Mythical Three Kingdoms-Chapter 1623 - 1564: What Is Depravity Beneath Blood Feud?

Seeing Qui Fu charging towards him, Huang Zhong coldly chuckled and charged forward. Taking down one is better than none. Did they really think he was just an old man because he looked aged?

"Clang!" Both sides used the force of their horses to unleash power far beyond normal standards. When the two crossed paths, both felt a tremor in their hands. However, Huang Zhong only felt a numbness, while Qui Fu sensed two strands of entwined Inner Qi invading his hand that wielded the knife.

"Hmph, take my attack!" Qui Fu’s heart thumped, and a significant amount of Qi and blood surged. His veins and muscles suddenly swelled. In Central Asia, he learned many special techniques, like the secret method to enhance Qi and blood.

Originally a desperate move used by the Parthians, it had been forcibly combined by the Northern Huns with their secret techniques to create a powerful augmentative effect.

A strengthened large heart quickly supplies blood throughout the body, even forcibly opening the pathways of Inner Qi and blood vessels when necessary. This explosion of greater power, coupled with reinforced blood vessels, can be activated and deactivated at will, almost like a completely harmless augmentation secret technique.

As the heart pumped harder, the flow of Qi and blood surged rapidly, making the veins on Qui Fu’s body swell like coiled dragons instantaneously, and his body expanded like a balloon. The Inner Qi that burst out grew even more intense.

A fierce strike viciously slashed towards Huang Zhong, and the water-blue Inner Qi erupted from Huang Zhong’s body. The force transmitted in the clash was dispersed around by internal rotation, shattering the land surrounding Huang Zhong’s warhorse to powder instantly.

Huang Zhong glanced solemnly at Qui Fu. If the opponent was just a master before, now he had reached the realm where he no longer needed to look up to the top tier. He was nearly at the brink of stepping out into that echelon.

Qui Fu also looked solemn. Although he realized the opponent’s terrifying strength at the first exchange, he hadn’t expected his secret technique would only match this old man’s power.

"You are qualified to know my name now, Qui Fu of the Northern Huns, King of Wen Yu Di!" Qui Fu’s knife slowly emitted a sinister blood light, continually extending outwards.

"Han General Huang Zhong," Huang Zhong said coldly, then spurred his horse and charged at Qui Fu. This time, it wouldn’t be a mere probing attack like before.

As the water-blue blade light swung by Huang Zhong separated into eight amidst his swing, they shrouded various parts of Qui Fu’s body. Qui Fu held his large knife tightly, as blood flames blazed fiercely on it, and he relentlessly slashed towards the frontal attack without dodging most of the blade lights.

Under one slash, Qui Fu’s blade light emitted a blood-red Light Shield from the center of the large knife. The fierce attack accompanied by the Qi Shield directly repelled the eight water-blue blade lights, fiercely slashing against Huang Zhong’s large knife, and the immense force immediately bounced the two apart.

However, Huang Zhong’s Red Blood Knife, after being bounced away, suddenly carried a side arc, channeling all the impact onto this slash, creating an ice-blue Radiance circle around Huang Zhong, who swung again at Qui Fu’s waist.

After being bounced away, Qui Fu clutched the knife handle with both hands, roared fiercely, and erupted with great force, striking at the previous angle. In this strike, Qui Fu’s arm veins had thickened several degrees, and his momentum soared drastically again.

"Open for me!" Huang Zhong’s Inner Qi burst forth suddenly. With a frozen trace around the Red Blood Knife, it dragged a blade that slashed directly at Qui Fu.

At the moment the two blades met, countless Ice Blades shattered, slicing towards Qui Fu’s chest under the agitation of Inner Qi.

"Despicable!" Furious, Qui Fu blocked repeatedly, but Huang Zhong seized the advantage relentlessly, slashing at Qui Fu’s neck while his opponent recovered.

Qui Fu immediately sidestepped Huang Zhong’s slash. A dark green blood-streaked Light Shield barely withstood Huang Zhong’s blade, but with Huang Zhong’s persistent follow-up strike, Qui Fu’s Eggshell Defense was broken. Qui Fu rolled off his horse, and seeing Qui Fu’s precious steed, Huang Zhong changed his slash into a strike, heavily injuring Qui Fu’s steed.

Qui Fu tumbled off the horse and rolled to the ground, avoiding disaster as Huang Zhong targeted his precious steed. At this moment, neither side’s armies had charged forward.

"I never expected you Han people to be so despicable." Jumping up, Qui Fu held his knife and furiously exclaimed.

"The blood feud between the Han and the Huns isn’t even excessive for the destruction of entire nations," Huang Zhong coldly retorted to Qui Fu. Talking reason while fighting the Huns was pointless; the one who died is the loser, no reason needed!

"Dare to duel with me in the sky?" Qui Fu shouted angrily, but did not argue further. If given a chance, he wouldn’t be polite either. Discussing fairness with the Han? Ridiculous.

"Why not!" Huang Zhong replied coldly. To bring down a king in front of the Huns face-to-face where the opponent hadn’t even activated his Legion Talent, what an opportunity!

Qui Fu sneered, and a dark green Radiance burst from his body, then flew into the sky immediately. Huang Zhong, grumbling, followed closely behind.

As that dark green Radiance covered the Hun Elite Cavalry led by Qui Fu, the previously waning morale from Qui Fu being forced off his horse by Huang Zhong surged suddenly. Dark green mist rose around the Hun Elite Cavalry.

On the distant hill, Zhuge Liang and others wore grim expressions. They weren’t sure of the exact effect of the opposing military’s Legion Talent, but seeing this scene, Zhuge Liang and others had their guesses.

"Kongming, Boyan, what do you think the effect of the enemy’s Legion Talent is?" Jia Xu asked after a moment of silence.

"It’s probably the situation we’re observing. We can’t see them, but they can see us in this dark green mist," Boyan immediately responded.

"This Legion Talent can be simulated by the Military Formation. One of the changes within the Eight Gates Heavenly Lock creates this effect, but unlike the Military Formation, this Legion Talent likely adds a short-range rapid assault effect as well." Zhuge Liang felt a headache coming on.

"Boyan, you still need to observe more," Jia Xu said blandly, "Xiaoo Zhi, what do you think?"

"For the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, this Legion Talent is completely irrelevant," Fa Zheng rolled his eyes and said. "This Legion Talent is significant for Mounted Archers and in chaotic wars, but not for the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, who fight in head-on single combats. Of course, the short-range explosive rapid charge is very significant for Tugi Cavalry and Iron Cavalry."

"The Xiliang Iron Cavalry does not retreat nor dodge; they face their opponent head-on. Seeing or not seeing does not heavily impact the Xiliang Iron Cavalry," Fa Zheng shook his head. "Of course, casualties will slightly increase."

"What if the opponent uses this Legion Talent in chaotic warfare?" Jia Xu nodded satisfactorily and then asked.