Chaos Heavenly Emperor Art

Ling Feng's expression hardened slightly. After a moment of silence, he nodded. "I understand. Please continue explaining the rules, senior."

"it is good."

The seven-colored spirit cleared its throat and began to explain the rules in detail.

"First, you need to understand the basic settings of this game."

He pointed to the sand table, "This sand table is our battlefield. You and my generals will fight on this sand table."

"Each side has its own commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief's health is determined by the number of stars above his head."

With that, the spirit waved its hand.

hum-

Ling Feng felt a weight on his head. When he looked up, he saw a hundred stars floating above him, arranged in a circle, emitting a soft light.

However, above the head of the seven-colored artifact spirit, a full thousand stars suddenly appeared.

"One hundred against one thousand?"

Ling Feng frowned. "Isn't that unfair?"

"Don't rush, let me finish."

The spirit waved its hand, "Although you only have five warriors under your command, each of them has the life value of one hundred stars."

"That means your five generals together possess a total of five hundred stars. Add your own one hundred, and you have a total of six hundred."

"And on my side—"

The spirit pointed, and on the other side of the sand table, countless chess pieces appeared.

There were at least a thousand chess pieces!

"Although I have a large number of generals, each piece only has a life value of ten to twenty stars."

"In other words, each of your generals has the ability to instantly kill my pieces during the battle."

"So, in this calculation, I only have an overall advantage in numbers and health, but your generals have stronger abilities and more varied skill combinations. Therefore, this game is absolutely fair for you. If you feel there's anything wrong with it, that's fine too. Just figure out how to rescue your companions yourself."

Ling Feng pondered for a moment, then finally nodded, "Please continue explaining the rules, senior."

"It seems you've come to your senses."

The seven-colored spirit continued, "The game proceeds as follows: Each round, both sides can choose their own generals to fight. After a general is deployed, their skill cards can be used to attack the enemy generals or commander."

Each skill card can only be used once per turn. After use, the skill card will enter a cooldown state and you will need to wait one turn before you can use it again.

"In addition, each general can only act once per turn. They can choose to attack, defend, or retreat."

"When attacking, you can deal damage to enemy generals. The damage value depends on the power of the skill card and the general's base stats. When defending, you can reduce the damage you receive. When retreating, you can leave the battlefield and enter a recovery state. There is a cooldown period before you can rejoin the battle."

"When a general's health reaches zero, that general is eliminated. The game ends when all generals are eliminated and the commander's health reaches zero."

"In addition, if neither side wins or loses within one hundred rounds, the health points of the two commanders will be compared, and the side with the higher health points will win."

Ling Feng listened carefully and memorized these rules.

"It sounds a bit like some kind of card game."

"That's one way to understand it."

The spirit nodded. "But I prefer to think of it as a strategy game. If you lack a broad perspective and strategic planning skills, you'll lose badly."

"In addition, there will be some hidden rules during the battle, which will depend on your own comprehension ability."

"Alright, that concludes the explanation of the rules."

The spirit looked at Ling Feng, a glint of anticipation in its eyes, "So, are you ready?"

Ling Feng took a deep breath and gripped the card in his hand tightly.

"Wait a moment."

He clenched his fists, but still asked the question that was on his mind most, "If my war chess piece is eliminated when its health reaches zero in the game, does that mean that my teammates will also...?"

He didn't finish speaking, but the meaning was already quite clear.

The spirit simply smiled faintly. "What do you think? What do you think is the significance of this game?"

Ling Feng's heart tightened suddenly.

He stared into the spirit's eyes, trying to find the answer in those deep gazes.

But the spirit's eyes were calm as still water, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

The seven-colored spirit shook its head and said in a deep voice, "If you are not prepared to bear the lives of your companions, then it is better not to play this game with me."

"I see."

Ling Feng lowered his head and began to carefully examine each card in his hand.

The images of Huanggu, Yaotian, Yutian, Rongtian, and Shitian on the cards are lifelike.

Their eyes were filled with trust and expectation!

"I won't lose."

Ling Feng raised his head, his gaze hardening. "Let's begin, senior!"

"very good."

The spirit smiled slightly and waved its hand.

hum-

Suddenly, a dazzling light shone brightly on the sand table.

The next moment, Ling Feng felt a blur before his eyes, and his whole body seemed to be sucked into a strange space.

When he came to his senses, he found himself standing on the sand table.

No, to be precise, it was his consciousness that was projected onto the sand table.

