You get Lu Bu as your starting character.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

After leaving Cining Palace, Zhou Chen returned to Yangxin Hall.

Sitting upright on the dragon throne, Zhou Chen was deep in thought.

Although Zhou Chen spoke casually to the Empress Dowager in Cining Palace, in reality, he was not as relaxed as he claimed when facing the imperial court.

The dynasty is the overlord of the entire Eastern Region. It has stood firm for countless years, and no one knows what kind of profound foundation the dynasty possesses.

To say that one feels no pressure or doesn't take such a behemoth seriously would be an exaggeration.

Even Zhou Chen was extremely cautious and vigilant towards the imperial dynasty.

However, Zhou Chen's words at Cining Palace were merely a pretense to put the Empress Dowager at ease.

"Judging by the timeline, Han Xin and his men should be engaged in battle with the imperial army by now!"

"I don't know how it is?"

Zhou Chen thought to himself, his eyes gleaming.

……

Tiger Tooth Pass.

On the battlefield of the void.

Lu Bu was like a god or a demon. With every move he made, space tore apart, and black demonic energy crisscrossed, enveloping the void within a radius of tens or even hundreds of miles.

Boom! ! !
The moment the Extinction Cross Halberd was unleashed, the heavens and earth changed color, the sun and moon reversed, and countless cross halberds, as dense as stars, converged, filled with the power of heaven and earth, annihilating everything.

Those who reach this level of strength have long since shed those so-called skills and fancy moves; all they possess is the power of heaven and earth, which is simple yet profound, and skillful yet unpretentious.

however.

A demigod is still a demigod. Even a hero like Lü Bu, with unparalleled combat prowess, could not ultimately overcome the gap in their cultivation levels.

Even when Lü Bu unleashed his ultimate divine power, the 'Extinction Cross Halberd,' it was still to no avail.

"You mere half-saint, to be able to fight me for so long, you have every reason to be proud."

"If we were at the same cultivation level, I might not be able to defeat you."

"Unfortunately, you are only a half-saint. No matter how strong you are, you can't turn the tide in front of me."

As soon as the female saint of the dynasty unleashed her domain of law, Lu Bu's powerful divine ability, the 'Extinction Cross Halberd,' was obliterated, and the cross halberds formed by the convergence of the power of heaven and earth vanished in an instant.

Lu Bu grunted and flew backward, taking several steps back before regaining his footing.

A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of Lü Bu's mouth.

"Hmph, the outcome is still uncertain. Don't you think it's a bit premature to say that now?"

Lu Bu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and his aura surged again, even stronger than before.

"It's just a death throes."

A terrifying and fierce aura emanated from the female saint of the dynasty, and her gaze towards Lü Bu flashed with endless killing intent.

This person already possessed such combat power when he was a half-saint, and judging from his strength, he is only a hair's breadth away from becoming a saint. Once he truly becomes a saint, just how powerful will he be?
I'm afraid I won't be a match for him then.

Such a person must never be allowed to grow up; he must be nipped in the bud.

otherwise.

If he grows up and becomes a saint, that would be a huge problem.

The Empress Dowager thought to herself, her gaze toward Lü Bu growing even colder.

……

below.

Han Xin looked at the battlefield in the void, which had become intense, and sighed slightly.

Lu Bu and Yang Zaixing have both reached their limits and are in a completely disadvantageous position. Defeat is only a matter of time.

Although Han Xin had anticipated this outcome, he couldn't help but sigh when he actually saw it.

In the top-tier battlefield, the balance of victory has already tilted, so even if one holds a significant advantage in the high-low-end battlefields, it is meaningless.

Because what truly determines the course of the battlefield is the high-level battlefield. "Order a retreat..."

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Han Xin knew that continuing the fighting would only increase casualties and serve no other purpose.

Therefore, Han Xin began to order a retreat.

Woohoo! ! !
With Han Xin's command, the horns sounded, and the armies of various dynasties on Tiger Fang Pass began to abandon their opponents and retreat like a tide. The same was true on the high-level battlefield in the sky, where the Reincarnation Realm Venerables of various dynasties forced back the experts of their respective dynasties and withdrew from the battlefield.

……

In the void.

Lu Bu's momentum had reached its peak.

Just as Lü Bu was about to make a desperate attempt, the melodious sound of horns rang out.

Lu Bu's eyes flashed, and he casually struck the female saint of the dynasty, while simultaneously retreating.

"If you want to retreat, you'll have to see if I, the Holy One, will allow it."

The female saint of the dynasty casually deflected Lu Bu's attack, then ascended, her domain of laws sealing off the surrounding void.

The Empress Dowager of the Imperial Dynasty was determined to kill Lü Bu, so how could she possibly let him retreat so easily?

However, although Lü Bu was no match for this female sage of the dynasty, she could not stop him from leaving if he wanted to.

The law-based domain that sealed off the surrounding void was easily broken by Lu Bu's Heaven-Piercing Halberd, and Lu Bu's figure disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The female saint of the dynasty also took to the air and chased after her.

at the same time.

Yang Zaixing and Long Qie, along with the others, also heard the retreat horn and forced their opponents back, then withdrew.

They were all injured to varying degrees, and if they continued fighting, the outcome would be unpredictable.

Seeing that Yang Zaixing and Long Qie were about to retreat, the male saint and the half-saint of the imperial dynasty also gave chase.

……

On the battleship.

As the Great Zhou army retreated, the Divine Martial King said, "Send down the order to inform all generals not to pursue them too far, lest they fall into an ambush."

The Divine Martial King remained calm and showed no surprise at the defeat of the Great Zhou army.

Even without the peak Lesser Saint of the Great Zhou Dynasty making a move, it's simply impossible for a few Half-Saints to stop the army of his dynasty!
of course.

Even the Divine Martial King knew that this was just an appetizer; the real feast was yet to come!
……

In the distance in the void.

The sect leaders of Ziyang Sect and Qingyun Sect stood in the void, gazing at the battlefield at Huya Pass.

"I never expected that the strength of these half-saints of the Great Zhou would be so great. They are able to fight against one enemy species and fight beyond their level. If they were to become saints, the strength of the Great Zhou would be unimaginable."

The sect leader of Qingyun Sect said in a solemn voice.

"This is not something we should worry about. What we should worry about is the dynasty and that emperor. The first thing that the Great Zhou Dynasty is threatened is the dynasty's status and rule."

"However, even now, the Great Zhou army has been defeated, and none of the Great Zhou's sages have made a move. What is the Great Zhou trying to do?"

The sect leader of the Ziyang Sect frowned slightly, his eyes flashing.

They had been waiting for the Great Zhou's sage to make a move, hoping to probe the Great Zhou's true strength.

However, by now, the Great Zhou army had already been defeated, and no saint from Great Zhou had made a move. It could be said that apart from those few half-saints, Great Zhou had no hidden strength, which made the two of them somewhat puzzled.

"No rush. Now that the Great Zhou has been defeated, if the Great Zhou wants to turn the tide of the war, it will definitely use its resources."

The sect leader of Qingyun Sect shook his head and said.

They didn't know why the Great Zhou hadn't sent its strongest forces to Tiger Fang Pass.

However, they knew that there were indeed saints in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and that they were at the peak of the Lesser Saint realm, with the same strength and realm as them.

As for whether there were any other sages in the Great Zhou Dynasty, that remains unknown.