Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1005: Chapter 962: Inescapable Doom

The moment Lyu Bu’s strike was delivered, Ma Chao only felt chills running down his spine. Previously, he sensed a brief pause in the opponent’s momentum, indicating it hadn’t reached its peak. Yet despite this, the strike still made Ma Chao feel the ultimate terror of facing death directly!

Spanning thousands of meters, the strike directly hit Ma Chao. Both the instinct of life and the martial artist’s intuition informed Ma Chao that he absolutely must not run! Turning away would certainly lead to a path of death; the strike was bound to hit!

Desperately unleashing all his strength, shattering all his meridians, was only in hope of unleashing all his power at that moment. What injuries, what fighting to the death, if Ma Chao couldn’t block this once, he’d be headed down a road with no return.

”I must block it!” At this moment, Ma Chao himself transformed into a golden sun, illuminating countless darknesses beneath the pitch-black thundercloud.

At that moment, Ma Chao almost burned himself to the extreme, yet still couldn’t completely block Lyu Bu’s near-full-strength strike. However, relying on that madness-induced eruption, he wasn’t slain, steadfastly withstanding the halberd light and flying backwards, directly blasted into the thundercloud by Lyu Bu’s hit.

”Blocked it?” Lyu Bu didn’t turn back, murmuring based on his feeling. But soon, a hint of mockery appeared on his face, ”Above the sky, it’s still thunderclouds, let’s see whether you turn to ashes or return alive.”

Sunx Ce, having already pacified Shanyue and the Wu Creek Barbarians in the north of Jingzhou, was facing the biggest trouble since birth. On his own turf, he was attacked, yet no one had come to his aid until now.

To speak of Sunx Ce’s prowess, even after pacifying Yangzhou once and for all, his vitality number was exhausted. But he managed to endure until finishing off Shanyue, entering Jingnan, and subduing Shamoke before his vitality number began to decline below the normal level.

Afterwards, while inspecting the flood and plague situation in Jingbei, he was ambushed by Yu Ji and others. This time, even Zhou Yu, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, Sunx Quan, among others, were all encircled, and no matter how Sunx Ce and others struggled, they couldn’t summon the stationed troops in Jingbei.

”Daoist Yu Ji, why stop us?” Sunx Quan furiously glared at Yu and roared.

Sunx Quan’s escorts had all been killed by Azui and Yu Ji’s helpers not long ago. These were hand-picked subordinates of Sunx Quan, and the veteran soldiers given to him by Sunx Ce were driven away due to not understanding the affairs of literature. These were personally solicited ren xia experts from Yuzhou and, more importantly, were absolutely loyal to Sunx Quan.

Ultimately, it goes without saying, aside from the Thick and Black Philosophy and politics in which Sunx Quan excelled, everything else was child’s play, so those so-called experts he selected were easily taken away by Azui. If not for Sunx Ce swiftly sending Zhou Tai to protect Sunx Quan, Sunx Quan might have already been lying on the ground.

”Indeed, you weren’t honest from the start, were you?” Zhou Yu commented calmly, without much worry, looking at Yu Ji with composure.

”Everyone takes what they need; back then I sowed the cause, and now I’m merely reaping the fruit of the seed. Moreover, this fruit has been nurtured for twenty years, and last time I just fertilized it, hastening its maturity.” Yu Ji had no resistance to Zhou Yu’s spiritual talent, easily expressing his goal, completely ignoring the strange gazes of the others.

”Bofu, it’s up to you. After sensing something was amiss, I specifically instructed that if there’s no news from us within an hour, the stationed troops would move out. Now there’s only one quarter hour left.” Zhou Yu’s calm words, though meant to reassure, brought an incredibly inspiring message to both Sunx Ce and Sunx Quan; in reality, these words were just Zhou Yu’s way of placating Sunx Quan...

”What on earth is this all about?” Sunx Ce asked completely puzzled.

”Their target is you, likely something related to the vitality number. Have you felt any Heaven and Earth Cooperation lately?” Zhou Yu answered calmly.

”I have, but what does that have to do with them causing trouble?” Sunx Ce didn’t understand the connection at all and subtly adopted a defensive stance.

”You just need to deal with these folks, and everything will be fine thereafter.” Zhou Yu silently remarked. Upon discovering seemingly deliberate traces, Zhou Yu specifically consulted some classic books, naturally understanding the complexities within.

Just like Zuo Ci said back then, if these top strategists practiced the Dao like them, they would certainly be faster. These people are the dragons and phoenixes among humans.

”Should’ve said this sooner! Youping, protect my family; I’m going to take them down!” Sunx Ce showed no fear on his face, immediately shouted and charged forward, utterly fearless. If a problem could be solved with martial force, it should certainly be dealt with that way; this was Sunx Ce’s mentality.

Yu Ji flicked the horsetail whisk in his hand, which suddenly elongated countless times, almost entangling Sunx Ce, then countless strands directly stabbed towards Sunx Ce.

”Come at me!” Sunx Ce shouted loudly, his whole being erupted with dazzling golden light. Walking a path entirely different from the imitation of Lyu Bu, though equally dazzling and equally domineering, his presence was distinctly different. If Lyu Bu’s aura was that of a supreme being, then Sunx Ce at this moment exuded the demeanor of a king!

With an utterly robust and powerful strike, hitting against the whisk, the horsetail whisk, which originally had the cutting force of a steel wire, suddenly went limp, not receiving force, and Sunx Ce’s ferocious attack, firm yet delicate, landed in empty space, making him almost feel like vomiting blood.

Then, at the instant Sunx Ce’s move ran dry, the horsetail whisk transformed again into a lethal weapon, lunging at Sunx Ce, directly entangling his left hand. In the next instant, Sunx Ce felt something slipping away from him.

”Kill!” Sunx Ce couldn’t bother with anything else, lunging a direct thrust towards Yu Ji, only to discover another Yu Ji appeared before him, blocking Sunx Ce’s forceful strike.

”So it’s indeed like this?” Yu Ji, watching a half-solidified clone in front of him, revealed a smile. Indeed, the vitality number could be exchanged. As his vitality number exploded at this moment, with one final gamble, suddenly countless things became clear, and techniques fell into place effortlessly.

”As Zhang Jiao achieved back in those days, he indeed reached a state where Technique from the Heart evolved.” Yu Ji chuckled, the rest was about seizing all of Sunx Ce’s vitality number.

Sunx Ce and Yu Ji clashed several more times, with significant chunks of his vitality number stolen, driving Sunx Ce into some manic state. As Yu Ji’s vitality number rose, he became aware of his abnormality.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the battle between Zhou Tai and Azui reached a fever pitch; although Azui was certainly not Zhou Tai’s match, having three daoists assisting was overwhelming. Zhou Tai was already battered, but his tough physique served as an unyielding fortress, fiercely protecting Sunx Quan and the others.

”Ding~” At the sound of zither music, the previously agitated Sunx Ce suddenly felt a lightness within, while Yu Ji’s side abruptly paused in their actions. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)