After rolling, Chen Junnan was in excruciating pain all over. In his heart, he cursed Qiao Jiajin and Zhang Shan ten thousand times.

“You two fight if you want to fight… but why did you have to hit so hard… damn it…”

Chu Tianqiu took another step forward and discovered that Chen Junnan’s condition was even worse than before. Although he couldn’t enter the room to execute him directly, Chen Junnan couldn’t possibly dodge the chain he threw out again.

“*Cough cough*…”

Just as Chu Tianqiu was preparing to launch another attack, he heard coughing sounds coming from behind him as well.

He frowned slightly and turned his head to look at Qiao Jiajin.

“Man… that really hurts…” Qiao Jiajin took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes. “So hungry…”

“Ah… Old Qiao, you finally woke up, kid…” Chen Junnan shouted from the ground in another room. “Go! Beat the crap out of him!!”

“What…?” Qiao Jiajin discovered that his eyelids didn’t seem so swollen anymore, and the pain on his body had also lessened by more than half. But what exactly was the current situation?

When he opened his eyes, all he saw was pitch darkness in mid-air, and his entire body felt somewhat chaotic.

“Little Chu! Little Chu is about to kill us both… quickly use that awesome skill of yours to break his technique…” Chen Junnan shouted while coughing. “Once this kid loses ‘Heaven’s Vigorous Movement,’ this master will personally get up and beat him myself…!”

Qiao Jiajin took a few seconds to react and remember where he was. He also coughed a few times and slowly said, “Tianqiu… Alright… Tianqiu, you’re not allowed to…”

After hearing this, Chu Tianqiu immediately sensed something was wrong. He raised his right hand, killing intent erupting from his entire body, and struck toward Qiao Jiajin’s throat.

But in the next second, his consciousness became hazy for half a second, and his body became uncontrollable. At this moment, it forcibly turned toward Chen Junnan’s direction, then suddenly charged toward the room where Chen Junnan was located.

Fortunately, Chu Tianqiu was rational enough. He immediately discovered something was wrong, and his advancing footsteps also stopped.

If he hadn’t stopped his footsteps immediately, he should have already been locked in the same room as Chen Junnan by now.

“Hehe…” Chen Junnan laughed from the other room. “This time, this master really bore Old Qiao’s death. Admit defeat, Little Chu.”

“…You’re not allowed to cheat.” Qiao Jiajin stammered out the latter half of the sentence.

As the words fell, a flash of brilliance passed, and points of starlight burst forth from Chu Tianqiu’s body.

When countless starlight settled, the atmosphere gradually became quiet.

“You do have some ability.” Chu Tianqiu clenched his fist, clearly feeling the “divine power” disappear.

“Little Chu… you still won’t admit defeat?” Chen Junnan shouted from the other room. “This master merely used a small scheme, and your ‘Echo’ has already been broken… hurry up and admit defeat!”

“I admit defeat?” Chu Tianqiu paused, then smiled. “Is it possible that the ones who lost their display screen are you, not me?”

“Uh…”

Only then did Chen Junnan realize that breaking Chu Tianqiu’s “Echo” only allowed the two of them to save their lives. It didn’t provide any substantial help to this match.

“I can only say you’re lucky.” Chu Tianqiu said. “After the effect of ‘Ten Thousand Laws Breaking’ passes, I’ll come again. Don’t forget that I also have ‘Ten Thousand Laws Breaking.’ As long as I can break Qiao Jiajin’s ability first, none of you will be able to stop me.”

“Damn it…” Chen Junnan said. “Little Chu, you’ve really gone mad. Isn’t this a word-spelling game? Is your tactic to massacre everyone here to achieve victory?”

“In a pure battle of wits, I might not be a match for Qi Xia,” Chu Tianqiu said. “But if we’re talking about ‘methods,’ I’m not necessarily inferior to him. As long as I can achieve victory, to me, they’re all means that can be used in this game.”

After Chu Tianqiu finished speaking, he looked at Han Yimo again. “When the time comes, even you will die. Be prepared.”

“Ah? Me?!”

Han Yimo felt his dao heart was somewhat shattered. He had worked diligently for Chu Tianqiu’s team for so long, even consecutively handing over two “characters,” only to end up being discarded after serving his purpose?

Seeing Chu Tianqiu turn and leave the “staging area,” Chen Junnan and Qiao Jiajin knew they had no way to stop him at this moment. They could only let him bypass the two of them and walk into the room where Wen Qiaoyun was located, closing the door.

“Qiaoyun…” Chu Tianqiu said. “I have an ominous premonition.”

“What’s wrong, Tianqiu…?” Wen Qiaoyun asked. “Hasn’t this plan proceeded very perfectly?”

