Before the apocalyptic crisis struck, competition throughout the Underground World looked fierce, but in reality, it followed certain Unspoken Rules.
"The conditions for ascension are too simple for the strong."
It was a survival competition, a game of lords vying for supremacy. If the victory conditions were too easy, all it took was eliminating three weaklings. Excessive slaughter was meaningless; that aligned with this world's fundamental need for troops.
Having soldiers above a certain individual standard was enough. A steady supply of recruits was what mattered. Rather than meaninglessly expend reserve forces, it was better to lower the standards and enlist more troops.
That was why some "Underground World bigshots" with channels to obtain news from the upper realm were actually a different kind of layabout. They had no interest in killing their own kind.
These accumulated powerhouses were among the strongest in the Underground World, but they were also the foundation of the entire world. Some of them possessed abilities and seniority far beyond those of the gods of the Heavenly World. They could afford to lie low because they were strong enough.
But now, they too had become trapped beasts in the darkness, a new source of war and chaos.
"Reinforcements? It seems Martial God Tyrannical Three-Faced has descended in person. He actually wants to provide support?"
Tyrannical Three-Faced was not only a true god, but a martial god among true gods—a genuine martial faction powerhouse.
Having mastered the Fighter Path—one could even say He had mastered most of Earth's fighting styles—Lu PingAn did not dare imagine just how powerful He would be once He shifted into a combat-ready form.
It was precisely because His Path was so suited to this world's rules that, after repeated deliberation, He had invested in this world.
There was no doubt about