Mythical Three Kingdoms

Lyu Bu charged towards the phantoms of Mahakasyapa and Mahesvara, brandishing his Sky Piercer with the clear intent of leaving the two behind.

Mahakasyapa naturally shielded Mahesvara as they retreated, completely unwilling to engage with Lyu Bu. Lyu Bu, on the other hand, seized the advantage and rapidly confined Mahakasyapa and Mahesvara with his fierce attacks. Meanwhile, the Kushan generals quickly reacted and rushed towards Lyu Bu, striving to protect Mahesvara.

The saying goes that perpetual defense leads to inevitable defeat. Although Mahakasyapa’s strength was not weak, having his mind captured by Lyu Bu’s previous strike and being intimidated by Lyu Bu’s forceful removal of Mahesvara, he realized he could not match Lyu Bu’s might. Thus, he could only protect Mahesvara while fighting and retreating.

When there was no escape, Mahakasyapa raised a defensive circle to block one of Lyu Bu’s strikes, only to discover that his opponent’s strength had significantly diminished.

If Lyu Bu was comparable to Gods and Demons before, now he was still formidable but no longer unstoppable against Mahakasyapa, who was a Breakthrough Level expert. Lyu Bu’s power had markedly declined.

”Form up, block him! His strength is greatly weakened, not the overwhelming force he was before!” Mahakasyapa managed to block one of Lyu Bu’s attacks and even forced him back with a sweep. Overjoyed, he called the Kushan generals to join forces against Lyu Bu.

The Kushan generals immediately encircled Lyu Bu and launched their attack. Clearly, compared to Lyu Bu’s previous disaster-like might, now he was formidable yet still human. His strength, though significant, no longer raised hairs with a single glance.

Taking a hit from Kasani head-on, Lyu Bu’s berserk Sky Piercer swept Mahakasyapa aside. His strength was not just affected by his injuries but was primarily diminished by the significant drop in his Power of Heart Spirit.

Whether admitting it or not, when Mahesvara’s Faithful Will was extracted from Lyu Bu, his Power of Heart Spirit suffered substantial damage. When the two were united, Lyu Bu’s already terrifying Heart Spirit power approached an unimaginable limit, enabling him to achieve incredible feats.

Though Mahesvara’s will, empowered by tens of thousands, was gradually eroding Lyu Bu’s own intent, before this, Lyu Bu had indeed gained a significant portion of Mahesvara’s power.

Moreover, while Mahesvara was corroding Lyu Bu’s will, Lyu Bu used Mahesvara’s will as a foundation to absorb its nutrients.

If it weren’t for the support of tens of thousands strengthening Mahesvara’s Faithful Will, even without Lyu Bu’s awareness, his own invincible will could have worn it down and fully transformed it into his power, catapulting him to a stable Gods-and-Demons level.

Unfortunately, some things are beyond one’s control. Once Mahesvara’s will was bolstered by numerous followers, Lyu Bu couldn’t outpace the growth in drawing power from Mahesvara’s spirit and Heart Spirit Will.

Thus, Lyu Bu’s increasing irritation ensued. One could say that the mutual assimilation and transformation between Lyu Bu and Mahesvara’s will commenced when Mahesvara gained a substantial number of followers.

But Lyu Bu remained Lyu Bu; he wasn’t one to be easily manipulated. After proving himself as a God-Demon, his highly concentrated Heart Spirit felt acutely aware of himself, Mahesvara, and their mutual infiltration.

Lyu Bu forcefully extracted Mahesvara, shattering a significant portion of both the Faithful Will and the mutual infiltration, causing a major regression in Lyu Bu’s power to its original state. Previously, Lyu Bu’s Heart Spirit base was equivalent to 1.8 times the Pinnacle Period!

This was Lyu Bu’s reason to reverse devour Mahesvara; despite the substantial loss, without hidden dangers, the entirety of his Heart Spirit base would be his own. Though it might not reach 1.8 times, even a 1.5 times boost without hidden dangers would be a gain for Lyu Bu.

However, Lyu Bu misjudged Mahesvara’s capability of Faithful Will. When pulled out, Mahesvara suffered almost no loss, whereas part of Lyu Bu’s refined Heart Spirit from Mahesvara was shattered.

This caused Lyu Bu’s Heart Spirit power to plummet by 90% in its normal state, while Mahesvara retained 80% of the same quality and attribute Heart Spirit power.

This is why Lyu Bu failed in forcibly annihilating Mahesvara. If his Heart Spirit power were in a full state, it might’ve been feasible, but only slightly stronger than Mahesvara wouldn’t suffice to eliminate him.

Mahesvara’s Heart Spirit strength emerged, sublimated through Lyu Bu’s relentless extraction, making him outstanding in this regard. Not wanting to die, Mahesvara could only become stronger; his animosity towards Lyu Bu matched, if not exceeded, Lyu Bu’s animosity towards him.

After repelling Mahakasyapa, Lyu Bu was swiftly besieged by the Inner Qi Manifestation Generals.

”Damn it!” Lyu Bu growled, twisting his face as he swept his Sky Piercer across the generals. His Celestial God Mode was unsustainable due to the massive depletion of his Heart Spirit power, which was crucial in maintaining the highly compressed Celestial God Mode.

With a resentful glance towards Mahesvara’s direction, Lyu Bu hesitated no longer. Releasing his hold on a portion of the Heart Spirit power, the compressed Celestial God Mode rapidly expanded. The golden giant surged from Lyu Bu, rising swiftly.

”Get lost!” Having transformed once again into a ten-foot Golden Armored Giant, Lyu Bu wielded his more than ten-foot Sky Piercer and swept fiercely at the attacking Inner Qi Manifestation troops.

The gigantic Celestial God Mode shattered a piece of land with a single blow, forcing the Kushan Inner Qi Manifestations to evade. Nevertheless, unlike the previous condensed strikes, these attacks were not fatal to an Inner Qi Manifestation unless struck head-on.