Chaos Heavenly Emperor Art

"Round Nine!"

Apollos watched all this with great interest, considering any action reasonable as long as it did not violate the rules he had set.

For Apollos, the pleasure lay in watching the fear and greed that these "players" revealed in this life-or-death gamble.

Ling Feng remained expressionless and directly flipped over the number two card, which showed an hourglass.

However, since Zi Ling's cards were completely shuffled, he could not directly match and eliminate them by flipping over Zi Ling's cards.

To eliminate it, you can only do so by flipping over the card on the Purple Jade Slab and matching it with the card that appears in the corresponding position on the Quinn Slab.

This was Quinn's open scheme.

By resetting Zi Ling's stone slab, Ling Feng is forced to either rely entirely on luck or match and eliminate the stone tablets on his slab.

However, Quinn's Slate now has the most stone tablets eliminated on the field.

Even if Ling Feng also eliminates them, the final winner will only be Quinn.

Therefore, Ling Feng would naturally not hand over the victory to Quinn for nothing.

He casually flipped over a corner of the Purple Stone Slab, even though he knew exactly where the card corresponding to the "Hourglass" was on the Quinn Stone Slab, but he refused to flip it over.

After flipping the cards, Ling Feng also requested Apollos to reset the stone tablets.

Moreover, it directly resets Quinn's stone tablet.

This immediately made Quinn break out in a cold sweat.

"you!"

Quinn glared at Ling Feng, "Do you want to lose this bet?! Damn it!"

Ling Feng grinned and said, "It doesn't matter whether I win or not, I just want you to lose."

"Yeah!"

Zi Ling narrowed her eyes and smiled, "We can still lose four more times, but you can only lose twice! Quinn, you asked for this!"

Ziling also randomly chose a spot to flip it open.

Because both her and Quinn's slabs had been reset, they did not achieve a successful match-up elimination by pure luck.

On the contrary, they were lucky and managed to eliminate one of the "hourglass" cards that Ling Feng had flipped over earlier.

After the card flipping was over, Zi Ling immediately reset Ling Feng's stone slab as instructed.

So when it was Quinn's turn, he was completely in the dark.

Ultimately, luck did not smile upon him.

After the ninth round, Ling Feng and Zi Ling successfully eliminated one target.

Quinn's initial lead of almost double was somewhat offset.

Then comes the tenth round...

Eleven rounds...

……

Soon, another eleven rounds had passed.

With each round completely reset, the chances of achieving elimination are greatly reduced.

Ling Feng and Zi Ling completed three eliminations.

Ling Feng and Quinn eliminated each other with zero attempts.

Quinn and Ziling have completed an elimination process.

This also means that, over these eleven rounds, the advantage was eliminated four times, and Quinn's previous advantage was negated.

They have now tied Ling Feng's record.

Then, another ten rounds.

After ten rounds, everyone eliminated zero times.

Only twenty rounds remained before the fifty rounds of transport stipulated by Apollos.

The higher the rounds went, the more panicked Quinn became, to a degree that was visible to the naked eye.

If he loses this game, he will have lost four games in a row.

He was only one step away from death.

At that moment, cold sweat poured down Quinn's forehead.

When it was his turn to flip a card again, he hesitated to make his move.

The evil eye atop the Apollos tree crown emitted a blood-red light, carrying a hint of anger, and coldly said, "How long are you going to delay? If you don't make a choice soon, a pair of the other two players' stone tablets will be randomly eliminated."

"I choose! I choose!"

Quinn roared in fury and frantically chose a stone tablet from the Lingfeng Stone Slab.

Unfortunately, it still couldn't be eliminated.

He was so angry that he was trembling all over, staring intently at Ling Feng.

After a long pause, he finally smiled ingratiatingly, "Ahem... well, I was wrong just now!"

"Oh?"

Ling Feng's lips curled into a smile. "What did you say? Speak louder, I can't hear you."

“Yes! I! No! I’m wrong!—” Quinn almost screamed.

If the final twenty rounds are constantly reset like this, his chances of winning are almost zero.

He can't afford to lose again.

"Are you trying to deafen me?" Ling Feng frowned and glared at Quinn.

Quinn could only grit his teeth and lower his head, saying, "I cheated first, I deserve to die, I'm worse than an animal! But I can't lose. This round, I don't care about winning, just don't let me lose! Whatever you want me to do, I'll cooperate! Absolutely cooperate!"

