Chaos Heavenly Emperor Art

"Alright, let's begin! Hehehe—"

Apollos's voice, a composite of countless voices, echoed in everyone's minds, accompanied by an almost manic laugh: "The first game is called 'The Chosen Roulette.' The rules are simple: each of you will contribute one-fifth of your life essence to the roulette wheel."

"The roulette wheel spins, and which number the pointer lands on, and whether that number corresponds to 'punishment' or 'reward,' depends on your own luck!"

The next moment, accompanied by a rumble of the earth, a huge wheel, several dozen feet tall, rose from the ground.

Everyone looked up and saw that the roulette wheel was roughly divided into twelve areas.

The four largest areas are labeled "Lost Bet", "Double Lost Bet", "Triple Lost Bet", and "Quadruple Lost Bet", respectively.

Then there are four medium-sized areas, labeled "Designate one person to lose their bet," "Designate one person to lose double their bet," etc.

The maximum is also four times.

The last four smallest areas are the "redemption" bets.

However, the redemption option is not a multiplier; it is written as "Redeem one-quarter of the bet", "Redeem one-third of the bet", and "Redeem one-half of the bet".

And finally, “designate one person to redeem one-third of the bet.”

Based on the roulette wheel's area divisions, the probability of receiving a penalty is as high as 96%.

The chance of receiving the "reward" is only four percent.

Even the best possible outcome would only allow one to recoup half of their bet.

In about 30% of these areas, designated companions are required to lose their life essence, which is essentially forcing them to kill each other!

No wonder Freya was so wary of this gambling prison.

"Damn it, is this even fair?"

Ru Feng gritted his teeth and glared angrily at Apollos.

"In this prison of gambling, my fairness is fairness!"

Apollos smiled coldly, "No room for doubt!"

Ru Feng wanted to say something more, but Freya stopped him.

Freya shook her head at her, signaling her not to act rashly.

After all, Ru Feng and the others had never seen Ling Feng's gambling games.

If we're talking about the gambling spirit's gamble, there's still a tiny bit of a chance.

Ling Feng's betting schemes were even more cunning and underhanded.

If you anger the spirit of gambling, you might lose even that last sliver of a chance.

"That's shameless! Even more shameless than me, the divine beast! You, Apollos, do you have any shame at all?! I despise you!"

The donkey couldn't help but roar, but before it could finish speaking, it felt as if an invisible force was gripping its throat.

The Soul-Eating Threads above his head contracted violently, and the excruciating pain of his soul being torn apart made him groan, his face turning deathly pale, and he rolled on the ground in agony.

"Uncle Donkey!"

Ru Feng rushed forward to help the cheap donkey, but in an instant, the cheap donkey was covered in cold sweat, which formed a huge puddle on the ground.

"If you dare to slander the spirit of fair and just gambling again, you will be punished even more severely!"

A cruel light flashed in Apollos's evil eyes. "Now, cast all your bets into the Chosen Compass."

This time he learned his lesson and stored up his life essence instead of absorbing it directly, so as not to end up like last time when he devoured Ling Feng's life essence and was ultimately outmaneuvered by Ling Feng.

Who wants to go first?

Apollos's enormous evil eye swept over everyone present.

"I come!"

Huang Shaotian took a deep breath, turned around and looked at everyone, and said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry everyone, it was my carelessness that led you all here. If you are asked to choose someone else to extract your life essence later, then choose me."

"No, Uncle Huang..."

Ru Feng gritted her teeth and said, "This isn't your fault!"

Huang Shaotian shook his head and smiled, then strode to the roulette wheel and poured one-fifth of his life essence into it.

Next up are Ryuzawa Riyue, Sariel, Freya...

Ru Feng helped the cheap donkey to its feet, clenched her fists, and walked towards the roulette wheel. She glared angrily at the gambling spirit and gritted her teeth, saying, "I will not let you hurt my companions! Never!"

"Naive little girl! Humph!"

Apollos snorted coldly, "I don't like your gaze. You dare to provoke the spirit of gambling, so you'll have to pay double the bet this round."

Before he finished speaking, the Soul Eater's Thread suddenly flashed red, attempting to extract the life essence of Ru Feng.

However, at this critical moment——

A sudden change occurred!

Like the pair of abyssal wings behind the wind, they began to tremble violently without warning!

