Traveling across the globe for the first time

Zhang Haoran immediately dismissed his guess, thinking to himself, "Both Donghuang and the seed are targeting me. One cuts off the energy, and the other causes the barrier to collapse. They're cooperating so well; they must be working together."

Besides, even those in the same camp can scheme against each other.

The fact that Donghuang was secretly absorbing the power of the rules can be understood as cooperating with the seed's actions to prevent Laozi from continuing to forge the jade bone.

Absorbing energy now can also be seen as avoiding waste, since the level is about to collapse anyway, and the energy will dissipate even if we don't absorb it.

These can all be explained!

In other words, Donghuang outwardly allies with the seeds, but secretly has his own plans.

Right!

Which projection doesn't want to get a seed?

Therefore, he is not necessarily an enemy.

Should we try to test the waters?

Zhang Haoran originally thought that with his current strength, he was enough to sweep everything away, since this place could not accommodate the existence of emperors, and his strength had already surpassed that of ordinary emperors.

Logically speaking, he should be able to crush anyone, but he felt a vague unease in his heart, sensing that the seed was not so easy to deal with.

Donghuang is also an uncertain factor.

In other levels, he could always get a general idea of ​​the strength of the emperor's clones or projections, but he couldn't see the Eastern Emperor clearly.

It's not that he couldn't sense the energy fluctuations on the other party, but rather that he sensed them too clearly, which made him suspicious. From beginning to end, Donghuang's aura hadn't changed, remaining at the eighth level, but the projection was becoming increasingly solid!
Having absorbed so much power of rules, it's impossible that there was no improvement at all; they must have used a very clever concealment method.

Is it really a projection?
Regardless of whether Donghuang was an enemy or not, he decided to test him.

Zhang Haoran stopped at the entrance, flipped his hand and took out the Myriad Realms Cauldron to stabilize the spatial passage.

He turned to look at Donghuang and asked, "Who exactly are you? Are you Donghuang's clone, or someone else in disguise?"
"Don't tell me you're just a projection. I've seen more than one or two projections here, and none of them could improve their strength. But you're too special! You actually stole from your own post!"

Donghuang smiled without saying a word, his eyes full of mockery, clearly saying, "Do you think I'd tell you?"

Not only that, he is accelerating the collapse of the level, which has now spread to the disciples' rooms and will soon reach the square.

He was about to try a different question.

There was a loud bang!
The surrounding palaces all collapsed.
A massive amount of power of rules converged on Donghuang, and after thoroughly plundering him, his figure vanished.

Zhang Haoran thought to himself with annoyance, "Damn it, these old bastards are too cunning."

Fearing I would continue to test them, they simply ran away.

Although nothing was discovered, the fact that Donghuang was in such a hurry to leave suggests something.

If he has nothing to hide, what is there to fear from testing him? However, we can't stay here any longer; the area has already collapsed to the edge of the square, and if we don't leave now, it will be too late.

Zhang Haoran stepped into the spatial passage with a sense of frustration, not putting away the Myriad Realms Cauldron in his hand, because this passage gave him a different feeling.

The spatial energy here is extremely violent, and the vibrations are quite severe. Looking up, I couldn't even see any crystal roots.

"What's going on? Wasn't it said that the tree's roots were spread throughout all the checkpoints? Why aren't they here?"
Could it be that it sensed the impending collapse of the barrier and, fearing being implicated, withdrew its roots in advance?

The spatial passage trembled even more violently, and spatial cracks began to appear all around. He dared not waste any time and immediately stepped forward to begin teleporting. This teleportation was also problematic; the pulling force was too strong, as if it would tear his body apart.

Fortunately, he had cultivated the Undying Body to the third level, which greatly increased his defensive power; otherwise, he might have been injured.

This spatial passage is even less reliable than the one opened by Mo Wenjian. Let alone a Heavenly King, even a supreme expert who has broken through to the eighth level would be torn apart by the spatial power here.

This isn't some kind of spatial passage; it's a trap. If you're not physically strong enough, you'll definitely die during the teleportation.

Could it be that the God Emperor or the Fighting Emperor on the other side is up to something?

He asked, somewhat puzzled, "Damn, how can there be such violent spatial power?"

Generally speaking, the more solid the space, the more violent the spatial power will be. The space within the boundary is very fragile. Some levels cannot even withstand the battle of breaking through the eighth level. This teleportation is too abnormal.

Zhang Haoran began to activate the Myriad Realms Cauldron, doing his utmost to stabilize the spatial passage. He wanted to ensure that it would not collapse before the teleportation ended.

