Hu raised his front paw and shouted, "Lijiapo is just ahead!"

As it turns out, these odd places are indeed more likely to see deathmatchers.

They had just left the mass grave, leaving behind the bodies of three fighters in the shacks there.

"Good."

Braving the strong wind, Lu Bai patted Second Young Master Hu's head. "You should have pointed out this suspicious place earlier."

During this time, as time ticked by, the countdown for Node acquisition finally reached zero.

[Bite!]

[Successfully acquired the current Deathmatch Arena Node.]

[Double Points Reward loaded.]

[Current points: 646, current ranking 1/31]

Lu Bai was actually a little hesitant.

The simplest way to end this Deathmatch Showdown is, of course, to eliminate all the other fighters.

The problem, however, is that he cannot control the thoughts of the other deathmatchers; it's impossible for him to get them all to come out and fight him.

If nothing unexpected happens, a significant portion of the existing deathmatch fighters will likely choose to go into hiding and live under assumed names.

No matter how thorough the investigation, it's difficult to guarantee that all the fighters will be found.

Under these circumstances, completing the deathmatch mission becomes the safest way to end things.

After all, with the Four Immortal Lotuses in hand, even the most powerful immortals would become as docile as little pets in front of Lu Bai.

Therefore, rebuilding or destroying this Incense Sect system would not be difficult for him; it would just be a matter of encountering some troubles in practice.

Thinking of this, Lu Bai lowered his head slightly and leaned closer to the little fox beside him. "I'm a little curious, didn't Grandmother Wang San cultivate any successor in advance?"

Surely the entire Incense Sect system can't just collapse the moment she passes away, can it?

Second Young Master Hu's neck stiffened slightly, and he replied somewhat awkwardly, "Well, regarding the successor she designated, we've discussed it... but in any case, no one really approves."