Traveling across the globe for the first time

Zhang Haoran began to change his fighting style. He could hone his combat skills later; it was more important to forge the Jade Bone as soon as possible.

boom!
An iron fist slammed into his forehead, leaving him a bloody mess. His left eye couldn't withstand the violent blood and energy and exploded, even cracking his skull.

He slapped the other man back, sending half of the Emperor Batian's face flying and knocking out most of his teeth.

The Overlord Emperor was a little stunned by the slap, and immediately cursed, "Damn it! What's wrong with you now? Aren't you going to study combat techniques?"

His fighting style suddenly changed, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

But seeing the longsword coming at him again, he didn't bother to think too much. So what if it's a fight to the death? Who's afraid of who?
"That's more like it!"

Seeing the opponent fighting so unrestrainedly, the Overlord Emperor became excited and roared repeatedly, his iron fists striking out continuously.

Having finally found an opponent to fight with all one's might, one should naturally fight to the fullest, even if it means fighting to the death.

At first, the two fought with some restraint, attacking each other's bodies and rarely targeting vital organs like the head. Even when they did attack, they didn't go all out. But now, they've gotten a little carried away and are really fighting to the death.

As the battle continued, the jade bones were forged at an increasingly faster pace.

When Zhang Haoran had used up all 150 life fish, the Jade Bone was already 30% complete.

The fierce battle with the Overlord Emperor accelerated the forging process once again.

As one refines true blood, their physique improves, their utilization of life force increases, and their consumption begins to decrease.

Now, with less than four life fish, it can increase by 1%, but reducing it to this level is already the limit.

After all, vitality is essential when forging jade bones; true blood and an indestructible body can only play a supporting role.

He could easily withstand such consumption; he could complete the first two forgings even without using the Life Jade Liquid.

The forging progress of 50% to 60% of the jade bones is progressing steadily.

Zhang Haoran fought the Overlord Emperor with increasing ferocity, needing to endure more damage to maintain his forging speed.

The two became more and more excited as they fought.

However, observing the seeds here for so long has been rather frustrating.

At first, it was interested in observing Zhang Haoran's fighting style, after all, his fighting style was very strong and had different law characteristics.

However, after observing for a while, the seeds gradually lost patience.

After all, the two fought very quickly and used relatively few tactics, basically going through them all in a short time.

He watched for hours, and all the tactics had been repeated countless times; there was nothing new left to learn.

Moreover, in its eyes, the two people's defenses were too strong. Even if they fought to the death and their flesh and blood were torn apart, they would not be fundamentally harmed.

The seed grew bored as the fight continued, and the fluctuations gradually subsided, with no end in sight.

Looking at the jade bone that was almost finished, Zhang Haoran was very happy. He had only used less than 400 life fish to forge the jade bone to 95%.

However, at this point, the forging speed suddenly slowed down.

He knew he had hit another bottleneck and said somewhat dejectedly, "Damn it, how come there's a bottleneck even in forging jade bones!"
Besides, shouldn't the bottleneck appear when the forging is 99% complete?

"It's only at 95%, why has it slowed down?"

He observed carefully and found that it was not a bottleneck, but more like a process of accumulating energy. His bones were storing energy and making final adjustments in preparation for an important transformation.

According to the Overlord Emperor, forging the jade bone is like forging a divine weapon. Now that the blank has been cast, what is needed is to keep forging it to remove impurities.

At this point, the consumption of life force increases rather than decreases, and the jade bones need to accumulate more energy for transformation, which true blood cannot replace.

Because he was distracted by the progress of the jade bone tempering, the Overlord Emperor seized the opportunity and unleashed a barrage of punches, causing his sternum to collapse. If it weren't for the protection of the Undying Power, his heart would probably have been blown apart.

However, he was not angry but rather very happy because he discovered that the forging process could also be accelerated; the forging progress had just reached 96%.

This is the Undying Body driving the Jade Bone's Enhancement.

Zhang Haoran's eyes gleamed with excitement as he looked at the Overlord Emperor. He needed this guy's help to get through this training period as quickly as possible.

However, with the Jade Bone nearing completion and the Undying Body being enhanced, his defensive capabilities are becoming increasingly stronger.

Previously, a single punch could shatter his eyeball and fracture his skull, but now the same attack only leaves him with a bruised and swollen face; such an attack is clearly insufficient.

This is actually a characteristic of the immortal body. Every time it suffers a severe blow, it will generate corresponding resistance. Now, the power of the opponent's fist technique that can ignore defense has been weakened by more than half.

