You get Lu Bu as your starting character.

royal palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen didn't pay much attention to Mu Yuyan's entry into the harem.

In Zhou Chen's view, this was just a transaction between the Great Zhou and the Mu Clan Chamber of Commerce.

The Mu Clan Chamber of Commerce has shielded the Great Zhou from the Reincarnation Venerables from the Great Yan and Great Yue dynasties. After the Great Zhou's demise, it will also help Mu Yuyan resolve the troubles caused by the Azure Dragon Dynasty.

Everyone gets what they need, that's all.

of course.

Mu Yuyan is a rare beauty. If Mu Yuyan really wants to stay in the harem and become a noble concubine of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Chen wouldn't mind.

Zhou Chen then focused all his attention on the various state affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In Zhou Chen's view, the transaction with the Mu Clan Chamber of Commerce could only solve the immediate predicament of the Great Zhou Dynasty, not its lifelong predicament. The only way to prevent the Great Zhou Dynasty from facing such a crisis again was to make it truly strong.

External forces are always just external forces; one must be strong oneself to succeed.

Zhou Chen looked at the two messages on the dragon desk, his expression thoughtful.

One of the messages was relayed by Cao Shaoqin.

Cao Shaoqin reported some news about the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness. Yuwen Chengdu had arrived in the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness. With Yuwen Chengdu taking action, no one in the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness could withstand Yuwen Chengdu's advance. More than half of the cities had already been captured by them.

What surprised Zhou Chen the most was that before Yuwen Cheng even arrived in Dahuang Baicheng, Cao Shaoqin and his group had already secretly taken control of most of the bandits in Dahuang Baicheng.

Needless to say, Zhou Chen knew that this was definitely Jia Xu's doing.

Cao Shaoqin did not have such a strategy; only Jia Xu, the cunning strategist, had such foresight.

Zhou Chen even suspected that Jia Xu had already foreseen this when he offered this plan to deal with the crisis in the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness, intending to have the Great Zhou bring the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness into its territory.

Another piece of news concerns a large-scale outbreak of wild beasts in the Great Yan and Great Yue kingdoms.

Zhou Chen considered the contents of the two messages.

The first piece of news is that with Yuwen Chengdu, a king who has entered the realm of life and death, taking over the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness and making them the source of soldiers for the Great Zhou is only a matter of time.

I believe that before long, all the cities of the Great Wilderness will submit to the feet of my Great Zhou.

However, if we want to quickly form an army of experts from the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness into a formidable force, we need a commander who is truly capable of training troops and possesses strong abilities.

Jia Xu was a strategist and could serve as a military advisor, but he was not capable of commanding a large army.

Yuwen Chengdu is strong and brave, capable of leading troops into battle or commanding a small force. However, he is clearly not yet qualified to be the commander-in-chief of an army.

Among the many generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty, only Zhou Yu and Huo Qubing are qualified to serve as commanders-in-chief.

Unfortunately, Zhou Yu and Huo Qubing were not strong enough to subdue the experts from the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness.

After thinking it over, Zhou Chen couldn't help but sigh, "I hope that next time I sign in, I can sign in a strong and outstanding leader."

As a dynasty ruling over a vast land, the Great Zhou Dynasty was indeed somewhat stretched thin, with only two or three commanders capable of leading a large army.

Zhou Chen hoped that the next sign-in would bring out a powerful and outstanding commander, preferably one of the four great generals of the Warring States period, so that the commander of the army in the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness would be found.

Zhou Chen then looked at the second message: a large-scale beast invasion had occurred in the Great Yan and Great Yue, which meant that Cao Youxiang and Cao Zhengchun had succeeded in their mission.

In order to restrain the power of the two great dynasties of Yan and Yue and buy more time for Zhou, Zhou Chen sent Cao Zhengchun and Cao Youxiang, the two supervisors of the Eastern Depot, to Yan and Yue in person.

"Now, both the Great Yan and Great Yue dynasties have experienced large-scale beastly rebellions. It is unknown whether the two dynasties still have the resources to send forces to Great Zhou."

Zhou Chen thought to himself, his eyes gleaming.

……

Just as Zhou Chen was wondering if the Great Yan and Great Yue still had the resources to send more forces to the Great Zhou.

I don't know.

The Reincarnation Realm Venerable of the Great Yan has descended upon Dongyan Pass, and destroyed it with a single palm strike, annihilating tens of thousands of soldiers of the Great Zhou.

However, this Great Yan Reincarnation Realm Venerable was ultimately killed by a single finger.

at the same time.

The Great Yue's Samsara Realm Venerable has also arrived at the South Gate Pass.

The South Gate was closed.

