System Authority

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

"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 in this world, the most important thing is to betray your brothers?"

The Old Ancestor Blood River looked stunned and somewhat dazed, seemingly at a loss for words.

Ironically, this very behavior made Lu Bai more vigilant.

As he said, Old Ancestor Blood River 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.

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

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

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

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

In an instant, Lu Bai showed a dazed expression.

Old Ancestor Blood River rose, took another half step forward, 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 illusory figures 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 Lu Bai still retains the most basic cognitive abilities, he is unable to muster the slightest desire to retaliate.

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

Slowly lift your leg and step forward, 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 Lu Bai became increasingly distorted and chaotic. Just looking at the three illusory figures, one could almost hear their incessant babbling in one's ear.

[Steel Body]?

It did not work; this was not an attack on the physical body.

[Divine Might]?

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

[Life-Saving Hairs]?

Previously, in order to pursue the Old Ancestor Blood River, Lu Bai replaced it with [Act Under Cover of Darkness]. Oh, right, now in order to stay in outer space, he has replaced [Act Under Cover of Darkness] with another ability.

This means that, in the temporary gear slot of [Restore], none of the three abilities can provide any assistance to Lu Bai at this time.

Looking at Lu Bai, who was suspended in space, completely lost in thought, with even his pupils unfocused, the Old Ancestor Blood River 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 comical and absurd degree, resembling a child's plastic stress-relieving toy.

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

Clearly, 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 Old Ancestor Blood River, it was all worth it as long as Lu Bai could be dealt with.

But the problem is...

Lu Bai, who had already closed his eyes and fallen into a deep sleep like a baby, actually opened them again.

He opened his mouth, but there was a vacuum between them, Old Ancestor Blood River couldn't hear what he said.

However, you can tell what he's saying just by looking at his lip movements.

However, at this moment, Old Ancestor Blood River 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.

However, the ability to "load a save" inherently retains this capability.

As mentioned before, Lu 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 withstand attacks on the soul and mind.

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

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

Although the [Materialist] ability 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, the Old Ancestor Blood River visibly paid a heavy price, but because of the existence of the [materialist], he did not cause any harm to Lu Bai at all.

Seeing this, Old Ancestor Blood River 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 weren't high from the start."

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, Old Ancestor Blood River could read lip movements.

Lu Bai made no further move, continuing to use words to undermine the other party's morale.

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

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

To be honest, after all this time, he hasn't even read more than ten percent of his total abilities.

"Heavenly Venerate Lu, are you really that confident?"

As if suddenly seeing some information, the Old Ancestor Blood River'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 an advantage.

The Old Ancestor Blood River's voice could be heard directly by Lu Bai.

"The authority of Heaven?"

"Your Heavenly Dao's exact words were 'System Authority'."

System Authority?

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

Old Ancestor Blood River: "What if I said that I could also use such authority?"