Traveling across the globe for the first time

Chapter 1078 Fishing in troubled waters
Zhang Haoran drew inspiration from the Human Emperor's reforms.

As long as this wisp of origin is placed within the Northern Empress's body, the life imprint can be prevented from dissipating. The key is to avoid any substantial contact with her, so as to prevent her from being tracked by the power of the rules again.

The reason for having the Northern Emperor do this was twofold: firstly, he needed to continue his erosion and couldn't afford to be distracted; secondly, he wanted the other party to experience the domineering power of the Deathly Silence.

The Northern Emperor immediately complied, using his spiritual power to envelop the wisp of origin and reintroducing it into the body of the Northern Empress.

hiss!
Bei Huang suddenly gasped, finally understanding why Zhang Haoran had asked him to do this.

The Northern Empress's body is now filled with the power of death. As soon as his spiritual power entered, it was immediately eroded and is rapidly declining at a speed of hundreds of hertz per second.

Fortunately, the power of deathly stillness was under Zhang Haoran's control, so the corrosive effect was not too great, and the loss was not to the upper limit of mental power.

However, that kind of pain was really hard to endure, like soaking an ordinary person in sulfuric acid. Even with the will of an emperor, he couldn't help but gasp for breath. No wonder the Northern Empress was in so much pain.

His external spiritual power was only being eroded, which was much better than the Northern Imperial Consort's condition.

When Zhang Haoran saw that the Northern Emperor was still holding on, he breathed a sigh of relief. At least the couple weren't completely useless.

If this fundamental source is functioning correctly, the rest will be much easier.

He only needs to maintain the Northern Empress's golden body and spiritual body from collapsing, and then use the power of deathly silence to completely erode them, and that will be the end of it.

Since there was no need to be cautious anymore, the action was very fast this time. About half an hour later, the Northern Empress's golden body and spiritual body were completely eroded by the power of death.

The real challenge is to extract the Northern Empress's soul and integrate it into the primordial essence; otherwise, the Northern Empress will be reincarnated, not resurrected.

He had been carefully controlling the power of deathly silence, not wanting to harm the other party's soul. Now, the spiritual body and golden body have been completely eroded, and the Northern Empress is in a state of suspended animation.

Extracting his soul is quite simple; all you need is a little soul power as a catalyst.

Zhang Haoran's brow bulged, revealing a glint of silver light.

A powerful force of will, mixed with a trace of soul power, surged into the Northern Empress's sea of ​​consciousness once again, drawing out her consciousness and soul together.

He shouted sternly, "Quickly! Reclaim that wisp of origin immediately. When you hear my command, unleash your mental power. I need to transfer her consciousness there."

The Northern Emperor dared not delay and immediately retrieved the wisp of pure essence from the Northern Empress's body.

Zhang Haoran increased his output again, and streams of dense deathly power surged in, rapidly corroding the opponent's life force. Only by truly dying once could the opponent be resurrected.

Click, click, click!
At the same time, jet-black cracks appeared on both the golden body and spiritual body of the Northern Empress.

Her plump body visibly shrank, gradually turning into a grayish-white dried corpse. If someone were to knock on it at this point, they would find that the dried corpse was extremely hard, and even divine artifacts would find it difficult to break through its defenses. This was the people of the dead.

If the opponent's soul were still intact, then with just this hard body, he could overpower the Northern Emperor.

At this moment, the Northern Emperor's gaze was filled with horror. He could sense that the Northern Empress had completely perished, or rather, that the original Northern Empress had perished, and all the karma on her body had been severed.

Even if the wisp of essence is used for resurrection, what appears will no longer be the Northern Imperial Consort, but a woman with the same personality and memories.

A flash of silver light appeared in Zhang Haoran's eyes as he scanned the mummified corpse. After confirming that all causal relationships had been severed, he waved his hand and stored the corpse into his system space.

A mummified corpse so thoroughly corroded by the power of death is very difficult to obtain.

Ordinary people wouldn't willingly cooperate with the invasion of the power of death; the pain is unbearable for most.

If he hadn't been helping the Northern Empress stabilize her condition, she would have perished long ago. If a corpse were to be further afflicted by the power of death, it would only turn into wisps of grayish-white cotton wool.

Only when a body is gradually eroded by the power of death over a long period of time, slowly dying, will a mummified corpse appear.

Therefore, apart from the City of Death, there is only this one mummified corpse, making it very significant.

Zhang Haoran shouted again, "Now! Release that source!"

The spiritual energy within the package immediately created an opening.