Zhou Yu gazed at the sky with a solemn expression.

The sky was dark and gloomy, as if a large army was pressing in, filling people with unease and fear.

Lu Bu, Taishi Ci, and several others appeared beside Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu glanced at Lü Bu; "You sensed it too?"

Lu Bu nodded, gazing solemnly at the gloomy sky, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

At their level of strength, their perception of danger is very acute; the stronger they are, the more acute their perception of danger becomes.

Just like some people with extraordinary abilities, they can foresee danger in advance. In fact, these people with extraordinary abilities even know exactly when their own time is coming to an end.

Lu Bu was the strongest among them, so he was also the most perceptive of danger.

Lu Bu sensed that great danger was about to befall him.

Seeing Lü Bu's solemn expression, Zhou Yu's heart skipped a beat.

Zhou Yu knew Lü Bu's temperament well; he was arrogant and domineering, and disdainful of all the heroes in the world. So, nothing had ever really made Lü Bu change his expression.

But now, Zhou Yu saw an unprecedented solemnity on Lü Bu's face.

This shows what?
Zhou Yu understood this very well.

Zhou Yu looked at Taishi Ci beside him; "Any news from the Eastern Depot? What's the Yue army doing in Nanjing?"

Zhou Yu understood that the only danger they could pose at present was the Vietnamese army.

Therefore, Zhou Yu first inquired about the movements of the Yue army in Nandu.

Taishi Ci shook his head; "No."

"not good."

As soon as Taishi Ci finished speaking, Lü Bu's expression changed, and his aura suddenly erupted.

Zhou Yu and Taishi Ci's expressions hardened. They looked up and saw that the entire sky seemed to be collapsing, with a terrifying pressure pressing down and enveloping the entire South Gate Pass.

Before Zhou Yu and Taishi Ci could react, a massive, overwhelming hand descended from the dark sky and slammed down on the South Gate.

Even Lu Bu, who soared into the sky, had no power to resist this palm strike.

"Boom."

There was a loud noise.

The majestic Nanmen Pass of the Great Zhou Dynasty collapsed instantly under this palm strike, turning into ruins.

Smoke billowed and blood flowed freely.

Bright red blood kept flowing from the collapsed ruins.

Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci, and Lü Bu were all buried in the ruins after this palm strike, their fate unknown.

Besides generals like Zhou Yu and Taishi Ci, tens of thousands of Shenwu Guards and Zhenbei Army soldiers guarding the pass were also buried in the ruins as this palm strike landed.

An elderly man with graying hair appeared in the sky.

The terrifying pressure emanating from the old man caused even the surrounding void to tremble slightly.

This old man was none other than a powerful figure sent by Dai Viet to support the Vietnamese army in dealing with Dai Zhou.

That palm strike just now was the work of this old man.

After the old man arrived in Nandu City and informed the Vietnamese army commander, he went directly to the South Gate.

For the old man, taking down a native dynasty that had just merged into the Great Wilderness was not a waste of time or a matter of letting the army slowly advance; he could simply take action and fight his way through.

As for the main army, they can simply follow behind him and accept the cities of the Great Zhou.

As a Venerable One of the Samsara Realm, the old man certainly had such confidence.

In fact, the elderly have now achieved this as well.

The Dongyan Pass, a major obstacle blocking the way for the Vietnamese army, was defeated by the old man with a single palm strike, along with the large Zhou army and powerful warriors of the Vietnamese.

The old man glanced indifferently at the collapsed ruins and the blood flowing continuously from around them, his expression unchanged. A powerful figure like the old man had, along his journey, slain countless lives; countless souls had perished at his hands.

In the eyes of such powerful individuals, let alone tens of thousands of lives, even millions or tens of millions would not cause them to blink.

They have long since reached a point where they regard life as insignificant as ants and are indifferent to it—a truly cold-blooded state.

After glancing at the ruins, the old man took a step forward, heading directly to Luoyang, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The old man didn't have time to attack the cities of the Great Zhou one by one, or to deal with those insignificant ants of the Great Zhou.

In the old man's view, as long as the emperor of the Great Zhou was captured and the palace was suppressed, the Great Zhou would be easily obtained, and there would be no need to spend time and effort conquering cities and territories bit by bit.

however.

Just as the old man took a step out, about to leave...

A figure shot into the sky from the ruins.

The figure was none other than Lü Bu.

At this moment, Lü Bu was in a sorry state, his face was pale, and there was obvious blood at the corner of his mouth.

Obviously.

Lu Bu was also seriously injured by the old man's palm strike.

Lu Bu glanced at the collapsed Dongyan Pass and the glaringly bright red blood flowing from the ruins, then looked at the old man with bloodshot eyes; "Old thief, you deserve to die."

