All the way, Lin Youwei silently followed behind Lu Ming.

Following the map's guidance, just about a mile away from the Nether Ghost Tower, a towering dark tower that seemed to pierce the clouds suddenly came into view!

The Nether Ghost Tower is the most prominent landmark map on the second layer of Sky Abyss.

It's suitable for both adults and children, and everyone who has been there speaks highly of it!

In fact, as long as you're strong enough, players can level up from 10 to 50 within the Nether Ghost Tower, clearing the entire second layer!

Lu Ming couldn't help but quicken his pace.

As he arrived outside the tower, he saw a large group of players gathered there, not sure what they were doing, but the scene was bustling with excitement.

Lu Ming didn't want to join the commotion, but the entrance to the Nether Ghost Tower was blocked.

Squeezing through the crowd, he discovered countless players forming a large circle, in the midst of which a PK tournament was taking place!

Inside the circle, the participants were going all out in a peak duel.

Outside the circle, people were shouting and cheering.

The atmosphere was boiling with excitement, truly lively!

As Lu Ming arrived, a PK match had just concluded.

[Ding~ In this PK match, player "God Slayer, Night" (Level 25, third-turn warrior) won two rounds, and "Tianxuan, Dagger" (Level 25, third-turn assassin) won one round; the final result was "God Slayer, Night" winning 2:1!]

As the system announced the PK results, some people cheered in delight, while others sighed in disappointment.

"Damn! What happened to Dagger? He won the first round so easily, I thought he had it in the bag, but he lost the next two rounds!"

"Didn't you see after the first round, God Slayer, Night deliberately changed equipment to counter Dagger's speed? As long as Dagger hit him, he'd slow down, completely countered, definitely due to equipment effects!"

"Damn! Can't get into the tower today again!"

Only then did Lu Ming realize: the PK opponents were from the God Slayer and Tianxuan teams!

With the victory of this best-of-three PK match, the Level 25 blue-armored warrior "God Slayer, Night" didn't hurry to step down from the virtual stage but instead stood on it, raising his middle finger to taunt the surrounding Tianxuan players:

"None of you can fight, is Tianxuan full of trash?"

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"If you ask me, you might as well quit Tianxuan early and join us at God Slayer!"

Below the stage, although the Tianxuan players were furious, they couldn't do anything against God Slayer, Night.

Because both sides had adhered to the "winner takes all" jungle rule for decades, it couldn't be easily broken at any time.

A win is a win, a loss is a loss, it must be acknowledged!

This wasn't just about the Nether Ghost Tower.

The competition between the two families spanned the entire Sky Abyss world, across various fields.

They had been using this relatively "peaceful" method to suppress each other for decades.

Thus, after this PK match ended, the God Slayer players swaggered into the Nether Ghost Tower, while the Tianxuan players could only watch from outside.

At this moment, seeing some freelance players who didn't belong to either God Slayer or Tianxuan freely entering the Nether Ghost Tower, Lu Ming, somewhat puzzled, was about to enter when he was stopped by two God Slayer players.

"Are you with Tianxuan?"

Facing the questioning of a Level 20-something knight, "God Slayer, Wu," Lu Ming replied, "Yes."

God Slayer, Wu's expression turned cold immediately, and he rudely said, "Then you have to follow the rules! Who let you in?"

Lu Ming calmly asked, "So how can I get in?"

God Slayer, Wu scanned Lu Ming with reconnaissance, seeing that Lu Ming was only a Level 12 Trickster, he immediately realized he was probably a new recruit to Tianxuan, easy to fool.

So he deliberately provoked Lu Ming, "New here? It's okay if you don't know the rules, I'll explain it to you."

"The Nether Ghost Tower is divided into eight tiers: 10-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45, and 46-50."

"As long as we each send one person within the corresponding level range for a best-of-three PK match, the winner gets 24 hours of attack rights for that tier of the Nether Ghost Tower, and the loser can't enter for 24 hours!"

"If you want to enter the tower, you have to beat one of our 10-15 level opponents! How about it, do you dare to take the challenge?"

Joining Tianxuan was a fact.

Being used when needed and discarded when not was not something Lu Ming could tolerate.

"Then let's follow the rules."

Without a second thought, Lu Ming blurted out, "Alright, I accept the challenge."

"Great!" God Slayer, Wu, seeing Lu Ming agree, feared that if he delayed, the other side might change their representative, so he quickly turned to arrange a player and set up the stage.

The virtual stage is a unique PK method in the Sky Abyss world.

Players from both sides can apply for a virtual stage, where they defeat the enemy on stage, deciding only victory or defeat, not life or death.

With a swish, a massive 50x50 square stage materialized in the open space in the center of the crowd, and God Slayer quickly sent a Level 15 assassin onto the stage.

Seeing this, the surrounding Tianxuan players, unaware of the situation, were surprised.

"Who opened the stage?"

"Did someone from our side accept the challenge?"

As soon as the words fell, Lu Ming slowly stepped onto the stage.

Seeing Lu Ming representing Tianxuan, the crowd below gasped in shock.

"Damn! Who is this guy? Is he from Tianxuan?"

"Why did he accept the challenge without saying a word? And why is a Trickster taking on a challenge?"

"Geez! Isn't he screwing us over? We've already lost four out of the eight tier PKs today! This is the last 10-15 tier match, and now it's a free loss!"

"Yeah, the captain just said in the group chat that he's on his way, and we could have secured a win for the first tier! This guy ruined it!"

"No choice now, it is what it is, let's leave it to fate..."

[Ding~ Player "God Slayer, Blood" (Level 15 Assassin) versus player "Nether" (Level 12 Trickster), this PK match will be a best-of-three, the match is about to begin!]

As the system prompt sounded, the God Slayer players around the stage couldn't help but laugh at the opponent on stage.

"Seriously, is Tianxuan out of people? Why send a Trickster?"

"And a Level 12 Trickster! This support class dares to PK? Damn! So bold! Respect!"

"Hilarious, they're just giving us points!"

Below the stage, God Slayer, Wu, who had just tricked Lu Ming onto the stage, was feeling smug.

Thinking: New recruits are indeed easy to fool!

So, before the PK even began, God Slayer, Wu confidently called to his fellow God Slayer players, "Brothers in the 10-15 tier, get ready, we'll be entering the tower soon!"

The Tianxuan players didn't even dare to watch.

They could already imagine how badly their representative, the Level 12 Trickster "Nether," would be beaten by the opponent's Level 15 Assassin "God Slayer, Blood."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, as the countdown reached zero.

[Ding~ The PK match officially begins, countdown 60 seconds!]

The system prompt had just ended.

The young assassin, God Slayer, Blood, didn't rush to attack. Instead, he stood leisurely, looking at Lu Ming, and said disdainfully, "I'm three levels higher than you, so I'll let you have three moves first, to avoid people saying I'm bullying the weak."

"Alright."

Lu Ming responded, decisively drawing his sword.

Swish!

At the moment the blade was unsheathed, a sword shadow as fast as lightning pierced through God Slayer, Blood's body from 50 yards away.

Sword Draw—

-4088!

On and off the stage, no one had time to react.

Only the system prompt was heard—

[Ding~ Round one, player "Nether" wins!]

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