Chapter 521

"Look, the demonic energy is decreasing!" Huang Zhong pointed to the fading black aura around Guan Yu, his voice brimming with barely concealed delight.

"Really? Brother's guqin skills are incredible!" Ma Chao exclaimed.

"Yeah, I never thought Brother had such abilities," Zhang Fei murmured, his eyes filled with admiration.

Just as everyone thought the crisis was over, Guan Yu's body suddenly convulsed—a far stronger wave of demonic energy erupted from within him, instantly engulfing his entire form and making the surrounding air grow oppressive.

"Bad! Demonic energy is backlashing!" Lin Yu's face changed; the guqin music stopped abruptly.

"Guan Yu!" Everyone cried out, rushing forward—but Lin Yu waved them back.

"Don't come near. Let me handle it." Lin Yu took a deep breath, retuned the strings, and this time chose "The Requiem."

A gentle, warm melody flowed slowly, sharply contrasting the earlier intensity—like spring wind melting frozen earth, bringing forth faint life.

As the music deepened, Guan Yu's struggles subsided; the demonic energy gradually calmed, then vanished completely.

"Success!" Zhao Yun was the first to cheer; smiles returned to everyone's faces.

Guan Yu slowly opened his eyes, his gaze restored to its usual clarity; he looked at Lin Yu, filled with gratitude: "Thank you, Brother."

"Good that you're alright. Don't take such risks again," Lin Yu patted Guan Yu's shoulder, his eyes holding both reprimand and relief.

"By the way, Cao Cao, any word on Dong Zhuo yet?" Lin Yu turned to Cao Cao, shifting the topic back to the source of this crisis.

Cao Cao shook his head: "Not yet, but he won't escape much longer."

【349】 Take the initiative—launch an offensive to eliminate Dong Zhuo!

"We can't just wait to be attacked. We must strike first," Lin Yu's gaze hardened. "Since Dong Zhuo has cultivated the Dark True Scripture, he must have a greater scheme. We must stop him before he causes more harm."

"Exactly! The Five Tiger Generals swear to follow Brother and eradicate Dong Zhuo!" Zhang Fei was the first to respond; the others quickly voiced their support.

"Good. Let's act together—for the peace of the Silver Time and for our brotherhood," Lin Yu declared, his voice brimming with determination.

"But we can't act blindly—we need a plan," Cao Cao added calmly. "First, we must gather more intelligence on Dong Zhuo, especially his next move. Second, strengthen our power—unite with other schools to confront Dong Zhuo together."

"Cao Cao is right. Alone, we can't stand against Dong Zhuo and the Demon Realm's forces," Lin Yu nodded in agreement. "We must devise a detailed action plan and elevate our own cultivation to gain the upper hand in the next clash."

"Then let's start preparing now!" Zhao Yun said eagerly; the Five Tiger Generals' fighting spirit was fully ignited.

"Wait," Lin Yu raised his hand. "Before we move, we must do one thing—fortify the academy's defenses to secure our rear. Cao Cao, can you coordinate resources from all schools to reinforce the Han Dynasty Academy's protections?"

"No problem. Leave it to me," Cao Cao replied confidently.

As the group discussed details, hurried footsteps sounded outside; a student gasped as he rushed in: "Report! Urgent news! The Alliance Leader has located Dong Zhuo's hiding place!"

"Finally!" Zhang Fei slapped his thigh, his excitement obvious.

"Prepare to depart immediately—we're going to storm Dong Zhuo's lair!" Lin Yu stood, his gaze resolute, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

"Wait, Brother," Guan Yu grabbed Lin Yu's arm. "Let me come with you. I owe everyone an explanation—and I owe Dong Zhuo a final reckoning."

Lin Yu looked at Guan Yu; a flicker of hesitation crossed his eyes, then gave way to trust. "Fine. We go together—but you must promise not to act recklessly."

"Don't worry, Brother," Guan Yu nodded firmly.

"Then we divide tasks. Cao Cao, you stay here and continue strengthening defenses. The Five Tiger Generals and I will head to Dong Zhuo's hideout. Dengtian Pavilion, you handle liaising with other timelines for backup, just in case." Lin Yu swiftly assigned roles.

"Understood!" Everyone responded in unison.

"Move out!" At Lin Yu's command, the group swiftly prepared.

"This time, we'll bring Dong Zhuo to justice and purge all demonic creatures from the Silver Time," Lin Yu declared loudly.

"For the Silver Time, for our brothers—we will never surrender!" The Five Tiger Generals choraled in unison, their silhouettes stretched long in the sunlight.

After several vanished car rides, the group arrived at the gates of Hedong High School.

As soon as they stepped out, Lin Yu froze, staring at the overwhelming demonic energy filling the entire campus.

