When they heard Chen Lingkong announce the rules for the 2nd round, it wasn’t just Wu Xuechan and Tang Xian who felt furious, even the clansmen of the Chen Clan felt slight disbelief.

Earlier, they were guessing that Chen Lingkong would definitely not adopt a similar rule to the 1st round. After all, any one of the three of them could defeat Chen Xi with ease.

So, it would be going too far if a similar rule were to be utilized during the 2nd round.

But no one had imagined that while Chen Lingkong didn’t do that, he’d announced a rule that was even harsher than the rule during the 1st round!

A battle royal amongst the four of them? Doesn’t that mean Chen Daoyuan, Chen Xiaoyun, and Chen Qiushui will join forces against Chen Xi?

Isn’t that a little too absurd?

Of course, those clansmen of the Chen Clan wouldn’t speak out on Chen Xi’s behalf, but it didn’t represent that they could accept such a rule.

“Supreme Elder… seems to think too highly of that fellow. Asking Chen Daoyuan and the others to join forces against him is simply like asking three divine hawks to annihilate an ant. Isn’t that overkill?”

“Why has he done that? Could it be that the Supreme Elder thinks any one of them wouldn’t be able to crush Chen Xi, so he made such a rule?”

“Perhaps the...