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Chapter 958 Sword Skills Cutting the Heart
The main reason is that the aura of the treacherous emperor is too strong; the blood energy he just unleashed definitely exceeded 80 million.

As is widely known, Emperor Ji's strength is not very strong, only slightly stronger than those at the bottom, such as Emperor Ling and Emperor Nan.

His blood and energy at his peak should have been around 90 million calories, even Zhang Haoran thought so.

The burst of energy and blood just now amounted to approximately 8500 million units.

That's why everyone thought his injury wasn't serious and that he was still capable of launching a counterattack.

In fact, the treacherous Emperor Ji is also a super old silver coin. He has been hiding his strength all along. His true strength is no less than that of the Earth Emperor. He belongs to the second tier of emperors.

My blood and qi have long exceeded 100 million calories, reaching 120 million.

It was because he witnessed the Earth Emperor being besieged and killed that he chose to hide his strength to avoid being targeted by those top emperors.

His outward strength was always just average, not quite the best, but not the worst either. As a result, the God Emperor and the Fighting Emperor weren't very interested in him, and killing him wouldn't be enough to fill the hole.

It's possible that only the Northern Emperor and the Beast Emperor are the ones who will attack him. Then, the Human Emperor's Chronicle can be unleashed at the crucial moment to launch a counterattack. Not only will he eliminate those who have ill intentions towards him, but he can also kill them to fill the pit and thus break free from the constraints of the Origin Land.

Everything was planned perfectly.

Unexpectedly, after descending upon the Three Realms and defeating a group of Heavenly Kings, he almost capsized.

His origins were damaged by the Great Dao Universe's targeting, and his current maximum blood and qi is less than 100 million calories.

They were pretending to be weak before; now they're really incapable.

This is also why everyone misjudged the situation just now.

The powerful beings of this world may not yet understand what hundreds of millions of calories of qi and blood represent; they simply feel that their strength will increase significantly after breaking through.

Zhang Haoran was very clear that even if your blood energy was 9999 million, as long as it hadn't exceeded 100 million, you were still a fifth-tier expert.

His sixth-tier sword soul, under the influence of a dimensional reduction attack, can unleash twice the effect of the sword technique "Heart-Slaying".

Hongkun is the most qualified to speak on how powerful it was; if he hadn't had a sudden epiphany on the spot, he would have been crippled.

However, once the opponent's blood and qi exceed 100 million, they become a sixth-tier expert, and the power of the sword soul will be greatly reduced.

During their first clash, Zhang Haoran sensed that the Human Emperor's strength was not as rumored; he seemed far too powerful, and his sword strike had failed to break through his defenses.

However, that sword strike just now had a different effect.

Although the sword energy was blocked, the sword intent could still penetrate through the light barrier.

In other words, the Human Emperor's strength has now fallen to the fifth rank. He still understands the principle of taking advantage of someone's weakness and kicking them when they're down.

Zhang Haoran began to adjust the state of his sword energy. His original blood and sword intent were in a state of fusion. The more perfect the fusion, the stronger the power that could be unleashed.

Now he has begun to change his attack method, making the sword beam a carrier of sword intent. When the sword beam is blocked, the sword intent can attack independently.

Human Emperor Ji was gritting his teeth and holding up the protective light barrier, resisting wave after wave of attacks from the powerful beings of the Three Realms. There were too many Heavenly Kings participating in the siege, and his consumption was very high. His injuries were recovering, but his overall strength had not increased much.

Suddenly, a sword beam struck the light barrier, and the violent sword energy caused ripples to spread across the barrier.

The sword energy attack was concentrated on one point, breaking through the surface with that point, posing a considerable threat to him.

However, the difference in their vital energy was too great, and the sword's edge was still unable to penetrate the light barrier and cause any substantial damage.

The sword energy shattered, but a phantom sword shadow passed through the light barrier and slashed across his body.

Human Emperor Ji grunted, feeling that his martial arts realm had slipped. His battle techniques, which he had already mastered to perfection, now felt somewhat unfamiliar. Even the protective light barrier he had erected with his external blood energy was malfunctioning and shook violently from the impact.

Zhang Haoran laughed heartily, "Haha! You thought I couldn't do anything to you just because you were hiding in your turtle shell?"

"I'll just sever your martial arts realm and see how you recover."

The Emperor was greatly alarmed. He glared at Zhang Haoran and gritted his teeth, saying, "What a Sword Master! What a Heart-Severing Sword Technique! I have learned from you!"

His martial arts realm had slipped, which made him a little panicked. He had indeed been seriously injured before, with damage to his original Dao and spiritual body. However, his cultivation insights were still there, and given enough time, he could recover.

However, being struck by a sword technique that severs one's heart is a different story. Without the support of one's martial arts realm, even the strongest cultivation is just a castle in the air. King Gen was burst by his blood and qi because his realm and strength did not match.

