The warship sailed through thick black mist steeped in yin baleful energy.
A thick defensive barrier rose over the deck, sealing out the howling yin winds on every side.
The Yin Moon Ghost Lord walked up beside Chen Changqing and pointed at the boundless wasteland ahead as she explained.
"The Thirteen Outer Domain Territories are vast beyond measure. Four great ghost cities are competing for the mineral veins in the Heavenly Nether Abyss this time."
"Besides our Yin Moon City, there are White Bone Territory, Ten Thousand Poisons Ridge, and Rakshasa City."
Chen Changqing leaned against the railing and listened.
"How were the rules of the contest decided?"
The Yin Moon Ghost Lord said slowly, "Each of the Thirteen Outer Domain Territories is affiliated with a major power in the Central Domain. To prevent Heavenly Lord-level ghost lords from exhausting their strength in battles to the death, they established these rules for the preliminary contest and the Grand Tournament."
"The first round is the outer preliminary contest."
"Each of the four cities sends three elite fighters under a thousand years old."
"The twelve enter the Lightless Dead Zone on the outskirts of the Heavenly Nether Abyss for a free-for-all slaughter."
"Only the final three who survive or successfully seize a Netherworld Command Banner qualify to represent their respective powers in the second-round showdown at the Ancestral Ground Ancient Arena in the core region."
Chen Changqing's expression shifted slightly.
"Three from each city, meaning twelve are whittled down to three."
"If I slaughter all nine of the others in the Lightless Dead Zone, would that violate the rules?"
Behind him, the First Ghost General's eye twitched sharply at those words.
The Yin Moon Ghost Lord, however, laughed aloud.
"The Nine Nether Ghost Domain has always been a place where the strong