Lv Bai stared at the unscathed Bear Chief Warden standing in front of him, his eyelids twitching wildly.

To be honest, he hadn’t held back when he threw his punch, yet the result was utterly disappointing.

Lv Bai instantly realized that his current means were not enough to harm Bear.

With his use of [Flash Time] and [All Ink], he could protect himself, but defeating Bear was still far off.

Upon this realization, the smile on Lv Bai’s face grew even wider.

"Actually, we don’t have any irreconcilable conflicts, right? As for your idea of stepping into the Golden Core realm through this fight, all I can say is, you can’t force everything."

Lv Bai retreated subtly, sounding extremely amiable: "Bear Chief Warden, you’re too attached.

As the saying goes, when will the pursuit of fame and fortune end? Rising early and sleeping late, you’re not free. Riding a donkey thinking of a horse, officials dreaming of royalty..."

He paused here, turning to give Xiao Xueyin and the others a signal to run.

Then he turned back to continue, "It’s a pity, worrying about food and clothing consumes us, why fear Yama’s hook? Hoping for wealth for offspring, yet no one looks back..."

"What do you mean by that?"

Bear Chief Warden frowned slightly.

It’s not that he couldn’t understand the words, but he didn’t get why Lv Bai would say it at this moment.

Seeing the distance was enough, Lv Bai scratched the back of his head and said apologetically, "To put it simply, I’m planning to run for now."

Bear: "?"

Before the warden could react, Lv Bai moved, swiftly rising into the air.

"Hmph, trying to escape!"

Even if Bear couldn’t see, he could judge Lv Bai’s actions from the sound alone and followed him without hesitation.

Faced with Bear, whose speed was more than twice his own, Lv Bai had to use [Flash Time] to barely create distance.

Once again leaping into the sky, hundreds of meters high, Lv Bai quickly scanned left and right, searching for the Death Fighters hidden in Chikan Bay.

The situation seemed a bit urgent.

However, there was no other choice. This Bear Chief Warden was outrageously strong, even by martial artist standards.

Lv Bai had no choice but to borrow some useful abilities from other Death Fighters, at least ensuring he could break Bear’s defenses.

This wasn’t too difficult for Lv Bai.

After all, most Death Fighters were trapped in Chikan Bay, coupled with the high vantage point, he wouldn’t miss the standout features of their titles.

Sure enough, with just one leap, familiar small letters appeared before Lv Bai’s retina.

[Data file detected. Proceed with reading?]

[Reading complete. Data: T-Mac Moment (Gold), Mastery of Legal Provisions (White)]

[Load data?]

Regardless of its utility, Lv Bai decisively chose to read it first.

[T-Mac Moment (Gold): Allows the object in hand to instantly appear above any enclosed circular object seen within the last thirty-five seconds, with the user’s consumption dependent on distance and mass.]

Interesting, but not much.

Lv Bai reckoned, even if he moved a building above Bear’s head, it likely wouldn’t harm the warden in the slightest.

He descended towards where the title was, swiftly taking out the Death Fighter hiding in the dead-end alley.

For now, Lv Bai stored the [T-Mac Moment] in the slot, then leapt up again, selecting the next unfortunate target.

The second round was a pool of golden abilities; indeed, most were quite strong.

However, judging from Lv Bai’s readings, these golden abilities weren’t enough to contend with Bear Chief Warden.

Abilities like [Water Dragon Bullet Technique] or [Monster Transformation] seemed questionable against even an ordinary Grandmaster Martial Artist, let alone Bear.

Thus, Lv Bai was forced to pay attention to some unique abilities, preferably those with rule-like effects, hoping to combine them for surprising results.

[Power Bank (Gold): Enables electric power operations on objects with plugs. The power and duration depend on the user’s mental state. Long-term charging may lead to explosions.]

[Speak the Truth (Gold): Consumes stamina to enforce honesty within range, making everyone within the range speak only the truth. Each use lasts for ten minutes.]

[Dragon Head-Raising (Gold): On the second day of the second lunar month, the user awakens the bloodline of the Dragon Descendant, gaining authority over favorable weather, exorcism, and fortune-turning, but once this ability is gained, the calendar will only loop during the first month.]

Huh?

Wait.

Lv Bai was about to replace the [Dragon Head-Raising] ability but managed to halt just in time.

This ability seemed like a joke; there was basically no chance to gain those described powers.

But it seems to fit together somehow.

Lv Bai shifted his focus to his ability pool, on the ability he chose but hadn’t used once — [Shaving Dead Uncle].

With the [Dragon Head-Raising], it ensures every day is the first month.

So here comes the question: Is there an ability to acknowledge an uncle?

So far, Lv Bai hadn’t found one, and he was beginning to doubt if such a combination was even possible.

Would anyone even choose an ability to recognize someone as an uncle?

After all, Death Fighters usually prefer abilities that enhance their combat power directly, even if not overly strong, better than ending up empty-handed as the ultimate gamble.

Perhaps a change of direction is needed?

...

"I’ve already hidden here, yet you come searching. Then die! Great Eruption!"

In the dark, damp sewer, a man with half his face hidden under a cap swung his fist at Lv Bai.

The veins on the fist bulged, but the expected magma didn’t appear on it.

"Did you mean like this?"

Lv Bai raised his hand, and his entire right arm started to be covered with a layer of magma, as if it was seeping from the pores of his skin: "Great Eruption."

"How is this possible?!"

The Death Fighter under the cap’s face changed drastically, and in that brief instant, he entered a quick-thinking state, considering many things.

Unfortunately, this couldn’t stop Lv Bai’s attack. With a punch, the attack landed.

A scarlet glow flashed in the sewer, and the strong scent of sulfur filled the air immediately.

[Ding!]

[Points +1, Current points: 79, Current ranking 1/71]

Lv Bai lifted the manhole cover and jumped out of the sewer.

Glancing at his current slot, the abilities retained were: [Great Eruption (Gold)], [Dragon Head-Raising (Gold)], [Power Bank (Gold)].

I must admit, these abilities have no synergy.

But this was already the best ability group he could pick from the Death Fighters defeated thus far.

"Stop running! You can’t escape!" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Lv Bai had just emerged from the sewer when Bear’s booming voice shouted from above once again.