Chapter 47: The Battle of Tiger Trap

  One man's power caused tens of thousands of troops to retreat in disarray, ah! Seeing this situation, the various lords all took a cold breath.

  Aura! Only a top-notch martial artist can possess, and Autumn Water itself is an undead body, especially in the Nine Yin land where it was transformed into an undead body with dragon veins. Its entire body exudes an imperial aura, combined with the unique overbearing aura of an undead, making even Lü Bu inferior in terms of aura.

  Western Liang Fierce Tigers! Fierce Tigers! Fierce Tigers!

  At that moment, Dong Zhuo's army saw Qiushi go to war and retreated two steps with just momentum, and they all shouted loudly.

  Dong Zhuo's face turned bright red with excitement as he watched the autumn water performance on top of Tiger Trap Pass, and as a former general, how could he not know what was going on?

  "Someone's here, beat the drums to cheer me on, use all your might!" Dong Zhuo stood excitedly at the front of the city wall, his hands slapping heavily against it as he roared at the other generals.

  Li Ru quietly pulled Dong Zhuo's sleeve, reminding him to pay attention to his image, but unfortunately Dong Zhuo was too excited and didn't notice Li Ru's pull.

  Alas! Li Ru let out a faint sigh and stopped caring, after all, Dong Zhuo's image had long been tarnished.

  On the battlefield, Lü Bu saw Qiū Shuǐ's aura and his pupils contracted, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up with a sly smile. Lü Bu and Qiū Shuǐ didn't know how many times they had sparred before, but of course, he deeply understood Qiū Shuǐ's aura, not just physical strength, but also aura, which would grow stronger with each battle. If one wasn't on the same level, their aura would be suppressed, and their true strength wouldn't be able to come out.

  Hua Xiong's eyes were slightly dull, he had never seen anyone with such a strong aura that it could scare off tens of thousands of elite troops and make them retreat two steps. After sighing in admiration, Hua Xiong thought that the legendary aura of the Western Chu Overlord that could swallow mountains and rivers was just a myth, but today he finally witnessed it himself. Looking at Qiu Shui on the battlefield, his eyes emitted a fierce glow, and only now did Hua Xiong truly submit to him in his heart.

  It's known that among the literati, there is no first or second, and among martial generals, even if one's strength is slightly inferior, when facing a stronger martial general, unless there is an enormous gap between them, they will admire their opponent's martial arts. Now, Hua Xiong's martial arts have broken through to another level, reaching the realm of super-first-rate, but it's not easy to gain the admiration of such a high-level general, because generals who reach this level will develop a sense of self-confidence, and even when facing Lü Bu, they are confident that one day they will reach their opponent's level.

  So this martial general would only admire the other's martial arts, and would not be impressed by this level. However, Hua Xiong was completely subdued by the aura of unparalleled dominance emitted by Qiu Shui, which shows just how powerful Qiu Shui's full-force eruption was.

  The eighteen vassals were speechless when they saw the general holding a halberd with one hand on the battlefield. This momentum really shocked them.

  After a moment, Cao Cao sighed and said: "I originally thought that the Western Chu Overlord's momentum could swallow the sky and earth, but it was just a legend. I didn't expect that there would actually be such a divine general in the world. It's a pity that such a divine general would stoop to being a bandit."

  Yuan Shao saw the shocked look of the other lords and thought to himself, "Our alliance has hundreds of thousands of troops, if we retreat because of one general, wouldn't that make us a laughing stock for the whole world?"

  At this time, Cao Cao knew that he absolutely could not let the enemy show off their military prowess any longer. If so, morale would plummet and how could they fight? He hastily stood up and said: "Everyone, think about the heroic Overlord Xiang Yu, who was forced to commit suicide at Wujiang by General Han Xin of Huaiyin. Our allied army has thousands of generals and tens of millions of soldiers, can't we capture this man?"

  Cao Cao had just finished speaking, and the various lords who had established such a foundation were not ordinary people. After a moment, he regained his composure. Yuan Shao saw this and shouted loudly: "Who among you dares to go forward and respond to the challenge?"

  While Autumn Water watched the opposing camp with a cold gaze, everyone who met her eyes lowered their heads. The opponent's gaze was icy, bone-chillingly cold, as if they were looking at a dead person.

  A moment later, Autumn Water still didn't see any of the vassals coming out to accept the challenge. Autumn Water's mouth curled up, and his face took on a mocking expression. With one hand, he picked up the halberd and stabbed it fiercely into the ground, with the entire head of the halberd sinking into the earth. Then, he pulled out the giant bow from the Red Hare horse.

  Draw the bow and shoot the arrow, accomplish in one breath.

  With a creak, the strong and powerful arms slowly pulled open the massive bow in hand, emitting a creaking sound, as if adding a bit more force, the massive bow was about to break apart.

  Buzz!

  The arrow shot out like a streak of light, and with a "brush" sound, it hit the large banner with the character "Yuan" on the observation platform of the eighteen vassals, the flagpole broke with a loud "crack" sound, and before the vassals could react, it had already fallen down.

  Bang!

  Yuan Shao slammed his hand on the table, his face turned iron-blue, and his eyes seemed to be spitting fire. Yuan Shao was now burning with rage. After all, in front of so many soldiers from both armies, someone had actually shot down his commander's flag - this was a blatant slap in the face!

