Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

A system notification sounded in Lin Mu's ear:

"--Ding!"

"—System notification: Dragon Lord Lin Mu, because you have ascended to the top of the [Heaven and Earth Lords Ranking], you have obtained the Heaven and Earth Blessing status: [Power of the First Lord]. [Power of the First Lord]: In the event of battle, if the opponent is also a Dragon Lord Lord, your overall strength (luck, cultivation, martial power, divine domain, primordial spirit, etc.) will be reduced by 30%; if the opponent is a Tiger Minister, your overall strength (luck, cultivation, martial power, divine domain, primordial spirit, etc.) will be reduced by 50%. This power rule sequence is the Dragon Luck Path sequence."

"--Ding!"

"--System notification: Dragon Lord Lin Mu, because you have a special bond with Liu Bei, the [Power of the First Warlord] also applies to Liu Bei. Currently, Tiger General Lü Bu's strength has been weakened by 50%! This status has already taken effect when Liu Bei enters the [Southern Dipper Seven Kills Arena]."

That's right, Lü Bu's behavior was entirely due to Lin Mu.

"This state is too powerful!!" Lin Mu's heart was filled with turmoil after hearing the system notification.

They're already half weaker before the fight even starts—that's terrifying!

So this is the benefit of being listed on the Heavenly and Earthly Lords Ranking.

Judging from the situation on the field, a 50% reduction is not simply halving Lu Bu's combat power, but rather weakening the most important half of Lu Bu's overall strength.

Lin Mu had a premonition that Lu Bu's Heaven and Earth Dharma Form would be unusable, as would his Divine Realm.

This weakening is equivalent to reducing Lu Bu's overall combat strength by 90%!

"This must be one of the benefits of being listed on the Heavenly and Earthly Lords Ranking. But why didn't the system announce all the benefits? Instead, it belatedly reminded me. It's really speechless," Lin Mu pondered.

In the arena, there are three warlords, with Lin Mu at the top and Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei at the bottom. Their strength as the eighth and thirteenth warlords is probably not as strong as that of the first warlord.

As if sensing something, the four fighters noticed Lü Bu's abnormality and launched a series of attacks, which overwhelmed Lü Bu, who was somewhat distracted.

That red-faced Guan Yu is so shameless! He just stared at his beloved horse and started hacking at it. He's utterly shameless!

Zhang Fei, that scoundrel, spoke like he was spewing filth, which infuriated him.

Not only that, he noticed that the strength of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei was slowly increasing as the battle went on...

As for the troublesome Gongsun Zan, even if his strength reaches the level of a Nine-Yuan Divine General, he is not much of a threat.

He was actually confident that he could severely injure Gongsun Zan and force him to retreat, but he had a premonition that if Gongsun Zan were here, it would be to his advantage and would slow down the pace of the three brothers Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei!
Perhaps it was because Lü Bu's strength had deeply impressed Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei that they considered Gongsun Zan's help necessary, unaware that their fighting rhythm would be slowed down.

Clanging sounds rang out continuously, and the spacious fighting arena began to be riddled with ravines, with huge craters appearing one after another with each booming sound...

However, as the battle dragged on, Gongsun Zan eventually had to withdraw, because his time to borrow strength had come... After being blasted away again, realizing he had exhausted all his strength, he said to Liu Bei, "Xuande, my borrowed strength is about to disappear, we can only retreat!"

After Gongsun Zan finished speaking, he quickly moved away from the battlefield and rushed towards the barrier formed by the pillars.

Unlike before, Gongsun Zan actually passed through the barrier and left the arena.

"Boom!!!" As soon as Gongsun Zan left the battlefield, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky. A golden pillar of light enveloped him, and the roar of a dragon continued to resound.

This kind of display was even more impressive than that of Kong Rong before.

It's important to know that there were no purple clouds above Gongsun Zan's head... This wasn't his fate...

Gongsun Zan's decisiveness earned him the admiration of the entire world. Knowing he was outmatched, he retreated without a trace of wishful thinking.

At this point, the battle between the three heroes against Lü Bu became purely theoretical once again.

Under these circumstances, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei actually became more and more adept at fighting, and were blasted away less and less often...

In the martial arts arena, there were also Li Ru, Lin Mu, and three others watching the excitement.

