Ten Thousand Ways To Eliminate Players

What the hell, that was so unfair!

Attacking from dozens of miles away with precision guidance? That's terrifying...

The moment he was locked on by the aura, Lin Bai felt a chill down his spine. He immediately threw out the prepared Mind Reading Ability to interrupt Zhou Zhu's technique.

Despite that, he was still shaken.

If it weren't for the powerful skill rewarded by the System, I would have definitely been screwed this time. No wonder people from the Justice League tremble with fear when mentioning the Mahayana Realm. Whether it's the Nascent Soul Realm or the Golden Core Realm, encountering a Mahayana Realm cultivator is like ants meeting humans; quantity makes no difference. Overpowering higher-level opponents is a joke. This Immortal World isn't a martial arts one. You can't even hit them, so how can you talk about overpowering them? They're simply not on the same level.

Even more terrifying was the speed of a Mahayana Realm cultivator. From the moment Zhou Zhu appeared in Lin Bai's vision, his method of movement was a series of spatial jumps, like flashing.

If my spiritual power weren't high enough, my eyes probably wouldn't be able to keep up with his speed. The Flash skill rewarded by the Extreme Kill-Back System hadn't been delivered yet, but the enemy had already mastered this Divine Skill. I feel a bit indignant. A Mahayana Realm cultivator shouldn't be my opponent! These local factions don't play by the rules at all! Luckily, my cheat is powerful enough...

Thinking this, Lin Bai discarded his stray thoughts, re-edited an image, and flung it at Zhou Zhu, who had suddenly stopped. It was still the image of the Ninth Ancestor, conveying the message: "Bullying the weak with your strength—you're hardly fit to be called human."

At the same time, Lin Bai also cast the Truth-telling Technique, which could only be used once a day, on Zhou Zhu.

Even ghosts and gods fear the truly wicked, he thought. He intended to set an example for anyone who dared to provoke him. If they could bear the consequences of provoking him, then by all means, let them come.

HUM!

The sudden appearance of the old man's image in his Sea of Consciousness startled Zhou Zhu.

Who is that? How can someone silently invade my Sea of Consciousness! Someone from the Righteous Door? Lin Bai's Dao Protector? This Divine Skill... it must be an Immortal's technique, right? If they can invade my Sea of Consciousness, they can destroy it. Who could resist such a Divine Skill?

However, both images flashed by without damaging his Sea of Consciousness, which slightly calmed the dazed Zhou Zhu. Perhaps this is just a Divine Skill for communication, he thought. Stabilizing his mind, he asked aloud, "Who might you be, Senior?"

"I am the Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door."

Lin Bai re-edited an image and sent it over.

The Mind Reading Ability allowed the other party to perceive his thoughts and intentions. He needed to concentrate fully to ensure the clarity and purity of the projected image.

A moment's distraction, and I might send out all the random thoughts cluttering my mind. That would be a disaster, exposing everything. The System, tasks, my emotions, the world's situation, the Players... if these things are revealed, both the natives and the Players will go into an uproar!

Luckily, his spiritual power was high enough. Long accustomed to switching between the System, the Players, and reality, Lin Bai had already mastered the art of multitasking.

Otherwise, an ordinary person truly wouldn't be able to handle this Mind Reading Ability.

Despite this, Lin Bai had to concentrate intently when using the Mind Reading Ability.

This meant he couldn't edit overly complex images during combat, and he always had to remember to cut off the Mind Reading Ability when he himself was attacking.

Otherwise, it would be like announcing his attack methods to the opponent in advance.

Ninth Ancestor?

Information about the Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door instantly flashed through Zhou Zhu's mind:

Master of divination, the expert with the deepest understanding of the Way of Incompleteness, divined the reward of the heaven-sent individual, divined Lin Bai's Heavenly Dao destiny, imparted knowledge to an existence capable of foreseeing the future...

Suddenly, inspiration flashed through his mind again.

Zhou Zhu's tense heart gradually calmed.

