Chapter 58: The Great War Begins

  The Heirloom Jade Seal, after all these years, inherently contains boundless spiritual energy. Especially after being used as a symbol of the imperial dynasty, it has gathered the world's fortune and luck. The spiritual energy in the jade had long transformed into dragon energy. Fortunately, this was during the decline of the Han Dynasty, so although the dragon energy was dense, it was somewhat weak. Otherwise, how could it have been absorbed by a single undead creature?

  After daybreak, Qiū Shuǐ felt his body filled with energy, and he put the jade seal into the spatial ring. He was secretly delighted in his heart - this was a treasure he had picked up, and even if he didn't gain anything else from this mission, he wouldn't be at a loss.

  Then Autumn Water picked up a piece of jade pendant filled with fluorescent light and put it in her bosom and walked out of the camp.

  That jade pendant is made of top-quality white jade, although it's expensive, but Qiu Shui doesn't think much of it. Why does she carry it with her? It's because last night, Qiu Shui sealed a strand of dragon energy into the jade and plans to give it to Lü Bu.

  Since Autumn Water handed over the Spring Return Technique to Lü Bu, Lü Bu has been practicing day by day. Although his progress is great, it's still a bit short of time to reach perfection. However, if he really gets this jade pendant with dragon energy, his cultivation speed will reach its peak. Autumn Water secretly calculated Lü Bu's cultivation speed and estimated that with the support of the jade pendant, he would likely reach perfection in less than half a month. By then, Autumn Water would also have more confidence in winning this battle.

  The Hui Chun Jue was not a profound Taoist technique to begin with, and even an ordinary person could achieve great success in just three years of cultivation as long as they had sufficient spiritual energy. As for Lü Bu, he was the strongest martial artist in this world, and his innate talent was undoubtedly extraordinary, defying the natural order. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to cultivate to the point of being the best under heaven without a teacher.

  This time the Spring Festival, the stronger the practitioner's qi and blood, the faster the cultivation speed. If it were Lü Bu's childhood cultivation, his qi and blood would not be as strong as they are now after growing up. Cultivating to the Great Completion would take at least a year or two, but now Lü Bu's cultivation is estimated to take only half a year to reach the Great Completion. However, with the Autumn Water's jade pendant that contains dragon energy in hand, hehe, it won't be long before he reaches the Great Completion. At that time, this Lü Bu will become even more terrifying.

  Afterwards, Autumn Water gave this jade pendant to Lü Bu and had him wear it around his neck while cultivating. His speed was indeed exceptionally swift, and he actually cultivated to the Great Completion in just ten days. Suddenly, Lü Bu felt a great increase in his physical strength, especially with a cool energy circulating in his mind at all times, keeping himself calm at all times.

  Lü Bu felt even more grateful to Qiaowei after sensing the change in his body, and their friendship deepened further. Li Ru, who was constantly observing them, got a headache over it. If it weren't for the fact that they were needed for the current war, Li Ru would have probably already advised Dong Zhuo to come up with a plan to drive a wedge between them. At the end of the Han dynasty, the two armies faced off at Tiger Trap Pass, and the battle was about to erupt...

  For half a month, the Allied Army did not launch an attack. The morale of the soldiers also rebounded, unlike the challenge they faced against the Western Liang Army half a month ago. After witnessing the martial arts of the Western Liang Army's fierce tigers and flying generals, the soldiers were terrified. However, although many have recovered now, the soldiers still fear those two people in their hearts.

  After the various princes inquired about the situation of the generals who fought against each other that day, they knew that if the opponent came out to challenge, those generals would have rushed up together and the two opponents could not have won.

  After all the generals' injuries had healed, the various princes held their breath and waited for the other side to come and challenge them. They wanted to avenge yesterday's defeat, but unfortunately, they waited for several days without seeing the enemy emerge.

  The various princes immediately sent troops every day to challenge outside the pass, but the other side simply didn't respond, and only then did the morale of the soldiers recover somewhat.

  Qiu Shui and Lü Bu were not fools, they had already figured out each other's strengths and weaknesses. If the nine generals of the day were to charge out together, neither of them would have been confident of victory. So neither of them went into battle. Dong Zhuo also knew that a hungry tiger couldn't withstand a pack of wolves, fearing that his beloved generals might suffer losses, so he didn't send either of them into battle.