Previously, the Overlord Emperor's full-force punch almost pierced through him, but now only his chest has caved in.

"You are too weak!"

Zhang Haoran gave the other party a wink and said coldly, "I'm about to unleash my true power. You, the Overlord Emperor who once reigned supreme in ancient times, are destined to die by my hand. Prepare to die!"

He originally wanted to wait a little longer, complete the first forging, and then reveal his true strength.

However, forging the jade bones now requires a stronger impact, so he had to change his plan. He would go all out in one go, but then his momentum would wane, and finally he would be exhausted.

If the first forging cannot be completed in time, it may take even longer.

So he didn't care that the seed was still there, and directly unleashed his peak level nine blood energy, slashing at the Overlord Emperor with his sword.

"Zheng!"

The Blood Shadow Sword slashed down with the force of wind and thunder, leaving a black streak in the air...

Seed believes that he has been hiding his strength, preparing to unleash it at a crucial moment and deliver a fatal blow.

The power of this sword strike exceeds 80 million calories.

With the current strength of the Overlord Emperor, he absolutely cannot withstand it. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be killed by this sword.

Don't let the Emperor's usual naive demeanor fool you; when it comes to battle, his reactions are incredibly fast.

Upon hearing that roar, he immediately understood what the other party wanted to do.

That means taking advantage of the seed projection to quickly boost his blood and qi, as his current strength is insufficient to help him forge the jade bone.

Moreover, the seeds cannot be allowed to retreat now, otherwise this battle cannot continue.

After all, the technique for forging the jade bones a second time was taught by the Overlord Emperor, and he had been paying close attention to the forging progress. When the speed began to slow down, he noticed it too.

Watching the sword strike as swift as lightning, and feeling the blood energy exceeding 80 million calories.

The Overlord Emperor roared with a face full of frustration: "We agreed on a fair fight, but you've played tricks again. You didn't break through during the battle; you were hiding your strength."

So it doesn't count!
"Fighting must be fair! That's the rule!" Just as the sword was half a foot away from him, the projection of the Overlord Emperor suddenly collapsed, causing his sword to miss its mark. However, before he could retract his sword, a new projection condensed not far away.

The Overlord Emperor roared, "Boy! Show me all your hidden strength at once!"

This is the pass that Lao Tzu is stationed at. Trying to find loopholes is impossible. We must have a fair fight!
You must defeat Lao Tzu with equal strength and vitality to pass the level.

Then, he looked up at the sky and roared, "Quickly investigate whether this kid is hiding any strength, and try to improve my strength in one go."

"I'm always getting caught off guard by this kid's sudden outbursts. I'm really annoyed. Today I'm going to teach this little silver coin a lesson."

Upon hearing these words, Zhang Haoran almost lost control of his stance and slashed at them with his sword again.

To be honest, he hated Old Silver Coin the most. He never expected that one day this title would fall on his head. Even though he knew that the Overlord Emperor was saying it on purpose, he still felt very unhappy.

The seed was about to leave, so I wasn't paying much attention to it. I didn't expect things to change so suddenly.

Moreover, he had watched the battle between the two sides for a long time. In terms of combat techniques and martial arts alone, the Overlord Emperor did have the upper hand. He was caught off guard by the sudden burst of power, so it's no wonder he was so angry.

Of course, that was just a superficial phenomenon. In fact, the two had already communicated that once the seed adapted to this level of combat, Zhang Haoran would unleash an even stronger aura, pushing the strength of the Overlord Emperor to the peak of Breaking Nine.

Before the seed could react, the Overlord Emperor had already dispelled the projection and reformed it.

According to the rules, the seed should provide energy to ensure that both parties' energy and blood are at the same level.

Because the changes were too rapid, the seed did not have time to react before its energy was extracted according to the rules, and the projection of the Overlord gradually solidified, its momentum rising steadily.

The seed didn't stop it after it realized what was happening; it was also eager to see just how strong Zhang Haoran really was.

After all, a large portion of those who come here to challenge the levels are after the seeds, so it's good to observe the enemy's methods beforehand.

As for finding out his true strength? Let's forget about that!

The seed merely transferred its consciousness; it still used the power of these rules. If it could be detected, it wouldn't have been fooled by him before.

If the seed doesn't stop, then the Overlord Emperor will be very happy. His aura continues to rise, and soon his blood energy reaches 80 million. At this moment, the arena shakes and shows signs of collapsing again.

Zhang Haoran sensed something was wrong. "Huh! How come the aura of the Overlord Emperor has increased so much? It seems like it's not just a simple increase of ten million calories of qi and blood."

