Chaos Heavenly Emperor Art

Soon, the Devouring Spirit Threads above Ling Feng and the others completed their plunder of the life essence of the three (strictly speaking, one person and two insects).

As the blood-red evil eye at the top of the eerie demon tree flashed red, all the corpses hanging on the branches began to shake violently.

The skeleton, which had long since turned into bones, suddenly emitted a "crunching" sound, sending chills down one's spine.

Zi Ling gritted her teeth, feeling her body suddenly weaken and completely lost.

She stared intently at Ling Feng and said in a deep voice, "Master, what should we do now? That monster never intended for any of us to survive."

Even Zi Ling understood Apollos's intentions at this moment.

What appears to be a fair game is actually nothing more than a performance by Apollos to amuse his prey.

Ling Feng took a deep breath and shook his head slightly at Zi Ling, signaling her to calm down.

At this moment, along with Ling Feng's life essence, a wisp of Ling Feng's divine soul essence was also injected into the demon tree.

After all, Ling Feng's Undying Golden Body had long since reached the level of being able to regenerate from a drop of blood.

In other words, before the demonic tree completely refined the life essence that had been broken off from Ling Feng's body, any drop of Ling Feng's essence blood could directly transform into a complete Ling Feng.

In other words, what has now entered the demon tree's body could also be Ling Feng's true form.

The outcome of a bet is not the final victory or defeat.

Only by completely dismantling that demonic tree from within can one become the ultimate winner.

at the same time.

Apollos let out a soft, contented groan, then grinned maliciously and said, "Then, let's begin the next game."

"What are you planning to do this time?"

Quinn stared intently at Apollos, who had already lost three rounds in a row.

According to Apollos's rules, when the Ghost Line on his head undergoes its fifth evolution, it signifies his impending death.

Therefore, he absolutely cannot afford to lose again!
"Good question!"

Apollos's voice returned to its manic ecstasy, "My favorite game is 'Fate'! But today there are three of you, so we can play something special..."

The evil eye darted around, as if it were pondering something.

A moment later, it let out an excited cry: "Ah! I've got it!"

As Apollos spoke, the ground beneath the tree suddenly trembled, and three enormous stone slabs slowly rose and hovered steadily in mid-air.

Each stone slab is neatly arranged with five by five squares, for a total of twenty-five squares.

"The rules are simple!"

Apollos explained excitedly, “I will prepare three identical decks of cards, each with twenty-five cards, and only I will know the contents of the cards. Each of you will control a slate and take turns flipping over the cards.”

“Each time a card is flipped, all cards in the same position on all the slates will be temporarily revealed. Remember the face and position. In the same round, if the card you flip can be matched with any card flipped by any player before you, you can eliminate that pair; otherwise, you have to flip again.”

"In the end, the person who has no cards left is the winner, and the person with the most cards left is the loser!"

Ling Feng quickly understood the rules.

It's like a complex memory matching game, but because there are three people involved and all the players' tiles are linked, the strategy becomes much more complicated.

You not only need to remember the cards on your own stone, but also the cards on the other players' stones, while also trying to prevent others from successfully pairing up.

"unfair!"

Quinn immediately yelled, "They're in cahoots! If they keep helping the other eliminate their cards, I'm guaranteed to lose!"

Apollos chuckled and said, "Of course, there are additional rules. That is the order of play. After the three of you are in order, the player before you can only turn over the cards of the player after you. In addition, after each turn of the cards, you can choose whether to randomly shuffle the remaining cards."

"But remember, in each round, only one person can be designated to shuffle the cards; it can be yourself or someone else. Also, each deck of cards doesn't have 25 completely different card combinations, so there's no situation where after one elimination, another player's card combination becomes an odd number and cannot be eliminated. Furthermore, there's a shuffling mechanism that not only re-randomizes the card positions but also the card combinations themselves."

Ling Feng quickly grasped the mystery behind this seemingly simple game.

If it were just a simple memory game, it would be no challenge at all for these three powerful individuals at the divine level.

However, due to the addition of ranking relationships and the disruption of rules, the situation has undergone some subtle changes.

After all, once the order is shuffled again, the cards that are turned over are completely random.

You have to go through the next round of review to memorize everything again.

