Traveling across the globe for the first time

Zhang Haoran immediately closed his eyes. Anyway, it was all white, he couldn't see anything clearly, and it hurt his eyes.

He unleashed his full power of perception, but the laws of light here severely interfered with his senses. His perception range was filled with white light, and the space was distorted by the heat. Only things within a 10-meter radius were still clear.

"If perception doesn't work, then I'll use my mental power! I refuse to believe I can't find the exit in just a few hundred meters."

He tried to release his spiritual power...

"Zizzizi!"

His spiritual energy was burned as soon as it left his body, and a scorching aura attacked his sea of ​​consciousness along with his spiritual energy.

There's no need to worry since the immortal sword spirit guards the sea of ​​consciousness, but the detection range is still limited to ten meters.

He immediately cursed, "Damn it, this is utterly shameless!"

It's one thing for you to launch a law attack targeting me, but you even interfered with my detection. Whose light-based laws have so many characteristics?
Wouldn't this be considered cheating?

Zhang Haoran had originally wanted to hear a few sarcastic remarks from the other party to determine the direction of the exit, but unfortunately, the old bastard wasn't fooled.

Perhaps this setting already existed within the passage, but the other party didn't utilize it in the original story; or perhaps it was a rule change made temporarily. Regardless, the predicament he now faces is that he can't find a way to exit.

If you wander blindly, you might end up deep inside the passage and never come out again.

Countless bolts of lightning struck down, but they began to merge halfway through. After all, they were all light-based laws, so merging them together was simple, and their power increased exponentially after merging.

Some are fused in pairs, some in threes, and the power they unleash is elevated to a higher level. Most of their attack power has climbed to over eight, and some with more fusions have even reached over nine.

"Boom boom boom!"

Beams of light rained down from the sky, bombarding him relentlessly.

Zhang Haoran now felt as if he had entered an interstellar battlefield, with countless space warships firing at him.

"Holy crap! This is way too exaggerated! In the original story, if an attack like this were used, who could possibly get past it?"

He unleashed a barrage of sword light into the air, annihilating some of the Great Dao lightning that hadn't yet merged. However, there were simply too many lightning bolts; he could only destroy less than a third of them.

The merged beams of light were not only fast and powerful, but also caused subsequent burning damage. He felt as if his internal organs were on fire.

"No, I have to find an exit quickly, or I'll be burned to death sooner or later."

After a large amount of light exploded, the surrounding temperature began to rise rapidly.

Zhang Haoran was struggling to withstand the light attack when suddenly a chilling sense of crisis came from behind him.

The attack came too suddenly and was extremely fast. Before he could react, a golden-white beam of light, half a meter thick, slammed into his back.

"Holy crap! This attack went way overboard! That's cheating!"

"boom!"

Zhang Haoran was blasted forward, only to be met by a barrage of light blades.

Puff puff!
Dense blades of light pierced his body. What's worse, after these blades broke through his defenses, the light energy began to gather at their tips, then exploded inside his body, causing secondary damage and sending flesh and blood flying everywhere.

Zhang Haoran couldn't care less about the light blades at the moment. These light blades couldn't be fused together, and even with the enhancement of the light-based laws, their power was only at the seventh level, causing only superficial injuries.

What bothered him most was that beam of light. Now, the flesh on his back had melted away, leaving only a skeleton, and a scorching energy entered his body, carbonizing his internal organs.

A series of golden lights flashed, and his injuries began to heal. He opened his mouth and exhaled a large mouthful of black smoke, which was carbonized internal organs.

That was a pillar of light formed by the fusion of dozens of lightning bolts. Its attack power had risen to the level of an emperor, posing a considerable threat to him.

Zhang Haoran could withstand attacks from Heavenly King level opponents, but he couldn't withstand a group attack from Emperor level opponents.

Fortunately, there was only one attack of this level, which must have been personally controlled by the mastermind behind it.

Light-based attacks are incredibly fast and relentless, attacking from all directions, leaving no room to dodge or defend against.
The most troublesome thing is that the heat from the light also begins to accumulate.

He seemed to be in a furnace, his golden body appearing as if it were about to melt.

These attacks also contain the power of annihilation, which is constantly eroding his very essence.

Fortunately, Zhang Haoran has developed a high level of resilience, otherwise he might have really been in trouble this time!

The surrounding temperature was getting higher and higher, and he felt like he was being roasted alive. He couldn't last long in this environment.

We must find an exit and leave this place as soon as possible!