The wisp of deep black light wrapped around the wing membrane seemed to be stimulated by something, and suddenly broke free, condensing behind her into a blurry black shadow that exuded an extremely strange and chaotic aura!

In an instant, the black shadow condensed into a blurry, indescribable mass, staring intently at the evil eye above the demon tree, and let out a silent yet soul-piercing roar!
"Roar!!!"

"what?!"

In an instant, Apollos's mocking voice turned shrill and piercing, filled with unbelievable rage, "Isobis?! It's you!!"

The shadowy figure known as "Isobis" responded with an even more frenzied and greedy howl, as if it regarded Rufeng as its own possession and would not allow anyone else to touch it!
The shadowy figure transformed into a jet-black streak of light that tore through space, carrying the abyssal will to devour all things, and crashed violently into the evil eye on the demon tree!
"You're asking for death! How dare you try to steal my life! In the Prison of Gambling, I am the master!"

Apollos was enraged. His enormous evil eye blazed with crimson light, and a torrent of dark red laws, like a spear of judgment, met the black light head-on!

boom! ! ! ! ! ! !
One black, one red—two equally terrifying forces suddenly surged and collided.

In an instant, this prison of gambling began to collapse.

The vein-like patterns in the sky broke apart inch by inch, the dark red sky peeled away like shattered glass, and the ground beneath our feet trembled violently, cracking and forming terrifying ravines like abysses.

The evil eye tree at the center of the gambling prison was teetering on the brink of collapse, and the white bones hanging on its branches fell one after another, smashing into pieces!

"The opportunity has come!"

Huang Shaotian reacted the fastest. Although he didn't understand what had happened, it was clearly the perfect opportunity for them to escape.

His eyes flashed with a sharp light. "Now's the time to run!"

He roared, and the Nine Fallen Divine Sword burst forth with dazzling sword light, slashing fiercely at the Soul Eater Thread connected to his head!

"Please do not!"

Freya roared, grabbing Huang Shaotian's wrist and shouting a warning: "Forcibly severing the Soul Eater Threads will only drain our life force instantly! I advise you not to act rashly!"

Huang Shaotian's expression immediately darkened, and he firmly put away the Nine Fallen Divine Sword.

That was close! I almost lost my life.

He sheathed his sword in frustration, gritting his teeth as he said, "What can we do? Are we just going to wait here?"

The others looked at each other, their eyes filled with anxiety and unease.

"I'm afraid this is the only way..."

Freya sighed softly, watching the two orbs of light in the air constantly colliding and annihilating, emanating an aura that made her soul tremble, and felt a sense of powerlessness in her heart.

At this moment, it seems that we can only place our hopes on that dark shadow in the abyss called "Isobis".

Although the shadowy figure exuded a strong, unsettling aura and was probably not a good thing, they still hoped it could defeat Apollos. Ru Feng clenched her fists; at this moment, even she was completely bewildered, having no idea what was happening.

In the air, the black light that Isobius had transformed into clashed violently with the torrent of Apollo's laws.

The laws of the Abyss and the Spirit of Gamblers are colliding and clashing violently, and the collapse of the entire Gambler's Prison is accelerating rapidly!

"Crack! Click!"

Cracks began to appear on the massive trunk of the Evil Eye Tree, and the enormous evil eye was covered with blood vessels due to the backlash of its power.

The shadow of Isobius had faded somewhat, but its greed and madness remained undiminished.

"Isobis! You madman! Are you going to fight me to the death?"

Apollos roared in anger.

"She—is—mine!"

Isobius's will was simple and direct, showing no intention of holding back whatsoever.

"Boom!!!"

In another violent collision, the Evil Eye Demon Tree snapped in half instantly, and countless branches shattered, along with the countless white bones hanging on it, turning into dust!

At this moment, the evil eye at the top of the demon tree also developed hideous and terrifying cracks.

At that very moment, the Spirit Eater Thread connecting Yan Jinghong's head also quietly dissipated.

"The thread...the thread is broken!"

Yan Jinghong was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

Following them were Huang Shaotian, Freya, and Long Ze Liyue...

The spirit-devouring lines above everyone's heads snapped simultaneously.

At this moment, under the frenzied attack of the Shadow of the Abyss (Isobis), the Demon Tree collapsed, and the Evil Eye also began to falter.

The Soul Eater's Thread could no longer be maintained.

Feeling the essence of life returning to their bodies, everyone felt a surge of energy.

