In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

On a stubborn rock by the riverbank.

The pure black thoroughbred, Ti Yun Wu Zhui, was strolling along the riverbank, grazing on the grass with its head down, while Xiang Yu, holding the Tianlong Po Cheng Halberd, sat on that stubborn rock, calmly watching the river in front of him.

The sound of horses' hooves approached from behind.

Following the sound of horses' hooves was a roaring question.

"Xiang Yu—!"

"Is this all you see!?"

"Is this what you fucking decided after seeing this?!"

Xiang An dismounted from his horse and landed on the ground, glaring angrily at the figure sitting on the stubborn rock by the river.

Xiang Yu had naturally anticipated Xiang An's arrival.

"Yes."

Xiang Yu turned around and, as always, looked at Xiang An with a frighteningly calm gaze, and answered frankly.

"This is the most appropriate decision I came to after calculation."

Xiang An's pupils contracted slightly, and the veins on his forehead suddenly bulged.

“The current situation is somewhat sluggish due to the obstruction of Bei Fuyu. I need the situation in the Central Plains to change more quickly.” Xiang Yu explained calmly, meeting Xiang An’s terrifying gaze, and said matter-of-factly, “I want to make those who are qualified feel a greater sense of urgency.”

Xiang Yu and Xiang An looked at each other, gazing into each other's eyes.

The cold spring wind whipped up their cloaks, and the air fell into a deathly silence.

"I have advised Xiang Yu many times." Xiang An, who was furious, calmed down and took a deep breath before speaking.

“You have not only betrayed my trust, but also the trust of the world.” Xiang An drew his eight-sided bronze sword from his waist, his voice trembling almost imperceptibly. “You have also betrayed the expectations of Father and the First Emperor, as well as the responsibilities we all bear.”

Reaching back with his left hand, Xiang An grabbed not the three-section spear or the thousand-step bow, but a corner of his own dark red wide cloak.

"So this time, I won't try to persuade you anymore, Xiang Yu, you're not worthy."

"You are not worthy of the title of savior machine, much less worthy of bearing the responsibility for the Central Plains and the world."

"today--"

Sizzle————

The bronze sword sliced ​​through the cloak, and Xiang An cut off a piece from it, holding it in his hand and extending it towards Xiang Yu.

"You are Xiang Yu, I am Xiang An."

"The bond of gratitude is severed... the bond of kinship is broken."

Xiang An's voice was resolute, like a resounding bell echoing between heaven and earth.

Xiang An loosened the pieces of his cloak, and the pieces, like fluttering butterflies, drifted towards Xiang Yu and fell into the river, where they were instantly swallowed by the roaring waters.

Xiang Yu picked up the Heavenly Dragon City-Breaking Halberd.

Xiang An then took out two of the three large spears and threw the other one on the ground.

stop--

At the same time, the ground was kicked into craters by tremendous force, and a gale swept up. Some things are destined to happen.

Ping Pong —

boom!

!

The halberds collided with a deafening roar, and an aura bulged outward from the point of impact, completely blocking the drizzle.

Enraged to the extreme, Xiang An suddenly pushed forward, suppressing Xiang Yu's strength. Xiang Yu then used the momentum to pull his halberd back, preparing to thrust it forward again.

Xiang An quickly twisted his body, using the momentum to spin his large spear. The two weapons collided again, producing a dull thud. After the initial impact, Xiang An gave Xiang Yu no chance whatsoever, attacking again as if he didn't care about his life.

"Die!"

"!" came Xiang An's roar from the riverbank.

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Chapter 970 Brothers Fight to the Death

Xiang An swung his halberd with a whooshing sound, then swung it around in a full circle before smashing it down toward Xiang Yu's head.

Xiang Yu's expression was cold and stern. He turned to the side, dodging Xiang An's frenzied attack, and created distance to the left.

boom--!

!

Xiang An's halberd missed Xiang Yu and crashed directly to the ground, causing the earth and rocks to crumble and creating a large crater.

After this attack, Xiang An did not continue his assault as before. Instead, he stopped, holding the two large spears, and slightly raised his head, looking at Xiang Yu with bloodshot eyes.

"Your father and the First Emperor gave you that damned deduction module, did you see it?"

"Did you see that we're severing ties today?"

Xiang An's voice was filled with anger and exhaustion, and... pleading.

"I saw it." Xiang Yu did not deny it. The Heavenly Dragon City-Breaking Halberd was planted on the ground, and the ground around it trembled slightly.

