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Chapter 455: Dian Wei is promoted to a legendary general and returns to Qingzhou
"war!"

Zhang Xiu roared, and his spear skills seemed to be given life at this moment. Every move and every strike contained unyielding and tenacity. The phoenix shadow on the tip of the spear was wrapped in flames and turned into a dazzling light, heading straight for Dian Wei.

Seeing this, Dian Wei's laughter became more and more crazy. The blood of the Ancient Evil in his body was affecting Dian Wei, making him gradually lose his mind and give up the last bit of his sanity. At the same time, an even more violent force surged out of his body. On the halberd, thunder and lightning intertwined, as if they could split mountains and shatter rocks, and tear the earth apart.

The collision between the halberd and the spear was like the collision between thunder and fire, which caused a deafening roar and at the same time a bright light shone, making it impossible for people around to open their eyes.

Although Zhang Xiu's Phoenix Nirvana spear technique was powerful, it seemed a little powerless in front of Dian Wei's almost brutal strength. The spear shadows and the halberd lights intertwined, and the two figures kept intersecting. Every collision caused the surrounding grass to be flattened. Even the three first-rate generals who wanted to come up and intervene were unable to do so, and could not see the specific situation on the battlefield. Only Liu Bao and Cao Zhang in the distance could clearly see the two people in the center of the battlefield.

As time went by, Zhang Xiu's spear skills became more and more sophisticated, and Dian Wei's power became more and more violent. The strength of both sides was increasing rapidly like a rising tide. The shackles in Dian Wei's body that had been so strong that he could no longer match them actually seemed to loosen again.

This discovery made Dian Wei excited. He originally thought that he would never have the opportunity to be promoted to a legendary general normally, but Zhang Xiu's unexpected performance made him feel that wonderful feeling again.

"Hahaha, my transformation begins today!"

Dian Wei suddenly roared, full of fighting spirit, his eyes were red as blood, as if there were flames burning. That was the desire and enthusiasm for battle from deep in his heart. He put all his strength into every attack without holding back. He wanted to completely release himself in this duel and seek an opportunity for a breakthrough.

Zhang Xiu's face was solemn. He was shocked and frightened at the moment. At this moment, he had surpassed his peak period in youth and his fighting power had reached an unprecedented level. However, he was still no match for Dian Wei, because Dian Wei seemed to grow faster than him. Just now, he could be almost evenly matched with Dian Wei, but now, he was struggling to deal with Dian Wei's attack.

Moreover, Dian Wei seemed to be able to continue growing, which was what really frightened him. He originally thought that after finding his gun heart again, he should be invincible, and at least defeating Dian Wei would not be a problem. However, things often do not go as planned.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xiu used the Phoenix Nirvana Spear Technique to its extreme. The phoenix on the tip of the spear had almost transformed from a gaze just now into reality, with the momentum of burning everything, and the blood-red aura on Dian Wei's side complemented each other. The lightning that fell from the sky from time to time made this battle mysterious and dangerous.

Flames and lightning intertwined in the air to form a thrilling picture. Every collision seemed like the collapse of the sky and the earth, which made people's hearts palpitate.

After being knocked back dozens of feet by Dian Wei's halberd again, Zhang Xiu could no longer bear it. The spear intent in his body exploded. Decades of practice finally condensed into a spear and stabbed out. Behind Zhang Xiu, a huge phantom holding a spear appeared, and followed Zhang Xiu to stab out the spear.

After one shot, Zhang Xiu's realm of a famous general no longer existed, and he became a first-class general again. This shot seemed to fill the entire sky. Condensed spear intent surged out, flying towards Dian Wei with unparalleled power. At this moment, Dian Wei actually had a feeling of insignificance as he once felt when facing Guan Yu.

However, that feeling only lasted for a moment before disappearing. But it was this moment of hesitation that made Dian Wei lose the best opportunity to resist. By the time Dian Wei attacked again, the gun was only a fraction of a second away from him.

Dian Wei roared, and behind him, a blood-red figure stood up, holding a giant halberd, which looked exactly like Dian Wei. Dian Wei roared, and he also raised his head and opened his mouth wide, as if he was fighting against the sky, roaring towards the sky, venting his dissatisfaction in his heart.

With a swing of the halberd, two huge shadows collided in the air. Dian Wei and Zhang Xiu seemed to have suffered a violent collision at the same time. They both flew backwards. The huge impact force almost made Dian Wei, who had the physique of a famous general, unable to withstand it. The shot just now was really too powerful.