He used to accuse me of cheating, but now he's the one who's getting the upper hand.

Actually, he overlooked one thing: ordinary martial artists would be stuck at the peak of Breaking the Ninth Level because they hadn't proven their Dao and wouldn't undergo a transformation. But Ba Tiandi was the Supreme Heavenly Emperor, who could unleash the power of an emperor without needing to prove his Dao.

Besides, this is just a projection, so there's no such thing as a bottleneck.

When his Qi and Blood reached 80 million, his strength underwent a significant change. Although it wasn't as dramatic as a qualitative leap in Qi and Blood, his attack and defense improved considerably, and he could now be considered an emperor.

Zhang Haoran carefully sensed the changes in the other party and found that the blood energy that Ba Tiandi could unleash was no weaker than his own, and was even stronger.

Of course, this is under the condition that he did not use his sword intent.

However, the stronger the Overlord Emperor is now, the better. The greater the pressure he can exert, the faster the Jade Bone can be forged.

This time, it was the Overlord Emperor who made the first move. Although his current strength is not as good as his peak, he has reached the level of an emperor. With such great power, he wants to vent his anger.

"Hahaha! Finally, I'm no longer suppressed. Today, I'll show you my true strength."

"boom!"

A surge of violent energy erupted into the sky, then coalesced in his fist. A pair of iron fists struck, tearing the space of the arena apart once again.

Zhang Haoran neither dodged nor evaded, but instead slashed back with his sword. Their eyes met in mid-air, both of them smiling.

This also set the tone for the upcoming battle: continue to fight to the death, no one should hide, it's all about survivability and output, let's forge the jade bones first.

As soon as the two clashed, Zhang Haoran was immediately at a disadvantage. When both unleashed the same amount of blood energy, the Overlord Emperor was stronger.

But that's exactly what he wanted. How could he help forge the jade bones if he wasn't strong enough?
Of course, one cannot simply take the beating; a counterattack is also necessary, otherwise the Overlord Emperor will not have a satisfying fight.

So the seed witnessed another scene that left it speechless.

After boosting their energy and vitality, the two began their most brutal fight.

At this point, it cannot leave!
Because the blood and energy unleashed by the two had reached the level of the Emperor, without the seed to sustain them, the arena simply could not withstand it.

"Boom boom boom!"

Explosions rang out continuously as the two fought again, their flesh and blood flying everywhere, but this state did not last long.

After exchanging another punch and a palm strike.

Using the momentum, Zhang Haoran retreated, quickly creating distance. With a few flashes, he arrived at the edge of the arena.

He sheathed the Blood Shadow Sword, sat cross-legged, and tried his best to suppress his raging blood and qi.

"Kakaka!"

The sound of bones rubbing together rang out, but this time it was different; it sounded like metal clashing.

Starting from the head, a jade-like luster emanated from the body and spread rapidly downwards.

With the help of the Overlord Emperor, Zhang Haoran has completed his first forging, and his bones are transforming into jade bones, undergoing a metamorphosis at this moment.

"boom!"

A wave of energy swept outwards, and through the billowing dust, one could see a shimmering, precious light emanating from his body—a sign of his jade bones reaching their full potential.

His Qi and blood strength and physical constitution are improving, and his bones are becoming stronger. To his surprise, even his basic Qi and blood are starting to improve.

"Breakthrough!"

The Overlord Emperor did not pursue, displaying an attitude of "I disdain taking advantage of others in their distress."
Zhang Haoran tried his best to suppress the surging blood and qi in his body. He did not expect that forging the jade bones would not only improve the strength of his blood and qi, but also the basic blood and qi. Moreover, the improvement was quite significant, increasing by 100 million in a short period of time.

He quickly realized what was going on; the increase in Qi and blood strength was not significant, only about 20%.

"Holy crap! What's this? Industry's failing, so they're making up for it with agriculture?"

If you can't increase the strength of your Qi and blood, then increase the total amount of Qi and blood?

But thinking about it, it makes sense. His Qi and blood have undergone three qualitative changes, and their strength is already very high. It would be very difficult to improve them further.

It is normal for the energy generated during the transformation to be converted into basic qi and blood.

He also discovered that the blood and qi were no longer bright red, but tended to turn golden. Occasionally, he could see specks of golden light mixed in with the blood and qi. This might be a sign that when the blood and qi turn completely golden, a great transformation will take place.

This differs somewhat from the information previously gathered; his vital energy has not transformed into true blood, but seems to be evolving towards a higher level. (End of Chapter)