"boom!"

Another beam of light at the level of an emperor struck from behind. Even though he was prepared, he was still blasted into a stagger and took a few steps forward.

Zhang Haoran thought to himself, "Once might be a coincidence, but both attacks came from behind, so this must have been premeditated!"
It must be that old silver coin that's driving me deeper into the tunnel.

So, does that mean the exit is just behind us?

"Hmm! It feels similar to mine, but the attacks over there seem stronger."

Although he had this suspicion, he did not act immediately. After all, he had been blasted away once during the time he was dizzy from the mental shock, and his current judgment might not be accurate. Acting based on his feelings might lead him into a trap.

He thought to himself, "Heh! You think you can't tell directions just because you've interfered with my senses? Today I'll show you what I'm capable of."

Zhang Haoran began to sense the contract between himself and the Dao Tree. This was a contract of the Myriad Realms Tower, and no one could block it.

He quickly determined the direction of the exit, and surprisingly, the exit was only 400 meters ahead. Both of the surprise attacks were actually attempts to get closer to the exit.

He quickly figured out what was going on.

He cursed inwardly, "Damn it! That's really insidious. If I had mistakenly thought the exit was behind me and charged in despite the attack, I would probably be dead by the time I reached the enemy with serious injuries."

Fortunately, Lao Tzu was more skilled and had the Dao Tree as a coordinate to determine his location.

Once he had located the exit, he immediately relaxed.

However, he still pretended to be hesitant, as if he had not yet made up his mind.

Even as the third beam of light attacked from behind, he did not take the opportunity to move closer to the exit. His opponent was a super veteran, and any slight mistake would be noticed by the opponent.

He raised his hand and unleashed a powerful dragon tail strike, scattering the pillar of light, then remained stationary, observing his surroundings. With such a dense barrage of attacks, the jade bone forging was progressing incredibly quickly, especially the initial pillar of light, which nearly melted the jade bone, directly bringing the forging progress to 95%. It had now entered the tempering stage; if he persisted for a while longer, the forging would be complete.

What we need to do now is to delay as much as possible. Once we complete the three forgings, our base Qi and Blood will reach 5000 million. With the amplification of our origin, we can unleash hundreds of millions of Qi and Blood, which would make us a sixth-tier powerhouse.

As long as both sides are of equal status, he can fear no enemy.
Even if the one who ambushed him was the Heavenly Emperor himself, he could still fight back. The Heavenly Emperor's blood energy was only 300 million calories, and he was also at the early stage of the sixth rank. At most, he could only deal crushing damage, but he couldn't kill him instantly.

As long as he can't kill the enemy instantly, he's confident he can wear them down.

Zhang Haoran gritted his teeth and said, "It's just a little bit more. You old silver coin in the Heavenly Palace, you just wait. I'll settle the score with you once I break through to the sixth rank!"

Just then, he felt his blood and qi surge, and his basic blood and qi increased dramatically, reaching tens of thousands of calories.

At the same time, he also received a message from his clone that, due to the large amount of origin he had obtained during this period, the Great Dao had now crossed the cliff and reached the True Gate, and he could break through the True Gate at any time to prove himself as an emperor!
"Haha! We've finally reached the real gate, so I don't have to hold back anymore!"

However, Zhang Haoran did not act immediately. There was an old silver coin lurking in the shadows, and now was not a good time to prove his Dao.

Ah!
It's not safe to seek enlightenment within the boundary; let's return to the Three Realms first.

Previously, the fear was that the emperor's strength was too great and would destroy this small world, so they dared not prove their Dao. Now, they are worried about being ambushed by enemies.

He didn't know what kind of backlash he would suffer if his enlightenment was interrupted, and he wasn't prepared to try it unless absolutely necessary.

Zhang Haoran thought to himself with delight, "Haha, good things really come in pairs!"

"My original path is about to reach the true gate, and I can prove my Dao at any time. The three forgings of my jade bones are also nearing completion. Today, I am destined to become a sixth-tier powerhouse."

Suddenly he felt a void in his body. He checked and found that the life force in his bones was about to be exhausted.

Zhang Haoran asked with some doubt, "It's all used up so quickly? That shouldn't be the case!"

"I just recently consumed a large amount of life essence, equivalent to about 200 life fish. How could it be depleted so quickly?"

He immediately conducted an in-depth investigation and discovered that the life force within the jade bone was in an extremely active state, as if it were burning.