  "Gentlemen, this is the Western Liang's mighty tiger, known as the world's number one martial general. Who dares to come out and fight? The winner will be promoted three ranks, rewarded with a thousand taels of gold, ten beauties, and a fine steed." Yuan Shao's icy gaze stared at Qiu Shui who was showing off outside, his teeth clenched as he spoke word by word.

  Hiss! Hearing Yuan Shao's words, the vassals present knew that Yuan Shao had staked his reputation on this. Especially when Yuan Shao called himself the number one warrior in the land, it made some of the powerful warriors under the other lords frown.

  As soon as Yuan Shao finished speaking, a general suddenly emerged from the camp, riding his horse and holding his spear upright.

  Seeing Yuan Shao's puzzled expression, Wang Kui said: "Lord of the Alliance, this is Fang Yue, a famous general from Hebei."

  It seems that fame and wealth have moved people's hearts. The title of the world's number one martial general, combined with numerous rewards, has blinded these self-proclaimed extraordinary generals.

  Qiu Shui saw a general rush out from the opposite side, put down the giant bow in his hand on the horse's back, and immediately pulled out the halberd inserted into the ground, looking at the general rushing over from afar.

  After Fang Yue rushed out with his gun, he saw that Qiu Shui was standing still on the spot, holding a spear in one hand, and his eyes were filled with disappointment. He suddenly became angry and shouted: "I am Fang Yue, the famous general of the river, and you will die quickly." Then he slapped the horse under him fiercely, and the warhorse immediately showed its fastest speed in life.

  At first, Autumn Water didn't take the opposing general seriously, but after hearing his words, he realized that this was actually a famous historical figure, albeit one who had died very early on, being beheaded by Lü Bu as soon as he took to the field.

  Fang Yue held two guns in his hands and rode a war horse to rush quickly to the front of Qiu Shui, only to find that Qiu Shui was still holding a spear with one hand and had no reaction. At this moment, Fang Yue seemed to see the glory of the world's number one martial general within reach, and his eyes were filled with fervor.

  Ah!

  Just as Fang Yue's long spear was about to pierce Qiushui, Qiushui suddenly exerted force, and the halberd struck like lightning, hitting the opponent's long spear in a situation where the naked eye could not keep up. Not only did it block the opponent's attack, but also due to Qiushui's great strength, it directly split the opponent's weapon in two, and the halberd slashed towards the opponent's neck.

  Crack!

  Two horses intersected, and Fang Yue, who had just felt the victory was at hand, fell to the ground with his head rolling far away, still with the joy of beheading Qiu Shui to become the number one martial general in his eyes.

  Hiss!

  On the battlefield, a uniform gasp was heard. Fast! It was really too fast. Originally, Fang Yue's weapon was about to pierce his opponent when suddenly a spear shadow appeared. After the two horses intersected, Fang Yue, who was on the verge of victory, had his head and body separated.

  The blood on the spear in his hand dripped to the ground, and Qiu Shui led the Red Hare horse, gazing at the camps of the eighteen vassals from afar. He said coldly, "So-called eighteen vassals, heroes of the world, are just a bunch of gluttons!"

  The icy voice pierced the battlefield and entered everyone's ears. Dong Zhuo's side was thunderous after hearing it, while the other side was filled with shame.

  "Xu De is getting arrogant, Mu Shun will come to fight you."

  "The Beihai Wu'an Kingdom has come to wage war against you."

  After hearing Autumn Water's sarcasm, the vassals could no longer hold back and began to dispatch their own great generals.

  "Is it a case of many defeating the few? Hmph! It turns out that the eighteen vassals are just this kind of goods, today I have learned my lesson." Qiu Shui looked at the two martial generals rushing out from the opponent's camp and let out a mocking voice.

  When the voice entered the ears of all the generals, the faces of the soldiers under the eighteen vassals' command were filled with shame. This was actually Autumn Water's strategy, after all, Autumn Water knew deeply how many formidable warriors there were in the opposing camp, if they really charged out together, Autumn Water estimated that even escaping would be impossible. But after Autumn Water said this, those self-conceited warriors wouldn't do such a shameful thing, and when the time came, it would probably be a group fight to win, and the opponent still wouldn't get the title of number one under heaven.

  Mu Shun held a spear and Wu Ankou held a hammer. The two men simultaneously urged their war horses forward, swinging the weapons in their hands towards Qiu Shui.

  Qiu Shui's mouth curled up in a cruel smile, and he said in a low voice: "You think you can win with numbers? Today, I'll show you what real martial power looks like." With that, Qiu Shui gently squeezed the belly of his Chi Tu horse and charged towards the two men with his spear.

  As the two horses crossed paths, Wu An Guo and Mu Shun's eyes flashed with excitement, and they shouted in unison: "Autumn Water, you shall die!"

  "How dare you!" A voice like thunder burst from Qiū Shuǐ's mouth, this time Qiū Shuǐ was truly angry, these jumping clowns actually dared to be so presumptuous.

  Qiu Shui's face turned cold, and his eyes were even bloodshot. As a zombie, he was originally a brutal species, but the other party had actually enraged him to the point of not knowing life or death, which could be seen in their subsequent fate.

  The painting halberd appeared in front of Wu An and Mu Shun at the same time, as if it had traversed through space and time. The two men were no longer excited, but instead felt a lingering fear. They didn't see the shadow of each other's weapon swinging, their opponent's weapon swung too fast, like there were two halberds dancing in the air.