Chapter 68: Zhao Yun Battles Lü Bu

  When did Lü Bu become an unbeatable synonym, and all the generals looked at Lü Bu with fear and awe in their hearts. Looking at the entire alliance army, only three people, Dian Wei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, could match up to Lü Bu. Now, there is another young general who is even more powerful than them? How can people not secretly admire him?

  Lü Bu's impression of Zhao Yun changed from being careless at first to being highly focused now. Lü Bu felt that this young man was more formidable than any of the three men, as Dian Wei and Zhang Fei relied on brute strength, Guan Yu emphasized the importance of killing with a single blow, while Zhao Yun, like himself, relied on technique.

  From initially stalling for time to finally being evenly matched, they treated each other with sincerity. In Lv Bu's heart, a qualitative change had taken place, and before he knew it, the two of them had exchanged over a hundred moves, neither able to gain the upper hand.

  Zhao Yun also felt strange, Lü Bu was too light at the beginning, so he took the initiative, but as the fight went on, Lü Bu had already suppressed the rhythm. Why didn't he suffer from Lü Bu's key attack? This doesn't conform to Lü Bu's characteristics! As the saying goes, "know yourself and know your enemy, win every battle", before the war, Zhang Ziyi naturally analyzed Lü Bu for the generals to listen.

  "Vermilion Bird." Zhao Yun, who couldn't think of a solution, decided to summon his martial soul and quickly end the battle. Whether he was defeated or won by luck, he couldn't wait any longer, because in front of him was the victory over Lü Bu.

  Lü Bu saw Zhao Yun's martial soul was the Vermilion Bird, and he revealed an "I see" expression. The person chosen by the Vermilion Bird wouldn't be too bad. The Fire Qilin instantly appeared on his body, red flames enveloping him entirely, even Red Hare's body was covered in red flames.

  Two fire-attributed divine beasts clashed, everywhere filled with the beauty of explosions. Zhao Yun held the Dragon Lance, and sat on a Night Jade Lion that hummed and puffed out air, it was clear that the horse under Zhao Yun was also a precious steed no less than Red Hare, and could actually bear the weight of Zhao Yun's Vermilion Bird Fire.

  "The Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" - Zhao Yun wielded his large spear with dense and swift movements, in an instant he thrust out over a hundred spears. Over a hundred firebirds formed a soaring phoenix in mid-air, flying towards Lü Bu. The world's martial arts are unmatched in speed, in an instant thrusting out over a hundred spears, the eyes of all the generals were frozen in astonishment.

  Lü Bu was also amazed at Zhao Yun's speed, but even the fastest speed is useless in the face of absolute power. Let me show you what true power looks like.

  "Overlord Halberd Technique: Destroy Heaven and Earth". This was Lü Bu's first use of the Overlord Halberd Technique, aptly named after the halberd technique of the Overlord Xiang Yu. Could it be that this is a skill that ordinary people can learn? The entire heaven and earth seemed to pale in comparison to this one move.

  A narrow and long Fang Tian Hua halberd suddenly spewed out two kinds of flames, red and black. Lü Bu swung it fiercely at the Fire Phoenix, a crescent-shaped blade edge shooting towards the Fire Phoenix. The Fire Phoenix and the blade edge collided violently, and the Fire Phoenix was actually cut in half by the blade edge.

  Lü Bu's mouth curled up in an evil smile, "You lost, Zhao Yun." The blade flew towards Zhao Yun through the Fire Phoenix. "Not necessarily, gather." The two halves of the Fire Phoenix recombined into a new one and charged at Lü Bu, only this time it was slightly smaller than before.

  The situation has become a lose-lose one, Lü Bu cannot dodge, behind him is the city wall of Tiger Trap Pass, what if he dodges and the city wall is breached? If the fact that there are no soldiers inside the city is exposed, the allied army will launch a full-scale attack on him and he won't be able to withstand it.

  Zhao Yun couldn't dodge either, with the allied army right behind him. Being killed by a few hundred people was a small matter, but if an important figure in the allied army were to be injured or killed as a result, he would be eternally guilty.

  "Overlord Halberd Technique: Heaven and Earth Prison" A black prison appeared in front of Lü Bu, just trapping Zhao Yun's Hundred Birds Worshiping the Phoenix inside. Compressing again and again, the fire phoenix was compressed to the point where it couldn't form the shape of a phoenix, with over a hundred small firebirds colliding left and right, unable to break through the black flames, slowly being exhausted to nothingness.

