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Chapter 2738 Sun Jian's Success and Failure (Part 2)

Sun Jian, radiating purple energy, clashed fiercely with Hua Xiong's divine blade. The immense impact caused Sun Jian's arm to go numb, forcing him to stagger back dozens of steps. The divine energy shield around him shattered instantly.

However, the terrifying blade light was blasted away by Sun Jian, and an energy storm surged around it.

Hua Xiong's strike contained all his power, killing intent, and determination; he was determined to kill Sun Jian.

Despite his hands being shaken so badly they were almost numb, Sun Jian gritted his teeth and gripped the Ancient Divine Blade tightly, his imposing presence no less than Hua Xiong's.

He knew this was a life-or-death moment; if Hua Xiong gained power and suppressed him, he would be in danger.

Because he knew that his fate was sealed!
"Sun Jian, today is your death day!" Hua Xiong roared, increasing the force of his grip, the light on the blade becoming even more dazzling, and then charging towards Sun Jian like a giant bear.

Sun Jian took a deep breath, and the divine energy around him surged once more. He brandished his longsword, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.

"My lord!!" Zu Mao and the other three men beside him were fending off Hua Xiong's personal guards who were charging towards them.

When they saw the purple aura in the sky, they realized the urgency of the situation. An old man had told them and their lord, Sun Jian, that if their lord were to ascend to the ranks of the feudal lords, he would face two calamities. If he could overcome them, his fortune would be immeasurable; if not, he would perish and his soul would vanish.

The purple aura filling the sky signifies the arrival of the first life-threatening tribulation!

At this moment, Lord Sun Ce and some of his elite troops are not here... Oh no!

"Go and organize the soldiers to resist. Since we are surrounded, we must not fight the enemy head-on. Break through!" Sun Jian transmitted his voice to the four men.

"My lord!!" the four exclaimed in solemn voices.

"This is an order! Hua Xiong is nothing but a mere nobody; he can be easily defeated!" Sun Jian transmitted his voice.

"Yes, sir!!" The four began to retreat while fighting, gathering their own troops along the way and starting to put up an effective resistance.

The strange phenomenon in the sky did not cause the soldiers on both sides to stop or slacken their efforts. Both sides fought desperately, because this was a battlefield of life and death, and the slightest carelessness would mean certain death.

"Kill!!!" Even though they weren't full, Sun Jian's soldiers' morale didn't drop too much.

However, as the number of enemies from all sides increased and their comrades dwindled, and the terrifying Xiliang cavalry broke through their defenses and began to massacre their comrades, even the military training that their lord Sun Jian had given them could not help, and their morale began to plummet.

Even though the four generals Zu Mao, Cheng Pu, and others were no match for the soldiers of Xiliang, the army they organized was still unable to withstand the onslaught of the Xiliang cavalry.

In the middle of the battlefield, Sun Jian and Hua Xiong were locked in fierce combat.

Sun Jian took a deep breath, enduring the excruciating pain in his arm, and mobilized all the power within his body. His entire body was enveloped in terrifying divine energy. He pushed off the ground with both feet, leaned slightly forward, and shot forward like a cannonball. He gathered all his power into the divine blade, roared, and swung the Ancient Ding Divine Blade, fiercely slashing towards Hua Xiong's head.

Seeing this, Hua Xiong's face turned bloodthirsty. He wasn't afraid of Sun Jian fighting desperately; instead, he was worried that Sun Jian would escape. As long as Sun Jian didn't escape or his trump cards were inferior to his, he was confident he could kill Sun Jian in this battle!

If he can kill Sun Jian, the first drop of blood on the list of warlords will be his!

At that time, his lord Dong Zhuo would definitely reward him handsomely, and he would reach the pinnacle of his life!
Hua Xiong dodged Sun Jian's attack with a quick sidestep, then kicked Sun Jian in the abdomen. Sun Jian reacted swiftly, dodging the kick, but was still grazed by Hua Xiong's toe, and involuntarily staggered back a few steps.

He, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, was no match for the tiger of Xiliang?!
Sun Jian suppressed the turmoil in his heart, his eyes resolute as iron, and continued to fight Hua Xiong, wielding his divine blade. The clanging sounds echoed throughout the arena, and with each collision, countless cracks and craters appeared in the earth.

"Buzz!!!" Just then, a series of violent fluctuations rippled outwards, and under the purple aura, eight pillars of light shot into the sky.

"Hahaha!!! The great formation is complete. Today, Sun Jian, you're doomed!!"

It turns out that Hua Xiong was stalling for time.

However, even at this moment, Sun Jian's emotions seemed unchanged. He continued to fight, wielding his long sword.

Hua Xiong gradually realized that the "Tiger of Jiangdong" truly lived up to his name; his strength and resilience were formidable, and his previous predictions might have been inaccurate. However, barring any major changes to the plan, Sun Jian was certain to die today!
"Kill!!" Hua Xiong's face was full of murderous intent, and his momentum was no less than Sun Jian's. He continued to fight.

"Clang!!!" After an unknown amount of time, a spear was thrust towards the back of Hua Xiong's head. Hua Xiong sensed it, turned his head, and swung his broadsword to deflect the spear.

The attacker was none other than Zu Mao.

There were three others beside him; Sun Jian's four generals quickly surrounded him, protecting him in the middle. They knew that they had to do everything in their power to protect Sun Jian in order to have any chance of breaking through the encirclement.

"My lord, we have gathered all our elite warriors. Let's break out together!" shouted Zu Mao, one of the Four Divine Generals.

They knew that this battle was doomed to failure... and they had to preserve their strength for another attempt.

Sun Jian nodded, his eyes revealing unwavering determination. He had delayed for so long precisely for this moment.

The enemy forces on the periphery must have laid some kind of killing formation. He gathered a large force not only to preserve his strength but also to unite as one and break through.

"My lord, retreat to the flanks!" Zu Mao suggested.

Sun Jiange blocked Hua Xiong's attack, glancing at the surrounding situation. He noticed that the enemy forces on the right flank seemed relatively weak, but breaking out would not be easy. Moreover, Hua Xiong's cavalry was continuously pouring into the camp, making the encirclement increasingly tight.

Just then, Sun Jian had a sudden inspiration and immediately transmitted his voice, "First retreat to the right flank, then take a detour and break through towards Hulao Pass with all your might, then go around the walls of Hulao Pass and retreat eastward."

"Lord..."

"Don't say anything more, just do it!" Sun Jian said solemnly. He knew his subordinates wanted to dissuade him, but that slight intuition was like a lifeline for him.

"Yes!" The four quickly dispersed, preparing to break through the encirclement.

However, how could Hua Xiong, who had been fighting Sun Jian all along, not know the intentions of the five men?!
"Trying to break through? That's wishful thinking!" Hua Xiong roared, continuing his fierce battle with Sun Jian.

"Kill!!!" At this moment, countless troops under Sun Jian surged in from all directions, surrounding the entire battlefield.

Hua Xiong and his remaining few thousand personal guards were surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops, but they showed no fear whatsoever.

Just then, Sun Jian took out a strange jade talisman from his pocket, gently crushed it, and a strange power surged out. The next moment, a strange energy array ten feet in size suddenly appeared, which just covered Hua Xiong.

"Bang!!" Just as Hua Xiong was about to charge towards Sun Jian, he was blocked by an energy barrier as strong as a steel door as soon as he reached the edge of the formation.

"Kill!" However, at Sun Jian's command, hundreds of thousands of soldiers did not surround and kill Hua Xiong, but instead prepared to lead the Four Divine Generals and elite troops to charge towards the enemy army on the right.

They were like a sharp dagger, plunging fiercely into the enemy's ranks. Countless Xiliang cavalrymen were slaughtered, and countless Sun Jian's soldiers were trampled to pieces...

