Traveling across the globe for the first time

Chapter 1079 Water Power Emperor
The Northern Emperor explained it very clearly: the strike of the Great Dao Thunder is a mechanical action; once the target is lost, the punishment ends.

However, the seed projection is intelligent, and if it is disturbed, it will hold him accountable.

Zhang Haoran felt that this made sense. Seed projections are not like those unconscious laws of nature, so they can naturally calculate the cause and effect.

As long as it wouldn't implicate the Northern Emperor, he wasn't afraid of anything. He asked again, "Then how many life fish do you think I need to steal without alerting the seed projection?"

The Northern Emperor felt that the other party had just saved the Northern Empress, which was a favor to him, so he advised again: "The tracking ability of the Great Dao Thunder is quite powerful. Ordinary methods are simply useless. If you really need the Life Fish, you can wait here for a while, and I will catch it for you. There is no need to take the risk."

Zhang Haoran chuckled and said, "Hehe, I appreciate your kindness."

But with your abilities, how many more can you catch?

I see that your condition is getting worse and worse, and I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on for much longer.

I either don't do it at all, or I do it big. Just tell me how many you can catch at once, as long as it doesn't disturb the seed.

Don't worry, I won't let you help for nothing. You get what you have now, and I don't want the remaining life-giving fish; consider it compensation for creating this opportunity.

Upon hearing this, the Northern Emperor was overjoyed. Because of the high frequency of his captures this time, he had indeed been severely injured. If it happened a few more times, he would need a long time to recover and would not be able to revive the Northern Empress. He was naturally happy that the other party could forgive his debt.

At this moment, the Northern Emperor stopped worrying. He felt that the other party must have a way to avoid the Great Dao Thunder, otherwise no one would seek death. So he reminded him, "One hundred, absolutely no more."

You'd better only capture ninety-nine; capturing more than a hundred will definitely alert the seed's projection.

Zhang Haoran nodded and said, "Okay! You should go hide somewhere first. Like you said, I'm provoking you this time. The Great Dao Thunder won't be so gentle this time. It might just cleave a whole bunch of people in one go."

If you don't want to die, stay away from me.

The Northern Emperor flashed to the other side of the palace. Fortunately, the passage he had opened earlier was in a corner, and the diagonal distance was now nearly a hundred meters, so he should not be affected.

This time, Zhang Haoran did not use his qi and blood. A ball of black light appeared in his hand. He planned to use the power of deathly stillness to break the net of laws, which would buy him more time.

He discovered that these high-level energies were very useful in the Hengsha World. Since the power of deathly silence could sever the cause and effect on the Northern Empress, it could naturally also destroy the laws here. Moreover, the network of laws destroyed by it was not easy to restore.

Just then, a group of life-giving fish swam over. There were hundreds of them at a glance, but they were a bit far away, thousands of meters away from the crack. According to Bei Huang's experience, this kind of fish should not be caught.

Because before you can bring the life fish out, the net of laws will be repaired, and you won't get anything and will get beaten up for nothing.

However, this was an opportunity for Zhang Haoran. He wasn't there to fish, but to rob openly.

next moment.

A burst of black light erupted, and a deathly power surged into the passage, corroding a large hole in the net of laws.

He laughed excitedly, "Haha! We're going to make a fortune!"

The spiritual energy transformed into a giant hand that reached into the crack and grabbed at the school of fish. The life fish only had the shape of fish, but no intelligence. They could not sense the danger and would not run away, so they were easily enveloped.

The Law Net, corroded by the power of death, is recovering very slowly, and has only recovered a little bit so far. However, the Law Power in a large area around it has begun to surge violently, and terrifying auras are emanating from the gap.

In fact, Zhang Haoran had plenty of time to take all the life fish away, but he couldn't do that now. Otherwise, if the Northern Emperor suffered, he would also be in trouble. After all, the debt hadn't been settled yet, and he still needed to learn the Southern Emperor's Return to Origin Technique. He couldn't afford to lose sight of the bigger picture.

He comforted himself, "Forget it, once I subdue the seed projection, these life fish will all be mine. There's no need to rush."

He didn't need to bring these living fish out of the gap; with a thought, he could do it.

Swish!
A flash of white light appeared, and ninety-nine life fish were put into the system space. The giant hand immediately disappeared, and the remaining life fish continued to swim.

Although these were less than a hundred life-saving fish, which was only a third of the Northern Emperor's reward, the feeling of snatching them was different. Grabbing a handful and leaving felt incredibly satisfying.

The moment the life-giving fish disappeared, a large amount of power of law began to converge at the gap.

