Traveling across the globe for the first time

Chapter 952: A Little Bit High
Hongyu took the jade bottle in surprise and looked at Zhang Haoran with disbelief. He knew that the two were mortal enemies. It was already good enough that he was not used as cannon fodder. How could he give him pills to recover? Wasn't this aiding the enemy?
How can this be?

However, after seeing that determined look in his eyes, he quickly felt relieved!
No matter what the future holds, we are comrades-in-arms now.

Moved by this heroic sentiment, Hongyu bowed deeply and said earnestly, "Sword Master is so magnanimous! I am unworthy of such a favor! I will remember this kindness!"

"I promise that even if we become enemies with humanity in the future, I will not slaughter the weak. I, Hongyu, will absolutely not lay a hand on any human being below the Heavenly King level."

After saying that, he immediately opened the jade bottle and poured the pill into his mouth. Because Hongyu was relatively weak, there was only one pill in his jade bottle.

Then he closed his eyes and began to circulate his qi and blood, and his aura began to rise continuously.

Before his demise, he was at the peak of the seventh level of the Breaking Seven Realms. It was because he was about to escape control that the Inspector resorted to underhanded tactics.

Theoretically speaking, as long as there is enough energy, one can quickly recover to peak condition, and may even go further.

Between life and death lies great terror, but also great opportunity. Experiencing a near-death experience will certainly change one's mindset, and past limitations may be broken.

Hongyu has kept a low profile since its resurgence and has not suffered any major setbacks. With its enormous energy, it is possible that it could break through the eighth level in one fell swoop.

At that time, both sides had two supreme experts, and the human world no longer had an overwhelming advantage.

Those around them nodded in agreement, knowing full well that Hongkun's side and the human world were at odds, and that it was an irreconcilable feud.

Zhang Haoran's willingness to temporarily set aside past grievances and gift Hongyu the pill to restore his strength is indeed very generous.

He waved his hand dismissively and said, "Since we're all fighting side by side, we're comrades-in-arms. I can't show favoritism. We'll talk about the future later."

In fact, he didn't think that much about it. He just felt that we should unite against the outside world. Even if Hongyu really recovered his strength and even became the strongest, so what?
With his current strength, killing a newly breakthrough expert would be a matter of minutes.

"Hey!"

Hongkun sighed, his gaze complex, and said, "It seems that the tide has turned in the human world this time, and it's not without reason that humanity has become the protagonist of this era. I admire you."

All the powerful figures showed admiration in their eyes. At this moment, they genuinely recognized Zhang Haoran as the commander-in-chief of this great battle.

He felt great pleasure from the admiring looks he received, and this pleasure made him a little complacent. Sometimes, flattery can be more effective than scheming.

"Alright, since you all admire me so much, let's be even more magnanimous."

Laozi withdrew the sword intent from them, allowing Hongkun and the others to unleash even greater power in the upcoming battle.

Zhang Haoran waved his hand.
A fierce sword intent erupted from Hongkun, Lizhu, and Xunwang.

The next moment, the sword intent detached from their bodies, transforming into invisible sword energies that vanished.

"Alright, I have withdrawn the sword intent from you. As long as you carefully recall your past insights, your martial arts realm should be able to recover."

Zhang Haoran spoke lightly, but in reality, restoring one's martial arts realm is not so simple. It's like stabbing someone in the back; the knife is now removed, but the wound remains, and they need to find a way to heal themselves.

However, without the suppression of sword intent, recovering some of my strength is still not a problem.

Hongkun and the others immediately felt a sense of relief, as if a heavy stone that had been weighing on their hearts had been lifted.

Fang Ping highly approved of Zhang Haoran's actions. In his opinion, it was more important to kill the treacherous Emperor Ji. If even an emperor could be defeated, why bother about the strength of a mere Hongyu?
He leaned closer with a grin and said, "Senior Brother Zhang, you said we can't favor one over the other. Do you still have any of those pills? Can I have a few bottles too?"

Zhang Haoran said irritably, "Even if I had it, I couldn't give it to you. This kind of Vitality Pill can only replenish energy, it can't improve strength."

You're not resurrected from the dead, so what's the use of having so much energy?

Moreover, the pills contain an exceptionally high amount of energy; a normal martial artist would die from overeating if they consumed them.

Everyone was disappointed upon hearing this. Pills that only contained energy were indeed of little use to them. Ordinary energy consumption could be replenished through the Origin Dao. Only those who had just recovered needed such a large amount of energy to restore their Origin.

"Boom boom boom!"

Powerful bursts of energy surged into the sky. The Vitality Pill was indeed the best tonic, and the experts quickly recovered to their peak condition.

"Hahaha! I have recovered!"

Sword Master! I'm going to be at the forefront too!