Three times in a row, only images and sounds have appeared in my Sea of Consciousness. This proves that this 'Ninth Ancestor' cannot inflict tangible harm on me. Perhaps the Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door, much like the Transcendence Tribulation Stage members within their sect, possesses power exceeding the limits this world can bear. Consequently, he's unable to act directly in this world and has to resort to warning me in such a manner. And the fact that an ancestor of the Righteous Door had to intervene with a warning also implies one thing: Lin Bai is not my opponent. Otherwise, why bother? If the Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door can't act, then others from the Righteous Door probably can't either! It's not that they don't want to help Lin Bai; rather, their strength is too overwhelming, transcending this world, so they have to let Lin Bai fend for himself. This is the downside of being too powerful! Acting recklessly first harms oneself...

Believing he had figured everything out, Zhou Zhu laughed maniacally. "Ninth Ancestor, so what? Today, I will bully the weak! The heritage of the Righteous Door ends today, at my hands!"

The members of the Justice League were collectively stunned.

They looked around, wondering, Has the Ninth Ancestor arrived?

Xu Longyun subconsciously glanced in Zhou Zhu's direction, her expression thrilled. She was no longer worried about Lin Bai's safety. Indeed, just as I suspected, the Ninth Ancestor is secretly protecting Lin Bai all along!

Ye Song was astounded.

As a Mahayana Realm cultivator himself, he had naturally perceived Zhou Zhu's aura lock onto Lin Bai before it suddenly vanished. While he was pondering the reason, he heard Zhou Zhu's abrupt remark.

Ye Song's expression immediately turned serious. His Divine Sense spread out like a tidal wave, attempting to locate the hidden Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door.

To interrupt Zhou Zhu's attack the instant he locked onto Lin Bai, the Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door must possess at least Mahayana Realm cultivation. If a Mahayana Realm cultivator hid in the shadows and I failed to detect them, it would be normal. But for one to take action without my noticing—that's somewhat terrifying!

But his Divine Sense, despite its vast coverage, found nothing. The most dazzling presence at the scene was still Zhou Zhu.

Ye Song frowned slightly. Not Mahayana Realm... this hidden Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door must possess at least Crossing Tribulation Realm cultivation. He breathed a sigh of relief. If it's the Crossing Tribulation Realm, then it's not so terrifying.

It was common knowledge that although the Crossing Tribulation Realm represented the pinnacle of cultivation, its experts generally refrained from taking action.

"What the hell just happened?"

"Has the fight already started?"

"Zhou Zhu is here?"

"Where?"

"What is this, a livestream of loneliness? Are Mahayana Realm cultivators fighting outside our visual range? This game experience sucks!"

"We need enhanced vision! Otherwise, we won't be able to participate in future Wars, and we won't even get to watch the excitement."

"Overly realistic games aren't always good. If you can't see the opponent, where's the visceral thrill of close combat?"

"My guess is Zhou Zhu was intercepted by the Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door. That's why Zhou Zhu suddenly blurted out something like that!"

"The Ninth Ancestor is the one who studies the Way of Incompleteness, right?"

"Judging by Zhou Zhu's words, it seems he doesn't take the Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door seriously!"

"Lin Bai will win! Go, Lin Bai!"

Whispers spread among the Players. Fearless of death, they were livestreaming on the spot while enjoying the spectacle.

Yet, ironically, they were the most bewildered group.

Those with high cultivation levels could at least see a dark speck. However, their cultivation levels were tied to their physical attributes; if their cultivation was insufficient, their five senses were naturally dull. When the event unfolded, they couldn't even see the speck.

If it weren't for Zhou Zhu's booming voice, the Players might have thought nothing was happening.

Lin Bai sighed inwardly. Mahayana Realm cultivators are indeed not so easy to fool. The Mind Reading Ability alone clearly can't stop them.

As he pondered, Zhou Zhu's aura locked onto him again.

With no other choice, he invoked the Mind Reading Ability again.

The Ninth Ancestor reappeared in Zhou Zhu's Sea of Consciousness, an old man with the ethereal bearing of an Immortal, stroking his beard. "I have already shattered the void and am no longer of this world. Naturally, I cannot attack you. But who said that just because I cannot attack, I cannot punish you?"