"Hmph!!" Hua Xiong, who was trapped, showed no anger. He just snorted and watched Sun Jian lead his troops to retreat.

After waiting for a while, the strange energy array shattered with a bang... At this time, Sun Jian's troops had already broken through most of the right flank defenses and were preparing to break out.

But at this moment, Sun Jian's main force did not continue to break through to the right flank, but instead suddenly broke through towards Hulao Pass behind them.

It should be noted that at this moment, the Xiliang cavalry had basically filled the rear direction, while there were not many Xiliang cavalry left on the right flank and other directions.

Instead of breaking through to the weakest point, Sun Jian did the opposite, breaking through in the direction with the largest number of people!

Hua Xiong, who had just caught up, saw Sun Jian's main force charging recklessly at the defensive line. His expression changed drastically, and he thought to himself, "Damn it! We've been found out!"

They deployed heavy troops in this direction, intending for Sun Jian to break out in the other three directions, where killing formations awaited him.

But this guy has such a strong sense of danger that he avoided three directions.

Even so, Sun Jian's forces still suffered heavy losses. However, since constructing defensive lines was not the cavalry's forte, and Sun Jian's forces were mostly infantry, they had a slight advantage, and the defensive line was still fiercely torn apart by Sun Jian and his four generals.

Unbeknownst to everyone, the purple aura in the sky was growing increasingly dense...

"Kill!!" Just as Hua Xiong was about to lead his troops in pursuit, a dense swarm of soldiers rushed out from the side.

These soldiers were extremely weak, and their equipment was a hodgepodge. This was an army of supernatural beings!
At this critical moment, the extraordinary troops who followed Sun Jian stepped forward to cover the rear!

The leader of the superhuman force was none other than He Nanhai, the president of the Nanjiangdong Alliance!

"You're courting death!" Seeing this, Hua Xiong snorted coldly, and then led his troops to easily crush the alien army.

He Nanhai also died soon in the chaos of battle...

"Buzz!!!~~" Just then, the towering pillar of light suddenly trembled, and streams of blood-red color spread out.

As the carnage intensified, the pillar of light began to change drastically...

Soon, Hua Xiong led 20,000 elite Xiliang cavalry to catch up with Sun Jian's forces.

Instead of chasing after and slaughtering ordinary soldiers, he led his troops in a direct charge. Even if there were some fellow soldiers from Xiliang along the way, they charged past them as easily as tearing through tofu with a sharp blade.

Soon, Hua Xiong broke through Sun Jian's forces and arrived at the front, where he saw Sun Jian bathed in blood.

The Four Divine Generals were not present beside Sun Jian at this moment...

At this moment, Sun Jian's vanguard troops also rushed to the two beams of light.

"Crack!!!" A barrage of blood-red arrows rained down from the sky.

Those were energy arrows, suddenly formed from the spreading pillar of light, pouring down wildly.

Caught off guard, Sun Jian's troops suffered heavy losses once again.

However, in order to break through, they were desperate and showed no sign of backing down, continuing their charge!

Hua Xiong rushed forward, looked around, and found no trace of the Four Divine Generals nearby... A sense of unease suddenly arose in his heart.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the main objective remains to kill Sun Jian here!

He immediately led his cavalry in another charge, quickly surrounding Sun Jian and his forces, which numbered several thousand.

After that, the cavalry began their encirclement and annihilation of Sun Jian using a tight, siege-like formation.

"Buzz!!!" At this moment, Sun Jian, who was already surrounded by purple aura, suddenly had an even stronger purple aura. The tangible purple aura was extremely auspicious, and he did not look like a trapped warlord at the end of his road at all.

"Clang!~~~~" Auspicious and resounding bells rang out from the sky filled with purple mist.

"Clatter! ~~~~" At this moment, several Xiliang cavalry units rushed out from other directions, led by Xiliang generals such as Li Su.

"Sun Jian is a trapped beast!" Li Su was overjoyed to see Sun Jian trapped.

