The Great Lich looked fiercely at the two human women before him, who were seemingly unaware of their impending doom.
This attack, which felt like a mere tickle, was an unbearable provocation to the Great Lich.
Why didn't these humans, so weak that the Great Lich could tear them apart with a casual flick of his wrist, kneel and beg for the mercy of the strong?
Why resist?
Wasn't it better to simply kneel, become livestock, become playthings?
Thinking of the man who, even at the very end, had resisted him and even played a trick on him,
The Great Lich's rage completely consumed his reason.
"Die!!!"
The fingertips of his desiccated hand suddenly elongated, transforming into beast-like claws.
The Great Lich, who had always prided himself on his intellect, was now a beast consumed by fury.
Boom!
The barrier shattered completely.
Amidst the scattering fragments of light, the two women charging towards death were ready to embrace it.
Only a trace of regret surfaced in their hearts...
If there was a next life...
Bang!!!
The moment the claws were about to strike, reality itself seemed to shatter like a broken mirror, exploding outwards.
Then, a white-glowing arm shot out from a rift in the void, firmly grasping the Great Lich's extended claw.
A naked man, enveloped in white light, slowly emerged from the void.
Looking at the Great Lich, whose arm he had caught, his expression was icy as he asked:
"Who allowed you to touch my people?!"
The Great Lich stared blankly at the man who had captured him. The light slowly dissipated, revealing a face etched into the Great Lich's soul.
His dark eyes suddenly contracted. Ulquiorra, whose beard had been burned off, couldn't help but exclaim:
"It's you?!"
Amidst his exclamation, the Great Lich struggled fiercely, trying to wrench his arm free from the man's grip.
But no matter how hard he tried, his arm remained unmoving.
The light completely faded, and Chen Luo, having regained his flesh and blood, stood on the city walls of Starfire City, firmly gripping Ulquiorra's arm and shielding the two women behind him.
Hu Tao and Su Xiao, looking at Chen Luo standing so close, his familiar and sturdy back, felt a myriad of emotions surge within them.
"Waaah!!!"
Tears streamed down her face. Hu Tao, who had already been crying buckets, rushed forward and hugged Chen Luo tightly.
"Chen Luo, you're not dead!!! Wuwu, that's great!!!"
"I was so scared! Am I dreaming?!"
Chen Luo helplessly rubbed the little crybaby's head with his other hand and gently nodded at Su Xiao, whose eyes were also moist.
"Su Xiao, take Hu Tao back. Light the remaining Zhuzhao candles. This guy and I have a second round to fight."
Hearing this, Su Xiao didn't immediately do as he said, as she had in the past.
Instead, she stared intently at Chen Luo. Chen Luo felt a bit embarrassed by her gaze and looked down, only to realize he was still naked.
Fortunately, the equipment dropped by the system seemed to be soul-bound. When his physical body and consciousness sea recovered, those dropped items reappeared in Chen Luo's consciousness sea.
With a thought, Chen Luo summoned a set of gray leather armor onto himself.
His previous self-destruction had completely shattered equipment like his staff, rings, and the Wolf's Heart necklace.
However, the system's equipment, even if its external form was destroyed, could slowly recover in the consciousness sea.
Of course, he could also go to the function area and use experience points to help repair them.
Seeing that his long-legged secretary was still staring after he had put on clothes, Chen Luo couldn't help but call out:
"Stop looking! I'll charge you if you keep looking!"
Su Xiao said nothing more. She simply stepped forward, hugged Hu Tao, gave Chen Luo a deep look, and retreated below the city wall.
A moment later, Zhuzhao was relit, and the town's protective shield was restored.
...
Chen Luo had been interacting with his companions for so long. Had some abyssal lich gone offline?
Of course not. It was continuously trying to break free from Chen Luo's grasp.
In fact, it was happy to see Chen Luo talking to these women, because only when Chen Luo was distracted would it have a chance to break free or ambush this human.
But unfortunately, from beginning to end, even when the man was speaking,
The Great Lich felt an extremely dangerous attention focused solely on itself.
Damn it, how did this guy revive?
And why did his aura suddenly become so strong?
Abyssal level! He had definitely crossed that threshold!
