Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

The people of the Tang Dynasty were very unhappy about being tricked and suffering a loss they couldn't speak of.

However, the final draft of the agreement between the two parties was actually still within their acceptable range.

In the end, they could only swallow the bitter pill that they had started.

After some calculation, they discovered that Xinghan had not actually used this tactic to gain more benefits.

"It was we who acted somewhat petty!"

Looking at the final calculation results, Fang Xuanling sighed, never expecting such a result.

"Tomorrow at the signing ceremony, we'll go and meet Zhuge Liang of Xinghan. Even if it's just a similar flower, it's worth it for us to meet him!" Du Ruhui nodded.

Both sides have gotten what they wanted, so there's no need to hurt their feelings.

The next day, when Zhuge Liang arrived in person, the lively announcements were gone, replaced by the sounds of laughter and toasts from both sides.

The signing ceremony went smoothly without any unexpected incidents.

"Gentlemen, to celebrate the successful conclusion of this alliance meeting, I have already had all the necessary arrangements made in advance. Please enjoy the food and drinks!"

Zhuge Liang held up a wine bowl and toasted all the members of both camps, thoughtfully offering everyone a way out.

"Today, I am honored to meet you here, sir. Let us raise a toast to you!"

Fang Xuanling walked up to Zhuge Liang, drank the wine in one gulp, and without any introduction, the two had a considerable understanding of each other.

"Your wisdom is almost supernatural, truly admirable!"

Immediately afterward, Du Ruhui stood up and walked to Zhuge Liang, whereupon he drank the wine in one gulp.

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, it seemed the other party intended to get him drunk.

To maintain the dignity of both parties in such an indecent way.

Unfortunately, Zhuge Liang was not afraid of this.

He has now become quite knowledgeable about body sculpting. His appearance may not show any changes, but once he takes off his clothes, you will immediately notice his near-perfect physique.

The interplay of various spiritual and military talents has enabled Zhuge Liang's body to continuously grow stronger, even to the point of being able to contend with those who possess internal energy that leaves their body.

"I'd also like to raise a toast to everyone!"

Zhuge Liang returned the toast to Fang and Du with a smile, and then both sides tacitly agreed to offer each other various toasts under different pretexts.

As the night passed, Zhuge Liang looked at Zhou Yu, the only one still standing, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Why didn't Gongjin run away? Jia Wenhe slipped away long ago!"

Jia Xu could tell from the atmosphere of the banquet that the two sides were going to have a drinking contest, so he immediately grabbed Xun You and ran off using his spiritual talent.

Others might not know, but how could someone in intelligence not know? Drinking with Zhuge Liang was practically suicide.

Zhuge Liang would definitely not be able to defeat those generals on the battlefield, after all, the battlefield is not a place where numbers matter.

Whether Zhuge Liang could defeat those who had their internal energy dissipated is another matter entirely.

However, in terms of physical fitness alone, Zhuge Liang was comparable to those who had mastered the Breakthrough Realm, and he was quite capable of drinking even among those abnormal generals.

Not to mention Zhuge Liang and Cheng Yu's adaptability; drinking alcohol made no difference to drinking water.

Although Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui had also fought on the battlefield and possessed various secret techniques to enhance their physical abilities, they were still inferior to a fierce man like Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang smiled helplessly. Looking into Zhou Yu's eyes, he knew that the other party wanted to compete with him in drinking.

He was used to being challenged in various fields, but he didn't expect Zhou Yu to choose a drinking contest. It seems he was also influenced by Sun Ce.

But it didn't matter; he accepted all comers.

Now that he has assumed the position of Prime Minister of Xinghan, he must suppress all his rivals.

The two moved to another location and had some more food and wine served.

"Please!" Zhuge Liang raised his wine cup to Zhou Yu.

"Please!" Zhou Yu also raised his wine cup.

After a few drinks, Zhou Yu slowly began to speak.

"I intend to build a brand new naval fleet and train it according to the new laws of the Tang Dynasty."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang stopped what he was doing. He knew that Zhou Yu wouldn't do anything meaningless.

They came to ask for funding.

However, this is to be expected. As the supreme commander of the navy, Zhou Yu naturally needs to secure funding for the navy.

"You intend to command two different styles of fleets simultaneously?"

Zhuge Liang was somewhat puzzled, as the naval fleets of Xinghan and the naval fleets of the Tang Dynasty were completely different.

But once the technology was in hand, the strengths of both sides could be combined, but unexpectedly Zhou Yu planned to separate the two.

"It's just a backup plan!" Zhou Yu calmly explained his reasoning.

