Chapter 38 This battle made the Sui Dynasty awe-inspiring to all nations.
Chapter 38 This battle made the Sui Dynasty awe-inspiring to all nations.
Yang Guang and the others' pupils suddenly contracted as they stared intently at the figure surrounded at the bottom of the pit.
Lu Xiao knelt on one knee, his Wutian Halberd deeply embedded in the ground to support his body, his back heaving violently.
"In the end...did they just not make it?"
Yang Guang's heart sank.
The civil and military officials watching the battle all had different expressions, and they all lamented the fall of this young and fierce general.
A glint flashed in Yuwen Huaji's eyes, and he secretly gave his son a wink.
"Chengdu, go down and take over."
Yuwen Chengdu stood motionless at the edge of the pit, like an iron tower.
Those sharp eyes pierced through the dust and blood mist, locking onto Lü Xiao.
Yuwen Huaji was taken aback at first, then overjoyed.
Could it be that the son has finally come to his senses and knows how to use others to do his dirty work, and to eliminate this potential threat by enlisting the help of warriors from all over the world?
He stroked his beard and smiled, "You've grown up, you've finally grown up."
Upon seeing this, the remaining generals all stepped down, ready to take Lü Xiao's place in the duel.
Yuwen Chengdu took a step forward, his towering figure blocking everyone's path.
"General Tianbao, what do you mean by this!" Yang Ruyi was the first to react. She rushed forward, her voice trembling with anger, "He is exhausted. If we don't send help, he will surely die!"
"There's no need to panic," Yuwen Chengdu said in a calm and steady voice. "Lu Xiao must have a backup plan."
Yang Guang frowned, his gaze shifting back and forth between Yuwen Chengdu and the bottom of the pit.
Is there really a backup plan?
Even standing seems difficult; where is his backup plan?
Yu Juluo stepped forward and explained in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, please look. Just now, Lü Xiao's attacks were wide and powerful, each strike was delivered with all his might, without sparing any effort."
Having fought battles my whole life, I know best that controlling physical exertion is the top priority on the battlefield.
If Lü Zilie didn't even understand this, he would have died countless times already.
Upon hearing this, a thoughtful look flashed in Yang Guang's eyes.
Yu Juluo is right; Lü Xiao is by no means a man of courage but lack of strategy.
This move may indeed have a deeper meaning.
At the bottom of the pit, the warriors from a hundred kingdoms hesitated for a moment when they saw Lü Xiao kneeling on the ground, but then burst into a deafening cheer.
"He's not going to make it!"
"Kill him!"
"The greatest general of the Sui Dynasty was nothing more than this!"
"Bring Yuwen Chengdu here! Bring Yuwen Chengdu here!"
On the viewing platforms of the various foreign kingdoms, kings, princes, and envoys rose to their feet, their eyes burning with ambition.
Lü Xiao was the first to go into battle, which meant he was undoubtedly the strongest fighter in the Sui Dynasty.
If he falls, the morale of the Sui army will plummet, and then the hundred nations will launch a war of attrition, which will surely defeat the Sui Dynasty completely!
"kill!"
"kill!"
The roar was like a raging storm, sweeping across the entire arena.
The languages of various countries are mixed together, converging into a single bloody image.
Killing Lü Xiao trampled on the dignity of the Sui Dynasty.
Let this Han Chinese dynasty understand that they are not invincible!
The faces of the Sui Dynasty's civil and military officials were ashen, their fists clenched so tightly that their knuckles turned white.
This is just a competition; what if one day a coalition of a hundred nations were to invade?
The scene was simply unimaginable!
Yang Ruyi covered her ears, unwilling to listen to the discussions any longer.
Is the perfect husband she just chose really going to die here?
At the bottom of the pit, Lü Xiao knelt in a pool of blood, feeling a strange heat surging from his dantian to his limbs and bones.
The desperate tiger finally unleashed its power.
This surge of heat, like a volcanic eruption, instantly breached the dam of fatigue.
Lu Xiao could clearly feel the ruptured muscle fibers rapidly remodeling, and the depleted energy recovering at several times the speed.
Even... its power is still rising!
He slowly raised his head, a sinister smile appearing on his blood-stained face.
The second phase of the BOSS battle is about to begin.
Warriors from hundreds of nations surged in like a tidal wave, their swords, spears, and halberds gleaming coldly in the sunlight, their battle cries deafening.
Leading the charge was a Turkic warrior wielding a scimitar, his eyes filled with cruel excitement.
If he can kill the most powerful general of the Sui Dynasty, he will become famous throughout the world!