  Waaah!

  A heavy horn sounded in the great army outside Guanwai, and the defeated soldiers on Tiger Pass suddenly became tense. At this moment, everyone knew that a big battle was about to begin!

  Outside the Tiger Trap Pass, a vast army formation stretched across the sky and earth, a dense black mass that seemed like a low-hanging dark cloud in the sky. A cold gust of wind suddenly rose, banners and flags fluttered, making a rustling sound! Sand and stones flew about, swirling wildly in the air, gradually revealing a massive net woven from spearheads and blades that emitted a chilling aura. Swords and spears stood like a forest, countless horses galloped in unison, the space between heaven and earth was filled with an atmosphere of stern killing intent, as if a cold and stern breath enveloped the sky above Tiger Trap Pass. The army's neat footsteps echoed, tens of thousands of soldiers pressed forward in formation, advancing towards Tiger Trap Pass, before stopping at a distance of several thousand paces.

  The faces of all the people in both armies were filled with solemnity, and this could be said to be the largest war experienced by these people in their lives. The two armies added up to tens of millions, and whether they won or lost, they would leave a heavy mark in history!

  On the top of Tiger Trap Pass, there were two bright red spots that shone exceptionally brightly. Especially when the soldiers below saw these two clusters of bright red figures, their eyes were filled with shock and fear!

  Only on the pass, two scarlet armor, scarlet cloak, holding halberds proudly standing, eyes full of disdainful air overlooking the army below the pass, in their eyes, the army below the pass seemed to be just a trivial existence!

  Two people wore Xishu red brocade hundred flower robes, with beast-faced helmets and linked armor, their waists tied with Linglong lion belts, holding square sky-painted halberds that shone with cold light and were full of murderous aura. They could be described as majestic and awe-inspiring. This battlefield seemed to exist for these two people alone.

  The military formation suddenly parted, and a general in his fifties with a ferocious face emerged slowly, surrounded by the crowd of stars. Wearing golden armor and carrying a precious sword, he gazed at the large army below Guan's Pass with a solemn expression in his eyes.

  The army below was quiet, not a single word was spoken on the entire battlefield. Tens of thousands of cavalrymen dispersed in an orderly manner from the middle, and eighteen people wearing armor walked to the front of the army, surrounded by a crowd like stars surrounding the moon.

  Yuan Shao, as the leader of the alliance, was indeed majestic. He wore a suit of golden armor adorned with beautiful patterns and stood at the front of the army, pointing at Guan Yu and shouting: "Dong Zhou, are you still obstinate? Now we have eighteen vassals with an army of one million, while your twenty-odd thousand troops, how can they resist us? For now, it's best to surrender early, join us heroes in supporting the imperial court, pacifying the world, and not lose your title as a marquis. If not, once the pass is broken, you will die, and won't that be regrettable?"

  Down! Down! Down! The sound was deafening. After Yuan Shao finished speaking, the hundreds of thousands of troops behind him clapped their hands in unison and shouted in one voice, "Let those above the pass surrender!"

  Hiss! Upon hearing Yuan Shao's words, Guan Yu's soldiers let out a collective gasp, One million strong army?

  Bang! Dong Zhuo gazed at Yuan Shao and slapped the city wall heavily. Yuan Shao, this thief, dared to boast about his million-strong army, which was clearly meant to intimidate people. However, it did succeed in doing so. At that moment, the morale of the soldiers on the city wall plummeted. With great hatred, they shouted: "Yuan Shao, you little boy, do you think you have a large army? My troops are all capable warriors who can conquer and fight well, and we also have the world's number one general, Lü Bu. Moreover, we currently hold the strategic advantage of the Tiger Trap Pass. You little boys should not be so arrogant. Wait until you take down the Tiger Trap Pass before talking! Haha!"

  War God! War God!

  At that moment, the soldiers who heard Dong Zhuo's words suddenly brandished their weapons and shouted loudly, with great momentum. Their eyes were fixed on the two generals wearing crimson armor, filled with fervor... Sorry for coming back late after overtime at 8 o'clock, there is still one more update this afternoon, thank you for your support, please collect and recommend. Thank you to brothers Ye Mo, Da Lan Mao, and the clever handsome man for their rewards, I will work hard to write every chapter well.