"Lin Yu, what's wrong? You okay?"

"There's the scent of demonic-possessed cultivators." Before he finished speaking, he led the Five Tiger Generals toward the source.

After walking a short distance into a plaza within Hedong High School, Li Ru suddenly appeared, blocking their path.

Lin Yu sensed Li Ru carried no malice—he seemed to be buying time—and asked curiously.

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"Li Ru, what are you up to?"

Li Ru replied haughtily:

"You fools don't know your own death! The items in the principal's office aren't for you to meddle with—don't throw your lives away pointlessly."

Lin Yu understood clearly: Dong Zhuo, the greatest enemy of the Silver Time, had likely fully absorbed the demonic energy.

Before Lin Yu could speak, a wounded soldier rushed over, shouting to Li Ru:

"Li Ru, hurry and help Meiniang and Lu Bu! Our principal has lost control—they're fighting him now!"

Guan Yu's face paled.

"Lu Bu and the others turned against him?"

"Not turned against—he's lost control," Li Ru replied.

Hearing this, the Five Tiger Generals grew frantic and immediately prepared to rush over.

Seeing he couldn't stop them, Li Ru pulled a bundle of forbidden drugs from his bag and tossed them to the Five Tiger Generals.

He sighed helplessly:

"These can boost your strength. I hope you don't get killed by the principal."

After receiving them, the group discarded all the drugs.

Zhao Yun declared with righteous indignation:

"The Five Tiger Generals don't need such things."

Hearing this, even Cao Cao—who had secretly intended to keep some—tossed his away. He had believed that against enemies, morality was irrelevant; victory was all that mattered.

In his heart, the law of survival was simple: win or perish.

Seeing this, Li Ru flew into a rage.

"Do as you please—I've already done all I can." With that, he turned and ran.

Lin Yu's group rushed up to the upper floor and saw Li Jue facing off against a man who looked identical to Li Ru.

The two exuded utterly different auras: Dong Zhuo radiated the aura of a Demon Sovereign—arrogant, noble, brimming with kingly power—while Lu Bu beside him was cold and slightly unhinged.

【350】 Dong Zhuo's combat power reached 80,000 points.

Zhao Yun scanned the surroundings but saw no Principal Wang Yun, and roared.

He asked this because before arriving, they had received word from the hospital that Wang Yun had been taken by Lu Bu, though they did not know where.

"Where have you hidden Principal Wang? Hand him over!" With that, his combat power surged past ten thousand, and he charged at Dong Zhuo in fury.

Dong Zhuo merely flicked his hand, and Lei Ting's attack bounced back; he lost his balance and fell to the ground, but since Dong Zhuo had not used his full strength, Lei Ting suffered no serious injury.

"Dong Zhuo, who has absorbed the full demonic qi, has finally arrived!"

Dong Zhuo gazed at the Five Tiger Generals, and a memory segment labeled "723" surfaced in his mind.

"You bunch are relentless pests!"

After saying this, Dong Zhuo continued.

"Seeing you all brings me comfort—then let you become my demonic vanguard to invade the Golden Time-Space!"

Dong Zhuo drank an unknown liquid, chanted a spell, as if praying: "Demon Sovereign Diabolo, my lord, grant me power."

In an instant, Dong Zhuo's combat power surged to 80,000, but Lin Yu sensed the power was unstable, for it was borrowed.

Lin Yu cried urgently.

"Quick—transfer your power to me!" As he spoke, he gripped his long sword and gathered everyone's strength to resist.

Combined, their combat powers—minus those still recovering—barely reached 7,000; and since their five energies differed and the Wu Gong they cultivated were not aligned, they could not unleash their maximum potential.

Lin Yu and Dong Zhuo clashed immediately; Lin Yu fell at once. Dong Zhuo roared, unleashed a full-force strike, and knocked Lin Yu and the others down.

Lin Yu thought to himself.

"It's no wonder the Silver Time-Space was invaded—Dong Zhuo has grown immensely powerful after absorbing demonic qi, but I will never give up."

He slowly rose, attempting to suppress Dong Zhuo's combat power with the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, but the gap in strength was too great—the pavilion had little effect.

"Borrowed power is always unreliable—you must grow strong yourself!" Lin Yu muttered inwardly.

Seeing the others struggle to rise, Dong Zhuo hurled a powerful burst of demonic qi; they collapsed again, blood seeping from their lips, wounds severe.

Lin Yu seemed to be Dong Zhuo's primary target—his blows were fiercer, and he spat blood, his internal organs feeling crushed; he sighed inwardly: "Being the boss is just bad luck."

Hearing Diao Chan watched Lin Yu anxiously.

"Big Brother Lin, how are you?"