51: Chapter 51 Third Round Challenge - Demon God

Peppa didn't have the patience to wait. "Then let's begin!"

The Magic Tree Demon didn't hesitate either. It released a formation and soon transformed into an energy body, merging with Mu Cheng.

After the Life Contract was successfully signed, the vines also began to gradually disappear until finally, nothing was left...

"Is it finished just like that?" This was the first time Mu Cheng had seen such a situation, and he suddenly asked with concern.

"Speaking of which... will I be affected in any way?"

Peppa returned to his shoulder and replied lazily, "Of course it's finished, what else did you think? This contract definitely won't affect you. If you were useless before, you're still useless; if you were capable, you're still very capable."

"Pah~ Forget it, never mind. It seems this world isn't as simple as I imagined..." Mu Cheng didn't bother to ask further.

However, he had already guessed that this Magic Tree Demon must have been trapped here for a very, very long time.

This meant that the existence of Traders also went back a very, very long time. Thinking of this...

He naturally thought of the Old Granny that Chu Yaoyao had taken in, as well as the family behind Lu Yuxuan. They must have been a very powerful family even before the Global Survival Game descended.

The rapid development of the Trading Center and Lu Yuling's terrifying strength...

Along with the mysterious Peppa... everything was more than enough to prove that this world was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

What was going on? Where was the Magic Tree Demon? It was gone... but why hadn't they cleared the stage yet?

Han Xin immediately looked bewildered and asked, "Can someone tell me what's going on?"

"It should... be resolved, right?" Han Xiaoshou said, though he clearly didn't sound very certain.

At that moment, Mu Cheng happened to walk over... Everyone's eyes were naturally fixed on him, making him feel quite embarrassed.

"Am I really that handsome? Even if I am, you don't have to keep staring at me like that!"

As soon as these words came out... everyone was quite speechless. However, whatever had happened wasn't important anymore.

So they all waited quietly for the time to pass!

Before they knew it, the surrounding environment changed again. They were on a high tower, just like before.

The tower stood in a dark abyss, its depth completely invisible.

Just as Mu Cheng arrived, a very familiar voice immediately rang out.

"You guys sure are slow."

It was none other than Lu Yuling, Lu Yuxuan, and Chu Yaoyao...

Besides them, there were the three from the Wolf Team and the three from the Liu Family Team. Including Mu Cheng's side, there were nineteen people in total.

Out of sixty people, only nineteen remained. This elimination rate was indeed quite high.

"Sister Ling... it really is you." Han Xiaoshou became quite excited.

Han Xin kicked him and coughed, saying, "Can you... show some backbone? Can't you be a bit more mature?"

Yet, he himself turned into a fanboy and went up to cling to her leg.

"Sister Ling, please carry me!"

"Alright, alright. There hasn't been a prompt for this stage for a while; it's likely a big guy. Don't count on me to carry you," Lu Yuling said.

These words indeed stunned everyone except Mu Cheng, making them question their lives.

Heavens, the legendary Sister Ling, who reportedly had Rank 8 strength, could actually say something like that.

One could only imagine... just how difficult this final round challenge would be.

"Sister Ling is absolutely right. We should be cautious," said a tall, wealthy, and handsome man.

Standing at 1.8 meters tall, in an elegant suit, he exuded handsomeness from head to toe.

This person was Liu Siyuan from the Liu Family Team. Beside him was a three-hundred-pound fat man who looked a bit dim-witted.

There was also a man with Glasses who looked like a top student.

"I don't think it's that dangerous. Besides, I believe Sister Ling has the strength," the fat man, Xiong Chumo, suddenly chimed in.

He wasn't worried at all...

The Glasses-wearing man beside him, Yan Jing, pushed up his Glasses and analyzed seriously.

"Fatty, oh Fatty, it won't kill you to use your brain a bit. I suspect such a powerful enemy is a Demon God."

"Mm-hmm, as expected of Glasses, that's exactly what I suspected," Lu Yuling nodded in agreement.

Although she wasn't certain, she felt uneasy in her heart.

"A Demon God... then we're in big trouble." Peppa's voice trembled slightly, though it was clearly trying hard to appear calm.

However, except for Lu Yuxuan, no one else present knew what a Demon God was, or had even heard of one.

"My dear sister, are you sure it's really a Demon God? This is only the preliminary Challenge Tournament," Lu Yuxuan said, clearly a bit skeptical.

After all, the existence of something as terrifying as a Demon God appearing here... was indeed very unreasonable.

"Speaking of which... what is a Demon God? When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it. We have so many people; even if one comes, we shouldn't be afraid, right?" Mu Cheng finally couldn't help but ask.

Chu Yaoyao thought so too. "Although I don't know what a Demon God is... with so many of us, it shouldn't be a problem."

"Yeah, at worst, we'll just wear him down in a battle of attrition," Bai Yi said with some confidence.

"Demon Gods come from beyond the universe and are known as 'Creatures from Beyond'. If they were that easy to deal with, the universe would be at peace," Lu Yuling explained simply.

"In short, if it really is a Demon God, all of us combined won't be able to defeat it."

Beyond the universe... these words instantly stunned everyone, but before they could react...

Suddenly, a prompt appeared in front of everyone.

[Round 3: Challenge the Demon God. Strength: Unknown. Clearing Condition: Defeat the Demon God.]

[Please be prepared. 59 seconds remaining... Start.]

"We're doomed. I'm afraid we're all going to die here." Peppa was instantly filled with despair.

"Everyone, pull yourselves together! We must stand united."

As the strongest person, she naturally had to take the lead. If even she didn't stand up first...

Then it really would be over. At least by standing up, there was still a sliver of a chance.

"Mm-hmm, let's all stand united!" Peppa also suddenly became very tough.

The smart people present all understood, including Mu Cheng, but there was no other way out.

They could only give it their all...

As the countdown ended, lightning suddenly flashed and thunder rolled in the sky as dark clouds gathered... forming a terrifying black vortex.

Soon, a figure appeared floating in mid-air and gradually descended.

About two meters tall, wearing a set of black gold armor, with a pair of horns on his head that made him look a bit like a bullhead.

With grayish-black skin and muscles all over his body, his eyes were almost the same as a human's...

He slowly landed on the tower, remaining suspended in mid-air.

"Devouring Bloodline, Death Bloodline, Bloodline of the Goddess of Life, Double-Faced Demon God Bloodline... It seems this game of hunter and prey is actually quite interesting."

Walking on air... from this point alone, it was certain that the Demon God before them had strength above Rank 8.

"So it's you, Demon God 72. In this game of hunter and prey, it's not yet certain who the hunter is."

Lu Yuling took out her black gold dagger... Without another word, she suddenly vanished without a trace.