Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1876: Chapter 1721: Qiu Linbei’s Death

Just as Taishi Ci and Mi Fang were rushing to Ye City, the northern battle was about to come to a close.

Qiu Linbei swung his long spear horizontally, relying on his Legion Talent and formidable martial force, he broke through three layers of encirclement at the northeast corner of the Han Army without spending much time, entering the outermost family defensive circle used to fend off Miscellaneous Huns. However, as a price, the over two thousand Northern Huns elites he led were reduced to only a few hundred warriors breaking through.

”Qiu Linbei, halt!” Just as Qiu Linbei was about to charge into the outermost defensive circle, Xiahou Dun rushed out ahead and blocked Qiu Linbei.

”It’s you!” Qiu Linbei swept his spear horizontally, held back by Xiahou Dun, only to discover two Inner Qi Manifestations had appeared right in front of him.

”It’s me!” Xiahou Dun roared, charging to the edge of the Cloud Qi, where both Qiu Linbei and he could unleash part of their non-human level power.

Qiu Linbei also knew that this was the final line of defense. If he broke through, the Northern Huns would have a glimmer of hope; if not, they would be crushed into dust by the wheels of history.

At that moment, Qiu Linbei didn’t hesitate any longer, recalling almost all the Wolf Spirits back into his body, raising the Essence, Qi, and Spirit to their peak.

With a shout of rage, Qiu Linbei and Xiahou Dun collided directly. Qiu Linbei’s strength clearly surpassed Xiahou Dun by a margin; at the initial clash, Qiu Linbei dominated Xiahou Dun in terms of momentum and power.

Sun Ce’s eyes narrowed; earlier, he had played rock-paper-scissors with Xiahou Dun to decide who would go first. Despite his reputation for extraordinary luck, Sun Ce lost to Xiahou Dun, forcing him to wait until Xiahou Dun faltered before stepping in. Now, Qiu Linbei’s exhibited power was truly terrifying.

”Kill! Kill! Kill!” Owing to his naturally superior Inner Qi and physique, Qiu Linbei felt the life-and-death pressure of his entire race bearing down on him, and the divine gradually emerged from within the Wolf Spirits, where he had been entangled.

If Qiu Linbei, whose attributes are already extremely daunting, could elevate his spirit beyond this entanglement, he could leap into becoming a top-tier fighter comparable to Lyu Bu. Now under the pressure of racial survival, Qiu Linbei was frantically extracting his potential.

Qiu Linbei’s spirit continuously assaulted the wild will entwined with his own, striving for elevation. The agony akin to forcibly stripping the outer shell of his soul rendered Qiu Linbei fiercely sinister, and amidst this sinister transformation, Qiu Linbei’s spirit began to transcend.

”Ting!” Sun Ce blocked Qiu Linbei’s direct thrust aimed at Xiahou Dun, having already sensed the overwhelming pressure akin to Lyu Bu from him. The opponent was transforming.

”Quickly join me in taking down the opponent!” Although Sun Ce had the demeanor of an overlord, advocating the way of dominance, he was not foolish. Allowing an opponent to grow unhindered was no good; the opponent’s power had clearly surpassed the norm.

”Alright!” Xiahou Dun roared, disregarding the already scraped-off shoulder armor by Qiu Linbei’s spear, attacking Qiu Linbei with bloodshot eyes. Unlike Sun Ce, who defended himself, Xiahou Dun only attacked without defense, retreating not at all, soon having his armor fragmented, and several wounds appearing on his body.

This was the result of Sun Ce assisting in defense; without it, Xiahou Dun would bear more than just a few wounds.

Qiu Linbei fiercely counterattacked, although his momentum continued to rise, he still couldn’t defeat Xiahou Dun and Sun Ce. After all, not everyone can defeat multiple opponents single-handedly when strength levels are similar.

All three had clear objectives, hence Qiu Linbei charged forward recklessly, Xiahou Dun and Sun Ce stood firm without retreat, and within a mere ten breaths, Xiahou Dun’s armor was shattered or blown off, and similarly for Qiu Linbei. Only Sun Ce, who was aiding in defense, fared slightly better, although wearing Golden Chainmail that was now uneven.

As the injuries intensified, Xiahou Dun’s momentum grew increasingly daunting, until upon reaching a certain threshold, Xiahou Dun pushed Sun Ce aside, facing Qiu Linbei alone.

”Seems you are nothing extraordinary.” Xiahou Dun and Qiu Linbei collided spears, both retreating several steps, differing in that Xiahou Dun’s wounds spurted countless blood with the shock, the blood on his arm trickling down the spear to the tip.

Qiu Linbei didn’t respond, charging directly at Xiahou Dun, who gazed coldly without fear, his blood vaporized into mist, confronting Qiu Linbei like a Ghostly Deity.

At this juncture, the long spears of both pressing on, thrusting, sweeping with basic techniques, bore no further transformations, their fragmented attacks combining, all maneuvers for killing on the battlefield.

The spear prowess of both was fiercely robust, and neither backed down an inch, so the battle between Xiahou Dun and Qiu Linbei grew increasingly brutal.

Until a moment when Qiu Linbei pointed his spear, Xiahou Dun spat blood and fell from his horse, his Legion Talent of blood battle excessively draining him beyond boosting, whereas Qiu Linbei grew increasingly valiant in battle, ultimately leading to Xiahou Dun’s defeat. At this time, Qiu Linbei was already nearing Divine Boundary Break.

