Chapter 151: The Competition Begins

Looking at Diao Chan's beautiful face and graceful figure, Liu Bian felt a burst of heat.

As one of the four famous beauties in history, Diao Chan's beauty went without saying.

In addition, she had also cultivated martial arts and had reached the Fourth Heaven of the Postnatal Realm during this period.

She herself carried a temperament of a mother of the world, making her look even more dignified.

"Chan'er is here, and you even prepared ginseng soup for me; I am truly moved!"

Liu Bian took Diao Chan into his arms, took the ginseng soup and drank it in one gulp, and said to Diao Chan.

"Your Majesty~"

Seeing Liu Bian's actions, Diao Chan was also shy and buried her head in Liu Bian's arms.

With Diao Chan in his arms, Liu Bian felt a burst of heat in his heart, and immediately his large hands, unknowingly, began to wander over Diao Chan's alluring curves.

"Your Majesty~"

Feeling Liu Bian's mischievous large hands, Diao Chan immediately let out a coquettish cry.

This sound completely aroused Liu Bian's animal nature; he picked Diao Chan up and walked quickly toward the dragon bed in the back.

The next moment, a strange sound rang out in this sacred and solemn Imperial Study... (the rest is left to your imagination!)

Soon, the ten days Liu Bian spoke of passed in a flash; today was the day of the military competition Liu Bian spoke of.

Here, the remaining four legion commanders would be selected; the generals of the Great Han Empire had arrived early at the military camp drill ground outside Luoyang City.

"Zilong, with your strength, you should have a place among the four legion commanders today, right?"

At this moment, in the crowd below the drill ground, Wei Yan, who was with Zhao Yun, asked Zhao Yun, who was wearing white armor, in a low voice.

"It's hard to say; after all, we have been cultivating for too short a time. Even with the spirit stones provided by His Majesty, I have only just broken through to the Third Heaven of the Postnatal Realm."

"I have heard that these generals had already broken through to the Postnatal Realm long ago."

"Now that so much time has passed, their strength must be even more unfathomable!"

After hearing Wei Yan's words, Zhao Yun's handsome face also became solemn.

To be honest, he did not have the certainty of victory for today's martial arts competition.

If he were given more time, he was confident he would not be weaker than anyone.

"That's true; we started cultivating too late. By the way, I don't know what realm you have cultivated to, General Hansheng?"

Regarding Zhao Yun's words, Wei Yan nodded after hearing them, and then asked Huang Zhong, who was on the side.

"Because the cultivation time is too short, I have also just broken through to the Third Heaven of the Postnatal Realm. The cultivation speed is still too slow, and the cultivation time is too short!"

At this time, Huang Zhong on the side also said with regret.

"What, you broke through to the Third Heaven of the Postnatal Realm in such a short time, and you still think the cultivation speed is too slow? I have only just broken through to the Second Heaven of the Postnatal Realm!"

Seeing Huang Zhong's words, Wei Yan looked at him in disbelief.

Listen, is that human language?

They had only been cultivating for ten days or so; he himself had relied on the cultivation method to successfully break through to the First Heaven of the Postnatal Realm.

Then, with the help of spirit stones, he was able to break through to the Second Heaven of the Postnatal Realm in such a short time.

And Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong's own strength was already stronger than his, but being able to break through to the Third Heaven of the Postnatal Realm fully demonstrated their powerful talent.

Even with such speed, Huang Zhong was still not satisfied, complaining that the cultivation was too slow; how was he, a Second Heaven of the Postnatal Realm, supposed to live!

"Who do you think will win the four legion commanders this time?"

At this time, many soldiers in the army were also gathered in groups of three or five to discuss with each other.

"I think General Guan Yu should have a chance, and his third brother, General Zhang Fei, should also have a chance; I don't know about General Ma Chao, but seeing him often sparring with these two, he should also have a chance."

"I think General Ma Chao should also be able to..."

For a time, everyone began to talk about the generals they supported, and the atmosphere at the scene instantly rose.

"His Majesty has arrived!"

Just as everyone was discussing, Liu Bian's figure appeared on the high platform of the drill ground.

Liu Bian was seen wearing a purple-gold dragon robe, standing on the high platform with majesty, his sharp gaze scanning the crowd below.

Eunuch Chief Steward Li Liangcheng immediately shouted to the soldiers with his sharp voice.

In an instant, the entire drill ground became quiet, and everyone knelt down neatly, shouting in unison:

"Pay respects to His Majesty, may His Majesty live for ten thousand years!"

That deafening sound rang out as if it were going to pierce the sky.

Liu Bian looked at the Great Han soldiers kneeling and saluting below, and infinite pride arose in his heart.

He came to the front of the high platform, raised his hands slightly, and with the Innate True Qi flowing in his dantian, he said slowly:

"My soldiers of the Great Han Empire, rise!"

Although Liu Bian's voice was not loud, it clearly rang in the ears of every soldier.

"Thank Your Majesty!"

After everyone stood up, they all looked at Liu Bian with fiery eyes.

"I suppose you all know why I appeared here today!"

After everyone stood up, Liu Bian said to everyone in a dignified voice.

"That's right, today is the day of the military competition I set. The final four winners will be personally appointed by me as the commanders of the remaining four Divine Beast Legions of our Great Han Empire."

"The Divine Beast Legions will be the main legions of our Great Han Empire from now on, so their commanders must also be the strongest military officers of our Great Han Empire to be qualified to serve."

"The referees for this competition will be General Lü Bu, Commander of the Shenwu Legion, and General Zhang Liao, Commander of the Xuanwu Legion."

Following Liu Bian's words, Lü Bu and Zhang Liao, who were standing below the high platform, immediately ascended the high platform.

After the two went on stage, they first bowed respectfully to Liu Bian, then looked at the crowd below the stage, and Lü Bu took the lead and said:

"Everyone, thanks to His Majesty's trust, this military competition will be judged by me and General Zhang Liao."

Following Lü Bu and Zhang Liao going on stage, Liu Bian waved his hand at the crowd and said with majesty:

"Without further ado, I look forward to your performance. Next, I announce that the military competition officially begins!"

After successfully raising everyone's emotions, Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction and returned to the seat prepared for him on the high platform.

Seeing Liu Bian announce the start, Zhang Liao and Lü Bu looked at each other, nodded, and Lü Bu waved his hand, and a table appeared, with several lottery buckets on it.

"For the sake of fairness, this competition will be conducted by drawing lots for two-on-two battles."

"The winner will enter the next round of competition, and the loser will be eliminated until the final four are decided."

"Now, please come on stage to draw lots!"

After Lü Bu introduced the competition rules, he shouted loudly to the participants below. ===== CHAPTER 152 =====