  Lü Bu's black halberd had not yet arrived, but Zhao Yun already felt a surge of evil and fearful aura emanating from the halberd. Zhao Yun couldn't help but shudder at the sheer malevolence of this power, feeling tiny in its presence.

  Clutching the Dragon's Gall Blaster, "Crimson Phoenix Secret Technique: Qi Swallows Mountains and Rivers" A large peacock descended from the sky, its sharp claws grasping the evil knife's blade, opening its beak wide to swallow it in one gulp. All was well, the Allied Army erupted in cheers, this powerful move had been blocked.

  Is it really that simple? Lü Bu's mouth corner revealed an evil smile, and he swallowed my evil power thinking nothing would happen? Only to see the peacock bird which was originally flying freely seemed to have suffered extreme pain, with terrifying black flames bursting out of its body, an evil aura shot up into the sky, instantly covering the entire Zhuque.

  "Ah?" And Zhao Yun, who was originally sitting well, also seemed to have suffered extreme pain. His eyes were already occupied by two flames, one red and one black, extremely terrifying.

  "What? Zhi Bo, what can be done about this?" Cao Cao was truly anxious this time. If he could obtain a top-notch general and then lost him, it would be a huge loss. But Zhang Rui had also never seen such a situation before, so how should he respond?

  "Master, don't worry. General Zhao's Wu Soul, Zhu Que, mistakenly swallowed evil power. At this moment, the light power of Zhu Que and the evil power it mistakenly swallowed are fighting each other. Both sides want to absorb each other. If they fail, General Zhao will be controlled by evil. But if they succeed, who knows, maybe General Zhao's Zhu Que will undergo a variation." Di Wei explained on the side.

  "So it's also possible that this is a blessing in disguise?" Cao Cao asked Dian Wei, who nodded in response.

  "Meng De, why don't we retreat first to avoid any accidents for General Zhao?" Yuan Shao also couldn't bear the thought of such a dashing general as Zhao Yun meeting with an unexpected event, and said this to Cao Cao.

  Cao Cao had this intention, but was worried about how to bring it up. At this moment, seeing Yuan Shao take the initiative to speak out, he felt grateful to Yuan Shao in his heart and hastily ordered Xun Yu to recall Zhao Yun, while Yuan Shao also ordered someone to sound the golden drum, preparing to withdraw troops.

  Lü Bu saw the allied army retreat and felt a sense of relief in his heart. Fortunately, this time the allied army was intimidated by him, and it seemed that they would not attack the city again today. Although he did not kill Zhang Fei, which would disappoint Dong Zhuo, he had done his best. He alone had held off the eighteen vassals, so Dong Zhuo should not say anything. Lü Bu turned his horse around and rushed quickly towards Tiger Trap Pass.

  Dian Wei grasped Zhao Yun's arms with his iron claws, and the evil power also made Dian Wei clever. Fortunately, the evil power only shuttled back and forth on Zhao Yun's body, and this power was still bearable for Dian Wei. "General Zhao, you must hold on, Lord Cao and Military Advisor are very concerned about you now."

  Zhao Yun's eyes, which had been firm all along, flashed with determination as he heard Dian Wei's words. He knew he had to hold on, for his lord and the military advisor needed him. Dian Wei quickly carried Zhao Yun back into the formation, where Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were closing in.

  "Your Excellency, the alliance leader, thinks that nothing is wrong. This bit of strength can't defeat Lü Bu, but it's actually Your Excellency and the alliance leader who can't withdraw troops. Your Excellency, you think Lü Bu is Dong Zhuo's beloved general, so why isn't Dong Zhuo watching from above at Tiger Trap Pass today? Why did Lü Bu hastily return to Tiger Trap Pass despite having a great advantage? When I first fought Lü Bu, he exchanged over a hundred blows with me without making a killing move. I feel that Lü Bu is stalling for time; something must have changed inside the pass."

  Yuan Shao and Cao Cao exchanged a glance, both of these two brilliant and ambitious leaders were impressed by Zhao Yun's exceptional abilities. At such a young age, he possessed great martial prowess, but what was even more remarkable was his extraordinary strategic mind. Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel a little envious of Cao Cao.

  "The whole army listens to the order, turns around and attacks, captures the Tiger's Den Pass." Yuan Shao waved his hand, and the allied forces rushed towards the Tiger's Den Pass in a hurry.