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Zhang Haoran thought to himself, "My analysis is flawed. This is not the truth, or at least not the whole truth."

"This old silver coin has collected so much energy; it must have other uses. Just to increase strength, it wouldn't need this much."

Reaching this level of cultivation doesn't mean you can improve your cultivation simply by having energy; otherwise, there wouldn't be so many martial artists stuck at a certain realm for thousands of years.

If having enough energy could improve one's cultivation level, he would have long since hidden himself in the Myriad Realms Tower and never come out. The cultivation room is full of seventh-order energy, and it's supplied for free.

Without a matching level of martial arts mastery, no amount of energy can improve one's strength.

The Heavenly Emperor's behavior clearly indicates a great thirst for energy, which means it's not just about increasing his strength; he might be nurturing some kind of magical treasure.

It's normal that he once traveled through the Chaos and obtained some treasures by chance.

Zhang Haoran turned his gaze to the seed projection. The Three Realms are only so big, and under the emperor's surveillance, if there were any powerful magic treasures, they certainly couldn't be hidden. The only thing that could avoid everyone's sight was the seed projection.

He had previously suspected that the seed projection already consumed a huge amount of energy to support the operation of a small world, so where would the extra energy come from to create the Sea of ​​Life?

It now appears that this absorbed too much energy, which couldn't be digested in a short time, so it was stored in the form of a sea of ​​life.

Now all the conspiracies have been exposed!
The Heavenly Emperor returned severely injured and terrified. Before reaching the seventh level of strength, he dared not travel to the Chaos again. So he let his true form attract everyone's attention while secretly cultivating his reincarnation.

In order to allow his reincarnated self to grow up as quickly as possible, he shattered the original star and pretended to escape, only to be forced back by the Nine Emperors and the Seed.

The emperors provided energy to the reincarnated beings and magical artifacts by suppressing the source lands.

Now that both have been cultivated to a near-complete stage, in order to allow that magic weapon to complete its final transformation, or perhaps to prepare for the reincarnation to break through to the seventh rank, the Immortal Source Project was initiated, requiring all martial artists to provide energy for it.

This is equivalent to the Heavenly Emperor using the Nine Emperors to scheme against all living beings in the Three Realms!
The other party's obsession with Zhang Haoran's Dao Fruit must be for some ulterior motive; perhaps they can gain some benefit from it.

Otherwise, a newly promoted emperor wouldn't be worth the Heavenly Emperor revealing his reincarnation. If he really wanted to cultivate an emperor, wouldn't it be enough to let the Dao Tree prove its Dao?

Seeing the look of sudden realization on his face, the Heavenly Emperor chuckled and said, "It feels good to have someone to confide in."

He changed the subject and said, "Guess why I'm telling you so much?"

He also revealed many secrets that no one knew before.

Zhang Haoran knew this without even guessing; it was simply a matter of stalling for time.

Of course, it's also possible that he's been feeling too stifled all these years and wants to confide in someone and tell them about his glorious deeds.

In fact, he had already noticed that the celestial projection had become much more solid, indicating that the space here was more stable.

Moreover, as soon as he entered the Void Realm, he was blocked in the square, which clearly meant they didn't want him to explore further and wanted to deal with him here.

There may be other contingency plans the enemy has set up inside the Heavenly Palace that they don't want to be disrupted.

The purpose of reinforcing this space is simply to prevent the Emperor from sensing the battle taking place here.

But what good would discovering all this do? The gap in strength between him and the Heavenly Emperor was too great; even if he wanted to stop it, he wouldn't have the ability.

Judging from the aura that the opponent just revealed, the Heavenly Emperor's strength has definitely reached the high stage of the sixth rank, and his blood energy exceeds 700 million calories.

Such a gap is disheartening.

Even with the enhancement of sword intent, Zhang Haoran could only unleash an attack power of 200 million calories.

If the Heavenly Emperor himself were here, he would still have the strength to fight. The opponent's blood energy is 300 million calories, and he can rely on his indestructible body to withstand it. If he trades injuries, he might even gain some advantage.

Once the enemy's health exceeds 400 million, he basically has no chance of winning, but he can hold out for a while, and at least escaping shouldn't be a problem.

After all, he has 400 million units of energy and blood, and he can't use them all for attack. Otherwise, if he fights desperately, his opponent will also suffer. Once his sword soul reaches the middle stage of the sixth rank, he can cut off the opponent's martial arts realm.

If the opponent is careless, there is still a sliver of a chance to turn the tide.

Once the enemy's health exceeds 600 million calories, he has no chance at all, not even the chance to die together with them.

They could have easily saved 200 million units of energy to protect themselves and used the remaining 400 million units of energy to attack.

Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor's strength has already reached the high stage of the sixth rank, with a minimum of 700 million units of vital energy, making it absolutely possible to easily kill him.

The reason the other party hasn't made a move yet is partly because they're afraid the emperor will find out; they probably have other schemes up their sleeves.

As expected, the Heavenly Emperor chuckled and said, "I have reinforced the space here. As long as the combat intensity does not exceed the sixth level, this place will not be destroyed."

And don't even think about running away, kid.

I know you have a hidden dimension where you can hide, but it seems like you come out the same way you go in. I can create a projection of myself to keep watch over you outside, and I can even set traps in advance.

Zhang Haoran was startled. He was always very careful when entering and leaving the Myriad Realms Building, and he would leave a fake body outside. How did the other party find out?
Then, he remembered something else: the only time he entered the Myriad Realms Tower without leaving a fake body was when he stole the Life Fish.

At that time, a pillar of lightning struck down. He was afraid that the fake body would carry his aura and be endlessly hunted down. He didn't expect to leave a flaw here.

The Heavenly Emperor continued aggressively, "Even if your alternate dimension has other exits, it's useless. Even if you can escape directly back to the Three Realms, you can't escape my pursuit."

With my current strength, I can easily attack any corner of the Three Realms.

If you don't want the human powerhouses and ordinary people to die with you, you'd better settle everything with me here.

You now have only two choices: either immediately attain enlightenment and let the Dao fruit fall into my hands.

In the future, when I carve out my own territory in the chaos, you will surely have a place there.

"Either we fight to the death here, or you will be killed by me. Remember, there is no reincarnation in this world. Once I kill you, you won't even have a chance to be reborn."

Zhang Haoran sensed that a special law had appeared in the surrounding space, its nature being something like devouring or plundering.

If he is killed here, his primordial power will likely be absorbed by the other party.

Even if he can be resurrected by the power of immortality, he will eventually be worn down and die.

Moreover, escaping through the Myriad Realms Building is not advisable now, as the opponent can attack any corner of the Three Realms. Unless he hides inside the Myriad Realms Building and never comes out, he will be hunted down as soon as he appears.

The reason the other party is forcing me to compromise is simply because the plan is not yet complete.

Once the Immortal Source matures, the Heavenly Emperor will harvest the Nine Emperors and the Seeds, giving him a great chance to break through to the seventh rank.

Zhang Haoran felt a chill run down his spine. "I can't win a fight, and I can't run away. What am I supposed to do?"
Everything was fine until suddenly this pervert appeared?
Even if it's a hidden plot, this is too outrageous!

What puzzled him was that in the original story, the Heavenly Emperor was killed by Fang Ping, but his reincarnation never appeared. This suggested that the other party had a deeper scheme. Although this was a tributary of the river of time, the ending shouldn't be so different. If things continued to develop as they were, the Three Realms were probably doomed.

Why didn't the other party show up in the original story and reap a huge harvest, instead allowing Fang Ping to benefit?
Zhang Haoran began to rack his brains, feeling that there might be something he had overlooked.

Then he suddenly remembered that the Heavenly Emperor had said something before, expressing his regret that he was not the chosen one of the world!

"now it's right!"

He suddenly realized, "Even those powerful beings are unwilling to bear the consequences of destroying a world, let alone the world in which the Heavenly Emperor was born."

Perhaps some secret method was used to transfer all the karma onto the original body, allowing the chosen one to kill it and settle all the karma owed before.

And this reincarnated body can then leave without any trouble.

Faking death to escape!

This method has been used by more than one person. Could it be that the Earth Emperor was also one of their experimental subjects?
Back then, when the Earthly Emperor Hong used a projection within the boundary point to take his own life, he was able to deceive those emperors. However, the Heavenly Emperor's direct use of his true form is far superior to a projection, and he might actually be able to sever his karmic ties with the Three Realms.

After all, to be honest, this reincarnated body has never appeared in the Three Realms, nor has it ever left the Heavenly Palace. If the methods are skillful enough, it can indeed avoid the karma of the Three Realms.

In fact, the Heavenly Emperor didn't lose out either, since he was the last to fall. Many powerful figures perished in that great battle, including most of the emperors. Their energy after death was used to fill the gaps, and was actually taken away by their reincarnated selves.

In other words, the Heavenly Emperor, through Fang Ping, completed the final harvest and severed the causal relationship with this world.

He had already made a fortune, so of course he wanted to leave quietly.

The only thing the Heavenly Emperor didn't expect was that Zhang Haoran was not the chosen one, but his strength was extremely powerful and completely uncontrollable.

The key point is that he was the first to arrive here, completely disrupting the prepared script, which is why the Heavenly Emperor had no choice but to show himself, eliminate or subdue him, and in short, eliminate this variable.