Its core message can be summed up in one sentence: maintain vigilance against the Tang Dynasty.

Now that the two sides are allies, everything is naturally fine.

If one day the two sides end up on opposite sides, the technology of the Tang Dynasty, which was absorbed in its entirety, might become a sharp sword for the Tang Dynasty to pierce the Milky Way.

After all, the Tang Dynasty has conducted more in-depth research in this area, while it would take Xinghan some time just to fully understand these technologies.

When both sides are on the same path, the side with the technological advantage has absolute dominance over the side that lags behind.

"Who do you plan to appoint as the captain of this fleet?"

“Lu Ziming! You know the effects of his mental talent; he's perfectly capable of handling this task.”

Zhuge Liang nodded upon hearing this, saying that Lü Meng's talent lay in learning and imitation, and his speed in absorbing new technologies was undoubtedly the fastest. Mastering the new fleet would be no problem for him.

"What other requests do you have? You can make them now!" Zhuge Liang said after a moment of contemplation.

"I will compile your request and forward it to the Emperor!"

Upon hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Zhou Yu raised his wine cup, knowing that the matter was essentially settled.

As for approving funding, as long as it's submitted to Mu Yi, it will definitely be approved. After all, anything unsuitable would be rejected by Zhuge Liang.

"I demand that the old fleet be replenished to a size of a thousand sails as soon as possible!"

Having achieved his ultimate goal, Zhou Yu had no other thoughts. After thinking for a moment, he said...

“Okay!” Zhuge Liang nodded.

This request isn't unreasonable, since the old fleet already needs to be replenished to its full size; it's just a matter of prioritizing it.

Neither Zhuge Liang nor Zhou Yu fell until dawn.

"It seems we'll have to wait until next time to see who wins!"

Zhuge Liang glanced at the secret clock, stood up, and realized it was time for him to go to work at the government office.

"..." Zhou Yu didn't say much, but simply raised his wine cup to bid farewell to Zhuge Liang.

Long after Zhuge Liang left, Zhou Yu finally raised his head, sighed, and downed the wine in his cup in one gulp. Although the game of chess between the two was not yet finished, he knew perfectly well that he was one move behind.

The outcome is already clear.

He was ultimately separated from the title of "God of War" by an insurmountable barrier.

With this thought in mind, Zhou Yu abandoned his ambition to become a land-based military genius and decided to devote himself entirely to the navy.

The technology acquired from the Tang Dynasty was quickly put into use in the Star River.

The first user of the Divine Might Dharma Image technology was Lü Bu. After all, this technology is closely related to martial arts. Originally, Zhao Yun should have participated in the testing, but Zhao Yun went to the Tang Dynasty with the envoy group.

Finally, Lu Bu was chosen as the test subject, so that if there were any technical problems, Lu Bu's divine will could detect them in time.

A golden, emanating giant form condensed from the surrounding clouds, its hundreds of feet tall inspiring awe in all who beheld it.

Lu Bu slowly infused his divine will into the Dharma Image, and then the Dharma Image's color began to change, with golden red spreading across its entire body at an astonishing speed.

The original giant shape began to become extremely distorted, transforming into an incredibly ferocious tiger.

The tiger began to shrink rapidly, then grew to several feet in size and coiled behind Lü Bu.

"Lord Wen, is there anything unusual?" Master Nandou asked, leaning close to Lü Bu.

"Nothing's wrong, I feel great!" Lu Bu closed his eyes and carefully sensed the Dharma form that was almost one with him.

Unlike the Dharma form he created by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth with his divine will, it felt more like the image of him commanding the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

In other words, the Dharma image contains cloud energy, not simply the essence of heaven and earth.

"Can we begin the second phase of cloud testing?" Nandou asked cautiously.

At this moment, Lü Bu felt extremely dangerous to him, especially the tiger-like image behind Lü Bu, which gave him an extremely terrifying sense of oppression, as if he were prey about to be hunted by a fierce tiger.

"Let's begin!" Lu Bu opened his eyes. Whether this power could be applied on the battlefield still needed to be tested in practice.

"Form ranks, and rise amidst the clouds!"

At Bai Qi's command, the three Crimson Blood Guard legions split the Three Realms positions, causing the clouds to rise.

As the crimson clouds churned, Lu Bu's power began to diminish sharply, and even the Dharma image behind him was no exception.

"The first batch of Illusionary Warriors has been deployed!"

With Bai Qi's command, one hundred illusionary warriors were thrown in front of Lü Bu.

