The winner takes all, the loser perishes.

Accompanied by the sounding of an indifferent voice.

An incredibly grand figure slowly condensed and emerged from a spatial rift.

It blotted out the sky and the sun, as if it were about to burst through this world.

Chen Ming felt his mind tremble, his whole body began to shake uncontrollably, and he broke out in layers of goosebumps.

This was an instinctive reaction that the body only produced when encountering something extremely dangerous.

"This is..."

Chen Ming subconsciously looked up.

He saw that the incredibly grand figure was ninety percent similar to the [Undead King. Emperor].

It was precisely the true body of the [Undead King. Emperor] located in the Netherworld.

[Undead Monarch. Emperor, Controller of the Underworld, God] (God-level Boss)

[Level: 235]

[Health: ???/???]

[Strength: ???]

[Agility: ???]

...Level 235... God-level Boss!

The attribute panel was a string of question marks.

Chen Ming subconsciously frowned slightly, took out four [destruction flares] from his backpack at the same time, quickly nocked them to his bow, and prepared to strike.

The visitor did not come with good intentions.

Although the gap in strength was huge, Chen Ming had never liked waiting for death.

Even if he died, he would make the opponent pay a price.

Besides, the world event had already ended, and he had Resurrection Coins on him. Even if he died, he wouldn't suffer too much loss.

"Drawing your bow at me?"

"What an interesting ant!"

The Undead Monarch looked down at Chen Ming with an indifferent expression, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

"I admire your courage."

"Moreover, the aura on your body interests me greatly..."

The Undead Monarch stared at Chen Ming, his tone without a hint of emotion: "I, the Undead Monarch, Controller of the Netherworld... give you a chance now. Join the Netherworld, become my servant, submit under my feet for all eternity, and serve me."

[Ding! [Undead Monarch. Emperor, Controller of the Underworld, God] invites you to join the Netherworld and become his servant. Do you agree?]

[Yes/No!]

[Hint: No one can refuse the invitation of the Undead Monarch. Emperor, Controller of the Underworld, God. Those who refuse will be killed on the spot.]

"No!"

Chen Ming refused decisively.

Wanting him to become a servant? In his dreams.

"Interesting."

"This is the first time an ant has dared to refuse my invitation."

The Undead Monarch casually slapped toward Chen Ming, the movement effortless, as if he were casually swatting a fly.

Chen Ming felt a sense of impending death, and he subconsciously wanted to release the bowstring in his hand.

But strangely, a mysterious force enveloped him, rendering his entire body unable to move.

"The power of a god is indeed irresistible."

Chen Ming gave a bitter smile, already prepared for death.

Although he could be resurrected, the thought that his first death was going to be dedicated to a skeleton made Chen Ming feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"However, if you kill me, you must bear the price."

A smile appeared at the corner of Chen Ming's mouth.

After merging with the Human Emperor Bloodline, any enemy that killed him would have all attributes reduced by 50%, the racial luck of their world reduced by 30%, and their Luck attribute reduced by 100 points.

Although God-level experts had extremely high resistance to all abnormal statuses, they would still pay a great price.

However, just as Chen Ming was calmly facing death, a sudden change occurred.

Rumble... A loud explosion sounded, and a golden light suddenly descended from the sky, with holy power flickering around it.

A Royal Gryphon enveloped in holy light descended from the sky.

[Royal Holy Light Gryphon Lv150] (SS-grade).

However, this gryphon was not the protagonist; sitting on its back was a young girl wearing golden battle armor.

The girl had long, wavy golden hair, delicate features, and an extraordinary temperament. She held a Golden Knight's lance and a Golden Holy Shield, and a scorching aura emanated from her body.

[Sun Goddess. Radiant Walker. Supreme Hall — Kutia Lv208].

This was actually a deity.

"Undead Monarch, your reach is too long. Do you intend to violate the covenant of the gods?"

As soon as the Sun Goddess appeared, the surrounding undead power was instantly dispersed.

Under the illumination of the holy light, the Undead Monarch's grand figure began to slowly dissipate at a visible rate.

"Damn it, if not for the covenant of the gods, how could I be restricted by you!"

The Undead Monarch looked furious, his massive body bound by endless iron chains and forcibly pulled back into the spatial rift.

Those chains were no ordinary chains; they were transformed from the order of "Eternal."

Even those as powerful as gods could not resist.

And just as his figure was about to dissipate, a notification suddenly popped up before his eyes.

[Ding! You have been cursed by the Human Emperor Bloodline; your Luck attribute is reduced by 100 points.]

[Current Luck Attribute: 15 points.]

"What the hell?"

Looking at the notification that suddenly popped up, the Undead Monarch was first slightly stunned, and then his gaze quickly locked onto Chen Ming.

"Human Emperor Bloodline!"

"Ant..."

"It's because of you..."

"I will remember you..."

Before his figure completely dissipated, the Undead Monarch suddenly pointed a finger at Chen Ming.

Endless undead power condensed into a special brand and instantly sank into Chen Ming's body.

[Ding! The Undead Monarch has left an Undead Brand on you. You have gained the debuff: Gaze of the Undead Monarch.]

..."What the hell?"

Chen Ming frowned slightly. The Undead Monarch had already dissipated, yet he still gave him a debuff before leaving.

Chen Ming looked at his personal panel.

He saw a gray skull mark had indeed been added to it.

He clicked in to check.

[Life and Death Match. Buff]

[Quality: God-level]

[Duration: Permanent]

[Effect 1: Undead Monarch. Emperor, Controller of the Underworld, God can check your specific location information at any time based on this buff mark. Similarly, you can also use this mark to detect the specific location information of the Undead Monarch. Emperor, Controller of the Underworld, God.]

[Effect 2: Favorability of all creatures in the Netherworld -10 points, and you will be hunted by creatures from the Netherworld.]

[Effect 3: This buff carries the aura of the Undead Monarch. Emperor, Controller of the Underworld, God. All Netherworld creatures, undead creatures, and dark creatures below God-level will be suppressed by this aura when facing you, and their damage dealt will be -15%.]

[Effect 4: When the Undead Monarch. Emperor, Controller of the Underworld, God kills you, he can use this mark to plunder 80% of your attributes and all your skills and equipment, and erase all your resurrection chances.]

[Effect 5: If you successfully kill the Undead Monarch. Emperor, Controller of the Underworld, God, you can plunder 100% of the opponent's equipment, skills, and attributes, and erase all of the opponent's resurrection chances.]

[Introduction: This is a match to determine both superiority and life or death. The winner becomes king, and the loser becomes death.]

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