Chapter 1109: A Single Strike to Face an Army

Unfortunately, the level of siege laid against Lü Bu would have seriously injured him before he merged with the Thousand-Year Resentment. But now, all it took was a simple swing of his Sky Piercer halberd to deflect everyone's attacks.

"It seems this is all you’re capable of," Lü Bu remarked, not even concerned with the common villain’s downfall of talking too much. At this moment, what he needed were two or three opponents as strong as Zhang Xiu had been earlier.

"Then die!" Lü Bu's tone shifted suddenly, and with a powerful sweep of his halberd, he drew upon the essence of heaven and earth, sending a massive strike toward Xiahou Yuan and the others.

As that colossal strike descended, Xiahou Yuan unleashed his full spiritual talent without any reservations. In the next moment, everyone felt their speed dramatically increase, narrowly escaping the range of Lü Bu's attack.

Leaping high into the air, Xu Huang gripped his massive battle axe with both hands, aiming it down at Lü Bu, who was momentarily restrained by Xiahou Dun.

Just as Xu Huang’s axe was about to strike, Lü Bu abruptly descended from the sky, evading Xu Huang’s blow.

In that instant, Zhang Xiu and Pang De both launched themselves toward Lü Bu with all their strength. Pang De, instead of his usual battlefield spear, wielded a heavy saber—the weapon he was most skilled with.

As Pang De leapt forward, he felt a gust of wind slam into him, his armor shattering as blood sprayed from his body.

On the other side, Zhang Xiu endured the immense force of Lü Bu’s energy with his formidable inner strength, thrusting his spear directly at Lü Bu. But upon seeing Pang De’s injuries, his face darkened.

The residual energy from Lü Bu’s attack alone had caused such devastation. Despite this, Pang De, enveloped in his jet-black inner energy, his eyes bloodshot, continued to slash at Lü Bu with all his might. His legion's talent amplified his own power.

At that moment, Pang De was like a wounded tiger, unleashing a strength even greater than before, furiously aiming for Lü Bu’s lower body!

Lü Bu casually swept aside Zhang Xiu’s lethal spear thrust with his Sky Piercer, then twisted his body to block Pang De’s full-force strike with the halberd’s shaft. At the same time, Xu Huang’s battle axe descended from above.

Slash! A sharp sound rang out.

Lü Bu, caught off guard, allowed Xu Huang's axe to slice through his chest armor. Before he could counter, a barrage of fiery arrows descended with explosive force upon him, and Xiahou Dun, holding his spear, charged into the flames, delivering his most powerful thrust.

There was no flourish like Zhao Yun's, no overwhelming power like Zhang Fei’s, nor the wild arrogance of Ma Chao. Xiahou Dun’s attack was simply the result of relentless, diligent practice. His spear thrust lacked the speed of a sonic boom, but it genuinely wounded Lü Bu.

Though they hadn’t coordinated before, these top-tier generals demonstrated a perfect synergy, their reactions and instincts honed to perfection. But perfect didn’t mean invincible.

"Retreat quickly!" Zhang Xiu, using his dual-layered secret technique, had already pushed past a critical threshold. He immediately knew the outcome and leaped back without waiting for the others to question him.

Seeing Zhang Xiu retreat, Pang De and the others instinctively followed, leaping away just as a dark shadow shot out from the flames, heading straight for Xiahou Dun.

"Get away from me!" Xiahou Dun roared. As he flew back, he tightly gripped his spear, which emitted a faint hum as he thrust it toward Lü Bu’s face.

Lü Bu’s Sky Piercer, wielded with absolute dominance, intercepted the spear, transmitting a strange vibration through it. But Lü Bu’s raw power overwhelmed the resistance.

Slash! The halberd's edge narrowly missed Xiahou Dun’s face, but the force of the strike still left a horrifying scar across his cheek.

"Big Brother!" Xiahou Yuan, seeing this, instinctively fired a volley of flaming arrows at Lü Bu as he retreated.

Boom! Lü Bu didn't even bother dodging. With a sweep of his Sky Piercer, he easily deflected the barrage of arrows, sending golden shadows scattering in every direction.

Lü Bu then grasped the halberd with both hands, ready to deliver a fatal blow to Xiahou Dun. Just then, a massive sword blade came slashing from several hundred paces away!

"Lü Bu, die!" Yan Xing, having waited for the perfect opportunity, had locked onto Lü Bu and summoned the full power of his army’s collective energy, unleashing his most powerful attack!

Lü Bu, who had been about to execute Xiahou Dun with a single strike, immediately turned and kicked Xiahou Dun, sending him flying into the walls of Jiuyuan City. The wall cracked where Xiahou Dun struck, and without the protection of cloud energy and a battle soul, the newly rebuilt city wall buckled under the impact.

Xiahou Dun then tumbled into the moat, almost entirely incapacitated.

Lü Bu, gripping his Sky Piercer with both hands, braced against Yan Xing’s devastating attack. It’s important to note that an inner energy master supported by an army can continuously unleash their full power without limitation.

Seeing Lü Bu withstand such a monstrous attack, Zhang Xiu swallowed his pride and launched an all-out assault on Lü Bu.

At the same time, Pang De and the others also attacked with full force. Taking advantage of Lü Bu being restrained by the army's collective attack, they showed no hesitation.

"You all deserve to die!" Lü Bu, distracted and overwhelmed, was hit squarely by Zhang Xiu and the others. His armor was shattered, and several wounds appeared on his body.

If it weren’t for the protection of the Thousand-Year Resentment, Lü Bu would have perished under the combined assault of Zhang Xiu and the others. As it was, he only suffered minor injuries.

Weakened by the barrage of attacks, Lü Bu's energy faltered, and he was struck head-on by Yan Xing’s army-backed strike. The aftershock of the attack extended toward Jiuyuan City, but Gao Shun, infused with the combined strength of all the battle souls, intercepted it.

Boom! Zhang Xiu and the others were sent flying.

Keep in mind that this was an army-backed attack. Even Guan Yu, with his fabled Heaven-slaying strike, could barely match such power. Without the opposition of cloud energy or battle souls, such an attack could easily split mountains or seas.

Back in the day, Han Xin had barely created the concept of army-backed attacks, yet with it, he managed to fend off Xiang Yu’s mountain-tossing strike.

An inner energy master commanding an army can truly display their full strength. Someone like Guan Yu, who could cleave mountains in one strike, could only manage one such blow on his own. But with the support of an army’s energy, he could do it repeatedly.

That’s why someone like Dian Wei, despite being incredibly powerful and barely affected by cloud energy, rarely fought in full-scale battles. The reason was simple: in large-scale warfare, any inner energy master who could control cloud energy could kill him.

Thus, Dian Wei was best suited as a personal guard or for duels. In large-scale battles, he would undoubtedly become a prime target.

As for resisting an army-backed attack single-handedly, only Xiang Yu had ever done that. After all, such attacks were designed to break armies, not to deal with individual opponents.

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