Chapter 866: Lu Bu: Dong Zhuo, You Have Earned Your Death!

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The next day.

Lu Bu once again inspected the troops on the training ground; with a wave of his hand, thousands of gleaming armor sets and steel spears appeared on the field.

They were steel battle armors from the modern era.

"Don armor immediately and follow me to the capital!"

"Yes."

The soldiers rejoiced—now with the strength of thousands of jin, plus the hundred-refined divine armor, what danger could there be in battle?

Even if struck by boulders during a siege, they would barely be injured.

Moreover, they hadn't just gained strength—they'd gained speed too; ordinary men could never land a hit on them.

The men stepped forward, each taking one suit of armor and a steel spear, dressing themselves fully.

In moments, the three thousand soldiers became heavy infantry, their might increased another notch.

In ancient times, heavy cavalry were elite forces:

Haven't you heard how Qin Wang Li Shimin's three thousand black-armored cavalry defeated Dou Jiande's hundred thousand troops?

Those soldiers hadn't even been enhanced.

Now, Lu Bu's men had been enhanced—they could crush a million troops in an instant.

Seeing the disciplined army, Lu Bu was deeply satisfied; with a thought, he opened the Heavenly Realm's gate: "Enter the Heavenly Realm—we depart for the capital at once."

"Yes."

The soldiers lined up and entered the Heavenly Realm one by one.

Then came Lu Bu's family.

This journey to the capital, he had no intention of returning to the frontier—he would take everyone he could.

Once all had entered the Heavenly Realm, Lu Bu closed its portal, channeled his true qi, and soared straight into the clouds toward the capital.

True qi cultivators who manipulate true qi to fly move at incredible speed; less than an hour later, the capital came into distant view.

Standing high in the clouds, Lu Bu heard a chorus of battle cries below.

"So Dong Zhuo has already moved—looks like I arrived just in time."

Arriving above the palace, he looked down and shouted: "You rebels—cease your killing!"

His voice rang like thunder, startling everyone mid-slaughter.

They looked up and saw a General standing in midair, his demeanor stern, his face cold as frost, filling them with dread.

"Who are you?"

Seeing him, Dong Zhuo was startled: "Men—shoot arrows!"

At his command, soldiers loyal to Dong Zhuo immediately drew bows and loosed arrows skyward.

Instantly, arrows flew like locusts, blotting out the sky.

Lu Bu sneered: "Dong Zhuo, you dare attack me? You've earned your death."

As the arrow rain descended, he waved his hand—the arrows reversed course; thud-thud-thud! In moments, the archers themselves fell, pierced by their own weapons.

In a single strike, thousands of Dong Zhuo's loyal troops were annihilated.

The others, seeing this, lost all will to resist; weapons clattered to the ground in a clatter of metal.

"Bring me Dong Zhuo and his men—arrest them!"

Lu Bu landed, opened the Heavenly Realm's gate, and three thousand troops emerged, fierce as wolves and tigers, advancing to seize Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo had intended to resist—but he never imagined he couldn't even fight off a mere soldier.

"This can't be!"

Dong Zhuo was broad-shouldered and thick-waisted; though his combat skill couldn't match Lu Bu's, his strength was nearly equal.

Now he swung his arms—but the soldier's grip on his arms felt like forged iron, utterly immovable.

"This soldier has incredible strength!"

He looked at his other generals—each of his fiercest warriors had been subdued in moments, like weaklings by these soldiers.

Dong Zhuo stared, his world crumbling.

Are my top generals really this weak? Even a mere soldier can overpower them?

But then he remembered—these men had descended from the sky, under the command of a heavenly general—perhaps they were celestial troops after all. It made sense.

In mere moments, the entire palace fell into Lu Bu's hands.

The three thousand troops absorbed the imperial guards and Dong Zhuo's Xiliang soldiers, swelling their numbers to one hundred thousand.

Lu Bu split off one thousand men, divided into ten squads, and assigned them to guard the entire capital with the one hundred thousand surrendered troops.

In just half an hour, the entire capital was under his control.

The Imperial Garden.

Lu Bu summoned the Empress Dowager, Emperor Liu Bian, Princess Wannian, and others.