Five steps, three steps, one step...
The East Turkic warrior's scimitar was already raised high above his head, ready to strike at any moment.
At that very moment, Lü Xiao moved.
He did not get up, but suddenly exerted force with his right hand, and the halberd that was stuck in the ground rose up in response!
The halberd traced a blood-red arc, devoid of any fancy techniques, displaying only pure, extreme power and speed.
"boom!"
Wherever the halberd blade passed, the air seemed to be torn apart.
Before the East Turkic warrior's scimitar could fall, the man was already split in two!
Blood gushed out like a waterfall, splattering all over the faces and heads of the surrounding warriors.
But this is only the beginning.
The halberd, undeterred by any force, swept across half the area like a resurrected blood dragon.
"Pfft!"
A series of muffled thuds as flesh was torn apart.
With Lü Xiao as the center, more than ten warriors within a radius of one zhang were all cut in half at the waist!
His upper body was still spinning in the air, while his lower body crashed to the ground.
Internal organs, blood, and bone fragments were mixed together.
At that moment, time seemed to stand still.
On the viewing platform by the pit, everyone's expression was frozen.
Yang Ruyi's fingers slid down from her eyes, her wide, beautiful eyes reflecting the figure that slowly rose like a demon god.
Yuwen Chengdu's lips finally curled into a slight smile. Just as he expected.
Yu Juluo let out a long sigh of relief, his clenched fist loosening slightly.
The most shocking thing was the foreign countries.
The deafening shouts of battle just moments before abruptly ceased, replaced by a deathly silence.
The kings of various countries gaped, their eyes filled with disbelief.
At the bottom of the pit, the remaining warriors all took a step back, their hands gripping their weapons trembling slightly.
Lu Xiao slowly straightened up.
His wounds were still bleeding, but his aura was several times stronger than before!
The halberd, seemingly invincible, pointed diagonally at the ground, drops of blood falling from its tip.
He raised his head, scanning the terrified enemies around him. His voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly to everyone's ears:
"Shouldn't we continue the offensive?"
No one answered.
Only the wind carried the stench of blood, permeating the entire arena.
"Since no one is coming..." Lu Xiao grinned, his white teeth looking particularly sinister against his blood-stained face, "then let's just wait to die."
Before he finished speaking, he had already shot off like an arrow!
This time, he was more than twice as fast as before!
The halberd, with its incomparable size, left trails of afterimages in the air, each strike bringing forth a shower of blood.
Seventy people, sixty people, fifty people.
The number of warriors from the Hundred Kingdoms is decreasing rapidly.
Some tried to escape, but as soon as they turned around, they were pinned to the ground by the flying halberd.
Someone knelt down and begged for mercy, but Lü Xiao didn't even look at him and ended the matter with a single halberd strike.
More people, their eyes bloodshot, roared and charged forward, but they couldn't even touch the hem of Lü Xiao's clothes.
On the viewing platform, the Sui Dynasty's civil and military officials had gone from shock to fervor.
"Kill them! Kill them all!"
"The might of Taibao!"
"May the Great Sui Dynasty be victorious!"
Yang Guang slammed his hand on the armrest, stood up abruptly, and his eyes flashed with a sharp light.
Lü Xiao single-handedly slaughtered the elite forces of a hundred nations, completely intimidating all the states!
The foreign countries were completely silent.
The faces of the envoys from various countries turned ashen, and some princes from smaller countries even began to tremble.
They finally realized what kind of monster they had provoked.
"Quickly...make them admit defeat!" a king shouted hoarsely.
But it was too late.
At the bottom of the pit, a Baekje warrior was grabbed by Lü Xiao with one hand and lifted high.
"Rip!"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, this person was torn in two alive.
Blood rained down, soaking Lü Xiao and making him look even more like a demon crawling out of hell.
He threw the two halves of the corpse on the ground and slammed the halberd down heavily.
Looking around, there wasn't a single enemy standing.
More than three hundred brave warriors from a hundred countries were all wiped out.
Lu Xiao raised his head, looked towards the foreign viewing platform, and spoke in a voice as icy as ice:
"The Great Sui Dynasty, who can stand against it!"
The six words resounded like a thunderclap.
Envoys from a hundred countries, none dared to respond.
In the vast arena, only the Sui Dynasty dragon flag fluttered in the wind.
Yang Guang took a deep breath, slowly sat back in his original position, his eyes filled with fervent light.
This battle made the Sui Dynasty awe-inspiring to all nations.
After this battle, Lü Xiao's name will be known throughout the world.
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