Blind pick.
Simply put, itâs a match.
There are no banned heroes, nor is there a pick order.
Players can choose any hero soul.
And they cannot see the opponentâs picks.
Lu Zeâs suggestion was undoubtedly a very tempting option.
âWhat about his Yasuo?â
âWhat are you afraid of? In that game, we just lacked a stable output assassin!â
âMakes sense... If we changed Syndra to Zed in that game, he couldnât dodge ultimates and basic attacks, right?â
âIâll pick Pantheon again! Letâs see how he dodges my stun!!â
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The five of them discussed animatedly.
Among the expert Loose Cultivators they had brought, only three could rank in the top thirty of the ladder.
One Zed, one Aatrox, one KogâMaw.
These three heroes were firmly kept on the ban list and could not be released at all.
Instead of choosing weaker hero souls and being tormented without any ability to fight back...
Itâs better to go all out against them!
By bringing out their strongest hero souls, they might still seize a glimmer of hope!
That master player specializing in Zed was a top expert ranked fourth on the ladder!
With Zed in hand, he might not necessarily fear Bai Mu.
Ultimately, they decided to accept the other partyâs proposal.
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On the Lingxiao Sect teamâs side.
âBrother Bai, let me first tell you about the heroes the opponent might pick...â
Zhong Yi, with a serious expression, began analyzing the opponentâs hero soul pool for Bai Mu.
The other four quickly made their picks.
Mu Yawenâs Sett, Zhou Yueâs Lee Sin, Li Mozhanâs Vayne, Zhou Qiaolingâs Lulu...
All were the hero souls they were most proficient with.
Only Lu Ze had not made a selection.
âThe opponentâs Zed is extremely powerful! His playstyle is very similar to that of ăTrue Monarch Yuelună, who ranks fourth on the ladder!â
Facing Zhong Yiâs reminder, Lu Ze appeared very calm.
âZed, huh? Interesting...â
Lu Ze muttered to himself with a smile.
âI still think Yasuo is better, right? Brother Baiâs Yasuo is simply a land immortal...â
âHow about Talon? An assassin showdown!â
âWarrior types are all good, how about Riven?â
...
Amidst the clamoring suggestions from everyone,
Lu Zeâs hero soul lit up.
Amidst blazing flames, a figure covered in Evil Qi emerged from the shadows, its voice hoarse but filled with killing intent.
âThe unseen blade...â
âIs the deadliest!â
The other five widened their eyes in unison.
Playing a signature hero against the opponentâs signature hero?
This was simply too disrespectful to the opponent!!
As the hero soul selections were completed, both sides began to reveal their characters.
When Guo Tianyin saw Zed in the fifth slot, his lungs were about to explode with rage.
âDamn it... How dare this despicable scoundrel look down on me like this!?
âYou just wait... Once I obtain the ancient secret treasure, I will definitely find your true body!â
âI will peel your flesh and seize your Divine Soul!!â
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For Lu Ze, laning was something far too advanced for the players of this era.
His understanding of minion waves and control of distance were all at a top-tier professional level.
It was like what a certain high-level player once said:
When the opponent walks up and attacks a minion, his laning phase is already over.
This was the kind of game understanding that transcended the general public of the era.
Lu Ze was facing such a situation at this moment.
Guo Tianyin...
Or rather, the Loose Cultivator that Guo Tianyin was controlling at this moment, the player Divine Soul named ăTrue Monarch Yuelună, now felt as if he was facing an [N O V E L I G H T] insurmountable mountain.
Pressure!
Pressure like a tide surged towards him from all directions!
Every subtle movement of Bai Mu made his nerves tense!
At level 1, he missed two shurikens in a row and took full damage from Bai Muâs shurikens; from that moment on, he had already lost the right to lane.
At level 3, the classic Living Shadow was used, and after being tower-dived and giving up First Blood, the mid-lane disadvantage became completely unstoppable.
He even had to watch Bai Muâs expression just to breathe!
To say he was desperate, Bai Mu only killed him once at level 3 and once at level 6; at other times, he had no intention of killing him.
A 0-2 record didnât seem that bad.
But to say he wasnât desperate...