Although the teleportation was violent, it was still quite fast. After a few breaths, the surrounding scenery began to stretch, creating a bizarre and surreal scene.

Then, a white light flashed, and Zhang Haoran appeared on a plain. Under his feet was a gray-brown ground. Looking around, he saw a desolate landscape. Apart from pebbles, there wasn't even a single weed on the ground.

"Holy crap, which level is this?"

In his memory, there didn't seem to be any other level like this.

The levels were either pavilions or palaces, or at the very least, small courtyards; some levels were even entire building complexes.

No other level could be so desolate; there was no life here, it was a complete wasteland.

Most importantly, teleportation points are usually not far from the guardians, but here there is nothing at all.

Zhang Haoran unleashed his divine sense to sweep across the surrounding area, only to find that the entire area within a radius of ten thousand miles was desolate, devoid of any palaces or even a single human being.

"Holy crap, am I going to be stuck here?"

Just as he was about to expand his search area, he suddenly turned his head to look east, where a huge energy was approaching.

He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Finally, there's a survivor! Judging from their aura, they're quite strong."

"Let me see who's coming, and I'll know which level this is."

He focused his sword intent into his eyes, his pupils turning silver-white, and discovered a young man flying in from thousands of miles away, but the young man's eyes were extremely weathered.

"Holy crap! Could this be a Dao Tree?"

Zhang Haoran found it incredible. Shouldn't the Dao Tree be guarding the final gate? How did it end up here?
Or……

He had realized the seriousness of the problem; he might have bypassed all the remaining obstacles and arrived directly at the final stage.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Seeds! You just wait, I'll remember this debt."

"It's good that we're teleported to the final level; that way we can meet sooner."

That was a ruthless move by the seed company! They weren't giving the seed company any chance at all!
If he were to be teleported to another level, even the level where the God Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor were, and the opponent set up various difficulties or even attacked him directly, he would have a way to deal with them. At worst, he could just deal with whatever they said, since he wouldn't die anyway.

Given enough time, he can forge the jade bone.

But the seed didn't give him any chance at all, and teleported him directly to the final level.

"hehe!"

Zhang Haoran sneered, "You think this will stop me from forging the Jade Bone? You're too naive!"

If you're so capable, then send me straight to your lair for a final showdown.

Otherwise, the rules-based pathways could also accelerate the tempering of the jade bones.

Seeing the rapidly approaching youth, he was 80% certain that this was the Dao Tree, because the other party was not hiding its aura, but was constantly releasing its pressure, seemingly trying to intimidate him.

Those emperor projections don't have such strength. This one is clearly at the peak of the ninth level, just one step away from proving the Dao.

He suddenly realized a problem: the Dao Tree was unleashing such a strong pressure, yet the surrounding space did not collapse, which was very abnormal.

He raised his fist to the side and swung it. Thump! His fist struck the air, but only a slight crack appeared. This punch did not unleash any qi or blood; it only used the power of his physical body, but it was still equivalent to an attack at the eighth level of the Breaking Eighth Realm.

However, the fact that only a few cracks appeared in the space indicates that the space here is extremely solid, even surpassing the Three Realms, and must have been specially reinforced by someone.

No wonder the spatial power was so violent when I was teleported here.

If he and the Overlord Emperor were fighting here, the space here wouldn't even need the power of rules to maintain it, and it wouldn't collapse.

He doubted that even if he unleashed his full power, he might not be able to shatter this space.

The Dao Tree was already at the peak of the ninth level of cultivation. At this moment, it was bursting with blood and qi and rushing over at full speed. The surrounding space did not show any signs of collapse. At most, some cracks appeared, which were instantly restored. This shows how solid the space here is.

Zhang Haoran stared at Daoshu with a gloomy expression, gradually releasing his aura.

Whoosh! The figure vanished, followed by a deafening roar, leaving a large crater in the ground, with cracks spreading outwards...

The next instant, he appeared in front of the Dao Tree. This was not teleportation, but simply speed.

Dao Shu felt a gust of wind approaching, and the aura was so familiar. He exclaimed in surprise, "How could it be you?"

When Dao Shu saw who it was, his face turned very ugly. He remembered that the other party still had several levels to pass, so how could they have arrived here so quickly?

But Daoshu did not choose to run away, because there was no point in doing so.

Although this place is not a checkpoint, the space is not infinite either. Even if he wanted to run away, he couldn't. Dao Shu's expression kept changing, as if he was hesitating whether to make a move.

The opponent was very strong, but after all, he was not an emperor, and he did not have that feeling of becoming one with heaven and earth after proving the Dao.