His eyes gleamed with silver light, and his powerful willpower transferred the entire consciousness and soul of the Northern Imperial Consort to him.

That wisp of origin immediately gained a bit more vitality and became more agile. Now, as long as enough life force and immortal matter are provided, the Northern Empress can be resurrected.

"We finally succeeded!"

Zhang Haoran let out a long sigh and said, "How to revive yourself is your problem from now on."

Oh, and I should remind you that it's best to prevent the resurrected Northern Empress from having any further contact with this scene.

The rules for clearing this level should not change. When you recreate this scene, another Northern Empress may appear. Be careful not to let the two resonate with each other.

Otherwise, I have no idea what might happen.

"Thank you for the reminder. I will certainly pay attention."

The Northern Emperor also realized the seriousness of the problem. Since he was guarding the pass, he would inevitably test those who tried to pass. The rules of the pass might not change, so there was a possibility that another Northern Emperor's Consort might appear.

It seems he needs to find a new home for the resurrected Northern Empress!

However, none of this concerned Zhang Haoran. He said with a serious expression, "There's something even more important!"

The Northern Emperor carefully protected that wisp of essence, listening intently...

He said with a serious expression, "Have you gathered the 300 life fish you promised to give me?"

The muscles on the Northern Emperor's face twitched involuntarily. They were just talking about the great matter of defying fate, how did it suddenly turn to the topic of rewards?

However, this matter is indeed the most important.

They clearly expended a lot of energy to save the Northern Princess. If he can't offer a corresponding reward, he might just turn on them.

Bei Huang said somewhat awkwardly, "Um... I'm sorry, we're still a few short."

As he said this, he felt ashamed. The other person had defied fate to save the Northern Empress, and even though there were several setbacks, they had successfully completed the task. But he, a dignified emperor, could not offer the corresponding reward, which was truly shameful.

The Northern Emperor said resolutely, "Give me another half hour, and I will definitely be able to make up the rest of the payment."

"If you're willing to wait a little longer, I can catch a few more Life Fish as interest."

He caught several fish in half an hour. He wasn't this efficient before, otherwise he wouldn't have only had so few living fish left.

But there was no way around it; being chased for debts was too unpleasant, especially since the debtor was someone he couldn't afford to offend. Actually, there were only a few left to catch. Catching life-giving fish is not only a skill but also depends on luck. If you're lucky, you can finish in two or three minutes; if you're unlucky, you might not catch even one in half an hour.

We need to wait for the life fish to swim to this gap, then open a small hole in the net of laws so that the fish can swim out on its own. If it doesn't swim this way, then there's nothing we can do.

Of course, this isn't entirely without a solution; once the Laws Network is damaged, it takes some time to recover.

If he's strong enough, he could easily break open a large hole and actively go into the lake to catch fish. He could easily catch dozens at a time, as there are plenty of healthy fish in there.

However, the punishment he would face would be quite severe, and he might not be able to withstand it.

If it were before the Northern Imperial Consort was cured, he might have been willing to take a chance, but now, to speed things up, he's risking his life—that's just not worth it.

Moreover, he has to make long-term plans and won't stop after stealing 300 life fish. The Northern Empress also needs life force to be resurrected.

If the other party is willing to wait, he really doesn't mind giving a few more.

Zhang Haoran didn't deliberately make things difficult for the other party, and said calmly, "Alright, I'll wait for you for half an hour. I've exhausted myself trying to save your wife, so I need to rest for a while and adjust my condition."

In fact, he was really exhausted. He had to control the erosion of the power of death and protect the Northern Empress from dying before she was completely eroded. It was quite mentally taxing.

He's so easy to talk to because he wants to see if there's anything he can gain from it.

The Northern Emperor immediately returned to his previous position and continued to steal the Life Fish, while also receiving the baptism of the Great Dao Thunder.

While resting, Zhang Haoran watched as the Northern Emperor stole the Life Fish.

Every time he captured one, he would be struck by lightning, and his aura would weaken.

The Northern Emperor was clearly very experienced, capturing only one animal at a time, and the longer the interval, the lighter the punishment.

Therefore, you cannot capture too many in a short period of time, otherwise it will attract the attention of the seed projection.

In the original novel, the projection of the Overlord Emperor stole a large amount of life force in one go in order to help Li Hansong forge the Jade Bone.

As a result, he was formatted by the seed projection and turned into a tool without memory or thought, only knowing how to fight.