This Bai Mu fellow was truly ruthless.
As soon as he came online, he would use a full combo, leaving him so low that even gaining experience was difficult...
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ăBai Mu (Zed) has slain Tianyin Zun (Zed)!ă
ăBai Mu is on a rampage!ă
âTsk, a mistake!â
Lu Ze frowned.
Inadvertently, he had slain Guo Tianyin again.
For Lu Ze,
The act of not killing him, yet preventing him from developing well,
was much harder than getting a Godlike streak in 10 minutes.
No wonder, the opponent was simply too fragile.
In the last game, a three-item Teemo made them surrender, so he had to be careful.
After all, the current goal was to stall for more time so that Nangong Yuan and the others could reach their destination.
âCalculating the time, it should be soon...â
Lu Ze pondered briefly and muttered to himself.
âThen...â
âItâs okay to kill a few, right?â
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âWhatâs going on? Player Bai Mu has suddenly started killing again!â
âWith Bai Mu here, how dare you four take the Dragon?â
âPlayer Bai Mu has entered the fray!â
âăDeath Markă as the opener, directly locking onto the opponentâs most well-fed KogâMaw!â
âPlayer Bai Mu swaps shadow positions, Pantheon has no time to stun him!â
âBeautiful! Three Flowers Gather at the Crown!!â
âKogâMaw was instantly killed!!!â
âThe angle of this Three Flowers Gather at the Crown was truly beautiful... The health of the others is also very low!â
âHoo... Zedâs phantom has also merged with Brother Bai!â
âItâs Human-Soul Fusion again! Such a wondrous sight, it has already appeared for the third time in just three matches!!!â
âThe remaining three players of the ăSlaughter Immortals and Attain Daoă team are being toyed with by the shadows...â
âLiving Shadow, still Living Shadow!! Zedâs damage is too high, these shurikens are like targeted abilities!!â
âQuadra kill! Itâs a quadra kill!!!â
âIt seems the title of the Master of Shadows really should change hands now!!â
Amidst Zhong Yiâs exciting commentary, everyone watched with surging excitement.
The barrage of comments in the live stream flooded the screen.
ăI initially thought Brother Bai had converted to Buddhism and wouldn't kill... I really underestimated Brother Baiă
ăFeels like he went easy, but not completelyă
ăHahaha, maybe he wasnât satisfied with the price offered by Slaughter Immortals and Attain Daoă
ăI heard thereâs a Sect in Changdao State that excels in shadow techniques. I wonder what theyâll think when they see Brother Baiâs moves.ă
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With another four kills accounted for, Lu Ze returned home to update his equipment.
At this moment, with 7 kills and a minion count that transcended the timeline, in just 15 minutes, he had completed Zedâs classic build for this version:
Blade of the Ruined King, Last Whisper, and Brutalizer.
Looking at the remaining 2000 Spirit Stones in his inventory, Lu Ze remembered something amusing and ultimately chose not to upgrade Brutalizer into a larger item.
Instead, he purchased a Quicksilver Sash.
In this version, Quicksilverâs cleanse could remove the effects of many hero soul abilities.
For example, Zedâs.
In his previous life, the Devil King used this item to defy fate and create an incredibly classic famous scene when battling Ryu.
Lu Ze didnât believe that Guo Tianyin had the skill to push him into such a desperate situation.
Buying the Quicksilver Sash was purely to commemorate that Devil King.
Just then, Lu Ze suddenly felt that the magical imprint left in Liu Moâs Divine Soul had shattered.
âNot good.â
Lu Ze frowned.
The shattering of the magical imprint meant...
Liu Mo was dead.
Thatâs right.
Playing with fire, this outcome was what he deserved.
Moreover, the methods of these Demonic Path cultivators were far more brutal than tigers.
Now that Liu Mo was dead, once these Demonic Path cultivators left their original location, it would take a lot of effort to find them again.
âI canât let them finish early...â
Lu Ze muttered to himself, regretting having been so heavy-handed just now.
With that thought, he opened the public chat channel.
A striking line of text floated above Immortal Demon Valley.
ăBai Mu: From now on, I will not die or recall.ă