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Zhang Haoran knew that the Overlord Emperor was deliberately trying to give him benefits. He could tell from the previous battle that when fighting at the same level, the two were evenly matched.

Even if he restricts the output of Qi and blood, and further enhances the strength of the Overlord Emperor, it will not be a matter of determining the winner in a short time.

Besides, even if he really loses, it doesn't matter.

According to the rules here, you can continue to try after failing, and you can only pass the level if you succeed.

In other words, as long as he is not afraid of getting beaten up, he can get enough life fish from the other party.

As the gatekeeper, the Overlord Emperor could indeed obtain some Life Fish, but there was a price to pay. He had witnessed the process of the Northern Emperor obtaining Life Fish very clearly. Every time he stole a Life Fish, he would be struck by the Great Dao Thunder.

Unlike other emperors, the Overlord Emperor is not as calculating. Perhaps he didn't have much savings in the past, and the life fish he promises now are probably just temporarily drawn, which will draw even harsher criticism.

Judging from the current situation, Zhang Haoran's life force reserves are indeed somewhat insufficient, but he doesn't want to incur more favors because of this.

This isn't being pretentious; it's just that I'm afraid the Tyrant Emperor might be too stubborn and fight the Great Dao Thunder to the death. What if he extracts too much life force and gets formatted by the seed?
Li Hansong hasn't arrived yet. If Batiandi is formatted at this time, it would be equivalent to cutting off his chance.

Besides, if a heartless Overlord Emperor were guarding the gate, how would Fang Ping and Cang Mao possibly pass? Deception is useless against a projection that only has fighting instincts.

Sensing the sincerity of the Overlord Emperor, Zhang Haoran chuckled and shook his head, saying, "I appreciate your kindness, senior."

I can grant your request, but forget about the bet; I don't lack vitality.

He made up his mind to be ruthless during the fight and make sure to take some parts off his opponent.

Through treating the Northern Empress, he has come to understand that every part of the human body contains an essence, more or less. As long as there is even a trace of that essence, he is confident that he can restore the Heavenly Emperor's intelligence.

Upon hearing his refusal, the Overlord Emperor angrily retorted, "What do you mean by that? I asked you to agree, but you refuse to accept the bet. Are you looking down on me?"

Do you think I can't offer many live fish, so you look down on me?
Let me tell you, I can easily produce a hundred or so.

If you can wait a little longer at this stage, you might be able to get several hundred.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Haoran became even more certain of his guess. The Overlord Emperor indeed didn't have much stock, and the Life Fish had to be stolen on the spot, so he couldn't afford to let him take the risk.

So he quickly reassured her, "I really don't lack vitality right now. I still have over 900 life fish, 300 drops of life jade liquid, and a large amount of life essence, which should be enough."

Therefore, the senior does not need to take this risk.

Actually, I've seen how you steal the life-stealing fish.

To be honest, 99 of the life fish I have here were stolen from the Sea of ​​Life.

If it weren't for my abilities, I would have been struck dead by the Great Dao's lightning.

Upon hearing him mention ninety-nine rules, the Overlord Emperor knew that the other party wasn't just trying to comfort him; he was very familiar with the rules here.

Ninety-nine life fish is the maximum that can be stolen at once. Any more than that will alert the seed projection. At that point, it won't be as simple as a lightning strike from the Great Dao. Instead, the seed itself will personally kill them. Even if you have the strength to survive, you will be expelled from this small world.

The Overlord Emperor still refused to give up, saying, "I am the guardian of this place, unlike you outsiders..."

Before the other person could finish speaking, Zhang Haoran quickly interrupted, "There's no difference. You'll still get struck by lightning for stealing the Life Fish. I saw it with my own eyes."

Moreover, once you projections are injured by the Great Dao Thunder, it will take you a very long time to recover.

I and a group of powerful beings from the Three Realms just fought a great battle with the Emperor in the outside world. Everyone is busy digesting the spoils of war, which is why not many people have come here to challenge this level.

It shouldn't be long before a large number of martial artists enter the boundary point. If you are injured by the Great Dao Thunder and can't exert much strength, people will think that the Overlord Emperor's strength is not that great and that his past achievements were all just boasting. Then your lifelong reputation will be ruined.

So let's forget about the bet!

He knew that simply refusing wouldn't work; he had to give a reasonable explanation, otherwise things might turn sour.

For someone like the Overlord Emperor, once he says something, he will definitely do it, no matter the cost.

So he had no choice but to bring up the issue of saving face.