In other words, every time you open it, you need to memorize it again.

Just now, their life essence was extracted by the Soul Eater's Thread, and this place also suppresses the divine essence.

This not only greatly disturbs their mindset, but also, to some extent, severely limits their memory abilities.

The more rounds you go through, the more times you have to memorize, and the more likely you are to experience memory confusion.

"I'll only give you fifty rounds to eliminate them."

Apollos continued to add to the rule, "It starts with you."

His gaze fixed on Ling Feng, and he continued, "Then it's this little girl next to you, named Zi Ling, right? And finally, it's Quinn, who will then come back to you. Each round consists of all three choosing. After fifty rounds, if no winner has successfully eliminated all three, then I will be the final winner. And you will all lose!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions on the faces of the three of them became extremely solemn.

In other words, they must be wary of each other, but there is also a limit of fifty rounds.

If they lose again, Ling Feng and Zi Ling will be fine, but Quinn can't afford to lose.

Thinking of this, Quinn's face darkened even more.

"Hey……"

After hesitating for a moment, Quinn called out to Ling Feng, "You don't want to lose all your life essence to that monster for nothing, do you? Let's cooperate for now. At least, don't use the random shuffle function until the cards are all clear, okay?"

Ling Feng smiled slightly, but simply shrugged, neither agreeing nor refusing.

Quinn could only clench his fists, gritting his teeth in hatred.

He was fighting alone, which was very disadvantageous for him. Now, the initiative is completely in the hands of the other side.

This feeling drove him crazy.

"Alright, are there any other questions?"

Apollos's eerie laughter rang out again, "Our bet is absolutely fair, just, and transparent. If there are no problems, the game will begin!"

"and many more!"

Ling Feng spoke first, asking, "You said before that if you win the bet, you'll get a reward. I want to know if the reward you mentioned includes regaining your freedom!"

"Of course!"

Apollos laughed loudly, "The Soul-Eating Threads above your heads can also be called debt chains. Every time you lose a game, the debt increases, but every time you win a game, the debt decreases relatively."

"With each victory, you can choose to have your debts cleared. Once the debts are paid off, you will regain your freedom. Of course, you can also ask me for other rewards, such as power, knowledge, or treasures..."

Apollos's voice seemed to possess a strange allure.

Even someone as resolute as Ling Feng experienced a brief moment of distraction.

But he quickly shook his head; regaining his freedom was more important than that.

Of course, he couldn't completely trust this Apollos.

The wisp of divine soul essence that entered the demon tree's body earlier was Ling Feng's backup plan.

Any further questions?

Ling Feng shook his head.

"Then, the game begins!"

Apollos seemed impatient.

The squares on the three stone slabs suddenly emitted a faint light, and Ling Feng felt that he had established some kind of spiritual connection with one of the stone slabs.

He can choose which card to flip over using his mind.

As Apollos had designated, the game began with him.

Choose the card you want to turn over.

Ling Feng took a deep breath and looked at the thirteenth square in the center of his stone slab.

In an instant, the grids in the same positions on the three stone slabs lit up simultaneously. Ling Feng's slab was an evil eye, while Zi Ling's was a snake.

As for Quinn, he is a tree.

The three players' cards are all different, so the elimination attempt failed. "Next, you can designate the next player's card."

Apollos, however, began to explain very patiently.

Ling Feng nodded, then looked at Zi Ling's stone slab and chose the first position in the upper left corner.

The card was turned over, revealing a twisted dagger.

At the same time, Ling Feng's stone slab showed a skull in the same position, while Quinn's showed a feather.

The Evil Eye and the Dagger are clearly not a good match.

Each person's slate has 25 different faces. The first round is mainly based on luck, and it's normal if you can't match and eliminate them.

Should we shuffle the cards again?

Apollos issued an inquiry.

Ling Feng shook his head. "No need."

At the very least, they need to figure out what all the cards are. Besides, they only have fifty rounds, and most of the cards haven't been revealed yet.

Simply shuffling the order makes no sense.

"Then, next one."

Next up is Zi Ling.

She hesitated for a moment, then chose the twenty-first position, which was closer to the bottom right corner.

The card depicts a complex runic pattern.