As soon as the King of Chaos regained his strength, he started shouting.

Zhang Haoran nodded with a smile. Morale should be boosted, not dampened. Since the Chaotic King has recovered, it's fine to let him take the lead.

Although the Chaotic King's strength is only at the early stage of the eighth level, he should not fall easily thanks to his Chaotic Domain.

The Chaotic Domain of the Chaotic King is very strange; it can reverse the universe, displace space, and cut and transfer the enemy's attacks. No matter how strong the attack is, it will have little power after being divided into several pieces.

I wonder if this trick will work on the Emperor. I imagine that even if it can't be split, it can at least be transferred.

Zhang Haoran clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention before saying, "Alright, everything that needed to be restored has been restored!"

Let me first arrange the specific tactics.

Both Breaking Six and Breaking Seven primarily rely on ranged attacks. You should try to harass them using the power of the Great Dao. Due to time constraints, I won't make specific arrangements for each one.

I'm mainly talking about the strongest!

No one had any objections to this, as the strongest warriors were the main force in this battle.

Despite the large number of people who have broken through to level six or seven, their combat power is actually no match for the top experts.

For example, the Heavenly King of Zhen has 40 million units of vital energy, while the Heavenly King of Tianji and the King of Xun only have 5 to 6 million units of vital energy.

The blood and qi of Zhen Tianwang alone is equivalent to that of eight Po Liu Tianwang. This is only the total amount of blood and qi, not the intensity of blood and qi.

In actual combat, Zhen Tianwang could easily defeat ten Po Liu Tianwang.

So it's normal to ignore them.

Zhang Haoran said seriously, "Let's make a contingency plan for long-range attacks first."

If the treacherous emperor clashes with us, then everyone should not rush to charge.

Tengu was initially tasked with weakening the aftershocks of the energy attacks and the clash of killing moves.

Then, the Commander of the Army and Hongkun were responsible for a second round of weakening.

If any escapees remain, Hongyu and Qianwang will conduct the final interception.

After being weakened three times, it shouldn't have much power left; the rest can be dealt with individually.

Those responsible for intercepting remote attacks are people without any special skills.

For people like Li Zhu and Zhang Tao, he didn't assign them any tasks. These old silver coins have many tricks up their sleeves, and it's not appropriate to ask them one by one. He could only let them do as they pleased.

Zhang Haoran continued, "If the treacherous Emperor Ji tries to withstand the attack and get closer..."

"Senior Tianbi will be in charge of intercepting first, while the others provide remote support..."

He gave the leader of the early martial arts world a deep look and reminded him, "Senior Tianbi, be careful not to wait until your iron arm breaks before retreating. After you block two waves of attacks, no matter what the outcome is, immediately retreat to the back to recover."

The rest is up to the Zhenhai Envoy!
Senior Zhenhai Envoy, you don't need to go to such lengths; just hold off one wave. The third one responsible for interception is Senior Zhushen Envoy.

"Since you are powerful and possess divine artifact-like bones, try to hold out as long as possible. When you can no longer withstand the pressure, then give way to the Chaotic Heavenly King."

Zhang Haoran looked at the Chaotic King and reminded him, "Senior Chaos! Our goal is to keep the enemy away, not necessarily to engage in close combat. Your Chaotic Domain only needs to restrict the opponent for three breaths."

This differential treatment made Chaos King very dissatisfied, but he didn't say anything. After all, he was weak and still had to take the lead!
Unlike the Sea Guardian, who possesses immense vitality and is not easily killed!

If you get entangled with the opponent and can't escape, you could easily perish.

Although the Chaotic King was unruly, he understood that this was for his own good.

He was able to regain his strength thanks to the pills given to him, so he could only reluctantly agree.

Zhang Haoran nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that he had gained everyone's approval, and even someone like the Chaotic King wouldn't cause trouble.

"Next, the fifth wave of interceptors has two options."

If Senior Tianbi has recovered, then Senior Tianbi will be responsible for continuing the interception; if he has not recovered, then Zhen Tianwang will delay for a while.

We'll take turns, each of us enduring one or two waves of attacks, then immediately switch to another. Those who are injured should take the time to recover, and so on, with me and the Heavenly King holding the line.

Of course, this is just a general plan. The battlefield is ever-changing, and tactics may be adjusted at any time. Everyone must obey orders.

Those who haven't been assigned tasks are free to do as they please.
Don't worry! With me here, you can attack as much as you want.

Lao Tzu is the last line of defense.

Remember, if you can't stop him, don't try to fight him head-on; just let him come over.

"If that treacherous emperor dares to charge straight through our lines, I'll make him pay!"

Everyone looked over in surprise, and the spring guardian Shi Po couldn't help but say, "Although we're not familiar with each other, I've heard a lot about you."

