Mythical Three Kingdoms-Chapter 1427 - 1375: Harboring Ulterior Motives

After Lyu Bu leaped into the sky, he looked down at the navy below, once again forming a military formation for defense. His whole body was burning with pain, yet he showed no intention of retreating, coldly gazing at the enemy.

That final strike with the Sky Piercer after he broke through the sea’s surface made Lyu Bu feel the frailty of the Kushan Navy. The seemingly unimaginable defensive power of the opponent’s formation had become extremely weak under his relentless assaults.

Previously, such an attack under their formation’s resistance might merely have pushed them back, but that strike had lifted them off the surface and then cleaved them in half—a feat before unimaginable.

Therefore, as Lyu Bu ascended to the sky, he continued to stare aggressively at the opponent with those predatory eyes. As the strongest for many years, he knew very well that sometimes the real contest was one of endurance and courage.

Lyu Bu coldly observed the large ships on the sea, exerting tremendous pressure on the Kushan Navy. Nearly a hundred legion attacks were this fleet’s ultimate trump card.

Once deployed, the entire army would fall into a weakened state due to an inner Qi deficiency, making it nearly impossible to launch a similar attack a second time.

The pressure Lyu Bu had exerted before was immense. Now, with numerous bone-deep wounds visible on him, he still stood ferociously in the sky. The Kushan could see the fear in the opponent toward them, but the second commander of Kushan knew this wouldn’t last long.

Because the Kushan Navy below had seen that the wounds which were bleeding heavily when he flew out were slowly closing, and the smaller wounds were already scabbing. The larger wounds were pressing together and stopping the bleeding.

This formidable recovery speed didn’t shock the Kushan commander, as they were aware of the recovery speed at Inner Qi Manifestation Level. To the Kushan commander, the man stubbornly standing in the sky, halberd in hand, was perhaps the strongest man in the mortal world.

Thus, for the impressive recovery Lyu Bu displayed, there was no shock, just like the overwhelming combat power he had shown earlier, which had already stunned them.

"Mighty hero, could you tell us your name? We from Kushan wish to negotiate with you." After much hesitation, the second commander of the Kushan Navy spoke, knowing that continuing the battle would result in unacceptable losses.

"Marquis Wenn, Lyu Bu!" Lyu Bu’s proud voice spread over the land for miles.

The opponent finally made a choice that satisfied Lyu Bu. If the battle continued, he wouldn’t last much longer. To fight, they would need to wait a moment longer, and he was fascinated by how Kushan communicated with those who didn’t understand their language!

"Are you a noble from some country?" The second commander of the Kushan Navy hesitated for a moment before speaking, prepared to trouble the man’s country. Though they weren’t fully prepared this time, next time they would be ready to deal with him.

So many times, when unable to defeat the opponent’s commander on the battlefield, they would besiege his country, force its king to surrender, then kill the country’s hero, and afterward find other reasons to easily annex that nation.

"Han, Marquis Wenn, Lyu Bu, Lyu Fengxian!" Lyu Bu’s voice majestically echoed in all directions, and for some reason, upon mentioning Han, the fortune integrated into him distinctly flickered.

"Are you referring to the Han Empire that contends with the Hun Empire and defeated it?" The Kushan second commander asked in shock, "Has the Han Empire reached this end of the world?"

The middle and lower levels of the Kushan Empire might not be familiar with the Han Empire, but they definitely knew of the Hun Empire. The reason is simple: four hundred years ago, when the Kushan Empire hadn’t formed, they were one of the five royal clans of Yuezhi. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

The Yuezhi, said to be a powerful empire, felt that the war between Han and Huns was irrelevant to them, thus stayed neutral. Then the Huns annihilated the Yuezhi, with only one royal clan escaping, which formed the Kushan Empire.

That’s why Kushan has a particularly deep impression of the Huns; any empire exterminated by an opponent would emphasize such memories across generations.

Naturally, Kushan often watched the Huns, whether driven by a long-standing hatred or awe of the Hun’s might, the Yuezhi’s attention was intensely high—even more when the Han Dynasty vanquished the Huns.

The destruction of Yuezhi by the Huns was almost like a one-handed slaughter, yet such powerful Huns were obliterated by the Han. The Kushan turned their awe from Huns to Han Empire.

Of course, that was in the past. Later when Kushan abandoned Central Asia and entered India, their strength surged, and their regard for formerly feared entities waned greatly.

However, at this moment, upon hearing the name Han Empire, the second commander of Kushan Navy, Selatissu, once again felt the awe of the Han Empire, which once reigned over the world.

Forgotten for centuries, today they once again felt the grandeur of the two empires that once ruled the continent—the grandeur where non-submission meant death—a vast sky covering the continent.

"The Huns?" Lyu Bu sneered, "A group long out of the historical flow still called an empire by some."

Selatissu gazed at Lyu Bu from afar; he could see Lyu Bu’s eyes. On the Eurasian continent, even today, other than the Han Empire, no other entity truly underestimates the now-defunct Huns.

Only Han Empire would, because Han was truly the victor that trounced the Huns upon the ground—the scene of blades and flesh flying could genuinely be said to have kicked a mighty empire out of the imperial roster within sixty years.

A scene so terrifying it made all onlookers shiver, with the Han Empire as that brutal war’s victor. Now, after three months of sailing, upon arriving at the world’s other end, they once again encountered Han, whose footsteps had stretched to these distant horizons.

"Respected noble of the Han Empire, please forgive Kushan Empire’s five Han Army for offending you. We wish to negotiate and send a letter to renew alliances with the Han Empire and offer compensation. Three hundred years ago, the alliance between our empires never concluded." Selatissu personally stepped forward respectfully to bow before Lyu Bu.

In circumstances like these, one must bow under the roof. The opponent not only wields immense power but also bears a powerful background.

Waging war against another kingdom was never an issue for Kushan, but waging war against another empire—especially a historically strong empire—daunted Kushan, prompting them to yield.

Moreover, Selatissu believed continuing this battle would be disastrous for their Kushan Navy.