"Ru Feng! Quick! Now, let's try using the Eastern Emperor Bell to open a passage. We have to get out!"

Huang Shaotian shouted urgently.

"Ok!"

As if understanding perfectly, Ru Feng suppressed the weakness in his soul and activated the Eastern Emperor Bell with all his might!

"clang--"

With a clear, resonant chime, a chaotic aura filled the air, and a golden spatial vortex was finally forcibly torn open on the crumbling spatial barrier.

At the end of the passage, the desolate scene of the Fallen Corridor can be vaguely seen!

"The teleportation portal has opened! Let's go!"

Freya exclaimed in surprise.

"Want to run? It's not that easy!"

Apollos let out a resentful roar, and a remnant of the power of law shot out from his evil eye, shooting towards the entrance of the passage like a venomous snake!

"Roar!"

The shadowy figure of Isobius let out a terrifying roar, transforming into a pure abyssal arrow that crashed head-on into the cracked evil eye!
"puff--!"

It sounded like the soft popping of a bubble.

The black light and red glow suddenly contracted at the point where they met in the air, and then completely disappeared without a trace!
The shadow vanished, and the Evil Eye shattered completely, ceasing to exist.

These two seem to have perished together?
The next moment, a black light re-merged into the Abyss Wings behind Ru Feng, and with a flash of light, it disappeared completely.

"Let's go!"

Huang Shaotian grabbed Ru Feng, who was still somewhat dazed, and the group transformed into several streaks of light, desperately rushing towards the teleportation channel opened by the Eastern Emperor Bell!

Just as he was about to be swallowed by the whirlpool, Ru Feng subconsciously glanced back.

At the heart of the crumbling Gambling Prison, beneath the ruins of the shattered demon tree, a faint, eerie light flashed and, in an instant, silently caught up with Ru Feng, merging into her chaotic origin without her noticing.

Ru Feng felt a slight heat between her brows, but in this situation, she had no time to think and was instantly swallowed by the spatial vortex.

After the teleportation channel opened by the Eastern Emperor Bell completely closed, a flash of eerie light appeared beneath the ruins of the collapsed demon tree, and Apollos himself finally revealed himself.

He was still wearing that tattered cloak, his large face mostly hidden in the shadow of the hood, revealing only a single eye that shimmered with a ghostly blue light and a chin covered with strange patterns.

However, this was different from the calm and composed demeanor she had shown before, when everything seemed to be under control.

This time, Apollos was clearly truly enraged.

"Isobis, I never imagined you had been lying low for so long!"

With a casual flick of his wrist, he grabbed a relatively intact skull, and with a slight exertion, the skull was instantly crushed into dust.

Last time, he also dragged Quinn, the Son of the Abyss, into the Gambling Prison, but Isobis did not appear.

This time, before he could even begin to plunder, Isobius appeared so impatiently.

It seems that Isobis values ​​Rufeng, the "Daughter of the Abyss," much more than the guy who claims to be the Son of the Abyss.

"Hmph, you win. But do you think you can seize the origin of chaos like this? Dream on! In the end, it's still uncertain who will emerge victorious!"

……

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

……

At the end of the Fallen Corridor, several figures stumbled out of the spatial vortex, landing heavily on the cold, hard ground, panting heavily, still shaken.

"We're out...we really escaped..."

Freya slumped to the ground, her face as pale as paper, as if she had just escaped death.

"What...what exactly happened just now?"

Ryuzawa Riyue patted her chest with lingering fear, "That Isobius... and Apollos... just what kind of beings are they? We so-called divine beings are like ants in front of them..."

All eyes turned to Ru Feng, or more precisely, to the pair of Abyss Wings behind her.

What kind of power is hidden within those wings of the abyss?
Yan Jinghong frowned, quickly walked to Rufeng's side, and asked worriedly, "Rufeng, how are you feeling? What exactly is that Isobius? Will the power of the abyss backfire on you?"

Ru Feng shook her head, she herself was also confused, "I don't know either... but in any case, it was this power that protected us."

However, despite this, she felt a vague unease when she recalled Isobius's greedy eyes.

Is she mine?

What does this sentence mean? Does it mean that I've been targeted by Isobius?

“Isobis…Apollos…”

Just then, Freya took a deep breath, trying to calm her churning blood, and then said with a solemn expression, "I did see these two names once in an extremely ancient and tattered book..."

Instantly, everyone's gaze turned to that direction. (End of Chapter)