Opposite him, the figure of the artifact spirit also appeared at the other end of the sand table.

Between them lies a vast battlefield.

Mountains and rivers, cities and fortresses, are all within view.

"Round One, Begin!"

A cold, mechanical voice rang out across the battlefield, "Please select your generals for battle."

Ling Feng took a deep breath and glanced at the five chess pieces in his hand.

Ancient times, Yao's heaven, Yu's heaven, Rong's heaven, Shi's heaven.

Five people, five different abilities.

Who should he send out first?
"Let me test your strengths and weaknesses in our first battle."

The spirit chuckled softly and waved its hand.

A chess piece flew from his hand and landed on the sand table.

It was a giant of fire, its entire body engulfed in raging flames, radiating a scorching heat.

"Flame Giant, a fire-attribute warrior, possesses the life force of ten stars."

The spirit explained, then looked at Ling Feng, "So, what about you? How do you plan to deal with this?"

Ling Feng pondered for a moment, then finally picked up a chess piece and gently placed it on the sand table.

That chess piece was none other than Yao Tian.

As the chess piece was placed, Yao Tian's figure automatically appeared on the sandbox battlefield, but his gaze was blank, like a puppet on strings.

But Ling Feng had a vague feeling that this Yao Tian was his true self, or rather, the source of Yao Tian's life!
"Oh?"

The spirit raised an eyebrow. "Are you going to fight fire with fire?"

"You'll know once you try it."

Ling Feng took a deep breath and fixed his gaze on the sand table. "Alright, let me see how well you understand this game."

The spirit laughed loudly and waved its hand.

A golden card flew from his hand and landed on the head of the fire giant.

"Fire Giant, activate skill—Wildfire!"

hum!
The card transformed into a streak of fire and disappeared into the fire giant's body.

The next moment, the fire giant roared to the sky, and the flames around him suddenly surged, turning into a raging sea of ​​fire that swept towards Yao Tian.

"Yao Tian, ​​activate skill—Blazing Inferno!"

Without hesitation, Ling Feng played a golden card.

The card transformed into a streak of fire and entered Yao Tian's body.

Yao Tian roared as well, his body erupting in raging flames, transforming into a sea of ​​fire to meet the attack of the fire giant.

boom!
The two seas of fire collided, producing a deafening roar.

Flames flew everywhere, heat waves rolled, and the entire sand table was bathed in a crimson glow.

A moment later, the flames died down.

The fire giant's figure exploded, and its health points, which had been ten stars, were instantly wiped out.

Moreover, the aftershocks of Yao Tian's skill explosion impacted the seven-colored artifact spirit, extinguishing ten of the thousand stars floating above his head.

Yao Tian, ​​on the other hand, stood firmly in place, but five health points dropped from his head.

In addition, a crystal platform rose up on one side of the Lingfeng sand table. A flash of light appeared inside the crystal, displaying the words "+10 points".

This score should be used to inscribe the commander's exclusive skills.

"How about it?"

The spirit smiled. "This round is just to let you familiarize yourself with the rules of the game. It's very simple, right?"

"Wait, I have a question."

Ling Feng frowned and said in a deep voice, "At this pace, you have over a thousand pieces, but there are only a hundred rounds in total. Even if all the rounds are over, you still won't be able to deploy all your pieces."

"Besides, if each round repeats, and I deal ten points of damage to my senior each round, wouldn't I win immediately after a hundred rounds? So, the game is definitely not that simple, right?"

"Haha, you figured it out in the first round?"

The seven-colored spirit laughed loudly, "The game doesn't stipulate that only one general can be deployed per turn, right? I'm just letting you familiarize yourself with the game's combat mode, or in other words, a tutorial. Since you're getting the hang of it so quickly, I don't need to waste any more turns guiding you."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and in an instant, a hundred fire giants rose up on the battlefield in front of him.

"One hundred?"

Ling Feng's eyelids twitched suddenly. "How can you summon so many warriors at the same time, senior?"

The seven-colored spirit pointed to the upper right of its head, where a ball of light displaying the number "10" was floating.

He smiled and said, "See this number? Each round, both sides have a total of ten action points. These action points are key to summoning characters and using skills."

"Although your elite warriors have high individual stats, summoning one requires more than five action points. You just used a skill and spent two action points, so you can only summon one warrior per turn."

"Then your hundred fire giants far exceed the limit, right?"

"This involves the exclusive skill mechanism."

The seven-colored spirit explained, "I am launching a 0-action-point summon at the cost of the Flame Giant not taking any action for the next ten rounds, with a maximum of 100 units."

