CHAPTER 1006: CHAPTER 963: LOYAL AND UNWAVERING

Zhou Tai took the opportunity to unleash all his power, charging directly at one of the Taoists despite the attacks from the others, slicing him into two with a single stroke, though he received a deep wound on his back.

However, despite this, a sinister smile appeared on Zhou Tai’s face. He had discovered that these people only had the strength of Inner Qi Manifestation, but lacked the experience in battlefield combat. As long as he could seize a chance or two, he could definitely slay them as easily as killing chickens!

"Thanks, Gongjin!" A gleam flashed through Sun Ce’s eyes.

Sun Ce had calmed down, no longer rushing wildly, but he didn’t notice the fine bead of sweat that had appeared on Zhou Yu’s forehead.

Using the Spirit Talent of the Zither to provoke the opponent’s Spiritual Will, then using that influence on their body was very taxing for Zhou Yu. Without corresponding soldiers to share the burden, it wouldn’t be this difficult. Although he had prepared for the coming of an Immortal, he hadn’t expected the opponent to be so bizarre.

"You blocked here?" Zhou Yu asked with a frown.

According to logic, time should have been up, and troops would definitely appear in this area. That zither sound was not only to calm Sun Ce’s mind but also to hold others in place and provoke any nearby potential individuals’ will. Though Zhou Yu did not intend to intervene, taking precautions was very important.

That zither sound was enough to provoke the spirits of outside individuals to determine their location, and if absolutely necessary, they would directly employ the Cloud Qi of the army!

"It’s not just a blockade; the so-called Sumeru inside a mustard seed is exactly this." Under Zhou Yu’s hint, Yu Ji directly revealed the mystery. "To you, it looks exactly like the outside, with a vast breadth of dozens of li, but to outsiders, it appears only the size of a grain of rice, and in fact, it’s merely a hundred steps!"

"I see, I miscalculated." Zhou Yu nodded, directly admitting his mistake.

The biggest issue with Zhou Yu’s strategy was his lack of understanding of the Immortals, unaware of their capabilities. This lack of intelligence and information directly hindered further planning.

"Bofu, we’ll have to rely on you next. Don’t hold back; if you lose, we all die." Zhou Yu spoke with a tone as calm as if his life wasn’t threatened.

Sun Ce slightly frowned, feeling something was off given his understanding of Zhou Yu, but couldn’t pinpoint the exact problem. However, he was the type to not overthink things he couldn’t comprehend.

"Of course, I’ll definitely protect you all!" As he spoke, Sun Ce’s entire body surged with Inner Qi, twisting like flames. In this situation, Zhou Yu’s trust propelled Sun Ce to push his Essence, Qi, and Spirit to the utmost limit.

[Just like that, Bofu, unleash all your power, defeat the opponent. As long as you overcome them, everything will be fine; even the loss in Vitality Number will be replenished. This occurrence is merely akin to so-called backlash. Endure it, and none of the previous matters will be counted again!]

Zhou Yu retreated silently, seemingly withdrawing from battle, leaving everything to Sun Ce to decide. In fact, although Zhou Yu couldn’t determine the Immortal’s strength, if he could guess the identity of the attacker, he certainly wouldn’t prepare inadequately—after all, he is Zhou Yu, Gongjin, a rare strategist in the world.

[Bofu, my help ends here. Do your best to defeat the opponent. Everything you enjoyed will be seen as deserving, but once I intervene, it will harm your future Vitality Number...]

Zhou Yu held his breath quietly, watching Sun Ce’s direction. If not for considering Sun Ce’s future, Zhou Yu would have undoubtedly intervened. Spiritual Will and the body are the foundations of all power. Yu Ji’s Techniques rest on these fundamentals, which makes everything traceable for Zhou Yu.

All talents stem from the sublimation of Spirit, resulting in Will Penetration, so what happens if this power is destroyed? Zhou Yu naturally formed some guesses.

It must represent the two primal forces of Spiritual Will. As for how to destroy one’s own talent power, truth be told, destruction is much easier than creation!

All talents are condensations of a person’s Spiritual Will and are inherently powerful. It’s difficult for others to destroy this, but if one destroys it by oneself, it’s presumably quite easy.

However, Spiritual Talent itself is exceptionally rare and marks every Top Sage, and no one would be crazy enough to destroy their rare and extremely powerful talent.

Zhou Yu believes that if it is to save Sun Ce, he would tolerate destroying the Spiritual Talent he relied on all along. Besides, he has two and a half Spiritual Talents, so even if one is destroyed, it doesn’t mean he’s ruined.

Furthermore, Zhou Yu is very interested in the question of whether a new Spiritual Talent can be established after destruction—a thought nobody else had considered. So if it’s absolutely necessary, he would unhesitatingly explode his Talent of the Zither and half of his Legion Talent together. He wouldn’t believe that the Ultimate Power emerging from the sublimation of one of the three major foundations of Essence, Qi, and Spirit wouldn’t produce a special effect.

But unless absolutely necessary, Zhou Yu would never resort to such measures. Although he hasn’t advanced deeply in Taoist Studies, after skimming through it roughly, he understands what the concept of karma is. If he uses such means, even though Sun Ce survives this ordeal, issues might still arise in the future.