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Chapter 977 The Escaped Emperor

Unlike Heavenly Kings, Emperors possess immense vitality, allowing even their jade bones to recover instantly.

Sure enough, the next moment, golden light shone from the severed arm of the Human Emperor, and a complete left arm was reborn, with no weakening of its aura, having returned to its peak condition.

Zhang Haoran's eyes lit up. A king is a king, unlike Hongkun who was stingy and refused to waste any more medicinal power after restoring his jade bones twice.

Look at that emperor, he restored his jade-like arm without even flinching.

He was secretly delighted, but on the surface he pretended to be still shaken and said, "You treacherous emperor! That title is really accurate! You are too cunning."

They actually managed to create such insidious tactics!
If I hadn't been prepared, I might have fallen for your tricks like Senior Tianbi.

"As an emperor, can't you fight a fair and square battle instead of resorting to these underhanded tactics?"

The Emperor's face was extremely gloomy, and his eyes flashed with divine light, as if he was plotting something again. He said coldly, "Battle tactics were created to kill people. There is no such thing as insidious or not insidious."

Besides, with so many of you besieging me alone, how dare you accuse me of being treacherous?

Zhang Haoran seemed a little embarrassed and said, "I also want to have a one-on-one duel with the treacherous emperor and experience your swordsmanship."

It's a pity you won't give me a fair chance!

Human Emperor Ji sneered, "Heh! You want a one-on-one fight?"

"Easy! Tell them to retreat ten thousand miles away, and I'll consider it."

What do you mean?
He said he wanted a one-on-one duel, but he only wanted to undermine the emperor's authority. He didn't really mean it. One-on-one duels are too tiring. How can they compare to the thrill of being surrounded by a group of people?

His current goal is to gain benefits and obtain more jade bones and royal flesh.

However, judging from the Emperor's words, he seems to really agree to a one-on-one duel. If he can suppress his strength and pull his opponent into the duel space, he will have a chance to kill the Emperor.

Unfortunately, he hasn't improved his dueling skills in a long time. At most, he can only forcibly pull strong opponents of the same level into the dueling space, but he can't do that to those stronger than himself!
However, if the opponent voluntarily suppresses their strength, they can still be drawn into a duel.

At this moment, he was genuinely tempted. If he could kill an emperor, he could plunder the emperor's jade bones, all his collections, and the emperor's original Dao. It would be an astonishing gain.

Besides, it's just a matter of sending everyone away for thousands of miles; they can come back in no time.

"wrong!"

"That old silver coin said that if everyone withdrew from Wanli, he would consider it, but he did not agree to the duel."

A bad feeling suddenly arose in Zhang Haoran's heart, and he felt that this old silver coin was plotting some conspiracy again.
"Since the treacherous emperor dares not fight a fair battle, then forget it!"

Let's keep fighting!

He flashed forward again, his Blood Shadow Sword slashing like lightning, still using the decapitation technique, as he wanted to replicate the previous move.

No matter what the Emperor wants to do, we can't give him the chance. Let's get some jade bones first.

This area is within the range of Zhang Haoran's sword domain, where he can teleport at will. Emperor Ji had just suffered a sword strike that pierced his heart, leaving him with even less vital energy. If he wanted to block this sword, he would inevitably have to pay a price.

He wanted to take advantage of the situation before the other side started fighting desperately, and ideally, cut off a few more arms.

Having just suffered a great loss in close combat, Emperor Ji did not intend to fight him head-on again. He shrank back and used his speed advantage to create some distance.

It seems they intend to suppress Zhang Haoran at mid-range by relying on their superior blood and qi.

"Ok?"

With a whoosh, the sword technique missed its mark, leaving a black streak in the air.

Although the decapitation sword technique is a lock-on attack, it has a prerequisite: the enemy must be within one's attack range. Once the distance increases, this lock-on becomes ineffective.

The Human Emperor was extremely wary of the Blood Shadow Sword. Even though he had previously drained most of his life force for offense, his defense was still at the Emperor level, which was quite formidable.

Zhang Haoran was able to sever his left arm with a single sword strike, which means that the Blood Shadow Sword is even sharper than ordinary divine weapons. If it can sever an arm, then it can sever his head.

Engaging in close combat with a swordsman is not a good choice, especially if the opponent possesses an extremely sharp divine weapon.

This was the first time that Emperor Ji had retreated since the start of the battle. Even when he was beaten badly and even when he was blasted back to the Great Dao Universe by the crowd, leaving him with serious injuries, he had never taken a step back.