Zhang Haoran still had many questions in his mind, and he was too lazy to fight with Dao Shu anymore. He just wanted to make it submit!
So he unleashed all his power and charisma.

boom!
A powerful surge of energy erupted into the sky, its immense power exceeding ninety million calories of energy pressing down upon the Dao Tree.

He also mobilized the immortal sword spirit within his sea of ​​consciousness to lock onto his opponent firmly.

Dao Shu's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "No, this is impossible! You haven't even attained Dao, how could you have such strength?"

Dao Shu's eyes were filled with disbelief. He could sense the immense pressure emanating from the other party, which had definitely reached the level of an emperor, and even surpassed some emperors who were slightly weaker. The Spirit Emperor and the Beast Emperor did not have this level of pressure.

But Daoshu was very unwilling to believe that this was true!
You have to understand, it has been stuck at the last step for tens of thousands of years and has never found a chance to break through. But the human in front of it was only at the peak of the eighth level when it first came in. In just a few months, it has reached the level of the emperor. This makes Dao Tree feel like it is very useless.

Now, an even more serious problem lies before Dao Tree. He had interfered with the other party's teleportation several times before, and several of his roots had been severed. The two sides had already formed a deep enmity.

Zhang Haoran unleashed such a powerful aura right from the start; perhaps he's here to settle scores.

Although he knew he was no match for them, Daoshu would not sit idly by and wait for his death.

"boom!"

The peak of the ninth level of the breakthrough erupted with all his blood and energy, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into a towering tree. He was preparing to revert to his original form and was going all out!
Dao Shu was filled with despair. He knew how vast the gap was between him and the Emperor. He just wanted to fight to the death and not die a horrible death.

"Buzz!"

Invisible ripples spread out.

The sword domain expanded outwards, enveloping the Dao Tree within it.

Zhang Haoran's aura surged again, which made Dao Shu even more desperate. He had felt this level of pressure from the God Emperor before, which was a terrifying pressure that could only be brought about by someone with over 100 million units of blood and qi.

Click, click, click!
Under this immense pressure, some slender branches began to break, and countless leaves fell to the ground.

snort!
Zhang Haoran snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with silver light, and longswords made of air currents appeared around him.

"Zhengzhengzheng!"

A series of sharp, slashing sounds rang out.

The fallen leaves in the air are first cut in half, then into four pieces, then eight pieces, and finally into barely visible dust, disappearing completely.

This means that he not only has strong blood and qi, but also extremely high control over his power.

He certainly couldn't have done it so easily before reaching the middle stage of the Earth Sword realm in martial arts.

There were tens of thousands of fallen leaves, and to perform such precise manipulation on each sword aura was something not just anyone could do.

Zhang Haoran's aura grew stronger and stronger, and the surrounding space began to creak and groan. Black marks appeared, and the towering tree that the Dao Tree had transformed into gradually bent its body under this pressure.

The surrounding sword energy did not disappear, but instead swirled around the Dao Tree, with slashes appearing and constantly approaching it, forcing the giant tree to shrink in size.

At this moment, Zhang Haoran's expression was somewhat unpleasant. He was preparing to subdue the Dao Tree, so naturally he had to demonstrate some of his abilities.

So he unleashed all his energy from the very beginning, then displayed the power of his sword soul, and finally even used the power of his domain. However, the surrounding space did not collapse; only some cracks appeared.

This shows what?
This demonstrates that this space is perfectly capable of accommodating an emperor.

Let alone ordinary emperors, even a sixth-tier powerhouse with over 100 million units of Qi and blood can unleash their full strength here, or even engage in battle.

The claim that emperors cannot enter the boundary is complete nonsense; there must be some conspiracy involved.

He remembered that the boundary was half naturally formed and half man-made, and the man who created it was the Heavenly Emperor, a powerful being with more than 300 million calories of qi and blood.

If this place truly cannot accommodate an emperor, how did the Heavenly Emperor build it back then? Not counting the various levels, there was a complete Heavenly Court at the final level.

He didn't believe the other party could build it with a wave of their hand.

The Heavenly Emperor must have entered this place, and may have even laid a trap.

Just now, Zhang Haoran continuously released his pressure, partly to force the Dao Tree to submit, and partly to test the space's ability to withstand the pressure. The result is that even if he unleashed his full power, it would not cause the space to collapse.

The capacity of this small world to withstand pressure definitely surpasses that of the Three Realms and is on par with the Nine Heavens.

Who spread the news that emperors were forbidden from entering the boundary? Even the emperors' avatars didn't doubt it! (End of Chapter)