A Thousand-Year Journey Through the God of War

In an unnamed cave somewhere, four people knelt neatly before two enormous black stone coffins. They were none other than the invincible Hua Xiong, Guan Hai, Gao Lan, and Zhang Xiu. The four trembled and cried out, "Master, spare our lives! We are incompetent and have ruined your grand plan!" One of them slowly turned around and said, "How many times have I told you? Don't call me master. Call me the necromancer." Then a chilling laugh came from his mouth: "Now, I only need two living hearts to complete my masterpiece today. Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, you should feel honored!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were shocked: "Brother, are you going to kill us?" "Hey, don't put it so harshly. You were already dead..." "I'm the one who turned you into the same as them." He pointed to the four kneeling men, including Hua Xiong, and sighed, "Besides, I'm not your eldest brother. Zhang Jiao doesn't listen to me even after he's become a dead man, which disappoints me!" Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were furious upon hearing this. They rushed towards the fake Zhang Jiao in front of them and roared, "Give me back my eldest brother's life!" However, in an instant, the two were thrown into two huge black stone coffins. At the same time, the necromancer revealed his true face, shrouded in a black robe, and the mask on his face was chilling.

The necromancer sighed and said, "Alas, it's all my fault for being careless this time and not letting Evil Dian Wei participate. I didn't expect he was still lacking in skill." After speaking, he turned around and looked at a person behind him. The person carried two iron halberds on his back, and his muscles were full of explosive power. This person was none other than Dian Wei, the ancient Evil Dian Wei, who had died in Wancheng while covering Cao Cao's escape. Just now, he was the one who threw Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang into the two huge stone coffins with one hand each...

In the heart of the demonic undead territory, after a night of rest, everyone's spirits gradually recovered. Although the losses were heavy, they had finally destroyed the demonic undead's base and thwarted the demonic necromancer's plans, and the Jingxiang region had finally returned to peace.

On the way back, Wudi muttered to Xiaoxue, "Xiaoxue, the people Big Wood found were too weak. If we hadn't intervened in time, they would have been completely wiped out!" Xiaoxue smiled and said to Wudi, "Brother Wudi, they were indeed full of weaknesses this time. What I told Brother Doushen the night before last, he completely forgot as soon as he entered the formation, which led to the loss of so many elites. But we must give them the opportunity to grow and learn, right? And I believe that after this baptism of fire, they will gradually grow stronger." Seeing Xiaoxue say so much to him at once, Wudi was as happy as a child, his face beaming. He turned and shouted to Doushen, "Big Wood, I now..." "I have fully accepted the fact that you have become the president of the War God Temple! However, your battle this time still had flaws. First, you didn't scatter the Qilin Tears into the formation when entering the heart of the Demon Clan's undead territory; second, everyone rushed onto the altar at once, giving them an opportunity to wipe you all out; third, in a desperate situation, the most important thing is to find a way to break through yourself, rather than expecting divine intervention every time. This also shows that your strength is still very weak. However, I look forward to fighting you when you reach the Martial Breakthrough Void realm and fully awaken the Heavenly Martial God's soul, so that I can experience the taste of defeat!" At this moment, invincibility was still an insurmountable gap in the eyes of the War God, but he secretly made up his mind to improve his martial arts as soon as possible and step into the Martial Breakthrough Void realm. Xiaoxue, standing to the side, said thoughtfully, "Brother Dou Shen, the demonic scourge in Jingxiang has been temporarily eliminated, but one thing is certain: we were in an illusion array last night. This means we didn't completely stop the demonic undead's plan." Dou Shen asked doubtfully, "But didn't we destroy the demonic undead's base?" "Let me put it this way," Xiaoxue explained, "we destroyed the demonic undead's base, but their true forms weren't in the array. Our battle yesterday was actually within an illusion." Seeing that Dou Shen didn't fully understand, Xiaoxue added, "Simply put, someone set up an array in the mountains." "Meanwhile, someone has cast an illusion upon us, synchronizing the real scene with the mountain, using it as bait to lure us in. Their goal is to make us pawns within this illusionary formation, helping us complete their so-called plan." The God of War finally understood: "No wonder one of the people Vermilion Bird sent escaped with the map; they deliberately let him go." After thinking for a moment, the God of War asked, "What impact will breaking their formation have on their plan?" "Is that even a question? It will obviously cause them to fail!" Invincible shrugged. "No, Brother Invincible," Xiaoxue said gravely, "They probably succeeded, but not to the expected effect. We might face a crisis in the near future." "It's alright, Xiaoxue," Invincible patted his chest and promised, "Next time we meet, I'll smash them all to pieces!" The God of War looked at Invincible; perhaps he really could do it.

Unbeknownst to them, the group had already approached Xinye City. A figure in light green gradually came into the God of War's view. By the time he could see the figure clearly, the person had already rushed into his arms. It turned out to be Xiang'er, who had been waiting for him to return from the trial! The two were reunited after a short separation. Xiang'er's eyes were filled with tenderness as she looked forward to her lover's return. Although she had long known that Brother Ying had arranged for Wudi and Xiaoxue to secretly help her, it was not until she finally met the God of War that her waiting completely transformed into the romance of hoping for his return to greet the sunrise together.

The God of War embraced Xiang'er tightly, savoring her silky smoothness and delicate fragrance. Looking into her eyes, filled with tender love, all his sacrifices felt worthwhile. They walked hand-in-hand back to Xinye City. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei had also returned. Hearing of the God of War's triumphant victory in eradicating the demonic spirits, he had already instructed Sun Qian and others to prepare a celebratory feast. As the God of War and his entourage entered Xinye City, they were greeted by a city full of people lining the streets to welcome this hero who had awakened the Heavenly Martial God of War's soul and led the War God's Temple to completely eradicate the demonic spirits of Jingxiang. Feeling the warmth of the city's people, the God of War realized the significance of his actions. His journey to slay demons had only just begun, and he knew he had a long and arduous road ahead.

Upon arriving at Liu Bei's residence, everyone took their seats. Liu Bei personally poured everyone a glass of strong wine, encouraging them to drink heartily. This time, with Wudi sitting next to Zhang Fei, the God of War no longer had to worry about being drunk by Zhang Fei. Instead, he sat with Zilong, the two quietly discussing the battle against the demonic undead. Xiang'er silently accompanied the God of War, gazing serenely at her beloved.

At the same time, in an unnamed cave somewhere, a person dressed in black robes and wearing a terrifying mask muttered to himself, "Although this masterpiece has a few flaws, and the demon race's base has been destroyed, at least Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were used to salvage the situation." After a moment of contemplation, he looked at two enormous black stone coffins: "Yan Liang! Wen Chou! What do you think of this mage's gift?" With two loud booms, two burly figures burst from the coffins…