Traveling across the globe for the first time

Chapter 970 Chaos Realm
In fact, the reason why Chaos King took the initiative to intercept the Human Emperor Sword was not only because he coveted this divine weapon, but also because his situation was somewhat awkward.

Now, Emperor Ji hates Chaos King to the extreme. In front of all the powerful figures in the Three Realms, he slapped him hard across the face and almost got a kick to the groin. The face of an emperor has been completely lost.

Therefore, as long as the Chaotic Heavenly King dares to approach, the Treacherous Emperor Ji will pounce on him like a mad dog, regardless of the consequences, even if it means suffering severe injuries, to kill him.

Several times it took the combined efforts of many people to save him. On one occasion, the situation was so critical that the God-Forging Envoy sacrificed his left hand to save his life.

The Chaotic King has drawn too much hatred. If he were a tank, everyone would be happy with that, but unfortunately he is still fragile. His strength is only at the early stage of the eighth level, and he could perish if he takes a hit from an emperor.

Now, Chaos King can only throw a few punches from afar and harass the enemy with his Chaos Domain. He also has to be wary of the Human Emperor's surprise attack at all times. He looks like a bystander.

He won't be of much use staying here; he'd be better off intercepting the artifact!
If we could obtain the Emperor's Sword, it would be a great achievement. Not only would it weaken the enemy's strength, but it would also give us a suitable divine weapon. Why not?

Chaos King flashed away, quickly escaping the battle and flying towards the edge of the battlefield.

Zhang Haoran quickly reminded him, "Senior Luan, be careful! The Human Emperor Sword has absorbed eight thousand years of energy from the human world, as well as the life imprints of countless powerful beings. It is no longer a simple divine artifact; it possesses a high level of intelligence."

You can regard him as an extremely powerful being.

Remember, never make direct contact with it, and never hold it in your hands before losing the spiritual imprint of the treacherous emperor.

You can use the power of the Great Dao to erase the spiritual imprint within it, and then subdue it once it becomes ownerless.

"Also, I'll have someone follow you, and when you can't take it down, he'll step in."

No matter how intelligent a divine artifact may be, it can't be smarter than a martial artist. As long as the Chaotic King doesn't let his guard down, he can hold them off for a while.

To prevent the tragedy in the original work from repeating itself.

Zhang Haoran immediately transmitted his voice to Zhang Tao: "Boss, go and follow the Chaotic King. Make sure nothing happens to him."

If the Chaotic King disobeys and falls for your tricks, cut off his arm and then personally subdue the Human Emperor's Sword.

Zhang Tao looked thoughtful and said in a low voice, "Are you sure I can do it, instead of going to my death?"

Although I can sense some connection with the Human Emperor Sword, and it seems like I can subdue it, my strength is only at the Breaking Seventh level.

Even divine artifacts choose their masters based on their strength.

Furthermore, what would happen if the Chaotic King disobeyed and seized the Emperor's Sword?

Zhang Haoran was currently in need of integrating sword energy and didn't immediately notice that Zhang Tao's tone was a bit off.

He casually explained, "The Human Emperor's Sword is no longer a simple divine artifact. You can think of it as a demonic weapon. If you hold it directly without completely subduing it, your essence will be plundered."

The Human Emperor Sword is a divine artifact of the Imperial Way, an exclusive weapon of the Human Emperor. Now that you are the Human Emperor, the Origin Dao has a significant restraining effect on it.

You can seize this divine weapon and keep it for yourself.

If you dislike the fact that it has absorbed human energy, you can break it to enhance your Human Emperor Seal.

In short, as long as you're careful, obtaining this artifact is quite simple.

If Zhang Haoran could free himself now, he was confident that he could erase the spiritual imprint within the artifact without damaging it. This was a super artifact, far stronger than Hongkun's World-Destroying Sword.

Unfortunately, he can't leave now, so Zhang Tao will have to benefit from it.

Zhang Tao gave him a deep look and said solemnly, "You know so much about this, which means you already knew about the Human Emperor Sword absorbing human energy!"
Why weren't you told this beforehand?

Zhang Haoran was stunned. He almost made a mistake in the fusion due to distraction. He immediately focused his mind and controlled the sword domain with all his might.

He cursed inwardly, "I hate old silver coins. What era are we in? Why are you still arguing about these things?"

He used to be unwilling to tell Zhang Tao and the others some secrets because those old fogies were too good at making connections. As long as you let out a little bit of information, they could come up with a lot of things.

He understood Zhang Tao's meaning. If they could find the Human Emperor Sword in advance and destroy it, allowing the human world to recover its energy sooner, so many people wouldn't have died in the past few years.

Zhang Haoran said irritably, "Even if I had told you earlier, what difference would it have made?"
Two months ago, were we capable of dealing with the Human Emperor Sword?