As an emperor, it would be too shameful to retreat in the face of an attack from a group of heavenly kings!
Being blasted away and retreating voluntarily are two completely different things. Being blasted away is beyond one's ability; with so many Heavenly Kings joining forces to attack, it's normal to be blasted away.

Taking the initiative to retreat means he's afraid! He's starting to back down! He's afraid to face us head-on!

Emperor Ji was well aware of what his voluntary retreat meant; upon returning, he would inevitably face criticism from the other emperors.

However, he had no choice but to retreat. The decapitation sword technique brought him a great sense of crisis. It seemed that once his head was cut off, he might perish. Although the chance was not high, he dared not gamble.

He had already seen through Zhang Haoran's thoughts and did not want to lose his arm.

Regenerating a severed arm into a jade-like bone requires a tremendous amount of life force, which greatly affects his strength.

What Force did the Emperor use?
Only when the power of Qi and blood, spiritual power, primal power, and life force are integrated into one can a stable primal force be formed.

If he consumes too much of his life force, the power of the Force he can unleash will also decrease.

He is already seriously injured, and if he consumes a large amount of his life force, his strength will permanently decline.

The treacherous Emperor Ji is now truly planning to retreat. With his imperial strength, if he really wanted to escape, no one should be able to catch him.

His purpose in descending to the mortal realm this time was actually to let the human race vent their anger. Now that they have been beaten so badly, they should have vented their anger to a certain extent.

There's no point in persisting if there's no hope of victory.

As for the God Emperor's orders, he had long since forgotten them. If he had the power, he could certainly seal away the powerful beings of the Three Realms.

There's nothing we can do about it now that we're powerless to do it.

If the fight continues and his strength declines again, even weaklings like the Spirit Emperor and the Beast Emperor might target him when he returns.

The Emperor was a seasoned veteran; as soon as he saw that things were hopeless, he immediately chose to retreat. If he didn't run now, he might really be left here by everyone.

However, escaping wouldn't be so easy for him.

He is now enveloped by Zhang Haoran's sword domain, and his speed has been greatly suppressed.

Most importantly, the opponent can teleport within the area, giving him no chance to escape.

When Zhang Haoran saw that Emperor Ji was not taking the bait and even wanted to run away, he immediately became anxious and threatened, "Hehe! Traitorous Emperor!"

You are an emperor!

Is it really a bad idea to just run away like this?
If you disgrace the emperor, be careful you don't get slaughtered to fill the hole when you go back.

"Think about how the Earthly Emperor fell back then. Do you also want to be besieged by emperors?"

The Earth Emperor was besieged and killed by the crowd, and the energy he left behind was filled into the source land.

If it weren't for the energy left behind by the Earth Emperor and the Three Heavenly Emperors after their deaths to fill the crater, those emperors wouldn't have been able to hold on until now. His meaning was very clear: as an emperor, you were defeated after just one move against me, which is a disgrace to all emperors. They will definitely use this as an excuse to besiege you.

Human Emperor Ji was well aware of this. Retreating like this would definitely give other emperors an excuse to cause trouble, but it was still better than dying here.

As long as he still has the strength to fight back, the other emperors will not dare to make a move easily.

To avoid being dragged down with him and dying together.

In fact, Emperor Renhuangji has another trump card.

He is the second-generation protector of the Seeds. If he is killed by the Emperors, the Seeds will probably resurrect him and let him continue to fight those Emperors.

If he dies at the hands of a human martial artist, the seed will absolutely not revive him; it might even secretly sabotage him to please humans.

It was precisely because the pros and cons were weighed that Emperor Ji chose to retreat.

As I said before, this is Zhang Haoran's sword domain. If he doesn't want the other party to leave, then they really can't leave.

No matter how fast an emperor is, he can't keep up with teleportation. Just as Emperor Ji retreated a few hundred meters, he suddenly felt a sense of danger approaching from behind.

Zhang Haoran appeared behind him with a dashing gait, unleashing a sharp sword strike.

"Zheng!"

The sword's edge sliced ​​across the opponent's waist, spraying blood everywhere.

Emperor Ji asked incredulously, "How did you do that?"

He was retreating backwards, keeping his eyes fixed on the other person, never expecting them to suddenly appear behind him.

He looked back again, only to see the figure in front of him become illusory and gradually disappear...

Afterimage?

This is impossible!

The Eight Heavenly Kings' attempt to confuse the Emperor with afterimages is simply a pipe dream.

It doesn't seem to be teleportation, because there are no spatial fluctuations.

Zhang Haoran said coldly, "This is my sword domain. I am the master here. I can appear wherever I want. If I don't agree, you won't be running away today!"