The Northern Emperor clearly understood the situation perfectly. Even with the best opportunities, he wouldn't make consecutive moves. Just now, when several life fish swam over together, he waited until the ones in front had passed before catching the last one.

This risk was only taken to pay off debts. Normally, making a move every half hour is considered fast.

While observing the Northern Emperor's actions, Zhang Haoran carefully sensed the laws within the crack.

The reason why the life-bearing fish here can only be captured by projections is because they are closely related to the laws of this place, share the same origin, and can communicate with each other to a certain extent. That's why the punishment is so lenient.

If an outsider were to strike, it wouldn't just be a matter of getting struck by lightning and being done with it; they would be struck until they died!

Each time the Northern Emperor makes a move, he will only be countered by the portion of the laws he has broken. The reason why the Great Dao Thunder is becoming more and more powerful is because these laws are fluid and the intervals are too short. The laws that were previously triggered will also join the counterattack. If he can wait until the opponent is far away before making a move, the strength of the counterattack will decrease.

If an outsider steals the Life Fish, it will trigger the defense mechanism, and this vast network of laws will launch an attack. Moreover, the Great Dao Thunder has a tracking nature and will absolutely fight to the death.

After figuring out the underlying principles, he did not give up. The Great Dao Thunder was not omnipotent; there was always a way to deal with it.

He was very tempted by the massive number of life-giving fish in the crack; there were at least a thousand of them within his sight. "Why don't I try the Concealing Breath Technique? If it can't lock onto me, let's see where it can slash next."

Thinking of this, Zhang Haoran began to feel restless, but he was also afraid that if he really got entangled with the Great Dao Thunder, it would be a fight to the death, which would be very troublesome.

He glanced again at the Northern Emperor, whose hair had been turned into an afro, and cursed inwardly, "Damn it, why doesn't my system have Fang Ping's ability to change his aura?"

Otherwise, I'll mimic the aura of the Northern Emperor, make a hefty profit, then conceal my presence and let that old guy take the blame.

Of course, this is just wishful thinking. It's not his style to rip someone off after just completing a transaction.

If he could truly change his aura, he wouldn't mind using his identity as the Northern Emperor to capture the Life Fish.

Anyway, the laws here don't punish projections too severely; a beating is all it takes.

With the strength of his golden body, he could easily withstand it and even improve his cultivation progress of the Undying Body. He could punish the attacks of these projections, but they couldn't possibly reach the level of an emperor!

"Even if I can't change the aura, I still have ways. The Great Dao lightning of a small world, can it really kill me?"

Zhang Haoran had already made up his mind to pull off a big heist. If the Concealing Breath Technique didn't work, he could simply return to the Myriad Realms Tower.

I don't believe the Great Dao Thunder can actually chase it in. If it does, that would be a good thing. It would probably be sealed away by the Myriad Realms Tower, and I might even get some rewards.

Of course, such a good thing is unlikely to happen.

It's estimated that once he hides inside the Myriad Realms Building, the lightning outside will disappear because it can't find a target.

He felt somewhat unwilling to give up without giving it a try.

However, we cannot let this lead to the downfall of the Northern Emperor; some things must be clarified before we can take action.

So he got up and went to the other person's side, looked up at the crack in the air and asked, "If I take action, will you be implicated?"

At this moment, Zhang Haoran noticed a strange phenomenon: he and Bei Huang were standing side by side, practically touching.

However, all the lightning strikes hit the other party, and he was completely unaffected.

As an ancient being who had lived for tens of thousands of years, the Northern Emperor naturally understood his thoughts.

To be honest, anyone who sees the massive number of living fish inside the crack would be envious.

So he immediately warned, "We projections are part of this world. At most, the life-stealing fish will only get slashed a few times." The warning was mostly a warning.

"You are an outsider; any move you make will be a provocation, and the Great Dao's thunder will fight to the death."

Zhang Haoran stared intently at the life fish and said calmly, "I think these Great Dao lightning bolts all seem to have a specific target."

In other words, you shouldn't be implicated in what I did, right?

After this period of contact, the Northern Emperor had come to understand his personality. These geniuses were all very proud, and they would never be satisfied without a test. Perhaps in the other party's eyes, this was an opportunity!

Knowing he couldn't dissuade him, the Northern Emperor reminded him, "If you only steal a small portion and have a way to evade the Great Dao's lightning punishment, then my problem is not significant."

However, if you capture too many and attract the attention of the seed projection, and if the culprit cannot be found, I, the Emperor, will also suffer, since I was the one who opened this rift.”

(End of this chapter)