"The Order to Plunder Fate is ready!" Fan Chou, covered in blood, said calmly.

"The purple aura of destiny has reached its peak!"

"Let's begin!!" Before Hua Xiong finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of light and charged forward.

While Hua Xiong and the others were focused on Sun Jian, Sun Jian's troops, who had been pierced through, continued to break through the encirclement and soon broke out of the formation.

Meanwhile, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, and Han Dang, disguised as ordinary soldiers, were quickly retreating among the regular troops.

Among the three of them was another person, who was also dressed in the clothes of an ordinary soldier...

Upon closer inspection, one would discover that this ordinary soldier is none other than Sun Jian!
The purple aura emanating from Sun Jian has been concealed!

"Da Rong!!!" Sun Jian cried out in anguish. He had a premonition that Zu Mao's life would be in danger when that plan was executed!
However, in order to allow his lord Sun Jian to escape safely, Zu Mao willingly put on Sun Jian's armor and red turban, and at the same time used special props to impersonate his lord Sun Jian to attract the attention of Hua Xiong and others.

This plan was a complete success!

"Hua Xiong!!!"

"And Yuan Shu, you just wait... just wait!!!" Sun Jian said through gritted teeth.

What was originally a promising situation turned into such a disastrous defeat due to insufficient supplies; it's truly infuriating!

"My lord, we must retreat quickly! Their Xiliang cavalry are incredibly fast, and with all the buffs they've received, their speed is several times greater than before. We must escape this encirclement as soon as possible!" Huang Gai said solemnly.

"My lord, do not let down the sacrifice of Da Rong!" Cheng Puli stopped Sun Jian, his face full of grief.

"I hope the items in Da Rong's possession will be useful!" Han Dang said in a low voice.

Soon, Sun Jian's troops bypassed the moat of Hulao Pass and retreated eastward. Only after they had left the Hulao Pass area did the purple aura quickly dissipate…

In the heart of the battlefield, Sun Jian, his body radiating purple aura, wielded his broadsword, constantly battling Hua Xiong.

At this time, Sun Jian's strength was not much different from before, and Hua Xiong could not sense anything unusual.

As Sun Jian's troops were completely wiped out, the strange beam of light gradually contracted towards the core battlefield.

Soon, all of Sun Jian's personal guards were killed, leaving Sun Jian to fight the enemy like a lone wolf.

Sun Jian did not surrender, and Hua Xiong and others did not try to persuade him to surrender. Their goal was to take Sun Jian's head; why should they need to make him surrender?
Soon, Sun Jian suffered various serious injuries, and after fighting valiantly, his life came to an end.

Just then, Sun Jian took out a talisman, flicked it, and a mysterious aura enveloped him.

The expected white teleportation light did not appear...

"As expected, it won't work..." Sun Jian gave a bitter smile.

At this moment, Fan Chou, covered in blood, had already used the Qi Plundering Order.

A powerful force surrounded Sun Jian... This also influenced his ability to escape.

Not only are escape methods restricted, but even resurrection methods are also prohibited!
Even as the hero's life came to an end, Hua Xiong and the others did not mock Sun Jian for kicking him while he was down, nor did they ridicule him when they saw that his teleportation method had failed.

"To share the same destiny star as my lord is my honor and my fate... I hope that after my lord overcomes this tribulation, his destiny will become stronger and his path smoother. May all the sons of Jiangdong be like dragons!" Sun Jian cried out in sorrow.

Upon hearing Sun Jian's words, Hua Xiong and the others were shocked.

The next moment, the overwhelming purple aura emanating from Sun Jian and all his equipment transformed into a streak of light that shot into the sky.

The streak of light flowed unimpeded, heading straight eastward...

(Because I'm not at home and don't have a computer to type, I'm writing at an internet cafe. There are so many mosquitoes, and I feel itchy all over, so I'll just post 4000 words in one go.)
(End of this chapter)