Seeing the illusory warriors forming a square formation, Lü Bu had a thought, and the Dharma image behind him instantly pounced out.

The massive tiger charged into the formation like the wind, pounced, leaped, and swung its tail, instantly killing hundreds of illusionary warriors in just a few breaths.

"Again!" Lu Bu carefully sensed the feeling of the Dharma Form, recalling the manipulation techniques he had seen before.

Thousands of illusionary warriors charged towards Lü Bu. This time, Lü Bu also moved. A golden-red dragon coiled around his halberd, and his moves were wide and powerful, forming a tacit cooperation with his Dharma form.

In less than a few minutes, they had slaughtered over a thousand illusionary warriors.

Han Xin stared at Lü Bu's rampaging movements, as if he had been transported back to the era of the Chu-Han Contention.

That's how Xiang Yu brutally slaughtered his enemies back then.

"Begin the third phase of testing!" Upon seeing this, Bai Qi knew that the Illusionary Warriors were no longer able to test Lu Bu's strength.

With the cloud's suppression unchanged, a thousand or ten thousand people are no different to Lü Bu at this moment; killing them all is only a matter of time.

Bai Qi's face was full of amazement. Although there were only 12,000 people in the cloud formation, the effect of the military formation was to strengthen the suppression, and it was a one-sided suppression.

This suppression effect is comparable to the suppression of cloud formations on a battlefield with around 100,000 troops.

Under such circumstances, Lü Bu was able to fight against thousands single-handedly and even annihilate thousands of enemy soldiers, which is simply superhuman.

In other words, twelve thousand men couldn't stop Lü Bu at all; he could leave whenever he wanted, completely unafraid of being surrounded.

Without the protection of the Dharma Avatar, these twelve thousand men would have been enough to surround and kill Lü Bu right here.

This increase is quite astonishing, and the value of powerful generals on the battlefield has been enhanced once again.

"Phase three testing begins. Legion attack preparations in place!"

Bai Qi led the legion's attack, transforming into a giant blood sword and slashing towards Lü Bu.

"Roar!"

With a roar, the Vulture Tiger Dharma Form pounced on the Blood Sword and shattered it with a single claw.

But everyone could see clearly that the Dharma image had shrunk to a size visible to the naked eye.

"The current data is similar to that provided by the Great Tang Dynasty, and perhaps because of Wenhou's strength, Faxiang's performance is even better!"

Huang Tianji kept recording the various data obtained from the tests. Before putting them into actual combat, this was the only way they could conduct the tests.

But the results are encouraging. If every Dharma Image can achieve this level of performance, it can be said that the overall military strength of the Star Han Empire can be further enhanced.

"The final test: the real-world test!"

Accompanied by the sound of the Southern Dipper, three figures appeared before Lü Bu.

Dian Wei, Ma Chao, and Sun Ce stood eagerly in front of Lü Bu.

This is the first time we've fought like this!

Ma Chao was somewhat excited; opportunities to beat up Lü Bu were rare.

Lu Bu's strength is now being suppressed by the cloud's power. Although they have been affected to some extent, they are not specifically targeted and are able to exert their full strength.

On paper, they might be stronger than Lü Bu at this moment.

However, Lu Bu was not alone at this moment; he also had the Dharma Body by his side, so it was really hard to say who would win or lose.

The reason for having all three people work together is to test the performance of the phase under high pressure to the greatest extent possible.

If everything goes smoothly, Xinghan will definitely allocate a portion of its funds to create Dharma images and distribute them to all officers and soldiers.

"You two, come at me together!" Lu Bu gripped his halberd with both hands, looking at the eager Ma Chao and Sun Ce, and challenged them to a duel without hesitation.

"Let's go together!" Ma Chao and Sun Ce exchanged a glance, then unleashed their full firepower.

A violent bolt of lightning struck first, and Ma Chao transformed into a bolt of lightning, thrusting out his spear with unparalleled force.

Lu Bu remained calm, effortlessly slamming his halberd onto the spearhead before kicking Ma Chao away.

Then Sun Ce's attack arrived in an instant, as if a golden sun were crashing directly into Lü Bu.

Ma Chao and Sun Ce had been fighting each other for many days and were extremely familiar with each other, so without any discussion, they launched a series of attacks.

"Success!" Sun Ce's face was full of joy, as if he could already see Lü Bu being sent flying.

The next moment, however, he himself was struck hard and sent flying backward.

"Oh no!" Sun Ce realized he had made a mistake.

This time, it wasn't a two-on-one fight between him and Ma Chao against Lü Bu; it was a two-on-two battle. (End of Chapter)