Chapter 396

[Ding-dong! Fan Xian has successfully signed up!]

[Ding-dong! Empress Zhangsun has successfully signed up!]

The others in the chat group were stunned at first, then reacted.

The order of participation in the Life-and-Death Battle event was based on the order of sign-up.

In other words, the first battle of the Life-and-Death Battle event would be the Great God versus the Black Mountain Old Demon.

The Great God would definitely kill the Black Mountain Old Demon.

After the Black Mountain Old Demon died, the Life-and-Death Battle event would end.

In other words, they signed up for the Life-and-Death Battle event, but they wouldn't have a chance to fight the Black Mountain Old Demon.

Absolutely safe!

World Association Leader: "Participating in the Life-and-Death Battle event has no rewards, and we have nothing to lose."

World Association Leader: "If there are rewards, we are basically getting them for free."

In order to refresh his persona, Xiongba took the initiative to explain.

His current strength was already greater than Di Shitian's, and he could break Di Shitian's seal.

In the future, he would also send Di Shitian into other group members' worlds to do missions and collect resources.

Therefore, he needed to deepen his relationship with the people in the chat group so they could cooperate.

[Ding-dong! Underworld Empress has successfully signed up!]

[Ding-dong! Iron Man has successfully signed up!]

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuyan and Stark also hurriedly signed up.

Freebies!

How could they miss this?

"If I win! I take everything!"

"If I lose! I drag the top gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters of the Underworld down with me!"

In the *A Chinese Ghost Story* world, the Black Mountain Old Demon looked at the dozens of top-tier powerful demons around him, and then saw that all the chat group members had signed up for the Life-and-Death Battle event.

His heart was both excited and terrified.

If Ye Hao wins!

King Qinguang, King Biancheng, the Yellow Springs Flood Dragon Demon, Ksitigarbha, and other top-tier gods and demons would be his company in death.

If he wins!

All the chat group members would die at his hands.

He would become the sole master of the chat group.

Any newcomers to the chat group in the future would also have to submit to him.

He would be able to plunder resources from the heavens and myriad worlds through the chat group.

This was the biggest gamble he had taken since gaining sentience.

[Ding-dong! The Life-and-Death Battle event has begun.]

Accompanied by the vibration of the chat group, a massive arena comparable to a continent was born in the void.

The chat group members all saw the massive void arena through the chat group.

[Ding-dong! First Life-and-Death Battle, Ye Hao vs. Black Mountain Old Demon.]

Ye Hao's figure appeared silently on the arena.

"I don't believe Ye Hao can beat so many top-tier gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters."

"My fate is determined by me, not by heaven!"

The Black Mountain Old Demon also appeared silently on the arena.

"I must seize the immortal artifact!"

King Yama, King Qinguang, the Yellow Springs Flood Dragon Demon, Ksitigarbha, and other gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters also sensed an invisible force descending upon them, making them incomparably excited and agitated.

It really was a supreme immortal artifact; they couldn't even perceive the source of the power.

They couldn't even resist.

"The stronger the immortal artifact, the better."

"If I obtain this supreme immortal artifact, perhaps I will become the strongest in the Three Realms and Six Paths."

"Whether it's competing for the throne of the Lord of the Underworld or the throne of the Heavenly Emperor, it will all be easy."

King Qinguang, King Biancheng, Ksitigarbha, the Yellow Springs Flood Dragon Demon, and other gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters felt the world turn upside down, and they were instantly transported to a massive arena.

"Life-and-Death Battle arena?"

"We all die in battle, and the battle ends?"

"If the opponent dies, we continue to the next round of the Life-and-Death Battle?"

"Need to go through twenty-three rounds of Life-and-Death Battles?"

At the same time, a stream of information appeared in their minds.

King Qinguang, King Biancheng, Ksitigarbha, and other gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters: "???"

"Black Mountain Old Demon, you truly deserve to die!"

"Black Mountain Old Demon, what kind of place is this?"

"I want to quit, I want to quit the Life-and-Death Battle."

"Black Mountain Old Demon, you dog, how dare you lie to me."

"A trap! This is the Black Mountain Old Demon's trap; he's using us as pawns."

"This place makes people very uneasy; let's join forces."

King Yama, King Qinguang, Ksitigarbha, and other gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters all had their expressions change drastically, scanning the massive arena and Ye Hao with solemn expressions.

They never imagined they would be schemed against by the Black Mountain Old Demon.

A Life-and-Death arena battle!

Deciding both victory and life and death.

The most outrageous thing was that even if they won once, they still had to continue twenty-two more battles.

Unless they died, it would continue forever.

"Everyone, don't think about leaving or escaping the competition."

"The moment you signed the contract with me, your fate was already determined."

The Black Mountain Old Demon seemed not to see the looks the gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters were giving him, sensing their murderous intent that was thick enough to be substantial, and warned them.

"Our first opponent is named Ye Hao, from another world."

"The other twenty-two opponents are also from twenty-two different worlds."

"Among them, Ye Hao's strength is the strongest."

"As long as we kill Ye Hao and resolve the other group members, it will be much easier."

The Black Mountain Old Demon was also afraid that these gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters would go berserk and kill him directly, so he started painting a big picture.

"With so many of you top-tier gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters joining forces, do you not have the confidence to kill one human?"

The Black Mountain Old Demon's massive mountain body made a rumbling sound.

"Moreover, the Life-and-Death Battle will only end when everyone on our side is dead."

"Only then can you leave the Life-and-Death arena."

After the Black Mountain Old Demon finished speaking, he cast his gaze toward Ye Hao.

He wanted to see clearly whether this high-and-mighty so-called Great God could still remain calm.

At the same time, he also split a sliver of his mind to pay attention to the chat group, wanting to see if the old-timers in the chat group were satisfied with this big surprise of his.

And if they could still maintain that disdain for him?

As for the attitudes of King Yama, King Qinguang, Ksitigarbha, and other gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters, the Black Mountain Old Demon knew their choice even without looking.

In the *A Chinese Ghost Story* world, whether it was gods, Buddhas, demons, or monsters, all respected strength.

As long as the strength was powerful enough, demons could become gods or Buddhas.

Gods and Buddhas could also be more cruel and tyrannical than demons.

Which of these gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters he invited wasn't ruthless?

Upon discovering there was only one choice—winning the Life-and-Death Battle to survive—