Among them, Lin Mu and his three companions—Dian Wei, Huang Zhong, and Taishi Ci—were all terrifying combatants, yet none of them were allowed to participate, not even one of them. It wasn't that Lin Mu didn't want to, but he needed to keep three to deal with the three cunning old foxes lurking in the shadows. In case they attacked directly, he needed a way to handle them. Several hundred meters away, Li Ru frowned deeply and secretly transmitted his voice, asking, "Haven't you figured it out yet? Why isn't the [Calligraphy of the World] of the Yongzhou Cauldron working? Why hasn't the Liangzhou Cauldron manifested?!"

Even if the martial arts arena is revealed to the world by the Heavenly Dao, even if the Yongzhou Cauldron and the Liangzhou Cauldron are seen by the world, he will still carry out his plan!
It turns out that the other party didn't take action because they were trying to figure out the connection between Lin Mu and Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.

Their plan is crucial; it cannot afford to go wrong... otherwise, the consequences will be dire!

"Wait a little longer... wait a little longer..." an old man replied.

"It's done!!"

"Liu Bei, you son of a bitch!!!" Just then, three aged voices rang out in unison in the arena.

Liu Bei, who had been fighting Lu Bu to a standstill, was jolted by the shout. The next moment, Lu Bu's halberd seized an opening and struck his right shoulder. Although the Mandarin Duck Divine Swords immediately returned to defend, they were still heavily hit and sent flying hundreds of meters away, crashing heavily to the ground, causing Liu Bei to spit out a mouthful of blood.

When Liu Bei climbed out of the pit, his arm was trembling slightly, and he could not even hold the long sword in his hand, which meant he was seriously injured.

Liu Bei looked up at the sky and then around, only to find that the person who had been disturbing his mind had not appeared.

"Crack!!!!~~" Just then, a thunderous sound suddenly echoed from the sky filled with purple mist.

But there was only sound; no lightning was seen.

"Ah!~~~~" The three old voices rang out again in the martial arts arena.

"Don't interfere with the battlefield of life and death, or you'll lose more merit!" an old voice rang out.

After that, they fell silent again...

"What happened?" Li Ru asked with a gloomy expression.

"Liu Bei used the technique of borrowing fortune to borrow fortune from Lin Mu. This technique is very high in the sequence of rules, and currently Lin Mu and Liu Bei are essentially one. Furthermore, the tribulation of fortune is focused on Liu Bei and does not affect Lin Mu!" an old voice quickly responded.

Upon hearing this, Li Ru immediately understood the intricacies involved.

The art of borrowing luck is not actually a rare thing; some people use it as a skill, and some use it as a supernatural power.

Liu Bei's method of borrowing fortune was clearly a supernatural power, or even a higher level of magic. Those who weren't involved could never even begin to fathom it.

They only managed to find out about it now that it was on their home turf, thanks to special means.

"So, Lin Mu didn't experience the tribulation at all, and the ones experiencing the tribulation now are only Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei?!" Li Ru said with a gloomy face.

Thinking of this, Li Ru looked up at Lin Mu, and Lin Mu was also looking at him.

Lin Mu smiled slightly, which was his response to Li Ru.

Immediately, Lin Mu looked up at the sky and saw the purple clouds covering Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. A strange smile appeared on his face.

At this moment, Lin Mu recalled the third point in the system notification regarding the changes to the epic-level quest, specifically the quest rewards and penalties:

3. If Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei win this battle, you will receive an additional five Dragon Fortunes; if they lose, the Dragon Fortunes borrowed from you will decrease by ten; if Liu Bei dies, your Dragon Fortunes will be permanently plundered by Lü Bu; if Guan Yu or Zhang Fei, or both of them, dies, you will receive one hundred Dragon Fortunes * the number of people who died.

The system notification had already given a hint; it turned out that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were about to face a life-threatening ordeal.

If two people die in their calamity, Lin Mu will gain one hundred Dragon Fortune for each of them!
In fact, Lin Mu and Liu Bei were also going through a life-or-death ordeal. He and Liu Bei were one. If Liu Bei died, his destiny would belong to Lü Bu. In that case, the possibility of his death would be very high. Wouldn't that also be a failure in going through a life-or-death ordeal?

One link leads to another, and the complexity of the situation was beyond even the expectations of Guo Jia and his two companions… (End of Chapter)