The image abruptly appearing in his mind once again interrupted Zhou Zhu's attack. He roared furiously, "Get out of my Sea of Consciousness!"

The Ninth Ancestor appeared, laughing. "Little whelp, if you have the guts, shatter the void and hit me!"

Zhou Zhu gritted his teeth. "Despicable!"

The Ninth Ancestor appeared again. "Despicableness is the passport of the despicable; nobility is the epitaph of the noble. Having reached my realm, mortal emotions no longer affect me."

Zhou Zhu: "..."

The Ninth Ancestor: "I'm here!"

The Ninth Ancestor: "I'm gone."

The Ninth Ancestor: "I'm back again."

The Ninth Ancestor: "I come and go as I please. What can you do about it?"

The Ninth Ancestor stuck out his tongue. "Nyah nyah nyah nyah, aren't you just dying of anger?"

The Ninth Ancestor turned around and slapped his butt. "Come hit me!"

The Ninth Ancestor did a folk dance. "Believe it or not, I can mess with you all day! As long as I'm here, if you manage to hit Lin Bai, I lose..."

DDoS Bombardment!

Having been locked onto by the aura multiple times, only to have it interrupted by the Mind Reading Ability, Lin Bai suddenly realized the wondrous nature of this skill. Not everyone is like me, constantly harassed by over a dozen Systems and able to multitask. Mahayana Realm cultivators might possess strong Divine Souls, but they prefer focused combat. They might have enough mental fortitude to handle external interference, but attacks targeting their thoughts are difficult to prevent.

Zhou Zhu was also interesting; he would always use his aura to lock on before attacking.

For others, an aura lock might be intimidating, creating psychological pressure. But my Divine Soul is strong enough to ignore any intimidation. This so-called aura lock seems more like an attack signal. Once I'm locked on, I just need to counter-attack... As for the image of the Ninth Ancestor? Who decreed that reclusive masters must always be serious? Can't the Ninth Ancestor be humorous?

The Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door was like a fly, incessantly buzzing in and out of his Sea of Consciousness. And after initially maintaining the image of a lofty expert, his subsequent words and actions became simply unbearable...

Despite trying every method, Zhou Zhu couldn't prevent the Ninth Ancestor from entering and exiting his Sea of Consciousness.

All sorts of chaotic images flashed constantly through his Sea of Consciousness, nearly driving him mad. How can there be such a shameless Divine Skill in this world? How can there be such a shameless Ancestor? Sticking out his tongue, slapping his butt... does he really not care about his image at all?

However, my deduction is correct; the Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door indeed cannot harm me! But I was wrong again. Although the Ninth Ancestor can't hit me, he can certainly disgust me. This incessant mental harassment is enough to disrupt my attack rhythm. It's only because Lin Bai hasn't attacked yet. Otherwise, if the Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door suddenly appeared in my mind and caused such a commotion while we were in the heat of battle, I would surely be defeated!

"Enough! What kind of skill is it to bully the weak?" Zhou Zhu, his eyes bloodshot, roared in exasperation. "Is the esteemed Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door only capable of using such underhanded tactics?"

Lin Bai smiled.

The Ninth Ancestor reappeared, his demeanor serious once more. "Zhou Zhu, now that you have witnessed this old master's power, how about joining my Righteous Door?"

Zhou Zhu roared in anger, "I would rather die than join the Righteous Door! You go to such great lengths to humiliate me because you are worried about Lin Bai. Today, as you watch, I will kill Lin Bai! I will uproot your Righteous Door to avenge the humiliation I've suffered today!"

Saying this, he stared intently in Lin Bai's direction, forcing himself to ignore the Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door in his Sea of Consciousness. He raised his hand. "Lin Bai, die!"

The next second, ten images of the Ninth Ancestor simultaneously appeared in Zhou Zhu's Sea of Consciousness. They all pulled up their lower robes, turned their backs, and began to urinate in Zhou Zhu's mind.

The scene in Zhou Zhu's Sea of Consciousness was of ten old men with their backs to him, emitting ten streams of yellow liquid. The streams landed on a figure lying there—it was himself.