The Great Lich's eyes flickered with an unstable light. As a mage, physical injuries were minor.
However, at such close proximity, the Great Lich's power could not be fully unleashed.
Only after breaking free and maintaining a distance advantage could a mage fight effectively.
As the light shield reformed, Chen Luo, outside the shield, held the Great Lich.
Even without unfolding his wings, he stood in the air.
This was a small part of his power after his transformation.
[Qi and Blood Martial Way]
[Type]: Skill
[Level]: Racial Foundation Level
[Effect]:
1. Body Unification: Physical attributes (Strength, Agility, Constitution) are all removed and unified into Qi and Blood Power, represented by Qi and Blood values. Current Qi and Blood value is 500.
2. Qi and Blood Circulation: Follows the principles of Qi and Blood circulation, continuously increasing Qi and Blood Power.
3. Flesh and Blood Ascension: Starting from 100 points of Qi and Blood, for every tenfold increase, a new ability is born.
Qi and Blood Manifestation (Ability derived from 100 Qi and Blood): The physical body can be freely converted between Qi and Blood state and physical entity. As long as the spirit is not extinguished, the physical body is not extinguished.
[Description]: Don't ask, just ask and you'll be invincible!
....
Chen Luo slowly exhaled, feeling the astonishing power surging through his body, gaining a deeper understanding of the concept of Racial Foundation Level.
Looking at all the skills and talents Chen Luo had encountered, all Racial Foundation Level existences meant the possibility of breaking through the system's rules.
At this moment, on Chen Luo's system panel, Strength, Agility, and Constitution attributes had all disappeared.
In their place was a [Qi and Blood] attribute of up to 500 points.
And with 500 points of Qi and Blood power, combined with Chen Luo's far-above-average racial value, Chen Luo felt as if he could break the heavens!
The current anti-gravity flight of his physical body was merely the most basic manifestation of "Qi and Blood Manifestation."
"Damn human! Let me go!!"
Just as Chen Luo was carefully sensing the changes in his body, the Great Lich beside him finally couldn't help but shout.
Chen Luo slowly turned his head, looking at the uneasy Great Lich, and showed a friendly smile:
"Alright."
Chen Luo gently loosened his grip. The Great Lich quickly pulled its arm free, turned, and flew away into the distance.
"Temporal Control! Twenty Times!!!"
The moment the innate skill was activated, the nearly static scenery around him rapidly disappeared behind the Great Lich as it sped away. A wild laugh curled up on Ulquiorra's lips:
"Hahaha! Foolish human! You actually let go!!!"
"Do you think entering the Abyssal level makes you my match?"
"Idiot, you don't understand the power of an Abyssal level mage at all!"
"As long as I create distance between us, you will experience what terror is!!!"
Countless skills the Great Lich had mastered flashed through its mind. It wanted to torment this human thoroughly and make him regret his carelessness!
"Oh? Then, what is terror?"
In a world accelerated twenty times, Chen Luo's calm voice suddenly echoed in the Great Lich's ears.
It abruptly turned its head to look, only to see Chen Luo flying parallel to it, gazing at it with cold eyes.
The heart that had been dead for a long time couldn't help but tremble.
"How! How is this possible?! This is the power of time!!!"
Chen Luo shook his head with a hint of boredom:
"You merely accelerated your time. A mere twenty-fold acceleration, isn't it enough if my reaction speed also increases twenty-fold?"
Saying this, he looked at the stunned Ulquiorra, and a divine light flashed in Chen Luo's eyes:
"Now, grit your teeth!!"
The Great Lich subconsciously clenched its teeth, and the next moment,
Thump!!!
An iron fist, accompanied by burning air, slammed fiercely into the Great Lich's jaw.
The terrifying power instantly deformed the Great Lich's face,
And the immense impact sent the flying Great Lich, like a reverse-flying black meteor, crashing into the sky!
Bang!!!
A loud bang echoed from the sky. A black silhouette was firmly embedded in the sky barrier set by the system.
Chen Luo waved his slightly reddened fist, scorched by the air, and looked at the Great Lich that had been sent flying, chuckling softly:
"Not bad, you make a good sandbag."