Since incorporating the Deceptive Sword Technique into his sword steps, his movements have become even more elusive. The afterimage he just left only appeared in the mind of Emperor Ji, and it was similar to Zhang Tao's Great Dao of Teaching.

It should be noted that the sword domain is centered on Zhang Haoran and covers a radius of 6000 meters.

His presence here signifies that all of Emperor Ji's previous efforts were in vain, and he failed to create any real distance between them.

This time, Zhang Haoran didn't engage in a direct confrontation. Relying on sword steps and teleportation, his figure flashed constantly. Each time, he would make a sword strike and then run away, giving his opponent no chance to retaliate.

Since the opponent doesn't intend to fight head-on, then weaken his strength further. Once his martial arts realm falls below the Emperor level, he won't even have a chance to escape.

Human Emperor Ji gritted his teeth and released his blood energy again to create a protective light barrier, trying to force his way out.

After all, he was faster than his opponent, and the opponent's teleportation also had intervals.

Although this time is very short and almost negligible, it is a flaw in the eyes of the emperor.

"Boom!"

Under the protective light barrier, Emperor Ji launched a savage charge, rushing straight backward.

If he can maximize his speed, he still has a chance to break through.

After all, the difference in strength between the two sides was huge. Zhang Haoran dared not teleport in front to block the way, otherwise he would be killed before he could even draw his sword. Moreover, with all his energy used for defense, it would be difficult to break through his defenses.

However, Emperor Ji underestimated Zhang Haoran's determination to keep him, and he clung to him like a leech.

They kept appearing around me, wielding their swords and slashing.

Zhang Haoran was very frustrated. He hadn't expected that his opponent would try to escape after just one move.

What a joke! The Human Emperor hasn't even summoned the Gate of Blood and Qi yet, how can we let him get away like this?

Zhang Haoran thought fiercely, "Trying to get rid of me by speed? Dream on! I'll teach you a lesson first."

With a whoosh, a silver light flashed, and the protective light barrier above Emperor Ji exploded.

He used another breakthrough needle to break through the opponent's defenses and then delivered a powerful sword strike to the opponent's back.
Unfortunately, both sides were moving at high speed, and he dared not appear in front of Emperor Ji, so this sword strike failed to hit a vital point.

However, this didn't go well for the opponent either. They took a solid hit from the sword, causing their martial arts level to drop again, and even more attacks awaited them.

Fang Ping, who was in the distance, suddenly shouted angrily: "Listen to my order and attack together! We can't let the treacherous emperor get away!"
Senior Li! Please use your mental power to guide everyone's attack; you must leave this cowardly coward behind.

Seeing that the Human Emperor was about to flee, everyone became even more ferocious, unleashing deadly attacks one after another, and under the guidance of the Heavenly King, they appeared directly in front of the Human Emperor.

"Boom boom boom!"

Dozens of Heavenly Kings' attacks all struck Emperor Ji. His protective light barrier had just been broken when he was attacked by everyone in a joint attack. He was thoroughly beaten, his bones were broken, and his flesh was flying everywhere.

Zhang Haoran secretly cheered for Fang Ping; these attacks came at just the right time.

Although Emperor Ji cannot escape the realm of swordsmanship, he is able to leave everyone behind, so he will truly have to fight a king one-on-one.

Zhang Haoran didn't dare get too close just now. The attacks of dozens of Heavenly Kings could only seriously injure the Emperor. If he were to be caught in the crossfire, he would definitely be reduced to ashes.

After being soundly beaten, Emperor Ji's speed was greatly reduced, and he lost his indomitable charging momentum. Zhang Haoran seized the opportunity and slashed him several times with his sword.

Human Emperor Ji immediately realized that he couldn't keep running like this, otherwise his realm would drop below the Emperor level before he even left the Sword Dao Domain.

He had only charged tens of thousands of meters when he was already struck by several swords. If he continued to charge recklessly like this, he might die here today.

The attack from the dozens of Heavenly Kings had caused him considerable trouble, especially the impact, which completely restricted his speed.

Everyone could see that he wanted to escape, and the killing moves he used contained powerful impact.

This was still with the consideration of accidentally injuring Zhang Haoran; otherwise, the attacks would have been continuous, and under such impact, he simply couldn't increase his speed.

Emperor Ji turned around and punched away the Blood Shadow Sword that had launched a sneak attack.

He now understands his situation: if he cannot leave the realm of swordsmanship, then trying to escape is just a pipe dream.

As soon as Zhang Haoran saw that the other party had stopped running, he immediately said sarcastically, "Go ahead and run! The way the treacherous emperor charged forward just now was really cool."

Come, everyone, come and admire the treacherous emperor's heroic escape!

(End of this chapter)