Zhang Haoran activated the Concealing Breath Technique with all his might, covering his body with another layer of deathly stillness power.

Just as the Northern Emperor said, this time it wasn't stealing, but outright robbery. The law's counterattack was extremely fierce, coming straight at the head with overwhelming force.

"Boom!"

A muffled thunderclap suddenly sounded in the sky. The passage that the Northern Emperor had opened earlier was only a few meters wide, but now it was expanded tenfold, and a lightning bolt tens of meters thick slammed down.

At this moment, Zhang Haoran realized that the Concealing Breath Technique was completely useless against the Great Dao Thunder. The other party did not need to capture the aura at all and directly unleashed a thunderous attack.

On the contrary, the power of deathly silence was quite impressive, blocking the Great Dao Thunder from the outside, but it couldn't hold out for long.

This law of lightning and the power of the world are similar in their effects. The power of death is being constantly destroyed, or rather neutralized. The lightning is disappearing along with the power of death.

He also saw the silkworm in the depths of the ocean of life, wriggle slightly.

It seems that the Northern Emperor's estimate was accurate. Stealing ninety-nine life fish did not alert the seed's projection; it is now merely acting on instinct.

This is easy to handle!
Taking advantage of the lightning obscuring his vision, Zhang Haoran returned to the Myriad Realms Tower with a thought.

As soon as he stood still, he drew a circle with his left hand, and a transparent screen appeared in front of him, displaying the outside world. He hadn't used this surveillance function for a long time, mainly because it wasn't necessary; ordinary enemies were no longer worth his secret observation.

This time, he wasn't trying to observe the Great Dao Thunder. This kind of monitoring function can only present images; it can't sense the aura of the laws, so it's impossible to comprehend anything from it.

Besides, he had already felt the intensity of the Great Dao Thunder, which was about the level of the initial stage of Breaking the Ninth Stage. If he wasn't afraid of being marked, he could have chosen to withstand it head-on.

This time when I returned to the Myriad Realms Tower, I didn't even leave behind my fake body, because the aura of the fake body was exactly the same as that of the real body. If the Great Dao Thunder could detect the aura, it might cause trouble again in the future.

The reason he wanted to observe the outside world was that he didn't want the Northern Emperor to know that he had left.

"Boom!"

Bolts of lightning raged wildly.

As expected, this time the seed projection was not alerted, and the Great Dao Thunder has no intelligence.

After a burst of thunder, a peculiar fluctuation swept across the entire hall. The murderer was not found, and the giant pillar formed by the thunder of the Great Dao began to slowly dissipate, presumably because it thought he had been struck dead.

Just as the lightning was about to disappear, Zhang Haoran returned to the main hall and even purchased a 10-second aura shield from the Myriad Realms Tower.

So what the Northern Emperor saw was that when the Great Dao Thunder struck, a layer of deathly power covered his body, and he remained unmoved under the raging thunder.

What he found even more unbelievable was that the Great Dao Thunder only raged for a few minutes before stopping. Could it be that it was bullying the weak and fearing the strong, giving up because it felt it couldn't do anything to the opponent?

As the lightning dissipated, he saw Zhang Haoran standing there unharmed.

The Northern Emperor, being an old fox, immediately noticed the difference. Aside from being able to see the other party with his naked eye, he couldn't sense any aura whatsoever. He thought he had uncovered the truth: the other party dared to act so recklessly because they possessed a method to conceal their presence.

Actually, when Zhang Haoran used the Concealing Breath Technique before, he couldn't sense any aura either, after all, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great.

The lightning dissipated, and the cracks in the sky began to heal.

Zhang Haoran smiled and extended his hand, saying, "It's a pleasure to cooperate. Give me the remaining life fish, then open the spatial passage. Don't forget to locate the level where the Southern Emperor is."

Without saying a word, the Northern Emperor waved his hand, and 298 life fish flew over, along with a jade pendant. He bowed solemnly and said, "Thank you for your help, Sword Master. I still need to make some arrangements here and cannot leave for the time being, so I will not see you off."

You need to leave this scene first, crush the jade pendant, and you can open the teleportation channel. I have already set the coordinates.

However, there is something I must clarify first: I have indeed located the Southern Emperor Pass, but I cannot guarantee that you will be able to reach it smoothly.

"After all, this passage wasn't opened by my own hand. It can't trap the Dao Tree, nor can it contend with the laws of the Southern Emperor. If any unexpected situations arise, you'll need to find a solution yourself."

Zhang Haoran nodded. This was something that had been agreed upon beforehand, so he naturally wouldn't hold it against him.

