A dazzling spear of light tore through the air, crossing the distance between them in the blink of an eye.
Clearly, Lu Bai was testing the waters. He wanted to see what new tricks the Deathmatch System could come up with.
He hadn't even used [Flash Time]. He was worried the Deathmatch System might not react in time and accidentally let him skewer Old Ancestor Blood River to death.
As it turned out, a rigid system could also mean, in a sense, that it wouldn't make mistakes.
The skin exposed to the air on Old Ancestor Blood River's body suddenly took on a metallic sheen.
Clang!
A deafening metallic clash rang through the entire building.
The energy of the dazzling spear of light wasn't absorbed. Instead, it was stopped dead by a terrifying defense.
A violent surge of energy swept outward like a raging hurricane, brutally erasing half of the already crumbling building.
There was no doubt that plenty of unlucky people had been caught in the attack.
But Lu Bai had more than one way to bring them back to life, so he didn't need to worry too much.
"So it only grants abilities passively?"
Lu Bai watched the points of light representing abilities appear on Old Ancestor Blood River's body, lost in thought.
He could see the surprise on Old Ancestor Blood River's face. Clearly, even Old Ancestor Blood River himself had no idea what abilities the Deathmatch System would provide.
Lu Bai smiled and reminded him, "Just giving you one or two abilities won't be enough to deal with me."
Old Ancestor Blood River felt the unknown power covering him vanish in an instant and realized that Lu Bai had probably used that "rob the Heavenly Dao" trick again.
Even without Lu Bai's reminder, he knew there