No, it's not just a "seem"; it's burning!
It turned out that the previous beam of light had struck too hard, and some of the light-based laws had seeped into his bones, igniting the life force within them. No wonder he hadn't noticed it at first; his body was now filled with light-based power, so he couldn't possibly notice the light-based laws inside his bones.

However, having a strong life force is not without its advantages. The forging speed of the jade bone is extremely fast, which is achieved at the cost of several times the loss.

When a martial artist unleashes their power, they burn their own life force. He had never imagined that external life force could also be burned.

"Good! This will make the forging process even faster."

What he has in abundance now is vitality.

Zhang Haoran immediately took out a ball of life essence and an energy fruit, and swallowed them all.

That is an energy fruit that the Dao Tree can only condense once every ten thousand years. The life force contained within it has reached the level of an emperor, making it even more precious than the Jade Liquid of Life.

Moreover, these vital energies contain a trace of biological activity, making them very easy to absorb.

He compressed all his life force into his bones and ignited it all. The energy fruit played a crucial role. After the life force of the Emperor level was burned, the power that erupted was extremely terrifying. Green light emanated from his jade bones, and he could increase his strength by one percentage point every few minutes. He had already forged it to 97%, and it was about to reach 98%.

Zhang Haoran dared not complete the three forgings in such a dangerous environment. If he were to undergo a transformation here, he might be ambushed again.

Since burning his life force could accelerate the forging process, he didn't need to stay in this dangerous environment any longer. He needed to return to the exit as soon as possible and complete his final breakthrough in a relatively safe environment.

He always believed that breaking through in battle looked impressive and gave people the feeling that one could become stronger with each battle, but in reality, it was overdrawing one's potential. Breaking through in that state meant one couldn't pay attention to details, which often left hidden dangers.

Having made up his mind, he began the performance.

Zhang Haoran looked around as if he had made up his mind, then turned and strode quickly into the depths of the passage, as if he was convinced that the exit was there.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two beams of golden-white light, as thick as buckets, struck in quick succession, this was because the speed of movement increased the frequency of the attacks.

He only had time to swing his sword to block one of the beams of light before being hit squarely by another, sending him flying backward more than ten meters. His stomach was burned open, and he was almost blasted in half.

A flash of golden light appeared, and his injuries healed rapidly. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes flashing red, and said viciously, "You want to force me to fight you, huh!"

That works!

I'm not running away anymore!
Even if I die here today, I'll take you down with me.

Then, he turned around again and ran towards the real exit, as if he wanted to take advantage of the fact that he still had some fighting strength and immediately go to fight the enemy to the death.

This time, Zhang Haoran completely ignored the increasingly dense attacks, raised the Blood Shadow Sword with both hands, and roared, "Open!"

A sword slashed down fiercely, a star-splitting, heavy chop!

"Zheng!"

A massive sword beam swept across, carving an exaggerated black mark in the blazing white space...

Even though the space inside the Crystal Passage had been reinforced, it couldn't withstand his full-force attack. All the lightning in front of him was extinguished, revealing the original appearance of the Crystal Passage.

He darted over a hundred meters away in a flash, and the sense of danger returned.

Zhang Haoran sneered, "Heh! You want to launch a sneak attack a second time? Dream on!"
The same tricks don't work on me!
"I've been waiting for you!"

At the same time, a small crystal sword flew out from above and merged with the Blood Shadow Sword in his hand.

He swung his sword again, slashing at the void. With a tearing sound, something unseen was cleaved open, and a muffled groan could be faintly heard. It was as if the opponent's spiritual power had been severed.

Zhang Haoran, with a resolute expression, continued to charge forward, inwardly cursing, "This old silver coin is really dedicated; he's still putting on an act even at a time like this."

Whether it was the mental shock or that muffled groan, it all came from ahead.

If it weren't for the contractual agreement, he would have truly believed the exit was behind him.

Taking advantage of the fact that the opponent's spiritual power was shattered and temporarily unable to fuse into an attack of the Emperor level, he merged his body and sword into one and used Meteor Thrust to advance another hundred meters. He was only 200 meters away from the exit and could even vaguely sense the aura of the Dao Tree.

At this point, there was no need to pretend anymore! He first unleashed a powerful sword strike that swept across all directions, crushing all the lightning in front of him.

Then, he raised his hand and swung it backward, throwing out several chaotic-colored crystals. These crystals flew deep into the passage and exploded with a deafening roar. Countless forces of law disrupted the passage behind, rendering it impossible to mount an effective attack. (End of Chapter)