The Overlord Emperor once dominated the Three Realms, and what he feared most was losing face. Just think about how angry he was when he thought Li Hansong was his son, and was bullied by outsiders because the bloodline that inherited from him was too weak.
In order to help Li Hansong improve his strength, he risked his life, disregarding the punishment of the rules and extracting a large amount of life force. In the end, he even fought against the seed projection, and was formatted as a result.

Just from this, you can tell how much the Overlord Emperor cares about his reputation.

He already knew how to steal the Life Fish, but he had none in stock, probably because he was afraid that someone would try to break through the barrier during this time and expose their weakened state.

Zhang Haoran's words worked as expected. The Overlord Emperor stopped insisting on the bet, but he still stubbornly said, "I'm not one of those trash you've seen before. Being struck by the Great Dao's lightning a few times won't hurt me. I'll just consider it a workout."

Besides, are you really confident you can hold out for a long time under my control?

Zhang Haoran chuckled and said, "Hehe, senior, there's no need to be so persistent."

If you want to help me refine my jade bones, you don't necessarily have to provide life force.

The cultivation technique I practice is very special. The greater the damage I suffer, the faster I improve. Now I have integrated the technique of refining jade bones twice.

With the same characteristics, as long as it can withstand enough attacks, it can still forge jade bones even without life force.

So if you really want to help me, then I'll give it my all during the battle.

"If you can severely injure me, you'll save a lot of your life force, so please don't hold back, senior."

This wasn't meant to comfort the other person; his technique truly did have this characteristic.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, the Overlord Emperor asked with some curiosity, "What kind of cultivation technique do you practice? I've seen techniques that make you stronger the more you fight, but I've never heard of one that can increase your strength by getting beaten up."

Of course, I can't tell the Overlord Emperor about the Indestructible Body, but I can talk about the prerequisite cultivation method.

"Physical training through countless trials!"

Zhang Haoran feigned helplessness and said, "Just by hearing the name, you can tell what kind of cultivation technique this is."

Although it was a bit masochistic, the effect was really amazing.

I owe my current robust physique to this set of techniques.

Moreover, this technique is of a very high grade. The technique you taught me, though integrated into my own, can only serve a supplementary role. If you don't believe me, let's test it out now."

The Overlord Emperor laughed heartily, "Hundredfold Body Refinement? There really is such a monstrous technique! Well then, you'd better wait to get beaten up! My hands are itching for a beating."

What are you waiting for?
"Hurry up and unleash your power!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Overlord Emperor cautiously reminded him, "Don't release your strongest aura all at once. I'm worried that if you're too strong, the rules won't help me improve my strength, but will directly let you pass the level."

So you release your aura little by little, and my strength will gradually increase as well. We'll fight when I reach my limit.

Zhang Haoran nodded. He desperately needed a battle, not only to accelerate the tempering of his jade bones, but also to improve his combat skills through a fight with the Overlord Emperor. Most importantly, he wanted to integrate his original force, replacing his blood and qi, into his previous techniques.

If all the killing moves could be replaced with the Force, the destructive power would be increased even further!
Of course, improving skills is also very important. Look at Su Xiao, with just one knife, how many powerful enemies did he kill?

Even the supreme being who simultaneously controls the abyss, the elements, and the star realm will be killed by him in the future.

He can annihilate anything—time, space, laws, causality, even conceptual existence—with a single strike. His technique becomes truly monstrous in its later stages.

Because there are few opportunities to fight to the death with powerful enemies in this world, it is difficult to develop skills, but Zhang Haoran will not give up his pursuit of skills.

What we need now is a powerful and experienced opponent like the Overlord Emperor.

He began to circulate the Breath Concealing Technique, releasing his aura little by little.

"Let's start with breaking through level nine! Senior, get used to the power first, and then we'll gradually improve."

He felt that breaking through to the ninth level was definitely not a problem, so he directly raised his aura to the initial stage of breaking through to the ninth level.

"Hahaha!"

The moment the atmosphere here changed, the Overlord Emperor laughed wildly to the sky, and then collapsed.

"Holy crap! What's going on? Did they commit suicide?"

Before he could figure out what was going on, a projection suddenly appeared, taking less than a second.

This time, the aura of the Overlord Emperor was much stronger, directly reaching the initial stage of Breaking the Ninth Level.

He punched a few times and laughed loudly, "Haha! My strength is back, it feels great!"

However, this level of strength is not enough. We need to continue improving, starting with the mid-level...

In fact, the original power of the Overlord Emperor was much stronger than it is now. He didn't need to familiarize himself with the power of breaking through nine levels. He was just cautiously trying because he didn't know how much power the rules could grant him.