But it's different from the previous patterns.

Next, she chose a card from Quinn's slate.

This time, the same dagger pattern that Ling Feng had previously chosen appeared.

According to the rules, if the cards revealed in the same round are identical, they can be eliminated directly.

In other words, although she could only designate Quinn's tablet, she still managed to complete the first pairing elimination with Ling Feng.

However, it was to help Quinn and Ling Feng complete the elimination.

"I……"

Zi Ling's face fell, and she felt a surge of hatred that made her teeth itch.

However, Zi Ling also did not choose to disrupt the game.

For them, the real game will only begin after at least half of the suits have been eliminated.

Next up is Quinn.

He was quite lucky; when he first turned over his slate, the card he saw was a skull.

And because the skull had already appeared on Lingfeng's stone slab before, it was eliminated once again.

"Haha, it looks like I'm going to win this time..."

He was a little carried away with his pride, but he quickly calmed down and said to Ling Feng, "Ahem, look carefully, I didn't mess up the order!"

Then, he randomly selected an unselected spot on the Lingfeng stone slab.

This time, no pairing elimination occurred.

"Next is the second round..."

Another round begins, and this time Ling Feng chooses an edge position, the fifth position.

The card depicts a beating heart.

Ling Feng pondered for a moment, then chose another spot on Zi Ling's stone slab.

Unfortunately, it still hasn't been eliminated.

After all, even if the previous cards appear, they must be matched and eliminated within the same round.

Ling Feng, being in the first position, is destined to suffer some losses.

But as more and more positions are revealed, the suit and position of each person's cards gradually become clearer.

After about seven or eight rounds, all the colors will be revealed.

And when that time comes, it will be time for each other to "play bad" on each other.

Next up is Zi Ling.

He helped Quinn eliminate a pair in the first round, and now he's holding back his anger. He wanted to disrupt the hand, but he gritted his teeth and held back.

Then, the third round...

Round 4…

Soon, eight rounds had passed.

Each person's stone slab has already had about four or five cards eliminated.

Quinn, on the other hand, was far ahead, having already eliminated ten cards.

It is the sum of Ling Feng's and Zi Ling's cards.

It's not that he had the best luck.

However, if no one disrupts the hand, being in third place does indeed have a greater advantage.

But who knows what will happen next.

"I choose to shuffle the order!"

Quinn truly lives up to his reputation as the sixth among the sixth.

After gaining a significant enough advantage, they broke the unspoken agreement not to reset the cards.

He gave a cold laugh and stared at Zi Ling's stone slab. "I'm going to reset her cards!"

He knew that Ling Feng could only choose to have Zi Ling reveal her cards in order to eliminate them. So as long as he reset Zi Ling's cards every time, Ling Feng would have to rely entirely on luck.

"asshole!"

Zi Ling was instantly filled with hatred and shouted at Ling Feng, "Master, I told you long ago that this bastard is untrustworthy! He wants to harm you!"

Ling Feng shrugged.

Quinn's cunning was expected.

However, he will pay the price for his cleverness.

After all, the cooperative relationship between him and Zi Ling was an advantage that Quinn could never offset.

“Ziling, from now on, you just need to reset my cards every round.”

"what?"

Zi Ling was stunned for a moment. "Master, but if that's the case, we still can't win. If no one wins after fifty rounds, we'll all lose again."

"Yeah, so what?"

Ling Feng narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Do you think we're the ones who can't afford to lose, or that guy?"

"you!"

Quinn froze, then let out an angry growl, but still tried to sound tough: "I have a big enough advantage now, kid. Even if it's just pure luck, I can eliminate them all first! Don't forget, there are still more than forty rounds left!"

"Then let's give it a try."

Ling Feng wore a calm and serene smile.

He was certainly unsure of himself, but he didn't entirely care about winning or losing in the betting game.

Quinn must be under the most psychological pressure of the three.

He only needs to create an air of mystery to keep him under constant, invisible pressure.

Once Quinn's mind breaks down, he might even have to kneel down and beg for his life.

Judging from Quinn's blustering yet cowardly demeanor, Ling Feng knew that this guy was not far from collapsing.

Then let's add fuel to the fire! (End of Chapter)