Ling Feng smiled coldly. He had to admit, this guy's survival instinct was really strong.

It's unbelievable that they would be so humble.

"Okay, then we'll see how you do."

Ling Feng shrugged. "This round, I need you to cooperate with me first and help Zi Ling complete all the eliminations, how about that? Then, I will cooperate with you to complete the eliminations within fifty rounds, and I will lose this round. You neither win nor lose, so although there is no reward, you can skip the penalty."

"No, no, Master, let me lose this round!"

Ziling quickly replied, "I'm not afraid of any debt chain!"

"If you consider me your master, then listen to me!"

Ling Feng interrupted Zi Ling directly, saying that this stupid woman had already exhausted a lot of her own essence and blood in order to save him.

Therefore, Ling Feng naturally couldn't watch Zi Ling have her life essence extracted by Apollos again.

“Quinn, if you want to cooperate, do as I say.” Ling Feng looked at Quinn and said in a deep voice.

"Okay, I'll cooperate!"

Quinn clenched his fists. "You'd better not lie to me. Otherwise..."

Do you have a choice?

Ling Feng raised an eyebrow. "Judging from your attitude, it seems you don't really trust me?"

"No, no, no, I believe you, I believe you!"

Quinn waved his hands repeatedly, gritting his teeth as he said, "You humans are the most trustworthy!"

While Ling Feng and Quinn were discussing their strategy, Apollos did not interrupt them at all.

On the contrary, he watched them with great interest.

"next round!"

As Quinn's voice rang out again, the game continued.

This time, none of the three reset the stone slab, and Quinn did indeed cooperate, prioritizing pairing with Zi Ling to eliminate the slab.

Soon, another ten rounds passed.

Of the stone tablets remaining on the Ziling Stone Slab, only the last one was left.

Ling Feng and Quinn each have nine cards left.

But the choice fell into Ling Feng's hands.

If Ling Feng chooses to directly pair up and eliminate Zi Ling, then no matter how they pair up in the end, Quinn will always have one card left, making it impossible for him to eliminate all of them.

However, according to the previous agreement, Ling Feng absolutely cannot be paired with Zi Ling for elimination in this round. Otherwise, Quinn will undoubtedly lose.

At this moment, Quinn was extremely nervous. He stared intently at Ling Feng's stone slab and swallowed hard.

He didn't even dare to breathe loudly, for fear that Ling Feng would go back on his word.

Fortunately, Ling Feng only feinted and did not directly reveal the same card as Zi Ling's last card.

"call!"

Quinn breathed a sigh of relief and gave Ling Feng a grateful look.

"Oh dear, Master!"

Zi Ling was furious that Ling Feng actually kept his promise.

"Hmph, my master agreed to your request, but I didn't!"

She gave a soft hum and looked with a smile at the "eyeball" facet among Quinn's nine stone tablets, which corresponded to the last stone tablet of Ling Feng and herself.

As long as he flips over the card corresponding to Quinn's position, Ling Feng's stone card will also be flipped over.

Then Zi Ling can conveniently eliminate the pairing between her and Ling Feng.

Quinn is left alone with an extra card, which he cannot eliminate entirely no matter what.

"you!"

Quinn was both angry and scared, and his chin began to tremble. He could only look at Ling Feng and cast a pleading look at him.

"Ziling, I know what you're thinking."

Ling Feng stared intently at Zi Ling, but shook his head at her. "However, don't help me eliminate this round, understand?"

"But……"

Zi Ling wanted to say something more, but Ling Feng interrupted her, "Zi Ling, listen to me."

Indeed, Ling Feng originally intended to use the rules of Apollos to eliminate Quinn first.

But at this moment, he noticed something amiss with Quinn.

This guy isn't one to sit idly by and wait to die.

He seems to be hiding some tricks up his sleeve.

Although Ling Feng has secretly made backup plans, they may not be able to succeed.

Quinn, however, may become the key to turning the tide.

He seems to be buying time.

Therefore, Ling Feng was willing to cooperate with him and buy some time before he made the first move.

"Alright alright!"

Seeing Ling Feng's serious expression, Zi Ling had no choice but to abandon Yin Kui'en's idea.

However, she didn't actively help Quinn complete the elimination, which could be considered her last act of stubbornness.

After Zi Ling finally finished flipping the card, Quinn was covered in cold sweat, which almost completely soaked the ground beneath his feet.