The man originally entangled by countless wolf spirits, under the pressure of bearing his entire race’s survival, forcefully tore apart the net trap, leaving only a small portion before he could completely escape the wolf spirits’ entanglement.

Sun Ce used a spear to hold up Qiu Linbei. By this time, Qiu Linbei had already made Sun Ce’s heart race. The front of his opponent had two large wounds, wounds that would be fatal to an ordinary person, but on Qiu Linbei at this moment, they seemed insignificant.

Qiu Linbei glanced at Sun Ce, perhaps aware that Sun Ce was not an opponent who could be easily killed with a few moves, he glanced at Xiahou Dun and prepared to charge towards the northeast.

Seeing Qiu Linbei about to break through, Sun Ce hesitated no more, immediately ordered someone to escort Xiahou Dun away, and himself led troops to intercept Qiu Linbei. At this time, Guan Ping, Wei Yan, Cai Yang, and their group had not yet reached the three defense lines.

”You go first!” Seeing Sun Ce approaching, Qiu Linbei ordered the Northern Huns soldiers to retreat in the northeast direction first while he stayed behind to intercept Sun Ce.

Except for a part of Qiu Linbei’s trusted aides, the other Northern Huns soldiers rushed towards the northeast as instructed, but did not expect the swift White Horse Soldiers had already noticed the situation here and were preparing to call in reinforcements to slaughter the Northern Huns attempting to break through.

Just as Qiu Linbei was about to make a move on Sun Ce, a large array of crossbow bolts shot over from the east, immediately causing several Northern Huns attacking the Han Army’s perimeter to be hit and fall from their horses.

”Fire the arrows!” Before Qidong saw Sun Ce and Xiahou Dun running northeast with only a dozen men, he sensed something wrong, thus led five hundred Xiliang Iron Cavalry from his hometown to chase after Sun Ce.

Though not like the later Li Youu’s highly combat-efficient Xiliang Iron Cavalry, they were not inferior to the normal elite cavalry, which was why when other families came with a few thousand men, Qidong only had a few hundred.

It is fortunate to have these few hundred men, otherwise Qidong wouldn’t dare to intercept the Northern Huns, after all, the peripheral Han Army were all recently trained aristocratic family private soldiers, meant to counter Miscellaneous Huns, meeting the Northern Huns Elites could prove challenging.

This is also why the cloud qi began to dissipate here, these family private soldiers trained only for a few days could manage if led by Yu Jin, and without Yu Jin’s command, maintaining such cloud qi was already the extent of Yu Jin’s prowess.

Naturally, nearly collapsing under the charge led by Qiu Linbei and the Northern Huns Elites, but they were not there to kill the enemy, primarily to intercept the Miscellaneous Huns. With the Northern Huns Elites charging here, the White Horse Soldiers naturally took care of it.

Zhao Yun’s Legion, unaffected by any negative attributes, certainly wouldn’t worry about traits like chaos formation or dark seal, and with the speed of White Horse Soldiers, they weren’t concerned if anyone managed to escape quickly. Anyone who dared to race against the White Horses had already perished.

Breaking through the three-layer defense formed by elite soldiers, the Northern Huns Elites’ formation had long scattered in disarray, compounded by the dispersion of peripheral aristocratic family private soldiers, ensuring the Northern Huns Elites who emerged would be instantly slain by the White Horse Soldiers.

This is also why Zhou Yu, after asking Zhao Yun to handle it, utilized mobile forces on the perimeter because no other unit was better suited for sweeping the battlefield than the White Horse Soldiers.

”Well done!” Sun Ce exclaimed with laughter, using his spear to intercept Qiu Linbei and then regrouping with Qidong. With such elite troops, stalling Qiu Linbei posed no problem. Although Qiu Linbei’s legion talent was chaos formation, his own talent not only had imposing power but also weakened others’ legion talents.

Sun Ce immediately led a small cavalry to block Qiu Linbei, despite Qiu Linbei’s formidable strength and talent effect conducive to break formation, Sun Ce’s imposing force suppressed him, and Sun Ce’s talent countered Qiu Linbei’s legion talent.

Thus, despite Qiu Linbei’s exceptional prowess, it took him half an incense stick time to shrug off the entanglement of Sun Ce’s elite cavalry. By then, Guan Ping, Wei Yan, and Cai Yang had caught up, while the peripheral White Horse Soldiers had already encircled Zhao Yun in the area.

With Zhao Yun guarding the perimeter, and five Inner Qi Manifestation experts led by Li Tiao unrestrainedly launching lethal attacks at Qiu Linbei.

Five individuals, five different moves, simultaneously launched toward Qiu Linbei. In his furious rage, Qiu Linbei resisted with all his might but indeed failed to fend off. After three moves, his entire body was full of vulnerabilities.

Desperately breaking through in Li Tiao’s direction, bearing five wounds, Qiu Linbei roared as he broke out of a heavy encirclement and faced Zhou Yu’s final line of defense. There, only one enemy remained in front of him, with all White Horse Soldiers having already distanced themselves, leaving only him among the Northern Huns present, while the others had perished under the pale blade light of the White Horse Soldiers.

The already blurred-eyed Qiu Linbei, with five wounds, from a certain perspective, was dead, only driven by some will that kept him standing, managed to fight his way to Zhao Yun, thrusting his spear directly, Zhao Yun extended his index finger to hold off the spear tip.

Qiu Linbei slowly fell towards the north, murmuring to himself, ”I... hate...”

Qiu Linbei breathed his last, and all Northern Huns who had tried to break through from the northeast perished.