As he spoke, he revealed his exclusive skill card. "This skill can only be activated once every three rounds. There are currently one hundred fire giants on the field. Your attack must eliminate all the fire giants before it can damage me."

"The quantity is considerable, but..."

Ling Feng frowned, then took out Yu Tian's battle chess pieces and put them into the sand table.

Yu Tian's figure appeared, and Ling Feng said coldly, "Activate Yu Tian's skill card, Frosty Snow Dance!"

Frosty Snow Dance is an area-of-effect attack skill. Although the Seven-Colored Spirit summoned hundreds of fire giants, each fire giant only had ten health points.

With this one skill, even a hundred fire giants can be instantly killed.

However, as Yu Tian activated his skill, the hundred fire giants didn't lose a single point of health.

Ling Feng's eyes widened in surprise. "How is this possible?" he exclaimed.

"Did you really think I summoned these hundred giants just so you could instantly kill them and rack up points?"

The seven-colored artifact spirit laughed loudly, "Although my one hundred fire giants cannot move for ten rounds, they have triggered the defense garrison mechanism. Each soldier unit will gain three shield points while garrisoning. One hundred units will gain three hundred points."

He pointed to the top of his head, and sure enough, a shield-like indicator covered his Star Health Bar, showing an additional 280 shield points.

The Frosty Snow Dance skill is not ineffective; it only removes 20 points of shield value.

"Well, you didn't score any points this round, and you probably won't be able to score any more points in the next three rounds."

The seven-colored artifact spirit smiled faintly: "So, would you like to inscribe your unique core skill first?"

Ling Feng took a deep breath. The reason why the Seven-Colored Artifact Spirit said three rounds was because the shield only lasted for three rounds.

After all, with his current card deck and skills, he simply couldn't break through the shield with just 280 shield points.

He clenched his fist, hesitated for a moment, and decided to temporarily not use his points.

After all, the exclusive skills engraved with points are the ultimate key to this battle.

"Third round, summon the Ancient Ancestral Spirit Dragon, Shi Tian! This round, I choose to defend."

Ling Feng let out a low shout and summoned two warriors at the same time, and instead of using any skills in the current round, he assumed a defensive stance.

With the four warriors having completed their defenses, forty shield points appeared on his health bar.

Despite being an elite card, possessing three times the defensive shield of its opponent, its numerical disadvantage is ultimately difficult to overcome.

He looked warily at the seven-colored artifact spirit opposite him, wondering what its next move would be.

After all, his hundred fire giants on the field are unable to move; to make them move, he can only summon new units.

However, the seven-colored spirit narrowed its eyes and smiled, then took out another golden card, "Activate the Flame Giant's innate skill, Flame Fusion."

As soon as he finished speaking, the hundred fire giants on the field merged into fifty even larger fire demons.

Each Flame Demon's health points increased to a full 25.

In other words, even without the shield value, Ling Feng's warrior skill cannot kill him instantly as before.

"Innate skills?"

Ling Feng's eyelids twitched slightly. No wonder the Seven-Colored Artifact Spirit said there were many hidden rules on the battlefield. It seemed that they could only be discovered slowly through actual combat.

"Round Four, Begin!"

This time, the Seven-Colored Spirit directly summoned three ice and snow giants.

This means he still has seven action points.

He should launch an attack in this round.

Sure enough, the seven-colored artifact spirit shouted, "Activate the Ice Giant Summoning Skill: Frost Great Wall!"

Rumble!
The entire battlefield began to tremble violently, and in the blink of an eye, a city wall carved from ice and frost stood prominently on one side of the Seven-Colored Spirit Battlefield.

In an instant, the terrain on the other side rose higher, giving them a commanding view.

"Frost Wall has a 10% chance to nullify attacks from units below it and adds an additional 30 permanent shield points. At the end of each round, launch Frostfall at the opponent, dealing 5 true damage to any random unit (ignoring shield points)."

As soon as he finished speaking, a "-5" mark appeared above Yu Tian's head, and the five stars dimmed immediately.

For a moment, Ling Feng's face turned ashen.

As the Seven-Colored Artifact's mechanisms increased and more units were summoned, Ling Feng felt that his chances of winning were becoming increasingly slim. Not to mention winning, even gaining points became incredibly difficult.

But ironically, this is a game of chess that concerns the fate of the five ancient beings.

He couldn't afford to lose, and he absolutely couldn't afford to lose! (End of Chapter)