# Chapter 1396: Point General Battle, Cruel Rules
The Covenant of the Emperors had never had fixed rules; the rules were set by people, requiring only the agreement of most emperors. This time, the one setting the rules was Emperor Qi.
When the second round ended, Emperor Qi looked at the remaining powerful lineup of seven to eight hundred people, his eyes gradually sharpening. After this second round, many factions had fought with fiery anger. His Qi family, the Sikong family, the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress, and the opposing forces of Heavenly Terrace, the Wen family, and the Demon Emperor Hall were exactly like this—a storm of blood and slaughter.
"Since the disciples of the emperors are fighting with increasing courage and seem unsatisfied, why don't we make things more exciting? What do you think?" Emperor Qi's gaze swept over the crowd, his eyes sharp.
The emperors could feel the edge in Emperor Qi's eyes at this moment. It seemed Emperor Qi wanted to reveal his own prominence—the prominence of the Qi family.
"Just state the rules directly!" Emperor Wen said coldly. If anyone hated Emperor Qi the most, it would be none other than Emperor Wen of the Wen family and Emperor Yu. Ever since returning from Snow Moon, when Emperor Qi and Emperor Sikong had joined forces to ambush and kill Emperor Wen, how could this matter be dropped? He had always kept it in his heart. Therefore, when Emperor Yu proposed an alliance, he agreed very readily, because he also needed to borrow the power of Heavenly Terrace.
"Point General Battle!" Emperor Qi scanned the crowd and said coldly, "Among those who have reached this round, there are very few low-rank Venerables. But even low-rank Venerables can possess extremely powerful combat strength—for example, Mu Feng of Heavenly Terrace. Therefore, the low-rank Venerables and mid-rank Venerables among us can actually be classified as one category. No one objects, right?"
"Hmph!" Lin Feng sneered in his heart. This Emperor Qi was actually using him as an example. Indeed, for him, the term "low-rank" clearly had nothing to do with his combat strength; he was no different from a mid-rank Venerable.
The emperors were silent, which was equivalent to tacitly agreeing with Emperor Qi's words. They didn't know what kind of battle rules his so-called "Point General Battle" would entail.
"But high-rank Venerables are different. High-rank Venerables have stepped into another level. Venerable Martial Eighth Layer and Venerable Martial Ninth Layer Sovereign Lords have too great an advantage when facing low-rank Venerables or those at Venerable Martial Fourth and Fifth Layers. Grouping them together is inherently inappropriate. Therefore, for the third round of the Covenant of the Emperors, just like the first round, everyone will be divided into two major levels: low-rank and mid-rank Venerables in one category, and Sovereign Lords in another category, fighting separately. No objections from the emperors, right?"
Emperor Qi asked the crowd. Naturally, all the emperors agreed with this point. Every faction's Martial Emperor had beloved disciples who were at the mid-rank Venerable Martial realm. How could they bear to let them fight against Sovereign Lords? Emperor Qi himself didn't dare, which was why he set this rule. Otherwise, if his own son faced someone else's too-powerful Sovereign Lord, he would be killed as well.
"Next, let me explain the Point General rules. One-on-one battles. Sovereign Lords can only challenge Sovereign Lords; the rest can challenge anyone. If you are challenged, you must fight. You cannot directly forfeit; you must step onto the battle platform. Death, or touching the ground, counts as defeat. Everyone is the same; each person has one chance to challenge. One battle eliminates one person, until the last two hundred people remain, ending this round. What do you all think?"
Emperor Qi's voice still carried a sharp edge, every word revealing a forceful style. Point General—if you are challenged, you must fight. Even forfeiting is not allowed; you must step onto the battle platform.
"It feels like these rules are aimed at taking Mu Feng's life!" Many people had this thought. Mu Feng had thoroughly enraged Emperor Qi in the second round. Emperor Qi had already restrained himself by not grouping Sovereign Lords with the others, because he was also afraid—what if Hou Qinglin challenged Qi Qianxing? So he separated the Sovereign Lords into another level.
And among the mid-rank and low-rank Venerables, the Qi family, the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress, and the Sikong family had so many strong experts. They weren't afraid they couldn't kill a single Mu Feng. Rotating battles would wear him to death. If Mu Feng was challenged, he had to fight. And he, Mu Feng, only had one chance to challenge, only able to choose one person.
Moreover, Heavenly Terrace's numbers were already at a disadvantage. In this Point General battle, factions with more people would have the advantage.
"Hmph!" Lin Feng sneered coldly. This Emperor Qi wanted to play him to death, did he?
"Challenge me. No matter how many challenge me, I'll take them all!" A cold gleam flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. With the Sovereign Lords isolated, would he be afraid of being challenged? He knew that the Qi family, the Sikong family, and the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress all had very formidable mid-rank Venerables. Among the nine ace figures of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress, six were mid-rank Venerables. Each faction was powerful. The one who fought Meng Qing in the first round could only be considered at the bottom.
"The Point General battle is fine. But what about the order? How will the challenges proceed?" Emperor Wen asked again. He didn't oppose the Point General battle. Clearly, he was also confident in the strength of the younger generation of the Wen family. Just Wen Tiange and Wen Aoxue were very formidable, both with Sovereign Lord combat strength. There were also many other mid-rank Venerable Martial experts, each with Sovereign Lord combat power. Why would they be afraid of a Point General battle?
At this moment, Emperor Wen actually hoped that Lin Feng would be strong enough. Although anyone could challenge Lin Feng, as long as Lin Feng was strong enough, he could kill anyone who challenged him, eliminating them all. This way, the pressure on his Wen family would be much lighter, allowing them to handle things with ease. Now, it was three factions against three factions—a game of six Martial Emperor factions.