"...So, you've never considered me your younger brother, have you?" Xiang An's tone inexplicably carried a hint of amusement. He straightened up, dragged the large halberd, and took two steps forward.

“I have never treated you as an outsider, but I will prioritize important things. The world… is undoubtedly the most important.” Xiang Yu did not back down in the slightest, speaking calmly and firmly, “I always thought you could understand me… the Kuaiji Style.”

"..." Xiang An's face was gloomy, like dark clouds in the sky.

Xiang Yu would not lie, at least not to him, and Xiang An understood this.

Even now, when all ties have been severed, Xiang Yu would not lie to trick Xiang An at the lake.

But it was precisely because of this that Xiang An felt... pathetic.

How tragic.

“…Zero, I was thinking, if only I had listened to old Han’s advice back then in front of Xianyang Palace and rebelled against you directly.” Xiang An raised his head, feeling the gentle touch of the drizzle on his cheek.

"Over the years, what have I actually been close to and loyal to?"

hum-

stop--!

!

Suddenly, Xiang An's figure disappeared from the spot, and the speed he burst out even exceeded Xiang Yu's reaction speed.

"--What!?"

Instinctively, Xiang Yu swiftly brought his halberd horizontally to his chest.

Ping!

!

The sharp edge of the spear met the long halberd directly; had Xiang Yu not reacted quickly, this spear would likely have—

boom--!

!

Before Xiang Yu could make his next move, the figure that had disappeared from the spot leaped over and kicked the tail of the spear, causing the spearhead and shaft to separate and pierce directly into Xiang Yu's abdomen.

"Ugh—Pfft—"

A mouthful of blood suddenly burst from Xiang Yu's mouth and nose, and Xiang Yu felt his internal organs being violently churned.

Xiang An unleashed all his magic power.

Xiang Yu paid no attention to his injuries, but instead brandished his halberd with a fierce look in his eyes, quickly swinging it horizontally, looking for an opportunity to counterattack.

Xiang An moved with incredible speed, his body sinking to avoid Xiang Yu's halberd. He broke the large spear in half at the joint, slapped the broken end with a quick slap, spun around on the ground, and now, holding the two pieces of the spear in his hands, he had actually created distance between himself and Xiang Yu.

Only Xiang Yu remained standing there, with a bloody hole the size of a wrist on his left abdomen, from which blood was gushing out.

Xiang An's driver module was something he had almost never used since returning to the Central Plains, yet it was his most powerful tool.

That's something on par with Xiang Yu's future prediction module.

"Didn't you always say that everything you did was for the Central Plains?"

Ka-ka-cha!

Xiang An reconnected the two pieces of the large spear, his voice now filled only with murderous intent.

"You are the savior machine, Kuaiji Zero."

"I am also a savior machine, the Kuaiji style."

"In your plan to save the world, you regard me as a foreign object that you can use."

"Then I will also include you, this thing whose existence only poses a threat to the Central Plains, in my plan to save the world..."

"Rule it out."

Xiang Yu turned around. Although he had a huge wound on his abdomen, his expression remained calm as he glanced at Xiang An.

"Looks like you're planning to fight me to the death... First move."

“The moment you massacred Dingtao, that was already the case,” Xiang An said coldly.

“If the way to save the Central Plains is through slaughter, ravage, and to make the common people wander and suffer, plunging the world into chaos before it can be stabilized, then such a salvation…” Xiang An gritted his teeth, each word escaping from between them, “I, the Kuaiji School, will absolutely not agree with this!”

Xiang Yu didn't look at Xiang An; instead, he focused his gaze on his wound. Suddenly, he took out a jade bottle from his bosom, uncorked it, and poured the contents onto his wound.

Xiang An watched Xiang Yu's movements coldly, but did not move.

Xiang An knew what Xiang Yu was holding; it was a hemostatic medicine prepared by his sister-in-law, Yu Meiren.

The poppy is an immortal spirit. In her long and meaningless life, she has been wandering aimlessly in the world, maintaining her life by capturing various creatures with energy. In this process, the poppy has accumulated a lot of knowledge about pharmacology and plants. When Xiang An was injured, he asked the poppy to prepare medicine for him.

Xiang Yu used medicine to temporarily stop the bleeding from his wound, then raised his head and looked at Xiang An. A huge and oppressive aura erupted from Xiang Yu, rivaling Xiang An's aura.

"Your Majesty—!"