Chapter 13

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"Third Brother, what do you think Second Master is thinking, why is he riding so slowly?" Chen Xi poked Zhang Fei's waist and said.

"Second Brother is serious, just wait and see, Hua Xiong will surely lose. Every step of Second Brother's is building momentum. When he reaches a hundred steps from Hua Xiong, his momentum will be fully built up, and no one in the world can stop him." Zhang Fei said solemnly; he hadn't seen his second brother be so cautious many times.

As Zhang Fei had predicted, Guan Yu was building momentum. After all, Hua Xiong was already a top expert. If he were to get into close combat, even Guan Yu wouldn't be able to take down a top expert who had reached the stage of external qi release in a short time. To win cleanly and decisively, he had to kill Hua Xiong in three to five moves!

Hua Xiong sneered as he watched Guan Yu ride slowly towards him. He almost couldn't sense any danger from Guan Yu, and indeed, the allied forces were lacking in talent.

When he reached a hundred steps, Guan Yu looked at Hua Xiong, who was indeed a top expert with external qi release. Unfortunately, his qi was condensed but not solid, and he was far inferior to Guan Yu.

"Hua Xiong, remember, it is Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, who will behead you!" Guan Yu roared, and a green light streaked forward with a sonic boom, enveloped in a cloud of sound, heading straight for Hua Xiong.

With a loud "Bang!" Hua Xiong felt something was wrong as Guan Yu approached. He swung his saber with all his might at the most dangerous spot he sensed, and the immense force sent him and his horse flying dozens of meters away.

His hands were numb, and his chest was tight, but before Hua Xiong could adjust, another massive green light struck him again, without any pretense. Perhaps for Guan Yu, the most brutal method was the most effective; there was no value in pretense, as it was just a matter of a few strikes anyway.

"Open up!" Hua Xiong mustered all his strength, his entire body burning like it was on fire, and a huge red fire blade slammed into Guan Yu's green light blade. Unfortunately, it did nothing to stop Guan Yu's massive light blade, which struck like a wave crashing against a giant rock, shattering it into pieces.

With a loud "Clang!" the sound echoed for hundreds of meters, causing everyone to activate their defenses to protect their ears.

His tiger's mouth split, blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and the steel saber he had wielded for years now had cracks. His body's healing speed couldn't keep up with the damage. At this moment, Hua Xiong realized that his opponent was on the level of Lü Bu, a level of strength that could make one despair.

"I am Hua Xiong!" Hua Xiong roared, squeezing every bit of strength from his body. The entire area in front of the Fenshui Pass was bathed in flames, and the originally weak fire blade began to solidify.

Unfortunately, none of this mattered. Guan Yu's massive green light blade still struck like a water ball, shattering Hua Xiong's desperate attack into a stream of light, and the remaining momentum cut towards Hua Xiong.

In the instant the light blade struck, a hint of despair flashed in Hua Xiong's eyes. He hadn't yet challenged Lü Bu, but at this moment, he understood that the gap between him and Lü Bu was like a chasm…

Just as the massive light blade was about to strike Hua Xiong, Guan Yu suddenly remembered Chen Xi's words and changed his slash to a push, sending Hua Xiong flying like a tennis ball.

The dust settled, and the battlefield was left with only Guan Yu, while Hua Xiong, whose fate was unknown, lay hundreds of meters away. Maintaining his slow pace, Guan Yu reached out and lifted Hua Xiong, then turned his horse and returned.

"I have not failed my mission." Guan Yu threw Hua Xiong to be tied up.

With half-closed eyes, he saluted Yuan Shao and reached for the cup of wine prepared by Cao Mengde, drinking it down. It was scalding, but fortunately, his red face didn't show it.

Everyone in their hearts shouted, "Too brutal!" Before, when reading the Records of the Grand Historian, people like Kong Rong thought that King Xiang was probably exaggerated. But after seeing Guan Yu today, they realized that the Records of the Grand Historian might not have been exaggerated at all, but rather a realistic account!

"Ally Leader, now is the time to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and capture the Fenshui Pass!" Cao Cao was the first to react, realizing that it wasn't the time to be amazed by Guan Yu's martial prowess!

Reminded by Cao Cao, everyone immediately snapped to action, and the matter of Hua Xiong was forgotten. The various units began to move, taking advantage of the Fenshui Pass's lack of response to capture it directly.

Sitting in the Fenshui Pass, Yuan Shao was in high spirits. It had been captured in just a short while, a testament to his excellent command.

Sitting among the others, Liu Bei became the star of the show, praising Guan Yu's invincible bravery and calling him a tiger general of the age. Of course, his eyes were filled with envy, and he was always looking for an opportunity to poach him.

Liu Bei, under Chen Xi's consistent influence, laughed and chatted with the various warlords. Even a fool could see that the only ones genuinely congratulating Liu Bei were Kong Rong and Gong Sunzan, while the others had ulterior motives, especially Yuan Shu, whose eyes almost burned with a fiery gaze.

After a round of eating, drinking, and mutual flattery, Liu Bei returned to his camp with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Chen Xi. No one dared to underestimate Liu Bei anymore; the Han dynasty still had some foundation, at least in the form of such heroes.

Back in the tent, Chen Xi drank some sobering soup, feeling a bit dazed. He looked at Guan Yu, who still had a cold and proud expression with half-closed eyes, and asked, "Second Master, what about Hua Xiong? He is a top expert. If he recovers and escapes without someone of your caliber to watch him, we won't be able to stop him."

Steam rose from Second Master's body, and he became more alert. "Whether Hua Xiong wakes up or not, his internal qi is now suppressed in his dantian. Without external help, he won't be able to recover his previous strength."

"Oh, I see. Remember to keep an eye on him. If you can persuade him to surrender, that would be even better." Chen Xi tried to focus his mental energy to think clearly and began planning the next steps. He felt that following Guan Yu and Zhang Fei was still a good choice.

"Hua Xiong is indeed fierce and strong, but unfortunately…" Guan Yu's eyes opened slightly, and he sighed.

"Huh?" Chen Xi looked at Guan Yu with a strange expression, not realizing Guan Yu had a habit of self-praise.

"Zi Chuan, Second Brother is right. Hua Xiong is indeed very strong. If it were a regular fight, Second Brother would need seventy to eighty rounds to find an opportunity to defeat him. Unfortunately, Hua Xiong was too careless!" Zhang Fei shouted loudly.

"Indeed, Hua Xiong was a good opponent, but he underestimated my strength. I can now perfectly control my qi and momentum. The three strikes: the first was twenty percent heavier than my normal strike, the second was thirty percent heavier than the first, and the third was another thirty percent heavier. After Hua Xiong blocked the first strike, he had no chance to dodge, and the outcome was sealed." Guan Yu's face rarely showed a smile, but this was his ultimate technique, which had never failed him in battle.