Besides, I don't know where it's hidden on Earth; I guess it's in another dimension.

At that time, you had not yet obtained the throne of the Human Emperor. If you had fought this broken sword in the mortal realm, I'm afraid even more people would have died.

Zhang Tao listened in silence. Indeed, even if he had known about the existence of the Human Emperor Sword a few years earlier, he would still be helpless against it and would be constantly worried. Some things are better known sooner rather than later.

Zhang Haoran was currently focused on fusing sword energy and didn't have the energy to figure out what Lao Zhang was thinking. He reminded him, "Boss, remember not to go too far away and don't leave the range of your mental energy perception."

Once the Chaotic Heavenly King gets bogged down in the Human Emperor's Sword, the Treacherous Emperor might resort to desperate measures. At that point, we'll have to join forces to activate the Heaven-Sealing Technique.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Zhang Tao responded with a resolute voice: "If I have the chance, I will definitely destroy that broken sword."

Zhang Haoran rolled his eyes in anger and pretended not to hear. It was indeed because of the Human Emperor Sword that Earth entered the Dharma-ending Age.

But it's just a divine artifact. The real culprit is still the treacherous Emperor Ji. Why are you taking a divine artifact so seriously?

These old silver coins are sometimes very clever, but sometimes they tend to get stuck on trivial details.

Zhang Haoran didn't bother with any of that.

However, since Zhang Tao has decided to destroy the Emperor's Sword, he should also get a share of the spoils.

……

The Emperor's Sword continued to tear through space, quickly approaching the battlefield.

However, once it reached the edge of the battlefield, it dared not traverse space anymore.

Dozens of Heavenly Kings are battling an Emperor here, and the space is already in complete chaos. If the Human Emperor Sword dares to continue its journey, it will definitely be swept away by the turbulence, and it's uncertain where it will end up. So, it can only fly over now.

Just then, the King of Chaos arrived, laughing loudly, "Hahahaha! Where do you think you're going!"

"It's just a magical artifact. I'd like to see just how capable you are."

The Chaotic King arrived just in time and blocked the Human Emperor's Sword at the edge of the battlefield.

Despite his arrogant demeanor, he is actually quite obedient. He has never dared to underestimate this divine weapon. Even if he wanted to possess it, he would have to subdue it first.

Just like Zhang Haoran said, having absorbed the energy of the human world for eight thousand years, even a pig would have become a heavenly king after absorbing so much energy.

Besides, it's a divine artifact that the emperor has used for many years.

The fact that the Human Emperor Ji Neng could place his last hope on this divine artifact means that its power is definitely not something he can underestimate.

The arrogant King of Chaos said, "I think your wisdom is not low. Now that the treacherous emperor has almost been killed by us, you will not have a good end if you follow him."

You'd be better off following me!

"The God-Forging Envoy and I are brothers. I guarantee you'll become the number one divine artifact in the Three Realms." The Chaotic Heavenly King knew that although divine artifacts possessed sentience, their intelligence was certainly not high, so he tried to deceive them from the start.

It would be best if I could fool them, but it doesn't matter if I can't. It's just a matter of saying a few words, and it doesn't take much effort.

"Zheng!"

His response was a towering sword beam, which was not only extremely powerful but also incredibly fast. Fortunately, the Chaotic King was prepared and easily dodged the attack.

This is, after all, just a divine artifact. It doesn't have any combat tactics, nor can it lock onto targets with mental power. So, as long as you're careful, it's not too difficult to deal with.

However, the power of that sword beam was not to be underestimated; if it struck, even a supreme expert would be injured.

This is only the attack launched autonomously by the artifact; once it falls into the hands of an emperor, its power will surely increase many times over.

"You're asking for it! You dare to be so arrogant with just a divine artifact? Let me show you my Chaotic Domain."

As the Chaos King unleashed his punch, the world around him was turned upside down once again, and the Chaotic Domain expanded, enveloping the Human Emperor Sword within it.

The scene around the Human Emperor Sword suddenly changed. The space began to become disordered. One could take a step and be moved hundreds of miles away, or fly thousands of miles away and still be spinning in the same place.

Moreover, its connection with its owner began to become intermittent.

The Human Emperor Sword was merely a divine artifact and naturally did not understand the mysteries of the Great Dao. It immediately became anxious and tried to break through space to leave this place. However, the space within the Chaotic Domain was inherently chaotic, and no matter how it traversed, it could not escape the domain's coverage.

The Emperor's Sword was not very intelligent to begin with, but in desperation, it completely unleashed its power.

Zhengzhengzheng!
Sharp sword energies slashed wildly, making the surrounding space even more chaotic.

You know what, this brute force actually worked quite well. The chaotic domain seemed unable to withstand such a strong attack, and several sword energies shot out.