You're a swordsman, strong in attack, so don't try to confront the treacherous emperor head-on!
If we're really short-handed, I can handle the interception myself.

Zhang Haoran chuckled and said, "Hehe! So what if I'm a swordsman?"
A swordsman is not necessarily a fragile character.

Even if I were to fight the treacherous emperor one-on-one, I could still fight for three hundred rounds.

However, I am better at attacking, and I also have to be responsible for commanding the battle, so I didn't ask to be the first to fight.

"Don't worry, I cultivate a body-refining technique, my defense is stronger than anyone else's. Even if Senior Tianbi inherited the Dao lineage of the Overlord Emperor, his physical body isn't necessarily stronger than mine."

As soon as he finished speaking, he secretly activated his Undying Body, and a dark golden light shone from his body. An aura like that of an ancient ferocious beast spread outwards, stirring up waves of energy.

This wasn't qi and blood, but pure physical strength, giving those around him a tremendous sense of pressure. Without even trying, they knew his defense was incredibly strong.

Tianbi was even more astonished, for even among beginner martial artists, few possessed such a powerful physical body.

Everyone nodded. With such a powerful physical body and unparalleled attack power, he certainly had the qualifications to fight the Human Emperor one-on-one.
Fighting for 300 rounds might be an exaggeration, but holding out for a while is definitely achievable.

They don't understand the characteristics of an immortal body. As long as the power of immortality is not exhausted, he is immortal and can fight for as long as he wants!
At this moment, the Heavenly King spoke up: "You don't need to worry about Xiao Zhang, he'll be fine."

Everyone should just do what they're supposed to do.

Xiao Zhang and I are the last resort!

I will be there to support you all at any time. If anyone is unable to hold the line, I will delay for a while to allow everyone to adjust.

Don't fight too aggressively, everyone. Remember, we are the meat shields.

As long as we prevent the enemy from breaking through our defenses, our mission is accomplished.

With attacks from dozens of Heavenly Kings, even the Emperor wouldn't be able to hold out for long.

As long as everyone follows instructions, victory won't be too difficult.

Emperor Fengtian said calmly, "Hmm! I think the general arrangements are fine, but some adjustments still need to be made to the details..."

Everyone spoke up, expressing their opinions and discussing the possible situations and tactics that might be encountered.

Yue Ling looked at those supreme experts with complicated emotions as they discussed how to surround and kill the emperor.

The emperor, who was once high above and revered by millions, has now become a target of hunting.

These people didn't take the pressure from the emperor to heart at all; they all looked eager to try, which made her feel a little excited.

Since the lower realm is the era of the Human Emperor, she has nothing to worry about.

"Any emperor other than Father Emperor can die!"

"Perhaps the fall of the Human Emperor is a good thing for Father Emperor."

Father has not contacted me for so many years; he must have been coerced by other emperors.

"I will lend them a hand so that Father can be freed from the oppression of other emperors."

In Yue Ling's view, both the God Emperor and the Fighting Emperor had appeared, and the Human Emperor Ji had even descended directly to the mortal realm.

Her father, the Northern Emperor, was alive but had no presence whatsoever.

The Spirit Emperor is another living being who lacks presence; both are among the weakest of the emperors.

Ultimately, this world still respects the strong, even among emperors.

The Northern Emperor must have been coerced by the Divine Emperor and others to dare not contact me.

Thinking of this, a red light flashed in Yue Ling's eyes, as if she had made up her mind. She flew to Zhang Haoran's side.

She tossed out two divine artifacts, the Earth Emperor Sword and the Northern Emperor Blade, and said with her usual aloof demeanor, "Since you've decided to take action, you should go all out."

My strength is only at the sixth level, and at most I can only harass them with ranged attacks. These two divine artifacts cannot exert much power in my hands, and keeping them would be a waste.

I'll lend it to you all for now!
This can be considered as me contributing my share.

"My father's fate is unknown, and I do not wish to be sealed away. I hope everyone can use these two divine artifacts to defeat the Human Emperor."

She tossed the two divine weapons in front of Zhang Haoran, clearly indicating that she wanted him to decide who to distribute them.

Everyone looked at Yue Ling in astonishment. This was a divine artifact! And a complete one at that.

The Earth Emperor Sword and the Northern Emperor Blade were both weapons once used by emperors, and she just lent them out like that!

Aren't you afraid that others will be greedy and take it for themselves?
Without these two divine artifacts, Yue Ling is just an ordinary level six cultivator. Even if they refuse to return them in the future, there's nothing she can do about it.

You have to understand, this group of people dared to challenge even the more powerful Human Emperor, so they certainly wouldn't care about her identity as the daughter of the Northern Emperor!

After all, the allure of such a divine artifact is simply too great!
(End of this chapter)