Although fear of death is a natural human emotion, Qin Ci was ultimately more resolute than most people.

Especially with his ex-girlfriend Li Wan-ning present, he showed no sign of begging Lu Ming for mercy.

Instead, he defiantly said to Lu Ming, "I've already given you what you want, you'd better think twice."

"My big brother is the captain of the Godslayer Squad. If you kill me, he won't let you off, nor will the Li family!"

Lu Ming didn't bother with Qin Ci's nonsense.

He reiterated, "I want you to call Qin Feng."

Though unsure of Lu Ming's intentions, under his intimidation, Qin Ci obediently dialed Qin Feng's voice call.

Thinking to himself: If my brother steps in, maybe there's still a chance for me!

Soon, the call connected.

Qin Feng's voice came through, "So, is everything settled?"

"Has Nether been dealt with, and did you get the second map fragment?"

Before Qin Ci could speak, Lu Ming took over the call and said, "It's all settled."

"I've taken care of your people, and the fragment is in my hands."

Qin Feng was silent for a full three seconds before he spoke in a slightly shocked tone, "Nether?"

"Big brother, save me!" Qin Ci seized the moment to shout, "I've been captured by Nether!"

Only at this moment did Qin Feng realize their operation had failed!

But he couldn't believe Lu Ming could kill the Tier 2 ghost general, Blood Moon Warrior Gula!

At this point, Lu Ming interjected, "Your brother is in my hands. If you want him to live, exchange him for Lin Youwei."

So this was Lu Ming's true intention!

However, to everyone's surprise, just when Lu Ming thought he could at least use Qin Ci to exchange for Lin Youwei, and Qin Ci believed his brother would surely save him, Qin Feng suddenly said, "You can kill him, no need to report to me."

At that moment, Qin Ci's eyes went blank.

His eyes revealed disbelief.

Blood is thicker than water.

This was his own brother!

Qin Ci couldn't believe his own brother would disregard his life and death!

"My brother wouldn't ignore my life and death!"

"He must think this is fake, that Nether is trying to trick him!"

Comforting himself in this way, Qin Ci hurriedly tried to prove himself to Qin Feng, "Big brother, it's really me, I'm Ci! If you don't believe me, I'll make a video call to show you!"

Before Qin Ci could act, Qin Feng coldly said, "No need."

Those three words, as light as a feather, stabbed into Qin Ci's heart like a sharp blade.

His hand froze in mid-air.

Qin Feng's attitude was more painful to him than if Lu Ming had killed him directly!

At the same time, Qin Feng once again refreshed Lu Ming's perception of him.

First, he personally killed his own sister, Qin Churan;

Now, he disregarded the life and death of his own brother, Qin Ci!

"For the sake of profit, you really stop at nothing."

As soon as the words fell, Lu Ming's gaze turned cold.

Swish!

Without any hesitation, he raised his sword and slashed, cutting Qin Ci's throat.

-111535!

Blood splattered.

The terrifying normal attack damage instantly emptied the health bar.

Beep beep...

As the voice call was ruthlessly cut off by Qin Feng, Qin Ci also fell into the pool of blood with endless despair, clutching his severed neck, eyes wide open, dying with unresolved grievances.

Li Wan-ning looked at Qin Ci expressionlessly, shook her head, and said, "You brought this upon yourself."

As the battle ended, looking at the surrounding Godslayer players and the corpses of ghostly creatures, the veteran players who had come down from the advanced realm of Sky Abyss with Li Weiguo, all looked at Lu Ming, who was decades younger than them, with awe.

"For the first time in my life, I've seen such a powerful Trickster!"

"Yes, this Nether has completely changed my understanding of the Trickster class! I didn't know a Trickster could be so fierce!"

"If our Li family has such a strong person, how can we worry about not entering the ranks of the top families in Great Xia in the future?"

"That's too small-minded! It should be that if our Great Xia has such a strong person, how can we worry about not becoming the world's number one country in the future!"

While others were discussing, Lu Ming suddenly noticed that from the corpses of the slain Godslayer players around him, strands of black aura were floating up!

Lu Ming instinctively took out the dark scroll he had obtained from the mysterious rift on the tenth floor of Medicine King Valley from his backpack.

In the next second, he saw that all the dark aura from the corpses was absorbed by the scroll!

This scroll was absorbing the aura from the dead!

"What on earth is this thing?"

Looking at the scroll in his hand, just as Lu Ming felt a chill down his spine, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear:

"Tier 3 ghostly creature."

"Ghost king."

As soon as the words fell, swish!