Although Zhang Xiu had become a first-rate general again, his physique was still there. After the impact of this blow, he tumbled backwards several times before he stopped, and at the same time he spat out a mouthful of blood. He almost couldn't bear the enormous force. This was because he was the one who initiated the attack and he was only affected by the aftermath. This was why, although his physique was much weaker than Dian Wei's, he was able to withstand the terrifying impact.

Dian Wei fell to the ground, trying his best to suppress the sweetness in his chest, but he still couldn't suppress it and spurted out a mouthful of blood. However, Dian Wei laughed wildly, just like the last time after the battle with Guan Yu, he was seriously injured but still laughed wildly. He finally broke through the shackles and successfully reached the level of a legendary general, no longer just a famous general.

He finally had the confidence to face Guan Yu head-on, and also had the strength.

At this time, the red light on Dian Wei's body dissipated, and the effect of Ancient Evil's skill disappeared, but Dian Wei's aura was still rising steadily, even more profound than when Dian Wei's skill effect was still there, giving people an elusive feeling.

"Hahaha, finally, I can finally help the lord deal with Guan Yu."

Dian Wei fell to his knees, almost crying with joy. To him, Cao Cao's affairs were of great importance. Ever since Guan Yu was promoted to a legendary general, Cao Cao had been frowning and even went out less often, because he was afraid that Guan Yu would do whatever it took to take his life.

Although Cao Cao did not say all this, he knew what kind of danger Cao Cao was facing. From then on, he began to try hard to catch up with Guan Yu so that he could protect Cao Cao.

Now, he finally did it, so he cried for joy without caring that he was still on the battlefield.

After seeing this scene, Cao Zhang realized everything. He immediately led three thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to Dian Wei's side to prevent Dian Wei from encountering any unexpected situations at this critical moment.

"Congratulations to General Dian Wei!"

After Cao Zhang came to Dian Wei's side, he bowed and clasped his fists, his face full of joy that could not be concealed.

Dian Wei nodded slightly to Cao Zhang, and at the same time, he had a new understanding of the son of his lord. His trip with Cao Zhang to the Huns greatly improved his impression of Cao Zhang.

"Thank you for your help, sir. The next few lives will be left to you."

Dian Wei stood up, his aura became more fierce and at the same time his breath became more restrained, he became completely different from before.

It was just like when Guan Yu had just been promoted. Wherever he was, it was as if he was the center of the world, and he seemed to have integrated into this world.

"Then I'll trouble General Dian to help me clear the battlefield, and I'll kill those evil thieves!"

"Sir, just fight the enemy and leave the rest to me." Dian Wei said in a deep voice, holding his halberd and walking behind Cao Zhang. Cao Zhang raised his halberd and rushed towards Liu Bao and Zhang Xiu. The other three kings of the court were all blown away by the aftermath of the battle between Dian Wei and Zhang Xiu. All three of them were seriously injured, spitting out blood and losing their combat effectiveness.

Therefore, Cao Zhang's targets were only Zhang Xiu and Liu Bao. However, Dian Wei and Cao Zhang did not know that Zhang Xiu had already become a first-rate general at this moment, but he still had the physique of a famous general, so he survived the battle just now.

Cao Zhang's figure was as fast as lightning, his long spear cut through the air, causing bursts of whistling, and went straight for Zhang Xiu and Liu Bao.

Although Zhang Xiu has lost the martial power of a famous general, he still has that unique understanding. After all, he is different from other first-class generals. Although his level has dropped, his gun spirit has been rekindled. Although he has lost the level of a famous general, he has combat power that is not weaker than when he was a famous general.

After all, he was once the Spear King of the North, and had learned the true skills from Tong Yuan. Zhang Xiu learned Tong Yuan's "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" spear technique and transformed it into a spear technique that was more suitable for him. At the same time, he also inherited Tong Yuan's "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" spear. Although he lost the level of a famous general, his spear heart became clearer, which meant that Xu Xiu's strength had not declined much.

He endured the pain and performed the Phoenix Nirvana Spear Technique once again. The phoenix that transformed on the tip of the spear seemed to be reborn from the ashes, with an even brighter light. That light enveloped him as well, allowing him to gain a bit of the power of the Phoenix Nirvana. The strength that had been exhausted in his body began to slowly recover, and at the same time, the pain all over his body was slowly subsiding. This was the effect of the Phoenix Nirvana Spear Technique after being trained to its strongest state, which could gain a bit of strength.