Zhang Haoran nodded and released another portion of his aura. The Overlord Emperor used the same trick: first, the projection dissipated, then it condensed again, immediately becoming as strong as him.

However, when the Overlord Emperor began to unleash his blood energy, the entire level shook.

"Crack!"

Cracks appeared on the arena beneath their feet, and dark marks appeared in the surrounding space. Even the level itself became somewhat blurry, seemingly on the verge of collapse.

"It's ok!"

The Emperor's smile was somewhat forced. With a wave of his hand, countless forces of rules converged and began to strengthen the arena. The cracks on the ground were quickly repaired, and the surrounding space stopped collapsing. However, the outermost arenas became even more illusory.

He has concentrated all the rules of the level into this arena.

Of course, he also used the gatekeeper's authority to extract a lot of rule power from the small world.

Zhang Haoran asked with some concern, "Senior, you have to keep the level from collapsing and fight me. Can you hold on?"

The Overlord Emperor gritted his teeth and said, "There's nothing we can't withstand. As long as we upgrade the arena, I won't have to maintain it anymore."

You continue!
"Just breaking through to the middle stage of the ninth level isn't enough for me."

"Alright! Then be careful, senior."

Zhang Haoran released another portion of his aura, beginning his ascent towards the advanced stage of Breaking the Ninth Level.

"Kakaka!"

The arena floor continued to crumble, and cracks appeared in the surrounding space. He dared not improve too much at once, lest he be unable to repair it in time.

To be honest, he was also unwilling. He could only unleash the blood energy of the middle stage of the ninth level. Even if his opponent was the Overlord Emperor, it would be difficult to seriously injure him. Wouldn't the plan to accelerate the tempering of the jade bones be ruined?

The projection of the Overlord Emperor kept collapsing and reassembling, growing stronger each time. Just as the space began to collapse, before he could even make a move, a vast power of law surged from above, instantly restoring the collapsing arena.

The two looked up at the same time. The sky was filled with swirling clouds, forming a black vortex that slowly rotated, as if a powerful consciousness had descended upon them.

"Heh! They actually came!"

Zhang Haoran knew that it was probably a seed projection. The Overlord Emperor's strength had increased so much in an instant, and he was still drawing large amounts of law power, which must have attracted the seed's attention.
After all, these powers all came from the seed projection.

The Overlord Emperor was no mindless brute; he knew how to leverage his strength. He roared to the sky, "This kid's blood and energy are too strong. He's still hiding his power. How am I supposed to fight with the little bit of power you've given me?"

The rules of this level are that the battles are fought on equal footing, testing practical combat skills.

"I need to borrow more strength; I don't want to be crushed by this kid in terms of qi and blood."

That consciousness remained unmoved; it wouldn't listen to what the Overlord Emperor said, but rather wanted to see the facts.

Now that the seed's consciousness had descended, Zhang Haoran was no longer worried and directly raised his aura to the high level of Breaking Nine, unleashing a burst of blood energy of 70 million calories.

"Haha! Finally, I can fight without restraint. I won't be controlled by this kid's blood pressure anymore."

At this moment, the Overlord Emperor laughed and dissipated. When he condensed again, he had reached the advanced stage of Breaking the Ninth Level.

boom!
A powerful surge of energy erupted into the sky, causing the entire level to shake.

However, this shaking did not last long. The seed was projected over and took over the maintenance of the level. Naturally, it would not allow the arena to collapse, and countless laws converged from all directions.

The swaying ring quickly stabilized.

The Overlord Emperor winked, meaning, "Let's fight like this for a while. Once the seed gets used to the fighting here, you can reveal your stronger strength."

To avoid exposing too much at once, which the seed might perceive as not worthwhile, and thus stop providing it with energy.

The arrival of the seed consciousness made communication between the two very inconvenient. There was no difference between transmitting one's voice and speaking directly in front of him, so they could only communicate with their eyes.

Zhang Haoran understood the Overlord's meaning, and then he stopped revealing more of his strength. With a flash, he quickly approached, and the Blood Shadow Sword appeared in his hand...

Swish swish!
He raised his hand and unleashed three sword strikes.

Although he promised the Overlord Emperor not to use sword intent, he didn't say he wouldn't use sword techniques. Moreover, the seed is currently watching this place, so not revealing his sword intent is a way of keeping a backup plan.

The three sword strikes were executed with incredible speed. The first sword, using the Star Pointing Sword Technique, was aimed at the Heavenly Emperor's brow.

The second sword strike was aimed at the opponent's neck, using a decapitation technique.

The third attack, aimed at the heart, was executed using the Dugu Nine Swords. (End of Chapter)