Chapter 377: Chapter 376: The Second Round Ability Pool

Lv Bai could tell at a glance that among the two people fighting in the arena, one hadn’t even embarked on the path of cultivation, and the other had barely reached the Qi Cultivation Second Layer.

Theoretically, a cultivator who has drawn Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into their body, reaching the Qi Cultivation First Layer, has already distanced themselves from ordinary people in life level.

However, in terms of combat power, cultivators in the early stage of the Qi Cultivation Stage don’t have enough mana in their bodies to support the use of any combat spirit techniques or divine techniques. In terms of physical strength alone, they aren’t much stronger than ordinary people.

Given this premise, even if it’s a battle between a cultivator and a mortal, the outcome is hard to predict.

It’s apparent that the two fighters were relying more on their combat skills, attacking each other’s weak points with every move, making the process extremely perilous.

But to Lv Bai, it seemed somewhat boring.

As expected, the fight soon approached its end.

Anyone who has fought would know that such an all-out, adrenaline-pumping state cannot last long—holding on for even a minute is considered long.

Ultimately, it was the Death Fighter at the Qi Cultivation Second Layer who, by relying on the spiritual energy nourishing his body, lasted until the opponent was the first to tire.

His punch landed heavily on the opponent’s chest, and taking advantage of the opponent’s body convulsing from the impact and temporarily unable to strike back, he quickly stepped forward, sidestepped, grabbed the opponent’s arm, and slammed him hard to the ground like swinging a scarecrow.

Lv Bai knew the outcome was decided and promptly triggered his mana mark, since it was just a trivial task.

Ensuring the unfortunate one died without pain also guaranteed his points would be secured.

[Ding!]

[Points +2, Current Points: 88, Current Rank 1/129]

The Death Fighter at the Qi Cultivation Second Layer, upon confirming the opponent’s death, found he hadn’t received any points and instinctively glanced at Lv Bai.

He roughly guessed what was going on but dared not ask, much less express any dissatisfaction, and just nodded towards Li Mu, who was maintaining order, before retreating into the crowd.

Li Mu of course saw no issue and took up the megaphone and shouted, "Will the second group of fighters please step forward."

Soon, two more Death Fighters stepped out, fighting with all their might.

Lv Bai only needed to activate his mana mark on these Death Fighters when the result of the fight was clear.

With his current cultivation realm, achieving this was incredibly easy.

...

"Will the twenty-third group of fighters please step forward."

...

"Will the twenty-fourth group of fighters please step forward."

...

Li Mu’s voice occasionally echoed through the arena, making the whole process seem orderly.

However, as more Death Fighters died in the dueling arena, the overall atmosphere grew increasingly grim, with even the air faintly tainted with a hint of blood.

When the thirtieth group of Death Fighters stepped forward, a small incident occurred, forcing the conveyor belt-like battles to halt.

Because the number of remaining Death Fighters had reduced to one hundred.

At this moment, in the minds of the surviving Death Fighters, the mechanized voice of the Deathmatch System sounded simultaneously.

[Ding!]

[Current Death Fighter elimination rate has reached half. ]

[Notice! The second round of the Ability Pool is now open and abilities can be selected. ]

Lv Bai adjusted himself to a more comfortable position, then checked his Ability Pool for this round.

[Green Clown (Color): Choose an ability type for attacks. Within one hour, the first use of the selected attack ability will permanently increase its lethal power. If not used within an hour, its attack power will be permanently reduced.]

[Iron Fist Breaks Wind (Color): Upon using this ability, explosive force is infused into the fist, and when the target is hit, the explosive force crazily funnels into the target, causing tens of thousands of segmented damage.]

[Needle Woman’s Spirit (Color): Every attack performed by the user has a 20% chance to trigger the Needle Woman effect, inflicting true damage equal to 10% of the target’s maximum life.]

Lv Bai glanced over this round’s Ability Pool and without much hesitation, chose [Iron Fist Breaks Wind].

For him now, only abilities at the Black Level can provide significant improvement. Adding a few more Color Level abilities is merely icing on the cake.

The ability [Green Clown], which is relatively cumbersome to use, seems to him as more of a detriment than an enhancement.

As for the remaining two, it’s pretty evident that [Iron Fist Breaks Wind] and [Needle Woman’s Spirit] could be paired for a one-punch Superman effect.

The reason Lv Bai chose the former over the latter was simply because he already had the [Needle Woman’s Spirit] ability in his "Discard Pile".

If not for seeing it now, he would have nearly forgotten he could use this ability.

But to be honest, Lv Bai felt that even if he chose incorrectly, it wouldn’t matter.

Just a mere Color Level ability, there are plenty more in the "Discard Pile".

However, while the second round Ability Pool was not that important to Lv Bai, for other Death Fighters, it was their only chance for a reversal of fate in this situation.

Even if other Death Fighters’ Ability Pools in this round were only at the Golden Level, a good use might enable them to emerge victorious from head-to-head combat and survive this round of Deathmatch.

One could see that none of the Death Fighters continued to fight, instead standing still, examining their respective Ability Pools for this round.

To outsiders, this scene was like some sort of eerie collective daze.

Death Fighters gradually selected their abilities, maintaining a facade of calm to avoid revealing their interior details.

But upon closer inspection, it still became apparent that while some Death Fighters seemed calm, an unintended air of despondence emanated from their bodies.

It couldn’t be helped; the Ability Pool was more about luck than choice.

As long as luck was on their side, picking any of the abilities refreshed would pose no problem.

But regardless of whether the abilities chosen in this round were good or bad, everyone was aware of their capabilities. No Death Fighter dared to stand up and claim they could handle Lv Bai after selecting their abilities.

"Has everyone finished choosing?"

Lv Bai kindly reminded, "If you’ve done choosing, let’s continue."

Li Mu promptly echoed, "Yes, let’s not waste everyone’s time."

As he spoke, he raised the megaphone to his mouth and continued to shout, "Will the... what group is it again? Anyway, the next group of fighters step up."

Soon, two more Death Fighters made their way to the arena, both appearing relaxed, as if having gained new abilities boosted their confidence.

Strictly speaking, Golden Level abilities weren’t bad. At least they could bridge the gap of the Qi Cultivation Stage.

Because of mastering [Load], Lv Bai actually understood more than the fighters about the strength of their abilities, making the outcome of the duel entirely devoid of suspense in his eyes.