CHAPTER 1361: CHAPTER 1313: LYU QILING’S PURPOSE

Lyu Qiling, who idolized her father, had many fantasies about galloping across the battlefield, yet Lyu Bu, as a typical doting husband and father, naturally wouldn’t give Lyu Qiling any opportunities. Even if he taught her martial arts, at most he would bring her along to kill some Hu People...

The problem is, this was far from Lyu Qiling’s dream of becoming a General. When she learned about being appointed to the military division, she felt Chen Gong was letting her visit for leisure, so Lyu Qiling naturally joined the military division, free to do as she pleased.

As for the thirty-plus escorts Gao Shun prepared for Lyu Qiling, they completely ignored whatever she did, focusing solely on her personal safety.

Li Tiao gripped his long spear tightly and spurred his horse directly towards the opposition. This time, Lyu Qiling didn’t dare to be overconfident. She might not excel in other areas, but her keen eye was noteworthy, a trait honed from being surrounded by experts in Lyu Bu’s circle, so she didn’t dare wield the long spear recklessly.

Brandishing the Sky Piercer, Lyu Qiling counter-attacked Li Tiao with a flick of her halberd, while Li Tiao swiftly withdrew his long spear to avoid it getting caught by the small edges of the Sky Piercer. This halberd is notoriously difficult to master, with its imbalance in weight being a significant challenge in itself.

However, the advantage is that the Sky Piercer weapon can counter almost all other weapons, except for those like the Great Iron Hammer that cannot be hooked.

Li Tiao’s Great Spear focuses on raw strength, whereas Lyu Qiling uses a fighting style tailor-made by Lyu Bu for dexterity with the halberd techniques. Although it doesn’t strictly counter, Li Tiao finds it difficult to gain any advantage.

"Ding!" Once again, they clashed and crossed paths. Li Tiao shifted his long spear to his left hand, injecting it with his full Inner Qi and Heart Spirit. Despite some nameless desire to avoid battle, the battlefield instincts developed over years of accumulation were still present. His instincts awakened with the combat.

Lyu Qiling panted lightly, contrary to Chen Xi’s guess, Lyu Qiling was not currently in the state of Inner Qi Manifestation.

Back when the Yan Clan and Wei Clan were obliterated due to the curse of the Outer Immortal, both Diao Chan and Lyu Qiling were severely injured. Lyu Bu, after slaying all the Immortals he could encounter, returned, expending his Inner Qi to elevate both Diao Chan and Lyu Qiling to Inner Qi Manifestation.

Lyu Bu’s method of elevating them to Inner Qi Manifestation had very obvious drawbacks, but the powerful Inner Qi was solely to enhance their survival ability. With Lyu Bu’s protection, battles weren’t necessary, though Lyu Qiling naturally didn’t appreciate this approach.

Yet it was already a fait accompli—despite lack of progress—and even at the bareed Inner Qi Manifestation, how could she not recognize the painstaking efforts of her father, thus Lyu Qiling accepted it.

When Lyu Bu ascended, Lyu Qiling didn’t stay in her room as he instructed, so when Lyu Bu ascended, he couldn’t bring Lyu Qiling along, only taking Diao Chan.

Shortly after Lyu Bu ascended, Gao Shun came to inquire, for Lyu Bu had entrusted her to Gao Shun. When Gao Shun asked if she needed anything, Lyu Qiling’s only question was whether she could improve herself.

At that time Gao Shun’s strength had stabilized to the same height as Zhang Liao, which is basically at the pinnacle of Inner Qi Manifestation, coupled with the Military Spirit and the most exquisite part of the Power of Faith. It’s essentially on par with the strength of Lyu Bu who had rid himself of the Power of Faith.

Of course, if it came to a fight, Gao Shun would definitely lose, for the impact of dominance and combat style on combat power is immense. Even with a combat power of a thousand, Lyu Bu can demonstrate a strength of three thousand due to his Heart Spirit, which is simply unarguable.

Unable to win in a fight, however, he can still accomplish other things. It’s fortunate that Lyu Qiling was forcibly elevated to Inner Qi Manifestation; otherwise, even if Lyu Bu himself were here, he wouldn’t be able to demote someone from the level of Inner Qi Manifestation below that in a single stroke.

Working together, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao directly demoted Lyu Qiling to the peak of Qi Refining to Gang, forcibly compressing Lyu Bu’s injected Inner Qi into Lyu Qiling’s body, then sealed it tightly with the Vanguard Soul and Power of Faith.

"When you break through to Inner Qi Manifestation yourself, the will you generate will be enough to trigger the Vanguard Soul and Power of Faith, by then you will have enough strength to absorb the power from your father." Gao Shun said, his face pale after completing everything.

Of course, the Inner Qi of Lyu Bu sealed by Gao Shun and Zhang Liao with the Military Spirit wasn’t completely blocked; leakage couldn’t be prevented, but this level of Inner Qi wouldn’t cause assimilation with Lyu Qiling’s will, so it was left as is.

If Lyu Qiling’s own will were to coordinate with Lyu Bu’s Inner Qi instead of trying to break the power of Military Spirit and Power of Faith, she could instantly become Inner Qi Manifestation.

Of course, that kind of Inner Qi Manifestation would be a hollow imitation compared to absorbing the strength after breaking through herself.

The key to this gate is held in Lyu Qiling’s hands, clearly explained by Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, that if Lyu Qiling wants to break through on her own, she must rely on her own efforts, and if she believes she cannot achieve it, then she should coordinate with Lyu Bu’s Inner Qi.

Gao Shun unequivocally informed Lyu Qiling that such an extremely exhausting task would only be performed once by him and Zhang Liao, a second time would never happen.

Lyu Qiling, being resolute in temperament, made it clear after Gao Shun spoke that unless she broke through herself, she would absolutely not trigger that power. It can be said that most of Lyu Qiling’s current power comes from her own efforts, with little external influence!

"Ha!" Lyu Qiling braced herself against Li Tiao’s attack, unlike before when she fought silently, she found it hard to stay silent while fighting Li Tiao.

"Uh..." Li Tiao missed a strike and ascertained through Lyu Qiling’s shout. After passing each other on horseback, they immediately distanced themselves far apart, "You’re a woman?"

Li Tiao felt his eyebrows twitch, having fought for so long he hadn’t noticed this point, not that it mattered, but he hadn’t expected a woman to fight so fiercely.

Lyu Qiling felt a tightness in her chest. She wore all black, with black veils covering even her face, and the two eyes exposed were specially made-up, but because the battle was too intense, a single shout gave it away.

"No more nonsense!" At this point, Lyu Qiling had no intention of concealing anymore, grabbing the Sky Piercer with both hands, mimicking her father by channeling all Inner Qi and Heart Spirit into it and preparing to finish the battle swiftly.

Li Tiao felt somewhat embarrassed but seeing the Inner Qi start to flow on Lyu Qiling’s Sky Piercer, he immediately became serious. He knew very well the power of this move because his own signature move is mixing Heart Spirit with Inner Qi and channeling it into his weapon, a Union of Essence, Qi, and Spirit attack!

"Alright, one strike to decide the victor!" Li Tiao straightened his face, not saying much more, realizing his opponent was formidable, there was no point in further delay, better to give it their all!