It was this tiny bit of power that allowed Zhang Xiu's physical strength to recover quickly.

At the same time, Liu Bao took action to meet Cao Zhang's halberd, and Zhang Xiu also joined the battle with a spear.

On the battlefield, the three figures were intertwined, the sound of weapons clashing was endless, and every confrontation contained huge energy.

Although Cao Zhang was fighting one against two, he became more and more courageous as the battle went on, and he did not lose even when facing two people. However, the cooperation between Zhang Xiu and Liu Bao was simply flawless. They were like two people who came out of the same mother's womb and each was an extension of each other's limbs. For a moment, the two cooperated closely and made it difficult for Cao Zhang to cope. However, Cao Zhang was indeed strong. Facing the siege of the two, although it was a bit difficult to cope with, he was not defeated by the offensive of the two.

Dian Wei stood aside, his eyes sharp, always paying attention to the situation on the battlefield. As long as Cao Zhang was in any danger, Dian Wei would immediately take action to help Cao Zhang out of the predicament. Dian Wei has now been promoted to a legendary general, and it would be easy for him to deal with Zhang Xiu and Liu Bao without any extra effort.

Cao Zhang faced the attack of two people alone, but he was still ready to counterattack at any time. Cao Zhang, who had lived on the battlefield since he was a child, always kept this in mind: the best defense is offense.

Cao Zhang seized the opportunity and swung his halberd suddenly, sending Zhang Xiu's spear flying with one heavy blow. Then he took advantage of the situation and stabbed Zhang Xiu's chest with his halberd. Liu Bao on the side immediately raised his sword and slashed, trying to knock away Cao Zhang's attack. After all, Zhang Xiu's spear had already slipped out of his hand, and he had no power to fight back against Cao Zhang.

Zhang Xiu looked at Cao Zhang who was rushing towards him and suddenly smiled evilly. Then he immediately understood Cao Zhang's true intention and shouted loudly.

"do not come!"

But by the time he reacted, it was too late. Cao Zhang's halberd had already changed direction and stabbed towards Liu Bao. Although Liu Bao reacted quickly, the halberd still hit Liu Bao's shoulder solidly. However, Liu Bao was worthy of being a famous general. He immediately chopped with his sword, forcing Cao Zhang back and also chopped Cao Zhang in the abdomen.

The two men exchanged injuries, and their injuries were almost the same. Liu Bao was pierced through the shoulder by a bullet, and his entire left arm could no longer move at all. Cao Zhang had a deep cut on his lower abdomen, and the cut was bleeding continuously. Although it did not affect Cao Zhang's continued fighting, the consequences of excessive blood loss would be more serious than the consequences of Liu Bao's shoulder being pierced.

At the same time, in Linzi City, Qingzhou, thousands of miles away, Gu Rubing, Guan Yuhe, Zhuge Liang, Wei Yan and others were quietly waiting outside the city for the return of the expeditionary army.

When Huang Zhong and Ma Chao were still some distance away from Linzi City, they saw Gu Rubing waiting outside the city, so they immediately galloped towards Gu Rubing with the remaining 500 cavalrymen.

When they were about dozens of meters away, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao and the cavalrymen all dismounted, trotted towards Gu Rubing, and half-knelt on the ground.

"My lord, it is my fault. I failed to capture Wuhuan and was ambushed by Cao Cao's men. I lost the Wuhuan territory. Please punish me!"

Huang Zhong half-knelt on the ground, clasped his hands and spoke, while Ma Chao also spoke.

"My lord, it was my fault. I failed to anticipate the sneak attack by Cao Cao's men. It was the old general who single-handedly led us out of the army. My lord, please consider the old general's merits and allow him to make up for my faults. Don't punish the old general, just punish me."

Gu Rubing hurried forward, holding one person with one hand, and helped the two people up.

"Han Sheng, Meng Qi, what are you doing? Get up, get up."

The two were still half-kneeling on the ground, refusing to get up. Gu Rubing had no choice but to use both hands to force them up.

"What are you doing?!"

Gu Rubing pretended to be angry and the two stood up with Gu Rubing's help, but still kept their heads down.

Gu Rubing opened his arms, hugged the two of them, and patted their shoulders.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. As long as you can come back, I'll be relieved."

The two men couldn't help but shed tears as they listened to what Gu Rubing said. They were both men who had been in the army for many years, and after experiencing things like life and death of their comrades, their relationship with each other became deeper.

(End of this chapter)