He let out a long breath, and immediately flipped over the stone tablet facing his Evil Eye, matching and eliminating it with Zi Ling's last stone tablet.

In this way, Zi Ling wins. As long as he successfully eliminates all the stone tablets within ten rounds, there will be no reward, but there will also be no penalty.

"Thank you, thank you!"

Quinn wiped the sweat from his forehead, but a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Once I've finished preparing, all of you will die!

Ling Feng sneered inwardly as well. This guy was destined to become his stepping stone to escape this gambling prison!
The subsequent card flips were no longer in doubt.

Each player eliminates two cards per round, and after four rounds, this "game of fate" comes to a complete end.

Ling Feng has only one stone tablet left, making him the loser in this round.

"The game is over."

Apollos's voice was noticeably less excited compared to when he had wiped out the three of them.

He never expected that someone would actually be foolish enough to keep their promise at the gambling table.

"Hmph, how boring!"

Apollos scoffed, "Cunning is the most precious quality at the gambling table, and you..."

Those blood-red, malevolent eyes stared coldly at Ling Feng.

It seemed she wanted to vent all her anger on Ling Feng.

"You're the loser this round!"

Apollos said calmly, "Then accept your punishment!"

Before she could finish speaking, Ziling quickly shouted, "Where's my reward? Hey, didn't you say the winner would get a reward? Are you trying to cheat as the house?"

Apollos snorted, "Punish first, then reward!"

"No!"

Zi Ling gritted her teeth and said, "I will use my reward to offset my master's punishment!"

"Your loyalty is touching, but unfortunately, in my game, you can only be rewarded yourself; helping others avoid punishment is not allowed!"

Apollos suddenly became interested again and chuckled wickedly, "But you can use this opportunity of reward to transfer the punishment to yourself. How about it? This is an extra reward for you!"

"Ziling, don't listen to him! Don't waste the reward!"

Ling Feng immediately shouted out, "Even a fool could see that if we agree to this deal, someone will still be punished, and the promised reward will be gone."

This Apollos is truly a bewitching monster!

Zi Ling looked back at Ling Feng, then at Apollos, gritted her teeth, and finally made her decision.

"I'll obey my master! I want a reward!"

"Humph!"

Apollos's voice suddenly turned colder, "Then, just wait and see!"

After saying that, Apollos's huge tree trunk swayed slightly, accompanied by a series of strange "creaking" sounds from the corpses hanging on it, and the Soul Eater's Threads on Ling Feng's head evolved once again.

It thickened and darkened, like a thick blood vessel!
Nearly 20% of his life essence was directly extracted, causing Ling Feng to tremble and almost stagger to the ground.

Each time the source of life is robbed, the body weakens considerably, and it feels as if even the soul is being torn apart.

No wonder Quinn was so afraid of being the loser.

If they cannot reclaim their own life essence in the end, even if the suppression here is lifted, their own strength will probably drop significantly.

"call……"

After a long while, Ling Feng finally let out a long breath and managed to stand up.

Quinn sneered from the side, "How does it feel? Not so good, huh?"

Ling Feng ignored Quinn, walked to Zi Ling's side, and whispered a few words in her ear.

Zi Ling's eyes lit up, and she nodded, calling out to Apollos, "Isn't it time to pay out my reward?"

The enormous demonic tree trembled a few times, and with a flash of red light from its evil eye, it slowly spoke: "What do you want?"

"I want you to lift the oppression here and restore our divine origins!"

"It cannot be resumed until the gambling is completely over."

"Hmph, what gambling spirit!"

Zi Ling immediately sneered, "This won't work, that won't work, I think you're just a shameless scoundrel!"

"A poor way of provoking someone!"

Apollos was calmer than expected. "In fact, I didn't suppress you in any way. It's just that because of the existence of the Soul Eater's Thread, your power is automatically suppressed once you take on a 'debt.' This is the rule of the Prison of Gamblers. To restore your strength, you must first clear your debt!"

Just as I expected!
Ling Feng's eyelids twitched; he had actually guessed the operating rules of this Gambling Prison.

It seems that everything is related to the so-called "debt chain".

"So……"

Ling Feng smiled faintly, "Zi Ling, you should first request to dissolve the debt chain."

"Did you hear me!"

Zi Ling immediately shouted at Apollos, "I'm going to remove that damned chain of debt from my head!" (End of Chapter)