It seemed to echo in the sky like a demonic sound from the depths of the abyss.

Lu Bu soared into the sky, his halberd radiating unparalleled terrifying power as he charged towards the old man.

"what."

"It is somewhat unexpected that an ant in the Yin-Yang Realm could actually block my palm strike."

"But that's about it."

A hint of surprise flashed in the old man's eyes as he saw Lü Bu soaring into the sky.

The old man was surprised that a piece of trash in the Yin-Yang Realm had survived a single palm strike from him, a cultivator in the Samsara Realm.

However, accidents are accidents.

In the old man's eyes, Lü Bu was still an ant.

If one slap doesn't kill, then try another.

The old man slowly slapped out his withered hand, and the surrounding air currents converged to form a sky-covering handprint, which directly slammed the charging Lü Bu to the ground.

Lu Bu had absolutely no power to resist.

Lu Bu may be very strong, but he is only at the Yin-Yang Realm. He can fight beyond his level, but he has not yet reached the heaven-defying level of being able to fight across a major realm.

After one palm.

A clear handprint-shaped pit immediately appeared on the ground.

This time, Lu Bu remained motionless for a long time inside the pit of handprints.

……

High in the distance.

When Steward Yang, who had just arrived, saw this scene, his face turned rather grim.

He was still a step too late.

Looking at the collapsed ruins, the blood flowing everywhere, and Lu Bu who had been slammed to the ground, Steward Yang sighed slightly.

I wonder if Zhou Yu and the others who were guarding this place are dead or not. If they are all dead, this will be quite troublesome.

However, he only promised Zhou Chen to block the Reincarnation Realm Venerables of the two great dynasties, but he did not say that he would protect the safety of these generals.

Steward Yang looked at the Reincarnation Realm Venerable of the Great Yue Dynasty.

Just as Steward Yang was about to take action to deal with that Reincarnation Realm Venerable from Great Yue.

Sudden.

The world changed.

An intense pressure descended.

Steward Yang was startled and looked at the deep pit on the ground where the handprint had just been created by the Reincarnation Realm Venerable of Da Yue.

Suddenly, plumes of black demonic energy shot into the sky from the deep pit.

The black demonic energy grew increasingly intense, gradually spreading outwards, and in the blink of an eye, it enveloped an area of ​​hundreds of miles.

As the black demonic energy grew stronger, so did the oppressive force that descended upon them.

Even Steward Yang felt the overwhelming power of this oppressive aura.

"This is……"

"Bloodline awakening?"

As Steward Yang looked at the black demonic energy emanating from the large pit of the handprint, a look of shock appeared on his face.

Steward Yang did not expect that Lu Bu would not only survive the full force of the Reincarnation Realm Venerable's palm strike, but also seem to have awakened some terrifying bloodline.

"It seems I won't need to take action."

Sensing the growing strength of the energy within the deep pit of the handprint, Steward Yang did not rush to make a move.

Instead, they watched silently.

At this rate of increase in power, Lu Bu's strength will likely undergo a dramatic transformation.

……

"Uh?"

The old man, who was a Great Transcending Reincarnation Realm Venerable, also noticed the changes in the deep pit of the handprint.

The old man originally thought that he could kill a mere ant at the Yin-Yang Realm with a single palm strike.

But now it seems that it's not that simple.

The old man felt that something was coming back to life in the deep pit of the five-finger handprint.

The black demonic energy grew increasingly intense, and the oppressive force between heaven and earth grew stronger and stronger. Even he, a Venerable One who had entered two cycles of reincarnation, felt the overwhelming power of this oppressive force.

The old man stared solemnly at the five-finger mark he had made with his palm, feeling a chill run down his spine.

"This is...bloodline awakening?"

The old man also saw the phenomenon in the five-finger mark pit, which was the awakening of bloodline.

The old man stared at the five-finger print, his face filled with extreme shock.

The old man never imagined that an ant in an indigenous dynasty would have a special bloodline.

Moreover, despite his full-force palm strike, this ant did not die; instead, it awakened.

"how is this possible?"

"Under my palm strike, this ant didn't die, but instead awakened its bloodline?"

The old man's expression changed.

"No."

"We must kill this ant immediately. We must not allow this ant to awaken its bloodline, nor can we allow this ant to grow stronger."

A cold glint flashed in the old man's eyes.

People with special bloodlines grow extremely fast once they awaken.

Once such people grow up, each one of them becomes an extremely terrifying existence.

Since we've offended such a person, we must nip it in the bud as soon as possible.

otherwise.

Once such a person is allowed to grow up, it won't just be a simple problem; it will be a situation with no way out and certain death.