Target Mission

"The venue is only so big, let's try to reduce the element of luck."

Just as the two fighters were about to engage in a fierce battle, Lu Bai suddenly spoke up.

If it's just talk, then these two fighters in the arena will have to use their abilities when pushed to the limit.

However, to the disbelief of the two of them, as well as the other fighters around them, the moment Lu Bai uttered those words...

As if by magic, all the fighters present were horrified to discover that their newly acquired abilities, which they hadn't even had a chance to use, had vanished into thin air.

Those who chose relatively better abilities, especially the deathmatch fighters, were completely unable to control their expressions.

Even with Lu Bai overseeing things, the fighters present couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

This was something they truly couldn't imagine; they had never even heard of such a thing before.

"Does Mahayana stage cultivator possess such power to make their words become law?"

Even with the facts laid bare, the fighters would only suspect that Lu Bai used some special method, not an ability.

Ultimately, the ability to disable the abilities of other deathmatchers is simply too overpowered no matter how you look at it.

Lu Bai clearly had no intention of explaining to them; he simply waved his hand, signaling them to continue.

Ultimately, this chance to survive was given to them by Lu Bai, and no one in the deathmatch dared to express their dissatisfaction.

There's no use being upset now; it's better to think about how to eliminate the opponent.

The dueling arena once again witnessed a simple and unadorned duel.

However, after this little incident, some of the die-hards inevitably became somewhat unstable in their mentality.

In several matches, the side that clearly had the upper hand actually revealed a weakness during the fight, which was exploited by the opponent, leading to their defeat.

[Bite!]

[Points +2, Current Points: 196, Current Rank: 1/75]

With the final battle coming to a close, Lu Bai's accumulated points from this Deathmatch Showdown are about to break the two hundred mark.

He can certainly earn more points than that.

In fact, the remaining fifty-four winners of the duel did not show much joy on their faces.

The reason is simple: to unlock the third round of Ability Pool and complete the target mission, another twenty-five deathmatchers need to be eliminated.

The problem was so simple that even an elementary school student could solve it; the fighters present were well aware of it.

Moreover, these fighters present put themselves in the shoes of others.

If they were in Lu Bai's position, they would definitely think that it's better to go to great lengths to dig deep throughout Xuanzhou and find and kill those hidden guys.

It would be much easier to simply eliminate half of the fighters present.

The strange atmosphere didn't last long. A deathmatch fighter who had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage stepped forward and said, "Boss, let's have another round of duels."

"That's right, it's just another round anyway."

"Just draw lots again like before."

Those fighters confident in their abilities echoed the sentiment, hoping to take control of their chances of survival.

As for those who managed to win the fight by sheer luck, they had other ideas, but unfortunately, their numbers were significantly fewer than the other side, and their voices weren't loud enough.

Lu Bai had no objection to this; let them fight if they want. Anyway, the remaining fifty-four fighters could be divided into twenty-seven groups.

He casually produced a new box of lottery tickets and offered them to the deathmatchers to draw lots.

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, and the deathmatchers all knew what to do, making the whole process incredibly smooth.

Li Mu, who had thought he could finally rest, had to take on the role of host again, picking up a megaphone and calling out numbers.

The fighting resumed.

It's worth mentioning that after a round of one-on-one battles, almost all of the remaining fighters possessed cultivation levels.

Therefore, compared to the previous round, although the battle process was visibly more intense, the battle actually took longer.

Fortunately, despite being bored, Lu Bai wasn't in a hurry.

While seemingly lost in thought, he didn't forget to seize the opportunity to collect the points from the losing side.

As the sky began to lighten with the first hint of dawn, the battle of Group Twenty-Five finally came to an end.

The moment Lu Bai activated the Mana mark again, a series of notification sounds from the Deathmatch System immediately rang out.

[Bite!]

[Points +2, Current Points: 246, Current Rank: 1/50]

[Bite!]

[The current elimination rate for deathmatch participants has reached three-quarters.]

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

[Part 1: Successfully Opened the Ascension Path]

[Part Two: Completely Sever the Path to Immortality]

[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 three-quarters.

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

Upon receiving these system notifications, the fight between the deathmatch fighters immediately ceased.

The surviving deathmatch fighters immediately checked their Ability Pool for this round, but none of them clearly had high expectations.

After all, no matter what level of Ability Pool they have, encountering a monster like Lu Bai who can nullify abilities makes it hard for these deathmatch fighters to be interested.

Lu Bai glanced at it briefly and found that his Ability Pool for this round was only Gold level. He was too lazy to look at it in detail and simply picked one at random, since it was just adding bricks to the "discard pile" anyway.

The remaining deathmatch fighters only had Silver level Ability Pool this round, but fortunately, these guys weren't expecting much anyway, so they weren't disappointed.

After obtaining Lu Bai's consent, the remaining fighters sat down to rest.

Incidentally, there were actually two other groups of deathmatchers who hadn't even fought yet. In a sense, these four lucky ones had a bye and were nervously waiting for Lu Bai to deliver his "judgment."

Lu Bai didn't explicitly state anything, but he implicitly agreed that the four fighters didn't need to continue their battle.

With just over two hundred points in hand, Lu Bai didn't really care about the lives of these four fighters; whether he had four more or four less points made little difference to him.

What truly concerned him was this objective and mission.

Judging from the task description, it seems quite difficult.

The key point is that whether it's opening up the path to ascension or completely blocking the possibility of these cultivators ascending, both are major events that will affect the entire Cultivation World.

How can one person possibly change the course of the world?

Even to Lu Bai, this kind of objective and task seemed somewhat daunting.

Lu Bai frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly realized a feasible direction.

That was the Immortal Dao Flower attached to his Primordial Spirit, which was the "Node" of this world.

Don't forget that every "Node" in the Deathmatch Arena is a crucial factor that can change the world. To complete the mission, you really have to start with the "Node".