“We have our plan, and Qi Xia should also have his own plan,” Chu Tianqiu said. “Just to be safe, you still need to consider what I told you last night.”

“Last night…” After hearing this, Wen Qiaoyun nodded with a complex expression. “You mean gambling with Earth-Dragon…?”

“That’s right.” Chu Tianqiu said. “No matter whether we show an obvious losing situation next, or I die, or the display screen is destroyed, as long as you can say that sentence, the game rules will change. That might be our only way to survive.”

“Alright… I… I understand.”

…

Qiao Jiajin dragged his exhausted body to stand up and limped to the room where Chen Junnan was located. Just one glance was enough to give him a big fright.

“Man! Brother Nan!” Qiao Jiajin hurried forward to help Chen Junnan up. “Who beat you into a pig head? Was it Tianqiu?”

“Uh…” Chen Junnan discovered this matter was really hard to explain. “Little Chu definitely couldn’t have beaten me like this… Rather than saying he did it, it’s more accurate to say you did it.”

“What?” Qiao Jiajin blinked. “Brother Nan, what nonsense are you talking about… how could I have beaten you like this?”

Chen Junnan was stunned for a moment. He felt he still couldn’t tell Qiao Jiajin that he had activated “Scapegoat,” otherwise with one sentence of “don’t cheat,” all these injuries would have to be returned intact.

“You’re right.” Chen Junnan shook his head. “Let’s just say Zhang Shan did it.”

“The big guy did it…?” Qiao Jiajin seemed to think of something. “Brother Nan, I was too absorbed in fighting with the big guy just now, so I didn’t notice. Were you also at the scene?”

“Uh… Old Qiao, just don’t ask too many questions,” Chen Junnan said. “If you ask too much, I’ll also be embarrassed.”

“Alright.” Qiao Jiajin smiled awkwardly. “Do I need to help you sit down for a bit? This looks like you fought with the big guy yourself. I’m completely refreshed now, not tired at all!”

“Damn it… you still have the nerve to say you’re not tired…” Chen Junnan said. “Quickly help this master go sit for a while… oh my, dizzy.”

“Okay, okay, hang in there, Brother Nan!!”

Qiao Jiajin hurriedly helped Chen Junnan back to the “staging area,” only to see Han Yimo standing there with a complex expression.

“Writer… what’s wrong with you?” Qiao Jiajin asked. “Why do you look like you’ve lost your soul?”

“I…” Han Yimo knew he hadn’t lost his soul, but rather lost his camp.

“Ah! I almost forgot!” Chen Junnan walked forward and patted Han Yimo on the shoulder. “Little Han, don’t overthink it. I suspect that was Chu Tianqiu’s final test for you just now. As long as you hold on this time, you’ll definitely succeed!”

“Really…?” Han Yimo asked with some uncertainty.

“Of course it’s real!” Chen Junnan said. “Think about it—if you were really on his side, why would he grab your throat? He was clearly testing whether you would waver! Little Han, you must stand firm!”

Han Yimo listened to Chen Junnan’s words, and the confusion in his heart grew even deeper.

Was he really being tested? Or had he truly been abandoned?

“Brother Nan is right,” Qiao Jiajin also chimed in. “Writer, don’t think too much. We’re all teammates here. Just do what you need to do!”

“I…” Han Yimo opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

At this moment, the three of them heard footsteps approaching from outside. Chen Junnan’s expression changed, and he hurriedly said, “Old Qiao, quick—help this master hide. If Little Chu comes back and sees me like this, he’ll definitely come over and finish me off!”

“Alright, alright!” Qiao Jiajin quickly helped Chen Junnan to a corner and positioned himself in front of him.

However, the person who entered wasn’t Chu Tianqiu, but rather Zhang Chenze, who looked somewhat anxious.

“Lawyer Zhang!” Qiao Jiajin was overjoyed. “You’re back!”

“Yes…” Zhang Chenze nodded, her expression somewhat grave. “Where’s Qi Xia? I have something important to tell him.”

“Brother Xia hasn’t returned yet,” Qiao Jiajin said. “What happened?”

Zhang Chenze hesitated for a moment, then said, “I just went to their display screen, but I couldn’t destroy it…”

“What?!” Chen Junnan stood up abruptly, ignoring the pain all over his body. “You couldn’t destroy it? How is that possible?!”

“Their display screen seems to have some kind of protection,” Zhang Chenze said. “I tried several times, but I couldn’t damage it at all. And… I was almost discovered by them.”

Chen Junnan’s face instantly turned pale. “This is bad… if we can’t destroy their display screen, then this game…”

“We’ll truly lose,” Zhang Chenze finished his sentence.