He reached out and took the life fish and jade pendant, saying nonchalantly, "As long as your location is correct, it's fine."

Dao Shu!

"Heh! Even if you gave him the guts, he wouldn't dare interfere with my teleportation anymore."

As for the Southern Emperor, he was even less worried, as the other party was probably only able to act on instinct right now.

Zhang Haoran did some mental calculations: the War Emperor gave him 230 Life Fish, he exchanged them for 300 from the Spirit Emperor, the Northern Emperor gave him 298, and he had just snatched 99 more.

There are a total of 927 life fish, and each life fish is equivalent to the entire life force of a saint. In addition, he also has nearly 300 drops of life jade liquid. So much life force is more than enough to forge the jade bone.

Even if one forges the jade bones twice, like the Overlord Emperor, that should be enough.

Thinking of this, he was immediately in a good mood and waved his hand, saying, "I'm leaving! You should hurry up and revive the Northern Empress! She doesn't have a body to rely on right now. If too much time passes, her consciousness may fall into a deep sleep, and it will be troublesome to wake her up then."

The Northern Empress's consciousness and soul are now residing in that wisp of origin, but a single wisp of origin cannot provide much energy, so over time, it will naturally fall into a dormant state.

This was originally a transaction, so offering a reminder is more than enough.

Zhang Haoran turned and walked out of the main hall. Having been in and out several times, he had long since figured out the pattern. Leaving through the main gate would not affect anything in the scene, and he could also return to the main hall.

With a whoosh, a white light flashed and he returned to the bronze hall. This time, the Northern Emperor did not come out with him; he was alone.

He adjusted his state slightly and immediately crushed the jade pendant.

boom!
The space ahead broke open, revealing a passage.

A smile played on Zhang Haoran's lips as he strolled inside with an air of nonchalance.

"Hehe! How will Daoshu choose this time?"
Continue to cause trouble?

"Then I wouldn't mind having another root for my collection; it's a top-grade material with excellent spatial properties."

As soon as he entered the passage, he looked up and gazed outwards. His eyes turned silver, and sure enough, he saw the roots of the Dao Tree again.

The root seemed very scared, trembling constantly, but the root had already merged with the passage. When the root trembled, the passage also shook.

Zhang Haoran could sense that the transmission was not interfered with; it was just a simple vibration.

However, he still frowned and threatened, "You still dare to cause trouble? I think you never learn your lesson!"

"Don't you want this root anymore?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the passage stopped shaking immediately. The roots of the Dao Tree lay there obediently, motionless, but gave the impression that they were trembling.

"You're smart enough to let bygones be bygones. I won't hold what happened before against you."

If you behave and don't cause trouble, I can withdraw my sword intent when we meet. If you work hard, there's still hope that your martial arts realm can be restored.

Hongkun was almost crippled by me before, but he recovered his martial arts realm through a sudden enlightenment. You can try it too.

Of course, that's on the condition that I withdraw my sword intent first.

The carrot and stick approach is always the best method. He used the Immortal Sword Soul in a fit of anger before, which probably hurt the Dao Tree quite a bit, otherwise he wouldn't be so obedient this time.

To be honest, he still didn't want the Dao Tree to be ruined. If it could prove its Dao, it would be a royal-level demonic plant, and its value would skyrocket. Both its life essence and energy fruit would be more valuable.

Most importantly, he was confident that he could subdue the Dao Tree.

Zhang Haoran took a step forward, and a pulling force came from him. The surrounding scenery rushed past, and the teleportation began.

The roots of the Dao Tree remained motionless, not because it didn't want to retract them, but because it couldn't. These roots had been entwined around the passage for tens of thousands of years and had long since become one, so it was impossible to separate them anytime soon.

This might be what they call being trapped by one's own actions.

Without interference, the transmission proceeded smoothly.

Swish!
A flash of white light appeared, and Zhang Haoran arrived in front of a huge palace. Before he could see his surroundings clearly, he heard a bull's roar.

Moo!
The sound wasn't loud, but it appeared very abruptly.

"Damn, you scared the hell out of me! What are you yelling about for no reason?"

He turned his head and saw a blue ox not far away, getting up and looking at him warily.

Moo!
The blue ox let out another low growl.

"Hydraulic power?"

Zhang Haoran noticed that the Water Conservancy Emperor's eyes didn't hold much wisdom; he just stared at him warily, occasionally letting out a shout.

"Silly cow!"

"You're so stupid, no wonder you dragged down the intelligence of the Southern Emperor's projection too!"

"Don't you even know what kind of strength I have? You're just making a scene, aren't you? Aren't you just asking for trouble?"

(End of this chapter)