Although the Human Emperor Sword is not very intelligent, it still understands what is most important right now.

Through those sword energies, it sensed its master's location once more. Now it wanted to reunite with its master as soon as possible and didn't want to get entangled with the Chaotic King.

But it won't be so easy for it to leave; the Chaotic Domain is an ability that even its master must deal with carefully.

A magical artifact was trapped, unable to distinguish east from west, north from south. It seemed to have traveled a long distance forward, but in reality, it was just spinning in circles.

To be precise, it means we're further away from the battlefield.

As the protagonist of an era, Chaos King was quite meticulous. After enveloping the Human Emperor Sword with his domain, he began to move it away into the distance.

He was thinking that if he couldn't contain the artifact, he could create some distance so that others would have another chance to intercept it. The fact that the Chaotic King was so cautious meant that his death last time wasn't in vain; at least he wasn't as flamboyant as before.

He could already sense Zhang Tao's presence drawing ever closer.

Moreover, he sensed an aura similar to that of the Human Emperor Sword emanating from Zhang Tao.

The King of Chaos immediately realized what was happening.

"That's right! The Human Emperor's Sword! That's a divine artifact that only the Human Emperor is qualified to wield."

Zhang Tao is the current Human Emperor; if he were to make a move, I'd have no chance.

Fortunately, Zhang Tao is not approaching; he is merely holding the line from a distance, which is clearly giving him an opportunity.

If the Chaotic Heavenly King had the ability to subdue the Human Emperor's Sword, then Zhang Tao would not have interfered.

If he cannot be subdued, then he is simply useless and has no one to blame but himself; it means the divine artifact is not meant for him.

Chaos King began to strengthen the power of his domain. He felt that this artifact was not simple and that he would have to use his true abilities to subdue it.

The Emperor's Sword could sense that the distance between itself and its master was constantly increasing.

Although its pitiful intelligence was not enough for it to understand how to eliminate the interference of the Great Dao, it knew that it could not continue like this!
In desperation, the Emperor's Sword began to gather power, preparing to unleash its full force.

In his simplistic mindset, he believed he would be trapped because his sword energy was not strong enough.

As long as the sword energy is powerful enough, there is nothing that cannot be cut through, including this annoying space.

This understanding is not wrong; the saying "one thing can break all others" describes this situation.

"Zheng!"

A towering sword beam appeared, shattering everything in front of it, leaving a huge sword mark in the displaced space.

Because the power unleashed by this sword strike was too great, exceeding the limit of the domain's capacity, it reconnected the domain with the outside world.

A dark crack appeared, emanating a different aura; the sword strike had just cleaved open a deeper layer of space.

That space is no longer affected by the chaotic realm.

At this moment, the Human Emperor Sword didn't care whether there was any danger in that space. It just wanted to leave as soon as possible, so it darted inside.

Chaos King immediately shouted, "Oh no, it got away!"

Zhang Tao, who was some distance away, immediately released his spiritual power to explore the surroundings. His face was very ugly as he said, "They ran away, so it's okay."

As long as it doesn't fall into the hands of the treacherous Emperor Ji, there won't be any problem.

Although he was comforting the other person verbally, Zhang Tao was already cursing them in his heart.

"If you're so incompetent at trapping the artifact, why don't you let me do it?"

Now, the Emperor's Sword has been swept away by the turbulent currents to who knows where; neither of us will be able to get it.

Zhang Haoran and the others were also paying attention to the situation over there. When they saw that the Human Emperor Sword was nowhere to be found, they immediately intensified their attack while keeping an eye on their surroundings.

If the Human Emperor's Sword breaks through the void from here, it must be knocked away immediately to prevent the treacherous Emperor Ji from gaining power and greatly increasing his strength.

Just as the Chaotic King was feeling frustrated, a black hole suddenly appeared before him, and the Human Emperor Sword, which had just escaped, suddenly emerged.

This is the consequence of traversing through chaotic space. It felt that it had traversed a long distance and should have gotten rid of the other party's entanglement. But when it broke through space and came out, it appeared right in front of the other party.

The Human Emperor Sword has little intelligence and no emotion such as surprise. Upon seeing the Chaotic Heavenly King in front of it, it slashed at him without saying a word.

The Chaotic King was stunned by this sudden turn of events. The surprise came too suddenly. He thought the artifact had run away, but it suddenly appeared in front of him and was so close. He subconsciously reached out and grabbed it.

Fortunately, his martial instincts, honed through years of combat, prevented him from facing the sword's edge directly; instead, he grabbed the hilt.

Zhang Haoran, who had been watching this closely, was now at a loss for words.

Is there really such a thing as fate?

Is the Chaotic King destined to face this calamity?
(End of this chapter)