"WAAAHHH!"

Such a humiliating scene once again provoked Zhou Zhu. The focus and energy he had painstakingly gathered were shattered once more.

The image vanished.

Zhou Zhu still hadn't recovered his senses.

BANG!

A blacksmith's Anvil descended from the sky, unexpectedly striking him on the head. The jade hairpin securing his topknot shattered on impact, and his neatly combed hair instantly cascaded down.

With his Mahayana Realm cultivation, every item on Zhou Zhu's person was a Magic Treasure. The Blacksmith's Six-Piece Set was unerringly accurate with every strike...

What he hadn't expected was that Lin Bai's Blacksmith's Six-Piece Set could penetrate even his Mahayana Realm protective Magic Treasure!

Lin Bai is also despicable, taking advantage of the distraction caused by the Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door to damage my Magic Treasures! The people of the Righteous Door are truly despicable!

At this moment, Zhou Zhu was genuinely on the verge of being driven mad by the Righteous Door. He hadn't even managed to make a single move since seeing Lin Bai!

Despicable, shameless! The Righteous Door should disappear from this world...

"Giant Meteor Technique!"

The image of the Ninth Ancestor suddenly appeared in the sky above him in his mind's eye. With a wave of 'his' hand, more than a dozen meteors seemed to fall from the sky, hurtling towards Zhou Zhu's head. Startled, Zhou Zhu subconsciously looked up at the actual sky.

The sky was clear, with nothing there!

The meteors in his Sea of Consciousness suddenly vanished.

I've been tricked!

The moment this thought surfaced in Zhou Zhu's mind.

RRRIP!

A harsh tearing sound.

A large gash was torn in his Daoist robe by the Blacksmith's fire tongs...

Zhou Zhu glared angrily at Lin Bai, abandoning his plan for a ranged attack. He activated his Divine Foot Technique and rushed rapidly towards Zhen City.

He wanted to expose the shamelessness of the Righteous Door to the world! He wanted to get close to Lin Bai and destroy him with the most ruthless means, right under the watchful eyes of the Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door!

Most importantly, he could no longer just stand there.

These two coordinate too perfectly! Lin Bai's Blacksmith's Six-Piece Set can hit me, so he must also be a Mahayana Realm cultivator. Two against one, I'm definitely not their match...

Zhou Zhu had also noticed a pattern.

When the Ninth Ancestor appeared in his Sea of Consciousness, the Blacksmith's Six-Piece Set would vanish. When the Blacksmith's Six-Piece Set appeared, the Ninth Ancestor would disappear.

The interval between the two was very short, but they never appeared simultaneously.

He had to kill Lin Bai during this interval. In that case, a long-distance assassination was definitely out of the question.

Zhou Zhu's figure flickered up and down, left and right, evading the Blacksmith's Six-Piece Set that could appear at any moment, closing in on Lin Bai at his fastest speed. He was most proficient in escape arts, his mastery already at a level of perfection, as natural as breathing. Even when the Ninth Ancestor kept popping into his Sea of Consciousness from time to time, it didn't affect the execution of his escape technique.

Zhou Zhu, constantly using Flash to move, rendered Lin Bai's Blacksmith's Six-Piece Set ineffective. His speed was too great; the moment the Set neared him, he would Flash away.

Lin Bai secretly praised him. Worthy of the Mahayana Realm, so much harder to deal with than the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Unbeknownst to them, on the city tower, another Mahayana Realm cultivator, Ye Song, was already dumbfounded.

At the scene, apart from Lin Bai, he had the best view.

He clearly saw Zhou Zhu go from arrogance to being driven to madness. He saw him being hit by Lin Bai's Blacksmith's Six-Piece Set and heard Zhou Zhu muttering to himself, cursing the Ninth Ancestor as shameless...

But he still couldn't figure out by what means the Ninth Ancestor of the Righteous Door was attacking!

If I don't understand their method of attack, I can't defend against it! And if I can't defend, it means that if I confront Lin Bai, I'll end up the same as Zhou Zhu. This is definitely not the outcome I want...