Chapter 814: Little Jian's Breakdown

Control room.

Chen Ling looked at the two who had completely broken up in the mirror, gently rubbing his chin like a director examining his work, looking very satisfied.

Tu Tian and Fu Di were both Tier 5 and represented extreme power. If they weren't divided, the lethality of their combined forces would probably be unstoppable. If they both left the Dark Palace, they might really snatch two [Heaven-Reaching Star Positions]... It's just a pity they met Director Chen.

The weakness of the Qiankun Twins was that they had been protected too well by the Twist-Dragon Warriors, and their character had significant flaws. Playing with human hearts was precisely Chen Ling's specialty.

One Heart Python and a few lines of rules caused the famous Qiankun Twins' Dao hearts to collapse and turn against each other.

In fact, Chen Ling didn't deliberately manipulate their emotions. He just released the dark side that was already hidden in these people's hearts, combined with the appropriate environment, lighting, and rhythm... Whether it was the jealousy in those people's hearts or Fu Di's contempt for Tu Tian hidden in the deepest part of his heart, they were all already there.

Tu Tian was relatively emotional, while Fu Di carried arrogance within his rationality. Fu Di was already annoyed by being betrayed by the woman he treated as a plaything, and just happened to see Tu Tian finding true love and walking forward leaning on the girl, which naturally increased the戾气 in his heart. Possessing arrogance and a desire for control, he couldn't accept Tu Tian being better than him, which led to him forcing Tu Tian to kill.

And in this process, the only thing Chen Ling did was use the Heart Python to catalyze the violence in Fu Di's heart, making the conflict sharper and more intense!

Seeing the Qiankun Twins in the mirror completely turning their blades against each other in a life-and-death struggle, Chen Ling knew they were finished.

"That's about it."

Chen Ling turned his gaze to the other palaces. Except for the Qiankun Twins' route, the other routes had basically advanced to the final obstacle. But without Chen Ling's "black-box operations," the other routes had an average of three survivors.

At this rate, the route where the Qiankun Twins were might really be the first to reach the [Privilege], and regardless of which of the two took the stone ball, they could leave the Dark Palace before the others arrived...

"It's time to speed up everyone's progress..." Chen Ling pondered for a moment and pressed a button on the control panel,

"Open the door, release Little Jian."

……

Deep in the Dark Palace.

In a narrow, enclosed space.

"Obstacle 1:"

"Roll a '6' twice in a row with the dice to open the door."

A simple sign hung in the air. Before the heavy door, Jian Changsheng's eyes were bloodshot, shaking a black cup containing dice frantically, shaking his head like he was performing a ritual.

"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, I'll definitely succeed this time..."

"Definitely succeed, definitely succeed..."

“6！6！6！”

"Open!"

Snap—!!

As Jian Changsheng slammed the black cup upside down on the ground and lifted it, a die stopped quietly on the ground.

【1】。

"Screw you!!!" Jian Changsheng angrily threw the cup aside, cursing,

"Well played, Heart! So you're calculating against me like this, huh?!"

"Do you think I'm very strong now, and you're afraid I'll snatch your [Heaven-Reaching Star Position], so you're using such despicable means to trap me?!"

"You could have just let me fight someone! But rolling dice... who the hell are you insulting?!"

"I'm so pissed, I'm so pissed!!"

It wasn't just Tu Tian whose Dao heart collapsed in the Dark Palace; Little Jian's did too.

Ever since he was tricked by Chen Ling into falling into the Dark Palace, Jian Changsheng had been trapped in this small space. Since passing this obstacle didn't require killing anyone and relied purely on luck, Chen Ling felt it was too simple and just hid it... But it was perfect for trapping Little Jian.

Jian Changsheng had been trapped here for several hours, had broken eight dice, and still hadn't managed to roll two consecutive "6"s... He had barely even rolled a single "6"!

Jian Changsheng even felt that he probably wouldn't be able to get out for the rest of his life.

Just as he sat down to rest in a fit of rage, the door in front of him opened automatically with a low hum, and a deep passage led to who knows where.

Jian Changsheng's eyes lit up. Just as he was about to get up and leave this ghost place, he suddenly seemed to realize something and withdrew his step... He snorted coldly, looked up at the void above, and said:

"Well played, Heart. What? You let me stay here, so I stay here, and you let me go, so I go?"

"I'm not your puppet! This time I'm just not going, what can you do about it?"

Jian Changsheng knew Chen Ling must be able to see him, so he just sat cross-legged on the spot, looking like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Crack—

The dead-silent space received no response. Just as Jian Changsheng felt he had finally been tough for once, the floor beneath him suddenly opened, and he plummeted into the darkness amidst screams and curses.

……

Heart 7 and Plum Blossom 7 walked side-by-side in the corridor.

Having passed two obstacles in a row, the other participants on this path had basically all died, while the two of them, relying on the beggar's divination, successfully avoided all the fatal parts and, with Plum Blossom 7's combat power, fought their way to the present.

But even so, both of them were more or less injured, looking disheveled and haggard compared to before they entered the Dark Palace.

"Something's wrong... This 'Dark Palace' is really wrong."

The beggar felt it was getting stranger the further they walked, and couldn't help but speak, "These obstacles, one is more inhumane than the last. It really doesn't feel like it's meant to give anyone a way out... There's still some time before the final battle, so there's no need to start clearing the field so early, right?"

"...It is a bit strange." Plum Blossom 7 was lost in thought.

"If I'd known, I wouldn't have come to join the fun in this Dark Palace. Are we really going to fall here?"

"Hard to say, there's still one obstacle ahead. I'm afraid it's also going to be dangerous."

"It's killing me... I finally managed to sneak in, if I get brushed out this early, I'll be laughed at by other society members for the rest of my life!" The beggar seemed to have already imagined the scene of meeting those guys next time, especially Heart 9. That guy's ability to mock people was definitely top-notch, and his face turned ugly instantly.

"What about the others who sneaked in?"

"Don't know... The Old District is too big, we haven't met them yet."

"Fine."

Just as the two were talking, the passage in front of them suddenly seemed to come alive, beginning to shift in another direction. The two immediately stopped and observed their surroundings vigilantly.

A roaring sound like train tracks intersecting came from ahead. After looking at each other, the two walked forward a few more steps, arriving at a spacious underground space.