Human Emperor Ji was well aware of how dangerous this situation was. He braved the attack and rushed forward quickly, intending to remove the light barrier once he got closer and eliminate the threat first.

Zhang Haoran sneered, "Heh! Since even the treacherous emperor thinks it's good!"
Then why don't you try it a few more times!
If there are any shortcomings, I hope you can give me your guidance.

"Isn't our goal, my lords, to grow up quickly, attain enlightenment, and become emperors? You can't keep anything from us!"

Upon discovering that his sword intent could penetrate the light barrier, he was overjoyed and intensified his attacks.

By striking the enemy a few more times, we can significantly weaken them, thus delaying their progress and putting our side at an advantage.

"Zheng!"

Another sword strike was unleashed, but this time the sword light was different from before; it was no longer golden or crimson, but had turned earthy yellow.

The sword energy's attack power did not increase, but its size increased more than ten times, and it also emitted a mysterious aura, giving people an extremely heavy feeling.

This sword light is a brand new sword technique that combines the Overlord Sword Path and the Law of Earth. If you look closely, you can see that the sword light is also imprinted with the phantom of a mountain peak.

The enormous sword light, carrying the power of heaven and earth, crushed everything in its path.

The purpose of this sword strike was not to inflict damage, but to amplify the impact, in order to prevent the opponent from getting close.

Rumble!
The sword beam, like a mountain, slammed heavily onto the defensive light barrier, with explosions resounding continuously.

The Overlord Sword Path was originally based on crushing, and now, combined with the Law of Earth, its impact is even stronger.

The Emperor Ji had just charged forward and hadn't even had time to accelerate when he came to a stop due to this violent impact.

With the support of the immortal sword intent, wave after wave of powerful force continuously impacted the light barrier. If Zhang Haoran could unleash even stronger blood and qi...

It might even send the opponent back to the Great Dao Universe.
Yes, after the treacherous emperor Ji arrived in the Three Realms, that passage was not closed.

This can strengthen communication with the Great Dao Universe, provide more energy, facilitate rescue by other emperors, and allow the use of some trump cards at critical moments.

This relieved Tianbi, who was about to rush forward to forcibly intercept them.

He didn't want to fight the other party near the passage. If he accidentally fell into the Great Dao Universe, he wouldn't be able to get out.

One after another, huge fist shadows were unleashed. Each punch was not particularly powerful, but it possessed an extremely strong impact.

Tianbi was Zhang Haoran's designated vanguard; if the Human Emperor dared to charge forward, he would be the first to intercept him.

However, now that he can block the Human Emperor with sword energy, he doesn't need to take action; he can just launch a ranged attack.

Rumble!
The enormous sword beam, enhanced by the immortal sword intent, continuously struck the protective light barrier.

Human Emperor Ji's expression was extremely grim, because he was not only struck by the sword light, but also by waves of sword intent that pierced through the protective light barrier and struck his body. Each illusory sword energy could take away a part of his martial arts insights.

This was also Zhang Haoran's gain when he challenged the second illusory gate.

Sword energy fusion!

By combining multiple small sword beams into a larger sword aura, although the attack power will decrease, more sword intent can be added.

Since we can't break through the opponent's defenses anyway, sword intent is the main means of attack, so a slight reduction in attack power doesn't matter. Because it's not a direct strike from the sword beam, only sword intent can penetrate the protective light barrier.

Therefore, the number of martial arts realms that can be cut down each time is not many.

However, if the quality is lacking, quantity can make up for it; the enormous sword aura is composed of hundreds of sword energies.

That's hundreds of sword strikes to sever the heart. Even if each strike doesn't reduce the martial arts realm much, the total is still quite considerable.

The Emperor Ji's expression grew increasingly grim. If he wanted to retaliate, he would have to remove the protective light barrier. The combined attack of dozens of Heavenly Kings would definitely inflict severe damage on him.

However, if the protective light barrier is not removed, then we can only passively take the hits.

Even if he is an emperor, he will eventually be worn down and die.

Zhang Haoran's actions, in particular, gave him a great sense of crisis; if he didn't handle it carefully, he might crash and burn.

Since unleashing that earthen-yellow sword beam, the opponent has not launched another attack.

However, his aura was constantly rising, clearly indicating that he was preparing a powerful move.

Zhang Haoran was definitely preparing a big move!

And it's a super move.

Its power may not be that great, but it can definitely make Emperor Ji extremely uncomfortable.

I found that the sword strike was quite effective.

He then made a new decision.

When the second clone attacked Li Zhu, it was able to cut the sword energy into tens of thousands of pieces.

He can certainly do it too.

However, this would disperse the power of the sword energy, so he had to rearrange it and add immortal sword intent to each sword energy, which would take some time.