Suddenly, space stopped flowing.

Everyone present, except Lu Ming, was frozen in place.

In the next second, a spatial rift opened, and a black cloak stepped out.

Looking at the dark scroll in Lu Ming's hand, which resembled the Scroll of Deification, the black cloak said, "A hundred years ago, ghostly creatures descended, and the gods revived, leading to a war between gods and ghosts."

"In the end, the gods of the world burned out their divine fire, sealing all the ghostly creatures; humans can revive the gods through the Scroll of Deification, gain the power of the gods, and become Agents of the Gods, coexisting with the gods;"

"Similarly, they can revive powerful ghostly creatures above Tier 3 through the Scroll of Demonization, gain the power of ghostly creatures, and become Agents of Demons, coexisting with ghostly creatures."

Hearing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but be astonished.

At this moment, he suddenly realized: the terrifying power that had dragged the gold-tier BOSS Golden Devouring Python into the abyss and instantly annihilated it on the tenth floor of Medicine King Valley came from the Tier 3 ghost king sealed within this Scroll of Demonization!

"Even in a sealed state, it could so effortlessly kill a gold-tier BOSS with ten times the enhancement effect."

"If the fully unsealed Tier 3 ghost king were to be released, how powerful would it be?"

Thinking of this, Lu Ming couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine!

After a pause, he thoughtfully asked, "What are the conditions for a ghost king to choose an agent?"

The black cloak looked at Lu Ming and said in a deep voice, "The first person it sees."

"So that means..."

Just as Lu Ming was pondering, the black cloak confirmed his speculation with a single sentence: "You are the first agent chosen by this ghost king!"

"Unless you die, it cannot choose another agent."

"But you need not worry, this may not be a bad thing, because whether it is a god or a ghost, the power is controlled by the agent."

"There are evil gods and righteous demons; whether it is good or evil depends on the human heart."

"And you may have the chance to change history, becoming the first dual agent of both a god and a demon in the world."

"Simultaneously wielding the power of the first sequence Supreme God and the Tier 3 ghost king!"

In this light, it indeed seems like a good thing!

Lu Ming was secretly delighted: "I never expected that running Medicine King Valley would yield such an unexpected reward!"

Ultimately, he had to thank Qin Feng.

If not for him, Lu Ming wouldn't have come from Jiang Province to Anyang.

And he wouldn't have obtained this Scroll of Demonization from Medicine King Valley!

Amidst his surprise, Lu Ming simultaneously thought of a terrifying question: "So, according to the timeline you traveled back from, the five ghost kings that will destroy Great Xia in three years, are they all human?"

No wonder Lu Ming had heard the black cloak say from the start: what's scarier than ghosts is humans!

Lu Ming then asked, "Is Qin Feng one of the agents of these five ghost kings?"

"He is neither a demon agent nor a god agent. In the future, he is merely a mortal," the black cloak continued, "But it is he who personally commands the five ghost king agents to destroy Great Xia."

Lu Ming was incredulous: "How can a mortal command ghost kings?"

Before the black cloak could respond, Lu Ming suddenly thought of something and realized, "The Imperial Seal of Great Xia... the Imperial Seal!"

"Yes."

Receiving the black cloak's confirmation, Lu Ming instantly felt a chill down his spine.

This Imperial Seal of Great Xia can suppress ghost kings?

It's terrifying!

No wonder the black cloak traveled back from three years later, so determined to find this Imperial Seal!

"In this light, Qin Feng must not be allowed to obtain the Imperial Seal!"

At this moment, due to insufficient divine fire, the black cloak's figure began to flicker again.

"Remember, the first demon agent of Great Xia was born before you, and the ghostly creature he contracted is the Tier 3 ghost king [Bloodbath Asura · Alga]."

"Do not let the Godslayer people control him, or kill him!"

Buzz!

The black cloak vanished...

...

In Beijing, at the Qin family.

As Qin Feng hung up the phone, Ye Ling'er anxiously asked, "Was it Nether?"

"Yes."

Upon receiving Qin Feng's confirmation, Ye Ling'er looked even more worried, "Husband, could this Nether really be Lu Ming? I always feel like he's come back to take revenge on us..."

"Didn't you see his face last time in Starlight City? He can't possibly be that useless Lu Ming!"

"Don't worry, Ling'er." As Qin Feng comforted Ye Ling'er, a strong murderous intent flashed in his eyes, "Even if it costs me everything, I will definitely kill this Nether!"

"First, I'll use him to get the Imperial Seal, and then we'll settle our scores with him slowly!"