He strongly suspected that the Heavenly Emperor wanted to subdue him and had devised so many methods because he had his eye on the power of immortality.

After all, this is a high-level power. If one could obtain the indestructible power within him, it would be far better than fleecing the powerful beings of the Three Realms.

Moreover, it only requires dealing with him alone, without the trouble of scheming against the entire Three Realms, and the gains are greater.

This is also why the Heavenly Emperor abandoned his original plan and appeared at this time.

If his Dao Fruit had fallen into the other party's hands, it might have been completely devoured by this old man long ago.

Zhang Haoran sighed and said, "Alas, I never imagined that all the conspiracies in the Three Realms were because of your unwillingness to accept defeat."

"But since you've been so careful to prevent me from running away, have you considered how I might have left, and whether you can afford to offend the powerful figure behind me?"

He thought that he hadn't left a fake body at the Northern Emperor's gate, which was why the Heavenly Emperor had seen through his deception.

In fact, the Heavenly Emperor discovered the problem when he was learning the Qi and Blood Transformation Method, even though there was a false body in the outside world and a great formation to cover it up.

However, how could the ruler of this world not notice that his strength had suddenly increased so much?

The actions at Beihuang Pass only confirmed the other party's suspicions. The Heavenly Emperor sneered, "Heh, don't bluff."

Do you think I was just trying to scare you with what I said before?
Look what this is!

As he finished speaking, a crystal ball appeared in his hand, streaks of dazzling light flashing across it; it was clearly no ordinary object.

Zhang Haoran sensed a causal aura emanating from it, indicating that it was definitely not an item from this world.

However, considering that the Heavenly Emperor once roamed the Chaos, it's normal that he would have some hidden treasures.

He could sense that the moment the crystal ball appeared, he was locked in, and it was a causal lock.

In other words, as long as the Heavenly Emperor has this crystal ball, he can launch an attack along the causal lines, so it's useless no matter where he hides, unless he can leave this world.

The next moment, a ball of golden blood appeared in the Heavenly Emperor's hand.

He knew it was his own blood, the best medium.

I fought many battles with the Overlord Emperor during the previous trials, so there was some blood residue, which was unavoidable.

I never expected that these old silver coins would be collected all of them.

With a smug look on his face, the Heavenly Emperor infused his blood into the crystal ball. At that moment, a phantom appeared inside the crystal ball, bearing a nine-tenths resemblance to Zhang Haoran. The closeness of this connection was no less than that of a clone.

The Heavenly Emperor laughed loudly: "Hahaha, now you can't escape, unless you hide in that space forever and never come out."

Otherwise, as soon as you return to the Three Realms, I will be able to capture you immediately.

Zhang Haoran looked at the crystal ball with some frustration.

"Damn it, with this crystal ball locking me in, it looks like I can't escape. Maybe I should hurry up and tell Old Zhang to lead the human race to run away, and I'll go back to the Myriad Realms Tower to hide for a while."

"Wait until we have enough strength before dealing with this old man?"

However, he underestimated the other party's caution, or rather, their awe of the unknown. The Heavenly Emperor coldly said, "You'd better make a choice now: whether to seek enlightenment or to fight me."

I know you swordsmen are all proud, and you won't give up unless you fight with all your might.

Don't accuse me of bullying the weak; I won't give you a chance.

After you attain enlightenment, your strength will definitely be even greater, and I will not take control of your Dao fruit immediately.

If you win, you will not only reclaim the Dao Fruit, but also save this world.

Even if you lose, I won't kill you. Just hand over a portion of your soul, and you can serve me in the future.

Furthermore, don't even think about hiding for a while and waiting until you've improved your strength before seeking revenge on me. That's impossible; I won't give you that opportunity.

If you disappear for more than five minutes, I will end all plans, harvest all the source material ahead of schedule, devour the seed, and leave this world.

At that time, there will be no intelligent beings in the Three Realms.

Zhang Haoran immediately abandoned his plan to notify Lao Zhang to run away. Five minutes was definitely not enough, and the other party might discover it in advance.

The Heavenly Emperor's intentions were quite clear: if he wanted to hide away and develop his strength in secret for a while, then rely on his mysterious backing to quickly increase his power before seeking revenge, he was dreaming. He wasn't stupid; he understood better than anyone the principle that things could go wrong if he waited too long.

They had to make a choice immediately: either prove themselves and be controlled by him, or get beaten up and then submit. There was no third option.

To be honest, the fact that Zhang Haoran could grow from an ordinary person with no extraordinary abilities into someone comparable to an emperor in just a few years was enough to make even the Heavenly Emperor uneasy. Therefore, he had to nip the danger in the bud; he didn't want to be killed while holding an absolute advantage. (End of Chapter)