"Since my Qi family is the host, we'll cast a brick to attract jade. We'll rotate by the four cardinal directions—east, south, west, north—and challenge in sequence. Of course, each round, one faction can only send out one person. After one full round, the second person will challenge." Emperor Qi said calmly. Rotating by the four cardinal directions, his Qi family went first. Heavenly Terrace, located in the northern wasteland, was in the north, placed last.
"Casting a brick to attract jade"—that sounded nice. But with each round, each faction could only send one person, then the next faction. This way, there wouldn't be a situation where the same faction continuously sent people to wear down others. Who went first and who went last didn't seem like a big problem. However, Heavenly Terrace seemed to be at a disadvantage. As the last faction to challenge, they feared that some people might not even get a chance to challenge before being killed. Emperor Qi's rules subtly put Heavenly Terrace at the greatest disadvantage.
But the Qi family stood in the eastern position, and Heavenly Terrace was at the northernmost position. Emperor Qi's arrangement made it hard to find a flaw.
"Very good rules." Emperor Sikong was of one mind with Emperor Qi, so naturally he had no objections. Then the other emperors expressed their opinions one by one. Most agreed. This round's battle would be even more brutal than the last. In a Point General battle, there was no escape. If someone wanted to target you, they would challenge you and kill you.
"Agreed!" Emperor Yu remained very calm. A Point General battle, then. The people of Heavenly Terrace were not cultivators raised in a greenhouse. They had all experienced various brutal slaughters. No matter how cruel the game rules, they were fair to everyone. Without experiencing such cruelty, one could not achieve ultimate glory. He would never forget how he and Emperor Stone had crawled out from among the bones to achieve their current accomplishments.
Since Emperor Yu had no objections, the rules for the third round were set. Point General battle, until only the last two hundred people remained. This would be a very prolonged battle. One battle eliminated one person. With seven to eight hundred people now, it would take three to four hundred battles to eliminate half, then nearly two hundred more battles to eliminate another half, reaching two hundred people. This meant a total of five to six hundred battles would be fought, and each person would only have about two chances to challenge.
"Since all the emperors agree, let my Qi family begin. First battle, Qi Xiao, go." Emperor Qi said to a person behind him. That person nodded slightly, stepped forward, and ascended the battle platform, causing everyone's eyes to focus. For the first battle, the person Emperor Qi chose to send out was a powerful Sovereign Lord, at the Venerable Martial Eighth Layer. The crowd had watched his battle before; his Void Step had reached an extremely formidable level, and his strength was very terrifying.
They didn't expect Emperor Qi's first choice to be such a strong expert.
"Let's see who he's targeting!" Everyone thought to themselves. Qi Xiao's gaze instantly fell on the direction where the Heavenly Terrace crowd was. His finger pointed at a Sovereign Lord of Heavenly Terrace, and he said coldly, "Come out and die!"
That Heavenly Terrace Sovereign Lord's expression was ugly. His cultivation was at the Venerable Martial Seventh Layer, specializing in Gold Essence and Earth Essence, focusing on offense. His attack power was very strong. But he knew that facing that person from the Qi family, he was at a disadvantage in his area of expertise. The other party's Void Step was superb, while he focused on offense. If he couldn't hit his opponent, how could he fight? Moreover, he knew there was a gap in strength between them.
But even if he was outmatched, he still had to fight. With a step, that Heavenly Terrace Sovereign Lord ascended the battle platform.
"Chi, chi, chi..." The moment he stepped onto the platform, the battle began by default. Suddenly, a terrifying spatial storm appeared in the void. Then, that person's body seemed to turn into multiple afterimages, with Qi Xiao's figures everywhere, sealing off the void.
"Fight your way out, get off the platform!" A sharp glint flashed in his eyes. In an instant, he was enveloped by the spatial storm.
"Break!" He roared angrily. The sharpness of Gold, the heaviness of Earth—his body seemed to don golden and earthy yellow armor, transforming into a terrifyingly huge axe that wanted to split the void.
"Rustle!" A terrifying spatial scroll appeared above him. Countless void threads descended from above, thousands upon thousands, firmly binding his body there.
"Void Storm, Absolute Crush!" Qi Xiao shouted coldly. The void erupted in chaos, tearing apart the power of Gold Essence and Earth Essence, slicing through the body of the Heavenly Terrace expert.
"It's over!" The Heavenly Terrace crowd's expressions stiffened, very ugly. This Qi Xiao was one of the strongest few of the Qi family. The strongest Void Storm of the Martial Emperor bloodline was unleashed simultaneously. The Heavenly Terrace Sovereign Lord could only be crushed, unable to resist the other's power.
"Roar!" A sky-shaking furious roar rolled out. Bloodline and martial soul were released together, but it was useless. There was still a gap in strength between the two sides. That Qi family member's combat power was at the Venerable Martial Ninth Layer level, very terrifying. That Heavenly Terrace Sovereign Lord was already strong enough to break through the first round and achieve a hundred victories. But in this round, he was still torn apart and died at the hands of his opponent.
The Qi family, in the first battle of the Point General, had given Heavenly Terrace a show of force.
"Huff..." The people of Heavenly Terrace exhaled. Cruel—this was the cruelty of the martial path. The strong preyed on the weak. They watched their own fellow disciples die before their eyes. If they were weak, this could also be their fate.
Lin Feng's eyes were as black as ink, ice-cold and boundless, but his aura was calm. He had gradually adapted to this cruel law. What he had to do was kill more people of the Qi family and take revenge!
PS: If any brothers still have guaranteed flowers, please throw them to Wuhen. We're being left behind, damn!