"Haha, you treacherous emperor, taste my Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin."

The Blood Shadow Sword swung forward suddenly, and a huge sword beam appeared. This sword beam was hundreds of feet long and was composed of tens of thousands of smaller sword beams. Like a huge warship, it crashed hard into the protective light barrier.

With a loud boom, ripples spread across the light screen. Although the power of the attack was somewhat dispersed, his strength was undeniable, and the power of this sword strike was still enough to shake the light screen.

A hint of surprise flashed in Emperor Ji's eyes. The power of this sword strike was not much stronger than the earthen-yellow sword energy from before.

Moreover, unlike the previous sword strike, it was not a continuous attack and did not pose much of a threat to him. So why did it make him feel such a strong sense of crisis?
He understood the next moment.

Click!

The giant sword seemed unable to withstand such a violent impact, instantly disintegrating into countless tiny sword energies that rained down on the light barrier.

Ding ding ding ding.

Each sword aura was not very powerful and could be easily blocked by the protective light barrier, without even causing a ripple.

Emperor Ji's expression suddenly changed drastically.

That's too insidious! After each sword beam shatters, a phantom sword aura appears. If he gets hit by all of them, he'll be finished.

"Don't think about it!"

With a roar, the treacherous Emperor Ji unleashed his powerful spiritual energy and primordial Dao simultaneously. The power of the Great Dao filled the surrounding space, and those illusory sword energies, which had just passed through the light barrier, were quickly dissolved and obliterated by the power of the Great Dao.

The emperor is not without ways to deal with the invisible attack of sword intent.

Back then, the Earth Emperor's divine talisman was enough to block the sword intent from penetrating.

The Human Emperor's true strength is no weaker than the Earth Emperor's, and he naturally has ways to counter it.

However, using this method is extremely energy-consuming, equivalent to a continuous burst of full power.

Now, Emperor Ji can't care about anything else. There are tens of thousands of sword energies. Even if each sword energy can only cut off a year's worth of martial arts insights, tens of thousands of sword energies can still cripple him!

As the saying goes, magical power is easy to cultivate, but spiritual realm is difficult to attain.

The realm of martial arts is more important than qi and blood.

If so many of his martial arts insights were truly severed, his cultivation level might very well fall below that of an emperor.

Having just been severely injured by the Great Dao Universe, if his cultivation level continues to decline, he's doomed today.

The projection of the Great Dao appeared, and bursts of imperial aura erupted wildly, sweeping away all the illusory sword energies.

Seeing this, Zhang Haoran was somewhat disappointed.

As expected, none of those who can cultivate to the level of an emperor are simple.

It seems that trying to cheat with sword intent won't work!

However, he did not give up. He rallied his spirits and roared, "I'll hold off the treacherous emperor. You guys keep attacking. Use whatever means you have!"

Today we'll outnumber him and wear him down.

The next moment, another huge sword beam was unleashed, still the Myriad Swords Return to One.

The reason he used the same move was because he discovered that the opponent's consumption of energy when unleashing the characteristics of the Origin Dao was extremely high, consuming not only energy but also mental energy.

Overwhelmed by the situation, the protective light barrier was battered and trembled under the onslaught of the crowd, and he could no longer launch a counterattack with the same composure as before.

The crowd was thrilled to be able to overpower the Emperor. They had never imagined that one day the Emperor would suffer repeated defeats at their hands, and they roared and attacked desperately.

Such opportunities to recklessly attack the emperor are rare. Even if they can't cause any real damage to the opponent, it's enough for them to brag about for a lifetime.

See that? I once beat the emperor so badly he couldn't fight back at all.

Zhang Tao's figure suddenly grew incredibly tall, reaching several thousand feet in height. He exuded a rich aura of imperial power, and the projection of the Great Dao appeared, with countless phantoms worshipping him.

This made Zhang Tao appear even more majestic, looking more like an emperor than the treacherous Emperor Ji.

The title of "Emperor" only represents strength; it is a title for a certain level of martial arts, similar to that of a Heavenly King or Saint.

The imperial aura emanating from Zhang Tao signifies his status; he is the emperor of the human race.

The tall figure angrily rebuked, "Ji! You were the previous Human Emperor, yet you disregard the lives of mortals and sever the energy of humanity with the help of other emperors."

They're even secretly pushing the cavemen to attack Earth; they're utterly inhuman.

Enjoying the fortune of humanity, yet betraying it, do you feel any remorse?

After saying that, Zhang Tao's Heaven-Shaking Cudgel transformed into a whip and lashed hard at the light screen.

boom!
The protective light barrier shone brightly and blocked the whip, but a phantom whip shadow passed through the barrier and struck the opponent's face hard.

Whether the treacherous emperor felt guilty or not was irrelevant. Zhang Tao's words were merely a cover for his original attack.

(End of this chapter)