"I'm still saying no."
Lu Bai's words made Heide, the Sector Chief, freeze mid-motion as he adjusted his uniform collar.
Even the fanatical believer, who had been tossed aside earlier and was still a little woozy, began to wonder if he'd heard wrong.
Judging by how Heide had fought, this Deathmatch Arena clearly wasn't set in any ordinary modern world. Combat between individuals was probably far more intense than he'd imagined.
That was exactly why the fanatical believer couldn't understand why Lu Bai insisted on courting death.
The gap in their strength was enormous. He'd be better off behaving himself. He might even make it out alive.
Even in the best-case scenario, he'd end up in prison, but that was still better than getting killed outright, wasn't it?
Lu Bai didn't explain. In silence, he replaced his main title, [Innocent Smile (Two Star)], with [Slay Heaven Destroy Earth (Four Star)].
He also revealed his hidden secondary titles. Two bloodthirsty titles, [Frenzied Slaughter (Four Star)] and [Ultimate Murderer (Four Star)], appeared above his head.
The three lines of text above his head were a blackish red, as if cast from blood that had dried and darkened with time.
As an aside, he had upgraded the star rating of [Slay Heaven Destroy Earth] once before; he simply hadn't equipped it.
In other words, all three titles currently above his head were Four Star.
In an instant, suffocating killing intent spread from where he stood.
When the fanatical believer saw the three titles appear above Lu Bai's head, he was so shocked that his eyes nearly popped out.
"This... how is this possible..."
It was no exaggeration: under the weight of that killing intent, so dense it seemed almost tangible, the fanatical believer felt as if he could smell the overwhelming stench of