Mythical Three Kingdoms

At that moment, Lyu Bu let out a long whistle, laughed heartily as he reached out, and Diao Chan appeared directly beside him, while Red Hare stepped through the void to him. As for Lyu Qiling, who should have been within reach, she did not appear by his side.

Before Diao Chan could inquire about what had happened, Lyu Bu lifted her onto the horse, and the tear in the sky began to close.

"It seems fate has decided," Lyu Bu sighed deeply, "My lady, the promise I made, today here with you I fulfill it. It's a pity for Qiling."

Lyu Bu glanced back at Jiuyuan City, Gao Shun's expression was as indifferent as before, but Lyu Bu understood his intent.

"Take good care of Qiling for me," Lyu Bu shouted towards Gao Shun's direction, then embraced Diao Chan and rode Red Hare as he ascended, "This is a gift for you all!"

As he spoke, a ray of golden light and a ray of black light flew out from the aperture in the sky now the size of a bowl's mouth, and immediately they split apart.

The golden light, carrying the sounds of a renowned general of the Northern Frontier fighting bloodily, landed on Gao Shun, instantly escalating his aura, breaking through the barrier of Qi Refining to Gang into Inner Qi Manifestation instantly.

Gao Shun's years of accumulated essence erupted as his heart crossed that barrier, combined with his already perfect command, instantly reached a power comparable to Zhang Liao.

As for the other black light, with cries of iron-blooded slaughter and despairing screams, it flew onto Dian Wei, who directly absorbed it.

Without the previous power to invoke Heaven and Earth Essence, and retaining only strong will, Dian Wei was not impacted at all.

However, unlike Gao Shun's step at the threshold, Dian Wei had already transcended Ultimate Inner Qi Manifestation, representing the pinnacle of body cultivation, absorbing such spiritual will reinforcement was a complete waste.

If it allowed a military general like Guan Yu, renowned for divine prowess, to absorb, his strength would likely take a giant leap forward. Although it wouldn't be as exaggerated as Lyu Bu's before, stirring Heaven and Earth Essence with a mortal body would still be attainable.

Unfortunately, without Lyu Bu's immense power to mediate it, not even Guan Yu dared directly absorb it, as demonstrated by Lyu Bu's overwhelming strength that even left him in a battered state due to such a mass of conviction.

"Ascended?" Tong Yuan's eyes widened round, incredulously.

When Tong Yuan flew over, he happened to see Zhang Xiu retreat, and although Zhang Xiu looked severely beaten, it wasn't fatal, at most he would cry out in agony for ten days or half a month. Letting his second disciple suffer a bit was good, as recklessness must be punished.

When Dian Wei then charged forward, Tong Yuan knew it was fine. The power and speed exhibited by Dian Wei's body reached a certain extreme, where just a flurry of punches could easily kill an Inner Qi Manifestation practitioner who hadn't specifically trained their body.

Lyu Bu, however, shattered the void and rode Red Hare and embraced Diao Chan to ascend, completely deviating from the script Tong Yuan had predicted, a drastic shift in the story!

"Ascended..." Dian Wei said, his mouth agape from looking upwards.

"How is this possible..." Xiahou Yuan's jaw had dislocated.

Previously, Dian Wei had beaten Lyu Bu who couldn't retaliate, but then Lyu Bu suddenly exploded in power, flinging Dian Wei away, and further slashed the sky open with an empty thrust. It implied Lyu Bu had been toying with everyone!

"Ascend..." Xu Huang didn't even notice the axe slipped from his grip onto the ground.

"Even the sky can be shattered?" Pang De murmured, involuntarily raised his great sword, and a sense of power surged within, that was the true power.

"Indeed, Lyu Bu remains more terrifying, who cares about city walls when even the sky shatters," Zhang He said with a light smile, his spiritual vulnerability totally eradicated.

[Could there really be a Heavenly Realm?] Zhang Xiu said incredulously.

At this moment, everyone fell into silence. Witnessing the birth of a master at the Perfect stage of Inner Qi Manifestation should have been a lively occasion, yet upon seeing Lyu Bu's strike that cleaved the heavens...

"Is this truly power a human can possess?" Yano Xing said trembling, he finally understood why the General Ranking had only one spot booked, for this power was near divine.

Cao Ren suddenly felt proposing to attack Jiuyuan was a brainless move, Lyu Bu spared them. Reflecting on past events, he couldn't believe he hadn't realized Lyu Bu wasn't intending to fight.

[Spared us indeed, as for him the number of opponents already didn't matter.] Cao Ren thought with a bitter smile, suddenly comprehending what mercy meant!

Previously, Lyu Bu needed not to do much, just needed to charge into the army upon repelling Zhang Xiu and the others, and in mere seconds, it would significantly damage the Cao Army, yet he didn't do so.

Afterwards, things grew more bizarre. After Lyu Bu's ascension, neither Gao Shun nor others attacked the Cao Army, nor did they attack Jiuyuan City, resulting in a standoff.

When Chen Xi received the news, it was already New Year's Eve, and upon seeing the intelligence, his first reaction was disbelief, his second was thinking Lyu Bu hacked reality, after repeated confirmations, Chen Xi had no doubts about the news.

Lyu Bu ascended, Lyu Bu ascended, Lyu Bu ascended, no immortal in the world had succeeded in ascending, yet the military general they looked down on ascended nonchalantly with his wife in his arms and his beloved steed beneath him!

Unlike Zuo Ci's calm reception of the news, Nanhua was thoroughly excited upon receiving it. Turns out the Heavenly Realm truly exists, and our prior inability to ascend was merely due to not being strong enough!

Imagine one could fight six or seven Inner Qi Manifestation practitioners, one of them was breakthrough, and another carrying an army slashing, yet the counterpart ascended almost unscathed. Nanhua felt under immense pressure, this seemed like plans to Proving the Way with Strength, transforming the body into divine!

As for the more exaggerated ascension with Diao Chan and Red Hare, Nanhua could only explain it as a case of One person achieving the Way, raising everything around them based on their prestige, such dominance.

Fortunately, at this time, Zixu was already tricked away from the Central Plains by Jia Xu, probably having flown to Africa by now, or perhaps he began a journey of sea-watching, naturally oblivious to the hottest news in the Central Plains.

When Guan Yu in Chang'an received this news, his first reaction was to pick up his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, channel all his strength, and strike at the void, yet it was futile, as Lyu Bu hadn't relied merely on his strength to achieve it.

[The void can be shattered, implies everything can be obliterated, that is ultimate power, I too shall reach it someday!] Guan Yu had no discouragement after a blade strike, Lyu Bu's power had been proven many times, rarely regarded as mortal anymore?

Afterward, Guan Yu began practicing his Martial Arts in the courtyard, with Lyu Bu's formidable prowess serving as a near motivation for him. With that strongest figure standing atop the peak, they had direction to aspire towards. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to cast your recommendation and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com for reading.)